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Finalists for Manoa Vice Chancellor for Students position schedule campus visitsUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
UH Manoa Chancellor's Office
Finalists for the Vice Chancellor for Students position will be on campus beginning Monday, April 17th for meetings, interviews and public presentations.
Interim Chancellor Denise Eby Konan urged students to attend the public sessions and ask questions of the candidates. "We have made sure to schedule visits before the spring semester ends so that students, faculty and staff can get to know the finalists. We take campus feedback seriously and, with this position in particular, we want to hear what the campus community, and especially students, have to say."
Search advisory committee chair Beverly McCreary says "The Search Advisory Committee has been dedicated to finding the best fit between the needs of our campus and the skill-sets of our candidates. I am very excited about the caliber of candidates. They are prominent leaders in Student Affairs who will bring vision and leadership to the Mānoa campus. I hope that many of you will come to the open forum to hear more about each candidate's thoughts on the direction of Student Affairs."
The finalists coming this month are:
Gladys De Necochea, Associate Provost for Student Affairs & Community Colleges and Associate Professor, Counseling & Educational Psychology Department, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces. Dr. De Necochea received her B.A. in Psychology at California State University, Northridge, and Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Counseling Psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Eliseo "Cheo" Torres, Vice President for Student Affairs, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. Dr. Torres received his B.S., M.A. and Ed.D. degrees from Texas A&M University, Kingston.
Francisco J. Hernandez, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, University of California, Santa Cruz. Dr. Hernandez received his B.A. in American History from the University of California, Berkeley, and Master's and Ph.D. degrees from the Stanford University School of Education.
Additional biographical information about the candidates and about the search process will be posted at www.hawaii.edu/executivesearch/vcstudents.
Each of the candidates will be on the Mānoa campus this month, and each has been scheduled for a public presentation on their Vision for Student Affairs at the Art Auditorium, Art Building, Room 132, on the following dates.
Gladys De Necochea — Monday, April 17, 2006, 2:00 — 3:30 pm
Eliseo "Cheo" Torres — Monday, April 24, 2006, 2:00 — 3:30 pm
Francisco J. Hernandez — Thursday, April 27, 2006, 2:00 — 3:30 pm
Interested members of the community are invited and encouraged to attend.
Members of the search advisory committee are:Beverly A. McCreary, chair of the search advisory committee and Gender Equity Counselor, Office of the Chancellor; Annelle Amaral, Vice President for External Affairs, Planned Parenthood of Hawaiʻi; Katie Barry, Baccalaureate candidate in Political Science/Environmental Studies and undergraduate student representative; Thomas T. Bopp, Professor/Chair, Chemistry Department; Jeff E. Brooks-Harris, Psychologist/Specialist, Student Affairs; Ronald E. Cambra, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education and Enrollment Management, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; Nathan K.T. Chang, Jr. Specialist, School of Social Work; Vanessa M. Chong, Advisor/Recruiter, Study Abroad Center; Linda Duckworth, Director, International Student Services; Robert E. Gibson, Chair/Associate Professor, Second Languages Studies Department; Jon Goss, Professor of Geography; Shirley Hamakawa, Administrative Officer, Student Affairs; Emily A. Hawkins, Associate Professor, Hawaiian and Indo-Pacific Languages & Literature Department; Lori Ideta, Assistant Dean of Students, Student Affairs, UH Manoa; Ann C. Ito, Director, KŌKUA Program, Student Affairs; Helen Lee, Secretary, Center for South East Asian Studies; Leighton K.F. Liu, Associate Professor, School of Architecture; Bonnyjean Manini, Acting Director of Leadership Development, Co-Curricular Activities, Programs and Services, Student Affairs; Jeff McNeill, Doctoral candidate, Communication and Information Sciences, and graduate student representative; Keikilani Meyer, Kualiʻi Council Representative; Grant Teichman, Baccalaureate candidate in Political Science/History and ASUH President
For more information, visit: http://www.hawaii.edu/executivesearch/vcstudents


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Academic Divisions
Georgia Highlands College offers educational programs of the following types:
The College operates these programs from an organizational structure that features the following academic divisions:
- Division of eLearning offering programs and assistance for distance education courses.
- Division of Humanities offering studies in the disciplines of art, communication, English, music, foreign language, journalism, and theatre.
- Division of Mathematics offering courses in both mathematics and computer studies.
- Division of Health Sciences
- Division of Natural Sciences and Physical Education offering studies in astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, integrated sciences, physical science, physics, nursing, dental hygiene, and physical education.
- Division of Social Sciences, Business and Education with courses offered in accounting, business administration, criminal justice, economics, teacher education, geography, history, human services, philosophy, religion and sociology.

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Greek banks NBG and Eurobank on Monday said their planned merger has been postponed, causing huge volatility in their share price amid fears they may be nationalized.
National Bank of Greece and Eurobank saw their stock plunge 30 percent - the maximum drop allowed in a session - earlier in the day. But NBG ended the session limiting losses to 10 percent, while Eurobank staged an astonishing rebound to close up 23.3 percent.
The two lenders announced that the merger process had been "suspended" as they have to first raise money in a nation-wide program meant to strengthen the country's financial system. Both have said they are unable to raise the cash, suggesting they may face nationalization.
NBG needs 9.76 billion euros ($12.63 billion) and Eurobank needs 5.84 billion euros ($7.56 billion) in total to meet solvency criteria set by the central bank.
Since the banks cannot raise any of the money themselves, the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund, Greece's bailout facility for the banks, will have to provide it for them. In that event, the fund would essentially take control of the banks, a prospect that has spooked some shareholders.
"The Hellenic Financial Stability Fund has stepped in and will decide after the end of this month what will happen with the merger of the two banks," government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou told private Antenna television.
The main Greek stock index in Athens closed 0.7 percent higher, with banking shares sliding an average of 3 percent.
The governing boards of the NBG and Eurobank were to hold meetings Tuesday.


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C5 Insight necesitaba un nuevo diseño de impreso o envases y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 17 diseños de 4 diseñadores freelance.
We are a consulting firm that focuses on providing application development in the US. We use Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Salesforce.com and develop code in .NET.
Each year, we send a gift to our top clients, prospects and partners for St. Patrick's Day. This year, we are sending a "toolbox" containing 5 gifts:
* A pack of gum (with our brand on it)
* A small first aid kit
* An aluminum water bottle
* A small flashlight
* A pocket "multi-tool" (including a knife, pick, bottle opener and ruler)
The items will be delivered on a small cardboard box branded as the "C5 Insight Toolkit".
This project is to develop a 1 page cartoon, with 5 frames, that tells a story about the toolkit and the items in it. Each frame should relate to one of the 5 items.
Themes should include "luck" (this is central to St. Patrick's day and to one of our core processes), St Patrick's day (green, four leaf clover, etc), toolkit (the "team from C5 insight" can look like they are construction workers, wearing their hardhats and toolbelts - for example).
Our clients are business people (sales managers, chief financial officers, call center managers, marketers) and technologists.
Please see "Tell Us About Yourself" for a quick overview of this project.
The "story" above each of the 5 frames should be as follows:
TITLE: Adventures in LUCK
FRAME1: Our business was in a sticky situation, like when you step on a piece of GUM and it sticks to your shoe.
FRAME2: Reaching into our corporate FIRST AID KIT, we applied a band aid, but that didn't help for long.
FRAME3: Still thirsting for a solution, like a BOTTLE OF WATER on a hot summer day, we called the team at C5 Insight.
FRAME4: Using their C5 Toolkit, they shined the FLASHLIGHT of their LUCK Process™ on the problem…
FRAME5: …and delivered a VERSATILE TOOL that was not only right for this project, but for many more to come.
CLOSE: Happy St. Patricks Day to our clients, friends and partners from the Team at C5 Insight!
Other items:
* Bold colors - using our logo colors where possible
* Adult characters in "serious" roles
* It should look "serious"
Test for frames should be in a "box" - not in "talking bubbles".
Upper-left corner comic
LIKE: bold colors, "callout" text in blue
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LIKE: yellow text boxes, rich colors
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Denver, Colo., Jun 15, 2012 / 12:47 am MT (CNA).- Countering critics who include former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter, Bishop James D. Conley of Denver has defended the end of Catholic grants to the Compañeros immigrant resource center, saying that the Church cannot oppose "same-sex marriage" while funding those who advocate it.
"This is not the consequence of conservative pressure being put on the church or some kind of an internecine culture war," said Bishop Conley, the Archdiocese of Denver's apostolic administrator, in the Denver Post June 14. "This is the consequence of the basic integrity of Catholic doctrine: We can't claim to work for our beliefs and at the same time work against them."
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development ended a $30,000 annual grant to the Pueblo, Colo.-based Compañeros immigrant center. The grant made up half of its annual budget.
The organization is a founding member of the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition and has representation on the board of directors.
Bishop Conley said the organization has done "very good work" to help immigrants, but has also been involved in organizations which "actively flaunt" Catholic beliefs about human sexuality, the family and justice.
The Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition is an active supporter of homosexual advocacy and is a backer of a contentious civil unions bill that would grant same-sex couples the same rights as married couples in Colorado. The coalition has sponsored a community organizing retreat with the Gay and Lesbian Fund and has said that One Colorado, an LGBT advocacy group, is a "sister coalition."
Catholic Campaign for Human Development rules bar grants to organizations in coalitions with organizations whose positions are contrary to Catholic teaching.
Bishop Conley said it is "natural" for the Catholic Church to support work it believes in, like helping immigrants.
"But Compañeros chose to partner with organizations that pursue a decidedly non-Catholic agenda and, logically, the Catholic Church chose to stop footing the bill," he explained.
The bishop said Compañeros administrators help direct the immigrant coalition and "have aided its promotion of a political agenda that runs counter to foundational principles of Catholic doctrine."
Former Gov. Bill Ritter, a pro-life Catholic Democrat, in a May 1 opinion piece for the Denver Post contended that the bishops' anti-poverty efforts are "being compromised in pursuit of a divisive, conservative political agenda."
He suggested that children would go to bed hungry or an immigrant mother would be denied prenatal care because an organization "does not meet a conservative litmus test." He said the end of the grant seemed to him to be "a drastic departure" from how American Catholics try to practice their faith. He said it is hard for him to believe how the Catholic hierarchy thinks the move is "a winning proposition."
Bishop Conley said in his June 14 response that while he has "great respect" for Ritter, the former governor "seems to expect the Catholic Church to abandon its beliefs in the face of public opinion."
The bishop said marriage is "an institution written into our very being" and its redefinition is an "impossibility." He also emphasized that all people have the dignity of being made in God's image "regardless of sexual inclination."
Opponents of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development's decision not to renew the grant said they have raised over $60,000 for Compañeros.
The Democrat-leaning Catholics United Education Fund collected $7,000 in partnership with the organization WithCharityForAll.org.
WithCharityForAll.org's Maine-based founder, attorney George Burns, was an opponent of the successful Maine ballot initiative Question 1, which in 2009 restored the definition of marriage as a union of a man and a woman after the state legislature voted to recognize same-sex "marriage."
The Gill Foundation donated $30,000 to Compañeros as a matching grant. The Gill Foundation was founded by the Colorado homosexual activist and multi-millionaire Tim Gill, who has used his wealth to target political leaders who do not support homosexual political causes.
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Reported by Mike Tedesco of WrestleView.com
Smackdown Results - 3/6/09
On Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 2:54 PM EST
WWE Smackdown
March 6, 2009
Uncasville, CT
Report by: Mike Tedesco of WrestleView.com
No WWE introduction video to lead us into this week�s broadcast. We go right to a recap of what happened this past Monday on Raw when Edge put his World Heavyweight Championship on the line against John Cena � Cena�s rematch for the title. This all came three days after John Cena was knocked out by Big Show. WWE has an amazing video department because they took this OK match and made it look tremendous in the video package. I liked the creative ending to it with Edge grabbing the title out of Chioda�s hands and hitting Cena with it. Vickie Guerrero then announces Edge will defend his World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 25 against Big Show! Edge and John Cena look dejected to end that broadcast!
Smackdown�s video now plays and we�re brought into the Mohegan Sun Arena with a tremendous pyrotechnics display! The crowd is rowdy and we�ll be seeing a contract signing for the World Heavyweight Championship between Edge and Big Show tonight! Also, even though he�s going through a ton of stuff with Randy Orton on Raw, Triple H will be taking on Umaga in a non-title match!
Undertaker�s music hits and he makes his way out to the arena, much to the Connecticut fan�s delight! As he comes to the ring we see highlights of the Vladimir Kozlov vs. Shawn Michaels match where HBK defeated the Moscow Mauler for the first time in singles competition to earn the right to face Undertaker at WrestleMania! I didn�t like the way they jobbed Kozlov out like that but at least it�ll be Taker vs. HBK in their first singles match since Undertaker broke his back in 1998 in that Casket Match!
Undertaker looks at the WrestleMania 25 logo and says for most of his existence, others have chosen to stay clear of his path. Through the fear of the wrath of the Undertaker was a road no one wanted to embark on. He was the one on the pursuit of the hunt and staking the claim. How times have changed, he comments, and this angers him!
The streak is something that he never speaks of � it just so happens that WrestleMania is the night he has chosen to show his peers and the rest of the world what it is that the Undertaker represents! Yet there seems to be a need, a desire, to feed their egos and lust! Endless souls line up each year to make a name for themselves at his expense, which he takes as a personal insult! He then says that he accepts Shawn Michaels� challenge at WrestleMania 25!
We now see a nice video package, highlighting Shawn Michaels� career at WrestleManias. It�s amazing to think that he started his WrestleMania career at WrestleMania V, a full twenty years ago! My personal favorite matches of his at Mania are the Ladder Match (of course), the Iron Man Match (naturally), Stone Cold Steve Austin in 1998, Chris Jericho 2003, Chris Benoit and Triple H in 2004, Kurt Angle in 2005, and Ric Flair in 2008. Ok, that�s almost all of them.
The video ends and we�re back in the arena with Undertaker. He says that was very clever of Shawn. Undertaker knows what he�s trying to do and he�s chosen the wrong person to play mind games with. It�s only going to make things worse for him in the end. Undertaker calls Shawn Michaels an icon amongst men but for sixteen WrestleManias they have come and for sixteen WrestleManias they have fallen! HBK�s fate will be no different.
HBK may claim to have made peace from within but the time for prayer has just begun! On April 5th he will truly show Shawn Michaels the meaning of what he once told him and that is, �Sometimes it is Hell trying to get to Heaven!� Undertaker�s music hits and we get one of those iconic shots of him standing in the shadows of the WrestleMania logo. Who doesn�t love the Undertaker?
Tonight we�ll be seeing Matt and Jeff Hardy�s individual Money in the Bank Qualifying Matches. That should be interesting!
-Commercial Break-
We get the same video we�ve seen for the past few weeks highlighting WrestleMania III. You have to respect this WrestleMania � it set the bar for all of them. Hogan vs. Andre will live in WWE infamy forever. This all happened a mere few weeks before I was born. Yeah, I�ll be 22 in April.
Backstage we see Vickie Guerrero talking to someone on the phone. She says he hasn�t been home since Monday and hasn�t heard from him since then either. She claims that she even to reach for his family but no one called her back. She tells this person if he or she hears from him to call her back. Who is this �he?� The likely answer is Edge but not with the way things have been going lately!
Jeff Hardy is in her office now and he asks why she wanted to see him. She says she doesn�t have a problem putting him in a Money in the Bank Qualifying Match tonight but she has to ask him one more time � is he sure he won�t face his brother. Jeff quickly says he�s not going to fight his brother. Vickie reminds him that Matt cost Jeff the WWE Championship and begins to say, �If I were you�� but he cuts her off and says she�s not him � she doesn�t even know him and he�s not going to fight Matt. What he is going to do is qualify for Money in the Bank. He�s going to go to WrestleMania, win Money in the Bank, and whoever is left standing between Edge and Big Show, don�t be surprised if he cashes in that night and becomes World Heavyweight Champion!
We get an interior shot of the Mohegan Sun Casino and then we get a shot inside the arena of the Money in the Bank briefcase holding that contract that guarantees the winner a shot at whatever World Title he wants for up to a year!
Matt Hardy�s music hits and he comes to the ring to a chorus of boos! He gets in the ring and grabs a microphone. Matt says, �So Jeff Hardy doesn�t want to fight me, huh?� Did he not just see the segment mere minutes before? Matt says it�s obvious that Jeff is once again running away from his problems. Jeff wants to qualify for Money in the Bank and so does he! When he wins his match tonight and assuming Jeff wins his, they will be in the Money in the Bank Match together, and he will finally � FINALLY � get his hands on Jeff at WrestleMania! Matt says he will destroy Jeff Hardy along with the six other competitors and he will climb the ladder and win the Money in the Bank briefcase! He says when he chooses and the time is right, when there�s an opportune moment, he will cash in that Money in the Bank briefcase and become a World Champion!
MVP�s music hits � he�ll definitely have something to say about Matt Hardy getting in that Money in the Bank match as he�s Matt�s opponent! So far in the people in the Money in the Bank Match are the Intercontinental Champion CM Punk, Kane, and Mark Henry. Five more people to go!
Money in the Bank Qualifying Match
Matt Hardy vs. MVP
The referee calls for the bell and they circle the ring before locking up. MVP quickly turns and rolls up Matt Hardy for a one count! MVP quickly controls him with a front face lock and takes him down again with a quick hip toss, locking a waist lock on almost immediately! Hardy tries to fight out but instead goes for the ropes. The crowd is chanting for MVP!
They stand across the ring from one another while MVP takes in the chants. They lock up again and MVP quickly goes behind for a waist lock! Hardy thinks about what he�s going to do and then back elbows him in the face! Hardy then hits a punishing right hand that sends MVP down! Hardy picks MVP up and bounces his head off the top turnbuckle. Hardy then whips him into the opposite corner and charges, hitting a corner clothesline. Hardy tries to connect it up with a bulldog but MVP pushes him into the ropes and hits him with a drop-toe-hold! MVP goes for the Playmaker but Hardy twists out, goes for a clothesline but MVP ducks it, and MVP bounces around talking trash to Hardy, pointing to the briefcase saying he�s going to WrestleMania! MVP does his pose as we wonder who will get the advantage in this match.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see MVP on the mat in a rear chin lock with Hardy doing a grapevine! During the break Hardy was concentrating on MVP�s neck, specifically when he snapped the neck off the top rope with a Hot Shot! Hardy also did a unique chin lock neckbreaker! Back to the action, MVP manages to get to his feet as the fans chant his name and tries to elbow out but Hardy immediately takes him down again. Both of MVP�s shoulders are on the mat in clear view of the camera and the referee embarrassingly doesn�t count the pin. So much for realism!
MVP gets to his feet while in a front face lock and pushes Hardy into the corner. MVP hits a forearm and a right hand and backs up for the Drive By. He charges and Hardy hits him with a back elbow, which takes him down to a knee! Hardy picks him up and hits a nice right hand, which sprawls MVP out on the second rope! Hardy uses this situation to pull his back and chin against the top rope � an illegal move! The referee counts but then just pries Hardy�s hands off. This referee is garbage. MVP is again against the second rope with his arms and neck on it. Hardy goes into the ropes and lands on his back! MVP is gasping for air as Hardy covers for a two and a half count!
Hardy hits a snapmare and goes right back to the rear chin lock with the grapevine. The crowd is chanting for MVP, which gets him to roll over and get in a front face lock and to his feet! MVP punches out, whips Hardy into the ropes, Hardy ducks a clothesline and goes back into the ropes only to get hit with a belly to belly throw by MVP! MVP covers for a two count! MVP picks Hardy up and whips him into the ropes again. He hits Hardy with a kick to the midsection, a European Uppercut, and goes into the ropes for a flying forearm! MVP covers this time for a two and a half count!
MVP picks Hardy up and Hardy surprises him with a sharp right hand! MVP hits back and they trade blows until MVP hits a throat thrust and his face buster, which Matt Hardy takes full force! Ouch! That was legit! MVP now goes into the ropes and hits the BALLIN� Elbow-Drop and MVP covers for a near fall!
MVP picks Hardy up and gets hit with a jab in the midsection. Hardy ducks a clothesline and goes for the Side Effect but MVP elbows out and hits a rolling cradle for a two and a half count! Hardy then gets up, ducks a clothesline, and successfully hits the Side Effect! Hardy now waits for MVP to get up for the Twist of Fate and the fans aren�t happy! MVP gets up and Hardy goes for the Twist of Fate but MVP surprises him with a jackknife roll-up for the shocking victory!!
Winner by Pinfall: MVP
Match Rating: ** �
Hardy can�t believe what just happened and almost cries at the thought of not facing Jeff Hardy at WrestleMania 25! MVP backs up the ramp and celebrates, pointing up at the WrestleMania 25 sign! The Money in the Bank Match now has CM Punk, Kane, Mark Henry, and MVP!
In our other Money in the Bank Qualifying Match, Jeff Hardy will take on the United States Champion Shelton Benjamin. Also to come tonight is Edge and Big Show�s contract signing!
-Commercial Break-
Did you know that on the sports DVD charts, WWE Home Video owns nine of the top ten spots, led by The Best of Saturday Night�s Main Event at Number One? Wow!!! Their source is legit and they�re not pulling it out of their you-know-what � Neilson Video Scan First Alert is it.
WrestleMania 25 is only THIRTY DAYS AWAY!!!! If you couldn�t tell I�m really excited!!!
JR and Tazz thank the WWE Universe for helping Smackdown break its own ratings record for the TWELFTH time! Tazz says it�s JR�s hat � people love seeing a Hall of Famer in a ten gallon! JR then mentions that two guys who love wonderful ratings are Miz and Morrison, who are standing by.
We get the introduction to the Dirt Sheet and we see John Morrison and The Miz wearing plastic butts on their faces! They say they�re the �Colons� and they won�t take any poop from anyone. They mock Carlito and Primo and we find out next week it�ll be Miz and Morrison vs. Carlito and Primo for the World Tag Team Titles!
Michelle McCool is joining JR and Tazz at the commentary booth. For some reason they piped in cheers for her � I thought she was a heel!
Diva�s Champion Maryse is making her way to the ring for a match! We see highlights of what happened on Raw when Maryse DDTed Melina on the outside in a DDT very reminiscent of when Jake The Snake Roberts DDTed Ricky Steamboat on the concrete floor, concussing him! Maryse�s DDT would have been Bump of the Night if it happened on Smackdown! We�ll see Maryse�s match after the break!
-Commercial Break-
We see a video package of Umaga destroying countless pieces of meat. Tonight we�ll see Umaga take on Triple H in a non-title match.
Eve Torres is making her way to the ring to face the Diva�s Champion in a non-title match. Michelle McCool plays heel on commentary by saying there isn�t much talent in Eve and she�s definitely not as talented as McCool!
Maryse vs. Eve Torres
This is a non-title match as I said just a few lines ago.
Charles Robinson, my favorite referee in the whole world, calls for the bell to start the match. Maryse does her playful little taunts and when Eve goes to lock up Maryse backs away and taunts some more! Maryse wants to do the old �test of strength� spot and then takes her hand when Eve goes to grab it, laughing! Maryse then puts her hand up again and takes it away from Eve when she goes for it! Eve is fed up and goes for Maryse, who gets her head through the ropes, forcing Charles Robinson to use force in keeping her away. Lay down the law Chuck! He�s the best.
Maryse does her trademark pose for the crowd. She then approaches Eve who kicks her in the midsection and forearms her against the ropes. Eve has an Irish whip reversed on her but leap frogs over Maryse and goes for a kick which Maryse blocks so Eve hits an enzuigiri! Maryse takes a breather outside the ring.
Michelle McCool says Maryse is a coward and expected her to get out of the ring. Eve retrieves Maryse and puts her back in the ring. Eve is coming in through the rope and Maryse Hot Shots her on the second rope! Maryse takes Eve by the hair and bounces her head off the bottom turnbuckle. She does it two more times until Robinson admonishes her! Maryse goes on the apron and kicks Eve in the neck through the ropes! Maryse lazily covers for a two count.
Maryse picks Eve up by the hair and face plants her. Maryse then sits on her back and locks on her variation of the Camel Clutch! Long live the Iron Sheik � and B. Brian Blair just for the hell of it! Eve valiantly fights to her feet with Maryse on her back and pulls her over with a snapmare! Both ladies are down but Maryse is the first one up. She approaches Eve and gets kick in the midsection twice while Eve is still down! Eve then forearms her but gets pushed away. Eve then dropkicks her down twice and covers for a two count!
Eve hits a knee to the midsection but has a whip into the corner reversed on her. Maryse approaches and gets a back elbow! Eve goes to the second rope and Maryse tries to hold her feet but Eve kicks her off. Eve then goes for a cross-body even though it was painfully obvious Maryse had already ducked and covered. That looked bad and the crowd didn�t like that either. Maryse then picks her up and DDTs her to win the match.
Winner by Pinfall: Maryse
Match Rating: * �
Maryse doesn�t have time to celebrate as Melina immediately runs down and assaults Maryse for the DDT on Raw!! The Women�s Champion is destroying the Diva�s Champion until Michelle McCool comes in the ring and kicks Melina in the face! McCool knees her in the midsection and throws her shoulder first into the ring post!! McCool looks at the destruction as she coldly goes to the back.
The Edge and Big Show World Heavyweight Championship contract signing is next!
-Commercial Break-
JR thanks AC/DC for the use of their song �Shoot to Thrill,� the official theme song of WrestleMania 25!
Justin Roberts introduces the General Manager for Friday Night Smackdown Vickie Guerrero! She�s in the ring which has black carpet down and a table in the middle. The World Heavyweight Championship is on the table.
Vickie says it is her extreme pleasure to preside over the official contract signing for the World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 25. This year�s match will feature two of the most elite and superior athletes � but before she can continue she�s interrupted by her husband Edge!!
Edge comes out not looking happy. He walks away from Vickie and grabs a microphone. Edge says he isn�t going to do this � he�s not signing anything! He needs to know the truth on what the deal is between her and the Big Show!
Vickie says she loves him but he hasn�t returned her messages nor has he been home. She says she�ll look him straight in the eye and tell him that the relationship between her and Big Show is strictly professional! She says he�s her husband and she loves him.
Edge says he got every one of her messages but something doesn�t compute. He needs to know the truth but how could he? While he was away for a few months, the Big Show �took care� of her. Then, when he retained the title against Cena on Raw, her and Big Show come out and drop this bombshell on him. He found out when all of �these people� did and he�s better than that! Edge says that�s a slap in the face to him � he says she wanted to embarrass him and make him look like an idiot!
Vickie says this isn�t true and she didn�t think of the match until she saw him facing Cena on Raw. She told Big Show to come out and then she made the announcement. Vickie says she would never embarrass him and he�s special to her; he�s her husband!
Edge asks, �Why the Big Show?� What makes the Big Show so damn special? Big Show�s going to tell him himself because his music hits!
Big Show gets in the ring and grabs a microphone. Show says to Vickie that it�s time Edge learned the truth! She pleads him not to and Show says it�s ok. Big Show says to Edge that the truth is he�s not a good champion! He takes shortcuts and survives by the skin of his teeth every time � he�s the Ultimate Opportunist! Big Show on the other hand, not only is he the largest athlete on the planet, he dominates and demolishes � he is someone worthy of being called �World Heavyweight Champion!� Big Show says that Vickie knows this and she looks a bit coy now.
Big Show says there is something going on between he and Vickie � and it�s just business! Vickie looks relieved when he said that! There�s something deeper here! Vickie knows that he will be a far better champion than Edge and that�s why she made this match! That�s why at WrestleMania � and he signs the contract � he�s going to beat Edge!
Edge asks if that�s what this is all about because if that�s the case then he apologizes! He doesn�t know how to break this to Big Show but he may be the largest athlete in the world and can use that �dominating� shtick on anybody else but him! Edge is an EIGHT TIME World Champion! He�s been winning championships and stepping over people to get to the top of the WWE since he entered the WWE! He�s more talented than Show, faster and smarter! Simply put � he�s better than the Big Show!
Edge has an epiphany! This is why Vickie chose him! Because he will walk out of WrestleMania with his title in tact! He wonders how he could be so stupid to think that Big Show would take his wife away from him. Edge tells Big Show the truth � he�s more man than he will ever be!
Big Show smiles like he knows something different! Big Show tells him to sign the contract and find out for himself! Edge says, �With pleasure,� and goes to sign the contract when John Cena�s music hits!!!
Cena charges the ring and gets in Big Show�s face! He low blows Big Show and punches Edge in the face!! Cena grabs the World Heavyweight Title, knocks the table over, and hits Big Show with the belt, sending Show out of the ring!! Edge charges and Cena sends him shoulder first into the ring post!! Cena then picks up the table and throws it at Edge!!
Cena now looks over to Vickie Guerrero who is cowering in the corner! Cena goes over to her and whispers something in her ear that visibly upsets her! What did he say?? John Cena poses for the crowd as Vickie looks like she�s going to break down in tears!
Still to come tonight will be Triple H vs. Umaga in a non-title match! Also, in case you�ve been living under a rock for the past week, we�ll find out the next inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2009!
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break as JR and Tazz watch replays of what just happen and wonder what John Cena said!
We get an interior shot of the Mohegan Sun Casino. We now see a graphic of the current inductees to the Hall of Fame which are Stone Cold Steve Austin, Dory, Jr. and Terry Funk, and Ricky �The Dragon� Steamboat! The next inductee � Cowboy Bill Watts! Here�s a tremendous wrestler who sold out the Garden with Bruno Sammartino and was also a tremendous promoter. He ran the Mid-South territory and was cutting edge back when perhaps hiring a black man to be your top guy in the territory wasn�t quite in fashion. This is a man who only saw one color � green. It didn�t matter if you were black, white, or yellow. If you could draw, you were on top. This man put Big Cat Ernie Ladd, Junkyard Dog, Tony Atlas, and so many others on the map because he took a chance when other promoters were too chicken-you-know-what to do something with these talented individuals! Cowboy Bill Watts will be inducted by his longtime friend and fellow Hall of Famer Jim Ross!
Backstage Edge is complaining to a visibly shaken Vickie Guerrero that he is sick and tired of John Cena sticking his nose in his business. Vickie is supposed to be the interim General Manager of Raw and the General Manager of Smackdown � he wonders whether she should have some sort of authority! Edge tells her to get the contract because he�ll sign it right now! Vickie tells him he�ll sign it next week on Raw! Edge doesn�t understand why and Vickie starts crying! Edge goes to put his hand on her shoulder and she says she needs space! Edge walks away.
Up next it�ll be the Money in the Bank Qualifying Match between Jeff Hardy and Shelton Benjamin!
-Commercial Break-
We get another WrestleMania rewind that we�ve already seen � the WrestleMania 21 recap video. This was a great one and I started watching it last night, starting with the Hall of Fame. I got up to Jimmy Hart and had to go to sleep but that was a great class. This WrestleMania of course had Edge win the first Money in the Bank match!
Money in the Bank Qualifying Match
Jeff Hardy vs. Shelton Benjamin
Shelton Benjamin�s United States Championship will not be on the line tonight.
The referee calls for the bell and the match begins. They circle the ring before locking up and Benjamin immediately hooks Hardy�s leg and lifts him over his head! That�s the move Chris Benoit used when he accidentally broke Sabu�s neck, giving him the nickname, �The Canadian Crippler.� Benjamin covers for a two count! Benjamin forearms Hardy a few times and hits a Northern Lights Suplex with a bridge for a two count! Hardy�s tongue is busted open already.
Benjamin gets Hardy up and suplexes him. Benjamin floats over into a cover for a two count! Benjamin picks Hardy up and Irish whips him but lowers his head and pays for it with a kick to the face! Hardy comes back with some right hand but has an Irish whip reversed on him! Hardy ducks a clothesline, goes back into the ropes, and goes for a cross-body but Benjamin goes down and Hardy flies out of the ring with a thump!
Benjamin goes outside to retrieve Hardy and forearms him viciously a few times! Benjamin then has a whip into the barricade reversed on him! Hardy sets up the steps and runs, jumping off the stairs with a variation of Poetry in Motion on the outside!! It�s time for a break.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to Hardy chants but he�s not doing much except taking punishment from Benjamin, who has just dug his knee into Hardy�s back and is pulling back on the chin! During the break we see Hardy go for his corner slingshot dropkick but Benjamin quickly caught Hardy midair and powerbombed him into the corner!!
Hardy gets to his feet and punches out. Hardy goes for something but Benjamin quickly hits a unique backbreaker on his knee for a two and a half count! Benjamin picks Hardy up with a traditional backbreaker and stretches Hardy across his knee! The fans chant for Hardy and he eventually punches out but can�t do anything!
Benjamin lays Hardy against the second rope and digs his knee into his back twice! Benjamin backs up and charges but Hardy back body-drops him over the top rope but Benjamin hangs on to the top rope and stays on the apron! Hardy goes to suplex him back in the ring but Benjamin lands on his feet and goes for his neckbreaker but Hardy holds on to the top rope! Hardy then hits a double leg takedown and leg-drops him in the groin area! Hardy then goes into the ropes and hits a low dropkick to the face, covering Benjamin for a two and a half count!!
Jeff Hardy picks Benjamin up and hits his unique neckbreaker but the fans are booing because Matt Hardy is making his way down to the ring! Hardy pins Benjamin for a two and a half count! Jeff sees Matt but tries to ignore him as he bounces Benjamin�s head off the top turnbuckle and hits Whisper in the Wind!! Jeff stares Matt down and hits the Twist of Fate on Shelton Benjamin! Matt Hardy now gets into the ring and stares down his brother face to face. He then turns around and punches Benjamin in the face, costing Jeff Hardy the match!!
Winner by Disqualification: Shelton Benjamin
Match Rating: ** �
Jeff stares at his brother in disbelief as Matt Hardy angrily stares back. Matt then symbolically turns his back on his brother and waits for him to attack. When Jeff doesn�t he simply leaves the ring, content at shattering Jeff�s WrestleMania dreams. The Money in the Bank match now has CM Punk, Kane, Mark Henry, MVP, and Shelton Benjamin in it. No offense to these superstars but it�s not exactly the best lineup they�ve had through the years.
We now get the Raw Recap with the Randy Orton and Triple H promo. It started off crappy with the whole �Triple H is going to jail� crap but got good at the end when Triple H came out. Apparently they can�t touch one another until WrestleMania. How are they going to do the angle like that? That just means more promos� By the way, when they touched noses, that was contact � Triple H should be in prison now!
Triple H vs. Umaga is next!!
-Commercial Break-
Did you know last week, Smackdown once again achieved the highest rating in the history of My Network TV, breaking its own record for the 12th time? Smackdown rules!
Jim Ross and Tazz are still discussing what John Cena said to Vickie Guerrero. This leads into a video, asking us to wonder who Danny Fisher is, the character John Cena plays in the movie that should be direct-to-video, �12 Rounds.�
Triple H makes his way to the ring. His match with Umaga is next!
-Commercial Break-
AutoZone brings the WWE Smack of the Week, which was Randy Orton taunting Triple H about RKO-ing Stephanie. Triple H tells Orton he�ll break his neck.
Triple H vs. Umaga
This is a non-title match, in case you were wondering.
Mike Chioda calls for the bell and we�re ready to begin. Umaga goes for a right hand but Triple H blocks it and punches Umaga viciously into the corner! Chioda has to back him away and when Triple H approaches Umaga again he�s hit with a head-butt! Umaga hits him with three more head-butts but he doesn�t go down � get real, guy.
Umaga punches Triple H into the corner and intimidates Chioda quickly. Umaga then whips Triple H into the opposite corner but Triple H recovers nicely with a clothesline! Triple H punches Umaga and bounces his head off the top turnbuckle. Triple H punches again and goes for a whip but Umaga doesn�t budge. Umaga whips Triple H into the corner and charges into Triple H�s boot! Triple H then charges out into a side kick from Umaga, which he sells horribly but going down slowly to his knees and then to his face.
Umaga looks around and then hits a diving head-butt to Triple H�s ribs. Triple H crawls to the corner and Umaga punches him a few times. Umaga picks Triple H up and head-butts him down. Umaga hits an ugly leg-drop and covers for a two count. Umaga picks Triple H back up and punches him. Umaga whips him into the ropes but lowers his head and eats a face buster. Triple H punches Umaga a few times against the ropes and goes into the ropes, ducking a clothesline but is unable to dodge a throat thrust! Umaga now charges Triple H but he lowers the rope and Umaga tweaks his knee bad. Great, he�s injured again.
All of a sudden Legacy comes through the crowd and surrounds the ring! Mike Chioda has left so I guess this is a No Contest!
Winner: No Contest
Match Rating: * �
Randy Orton acts like a snake pretending to get in the ring. Cody Rhodes jumps first and Triple H punches him! Ted DiBiase comes in and they double team Triple H and then Randy Orton physically provokes Triple H and they brawl!
Triple H and DiBiase dump through the ropes to the outside and soon Triple H and Randy Orton tackle each other over the announcer�s table! Randy Orton then throws him over the table!
They all get back in the ring and Triple H tries to make a comeback but the three are just too much for him. What proceeds from here are eight of the most boring minutes I think I�ve ever had to endure since I started on WrestleView.com. All they do is just beat him down � forever. It was intense but it just went way too long, kind of like Umaga�s injury left too much time in between. I don�t know for sure but it seems that way.
The only cool part was really Randy Orton saying, �I remember� as he kicks Triple H countless times in the face. Orton then half-punted him in the face! Orton sends DiBiase and Rhodes to the back as Triple H, covered in mucus and snot (I�m not kidding), tries to act sympathetic but it just looks gross. Orton plays his part well but smiling while Triple H reaches for him. This concludes this week�s Smackdown.
Quick Match Results
MITB Qualifier: MVP def. Matt Hardy
Maryse def. Eve Torres (non-title)
MITB Qualifier: Shelton Benjamin def. Jeff Hardy via DQ (non-title)
Triple H NC Umaga (non-title)
Bump of the Night: Jeff Hardy�s Poetry in Motion on Shelton Benjamin on the outside!
Match of the Night: MVP def. Matt Hardy ** �
Mike�s Thoughts
Tonight�s Smackdown had some pretty good WrestleMania build and I was very happy with it, aside from that epically boring beat down on Triple H. Still the Smackdown portion of WrestleMania (the WWE Title is technically a Raw match to me) looks STRONG!
This Edge/Big Show/ Vickie Guerrero love triangle is shaping up to be a hell of a storyline! I had my qualms about it in the beginning but they�re doing a great job with it. Even the acting is dead on � Vickie Guerrero was terrific tonight� well as good as acting can be on a wrestling show. I�m really intrigued. Then John Cena�s surprise appearance really shook things up! What did he say to Vickie? I hope we find out more on Monday! This pretty simple storyline is really great! You don�t need intricate storylines with doctors and lawyers and IED to sell WrestleManias!
I was interested in the Triple H vs. Randy Orton match following the promo tonight but was skeptical on how they�d build the match with no physical contact. Apparently WWE didn�t know what to do either as they nixed the �no touching� policy on the next show! It�s for the better but that beat down tonight sucked. I get that they have to make Legacy seem unstoppable and evil but that just went too long. Eight minutes of just beating with snot all over from Triple H. That was just a strange decision on his part to be drooling and snotting everywhere. Sometimes when they go for too much realism it looks faker � the drooling made it fake. Oh well, I�m still interested to see where they go from here. This whole storyline changed on Smackdown and I�m happy about that!
Things are still shaping up well with the Matt vs. Jeff Hardy storyline. I really liked MVP getting the surprise win on Matt Hardy and then Matt costing Jeff his Money in the Bank Qualifying match. That was some good booking and Jeff�s face after the disqualification was great! I can�t wait for more!
Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels! Finally, for the first time since 1998 they�re facing off in a singles match (Royal Rumble doesn�t count)! I can�t wait! Undertaker cut a hell of a promo this week and it can�t wait to hear what HBK has to say on Monday! I�m looking forward to HBK possibly making an appearance on Smackdown as well!
The Diva�s even have some interesting stuff heading into WrestleMania. I like the idea of the two top Diva�s squaring off, even if it�s not in a singles match. That�s some good stuff right there!
Random Thought � Vickie Guerrero with her new hairdo and pants suit looked like Hilary Clinton on crack tonight. I know it couldn�t be just me!
By the way, my friend Lisa Arpino was at this Smackdown event (and next week�s for that matter). I�m still jealous, Lisa! She must be excited at the possibility of Edge being cheated on � he could be a single man again soon!
The wrestling side of Smackdown was half good and half bad. The Hardy matches were fantastic � Shelton Benjamin and MVP were no slouches either! Maryse and Eve had an average match for a greenhorn like Eve but the Triple H match was inexcusable and it was at no fault of Umaga! Triple H just was really bad tonight � an uncharacteristically bad match from the 13 time champion! I can�t remember the last time we�ve seen one but this was just no good. To top it all off it appears as if Umaga is legit injured. I�m not happy about that at all. So much for my dream of an Undertaker vs. Umaga match for Summerslam! I�d even take Big Show vs. Umaga!
All in all a very good Smackdown except for the eight LONG minutes of beating down. WrestleMania is looking strong for Smackdown!
Final Smackdown Rating: ** �
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A Komodo dragon in Indonesia has attacked two employees in one of the giant lizards' protected island habitats, leaving its victims hospitalised with serious injuries, an official said Wednesday.
One victim, a 50-year-old park ranger, was sitting at his desk at the Rinca island front office, where tourists usually check in, when the two-metre-long monitor snuck into his room Tuesday afternoon.
"The man panicked when he saw the Komodo and tried to escape by jumping on a chair, but the Komodo quickly grabbed and bit one of his legs," Komodo National Park official Heru Rudiharto said.
Rudiharto said the ranger was the victim of a similar Komodo attack in 2009 and was still traumatised.
Another employee, aged 35, heard the ranger scream and quickly ran to his aid, but the lizard also attacked him, taking a bite at his leg.
Both are in good condition after being given stitches at a health clinic, Rudiharto said, but they are being monitored in hospital to ensure an infection does not develop.
Until recently, Komodos were believed to hunt with a "bite and wait" strategy using toxic bacteria in their saliva to weaken or kill their prey, before descending in numbers to feast.
But recent research found that the dragons' jaws are armed with highly sophisticated poison glands that can cause paralysis, spasms and shock through haemorrhaging.
They are native to several Indonesian islands and are considered a vulnerable species, with only a few thousand left in the world. Their normal diet consists of large mammals, reptiles and birds.
A Komodo in October attacked a woman collecting grass for animal feed at the park, Rudiharto said. She has recovered from a serious leg injury.
The world's largest monitor lizard, Komodos can grow up to three metres and typically weigh to 70 kilograms.


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TI Automotive's hedge fund owners that include Oaktree Capital Group LLC will reap a $435 million dividend by saddling the Auburn Hills-based auto-parts maker with more debt for the second time in two years.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is arranging a $1.25 billion loan that will be used to fund the payout and refinance TI's debt, according to three people with knowledge of the payout. The bank began soliciting other lenders to join in the debt today, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the discussions are private.
The decision to seek a dividend comes after TI's owners' plans to sell the company to potential buyers that included private-equity firms Bain Capital Partners LLC and Pamplona Capital Management LLP, failed to materialize. The payout will boost TI's debt levels to 3.5 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization from 2.4, said one of the people.
Carissa Felger, a spokeswoman at Sard Verbinnen & Co. for Oaktree, and Tasha Pelio, a JPMorgan spokeswoman, declined to comment.
The company has raised debt for a dividend before. TI obtained a $550 million loan in March 2012 for a payout, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
TI, which makes components for cars and trucks, was acquired by a group of funds led by Oaktree and Duquesne Capital Management LLC in a 2007 debt restructuring. TI, which once supplied fuel lines to Ford Motor Co.'s Model T, traces its roots to 1919.


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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Logistics officials here said soaring transportation costs threaten to delay U.S. Army Materiel Command's plans to ship the thousands of combat vehicles home from Afghanistan by the December 2014 deadline.
AMC Commander Gen. Dennis Via said on Thursday that the Army's massive equipment transfer effort, known as retrograde, will be slowed down if the defense spending cuts under sequestration go forward March 1.
The Army is facing an $18 billion shortfall in operations and maintenance funds over the next year. This would come on top of the financial woes the service continues to endure from operating on a continuing budget resolution for the past 14 months.
"That will delay if we are talking about the timeline we have been given to get the equipment out by the end of December 2014," Via told an audience at the Association of the United States Army's Winter Symposium here.
A shortfall in overseas contingency operations funding "increases our transportation costs as we begin to surge equipment coming out of theater as we did surging equipment to go in."
The goal of AMC's retrograde mission is to ship about $22 million of the $28 million worth of equipment home so it can be reset and funneled back into the force.
AMC recently completed a much larger retrograde operation in Iraq, but the conditions there were much different, Via said.
"Certainly Afghanistan is not Iraq; we know we just cannot push it across the border and sort it out at the end of the day," Via said. "We have to fly a lot of equipment out."
The Army can once again truck equipment through Pakistan, Via said. Pakistan closed its border to American and NATO vehicles in November 2011 after Coalition airstrikes accidentally killed 24 Pakistani border troops. The border didn't reopen until July 2012.
"We are starting to move some equipment there, not to the levels that we need of course, and not to the previous levels we enjoyed" in the past, Via said.
Ongoing combat operations also make retrograde operations in Afghanistan more challenging more than they were in Iraq, Via said.
"They are still in a very, very tough fight as they transition the mission lead to the Afghan army, so it's retrograding while in contact, and I don't think there can be any more complex mission than what we face there in theater today," Via said.
Commanders however have "embraced retrograde as an operational mission," Via added.
"They have prioritized non-mission essential equipment to be removed from theater, and we have processes in place to do that."
The key, to this type of operation is ensuring that the processes are as efficient as possible. Last year, it was taking about 90 days to process vehicles for retrograde; "they have now got there process down to under 12 days," Via said.


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It's true to say that if Shankly had told us to invade Poland we'd be queuing up 10 deep all the way from Anfield to the Pier Head.
During the Stanislas free kick, was he shouting Daniel? Pretty sure he was, then laughed when he realised it was Gini. Could be wrong like.
We should send him up for corners.
Everything I had hoped for in the summerI feel so assured with him in goal.
When we need a goal with a few minutes left and get a corner, I can't wait to see him up there.**of course, I hope we never need a goal with a few minutes left
I'm a knob
12 pints of Guiness had leaked out of my arse whilst I slept like a baby
I hope this wasn't Allison's job interview.It's the equivalent of me walking in, sitting down, blowing a raspberry and saying "Wibble" before getting up and walking back out.
Difference between Mignolet and Allison - taking that risk, being that physical, dominating that duel.
Ah yes, but can he make the ball bounce twice along the crossbar?
Difference between Mignolet and Allison - taking that risk, being that physical, dominating that duel.
Better than the Invincibles. Better than Mourinho's Chelsea. Better than the fabled Man Utd treble team. I'm alright with that.
Worth. Every. Penny.Another epic swindle of Roma, second summer running
He's making all our previous goalkeepers look like crap. Heck, even Rafa's Reina wouldn't be even close to as good as him if he keeps this up. There's this dominant presence. I dont worry about setpieces anymore. When someone plays it long over the top of our backline I already know he'll get there first and snuff it out. When a corner is taken and it looks too close to goal, I already know its gonna be caught. Its mad what a difference he's made in my general confidence of our backline (VVD has had no small part either, but even with VVD, you knew there'd be chances, and a half decent one would most likely go in.) He still feels like he is too good to be true!I have 0 doubt we'd have been champions of europe last season if he was in goal for us. We'd have won 1-0.
The chants for Kenny Dalglish that were heard again on Wednesday do not necessarily mean that the fans see him as the saviour. This is not Newcastle, longing for the return of Kevin Keegan. Simply, Dalglish represents everything Hodgson is not and, in fairness, everything Hodgson could or would not hope to be.
I loved Pepe but again Alisson is a level above. Rafa's team had some great players, particularly in midfield, that were a level above what we have currently. But VVD and Alisson are both incredible and are imo in the reckoning for being the best defender and the best goalkeeper in the world, which neither Carra nor Hyppia nor Pepe were IMO.
The loon. Why didn't he just punch that?
Never seen him playing I think. But looks like a good player.
Would have been a handball.
Rome can't be built in a day, but it can be pillaged in two
Nope. A backpass has to be a deliberate pass back to the keeper and there's no way you could say that ball from Milner was deliberate. However there was probably enough doubt in his mind for Alisson to go for the header rather than the punch.
Yeah sorry I suppose I should have stated it that way - he probably wasnt willing to take the chance.
The Test is obviously right
Thank Fowler we're not getting Caulker
I was all for giving Karius more time. Still thought he had great potential. I didnt think dropping 70 mill on a keeper would bring the equivalent improvement to our game. I was entirely wrong. He dominates his area of the pitch. And some of his saves have been unreal. Its like weve had boys in the back 5 for a few years and now weve got men.
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Pastor Ralph Stuebs of Morenci's Trinity Lutheran Church, WELS, will celebrate his 40th year in the ministry with a special worship service at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 17.
Pastor Jeff Bolwerk of Trinity Lutheran Church in Jenera, Ohio will serve as guest preacher and Pastor Robert Krueger of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Findlay, Ohio, is the scheduled guest liturgist.
The Trinity Choral ensemble and the Trinity Kids will perform selections in Pastor Stuebs' honor. Friends and colleagues will also be invited to speak.
A meal, prepared by members of the church, will be served following the worship service.
Pastor Stuebs, and his twin brother Ron, were born Aug. 27, 1945, in Kewaunee, Wis. They are the oldest of 11 children.
Ralph was received into God's family through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism on Sept. 9, 1945, at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kewaunee.
He attended various schools throughout northeastern Wisconsin. His family finally settled near Newtonberg (Manitowoc) Wis. He was received into communicant membership at St John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Newtonberg through the rite of confirmation on May 24, 1959.
Ralph graduated from Northwestern Preparatory School in Watertown, Wis., in 1963. He graduated from Northwestern College in Watertown in 1967 and completed his ministry training at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in Mequon, Wis., in 1971. During his seminary training, he served as a vicar at St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Savanna and Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mt. Carroll, Ill.
Pastor Stuebs has served in the following congregations: St. John's Lutheran Church in Belview, Minn., St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Seaforth, Minn.; Immanuel Lutheran Church in Globe (Neilsville), Wis.; St. John's Lutheran Church in Christie, Wis.; Star of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Urbana, Ill.; and Grace Lutheran Church in Kenton, Ohio.
Since moving to Morenci, Pastor Stuebs is a member of the Wauseon Lions Club and serves as a Little League umpire.
Pastor Stuebs has four children, Kent of Kenton, Ohio; Kevin (and Teresa) of Greenfield, Ohio; Kate of Findlay, Ohio; and Kyle (and Jenna) of Marysville, Ohio. He also has 12 grandchildren.


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I've been holding on to these for a while, looking for someone that might want them... then I stumbled upon GCC.
I only have 28 cards, all used; no value, pin number fields are scratched off. The "highlights" of this lot would be the 2011 Target LEGO card and the 2011 CMA Music Festival iTunes card.
I am offering these up for a flat fee of $5 essentially to cover any shipping.
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Indians are accused of being corrupt and dishonest. There is a solution to correct our global reputation. But is the PM willing to take the big risk? Sagarika Ghose asks.india Updated: Mar 06, 2011 13:52 IST
'Culture' 'DNA' and 'values' have entered the debate on the spot-fixing controversy. Several cricketers have expressed the belief that dishonesty exists not just in Pakistan cricket, but in the very DNA of the subcontinent.
Ricky Ponting believes that the values of cricket are simply not upheld in certain "cultures". Mathew Hayden remarked that it's not in the Australian DNA to cheat. Michael Atherton said that the root of all evil in cricket can be traced to India and Imran Khan stated that when a society says you can get away with all crime, what's a little no-ball?
The spot-fixing controversy is not just about Pakistan, but it's also about the growing global assumption that Pakistanis, Indians and subcontinentals in general are a cheating and corrupt people whose level of personal dishonesty is very high.
Are we, South Asians, a congenitally corrupt people? Do we have no sense of right and wrong? Is our society based on thievery and lies and personal criminality? And is our culture itself uniquely forgiving of personal dishonesty? There can't be another society today that shows such textbook characteristics of a pervasive moral and spiritual crisis.
The dishonesty on display at the Commonwealth Games has created shock, helplessness and hopelessness. The filthy money deals, the shady crony capitalism, the unabashed favours to the few, the wilful blindness of those at the top, the numbing, bewildering, indeed horrifying daily scams have left many patriotic Indians facing a sudden loss of self-belief about India.
The government seems powerless to act. Cabinet ministers are accused of systematic dishonesty and still ride around with their 'Z plus' security. Right To Information activists, acting on a legislation that is regarded as a showpiece of our democracy, are being murdered. State governments are taking over public land not for public use but to hand over to builders for windfall private profits.
As economist Raghuram Rajan writes in his excellent book Fault Lines, the License Permit raj has been replaced by the Land Mafia raj.
As institutions like health care, judiciary, media and education are in danger of destruction, the only avenue left for survival is connectivity or the ability to use connections in every situation. The ability to pick up the phone and dial a number and get things done is often the only way a service can be delivered at all
levels of society.
If connectivity becomes the only ticket for survival, soon India will be converted into a land controlled by a gang of 2,000 super-connected warlords, or oligopolists or individuals who combine in their individual personages immense political and money power and rule their individual empires with no truck with the State or the State's arms like the judiciary or police.
This 'profusion of well connected billionaires' that Rajan alludes to is a neo-zamindari system in which ordinary Indian citizens will have to scramble to stay connected to the warlords in order to ensure delivery of services and the wherewithal of life.
Too cynical? Sample Rajan: "India is a country with the second largest number of billionaires. And the dubious wealth comes from land, natural resources and government contracts or licences, not from competitive or free entry sectors like software. Thus it is proximity to government that is still the source of enormous profitability in India."
The overwhelming bulk of big money is not a product of an open and competitive economy but is secured by government favours which directly influence profitability. Corruption is thus embedded in the current India dream.
The degradation of religion is also one of the reasons why we have become personally dishonest. The founders of modern India were deeply secular and pluralist yet came from a society which drew strength from an un-self-consciousness religiosity.
Not religion defined by hatred of others, violence and noisy political ideology, but religion defined as an old quiet traditional faith that provided an unobtrusive moral compass. Today, multi-crore events like dahi handi show that religion is a stage-managed artificially euphoric extravaganza that is failing to create role models of passionate honesty and courage.
What can we do to create an Indian moral renaissance and a moral revolution? How can we send a shock wave through our society? Here's a suggestion from your humble columnist. It's a suggestion that begins with the prime minister because it is an initiative that must come from the very top. Manmohan Singh, call to your office ten of India's finest most upright officers.
Ask them, on the basis of the voluminous insider information that must surely exist, to prepare a list of the 100 most corrupt grandees in the country, i.e. all top ministers, high-ranking officials, tycoons, who have serious corruption charges against them.
Once the list is made, summon a press conference and in full public view, name the top offenders (however Very Very Important they may be), shame them in public and by all the powers vested in you by the Constitution, the tricolour, and the spiritual power of a land where the spirit of Brahma, Buddha and the Prophet once breathed, send the worst offenders to jail right there and right then and announce your decision to the public. Let your legacy be one, wherein the tradition of the valorous Sikhs, you sent the corrupt and the powerful to prison.
Your political career could end, Dr Singh. Your government may collapse immediately. But remember how you once risked your government for the nuclear deal? Maybe it's time to risk your government for the real deal. You will lose power, you will be ridiculed. But you will win an eternal crown: the hearts of every Indian. You would have struck a lightning blow of moral transformation down the line and you would have brought god back to our blighted land. Summon that press conference, Dr Singh, and kickstart the morality revolution.
Sagarika Ghose is Deputy Editor, CNN-IBN. The views expressed by the author are personal


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I'm following through the Create a currency converter app tutorial. I'm on a fresh raring install and have installed the ubuntu-sdk. I created a new project (QT Quick 2 UI) and copied in the CurrencyConverter.qml text. But when I use Ctrl-R to run qmlscene I get the error 'QQmlComponent: Component is not ready', qmlscene seems to run fine but the Currency Converter title text is missing.
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Someday Zach Galifianakis can tell his grandkids about the time he bailed on a project and they had to bring in an Oscar winner to replace him.
News that Jeff Bridges was in negotiations to join Ryan Reynolds in the cops-from-the-great-beyond comedy "R.I.P.D." broke late last month, talk that has been confirmed by The Wrap.
The film is being directed by Robert Schwentke ("R.E.D."--he only adapts comics whose titles are acronyms) and based on the comic book of the same name.
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"R.I.P.D." ("Rest In Peace Department") has Reynolds set to star as Nick Cruz, a cop murdered in the line of duty who agrees to join God's police force in return for a chance to catch his killer, with Bridges taking over the role of his partner, a veteran of the force dating back to the 19th Century.
"R.I.P.D." is allegedly due in 2012, but a look at Reynolds' schedule makes that seem very, very ambitious.


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I want to be perfectly clear: methamphetamine use is a terrible plague in our society. Although overall numbers are down over the past decade, we're still talking about a million plus people in the United States, many of whom are young and heterosexual. But, of course, that's not the only population group with members who abuse the drug; The CDC factsheet on its risk for HIV/AIDS stresses it can contribute to sexual risk behaviors, regardless of the sexual orientation of the user. I spoke recently to a long-term friend who is gay. I asked him about its use in the gay community and he replied, "Everyone I ever knew about who used meth is dead."
There's a brain chemical called dopamine that affects how we experience pleasurable activities. Lab experiments show this highly addictive and illegal drug can lead to considerably greater dopamine being released than either eating or having sex.
A user experiences a high, a "rush" much more intense than from any normal activity. But there's a problem; it doesn't last more than eight to 24 hours. And it's not as intense in succeeding uses. So that leads to a pattern of addiction, the need for not only repeated drug use, but more and more of the substance.
Chronic, repeated meth exposure, whether by oral ingestion, 'snorting", smoking or injection, clearly leads to damage in the brain, the teeth and the skin.
An online review by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health, says imaging studies (e.g., MRIs) done on meth addicts show alterations in parts of the brain involved in motor skills, verbal learning, emotion and memory.
I went back to the PBS special, "How Meth Destroys the Body" and was stuck by the graphic photos of "meth mouth." A common sign of abuse of this drug is severe tooth decay. The cause is uncertain, but meth does lead to shrinkage of a user's blood vessels and the mouth requires an adequate blood supply to stay healthy. The addicts often binge on high-sugar foods and drinks; their mouths lack sufficient saliva to maintain optimal healthy oral tissue and, on a high, meth users often grind their teeth and, of course, forget to brush or floss.
Between the tooth decay, the increased physical activity frequently experienced and the failure to eat adequately, meth users lose weight and look older.
They also lose interest in any activities other than those related to obtaining and snorting or injecting the drug. Men may become impotent; women may lose their interest in sex.
So why don't we require simply prescriptions for the cold and allergy pills that contain psudoephedrine, the chemical I mentioned in my last post that is used in the production of methamphetamine? I read an article in the 20 December 2011 edition of the Annals of Internal Medicine which told of the widespread abuse of controlled substances in the United States. It wasn't describing illegal drugs, just ones that normally do require a doctor's prescription. Many of these can now be purchased on the Internet.
That series of photos of meth users mouths and "before" and "after" photos of addicts may be one place to start.
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LEBANON, Maine — The Lebanon Board of Selectmen on Wednesday announced that effective March 1 all primary law enforcement services for the town will be though the Maine State Police.
For approximately the past 10 years, the town has been covered by an agreement between the York County Sheriff's Department and the Maine State Police. That agreement would alternate police coverage every other month by each agency.
"It was difficult with the alternating schedules with officers doing follow-up on cases and continuity of cases. If a resident had a burglary the last day of the month, they may have to wait for follow-up on the case because the next day that officer would be assigned new towns on the other side of the county for a month. This new agreement gives Lebanon troopers that will be assigned primarily to Lebanon and will be able to focus on some of the concerns we identified during a recent meeting with Maine State Police supervision," Selectman Jason Cole added.
On Monday, March 4, the three Lebanon selectmen met with Maine State Police Sgt. Jonathan Shapiro who has been assigned as the liaison for Lebanon. Also attending the meeting were Lebanon Rescue Chief Samantha Cole and Lebanon Fire Chief Skip Wood.
Some areas identified as concerns are the increase in serious accidents on Carl Broggi Highway between Depot Road and the Sanford town line, speeding through various sections of the community, children being in proper car seats and seat belted and just the overall feeling of many motorists out of town that feel they can drive through Lebanon recklessly because the community has no police, Jason Cole said in a press release issued late Wednesday morning.
Another area of major concern the town is in the process of correcting is out-of-state registrations. The town is finalizing work with a new constable that will be able to identify, secure evidence and then prosecute out-of-state registration violations, which the initial fine is more than $900.
According to Jason Cole, they have identified between 200 and 300 cars already and the new constable will be busy with the prosecution of these violations. The town loses all of the excise tax money which stays in the community to help build roads, provide public safety and cuts taxes for the others who legally register their vehicles, Jason Cole pointed out.
Additionally, Selectman Karen Gerrish has been in talks with the governor's office who has concern about these same violators who have New Hampshire plates and the chance that they are also not paying income tax due to having New Hampshire addresses.
Also, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap is working collaboratively with the Board of Selectmen on the tax evasion issue. Once these cases are identified, the information will be forwarded to the income tax divisions at the state for review in addition to the prosecution of evasion of excise tax. "We are hoping for people to just come register their car legally, and it will save the town time and money to prosecute these cases. We just want compliance and fairness for each resident," Jason Cole said in the press release.
On Tuesday, March 5, the day after the meeting with the state police, Trooper Jamie Fenderson was at the entrance to the schools watching for violations in regard to the concerns brought up during the meeting before.
Also, troopers were focused on Carl Broggi Highway in the area of the serious accidents doing traffic enforcement. Additionally, Fenderson attended the selectmen's meeting on Tuesday night.
"We thank the Sheriff's Department for their coverage of our town and understand the difficulties of switching back and forth each month. They have done a great job of protecting our town and we appreciate their work. This agreement makes it more consistent for the 14 towns that rely on sheriff and state police patrols," Jason Cole added.
Residents should still contact 911 if they have a police, ambulance or fire emergency. If you need a state trooper for non-emergency, the contact number is 207-657-3030.
Troopers often stop by at the Rescue Station on Carl Broggi Highway and the office that was assigned to the sheriff's department for a substation will be available for them to use, so they have an office here in town if they need it.
"The state police identified they wanted to be more involved in the community and met with us on Monday and we expect that they will host a meeting for residents with concerns to come down and meet with a trooper. When we have a date and time, we will make sure residents are aware," Selectman Chairman Robert Frizzell added.
Residents with questions for the selectmen or suggestions are asked to contact Frizzell by emailing email@example.com or calling (207) 457-6034.


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A man charged with stabbing three women to death over the last 20 years and convicted of several other knifings told investigators, "You stab one, stab 'em all," according to court papers released Monday.
Lucius Crawford repeatedly said he stabbed women for no good reason, usually while high and after having sex, according to transcripts offered by prosecutors.
"Something just came over me and I stabbed them," Crawford is quoted as saying. "I have a demon inside me and I just snap."
The documents include Crawford admitting to each of the three killings, two in 1993 and one last month.
"I killed my girlfriend today in Mount Vernon," he said, according to the transcripts.
In at least two cases, he said he left when the women were alive but dying.
Crawford, 60, has already spent about half his life in prison for nonfatal stabbings of women in New York and South Carolina going back to the 1970s.
"I first started cutting when I was in my teens down there," he said, according to the court papers. "When I came out of prison I stated doing it again."
"You stab one, stab 'em all," the documents quote Crawford as saying. "Kill once, you'll kill again."
A call to his lawyer, Angelo MacDonald, was not immediately returned. MacDonald said earlier Monday that Crawford, of Mount Vernon, denies at least some of the killings.
Crawford's statements were released after he pleaded not guilty in Westchester County Court to murder charges in the killings of two women. He is also charged with a stabbing murder in the Bronx.
During the court session, MacDonald suggested that Crawford may be mentally disabled, based on meetings with Crawford and on a doctor's report from the 1990s that said "my client's IQ is 64 and he was labeled mildly retarded."
Judge Barbara Zambelli ordered a mental health evaluation.
Crawford is accused of killing Tonya Simmons, 41, on Dec. 4. Her body was found in Crawford's Mount Vernon apartment by officers from Yonkers and New York City who were looking for him in connection with two cold-case killings. A recent DNA match had linked Crawford to those killings, police said.
One of the cold-case killings was the stabbing of Learonda Shealy, 23, of Yonkers. The case in Westchester also charges Crawford with that 1993 killing.
Crawford was indicted last month in the other 1993 killing, of Nella West, 38. Her body was found in the Bronx.
After the judge granted the request for a mental exam, relatives of Simmons and Shealy took issue with it.
Shealy's mother, Arlene Perkins, of Yonkers, said that if Crawford tries to avoid prison, or even just succeeds in delaying a trial, "It's going to make the whole process worse for us."
Simmons' aunt Waheebah Wajib, of Beacon, said, "I don't want to hear this nonsense about him being insane."
In court on Monday, Crawford wore a dress shirt and tie, and had closely cropped gray hair. He did not speak.
"He looks like a well-groomed businessman," Wajib said. "We know he's not."


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Richard Nixon, after losing the 1962 gubernatorial race, famously declared, "You won't have Dick Nixon to kick around anymore."
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, an admirer of Nixon, is not saying any such thing.
Reading recent gubernatorial transcripts, I came across Schwarzenegger's remarks at a recent budget event in San Francisco, where he was asked what he would do next. The governor answered that even after he leaves office, he will continue to be a vocal advocate for the policies he's pursued in office.
He said: "I will continue with public policy. Even though I will not be Governor anymore I will continue my fight for economic growth here in this state. I will continue my fight to protect education. I will continue my fight to bring tourism over to the United States and for government reform and political reform and all of those things and to protect our environment. I will be fighting for protecting our environment and protecting AB 32 and our Hydrogen Highway and the Million Solar Roof Initiative and the Low-Carbon Fuel Standards and for us to build more electric cars and more hydrogen cars and alternative fuels and all of those kind of things. I think this is extremely important."
That's a strong choice. Many former governors have made a point of staying out of the public fray -- at least for a time -- after they leave office. But that's not Schwarzenegger. The governor has good reason to stay active. His legacy -- particularly on environmental and politcal reform -- remains insecure, in large part because of challenges to it at the ballot box that could continue long after he leaves office. And a water bond that the governor fashioned and championed is scheduled to be on the ballot in 2012.
So save the goodbyes and the reviews of the Schwarzenegger governorship. It may not be over, even after it's over.


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The Illinois athletic department and the university are still in the process of ending the long-running debate on the south edge of the campus: renovate Assembly Hall or build a new arena.
The Illinois athletic department and the university are still in the process of ending the long-running debate on the south edge of the campus: renovate Assembly Hall or build a new arena.
According to athletic department spokesman Kent Brown, a final decision about renovating the 45-year-old Assembly Hall or building a new facility won't be made until this fall or winter.
"Assembly Hall is a campus icon,'' Brown said. "Surely, there's a group of people very attached to that building. It's emblematic of the campus. We have to make sure that we're current. Facilities are important to athletic programs.
"They're hoping by the end of this calendar year that there's a clear direction on what we hope to accomplish.''
In a press release issued by the university Wednesday concerning the contract extension and pay raise for athletic director Ron Guenther, chancellor Richard Herman said in the prepared statement that Guenther "will provide his visionary leadership for our next major project, the renovation of Assembly Hall.''
That sounded like a final answer, but Brown insisted the comment was made about the general issue of Assembly Hall's future rather than a specific mention of renovating the building that's been home to Illini basketball since 1963.
While construction costs and revenue streams also play a role in the decision, there's a clear dividing line. The university doesn't want to lose a building already on the National Register of Historic Places, but the athletic department prefers an up-to-date building, whether it's Assembly Hall or a new facility. It's unsure how two buildings could co-exist.
The athletic department also wants to move its Olympic sports out of aging Huff Hall, but it's unknown if Assembly Hall could play a role there.
With the $121 million Memorial Stadium renovation scheduled for completion in August, the Assembly Hall question is back in the spotlight. Associate athletic director Dana Brenner is working with engineers on another feasibility study to determine the possibility of updating Assembly Hall.
Early speculation had renovating Assembly Hall at roughly $90 million with the price of a new facility at closer to $140 million.
In 2002, the university released findings from a feasibility study of renovating Assembly Hall by Minneapolis-based Ellerbe Becket Architects & Engineers Inc.
Recommendations for exterior changes included an expanded entry lobby on the west side plus the addition of four small, two-story satellite structures connected to the building that would provide additional space for restrooms, concessions and offices.
Interior changes would feature a lowering of the arena floor by four feet, accompanied by new A Section seating lowered to the same level. That would allow students on the floor to remain standing without blocking the view of patrons in the higher A, B and C sections. The feasibility plan also made available the possibility of building luxury suites, a key element in paying for any renovation.
Other changes would include more handicap seating, the addition of elevators, escalators and air conditioning. The renovation would take 28 to 30 months, the study said. Thus, the overhaul would be spread over two or three seasons, just like the Memorial Stadium renovation project.
Either renovating or building would be the latest in a series of internal improvements during Guenther's tenure.
Since becoming athletics director in 1992, Guenther's legacy has been tied to his massive overhaul of Illinois athletic facilities. Illinois already built the athletic department headquarters, practice facilities for basketball and football and a softball stadium and upgraded the baseball facility.
John Supinie can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com. For more coverage, read the Illini Talk blog at www.sj-r.com and www.pjstar.com.


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Pioneering bioartist Oron Catts will give a two-part workshop titled "Grow It Yourself – The Semi Living World," at Brooklyn's Genspace later this month. If you can't afford the workshop but are interested in the topic, you may want to consider attending his talk on Wednesday, July 25th, which is free.
Today with 3D printing we can make our own products from dead materials like plastics. What if we could print living material—like organs and skin—with a 3D bioprinter? Make your own tissue cultures at this workshop. First, learn how to design and build a DIY incubator, sterile hood and centrifuge. Then learn the essentials of tissue engineering. The workshop will cover the main techniques of regenerative medicine and will explore the broader cultural and artistic implication of using living tissue within artistic context. By the end of the course you will have learned how to make the tools necessary for tissue engineering and build your own living structure with biodegradable soft polymers and 3D scaffolds created by a MakerBot 3D printer.
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