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BERLIN — It was only a matter of time. With many of its debt-ridden euro partners in recession, Germany could only swim against the tide for so long.
Figures Thursday showed output in Germany, Europe's largest economy, contracted by more than anticipated in the last three months of 2012. And it was the German drop that lay behind a deepening of the recession across the economy of the 17 European Union countries that use the euro.
Eurostat, the EU's statistics office, said the eurozone's economic output shrank by 0.6 percent in the final quarter of 2012 from the previous three-month period. The decline was bigger than the 0.4 percent drop expected in markets and the steepest fall since 2009, when the global economy was in its deepest recession since World War II.
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Jan. 10 (BusinessDesk) – Blis Technologies, the NZX-listed biotech company, is blaming a near-trebling in its share price on plans to tidy up its share registry by mopping up small holdings.
Blis blames share price spike on registry clean-up of small parcels
By Paul McBeth
Jan. 10 (BusinessDesk) – Blis Technologies, the NZX-listed biotech company, is blaming a near-trebling in its share price on plans to tidy up its share registry by mopping up small holdings.
Chief executive Barry Richardson told the stock market supervisor it announced plans in December to put a minimum holding of 25,000 shares for its investors in a bid to cut administration costs, and that had probably caused the price spike.
NZX Market Services issued a 'please explain' after Blis shares climbed to 3 cents from 1.1 cents since the Dec. 21 announcement. The stock dropped 6.7 percent to 2.8 cents on the NZX today.
"Approximately 1,600 shareholders would be required to supplement their existing shareholding if they wish to continue to remain shareholders," Richardson said in a letter to NZX Market Services. "Due to the relative lack of liquidity in the market for Blis shares, shareholders who are seeking to top up their holdings may have influenced the market price."
Listed companies operate under continuous disclosure rules which mean they have to provide any information that could be material to its business and influence its share price.
Blis shareholders with parcels of fewer than 25,000 shares have until March 21 to top-up their stakes, otherwise their investment will be sold by a banker instructed by Blis, and fees will be deducted.
The Dunedin-based company expects to report an operating loss of $1.3 million in the year ending March 31, after posting a pre-tax and finance loss of $1.2 million in the 2012 financial year.
In October it raised $1.3 million via a share purchase plan and a placement at 0.7 cents apiece.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — University of Michigan men's basketball sophomore guard Trey Burke (Columbus, Ohio/Northland HS) has been named one of 20 finalists for the 2013 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award today (Wednesday, Jan. 9) by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
This season, Burke has led Michigan to a perfect 15-0 start, the NIT Season Tip-Off title and a No. 2 national ranking. He leads U-M with 18.2 points per game as he is the only Wolverines to score in double figures in all 15 games with six 20-plus point performances.
He leads U-M and the Big Ten and ranks sixth in the nation with 7.5 assists per game as he has 14 games with five-plus assists including three games of 10 or more. Over his last 10 games, Burke has recorded 79 assists (7.9 apg) to just 11 total turnovers. He is also averaging a career best for field goal percentage (54.6), three-point percentage (40.6) and free throw percentage (76.7).
A two-time Big Ten Player of the Week, Burke has recorded three point-assist double-doubles with the most recent coming against Iowa with 19 points and a career-best 12 assists. That performance against the Hawkeyes helped him earn the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week by the USWBA.
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Madison County Sheriff's Office Release
Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that on Thursday the 13th day of December 2012, Investigators with the Madison County Sheriff's Office received information that Fugitive Victor Mature Miller was hiding at a residence located at 245 Reedbuck Loop, Greenville FL.
Miller had been on the run and hiding out for several months. An arrest team comprised of Sheriff's Office personnel to include investigators, patrol deputies and the K-9 unit was assembled and responded to 245 Reedbuck Loop.
Upon arrival the rear of the residence was secured by Cpl. Kevin Stout and K-9 Onyx while other members of the arrest team went to the front of the residence. Contact was made with the home owner and a female identified as Sonya Denise Coleman. The home owner was questioned concerning anyone else being inside the residence. The home owner confirmed that there was a man known to him as "Frog".
Simultaneously, investigators learned that Sonya Denise Coleman was Victor Millers girlfriend. When Coleman was questioned concerning who else was in the residence she answered "no one". When Coleman was questioned concerning the whereabouts of Miller she answered that she did not know. Investigators explained to Coleman that she would be arrested for obstruction if in fact she was being untruthful.
Cpl. Kevin Anderson and K-9 Max along with the arrest team assembled at the opened front door. Commands were given to the unknown male inside the residence to come out. After several minutes with no response, Cpl. Anderson along with K-9 Max followed by the arrest team entered the residence. K-9 Max led Cpl. Anderson and the arrest team to a back bedroom with a closed door. Once the door was opened K-9 Max located Victor Mature Miller hiding in a corner concealed by a headboard of the bed. Victor Mature Miller was arrested without incident. Sonya Denise Coleman was also arrested for obstruction.
Arrested and charged are the following:
Victor Mature Miller, B/M, DOB: 01/03/1969 of 245 Reedbuck Loop, Greenville, FL 32331
Charged: Parole Violation Warrant-Second Degree Murder
Sonya Denise Coleman, B/F, DOB: 12/04/1979 of 245 Reedbuck Loop, Greenville FL 32331
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My niece, Rian, posted in the comments from the previous post that she "is still a work of art in progress." That comment spoke to me because even at my age, I could say the same. All of us are the sum of our parts. There are certain events that have happened during my lifetime that have heavily influenced my current world view. So to help my descendants give context to my life, here are some of the events that have influenced me.
Within the family:
- Being the first-born of seven children, five boys and two girls. The first four of us were born in less than four years.
- Being the product of a "mixed marriage" (non-Catholic father and Catholic mother), and all that implied in my earlier years.
- Attending Catholic schools from 1st grade through high school.
- Growing up in a family with a strong work ethic and an underlying assumption that we would all go to college, etc.
- Being a part of a large extended family, especially on my maternal side.
- Although there wasn't a lot of money, I never missed a meal and was never without a necessity.
- I was always greatly interested in the space program from the time that Russia launched the Sputnik through the U.S. putting a man on the moon. I wish we still had a vision for space, innovation and exploration that we could afford.
- I was heavily impacted by the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy.
- My generation was heavily impacted by the War in Viet Nam. I think it took a toll on my ex-husband who fought in the infantry. I tend to be a pacifist. I hate war.
- I've always had a strong sense of social justice and a desire that all Americans be treated equally and have some of the same opportunities that have made all of the difference for me.
- As a child who grew up in the idyllic 50s and came unto my own as a young adult of the 60s, I am a part of the Boomer Generation. I have always believed that when we as a group were ready to retire, we would then be thought of as the problem. I'm seeing that more and more.


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Mom's side of the family has had similar things, particularly her mother. One story that always kind of chilled me was the fact one day my maternal grandmother, one of her sisters, mom and her sister (this is when mom was a teen) were going to go shopping, but my grandmother said that it wouldn't be a good day for her to go. It was a good thing too, some jerk rear ended the car in such a way that mom's sister would've been paralyzed and my grandmother killed if grandma had been in the front passenger seat. Since there wasn't anyone in the seat in front of mom's sister, she just had a lot of scratches and bruises.Then there was grandma's knack of knowing who was on the phone when she answered and this was long before the days of caller id.
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My Mom could tell you what was in the mailbox before she walked out there.
My Brother can tell the sex of an unborn baby.
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Talk about fashionably late!
After being stuck in traffic, the Beckham brood (sans 17-month-old Harper) made it just in time for a very stylish appearance at the opening night of Viva Forever, a musical based on the UK singing sensation Spice Girls, at the Piccadilly Theatre in London on Tuesday night.
And per usual, everyone was impeccably dressed.
David and his handsome boys (Brooklyn, 13, Romeo, 10, and Cruz, 7½) all suited up in tailored threads from the venerable British brand, Burberry, while Victoria mixed pieces (wine wool coat and white button down) from her own collection with other designers (Isabel Marant cropped black pants and Manolo Blahnik black BB pumps).
After posing for pictures with her family, the former Posh Spice joined her old bandmates (Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell and Melanie Chisholm) on the red carpet and on stage to thank the cast and crew behind the production.
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Shares of Ebro Foods Sa ADR (EBRPY) are nearing some key technical levels as the Rank Correlation indicator has trending higher over the past few sessions, nearing potential overbought territory. Crossing the 80 mark would suggest that a chance of a reversal is increasing.
The Rank Correlation Index (RCI) is based on an analysis algorithm by Charles Spearman. It uses a combination of price change data and time change data to identify potential changes in market sentiment, thereby exposing turning points. Zero crossings are seen as buy and sell signals, with tops and bottoms yielding overbought and oversold information.
Investors also might be looking to track the ATR or Average True Range of the stock. Currently, Ebro Foods Sa ADR (EBRPY) has a 14-day ATR of 0.26. The Average True Range is an investor tool used to measure stock volatility. The ATR is not used to figure out price direction, just to measure volatility. The ATR is an indicator developed by J. Welles Wilder. Wilder has developed multiple indicators that are still quite popular in today's investing landscape. The general interpretation of the ATR is the higher the ATR value, the higher the volatility.
The Williams Percent Range or Williams %R is another technical indicator worth checking out. Ebro Foods Sa ADR (EBRPY) currently has a 14 day Williams %R of -100. The Williams %R fluctuates between 0 and -100 measuring whether a security is overbought or oversold. The Williams %R is similar to the Stochastic Oscillator except it is plotted upside-down. Levels above -20 may indicate the stock may be considered is overbought. If the indicator travels under -80, this may signal that the stock is oversold. Chart analysts may also use the indicator to project possible price reversals and to define trends.
The Average Directional Index or ADX is technical analysis indicator used to discern if a market is trending or not trending. The ADX alone measures trend strength but not direction. Using the ADX with the Plus Directional Indicator (+DI) and Minus Directional Indicator (-DI) may help determine the direction of the trend as well as the overall momentum. Many traders will use the ADX alongside other indicators in order to help spot proper trading entry/exit points. Currently, the 14-day ADX for Ebro Foods Sa ADR (EBRPY) is 23.67. Generally speaking, an ADX value from 0-25 would indicate an absent or weak trend. A value of 25-50 would indicate a strong trend. A value of 50-75 would signal a very strong trend, and a value of 75-100 would indicate an extremely strong trend.
Traders may be leaning on technical stock analysis to help with investing decisions. Ebro Foods Sa ADR (EBRPY) currently has a 14-day Commodity Channel Index (CCI) of -211.78. Despite the name, CCI can be used on other investment tools such as stocks. The CCI was designed to typically stay within the reading of -100 to +100. Traders may use the indicator to determine stock trends or to identify overbought/oversold conditions. A CCI reading above +100 would imply that the stock is overbought and possibly ready for a correction. On the other hand, a reading of -100 would imply that the stock is oversold and possibly set for a rally.
Traders are paying renewed attention to shares of Ebro Foods Sa ADR (EBRPY). The current 14-day RSI is presently sitting at 40.45, the 7-day is 28.3, and the 3-day is 9.82. The RSI, or Relative Strength Index is a popular oscillating indicator among traders and investors. The RSI operates in a range-bound area with values between 0 and 100. When the RSI line moves up, the stock may be experiencing strength. The opposite is the case when the RSI line is heading lower. Different time periods may be used when using the RSI indicator. The RSI may be more volatile using a shorter period of time. Many traders keep an eye on the 30 and 70 marks on the RSI scale. A move above 70 is widely considered to show the stock as overbought, and a move below 30 would indicate that the stock may be oversold. Traders may use these levels to help identify stock price reversals.


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Young boys wait anxiously to hear which one of them will be selected to choose the new pope of Egypt's ancient Coptic Christian church, in Cairo on Nov. 3, 2012.
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A blindfolded boy draws the name of the next pope from a crystal chalice next to acting Coptic Pope Pachomios, center, during the papal election ceremony at the Coptic Cathedral in Cairo on Nov. 4, 2012.
The Associated Press reports from Cairo — A blindfolded child reached into a crystal chalice and pulled out a slip of paper — and Egypt's Coptic Christians had a new pope.
The colorful but solemn ceremony at the Cairo cathedral of the troubled minority reflected none of the tensions outside. It was the end of a complicated process that began when the church's charismatic leader for four decades, Pope Shenouda III, died in March at the age of 88.
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Egyptian Copts crowded into the cathedral for the papal election ceremony on Nov. 4, 2012.
At the Coptic Cathedral, there was a moment of silence. Then a boy, himself chosen by lottery, his face covered by a dark blue cloth decorated with religious images, was led to the chalice. Copts believe that his hand would be guided by God. He reached into the vessel and pulled out the name of Bishop Tawadros, who will be the next spiritual leader of the Copts.
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Acting Pope Pachomios, center, displays the name of 60-year-old Bishop Tawadros, soon to be Pope Tawadros II, while another clergyman displays the names of the remaining two candidates, Bishop Raphael and Father Raphael Ava Mina, during the papal election ceremony on Nov. 4, 2012.
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Bishoy Gerges waves to the audience after he picked out the name of Bishop Tawadros from a glass urn on Nov. 4, 2012.
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Bishop Tawadros, 60, soon to be Pope Tawadros II, greets well-wishers, not shown, after being named the 118th Coptic Pope on Nov. 4, 2012.
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COAL CITY, Ill. — As they filed into Campbell Memorial Park in Coal City Thursday night, each of the more than 200 people was handed a lit candle to hold against the cold night sky.
Some people brought their own white flowers to the candlelight vigil; others accepted them as they came through the white picket fence. The flowers would be put at the base of the Angel of Hope statue during the annual ceremony.
Each person was at the ceremony to remember a child, of any age, who has passed away.
"We are here because they are not," Russelle Holsinger, Angels of Hope vice president said to the crowd as she welcomed everyone.
Even though it was a cold night, "no one seems to mind," Holsinger said. "It warms my heart this evening to see so many here."
The crowd gathered around the Angel of Hope statue, dedicated to Coal City in 2006 as a place to honor the loss of a child and a spot to always preserve their memory.
The Coal City High School Footnotes sang, first "Silent Night" and then "Amazing Grace." People cried, some silently, others emotionally.
Loved ones and friends hugged and comforted each other.
Then, one by one, the families stepped to the microphone, announced the names of the loved ones they had lost, and lovingly laid the flowers on and around the statue.
"We are always amazed at the turnout," said Angels of Hope board member Mary Rossio. "We started off to support them, and in turn they are now supporting us."
April and George White of Matteson came to honor their twins, George Andrew III and Julianna Elizabeth, who were born prematurely and passed away in January of this year.
When April was 21 weeks pregnant, she was admitted to the hospital. "We weren't expecting to deliver," she said. "We were hoping that wouldn't happen."
The babies were born and the hospital staff knew they would not survive.
April and George were given two memory boxes at the hospital, courtesy of Angels of Hope and Sawyer's Heart Project. Inside were things for the comfort of the micro-preemies and for the parents to create a few everlasting memories.
There were tiny hats and receiving blankets, little stuffed animals, hand and footprint kits, candles and more.
"The most important thing was a disposable camera," George said.
There was also a copy of "The Christmas Box," written by Richard Paul Evans, about a woman who mourns the loss of her child at the base of an angel monument. The book has been the inspiration for angel memorials all over the United States. Coal City's was recognized in 2007 as being the 69th such angel.
George and April came to the vigil to honor and remember their twins, but also to show support to those who had supported them.
"We wanted to find out who helped us," George said.
They have also purchased a brick in memory of their babies. The pathway that surrounds the memory garden is lined with bricks that can be inscribed with a message, another program through Angels of Hope.
Angels of Hope has other programs to help and support families going through the crisis of losing a child as well as ones to help couples struggling with fertility problems, said Rossio.
For those who attended the candlelight vigil, it was a time to connect with others who have been through a similar loss, to share memories and tears of their loved ones and to never forget them.
Holsinger said so eloquently as she addressed the crowd holding up lighted candles in memory of those they loved and lost, "We are celebrating each and every light in the dark night sky."
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Vigil remembers children no longer with us
COAL CITY, Ill. — As they filed into Campbell Memorial Park in Coal City Thursday night, each of the more than 200 people was handed a lit candle to hold against the cold night sky.


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By Don Davis
President Barack Obama makes new federal farm policy his third highest congressional priority now that the federal shutdown is history, but that is no guarantee a farm bill will have easy sledding.
The bill is more complex than a combine filled with computers, global positioning system screens and equipment monitors. Like that combine, there are many parts that can fail.
"We have things to work out," U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson said in an interview. "Are they insurmountable? No."
The complexities begin with how the Republican-controlled House and Democratic-controlled Senate can work out differences in the food stamp program for poor Americans.
Food stamps and farm policy long have been married in farm bills to gain both rural and urban support. Republicans generally want the programs cut, while many Democrats want more spent on food stamps.
Discussions are going on behind the scenes about that and more farm-oriented issues. The five-year farm bill is attracting more interest than usual from congressional leaders, especially in the House.
One question that arises in light of the just-ended federal government shutdown is whether Tea Party Republicans who oppose many government programs, including farm spending, still have a fight left in them after losing efforts to limit health reform as part of a budget deal.
"Are they going to be more confrontational and take on the farm bill?" asked Peterson, who serves most of western Minnesota.
Beyond partisan politics, a key farm issue is dairy policy.
"I don't know how to untangle this," said Peterson, the top House Agriculture Committee Democrat and friend of House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio.
Despite their friendship, they differ on the dairy issue and given recent budget disputes, Peterson has had relatively little time to discuss it with the speaker.
Boehner supports a plan that would lead to cheap milk, something businesses such as candy makers want. However, Peterson said, to keep milk cheap government might have to buy up milk products.
"It is a weird deal," Peterson said. "What he is supporting would potentially put the government on the hook for billions of dollars. What I am proposing would potentially put the farmers on the hook for that."
Boehner wants a new farm bill, Peterson said.
"I don't think he wants to kill the bill over dairy," the western Minnesotan said. "And I don't think he can."
On the other hand, Boehner may not control Republicans.
House Republican Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia placed one of his supporters on the farm bill negotiating team, which begins talks with the Senate Oct. 28. Peterson fears the Cantor faction could derail the farm bill.
U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., said that farm bill "is huge for North Dakota" and he wants politics erased from the issue.
"This had better be the end of shenanigans," he said of the shutdown, adding that now attention should focus on issues such as farm policy.
"I pushed rather hard on leadership," Cramer said, telling top Republicans that he does not want those outside of farming deciding farm policy, such as candy makers writing policy affecting sugar farmers.
Let those who know the issue make ag decisions, he said. The sense he got from House leaders, he added, is that is their plan.
Peterson said the biggest question is what House Republicans want done.
"Are they going to make demands on us?" Peterson asked. "I don't know. It is unclear. I think there is a difference of feeling within the leadership on the Republican side."
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said she is optimistic about passing a farm bill. "There are a lot of people wanting to get it done."
The Upper Midwest will represented in House-Senate farm bill negotiations by Reps. Peterson; Steve King, R-Iowa; Tim Walz, D-Minn.; and Kristi Noem, R-S.D.; and Sens. Klobuchar; John Hoeven, R-N.D.; and Tom Harkin, D-Iowa.


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VOCABULARY UNPLUGGED's goal is to share neurocentric ways to unplug vocabulary and spelling instruction so that words are not merely memorized in the name of the most current curriculum, but rather truly learned and owned by students. Vocabulary Unplugged will help teachers and students learn new and varied ways to make words actually permeate students' speech as well as their writing. Recent brain research about student's ways of learning is the primary basis for the 30 lesson plans in the book. The book has been so popular among schools throughout the country that the Reader's Digest Word Challenge competition has declared Vocabulary Unplugged an official book of the Challenge's upcoming national event.The strategies proffered in Vocabulary Unplugged are not bound to a specific age or grade level, as they draw on accepted knowledge of the brain, memory and learning, whether the learner is five, fifteen, or seventy-nine.So slip inside these pages and unplug the lists, the passivity, and the overhead. Get out of the dark classroom, and discover the energy that emerges from the thirty activities and variations herein as we plug in color, movement, poetry, history, music, and numerous other ways of exploring words within meaningful contexts.Quotables!?Awesome strategies! Classroom connections are endless! Activities are brain-based, interactive, and applicable to all levels!!?-Rhonda Clark, Teacher, Camey Elementary, Lewisville, TexasI was teaching one of Alana's vocabulary lessons that I called "Vocabulary Charades." Not only did the students shine, but my administrator was very impressed with the (activity), which demonstrated the difficult vocabulary word."-Linda Toner, Grade 5 teacherThe 30 brain-appropriate activities will revitalize your hope that ALL students can improve their vocabulary, reminding everyone that learning doesn! t have to be banal, dull or without energy.You will discover information and lessons on:?Helping students remember the words they learn?Using music to explore words?Guiding students! success through meaningful instruction?Playing with Words to engage learning?Using movement to enhance vocabulary?Improving memory and vocabulary acquisition through color?Understanding the importance of history in vocabulary development?Harnessing the power of poetry to build word knowledge?Exploring patterns to create dynamic vocabulary lessons?Including context for assuring success in word study?And much moreSteven Pinker (1994), cognitive psychologist and leading expert on language, says we begin using words around twelve months of age. !?Therefore, high school graduates, who have been at it for about seventeen years, must have been learning an average of ten new words a day continuously since their first birthdays, or about a new word every ninety waking minutes.!? He goes on to explain that preliterate children are !?lexical vacuum cleaners,!? learning a new word every two waking hours. This means our student are already plugged in!Xhaving learned numerous words before they ever set foot in our classrooms. !?There! s a strategy for everyone! All of my kids love doing The Syllable Squat, and you should have seen the parents giving it a try!!? -Marc Venegas, 4th grade teacher, Alief ISD, Houston, Texas!?Alana consulted in Round Rock I.S.D. several times and energized teachers in her research-based, hands-on workshops. Her interactive, engaging strategies have impacted student success in our district!!?Gloria Amescua Lead Curriculum Integration Specialist Secondary Language ArtsAlana Morris is the author of 'Vocabulary Unplugged: 30 Lessons That Will Revolutionize How You Teach Vocabulary K-12', published 2007 under ISBN 9781931492119 and ISBN 1931492115.[read more]
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text: « back to directory print Steven Dean Vice Dean and Professor of Law 250 Joralemon Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 (718) 780-7939 | Email | CV | Twitter Areas of Expertise Tax PolicyTax AvoidanceTax HavensTax ExpendituresSocial Enterprise Education B.A., Williams College J.D., Yale Law School Biography Courses Publications Noteworthy Corporate Taxation A rigorous analysis of fundamental issues encountered when operating in corporate form, including tax status as a corporation, organization, distributions, redemptions, stock bail-outs, sale of business, liquidations, divisions and Subchapter S elections. Students electing this course may not enroll in Taxation of Business Organizations. Grading and Method of Evaluation: Letter grade only. Final exam. Federal Income Taxation An introduction to the fundamentals of federal income taxation with a focus on the determination of gross income, personal and business deductions, and exemptions; an analysis of timing issues and assignment of income principles, and a study of the character of gain or loss upon the disposition property. Grading and Method of Evaluation: Letter grade only. Final exam. International Taxation Examination of U.S. taxation rules applicable to business and investment activities of foreign individuals and corporations in this country and U.S. taxation of U.S. taxpayers who invest and conduct business abroad. Specific topics will include sourcing and characterization of items of income and deductions, the branch profits tax, foreign investment in U.S. real estate, the foreign tax credit, property transfers, controlled foreign corporations, and U.S. tax treaties. Grading and Method of Evaluation: Letter grade with pass/fail option. Final exam. Tax Policy This course will explore the policy concerns and the political process that have produced the U.S. income tax and the international tax regime. Topics may include fundamental tax reform, tax expenditures, tax shelters, tax treaties, ethical concerns, privacy and lobbying. Grading and Method of Evaluation: Letter grade only. A paper is required. With prior permission of the instructor, a few students may use the paper to satisfy the UCWR. However, those students must contact the instructor before the start of the semester to make those arrangements. Related Links: Faculty News Curriculum New Faculty Brochure


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USU Honors Poet and Alum May Swenson with Centennial Celebration Series
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013
Over the course of her writing life, Utah State University alumna May Swenson was honored with the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship — also known as the 'Genius Grant' — and elected Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets. She would have celebrated her 100th birthday this spring.
To commemorate the occasion, USU scholars organized a centennial celebration in Swenson's honor, including a series of poetry readings and master classes held throughout the spring.
The culminating event will be held April 25 at 7 p.m. at the Morgan Theatre in the Chase Fine Arts Center and features readings by Garrison Keillor — the host and writer behind the syndicated variety show "A Prairie Home Companion" — and Katharine Coles — Utah's former poet laureate. The event is free, but requires a seating voucher available starting April 1 at the Caine College of the Arts Ticket Office, room 139-B in the Chase Fine Arts Center.
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences presents the birthday celebration, sponsored by the Tanner Foundation, the Center for Women and Gender, USU's University Libraries and the Department of English.
May Swenson Centennial Celebration events:
Wednesday, Feb. 20: Poet Charles Potts will lead a master class in the Caine Room on the second floor of Family Life Building from 2 to 4 p.m. All are welcome to attend the class.
Wednesday, March 20: Michael Sowder will read from his new poetry collection "House Under the Moon" at the David B. Haight Alumni Center from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A book signing will follow.
Tuesday, April 9: A poetry reading by three Pocatello poets, including, Susan Goslee, Jen Hawkins and Bethany Schultz Hurst who have written in response to Swenson's work will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m., in the Merrill-Cazier Library, Room 101.
Thursday, April 25: Garrison Keillor and Katharine Coles will perform readings at 7 p.m. at the Morgan Theatre in the Chase Fine Arts Center. The event is free but seating vouchers are required. They will be available April 1.
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Updated: Win 7 Memory Issue Not An Issue After All
Updated: Win 7 Memory Issue Not An Issue After All
Arstechnica has an article on the Win 7 memory issue, and they report it's not really an issue after all. The XPnet testing apparently includes all the RAM being used - not just the stuff being held in your RAM as preloading. The preloaded stuff can be quickly dumped to free up RAM and aren't really considered to be part of not-available memory. It's just used to speed up the system, but the XPnet tool doesn't quite understand this.
arstechnica.com - I installed the XPnet performance monitoring tool and waited for it to upload my data to see what it might be complaining about. The cause of the problem was immediately apparent. It's no secret that Windows 7, just like Windows Vista before it, includes aggressive disk caching. The SuperFetch technology causes Windows to preload certain data if the OS detects that it is used regularly, even if there is no specific need for it at any given moment.
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It's Little League day at the Coliseum, so there was a trail of kids making their way past the A's dugout high-fiving Gio Gonzalez and Bobby Cramer this morning. … I have vivid memories of attending Little League day as an 8-year-old, wearing my uniform and making a lap around the field before the game. Rickey Henderson was playing left field. This was Rickey's first stint in Oakland, when he wore No. 35. My earliest memories of going to A's games are seeing Henderson in left field, Dwayne Murphy in center and Tony Armas in right. In Toronto recently, I got to interview Murphy, who's now the Blue Jays hitting coach, about Rajai Davis. That was cool … Friends ask me if I get star-struck interviewing major league players. For me, it's more the current crop of coaches around the majors that I get a thrill out of talking to. Because the guys coaching now were the ones I idolized as players when I was growing up. … Anyway, everybody's gotta take the trip down memory lane now and then, right?
–Dallas Braden is not a happy camper right now regarding his stiff shoulder. He had very little to offer on the injury this morning. "Still sore, stiff, hurts. I'm not gonna throw." Asked if he was holding out hope of making his next start, Braden just shook his head no. A's manager Bob Geren said Braden would get checked by a team doctor later today, so maybe we'll get more information after the game. Geren isn't speculating yet on whether Braden will miss any time. And with Monday's day off, the A's can push Braden's start back several days if they wish. But on first impression, it sure doesn't seem like good news for Braden based on his demeanor. Might Tyson Ross or Bobby Cramer be in line for a stint in the rotation?
–Coco Crisp is not in the lineup. With no game Monday, the A's want to try to give him two straight days off to rest his back. But Geren said Crisp is available if needed off the bench. David DeJesus is playing center field with Conor Jackson in right. Geren said he was considering giving Ryan Sweeney a start, but Sweeney's hamstring tightened up as he legged out a triple last night. He's also available if needed, but Geren didn't want him starting.
–Somewhat lost in the shuffle with the A's terrific starting pitching so far: The fact that Trevor Cahill has not been very sharp. He's failed to complete five innings in two of his first three starts, so we'll see how he fares this afternoon. Tigers starter Brad Penny is facing the A's for just the third time in his career. He's allowed 15 earned runs in 16 1/3 innings this season.
The lineups:
A's – DeJesus CF, Barton 1B, Jackson RF, Willingham LF, Matsui DH, Ellis 2B, Powell C, LaRoche 3B, Pennington SS; Cahill RHP.
Tigers – Rhymes 2B, Jackson CF, Boesch DH, Cabrera 1B, Raburn LF, Kelly 3B, Peralta SS, Avila C, Wells RF; Penny RHP.


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The June 3 East Hampton School Board meeting took on a celebratory note, with the district riding high on its recent budget vote victory. East Hampton was the only school district on Long Island to override the state-imposed tax cap after securing the support of 73 percent of its voters.
Later in the meeting, the board announced a decision to retain Frazer and Feldman, a Garden City law firm that works with several school districts, as East Hampton's general, labor, and special education counsel for a one-year term beginning July 1. Kevin Seaman, the district's outgoing counsel, has held the position for the last four years.
"I'm hoping they'll steer us right," Richard Burns, the district's superintendent, said of the switch. "We're still in a bit of litigation in certain areas," he continued, presumably referring to the district's ongoing lawsuit with Sandpebble Builders over a school expansion project. Over the past decade, Mr. Burns estimated, the district has spent nearly $3 million on legal fees. "And we're hoping they can move things forward in an expedient manner."
Jackie Lowey, a board member, updated those in attendance concerning the district's lunch program. Called NutriKids, it is a swipe-card system that allows parents to prepay for lunches. Implemented earlier this year, NutriKids promotes equity by not distinguishing between students paying full and reduced prices for their meals. Recently, however, the district has discovered that some parents aren't paying their bills in a timely manner — with East Hampton owed nearly $30,000 as a result.
"Our overarching policy should not be embarrassing children," urged Ms. Lowey, adding that the district will ensure that all kids are fed and, when appropriate, help those families who qualify apply for free and reduced-price lunches.
Ms. Lowey proposed sending a letter home to the families still owing money, followed by a phone call stipulating a deadline to pay up. If the deadline is not met, students won't receive their class assignments for next year, with report cards also withheld.
"Holding a child's grades or promotion hurts the child, particularly one from a chaotic home," said Patricia Hope, the board president. She suggested a social worker be tasked to intervene. "It's not always an unwillingness to pay."
In other news, the district granted tenure to six of its employees: Robert Tymann, Taryn Brennan, Joshua Odom, Jessica Zimmerman, Trevor Gregory, and Katelyn Pryal.
At the start of the meeting, Stephanie Tepan and Karla Cabrera, two East Hampton High School seniors, were each honored after receiving Angelo del Toro scholarships, which aim to foster leadership skills among Latino youth. Come September, Stephanie is headed to Hunter College. Karla will enroll at New York University.
Joe Vas, the district's athletic director, acknowledged the Kendall Madison Foundation, a local nonprofit, after $15,000 worth of supplies and equipment were donated to help upgrade the high school's fitness center earlier this year.
Also that night, the board voted to spend $8,000 to set up two classrooms as part of the district's new career technology education program. Starting in September, East Hampton students can take courses in law enforcement and personal training. At present, such students take similar classes at the nearest Board of Cooperative Educational Services facility, in Riverhead.
During the final opportunity for public comments, Claude Beudert, who teaches at the East Hampton Middle School, thanked residents for their support during last month's budget vote. "We have a nice product and people supported it," said Mr. Beudert. "It's takes a village, and it really was a positive thing that we got it through."
"Thank you for being stewards with us as we did that very difficult task," Ms. Hope said, before adjourning the meeting, after which slices of cake were served in honor of those faculty members receiving tenure and those retiring from the district.
The final meeting of the 2013-14 school year is planned for June 17 at 6:30 p.m.


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Insider Trader is your inside line on making, selling, buying and using player-made products.
Patch 3.1 is looming ever closer, and things are about to change in a big way. Today I'll be discussing how the patch is going to affect your professions, and how you can take advantage of this by maximizing your profits on the Auction House.
Players have become increasingly bored with raiding because the content that was released with the expansion pack, Wrath of the Lich King, was too quickly conquered. Across the board, players are showing up to raids on an inconsistent basis, and many people now spend much of their time on the Public Test Realm playing through Ulduar.
This has contributed to falling prices on the Auction House for raiding materials and consumables, because not only have many people stopped raiding, many others have decided to save their gold and raid without being buffed to the gills.
What should you do in these tight times? Aside from the things for which you are currently saving, the patch will bring with it a 1000g bill to learn how to dual spec, costs to fund raid wipes, bring new consumables, and enchant and gem new gear.
By learning what to sell and purchase and when, you can minimize your post-patch costs and make some gold while you're at it.
Insider Trader is your inside line on making, selling, buying and using player-made products.
Of all of the crafts(wo)men, Scribes may feel the effects of the patch the hardest. If you currently make your money by selling glyphs, then I would work on selling your entire stash off pre-patch.
Once dual-specs become a reality, people will no longer need to purchase new glyphs every time that they respec or spec back to their mains. They will simply glyph each spec once, and never need to purchase glyphs again unless they switch to their least-used spec, or a new one becomes available. At first, it seemed that you would be providing portable Lexicons of Power as a requirement for dual-speccing outside of a city, but that requirement has been removed.
Once you've sold off your stash, it is time to start building up a stash of inks. Patch 3.1 is introducing a whopping number of new glyphs as well as changes to existing glyphs. You'll want to be ready on day one to start cranking out the most popular glyphs, as well as the new ones, for a handsome profit. Everyone will be re-glyphing their main characters and pimping out their new offspec, and demand will temporarily spike.
When this subsides, hopefully Blizzard will introduce a new way to make some income!
Because of the widespread boredom over current raid content, the prices of herbs have been falling on the Auction House. If you aren't an Herbalist, or don't feel like gathering, then now is the time to buy in order to buff up your ink stocks.
You also might want to consider making your finest vellums. Either funnel them to a high-level Enchanting alt, or sell them. After all, post-patch, everyone will be clamoring for the new enchants, as well as constantly replacing their gear.
If you are an Enchanter, then I'd start looking for a cheap source of vellum! I would also recommend purchasing cheap Auction House greens now, rather than later, in order to build up a reserve of Enchanting materials.
Once the patch hits, Enchanters who sell materials rather than enchants will see increased profits. Everyone will be buying the materials for the enchants that they need, or the actual enchants on vellum. Enchanters will be buying up greens and mats to take advantage of the upswing in business.
If you want to be prepared, then start buying now, while the prices of greens and raw Enchanting mats aren't inflated. Start putting the most popular enchants onto vellum now, but save some materials for the new enchants that will come with the patch.
Your post-patch riches will not be restricted to patch day, as people will be plodding through Ulduar upgrading their gear for quite awhile. Having a stash of materials saved up beforehand will lower your overhead.
As mentioned above, herb prices have been falling lately, and now is the time to buy them. If you have a stash to sell, hold off on the days where prices are particularly low. Once Ulduar becomes playable on live realms, the demand for herbs will soar as people will be snatching up new glyphs, elixirs and flasks.
Frost Lotus in particular should see a huge spike in price. Ever since Blizzard nerfed the drop rate, my usual stack of 60-80 surplus Frost Lotus has dwindled to around 5-15. Purchase them now, and sell them later!
Herbalists may as well herb pre-patch. Once the patch hits, those who did not prepare ahead of time will begin a strict regimen of gathering in order to keep up with their own, and their guild's, alchemical needs. If you save up now, the increased competition won't hurt so much.
Alchemists, of course, might as well start making up flasks and elixirs while herbs are still cheap. Flasks will be important to raiders who do not like to fuss around after each and every wipe, while elixirs will be marketable to those who don't care about the increased cost as much as they care about stat customization.
Keep in mind that mana regeneration is also being nerfed into the ground. While you might be able to sell mana potions now, there will likely be an increased demand post-patch.
Now is also the time to maximize your First Aid and Cooking, and even Fishing, if you haven't yet. While cloth prices have lowered, new Tailoring recipes are being added.
Many people have stopped bothering with expensive food buffs, but Ulduar will require their use. Whether you ever see yourself making strong profits from food sales or not, you might be able to buy some stacks of food and/or meat and fish cheaply now. It also wouldn't hurt to make up several stacks, as each wipe on the Ulduar learning curve will consume more food.
The patch will mean that people are upgrading their new gear again, and this will increase demand for gems, belt buckles, spellthreads and leatherworking kits. Item customization is big business.
Whip up a few scopes, Eternal Belt Buckles, spellthreads and LW kits, in addition to some of the most popular gem cuts, depending on your profession. If there are any recipes for these items that you do not yet have, now is the time to grind the reputation for them.
Uncut gems and likely, raw ore, will sell for more post-patch. If you can, increase your Mining time, and start Prospecting! Red gems in particular should be saved.


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[ GfsEvent ] { minlevel = 3 maxlevel = 10 mincells = 100 maxcells = 100000 cmax = 1e-2 weight = 1 cfactor = 2 c = Cost }
- The minimum number of refinement levels (default is 0).
- The maximum number of refinement levels (default is infinity).
- The minimum number of cells in the simulation (default is 0).
- The maximum number of cells in the simulation. If this number is reached, the algorithm optimizes the distribution of the cells so that the maximum cost over all the cells is minimized (default is infinity).
- The maximum cell cost allowed. If the number of cells is smaller than the maximum allowed and the cost of a cell is larger than this value, the cell will be refined.
- When combining several criteria, the algorithm will weight the cost of each by this value in order to compute the total cost (default is 1).
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Men's Soccer Player Fraser Horton Named To NSCAA All-Region Team
Gustavus Adolphus College senior Fraser Horton (Missoula, Mont./Hellgate) was named National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division III All-North Region Third Team on Tuesday. It is the third time that Horton has received All-Region honors in his four-year career at Gustavus. 13 players from the MIAC were honored, the most of any athletic conference in the region.


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I was always led to believe that Maryland's elected officials, prior to assuming their duties, were required to take an oath, swearing and affirming to uphold all of the laws in effect at the time they take office.
By whose authority do they get to pick and choose which laws they will enforce and which laws they will blatantly ignore?
If there are laws currently on the books whose purpose it is to prevent or discourage illegal immigration, then these laws need to be strictly enforced, as written, unless and until the time these laws are changed through due process.
Driver's licenses for illegal immigrants, indeed ("Senate approves two-tier licenses," March 26).
Why can't the pickpockets in Annapolis who are masquerading as politicians realize that this criminal influx of lawbreakers who they continue to encourage, condone and sanction is causing a fiscal drain on Maryland's limited resources?
And more importantly, why haven't impeachment proceedings begun against the leading violators for demonstrating a total disregard for the laws they are sworn to uphold and for dereliction of duties?
Jerry Lynch


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Heisman Trophy winner Ty Detmer of BYU and national championship coaches Jimmy Johnson and Phillip Fulmer highlight the 2012 class for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.
A total of 14 players and three coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly I-A) were selected for enshrinement. Induction ceremonies are set for December 4 in New York.
Joining Detmer among players are quarterbacks Steve Bartkowski from California and Tommy Kramer of Rice, running backs Charles Alexander of LSU, Otis Armstrong from Purdue, wide receiver Art Monk of Syracuse, Notre Dame tight end Dave Casper, offensive linemen Jonathan Ogden of UCLA and John Wooten of Colorado, split end Hal Bedsole of Southern California, defensive tackle Gabe Rivera of Texas Tech, Kansas State linebacker Mark Simoneau and defensive backs Greg Myers of Colorado State and Scott Thomas of Air Force.
Johnson, who coached at Miami-Florida and Oklahoma State, and Tennessee's Fulmer will be joined by Texas A&M's R.C. Slocum as coaches in this year's class.
"We are extremely proud to announce the 2012 College Football Hall of Fame Class," said Archie Manning, a 1989 College Football Hall of Famer from Ole Miss and the chairman of the National Football Foundation. "Each year the selection process becomes increasingly more difficult, but Gene Corrigan and the Honors Court do an amazing job of selecting a diverse group of the most amazing players and coaches in our sport's rich history. This class is certainly no exception, and we look forward to honoring them and celebrating their achievements throughout the year ahead."
Detmer won the 1990 Heisman Trophy and was twice a consensus All-American from 1988-91 at BYU. He finished his career with 15,031 passing yards and 121 touchdowns -- both NCAA bests at the time -- and still holds nine NCAA records.
The sixth Cougar inducted into the Hall, Detmer helped BYU to three conference championships and a record of 37-13-2. He went on to play 14 seasons in the NFL with the Packers, Eagles, 49ers, Browns, Lions and Falcons.
Johnson spent five seasons as head coach at Oklahoma State, then went on to a highly-successful five-year run at Miami-Florida. The Hurricanes were 52-9 under Johnson with five New Year's Day bowl appearances, and his 1987 squad won the national championship with a 20-14 victory over Oklahoma in the 1988 Orange Bowl.
A member of Arkansas' national championship team as a player in 1964, he posted an overall collegiate record of 81-34-3 from 1979-88. He left for the NFL in 1989 and guided the Dallas Cowboys to a pair of Super Bowl titles. In addition to his five-year stint with Dallas, Johnson also coached the Miami Dolphins from 1996-99.
Fulmer was the head coach at Tennessee from 1992-2008, a 17-year tenure highlighted by the school's sixth national championship in 1998. He led the Volunteers to a record of 152-52 with 15 bowl appearances and a pair of SEC titles.
Bartkowski is the 16th Cal player selected for the Hall of Fame. He led the nation in passing with 2,580 yards in his senior year of 1974 and was then the first pick of the 1975 NFL Draft. Bartkowski was the league's top rookie with the Falcons and played 11 seasons with Atlanta and one year with the Rams.
Kramer was fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting during his senior season of 1976 at Rice when he led the nation with 3,317 passing yards and 3,272 yards of total offense while earning Southwest Conference Player of the Year honors. He was a first-round pick by the Vikings in the 1977 draft and played 14 years in the NFL.
Alexander, the eighth LSU player inducted into the Hall, left LSU after the 1978 season as the SEC's all-time leader in rushing attempts, yards and touchdowns. He ran for 1,172 yards and 14 touchdowns in his senior season of 1978 and went on to a seven-year pro career with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Armstrong was the Big Ten MVP as a senior at Purdue in 1972 and was eighth in that year's Heisman Trophy balloting. His 3,315 career rushing yards set school and conference records at the time. He was a first-round pick of the Denver Broncos in 1973, led the NFL in rushing in 1974 and helped the franchise to its first Super Bowl after the 1977 season.
Monk, a Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee in 2008, was the top player in the East as a freshman in 1976 and again as a senior in 1979. He led Syracuse in receiving for three straight seasons and helped the school to its first bowl win in 13 years with a 31-7 victory over McNeese State in the 1979 Independence Bowl. A first-round pick of Washington in 1980, Monk spent 14 seasons with the Redskins, winning three Super Bowl titles, and one year with the Jets.
Casper, the 44th Notre Dame player chosen for the Hall, was the Irish's offensive MVP during his senior season of 1973 when he led the school to a national championship. He went on to play 11 seasons in the NFL with Oakland, Houston and Minnesota, earning four Pro Bowl berths, a Super Bowl title with the Raiders and selection to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002.
Ogden, the 1995 Outland Trophy winner and a unanimous All-American in his senior year, is the 11th UCLA member of the Hall of Fame. He was a four-year starter at left tackle, then played 12 seasons with the Baltimore Ravens. An 11-time Pro Bowl selection, he helped Baltimore to the Super Bowl title after the 2000 season.
Wooten, selected by the veterans' committee, was a 1958 All-American at Colorado. The Buffaloes had one of the nation's top rushing attacks during his three seasons, during which the school was 20-9-2 and beat Clemson in the 1957 Orange Bowl. He played 10 seasons in the NFL with Cleveland and Washington.
Bedsole helped USC to the 1962 national championship and is the 30th Trojan to enter the Hall. He caught 33 passes for 827 yards with 11 touchdowns during an All-America senior season of '62, capping the record-setting year with a pair of TD catches in the 1963 Rose Bowl win over Wisconsin.
Rivera, nicknamed Senor Sack, averaged 80 tackles per season from 1979-82 at Texas Tech and was a consensus All-American his senior year when he compiled 62 solo stops, 43 assists, 10 tackles for loss and five sacks. After being chosen with the 21st pick in the 1983 draft, his promising NFL career with the Pittsburgh Steelers was cut short in his rookie year by a car accident that left him a paraplegic.
Simoneau was a two-time All-America during his career from 1996-99 at Kansas State and holds the school record with 251 career unassisted tackles. He was the 1999 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and helped the Wildcats to a record of 42-7 before going on to an 11-year NFL career with Atlanta, Philadelphia, New Orleans and Kansas City.
Myers was the 1995 Jim Thorpe Award winner as the nation's top defensive back and was a four-time All-WAC selection. He was also a three-time All-WAC pick as a return specialist.
Thomas notched 221 career tackles with 10 interceptions while averaging 28.8 yards per kickoff return from 1982-85 at Air Force. He helped the Falcons to their first WAC title during his senior season as well as a record of 7-1 against Army and Navy with three Commander-in-Chief trophies.
Slocum led Texas A&M to a record of 123-47-2 from 1989-2002 and is the winningest coach in Aggie history. His teams produced a Southwest Conference record of 28-0-1 from 1991-94 and three titles. He also led the Aggies to 11 bowl games, including five New Year's Day appearances.


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We came home to find him on the porch, in the rain, soaking wet.
Quote from: darkprincess on March 06, 2012, 06:26:54 PMWe came home to find him on the porch, in the rain, soaking wet.So, it's also safe to assume that this grown man doesn't even have enough sense to get out of the rain...?
There's something seriously off with this guy. Why would he stick around in the rain when he found out you weren't home instead of just going home? He was making a point of "you abandoned me, look what happened."
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Don't call him a touche you touchebag.
Reckon we'll pick 4 quicks for a change considering Brisbane has been seaming and it may be wet. Dare say we'll name a 12 (probably already are doing that) with 5 bowlers: Johnson, Hilfenhaus, Bollinger, Hauritz, Harris/Siddle (hoping for Harris).
The top 7 will stay as is with Haddin in for Paine obviously. I'd say Hughes would be the obvious back up to Katich and bobyruncle.


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Burning Almost All of Benedict Arnold in Effigy
Gen. Cornwallis surrendered his forces at Yorktown to the Continental and French armies on 19 Oct 1781. The news traveled quickly up the North American coast. On 31 October Gen. William Heath, stationed outside New York, described various ways his troops celebrated, including this anecdote:
the company collected had determined to burn Gen. [Benedict] Arnold in effigy for his treachery at West Point; just as they were going to commit the effigy to the flames, one of the company observed that one of Arnold's legs was wounded when he was fighting bravely for America, that this leg ought not to be burnt, but amputated; in which the whole company agreed, and this leg was taken off and safely laid by.Arnold didn't have anything to do with Yorktown, of course. But these soldiers apparently wanted to burn something. It was mid-autumn, after all, and that's when the British had enjoyed their Guy Fawkes bonfires for generations.
It was probably just a coincidence of when the Yorktown news arrived that this New York bonfire took place on 31 October. However, that celebration was a forerunner of how several of the British Empire's 5th of November traditions eventually shifted to Halloween in America. The Bostonian Society's online exhibit traces more of the shift.
In 1887, acting on impulses similar to Heath's soldiers, the Saratoga Monument Association erected a monument to the leg where Arnold had been badly wounded in battle before he defected to the British.


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Google chairman Eirc Schmidt says the Internet search giant once considered creating its own peer-to-peer money system, dubbed Google Bucks, but binned the idea because of regulatory concerns.
The same problem has existed since the time of Beenz. many others have found the same problem - some research would have revealed this would become a show stopper.... I guess there is more mileage in not researching, announcing - then retracting.
While I've always maintained that there's a huge need for banks to reduce the friction involved in their current crop of ePayment products, I've never felt that they could be disintermediated in this space by the likes of Google, Facebook or PayPal. Looks
like the first purported challenger has withdrawn and the second one is urging caution. The regulatory ax has already come down on the third in India and I hope it's just a matter of time before it will be cut down to size in its primary markets like USA.
I'd recently commented on Finextra that there's a difference between payments and shipping a parcel or booking a plane ticket. This announcement ought to make people
realize that, while Internet Search is hard, payments isn't easy either.
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Using nature to grow batteries
Inspired by an abalone shell, Angela Belcher programmes viruses to make elegant nanoscale structures that humans can use. Selecting for high-performing genes through directed evolution, Belcher has produced viruses that can construct powerful new batteries, clean hydrogen fuels and record-breaking solar cells. Here, she shows us how it's done. Talk recorded 14 January 2011.
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Intel: Why Open-Source Drivers Work: This afternoon Intel's Chief Linux and Open-Source Technologist, Dirk Hohndel, talked about why Intel's commitment to open-source drivers creates a difference and advantage for Intel's architecture platforms. Nothing groud-breaking or too special was presented, but we have included some of Dirk's slides from this open-source driver presentation. Intel had also mentioned that AMD's (well, referenced as a "major graphics card vendor") open-source driver efforts as "good news." He also mentioned that a major OEM is requiring that by next year their hardware suppliers must either have an open-source driver available or be able to provide an open-source driver within the next twelve months. The likely company that comes to mind is Dell but Dirk refused to comment any further.
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When it comes to funeral arrangements, local funeral home directors say that if you feel someone is trying to sell you something, it's time to look for another company.
"If you feel it's more about the money than caring for your loved one, it's time to walk out," said Thomas R. Shepherd, owner of Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors.
"If you feel like you're being sold a car, you should walk out," added Jay Jackson with Jackson Funeral Service.
Shepherd said funeral homes should tell you the costs in an itemized price list.
"Sit down with your family and decide what you think is best for you," said Robert Bittle, general manager and vice president of Shuler Funeral Home and Forest Lawn Funeral Home.
Decisions include whether to have a more traditional burial service or cremation. Cremation tends to be less expensive, and Jackson said he's seeing a lot more families choosing that option.
"Instead of spending thousands of dollars, you'll spend a thousand," Jackson said.
"There's not a right way or a wrong way to grieve," Shepherd said. "The most important thing is to have some type of service, ceremony or gathering."
For a burial, you need to purchase a casket, a vault and cemetery property in addition to the cost of a service. Caskets can vary in cost from $1,000 to $20,000.
"Cost can vary widely based on the service you choose and the merchandise," Bittle added.
Vaults, a protective casket closure which keeps a grave from sinking, can cost up to $10,000 depending on the material and style of the vault. "The traditional service and ceremony, it's kind of in our culture," Bittle said. "That's what we've always done."
Bittle said on average, a funeral will cost about $ 6,500.
"Just because something is the least expensive, doesn't mean it's the best option," Bittle added.
The funeral directors all suggested pre-planning a funeral, which helps surviving family members make decisions.
"It's great to pre-plan ahead of time, but that doesn't always happen," Shepherd said. "There's not always time."
Jackson said pre-planning a funeral helps first lock in prices for merchandise as well as make it easier for families, as the decisions for the funeral are already made.
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McGill's Drs. Cruess Deliver Dean's Distinguished Lecture in Medical Professionalism
- 10-22-2013
- By Carole L. Whitaker
Renowned authors and experts in medical professionalism Sylvia Cruess, M.D., and Richard Cruess, M.D., of McGill University delivered the University of Vermont College of Medicine Dean's Distinguished Lecture in Medical Professionalism on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 in Carpenter Auditorium. The lecture, titled "Professionalism and Medicine's Social Contract with Society," was followed by a reception in the Hoehl Gallery in the Health Science Research Facility.
Hosted by the Learning Environment and Professionalism (LEAP) Committee at the College of Medicine and Fletcher Allen, the event supports the College of Medicine's commitment to creating and maintaining a positive, professional working and learning environment.
"At our academic medical center, we are fully committed to ensuring a respectful, professional environment for all of our learners in every location and a culture of respect for all our employees," said Dean Frederick C. Morin III, M.D. "The visit by the Drs. Cruess will provide an excellent opportunity to engage in a dialogue on identifying best practices and areas for improvement, developing effective initiatives, and implementing successful programs that help to enhance the learning environment."
Richard Cruess, M.D., is an orthopedic surgeon, professor of orthopedic surgery and a core member of the Centre for Medical Education at McGill University. In addition, he serves as an officer of The Order of Canada and of L'Ordre National du Québec. Sylvia Cruess, M.D., is an endocrinologist, professor of medicine, and member of the Centre for Medical Education at McGill University, as well as an officer of The Order of Canada. Since 1995, the Drs. Cruess have taught and carried out research on professionalism in medicine, publishing extensively on the subject and presenting as invited speakers at universities, hospitals, and professional organizations throughout the world. They are co-editors of Teaching Medical Professionalism (Cambridge University Press, 2008). In 2011, McGill University received a gift that established the Richard and Sylvia Cruess Chair in Medical Education in recognition of the Drs. Cruess significant contributions to the field.
In addition to the Dean's Distinguished Lecture, the Drs. Cruess delivered an interdisciplinary Perioperative Grand Rounds presentation, a workshop for faculty members, and a medical student/resident workshop session during their visit to the UVM College of Medicine.
Wednesday, October 23, 4:00 pm, Carpenter Auditorium
The Dean's Distinguished Lecture in Medical Professionalism
"Professionalism and Medicine's Social Contract with Society"
Reception to follow in the Hoehl Gallery, Health Science Research Facility
Thursday, October 24, 7:00 am, Davis Auditorium
Perioperative Grand Rounds
"Professionalism, Socialization and Professional Identity"
Thursday, October 24, 9:00 -11:00 am, HSRF 200
Faculty Workshop
Thursday, October 24, 12:00 – 1:00 pm, Reardon Classroom MEC 300
Medical Student/Resident Workshop Session (Lunch will be served.)
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Submission + - Police Planning New Raid On The Pirate Bay (torrentfreak.com)
An anonymous reader writes: TorrentFreak reports that Swedish authorities are gearing up for another raid on the servers of The Pirate Bay. The site was raided once before, in 2006, and the evidence gathered at that time was sufficient to convict its founders. ' The authorities have obtained warrants to snoop around in sensitive places and two known anti-piracy prosecutors, Frederick Ingblad and Henrik Rasmusson, are said to be involved. Employing a little psychological warfare aimed at putting the investigators off-balance, the Pirate Bay team has chosen to make the news public to make the authorities aware that they are not the only ones being watched.'


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Any objective aimed at winning Muslim nations over anytime soon to pluralist democracy is a fools' errand.
Military meddling is likely to be counterproductive. And even diplomacy is likely to yield only incremental results (if that) over a long haul (if ever).
These are the unavoidable conclusions to be drawn from the latest in-depth Pew Research poll of 39 Muslim nations.
Not that the Pew pollsters necessarily wish you to draw such conclusions, mind you. Pew believes in accentuating the positive, no matter how much its own data complicates the challenge.
Muslims are "deeply committed to their faith and want its teachings to shape not only their personal lives but also their societies and politics," says the Pew poll, in mealy-mouthed words prefacing its own numbers.
The numbers that follow, however, are perhaps just a bit less diplomatic in the inferences they invite you to draw.
The numbers show big majorities favoring the rule of Islamic law, Sharia — virtually unanimously, 99 percent, for example, in Afghanistan, where so much American blood and treasure has been expended.
The figures for other places where U.S. tax dollars continue to flow in torrents and where President Obama is focusing his "outreach" efforts include the Palestinian territories, 89 percent favoring the rule of Islamic law; Pakistan, 84 percent, and post-"Arab Spring" Egypt, 74 percent.
Its own numbers notwithstanding, Pew insists there's widespread support for "democracy and religious freedom" across the Muslim world.
The pro-Sharia numbers aren't alone in casting doubt on the assertion.
Substantial minorities adding up to tens of millions of Muslims — and in some places even substantial majorities — favor execution for apostasy.
Under widely-supported Sharia, apostasy — choosing to leave the Muslim faith for another — is punishable by death. And majorities enthusiastically support this ultimate measure, by 88 percent in Egypt; 83 percent in Jordan; 79 percent in Afghanistan; 75 percent in Pakistan; 62 percent in the Palestinian territories, and 58 percent in Malaysia.
"Extremism Widely Rejected," Pew declares in bold type above one section of its poll.
Well, technically true. There's another valid perspective, though. This: Significant Numbers Accept Extremist Measures.
For example, 40 percent in the Palestinian territories say suicide bombing is "often or sometimes" justified. In Afghanistan, 39 percent say so; in Egypt, 29 percent; in "moderate" Turkey, 15 percent, and in "ally" Jordan, also 15 percent.
Other numbers that you might think would (but probably won't) discombobulate equanimity toward Muslims among progressives (an equanimity which doesn't necessarily extend to Christianity or Judaism), 70 percent of Egyptians favor such punishments as cutting off the hand for theft; 80 percent favor stoning women to death on accusations of adultery, and 94 percent condemn homosexuality.
In Afghanistan, 94 percent believe the wife is always obligated to obey the husband. (Or the wives are, since the poll also detects significant support for polygamy.)
The Pew poll also unearths significant support in many Islamic jurisdictions for "honor killings," that is, dispatching females without the bother of due process for "bringing shame" on the family with their sexual conduct.
Yet more news to dismay diversity-embracing progressives — but perhaps offering a glimmer of hope to fundamentalist Christian conservatives — the Pew poll notes widespread opposition in Islamic nations to abortion and evolution.


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The Beverly Hills Post Office area home of producer David Ladd and his wife, actress Dey Young, is coming on the market at $5,995,000.
The gated house, which looks more East Coast than West, sits on wooded 1.1 acres with a swimming pool, a lighted tennis court, canyon views, a motor court and a guesthouse. The two-story home, built in 1937, has five bedrooms and five bathrooms in 5,536 square feet. There is a library pub, a sun room, staff quarters for two, French doors and hardwood floors.
The property has been listed alternately for sale or lease since 2007, when it was listed at $7,850,000.
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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - Jewish Agency for Israel and Board of Governor (BOG) officials this week extolled outgoing Israeli government Cabinet Secretary Tzvi Hauser, at a reception held in recognition of his extensive work on behalf of the Agency and the Jewish people, worldwide.
The event, held Monday evening at the Jerusalem International Convention Center (ICC), was part of the Agency's three-day BOG meeting, and included a mega-cultural program for participants of over 200 Masa Israel Journey programs being held throughout the country.
Over two thousand Jewish youth from around the world plied the ICC's halls at a series of master classes and performances held by some of the country's top entertainment, literary, and artistic talents.
At the reception, Executive Chairman for the Jewish Agency for Israel, Natan Sharansky, warmly applauded Hauser's service to Israel, and strong assistance to the Agency's via his role in the government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
"They established the Moreshet (Heritage) program, at an investment of millions of shekels," Sharansky said in opening remarks, which, he added, exemplified Hauser's "devotion to the welfare of the Jewish people worldwide."
Noting that "The entire project's really a result of Tzvi's hard work," Sharansky pointed out that, "He's the one liaising between us - the Jewish Agency - and the government in everything connected to developing Masa, and more."
United Israel Appeal Chairperson, Yohanna Arbib-Perugia, Masa Israel Journey CEO Ayelet Shiloh-Tamir, and Chairman of the Board, Aharon Abramovitch, congratulated Hauser, with Abramovitch presenting him with a symbolic gift: a miniature glass-encased menorah, inscribed in thanks for his efforts.


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Cooking is very much an integral part of our camping holiday. We all need to eat but how and where we cook our meal can often depend on our camping unit.
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Ask Slashdot: Setting Up a Summer Camp Tech Center? 49
First time accepted submitter michaelknauf writes "I'm running a large summer camp that's primarily concerned with performing arts: music, dance, circus, magic, theater, art, and I want to add some more tech into the program. We already do some iOS game design with Stencyl. We also have an extensive model railroad and remote control car program and a pretty big computer lab (about 100 Apple machines). Our program provides all materials as part of tuition, so I've stayed away from robotics as a matter of cost, but I'd love to buy a 3D printer and do classes with that and the Arduino is cheap enough to make some small electronics projects sensible... where do I find the sort of people who could teach such a program as a summer gig? What projects make sense without spending too much cash on a per project basis but would be cool fun for kids and would teach them?"


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Charles E. Diggs is settling into his new job as the manager of the N.C. Department of Commerce Division of Workforce Solutions office in Lexington.
Charles E. Diggs loves this side of the table.
Diggs, who turned 51 years old Sunday, is settling into his new job as the manager of the N.C. Department of Commerce Division of Workforce Solutions office in Lexington. The Chatham County native, who served about 15 years as an officer with the Wilmington Police Department, replaces Pat Hillard, who retired as the Lexington branch's manager in November. Diggs left his post as manager of a Charlotte location of the Division of Workforce Solutions to become the top official at the Lexington branch in March.
A year after graduating from high school, Diggs joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1981, served in the military until 1986 and reached the rank of corporal. Diggs left the military to join the Wilmington Police Department and rose through the ranks to a sergeant.
Diggs, in a recent interview from his office in Lexington, recalled one Christmas night in which he was in his patrol car and positioned outside of a store. He remembers having a "gut feeling" something was not right as a person ran out of the store. Diggs radioed in the suspicious activity, at the same time 911 received a call about the business being robbed.
The man was transported to the hospital after a K-9 assisted with apprehension as he barricaded himself from police. Diggs remembered the spouse coming into the hospital and asking the man why he robbed the store.
"He was a career criminal," Diggs said. "He was like, 'Well, baby, I had some bills to pay.'"
Diggs left the force to work for the N.C. Department of Transportation as a transportation technician until 2003, at which time he went to work for the N.C. Employment Security Commission, as the Division of Workforce Solutions used to be known.
"I would rather help people on this side so the police don't have to deal with them on the other side," he said. "I think it comes down to basic economics. I have more reward doing this than what I did with law enforcement. Not knocking law enforcement. … This is more positive in trying to help people get their lives in order so they can provide for their families. This is where I feel like I should have been from the start."
Diggs started with the ESC in Salisbury as a consultant in 2003 before moving over to another location in Greensboro later that year as a consultant. In 2004, he joined the ESC in Lexington as a claims supervisor, a time in which mass layoffs were occurring at Lexington Home Brands and Thomasville Furniture Industries.
Diggs received a promotion to assistant manager of the ESC in High Point in 2008 and then in 2011 accepted a manager's position with one of the three ESC locations in Charlotte.
"It's something I wanted to do," Diggs said of taking the position in Lexington. "I asked for it. I worked here before. I enjoyed my time here in Lexington. It's a good community. I just wanted to come back."
Diggs explained being manager at the southwest Charlotte location presented a diverse population as far as ethnicity and education skills. He said he has plenty of connections in Davidson County because of his prior employment history.
"I just found Lexington a good place to be, a good place to work," Diggs said. "When I saw the position come open here, I immediately applied for it."
This go around in Lexington, Diggs notices a difference in Davidson County's workforce. Many residents, he said, during that stint were seeking different skills for the labor market.
"The door traffic here is not as great as it was then," he said. "Back then the phones were constantly ringing."
Moving forward, Diggs explained there is a need to bring jobs to Davidson County.
"Any way I can help with the economic development of the county, our door is always open to help in any capacity with that," he said.
Diggs has two children, Charles Alexander Diggs, 16, and Hannah Alise Diggs, 12.
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