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The alleged failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq has given critics of the Administration hope that their attacks on the President will finally gain traction. The chorus of criticism is now swelling.
Just as, prior to the start of the Iraq war, there was no shortage of retired generals willing to criticize the Administration's strategy, retired intelligence officials are now coming out of the woodwork to critique alleged intelligence failures. Reuters headlines: "U.S. Insiders Say Iraq Intel Deliberately Skewed". Reuters' story begins: "A growing number of U.S. national security professionals are accusing the Bush administration of slanting the facts and hijacking the $30 billion intelligence apparatus to justify its rush to war in Iraq."
Congresswoman Jane Harman, ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, has called for an investigation, saying that "President Bush's contention that America went to war with Iraq to rid Saddam Hussein of hidden biological and chemical weapons 'could be the greatest intelligence hoax of all time.'"
Amid the controversy, a new team of more than 1,300 experts is being sent to Iraq to step up the hunt for banned weapons.
President Bush took the right approach yesterday, rejecting the assertion that the U.S. has failed to find evidence of weapons of mass destruction:
"You remember when Colin Powell stood up in front of the world, and he said Iraq has got laboratories, mobile labs to build biological weapons. They're illegal. They're against the United Nations resolutions, and we've so far discovered two. And we'll find more weapons as time goes on. But for those who say we haven't found the banned manufacturing devices or banned weapons, they're wrong. We found them."
We don't know what other evidence of Iraq's programs has been accumulated not only through searches of suspected sites, but more important, through interviews of Iraqis familiar with the weapons programs. It is certainly possible that the Administration has more evidence that, for the time being, it is keeping to itself. The Democratic Presidential candidates may fear that this is the case, as so far they have mostly avoided joining in the chorus of criticism. But this issue has the potential to badly undermine the President and his effort to combat terrorism if more evidence of Saddam's banned programs fails to materialize.
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You are right. Using the term "emasculate" does not imply "a damn thing about women." It excludes women completely which was my point. Also, your link means very little. Plenty of corporations hire women (even in pretty high positions) but still whether unknowingly or not have a sexist culture which not only puts women in an uncomfortable position but can also keep them from reaching even higher. I really saw no reason for Brin to put his comments in gendered terms especially since women make up over half of the buying public.
First of, there is indisputable a problem with how women are portrayed in marketing. Secondly blaming the victim is easy to do. Thirdly, the hamfisted approach of Samsung is not just sexist, it's bad taste and won't help sales.
But what we have to realize is that an important amount of women is at least susceptible to these marketing efforts. Everyone knows how horrible commercials can be yet everyone can look around and see that these things are bought. Now the issue is: Is it the responsibility of the companies to make money, or do they have the responsibility to uphold certain social standards? The last years the second has become more important (rightly so!), but the first part remains the essence of a companies existence.
Again, Samsung's presentation(s) here are ridiculous and past any arbitrary line I could think of.


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A drought unrivaled since the 1950s destroyed most of Matt Gard's canola crop last year, but the Fairview, Okla., farmer believes acreage in the deep-rooted oil crop will continue to expand throughout the region.
Better risk management tools help, but another driving force is the biofuels explosion and the potential to use canola in biodiesel.
"It will happen," Gard insists. Small individual or cooperative projects are in the works around the state, according to the Oklahoma Rural Development office.
"We are a pen-stroke away from having several new biodiesel plants built," Gard says.
Canola has one of the highest concentrations of oil by weight, which makes it extremely popular with refiners. Forty-four percent of the seed is oil, compared with 22 percent for soybeans.
"Canola is the best seedstock for biodiesel. It is naturally low in free fatty acids. It is naturally a much cleaner burning fuel," says Wayne Janzen, who operates Prairie Gold Oilseeds LLC in nearby Okeene, Okla.
"Sunflowers come in a relatively close second. Soybeans tend to be a bit further down the list."
Blue Sun Biodiesel, an alternative fuels processor based in Colorado and partially funded by a farmer cooperative, has flirted with the idea of establishing operations in Oklahoma.
Blue Sun's diesel fuel is currently available at retail pumps throughout Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska and Idaho. The company has shown interest in teaming with Johnston Enterprises, the state's largest privately owned grain company, to set up several biodiesel plants.
More help could come from OK FREE, a committee organized under the auspices of Oklahoma Farmer's Union working to locate an oil-crushing facility in the state.
Gard is a member of that group, which is looking at a plant that would "gobble up 100,000 to 110,000 acres of canola," he says.
A grant-funded feasibility study is complete, and the project could come together as early as next summer.
The group is also broadening its horizons beyond biodiesel to include the possibility of producing food grade canola oil.
"The United States imports 7 million acres worth of canola oil annually," Gard says. That's a market local farmers might want to pursue.
"I don't think we're actually in competition with Canada," he says of the world's leading canola producer. "The first year we grew canola in Oklahoma, we beat the North Dakota state record for yield. That was in 2005."
Right now, he says, the industry is facing something of a "chicken or egg" scenario.
"It's hard to ramp these two things up — production and crushing capacity — without doing it simultaneously," he says. "We're hovering around 50,000 to 60,000 acres (of canola). With better fall moisture, we would have had 20,000 to 30,000 more."
Gard and other organizers are keeping all options open.
"Because canola acres have declined due to weather concerns, our committee is now looking at the plant being a multi-oil feed stock plant that could utilize peanuts, sunflowers, soybeans and other (crops)."
"The bonus for farmers would come in additional planting options, as well as the opportunity to invest. A new study is under way to determine the feasibility of a multi-seed facility.
"We're going to have everything in place — and we will have spent more than $1 million before it's over — to make sure we have a bulletproof plan for the 2008 harvest.
"Somebody will buy the crop for a good price," Gard says.
The domestic biodiesel industry is expanding at an exponential rate, with production of biodiesel rising from 500,000 gallons in 1999 to more than 150 million gallons.
At least 50 biodiesel plants are under construction in addition to 65 already operational.
With at least two ethanol plants slated for the Enid area, dryland corn and grain sorghum acreage is expected to increase, which means canola will have to compete for every acre.
That's just what Gard and other area farmers are hoping for.
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The Rainbow City Council unanimously approved Greg Carroll's appointment as police chief to the sound of applause and the thanks of everyone present Monday at the council meeting.
The Rainbow City Council unanimously approved Greg Carroll's appointment as police chief to the sound of applause and the thanks of everyone present Monday at the council meeting.
Rainbow City Mayor Terry John Calhoun said the decision was a no-brainer.
"He really knows Rainbow City," Calhoun said of Carroll. "I've had a lot of people in the business community call and say they wanted Greg."
Carroll was one of five candidates and three finalists interviewed for the position, which officially has been vacant since Rick Hill retired in August 2012.
Carroll became interim police chief in August. He has been with the Rainbow City Police Department for 20 years, working his way up from patrol through sergeant, captain and now chief. He said he plans to stay with the department as long as the powers that be let him.
"I feel like I'm going to be working with one of the best departments in Alabama, I really do," Carroll said. "I'm flattered."
The council meeting was full of supporters for Carroll's appointment. Members of the police and fire departments were present, as well as state Rep. Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City.
Butler said he remembered when several law enforcement cars were broken into last year and had guns and armor stolen. A reserve deputy, his was one of the cars burglarized.
He said Carroll's ability to work with people throughout the investigation was impressive, and his ability to work well with everyone around him is his greatest ability. He said that ability is why he knew Carroll had to be chief when the job became available.
Butler also has known Carroll for 20 years and said he is a dependable man and perfect for the job.
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STOCKTON - The NHL lockout continues, but the spoils of the situation have disappeared for the Thunder.
STOCKTON - The NHL lockout continues, but the spoils of the situation have disappeared for the Thunder.
Stockton's leading scorer and newly named ECHL player of the week, Toni Rajala, was one of three forwards who are returning to the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League because of injuries. Rajala and Cameron Abney were transferred Tuesday, and No. 2 scorer Philippe Cornet is expected to go later this week.
The three were among the Thunder players who likely would have been in the AHL if not for the lockout. Defenseman Teigan Zahn also recently returned to Oklahoma City, and the Barons signed free-agent Stockton defenseman Jordan Henry to a tryout contract. Stockton and Oklahoma City are affiliates of the Edmonton Oilers.
Thunder coach Matt Thomas said the Barons have suffered a series of injuries, and he knew changes were coming.
"The lockout is over, at least for us. These are the guys we expected to lose when it ended," Thomas said. "When it does end, a lot of teams will go through this. And it does hurt to lose three good forwards in a group like this, but we think we have the people to step in and play well."
Thomas said forwards Yannick Riendeau and Gabriel Levesque will get more playing time, and Jesse Fratkin is coming off the 21-day injured-reserve list when the Thunder (10-3-1) hosts Bakersfield at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Stockton Arena.
Rajala, a 21-year-old right wing, has a league-best 11-game points streak and teamed with left wing Cornet and center Eric Hunter to form the Thunder's most productive line. Rajala had 11 points (five goals, six assists) in four games last week to earn the player of the week honors. On Nov. 12, he tied the team record with a five-point effort in a 9-6 win in Utah and has 23 points in 14 games.
"He's been fantastic," Thomas said. "He's certainly earned (the promotion)."
Cornet, 22, was an AHL All-Star with Oklahoma City last season but started the season in Stockton because the Barons had to make room for several NHL players. He has 19 points in 14 games. Abney, 21, has split time between Stockton and Oklahoma City.
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You've talked about reading and loving those books but noticing that there weren't a lot of women warriors in those books.
The only place in the 1960s where you could reliably find them were historicals. To this day, I still reread "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" and "Mara, Daughter of the Nile." But at the end of each, those characters were asked to come down and live the lives of proper young ladies — or wives, in Mara's case. And they acquiesced. So I kept looking. But it was Anne McCaffrey who taught me that women could be the hero of the book.
Did it feel revolutionary to take these strong female characters and center them, or was it your instincts?
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DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — As high-powered CEOs flock to the snowy Swiss resort of Davos, they are loaded down with baggage — not just skis and iPads but concerns about the global economy, public mistrust, disappearing jobs and a heap of other challenges.
New survey results Tuesday showed a steady drop in the number of CEOs worldwide who are "very confident" that their companies will grow this year. The number fell from 48 percent in 2011 to 36 percent this year.
Amid this pessimism, most of them are carefully sticking to a few investments in tried-and-true markets, according to the survey by accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
"Most are saying that the global economy will stay about the same for the next 12 months. So, not encouraging, maybe not discouraging, but clearly that's affecting their outlook for their own companies' growth prospects," PwC chairman Dennis Nally told The Associated Press in an interview.
"The degree of confidence across the board is really down, regardless of whether you're in a developing market or a developed market," he said.
It is down even in high-flying economies like China and Brazil. The most upbeat country was Russia, where 66 percent of CEOs are "very confident" of revenue growth in 2013, Nally said.
He called the survey results a strong message to governments that they must fix economic problems, including disputed regulations, government deficits and tax issues.
"All of those are impacting CEOs' levels of confidence to really deal with their businesses on a go-forward basis," he said in the PwC Lounge, an ultra-chic Davos party room with white sofas and chairs and orange and red flowers.
Uncertainty about tax and spending policies is at the root of the gloom, said John Viehmeyer, CEO of accounting firm KPMG's U.S. operations. He called it frustrating that U.S. government solutions "seem to be within our control" but still out of reach.
"I think we have an opportunity for the U.S. to lead the world onto a path of stronger economic footing and very robust economic recovery over the next five years," Viehmeyer told AP. "It's not going to be easy. There's going to be pain and sacrifice."
Nearly a quarter of the CEOs surveyed plan further job cuts — yet more than half of them say they have trouble finding people with the right job skills.
The U.N. labor agency said this week the jobs crisis has worsened; there were 197 million people who couldn't find a job in 2012 and another 39 million who have given up on looking for one.
Neely worries about a "lost generation" of job seekers and encourages young people to focus on gaining skills that are in demand — skills in areas such as the sciences, math, engineering and other technical areas.
Heading Tuesday into the glitzy World Economic Forum, where over 2,500 corporate elite will debate the world's top economic issues this week, many participants said their top worries are prospects for social unrest, a U.S. recession, cyber-attacks, natural disasters and a breakup of the 17-nation eurozone.
But they also recognize that public trust in corporations — including CEOs — is waning. The survey questioned 1,330 corporate leaders in 68 nations between September and December, and more than half said they plan to do more to build an "ethical culture" at their firms this year.
"We've got to start to rebuild that trust," Nally said.
CEOs may be turning more introspective now that the world has escaped, at least for the time being, another financial meltdown. A U.S. economic recovery seems to be expanding. Central banks — especially the European Central Bank — have helped ease Europe's three-year financial crisis, and governments in countries such as Spain and Ireland have stepped in to rescue their banks from the risk of collapse from bad property investments.
Yet the survey found that only 18 percent of the CEOs predict an economic improvement in 2013, and more than a third of them worry that a lack of trust in their industries puts their company's growth at risk.
The solution, Neely said, is to dig deeper and build a more fundamental ethical culture.
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BOISE, Idaho — Past Idaho State Department of Agriculture food and beverage promotions have either taken place within the state or in a foreign market.
In the future, however, ISDA plans to also target other regions of the U.S., based on the success of its first out-of-state domestic marketing promotion, said ISDA trade specialist Kim Polzin.
From Feb. 20-21 Idaho commodity groups and businesses highlighted their premium products in a reception and cooking competitions in Chicago, known as a hub of America's food service industry.
Polzin said help from existing business contacts made the trip affordable for ISDA and its participants, though no final cost estimates are in yet. The Idaho Potato Commission and the USA Onions/Idaho-Eastern Oregon Onion Committee were the major promotion sponsors.
"The message we heard over and over again with all of these events was, 'Wow! We didn't know Idaho produced so many interesting products on a commercial basis,'" Polzin said.
The Idaho industry representatives made chili with their home-grown ingredients during a grilling challenge at Weber Grill Academy. Another cook-off involved culinary students at Le Cordon Bleu College competing for scholarship money with their recipes featuring Idaho products.
Culinary college deans, who were in town attending a conference, food media and food service customers were invited to a reception at Kendall College, where culinary students prepared hors d'oeuvres from Idaho foods.
Idaho wines and potato vodka were also served.
As a small business owner, Lea Beckett, with Grand Teton Vodka in Driggs, believes her best advertising comes from "getting presented to top chefs and to get food and beverage people to notice of us because of our quality."
Chicago is also the home of Proof66, the spirits reviewer that ranked her signature product as the world's No. 3 vodka and top potato vodka. Her business recently doubled its size and started making a whiskey with Idaho-grown potato flakes and malt.
Based on the event, a new high-end Chicago restaurant plans to stock steaks from Agri Beef in Boise. Agri Beef marketing manager Seth Mortensen said the Chicago chefs were amazed by the quality of his company's American-style Kobe beef, known for its heavy marbling.
"You make an impression like Idaho did with those young students and that sticks with them for the rest of their careers," said Mortensen, who also made several promising business contacts.
Kay Knab, assistant caviar director with Fish Breeders of Idaho in Hagerman, said chefs were shocked that Idaho is a high-quality caviar producer, and one master chef now plans to add the delicacy to the list of products prepared in his kitchen.
"We're confident we'll have future sales directly from this," Knab said.
Jerry Tominaga, an owner of Southwind Farms in Heyburn, demonstrated that Idaho potato growers offer more than just russets. He said the chefs love the bright colors and interesting shapes of his fingerling spuds. One chef created a fingerling curry recipe that Tominaga plans to utilize in promoting the specialty potatoes to the growing Asian market.
Other companies making the trip included 13 Foods, Clear Springs Foods and Glanbia Foods.


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Alderman issues apology to policeBy TED SIEFER
New Hampshire Union Leader
January 17. 2013 1:43AM
MANCHESTER - The city police chief says he supports some of the sentiments expressed by officers at a City Hall meeting Tuesday, but that he was not involved in organizing the demonstration against Alderman Joe Kelly Levasseur.
"That's something that was union activity," Police Chief David Mara said Wednesday, referring to the Manchester Patrolman's Association. "It was organized by them. They were there on their own accord."
Officers packed Tuesday's Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting. Several called for Levasseur to resign over statements he made that they said "smeared the reputation" of the force. Levasseur's comments related to intimidating behavior that the alderman alleged was exhibited toward him by an officer at a public meeting last month.
Meanwhile, Levasseur issued an apology to the police department, while he continued to fault Mara for his role in the controversy.
"I would like to personally apologize to the fine police officers who work for the city of Manchester and to those fine officers that take their image and job of protecting our citizens seriously," Levasseur said in a statement Wednesday. "Their job is not one that I would ever sign up for. I sincerely appreciate that there are those who care enough to serve and protect us and I will continue to pray for their safety."
Still, Levasseur said Mara could have headed off the controversy by responding to the initial email he wrote charging that an officer had behaved threateningly toward him. After the email was made public, police officials said the man in question was a dispatcher who was leaving the department, not an officer.
"I am hopeful that Chief Mara will do the right thing and join me in issuing the entire Manchester Police Department an apology for his obvious lack of leadership and his unfortunate role in this matter," Levasseur wrote.
Mara said that the department did initiate an internal investigation in response to Levasseur's allegations. When an officer determined that the person at the meeting was no longer an employee of the Manchester Police Department, it ceased to be a matter for internal affairs, according to the chief.
Mara said Levasseur could have pursued a criminal complaint, but he declined to do so.
While the demonstration at Tuesday's meeting was organized by the patrolmen's union, Mara said he understood why the officers felt the need to speak out.
"Things were said and written about the men and women of the Manchester Police Department that are not true," Mara said. "They are professional and courageous, and they go out every day and do a great job for the city."
Officer Steven Maloney, the president of the patrolmen's union, has charged that Levasseur referred to officers as "idiots" and "buffoons" on his cable access show. The dispute between Levasseur and the police was sparked when the alderman last month criticized Mara's handling of the naming of the new police station.
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Saturday, March 10, 2012
The Power of Habit
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What a great idea about the stairs...If I was not in the habit of reading your blog, I would have never known! Have a great trip and document everything!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
Ahhhh; good old serendipity!ReplyDelete
I heard a brief snippet of DuHigg's interview on NPR as I happened to be driving to Barnes and Noble. Try as I might I could not recall the title, so the clerk could not find it.
So a BIG "Thank You", Carol, for this post.
Our long standing friendship sometimes puts us on the same wavelength, it seems.
Looking forward to your blog-missives from afar in the coming weeks.Replies
you do have a habit of forgetting book titles...Delete
maybe you could write them on yr wrist with dry-erase?
I do this at work--I get up and walk up and down 3 flights of stairs several times during the day to get me moving and thinking about things. Our campus has such hills and stairs all over, and I do try to take them as often as I can. Instead of just putting letters or bills I'm mailing in the mailbox, I walk up the hill and head to the PO on campus for the exercise. It's a good habit. As for an ice cream cone a day...hmmmmm...I don't do that!ReplyDelete
Good for you!
The film won't work. It hasn't got anything to click.ReplyDelete
Have you another link Carol,
Of course you can do it Carol....where there's a will there's a way.....but remember..life's short...so just change the habit slowly! And have a fantastic time in Gay Paree...I know you will!ReplyDelete
It takes 21 days to get into a good habit.. it only takes one bite of Ice cream for me to be OUT of the habit of eating it. :) Good ideas on doing the stairs and getting fresh air.. it does refuel the creative energy too.ReplyDelete
ooh, you've inspired me now - that sounds so much more manageable (and less daunting) than committing to a gym session.ReplyDelete
And you did have me gasping for a moment "Omg are those her stairs??" before you disillusioned me :(
That's too funny Carol. Was waiting for the lift in Glasgow yesterday and 2 huge posters were stuck to the doors asking if it wasn't just easier to get fit and use the stairs. So I took the lift with a heavy suitcase (otherwise I would have, honest!) Great idea. I do love it when we we're told to break habits and take a vacation, don't you? Sounds a good book - should tempt it past hubby.ReplyDeleteReplies
I shall have to go to Glasgow to fetch those posters for hereDelete
You, my dear, run around enough to not need the stairs as it is.
I am a follower and until today, didn't realize that you don't live in Paris!ReplyDelete
I love your perspective and your thoughts.
I spent a week in Paris on the Il St. Louis and fell madly, deeply in love!
I was even inspired to start a new business while visiting!Paris has transformed me.
I really do enjoy waking up each morning and reading your posts while sipping my coffee!
I read the first chapter last night! Looking forward to ditching a few of my culinary habits! So enjoy reading your posts...and a huge fan of your artwork. Thanks so much for sharing!ReplyDelete


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"Over 20 gigantic 4000 and more meter-high peaks surround the rocky ridge between the Findelen and Gornergletscher, at 1500 meters above Zermatt. Since over a century a cog railway has made its way here – and still does today, every 24 minutes.
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Sol 150 Update on Curiosity from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: A Bit Rusty5 January 2013
The short drive went well, so lots of "contact science" was planned for Sols 149 and 150. I was MAHLI/MARDI PUL1 for the first time since November for Sol 150 planning, and was a bit rusty. Fortunately, similar MAHLI observations were planned for Sols 149 and 150 (context and high-resolution images of APXS targets), so only a few changes were needed for Sol 150 MAHLI planning. We are studying chemical and textural differences in the rocks near Snake River.


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Salem company misses hiring goals, must repay federal funds
SALEM - Funds from a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) awarded to a Salem company in 2006 will need to be repaid in full after the company failed to create the 25 additional jobs it promised.
During a public hearing on the project's status at Monday night's selectmen's meeting, officials from Bio-Concept Laboratories said a portion of the $490,000 loan had already been repaid, though they do still intend to expand job offerings in the near future. The company, which is located at 13 Industrial Way, specializes in formulation development, aseptic clinical manufacturing and microbiology, according to its website.
CDBG consultant Donna Lane said a public hearing is a required component in the grant process, where community members can be informed of project progress.
"Things didn't go exactly as we'd planned, and there is currently a repayment going on," Lane said of the Bio-Concept grant.
Company President and CEO Francis Smith said the company endured an economic hit after receiving the grant but has since recovered.
"We're doing fine now," Smith said. "And we do expect to hit the employment level we've promised. It won't happen this year, but it will happen."
Laurel Bistany, executive director of the Regional Economic Development Center of Southern New Hampshire, said she prefers to focus on the positive.
"From our perspective, this is tough because they didn't create the jobs and we had to pay the money in the program back," Bistany said. "But the good news is we're still retaining jobs. From my perspective, this still remains a win. This company is in business and is keeping people employed."
Town Manager Keith Hickey stressed the town would not be responsible for repaying the grant funds, as that responsibility falls on REDC.
Glenn Coppelman of the N.H. Community Development Finance Authority reiterated Hickey's point. "If there are any fears on the part of the selectmen, that isn't the case," Coppelman said.
He added that the program typically "offers funding of a last resort and to make a deal happen."
"We have a lot more successes than not. In some cases, though, there are job-creation goals not immediately met," Coppelman said. "Ultimately this objective will be met, but unfortunately not in time."
According to Smith, the company currently has somewhere around 29 employees, with plans to add more over the next few years.


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LONDON (AP) — A fathers' rights activist has been sentenced to six months in jail for spraying purple paint across a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II in Westminster Abbey.
Tim Haries told jurors he defaced the royal portrait with the word "help" to highlight what he described as the "social catastrophe" of divorced fathers being denied access to their children.
Haries, who was dressed in a Superman suit, is a member of Fathers4Justice, a group that has carried out stunts on behalf of fathers who they claim have been prevented by the courts from seeing their children.
Judge Alistair McCreath told Haries on Wednesday that he had caused "deliberate and planned ... damage to a valuable item of property on public display, carried out as a publicity exercise."


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Dave D'Onofrio's Patriots Notebook: Be smart and be Brady's buddy
August 03. 2013 10:27PM
AS HE SPOKE with reporters Friday, following the Patriots' seventh practice of training camp, and as the conversation centered on the process of incorporating his new receivers into the passing game, Tom Brady started talking very fast.
"Offensive football, everybody has to be on the same page, and that's why we come out and we talk after practice, we watch the film, we talk about it after, we have walkthroughs. Talk about signals and throws and routes and techniques," he said, his voice starting to hurry.
"All that's for anticipation, 'cause when you really believe in the guys that you're out there with, you can play fast. You can play with anticipation. You can play with confidence. If you don't have that confidence, it slows you down, and that's when you're going to make mistakes."
At that point, he finally took a breath.
"So that's what we have to do," he said, smiling slightly. "We have to keep putting that work in."
A day before his 36th birthday, the pace of Brady's voice reflected his continued passion and such a respect for what goes into improvement that it's probably better described as excitement. But it also carried an explanation of what the quarterback believes will decide what becomes of a New England passing attack featuring so many new pieces.
His weapons having been depleted by Wes Welker's exit, Rob Gronkowski's injuries and Aaron Hernandez's incarceration, many are asking whether the Pats replaced those Pro Bowl-types with enough talent - although Brady's comments Friday suggested that in his mind there's a more pressing question to be answered over these early days of camp.
Skill matters, of course. But just as important is the ability to grasp the intricacies of the offense, so as the team readies for the regular season and Brady begins developing a rapport with his receivers, the mental capacity demonstrated by those pass catchers is what will earn the quarterback's confidence and ultimately determine the degree to which this offense replicates its monstrous numbers of recent campaigns.
"Our offense is a lot of communication," Brady said. "You gotta just throw as much as you can in there and see what we can pick up. It's not really a slow-paced offense; you need to think fast, you need to communicate well, everybody's got to be on the same page. It's hard to slow down something for one person. The train's moving at this point.
"It takes really smart football players to be in this system, and guys that have done well have been smart players, can adjust quickly, football's important - they go home, they study, they work at it. That's what it's all about here."
That's why Welker is the franchise leader in receptions, and Chad Jackson was a bust. That's why Deion Branch had three times as many catches in his first game back after five years away as Taylor Price in two seasons with the Pats. That's why Chad Ochocinco may go to the hall of fame, but couldn't hack it in New England.
But that's also why projecting how potent the Pats could be is more complicated than evaluating raw skill. Every workout, every throw, every conversation presents an opportunity to improve upon their understanding of everything, each exhibition game offers a chance to apply it all in competition - and if ultimately enough individuals are able to convince the quarterback they're capable of doing the job, they should at least be adequate.
This is no slouch behind center, after all. This is Tom Brady. One of the best of all time. He is good enough to cover for some of the physical deficiencies his teammates, and to elevate their level of play - as long as they show him that they're worthy of his trust, and he can count on them being where he expects them to be.
"There are a lot of new guys, we're making mistakes, we're trying to learn from the mistakes," the quarterback said. "Offensive football is about 11 guys being on the same page and really being able to anticipate what each other are trying to do. The challenging part of offense when you've got new guys is they're not really sure when I'm throwing it, I'm not really sure when they're going to break, and a lot of it we just have to work out. The more reps we get the better we're going to be."
That's especially true with five rookie receivers - Aaron Dobson, Josh Boyce and Kenbrell Thompkins in particular - fighting for roles and roster spots, veterans Danny Amendola and Michael Jenkins looking to ingrain themselves, and a guy like Kamar Aiken looking to carve his niche.
In all, there were 18 receivers and six tight ends on the Patriots roster as of Friday, and with Gronkowski still physically unable to perform, Julian Edelman - with all of 32 catches since the start of 2009 - was the only player among them who has caught more than five balls from Brady in his career. It's not like any of them has an extensive history of success elsewhere, either.
But based on what they've shown the quarterback so far, that doesn't definitively mean they won't succeed in New England.
"I think they've come in and worked hard and done everything the coaches have asked them to do," Brady said. "They're smart kids that want to work hard and have really come into this environment and have really taken to everything the coaches have talked to them about, everything I've tried to talk to them about. That's been the fun part: when guys are eager to come in, and learn, and do the right thing."
So fun, he could hardly get the words out fast enough. And though he knows there'll be mistakes made along the way, he can hardly wait to see how it all comes together.
THE PATRIOTS will take today off from on-field work, then practice Monday before heading to Philadelphia. They'll hold joint practices with the Eagles on Tuesday and Wednesday, then take on their hosts Thursday night in what will be ex-Manchester Central QB and UNH offensive coordinator Chip Kelly's NFL debut.
Dave D'Onofrio covers the Patriots for the New Hampshire Union Leader and Sunday News. His e-mail address is email@example.com.


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Bush administration critics sometimes say that our military is playing "whack-a-mole" in Iraq, moving troops from one troubled area to another, only to see trouble to reappear in the areas from which we have moved them. Most of these critics are not arguing in good faith — they're vexed not that we're whacking too few moles but that we're whacking any.
Nonetheless, there seems to be some truth to the criticism, as this story in the Washington Times about al Qaeda's growing strength in Ramadi and other parts of Anbar province suggests. As I've said before, our most compelling reason for remaining in Iraq is to prevent al Qaeda from gaining a territorial foothold. Therefore, it strikes me as imperative that we deal promptly with the situation in the Ramadi area, either by pulling troops out of Baghdad or sending additional troops to Iraq, as Senator McCain advocates.
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The price of oil eased to below $101 a barrel Thursday after jumping higher on unrest in Egypt and signs of rising demand in the U.S.
By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for August delivery was down 48 cents at $100.76 in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. On Wednesday, the contract gained $1.64 to $101.24, its highest close since May 3, 2012.
Nymex floor trading is closed Thursday for the Independence Day holiday.
Two events have propelled the price of oil higher in the past days: unrest in Egypt and a big drop in U.S. oil supplies.
Traders were worried that political upheaval in Egypt could slow the flow of oil from the Middle East to world markets.
Embattled Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi vowed not to give in to protesters' demands for his resignation, but was removed from office Wednesday by the country's armed forces and taken into custody.
Morsi was replaced by Adly Mansour, the chief justice of Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court, who was sworn in Thursday as interim president.
According to military decree, Mansour will serve as Egypt's interim leader until a new president is elected. A date for that vote has yet to be set.
Egypt is not an oil producer but its control of one of the world's busiest shipping lanes gives it a crucial role in maintaining global energy supplies. The Middle East accounts for about a quarter of the world's crude oil output, or 23 million barrels per day. About 2 million barrels of that, or 2.2 percent of world demand, are transported daily through the Suez Canal, which links the Mediterranean with the Red Sea.
Much of that oil is headed to Europe, but a supply drop anywhere in the world leads to higher prices everywhere.
Experts said the ouster of Morsi reduced the risk of prolonged protests that would further destabilize Egypt. "That said, it is still too early to sound the all-clear," said a report from analysts at Commerzbank in Frankfurt.
"Morsi's followers from the influential Muslim Brotherhood are hardly likely to take the overthrow of their president lying down," the analysts said in a note to clients. "The supply risks are thus likely to lend continued support to oil prices, even though the important transport route through the Suez Canal has not been in any sort of danger so far."
In the U.S., the Energy Department reported Wednesday that crude supplies fell by 10.3 million barrels from the previous week, more than three times the drop that analysts had expected.
The drop was likely the result of reduced supplies from Canada because of a temporary pipeline shutdown, as well as increased demand from a BP refinery that restarted in Indiana.
Gasoline supplies fell as well, while analysts expected an increase. The drop in oil and gas supplies could be an indication that U.S. demand is rising.
Brent crude, which is used to set prices for oils used by many U.S. refineries, was down 65 cents to $105.11 on the ICE exchange in London.
In other energy futures trading on Nymex:
— Wholesale gasoline was down 1.39 cents to $2.8243 per gallon.
— Natural gas fell 3.1 cents to $3.659 per 1,000 cubic feet.
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Hi all,Simple question: how large have you ever printed from the M9 (or the 1Dx )?
There are 4 slots for 30 x 40 prints (which no one went for, hence.... enter the dragon..). Do you reckon the 18MP native file would be enough for that ?
Hi Saty,The underlying question is, how much resolution do you want at final output size? Excellent mural size output can be produced from your files, but is the quality good enough? It needs an objective determination of what quality you want.This can be determined by doing a bit of simple math, and an assumption. Let's assume you want to reach what's considered to be quite a good output resolution of 5 lp/mm at reading distance. Then that's the goal. If you can live with a lower quality you'll be able to enlarge more and lose some resolution, otherwise you'd have to prevent people from getting too close.We now need to determine the amount of detail that a given sensor can produce (theoretical opimum). 1. The M9 sensor has an absolutely maximum resolution (AKA Nyquist frequency) of approx. 5212px / 36mm = 144.78 lines/mm or 72.39 line pairs/mm. That means that you can magnify the 36x24mm image 72.39/5 = 14.48x, which is 521 x 347 mm (divide by 25.4mm to get inches).2. The 1Dx sensor has an absolutely maximum resolution (AKA Nyquist frequency) of approx. 5184px / 36mm = 144.0 lines/mm or 72.0 line pairs/mm. That means that you can magnify the 36x24mm image 72/5 = 14.4x, which is 518 x 346 mm (divide by 25.4mm to get inches).So, technically there is no significant difference, therefore it will boil down to what the specific lens qualities can bring you for the specific focal length and aperture combinations that you will use, and what shooting convenience is best for the shooting conditions you will face.Is that 30x40 inches? Then the step from 13.6 inches on the short side to 30 inches, leaves you with 45.4% of the 5 lp/mm goal. So there would be a drop in quality, unless you consider stitching or a 2x larger sensor size (physical size). You'll need to use a very good upsampling program to optimize the quality you could get from your current gear anyway.Cheers,Bart


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First I`d like to congratulate all of you, it`s really nice seeing so many of you into Ancient Greek. I downloaded the: A First Greek Course, Sir William Smith, the First Greek Book, John Williams White and the Introduction to the Language and Verse of Homer, Thomas D. Seymour. Personally thought it will be really hard for you,trying to learn a new language.
After going through them I found alot of bad translations, untill I started First Greek Book, John Williams White
In page 30 :Lesson XIII, The Art of Reading
Directions for reading : In reading
3)Translate the sentence into simple, idiomatic English.(then I understood why the translations are so bad.)
So my questions are :
1)Do you really understand the greatness of the devine words you are reading?
2)How can a language so complex as Ancient Greek be translated into simple, idiomatic English? Please keep in mind we are talking about a language with over 800.000 everyday used words and over 20.000 names.When today "higher educated" people use only about 30-35.000 words(some only found in a dictionary)and the "lower educated" only 4-5.000.
And 3) Has anyone started to learn the "Codex" to desipher the true meaning of what they read?


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Analgesia after onychectomy in cats
Roughly 14 million cats are declawed each year in the United States.1 Although many receive medications for postoperative pain, defining the most effective protocol is limited by the inability to compare analgesic regimens. Interpreting behavior in cats to assess pain has been notoriously difficult.2-9 And interpreting objective physiological parameters has not been consistent because of confounding factors such as stress or drug effects.2,3,7-13 Additionally, veterinarians perform several different onychectomy techniques at very different skill levels. And because of the ethical considerations that surround this procedure, providing both the owner and the cat with effective perioperative and postoperative analgesic options is critical. In this article, we offer guidance on what drug or combination of drugs to use, concentrating mainly on postoperative analgesia.
Historically, pain studies in animals have used visual analog scales, numerical rating scales, and physiological indices to evaluate the efficacy of drugs and procedures at reducing pain.2,9,11,12 These methods have shown great diversity in results.2,10,12-14 Regardless of the method, a subjective evaluation is based on interpreting an animal's behavior. Behavioral characteristics such as vocalization, depression, or aggression that may be associated with animal pain can be difficult to differentiate from drug effects, anxiety induced from the anesthetic or surgical experience, or an animal's nature.3,15,16 Additionally, animals exhausted from surgery or obtunded may be incapable of displaying painful responses, and some animals do not display painful behavior until the severity reaches a high threshold.15 Behavior changes due to pain in cats may even be more subtle than those in dogs, so pain in cats is likely underestimated.2,3,17 Furthermore, both forelimbs are usually operated on in most studies involving onychectomy in cats, requiring the cats to use their paws despite pain. This forced usage may further hide painful behavior. In an effort to reduce the variability of pain scoring, grading scales may be assigned that use strict definitions for mild, moderate, and severe pain. However, these scores are still subjective.Physiological indices are arguably better than subjective measures for pain evaluation. Heart rate, blood pressure, pupil size, and blood catecholamine, glucose, β-endorphin, and cortisol concentrations have all been used for pain evaluation.2,3,7-13 Unfortunately, they do not correlate well with subjective pain evaluations and are affected by environmental stresses unrelated to pain.2,7-13 Cortisol concentrations, although highly variable, may be the most useful of these physiological indicators.3,11 However, in one study in cats undergoing onychectomy, the control group, which did not receive surgery but was bandaged, did not have significantly different blood cortisol concentrations from the surgery group.3
More recently, pressure platform gait analysis, an objective, reliable, noninvasive method of measurement, has been used to quantify postoperative pain in cats after onychectomy.18 Precise and accurate measurement of limb function after unilateral onychectomy allows objective conclusions to be made regarding which methods provide the most effective pain management.18 This methodology is similar to force platform gait analysis, which is the gold standard for measuring limb function in dogs.19-22 Most clinicians would agree that after elective surgery on a limb, a reasonable estimation of pain is the willingness of the patient to use the affected leg.
Various surgical techniques have been used to declaw cats, including the scalpel, guillotine, and laser.1,23,24 One study that compared the laser technique with the scalpel technique found that although the cats declawed with the laser had significantly lower pain scores within the first 24 hours, the difference was not clinically significant.23 These pain scores were assessed purely by subjective means.23 Another study that evaluated cortisol concentrations as a determinant of pain found that in the first 24 hours, cats in the scalpel group had increased blood and urine cortisol concentrations; however, complication rates for the laser group were higher than those for the scalpel group.25 This finding conflicts with the results of previous studies and most empirical claims.1,24,25


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ADAM is a girl band from the Netherlands, with five singers. They want you to remember them, and their somewhat unusual approach to making a a low budget video is to sing while having orgasms. Took me a moment to figure out that they're sitting on some sort of vibrating device... They're doing quite well in keeping their tune while being very distracted.
And yes, it's a little like the "head shots" Badlanded campaigns, or like Arvika Festival "Orgasm" commercial... The fact that we see these ladies small O-faces is a little like the Nymphomaniac posters. Unlike the szul.com Orgasm viral this won't cost $5 in damages.
See also Andy Warhol's Blow Job, and Beautiful Agony by Richard Lawrence and Lauren Olney.
Update: Boyband BACKPACKER's parody.


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It's been such a dreadful season for the Jets that even superfan Fireman Ed gave up on the team in late November.
It's been such a dreadful season for the Jets that even superfan Fireman Ed gave up on the team in late November.
Yet Friday, head coach Rex Ryan pledged his desire to stick around the Meadowlands for the long term in a raucous, old-school press conference in which Ryan said he hoped to coach the team for the "next 15 years."
This came after reports from team sources that Ryan would prefer being fired than be a lame-duck head coach in 2013 should Jets owner Woody Johnson do nothing to significantly improve the team's offense in the offseason.
Ryan denied those claims, but one could understand what reportedly were Ryan's behind-the-scenes feelings about the future. If the Jets bring back essentially the same team next year and the Jets again miss the playoffs, Ryan becomes the fall guy.
It would make sense for Ryan to want to get out now on his own terms, but he does have a long list of explanations as to why things went wrong in 2012.
All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis was lost to a season-ending torn ACL in a late September game against the Dolphins.
Adding injury to insult, star wide receiver Santonio Holmes suffered a Lisfranc injury during a 34-0 loss to the 49ers the very next week.
What had once been a stout offensive line anchored by center Nick Mangold was anything but, as the Jets have allowed 46 sacks through 15 games. The Jets' offense ranks 30th in the NFL with 297.0 yards per game. Only Jacksonville and Arizona have been worse to this point.
The Jets traded for quarterback Tim Tebow in the offseason and together with new offensive coordinator Tony Sparano, they were going to revitalize the Jets' offense with a Wildcat package. That never panned out. Tebow has completed 6-of-8 passes for 39 yards and rushed 32 times for 102 yards, hardly the spark the Jets had imagined.
With all of the injuries and a lack of playmakers on offense to begin with, how many of the Jets' problems this year were really Ryan's fault? Ryan doesn't deserve much of the blame for the Jets' failures this season and he does deserve another shot in 2013 if Johnson, the owner, is committed to solving the quarterback situation. Johnson could pledge to stick by Mark Sanchez and give him a new offensive coordinator and better weapons or he could opt to go in another direction entirely.
Johnson could potentially also make a play for one of the hot head coaching prospects, including Chip Kelly of the high-scoring University of Oregon, who would certainly give the Jets a new look on offense.
Either way, the Jets need to come up with a new plan. It's clear that the Tebow & Sparano, ground-and-pound era is over.
That doesn't necessarily have to mean that the Ryan era is over as well.
While it's understandable to see why Ryan would want out at this point, there are a few reasons why he'd stick around for at least one more shot in 2013.
First, there's no doubt that nothing would make Ryan — and Jets fans — happier than someday bringing the Jets to the White House with the Lombardi Trophy, as he promised at his first press conference in 2009.
Second, Ryan grew up with the Jets. His father, Buddy Ryan, was a defensive line coach for Gang Green from 1968 through 1975. The Jets are, as Ryan expressed Friday, the team of his childhood.
Will the Jets be the team of Ryan's adulthood, say, for the next 15 years?
Unless the Jets make a serious commitment to revitalizing the franchise, be it through a shrewd draft, key free agent signings and trades and smart changes on the supporting coaching staff, Ryan should probably be thinking about the next 15 months or so before he starts looking too deeply into the future.


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QRL Results: Finals Week One
INTRUST SUPER CUP - SEMI FINALS Week 1
Saturday 1 September (Elimination Semi Final)
NORTHS DEVILS 26 (Jay Aston 2, Lachlan Maranta, Keiran English, Kurt Baptiste tries; Joel Bailey 3 goals) def IPSWICH JETS 20 (Javarn White, Nathaniel Neale, Matt Parcell, Kurtis Lingwoodock tries; Brendon Lindsay 2 goals) at North Ipswich Reserve.
Sunday 2 September (Qualifying Semi Final)
TWEED HEADS SEAGULLS 19 (Cory Blair, Aaron Cannings, Matt King tries; Brad Davis 2, Beau Henry goals; Beau Henry field goal) def WYNNUM MANLY SEAGULLS 16 (Peter Gubb, Dan Wallace, Jason Moon tries; Matt Seamark 2 goals) at BMD Kougari Oval.
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This has been bugging me for a long time now. I get it that most people believe that being gay or homosexual is an abomination, but they should be able to marry whoever they want to. Right? I don't know if it's just me who feels this way, but please share your opinion.
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Exactly, Blaine. That is one of the two parts to the double-stupid. The other, is that bearing in mind the very nature of homosexuality, it doesn't generate offspring - except in a few circumstances, so if it was genetic, it would pretty much have died out as soon as it got started. What a twerp!
If it is genetic, it could be passed on in families by reproducing heterosexuals as a dormant gene. I heard a theory that male homosexuality may have been advantageous to a gay man's nieces and nephews, providing them with another childless adult who becomes a supporting care-taker/bread-winner for the family. Those children would be healthier and wealthier--able to produce more of their own fit offspring. No theories about lesbianism from this source, so I take this interesting but unprovable idea with a grain of salt. ::rolls eyes:: Personally, if their were a gay gene, I would thank scientists to not publish that information, since designer children are not far off in humanity's future.
such a theory is overly adaptationist. Not everything has to have an evolutionary purpose. After all, the theory of evolution requires that sometimes, genetic (or even non-genetic) mutations result in non-reproductive individuals.
I mean, it's like saying "A lot of people get hit by cars. What is the evolutionary purpose of getting hit by a car?" There simply is none. Getting hit by a car is always an accident. And even though evolution "should" weed it out, it's still going to happen; in fact, if it stopped happening, evolution would lose the mechanism by which it works!
I'm no geneticist, but even if we were to know something about every gene and what it does, do we know everything about how genes interact?
Have to agree here. If civil unions are just as good as marriage, why do we even need to use a seperate institution for a specific group of people? If, CU=M, then substitute M for CU and call it a day. I mean, I'm no history professor, but I recall "Seperate But Equal" not working out so well for a certain other minority.
Also, I have to wonder if lgbt-rights strategists didn't go after marriage equality (rather than employment or housing protections) because of the respectability and inclusion into mainstream society that marriage confers. You just don't get that if you create a special civil-unions-for-lgbts-exception.
That's a perfect in-a-nutshell of what I also understood it to be. It sounds absolutely 'check-mate' perfect to me.
YES. THIS. This is what I've been saying for years.
It's why I made this:
and then this:
Feel free to pass these images along to anyone you wish, if you think it'll help convince them.
Here in Maryland, we just voted to legalize same-sex marriages. The most recent poll found that over 50% of Americans are now in favor, and that 73% of those aged 19 to 29 support marriage equality.
Umm... Because they're Christian. Fundamentalists and Catholics in particular.
Is this news to you?
Choosing who you love and want to spend your life with is no-one else's business except your own, and theirs. Any Govt trying to deprive you of that deserves, excuse the informal nature of my response, is tyrannical and deserves a coup, revolution, overthrow or outright extermination.
To put it in simple terms, the govt is NOT there to say what you can and can't do. It should be there to protect your rights. Any restriction on those rights isn't Govt, it's tyrany. For example (forgive me but I still feel it's true) like Hilter/Nazi's/America.
Yes, I wasn't joking.
There are Bible passages which appear to condemn homosexuals and treat it as a capital crime. Of course, we all read The Bible in translation. Beyond that, as Wittgenstein has said, "To know a language is to know a way of life," so can we really trust ANY translation?
Good point. Not to mention, technical translation errors. For how many centuries did Christians believe Jews secretly had horns, due to a one-word mistranslation?


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Discussion in 'The Bar' started by MONK, Jan 28, 2013.
In a hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. Have to be up early. Entertain me, fuckers.
y u no meet Dawg?
why don't you cyber with bye?
What you want to talk about big boy?
Want me to tickle your anus?
I don't like spics.
2012. Go back please.
Sorry wookin'. I just had this same convo with Mr Reggae (who is in NY, on business). He hates traveling, even though he is away from the stress of home, has the entire bed to himself, eats every meal on his expense account, doesn't have to fight over the remote, no one complains about wet towels on the bed and strange women make his bed everyday and leave him chocolate every night.
I already did.
Is that Dave in Diego?
Shut up you caramel faggit.
It was 75 degrees here today though. Snowed in Jersey from what I heard.
I do like strange women making my bed also.
Dawg lied to us and told us you were in Russia.
You should go to Billy Bob's. Or you could go to Pete's. It's a pretty fun dueling pianos bar.
Stop complaining.
I should be blastin my kitten instead of posting in this shit thread.
I wear a wig on Thursdays
Can you fart in a bottle of Mountain Dew and send it to me please?
Dawg also jerks off to Ivan Drago on the regular I bet.
omg, me too!
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Hockey world awaits ruling from Subban-Habs arbitration hearing
P.K. Subban had his day in court Friday.
Now, the ball is in the court of an independent arbitrator to decide what the Montreal Canadiens' Norris Trophy-winning defenceman will make next season.
While the hockey world was surprised Habs general manager Marc Bergevin wasn't able to get a long-term deal done with Subban and his agent Don Meehan, the two sides presented their case in Toronto.
Though no talks were planned, the Habs and Subban's camp do have the 48 hours before arbitrator Elizabeth Neumeier hands down her decision Sunday to work out an agreement on a new contract.
"Decisions were made (Friday) in regards to both of our positions and, ultimately, we have to live with those decisions and move on from here," Subban told reporters in Toronto.
"That's what I'm ready to do: Just move on and get ready for the season. We all respect the process and we all make decisions on what's best in terms of our interest. We have to live with those decisions."
Many league executives were surprised this case got to arbitration. More than one felt before Friday's session the two sides would find a way to come to a deal that would make everybody happy.
However, there was a wide gap between what the Habs were offering and what Subban was seeking when the two sides exchanged briefs Wednesday in preparation for the hearing.
Reports indicated Subban, who elected a one-year deal from the arbitrator, was looking for $8.5 million on a new contract. The Habs, in return, were offering a one-year deal at $5.25 million.
Though Bergevin and Meehan both declined comment when asked to speak by reporters, arbitration has been painted by many agents and players as an ugly process that isn't a lot of fun.
"Usually you pick a fight with a third-or-fourth liner or your fifth-or-sixth defenceman not your franchise player," said a league executive Friday.
"There might be a guy on your team where you've tried to negotiate with him and then you want to send him a message by going to arbitration."
Of the 22 players who filed for arbitration, 20 settled without going to a hearing and 10 of those contracts were completed more than 48 hours before they exchanged briefs.
Before Subban, only St. Louis Blue Vladimir Sobotka actually had a hearing and that was after he agreed to a deal in the KHL.
In their last agreement with Subban, the Habs elected to sign him to a two-year bridge contract at $2.875 million per season. He won a Norris in 2013 and was the club's best player last spring.
"They took the chance on the bridge deal and Subban got the job done," said the executive.
Subban has certainly proven his worth.
In fact, one league executive predicted before the hearing he felt the two sides would settle on an seven- or eight-year deal in the $8 million range.
That never materialized, but the reality is there is still time to get something in place. Bergevin and Meehan can still reach out to each other to speak so they have control of the contract.
"I've never been through this process before," Subban said. "To have to go through it now, obviously, I've been through many different processes before in my career, but I've ultimately come out of it stronger and ready to continue to get better and that's my motivation as a player is to get better."
Many expect Subban will be a winner and get between $6.5-$7.5 million from the arbitrator. Nashville defenceman Shea Weber received $7.5 million when he went this route in 2011.
In September 2011, the Los Angeles Kings signed Drew Doughty — like Subban, an elite defenceman in and around his prime — to an eight-year, $56-million deal that pays him $7 million per-season. Both sides would have presented their comparables Friday.
Once the arbitrator rules and the Habs accept the deal, they will have Subban under contract for another season and then they can decide in January if they want to talk long-term.
By then, the 25-year-old Subban will only be 18 months away from becoming a unrestricted free agent. He has maintained throughout the last couple of months he wants to remain in Montreal.
You just have to wonder if there will be any ill feelings between Montreal and Subban as a result of the fact they two sides weren't able to settle. We'll find out soon enough.