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April 21st, 2012
by Mark Kaboly
The deadline for teams signing restricted free agent wide receiver Mike Wallace to an offer sheet passed at 11:59 p.m. Friday night with no takers thus ensuring Wallace will be back for another year, baring an unlikely draft-day trade.
However, Wallace still has a handful of options that he and his agent Bus Cook will explore within the next couple weeks.
Reports surfaced last week that Wallace doesnt plan to sign the first-round tender the Steelers offered any time soon, and doesnt plan to attend voluntary offseason workouts that begin May 22.
The Steelers will hold its mandatory minicamp from June 12-14 that Wallace could skip and not incur any fine from the team because he still wouldnt be under contract with the team if he doesnt sign the tender.
June 14 will be the last time the team is together until the start of training camp set for the end of July.
Wallace has options, albeit limited, and not many that gives him any leverage, including holding out the entire year or holding out until after Week 10 that would allow him to become an unrestricted free agent next year.
If Wallace would choose to not sign his tender, it would cost him millions this year, thus making that option unlikely.
Wallace can choose not to sign the first-round restricted free agent qualifying tender the Steelers offered him last month that would guarantee him a raise of $2.16 million for the upcoming season.
However, if Wallace doesnt sign his $2.742 million tender by June 15, under CBA guidelines, the Steelers could reduce their offer drastically to 110 percent of his $580,000 salary last year.
In order to do that, the Steelers must tender Wallace a one-year contract of at least $638,000 by June 1.
Wallace could accept the reduced tender, hold out until after the Nov. 12 game against Kansas City and become an unrestricted free agent after the season (Vincent Jackson did that two years ago).
If Wallace decides to hold out the entire year, he would lose an accrued season and still be a restricted free agent again next year.
The Steelers can still negotiate a long-term deal with Wallace up until their self-imposed deadline of the start of the season, but with Wallace reportedly wanting Larry Fitzgerald money ($16 million a year), it is growing more likely that Wallace will play out the final year of his rookie deal and test free agency next spring.
The Steelers could franchise tag Wallace next year, but with that number pushing well past the $10 million mark, that too is unlikely.
Wallace, 25, has started 34 of his 48 career games. He had back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons and 24 touchdowns in three years. His 18.7 yards per reception ranks first among active receivers and is in the top 25 all-time.
The Steelers re-signed veteran Jerricho Cotchery last week to go along with two third-year receivers in Antonio Brown and Emmanuel Sanders both of whom will be restricted free agents next year.


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The national effort to crack down on gun violence being led by President Obama is generating encouraging discussion in Congress, where until recently the subject of gun control had been largely taboo. That's good news. On the minus side, there's what is happening in California.
Don't get us wrong, there are some worthwhile bills floating around in Sacramento. But most of the bills either introduced or under proposal seem primarily designed to seize headlines on behalf of individual lawmakers in the aftermath of the Newtown, Conn., school massacre. As much as we support stricter gun-control laws, we don't want just any old bill to pass; we want laws that will help solve demonstrable problems. California already ranks No. 1 in the nation when it comes to strict gun laws, according to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. If the rest of the nation took actions as strong as the Golden State already has, interstate gun trafficking would be far more difficult and the entire country would be immeasurably safer.
So does California need to do even more? To some degree, yes. There are still loopholes that allow felons and the mentally ill to acquire guns, and where possible, these should be closed. But most of the bills that are currently being considered wouldn't address them, and in many ways the state would be better off enforcing the laws already on the books than imposing new ones.


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The Detroit-born American artist Mike Kelley (1954–2012) created a legacy that encompasses painting, sculpture, works on paper, installation, performance, music, video, photography, collaborative works and critical texts. In the largest exhibition of his work ever organized—and the first comprehensive survey attempted since 1993—the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam presentation of Mike Kelley brings together over 200 works, spanning the artist's 35-year career.Last February, Mike Kelley was found dead of an apparent suicide at his home in Pasadena, California. Brought up in a working-class, Roman Catholic milieu, the influential American artist was only 57 at the time of his death. He was represented by Gagosian Gallery in New York.
After Amsterdam, the show travels to the Centre Pompidou in Paris (2 May –5 August 2013), MoMA PS1, New York (7 October 2013– 5 January 2014) and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (March–June 2014, exact dates to be confirmed). Mike Kelley will be accompanied by a fully illustrated 400-page catalogue co-published by the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and DelMonico Books/Prestel.


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The other night while wasting time scrolling through the seemingly endless posts and pictures on Facebook I came across the post that left me speechless.
As you may know President Obama made a few stops in Iowa last week, one being at the Iowa State Fair. The post said there were more people flipping the President the bird than showing him any form of respect while he walked around the fair.
I couldn't believe what I was reading. I don't care what your political stance is he's the President of the United States of America. Doesn't that warrant some form of respect?
I thought maybe this only upset me, so I brought it up at lunch with a few friends. They all shared my dissatisfaction, though we don't necessarily share the same political views. One friend said it made us look "like a bunch of backward hillbillies with no class". Is that how we want to represent Iowa?
When did we become a society that doesn't show respect to our President? I can't imagine it was always like this. Maybe we can blame technology or the Internet. Maybe we should blame each other.
The next day a friend posted a picture of themselves with President Obama in Cedar Falls at the Pump Haus, a bar on Main Street. The group was smiling and enjoying the fact that the President was having a beer and posing for pictures with them.
This would have been my reaction. Actually, I probably would have been too shy to do anything, at least until I got this job. I'd like to think I would have said hello to our president and asked to take a picture with him. I mean, how often does that happen in a lifetime?
I don't care what your political affiliation is, or your views on the issues or even if you did or did not vote for him. I'm not trying to start any kind of political debate. He's the President of this great nation. It's not an easy job, nor one that I would ever want. I think that at least for the years he's in office we can show him the respect the title deserves.
Amid all the political ads and all the hate in the world, I suggest we take the high road and show everyone a little respect. Whether you're in office, running for office or just the Average Joe on the street let's live by the "Golden Rule" and treat everyone how you want to be treated. The world just might become a better place.


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According to TV Guide, in addition to directing, Debbie Allen will also reprise her role on "Grey's Anatomy" as Dr. Catherine Avery in Season 9 at least once. She is slated to appear in episode four.
Original article August 6:
Debbie Allen (Dr. Catherine Avery, "Grey's Anatomy") is set to go behind the cameras and direct for her fifth time at "GA," according to TV Guide. Allen will direct the third episode of Season 9, which kicks off on September 20. The season will begin two to three months after the plane crash, revert to the rescue scene in episode two, and then return to the present time in the episode Allen is directing. It's not been revealed if Allen's character, Catherine, will appear in episode three.
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: China's trade picked up and inflation eased in January as a shaky economic recovery gained traction.
HOLIDAY EFFECT: Much of the change was due to the Lunar New Year holiday, which distorts China's economic data each year.
LOOKING FORWARD: Analysts said the January data still looked promising, but the trajectory of the recovery remains gradual and too weak to support a global rebound without improvement in the United States and Europe.


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Crazy in Love (feat. Jay-Z)
Baby Boy (feat. Sean Paul)
Naughty Girl
Beautiful Liar (w/Shakira)
If I Were a Boy
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
Drunk in Love (feat. Jay-Z)
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Beyoncé - Grown Woman
It looks like Beyoncé's "Grown Woman" has finally arrived. After a preview of the song landed on her new Pepsi commercial, she performed the record live for the first time during the Paris stop of her The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. Below is a full studio version of the Timbaland-produced track, co-written by The-Dream, this vibrant dance record will most likely appear on her upcoming untitled fifth solo album.
I'm just posting that Beyonce is pregnant (again) before she announces it with the baby only like 4 weeks away.
^Seriously. "Grown Woman" was underwhelming in that Pepsi promo and the full version didn't change my opinion at all. She's generated all this hype for an album that has no release date, title, or official lead single. Real messy.
Beyoncé lent her voice to Gucci's "Chime for Change: The Sound of Change Live" concert on Saturday at Twickenham Stadium in London.
I really like this song and wish there was an official release, the only portions of the song I don't like is the rapping/heavy Bangladesh sections. It's a little jarring and doesn't quite mesh well. The rest however, especially the chorus, feels serene.
FYI, Queen Bee dropped a FULL album (14 songs) along with a video for each song at midnight exclusively on itunes, at least for a week.
All I want, ain't no other, we together, I'll remember, sweet love, all night long - All Night / Beyonce.
saw the videos and im confused. beyonce is getting whiter
#1 in 103 countries (record) and projected to debut with 600,000 copies (highest female this year) with absolutely no promotion. Not only that but it isn't even available physically and it debuted 3 days after the sales week had already begun.
BeyonSLAY indeed.
Happily eating crow for all the trash I was talking. Huge risk, huge reward, and brilliantly executed all around. Conceptionalizing this as a visual album really enhanced the music and these have to be the strongest videos she has ever released. It's hard not to admire this woman's work ethic alone. Get it Bey!
It's going to take some time for the new album to 'grow' on me, I think. None of the songs are giving me that new-song-excitement feeling yet.
However, I can see why some fans are loving it so far. It's just not my cup of tea, atm.
"Theres death on the horizon,
and Ill run to behold your sacrifice..."
Holy shit. The Queen (Madonna) went to and called Beyonce Queen B after the latter kissed Madonna's daughter Mercy James.
Lol. Goop must be shitting lmao.
ugh...Beyonce was in Boston last night at the Garden...knew I was missing that....BUT then I find out after the fact that she was at the Walmart 2 towns over from me...just showed up and started handing out $50 gift cards to people as she pushed a cart around!
^^ awww, that's awesome! I would have liked to have seen that!
btw, I am starting to "feel" some of the songs a bit now. "No Angel" is my shit!!!! I've had that song on repeat for the last couple of days. I think it's going to become one of my favorite Bey tracks period.
"I felt like I wanted follow in the footsteps of Madonna and be a powerhouse and have my own empire," she said to cheers from the crowd. "And (to) show other women when you get to this point in your career, you don't have to go sign with someone else and share your money and your success, you can do it yourself."
When did this Madonna - Beyonce lovefest come about?
"4" is also my fave Beyonce record - thought it was artistically daring.
YOUR HOLIDAY TOP 25: Beyoncé occupies the #1 spot again this week and just touches the 1 million mark in her sophomore week. Meanwhile, here's this week's Top 25, with extra tinsel. Due to the holiday, these numbers are more approximate than usual.
Beyoncé (Columbia) 383k
Garth Brooks (Pearl) 200k
One Direction (SYCO/Columbia) 168k
The Robertsons (EMI Nashville) 129k
Kelly Clarkson (RCA) 123k
Eminem (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope) 119k
Katy Perry (Capitol) 101k
Frozen (Disney) 82k
Lorde (Lava/Republic) 69k
Luke Bryan (Capitol Nashville) 69k
Michael Buble (Reprise) 66k
Now 48 (UMe) 65k
R. Kelly (RCA) 62k
Mary J. Blige (Verve) 62k
Florida Georgia Line (Republic Nashville) 61k
Imagine Dragons (KidinaKorner/Interscope) 53k
Lady Gaga (Interscope) 53k
Miley Cyrus (RCA) 51k
Justin Timberlake (RCA) 46k
*B.o.B. (Atlantic) 40k
Drake (YM/CM/Republic) 39k
Susan Boyle (SYCO/Columbia) 35k
Pentatonix (Madison Gate) 30k
Celine Dion (Columbia) 28k
Britney Spears (RCA) 27k
That gif about sums it all up
^Yeah, easily this year's best album from all the pop gals combined. Her latest and "4" are her only two albums that I can listen to from start to finish. I think these two albums cement her being much more then a single's-artist, both just feel a lot of thought went into making them good as a whole. Still boppin'.
Yoncè all on his mouth like liquor.
[QUOTE=Gemini_Valley;9259971]^Yeah, easily this year's best album from all the pop gals combined. Her latest and "4" are her only two albums that I can listen to from start to finish. I think these two albums cement her being much more then a single's-artist, both just feel a lot of thought went into making them good as a whole. Still boppin'.
I have to completely agree I was caught off guard by "4", until BEYONCE' was released all I can say is this shite is amazing!
I'm definitely a fan. I think with the release of BEYONCE' she has taken it to another level.
This is interesting:
Jay Z & Beyonce To Embark On Summer Stadium Tour?
Jay Z and Beyonce could be coming to a stadium near you.
According to reports, hip hop's golden couple is set to announce a 20-stadium U.S. tour that will start in late June. The claims are published in the N.Y. Post's Page Six column. There's also a hint that the trek would pull into New York for July 4.
With sources confirming to Billboard that Jay Z and Beyonce will embark on a 20-city stadium tour in June, megaconcerts are making a comeback not seen since the mid-1990s.
Beyoncé Tops Time Magazines 2014 100 Most Influential People List
Since hitting the world stage as a member of Destinys Child, music superstar Beyoncé Knowles has shattered album records, won Grammys, secretly recorded and released a surprise album on iTunes, married a fellow music superstar Jay-Z and become a mother, to Blue Ivy.
Today, all that and more have landed the singer atop the Time 100, Time magazines annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
She's the boss
Beyoncé doesnt just sit at the table. She builds a better one. Today she sits at the head of the boardroom table at Parkwood Entertainment.
In December, she took the world by surprise when she released a new album, complete with videos, and announced it on Facebook and Instagram. Beyoncé shattered music-industry rules and sales records.
^ Bey handles her business. Not only do I love her music, but I admire her work ethic.
ran across this last night on the same guy's channel that miaedu posted above:
a hot hilarious mess
I like some of her songs (though not so much her current ones) but I heard "Pretty Hurts" today (prompted by an ad for Vevo on Youtube) and it actually annoyed me. What a humblebrag! What a load of shit, pretty much. As if she knows what it's like to feel unattractive - she knows damn well how pretty she is - it's why her videoclips are always among the most slutty. Been a long time since a song actually annoyed me due to reasons of hypocrisy or similar. Congrats Beyonce .
The Beygency - A man learns what happens to people who don't like Beyonce
It must be hard living under such a huge shadow. Solange is talented in her own right and certainly more adventurous in her musical adventures.
The person that leaked the tape was fired and is being taken to court. They are potentially going to counter sue.
Jay Z, Solange, Beyonce Issue Statement on Elevator Footage
"As a result of the public release of the elevator security footage from Monday, May 5th, there has been a great deal of speculation about what triggered the unfortunate incident. But the most important thing is that our family has worked through it," an exclusive statement to The Associated Press read Thursday. "Jay and Solange each assume their share of responsibility for what has occurred. They both acknowledge their role in this private matter that has played out in the public. They both have apologized to each other and we have moved forward as a united family."
Cristina Gatti - Drunk in Love
JAY Z & Beyoncé "RUN"
AmBeyonce Visits Port Authority
BEYONCÉ (2014) Official Trailer
Her singles are flopping her husband is philandering her younger sister is apparently joining the UFC, have all those years of stealing other people's lyrics and being fake finally caught up to Weave? She's still up to her old tricks, Sia wrote Pretty Hurts so why is Weave listed in the credits? And the whole concept of a visual album seems like an idea she stole from rap diva Kanyeesha West, that sounds like something Yeezy would've done (except his execution would've been better). Millions of stans and fans worldwide but meager album sales and her songs are barely charting is it over for Weave?
You're a little late addressing some of these ideas, aren't you? Beyonce dropped BEYONCE in December. Drunk In Love was #1 on the R&B Charts and #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. To answer your question, no, her career is not flopping. I honestly give her another five years at the top, at least.


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Former leading New Zealand publisher and bookseller, and widely experienced judge of both the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Montana New Zealand Book Awards, talks about what he is currently reading, what impresses him and what doesn't, along with chat about the international English language book scene, and links to sites of interest to booklovers.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
From Publishers Lunch - Saturday
New Google Settlement Drops Foreign-Language Works, and Gives Orphans a Fiduciary
Bowing to pressure from foreign governments and the Department of Justice, the revised Google Books Settlement agreement presented to the District Court shortly before midnight on Friday limits the scope of the scheme to works registered with the US Copyright Office and books published in the UK, Canada and Australia. As part of that change, the named plaintiffs have been expanded to include authors and publishers from those countries, and British, Australian and Canadian rightsholders will gain representation of the Book Rights Registry board. The plaintiffs indicate in a written FAQ that "after hearing feedback from foreign rightsholders, [they] decided to narrow the class to include countries with a common legal heritage and similar book industry practices."
Expressing a less expansive view than he did a year ago when announcing the first settlement agreement, Bertelsmann's Richard Sarnoff speaking for the AAP underscored tonight in a conference call that "the settlement is not about setting up the digital future of publishing; it's about not leaving old books behind." He also noted that "we feel we have addressed [the Department of Justice's] key concerns with the amended settlement we have presented to the judge."
"Ninety-five percent of foreign languages works are out" of the agreement, Authors Guild executive director Paul Aiken said, meaning "the lion's share of the potential unclaimed works are now out of the settlement."
Google Books engineering director Dan Clancy noted in that phone call "Google is still very excited about this agreement," though he writes on the company's blog "we're disappointed that we won't be able to provide access to as many books from as many countries through the settlement as a result of our modifications, but we look forward to continuing to work with rightsholders from around the world to fulfill our longstanding mission of increasing access to all the world's books." Clancy also promised to "reach out directly to those international rightsholders" and add their works "through direct relationships with them."
The new agreement also provides the now much smaller body of orphan works with an independent, court-approved fiduciary "who will represent rightsholders of unclaimed books, act to protect their interests, and license their works to third parties, to the extent permitted by law." Related changes address the initial concern that rightsholders were potentially unjustly enriched by profiting from monies earned by unclaimed "orphan" works. (Alterations to this part of the agreement are also aimed at the numerous challenges from state governments contending that the original agreement violated their unclaimed property laws.)
The Book Rights Registry is also now specifically required to actually "search for rightsholders who have not yet come forward." After five years, a portion of unclaimed revenues will be used to help locate those rightsholders--and no money will ever go to support the BRR's administrative functions or be disbursed to other rightsholders.
As promised before Congress, Google will let third parties sell access to all settlement works, including the orphans, though Google will host and serve those titles. Or at least they will do so in principle; it remains to be seen whether other retailers will find the final offer appealing. The basic revenue split going to rightsholders remains the same, and Google promises "retailers will keep the [unspecified] majority" of the remaining 37 percent share. Clancy said in the phone call retailers will get "at least a majority" and "it may be more than that."
While the retailer's share would be far lower than what Google plans to provide on new books sold under their Edition program, Clancy said "we still think that this allows them to complete their holdings and would still be attractive." Google's offer to potentially allow third parties to sell institutional subscriptions as well did not make it into the revised agreement. "It wasn't clear that that would be something that would end up working out," Clancy explained, adding "we're still open to talking to people."
But the wide-open menu of potential new revenue models to be negotiated at a later date has been narrowed in scope in the new agreement, limited to print-on-demand, file download, and consumer subscriptions.
The new settlement also accommodates rightsholders who want to make their books available for free--as some scholars filing with the court requested--"under Creative Commons or other licenses." Other revisions with the public in mind allow the Registry increase the number of free terminals at a given public library building, and on the privacy front Google promises to "not share any private information with the Registry without valid legal process."
Finally, as expected, the noxious the "most favored nation" clause that limited the Registry's licensing of unclaimed works has been removed, and the Registry "is free to license to other parties without ever extending the same terms to Google." The pricing algorithms have also been adjusted, taking into account some of the concerns over price controls.
Click here for an overview of the changes, or go here for a complete redlined version of the new agreement.
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A sad for New Zealand, to be left out of this settlement.
- 10:15 am
I'm delighted with it -what an opportunity for writers, publishers, and other interested parties here, (especially readers & libraries), to organise our own e-resource!
- 12:52 pm
But who is going to find their way to our little off-the-map private market?
- 3:46 pm
Anyone googling (heh heh) ANZ Books - or whatever.
Basically, the same people who would've been interested to check out ANZ titles/authors in the Google grabhoard. Not a lot - some. But now we can have the control, rather than GG claiming that works published outside of the USA were out-of-copyright
and their's, to do what they liked with-
- 5:07 pm
I agree with Fergus - as a "minor" writer, with the potential for a larger market, I'm very disappointed - I had nothing to lose, and everything to gain.
- 6:27 pm
Actually, Maggie, it was very uncertain as to whether you'd've gained *anything.*
There were so many ill-defined aspects to the whole schmozzle...but worst, was the wholesale takeover of *authors'* copyrights.
I'm so very glad that Europe, Japan, and other areas dug their toes in. You will note also that several UK publishers are not party to the deal (Hatchette Livre for a kickoff.)
- 7:28 pm
Hello Keri - nice to be chatting again (I miss our get togethers on Leafsalon) - well, okay "everything to gain" was a slight exaggeration, perhaps more like "something to gain"... and as Fergus says, who is going to take up the challenge of our small market? I liked the idea of being able to opt in or out and make a choice... this feels like being left out of the party - but I can see with 'The Bone People' why you would want to be more protective and in charge of your own destiny - more to lose than I have for sure. Yes, let's hope people do "google" NZ books, whether we're in, or out.
- 3:32 pm
Kia ora Maggie - I miss the chats we had on 'Leaf Salon' too...I'm sure Graham will give you my e-address if you wanted it-
what I deeply objected to with GG was the fact ANZ copyright was effectively annihilated. A bit like inertia-selling: you had to opt out if you didnt want your books ingested into the GBS.( 'tbp' was OK -it has 2 USA publishers & is still in print there) but 6 other works were copied and would've been incorporated had I not objected.
There are small moves afoot to set up an ANZ portal
for e-availability of books that originate here. They may grow apace if ebooks take off. Cheers to Bookman Beattie for his wonderful site - and to you-
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ALLEN PARK >> No matter what anyone says, NFL preseason games are not meaningless.
For several members of the Detroit Lions, their performance in Thursday night's final preseason game at Buffalo could mean they have a job next week or they don't.
It's that close at several positions.
Coach Jim Caldwell would not give specifics Tuesday on whether Matthew Stafford will play even a snap on Thursday.
In the third preseason game, the starters mostly played for a half and a series in the third quarter.
This week for the fourth preseason game there's no plan like that at all. Keeping starters healthy is key.
"We haven't made a declaration in terms of who's playing. In this case, it's not going to be across the board with any particular position or individual'' Caldwell said. "It'll be depending upon who we want to see and need to see and who we don't need to see at this particular time if that indeed happens. The great majority of the guys will probably get some playing time."
While the starters have generally been determined, position battles for roster spots are ongoing at wide receiver, running back, defensive end, defensive tackle, cornerback and safety.
"This is kind of the point of the roster where these games count heavily for the individuals that are playing in the games,'' Caldwell said. "A lot of them will get more playing time and some may not have gotten any playing time up to this point and it's a very, very important one for them, so they try to take advantage of it — give them the best opportunity to do well.''
While solid performances will help individuals earn a spot on the 53-man roster, Caldwell has been consistent since camp started that players will be kept based on their body of work.
In other words, it wouldn't be wise to fumble or commit a stupid penalty but one play will likely not be the determining factor.
There's been speculation that the Bills will use their starting defensemen for a good stretch in the game. That makes no difference to Caldwell who will be taking a good look at several wide receivers.
"I don't care who they line up,'' Caldwell said. "If he's a player in this league, he's very good and he'll attest every single one of our guys across the board. So I think it will be challenging, regardless of who plays."
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LONDON (MarketWatch)—Worries over the euro-zone crisis's impact on powerhouse Germany and fiscal issues in the U.S. beat the air out of European stock markets on Wednesday, overshadowing an initial relief rally after the U.S. presidential election.
The Stoxx Europe 600 index SXXP, +0.27% tumbled 1.4% to close at 271.04, after having traded as high as 276.56 earlier in the session.
Christian Tegllund Blaabjerg, chief economist at FIH Erhvervsbank in Copenhagen, said the initial rise in equity markets was a relief reaction after months of political uncertainty.
"Markets do not like uncertainty and all of a sudden clarity was offered and we don't have to wait for months for recounting of votes," he said.
"There was a lot of uncertainty about the [U.S. Federal Reserve] and [Ben] Bernanke's third term. Romney had indicated in his campaign he was going to sack Bernanke and whether he was serious about it or just against monetary easing was unclear," Blaabjerg said.
Shares of Delhaize Group BE:DELB rose 1.9%, as the Belgian food retailer said that third-quarter profit rose 33% due to a tax benefit and that revenue climbed 9.1%. See: Delhaize sees continued tough trading conditions.
Shares of Carlsberg AS CARLB, +0.09% gained 2.8%. The brewer said that third-quarter performance was in line with expectations and that it sees growth in its share of the Russian market.
However, shares of Vestas Wind Systems AS VWS, +0.62% tanked 13%, as the turbine maker said it would step up cost-cutting efforts after its third-quarter loss widened. See: Vestas loss widens; will cut costs further.
Obama and the fiscal cliff
As far as broader trading sentiment across Europe, investors initially cheered President Barack Obama's victory in Tuesday's election.
Attention, however, soon turned to how the president will solve the problem of the looming fiscal cliff—a round of massive spending cuts and tax hikes that will automatically take effect in January unless lawmakers reach a budget deal.
Fitch Ratings said after the election that the U.S. must fix the fiscal issues in order to maintain the country's AAA credit rating. See: Fitch: U.S. must fix fiscal cliff to keep AAA.
"Now the sideshow of the election has passed, politicians need to tackle the fiscal cliff. The markets won't accept any more excuses—this needs to be top of the agenda," said Oliver Wallin, investment director at Octopus Investments, in a note.
"Although the Republicans have suffered a bruising defeat, retaining control of the House of Representatives means that they still have a significant role to play. A grand bargain is required and Obama will need all his negotiating skills to push through his agenda," he said.
U.S. stocks traded lower on Wall Street. See: U.S. stock futures slump in postelection action
European headlines
Also Wednesday, German industrial production for September showed a 1.8% monthly decline.
Separately, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said in remarks prepared for delivery in Frankfurt that the euro-zone debt crisis is beginning to have an impact on the German economy. See: Euro drops; Draghi says debt crisis hits Germany
Meanwhile, the European Commission lowered its 2013 growth forecast for the euro zone to 0.1% from an earlier May estimate of 1%. It also revised its 2012 growth forecast for the region to a 0.4% contraction from a previous forecast of a 0.3% decline.
After the close of the European markets Greece's parliament is set to vote on a package of austerity measures seen as prerequisites to secure the next tranche of bailout money from international lenders. Failure to win approval could leave Greece on track to run out of money later this month.
News reports said Prime Minister Antonis Samaras appeared likely to narrowly win support for the measures amid the second day of a 48-hour strike by public-sector unions.
The Athens General Index GD, +1.68% lost 0.8% to 825.80.
Movers: Vestas tumbles, Veolia jumps
Among major European stock movers, shares of Veolia Environnement SA VIE, +0.38% climbed 4.9% as the water-and-waste firm confirmed targets for the full year. See: Veolia confirms targets as operating profit drops
Also in France, shares of BNP Paribas SA BNP, +1.74% gained 1.1%, after the bank's third-quarter profit beat expectations and more than doubled compared with the same quarter last year.
Shares of Alstom SA ALO, -0.44% increased 1.4%, after the power-engineering firm affirmed its sales target for the fiscal year and said first-half orders rose 19%. See: Alstom affirms target of 5% sales growth a year.
The CAC 40 index PX1, +0.05% however, closed 2% lower at 3,409.59, with shares of oil heavyweight Total SA FP, -0.70% TOT, -1.38% moving down 2.9%.
Oil prices were also lower, with the December contract CLZ2, -0.89% tumbling more than $3 a barrel. See: Crude retreats after Obama win; supply data looms
Germany's DAX 30 index DAX, +0.71% gave up 2% to 7,232.83.
Deutsche Bank AG shares DBK, +1.98% DB, +2.05% fell 4.4%, while shares of Commerzbank AG CBK, +1.38% dropped 3.2%.
In the U.K., banking shares were also lower. Shares of Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC RBS, +1.23% RBS, +1.13% lost 2.7% and HSBC Holdings PLC shares HSBA, +0.92% US:HBC 0005, +0.19% gave up 2.2%.
Shares of oil giant BP PLC BP., -0.74% BP, -1.46% fell 1.3%, while those of BG Group PLC UK:BG sank 3.9%.
The FTSE 100 index UKX, +0.23% dropped 1.6% to 5,791.63.


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• Point Loma High School will host its 46th class reunion from 4 to 9 p.m. at the Red Sails Inn on Shelter Island. RSVPs are requested as soon as possible and the cost is $10 per person. For information or to RSVP, call Marcy McCann at (619) 223-3322 or Anita Jeffers Quillman at (858) 279-2202.
• The inaugural Wave Goodbye to M.S. Paddle for the Cure takes place from 7 a.m. to noon to raise money for research and possible cure for multiple sclerosis. Registration is $25 and includes music, refreshments, the paddle other fun at the Ocean Beach Pier area. For more information or to donate, visit www.wavegoodbue.org, or call (619) 358-9070.
• San Diego Walk Now for Autism Speaks takes place at 2640 Historic Decatur Road at Liberty Station, with registration beginning at 8 a.m. The event is now in its 10th year. For more information, visit walknowforautismspeaks.org/sandiego.
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• The San Diego Humane Society, Second Chance Dog Rescue and Labrador Rescuers will host an Ocean Beach pet adoption event at Shades Oceanfront Bistro, 5083 Santa Monica Ave. The event is a 100 percent volunteer-run event and takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Puppies, dogs, kittens and cats will be available for adoption. For more information, contact Stacey Zeitlin at email@example.com.
• Point Loma author Diana Taylor will hold a book-signing event at the Rock Church bookstore, where Taylor will sign her two latest books, "Claudia, Wife of Pontius Pilate" for Revell, and "Ruth, Mother of Kings" for Whitaker House. The Rock Church is located at 2277 Rosecrans St. For more information, call (619) 226-7625.
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Dr. Seth Mallios will detail his new book, "Hail Montezuma: The Hidden Treasures of San Diego State," in a free presentation at the Hervey/Point Loma Branch Library at 6:30 p.m. Mallios, an anthropology professor at SDSU, will reveal the stories behind objects uncovered in his search for the true history of the Aztecs campus. The library is located at 3701 Voltaire St. For more information, call head librarian Christine Gonzalez at (619) 531-1539.
SUNDAY, Oct. 13
Leonard Patton and Ed Kornhauser will perform jazz, R&B and pop in a "Coffee House Concert," a fundraiser for the Point Loma Assembly. Light refreshments will be available. The concert takes place at 7 p.m. at the PLA, 3035 Talbot St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and admission is $15. Seating is limited and RSVPs are recommended by emailing email@example.com, or calling (619) 356-0434.
THURSDAY, Oct. 17
The Ocean Beach Historical Society will host a free presentation titled "San Diego Yesterday," featuring Richard Crawford, the supervisor of special collections at the San Diego Public Library. San Diego today is a vibrant and bustling coastal city, but it wasn't always so. The city's transformation from a rough-hewn border town and frontier port to a vital military center was marked by growing pains and political clashes. Crawford will detail significant events and one-of-a-kind characters that laid the foundation for the San Diego that we know today. The program takes place at 7 p.m. at the Point Loma United Methodist Church, 1984 Sunset Cliffs Blvd. For more information, visit obhistory.wordpress.com,
FRIDAY, Oct. 18
Silver Gate Elementary School will host its annual Harvest Festival, an event open not only to students and their parents, but the community at large. The event will feature games, food, laser tag and Halloween fun, including a costume contest, haunted hallway, cake walk, games for children, pumpkin patch, face painting
and more. The event runs from 5 to 8 p.m. on the school campus, located at 1499 Venice St. Tickets available at event. For more information, visit www.sandi.net/silvergate, or call (619) 222-1139.
SATURDAY, Oct. 19
The Ocean Beach Town Council hosts an Ocean Beach Craft Fair to benefit OB Christmas events, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Veterans Plaza at the foot of Newport Avenue. For information, call (619) 846-6269 or (619) 515-4400.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23
Dr. Benamin K. Bergen of UCSD will discuss his book, "Louder Than Words," during a free presentation at the Hervey/Point Loma Branch Library at 6:30 p.m. Whether it's brusque, convincing, fraught with emotion or dripping with innuendo, language is fundamentally a tool for conveying meaning — a uniquely human magic trick. Learn more about the secrets behind the science of how the mind makes meaning through language. The library is located at l3701 Voltaire St. For more information, call head librarian Christine Gonzalez at (619) 531-1539.
SATURDAY, Nov. 9
The Point Loma Rotary Club hosts an inaugural Jim Krause Memorial Charity Bicycle Tour of Point Loma to benefit the UCSD Moores Cancer Center and other civic projects. The event covers either a 25-mile or 52-mile route. For more information, visit www.ridethepoint.org.
SUNDAY, Nov. 10
San Diego VisionWalk will host its sixth annual 5K fundraiser and rally to help fight blindness. The event takes place at 10 a.m. at NTC Cushing Park on Cushing Road. To participate or support the walk, visit www.fightblindness.org/sandiego-vision walk.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13
J. Elke Ertle will introduce her new book, "Walled In: A West Berlin Girl's Journey to Freedom," during a free presentation at the Hervey/Point Loma Branch Library at 6:30 p.m. "Walled-In" weaves together the dramatic events of Germany and the fall of the Berlin Wall and her ultimate decision to choose freedom in the West. The library is located at
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About that new defense?
When it was all over Saturday, with scattered players signing autographs after the offense bounded down the field for two hours as if on a pogo stick, it seemed like there had been a lot of misplaced fuss this offseason.
The Broncos held their annual summer scrimmage at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. It represented an opportunity for a fresh start, a chance to unveil the defense's extreme makeover pro- ject with the 38,620 fans screaming "Move that bus!"
Then Peyton Manning took the first snap at the 35-yard-line on the sun-bleached turf, and it was as if the 2013 season never ended. The Broncos' historically prolific offense zoomed through the revamped defense in all combinations. Ones vs. twos. Twos vs. ones. Threes vs. threes.
It mattered little who was under center as Manning, Brock Osweiler and Zac Dysert marched down the field, finishing unofficially 14-for-17, including seven consecutive completions by Dysert.
"It was good to get the operation of it. I had (offensive coordinator) Adam (Gase) in my ear. It was just 11 guys on the field," Manning said. "It's the first time this particular unit has been on the field with nobody else out there. There's no equipment guys out there with you. No coaches. It is Orlando (Franklin) at left guard. Emmanuel (Sanders) is in there. Montee (Ball) is in there. It is kind of a start of hopefully something good."
WATCH: Broncos scrimmage highlights
The defense lacked new pass rusher DeMarcus Ware (right calf bruise), but included high-profile additions Aqib Talib and T.J. Ward. The trio will make $32 million in salary this season and ideally will establish a new identity for the defense. Talib and Ware were unable to create resistance or produce stops Saturday.
The offensive pyrotechnics began early. Manning drove the No. 1 offense 65 yards, capped by a 17-yard pass to a leaping Jacob Tamme. He made a beautiful one-handed grab, taking advantage of extra reps as tight end Julius Thomas sat out as a precaution with a thigh bruise.
"I was able to get a bit of separation on the route, just enough," Tamme said. "Peyton put it in a good spot, and every once in a while a blind squirrel finds a nut."
Osweiler needed to play well because of his inconsistency during OTAs and early in training camp. He scrambled out of trouble against the first-team defense, completing all three of his passes on his initial drive. He overcame a sack by blitzing linebacker Danny Trevathan and kept the chains moving, helped by a long run from C.J. Anderson.
Osweiler converted a third-and-2 play, rifling a ball to tight end Gerell Robinson for a gain of 20-plus yards. The pair also connected on a shovel pass for a short touchdown.
WATCH: Mike Klis' and Troy Renck's Broncos scrimmage breakdown
The Broncos' first-team defense competed without pass rusher Von Miller, cornerback Chris Harris (knee recoveries) and tackle Kevin Vickerson (hip). There were instances where the defenders appeared to play it safe on collisions out of respect for their teammates.
"We have to execute better. There's no excuses. It's good that we got it out of the way," defensive tackle Terrance Knighton said. "Coach (Jack) Del Rio will probably talk about the importance of starting fast.
PHOTOS: Denver Broncos scrimmage at Mile High Stadium
"We have a lot of veteran guys, and the simple things are easy to fix when we get everybody on the same page. There's no panic."
Dysert, looking nothing like a third-string quarterback, went 7-for-8 — including a big gainer to tight end Jameson Konz. The ball rarely hit the ground. Or stopped moving toward the goal line.
"I finally got a glimpse of what this offense is really like," said Sanders, a newcomer to the Broncos at wide receiver. "It's up tempo. It's fun when you are making guys miss. It was a great day for the offense."
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22 June 2013, Rome, Italy – FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva has promised to support South Sudan, a new member of the Organization , in all possible ways.
"We have to explore every possible way of supporting South Sudan, not only as a new member of the Organization but also as a new country," the Director General told Nhial Deng Nhial, South Sudan Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Betty Achan Ogware, Minister for Agriculture and Forestry Cooperatives ,when they met yesterday.
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I have no idea how to set up what I want to do with my car. My set up is:
1 Standard Battery running:
1 Kenwood Stereo (50wx4)
2 Sony Xplod 6x9's (40w each)
1 Pioneer Amplifer (600wx1 at 2 ohms)
2 12" JL Subwoofers (600w total, 2 ohm total)
...and two 12" LED strips on the sub box. All of that runs fine on that battery.
What I also have is:
3 10" JL Subwoofers(1000w total, 12 ohms each sub, so i believe its 4 ohm total)
1 Alpine Amplifier (1000wx1 at 2 ohms) which I am planning on buying.
...and four 3" LED strips on the doors.
What I'm asking is:
1. Is the Alpine Amplifier the correct amp I should buy for these subs? I struggle with understanding the ohms thing but I feel like it's not gonna work.
2. Can I purchase just any battery to use as a secondary, and how do I go about setting up a second battery?
3. Once I figure out the second battery, how to I get the two amps/five subs to all play together?
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Council approves publishing drilling ordinance amendment
Mayor Sally Geyer informed members of council on Monday evening that she believed the city should move forward and publish their draft of the zoning ordinance amendment pertaining to oil and gas development. "I believe that we have a solicitor and I believe that we hashed it out back and forth enough. I think we should move forward with what we have and we can always change, amend or whatever at another time," Geyer said. Councilman Dick Dornisch agreed with Geyer's proposal and made a motion to that effect. That motion was seconded by Councilman Bob Roberts and approved by all of council. "Encroachments are coming closer. They're into state parks and college campuses and they're certainly close within this area. There are numerous newspaper articles every week. I believe that we at least need something on the books where we could possibly slow things down with an injunction or something. If we don't have anything in writing, we're not going to be able to do anything," Dornisch said. City Manager Dave Greene indicated that a copy of the revised ordinance is currently in the hands of consultant Lester Greevy of Williamsport, who plans to review it in the near future. "He told me he would get on it right away and get back to us," Greene said. Greene remarked that council could move forward with advertising their current draft and then see what Greevy has to say when he gets back to them. Councilman Rick Gabler asked for further clarification about what repercussions, if any, publishing the ordinance now would have if council chose to amend it further later. "Let's say we do this tonight, get the ball in motion and publish it in its current state, and he gets back to us Thursday or Friday and says, 'hey, here's a couple of things.' Does it put us back much?" Gabler questioned. Council members responded that the ordinance can still be amended after it is published.


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Why dont you become a member and find out?
Why dont you become a member and find out?
With str8 men, all you need is time.
yeah I've been around the net a while and theres no full frontal pics of Beckham about , there is a pic of him from 1999 nude in the team bath with Ryan Giggs but you cant see anything clearly below the waist although people have tried to highlight and brighten up the photo to try and see . There are a few videos mentioned on that site that perk the interest though , if anyone is a member maybe they could give details of how accurate some of the descriptions are.
yeah, it occured that if they were true it would be well known... and i would have seen them already.. and you know.... stuff
i have seen his police ones too, where he is naked, but thats about it i guess
god i hope to see him naked...
wanna fuck him.... he is too hot
No there is no pic of him naked full frontal the is one of him in his tighty whities but thats it there is also a advert by adidas where he is naked but it is a side profile but its not that great
Beckham could do whatever he liked with me!
found these on the web
Ok, maybe I'm the only one living downtown on this thread because I'm surprised that no one else has started this post yet...
Here in beautiful downtown Toronto we have streetcars that run up and down most major streets..(for those who have never been here)
On about half of the downtown lines there are huge ads for Calvin Klien underwear with none other than David Beckham featured in all his glorious and briefed self....
Sorry I don't have any pics to post...and even if I did I wouldn't know how.... but I'm sure they are out there somewhere...
Forgive me for my lack of researching.....
All we want is a headrush, all we want is to get out of our skins for a while.
here is a pic I found
and it hurts with every heartbeat......
sb, twas worth a try, but jub and photobucket hate each other, cant use links, i have some pics in my gallery:
those ae two of the best
here is the pic that I linked
and it hurts with every heartbeat......
thanx guys but those arent the same ones...the ones around town are in tighty whiteys
All we want is a headrush, all we want is to get out of our skins for a while.
Are you sure it's david beckham, he's never modelled for calvin klein underwear. Maybe it's Freddie Ljungberg, he's a swedish international who plays for arsenal here in London. He does model for calvin klein underwear.
don't know if this is new, but I saw this on another forum of David's bulge
damn... hothothot
First post underneath the picture ....
... Passionately Australian
I'd do him in aheartbeat.... Man he is HOT!!!!!!!!
Wow.. He must be like 7 inches or so.. maybe
simply irresistible
did i read or see in local media something about the futbol team in Los Angeles being in negociacións for him to be a member?
dunno guys
doesnt look that big to me
he's still very cute though
hot cock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
God that thing would snap Victoria in half.
Right, Beckham's now gonna be contracted to LA Galaxy for £128 million, reportedly.
52 weeks in a year, 5 years, so that's 260 weeks. Right?
128/260 = 0.49
So, he's on nearly half a million pounds per week...
Isn't that something like four times the wages of vastly superior footballs, eg Thierry Henry and Ronaldinho? I though those two were certainly under 200k a week.
Footballing wages are ludicrous.
What's the odds when he retires he comes back to England and takes over a premiership club? One of the few footballers who could afford it.
The most expensive show pony in the world.
They've brought him to raise their profile and boost their shirt sales.
but NOBODY on earth should be paid that much. I also cant see him playing till he's 36 either.
Well the move to LA gets them close to Tom & Katie and Hollywood, and will also give the Beckham brand a massive push in the states.
I agree that he probably won't still be playing at 36, but then with them poised to become even bigger players in the Hollywood glitterati, who needs a football career?
Clearly LA Galaxy have more money than sense.
The rich keep getting richer and the poor well they just barely get by.... Sad but true!
LOL most prfessional athletes in America bet paid the big bucks and he should be know less esspecially with the publicity he will be giving the MLS. Lets face it soccer is not a huge sport in a AMerica on a proffesional level I would think that people would be cheering them on as they are trying to bring soccer to the fore front in America so that the country can become a competitive nation in the realm of soccer.
Also the whole story anout all the starving people in the world is ludacrious. Yes there are lots of people who need help but oyu don't really exepect LA Galaxy to give that much money to Charity nor should you yes they giving money to charity would be good but poor children in the world should not stop them from trying to further there own objective if they can afford it.
The Bottom line is stop focusing on the moeny that they are giving him because that is normal in American scales and focus on what he could do for MLS as a whole.
i saw a special on VH1 about the beckhams. They said Posh makes a couple of million a year herself from modeling and various other endorsements. I agree with gaz, they hired beckham to raise not only the galaxy profile, but the profile of mls. while he might not be the best player, he is easily the most recognizeable, especially in the US.
His salary for playing soccer/football for MLS will only be $50 million. The other $200 million will be potential earnings as it relates to merchandising, endorsements, etc.
Remember that Michael Jordan made a decent wage but the bulk of his money came from endorsements, appearances, etc. That's the lure for pro athletes these days - not the love of the game, but how much money they can extort from anyone who is willing to shake a fistful of cash at them.
Who dear? Me dear? Gay dear? No dear!
It's outrageous, but that's the world we live in, and that's the World Game! It's got to be worth it to the MLS - just the kind of interest and attention he draws.
"I'm not doing it for the money" I heard him say! Sheesh!
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I will meet you there.
- Rumi
Something in that big amount of money stinks...
I see gay people...
I wish Soccer would give it up.. nobody in America cares.
and they never will.
soccer the the game that was played by the kids you beat up in highschool.
Considering I'm not famous, you sure do talk about me a lot.
"have you ever known of a hater that's doing better than you?" -Chris Crocker.
You mean the nelly, gay kids? Broaden your horizons a little. Soccer's one of the most popular and exciting games in the world.
As for Beckham, welcome to capitalism and what the market will pay.
Still cute as a button:
You can't get away from him in the UK press and I suspect the same thing will happen in the States at least for a little while if not longer.
But he's gay friendly and easy on the eyes so it's not all bad:
$250 million US for the length of the 5 year contract, that is $50 million a year, not including endorsements. Endorsements are one of the things that has compelled him to move to the US. In Europe he is a "has been" along with his "posh" wife, in the US they have a chance of making more money because they are "fresher meat"
You Americans that were so happy about your minimum wage increase less than two weeks ago must be tickled pink, AND YOU CANADIANS THAT HAVE FLOODED THE TORONTO BOX OFFICE WITH CALLS FOR TICKETS TO GAMES IN TORONTO BECAUSE BECKHAM WILL BE PLAYING IN CANADA SHOULD HANG YOUR HEAD IN SHAME FOR SUPPORTING THIS NONSENSE.
he was say that he is really excited about this, because he will have the chance to influence younger kids, thus promoting the sport of soccer in the united states. I think that is awesome!
And they never will.
Soccer: the most popular sport on planet earth: played in EVERY country in the world, including the USA.
If kids who play soccer get/got "beat up" in USA highschools, no surprise the USA is not the most popular sporting country in the world.
Yes, Yes, I know.. the rest of the world loves soccer.
I don't care.
they don't in America.
Yes, soccer is the game of champions in the rest of the world, but in America it's the game of wussies.
For my whole life I've been told that "Soccer will be HUGE in a generation because the youth of today plays soccer."
They told me that when me and my brothers played soccer when I was 7. that was 31 years ago, and just about as many people care today. Very few.
Not enough.
Certainly not enough to fill a staduim and no amount of indignant Europeans will change the fact that America already has enough sports that nobody plays anywhere else (How many championship basketball games are there in France?).
Considering I'm not famous, you sure do talk about me a lot.
"have you ever known of a hater that's doing better than you?" -Chris Crocker.
Oh, and soccer isn't the most popular game in Canada, either.. that's Hockey.
Curling is big.
And soccer is big in cities.
But still not enough people to fill a stadium.
Considering I'm not famous, you sure do talk about me a lot.
"have you ever known of a hater that's doing better than you?" -Chris Crocker.
Beckham=250million=Holy Smokes!!!!!


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BIOPTRAIN – European researchers make sense of genetic data
Nanotechnology, the manipulation of matter on a molecular scale, brings together different sciences. It is not just about the physics of atomic arrangements, but also about the chemistry of each element involved. The mix becomes yet more complex when living organisms interact with the tiny structures. But by embracing this complexity - bringing together chemists, physicists, biologists and engineers - a research project has provided new insights into nanotechnology.
The project, BIOPTRAIN, looked at ways to process the vast amounts of genetic data that molecular biologists today have access to. "We now have billions of pieces of data about the genome, but the problem is that we don't know how to use them for clinical science," says University of Nottingham professor Jon Garibaldi, BIOPTRAIN's project coordinator. "We need to analyse the data to understand how it all fits together. So we need to train computer scientists to help the doctors."
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Thursday, March 22, 2007
Breaking News: Two U-M Players Accused of St. Patrick's Day Assualt
They two were each charged with one count of aggravated assault and one count of assault and battery. The student who was attacked said he did not know why he was targeted.
Coming on the heels of Butler being already suspended from the team for the spring (along with Eugene Germany and Adrian Arrington), this does not bode well for his future in A2.
Richards was a reserve who had five tackles last year. According to the A2 News, in addition to the charges stemming from Saturday's incident, Richards has another case pending. He was charged with illegal entry on campus last year. Richards failed to appear for his arraignment on that charge, and a bench warrant had been issued for his arrest.
Nice going, assholes.
Looks like we now know what Germany was booted for. The Ann Arbor News is reporting he was ticketed for marijuana possession last month. Germany admitted responsibility and paid a $50 fine on February 20th.
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- slipknut85 said...
You guys used my story! Thanks!
Why are sooo many football players wannabe thugs?
- March 21, 2007 2:39 PM
- beast in 'bama said...
Congratulations. You now have 10 Fulmer Cup points, according to EDSBS.
Orson's comment?
"Now just watch someone from Ohio State drive a tank through a nunnery just to show the Wolverines. It'll happen. Just wait."
- March 21, 2007 2:40 PM
- slipknut85 said...
$50??? WTF?? and i got $250 in fines, 1 year probation ($240 cost there), 3 random tests ($25ea), 2 days work program, and 4 hour drug school. Damnit i knew i shouldve just stayed living in Ann Arbor (and no i didnt go to u of m)
Dearborn Hts PD can kiss my ass!! (btw 3 of my friends spent St Pattys in jail for the same thing)
sorry just ranting, im bored at work
- March 21, 2007 3:13 PM
- MGoBlue93 said...
Back in my day (the number in my user ID will give you a hint), it was only a $5 fine. Parking tickets were more expensive.
The Hash Bash, on April Fool's day, was still big back then too.
- March 21, 2007 3:39 PM
- slipknut85 said...
Yea on campus u get in more trouble then the actual city, thats why hash bash sux though ( i still go every year)
last year some reastaurant right across the street from campus with some kinda outdoor upstairs patio was just a cloud of smoke. AA rules
- March 21, 2007 4:57 PM
- Crabapple Buck said...
Congratulations men. With a little more effort the Fulmer Cup could be yours!!!
- March 21, 2007 9:26 PM
throwing stones in a glass house will eventually....
....ah, karma!
- March 21, 2007 9:57 PM
did they have M-Staches?
- March 21, 2007 11:53 PM
- surrounded in columbus said...
point of order- they've been suspended and likely won't be back. they won't be "running laps", or other "internal discipline" charades because they're starters.
everyone has kids that screw up. how you deal w/ them is the difference between programs.
- March 22, 2007 9:44 AM
(disclaimer i am an osu fan). With all fairness, i'm not sure that someone should get kicked off the team for a pot arrest (even if he is a wolverine player).
I'm not going to argue that violent crimes (assault and illegal entry) warrant a second chance, but pot posession? Give the kid a break. It's not like he's doing it the morning before the UM-OSU game.
just my 2 cents
- March 22, 2007 10:22 AM
yeah, how you handle bitch slapping your woman - then suiting up for the game on Saturday - that's the difference between programs!
- March 23, 2007 12:56 AM
Germany have a brother or cousin that played for OSU, the genetic similarities are stunning
- March 23, 2007 8:55 PM


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The second-round restricted free agent tender has turned into a kiss of death for quarterback Brian Hoyer.
He got one from the Patriots in 2012 and then wound up getting cut by the team before the start of the season. Hoyer bounced from the Steelers to the Cardinals, who gave him the same second-round tender as a restricted free agent this year.
And now he's looking for work again. Adam Caplan of TheSidelineView.com reports that the Cardinals have placed Hoyer on waivers.
The move doesn't come as a big surprise. The Cardinals were reportedly shopping Hoyer for a trade during the draft since the acquisitions of Carson Palmer and Drew Stanton meant Hoyer was going to be the third-string quarterback if he wound up on the roster in Arizona at all. With 2012 sixth-rounder Ryan Lindley on the roster, the Cardinals didn't need to pay Hoyer $2.023 million to play that role.
Hoyer will now look for a team interested in bolstering their depth chart at quarterback. The best guess is that his salary will ensure he clears waivers, although we for sure until the Cardinals make the move official and Hoyer's name is forwarded to the other 31 teams. There's not much else on the market at this point in the offseason, which means Hoyer should be high on a list that also includes Tyler Thigpen and Tim Tebow.


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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Sony Cybershot DSC-TX7 Reviewed by PhotographyBLOG
Posted by Lee Yuan Sheng in "Digital Home Hardware & Accessories" @ 10:00 AM
"The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX7 is the latest addition to Sony's extensive range of slim, compact and stylish pocket cameras. The 10 megapixel TX7 has an Exmor R back-illuminated CMOS image sensor which promises to greatly improve low-light performance, resulting in cleaner images with less noise. Featuring a metal body, sliding front plate and folded lens optics, the super-slim Sony TX7 offers a 25-100mm equivalent 4x zoom lens, 3.5 inch touch-sensitive rear screen, SteadyShot optical image stabilisation, face and smile detection technology, ISO 3200 and intelligent scene recognition."
Phew, Sony seems to be packing a lot of stuff into their recent compacts. I'll admit I generally don't follow Sony products ("Friends don't let friends buy Sony" is a personal mantra of mine), so some of the features on the new cameras are surprising to me, like the inclusion of a SDHC card slot. Sony must be hurting for sales if they're doing that; traditionally they've almost always favoured their in-house proprietary solution. PhotographyBLOG seemed quite impressed with the camera, and I'm sure the extra features like Sweep Panorama will entice a fair number of buyers. I still won't be buying one though!


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Guide to the Ensemble Theatre archives PA Mss 47
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Administrative files Series I
Administrative files, misc.
Advisory board steering committee, 1992
Children's outreach
Clippings and Publicity
Community Outreach
Finance reports, 1989-1990
Performance Licenses
Production History
Photographs, misc.
Tax Exemptions
Theatre History
Web page
Evans, Gretchen, Interview, n.d.
Key News, circa 1991
Medea, 2/28/1996
Production Outtakes (three productions), n.d.
Weiss, Robert, Interview , 8/16/1995
White tie & tales, 19-Jul-99
Commercials and PSAs
Birds of a Feather, n.d.
Little Foxes, 11/3/1995
Picasso at the Lapin Agile, 12/3/1999
PSAs, 4/24/2000
Treasure Island Ticket Giveaway, n.d.
Velveteen Rabbit, n.d.
Production Files Series III
Tartuffe, 1980
Ladyhouse Blues, May 8-June 13, 1981
She Stoops to Conquer, Nov 5-Dec 12, 1981
The Fox, Feb 4-Mar 13, 1982
The Glass Menagerie, Mar 26-Apr 24, 1982
The Tavern, May 14-June 19, 1982
Lone Star, July 15-Aug 28, 1982
Of Mice and Men, Sept 22-Oct 30, 1982
Talley's Folly, 1982
Confessions of an Irish Rebel, Jan 14-Jan 16, 1983
Twelfth Night, Feb 2-Mar 19, 1983
Gin Game, Mar 30-Apr 30, 1983
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf, May 13-June 18, 1983
The Real Inspector Hound/After Magritte, July 1-Aug 6, 1983
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Sept 16-Oct 22, 1983
The Little Sister, Nov 4-Dec 3, 1983
Midsummer Night's Dream, 1984?
Mass Appeal, Mar 23-Apr 10, 1984
Sherlock Holmes and the Curse of the Rajah's Treasure, 1984
Uncle Vanya, Sept 12-Oct 20, 1984
Crimes of the Heart, Oct 31-Dec 8, 1984
The Importance of Being Earnest, Jan 9-Feb 16, 1985
Extremities, Feb 27-Apr 6, 1985
Dracula: The Pursuit of the Undead, Apr 27-May 25, 1985
Bleacher Bums, Sep 18-Oct 26, 1985
No Se Paga? No Se Paga!, Nov 6-Nov 23, 1985
A Christmas Carol, Dec 12-Dec 15, 1985
Top Girls, Jan 10-Feb 8, 1986
True West, 1986
American Buffalo, 8/1/1986
Fallen Angels, July 9-Sept 13, 1986
A Lesson from Aloes, Sept 26-Nov 1, 1986
A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking, Nov 21-Dec 20, 1986
Great Big Little Show, 1986
Two by Moliere, Jan 16-Feb 28, 1987
Justus, Feb 21-Feb 28, 1987
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, 1987
Fifth of July, Apr 3-May 16, 1987
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, May 29-June 27, 1987
Table Manners, July 10-Sept 5, 1987
Trifles and Other American Tales, Aug 3-Aug 4, 1987
A Critic and His Wife, Sept 18-Oct 31, 1987
On the Verge, Nov 6-Dec 19, 1987
Romeo and Juliet, Jan 22-Feb 27, 1988
Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean, Mar 11-Apr 25, 1988
Ulysses in Nighttown, May 6-June 18, 1988
Blithe Spirit, July 8-Aug 21, 1988
The Old Jew/Out Comes Butch, Aug 15-Aug 30, 1988
O'Keeffe, 9/11/1988
Mrs. California, Oct 14-Dec 10, 1988
The Imaginary Invalid, Jan 20-Mar 18, 1989
Vincent, Feb 6-Feb 15, 1989
Neon Psalms, Mar 24-Apr 1, 1989
House of Blue Leaves, Apr 19-June 10, 1989
Orphans, June 11-June 16, 1989?
Shooting Stars, July 14-Sept 9, 1989
Benefit with Dame Judith Anderson, 11/5/1989
For the Use of the Hall, Oct 13-Dec 9, 1989
Scapin's Scandals, Jan 19-Mar 17, 1990
A Day from Diane, Mar 23-Mar 31, 1990
The Homecoming, Apr 27-June 16, 1990
Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, July 13-Sept 8, 1990
Death of a Salesman, Oct 12-Dec 1, 1990
The Rivals, Jan 18-Mar 9, 1991
Ote, Chiquitin, and the Devil, Feb 16-Feb 18, 1991
The Granny (La Nona), Mar 29-Apr 20, 1991
The Alto Part, May 10-June 22, 1991
Bullshot Crummond, July 12-Sept 7, 1991
A Streetcar Named Desire, Sept 27-Nov 11, 1991
Blue Horses, Oct 14-Nov 2, 1991
Mr. Pickwick's Christmas, Nov 28-Dec 22, 1991
Arms and the Man, Jan 17-Mar 1, 1992
Gertrude Stein and a Companion, Mar 20-Apr 20, 1992
Serenading Louie, May 8-June 21, 1992
The Cocktail Hour, July 10-Sept 6, 1992
The Rose Tattoo, Oct 9-Nov 15, 1992
The Impotance of Being Earnest, Jan 29-Mar 21, 1993
The Road to Mecca, Apr 9-May 22, 1993
Light Up the Sky, July 2-Aug 29, 1993
Marvin's Room, Oct 1-Nov 14, 1993
Painting Churches, Dec 3, 1993-Jan 2, 1994
Our Country's Good, Feb 18-Mar 20, 1994
Lettice and Lovage, Apr 29-May 29, 1994
What the Butler Saw, July 8-Aug 14, 1994
The Heiress, Oct 21-Nov 24, 1994
The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's Production of a Christmas Carol!, Dec 7-Dec 31, 1994
A Perfect Ganesh, Feb 3-Mar 5, 1995
Oleanna, Mar 10-Mar 26, 1995
The Loman Family Picnic, May 5-June 4, 1995
Hay Fever, July 7-Aug 13, 1995
The Little Foxes, Oct 20-Nov 19, 1995
Holiday Memories, Dec 8-Dec 31, 1995
Medea, Feb 9-Mar 10, 1996
All in the Timing, Apr 12-May 12, 1996
No Man's Land, May 17-June 2, 1996
Lips Together, Teeth Apart, July 12-Aug 18, 1996
Sight Unseen, Oct 11-Nov 10, 1996
The Real Inspector Hound/After Magritte, Dec 6-Dec 29, 1996
Traveler's Sonata, 12/15/1996
The Illusion, Jan 31-Mar 2, 1997
The Substance of Fire, Apr 4-May 4, 1997
Castaway, May 23-June 8, 1997
My Fair Lady, June 6-June 29, 1997
Sylvia, July 4-Aug 3, 1997
An Inspector Calls, Oct 10-Nov 9, 1997
Kindertransport, Oct 19-Nov 2, 1997
A Life in the Theatre, Dec 5, 1997-Jan 4, 1998
The Secret Rapture, Feb 13-Mar 15, 1998
Indiscretions, May 1-May 31, 1998
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, June 26-July 26, 1998
Face the Music, Aug 28-Aug 29, 1998
A Delicate Balance, Oct 9-Nov 8, 1998
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, 10/1/1998
The Game of Love and Chance, Dec 4, 1998-Jan 3, 1999
The End of the Day, Feb 5-Mar 7, 1999
Echoes and Answers, 3/1/1999
Master Class, Apr 2-May 2, 1999
The Starting Point Series: Trains, Empress of Eden, and Sincerity Forever, May 10-May 20, 1999
Private Lives, June 25-July 25, 1999
How I Learned to Drive, Feb 4-Mar 5, 2000
PA.2013.011 Series IV
Bleacher Bums
A Christmas Carol [slides]
A Christmas Carol [prints]
Top Girls [slides]
Top Girls [prints]
Fallen Angels [slides]
Index and missing tabs
Ulysses in Nightmare
A Critic and His Wife
Romeo and Juliet
Come Back to Me Five and Dime Jimmy Dean
Index and missing tabs
A Lesson from Aloes [slides]
A Lesson from Aloes [prints]
A Coupla White Chicks Sittin' Around Talkin' [slides]
Two by Moliere [slides]
Two by Moliere [prints]
Fifth of July [slides]
Fifth of July [prints]
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf
Table Manners [slides]
Table Manners [prints]
Neon psalms [slides]
Neon psalms [prints]
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
Index and missing tabs
Mrs. California [slides]
Mrs. California [negatives]
Imaginary Invalids
House of Blue Leaves [slides]
House of Blue Leaves [prints]
Shooting Stars [slides]
Shooting Stars [prints]
Index and missing tabs
For The Use of the Hall [slides]
For the Use of the Hall [prints and negatives]
Scapin's Sandals [slides]
Scapin's Sandals [prints and negatives]
The Homecoming [slides]
The Homecoming [prints and negatives]
Musical Comedy Murders 1940 [slides]
Musical Comedy Murders 1940 [prints]
Index and missing tabs
Death of a Salesman [slides]
Death of a Salesman [prints]
The Rivals [slides]
The Rivals [prints]
The Granny [slides]
The Granny [prints]
The Alto Part [slides]
The Alto Part [prints]
Bullshot Crummond [slides]
Bullshot Crummond [prints]
The Rose Tattoo [slides]
The Rose Tattoo [prints and negatives]
A Farndale Christmas Carol [slides]
A Farndale Christmas Carol [prints and negatives]
The Importance of Being Ernest [slides]
The Importance of Being Ernest [prints and negatives]
The Road to Mecca
Part 1 Index
On the Verge
ETC Changes of Heart
A Streetcar Named Desire [slides]
A Streetcar Named Desire [prints and negatives]
Mr. Pitwick's Christmas [slides]
Mr. Pitwick's Christmas [prints and negatives]
Arms and the Man [slides]
Arms and the Man [prints and negatives]
Gertrude Stein and a Companion [slide]
Gertrude Stein and a Companion [prints and negatives]
Serenading Louie
The Cocktail Hour
Part 2 Index
Marvin's Room [slides]
Marvin's Room [prints and negatives]
Painting Churches [slides]
Painting Churches [prints and negatives]
Our Country's Good [slides]
Our Country's Good [prints and negatives]
Lettice and Lovage [slides]
Lettice and Lovage [prints and negatives]
What the Butler Saw [slides]
Index and missing tabs
The Heiress [slides]
The Heiress [prints and negatives]
A Farndale Christmas Carol [slides]
A Farndale Christmas Carol [prints and negatives]
Oleanna [slides]
Oleanna [prints and negatives]
The Loman Family Picnic
Hay Fever [slides]
Hay Fever [prints and negatives]
Index and missing tabs
The Little Foxes [slides]
The Little Foxes [prints and negatives]
Holiday Memories [slides]
Holiday Memories [prints and negatives]
Medea [slides]
Medea [prints and negatives]
All in the Timing [slides]
No Man's Land [slides]
No Man's Land [prints and negatives]
Lips Together, Teeth Apart [slides]
Lips Together, Teeth Apart [prints and negatives]
Index and missing tabs
Sight Unseen [slides]
The Real Inspector Hound/After Magritte [slides]
The Real Inspector Hound/After Magritte [prints and negatives]
The Illusion [slides]
The Illusion [prints and negatives]
The Substance of Fire [slides]
The Substance of Fire [prints and negatives]
Castaway [slides]
Sylvia [slides]
Index and missing tabs
An Inspector Calls [slides]
A Life in the Theatre [slides]
A Life in the Theatre [prints]
The Secret Rapture
Jacques Brel Alive and Well and Living in Paris
Index and missing tabs
Miscellaneous Photos
A Delicate Balance [slides]
The Game of Love and Chance [slides]
End of the Day [slides]
Master Class [slides]
Private Lives [prints and negatives]
Index and missing tabs
Cripple of Inishman [slides]
Picasso at the Lapin Agile [slides]
Picasso at the Lapin Agile [prints and negatives]
How I Learned to Drive [prints and negatives]
Trains [slides]
As Bees in Honey Drown [slides]
As Bees in Honey Drown [prints and negatives]
Index and tabs
The Aspen Papers
A Doll's House
Collected Stories
Collected Stories
Young Playwrights
Index and tabs
Press releases


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Days before Bank of America shareholders approved the bank's $50 billion purchase of Merrill Lynch in December 2008, top bank executives were advised that losses at the investment firm would most likely hammer the combined companies' earnings in the years to come. But shareholders were not told about the looming losses, which would prompt a second taxpayer bailout of $20 billion, leaving them instead to rely on rosier projections from the bank that the deal would make money relatively soon after it was completed.
What Bank of America's top executives, including its chief executive then, Kenneth D. Lewis, knew about Merrill's vast mortgage losses and when they knew it emerged in court documents filed Sunday evening in a shareholder lawsuit being heard in Federal District Court in Manhattan.
The disclosure, coming to light in private litigation, is likely to reignite concerns that federal regulators and prosecutors have not worked hard enough to hold key executives accountable for their actions during the financial crisis.
The filing in the shareholder suit included sworn testimony from Mr. Lewis in which he concedes that before Bank of America stockholders voted to approve the deal he had received loss estimates relating to the Merrill deal that were far greater than reflected in the figures that had appeared in the proxy documents filed with regulators. Shareholders rely on statements made in proxy filings to decide whether to approve transactions their companies have proposed, and companies must disclose all facts that could be meaningful for shareholders trying to decide how to vote on a deal.
The bank's purchase of Merrill, struck during the depths of the financial crisis, was the culmination of an acquisition binge by Mr. Lewis that transformed Bank of America from its base in North Carolina into a financial behemoth that could compete head-to-head with the biggest institutions on Wall Street.
But the transaction, which was ultimately encouraged by government officials who were concerned about the impact on the financial system of a foundering Merrill Lynch, also saddled the bank with billions in losses and required an additional $20 billion from taxpayers on top of an earlier bailout it received in 2008.
Bank of America officials declined to comment. Andrew J. Ceresney, a lawyer for Mr. Lewis, also declined to comment on the filing, but he referred to a motion filed on behalf of Mr. Lewis on Sunday contending that the former chief executive did not disclose the losses because he had been advised by the bank's law firm, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, and by other bank executives that it was not necessary.
In a deposition taken on March 27 of this year, Mr. Lewis discussed the tumultuous period between the announcement of the merger in September 2008 and the shareholders' vote on the deal on Dec. 5, 2008.
The suit, filed on behalf of Bank of America shareholders, asserts that the bank's executives misled them by not disclosing Merrill's mounting mortgage losses in proxy documents recommending approval of the deal.
For example, the proxy statement estimated that the purchase of Merrill Lynch would reduce earnings by only 3 percent in 2009, would not hurt the bank's profits in 2010 and might actually add a bit to them.
Mr. Lewis echoed this view at the meeting where shareholders voted on the deal. When asked whether the transaction would dilute Bank of America's earnings in coming years or add to its income, he referred the questioner to the proxy statement.
But in sworn testimony taken in the case, Mr. Lewis testified that by the time shareholders voted, the merger's effect on Bank of America's profit outlook had changed. According to the court filing, Mr. Lewis confirmed that the bank "expected the merger to be more than 13 percent dilutive in 2009 and 2.8 percent dilutive in 2010."
Asked by Steven B. Singer, a lawyer at Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann who represents the plaintiffs, whether the figures shareholders had received in the proxy statement were no longer accurate on the date of the merger vote, Mr. Lewis said: "They were not those numbers, no."
Mr. Singer declined to comment on the filing. But the document submitted to the court said that Mr. Lewis's "sworn admissions leave no genuine dispute that his statement at the December 5 shareholder meeting reiterating the bank's prior accretion and dilution calculations was materially false when made."
Mr. Lewis himself is a defendant in the suit, as are Bank of America board members who recommended that shareholders approve the Merrill merger.
E-mail messages uncovered in the litigation show that Merrill's losses had severely damaged its financial position before the shareholder vote. Indeed, the court filing notes, by Nov. 26, the bank ordered Merrill to liquidate hundreds of billions of dollars in assets. These asset sales significantly reduced the combined companies' future earnings power by at least $1 billion a year, Jeffrey J. Brown, the bank's former treasurer, testified.
On Dec. 3, two days before the vote, Mr. Lewis met with top executives of the bank and the investment firm to assess Merrill's fourth-quarter losses, the filing says. Both companies determined that the loss for the period would be $14 billion before tax, or $9 billion after tax. Shortly after the meeting, Mr. Brown urged Joe L. Price, Bank of America's chief financial officer at the time, to disclose Merrill's losses, given their size, the filing said. When Mr. Brown received resistance, he warned Mr. Price that the failure to disclose "could be a criminal offense, stating that he did not want to be 'talking through a glass wall over a telephone' if no disclosure was made," the filing noted.
A lawyer for Mr. Price did not immediately respond to an e-mail request seeking comment Sunday night.
Merrill's problems also forced Bank of America to raise $9 billion in a debt offering just days before its shareholders were to vote on the deal, the court filing shows. In an e-mail sent on Dec. 4, 2008, Mr. Brown told senior Bank of America executives that this and other debt offerings were the result of Merrill's hemorrhaging, and worsened the "dilution impacts" of the merger. "It hurts your #s I know," he wrote, the filing shows. "But this is real," he added, "and should be associated with the transaction."
Two business days after Bank of America shareholders approved the deal, the bank's board met and received details of the $14 billion pretax fourth-quarter loss. The board also learned that the deal would be far more damaging to the bank's earnings than had been publicly disclosed.
One bank executive attending that meeting was Timothy Mayopoulos, then Bank of America's general counsel. In testimony noted in the court filing, Mr. Mayopoulos expressed surprise at the size of the loss, which he said he had not been told about. He testified that he tried to speak with Mr. Price about possibly disclosing the losses but that Mr. Price was not available.
The next day, the filing noted, Mr. Mayopoulos was "fired without explanation and immediately escorted from the premises, without being given the opportunity to collect his personal belongings."
On Jan. 1, 2009, Mr. Lewis announced the completion of the Merrill deal. "We created this new organization because we believe that wealth management and corporate and investment banking represent significant growth opportunities, especially when combined with our leading capabilities in consumer and commercial banking," he said. "We are now uniquely positioned to win market share and expand our leadership position in markets around the world."
Merrill has more recently made positive contributions to Bank of America's bottom line, but just weeks after Mr. Lewis's announcement, when Merrill's staggering fourth-quarter losses were disclosed along with the taxpayer bailout, Bank of America's shares lost more than half of their value in four trading days. Shareholders lost roughly $50 billion in market value.


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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Capitol is getting its glow back.
A majestic chandelier weighing a ton and stretching six feet in diameter will soon retake its place inside the Capitol dome that towers over the rotunda. The chandelier has been in a wooden box for more than two years while construction crews worked to fix a problem with the dome that was letting water seep in.
In the Capitol's century-old life, the chandelier has been lowered only six times.
The chandelier has 92 bulbs surrounded by 40,000 crystal beads strung together. The fixture is traditionally lit once per year: on Statehood Day, which is May 17.
But the orb will be raised back into place and lit during a ceremony on Jan. 17. The ceremony will feature songs from the early 1900s.
(© Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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On any given night, televisions viewers will likely see a cop show where someone is read their rights, known as the Miranda Warnings.
But it's not as simple as it looks on TV and the U.S. Supreme Court is taking a new look at the warnings after an incident in Colorado
Since 1966, police have been using the Miranda Warnings to notify suspects of their rights; the right to remain silent and to consult an attorney at the time of arrest.
"It's something that we deal with on a daily basis. It protects a persons rights and ensures that people we're interrogating are knowledgeable of what their rights are," said Chief Dominic Iasparro, Rockford Police Department.
Now a case headed to the Supreme Court questions whether physical evidence seized when police haven't given one of those warnings can be used at trial.
"Miranda comes into play when a person is technically in custody and questions will come up at what point is the person in custody? When the officer first arrives? When the officer makes the initial inquiry into what happened? Or trying to recover evidence at the scene," Iasparro said.
This isn't the first time the Miranda Warnings have come before the high court.
"There's no hard and fast rule because every situation is fluid. Everywhere situation where a police officer has contact with an individual typically will be different," said Rene Hernandez, Rockford attorney.
Lower courts have ruled that physical evidence seized without the Miranda Rights cannot be used in court, but Hernandez says the Supreme Court could go either way.
"This is a mixed bag supreme court case. I think it is not going to be a majority case. I think there's going to be some dissent here," Hernandez said.
Hernandez says he's had many cases where testimony has been thrown out because defendants were not properly Mirandized.
The case the Supreme Court will examine involves an incident in Colorado. Police were arresting a man in a domestic dispute. As officers read the suspect his Miranda Warnings, the man cut off police and then offered incriminated information. Information that lead to the seizure of a weapon and charges against the man.


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Nov. 14-18: Theatre Season Opens With "Inspecting Carol"
Event Details
Date: November 13 - November 17, 2012
Times: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14-17 | 2:30 p.m. Nov. 17-18
Location: Edith Mortenson Center Theatre
Ticket Info: $15 for adults; $10 for seniors | free for students K-12 and Augustana students and faculty | www.augietickets.com
The Augustana College Department of Performing and Visual Arts presents its first theatre production of the season with the laugh-out-loud "Inspecting Carol," a play about a theatre company's annual production of the Dickens classic, "A Christmas Carol."
Held in the Edith Mortenson Theatre, showtimes are:
- 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14
- 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15*
- 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16
- 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17
- 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17
- 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18
Directed by Dan Workman, assistant professor of Theatre,"Inspecting Carol" takes place at a small Midwestern theatre company where, as the players prepare for their annual cash-cow production of "A Christmas Carol," things are looking as bleak as Dickens' London. The production's four-day rehearsal schedule is looking woefully inadequate and the company accountant has just informed the director that low ticket sales have left them on the verge of bankruptcy. To make matters even worse, the National Endowment for the Arts is considering pulling its $30,000 grant due to "significant artistic deficit," and plans to send a representative to investigate the company. You now have actors who are bored of doing the show every year, a Tiny Tim who isn't so tiny anymore, a producer worried about money, and an actor mistaken for a representative from the NEA!
Augustana's student cast includes:
- Glynnis Kunkel, class of 2013, of North Mankato, Minn,
- Katelynn Kenney, class of 2014, of Box Elder, S.D.
- Scott Misling, class of 2014, of Minnetonka, Minn.
- Logan Enze, class of 2013 of Sioux Falls
- Matt Stoffel, class of 2015 of Sherburn, Minn.
- Jared Mitchell, class of 2013 of Welch, Minn.
- Jenna Hyde, class of 2015 of Coon Rapids, Minn.
- Mason Calhoun, class of 2015, of Sioux Falls
- Lorelei Tinaglia, class of 2016, of Faribault, Minn.
- Ben Kraft, class of 2015, of Mobridge, S.D.
- Christina Olson, class of 2014 of Cottonwood, Minn.
- Noah Bunger of Sioux Falls
"We are going to have a lot of fun with this play. It has tremendous characters and is going to be ridiculously funny. We have some very strong actors in our program and they are jumping into this show and coming up with quirks that make these characters shine," said Workman. "We can't wait to share this show — it will surely get you in the holiday spirit!"
Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and senior citizens. Tickets are available at www.augietickets.com or by calling the Augustana Box Office at 605.274.5320. Tickets are FREE for those with an Augustana ID and for any student K-12.
*The performance on Thursday, Nov. 15, will be interpreted for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.


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Fall is setting in, and I don't like it one bit, especially considering there has been nothing but days and days of constant rain and high winds here in Ontario. I much prefer warm sunshine and fresh air without having to bundle up. Let us hope winter holds off for a good few months at least, or maybe "global warming" or "climate change" will fix the problem of all the snow we get here in Ontario. I suppose more cooking will be going on to warm me up.
|Jalapeño Frittata
|Recipe by Lisa Turner
Published on October 16, 2011
An easy oven-baked fresh jalapeño and tomato frittata — great for breakfast or for dinner
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More egg recipes from Lisa's Kitchen:
Fiery Deviled Eggs
Eggs in a Mulligatawny Sauce
Korean-style Poached Eggs
Indian-Style Baked Eggs Florentine


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Jim Courier (USA)
Birth date:8.17.70
Birthplace:Sanford, FL
Current Residence:New York, NY
Current Champions Rank:5
Highest Champions Rank:1
Current Year Record:0-1
In the early 90s he dominated the men's professional tennis circuit with a game he fashioned out of grit, determination and a punishing insideout forehand. He was the first in his class - which included Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi - to hold the No. 1 world ranking. In 2005, Jim was elected for induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
+In 1989 he won his first ATP Tour title in singles (Basel) and doubles (Rome, with Pete Sampras) at age 19.
+He captured his first Grand Slam in 1991 at the French Open, beating Andre Agassi in the first all-American final at Roland-Garros since 1954.
+He achieved World No.1 ranking in 1992 and was named ATP Tour player of the year.
+He won a total of four Grand Slam titles (two French, two Australian).
+Jim played on two winning U.S. Davis Cup teams 192 and 1995). His overall record is 17-10 in 14 ties. In the 102-year history of the Davis Cup, no other American has ever taken his team into a fifth set of the deciding match and won. Courier did it twice.
+Jim has finished with the No.1 ranking on the PowerShares Series 4 times (2000, 2008, 2009 and 2012). +29 career titles - 23 in singles; 6 in doubles.