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They've earned their degree and have gotten that much closer to pursing their dreams. This card will remind a special college graduate that they should be proud of all they've accomplished so far. It's no easy task and they've come out on top. Whatever they do next in life, they should know that they are a true success and this is a moment that deserves to be remembered.
In life, there are moments that we will always remember. College graduation is one of them. As the special graduate in your life takes that important next step in life, let them know that it's their time to shine and whatever journey they go on from here, it's up to them to create their own success story. After all, they've earned it.
Can you believe it? That same kid you've known throughout the years has finally graduated from college. As they get ready to celebrate this major milestone, send a funny card to make them smile! If they're someone who's still that same silly little boy or girl at heart, this greeting is sure to have them laughing, while knowing deep down inside how much you care.
A smiling cartoon family decorates this charming graduation card. A mom and dad stand on either side of their son– the graduate! You can tell by their big smiles that they are so proud of their child. If your child is graduating today and you are feeling pretty proud yourself (as you should!) send your superstar kid the Cute Cartoon Graduate Card!
Wow. Your family gained one sweetheart of a graduate today! You are so amazed by your child, they've accomplished so much already in their life and they still have so much more to live for. Send them the Amazing Accomplishments Happy Graduation Card to pay them some well-earned recognition and support. Then be sure to give your graduate a big ol' hug, just like the photo on the card.
Mmm, delicious cupcakes! These decadent chocolate cupcakes, wrapped in sweet yellow and white striped cups, are a delight to look at. But they're no match for the sweetness that is your child. Send your new graduate the No Match for Your Sweetness Happy Graduation Card to let them know how much you're looking forward to celebrating their accomplishments all day long!
Nothing says congratulations quite like a big bouquet of flowers, right? It's been so inspiring watching your child put in long hours and hard work towards their education. Send them the Inspiring Goals Graduate Graduation Card to let them know you simply couldn't be anymore proud of them! In eye-catching purples with hints of green this card is sure to make your graduate feel even more special today!
Your graduate will get a real kick out of this card. Send your star student this totally paw-esome and funny graduation card! It both congratulates them and will have them rolling with laughter. An adorable puppy poses next to a silly kitty cat, both wearing eyeglasses, bow ties, and graduation caps! If that doesn't make your kiddo smile then the message "from your loving paw-rents" certainly will!
Send this beautiful card to your precious grandchild for their graduation. Perfect for any graduation– high school or college. Congratulate them in pleasant purples, awesome oranges, and gentle pinks. You're always so very proud of your grandchild, and today is no different. Wish them all the best and reassure them of your love with the You Did It Silhouette Graduation Card.
A day for reflection and celebration. In other words: a graduation day! Send the Reflect and Celebrate Graduation Card to your darling grandchild to let them know they have your full support wherever life leads them next. In fact, you can't wait to see where they go next! You're so very proud of them for furthering their education. They are one smart cookie!
Gold. Gold everywhere. Confetti floats elegantly down from the top of the card, gently falling on a graduation mortar cap. You could say a good education is as valuable as gold. Send this stunning Gold Confetti Happy Graduation Card to your beloved grandchild! Wish them well and let them know they've made you incredibly proud once again. They're sure to feel loved when they receive this card.
No family celebration is complete without a tasty, festive batch of cupcakes, right? This card is decorated in blacks and shades of yellow with a delicious group of chocolate cupcakes wearing graduation cap toothpicks! Let your wonderful grandchild know how very much you are looking forward to celebrating this glorious event with them by sending the Momentous Occasion Graduation Card.
A disco ball wearing a graduation cap just shouts "Party Time!" Don't you think? Send the Ready to Celebrate Happy Graduation Card to your amazing grandchild to mark this grand day of joy and festivities! You're so proud of all your grandchild has achieved in their life so far. How exciting it will be to see what they do next.
High school graduation is an important time. It's the culmination of years and years of hard work. Make the proud graduate in your life smile on this picture-perfect day with a fun card, which comes with your best wishes as they move closer to their dreams and toward the next big milestone in life.
They may be leaving high school behind, but they're just beginning to leave their mark on the world. Let a special graduate in your life know how proud you are of their hard work and the success that's still to come with this inspirational card. Featuring a row of graduates on their big day, it's a reminder that no matter what they do next, it's going to be something great.
The graduates on this card couldn't be more excited about what lies ahead. With the sun rising behind them, it's the perfect way to wish a special high school grad in your life all the best while letting them know their own future is looking brighter than ever! After all, they've worked hard and earned all the praise that comes their way.
They're graduating high school, and while the future is not always known as far as what they'll do next, it's important to remind them that they'll be armed with all the tools they need to be a total success. Featuring a cap and diploma to symbolize what this milestone is all about, it's an inspirational greeting they'll take with them as they move to the next chapter in life.
The pup on this card's got on his graduation cap and looks pretty proud of himself. Not unlike a high school graduate in your life, who has just accomplished something very big and exciting! Let them know this day belongs to them with this funny greeting that's sure to get some laughs while also reminding them they're top dog!
As the college graduates in this card sit facing ahead, it's symbolic of what's to come in the next chapter. Celebrate the proud new graduate in your life with this inspiring greeting that lets them know the whole world is in front of them and that no matter what path they take, you are wishing them happiness and success. They deserve nothing less for all they've accomplished.
They've come so far and have accomplished so much. As they graduate from college, this inspirational card will remind them how proud you are and that there are so many wonderful surprises still in store for them if they continue to work hard and dream big. Those are the two most important things to remember for continued success, which they are sure to have plenty of.
He's moving one step closer to his goal today. And as he moves that tassel from one side to the other to symbolize this major milestone of graduation, he'll beam with pride knowing how far he's come and that there's a bright future ahead of him. This card is the perfect way to wish a special young man in your life a happy graduation day and to remind him that he should always recognize all that he has accomplished.
For a special boy who's graduating, this card will fill him with so much pride and joy! Now that it's time to say goodbye to books and tests and head toward a summer of fun, he can enjoy knowing how hard he has worked, and even more importantly, how proud you are of all the effort he's put in.
It's the day he's been waiting for for so long. A goal that he's finally accomplished after so much hard work and dedication. Before he moves on to the next chapter, let him reflect on this proud moment with a special graduation card. Featuring a cap and diploma, proudly displayed, it's a chance to remind him of how wonderful he should feel, knowing how far he has made it and how much success is still to come.
Delicious frosted cupcakes sit waiting to be enjoyed, each one topped with a decoration for the proud new grad! After all of the hard work he's put in, it's time for this great guy to celebrate in a big way. This festive card is a chance to let him know that he should feel incredibly proud and remember how much sweet success is ahead, something he definitely deserves!
All the hard work is now behind him and it's time for some fun because the next journey in life has only just begun! Wish a special guy a happy gradation with this thoughtful card, featuring a sea of proud graduates at their ceremony, all ready to celebrate. No matter where he's moving on to next, a higher grade or his first real job, this is a moment he should hold onto forever.
For a guy who's graduating—and has a great sense of humor—this card is one he's sure to appreciate! Featuring a grad dressed up in his cap and gown, with a diploma in his mouth, it's a playful way to wish any so-called scholar the best of luck while also having a little fun. Whether it's a friend or relative, he's really going to be laughing when you send this greeting on his graduation day.
This silly card for a new grad will make his day while also making him "lol!" A cute little doggie wearing oversized glasses and a tiny graduation cap on his head is a playful way to wish your smarty pants all the best while letting him know how doggone proud you are of him. Every future leader of the pack will appreciate receiving this fun graduation greeting!
It's no small thing to graduate. The long hours of studying, the stress of taking exams, it's hard! Your nephew has stuck it out and come out the other side a success! Send that charming lad this funny card to wish him your deepest and fondest congratulations! The Sleepy Puppy Graduation Card urges your nephew to stay awake just long enough for his big ceremony!
You might be a bit biased. He is family after all. But you've always found your nephew to be the brightest bulb in the room! Let him know your feelings with the funny Brightest Bulb in the Room Graduation Card. Wish him congratulations on being a graduate with this cheerful cartoon lightbulb– he's sure to get a kick out of it!
Did we hear someone is graduating? And just whoooo might that be? Your nephew, that's who! Then you've simply got to send that guy our Who's the Graduate Card. Complete with a silly owl wearing a graduation cap of course. Congratulate that awesome young man on his graduation while also letting him know you think his future is looking bright.
When someone is in a position to experience the many exciting, new opportunities that life has to offer, we say: "The world is your oyster". What better time to say that to your nephew then right now– his graduation! Send the World is Your Oyster Graduation Card to congratulate your nephew on all his accomplishments. He's going places and you know it!
Today all your nephew's hard work is coming to fruition! He's put in the time and the effort and now he gets to wear the cap and gown and walk that stage. Congratulate the graduate with this Hard Work Pays Off Graduation Card. The big smiling emoji wearing glasses and a graduation cap is pretty much guaranteed to put a smile on that young man's face.
Beagle puppies are adorable. Your beloved niece? Also adorable, probably even more so. We conclude this means you should send your niece the Beagle in Mortar Cap Funny Graduation Card! School can be pretty ruff, but she's tougher! She stuck it out and graduated with flying colors. Congratulate that cutie pie with these puppy dog eyes, sure to make her say, "awwww"!
You think your niece is one smart cookie– though maybe not as literally as this card suggests! Send that brilliant young woman the One Smart Cookie Funny Graduation Card to congratulate her on this big step. She's conquered one challenge, wish her luck on the next chapter of her story. Anyone else in the mood for a cookie now? Hope they have some at the big graduation party!
This eye-catching Comic Book Style Happy Graduation Card is the perfect way to wish a big ol' congratulations to your awesome niece! The cartoon woman graduate is throwing her hands out wide in victory! Your own niece is a powerful young woman, and you couldn't be more proud of her. She did it! Now party it up and wish her all the best on the next leg of her life's journey.
Owls have long been associated with great wisdom. Like the old nursery rhyme: "A wise old owl sat in an oak…" your niece sat in school, listening and learning. Now all her hard work has paid off– she's a graduate! Congratulate that dear, clever girl with the Wiser Than An Owl Graduation Card. The cheerful pink card assures her everyone is proud of her achievements.
Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you'll still land among the stars. Your niece aimed for the stars and she made it! She shines among them as a graduate and you want to wish her a huge, hearty congratulations. Send her the Reach for the Stars Graduation Card to wish her all the best on wherever her dreams take her next.
If your sister is graduating this year, let her know you are thinking of her with this thoughtful graduation card. This graduate is being presented with beautiful flowers, and she certainly deserves them, and so does your sister! The card's message will remind your sister of how very hard she has worked for this big day. So congratulate your sister the right way with this awesome greeting card today!
Your sister is graduating and it's time to let her know how much this momentous day means to you with a special graduation card. This touching greeting card features a lovely image of two sisters, where the older one is adjusting her sister's graduation cap. It perfectly captures the care and love that sisters can share. Make your sister feel loved with this heartwarming graduation card.
It's time to say congratulations, give your sister a hug, and break out the cupcakes because your sister is graduating today! She will really appreciate that you are sending her such an excellent greeting card in honor of this significant occasion. It features fabulous cupcakes that sport graduation hats and a heart-shaped sign that says Happy Graduation Day!


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Give thanks...to the One who remembered us in our low estate. —Psalm 136:3, 23
God made a choice to remember, and He wants us to choose to remember! He wants us to hold Him to His own Word. Nehemiah prayed this way (Neh. 1:8). The psalmist prayed the same way: "Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope" (Ps. 119:49). Hezekiah prayed much the same way (Isa. 38:2). With His own Word we can pray so as to give God "no rest" until He grants our request. (See Isaiah 62:7.) We likewise pray with Habakkuk: "In wrath remember mercy" (Hab. 3:2).
The most depressing book in the Bible (to me) is the Book of Judges. The unthinkable things that are described in this book show that there is a precedent for the worst kinds of sin and wickedness. The bottom line of the Book of Judges is, "In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as he saw fit" (Judg. 21:25). But there is an ominous explanation that lay behind this folly—an even greater folly: (1) They "did not remember the Lord their God, who had rescued them from the hands of all their enemies," and (2) they "failed to show kindness" (Judg. 8:34-35).
God's promise to remember His Word is recounted again and again:
God remembered Rachel. —Genesis 30:22
God ... remembered his covenant. —Exodus 2:24
For he remembered his holy promise given to his servant Abraham. —Psalm 105:42
In other words, God keeps His promise to remember. He puts us on our honor to remember to be grateful. God kindly cautions us not to forget to be grateful. He puts it succinctly: give thanks.
Excerpted from Just Say Thanks! (Charisma House, 2005).
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Trust.Zone Website and App are Now Avaialble in French and Turkish - Increase Your Sales!<< All posts20 February 2018 13:19:29
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Pro Wrestling Superstars -Mike Graham Legends Show in Miami DVD-R
Pro Wrestling Superstars presented a live wrestling event in Miami as a Tribute to Championship Wrestling from Florida! Held 03-31-2012 at the Miami Beach Deauville Resort this event featured many wrestling legends in action!
- The Outlaws (Road Dogg & Billy Gunn) vs. Varsity Club (Kevin Sullivan & Rick Steiner)
- Fit Finlay vs. Harry Smith
- Matt Classic vs. "Man Scout" Jake Manning w/ 5 Dollar Wrestling Champion, Freight Train
- Wolfman vs. Willie Clay Jr.
- Vader vs. Nick Fury & Steve Stasiak
- Leilani Kai vs. Amber O' Neal
- Tito Santana vs. Honky Tonk Man
- A Salute to Florida Championship Wrestling - Ron Bass, Masked Superstar, Gary Royal & Larry Zbyzsko vs. Carlos Colon, Lanny Poffo, B. Brian Blair & Mike Graham - Special Referee - Nikita Koloff
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Dir/scr: Koji Fukada. Japan. 2013. 125mins
This French title for a gently playful Japanese comedy of tangled love affairs deliberately betrays its references and ambitions, and while slow to set its scene once it finds its pace, Koji Fukada's film turns out to be a charming and one likely to be embraced on the festival circuit where its Eric Rhomeresque qualities may strike an appreciative chord.
As the title implies (it translates as 'Goodbye to Summer') it is a film with a warm and easy afterglow, relying on subtle humour and tentative relationships and never trying to play the traditional rom-com game.
Au Revoir L'etesuffers from being a little too static at times, but writer/director Kudada's sure touch combined with a strong cast help keep the film charmingly engaging as the characters find themselves increasingly caught up in romantic complications. The humour is gentle rather than laugh-out-loud, but it is punctuated with genuinely charming moments.
Fortysomething Tokyo loner Mikie (Mayu Tsuruta) housesits for her sister back in their hometown, and bumps into former love Ukichi (Kamji Furutachi) who is running a love hotel and trying to support his waspish daughter Tatsuko.
There is clearly something still lingering between Mikie and Ukichi - while at the same time her niece Sakuko (the delightful Fumi Nikaido) takes a shine to his shy part-time helper Takashi (Taiga Nakano) - but matters of love are never less than complicated….especially when her former lover, art historian Nishida (Tadashi Otake) arrives in town to try and reignite their relationship.
In typically frothy French romantic style these various liaisons and would-be relationships interweave in genial and warm-hearted fashion, all delightfully performed and while the film is rather sluggish to start it finds its feet and a correct sense of pacing as the storylines develop.
As the title implies (it translates as 'Goodbye to Summer') it is a film with a warm and easy afterglow, relying on subtle humour and tentative relationships and never trying to play the traditional rom-com game. After Fukada's last film Hospitalité played on the festival circuit, it would appear this French loving Japanese director is an art-house talent to keep an eye on.
Production companies: Wa Entertainment, Atom X
International sales: Wa Entertainment, www.waentc.com
Producers: Kiki Sugino, Koji Fukuda
Executive producers: Kousuke Ono, Makoto Adachi, Mikiyo Miyata
Cinematography: Kenichi Negishi
Editor: Koji Fukada
Music: Jo Keita
Main cast: Fumi Nikaido, Mayu Tsuruta, Taiga, Kanji Furutachi, Kiki Sugino, Tadashi Otake, Ena Coshino


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NEW YORK (AP) — PayPal is updating its mobile app, adding features such as the ability to place an order ahead of time and pay with it while at the restaurant table.
The move comes as eBay Inc.'s subsidiary works to expand beyond processing payments for online purchases. It's been trying to service transactions at brick-and-mortar stores as the two worlds continue to meld.
The free app is available Thursday for iPhones and Android phones. It includes a feature called "Shop." With it, people can find nearby stores and restaurants that take PayPal payments. People can use their phones to pay for things.
Forrester Research analyst Denee Carrington called the update the next step in mobile payments, though she noted that some features — such as the ability to use PayPal to pay the check at a restaurant — could take people some time to get used to.
"People are not struggling with paying. They don't need an easier way to pay. Paying with your card isn't hard," she said.
Rather, she said, what's needed is a "smarter and more convenient commerce experience before, during and after the moment of payment."
This means the ability to see coupons and special offers near you or receive financing through PayPal's "Bill Me Later" service while you're in the store wondering how you'll be able to afford that new couch.
Forrester estimates that there will be about $90 billion spent through mobile payments in the U.S. in 2016. Although PayPal has a slew of competitors, such as Square and Google, Carrington said "no one has an inroad to the merchant community the way PayPal does."


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If you are a writer type you understand the sudden urge to just let it out… even if you don't know what "it" is. It has been a while since I've written anything more than notes, research papers, or to-do lists. My creativity has been non-existent. I can't even find the motivation to journal. It has been an entire month since I used my beautiful Desire Map planner that JoAnna sent me, and even longer since I used it to its fullest potential. I plan to get back on track this week, but who knows if that will happen. I feel like somewhere in the madness of motherhood, school, work, attempting to prepare somewhat healthy meals, and maintaining a home that still somehow looks like the aftermath of a hurricane, I have lost myself. Like, I do not know who I am anymore. Why am I even in school? Why, exactly, have I decided that my kid can't have dinosaur chicken nuggets for every meal? Where did this unibrow come from? And when was the last time I wore a real bra?
Seriously, this shit is hard. And I feel so alone in it. I know I have people who love me. I know that I am supported. I know I'm a good mom. But still, it's hard to only ever see my loved ones with the same frozen expression on a screen. Of course, I have Ant to love and cuddle. But, I can't vent to him. I can't cry with him. That's too much weight for a toddler.
And somewhere in this mess I'm supposed to take care of my own physical and emotional well-being. Yet, I cannot find the time or energy. And I'm so fucking sick of the you can do it!'s, and the it's not impossible!'s, and the you just have to make time for you!'s. Though well intended, those are not helpful. And honesty I'm calling bullshit on all you moms who somehow go to work, make healthy dinners, work out, socialize, keep a clean house, and have any patience left over for your children. I've come to peace with the fact that I will not be able to take my fitness seriously until I am done with school. I was doing it for a while- the working out five or more times a week. For an entire month I actually got up at 4 am , did my 21 Day Fix workout, went to a boot camp class at 5:30, then was at work by 8. That was when I only worked about 25 hours a week. Now that I'm up to anywhere from 32-40 hours per week (not including the random date-night babysitting I do), it is not possible. Some how, though, I need to find a way to manage my depression. I know that I really do need to exercise, but I honestly do not have time to work out as much as I should. But I guess it's better to work out a couple of times a week than not at all.
It's really just a vicious cycle, depression. I can't seem to ever get my life in order. At this point I would kill for a manic episode. Really. It has been so long. I have been depressed for months with no end in sight. Every day. At least now that I have been in therapy and learned about my illness I can manage and channel my manic episodes.
The beauty in all of this is that I really am happy and healthy. And it's not that I have accepted that I will always be depressed. And yes, you CAN be depressed and happy at the same time. It comes in waves, for sure. Most of the day I don't have time to be depressed. My job requires me to constantly be moving, redirecting, dancing, singing. And how can you not when you have three sweet little ones to entertain all day? Yah, it's hard. It's incredibly stressful at times. But its happy work. I do love being a nanny. But sometimes when they've all finally fallen asleep and I am alone with my reality it hits me, and I am reminded that there is so much more inner work to be done.
One of the things I have been working on lately is staying present. Anyone with anxiety knows how hard this is. It's hard for anyone, really. When I'm at work I'm thinking about all the school work I need to do. When I'm doing school work, I'm beating myself up for not taking Ant to the park when I said I would. When I'm making dinner I'm thinking about the after-dinner mess I will need to clean up. This makes it really hard to enjoy my life. At Ariel's wedding a couple of weekends ago I had to keep telling myself not to worry about all the things I was putting off and to just have fun. And I did! It was the first time in a while that I was able to just let go. I wish I could do that daily. I will always be an obsessive organizer and planner. That's just me and its honestly what keeps me sane. But, what is the point of panning and organizing if you can't enjoy the things you've planned and organized, right.
Anyway. I'm not exactly sure where I was going with this and it's time for bed. Maybe tomorrow I will figure out how to not be a hot mess.


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Randy Stiglitz
Heritage: Coast Salish
Randy Stiglitz was born August 17, 1953 on Lesquiti Island, British Columbia to a German mother and Coast Salish father. His family moved to North Vancouver when he was 8 years old.
At the age of 15 Randy began carving under the guidance of local artists on the Capilano Indian Reserve. He credits the legendary Henry Hunt, Sr. as being the strongest influence on his career. Now an established Coast Salish artist, Randy has a unique style that remains true to his cultural past. He continues to explore Salish and Kwakiutl cultures in tandem with his wife Jancie Morin, herself an accomplished Coast Salish artist.
In high demand, Randy's work can be found in a number of galleries and the private collections of Bill Gates and Gene Hackman, among many others.
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Potential Nematode Alarm Pheromone Induces Acute Avoidance in Caenorhabditis elegans
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It is crucial for animal survival to detect dangers such as predators. A good indicator of dangers is injury of conspecifics. Here we show that fluids released from injured conspecifics invoke acute avoidance in both ...


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The Blood Pack is a mercenary organization that operates in the Terminus Systems in Mass Effect. It is known for only recruiting species that rapidly regenerate from injuries.
The Blood Pack appears to be loosely organized, with various independent companies run by krogan battlemasters. Krogan are clearly the leaders of the organization, with vorcha serving as little more than cannon fodder. Certain krogan clans, including Clan Weyrloc, appear to be closely associated with the Blood Pack.
When the Reaper invasion began, krogan began returning to Tuchanka in large numbers, turning control of the Blood Pack largely over to the vorcha.
The Blood Pack recruits krogan and vorcha.
Threat Assessment
The Blood Pack are a significant force in the poorly governed Terminus Systems, but their forces are far too limited to threaten a major planetary government, let alone an interstellar government.


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The complaint claims that Abiomed and Messrs. Minogue and Bowen violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder in connection with alleged disclosures related to the Food and Drug Administration and the marketing and labeling of Abiomed's Impella 2.5 product. The plaintiffs seek a jury trial.
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Gland, Switzerland, 13.2.2001 IUCN-The World Conservation Union. Scientists and caviar traders have gathered for the first time to form an action plan to halt the rapid decline of the world's sturgeon species, highly valued for both caviar and meat.
Several of the 27 sturgeon species have a high commercial value on international markets, for caviar, meat, as well as sport fishing in North America. Populations are declining through increased poaching, illegal trade, habitat loss due to dam construction (preventing migration to spawning grounds), pollution, inefficient aquaculture and re-stocking techniques, lack of regional co-operation in conservation programmes, and poor law enforcement. As sturgeon are migratory fish that regularly cross international borders as part of their life cycle, international co-operation is a critical component of any plan to conserve them.
More than 40 experts, including scientists, government and non-governmental organization representatives, and caviar traders from 11 countries gathered in Moscow over the weekend (9-11 February) to identify priorities for sturgeon conservation and form recommendations for action.
Annual legal catches continue to decrease despite government attempts at re-stocking that involve releasing millions of young fish annually. The many causes of the decline were discussed at the meeting, the first of IUCN's Sturgeon Specialist Group.
The meeting included a review of the status of wild sturgeon populations, a discussion of conservation initiatives currently underway, and some perspectives from international traders. Presentations from Russia, China, Romania and Azerbaijan all indicated rapidly declining legal catches of sturgeon over several decades indicating declining stocks, particularly since the breakup of the USSR.
Caviar traders shared their concerns about their industry and noted problems with product quality and escalating prices. They also reported a marked decline in demand.
In the late 1990s, in response to international concern over the survival of sturgeon, both the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) included sturgeon on their lists of concern. CITES, which controls international trade in caviar and other sturgeon products and to which most producer and consumer countries are signatories, placed sturgeons on Appendix II - meaning all international trade would be strictly controlled by both importing and exporting countries. Given the continuing urgent situation, CITES has recommended highly reduced international trade until producer countries can show that any proposed trade will not threaten the species in the wild.
The critical situation for sturgeon, particularly in the Caspian Sea, Azov Sea, Amur River and Yangtze River were highlighted during the meeting. "The priority problems to address include poaching and illegal trade, low efficiency of aquaculture and re-stocking, and a lack of international and regional co-operation for sturgeon conservation," says Dr. Mohammed Pourkazemi, Chair of the Sturgeon Specialist Group. "Attention should be directed at threats posed by dams, mining, pollution, and the lack of reliable stock assessments, adequate legislation and enforcement effort. There is an urgent need to restore sturgeon habitat as well as the various species that are threatened, whether or not they have a commercial value", he added.
While recognising the complex nature of issues facing sturgeon conservation, the experts' recommendations for future action include the following:
· Control poaching and illegal trade in caviar through:
- development and implementation of regional trade and law enforcement agreements;
- improvement of social and economic conditions of people in the sturgeon range states;
- improved enforcement of existing laws.
· Improve efficiency in aquaculture, stock assessment and re-stocking through:
- development of a unified method for stock assessment and monitoring;
- formulation of a "code of conduct" for each species that will increase the effectiveness of re-stocking programmes.
· Improve regional and international co-operation for sturgeon conservation through:
- regional agreements for sturgeon conservation and management particularly for the Amur River, the Black Sea, Azov Sea, and the Caspian Sea;
- identification of potential protected areas in sturgeon habitat;
- national level action stimulated by NGOs, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), conventions and other organizations;
- funding support for sturgeon conservation from major financial and economic mechanisms such as the Global Environment Facility and World Bank as well as the private sector;
- increased public awareness of the threats facing sturgeon and opportunities for their conservation;
- an information exchange network involving all parties involved in sturgeon conservation including FAO, Convention on Biological Diversity, Sturgeon Specialist Group, Convention on Migratory Species, and IUCN's European Sustainable Use Specialist Group.
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Often, it seems that the Church is known for the things that it is against rather than what we hold to be true, namely, that Jesus Christ has saved us from the wrath we deserve and given us what we have not earned. While we were sinners, Christ died for us. How do we combat this in the church at large?
Thank you for your question to us. It is sad that the world does perceive that we are "against" so much, rather than understanding that we are "for" so much more. The saddest part is that this perception was involved in the original temptation to Adam. Satan, through the serpent, challenged how God did not give to them all the trees of the Garden, but kept back one tree. And the corruptions of our heart ever since that fall into sin provoke us to bring ill accusations against God. Those accusations are then laid against all who would speak the message of God. The problem is not that we are against these things, but that God is.
Since the core of the conflict is involved in sin, there is no hope that people will see it otherwise apart from God's regenerating grace to them. Until they see the evil and sorrow of sin, the heart is held in bondage and blindness. Deadly sin is seen as pleasant, and slavery to sin is called "freedom." When you call people from darkness into light, they hear you saying you are against darkness!
In the foolish wisdom of men, churches have historically at times sought to smooth over the tension by trying to proclaim a "gospel" of faith without a clear element of repentance. That "gospel" is obviously not the one preached by Jesus. Matthew 4:17 says that Jesus began to preach the Gospel by telling men to repent because the Kingdom of Heaven was at hand. He also said, in Matthew 9:13, that he had come to call sinners to repentance. I'm sure you could quote many other similar verses from the Gospels; the essence of the Gospel calls men to God, and that means that they are also called from sin.
So, in short, we cannot help the fact that we will be known for the things we are against while those things are dear to the heart of a sinner. We must be careful and clear, however, to point out that we have a message of mercy for those who are sinners. Herein we have a great advantage. Fallen man knows that he is under the judgment of God, and will be held accountable for those evil things he does. Though we go further, and tell him that he will also be held accountable for the evil that is within him, we also proclaim forgiveness in the name of Jesus. We point to Christ and to grace, not to Pharisaic changes in behavior. When God blesses that message unto conversion, the renewed soul understands how much we are for instead of against.
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Home Depot's Langone imparts business wisdom on Fairfield U.
FAIRFIELD -- About an hour into Monday night's talk at the Quick Center for the Performing Arts, a business student rose from his seat and stepped to the microphone.
"Mr. Langone," he said. "Thank you for coming..."
"Ken," the man on stage cut in.
"Ken," the student repeated with a smile. "I don't know how I missed that one."
It was a small but telling sign of the collegial air that prevailed at the 14th annual Charles F. Dolan Lecture. The event, which was put on by Fairfield University's Dolan School of Business, drew a near-capacity crowd to the 740-seat theater. On stage, beside business school Dean Donald Gibson and two undergrads who helped moderate, sat guest speaker Kenneth G. Langone, co-founder of The Home Depot and president and CEO of boutique investment bank Invemed Associates.
Langone sat in a red chair, on a red carpet, before a billboard-sized projection that featured, in part, the image of a yellow street sign bearing the words: "INVEST WISELY AHEAD."
Langone, who's 78 and has a net worth that Forbes estimates at $2.3 billion, repeatedly urged everyone to refer to him as Ken. As the night progressed, he grew increasingly animated. He offered wisdom on investing in people and in companies, on leadership and management principles, on his political views (staunchly conservative) and thoughts on America's future ("I've never been more bullish!")
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He spun yarns about his experiences, too, such as how he convinced Ross Perot in 1968 to let him take Perot's company, Electronic Data Systems, public -- which was actually Langone's first IPO. He recalled how his two fellow Home Depot co-founders and he had "literally begged, borrowed and stole $2 million" in 1978 to get the company started. And he recalled how, by really valuing Home Depot employees and routinely visiting stores, they'd managed to grow a home-improvement supplies startup into a retail juggernaut.
Which brought him to the point at which the student got out of his seat and approached a microphone.
"Ken," the student said. "When a company becomes so big that you can't personally interact with all of your employees, does money become the primary incentive of empowerment?"
"Absolutely not," Langone answered. "You're never too big. We spent as much time with our kids when we had 2,500 stores as when we had two stores."
This called for elaboration: Once, at a management meeting, Langone was approached by a store head who complained that none of the Home Depot corporate leaders had visited his location. "And I said, `Well, where's your store?' And he said, `Paducah, Kentucky.' And I said, `Well, if I knew where Paducah, Kentucky was, I wouldn't have gone either,'" he recalled.
With that, the Quick Center erupted with laughter. In fact, Paducah, Ky., lies on the Mississippi River, Langone continued. So on a Sunday afternoon, he hopped on a plane bound for the place.
"You can fly there?" interjected Gibson, who was seated to Langone's right.
"Well, not commercially," Langone answered, eliciting more laughter.
The point, he said, was that within a week, at least 300 Home Depots around the country had heard of his visit. "Because one thing these kids do, they squeal," he explained. "You can reach them, but you've got to make the effort."
When you do reach them, he added, you want to let them know that when they win, you win; that when they lose, you lose. "This is simple stuff," he added. "By the way, this is all stuff that's in the Bible."
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In fact, Langone considers himself a devout Roman Catholic. He insisted on Monday that the Bible is the best textbook for aspiring business leaders -- filled as it is with guidelines for ethics, for treating colleagues, employees and competitors (including the occasional tossing of tables), and for approaching the future.
"I'm incredibly optimistic," he said. "I've never seen a half-empty glass in my life."
To prove the point, he recalled a parable definitely not in the Bible. It concerns a father with two sons, one an eternal optimist, the other a pessimist. On Christmas morning, the father piles up wrapped presents in one room and horse manure in another. He sends the pessimist to the room with gifts and the optimist to the one that stinks.
An hour later, the father checks in. The pessimist hasn't opened a single gift. He doesn't like wrapping paper, he says, and he's pretty sure he already has the gifts, or at least won't like them. Down the hall, the other boy is whistling and flinging manure excitedly in all directions.
"Hey, what are you doing?" said Langone, rounding out his story.
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Ex-mayor Barnes to head panel on governance of police
St. Louis police returned to local control in 2012 vote
Kansas City Mayor Sly James named former mayor Kay Barnes to head up a blue-ribbon commission that will look into local control of the Police Department.
"In the last year, we have been wisely deliberate in our approach to this matter, and I have assembled a group of prominent Kansas Citians to weigh this complex issue and make public recommendations," James said in a news release.
The mayor said the commission will look at the present system and determine if it still works.
If not, the mayor said the city will consider alternatives.
Since the local control issue arose in St. Louis, James has been repeatedly asked about Kansas City's situation.
In 2012, St. Louis police were returned to local control in a landslide statewide vote.
KMBC's Micheal Mahoney reported that James has always said the city would approach the issue in its own manner.
The department is currently supervised by a board of commissioners appointed by the governor. Budget and policy decisions, however, remain with City Hall.
James also named Kansas City Police Commissioner Patrick McInerney, City Council members Melba Curls, Ed Ford and John Sharp to the 30-person commission.


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I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending,
saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come,
the Almighty.
Revelation 1.8
These profound identities, designed by the Lord God Almighty to declare His everlasting identity as
Alpha and Omega, the Creator, are discussed in context in
Gematria and Scripture. It is certainly one of the
greatest alphanumeric identities designed by the Lord God Almighty to identify Himself.
Alpha + Omega
The Creator
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Of Love (genitive) [I Thes 1.3]
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My Exceeding Joy [Ps 43.4]
Note the last identity from Psalm 43 is also profoundly integrated with the meaning of the Number 43 which relates to the Spirit = 946 = T(43), i.e. the 43rd Triangular Number, and the
divine Name Elohim = 86 = 2 x 43, and Exceeding Joy (Geel = 43), the gift of the
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All of this is encoded in the Unity Holograph (Shema).
Factors: 9 x 89
Related Numbers: 623
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The House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to discuss the FDA's plan to regulate mobile medical apps and whether legislative oversight is needed.
Some lawmakers are attempting to put the kibosh on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) plan to regulate some mobile medical apps.
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Health held an informational hearing on Nov. 19, to discuss the FDA's recent guidance document on mobile medical applications, including what constitutes a medical device for purposes of regulation. Ambiguity in the scope of that definition has been a source of concern for some lawmakers, leading to new legislation that seeks to further clarify the FDA's intentions and restrict some of its regulatory authority.
Called the Sensible Oversight for Technology which Advances Regulatory Efficiency (SOFTWARE) Act, the bill must still be evaluated by both the House and Senate. Tuesday's hearing was likely the start of intense debate around the issue. With numerous mobile applications on the market that help people better understand their own health care, technological advances have blurred the line between traditional medical equipment and consumer products.
In his opening statement during Tuesday's hearing, subcommittee chairman Joe Pitts, R-Penn, said that while patients and industry representatives agreed that the FDA's involvement and guidance was a positive, too much ambiguity exists around the definition of a medical device. He explained that companies need to know what the FDA will or will not regulate so innovation isn't stifled because of red tape.
Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J., felt encouraging innovation is important, but so was shepherding technologies that were safe for patients. He said that the FDA's guidance was "measured and risk-based," and clearly states that the agency wouldn't extend its reach to regulate smartphones and tablets, just applications that perform medical diagnoses and similar functions.
Pallone questioned whether the SOFTWARE Act or any legislation should be approved until the FDA's guidance could be evaluated. He added that there wasn't much logic in enshrining a process in statute when technology changes so rapidly.
Representing the FDA, Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, director of the agency's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, testified at the hearing. He defended the guidance document and stressed that it provided good clarity to the issue. Shuren added that while the FDA could regulate electronic health records (EHRs) as medical devices, the agency has put into official policy that it will not do so.
Pitts pressed Shuren on whether or not the FDA could change its policy and regulate devices like EHRs in the future. Shuren replied that changing FDA guidance and policies is not something that can be done overnight and would require a "long process."
The SOFTWARE Act was introduced in October to codify what standard the FDA uses to regulate tech and give app developers clarity regarding the process. Sponsored by Reps. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.; Gene Green, D-Texas; Phil Gingrey, R-Ga.; Diana DeGette, D-Colo.; Greg Walden, R-Ore.; and G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C.; the bipartisan bill defines three different categories of mobile health (mHealth) software — medical, clinical and health.
Under the act, only medical software would need FDA approval. Medical software refers to technology that changes the structure or functioning of the body, or would do so if instructions were followed.
Apps that don't function as a regulated medical device wouldn't be governed by the act. For example, if a mobile device attachment and app has the ability to detect an ear infection, it would be regulated. If it only provides information on the symptoms of an ear infection, it wouldn't be.
The final FDA guidance document on the topic released in September attempts to explain current regulations regarding apps as medical devices under section 201 (h) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. The guidance indicates that software is a medical device for purposes of regulation, leading some experts to believe the move enables the agency to regulate all mobile medical apps. The FDA has maintained that its intention is to regulate only a subset of all medical apps.
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Digits Picks: Top Five Games of 2013
Gamers this year likely had a hard time keeping up with all the new releases. The WSJ's Tobias Reeuwijk boils it down to the top five essentials for 2013.
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Whitney Houston's brother says he introduced her to drugs
Whitney Houston's brother told Oprah Winfrey on Monday that he introduced the singer to cocaine back in the 1980s.
Michael Houston sat down with his mother Cissy Houston and Winfrey on "Oprah's Next Chapter." He said he was the first person who did drugs with his sister, not her ex-husband Bobby Brown, who has had his own public battles with substance abuse over the years.
Michael said he feels extremely guilty for Whitney's death, but didn't understand what they were messing with. "You gotta understand at the time ... the 80s ... it was acceptable."
Right. Which is why absolutely no one went to prison for drugs during the 1980s.
His mother said "It's painful ... I feel responsible for what I let go so far."
Whitney died in Beverly Hills last February after a drug binge that included cocaine, Xanax and marijuana.
Oprah's Next Chapter," featuring Michael and Cissy Houston, airs Monday, Jan. 28 at 10 p.m. on OWN.


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About Boke of Kokery
This manuscript, entitled A Boke of Kokery, was written around 1440, and contains 182 recipes.
Many of the words used in these recipes are altered forms of the French, for example 'let' rather than 'lait' for milk, or 'fryit' instead of 'froid' for cold.
In general the recipes are quite imprecise. They do not provide the reader with quantities or cooking times. It is unlikely therefore that the reader would have used the book to learn to cook. What is more probable is that trained chefs working in grand households would have used the book to be reminded of the kinds of dishes served at royal tables. The experienced reader however, would have found the recipes to be very instructive: surprisingly detailed directions show the cook how to hew (chop), mele (mix), powdr (salt) and strain; and how to flavour, how to alter techniques for old or young meat, and how to adjust recipes for Lent.
It is likely that the book would also have been used by those servants responsible for keeping kitchen supplies well stocked, and for ensuring that there was as little waste (and theft) as possible. These servants would have been expected to know which ingredients were necessary for each meal. The descriptions of grand and indulgent feasts suggest that the book may also have been used to heighten the prestige of the owner.
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The Critics Agree
In addition to flat-out unanimous praise for the game as a whole, most everyone seems happy with how Arkham Asylum works the Riddler into the plot.
"The riddles come in a number of different flavors, many of which don't involve riddles at all, and the one thing that they all have in common is that they're rewarding to solve. For example, finding hidden patient interview tapes or chronicles of Arkham affords you additional insight into the asylum's history and inmates, while cracking a cryptic clue to locate an item that you need to take a photo of might make you feel smart and, if you're lucky, earn you enough experience points to purchase your next upgrade." -- Justin Calvert, GameSpot
"It's important to note that Arkham Asylum has its own take on the default 'find the hidden items' objectives, as most games have these days, but even that's handled creatively and entertainingly." -- Andy Eddy, TeamXbox
"It took me about nine hours to finish this game on the normal difficulty, but once I was done, I doubled back and spent another two or three hours polishing off Edward Nigma's challenges -- it was pretty awesome to walk around the empty buildings (there's no aftermath to play through so a completed save just picks up right before the final battle) and get to take in every poster, prop, and sight gag Rocksteady included as a nod to the comics. " -- Greg Miller, IGN
The Critics Disagree
Different critics got different things out of the combat system; some felt it was awesome, while others -- like me -- felt that this was Arkham Asylum's weakest area.
"Yes, the combat does somewhat echo Assassin's Creed -- it's neither about button mashing nor memorizing exact button sequences, but is more about rhythm, timing, and flow." -- Thierry Nguyen, 1UP.com
"This system is great. I felt empowered as I knocked these creeps down, grabbed their bats and slammed them back into the attackers." -- Greg Miller, IGN
"While the combat is exciting and challenging, it's also what I felt was the game's weak point. At times it feels redundant the way the fights play out, but the main issue I have is with the camera and actual flow of the battles. At times you'll have the camera swing wildly overhead, and while it tries to keep up, it sometimes becomes more disorienting than helpful (as the camera in fast-paced 3-D games is wont to do). Additionally, with your viewpoint determining the direction you need to push the stick to strike a particular enemy—but if the viewpoint is moving, it can make (or break) the combat flow." -- Andy Eddy, TeamXbox
The Word on Twitter
"Batman: Arkham Asylum is by far one of the best games I've ever played." -- Ninjaman1211
"I just opened my Arkham Asylum game and the puzzles have already begun. What the hell do I do with this complimentary sticker?" -- CuppuhT
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Enjoy live music with bands Gumbo Loco and La Madeleine. Learn how to contra dance from caller Rickey Holt, check out Somersworth's community groups, and visit local vendors.
Many of Somersworth's past residents emigrated from Canada to work in the textile mills along the Salmon Falls River. This event embraces their contributions that wove Somersworth's rich cultural fabric. We will celebrate our city's living history in the same mill building that was a beacon to Somersworth's French Canadian citizens, the Canal Street Mills.
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What can we learn about the documents we work with if we incorporate a study of document creation, travel, and storage into the consideration of document content? Some well-known documents, such as the Popol Vuh, have backstories that reveal as much as their content. But even obscure documents, such as a dispute over a road detour in 18th-century Guatemala, can be read productively as objects with life trajectories. Understanding the "life" of this document—the world in which it was made, the tools and knowledge of its making, its travel while being written, its storage in colonial and national archives—sheds new light on its meaning. Similarly, all colonial documents can be interpreted in new ways if their lives are treated as part of the interpretation.
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Location: So, Gregory Peck, is that your real name?
Mr. Peck: It is indeed my real name. My parents made a horrible assumption, which was that, when I got older, people would not remember or recognize the name.
Any relation to the movie star?
No relation.
Now, you've had the privilege of working for some of the hotel world's heavy hitters. Before starting on your own, you worked with André Balazs.
I did. I worked with André for a couple of years, doing acquisitions, mainly focused on the two properties in Miami, the Raleigh and the Standard Miami.
And you also worked for Morgans Hotel Group?
Actually, at the time, I worked for North Star, which bankrolled them. So I worked with Ian Schrager and with a number of people in the company. At the time, there was a lot of growth. We developed the Hudson Hotel, two hotels in London and one in San Francisco.
Whom do you most style yourself after? Are you more of an Ian guy? Or an André guy?
Prefacing this by saying that they're both extremely talented and successful and I have tremendous respect for both of them, I'm probably more like Ian. I think he's a fantastic businessman. I ultimately view myself as being a businessman. He understands popular culture. He understands what people want. And I've heard him say that he feels lucky that things he personally likes happen to also be the things that mainstream culture likes. That's kind of the way I view my approach, which is ultimately I try to think of things from a business perspective, but it's also what I like and they happen to overlap.
Ian has done a fantastic job of sort of capturing what mass culture is seeking at the time. He's a tremendous genius and I think he's done a great job with the Gramercy Park Hotel. I think what André has done very well is understand certainly Hollywood and downtown New York City. He's absolutely nailed two of the most quintessential hotels in each of those locations.
What convinced you to go out on your own?
Well, I had a property that I acquired in California called the Crescent. It just sort of fell into my lap. It was a property that was being sold by an investment bank here in New York in a large portfolio of five properties, or rather six. Five of them were in New York and one was in Los Angeles. I was able to talk them into selling the one in Los Angeles separately. And I was able to convince them that I could [buy] it myself, which at the time was a bit of a stretch. I definitely had to pull in a group of friends and family and we eventually pulled it off.
What convinced you the time was right to come back to New York?
In my business, you're always trying to find the right opportunity in New York City, and it's not an easy place to find good opportunities. … There's a lot more luck, and the stars have to align. When we found the opportunity here in Cooper Square, it made sense, the timing was right. We're very excited about it.
Your partner is Matt Moss.
We've known each other since high school. His primary experience was as a retail developer. He had developed a retail mall in Riverhead, Long Island, which had been completed and sold. So he was looking for his next opportunity. This was something that we found. It made a lot of sense to us.


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Israel warns Hamas against continued rocket fire
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Hamas on Saturday that it will "pay an intolerable price" if it continues to fire rockets at Israel, but also hinted that Israel would reassess its operations in the Gaza war once troops have demolished Hamas tunnels under the Gaza-Israel border.
Netanyahu said in televised remarks that Israel prefers a diplomatic solution to the recurring conflict with Gaza's Hamas rulers, but will keep all military options open to restore security for Israeli civilians.
The Israeli leader spoke after 26 days of Israel-Hamas fighting that Palestinian health officials say has killed at least 1,650 Palestinians, most of them civilians, along with 66 Israelis, all but three of them soldiers.
( Also on POLITICO: Bibi to U.S.: Don't second guess me)
Hamas has struck a defiant tone throughout the conflict, saying it will not halt fire unless it secures guarantees that Israel and Egypt will lift a seven-year-old border blockade of Gaza.
"We will continue to resist until we achieve our goals," Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said after Netanyahu's speech, dismissing the Israeli leader's remarks as "confused."
Earlier Saturday, a Cabinet minister said that Israel won't be sending a delegation to Egypt-hosted indirect truce negotiations with Hamas for the time being.
The minister, Yuval Steinitz, alleged that Hamas had repeatedly violated cease-fire deals and that "this leads us to the conclusion that with this organization there is no point speaking" about any deal.
An Israeli official told The Associated Press that troops will remain in Gaza to wrap up the demolition of Hamas tunnels under the Gaza-Israel border, but that this is a matter of "not much more time." The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not permitted to discuss internal government deliberations with reporters.
Israeli media reported that 31 tunnels have already been demolished, and that the mission was close to being complete.
Netanyahu said that "Hamas needs to understand that it will pay an intolerable price" for continuing to fire rockets, but indicated the military will enter a new phase of the operation after the tunnels are demolished.
"After completing the operation against the tunnels, the military will prepare for our continuing action according to our security needs and only according to our security needs, until we obtain the objective of returning security to you the citizens of Israel," Netanyahu said.


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You'll find precious metals in far more than jewelry. They're also critical raw materials in many industrial applications—from semiconductors and sensors to new technologies, such as fuel cells.
Growing demand, scarce supplies, and frequent supply shocks—ignited by a mining strike or geopolitical event, for example—can cause precious-metal prices to swing wildly, threatening the profits of companies that buy them.
Facing this challenge, an industrial-goods manufacturer asked us this double-edged question: How might the company maintain or improve its profitability while protecting itself from the volatility of raw-material prices?
Reducing Earnings at Risk Without Increasing Costs
The risk was even bigger than our client realized. Through a historical analysis of the company's contracts, customer purchases compared with forecasts, and precious-metal prices, a BCG team revealed that the manufacturer could lose as much as US$20 million a year if it were to maintain its current practices.
To solve the problem, we developed a novel pricing strategy that takes into account each individual customer's buying history, forecast accuracy, and desired duration of firm fixed pricing. The new strategy, which incorporates a combination of financial instruments, effectively eliminates our client's earnings risk without additional cost. The client's customers, in turn, gain more pricing options and greater pricing transparency.
To help our client implement this change, we also developed a detailed playbook of the actions the company should take to roll out the new strategy, both internally and with customers.
Q&A with the Financial Strategist
Drew works in our Chicago office. He joined BCG as an intern in 2010, became a consultant in 2011, and is now a project leader. Drew has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and a BA in political science and international studies from Northwestern University.
Q: What was your role on this project?
I built the financial model that estimated our client's total earnings at risk, and I uncovered insights into the actual buying patterns of the client's customers compared with what they had forecast. In many cases, our client was actually providing "free insurance" to its customers without fully recognizing the potential cost of that risk. I also worked on the derivatives strategy we created.
Q: Sounds like a lot of responsibility. Did you have help?
We do take on a lot of responsibility, but it's not without an equal amount of support. On this project, I worked closely with Artem, another BCG project leader, and we continually pushed each other—in the best sense. We reached out to other BCG experts—in statistics, for example—when we needed help, continually pressure-testing each other's work.
Q: Would you describe a valuable takeaway you learned from this project?
So many things—for example, the value of bouncing ideas off of others, learning from different perspectives, and constantly looking for a better way, which we're really good at. I also learned the importance of involving clients at every decision-making step, so they really "get" what we're doing and are excited by its potential. In the end, what good is a great idea if the client isn't going to adopt it?
Q&A with the Playbook Writer
Burt worked at BCG as an intern in 2012 and joined our Chicago office as an associate in 2013. He has an AB in chemistry and physics, with a secondary concentration in neurobiology, from Harvard College at Harvard University.
Q: What was your role on this project?
I translated our team's strategy into a playbook—a step-by-step guide to everything our client needed to do to transform a great idea on paper into actual work processes. And we did that for every group the new strategy touched—from treasury to procurement to sales. We made the plan as easy as possible to implement, so our client would be able to stay focused on its business and customers, not precious-metal prices.
Q: How does that relate to your science background?
I was, and still am, fascinated by the sciences, breaking down problems into their parts, creating and testing hypotheses, and working collaboratively in small teams. That very outcome-oriented approach is exactly the process I used to create the playbook, and it's why I was attracted to join BCG right out of school. In many ways, consulting mirrors what I did in the lab—with much faster results.
Q: There's still a big difference between chemistry and consulting. How do you bridge that gap?
My experiences at BCG, together with the company's extensive training resources, have enabled me to develop new skills faster than I had ever imagined possible. I think that BCG looks for people like me who love problem solving and then surrounds us with the support we need to grow. It still feels as if I'm sprinting uphill some days, but it never feels like I'm running alone.
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Petros joined BCG in 1997. He is a partner and managing director in our Chicago office, and he also heads procurement in North America. He holds a BS in law from the Demokritos University of Thrace, LLM degrees from the London School of Economics and Harvard Law School, and an MBA from INSEAD.
Q: How did you pick the team for this project?
Bob, the senior partner on our team, and I always try to assemble teams of people who complement each other with the right problem-solving skills, rather than picking people just because they have worked on similar projects before. "Same thinking" creates "same answers" and our goal is to deliver breakthroughs.
Q: One of your team members called you a "ruthless prioritizer." What do you think that means?
[Laughing] I think that's right. We had a very ambitious scope, an overwhelming amount of data, and seven weeks to develop and implement our strategy. Clearly defining what we would be focusing on with each team member and our client was critical. My job is to keep us focused on doing outstanding work on the few things that really matter.
Q: How did you win buy-in for such a big change?
We involved our client in every step of the process, explaining what we were doing and why, and sharing our findings: everything was out in the open. We held a lot of one-on-one meetings, so people could understand the risks we uncovered and the reasons for our strategy. We worked to help our client make a more informed decision, not to sell a solution.


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While recent UFC preliminary-card specials have been slotted for ION Television, Facebook and UFC.com, Spike TV is still in the mix.
Sources close to the organizations today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) Spike TV's popular "UFC Prelims" specials will return in 2011, and the first will air next month as part of UFC 126.
The Feb. 5 broadcast is expected to feature lightweights Donald Cerrone (13-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Paul Kelly (11-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) and featherweights Chad Mendes (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Michihiro Omigawa (12-8-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC).
UFC 126 takes place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on Super Bowl weekend. The night's main card airs on pay-per-view.
Despite the planned broadcast, a source told MMAjunkie.com the UFC and Spike TV haven't finalized a contract renewal, which is needed for 2012 and beyond. However, the "UFC Prelims" specials are expected to go on as planned for 2011.
UFC 126 marks the UFC debuts of former WEC fighters Cerrone and Mendes. Omigawa, who recently competed for the WEC, returns to the UFC for the first time since a two-fight stint concluded in 2008.
The UFC first offered a PPV teaser broadcast for UFC 103 in 2009, when
the UFC went head-to-head with a boxing PPV broadcast featuring Floyd
Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez. The specials proved effective enough
at generating last-minute PPV buys that officials from the UFC and the
organization's longtime cable partner decided to make them a regular
The specials consistently draw between 1.1 million and 1.7 million viewers per event on Spike TV. (By comparison, ION scored 829,000 viewers for UFC 125.)
The latest UFC 126 card now includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)
- Champ Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort (for middleweight title)
- Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin
- Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha
- Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones
- Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel Torres
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)
- Paul Kelly vs. Donald Cerrone
- Chad Mendes vs. Michihiro Omigawa
PRELIMINARY CARD (Untelevised)
- Gabe Ruediger vs. Paul Taylor
- Demetrious Johnson vs. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto
- Kyle Kingsbury vs. Ricardo Romero
- Mike Pierce vs. Kenny Robertson
For more on UFC 126, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
(Pictured: Donald Cerrone)