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April 14, 2010
Complete Release in PDF Format
The Schedule
Friday April 16, 2010 at 2:00 p.m.
Saturday April 17, 2010 at 1:00 p.m.
Sunday April 18, 2010 at 1:00 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara vs. #22 Cal State Fullerton (18-12, 5-1)
at UCSB's Caesar Uyesaka Stadium (1,000)
Series record vs. the Titans - 34-93
Last win - 2008 (10-2 vs. #12 CSUF; 5/3)
Last loss - 2009 (15-3 @ #5 CSUF; 5/3)
Last series win - 2007 (5/4 - 5/6 @ CSUF; 2-1)
Last series loss - 2009 (5/1 - 5/3 @ #5 CSUF; 0-3)
Last time out vs. the Titans - L, 15-3 (5/3/09)
Streak - Lost 4
Saturday & Sunday's games broadcast on AM 1490 and streaming live online at UCSBgauchos.com - Click here to listen live.
Games available on Gametracker
Games streaming live online at BigWest.TV
Tuesday April 20, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara at USC (15-17)
at USC's Dedeaux Stadium (2,500)
Series record vs. the Trojans - 32-56-1
Last win - 2008 (6-0 vs. USC; 4/20)
Last loss - 2007 (7-5 @ USC; 5/16)
Last series win - 2008 (4/18 - 4/20 vs. USC; 3-0)
Last series loss - 1991 (3/14 - 3/16 @ USC; 1-2)
Last time out vs. the Trojans - W, 6-0 (4/20/08)
Streak - Won 4
Gunnar Shades Are Back!
Back by popular demand are Gunnar Shades - the sunglasses that made Gaucho centerfielder Gunnar Terhune famous! The first 250 UCSB students at Saturday's 1 p.m. game vs. Cal State Fullerton will receive a free pair of Gunnar Shades - click here to see it! And, be sure to subscribe to our YouTube page for all the latest UCSB Athletics videos.
Gaucho Baseball On The Radio
New this season, UCSB baseball games will be broadcast on AM 1490 and streaming live online at UCSBgauchos.com. Steve Wendt will handle the play-by-play duties with every Big West weekend series scheduled to air live on the radio and streaming live online. Click here for more information and a schedule of baseball games on the air!
Look Like the Gauchos!
Earlier this year UCSB revealed a new look and the baseball team is sporting some new logos and uniforms on the field. Be sure to come to the baseball team's home games to outfit yourself in the new gear! Click here to take a look at the new logos and uniforms the Gauchos are wearing. All new gear is available for purchase at UCSB home baseball games.
Let's Talk Some Gauchos
UCSB Athletics has a new weekly radio show called Talk'n Gauchos which airs every Tuesday from 6-7 p.m. on AM 1490 KIST. The show is broadcast live from State & A Bar and Grill, located on the corner of State Street and Anapamu Street in Santa Barbara. Fans are encouraged to attend the show for free gear and ticket giveaways or to even e-mail a question in to one of the guests and have it read live over the air. The show also airs live online via audio streaming and fans can click here to check out the entire lineup of live audio streaming online.
Hollands, Valaika Among Top in Nation
Senior shortstop Matt Valaika and junior pitcher Mario Hollands solidified their standing among the nation's elite when each were named to Player of the Year watch lists, courtesy of The College Baseball Foundation. Valaika, who led the Gauchos in batting average and slugging percentage last season, was named to the Brooks Wallace Award Watch List, an award that is given annually to the nation's best shortstop. Hollands, who has twice been named a Big West Pitcher of the Week, was named to The College Baseball Foundation's National Pitcher of the Year Watch List. Click here to read more.
Starting Line
UCSB's strength this season has rested on the shoulders of its starting pitchers. The group - Mario Hollands, Nick Capito, Jesse Meaux and Nick Loredo - have combined for 11 of the Gauchos' 14 wins and a 4.27 ERA (which includes a three-inning start from Greg Davis). As a staff, UCSB's starting pitchers are averaging nearly 6.2 innings pitched per start and in the team's 27 games, a Gaucho starting pitcher has completed six innings all but eight times (which includes a "staff day"). The Gauchos have thrown five complete games, which is tops in the Big West. In addition, on only four occasions has a UCSB starter allowed more than five earned runs in a start.
Gimme Some Meaux
Junior right-hander Jesse Meaux pitched his first career complete game last Sunday, allowing three runs on eight hits with three strikeouts and no walks. Meaux joins Hollands and Capito as the Gauchos who have thrown a complete game this season. Meaux is 5-1 with a 4.38 ERA, with his five victories tied for third-most in the Big West.
Going the Distance
Meaux, Hollands and Capito all have complete games this year becoming the first Gaucho trio to each toss a complete game since Hollands, Michael Martin and Mike Ford all threw complete games in 2008. UCSB's five complete games this season is more than the team had last year (three) and is approaching the 2008 total of six. Over the last decade, only the 2001 team (eight) and the 2008 club had more.
Super Mario
Friday's pitcher, Mario Hollands, ranks among the Big West's elite with a 3.12 ERA (fourth), 53 strikeouts (third) and a .235 batting average against (fourth). The lefty has gone at least six innings in all but one start this season and is tied for fifth-fewest earned runs allowed in the conference. Earlier this season Hollands tied the school record with 16 strikeouts vs. Northern Illinois and had the most strikeouts in consecutive games (29) since Barry Zito K'd 30 in April, 1997.
Viva Valaika
Matt Valaika is 10-for-24 (.417) over his past five games and has driven in six runs in that span for a team-high 23 RBI. In his past nine games - in which he has hits in seven of those - Valaika is 16-for-39 (.410) with 11 RBI and eight runs scored. The Valencia, Calif. native leads the Gauchos with his 24 runs scored while his .412 on-base percentage and his .907 OPS (on-base plus slugging) paces UCSB. Marty Mullins is second on the team with a .904 OPS.
Greg is Great
Although his scoreless innings streak ended on Tuesday, junior right-hander Greg Davis has pitched brilliantly as of late. Over his last 11.1 innings pitched, which spans six outings, Davis has struck out 13 hitters while allowing just six hits, one run and no walks.
Whyte Out
First baseman Trevor Whyte, who transferred to UCSB from Saddleback JC, is second among regulars with his .330 batting average. He has broken out of a 3-for-23 slump (.130) by going 9-for-21 (.429) with five RBI in his last five games. His 21 RBI are second on the team.
See Sean Swing
Junior Sean Williams, who has started all 27 games hitting second and playing at second base, has produced 11 multi-hit games this season, but six of those have come in the Gauchos' eight April games. This month the Costa Mesa, Calif. native is hitting .353 (12-for-34) with seven runs scored and five RBI. Williams is tied with Mark Haddow for the team lead with 10 extra-base hits and has drawn a team-high 16 walks.
Terrific Tregoning
Since being inserted into the starting lineup on March 20, senior Ryan Tregoning has batted .359 (14 of 39) with 11 of his 15 RBI coming in that time and all but one of his six extra-base hits.
Marking His Territory
Junior rightfielder Mark Haddow is third on the team with his .887 OPS while his .495 slugging percentage is tied with Valaika for highest amongst regulars. Haddow, who leads the team with six stolen bases, also paces the squad with 50 total bases. The San Diego native is second on the team with 23 runs scored and has 19 RBI, which is tied for third-most on the squad.
Gunnar Shades
Senior centerfielder Gunnar Terhune has hits in seven of his past nine games, batting .316 in that stretch with 10 runs scored, eight RBI, four doubles, two triples and two stolen bases. The San Diego native is tied for the team lead with six multi-RBI games and is third on the team with 21 runs scored.
UCSB Quick Fact
In a nationwide e-mail to all sports information directors at Division 1 baseball schools, it appears that UCSB right-handed pitcher Sam Phippen is the only player in the country to be on a school's Division 1 basketball and baseball team.
By the Numbers
28 - Number of strikeouts Mario Hollands currently needs to tie teammate Mike Ford for 10th all-time in school history for career strikeouts.
Brontsema Sets Wins Mark
UCSB head coach Bob Brontsema passed Al Ferrer (1981-93) for the most victories ever by a Gaucho coach as he secured No. 446 following last Sunday's 11-6 win over USF. Brontsema is already the school's record-holder for the most Division I victories and he is the Big West's active wins leader with 176 career conference victories. In his career Brontsema is 447-440-2 and has led the Gauchos to at least 25 victories in 11 of his 16 previous seasons.
The Bob Brontsema File
The 2010 season marks the 29th year of Head Coach Bob Brontsema's involvement in the UC Santa Barbara baseball program. With two years as a player, 10 as an assistant coach and now entering his 17th season at the helm, Brontsema has been involved in 856 Gaucho victories, far more than anyone in UCSB baseball history. In fact, he has participated in 60 percent of all UCSB victories in school history. Brontsema has UCSB's most career wins - achieved on Sunday, Mar. 28 this season - is third in overall career winning percentage and third in career conference winning percentage. He also holds the record for most Division I wins in school history. His 17 years as Gaucho head coach give him the second longest tenure in UCSB baseball history, behind Dave Gorrie with 18 years.
The dean of Big West coaches, Brontsema currently ranks first in Big West career wins amongst active Big West coaches and number one in overall wins. In career conference wins, only five individuals throughout the history of the Big West surpass Brontsema. The Big West Conference is consistently ranked as one of the toughest baseball conferences in the country.
Brontsema has managed six former Gauchos who are currently playing in the Major Leagues (Cincinnati's Justin Lehr, St. Louis' Skip Schumaker, Colorado's Ryan Spilborghs, Pittsburgh's Virgil Vasquez, Texas' Michael Young and San Francisco's Barry Zito) and his 2009 squad tied a school record by having nine players drafted. Fifty-three of Brontsema's athletes have earned All-Big West honors and 10 of his Gauchos have been named All-Americans. Of the 69 athletes under Brontsema's tutelage selected into the professional ranks, only seven had been drafted before entering UCSB.
Probable Starting Lineup
No. Name Pos Quick Notes
5 Gunnar Terhune CF Tied for most multi-RBI games with 6
10 Sean Williams 2B Has 11 multi-hit games - 6 in April
8 Matt Valaika SS Hitting .410 with 11 RBI last 9 games
35 Trevor Whyte 1B 9-21 (.429) in 5 game hit streak; 5 RBI
22 Beck Wheeler DH Leads regulars with his .333 batting average
25 Mark Haddow RF .495 slugging pct. is tied for best among regs.
26 Marty Mullins C His .904 OPS is second on the team
33 Ryan Tregoning LF Hitting .359 with 11 RBI since starting 3/20
17 Ryan Palermo 3B Has started 25 of team's 27 games at 3B
Probable Starting Pitchers
Day No. Name Quick Notes
Fri 11 Mario Hollands Among BW leaders in ERA, K's, BAA
Sat 20 Nick Capito 4-2, 3.70 ERA in 7 starts this year
Sun 28 Jesse Meaux Had 1st career CG last Sunday
Tues 23 Nick Loredo Made 1st start on Tues. since 3/20


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The Casa Velha do Palheiro is a celebrated five star country house hotel of exceptional character and year-round appeal. It was formally a hunting lodge built by the 1st Count of Carvalhal in 1801 as a summer residence.
Marcus Binney wrote in his book The Blandys of Madeira published in 2011: "Casa Velha was Madeira's first country-house hotel, situated 500 metres above sea level and looking on to one of the loveliest gardens on the island. The drive runs through woodland to emerge in a clearing shaded by the magnificent trees which are the hall marks of the Palheiro gardens. The grass circle in front of the gates contains a huge multi trunked Metrosideros or Christmas Day tree from New Zealand. As soon as you step out of the car an atmosphere of friendly informality pervades the scene. A pebbled path is bordered by flowering shrubs and flanked to the left by a bedroom block with rooms opening on to a long verandah like a plantation house in the West Indies. From the front door there is a view straight through in the garden. The staircase sets a grander note, with matching flights on either side rising to first-floor bedrooms. Doors open on to an enfilade running across the house and linking the library with the drawing room and dining room. Steps lead down to a terrace with tables and chairs. The large lawn in spring is a carpet of tiny purple oxalis flowers. To the right is another verandahed wing with bedrooms. Beyond, the garden steps down to two further terraces, one inset with a large pool stocked with goldfish and koi carp. The formality of terraces and lawns is softened by spreading trees which shade the paths. At the bottom is another immense Metrosideros and a new tea pavilion offering snacks to golfers and garden visitors. Casa Velha with Christina in charge is decorated in fresh pretty colours. The dining room has a plantation feel thanks to polished wood floors and mahogany furniture. It has been cleverly extended by a conservatory retaining the original outside windows which now provide indoor views from one room to the next".
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Homeland Security workers routinely take home overtime pay even if they haven't earned it, a report from the federal Office of Special Counsel indicates.
Workers can add up to 25 percent to their paycheck from what the employees call the "candy bowl," The Washington Post reported.
The OSC said the money, from Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime, is meant for urgent work often done by law enforcement agents. But Homeland Security has wasted $8.7 million per year with misuse of the funds, the OSC said in its report.
"These are not border patrol guys chasing bad guys who can't stop what they are doing and fill out paperwork for overtime. We are not questioning that," Carolyn Lerner, OSC special counsel, said. "These are employees sitting at their desks, collecting overtime because it's become a culturally acceptable practice."
Homeland Security spokesman Peter Boogaard said authorities have ordered a review of how AUO is used and whether it complies with laws.
"DHS takes seriously its responsibility to ensure proper use of taxpayer funds," he said. "While many frontline officers and agents across the department require work hour flexibility, often through the use of Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime (AUO), misuse of these funds is not tolerated."


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SPARTANBURG — Doug May shed more than 300 pounds about three years ago.
He can now fit into smaller clothes and comfortably squeeze into a seat at the movie theater.
But now, while much slimmer, the Spartanburg resident is weighed down by a different struggle.
"I've developed a fear of food," he said recently. He sat on his front porch, next to a photo of a much heavier version of himself — a person he doesn't want to revisit. "When I go out to eat, I have to force myself to eat," he said.
Anna Voss, a licensed professional counselor with Associates at Park Avenue in Greenville, said a fear of food is an eating disorder she sees often.
"It is something I commonly see," she said. "After working so hard on one particular goal and then reaching it, it makes sense to become afraid of the thing that created the problem for you in the first place. In this case, it's food."
She compared the problem to a recovered alcoholic who becomes afraid of beer or bars.
You don't want to go back to the way you were, she said.
That's the fear May has.
"I don't want to put the weight back on. If I could get over that, I'd be OK."
He says he lost the weight by exercising at home and by changing his diet. Today, he is "basically a vegan," eating mostly raw fruits and vegetables, and occasionally fish.
When May was heavier, he said his biggest problem was the all-you-can-eat buffet.
"I would pig out. I was out of control."
Now, he realizes just how much he relied on food in his life.
"When you try to take that out of it, it's hard to function," he said. "I just want to be able to enjoy a pizza with my (10-year-old) son."
Bob Brown, manager of the Spartanburg Regional Heart Wellness Center, encourages people who want to lose weight to seek help from trained professionals.
"People sometimes have the best intentions of doing something like losing weight but go about it the wrong way," he said. "People need to have that coach that oversees what they are doing and help educate them on the importance of things like nutrition and exercise.
"People can tend to take things to the extreme and lose a lot of weight because they are not versed in what foods they should or should not eat, as well as understanding the types of calories they are using."
Voss suggests people struggling with an eating disorder, such as a fear of food, seek help from an expert. "It is a really complex problem," she said.


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Happy Birthday, Henry Ford!
By Jennifer Donovan | Published
Have you ever been to a 150th birthday party? Michigan Technological University's Ford Center and Forest in Alberta, Mich., is holding one in honor of Alberta's founder and the Ford Center's namesake, Henry Ford.
Henry Ford's 150th birthday is July 30. The party—open to the public—is this Saturday, July 27, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Ford Center in Alberta. Festivities include free rides in Model T Fords, a Ford car show featuring antique, classic and modern models, free admission to the Sawmill Museum and a self-guided tree trail through the site's majestic forest.
There's even a birthday Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/150thBDayCelebrationHenryFordInAlberta
"And no birthday party would be complete without cake," says Kari Price, educational program coordinator and manager of the Ford Center. Additional food will also be available.
The Flivver Car Club from Menominee, Mich., is bringing eight working Model T Fords to give rides around the village of Alberta. The car show is open to any Ford from 1908 to 2014, in any stage of restoration.
The Sawmill Museum features exhibits that tell the story of Alberta, the center of Henry Ford's little-known lumber empire in the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan, as well as exhibits about the lumbering industry in the UP and Michigan Tech's development of the site as a forestry education and research forest, tourist attraction and conference center after Ford donated the village of Alberta and 1,400 acres of surrounding timberland to the university in 1954.
Why did Henry Ford get into the lumbering business? Each Model T used more than 250 board feet of lumber, so Ford was looking to the UP for lumber as well as iron as early as 1912.
He built a sawmill in Kingsford, and purchased mills in L'Anse and Pequaming. In fact, he bought the entire village of Pequaming, including its large sawmill. But Ford needed trees to feed his sawmills. He also had a vision of integrating industrialism with rural living, so he not only purchased more than 550,000 acres of forest, he built the village of Alberta—named for Ford's UP Manager Fred J. Johnson's daughter—where 12 houses and garages, a pump house/visitor center, a sawmill and three school buildings became home to workers handpicked from the other mills and their families.
Alberta soon became the public face of his lumber empire. The steam-powered mill went into operation in 1936. Workers were schooled to stop their work and do demonstrations for visitors. In August 1938, the mill saw 3,000 visitors.
Henry Ford died in 1947, and when the classic Ford Woodie Wagon went out of production in 1951, it sounded the death knell for his lumber empire. Ford Motor Company sold off all its UP assets except for more than 1,400 of forest and the entire village of Alberta, which the company donated to Michigan Tech.
The university first used Alberta as a base for forestry students. Students lived in the houses and used the mill as a training facility.
After 1980, the Ford Center became a conference center. In 1996, Ford Motor Company gave the center another grant, this time to fix up the old mill and turn it into a museum. A decade later, the company donated an F450 pickup truck that had belonged to Bill Ford, Henry's great-grandson.
Michigan Tech and Ford Motor Company's partnership has continued to this day. The company and its Company Fund have donated nearly $14 million over the years to support a wide range of programs including vehicle donations, scholarships, Senior Design and Enterprise programs, student organization, sponsored research, young programs, diversity initiatives and more.
Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 54 countries. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences. Our campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.


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Bot one
Name: Jack Kodaik
Age: 162 years. but look 17
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Personality: I am very calm level headed, very hard to anger,. Im very energetic but do enjoy some downtime
Kido: I can use bakudo up to level 81, and hado up to level
Zanpakuto: Banshee
Sealed state: a Wakizashi, the hilt is blue with black tribal markings on the hilt and the blade and a black shuriken as its cross guard.
release command: Let them hear ya Banshee
Shikai: a black gauntlet the size of my forearm with a metal cord that is attached to a giant windmill shuriken both black as well. The cord can bend and strech at will
Ability: when the shurikan spins it produces a high pitched noise that can cause the opponent to become disoriented, have double vision, or even loss of balance for up to long periods of time. The faster the shurikan spins the loader the noise gets and the closer one gets to it the stronger the effects.
Sound Barrier- produces high density sound waves making a barrier able to stop regular ceros and up to level 55 hado
Boom- the shuriken rotates at such speeds it breaks the sound barrier causing a sonic boom and then using that momentum to shoot of towards the opponent
Sonic slice- the sound waves vibrate at such a rate that they can cut the opponent. ((when using this the normal effect of the sound waves is inactive))
Complete control- the four blades of the windmill shuriken are disconnected along with the cord and all pieces can be controlled at will. The pieces also vibrate at high speeds causing the sound to continue. ((once i use this i can't but it back together))
bankai: Banshee Poltergeist the gauntlet,cord, and shurikan all get dark blue glowing tribal markings, and the shuriken grows to the size of me from one tip to the opposite tip.
Ability:same as shikai except if you get cut on a limb you lose motion of that limb for 5 posts, if you get cut in the torso your power is cut 35% for 5 posts, and if cut in the head you become paralized for one post
Silence- the shuriken spins at such a fast rate and such a high pitch that it blows the eardrums out and depending on the distance to the enemy can destroy the inner ear bones.((note :if i use it to close to myself it can effect me as well))
Sound Barrier- produces high density sound waves making a barrier able to stop regular ceros and up to level 85 hado
Speed 250
Strength 270
Durability 280
Reflexes 250
Shunpo 250
Hado 200
Bakudo 250
Hakudo 180
Zanjustu 280
Spirit pressure: 280
Stamina: 275
I am sin, I am dead zen
Bot 2 (Captain)
Sennen Ishin
Ishin was a valiant warrior a general of a unit of Samurai. He served the Shogun for his entire life. Yet, because he put his soldiers' safety first, and did quite many heroic deeds, the samurai grew to admire him, even more than the Shogun, and even think they wanted him to be their Lord. The Shogun, intimidated by Ishin's popularity, sent him to war, with other generals and units. But the others had an order. They had to, at the very last moment, betray Ishin and his unit, and leave them fight alone. And so it happened....Ishin, who always put his troops lives first fought in the first line, taking many hits for them. Finally, this great hero died, now a vengeful spirit, seeking revenge for this unfair betrayal.
Shikai: Konki
His sword turns into a very heavy and long two-handed sword
1 Two handed
His weapon's strength increases by 40
2 Retribution:
A sword blow that's stronger the more damage he has sustained
3 Adamant:
He stabs the sword in the air with both hands, and from the tip, a wave of Reiatsu spreads and forms as a shield to guard him.
4 Spirit Sword
His sword covered in Reiatsu, he can use his Reiatsu stat as Strength stat for his blows for 5 posts. Useable every 10 posts.
5 Eternal Friends
The General's power is his troops' loyalty. A loyalty that Ishin earned it and cost him his life. Yet, his loyal troops, all of them having died in the battlefield around him, did not forsake him. Using this skill, he summons 20 Samurai with armor and weapons, each one with 50% of his Stats, for 2 posts only.
Bankai: Ido-fuka Konki
A black Samurai shield and helmet, along with the long sword
1 Samurai Armor
+60 Durability
2 Taunt
Pulls all Reiatsu attacks towards him, but weakens them a bit
3 Evolution
The armor becomes more durable against attacks it has already received
4 Last Companion
He summons his horse of the last battle he lived through and rides it. The horse is also covered in armored scales and has the same Durability as him. It can't attack, but it gives Isshin +50 movement speed but prevents the usage of Shunpo
5 Forsaken General
Takes off his armor, deciding to fight without caring for his life anymore. -100 Durability. +50 Speed, +50 Strength, +50 Reiatsu
Strength 350
Speed 350
Durability 450
Reflexes 310
Hado 30
Bakudo 30
Zanjutsu 250
Hakuda 30
Shunpo 200
Reiatsu 450
Stamina 300
Every second of silence, gets me further away.
If I died today, who would be at my funeral?
Such fond memories here. So many friends made.
Name: Kanta Doku
Age: Looks 20
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Personality: Cunning, smart and a little creepy. He enjoys torturing his enemies and loves experiments.
Zanpakuto: A normal katana tho the blade is rusted.
Shikai: Kumo no joō ((Spider Queen))
It changes into 2 Fang looking daggers:
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Its able to deliver very deadly poison to whoever it cuts and Is able to spin strong, steel-like, webs that could cut people.
Kumokonpurekkusu ((Spider Complex)): Spins a web that covers the area ensnaring those that are caught. Best used indoors.
Sureddo o setsudan ((Cutting Thread)): Uses the sharp threads that has caught the enemy and pulls on it slicing up the captured enemy.
Kumo no kōshō ((Spider Bite)): Cuts the enemy with the daggers delivering a deadly poison that will weaken them slowly as the fight goes on. ((-20 Shunpo/Speed/Strength from 1st post till 5th. -30 Shunpo/Speed/Strength from then on.))
Kumokuraudo ((Spider Cloud)): Releases a fog of hairs from my dagger that greatly irritates the enemy's sight, smell and is very itchy.
Supaidāsōdo ((Spider Sword)): The web covers the 2 daggers increasing their power. ((+30 Strength for dagger strikes.))
Strength: 190
Speed: 260
Durability: 300
Hoho: 290
Reflexes: 260
Hado: 360
Bakudo: 380
Zanjustsu: 200
Hakuda: 30
Reiatsu: 290
Stamina: 190
Bankai: Happīdansu joōgumo ((Happy Dancing Spider Queen))
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Turns into a giant robot spider. It is very powerful and durable. Its legs are very sharp just like a sword and Kanta can control it with either verbal commands or through thought.
Bankai Spider Stats:
Strength 330
Speed 250
Durability 350
Reiatsu 300
Reflexes 300
All of its shikai skills except spider sword. They are all much stronger than in shikai.
Supaidāyangu ((Spider Young)): Releases a large number of small robot spiders from its mouth. Tho they are very fragile they have very deadly poison.
The Black Beast
Every second of silence, gets me further away.
Name: Bot #42
Age: 2 months
Backstory: A project of Squad 12, this bot could be considered their greatest achievement. They have finally been able to replicate another person's Zanpakuto perfectly, to the last detail. This bot was the first able to stand against a Captain, using his own Zanpakuto against him. The bot can, with one glance, judge the opponent's Zanpakuto and its skills, but also the opponent's skills and power. Then, it can emulate the Zanpakuto, and also change its own body's composition, to either immitate his opponwnt's strong points or counter them
It takes all of the opponent's skills
Average of 250, you make it as you wish before the match, and state it at your first post. With high Kido, come high level spells, with high Hakuda Ikkotsu, Sokkotsu, Raioken and with high Zanjutsu Ryodan and Hitotsume: Nadegiri.
Every second of silence, gets me further away.
If I died today, who would be at my funeral?
Such fond memories here. So many friends made.
Reserved )))
"One man searching for his lost past"
Sano Harama ((Troll mode more or less))
Apearance: just think of an older Sano
Age: looks 30, is 300
Backstory: Was once a shinigami in Squad 11. Left because of boredom.
Shikai: Desecrate, Ono Kanadzuchi
- is an ax chained to a hammer that turns his reiatsu explosive and releases it upon impact causing huge explosions. The chains can extend or retract.
Landmine- I slam the hammer to the ground and an explosion occurs under my opponent as long as they're standing on any surface
Break Blade- The ax's blade shoots out frag style into 20 shards that grow back. each shard is highly explosive.
Blade Missile- the ax's blade shoots out RPG style towards my opponent and splits into 20 shards in mid-air. the shards are highly explosive.
Bankai: two 2 foot poles each with an ax head and hammer head on one end and are chained together on the other. Like on shikai, the chain can extend or retract
all skills in shikai.
Mine Field- just like land mine but instead of 1 explosion under my opponent, it's a circle/s of explosions each with twice the power.
Chain armor: The chains wrap around me forming an armor highly resistant to all attacks
Rocket Bomb- I cross the poles in front of my and a nearly transparent orb forms at the intersection. The orb then shoots at ridiculously fast speeds and once it hits it's target, it explodes 3x as powerful as my most powerful explosion yet except with this skill.
Missile Cyclone- Like Blade missile but much more powerful explosions, 20,000 shards, and they first form a cyclone around my opponent before going in.
Strength 500
Speed 500
Durability 500
Reflexes 500
Hoho 0
Hado 0
Bakudo 0
Zanjutsu 500
Hakuda 100
Reiatsu 500
Stamina 500
Kota Yamamoto. Squad 2, Lieutenant. Theme: Jump in the Fire


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Friday, May 19, 2006
Why include info re: OPUS DEI in this GENEALOGY BLOG?
I've been asked this question by several readers so it's worth explaining the relationship between the two.
Through the years, our French-Canadian & Franco-American ancestors and present-day relatives have, for the most part, been Catholics. As such, families often consisted of a dozen or so children, especially in Québec, and the parents expected one or more of them to enter the RC priesthood or a religious community. As time went on, the practice and influence of religion changed due to the Quiet Revolution in Québec. With this change, Secular Institutes became more popular than religious communities; therefore, hundreds of Québecers joined these Institutes, which, for the most part, required yearly vows of their members rather than Final Vows as were pronounced in religious communities. Secular Institutes allowed its members to live "within the world" without being "part of it." At that time, OPUS DEI was a Secular Institute that attracted members from the French-Canadian and Franco-American Catholic population. Although the status of OPUS DEI within the church has changed from a Secular Institute to a Personal Prelature, it still is part of our Québec heritage. For this reason and because of its presend-day popularity, I found it was important to have a member explain how she lives as a member of OPUS DEI. It's the social aspect of this organization that is of interest to us since our ancestors and living relatives may have had contact with it or even be members.
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- Libby3:02 PM
Muriel: I asked my parochial vicar and this is his response.ReplyDelete
Libby, I would think of Opus Dei as a diocese with no territory. it has a bishop (the prelate) and priests and members of the lay faithful, as any diocese would. Membership is not based on territory but on the person, hence a PERSONAL prelature. Why have a personal prelature then? Personal prelatures were mentioned first at the Second Vatican Council and then in the 1983 Code of Canon Law to serve various needs of the Church. Opus Dei strives to teach people to live holiness in the ordinary circumstances of their lives.
It is not a religious order and should not be confused with one. I hope this helps.
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54th Old Island Days Art Festival
10 AM TO 5 PM Daily
About the Show
The Old Island Days Art Festival is a two day juried outdoor fine art festival. This nationally recognized show brings over 100 fine artists to this beautiful historic area of Key West. Exhibitors will set up along Whitehead Street from Greene Street to Eaton, and on Caroline Street through the famous Presidential Gates into the beautiful Truman Annex. Set among historical attractions such as Audubon House, the Little White House and Mel Fisher Museum, the City of Key West closes two blocks of Whitehead Street and another block of Caroline Street to vehicle traffic for the show. Visitors can leisurely browse the beautiful displays of paintings from watercolor to oil and acrylic, decorative sculpture, photography and other fine arts from the selected artists. Tropical themes are abundant here, but contemporary and traditional styles make something for everyone!
The show, which is in its 54th year, is sponsored by the Key West Art Center, and was originally held to raise money for the renovation of the building at 301 Front Street. That building is now home for the KWAC and displays works by the 60 plus local members. The first show was held on the sidewalk on Front Street, near the current gallery and artists used clothespins to attach their work to the fence in front of the old Custom's House. Since then the show has been held annually and grown from just local artists and now includes exhibitors from across the country and Canada.
Key West Art Center and Gallery • Key West's Oldest Art Gallery


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Fun Fact: According to our Strikeforce underdog poll, a staggering majority of you Taters thought Ed Herman stood the best chance of pulling off an upset over Ronaldo Souza. In a distant second was that of the now retired Mike Kyle, and in an even more distant third was a tie between "Mike Goldberg over his drug addiction" and "Barnett's ability to piss clean." In short, the results were hurtful, hilarious, and wildly incorrect, which is exactly the kind of rapport we've been trying to establish around here for the past five years. So take in this kudos, Potato Nation, because like a rich, neglectful father in a children's holiday movie, it will be a long time before we willingly give you another compliment.
But on the off chance you didn't vote in our poll or even tune in for Strikeforce's final event (Full disclosure: I am catching up on the fights as I write this. KJ Noons should be on his way to a clear cut UD victory, right?), we've placed a full video recap of the main card above. So sit back and let Pat Militech's soothing baritone take you back to a night of squash matches topped off by Tarec Saffiedine's destruction of Nate Marquardt's leg, which apparently next to none of you saw coming.


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A young artist travels to a remote Italian village to restore a painting in a small out-of-the-way church. As soon as he begins his work he receives threatening phone calls warning him against restoring the painting, and a friend who had some information about the original artist, is murdered by being pushed out of a window. Later on the artist meets a young teacher and they begin to have a romantic affair while he works on the painting, as the inhabitants of the village begin to make their plans for him known.
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)Director: Dario ArgentoWriter: Dario ArgentoStarring: Tony Musante, Suzy KendallCompany: VCI Entertainment
Celebrate the silver anniversary of Sophisticult.
In Robert Spadoni's book "Uncanny Bodies" the author argues that the U.S. film industry's acceptance of sound technology was one of the key contributing factors in establishing the modern horror genre. Sound became a method by which films sought out and experimented with new ways of engaging and potentially growing their audience. Certainly no cinematic form held more potential for this then those with high spectacle, fantastic elements.
Dario Argento's "Opera" tells the story of a young budding opera starlet who is being stalked by a killer that likes to tie her up and force her to watch him kill people by taping needles under her eyelids. The movie starts out with Betty, the young opera singer, landing her first big role as a lead in "Hamlet." The killer immediately begins to stalk her and murders a stagehand during her first performance, causing the crew to lament that the play is cursed, as they believe productions of "Hamlet" often are.
John and Jon dive headfirst into the French giallo homage "Amer."
Dario Argento has taken a lot of flack from fans who are awaiting the filmmakers' return to the form that made him a defining force in the evolution of the horror film during the latter half of the 20th century. But has the form really ever changed or is Argento just taking his style into new technical and aesthetic realms in an effort to keep himself interested in the craft? His early works are hardly uniform even if similarities exist.
Lucio Fulci's "Don't Torture a Duckling" was one of those movies that I saw once in it's entirety about 10 years ago and promptly pushed to the back of my mind. I had the chance to revisit it recently on Netflix and enjoyed myself thoroughly.
Wait a second, there's a third Olsen twin?! Yes I know that doesn't make any sense but work with me here. Elizabeth Olsen stars in the new remake of "The Silent House", a movie I did not know existed let alone was being remade, but none of that matters now that we have a third Olsen twin. Rejoice!
There's a new "Scream 4" trailer! Get pumped people. The best part? I'm 99% sure it features the exact same clips that were in that Canadian trailer that made it's way to the tubes a few days back. Isn't that awesome?! Things I've seen before are fun to watch again!
Adrien Brody has been fighting to keep his film "Giallo", which is suppose to be a giant pile of doodie, from finding its way to DVD. Don't worry though the legal fun had nothing to do with the quality of the movie, Brody just wanted to make sure he was paid in full for his "acting skills". I like to use sarcasm quotes. Anyway the suit is settled and the flick will now find its way to DVD. Happy days!
Sacha Gervasi, the guy who made the kick ass documentary "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" is currently working on a new biopic of one Mr. Alfred Hitchcock. No the film will not be a documentary but I like to think that Gervasi isn't just a one trick pony. I for instance am good at both drinking beer and downloading illegal porn. Some people are just gifted.


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The Canadian dollar reached a seven- week high versus its U.S. peer as the government approved Cnooc Ltd.'s $15.1 billion takeover bid for Nexen Inc.
Canada's dollar rose for a fifth day against the greenback after Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Dec. 7 approved Chinese- controlled Cnooc's bid while cautioning that future investment in Canada's energy sector will only occur under "exceptional" circumstances and outlining tighter rules for takeovers. The currency gained against the majority of its 16 most-traded counterparts as better-than-forecast factory data from China signaled stronger demand for Canada's raw materials.
"Odds are it will be quite positive for the Canadian dollar," Sebastien Galy, senior foreign-exchange strategist for Societe Generale SA, said of the Nexen deal by phone from New York. "There's been some reservation from Asia about capital flows, and this provides some clarification that there will be regulation and not protectionism."
The Canadian dollar, called the loonie for the image of the aquatic bird on the C$1 coin, rose 0.2 percent to 98.68 Canadian cents per U.S. dollar at 3:53 p.m. in Toronto, after earlier touching 98.65 cents, strongest since Oct. 19. One Canadian dollar buys $1.0134.
Crude-oil futures fell 0.3 percent to $85.70 per barrel in New York after gaining as much as 1 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index increased 0.1 percent.
Canadian government bonds rose, with the 10-year benchmark bond yield falling one basis point, or 0.01 percentage point, to 1.70 percent. The 2.75 percent security maturing in June 2022 was 6 cents higher at C$109.15.
Tight Range
Trading of the Canadian dollar versus its U.S. counterpart was at the tightest range since July 4, and is likely to be hemmed in by the prospect of the Nexen deal closing at the end of the year, Greg Moore, a currency strategist at Toronto- Dominion Bank in Toronto, said in a telephone interview.
"A lot of market participants will hold off on buying the USD against CAD if they know it's going to benefit from a whale- sized flow when the deal closes," Moore said. "Most of the CAD benefit is a psychological benefit."
The Canadian government approved the takeover of Nexen and simultaneously gave its blessing to the C$5.2 billion ($5.27 billion) offer for Progress Energy Resources Corp. by Petroliam Nasional Bhd, Malaysia's state-owned energy company.
There have been 43 acquisitions of Canadian companies in deals worth more than $3.5 billion since 2000, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The Canadian dollar has advanced in 56 percent of cases for two weeks following the announcements versus its U.S. counterpart with an average gain of 0.2 percent.
The biggest advance in the Canadian dollar was a 2 percent gain after Kinross Gold Corp. acquired Red Back Mining Inc. in 2010. The largest decline was in July 2008 as Teck Resources Ltd. purchased Fording Canadian Coal Trust.
China's factory production climbed 10.1 percent in November while retail sales growth accelerated to 14.9 percent, the National Bureau of Statistics said Dec. 9. Both figures exceeded analysts' median estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
Canada's currency has gained 1.5 percent this year versus nine developed-nation peers tracked by Bloomberg Correlation- Weighted Indexes. The greenback has dropped 2.3 percent and the yen has been the biggest loser, tumbling 9.5 percent. New Zealand's dollar leads gainers, up 5.7 percent.
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Definitions of vice
n. - A defect; a fault; an error; a blemish; an imperfection; as, the vices of a political constitution; the vices of a horse. 2
n. - A moral fault or failing; especially, immoral conduct or habit, as in the indulgence of degrading appetites; customary deviation in a single respect, or in general, from a right standard, implying a defect of natural character, or the result of training and habits; a harmful custom; immorality; depravity; wickedness; as, a life of vice; the vice of intemperance. 2
n. - The buffoon of the old English moralities, or moral dramas, having the name sometimes of one vice, sometimes of another, or of Vice itself; -- called also Iniquity. 2
n. - A kind of instrument for holding work, as in filing. Same as Vise. 2
n. - A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements. 2
n. - A gripe or grasp. 2
v. t. - To hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice. 2
prep. - In the place of; in the stead; as, A. B. was appointed postmaster vice C. D. resigned. 2
prep. - Denoting one who in certain cases may assume the office or duties of a superior; designating an officer or an office that is second in rank or authority; as, vice president; vice agent; vice consul, etc. 2
The word "vice" uses 4 letters: C E I V.
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August 24. 2013 12:46PM
2 sobriety checkpoints in Portsmouth net 8 arrests
PORTSMOUTH — Two police sobriety checkpoints Friday night netted eight arrests and more than 680 motor vehicles screened, police said.
Jodie M. Tarisa, 37, of Salem, Mass., was arrested after failing to obey state troopers to stop at one checkpoint on the Spaulding Turnpike. She was stopped a short time later on the turnpike near Gosling Road, where she was arrested for driving while intoxicated and disobeying an officer.
State troopers stopped and screened 408 vehicles between 10 p.m. Friday and 2 a.m. Saturday.
Others arrested were: Brenden D. Mahoney, 27, of Somersworth, and Corey R. Johnson, 22 of Bow, each for DWI; Douglas McQuade, 54, of Durham, for reckless operation; Tommy Margenos, 22 of Farmington, for operating after suspension, bench warrant; and Daniel V. Malonson, 33, of Reading, Mass., for operating after suspension.
All were given an Oct. 3 arraignment date in the 10th Circuit Court, Portsmouth Division.
Meanwhile, Portsmouth police screened 273 drivers between 10:30 p.m. Friday and 2 a.m. Saturday at a separate checkpoint on Market Street, outbound near the New Hampshire Port Authority.
Arrested for DWI were Steven Allen Hart, 57, of 181 Kearsarge Way, Portsmouth; and Taylor Holton, 23, of South Berwick, Maine.
Both were released on $750 personal recognizance bail and are scheduled for arraignment Sept. 23.


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Feminist Majority Board Member Dolores Huerta to Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
Feminist Majority President Eleanor Smeal, Executive Vice President Kathy Spillar, and Chair of the Board Peg Yorkin issued the following joint statement on the announcement that Board Member Dolores Huerta will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom:
The Feminist Majority Foundation and its board salutes our colleague and friend Dolores Huerta for all of her historic achievements for social justice and equality. We are very proud that she will be awarded by President Barack Obama the highest civilian award.
In response to the announcement, Chair of the Board Peg Yorkin said, "No one deserves this honor more than Dolores Huerta. She has worked tirelessly on behalf of those who work the farm fields of this country and has been an incredible advocate for women and girls' empowerment."
President Eleanor Smeal said, "For some 25 years, we have worked very closely with Dolores Huerta in our fight for women's equality, civil rights, and worker's rights. Dolores is an inspiration to all of us at all times. She is dedicated to win equality for women in the state house and Congress and she has significantly increased the number of Latina women running for office."
Executive Vice President Kathy Spillar praised Dolores' work, saying, "It has been my great honor to work with Dolores for nearly 25 years to empower women and girls and secure our fundamental rights. I have learned enormously through her example. Despite the hardship she has seen and the difficulties she has endured, she is the single most optimistic person I have ever known. There is nothing that can't be done when Dolores Huerta is involved."


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Professor's work to prevent gang violence featured on BTN Feb. 21
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Big Ten Network will feature a Michigan State University professor's work to prevent gang violence on an episode of "Impact the World" at 10:30 p.m. EST Feb. 21 following the University of Michigan vs. Northwestern University basketball game.
Sociology professor Carl Taylor will be featured for his research on youth culture and gang violence in urban communities of Michigan.
Taylor teaches MSU students, young children and youth involved in gangs to see what's still possible in these communities.
"We have a normalization of ignorance and violence in this nation that we are all responsible for and I want us to step up," he said. "We need to stop pointing the finger; everyone has to step up and stop feeling that all is lost."
Taylor teaches students who aren't from urban communities that they share much in common with those who live there, and that they, too, have a stake in its success and the responsibility to care.
"This young generation — urban, suburban, rural — share some things that I think are not good," Taylor said. "And it's my job as an older guy to help them see them — not to talk down to them, but to teach them. I'm a teacher. I'm a communicator. This is what I am."
"Impact the World" is a powerful new eight-part series that shifts the focus from the playing field to the world stage where Big Ten professors and students are making their presence known. The series is showcasing some of the incredible Big Ten breakthroughs that are changing lives across the world. Host Dennis Haysbert will unveil the stories that demonstrate how these advances impact each of us and the world in which we live.
"Impact the World" airs Tuesdays on Big Ten Network. Check local listings for times.


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Babcock Hall Dairy Plant from Madison, Wisconsin, was selected as the Cheese and Butter Grand Champion, while Gifford's Dairy of Skowhegan, Maine, was selected as the Grade A & Ice Cream Grand Champion of the World Dairy Expo (WDE) Championship Dairy Product Contest.
This year's contest, sponsored by the Wisconsin Dairy Products Assn. (WDPA), received a record number of 705 entries for cheese, butter, fluid milk, yogurt, cottage cheese, ice cream, sour cream, sherbet, cultured milk, sour cream dips, whipping cream, dried whey and creative/innovative products from throughout the United States.
"It is amazing how dairy manufacturers have embraced this contest," says Brad Legreid, executive director of WDPA. "Due to the tremendous support from dairy companies throughout North America, the World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Product Contest has averaged a 25% annual rate of growth over its first nine years. This is unprecedented growth for a relatively new contest. This growth is a direct reflection of the high level of interest that dairy processors have in entering the only judging contest of its kind in North America. Because this contest is all encompassing, dairy manufacturers have the unique opportunity to compete in a prestigious, all-dairy national contest."
Judging was held on August 16 at UW-Madison's Babcock Hall and August 17-18 at the Madison Area Technical College (MATC) Culinary School. These locations proved to be very successful venues for the contest judging. "MATC and UW were very supportive of this contest," said Legreid.
On October 4, the contest's auction will be held at World Dairy Expo in Madison, at which time all category 1st place winners will be auctioned off. A portion of the proceeds from the October 4 contest auction will be used to fund the Dr. Robert Bradley Scholarship Fund. This scholarship will be awarded annually to a deserving student pursuing a career in the dairy industry. The auction will begin at 5:00 pm and will feature Doug Wilson, Cooperative Resources International, as the auctioneer.
For more information on the contest and auction please call 608.836.3336, or follow online at www.worlddairyexpo.com
Source: American Dairymen


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The dictionary defines management as "the act or art of managing: the conducting or supervising of something (as a business)". As we can see, this definition is relatively broad and applicable to most management situations.
"Management is a comprehensive activity, involving the combination and co-ordination of human, physical and financial resources in a way which produces a commodity or a service which is both wanted and can be offered at a price which will be paid, while making the working environment for those involved agreeable and acceptable."
The management of a dairy farm, or any other small business, differs in some respects from managing a large corporation. In contrast to the large firm, the dairy farmer usually sets his/her own goals, provides the management of the business and performs all or part of the labour. This makes it difficult to separate the management from the labour. Both of these tasks may also be performed at the same time. For example, the planning of today.s actions may take place while milking the cows. When doing so, there is always a risk that the immediate need of labour will place the management in a secondary role, with management decisions postponed and delayed. The recommendation is therefore to dedicate some time, on a regularly basis, for "pure" management.
All business management, regardless of the size of the firm, involves decision making and supervising. A good manager is usually characterised by making good decisions. All decisions made by a manager might not be satisfactory, but the more decisions that are made in an informed manner, the more likely we are to produce a positive outcome.
But how do we make good decisions and how do we know that the effect was the desired one?
Decision making can be described as a continuous process. As illustrated in figure 1, this process starts with monitoring. By measuring key parameters and comparing these with kept records, the observation of a possible problem will be facilitated.
When the problem is observed and understood, the different options to solve the problem have to be evaluated. This includes an estimation of the effects for each option and a comparison with the individual goals. The options might already be given (e.g. the choice to use medication or not) but it can be more complex than so (e.g. the choice of feeding strategy). When the choice is made and implemented, the effects have to be monitored and controlled, so that we make sure the set goals are met. If not, you may have to go through the process again until a satisfying outcome is produced.
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Jeb Bush Jr. threw his support on Friday behind Rep. Connie Mack IV for U.S. Senate, a chance for the two sons of well-known Florida politicians to appear together and, well, talk about their fathers.
"We have a lot of things in common," Mack, a Fort Myers congressman, told three reporters at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables. "One of them is we have fathers that are very respected."
Mack's father, Connie Mack III, was also in Congress. Bush is the son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
Mack said Bush Jr. will co-chair his campaign. Bush praised Mack's "honor, integrity and dogged determination." Mack made no mention of his Republican primary opponents, former Sen. George LeMieux and Mike McCalister, and instead tried to tie incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson with President Barack Obama, calling them "lockstep liberals."
"That's a good thing, we welcome that," Mack said about former rival Adam Hasner dropping out of the Senate race to run for Congress. "But this race is really about Sen. Nelson."
Bush, for his part, last held a made-for-press endorsement for former Gov. Jon Huntsman, before Huntsman dropped out of the presidential primary. Bush has since backed Mitt Romney.
"I am a Mitt man," he said. "I think it's time for us as a party to get behind one candidate.
"In terms of Dad," Bush added, "we'll see."


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Producing duo ready their third sports play
NEW YORK (AP) — One night in late 2010, theater producer Fran Kirmser found herself in a Broadway theater beside an unusual guest — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
It was the opening night of "Lombardi," a play about football icon Vince Lombardi that offered to take New York theatergoers to an unexpected place: the world of professional sports.
"God, this better work out," Kirmser recalls thinking quietly.
At risk was more than a show starring Dan Lauria and Judith Light: "Lombardi" was also the first work in a series of sports-related plays planned by Kirmser and her producing partner Tony Ponturo.
"We saw that there were so many great stories in sports," said Ponturo in an interview at the Kirmser Ponturo Group's offices in Rockefeller Center. "Like any content, if you have a good story and you put the work together, there will be people interested in it."
"Lombardi" turned into a modest hit, but the next play in the series — 2012′s "Magic/Bird," about the friendship between basketball legends Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Larry Bird — didn't do as well, closing after only 37 shows.
Kirmser and Ponturo have learned from each project. They have returned with their third offering: a look at the New York Yankees called "Bronx Bombers" by Eric Simonson, who wrote the other two plays.
Theatergoers can see Babe Ruth, Yogi Berra, Lou Gehrig, Reggie Jackson, Mickey Mantle, Thurman Munson, Billy Martin, Joe DiMaggio and Derek Jeter come to life onstage. Yankee fans are likely to make their views on the show known, something the producers anticipate.
"This being New York and it about the New York Yankees, it's a risk," says Kirmser, with a laugh. "But we wanted to get that honest New Yorker reaction, which you definitely get whether you're at the theater or a ball game."
Kirmser and Ponturo's thirst to combine sports and theater makes sense when you look at their backgrounds: He spent decades building the sports and entertainment brand at Anheuser-Busch. Kirmser, a former dancer, has produced dozens of stage works, including August Wilson's "Radio Golf." Together, they've won three Tony Awards.
They are the producers to watch as they seek to attract a new audience during a time when attendance numbers have flattened on Broadway. "We do have to do something about that. We need the consumer base to grow in this industry," says Kirmser.
They say the idea of putting sports stories onstage came to them in the depths of the 2008 global financial crisis. "We were looking at exploring themes of leadership, competition, team," says Kirmser. "When you look at those themes, what is that? That's very much embedded in sports. That's how we came to it and then mapped it out from there."
While successful plays on Broadway have involved some element of sport, from "Damn Yankees" to "Take Me Out," ″Golden Boy" and the upcoming "Rocky," few producers have embraced the fusion of sports and drama with such vigor. They've also pioneered cross-promotional partnerships with the various leagues — the NFL, NBA and MLB — and managed to tell stories about icons that you can't find on ESPN.
"You want to spend that two hours with this story ... learning something different and taking you down a path and a story line that you didn't even know or think of," Ponturo says.
While they decline to say how many plays are in the pipeline or what sports might be next, they hint they're in the middle of their planned series. They also decline to reveal how their shows have done financially out of respect to their investors.
They do reveal that they learned two big lessons from the "Magic/Bird" stumble that will guide them with "Bronx Bombers." First, opening cold on Broadway as it did is a dangerous proposition with a new work.
"If we had had a chance to really live with it a little while longer and do different incarnations of it, it would have made that particular piece stronger," says Kirmser.
That's why "Bronx Bombers" debuted off-Broadway this month at an intimate 200-seat theater, produced by Primary Stages, giving Kirmser and Ponturo a chance to work on the piece before they decide on a future life, perhaps on Broadway.
The second lesson was to always remember to think local. While Vince Lombardi was a legend with deep New York-area roots, Ponturo and Kirmser realized that "Magic/Bird" — about two b-balling greats from Los Angeles and Boston — had no natural base in New York.
"There wasn't a local anchor," says Kirmser. "We weren't thinking too much about these things, to be honest. We were thinking about telling these stories. But it was an interesting discovery."
With the Yankees this time, that shouldn't be a problem.
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Loopholes of the food security bill
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The National Food Security Bill was signed into law on the 12th
of September 2013. Its aim is to try and eradicate hunger in
India by providing cereal grains at highly subsidized rates of Rs
3, Rs 2, Rs 1 per Kg for rice, wheat and millets respectively.
The entitled quota is 5Kg of food grains per person per month.
The bill covers 67% of the population and will provide food to
about 820 million people at these subsidized rates.
The major question is whether 67% of the people of India really need this subsidy? The planning commission of India makes claims that only 22% of the population is below the poverty line and according to the world bank in 2010 only 32.7% of the population were living below 1.25$ a day. This question is linked directly to the cost of the bill. Currently, predicted by the government to be Rs 1.25 lack crore. And another estimate made by the commission for agriculture cost and prices states that the total expenditure on the bill will be Rs 6.82 lack over a three year period. The major questions regarding the cost of the bill are:
1) Do we have sufficient money to implement the bill?
2) What effect is this going to have on fiscal deficits and inflation in India?
The money required to implement the bill is going to come undoubtedly from the tax payers and it is going to increase the fiscal deficits, which then leads to inflation. The increase in prices of goods indirectly caused by this bill will hit the middle class, the highest as there will be a rapid increase in the cost of most imported products.
The implementation of this bill is to be carried out through the PDS which is to be reformed. However the track record of the PDS in the last 50 years is not very promising. One of the biggest loopholes of the bill is that the people of India being covered by the Antyodaya Anna Yojana, which gives a quota of 35 Kg of food grains per person per month to 1 crore poor families at rates of Rs 3 and 2 per Kg, will continue to do so under that scheme. In other words the Food Security Bill will not have any effect on them.
A matter of concern is the principle of the bill. To provide people with food directly at subsidized rates has never proved to be successful in combating poverty; this is evident from the examples of other countries that tackle poverty head on by giving the people income security through jobs rather than food security. Providing people with jobs rather than food is a better long term guarantee of food. The bill can increase the complacency of people who will then be unwilling to work as they can afford food at the subsidized rates. It will also considerably increase the dependency of people on the government.
The solution to these loopholes of the Food Security Bill is that the bill should be modified to target only the poorest of the poor who cannot work and require the subsidy the most. The government can create more jobs instead to guarantee income security and thus guarantee food security.


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"War Horse" deserves every award it receives for Best Horse Actor of the year. Otherwise, this long, broadly sentimental drama from Steven Spielberg plays like the pretty movie you feel you're supposed to like but know, deep down, it bored and totally bugged you.
Back in the days, apparently before horses pooped, no one thinks Joey the horse can even properly plow a field. Shows what those early 20th century English folk know: Turns out Joey's an indestructible horse of nature, who laughs (not literally) in the face of bullets, barbed wire and countless changes of ownership. So as Joey's sold into WWI battle and passed from soldier to soldier to cute little girl to soldier, "War Horse" follows every human who falls for Joey's beloved horsiness—he displays nothing special in the personality department—and looks down on any jerk who doesn't think horses are the greatest ever.
We already know Spielberg ("Saving Private Ryan") can nail a war film, and one late battle sequence astounds in ways that the rest of "War Horse" never does. Based on a children's novel later adapted for the stage, the story reduces characters to saints and devils, most absurdly in a scene in which a struggling horse brings astoundingly amiable enemies together.
The script by Richard Curtis and Lee Hall gives little depth to young Albert (Jeremy Irvine), who gawks at and raises Joey, or the other folks who briefly come into contact with him. Shouldn't we follow Albert's efforts to find his pet, not what's going on with the horse, who (thankfully) can't talk or understand what's happening?
Rather than explore the agonies of war and resilience of the bond between humans and animals and humans and humans, "War Horse" creates a twinkly, violent legend that sometimes feels like "Inglourious Softies." So hollow and misguided is the film's combination of fairy tale and war, in fact, you expect "War Horse" to close by telling us, "Joey was a hero to the English and the Germans alike, and he went on to kill three Nazi generals."
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pehawk wrote:Odd, I'm finding myself rooting for the Fighting Irish.
Tie game.
SharkHawk wrote:They are the absolute worst team I've seen ranked this high this late in the season. They show what's wrong with the BCS. They are one bad call away from losing to both BYU and Pitt of all teams, yet they are ranked 3rd? Isn't Oregon below them in the BCS rankings? As it stands now, Notre Dame can theoretically lose a game and still play for the national title over some other teams that could go undefeated. What a joke. Do they get special Notre Dame points and that's the big secret in the computer formula?
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antorome necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 912 diseños de 229 diseñadores freelance.
Comparativa de Bancos
We are a consolidated website in Spain (http://www.comparativadebancos.com) that compares and analyses financial products, gives advices for improving personal finance while also write from time to time articles on economical situation of the country and related.
The web was launched in February 2008 but really started growing up by the end of that year. It started as a blog and it is the main section today but we have been adding different sections with comparators of loans, saving accounts, insurance providers, credit cards, etc.
Our current logo (attached) is has been made by our own so is a very basic one. We wanted to give the impression that there was a person behind the blog instead of a company and that advices are objectives and non-biased.
The stone was something personal and we believe it was something with personality and no related to banks, giving the impression we didn't want to sell anything.
Main competitors
rankia dot com - It is a community of thousand of people that use to know a lot of finances. People write about their experience and read what other users say.
iahorro dot com and bankimia dot com - they are comparators. People look for products and get comparisons.
People come to our site to read what we (the blog) say about the products. Try to keep this in mind.
From Google Adplanner:
Male 64% Female 36%
Some college 52%
Bachellors 48%
age: 25-34:55%, 35-44:45%
Household income: average
The content of the website is for a profile of people with average knowledge in finance. We use common vocabulary and concise explanations so people don't know to much about finance can understand it.
It is focused on people willing to save money and using no-risk products such us certificate of deposits instead of investments in stock exchange. Although from time to time, more advanced articles can be posted.
We have a large email suscription list, almost 3x bigger than our rss suscribers with a very good open rate, so we have loyal readers but not necessary very tech-savvy since they use email more than rss readers.
We want to transmit the following feelings and ideas to the readers (if possible...)
* Trust - They can buy a financial product with no risk from our web
* Objectivity
* They can save money
* They can understand finance even if they don't know anything about
* We are not trying to sell anything
* We are not financial gurus using unreadable expressions but we know what we write about: We love to say when a product is sh*t and to make bigger the small letters in contracts and offers.
*Update: Try to create a concept that represent the "comparision of banks" or the "comparision of financial products" (not the stones and not the three letters CDB).
We are also thinking on a redesign (maybe a whole one or just some cleaning-up) so we are open to different kind of proposals.
* A single logo 468x60 aprox. as we have now with A smaller square version that reads Comparativa de Bancos in two lines or even, something original and new using three letters "CdB" so we can use it also in other sites where the long version is very difficult to integrate.
* A single logo with a new size to be used in the possible (but not yet sure) new version of the website that can be also used in small captions and still be readable (the current one doesn't)
In case of a redesign we well keep the green, white, gray but we might change the shades (ie. lighter green).
As you see, it is a very open proposal as we are very open to any suggestion. The redesign will come later if the logo requires to but if we love a logo with current look and feel we may also just make a clean-up of the current web. In principle, there is no predilection (whole redesign or clean-up) so you can create a logo the way you think it fits better the required feelings of the beginning.
Keeping the stones or something alike could be a plus if made in a pretty way since it has been our logo and icon for two years.
The logo will also be used in our newsletter and visit cards.
Creating a small icon for the explorers.
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