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CHEROKEE - Cherokee may have scored first, but Estherville Lincoln Central scored the next 12 runs on the way to a 12-1 victory over the Braves on Monday.
The Midgets scored eight runs in the fourth inning highlighted by a three-run home run by Kristen King that put ELC up 11-1.
Cherokee starting pitcher Brookelyn Hoeppner struggled through three innings giving up six hits while walking five batters and hitting five.
ELC's Carson Gjerde was more efficient. After walking the first batter she faced, she gave the Braves no more free passes while striking out three batters and giving up just five hits.
"Carson settled into the game after walking the first batter and I think she threw harder as the game went on," said ELC coach Megan Anderson. "I had all confidence in her pitching and getting a win for us tonight."
ELC's Emily Kirchner made the play of the night for the second out of the second inning. She dove to the left to snag a grounder hit by Erin Kelley and made the throw to first baseman Megan Jensen from her knees. Kirchner had four put-outs in the game and caught two pop ups.
Cherokee scored the first run of the game when Megan Hummel drew the leadoff walk in the first inning. Kaely Hummel and Grace Tuesink then hit consecutive singles to score the run. But moments later, Hummel was picked off trying to go to third on Tuesink's hit.
ELC's offense stalled in the first two innings with players running into tags.
But Macy Dahl led off the third inning with second, went to second on a sacrifice by Gjerde and scored on a double by Emily Kirchner. Krichner went to third base when Jensen grounded out to third and then scored on a wild pitch. With two outs and the bases cleared, Caitlyn Clayton, Sarah Schacherer and Joslyn Moore all drew walks to load the bases and Clayton scored on a wild pitch before the Braves got the final out.
King started the fourth inning when she was hit by a pitch. Dahl had an infield single and the runners advanced on a wild pitch. Gjerde was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Kirchner hit a hard grounder , which she turned into a triple while bring three runs home.. Jensen and Clayton then hit consecutive RBI doubles before the Braves finally got an out. Moore was then hit by a pitch and Cherokee replaced Hoeppner with Emily Haselhoff.
Hasselhof got Rachel Bates to pop out to third base. But then King stepped to the plate and sent the ball over the left-field fence.
"That should give her some confidence," said Anderson. "We need her bat in the lineup."
ELC added a un in the fifth. Gjerde and Kirchner hit consecutive singles and Jensen drew a walk to load the bases. A sacrifice fly to left field by Clayton scored Gjerde.
At the plate, Kirchner finished 3-4 with four RBIs. Dahl was 2-3. Gjerde was 1-1 with two sacrifice bunts. Clayton was 1-1 with two RBIs. King was 1-2 with three RBIs.
ELC (12-5 overall, 6-2 Lakes) hosts Western Christian on Wednesday.
The ELC Junior Varsity won 16-9 over Cherokee on Monday.
Megan Jensen pitched four innings in earning the win. She gave up four earned runs on three hits with one strikeout and two walks. Rylee Miller pitched one inning and gave up five runs (three earned) on one hit with five walks.
At the plate, Jensen was 3-4 with three RBIs and three runs; Madison Rimmer was 2-2 with two doubles and two runs; Jordan Phillips was 2-3 with a run; Sadie Rosenboom was 1-3 with three RBIs and two runs and Colleen Humble was 2-3 with two runs.


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This really needed it's own thread?
This really needed it's own thread?
so hot in that cover!
Where's his beautiful chest hair?!
He has reached that point where being so lean isn't looking good on his face. You need more body fat as you get older. he also has a lot of sun damage. He has a 40 year old head and a 22 year old body. He does need the chest hair to pull it together, lol.
I've always found him hot.
..But the shaved chest is a dealbreaker.
well, at least he has the crotch shot:
He is not afraid to show it off.
"Flipping Dykes I though they were a myth like Weapons of Mass Destruction" Grace Adler.
sexy fucker springs to mind every time i see him. i might have said that before on here but can't help it. the one where he has a shaved head is a prison film, worth a watch just for him
would love to have his workout regime... he looks great and very very sexy man
^ That's not hard! Not hard enough to get through thatgirl's sphincter
Where can I get the director's cut version of this scene, I think there we can see Stephen Dorff's hard cock.
How to find the other 2 versions? They must be ANYWHERE, and I want them!!!!!!!
hmm. hard to tell, looks like it could also be his hand...still kinda hot though, lol
i'm pretty sure we've had a pretty good view of it before in shadowboxer so probably don't need to squint at this
He was really hot in blade , Cold Creek Manor . but he is no A lister , am surprised that this thread has reached 6 pages .
He looks a lot older than 33yrs , plus moving that 6 pack from his abdomen to his hand...............

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By Shuli Ren
Today is not so exciting. U.S. stock markets are closed for the Labor Day weekend.
Emerging markets cheered after China posted strong August manufacturing PMI data. MSCI Emerging Markets Index added 1% mid-day. Brazil, whose largest trade partner is China, rallied the most. Ibovespa Brasil Sao Paulo Stock Exchange Index gained 3% mid-day.
Russia manufacturing contracted for a second month in August as exports stagnated and employment dropped.
Moscow Stock Exchange is transitioning from T+0 to T+2 settlement in order to increase liquidity and attract more foreign investors to locally traded stocks. But experts say Russia needs to fix corporate governance first before that happens. Bloomberg reports:
The 30-day average value of trades in 10 of the biggest Russian companies tracked by Bloomberg in London is about 50 percent greater than in Moscow.
"You can build the best of breed pipes to trade Russia, but if Russia Inc. does not shape up its corporate governance issues, international investors will continue to sit on the sidelines," Luis Saenz, the London-based head of equity sales and trading at BCS Financial Group, said by e-mail on Aug. 30.
OAO Pharmstandard, Russia's biggest drugmaker, announced on July 8 an unexpected plan to pay as much as $630 million to buy a company controlled by a board member and to spin off the non-prescription drug business. OAO TNK-BP Holding, the traded unit of the oil venture that OAO Rosneft bought for $55 billion, said in June the board recommended not paying dividends for 2012.
MICEX Index gained 0.2%. Warsaw Stock Exchange WIG Total Return Index gained 0.7%.
South African gold companies are increasing security in preparation for the strike that will start tomorrow. FTSE/JSE Africa Top40 Tradeable Index gained 1.3%.


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I have a rocks for jocks algebra math book. The one issue I have with this book is that in the practice plus area there are always problems that I have never seen and haven't been given any chapter in which to reference to get the right answer. An example of this is the following problem: (x-7)^2-4a^2.
What I do to solve this problem, I think, is to square everything in (x-7)(x+7) then add the -4a^2. After that I end up with -4a^2+x^2-49. Now I'm thinking this is the wrong answer, which it is, and I know I need to reduce it further. The problem is that I don't know how to do that; I know how to factor when it comes to things that will factor usually easily but this I do not have any idea. The answer is (x-7-2a)(x-7+2a). I have looked through multiplying polynomials and all it shows is how to multiply polynomials that look like that. I haven't once seen a problem in any of the chapter examples before to help me with this. I would like to learn this stuff, but it seems like a huge joke that the writers of the book play just to get their daily fix.
Another problem is y^7+y. I look for a common factor "y" and I factor it out so then I'm left with y(y^6+1). This is where I am stuck. I don't know the process that will allow me to arrive at the answer of y(y^2+1)(y^4-y^2+1). I have the instructor book which is why I know the answer, but I don't understand how they get the answer because I cannot find it in the book. Why couldn't it have been reduced to (y^3+1) or (y^4+1)? These are the questions I have and I can not ever find an answer for them in the book. I understand factoring down to lowest terms is ideal, but what do I do after I factor to (y^2+1). Where does the rest of it go? Seems like it is a huge secret. I try to ask people who are good at math in chat-rooms but all they say are it just is that way. Not very helpful at all most of the time... this stuff is really starting to annoy me.


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Anticipation was high when two-time 250 Eastern Region Supercross Champion and 2012 Monster Energy Cup winner Justin Barcia joined the 450 class full-time in 2013, and he quickly proved he had the speed to run up front. Among the best riders in the world, this remarkable 21-year-old solidified his place in the premier class with two Supercross race wins and numerous podium appearances. Since his professional debut in 2009, Barcia has established himself as one of the fastest racers in the world.
"I think I am a completely different person than the other racers out there on the track," explains Barcia with a smile. "I ride different than my competition and think I have a little edge and attitude on the track that makes it exciting to watch."
In 2009, Barcia made an impressive debut in the AMA Motocross Championship, finishing fifth overall in the series with eight podium appearances and a moto win at Southwick. The young phenomenon then went on to contest the Lites East Supercross series for the first time in 2010 and instantly become a force to be reckoned with, posting a total of five podium finishes en route to second overall in the standings. 2011 became Barcia's standout year, appearing on the podium at every round of the nine-race Supercross series to clinch his first Lites East Championship title. During the 2011 outdoor motocross season, Barcia capitalized on the opportunity to fill in for an injured Trey Canard with American Honda in the premier class, and he did not disappoint. Competing with the best riders in the world, Barcia took third overall at both Unadilla and Pala, and grabbed a moto win at Southwick. Barcia's 2012 season proved just as successful, as he earned five race wins, maintaining his points lead throughout the entire season and wrapping up his second Lites East Championship with one round remaining. He ended the season with an impressive performance at the Monster Energy Cup, coming away with the overall victory and $100,000 in his pocket.
Barcia may have been a newcomer in 2013, but he definitely made his presence known. At only the second round of the AMA Supercross series, Barcia posted his first career 450 class victory. Then in what seemed like a repeat of his first win at Chase Field, Barcia put together an exceptional race in Seattle despite muddy conditions, grabbing the holeshot and leading wire-to-wire to capture his second career 450-class win. In addition, he logged eight top-five finishes and landed on the podium at Anaheim 3, San Diego, and Daytona en route to fourth overall in the championship. During his first full 450 campaign in the AMA motocross series, Barcia placed third overall in the championship after a successful year highlighted with five podium appearances and an additional five top-five finishes.
Although it was a noteworthy performance for a rookie, Barcia is not satisfied and wants nothing less than a championship. "The season didn't go as planned because we didn't win a championship, which is the main goal," he says. "I wasn't able to put the whole season together and had some good and bad races in both Supercross and motocross, so that took us out of the running. But, it could have gone worse, and overall I am happy to have gotten two Supercross wins, a bunch of podium finishes and the experience. It is a relief, though, to have my rookie season over and now I am ready to take it to the next level in 2014.
"My most satisfying race last year was definitely the Phoenix Supercross. It is where I got my first win and it was an awesome race. Everything went perfectly for me. I felt good and the bike was working great, so I was able to get out front and lead the whole race. It was early in the season and it kind of set my expectations really high for the rest of the year. It was definitely the highlight of my season."
Barcia finished 2013 strong, traveling to Europe in November to compete in the famous Genoa and Bercy Supercross races. At the Superbowl of Supercross in Italy, Barcia was crowned King of Genoa for the first time in his career after an impressive 2-1 performance. The following week, Barcia continued his winning ways, becoming King of Bercy for the second time in his career with a three-race score of 1-1-2. Some of the biggest names in the sport have been crowned the King of Bercy, but the list of multiple winners reads like Supercross royalty, and Barcia is excited to be part of that group.
"Europe went really great for me," he says. "Winning Genoa for the first time was awesome, but being added to such a small list of riders who have won Bercy multiple times is a real honor. It definitely wasn't easy, though, with Trey there. We had two weekends of intense racing, which was great for my off-season training and made the wins even more satisfying. You can train at home as much as you want, but nothing beats racing experience and time on the bike."
The New York native believes he learned a lot throughout his rookie season. Now, in his second full year with Team Honda Muscle Milk, he is looking to expand his already impressive résumé. "In my mind I am always thinking about a championship, so that is the ultimate goal for 2014, but I also want to work on being more consistent than last year. I had never raced on the West Coast or done the entire series before last year, so it took awhile for me to make that adjustment. Now I know what to expect going into each race and am hoping to be on the podium every weekend. Usually when you do that you set yourself up to be in the hunt for the championship."
For many riders the transition from the 250 to 450 class can be very difficult, but Barcia seemed to do it with ease. "For me making the switch to the premier class was actually pretty easy. I have been on Hondas my entire career, so it wasn't like I was having to get used to a completely new bike. I think the 250 and 450 are pretty similar except for the difference in power, so that was all I really had to get used to. It is a big bike and it is very fast, so you can't ride over the edge or you can get hurt pretty easily. You really need to respect the bike and the power that it has.
"The Honda CRF450R is awesome, and really suits my riding style. It is lightweight and nimble, which lets me move around a lot and throw big whips. We have also made some really good adjustments while testing during the off-season, so I am more comfortable than ever on the bike."
For 2014, Barcia will continue his relationship with Honda's six-time national champion and world champion Jeff Stanton. "Working with Jeff has been really awesome for my program," says Barcia. "He brings a lot to the table because he has been there, winning races and championships, so he knows what it takes. I think he brought a lot of confidence to my program and also really helped me mature as a rider. I was pretty wild and crazy with my riding when I was on the 250, always just going for it no matter what. Now, he has helped me become smarter and safer on the track."
Barcia knows what he needs to win in 2014, and he's ready to do exactly that. Make sure you're watching number 51 when that starting gate drops.
4th AMA Supercross Series
3rd AMA Motocross Series
8th Monster Energy Cup
1st AMA Supercross Lites East Series
2nd AMA 250 Motocross Series
1st Monster Energy Cup
1st AMA Supercross Lites East Series
12th AMA 250 Motocross Series (filled in aboard a factory Honda the last four rounds)
2nd AMA Supercross Lites East Series
5th AMA 250 Motocross Series
5th AMA 250 Motocross Series
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Two amateur titles in 2006
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To celebrate its sixth anniversary, Dungeons & Dragons Online developer Turbine has announced the game will finally receive its first expansion. Publisher Warner Bros. Entertainment revealed "Menace of the Underdark" will be coming to the free-to-play MMO this summer.
Fans of the Wizards of the Coast universe will be overjoyed to hear the game will finally include the famed Forgotten Realms--easily the most popular setting for the Dungeons & Dragons series.
In addition to the "beloved Forgotten Realms setting," this summer's expansion will include increase the MMORPG's level cap, add a new Druid class, "and much more."
Turbine will also release Update 13 for Dungeons & Dragons Online, around the game's anniversary on February 22 [via Massively]. The update is set to add a cosmetic pet system. "We will also be introducing new challenge maps and a new storyline that will serve as a prelude to the [expansion] which is launching this summer," a Turbine spokesperson told Shacknews.
The update is set to be free, but "Menace of the Underdark" is set to launch as premium content. When asked for specific pricing details, a Turbine spokesperson said: "We don't have any more details on the expansion other than what we announced this morning. Stay tuned as we will be announcing more details about launch dates, pricing, etc. in the coming weeks."
A press release further detailed the "Menace of the Underdark" expansion's additions:
Journey to the Forgotten Realms: Experience the classic fantasy and adventure of D&D's most imaginative and renowned setting. Arrive in the village of Eveningstar and adventure through the surrounding King's Forest wilderness area where the citizens of the nation of Cormyr must unite to face a new threat to the Realms.
Brave the caverns of the Underdark: Come face to face with the Underdark Drow and Lolth, their Queen and goddess, as you explore this vast and twisted, subterranean world. Infiltrate the Drow stronghold of Shindylryn: the city of portals – where Lolth's forces work to further her schemes.
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by John Calvin (compiled by John H. Kromminga)
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Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. —I John 4:10
Thus, by a pure and gratuitous love towards us, he is excited to receive us into favor. But if there is a perpetual and irreconcilable opposition between righteousness and iniquity, he cannot receive us entirely, as long as we remain sinners.
Therefore, to remove all occasion of enmity, and to reconcile us completely to himself, he abolishes all our guilt, by the expiation exhibited in the death of Christ, that we, who before were polluted and impure, may appear righteous and holy in his sight. The love of God the Father therefore precedes our reconciliation in Christ; or rather it is because he first loves, that he afterwards reconciles us to himself.
But because, till Christ relieves us by his death, we are not freed from that iniquity which deserves the indignation of God, and is accursed and condemned in his sight; we have not a complete and solid union with God, before we are united to him by Christ.
And therefore if we would assure ourselves that God is pacified and propitious to us, we must fix our eyes and hearts on Christ alone, since it is by him only that we really obtain the non-imputation of sins, the imputation of which is connected with the Divine wrath. —Institutes, II, xvi, iii
John Calvin was the premier theologian of the Reformation, but also a pious and godly Christian pastor who endeavored throughout his life to point men and women to Christ. We are grateful to Reformation Heritage Books for permission to use John Calvin's Thine Is My Heart as our daily devotional for 2013 on the OPC Web site. You can currently obtain a printed copy of that book from Reformation Heritage Books.
Dr. Joel Beeke, who is editorial director of Reformation Heritage Books, has this to say:
"Calvin shows us the piety of a Reformed theologian who speaks from the heart. Having tasted the goodness and grace of God in Jesus Christ, he pursued piety by seeking to know and do God's will every day. He communed with Christ, practicing repentance, self-denial, and cross-bearing. Moreover, his theology worked itself out in heart-felt, Christ-honoring piety. The selections of this devotional bear this out, and hopefully will be used by God to direct pious hearts in our own day."
These devotional readings from John Calvin were compiled by John H. Kromminga. Be sure to read his "Introduction" to John Calvin's Thine Is My Heart.


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Pictured: Junior captain Tyler Albright leads the Crimson into 2010.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The 2010 Harvard baseball prospectus is now available on GoCrimson.com. Included is a preseason roster, projected schedule and "quick facts" about the university and its baseball program.
Harvard's 43-game regular season begins March 6-7 at the Bright House Invitational hosted by Stetson University in DeLand, Fla. The Crimson opens on the 6th with a split doubleheader. Harvard starts out with an 11 a.m. game against Notre Dame, which enters the season raniked 39th nationally in the preseason polls. The Fighting Irish will be looking to avenge a 4-0 loss to the Crimson early in the 2007 season. Harvard returns to the diamond at 7 p.m. that night to face the host Hatters team. The next day Harvard confronts Kansas State in a noon start.
The Crimson then embarks on a 10-day trip to Minnesota and the Carolinas. On March 12-14, Harvard plays single games at the Minneapolis Metrodome, opening against the host Gophers on the 12th. Minnesota enters the season ranked 30th nationally. Harvard defeated Minnesota, 9-1, during its last trip to the Dome in 2005. Harvard will also play South Dakota State (13th) and Creighton (14th) during the three-day tournament.


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Professor Teixeira de Sousa teaches Education and the Law, Education and Class Mobility, Family Law, and Property. Before joining the New England Law faculty in 2007, she was staff attorney at Rhode Island Legal Services, where she began practicing in 2002 as a Skadden Fellow. She has been an adjunct faculty member at Roger Williams University School of Law and served as a trainer for the Legal Services Training Consortium of New England. She is a founding member and past chair of the Rhode Island Education Justice Council and has been a presenter on issues of equity and education at a number of programs.
Richards, David L. and Jillienne Haglund. Violence Against Women and the Law,
10 Journal of Interdisciplinary Feminist Thought
The State of Our Unions: How President Obama's Education Reforms Threaten the Working Class,
50 U. Louisville L. Rev. 201
A Race to the Bottom? President Obama's Incomplete and Conservative Strategy for Reforming Education in Struggling Schools or The Perils of Ignoring Poverty,
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X-bit labs – Symbiosis Between Globalfoundries and IBM Needed for Long-Term Success – Analyst
by Anton Shilov
The emergence of Globalfoundries could be one of the most significant events in recent semiconductor history, an analyst said. While for Advanced Micro Devices the creation of Globalfoundries resulted in cost savings only, for Advanced Technology Investment Company it is the chance to create the world's most powerful contract maker of chips. However, in order to achieve this, Globalfoundries will need to work closely with IBM and adopt its chip design tools.
Last week it was reported that Globalfoundries could acquire semiconductor manufacturing operations from IBM, which would provide it additional clients, manufacturing capacities and, perhaps, certain intellectual property. But while it is crucial for Globalfoundries to boost its advanced manufacturing capacities so to be able to compete against Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company already in the mid-term future, for long-term success it is very important for Globalfoundries to collaborate with IBM in general and adopt/deploy IBM chip design tool-systems, which would give Globalfoundries a decisive competitive advantage in 20nm, 14nm, and finer nodes, according to Boris Petrov, managing partner of the Petrov Group.
"IBM will maintain its integrated circuit (IC) process technology leadership via research, but the critical business requirement is also that its Common Platform silicon alliance continues to be successful. […] To be successful Globalfoundries would have to meet cost economics that IBM has apparently failed to meet. This evolution stage represents an immense opportunity – if Globalfoundries, jointly with IBM, is able to construct and implement a new and differentiated vision," Boris Petrov has written in a new column dedicated to Globalfoundries.
IBM Design Approach: When Perfection Means Isolation
The three primary areas of concern to an electronic system designer are power, timing, and noise. An optimal design technology addresses them in an integrated manner; such a system approach is the spirit as well as a distinctive differentiation of IBM's chip design approach.
"The foundation of IBM's leadership position in technology-based services is IBM's focus on automation; in the case of ICs it is IBM's focus on automation of system-level design processes. Before actual implementation in silicon, IC design entirely resides in software – at the system architecture, modeling, and application levels. Such software-based IC designs and their design tools are among the most complex software ever developed, and their complexity will continue to increase," said Mr. Petrov.
IBM's "abstraction engines" model basic concepts (shapes, timing, other) at such high levels that they are also used in IC-unrelated modeling (financial, materials, biological, other), notes Mr. Petrov. As chip designs become bigger and more complex, such an approach will be more and more compulsory for successful "first-pass" design with billions of transistors in 28nm, 20nm, and finer lithography technology nodes. The recent woes with TSMC's 40nm and potential issues with 32nm have already cost chip designers millions of dollars, forced TSMC to can its 32nm fabrication process and the virtually the whole industry to reconsider the roadmaps. But nothing is likely to limit demands for higher-performance computing and going forward fabless designers of chips will have to work closely with foundries and the latter will have to concentrate on creation of design tools, which ensure that advanced designs can be made in high volumes and on time.
"The chip design factory approach to silicon integration will likely be the cornerstone of the sub-40nm semiconductor industry. In the sub-32nm chip designs, the emphasis decisively shifts away from an individual expertise and tools approach (the "presence of a super-engineer" concept) to a tightly integrated chip design factory approach," explained the analyst.
IBM's IC design focus continues to be on the needs of state-of-the-art technology, still the center of the chip business has moved away from proprietary modeling and toward open systems which are mandatory for adopting third-party intellectual property and creation of third-party chips. Verification flow, making designs manufacturable without having to model down at the transistor level, and power and timing closure in 28nm and finer lithography all present immense new challenges, the analyst stresses. IBM has already expanded and integrated its tool systems with industry standard tools for commodity solutions. Nonetheless, the overall concept remained unchanged: IBM's tool systems continue to be aimed at the leading edge chips and third-party partners maintain and support the older tools.
What is important here is that only a handful of companies – including, but not limited to, AMD or IBM itself – require state-of-the-art fabrication process or designs. As a result, for IBM, its focus on perfection means isolation from the volume market. As a consequence, despite its advantage in design systems, IBM has had limited success outside internal use.
From Extreme to Mainstream
The mainstream merchant market's cost and IBM's profitability margin requirements are too far apart, therefore, it is unlikely that IBM will put much more efforts into development of its foundry business. IBM's cost structure and focus on its own demands often make IBM the IC design partner of last choice: a client selects and pays for IBM services because it has nowhere else to turn and since IBM provides an expensive guarantee of on-time delivery of differentiated chips.
On the other hand, the chips that contain billions of transistors and considered "extreme" today will become mainstream tomorrow and companies developing them will have to use chip design tools that not only support such complexity, but ensure their low power consumption and introduction on time. Complex devices – such as central processing units or graphics processing units – tend to increase their transistor counts rather rapidly and in less than ten years time there will be chips containing tens of billions of transistors. Needless to say that Globalfoundries and other contract manufacturers will have to provide tools to develop chips of that complexity and potential acquisition, adoption, and deployment of IBM's chip design expertise and suite of IC design tool-systems will be just what the doctor ordered for the company.
"The time for full demonstration of the power and superiority of IBM's [chip design] approach is perhaps ahead. Perhaps, it will be the only approach possible in advanced lithography, with ICs with tens of billions transistors," said Mr. Petrov.
In case the analyst is correct, then, if IBM sells its tools to Globalfoundries, the latter may find itself in a much more competitive position in years. Perhaps, with IBM's suite of chip design tool-systems Globalfoundries may become the only contract maker of semiconductors, who can produce state-of-the-art chips with tens of billions of transistors or at least it will be much more ahead of its rivals.
Globalfoundries Should Convert IBM's Design Tools for Volume Production
"To successfully deploy IBM's IC design tool systems and expertise to much larger and rapidly growing segments of the consumer market, Globalfoundries would have to be able take the good and differentiated and to reject the obsolete and gold-plated," said Boris Petrov.
At present Globalfoundries is fighting for manufacturing volumes via expansions of capacities as well high yields of chips made using leading-edge process technologies. But going forward – as chip designs get even more complex whereas mainstream customers will be unable to design them from scratch – Globalfoundries will have to provide complex support along with robust services, which is when/where IBM's technologies of today will be required. The difficult challenge will be to drop the too expensive technologies and convert immensely valuable technology into fiscal gold.
"A key implication of Globalfoundries and the industry's evolution is that chip design is becoming synonymous with an industrial robotic factory. System vendors need tightly integrated chip design and wafer foundry factories. If Globalfoundries is able to obtain, adapt, and cost effectively deploy IBM's chip design capabilities it will have a decisive and sustainable competitive advantage in advanced technology nodes for its foundry customers," asserts the analyst.


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Wallenpaupack Area is more than ready to open its Class AAAA gold medal quest
Thanks to a sparkling 16-4 record, the Lady Bucks captured a top seed and a bye in this year's District 2 Class AAAA tournament.
While they dropped a heartbreaker to Prep in the Lackawanna League finals, Paupack's ladies have moved on and are using the downtime to make ready for a district title.
"We don't feel bad about losing to Prep," said junior Nicki Mann.
"We've put that behind us. I think we proved our point versus Prep."
Senior Kaelyn Ragonese noted her squad's improvement from their January 22 loss against the Classics to the most recent clash.
"We lost the first came against them by 21 points, and then improved to only losing by two." Since the January 22 game, the Lady Bucks tallied a 6-2 record.
Tourney Time
Among those teams to fall prey to the Lady Bucks during that period was Scranton.
The Knights opened their D-2 title quest with a win over Delaware Valley. They will be the first team Paupack faces in the playoffs on Feb. 26.
"We didn't play the best against Scranton earlier in the season," said Ragonese.
In spite of a 49-35 win, the Lady Bucks were only ahead by two points at halftime and came on strong in the second half to capture the win.
"We need to come out strong against Scranton and stay focused," added Mann.
Paupack's rookie skipper concurs with his girls' observations and offers a bit of perspective.
"It's been a long season," he. "We have a lot of time in between games and we're putting on the polish now."
Coach Holtzer has been preparing the team by focusing on basic skills; working with individual players to fine tune their game; and getting the ladies on the court to fire away at the bucket.
"One thing we're doing is focusing on shooting," he said. "Before we play next, each of the girls will have taken 300-400 shots."
Back in Action
Aside from drills and personalized tweaking, the Lady Bucks squared off against Forest City in a scrimmage to get some added training.
While no one kept score, the ladies played hard for six quarters and made some good plays.
Seniors Alexix Roman used the opportunity to work on her skills under the net while Paige Hiller hit frequently from outside the arc.
The junior members of the Lady Bucks' bench also logged some time on the hardwood reinforcing the notion that anything can happen and any one of these players can find themselves in the next game, so it's best to be prepared.
"It's important to keep everyone healthy and ready-to-go," said Coach Holtzer.
"We want everyone to stay mentally engaged as well. At the same time, everyone has to realize that it's a game and we're here to have fun as well."
Sophomore guard Bridgette Mann also chimed in with her view.
"We'll do well if we stay positive and confident," she said. "We came into the season wanting to do better than we did last year, and each game we get closer to doing that."
"We're at a crucial point where a team wants to be here or go home. With other teams I've coached, you could see it on their faces that they were done.
"That's not that case with these girls. When I look at them I can see they want to be here and they want to play on."


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Jeffrey Scott Kay, 58, of Borger died Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, in Amarillo.Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at the Minton Memorial Chapel with Pastor Blain Shelton of Grace Church officiating. Viewing will be Monday and Tuesday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Services are under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.Jeffrey was born Sept. 14, 1954, in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to James and Dorothy (Berry) Kay. He married Christine Benedict Nov. 21, 1981, in San Diego, Calif. Jeff was a Borger resident for the last four and half years, moving from Devine, Texas. He had lived in numerous places working in the retail business, and was the assistant manager at the Walmart store in Borger. He loved playing the guitar, golf, football, and listening to music.Survivors include his wife Christine; his mother Dorothy Kay of San Diego, Calif.; two daughters; Holly Morris and husband Chris of Fritch and Jessica Kay also of Fritch; his son James Kay of Amarillo; his brother Jim Kay and wife Molly of San Diego, Calif.; his sister Audrey Kay, also of San Diego; three grandsons, Charles Morris, Skyler and Kayden Rasmussen.Jeffrey is preceded in death by his father, and his sister Sharon Diane Kay.To send condolences, sign the online guestbook at www.mintonchatwell.com.


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Dee & Ray stripe sleeveless shirt - c/o Dee & Ray
i love your hair in these photos. i think i've been reading for at least 3 years. your blog was one of the first i followed.
Beautiful clothes! The handbag is to die for!ReplyDelete
This is so pretty and feminine! I can't remember when I started to read your blog, but it was def during blogspot. I know one of my friends have been since LJ!
Really love this outfit, girl!
Thanks for sharing this...and why would you want to be 21 again? You've got your act together, your successful, people enjoy and admire your work and blog all over the world. Live it up Keiko! I wish I had started my blog years ago!
~Natasha Fatah~
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wow, you have been blogging a long time! i adore these lovely photos of you. i'm reminded of a magical garden party. i've been reading your current blog for a year, or so. :)ReplyDelete
This outfit is so sweet. Love the pink striped top! =)
Gorgeous skirt and sunnies! I like this combo!
WOW - Best outfit/photos yet, that first photo is so pretty! LovelyReplyDelete
you are gorgeous! love the mix of patterns! xx
oh my gosh i love your bag so much!! i would get it dirty so fast though... lol! you just reminded me of my old live journal! but i can't remember the sn. :(ReplyDelete
Your outfit is so happy!
I have been reading your blog since LJ days, around 2006ish. 6 years-how time flies! My cringeworthy livejournal name was walkalloverme1.
I have followed several blogs for years and it is a genuinely odd and wonderful thing to watch people grown and change without actually knowing them in person.
awww, lovely look.ReplyDelete
So feminine and beautiful! Love it! XOXO, www.NatalyasCloset.comReplyDelete
such a pretty outfit. And you look beautiful.ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh, I don't know how it is possible for your outfits to get better but this is by far my favorite!!!! You look beautiful and this suites you so well! AMAZING! :)
I think I just died a little inside. This is so beautiful. The sunglasses are stunning, the shirt is absolutely adorable and the skirt is super pretty. This is seriously just perfection!
I've been reading your blog since LJ, so for a long, long time.ReplyDelete
Love your blog! Your blog was one of the first I started reading (my cousin who got to meet you at a BlogHer event in LA) introduced me! I've been reading since... it's been about 3 years now :) You've inspired me to catalog my own outfit inspirations, so thanks!
There is nothing wrong with this look - it's absolutely perfect! Everything matches with each other with the color and floral prints!
I met loads of people off LJ- my username is eliminate there. what was yours? (Guessing the same.) I kinda got bored of it though, haha. :( Now I'm trying blogger out!
Lovely outfit!
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I've been reading your blog for about a year,it's one of my very favourites.You look absolutely stunning in these pictures!
Hey Keiko,
I think I've been reading you for about 2 years- It's like checking in with a friend. It's wonderful to sit in small Dublin, Ireland and have such a great window on New York- You've inspired me to try out messy hair and mix my patterns- thank you and please keep enjoying what you're doing, your passion for life n fashion, kitties and Miku is quite infectious L x
so pretty!ReplyDelete
I have been reading your blog for about 3 years now, it was the very first one I ever started following and when I first found it I was so obsessed I went back and read up on all the ones I had missed! I am a Florida native who loves horses and used to ride them and now I live in a big city too so I really could relate to your blog.
Thank you so much for all the inspiration you give and your fantastic sence of style!
I believe I started reading your blog in May of 2009! 3 years later, and you still dress like a doll. Love this outfit!ReplyDelete
A couple years ago I remembered that there was this girl on LiveJournal that I had enjoyed reading stuff from. I think I found your LJ through your clothing line, and found your clothing line because I was thinking of starting one. So after some googling (think I remembered the name 'postlapsaria' or something close to it), I found this blog, and I was really impressed by how far you had come. It was actually really cool to see, and I've been a regular reader since. I'm not sure if I ever left comments on your LJ.ReplyDelete
I did read your LJ! I was mentalmirage and then birdflew on there. God that was so long ago!ReplyDelete
I only found your blog last year--but I really only discovered fashion blogs last year! before that, i didnt even know they existed. Yours was one of the first I found (Saucy Glossie was the first--and I found you from her New Orleans post!:D) and I've been your loyalist follower ever since!!! :D :D
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You are seriously ROCKING that lace MAC!!ReplyDelete
Love the lace details on that minkoff bag.
Love this outfit! It seems so gloriously summery!ReplyDelete
so lovely!!!ReplyDelete
Wow, I hate your hair... because I love it so much. I want hair like yours!!!!!!! Super jealous over here =)
- Sarah
This outfit is so pretty!!! I love the stripe shirt, floral combo you've got going on. I like to mix/match :)
I've been reading your blog for a good 8-9 months now and I love it!, you've actually inspired me to update my own wardrobe. I was on LJ when I was in highschool, but I didn't know about your blog back then, I kinda wish I did now because I love reading and seeing what you come up with.
Thanks, Keiko!!! Thank you for your blog!!! :)
Gorgeous look! I love that top :) I believe I started reading your blog when you were ModCloth's blogger of the moment!
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This might be my first comment on your blog! But I just had to say how much I loved being a witness to the very beginnings of postlapsaria. You were the best roommate I have ever had, and words cant express how happy I am now that we are back in touch (and living in the same amazing city!).
I am in awe of what you have been able to accomplish over the last several years, just following your heart and doing what you love. Its truly inspiring.
PS- good lord those photos are gorgeous.
Dear lovely Keiko,
I've been reading your blog since LJ days! May 2005, I remember because I ordered something from Postlapsaria just before my trip to NYC :) I wore one of your pieces all over NYC.
My LJ name was hellakitty, we followed each other on LJ and technicaly still do. :P
It is so amazing to see what you've done in the last decade! I feel like I've grown up with you and your family. Also, it'd be so sad if you ever stopped blogging. Don't let it happen! I love seeing your creative projects; it is so inspiring.
Much love,
what a cool story, and how great that you have kept good friends since the very beginning. i only started reading your blog about 14 months ago, but i quickly fell in love.
now if only all of your readers could become super successful like her and her twin!! you must be good luck ;)
xo TJ
GREAT shades! ~DeirdreReplyDelete
I love how you combine various textures and prints to get this beautiful look! I think that this look is perfect :)
Absolutely love your hair in these pics! The colour, the style! Gorgeous!ReplyDelete
I totally did read your livejournal! Back in the day I was odelay_wax (I was a big Beck fan). I bought a white & red Dirty Dick's Crab Shack tshirt-turned-skirt from you my freshman year of college (2003) - I have pictures on my old hard drive of me wearing it with a teal vintage adidas jacket. Yikes.ReplyDelete
I love this! So girly and prettyReplyDelete
I honestly don't know when I eventually became a regular reader of "keiko lynn." It was some time in 2010 or 2011 (maybe 2010). All I do know is that I eventually became a regular reader and haven't been disappointed. Speaking of not being disappointed, I have nothing but love for this fabulous outfit. The shirt and skirt have just the right amount of contrast to be beautiful together along with the sweater. You look oustanding.
I love everything about this. You really make me hesitate on cutting my hair...absolutely stunning!ReplyDelete
Love love it all! Really love the arm candy! I need to expand my collection!
I've been following you for a year, talk about your blog to my boyfriend all the time. You are a huge inspiration and part of the reason I started my own!
You rock girly!!
such a sweet look! love it!
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Wow.. so pretty.. i love your shades...
i like the youthful look in this shoots... keep it up..
Love sasa♥
Wow, I'm loving your lipstick color! This is my first time commenting but I'm pretty new to your blog. Can you tell me what brand and color your lipstick is? I've actually bought several different lip products because I saw it on your site! Thanks =)ReplyDelete
You look so pretty! This is really making me wish I still had my long hair. It's all so feminine and pretty.
Amazing flowers look!!
Lovely, so lovely!
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I've been reading since your LJ days and I used to follow your cousin Jen (I think she was your cousin) too. My lj was minimaggie and it's crazy to think that it's been so long... time flies!ReplyDelete
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Beautiful look!ReplyDelete
Hello Keiko!
I've only been reading your blog for about a year now, and it's to my own surprise and your great credit that I am such an avid follower. I'm not terribly interested in fashion, I don't live in NYC (currently teaching ESL in South Korea w/ my hubs! :D), and I have a total of 4 items of makeup. But you have thoroughly charmed me. I look forward to every new post as a kind of treat for that day, so thanks for putting forth a quality blog with excellent photos and lovely wardrobe finds, and thanks for being a lovely human being! :) I'm definitely looking forward to the day when Postlapsaria gets up and running again and I'll get to see more of YOUR own work!
Take care.
Adorable. I Love your style!
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nice photos and i love all the accessories :)
I first saw your work in the t_shirt_surgery community, when I was about 15 years old. I've been reading your blogs for about 5 years now- Crazy!ReplyDelete
love your hair. totally beautiful stye :DReplyDelete
What a crazy, but cool story friendship!
Love the outfit with the subtle variations of pink and the flower in your hair.
I've been blogging under different names for 6 years, but it's nice to hear that you've been at it for a long time.
Sometimes I feel intimidated by bloggers that seem to have sprung up over night and have thousands of hits a day!
So funny! I just checked out your blog, because Shae posted pictures of you and I recognized you from the hotfashion community years ago! Haha, the LJ days were great.ReplyDelete
I only started reading last year, but it's really impressive that yo've kept blogging for so long! I love your whole outfit today. You must have a huge wardrobe because every piece is perfect together.ReplyDelete
lj, stevie_chik, we met back in... h_f i think. i think i started following you back at the beginning of high school, maybe earlier, and i graduated from hs 6 years ago. it's been so long, and i have really enjoyed watching your style and your work evolve so much! i always plug postlapsaria when i can, especially when i get wicked compliments every time i wear the clothes you've made.ReplyDelete
Adorable!! Love your outfit! So sweet and romantic =) X
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Wow, that is a long time blogging, you've done so well to keep it up! I've been reading you for about 3-4 years now, and still love your style. Just hope I can keep up my blogging enthusiasm as long as you have!
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I haven't been reading your blog for long, but I didn't realize how long you've had your blog! Wow! That's some perseverance. I hope you have many more years here in bloggy land. :)
I love Rebecca Minkoff! u look really sweet in that outfit
You look amazing! So cute I love the skirt!
Love the shirt and clutch <3ReplyDelete
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love your hair and makeup,these colors are perfect on you! the little flower field is too pretty,i need to get out of the city today.
been reading for a few years, your blog was one of the first i followed!
so much sweetness gathered in an outfit!
Two words: gorgeous and feminine... Lovely!ReplyDelete
I've been reading your blog since the LJ days, probably since my freshman year at UCF (2002/2003). I always thought it was awesome and inspiring that you were able to create beautiful things and make a living out of doing so, and extra cool to see a fellow Florida girl do big things! :)ReplyDelete
I had a LiveJournal for 10 years before starting this blog I have now, but I didn't know about you until 3 years ago. You're still my favorite!ReplyDelete
Beautiful photos! So dreamy!ReplyDelete
I've actually read your blog for a whiiile, a little over four years? Yup, definitely was in grade school but now I'm a freshman in college and your blog has been my favorite this whole time:)ReplyDelete
The internet always makes me feel reeeeal old! I was iateyourhotdog on LJ!ReplyDelete
Oh man. I still have one of your Postlapsaria screen printed shirts. It's a muted green with red art on the side. I've been reading for years, back on LJ I was Sicksickgirl and Vodkadwarf.ReplyDelete
great outfit as always! Love all your bracelets! xx
I have only been reading your blog for about a year now and I absolutely love it. Back in the day I had a LiveJournal (still do actually... haven't updated it in years @redhead21389 ) Your blog is one of a few that really inspired me to start a new blog dedicated to my style. Love reading yours!
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I believe I've been reading your blog for 2 and a half years now. (so in 8th grade? haha I'm a sophomore now) I wanna say I found it through homerunballerina's blogroll but who knows haha. I'm just glad I did. Your clothing line is such an inspiration as well as you, yourself :) It's weird when you feel like you know someone yet, you've never actually met them. Hopefully one day! It's nice to know you're curious about your readers :)ReplyDelete
What a romantic look! I didn't know RM made a lace clutch! I love it!
I'm a new follower and LOVE your blog! Would love the follow back! Enter my giveaway for a Nordstrom and Starbucks gift card!
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Flipping gorgeous! Everything from head to toe - your stunning and have amazing style. Love the blog.
P.S. A hair tutorial on how you wore it today would be awesome!!
Such a lovely post and I absolutely love your look in these pictures! Your hair is incredible and the colors, flowers, everything... just stunning! This must be one of my favorite looks of yours.
I am not sure when I started reading your blog, probably about 1.5 or 2 years ago. You probably know how fast time goes by... It's weird to think about how long you've been reading someone's blog and feel like you know person. It's kinda weird when you think about it :-)
Anyway, I always enjoy reading your posts. You seem like a very genuine and personable person and I appreciate that.
xo Leonie
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you look beautiful in these light tones!ReplyDelete
So pretty!
xo Jennifer
I've been following ya since LiveJournal! My username was corinnegalvin. It's so funny that you posted this, because as you came up on my Bloglovin' feed I was thinking "Oh, Postlapsaria.." :) I bought a belt from you! And now I will peruse the comments here to see if I recognize anyone from hot_fashion ;)
I started out on LJ in 2001. Making my blogging years 11.... Jesus Christmas. My first LJ name was fuzzzywuzzzy but I eventually moved to _manhattan in 2004.... I actually didn't start following your blog on LJ but how I did find you is pretty funny... I was looking for a youtube video done in ASL and I came across your "I know an old lady" video sometime in 2006 I believe...... Being a South Florida native and you being one as well made your videos more intriguing to follow....ReplyDelete
It's so funny to read this (even if late) because not only have I followed Postlapsaria and your LJ since, oh gosh, 2004? Junior year of high school? But I also know Holly.... from Livejournal! And then we went to the same college and knew each other vaguely there too. But I have bought from you for a while; I still have and wear a reconstructed Smurf dress from vintage bedsheets.
Tiny world.
My LJ name was bananamilk. I know... did not realize it was a euphemism for semen until maybe last year.
You look so pretty! I really love the colors and patterns in your outfit.
I can't remember when I started reading your blog, but it was on your current site... and it was probably in late 2010.
And I'm finally just getting around to actually commenting regularly (ish). Shame on me.


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The Toledo Zoo says the cubs born Nov. 21 are the second set of twins for their mother, named Crystal, who is caring for them. Zoo workers don't have direct contact with the cubs, but a monitor in the den tracks their progress.
The Blade in Toledo (http://bit.ly/143sLhn ) reports the twins are expected to go on exhibit in May.
They haven't been named because their genders haven't been determined. The curator of mammals, Dr. Randi Meyerson, says the zoo hasn't decided how to choose the names, but it might let the public help.
Meyerson says the cubs won't be put in the polar bear exhibit until they're stronger and learn to swim.
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THQ has released a Q&A video for WWE '13. The first five seconds of the video is very interesting because you can clearly hear the crowd chanting "Angle Sucks".
Why can they yell Angle sucks, but DX cant yell Suck it?
I hope kurt ends up in the game that would make it a whole lot better if they had the olympic gold medal winner be in the game.


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PPL lawsuit strikes Md. natural gas power tacticRequired contracts with distribution utilities were to help support 661 MW project
Allentown-based PPL Corp. subsidiaries along with other firms said they have won a lawsuit saying an order by a regulator in Maryland to subsidize output of a new power plant was improper.
The U.S. District Court in Maryland Sept. 30 determined the order in 2012 from the Maryland Public Service Commission violated the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution.
The order called for price-support payments from utilities, if needed, to develop a more-than-660-megawatt plant fired by natural gas in Charles County.
PPL said the order enabled the energy center's developer to lower the price that generators received in a 2012 capacity auction within the regional grid managed by Montgomery County-based PJM Interconnection.
With the order, regulators in Maryland sought to help make sure the lights stay on in Maryland, but an industry group leader said the results could have led to reliability issues across a wider region, including Pennsylvania.
"We hope it becomes a precedent, but time will tell," John Shelk, president of the Washington, D.C.-based Electric Power Supply Association, said of the decision.
Another ruling was pending early this week in a similar court case in New Jersey, he said.
But other states do not appear to be going down the same road, in part because energy efficiency and the economic downturn have lowered demand projections within the multistate PJM grid, Shelk said. Capacity also exists across PJM, he said.
Shelk compared actions such as those in Maryland and New Jersey to subsidizing construction projects in a town with a high vacancy rate.
A "nail in the coffin" is capacity auction results, Shelk said.
Because generators make money by selling capacity as well as power when it is produced, lower capacity auction prices would make it harder for some generators across the grid to stay in business, he said.
Specifically, three Maryland distribution utilities had been directed by the PSC to enter contracts that would have guaranteed a minimum amount of compensation to CPV Maryland LLC for generation capacity that CPV would have sold within PJM.
If CPV didn't get a certain price, the utilities would have had to cover the difference and could have recouped the money from rate payers, according to the PSC's order.
But the supplier would have had to pay the utilities, with the savings passed onto rate payers, if it got more than the contracted amount.
CPV made a successful bid in a 2012 PJM annual capacity auction.
The auctions create commitments three years ahead of time for a generator's production as well as other resources commonly referred to as demand response.
Such auctions accept bids from lowest to highest until the projected need is met, and then everyone who came in below the stop point gets the same price based on the highest bid.
PJM has to have enough capacity committed to meet needs plus some cushion, said Ray Dotter, spokesman for PJM.
The entities that bid can either offer generating capacity or demand response, which is a commitment to lower use if and when it's needed. The payment is similar to a retainer or reservation fee and is not an actual power purchase.
"But in return, if we say we need your electricity, you have to provide it within PJM," he said.
The capacity auction also allows power generators to finance construction, because they get an additional fee before they have to deliver power. However, there are penalties if a capacity provider does not deliver.
The PSC was reviewing the ruling and had no comment at the time, Regina L. Davis, communications director with the commission, said this week by email.
Maryland-based Competitive Power Ventures Holdings LLC, or CPV, did not respond before press time to a message seeking comment.
PPL said the CPV bid in 2012 lowered the price for everyone for selling their capacity for the year in question.
The court ruling referenced an analysis that indicated a so-called marketing clearing price received for capacity commitments would have been $195 per megawatt day if there had been 750 megawatts less capacity offered.
Instead, the comparable market clearing price was actually about $167 per megawatt day.
PPL opposes government efforts to subsidize new generation because they are unnecessary, spokesman Ryan Hill said. And natural-gas-fired plants are being built in PJM's territory without this support, he said.
What Maryland put in place is a distortion of market conditions, Hill said.
"It guaranteed a price for that supplier, a fixed price on a contractual formula, and allowed the developer to bid artificially low prices," he said.
About the order
In issuing its order, the Maryland Public Service Commission had worried there has not been enough generation available to assure reliability in the coming years in the state.
Existing coal plants are at high risk for going offline, and renewable energy such as wind and solar is growing but its output was viewed as variable, according to the document.
Testimony included in the PSC's order also noted natural gas can be operationally flexible, making it a great choice for making sure the lights stay on.
However, some of the evidence the PSC listed in issuing its order does contradict whether new capacity has been necessary because transmission lines could bring in enough power and the economic downturn pushed prior estimates for demand growth.
In testimony, Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. called the plan unnecessary and said it would burden customers with unneeded costs.
The utility said there was excess of generation capacity throughout PJM Interconnection's grid territory already and that new transmission projects were identified to meet needs in the state.
The other two utilities covered by the order to enter so-called contracts for differences were Potomac Electric Power Co. and Delmarva Power and Light Co., according to the order.


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- The two men were Iranians who used stolen passports
- They were flying from Malaysia to countries in Europe
- Pouri Nourmohammadi's mother was expecting him in Frankfurt, Germany
- Interpol: "This is not a terrorist issue"
There is no evidence to suggest that the two men who used stolen passports to get aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 had anything to do with its disappearance Saturday as it was flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, an official said Tuesday.
"The more information we get, the more we're inclined to conclude that it was not a terrorist incident," Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble told reporters Tuesday at his organization's headquarters in Lyon, France.
Here's what we know about what happened, how it happened and why.
The passengers are Delavar Seyed Mohammad Reza, 29, and Pouri Nourmohammadi, 18.
They entered Malaysia on February 28 using valid Iranian passports.
CNN obtained an iReport photo of what appears to be the two men with two of their friends. Metadata from the photo indicates that it was shot with an iPhone at 8:20 p.m. the night before the plane departed. CNN has blurred the faces of the other two men to protect their identities.
To fly out of Malaysia, Reza and Nourmohammadi used passports that were stolen in Thailand, a booming market for stolen passports. The passports belonged to citizens of Italy and Austria.
"Thailand remains a robust venue for the sale of high-quality, false passports (which includes altered, stolen passports) and other supporting documentation," said Paul Quaglia, who has been working in the region as a security and risk analyst for 14 years.
The Italian, Luigi Maraldi, 37, told reporters he reported his passport stolen in August. The Austrian, Christian Kozel, 30, had his stolen in July 2013.
Authorities said they don't know how Reza and Nourmohammadi came to possess the passports.
On Saturday, Reza used the Italian's passport; Nourmohammadi used the Austrian's.
According to Thai police, an Iranian man named Kazem Ali bought one-way tickets for the men, describing them as friends who wanted to return home to Europe. While Ali made the initial booking by telephone, Ali or someone acting on his behalf paid cash for the tickets, police said.
The tickets were purchased at the same time from China Southern Airlines in Thailand's baht currency and at identical prices, according to China's official e-ticket verification system Travelsky.
The ticket numbers are consecutive, implying they were issued together.
Both were for travel from Kuala Lumpur to Amsterdam via Beijing.
The ticket for the man who was using the Italian passport continued to Copenhagen, Denmark. The ticket for the holder of the Austrian passport ended in Frankfurt, Germany.
Nourmohammadi was hoping to emigrate to Germany. The Iranian's mother had been expecting him to arrive in Frankfurt and contacted authorities when he didn't show up, said Malaysian Inspector General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar.
"If you read what the head of Malaysia police said recently, about (Nourmohammadi) ... wanting to travel to Frankfurt, Germany, to be with his mother, (this) is part of a human smuggling issue and not a terrorist issue," Interpol's Noble said.
Interpol says the passports were recorded as stolen in its database. But no country had checked them against Interpol's list. Countries, not airlines, have access to Interpol's data, and many governments don't routinely check passports against the database.
Phil Robertson, deputy director of the Asia Division of Human Rights Watch, has a plausible explanation.
"After the Green Revolution in Iran for human rights and democracy was crushed by Iranian authorities, there were many Iranians who fled to Malaysia," he told CNN's Kristie Lu Stout.
Many Middle Easterners don't need a visa to enter Malaysia, which makes it a common destination for those seeking to emigrate for any number of reasons.
But they can run into problems when they try to depart Malaysia for countries that do require visas. "A stolen passport can be one way to do it," Robertson said. "Unfortunately, this is quite common."
How do they get them?
"Often persons like this, if they are going to make a play to go to somewhere like Germany or other parts of Europe, they would need some sort of broker to help them make the arrangements," he said. "So it's very possible you could have some sort of migrant smuggling group that's involved with this."


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Originally published in Island Ad-Vantages, April 19, 2012
DIS Board directs draft two of budget
Coach stipends back in; funding for building projects, technology
by Jessica Brophy
In mid-March, the Deer Isle-Stonington school board reviewed a first draft of the 2012-13 school budget. Four public forums and many hours of conversation later, the board offered direction to administrators and Superintendent Bob Webster for a second draft on Thursday, April 12. The second draft will be brought before the board on April 25 or May 1, depending on whether the board feels the second draft has changed substantively.
In a straw poll at the end of the fourth public forum on April 12, the board directed the superintendent and administrators to come back with a second draft, which includes funding for coach and extra-curricular stipends, $30,000 for technology reserve and $30,000 for a reserve account for repairs needed to the soffits and siding at the high school. Funding for a potential girls' JV basketball team at a cost of around $5,000 will also be included.
Earlier this year, the school board requested administrators to bring a flat draft budget to the board. The administrators did, but keeping a budget total flat means trimming costs, as many expenses rise yearly, such as contractual salaries, health care, heating oil and maintenance costs.
Recent changes in state law, including the repeal of a penalty for not consolidating schools and an adjustment to the state's Essential Programs and Services, means the state subsidy to the schools will increase approximately $165,000 to $534,414, up from $369,000 for 2011-12. This increased state subsidy could be used to lower the local share (raised from property taxes) by $143,000 or offset some of the cutbacks in the first draft budget. The board decided to use those funds to offset the cutbacks.
One of the cuts in the draft budget included eliminating all stipends at the elementary and high school level for coaching sports teams, chess teams, or other extra-curricular activities, at a savings of approximately $63,000. However, the stipends are part of the teachers' contracts and must be funded, said the board on March 22.
Between that figure, and the $65,000 for reserve funds and the JV girl's basketball team outlined above, less than $20,000 of the $143,000 figure remains unspent. In an informal vote, the board asked the administration to bring a second draft of the budget, with those changes, and any others based on public input over the past month, so long as the changes did not increase the budget beyond the $143,000.
This means that if the second budget is created as directed by the school board, and passed without changes by townspeople at the June budget meeting, the local share for the 2012-13 budget will remain the same as for this year's budget; that is, taxes will not increase based on school budget costs.
Forum topics
Topics for the fourth and final public forum included housing the high school's music program at the elementary school, special education and maintenance projects.
Special Services Director Josh Nichols shared with the board the overview of the state of special education in the district. Currently, 93 students—62 at the elementary school and 31 at the high school—are identified as having special needs. This represents 25 percent of the school system's 360 students. Approximately half of those students are diagnosed with a learning disability. Other disabilities include autism, deafness, and health and speech/language impairments.
In the elementary school, there are three full-time special education teachers, a teacher of the deaf, 11 ed. techs., two one-on-one ed. techs. and one full-time social worker/counselor. Next year, a full-time occupational therapist and a full-time speech therapist, with some time shared with the high school, will be needed. Currently, those services are contracted out. At the high school, there is the full-time equivalent of 1.25 teachers and four ed techs.
Greenlaw asked Nichols if everything is being done to insure students are being mainstreamed in the "least restrictive environment possible." Nichols said his vision is to concentrate intensive, one-on-one services on students when they are youngest, gradually reducing those services and moving them into the regular classroom.
There was some discussion about the burden of testing-time placed on special education teachers, taking teachers out of the classroom and requiring the hiring of substitutes. There was some discussion about considering a Union 76-wide part-time tester.
During the first budget forum meeting on March 22, the board asked whether the outbuilding called the "White House" could be used only for unheated storage. Currently, the building is used for half storage with the high school band practicing in the other half, which is heated with electric heat during the winter months.
Band teacher Eileen York said her primary concern with the high school students holding band class at the elementary school was a matter of time. York said she spoke with West about options for high school band students to start the school day at the elementary school rather than at the high school to preserve the full class time. Eileen York said many high school students expressed reservations about "going back" to the elementary school, even for that one class. The possibility of the high school band practicing on the school stage was also raised.
The board then discussed major maintenance and facilities projects. An oil-fired hot water heater needed at the elementary school will set the district back $32,000, but even larger projects loom on the horizon.
At the high school, the soffits and siding are showing signs of wear and tear. An estimate from a few years ago puts the whole project at about $150,000, which would create a "maintenance free" update to the current system. This means wood would be replaced with some sort of engineered product not susceptible to weather and with no need of painting.
Board member Skip Greenlaw said he thought it would be worthwhile to get an architect or structural engineer in to assess the current schematics before spending such a large sum on a project. "When you have a project this size, you want to make sure we're doing what's best," said Greenlaw.


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Elizabeth (Beth) Sellers has been named the new deputy director of Los Alamos National Laboratory and is scheduled to start December 5. Current Deputy Director Ike Richardson will be taking an overseas project leadership position with Bechtel to be announced next week.
Beth Sellers comes to the Laboratory with nearly 30 years of management experience working for the U.S. Department of Energy and private industry, leading the integration and improvement of large, complex, and technically diverse environments.
"Beth brings to us a stellar record of energy, accomplishment, and integrity," said Laboratory Director Charlie McMillan. "She's worked throughout the national security enterprise and gained a deep understanding of our missions and how best to accomplish them. Having managed DOE contracts from Richland and Idaho Falls to Kansas City and Albuquerque, she sees the big picture from our main customer's perspective and also has a mastery of the details."
Most recently, Sellers was a senior vice president for AREVA Federal Services in Bethesda, Maryland. There she led program development and execution for the unit of AREVA North America that serves DOE and its subcontractors in all phases of the nuclear fuel cycle.
Before that, Sellers was an Abu Dhabi-based principal with Good Harbor Consulting, a global provider of safety, security, and risk management consulting services to government and private-sector clients.
From 2003 to 2009, Sellers managed DOE's Idaho Operations Office in Idaho Falls, which oversees Idaho National Laboratory. There she led a restructuring of the contract management and oversight functions, which, along with other accomplishments, earned Sellers in 2007 a Meritorious Presidential Rank Award for exemplary federal service.
Prior to her assignment in Idaho, Sellers managed NNSA's Kansas City Site Office from 1999 to 2003, responsible for oversight of the Kansas City Plant.
Previously Sellers was director of DOE's spent nuclear fuel environmental management project in Richland, Wash., from 1995 to 1999, and brings valuable environmental management expertise.
She began her DOE service at the department's Albuquerque Operations Office, where she worked from 1983 to 1995, starting as Defense Programs program manager. Sellers later served as manager of environment, safety, and health for the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project and, finally, as director of the Environmental Restoration Division.
Sellers earned a bachelor of arts degree in English literature from the University of Alabama and a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from the University of New Mexico.
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First reported by Tayside and Fife newspaper website The Courier, the leap of faith was recorded on camera and uploaded to their YouTube channel after Truffles jumped a massive 30cm gap between two boxes.
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One could say this year's winner of the 2013 Bolingbrook Open took the fourth annual event by storm last weekend.
Laramie Storm was in second with a 72 after the first round at the Bolingbrook Country Club. The former Wyaton Hills club champ shot 73 on day 2 to win by 8 strokes.
"I think due to some of the gusty winds and pin positions made for a challenging final day," Storm said. "I hit the ball well for the whole weekend but four three putts and a costly nine iron on day two cost me a few strokes."
With the win, Storm will play in the Chicago District Golf Association Mid-Am this week at the Flosmoor Country Club.
"I wanted to utilize the Open as warm-up for that Mid-Am Championship. Hopefully, I can continue the quality ball striking and roll in a few more putts," Storm said.
Holes-in-one: Elmer Schorwang is not acting his age on the golf course these days. The 81-year-old golfer from Peru aced the No. 7 hole at Spring Creek Golf Course Aug. 12 using his 7 iron.
Andy Roliardi of Chicago aced the 173-yard, No. 9 hole at Spring Creek on Aug. 13 with his 7 iron. It was witnessed by Joe Roliardi of Peru.
BCUW's scramble: The Bureau County United Way's 10th annual golf scramble will be held at 1 p.m. Sept. 27 at Chapel Hill Golf Course in Princeton. Registration forms are available at most area golf courses or by email request to firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also register by sending a check with the name of golfer or golfers to the United Way, P.O. Box 308, Princeton, IL 61356. Single golfers are welcome. The registration deadline is Sept. 20.
Proceeds from this event will be used to help fund 15 local non-for profit health and human service agencies that serve those in need locally. The cost is $65 per golfer or $260 per foursome and includes 18 holes of golf, a cart and dinner by Kramer's Kitchen.
For more information or to register, contact the Bureau County United Way office at 815-872-0821.
Hidden Lake roundup: The final 18 holes of the Hidden Lake Ladies flight tournament will be played Sunday. There is two more weeks of teams and skins, with the last league play on Sept. 11. Closing dinner is scheduled for Sept. 18.
Chip shots: The PHS Booster Club Tiger Classic Golf Outing will be held Saturday at Chapel Hill. Call Mike Taylor at 815-872-0914 to golf. ... The fourth annual Doug Hoffman Memorial Golf Outing will be held today, Saturday, at Hidden Lake. It is held to celebrate the life of Doug Hoffman, who passed away from cancer on June 24, 2009. All proceeds will benefit Spring Valley Hospice. Donations are accepted.
Register by calling Steve at 815-712-2910 or Connie at 815-303-8088.


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Discussion in 'The Bar' started by Johnny Chimpo, Feb 5, 2013.
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me too
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there you go....
fuck, schoopy has helped me heaps
go to the Stern forum and gush about Beth, the Show, and Shuli. keep asking what Zoo Za Zoom is supposed to be.
dude, the stern forum LIVES for negging people; just tell them that their neg reps have no effect on you
just don't pull a Kanye and get banned from the forum
already did. Someone saw this thread and now Im getting good reps
Defend Kanye and Chriza in the Howard Forum
the reverse troll worked perfectly; Dogstar69 fell for it hook line and sinker
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Hmmmmm...interesting proposal. I may have to test this out.
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J.W.'s News Update: Wednesday November 23, 2011
Law enforcement wants you to be safe this Thanksgiving Holiday. Drive the speed limit, buckle your seat belts, make sure children are properly secured in their safety seats and don't drink and drive.
The Triple A predicts 42.5 million people will be traveling 50 miles or better this Holiday Weekend which would be a 4% increase over last year. That is despite higher gasoline prices, higher air fares and slightly higher rates for hotels than last year. Be safe and have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Consumers increased their spending in October but their incomes rose by the most in seven months. The extra money could boost spending during the upcoming holiday shopping season. The Commerce Department says spending increased by 0.1% last month the poorest game in four months but incomes increased.0 4%, the best showing since March.
Meanwhile Business orders for long lasting manufactured goods fell for a second straight month in October. The Commer Departmen says that order for drable goods fell 0.7% in October. Meanwhile the Labor Department says the number of people seeking unemployment benefits ticked up slightly last week after two months of steady decline.
In Sports: In football tomorrow: Detroit hosts Green Bay, Dallas vs Miami at Arlington. Baltimore vs San Francisco, Texas vs Texas A&M.


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Coming out of Cincinnati, Ohio, Pomegranates can be found on Loju Records with four studio released albums and two EPs. Gathering critical college fame, the band has grown musically and lyrically pulling from bands such as Talking Heads, French Kicks, and Brian Eno. Currently heard on the 88.3 FM airwaves is their latest single, "Pass Away," found on their latest release "Heaven" released earlier this past June. For more information on the band, check out their page facebook.com/pomegranatesart and keeping listening for them on 88.3 FM and WBWC.com


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Kelsey Mainstone had fun learning with her friends at Uncle John's Cider Mill Friday. A fifth grade student, she's been in traditional school, home school, and now likes learning through the Michigan Connections Academy. It's a statewide, online, virtual school that's accredited, and like a regular brick and mortar school, the course fees are paid through tax dollars. Kelsey says the school has a lot of perks.
"It's online, you can lay in bed, you can be in your pajamas. There's videos you can watch," said Kelsey.
A draw back, is that unlike a traditional school, her classmates don't live nearby, but she says they are still close friends.
"We like Skype on the computer a lot, video chat, and stuff like that," said Kelsey.
While the Connections Academy is an online school, they do a lot of things in the physical world. Friday's adventure was the first field trip of the academic year, but before the year is out, they will have gone on about 60 trips. In the spring they take one about every week.
"You know it's not a perfect fit for all families. We know this, you know. It works for some families and it doesn't work for others," Carrie Zopf, a Connections Academy teacher.
Kelsey's mom, who used to teach home school is also a big fan because, among other things, she says the school's curricula is better than traditional schools.
"I like it in the fact that it takes a lot of the planning off of me, and when I was home schooling I would always have that pressure of am I giving her or my son enough of the right things," said Kelly Mainstone, Kelsey's mother.
Each kid enrolled gets a free computer, and some money for monthly internet service.
"Without those distractions like they have in the brick and mortar school, we can really push them harder and harder, push them further to achieve what they can achieve, because we know all students can learn, we just have to get them to feel that way," said Zopf. "I feel like for the first time, I can actually teach each student in my class. I don't have all those distractions, I don't have to break up the fight in the back of the classroom or, you know, I can focus on each student."
Many students would agree, a fun field trip for some traditional face to face interaction doesn't hurt.
The state capped enrollment at 700 students this year. The cap will be removed next year, which means the 1,000 students who wanted in this year will be able to join the school next year.
Next week the school will visit Art Prize in Grand Rapids.