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5 Star Athletes Who Shocked Ordinary Joes By Playing Pickup Games with Strangers [VIDEOS]
For many professional athletes, it's hard to stay away from the court or off the field. During their free time, they will occasionally surprise fans by showing up for a game of hoops or to throw the pigskin.
For the strangers who get to play with their idols, it's a dream come true. Bryce Harper is just the latest player to drop in on unsuspecting amateurs when he took some swings at a softball game on Washington, DC's National Mall on Monday night. Here's a roundup of some well-known players showing off their stuff in lesser-known locations:
"I hadn't seen the Lincoln Memorial before so I wanted to go over there and check that out," Harper said. "I was just walking through and they asked me if I'd take a few hacks." In his performance, Harper didn't exactly light up the night during the matchup between the World Wildlife Fund Fighting Pandas and the Alliance to Save Energy Killer Watts. He can take solace in the fact that it was underhanded softball, a sport the major leaguer likely hasn't mastered yet.
Wade was walking by New York City's Thompson Street Playground last month when he spotted a group of kids playing a game of hoops. So he decided to join them, showing off his best moves and jukes. The thing was that Wade was clad in his Sunday best at the time, including a tie. It didn't stop him from playing with the teens. Besides, if they beat him to the basket, he could use that as a worthy excuse for his defensive lapse.
Oklahoma State University student George Overbey responded to a Durant tweet last November inviting the Thunder forward to participate in his intramural flag football game. And Durant accepted the offer. Playing quarterback and cornerback, Durant helped lead his team to victory in what was an "unforgettable night" for the 500 spectators on hand.
The Rockies pitcher had a catch with fan Woody Roseland last month after Roseland responded to Guthrie's tweet looking for a partner. Roseland is a cancer survivor who had to have his leg amputated, and it gave him a day to remember. Roseland is a motivational speaker and has been a personal guest of Tim Tebow for a Broncos' game.
Not all of these surprise drop-in stories have such a happy ending. Young running back Lawrence Phillips was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in 2005 after allegedly driving a car into three teenagers after he played in a pick-up football game in California. Phillips was eventually sentenced to 31 days in jail, but claimed that the trial wasn't fair. He's widely accepted to be one of the biggest busts in NFL history, and his temper is at least partially to blame for his failures as a pro.


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Business Management has been one of the central departments at Greenville University since the college was founded in 1892. When you join us at Greenville University, you will be joining a rich history of business management thought and practice spanning over 100 years. We are very proud of our history, but also very forward-looking. One reason that studying business management is so exciting is that it is such a fast changing field. For example, some of the largest and most influential organizations in the world today, such as Google, eBay, and Facebook, have only been in existence for a little over a decade. During the same time period, organizations that were thought to be rock solid have ceased to exist. Organization also face increasing global competition, environmental challenges and cost pressures that together make the business environment highly complex and difficult to navigate.
By grounding our business management education in the rich soil of a Christian liberal arts institution, we endeavor to prepare students who can lead and manage in these times. We are convinced that a business management education that is sensitive to the complex social, psychological, economic, governmental, religious and cultural challenges that organizations face today far better prepares students for managerial careers than an education that only presents current best practice. Our concern is to help students think - to develop brain power- that will not become obsolete in changing economic times. We supplement the development of brain power by helping students recognize and develop their own strengths portfolio using such instruments as the Gallup Organization's StrengthsFinder and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator - tools which are used extensively in business organizations.
Business Management Department faculty have had extensive international experience on both long-term and/or short-term assignments in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Italy, Russia, Denmark, Sweden, Austria, Ukraine, Turkey, China, Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, South Africa and Rwanda. This work has included working for governments, consulting with organizations, working with mission organizations, working as visiting professors, and negotiating trade agreements.
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We offer a distinctively Christian business management education. As business management professors, we dedicate ourselves to producing graduates who can make the maximum impact on the business world and simultaneously make the maximum impact for Christ. We believe that God calls and anoints individuals for business and this is a central theme of the Business Management Department. In so doing, we attempt to fulfill our own distinctive Christian calling by encouraging students to:
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And our students do very well! In the Future Business Leaders of America - Phi Beta Lambda Illinois State and National Competitive Event examinations Greenville College Students have performed very well. Here is a sample of their achievements.
2010 PBL Illinois State Leadership Conference- Effingham, IL
1st in State in Business Decision Making
1st in State in Business Presentation
1st and 3rd in State in Economic Analysis and Decision Making
1st and 2nd in State in Financial Analysis and Decision Making
1st in State in Human Resource Management
1st in State in Management Analysis and Decision Making
1st in State in Marketing Analysis and Decision Making
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Our students have had similar results in Illinois State competitive events since 2005. In addition to our success in State competitions our students have performed well in national finals. National finals are only open to students who place 1st or 2nd in their state competitions.
2005 PBL National Leadership Conference Finals - Nashville, TN
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10th in Nation in Statistical Analysis
2006 PBL National Leadership Conference Finals - Chicago, IL
7th in Nation in Managerial Analysis and Decision Making
9th in Nation in Human Resource Management
2007 PBL National Leadership Conference - Atlanta, GA
1st in Nation in Managerial Analysis and Decision Making
10th in Nation in Human Resource Management
2008 PBL National Leadership Conference - Anaheim, CA
2nd in Nation in Business Decision Making
7th in Nation in Hospitality Management
Graduates tend to either go into employment or on to graduate programs. Recent graduates have been employed by Edward Jones, Mass Mutual, Purina, Save-A-Lot Food Stores, Marathon Oil, Epic Systems, Greenville University, and University of Phoenix, Wells Fargo and State Farm Insurance to name but a few. Students studying for MBA or Masters in Management/ Management Practice degrees have joined programs at Rutgers University, Purdue University, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Liberty University, Greenville College, Azusa Pacific University and Anderson University.
The Business Management Department offers four undergraduate majors, five minors in addition to our innovative Master of Science in Management Practice. The majors have a central core of theory and skills, combined with specialty courses to qualify the graduate in the particular field he/she chooses. Within the framework of the liberal arts education at Greenville, all of these provide an integration of liberal arts with business, and of theory with practice. It is very common for students to double major in our courses, or add one or two minors to their major.


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You may have fond memories of the 1991 launch of Nintendo's SNES, but according to a recently unearthed local news broadcast, some parents were steaming at the notion of the new 16-bit console.
The segment "Video Mania," via NeoGAF, from Los Angeles affiliate KNBC features Rogue from the X-Men and the upper torso of newsman Kent Shocknek discussing the impending SNESpocalypse while playing some F-Zero. Opening on a "therapy session" for the parents of kids with Nintendo-borne disorders, Shocknek delivers a frightening prediction of a new console generation being ushered in.
"So, it has come to this. Therapy sessions for families whom you could call 'Ninten-pendent,'" the newsman says, cutting to parents who feel "exploited." "Psychologists' offices might get more crowded this holiday season. Just in time for Christmas, the Japanese toy maker Nintendo has come out with a new set of electronic video games."
The SNES, which promises "better pictures, sound and adventures," Shocknek says, comes with a high price and limited capabilities. "At $200, a Super Nintendo set up costs twice as much as the old system. And you can't mix and match."
Just wait until you see some of the "parents are refusing to be taken in." They're piiisssed.
You, however, may be pleased to see some rare, early Super Mario World footage.
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It's day seven, the next to last day of this set of Florida all breed shows. Today's iteration was brought to you by the Pensacola Dog Fanciers Association.
Carolyn A Herbel's final included the Wirehaired Pointing Griffon, CH Fireside's Spontaneous Combustion,, the Afghan Hound, CH Genesis Silverado, the Boxer, CH Carillons MVP, the Wire Fox Terrier, CH Dalriada's Mystic, the Shih Tzu, CH Hallmark Jolei Austin Powers, the Standard Poodle, CH Dawin Spitfire, and the Australian Shepherd, CH Myshara's My Girl.
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Dolly Parton has courted Sia to breathe fresh life into her classic smash "Here I Am."
The number, which appeared first on the country icon's 1971 album Coat of Many Colors, is one of six songs which the 72-year-old executive produces on the soundtrack for Netflix's upcoming film, Dumplin'. Naturally, Parton guides the way on the over the tune's heavenly piano intro, beckoning the Australian pop star to assist on the beginning lyrics until the two unite in what becomes a harmonic, gospel-like melody.
Listen to Dolly and Sia belt it out in their brand-new duet, below:
The Linda Perry-written collaboration is Parton's first offering to release from the original motion picture soundtrack. In addition, she's also teamed up with singers like Miranda Lambert, Elle King, Miley Cyrus and more artist on music for the film based on Julie Murphy's young adult novel of the same name.
The Anne Fletcher-directed dramedy follows an overweight yet confident teenage protagonist named Willowdean who enters the Miss Teen Blue Bonnet Pageant in an effort to win the affection of her crush and validate her own self-worth.
The movie, which has yet been given a release date, will star Jennifer Aniston, Odeya Rush, Dove Cameron, Harold Perrineau, Bex Taylor-Klaus and Ginger Minj.
Interestingly enough, Murphy's lead character is a big fan of Parton's in the book. The legendary songbird spoke about her involvement with Aniston in the film, telling E!, "She's producing and starring in a movie called Dumplin' and it was a best-selling book and in the book this girl that's the character was a Dolly fan and loved her music."
She continued: "And so it inspired her in her life and so, of course, they're using a lot of my music from the old days but they asked me to write some new pieces and a theme song."
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As a welcome addition to this year's expanded Women's Bicycling Forum, the League of American Bicyclists "put out a call for applications [to women leaders in the bike industry] and were absolutely inspired by the diverse array of vendors who responded and delighted to announce the lineup for our Women Bike Pop-up Shop."
The idea to include vendors stemmed from the theme of this year's Forum — Women Mean Business, and the vendors who participated in this pop-up shop served to showcase several of these female leaders in the bike industry.
Nearly 20 women-owned bike shops (and causes) decorated the lobby spaces of the National Women's Bicycling Forum and provided a welcome opportunity for attendees to meet these talented vendors, learn more about their businesses and products, and snag some great deals on awesome bike accessories.
Cleverhood displayed their rain cape – with reflective accents woven into the fabric for evening visibility:
And in normal light:
Bird Industries offered stickers saying "Friends don't let friends wear spandex":
Bling from GiveLoveCycle:
Elly Blue and Ellee Thalheimer each had their publications and stickers available:
Vespertine's eco-chic reflective gear:
Bicyclette's bike-inspired accessories for bike, self and home:
I was especially happy and proud to see Maria from PoCampo (from Chicago!) at this event:
Bikie Girl Bloomers offered a clever way to bike in a skirt (with a skirt hitch- the "skitch") and fun spandex for wearing under the skirt:
Nuu-Muu dresses:
Bandbox Bicycle Helmets with their own helmet covers:
Vaya Bags use recycled canvas and recycled bicycle tubes to make bags, purses, belts, wallets, etc.:
In fact, I may be reviewing the Vaya Bags pannier hybrid bag :
Jacquie Phelan of the Women's Mountain Bike and Tea Society (WOMBATS) also graced the pop-up show with her tunes:
As listed on the League of American Bicyclists' site, the complete list of Women Bike Pop-up Shop vendors included:
Bandbox LLC
Taliah Lempert, Bicycle Paintings
Bikie Girl Bloomers
Bird Industries
Elly Blue, Taking the Lane Media
Georgena Terry, Heart of Steel bicycles
Georgia in Dublin
Iva Jean
Po Campo
Eleanor Thalheimer, Cycling Sojourner
Vaya Bags
It took all my restraint to not buy something from every vendor. I did buy myself a few items – that were easily packable in my suitcase – but I admired everything I saw and every woman I met. These women have the creativity to meet the needs of fellow female cyclists.
With all this talent in the bike industry, there truly is something for everyone and women need not feel that the bike world is male-dominated. Just demand that your local bike shop stocks these items.


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Niall Horan and One Direction Fans Mourn Loss of Six-Year-Old Leah Hession [PHOTO]by Mandi Salerno | PopCrush
— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) July 18, 2014
Niall Horan and the One Direction community are mourning a loss today.
Six-year-old Directioner Leah Hession made a big impact on the boy band member and his fans. The little girl was a huge 1D fan, and also the only girl in Ireland fighting a rare form of advanced kidney cancer (according to the Irish Mirror). Leah, after a tough battle with the disease, has tragically passed away.
In May, Leah's parents, Lorraine and Graham, had wanted to make their sick little girl's dream come true — to see her favorite stars in person. Through a kids' cancer charity, Aoibheann's Pink Tie, Leah was gifted tickets to one of the band's shows at Croke Park, in Dublin, Ireland. Better yet, Niall surprised his superfan with an appearance at her hotel.
"He was so kind and generous and hugged her and signed all of her memorabilia," Lorraine said about the experience. "Leah keeps asking was it a dream. This has given us precious memories that will be with us forever."
With the news of her passing, Niall turned to Twitter to express his regret that Leah's life has ended.
RIP Leah , it was an honour to have met you! Very brave young lady! Thoughts are with Leah's family at this time !
— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) July 18, 2014
The band's fans also rallied together to trend #RIPLeah on Twitter, expressing sympathies and condolences from around the world with the hashtag.
Our thoughts are with the Hession family.


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Here you see your color converted to 15 different color formats like RGB, CMYK, HSV, HSL, CIELab, Android, Decimal, and YUV.
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The Hex color 33FFD6 is a light color, and the websafe version is hex 33FFCC. The color can be described as light washed cyan. A complement of this color would be FF335C, and the grayscale version is BDBDBD.
A 20% lighter version of the original color is 84FFFF, and 00C59F is the 20% darker color. If you saturate the color by 10%, you get 19FFD1, and if you desaturate by 10%, it is 4DFFDB.
These gradients show how the Hex color 33FFD6 changes by changing the brightness by 10 percent. The first figure shows a shift by +10% for each color and the second figure -10%.
Similar to the brightness gradients but the following saturation gradients show a change of the Hex color 33FFD6 by changing the saturation by 10% instead.
The analogous color harmony consists of three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.
The triadic color harmony groups three colors that are evenly spaced from another and form a triangle on the color wheel.
The complementary color scheme is a pair of colors which are on the opposite of each other on the color wheel.
Split-complementary colors differ from the complementary color scheme. The scheme consists of three colors, the original color and two neighbors of the complement color.
The square scheme is like the rectangle color scheme, but the four colors are evenly spaced on the color wheel.
The rectangle color scheme consists of four colors that form a rectangle on the color wheel.
The sweet spot groups the original color and five complimentary colors.
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This preview shows how black text looks on a background with the Hex color 33FFD6.
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The CSS property to change the color of the text to Hex 33FFD6 is called "color". The color property can be set on classes, ids or directly on the HTML element.
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.text, #text, p{color:#33FFD6}
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The CSS property to change the border of an element to Hex 33FFD6 is called "border". The border property can be set on classes, ids or directly on the HTML element.
This example shows the color as border, it can be applied via the CSS property "border" or "border-color".
.border, #border, table{ border:4px solid #33FFD6 }
If only the border color should be changed use the property border-color.
.border{ border-color:#33FFD6 }
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Here you see how a box with a 4 pixel #33FFD6 colored shadow looks like.
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The CSS property to change the background color of an element to Hex 33FFD6 is called "background". The background property can be set on classes, ids or directly on the HTML element.
.background, #background, body{ background:#33FFD6 }
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In my eight years with the Conservancy, I've edited and selected hundreds of nature photos for literally piles of conservation publications.
The pages of those publications have been populated with images of elk and grizzly bears, bluebirds and salmon, sage grouse and wildflowers.
But no photos of leeches or mosquitoes.
It's easy to explain why. Elephants and other glam stars of the conservation movement are inspiring. Who feels warm and fuzzy when they see a photo of a vampire bat or bedbugs?
But the uncomfortable truth is, sometimes nature bites.
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That's why I love biologist's Bill Schutt's book Dark Banquet: Blood and The Curious Lives of Blood Feeding Creatures. Schutt writes with obvious enthusiasm about fascinating creatures that, quite frankly, repel most of us.
He celebrates "real-life vampires" without glossing over the fact that some of them can be pretty horrible to encounter. (I understand he's now working on a book about nature's cannibals.)
Take the candiru, a small Amazonian catfish. While most of us know that peeing in the pool is bad form, the candiru is the reason why relieving oneself in the Amazon is much, much worse: this thin fish allegedly follows the urine stream and uses its tiny but sharp barbs to fasten itself to the human anatomy in a truly horrific fashion.
I'm not proposing that The Nature Conservancy start an "Adopt a Candiru" program. But I am glad there are conservationists, like Schutt, who see that even candirus — and ticks, leeches, vampire bats and bedbugs — are fascinating creatures worthy of study and attention.
A frequent call among environmentalists is for humans to be in "deep relationship" with nature. We've lost our way, the argument goes, so we must reconnect with our fellow creatures.
This reconnecting feels more like a high school crush than a real relationship.
The "nature crush" offers up a seductive vision of postcard-perfect scenery, noble animals and the peaceable kingdom where we can all just get along. It's nature "out there" — a vacation destination, perhaps, or a noble idea. In the meantime, we ignore the fact that common and adaptable and, yes, harmful critters are around us all day, every day.
And maybe those little pests can remind us of something that's too easy to ignore when conservation is "out there:" That sometimes human-nature interactions are complicated and messy.
For conservation to succeed, we desperately need people to have relationships with nature. But the infatuated crush won't do.
Only by acknowledging the real natural world and our relationship to it in all its complexity — even the ugly, biting things — can we really accomplish conservation in a way that works for people and nature.
-- Text by Matt Miller, Cool Green Science Blog


text: Thanks to the generous help of 642 volunteers and students, the Aquarium Conservation Team (ACT!) was able to make a positive impact throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed in the spring and summer of 2011! Three large-scale wetland restoration events took us from Southern Maryland to the Eastern Shore, and each site offered unique surroundings and experiences. In early May, we revisited Dominion Cove Point LNG to plant the low marsh area of a shoreline recently built with the beneficial use of dredged material. Super-high tides and deep mud couldn't keep our dedicated volunteers away, as they worked to plant more than 42,000 grasses! This project in Lusby, MD, was designed to reinforce the Bay shoreline and protect a nearby freshwater wetland – a delicate, rare habitat that was threatened by storm surge and salt-water intrusion. Our next event took the Conservation Team to the shores of the Potomac River at Naval Support Facility Indian Head. The base is threatened by heavy erosion and the Navy is in the process of rebuilding and reinforcing the entire shoreline. The National Aquarium is helping to lend a hand...or hundreds! Volunteers helped us plant a 5.7-acre section of shoreline with 700 native riparian trees and 13,689 wetland grasses. Even the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy stopped by to plant a few trees! Last, but certainly not least, ACT! traveled to Maryland's Eastern Shore to take part in the ongoing restoration of Poplar Island. This Chesapeake Bay island was once the site of several homes and hunting lodges, but over many decades it eroded away – from more than 1,000 acres to fewer than 10. The Maryland Port Administration saw the opportunity to rebuild this valuable habitat area. With the collaboration of many hard-working partners and the use of dredged material, it is nearly restored to its original 1,400-acre footprint. The National Aquarium has taken part in volunteer planting events on Poplar Island since 2005, and this past June we worked with community members and student groups to plant 35,000 high marsh grasses. Students also toured the island and released year-old diamondback terrapins as part of their Terrapins in the Classroom project! We'd like to thank all of our volunteers for a busy and successful spring and look forward to our upcoming fall events! Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com if you are interested in volunteering with the Aquarium Conservation Team. Categories: Behind-The-Scenes, Conservation, News Previous Post Next Post


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Gerben necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 122 diseños de 44 diseñadores freelance.
What we need is a hip logo which has 2 important qualities:
It has to have something to do with ecological/environment friendly mobility. Mobility in this matter is very diverse (cars, boats, scooters, segway's, Vans etc.)
And it has to be an eyecatcher. not to much, but a good combination of a business logo and a hip logo.
eco mobiel
We are a company that is organizing a congress and exhibition/fair which focuses on sustainable and ecological friendly mobility. (In the Netherlands)
The companies that will display their products on the exhibition are producers of all types of ecological friendly mobility. Such as cars, boats, transport (electric vans), Segway's etc.
Other companies that will be present on this exhibition are car lease companies that particularly focus on ecological friendly cars, companies that produce hybrid or electrical motor systems and on top of that producers of motors that are driven by water or air pressure.
As you can read the products will be very diverse but all with a ecological friendly character.
Designers are free to go their own way and give all kinds of input!
As long as it's has the 2 qualities as discribed in the summary.
* The logo will be used for all the exposure of the exhibition/company so it will be on:
- The website
- The promotion material
- Correspondence with customers
- Business cards
- Company paper
- business proposals
- etc. etc.
So it has to be a logo which can be used for all of the above matters.
Furthermore whe are a dutch company and the exhibition is in the Netherlands. The name of the exhibition/fair is "eco mobiel"
Name doensn't HAVE to be in the logo itself, but it's possible, whe leave that up to the designers. We do need the name designed, but the letters can be separated from the logo.
Your free to try some things out!
Not particulary,
as long as it has the qualities as descriped.
If you have more questions please feel free to ask!
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On February 26, 1891, about one hundred residents of Sandusky and the surrounding area boarded a special B & O train for a trip to Georgia. The trip was sponsored by the Erie County Board of Agriculture and the Lake Erie Fruit and Wine Growers Association. Most of the men on the trip were farmers and fruit growers, but several Sandusky community leaders went as well, including Judge E. B. King, W. T. West, Judge Merrill, Jacob Kuebeler, U. T. Curran, J. G. Strobel, and Clark Center. The purpose of the trip was to examine southern vineyards, orchards, mills, and factories. The February 27, 1891 Sandusky Daily Register reported that Judge King, Judge Merrill, and City Clerk Miller had hayseed scattered on their hats, and Councilmen Bing and Nielsen carried corn cobs in their pockets. Several containers of "Hommel's Extra Dry" wine bottles were on the train, reportedly to give the Georgia residents a sampling of Erie's county's liquid agricultural products.
John T. Mack was the main organizer of the southern trip. (He did not go on the trip, however.) He coordinated the agenda with W. T. Glessner, a railroad executive from Americus, Georgia. Mr. Glessner, often called Major Glessner, had previously brought a group of farmers and newspaper men from Georgia to visit Northern Ohio's many fruit farms, vineyards, and wine cellars. While here, the Georgia men visited the Confederate Cemetery at Johnson's Island. As a result of the trip, it was arranged for slabs of Georgia marble to be placed at the gravesites of the Confederate soldiers interred at Johnson's Island Cemetery.
During the trip, J.F. Greene and Clark Center wrote articles for the Sandusky Daily Register, reporting of the experiences of the excursionists. Members of the group saw Kentucky bluegrass, southern mountain ranges, and the sites of Civil War battles. They visited cotton mills, and learned how soils and fertilizers differed from those in Ohio. Clark Center reported that Georgia peaches grew in "beautiful perfection." At Americus, Georgia, all the men received badges that said "Welcome Citizens of Ohio to Americus, Georgia, March 5th, 1891." The northern visitors were given a reception by the city's businessmen in Columbus, Georgia.
After leaving Georgia, the Erie and Ottawa County visitors went to Jekyll Island and Cumberland Island. On the trip home, visits were made to Lookout Mountain and the National Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The Sandusky Daily Register gave reports on the Southern excursion from March 2 through March 18, 1891. Shortly after his return home, J.F. Greene gave a resume of his trip to the Perkins Methodist Church Ladies Home Group, followed by remarks by George Ransom, C. F. Steen, Charles L. House, and Will C. Dewitt.
Prior to the 1891 Georgia excursion, another group of Sandusky residents visited Georgia. In this undated photograph, W.T. West (number 1), W .V. Latham (number 2), and George Barney (number 3) are pictured in a group photo in Albany, Georgia.
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Facebook founder and chief Mark Zuckerberg announced the launch of a new partnership of tech leaders, Internet.org, that aims to bring Internet access to the emerging world.
Dubbed as making Internet access for "the next 5 billion people," the partnership includes Facebook, Samsung, Nokia, Ericsson, MediaTek, Opera and Qualcomm, according to Facebook's announcement Tuesday.
"There are huge barriers in developing countries to connecting and joining the knowledge economy," Zuckerberg said in a prepared statement. "Internet.org brings together a global partnership that will work to overcome these challenges, including making internet access available to those who cannot currently afford it."
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Zuckerberg means that only about 2.7 billion people have Internet access -- just about a third of the world's population. At growth of only 9 percent a year, it could take decades before reaching the majority of the developing world. Internet.org is hoping to speed up that process with joint projects, NGOs, academics and industry-wide initiatives. It will also focus on three key challenges: making access affordable; using data more efficiently; and helping business drive access.
The Internet.org website launched Tuesday and will feature the latest news about the partnership and its projects.
It's not surprising that tech companies are spearheading the initiative -- who would benefit more from the world having Internet access but tech companies? While being connected has its advantages, does having Internet access mean cleaner water, better education and less malnutrition? Unfortunately, no, but users in emerging countries will be able to use an iPhone.


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The building has already been converted into a homeless shelter and is ready to begin accepting clients.
"Our children can no longer feel safe on the streets," said Linda Lam, a 29-year resident of 58th Avenue. "What is HRA thinking? The homeless shelter does not belong in our community."
The homeless shelter will be operated by the newly formed Queens Alliance, a group funded by the city's Human Resources Administration (HRA), which will direct clients to the new shelter. Queens Alliance officials have said that the 58th Avenue facility will not accept medical patients or serve as a drug rehab facility.
"At no time will there be drug treatment going on at the premises," said Martin Garibaldi of Queens Alliance in a phone interview following the rally. "And the facility will have adequate security to meet its needs."
Garibaldi said that the facility was ready to open, but has decided to postpone accepting clients considering the recent community opposition to the shelter. The facility, which has been undergoing extensive renovations over the past year to meet HRA standards, will be able to accommodate 29 clients.
HRA did not return several call seeking comment.
At the rally, Lam noted that the neighborhood already has two social service facilities, including one across the street from the homeless shelter for mentally challenged adults.
"We have shouldered more than our fair share already," said Lam. "These facilities are located mid-block on a quiet dead-end street, and the only access to public transportation is to parade through the entire block."
Lam said that the city should focus on creating services to the neighborhood that would benefit community residents.
"We need more day care centers for the working parents," she said. "Our parents want to work, be productive, and pay taxes, but cannot because of a lack of quality day care.
Rally organizers asked people to sign petitions on Saturday urging the city to reverse its decision, but the city has already issued the necessary licenses to Queens Alliance.
"If things go wrong here, we'll report that and hopefully they could lose their license," said Roe Daraio, president of Citizens of Maspeth and Elmhurst Together (COMET), a local civic organization. "They don't own the site, they lease the site."


text: The classic tale of an aging toymaker and his puppet, Pinocchio, takes on timely issues in Disney's My Son Pinocchio. Grammy Award-winner and master melodist Stephen Schwartz adds a compelling score of original songs to the beloved classics "When You Wish Upon a Star" and "I?ve Got No Strings." Join the Blue Fairy, st1:place w:st="on"Stromboli/st1:place and a lively cast of characters as Geppetto journeys beyond the Toy Shop to discover what makes the "perfect child." p/p pThis family-friendly musical is appropriate for all audiences and is a magical mix of heartwarming fairytale and action-packed adventure. Audiences will love following Pinocchio's journey from an awkward wooden puppet to a real, live boy and will be charmed by Geppetto's transformation from demanding creator to a real, live father./p


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Sharing with Sew Much Ado, Tea Rose Home, Someday Crafts, and The Southern Institute.
09 August 2011
Hooter Hider for my friend
Sharing with Sew Much Ado, Tea Rose Home, Someday Crafts, and The Southern Institute.
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- Impera Magna said...
I think it's so funny that some folks think that if anything pink or girly touches their son... he'll be contaminated somehow... but... to each their own...
Love your nursing drape... very stylish and very useful! I'm sure your friend will love it!
- 09 August, 2011 08:47
- Stephanie said...
I am so happy for you that you get to be closer to family and friends. Love the hooter hider, what a great idea that was whoever thought of it! I bet getting back to some sewing was rewarding and fun!
- 09 August, 2011 08:57
- Sandy said...
Love the fabric you used ... and the name hooter hider just made me laugh so hard!!
- 09 August, 2011 09:05
- Jess@craftiness is not optional said...
way cute fabric, Chris!
- 09 August, 2011 10:46
- KJ@letsgoflyakite said...
I love Joel Dewberry fabric, perfect for mum and baby boy. I think nursing covers are such wonderful and thoughtful gifts.
[I wish I would have had something similar when I was nursing my girls, who were cluster feeders {which meant no sewing for me at that point in my life!}]
- 09 August, 2011 18:09
- Tiffany said...
Hoofer hider?? that one is new to this city slicker turned suburban....but beautiful all the same.
- 09 August, 2011 18:36
- Gwen @ Gwenny Penny said...
Ha! I've never heard a nursing cover called a hooter hider... awesome! Great fabric choice, Chris. And you're right, that back porch is a great spot for photos.
- 09 August, 2011 22:07
- amanda said...
Ha ha! I love the name... hooter hider... *snerkle*
- 10 August, 2011 07:18
- Louisa said...
I hadn't thought of using a more substantial fabric to make these. That's a fabulous idea. Thanks for sharing it. I love the way yours turned out.
- 10 August, 2011 11:06
- Sarah @ Modern Country Style said...
LOVE that name!! And what a lovely, sweet gift, Chris.
I know it sounds utterly sexist but I really have enjoyed dressing my baby boys in blue and baby girls in pink so I can understand where the husband is coming from. Of course, now they're bigger they have more of a mixed wardrobe but in those early days it served as a useful gender-identifier!!
- 10 August, 2011 13:35
- Tasha said...
Yay for being able to sew again!! I loved having one of these with my last baby. I often make them as baby shower gift if I know the mother is nursing. Love your fabric choice
- 10 August, 2011 16:38
- Leah said...
love that you were able to make something for your friend. And it is a much more neutral colour than pink too!
- 10 August, 2011 20:41
- Diana said...
I don't know if I was supposed to see this here but I LOVE IT!!!!! Thank you so much. You are such a talented and wonderful friend!
- 13 August, 2011 11:45
- Claudia Almandoz Gerbolini said...
beautiful!!!!!! LOVE IT!
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We take a lot of pleasure in watching The Asylum dream up their "mockbuster" rip-off films — especially when their Thor copycat has the Norse god running down the street wielding an Uzi. Plus it stars Richard Grieco. Amazing!
Here's the full trailer via MTV:
Next up, watch a scene of Richard Grieco (we may never stop laughing at that) as Loki in a sword fight.
Watch the trailer in larger high res quality over at MTV. You never disappoint, Asylum. Almighty Thor will air on May 7th on Syfy.


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The top three most visited IKN posts this week are...
...in reverse order:
Third Place: "Minera IRL up 200% in early trading". The IKN fetish stock is up, running, trading again and thanks to the fact rip-off board led by two-faced Weyrauch was kicked out, the benefit is going to the shareholders.
Second Place: "Golden Dawn (GOM.v): It takes a lot for me to ask this question...", an example of the lengths these moose pasture salespeople will go in order to get some cash on board their intrinsically worthless companies. You want Red Flag? You got Red Flag.
First Place: "The Angry Geologist does Arizona Mining (AZ.to)...", in which we note how TAG has joined in on the AZ.to piñata funtime. Also don't miss his follow-up post that spotlighted the sleight of hand used by AZ.to to bury inconvient....truths?
Arizona Mining's (AZ.to) sleight of hand doesn't get past Angry Geologist
Very interesting update post on Arizona Mining (AZ.to) over at Angry Geologist this Friday afternoon. Link here, go see how AZ.to is trying to cover its promo-pumpo tracks with a bit of revisionism.
The Friday OT: Kate Bush; King of the Mountain
Dedicated to S.
Youtube here.
Continental Gold (CNL.to) fails again at $4.50
Getting to be quite a habit:
It's almost as if the stock price is being delibera.....NAAH! Surely not!
Kung Hei Fat Choi Copper
The Chinese New Year is just three and a bit weeks away (Jan 28th this time around) and we can already see its shadow in the SHFE copper inventory levels:
Shooting up already, 70k+ from the recent lows. Recall that in last year's re-stocking period, SHFE inventories reached almost 400k.
Tahoe Resources (THO.to) (TAHO): So bad even Scotia couldn't ignore it
Last night IKN called TAHO's 4q16 "mediocre", this morning it's down nearly 8% but the funny thing is how the Canadian brokerage world all focussed on the crappy 2017 guidance and studiously ignored the crappy production numbers posted (because under-promise/over-deliver?). No folks, it's not down today because the company is going to be disappointing in the future, it's down today because it's already in a mess. As seen yesterday...
...Escobal has been seriously underachieving for the last two quarters now (and seriously pissing off the locals by first ruining their houses and then lying though their teeth by pretending they've reached an amicable agreement with the people around the mine).
But the funniest one is how even Scotia called the NR contents "slightly disappointing". For context on that please remember that the Senior Precious Metals Analyst at Scotia, Tanya Jakusconek, just happens to be on the Board of Directors of TAHO! Looks like she's in for a shellacking from Ferrari Kev for not keeping her sales desk grunts on a tighter leash.
UPDATE: I'm sorry, did I say 8% down? I meant 13% down.
UPDATE: I'm sorry, did I say 8% down? I meant 13% down.
Cordoba Minerals (CDB.v)
Expect plenty of news and views on CDB.v in this weekend's edition of The IKN Weekly, IKN399.
Gold rally update
On December 29th 2016, with gold at U$1,145/oz, this humble corner of cyberspace ran this post which started this way:
"Expect gold to touch U$1,180/oz before my eldest child's 13th birthday*"
And explained the reason behind the call, too. Today we made that 1180 and with a couple of days to go before the deadline too.
Any further questions?
Tahoe Resources 4q16 production results
Here's the NR, here's a couple of charts.
Silver here:
Gold here:
Silver production sucked. The gold numbers will paper over the cracks thanks to a good quarter at La Arena and a return to correct numbers at the ex-Lake Shore mines, but Shahuindo is still way under-performing. Overall; mediocre.
Minera IRL up 200% in early trading
Between late yesterday and early this morning, the first trades of Minera IRL have gone through since its long hiatus was brought to an end by the re-listing of shares on the Peru stock exchange (BVL). So far a modest 1.2m shares have changed hands so it's a bit early to draw firm conclusions, but the current price of the stock is U$0.165. That's the equivalent of CAD$0.21 approx, which compares to the stock's last traded price of CAD$0.07 in Canada before the Daryl Hodges scamsters tried to steal the company from its shareholders.
This 200% price rise is also the reason why the last board of rip-off merchants, led by the Eagle Mining trio of Weyrauch, Bee and Schafer and abetted by Bavin and O'Kelly, were so slow about getting the stock re-listed but so so keen on getting the chance to distribute over 115m new shares to the people of their choice.
But fortunately, instead of being ripped off shareholders decided to kick out the board of scamsters and now under the guidance of Diego Benavides they're getting the upside they deserve.
UPDATE: Minera IRL finished the day in Lima at U$0.148 but the fun thing was the volume, over 2.5m shares traded. Also interesting was the way stockbroker Seminario SAB was phoning round every small holder of IRL they could find, trying to convince them to sell into this opening flush. That's because Napoleon Valdez was using Seminario SAB to buy hand over fist and get his hands on as many shares as he could.
UPDATE: Minera IRL finished the day in Lima at U$0.148 but the fun thing was the volume, over 2.5m shares traded. Also interesting was the way stockbroker Seminario SAB was phoning round every small holder of IRL they could find, trying to convince them to sell into this opening flush. That's because Napoleon Valdez was using Seminario SAB to buy hand over fist and get his hands on as many shares as he could.
Mazumdar does BNN
Right here. Joe M talks the prospects for gold and other metals too. Mariana and Richmont get an airing, plus market timing leverage and beta and all that sexy talk. Well worth your six and a bit minutes, better tastes in ties than Brent too.
Chart of the day is...
...the forex between the Argentina Peso (ARS) and the United States Dollar (USD) for the last six months:
Why six months? That's because President Macri promised his people that the austerity measures introduced when he became Prez would begin to kick in during the second half of 2016, that Argentina's macro scenario would improve, that the short-term pain the country was going through would all be worth it. Well folks, that short-term is already medium-term, precious little improvement has shown through, the economy is still stuck and all that shows in the most basic of all the macro numbers. I mean, would you swap your dollars for pesos in order to FDI into Argentina after looking at that chart?
Chart from XE.com, who do nice forex charts.
Minera IRL; The trading suspension is lifted at the Peru stock market
Ahh, good news for all long-suffering shareholders of Minera IRL:
- First go here, to the Minera IRL page on the Lima Stock Exchange (BVL) website.
- Then click "hechos de importancia".
- Then the document icon, as seen ringed here below:
If you do that, a PDF pops up which says a lot of things in Spanish on its four pages, but the big thing is this on page 3
That's the first and most important of the five resolutions as passed by the BVL on IRL in that document and what it means is simple: The BVL has allowed Minera IRL to re-list its shares and start trading again. This is very good news, because this is the main blockage for re-listing in Canada and the UK, too. IRL is back, ladies and gentlemen and isn't it amazing that as soon as the bad boards of directors are removed, the paperwork suddenly goes through and the company starts putting its shareholders first. Must be a coincidence...
UPDATE: Just received confirmation from the BVL: Minera IRL shares will begin trading again tomorrow morning, Wednesday January 4th.
UPDATE: Just received confirmation from the BVL: Minera IRL shares will begin trading again tomorrow morning, Wednesday January 4th.
Golden Dawn (GOM.v): It takes a lot for me to ask this question...
...especially as we're talking about the world of junior mining companies, where Bistromatics reigns supreme and literally hundreds of companies are run by people who don't even know how to turn on a pocket calculator, let alone use one, but I'm going to have to ask it all the same. It concerns the NR out of Golden Dawn (GOM.v) this morning and the question is:
Is this the worst ever financing deal done by a junior mining company?
Inquiring minds (etc). The headline tells us that an outfit called RIVI Capital LLC has agreed to loan GOM.v U$4m, most already sent over and the balance in by mid-February. So far so lahdy-lah, but then the terms of the deal show up and explain how GOM.v ("the company") is going to re-pay the loan. IKN quotes:
"The Company is obligated to deliver 13.5% of the gold production limited to the Lexington and Golden Crown Mines for US $ 400 per ounce to a total of 15,000 oz. Post-delivery of 15,000 oz at US $ 400 per oz, the percentage of production from the Lexington and Golden Crown Mines to be delivered to RIVI will be reduced to 6.75%, and the price per oz. of gold paid by RIVI to the company will increase to US $ 650 per oz."
WOAH! Say that again???
RIVI lends GOM.v U$4m, then GOM.v has to deliver 15,000 oz gold to RIVI, for which RIVI pays U$400/oz? WTF? Just that bit has me going ouch ouch stoppit it hurts, because even if we factor in today's modest U$1,150/oz price for the shiny stuff the math goes...
(U$1,150/oz - U$400) X 15,000 oz = U$11.25m in net profit for a U$4m loan.
...and Shylock (aka Kevin Puil, serial junior director and one time equities anal yst) is alive and well and living in San Francisco California. But even that isn't the end of the fun, because RIVI gets gravy poured all over its deal by getting 6.75% of subsequent gold production at GOM.v over life of mines (plural), at U$650/oz. All of which is crazy. I mean, Rick Rule would offer easier terms than these.
Hey, wouldn't it be amazing to find out that Puil and David Hodges of Zimtu had a long-term and cozy business relationship?
The single best trade for 2017 in two easy to follow steps
It's a simple and highly effective strategy:
1) Wait for Casey Research's Louis James "Top Pick of 2017" selection, which is about to be unveiled any day now.
2) Bet against it.
And the good news is that evidence abounds for this trade idea:
In 2014, his number one biggest position and bang-on-table stock pick pump was Banks Island Gold (ex-BOZ). He even started screaming louder about it to his subscribers in March 2014, as seen here. BOZ.v proceeded to go bankrupt. Yes indeed, both he and all the people daft enough to believe the stopped-clock stupidity published by Casey Research lost all their money, every last cent.
In 2015, his number one biggest position and bang-on-table stock pick pump was Rubicon Minerals (ex-RMX). And as it turns out this one also went bankrupt and his subscribers lost untold amounts of cash due to his abject stupidity, gullibility and lack of basic knowledge.
Then in 2016, Louis Lobito Little Wolf James chose to steer clear of junior miners for his Top Pick for the year. Instead he plumped for the Pro Share Ultrashort S&500 ETF (SDS) as his best idea in January and wrote (we quote), "Shorting the NYSE is my number one recommendation for this year". Here's how that one got on:
Yup, another epic fail, three years in a row. Therefore the trade idea is easy: Just listen out for Lobito's Top Pick, bound to be coming soon with all Porter Scamsberry bells and whistles attached, then fade it with confidence as both history and idiocracy is on your side.
The Angry Geologist does Arizona Mining (AZ.to)...
...and does it twice in one day.
In part one here, TAG does the pretty things.
In part two here, he gives his take on the not--so-pretty metallurgy issue.
All good clean fun for the children and not a single legal action threat in sight from that twat Roger McConchie. Yet.
Silver One (SVE.v)
Just so we're clear, Silver One (SVE.v) is a bullshit scam of the highest order. A Neumeyer/Ameduri worthless pile of junk that's run by front-running, insider selling scumbags. For idiots only. No more mails on this one, please.
Chuck Jeannes...
...is about to find out just how FUBAR the organization and management Tahoe Resources (TAHO) (THO.to) is with his own eyes.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Tahoe Resources Inc. ("Tahoe" or the "Company") (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO) is pleased to announce the appointment of Chuck Jeannes to the Company's Board of Directors effective January 1, 2017.
The first thing to do Chuck? Open that big file entitled "Guatemala Legal Actions".
I can't even begin to tell you how much I agree with John Hempton...
...and his little post-script comment left at the bottom of his latest post, entitled "Valuation and investment analysis".
"PS. If you work for a shop that requires a valuation for everything quit now. The pretence will either kill you or your performance."
Canadian junior mining anal ysts on the IKN daily mailer list, I'm staring you in the face right now. And yes of course you should read the whole thing.
Chart of the day is...
...zinc supply and demand, 2011 to 2016:
NB: Please note cut down Y-axis
Source here.
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Okay, that's funny
Well played Toni Kroos, of Real Madrid and Germany.
Link here.
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SOFT MACHINE & HEAVY FRIENDS: BBC Concert 1971
A fine BBC recording of the classic band in transition, with various augmentations: drummer Phil Howard (on 2 shorter tracks) and Roy Babbington (double bass) on a couple of pieces, both of whom would subsequently succeed Robert and Hugh respectively in later, increasingly more banal, versions of the group, stalwarts Elton Dean and Marc Charig - as well as Ronnie Scott, Paul Nieman (trombone) and Neville Whitehead (double bass). The bulk of the record is a long chain of Soft Machine standards, as always seamlessly linked together and played with clarity, power and imagination. Robert is on inspiring form; there are lessons here. Altogether a great performance from a truly original ensemble. Evidence again, if needed, that this was one of the great groups of the age.
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15 June 2010
Barbara Lynn - It's Better To Have It
This live performance of Barbara Lynn's 1964 single It's Better To Have It is from only a couple of years later, in February 1966, but it shows.
Barbara Lynn's vocal styling and the instrumental groove are pretty much as they were in '64, but the live version has added a soulful brass section in place of the poppier backing vocals of the single. The fresh influence of the Stax-Volt sound, by this time familiar on records by the likes of Otis Redding, is evident in this fine performance.
I don't know whether Barbara Lynn recorded the song again in this style, but she should have, because it fits the song like a glove, and a stylish glove at that.
Enjoy this clip while you can: last time around it was removed from YouTube, where it was coupled with a very cool version of Ray Charles's What'd I Say from the same TV soul show, THE!!!! BEAT, hosted by Nashville disc jockey Bill "Hoss" Allen (aka "Hossman"). See my earlier post.
Further reading:
1. THE!!!! BEAT appearances listed at The Video Beat! (Vols. 1 & 2: links to further volumes).
2. THE!!!! BEAT at Wikipedia.
3. Bill "Hoss" Allen at Wikipedia.
4. Mick Patrick's definitive account of Barbara Lynn at Cha Cha Charming.
5. Red Kelly's post on Barbara Lynn at The B Side.
2 comments:
- Unknown said...
Great clip Lyn and she's playing the guitar something you ddn't see to often back then.
- 03 March, 2012
- Lyn Nuttall said...
Yes! She was ahead of her time, or more likely timeless, or something...! I'm astounded every time I watch her THE!!! BEAT appearances.
- 03 March, 2012
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Thanks to a major donation from Ohio University, 15,000 pounds of marine fossils hundreds of millions years old recently have been added to the Museum's collection, filling a chronological gap in the Museum's existing fossil collection.
Watch this video to learn more.
"This collection is from the upper Paleozoic, roughly 230 to 320 million years ago, an era that is under-represented in our current holdings," says Neil Landman, curator-in-charge for the fossil invertebrate collection in the Museum's Division of Paleontology, who studies ammonites and other invertebrates to better understand the evolution of life on the planet. "These spectacular specimens will provide rich opportunities for scientific research far into the future as we investigate the record of marine biodiversity throughout Earth's history."
The fossil material mostly consists of invertebrates such as ammonites, trilobites, gastropods, and bivalves, but also includes vertebrate specimens such as exquisitely preserved fish skulls. The specimens were collected primarily from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas over a period of 45 years by Ohio University professors Royal and Gene Mapes and their students.
Museum scientists have been studying the Mapes specimens for years through collaborative work with Ohio University. "The Mapes collection is an extremely valuable scientific collection, from which we've already described two new fish species," says John Maisey, curator-in-charge for the fossil fish collection in the Museum's Division of Paleontology.
The latest is a 325-million-year-old shark-like species named Ozarcus mapesae.
An exceptionally well-preserved specimen of Ozarcus mapesae was analyzed in a study led by Alan Pradel, a postdoctoral researcher at the Museum, and Maisey, which is published today in the journal Nature.
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Evolution of Quidditch
- "The definitive work on the origins and history of Quidditch. Highly recommended."
- —Brutus Scrimgeour's review of Quidditch Through the Ages.[src]
Quidditch Through the Ages is a book detailing the history, evolution, and rules of Quidditch. It was written by Kennilworthy Whisp and became one of the most popular books in the library of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The school librarian, Madam Pince states that it is "pawed about, dribbled on and generally maltreated nearly every day" although the Headmaster, Albus Dumbledore states that this is praise for a book. The copy in question is protected by the Thief's Curse. It was published by Whizz Hard Books.
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- A real version of this book was written by J. K. Rowling for charity.
- A discrepancy in the book is that although Harry had the book in his first year (1991-1992), there is an event listed that occurred in 1994. It is, however, possible, that the "real" edition was updated.
- On the virtual pet website, Neopets, a book named Altador Cup Through the Ages may be an homage to Quidditch Through the Ages.
- Rita Skeeter's review of the book stated: "I've read worse."
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Message from the Chancellor 2007
Spring 2007
A comprehensive self-study of all aspects of the University of Illinois at Springfield has been completed in preparation for reaccreditation by the North Central Association Higher Learning Commission. Since our last site visit 10 years ago, we have undertaken a thorough examination of how well we've been able to meet our mission. This process has also given us the opportunity to look to the future using our new strategic plan as a compass and our vision as a constant point of reference. Academic excellence, enriching individual lives and making a difference in the world now form the underpinning for how we measure our progress. I have every confidence that the reaccreditation site visit in October will yield a positive outcome. In the meantime, we encourage you to give us your feedback about the full range of activities at UIS. A great deal has happened in the past ten years; much has changed. But much has also remained the same. I appreciate the extraordinary work of the Steering Committee to compile the information and write the self-study document. I encourage all members of the campus community to review the document and participate in the forums at which the self-study report will be discussed. Together, we are on an upward trajectory in building a stronger university.
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With print media players disappearing faster than mosasaurs in the late Cretaceous, one would expect the last papers standing to be extra careful with their fact checking for fear of being blogged into extinction. One's expectations would be mistaken.
Yesterday's LA Times editorial on charter schools combined errors of fact and omission with a misrepresentation of the economic research on public school spending. First, the Times claims that KIPP charter public schools spend "significantly more per student than the public school system." Not so, says the KIPP website. But why rely on KIPP's testimony, when we can look at the raw data? LA's KIPP Academy of Opportunity, for instance, spent just over $3 million in 2007-08, for 345 students, for a total per pupil expenditure of $8,917. The most recent Dept. of Ed. data for LAUSD(2006–07) put that district's comparable figure at $13,481 (which, as Cato's Adam Schaeffer will show in a forthcoming paper, is far below what it currently spends). Nationwide, the median school district spends 24 percent more than the median charter school, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
Next, in summarizing the charter research, the Times' editors omitted the most recent and sophisticated study, by Stanford professor Caroline Hoxby. It finds a significant academic advantage to charters using a randomized assignment experimental model that blows the methodological doors off most of the earlier charter research. The Times also neglects to mention Hoxby's damning critique of the CREDO study it does cite.
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EDITING is a wonderful thing. As are concise, direct arguments. Is it any wonder that people would tap out of reading the tomes that were posted on the previous page?Your idea is interesting. But again, it is operating under the assumption that Hasbro will be able to respond QUICKLY to market research and get their manufacturing contractors to do the same. These are very BIG ASSUMPTIONS.Hasbro doesn't communicate a lot about their production methods, but some things do sneak out. Like the timeline: 12-18 months for a new figure to be developed. And another thing? Not all figures are produced at the same factory. Certain figure tools are located at specific factories. Hence certain characters from some waves tend to be grouped together.How does that play out with your concept? Well, suppose we have 4 waves of figures to draw from for this year end greatest hits case. And of those 4 waves, wave 1 and 4 were produced at factory number 1, wave 2 was made at factory number 2 and wave 3 was made at factory number 3. 8 figures are going into this case of 12, with 2 each of 4 different characters and 1 each of the other 4. From wave 1 you have 2 figures, wave 2 is represented by 1 figure, wave 3 has 3 figures, and wave 4 has 2 figures in the greatest hits wave. In terms of sourcing that might mean that this greatest hits wave has 4 figures from factory 1, only 1 figure from factory 2 and 3 figures from factory 3.So then you have the logistical issue of drawing together figures from 3 seperate factories and getting them packed into a single case for shipment. From a production standpoint that's a possible nightmare.And this isn't taking into account the production schedule at the factory. It's very likely that when the factory isn't turning out Star Wars, they might be working on Transformers, or Marvel figures, or GI Joe.Sometimes it's tough to go from concept to reality. It also seems very clear that Hasbro's market research is not perfect. Over time it has become more and more refined. Hasbro studies the problems and adjusts. And then the market changes again. And it takes Hasbro more time to adjust.Does your idea have merit? Possibly. But I think the timeframe is overly optimistic considering the timeframe that Hasbro works within. If Hasbro were to plan on a greatest hits of 2014 wave? Given their current production schedules, I think it would be much more likely to hit retail in Q2 or Q3 of 2015, and not in Q4 of 2014. Additionally, both Hasbro AND the retailer would seem far more likely to want NEW product on the shelves and pegs for the holiday season, and not a refresh wave.
Read your first line, then read through the rest of this.
P ???etulance and deflection instead of actually addressing the realities of the current situation and how I laid some of those out? Disappointing.
It's my understanding they're under Hasbro's umbrella but basically wholly separate entities (possibly even sub-contracted to another company entirely?)
Quote from: Jesse James on March 24, 2014, 08:25 PMIt's my understanding they're under Hasbro's umbrella but basically wholly separate entities (possibly even sub-contracted to another company entirely?)I think that is entirely possible because my mother ordered some things from HTS for Christmas gifts and when it arrived the packingslip was from someone's WalMart order for pillows (or something like that).
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Lester comes out firing on all cylinders
Red Sox ace yields just two homers, fans seven in dominating start
BOSTON -- Jon Lester came out firing Friday afternoon, tying a Red Sox postseason record by striking out the first four batters he faced with an uncharacteristically zippy fastball in the upper 90s and the Fenway Park crowd roaring with every pitch.
The Red Sox's ace, who allowed only a pair of solo homers, never slowed down in a dominant 7 2/3-innings outing that paved the way for Boston's 12-2 beat down of Tampa Bay in Game 1 of the American League Division Series.
Lester held Tampa Bay to three hits, two of which resulted in runs with Sean Rodriguez and Ben Zorbrist each going deep. Lester, who struck out seven, held firm after that, and his offense erupted to guarantee the victory.
"Setting aside the two mistakes to [Rodriguez] and [Ben] Zobrist, Jon was strong," manager John Farrell said. "Stayed out of the middle of the plate. That's as powerful stuff as Jon has had for us all year long, and it came at a very good time."
Lester, pitching in the playoffs for the first time in four years, said with experience has come maturity, and that was on full display on Friday afternoon as Boston fell into an early 2-0 hole.
"I knew two runs wasn't going to beat us," Lester said. "As long as I kept them close enough, our guys were going to figure out Matt [Moore], and we were able to do that."
Lester turned in the longest start of his postseason career in the 114-pitch outing, far outlasting Moore's 4 1/3 innings and ensuring the momentum stayed on Boston's side all afternoon.
"He had struggles in the recent past with command issues with his fastball, but that's not the case right now," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "He's throwing his fastball where he wants to, the cutter's outstanding. He just had a really good fastball. He came out there on 97.
"I was hoping that would be pretty much adrenaline [and] wear off and become more the pedestrian version, but that never happened."
Instead, Lester seemed to get better as the game progressed, and the lefty exited to a rousing ovation after getting Zobrist to fly out with four outs remaining.
"He did a great job," right fielder Shane Victorino said. "He obviously came out that first inning and had a lot of life, a lot of energy. I think he was rested, he was excited. Who knows? It's playoff baseball. Your adrenaline is going to get going and it was great to see him come out that inning and tip his cap to the crowd of doing a great job."
"In the 'pen, the velocity, the ball was coming out, I could tell," catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia said of Lester's extra oomph. "There's a couple things in his routine he skipped. I could tell he was a little excited, because he was going through it pretty quick. This is his game. He's such a big-game pitcher. I wouldn't want anyone else on the mound in that situation."
Lester is just the second pitcher in Red Sox history to open a playoff game with four consecutive strikeouts, joining Josh Beckett in Game 1 of the 2007 World Series. In seven career postseason starts, Lester is 3-3 with a 2.35 ERA.
"Oh, man. Can't say enough about him," said Will Middlebrooks. "He went out there and he made two pitches and they had two runs. That's tough for a guy who is doing really well, to give up two runs on two pitches. For him to stay in there and keep making his pitches and not give up on the ones he gave it up on, it shows a lot about him."


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Thunderball (film)
1965 James Bond film by Terence Young
Thunderball is a 1965 film in the James Bond series. Agent Bond heads to the Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by SPECTRE agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme.
- Directed by Terence Young. Written by Richard Maibaum and John Hopkins, based on the novel by Ian Fleming.
Look Up! Look Down! Look Out! Here Comes The Biggest Bond Of All!
James BondEdit
- Madame, I've, er, come to offer my... sincere condolences. [punches the "widow" in the face]
- [placing Fiona's body in a chair after she is shot] Do you mind if my friend sits this one out? She's just dead.
- It looks very difficult. [shooting from the hip, Bond shatters his clay pigeon] Why no, it isn't, is it!
- Pat Fearing: [after strapping Bond to the motorized traction table] There, first time I've felt safe all day.
- Pat Fearing: What exactly do you do?
- Bond: Oh, I travel... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.
- Miss Moneypenny: In the conference room. Something pretty big. Every double-o man in Europe has been rushed in. And the Home Secretary too.
- Bond: His wife probably lost her dog.
- M: I've assigned you to Station "C" Canada.
- Bond: Sir, I'd respectfully request that you change my assignment to Nassau.
- M: Is there any other reason, besides your enthusiasm for water sports?
- [Bond shows M a picture of Dominique Derval, the Vulcan pilot's sister]
- M: Do we know where she is now?
- Bond: Nassau.
- M: Do you think she's worth going after?
- Bond: Well, I wouldn't put it quite like that, sir...
- [As Q is showing Bond new gadgets]
- Q: It is to be handled with special care!
- Bond: Everything you give me...
- Q: ...is treated with equal contempt. Yes, I know.
- Bond: Perhaps we could have a drink.
- Domino: No.
- Bond: My dear, uncooperative Domino.
- Domino: How do you know that? How do you know my friends call me Domino?
- Bond: It's on the bracelet on your ankle.
- Domino: So... what sharp little eyes you've got.
- Bond: Wait 'til you get to my teeth.
- Bond: That gun, it looks more fitting for a woman.
- Emilio Largo: You know much about guns, Mr. Bond?
- Bond: No, but I know a little about women.
- Fiona: Some men just don't like to be driven.
- Bond: No, some men don't like to be taken for a ride.
- Bond: [after making love to the evil Fiona Volpe] My dear girl, don't flatter yourself. What I did this evening was for King and country. You don't think it gave me any pleasure, do you?
- Fiona: But of course, I forgot your ego, Mr. Bond. James Bond, the one where he has to make love to a woman, and she starts to hear heavenly choirs singing. She repents, and turns to the side of right and virtue... [she steps on Bond's foot] ... but not this one! What a blow for you, to have actually suffered a defeat!
- Bond:[to himself] Well, you can't win them all.
- Domino: Vargas's behind you.
- James Bond: Really?
- Domino: He must have followed us.
- [Bond shoots Vargas with a spear gun, pinning him to a coconut tree and killing him]
- Bond: I think he got the point.
- Domino: It should have been Largo.
- [Domino shoots Largo in the back, just as he is about to kill Bond]
- Domino: I'm glad I killed him.
- Bond: You're glad...
- [Bond, Domino and the nuclear scientist are about to jump from the boat as it's about to hit the rocks]
- Bond: Come on! Jump!
- Scientist: I didn't learn to swim!
- Bond: Never too late to learn.
- [They all jump]
- Sean Connery - James Bond
- Claudine Auger - Dominique 'Domino' Derval
- Adolfo Celi - Emilio Largo, SPECTRE #2
- Luciana Paluzzi - Fiona Volpe
- Rik Van Nutter - Felix Leiter
- Guy Doleman - Count Lippe
- Molly Peters - Patricia Fearing
- Martine Beswick - Paula Caplan
- Bernard Lee - M
- Desmond Llewelyn - Q
- Lois Maxwell - Miss Moneypenny
External linksEdit
- Thunderball at IMDb