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Game 92: Boston at Toronto pregame
So, what has happened to these Blue Jays?
From the cream of the American League crop to flirting with the cellar in baseball's toughest division, all in a matter of two months.
Seeing as it's a slow news day here at the Dome — David Dellucci day-to-day after X-rays came back negative on his left foot and Vernon Wells still sick and out of the lineup — it seems appropriate to take some time to compare Toronto's hot start to its prolonged skid.
Really, it's a tale of two seasons: Before the nine-game losing streak and after the nine-game losing streak.
Prior to that skid, the Blue Jays were 27-14 and in first place in the East by 3.5 games. They jumped out of the gates with a strong offense (.289/.358/.463 with 1.2 HR/G, 5.7 R/G, 10.3 H/G) and decent pitching (3.85 ERA with 6.9 K/G, 3.1 BB/G).
In the 50 games since then, the Blue Jays have gone 17-33 and now sit in fourth place in the East, 12 games back of the Red Sox. The pitching has had its share of issues — injuries, tired bullpen, inexperience — and it has shown (4.59 ERA, 7.5 K/G, 3.6 BB/G). The offense, with a revolving door in left field, and subpar showings from Vernon Wells, Alex Rios, has slumped to the tune of .255/.318/.403 with 1.0 HR/G, 4.1 R/G, 9.0 H/G.
Has schedule played a role? Early on, it was hard to really know what to make of the Blue Jays' hot start due to the fact that it primarily played the AL West and Central while running to first place in the East. It looks like there may have been something to that after all.
Consider that in Toronto's first 41 games — before that nine-game slide at the end of May — the team played only six games against division rivals. In the last 50 games, the Jays have played 23 games against the East (5-18), 18 games against the National League (7-11) and nine against other AL divisions (5-4).
The way things have been going of late, the Blue Jays should simply be aiming to finish this season with a winning record. I guess the thing for Toronto fans to keep in mind is — despite the team's hot start — the Blue Jays were widely predicted to be a fourth-place team this season.
Today's lineups:
First place AL East, — GB
1. J.D. Drew, RF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
4. David Ortiz, DH
5. Jason Bay, LF
6. Mike Lowell, 3B
7. Rocco Baldelli, CF
8. Jed Lowrie, SS
9. George Kottaras, C
Starter: RHP Brad Penny (6-3, 4.71)
Fourth place AL East, 12.0 GB
1. Marco Scutaro, SS
2. Aaron Hill, 2B
3. Adam Lind, LF
4. Scott Rolen, 3B
5. Lyle Overbay, 1B
6. Alex Rios, CF
7. Kevin Millar, DH
8. Jose Bautista, RF
9. Raul Chavez, C
Starter: LHP Marc Rzepczynski (0-1, 3.00)
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Nice win for Rzepczynsk , he pitched well . He had a few hiccups but managed to get out of them , giving up only 4 hits . He made the Sox potent line-up look anemic
Great to see the Jays' bats come alive also . Tomorrow should be an interesting game , Halladay vs Lester . Thank goodness no "cheesy" Redsox announcers.
I like how Rzepczynsk doesn't panic with runners on base, whether he makes it as a starter or not, time will tell, but if he doesn't he'll make a huge addition to the pen.
Another golden performance by Millar, who's hit .218 in May, .200 in June and a nifty .182 in July and that would be a real strong .167 for the year against right handed pitching.
Of course our other hero Delucci is now hitting .043/.154/.087. Thank God that pitch hit him on the foot yesterday; that kind of slg. from our left handed power bat is downright embarrassing for Blue Jays fans in front of those Red Sox fans at this series who out number us at this series.
So, in the meantime we have guys like Snider, Randy Ruiz and Brian Dopirak in Vegas. Although, I can understand not bringing up Dopirak until he has more at bats in Vegas in spite of the fact he'll hit circles around Millar, there is no excuse as to why we're not calling up Snider and Ruiz now.
One other game point. Great hit by Bautista with a 2 out, 2 strike double to drive in a pair. Seems like two months since we saw a clutch hit like that, let's hope we see more.
Seems like the 'Zepper' is the most polished of the young pitchers. Throws any pitch in any count for strikes. He even threw the curve today for stirkes which is his 4th best pitch. He uses the curve to really keep the hitters of balance with respect to his slider.
Cecil relies more on 2 pitches his fastball and slider. He will throw the occasional change and rarely a curve but if he could ever throw those occasionally with effectiveness he could be real good.
Mills reminds me of the 'Zepper' just needs to keep his fastball and change down to be less hittable. With experience he will mature and improve.
Dopirak reminds of of Richmond (just a hitter)… younger than their true age… in Richmond's case due to his circimstance… in Dopirak's due to the foot injury. I think Dopirak is brought up in September as a test for next year and the year after.
Not sure if they should bring up Snider right now just because of confidence issues for the future but I think Buck Coats could be a good 4th/5th outfielder… good defence and can play any outfield postion with some speed. Also, could play infield in emergencies.
The thought I had though was about Purcey. Might be time to try him as a reliever (specifically a closer). Could throw as hard as he wants without respect to stamina… might lead to more strikes (might not)… has got the stuff and would focus him more on 2 pitches and less on 4. Not sure if he has a future as a starter especially with his perfornamnce in AAA so far. Any thoughts?
Snider, Dopirak, and Ruiz: the Jays won't promote these guys until there is a chance for them to get consistent at bats with the big club. In Snider's case, he is only hitting .220 against right handed pitching (.316 against lefties, strangely enough). They will want him to hit well against both left and right handers before he comes up so they don't have to platoon him.
Purcey's problem right now is control, which is just as important for a reliever as a starter. I still believe there is a no-hitter in that arm somewhere–he just needs to work on a few things, and learn how to pitch instead of throw. If you can get 200+ innings out of an arm like that rather than 60-70 as a reliever, you can see the advantage. I certainly think it is worth the extra work, and the wait for him to come around.
I think the Jay's great start this year may be attributed to several things aside from the weak opponents they faced: First, anybody can hit in April before the pitcher's arms get toughened up and they round into mid-season form. Second, we started the year with some rookie pitchers that nobody had faced before, and the advantage goes to the pitcher in the first meeting. Once they had started 3-4 games and there was enough scouting and video, they were in tough. Third, once they learned to pitch to Snider and he failed to adjust, and with the lack of production from Wells and Rios, there was a huge hole from the RBI guys in the centre of the lineup. It's a credit to Cito and his staff that they haven't just mailed it in.
Very strange: this season with the Jays, Travis Snider hit .313 against lefties, and only .229 against righties, and he is doing the same in Las Vegas. So how come they platooned him with Millar?
How good is Scott Rolen? Both he and Hill made a couple of amazing, how did they do that type stops yesterday to save Rzepczynski's bacon. We forget that without the great gloves on D, even Doc wouldn't be as good as he is. (So stick around, Doc, we got your back.)
I think Snider's results in AAA are skewed because he played a number of games hurt when he first went down. But two things are true-he is hitting left handers, and he is walking more. He's also hitting home runs, which is difficult to do in Vegas because center field is 433 feet and the average game time temperature is like 108.
After last nights game in Vegas I would bring up Dopirak instead of Ruiz. Dopirak came up last night, bottom of the 10th, game tied, bases loaded with one out, and hit a walk off sacrifice fly to win the game. Dopirak has been a strong clutch hitter the last couple of years and appears AAA is no different for him than AA.
My point on these two kids is two fold, one neither Millar nor Delucci will be here next year and are playing awful, so why keep them. Two, clearly we're not going to contend this year and probably next year, so we should bring the potential kids up, let them play and see what we got sooner than later. Besides I have full faith in our coaching here with Cito, Butterfield and Tennace to round these kids faster than they could in AAA.
Thanks for the stats, Jordan. Lest we forget, the outlook for the Jays was dismal pre-season with our starting pitching situation. The incredible first couple of months gave everybody unrealistic expectations. All my AL East buddies kept saying wait til you play us – and unfortunately we dropped back to Earth and the AL East in June. OTH, how can we not appreciate the rookies we have seen pitching and the Cito leadership? Watching him on my free trial MLB TV, I don't know how he stays so calm. Truely a great leader. I loved seeing him in Dunedin at ST a couple of years ago and now I like seeing him on MLB. Go Jays ! Keep Doc, fire J.P. !
The Halladay Fiasco
Frankly, I'd be surprised if Roy Halladay wasn't superbly pissed with Riccardi for blasting his potential trade all over the press. To start an All-Star game is a really privilege, and it's damn unfortunate Roy had to spend most of his time talking to he press about being traded instead of just enjoying the moment.
The point is all Riccardi had to do was make phone calls to other GM's suggesting Roy would be available for the right offer, talking to the press and creating a public fiasco simply underscores just how incompetent Riccardi really is.
The only good news on this mess, is Beeston has figured Riccardi out, and is now talking to Halladay directly, thank goodness for that. I'd also expect Beeston is in on any and every trade discussion regarding Halladay, so if anything does happen, he's the decision maker not Riccardi.
That being said, if there is a trade for Halladay, I'd still like to see us explore a trade with the Brewers for Matt Gamel and Alcides Escobar. Escobar could become an all-star short stop and a good lead off hitter, while Gamel could be that power hitting 3rd baseman we need. A combination of those two, with Hill and Dopirak, and our infield is set for quite some time with all-star potential at each position.
I agree Purceys problem is control. What I am thinking is that facing 3 batters instead of 20+ might have a positive effect. Also, I could be wrong but I believe this is Purcey's 3rd year on the 40-man so if he doesn't make the team out of camp next year he will be exposed to waivers and we could lose him for nothing. Personally, I don't think he will make the team next year as a starter as a number of pitchers seem to have surpassed him on the depth chart.
I think Halladay ONLY gets traded if a perfect monster deal comes along. A lot of teams (i.e. ChiA with Beckham, Mil with Gamel and Escobar, StL with Wallace) seem to be saying their top prospects are 'untouchable' which just won't get a deal done.
Home run power is over rated gsjays. Consider that the 1992-93 Jays never hit more than 163 home runs in a season, and last year, the Yankees hit 180 and missed the playoffs. The past few years, teams with a bunch of big boppers on staff have lost in the playoffs to teams with good pitching and defense. I would rather see a team drive the ball to the gaps, hit for average, and score runs with speed and timely hitting. You can also consider the Japanese National Team that doesn't hit a lot of homers, but has been able to win the WBC quite handily the last 2 times.
And we have a 3rd baseman that is hitting over .300 with extra base power that should have started the all star game, saves a bunch of runs with his glove and you want to ditch him because he has only hit 6 home runs? I am glad you are not the GM.
A hard throwing lefty in the bullpen would be welcome, but throwing strikes is even more important, because many times he would come into the game with runners in scoring position, and could not afford to walk anybody. If Purcey can regain his command, then you would get more innings out of him as a starter, and if he can't, then there wouldn't be a spot for him anywhere, and somebody else can try to fix him.
I think a lot of Purcey's problems are mental. From what I have seen, he gets amped up and tries to overthrow, whereas he should watch some Mike Mussina film. Mike was always tougher with runners on base, because when he got in trouble, he would take a bit off his pitches. His pitches would have more movement and better location.
With a power arm like Purcey, you need to have a bit more patience, because it seems to take longer to harness the power. I think back to Esteban Louiza and Kelvim Escobar, both of whom the Jays gave up on, and who eventually developed into pretty good pitchers. When you look at a couple of the gems he threw last fall, you cannot help but feel there is a no-hitter in there somewhere.
As far as options go, I don't intend to make my head hurt trying to understand all the ins and outs of major and minor league roster changes but I imagine that's one of the reasons they haven't called him up in the middle of the season again.
You're forgetting a couple of things about Rolen. First, he's 34 years old and by the time we seriously compete he will be 3-4 years older and too old and too brittle. The other thing you forget is his contract runs out in 2010 and I don't think it makes a lot of sense to resign a 36 year old injury prone 3rd baseman.
The most important thing though, is look at the 3 teams ahead of us in the AL East. All 3 of them have strong power hitting 3rd baseman who are key to their success. Albeit it Longoria, A-Rod or Lowell, they all hit for power and more importantly all drive in a lot of runs-something Rolen is not doing. So although home runs don't win it all, its clear that position is a power position, has been for a long time and will likely continue to be, along with 1st base.
That being said, of all the guys that need to be dumped on this team in order to re-tool to compete again, Rolen, in my view would be the last one to trade, since he does add a veteran example-and a good one.
The only reason Purcey hasn't been called back up is because he's erratic. His starts are either brilliant, mediocre or disastrous. As an example, in his last 6 starts hes given up either 0,1,2,3,4 or 9 earned runs in anywhere from 2.1 innings to 7.
In those same 6 starts he's walked 3,3,3,3,4 and 6. He's walked 52 in87.2 innings pitched ,s o it looks like its improving and then he walks 6.
It's hard to see what the issue is. Last night he gave up a run in the first inning, then settled in and put zeros up for the 2nd or 3rd, and then gave up 3 in the 4th, and then put zeros up for the 5th and 6th. He ended up walking 3 but gave up 8 hits of which 3 or 4 were back to back in the 3rd inning.
My feeling on him is two fold, first no way Purcey would ever be a reliever, his control is not good enough and probably never will be. Second, the real issue for Purcey is the same as it was before, get the walks down. In that league the hits are higher than anywhere else, so I think we can expect his era there to be higher than normal, BUT no way he survives up here with walking as many guys as he does.
He really needs to get these walks under control this year, since he's already 27 and running out of time, or he might be permanently delegated as a AA and AAA pitcher.
I agree with you on your points on Purcey. Just think change might be good for him before he becomes wasted potential. With his control problems a move to the 'pen might be beneficial because he could focus less on a 4 pitch aresenal and more on a 2 pitch aresnal. Sometimes narrowing the field relieves pressure.


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Information Security
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Amazing Access
Finding a comprehensive identity and access management architecture requires leadership to navigate the technology and implementation labyrinth.
Finding a comprehensive identity and access management architecture requires leadership to navigate the technology and implementation labyrinth.
No need to beat around the bush—passwords stink. No one—users, administrators, security pros—likes them, and for good reason.
Despite password policies, users persist in repeating poor password choices— their dog's name, birthdays, favorite colors. Getting them to apply fixed alpha-numeric combinations at least seven characters long is a security fantasy, but shops trying to enforce strong password policies often discover that passwords aren't free. Heck, they aren't even cheap.
According to recent statistics, 25 to 30 percent of all help desk calls are password-related, the average cost per call is $25, and the average user makes roughly four of these calls per year. Then, there are the omnipresent dangers of skilled social engineers who are able to con even the savviest of users into revealing their passwords.
It's time to place authentication in its rightful place as an important component in a comprehensive identity and access management (IAM) architecture.
But, since IAM goes beyond security, it should be approached with a holistic enterprise perspective and not just focused solely on authentication.
After years of languishing on the back burner, IAM will become a major enterprise focus area in the next 24 to 36 months, driven by new business initiatives, regulatory compliance and the need for process efficiency.
Security managers must seize this opportunity and provide IAM leadership on four levels: building a planning team, mapping access requirements, designing an access control architecture and implementing the solution.
The IAM Team
When embarking on an IAM project, security managers must gather a team of application, systems, access, network and directory managers and administrators from various business units across the enterprise. Of course, each department's security should have strong representation within the IAM team.
This team's purpose is to define the IAM business requirements—not to architect a technical solution. Each participant must represent his department's needs while collaborating to address overall business requirements. The team's ultimate goal is threefold:
- Assess current problems by developing a list of IAM financial, operational and organizational issues. The team members will define the business risks, operational overhead and organizational issues associated with each problem so the IAM solution can be aligned with overall business goals.
- Define goals by prioritizing short- and long-term objectives based on business value. The team will address tactical operational and security issues, but think strategically about business and regulatory requirements. Will the company outsource any business processes in the next few years? Will the organization need to create roles and access policies for "extended enterprise" applications to service outsiders? Are there any pending or anticipated deadlines for regulatory compliance? A model solution should enable business flexibility, improve security and cut operational costs.
- Pool funds from various business units. While the IT department can certainly build and manage the technology, all business groups should invest in the process. Enterprises may allocate money to IAM projects, but it's quite common for business departments to contribute from their budgets.
During this initial phase, the security group's job is to help the organization fully appreciate the business risks associated with current IAM architectures—weak passwords, poor controls and multiple identity stores. Security managers should avoid the temptation to play "Chicken Little" with constant warnings about security breaches and identity theft that don't amount to much.
Rather, security managers should balance paranoia with hard operational facts—the process of managing and monitoring multiple RADIUS servers, VPNs and network directories requires loads of financial and human resources and is strewn with costly inefficiencies—both human and technical. Quantifying security inefficiencies, loses as a result of breaches and future savings—or as some call return on security investment (ROSI)—will be important and well-received input.
Plotting Access
Access control isn't just about keeping bad guys out—it's about controlling who gets into the infrastructure and limiting where they can go. Mapping access needs is a crucial phase of an IAM project, since this is when secu-rity managers need to determine which users and devices will have access to specific applications and data and from which locations (intranet, mobile computers, kiosks).
During this phase, the IAM development team needs to catalog all systems and applications; each system should be rated in terms of how critical it is to the business and assigned a value.
It's important to note the process for user provisioning, management and monitoring, and, in terms of the technical information, to note whether each system has open or proprietary application interfaces and IAM infrastructure, the type of operating system, and whether the application is in a steady-state of operation or due for a near- term upgrade.
Enterprises also need to assign a level of sensitivity to data as it is being created, amended, enhanced, stored and transmitted. Data classification can be an arduous and time-consuming task, and many companies simply ignore it. At the very least, security managers should classify obvious confidential and regulated data, and assign it a level of minimum protection.
Many enterprises make the mistake of using existing access rules and accounts as baselines for new systems.
Security mangers should use the opportunity of a new IAM infrastructure to recast all access rights. Rather than focusing on the "who," best practices dictate that companies should focus on "what" (what asset?) and "why" (does this person need access to this system/data?). Building role-based access provisioning in this way will help bolster security and ease the compliance auditing both during and after the process.
With an inventory of assets, data and access roles, security managers can define rules for authentication and authorization by selecting a security model that helps meet enterprise objectives without impeding business operations. In terms of authorization, security managers can now help map existing roles and groups to the assets they truly need and secure critical systems enterprise-wide with "need to know" security.
Enterprises also need to create standard processes for account creation, change management and deletion by documenting the current workflow, approval and provisioning process, looking for inefficiencies and opportunities for automation. Once designed, the model process can be complemented with auditing, automation and provisioning tools from vendors like BMC Software, Computer Associates, Courion, Consul, IBM Tivoli, Novell and RSA Security. Given the complexities of this phase, companies often cut corners—and run into security and compliance problems down the line. CISOs must step in to make sure that this doesn't happen; successful access mapping will lead to perpetual security and operations benefits.
Striving for Scalability
Identity and access management spans the entire enterprise; in building an IAM solution, enterprises must define an appropriate architecture that allows them to start small, grow gracefully and, most important, avoid all-encompassing solutions that demand million-dollar investments and multiyear implementations.
To maximize benefits while avoiding technical lock-in, IAM services should feature a layered architecture based upon standard protocols (i.e., RADIUS, LDAP, X.509), data formats and APIs. There are three basic layers in the IAM services architecture:
- Identity Objects (i.e. user, device, file, application, etc.) sit at the bottom of the stack. They define anything with an identity that needs to be mapped to access policies and monitored for compliance. Identity objects vary based on company size, global locations and government regulations.
- Identity Services provide middleware like messaging, directory, replication and data services that link identity objects to IAM applications. Identity objects will take direct advantage of the identity services, while legacy objects with their own IAM infrastructure will rely on specific gateway and data translation (i.e., metadirectory, XML translation, etc.) functionality.
- Application Layer provides business, security and operations functionality through the identity services layer. Identity and access management applications will plug into the identity services layer through a handful of standard interfaces from leading software vendors and IAM infrastructure providers (i.e., Java, ASP/.NET, C++, etc.). As other standards evolve (such as authentication protocols like RSA Security's OTPS or VeriSign's OATH), enterprises will be able to integrate best-of-breed IAM technologies into existing architectures.
Security managers may be in unfamiliar territory during this phase as they tend to think in terms of "best-of-breed" products rather than architectural solutions. They need to focus on protecting corporate operations, long-term scalability and business needs by designing an identity management architecture, and then filling in tactical needs with standards-based tools that have an eye toward future integration.
The Final Frontier
This phase includes setting up a test bed, building a prototype, rolling out an early adoption phase and then pushing the project into production.
Though this sounds fairly straightforward, security managers must continue to oversee the deployment to ensure that design and operational goals are met.
An IAM project has no shortage of moving parts, so it's easy to get lost or have some minor problem cascade into a major showstopper. Security managers must keep meticulous records on the implementation process to troubleshoot the inevitable kinks and avoid any future problems.
To ensure progress, security managers must also make training an ongoing process. Users must be taught the mechanics of the IAM, so they will understand the protections, processes and limitations on their access rights. And, business managers must be educated on the need for maintaining IAM integrity. Shortcuts and ad hoc processes and mechanisms will undermine the IAM efficiency and, ultimately, overall security.
Unanticipated security vulnerabilities or process problems will crop up—and security managers must stay on top of them. With a project of this significance, it's better to delay deployment than to roll out systems that frustrate users and don't work.
Overall, patience is a virtue. This project will require time, money and loads of cooperation. Security managers should approach IAM as politicians—not police officers.
Identity is truly an area where security and business initiatives go hand-in-hand, so savvy security managers can use this critical project as a way to improve security, formalize controls, reduce operating overhead and support business initiatives.


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U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
Company Refused to Accommodate Manager, Then Fired Him Because of Disability, Federal Agency Charges
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A car dealership in Fort Smith, Ark., violated federal law when it failed to accommodate its used car manager and then terminated him because of his disability, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit it filed today.
The EEOC's suit alleges that Randall Ford violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it refused to accommodate the used car manager's disability following his spinal surgery. The manager asked for the use of a golf cart, which the company had, and for help in test-driving vehicles in order to determine the trade-in value. Randall Ford did not engage in any discussions with him about the suggested accommodations but simply fired him, supposedly for alleged misconduct that had occurred about three months prior.
Disability discrimination violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The EEOC filed suit, Civil Action No. 13-2206, in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, Fort Smith Division, after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process. The suit seeks monetary relief in the form of back pay and compensatory and punitive damages, compensation for lost benefits, and an injunction against future discrimination.
The ADA mandates that persons with disabilities have an equal opportunity to achieve success in the workplace by being provided with reasonable accommodations in order to perform the essential functions of their job, unless doing so would be an undue hardship for the employer.
"This employee had performed his job successfully for over one year, and only after his request for an accommodation did Randall Ford make the decision to fire him," said Katharine W. Kores, district director of the EEOC's Memphis District Office, which has jurisdiction over Arkansas, Tennessee, and portions of Mississippi. "Fighting disability discrimination is a priority for the EEOC."
Randall Ford sells new and used cars. The company's website states that it ranks in the top 10 percent of the Memphis Region in new vehicle sales and ranks #2 in pre-owned vehicle sales.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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MILLEDGEVILE, Ga. – The Georgia College volleyball team and head coach Gretchen Krumdieck have added a familiar face to the Bobcat volleyball roster, as Michelle DeMaris (Suwanee, Ga.) joins the squad.
DeMaris is a graduate of North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, Ga. where she played under head coach Vanessa Henry. At North Gwinnett High, DeMaris was a three-sport athlete in volleyball, soccer, and track. During her high school career, she was named a Scholar Athlete, a member of the National Honors Society, and an Honor graduate.
DeMaris was a soccer player for the Bobcats during the last two seasons, playing defense and goalkeeper. She will serve GC volleyball as a defensive specialist in fall 2013.
GC Volleyball will be the newest program sponsored by GC Athletics and the 11th overall when they take the court during the fall 2013 season.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Two Acronyms Which All Language Teachers Need to Understand
By Richard Firsten
Retired ESOL Teacher, Teacher-Trainer, Columnist, Author
I was raised in a Brooklyn neighborhood called Flatbush. What made Flatbush so typical of New York neighborhoods was what we commonly refer to today as the diversity in population found there. Talk about celebrating diversity . . . we "celebrated" it every single day. When I ran errands for my family when I was a kid, I might go to the German greengrocer's, the Italian cobbler's, the Jewish deli, or the small Puerto Rican grocery. My folks might get Chinese takeout or buy greeting cards at the Lebanese gift shop. What made all of these small business people so interesting was that none of them was a native speaker of English. They all communicated well enough in English to function successfully in their businesses, but they were all using what linguist Jim Cummins refers to as BICS, Basic Interpersonal Communication Skills – and that's the first acronym language teachers need to understand.
I'm sure many of you have known people such as family members, neighbors, or friends who have a good, basic command of English and can use the language in just about any informal situation, but whose language skills still leave something to be desired. These people may neglect all 3rd person singular verb forms, probably don't use irregular verbs properly in the past all the time, may leave out the articles, and have their own peculiarities of pronunciation, just to name a few defective areas of their language skills. But the main point is that they still communicate well enough and know how to get their ideas across appropriately so that the majority of native speakers don't have trouble understanding them. My own grandmother was a perfect example of someone like this. I used to get a kick out of some of her pronunciations and syntactic constructions. "That really argavated me!" she would say, instead of aggravated. "Write to your cousin a letter maybe," she might say instead of "Perhaps you should write a letter to your cousin" or "Maybe you should write your cousin a letter." And then there was the super in the apartment building I lived in as a kid who'd say in anger, "He's a real summunubeet!" (I'm sure you can guess what he meant.)
Although Jim Cummins and other linguists have focused their attention on L2 development in children , I think we can apply these ideas to adults as well. According to the literature, it takes about two years for the average child to reach the level of communication in the new language that we refer to as BICS, so it most likely takes longer for an adult to attain that level.
But even if a speaker attains BICS and our impression is that the person does quite well in the L2, the pitfall is that we may assume that person can also do well in more formal or academic situations. Usually, however, that's not the case. The ability to handle formal or academic language well is referred to by Cummins as CALP, Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency – and this is the second acronym all language teachers need to understand. It's claimed that children require between five and seven years to attain this level of language ability, and in adults it may take even longer. This is a daunting claim, one that many language teachers may disagree with based upon their personal experiences with students and observations of how those students can perform in the L2. I, for one, tend to agree with the concepts of BICS and CALP, although I'm not sure I agree completely with the time frames given.
Being aware of BICS and CALP makes perfect sense. I know for a fact that my grandmother and those small business owners in my Brooklyn neighborhood functioned perfectly well on a day-to-day basis in English, but I'm certain that even if they had solid educational backgrounds from "the old country," those same people would have felt very uncomfortable and very insecure in formal or academic surroundings and in dealing with formal or academic reading.
The point is, as language teachers we should keep in mind that it takes a great deal of patience and quite a bit of time to achieve BICS and a lot more time to achieve CALP. And even though the prospect of having to wait so long before our students can feel comfortable in their L2 in formal or academic settings is a daunting one, we need to face this reality and get our students to understand this as well so that they don't become too frustrated because they've been thrust prematurely into a situation where higher language skills are required. This goes equally for adults and children, and it's something all language teachers should keep in mind.
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Throughout January our little Mazda 3 i Touring sedan soldiered on and racked up some decent miles. We can't lie, the car has been neglected until recently, and should have many more miles on it than it does. But the little four-door is a solid car, with some things that our editors like, some they dislike.
So as the calendar moves into February, we set our sights on racking up the miles on our compact sedan. But read what our editors had to say about our long-term Mazda 3.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR ANGIE FISHER: Another road trip with the Mazda 3 on the books, and my impressions haven't changed too much.
For New Years, my husband and I took a 600 mile round-trip to Maple City -- near Traverse City, Mich. -- and had our compact sedan packed. For the first time on one of these road trips, the 3 felt small. Our fluffy winter coats added to the volume in the back seat, but we even found ourselves wrestling for elbow room on the center console.
But the 3 still did the work of shuffling us up north, in a snowstorm, and only resulted in a $70 fuel bill for the weekend.
We put the 3's snow-handling to the test, and were happy to find it performed well. I always felt stuck to the ground, and the traction-control notification let me know when I wasn't. The wipers also did a nice job of clearing off the windshield, but we could have used a rear wiper. We also found that the low stature made the 3 a target for blinding truck sludge -- the result was a slow go and a seriously dirty car.
When the roads were clear, I had fun with the automatic transmission's manual shift mode on the hilly highways in and around Traverse City. When manually shifting the gears, the 3 still feels slow, but the drive becomes more engaging.
One continued problem: I can't pair my phone. "Angie's iPhone" is included in the list of paired phones, but my Bluetooth won't connect. Is anyone else having that problem?
ASSOCIATE EDITOR GRAHAM KOZAK: A long trip to Dayton, Ohio in the Mazda had me sitting in the car for my longest amount of time to date. My overall impressions haven't changed all that much -- the sedan is basic, adequate transportation that benefits from its slightly sporty character -- but there are a few things I'd change if I were buying a Mazda 3 for myself.
First and foremost, the transmission. Looking through the other comments, I realize I'm not the only one to observe how gutless the car can feel when trying to get up to speed; it's the price one pays for solid 30-plus mpg fuel economy, I suppose. But having a manual would at least provide the option to trade economy for speed. The six-speed auto box doesn't allow such freedom, even with the "manual" mode.
That switch alone would greatly increase my satisfaction with the vehicle. Beyond that, an improved entertainment system would be nice. Given its focus on fuel economy, the Skyactiv-equipped Mazda 3 would make a great commuter vehicle. Also, if I'm going to be spending a lot of time behind the wheel in the middle of gridlocked traffic, I'd rather have an upgraded entertainment system complete with USB input (if available) for my MP3 player.
The upfront cost of a better entertainment system would be well worth it in the end, especially if I'm racking up miles in the car. And it's not like the Mazda 3 is expensive to begin with -- often, I forget that our admittedly spartan sedan comes in at well under $21,000.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR JAKE LINGEMAN:: Out the door for $20k? That seems like a pretty good deal. Like Graham, though, I'd specify a manual. A better sound system would be a blessing as well. Otherwise, it does exactly what an economy car should: carry the driver around without any drama, and not much effort.
I'm not sold on the color combo either. Purplish-blue with a cream interior . . . who thought of that? Inside the cabin, the seats are comfortable, the height adjustment function and the controls falling easily into hand. Though I'd like a better radio, I don't like the added complexity. But like everything else, you'll get used to it.
Power is basically sad from the SkyActiv engine and transmission combo. To get any sort of oomph from the motor, you have to use the manual shift mode, and even then you have to floor it. The bright spot is the steering, which I think is one of the best setups in the class.
For now, I'd still take a similarly equipped Ford Focus, or one of the Kia-Hyundai clones, but I need little more time to make my final decision.
ASSOCIATE TECHINICAL EDITOR BRAD COSNTANT: I've spent a lot of time with this Mazda 3 over the past eight months, and I'm still impressed with how much of a bargain this car is. For $20,000 you get a fuel-efficient, decent looking and practical small sedan.
This much is true: It isn't fast, it doesn't have heated seats and it lacks satellite radio. But let me put it in perspective: Many people who would buy this car are on a budget, and aren't looking for performance. So the idea of a fuel-efficient sedan for $20k is something that many people will like.
I agree with Jake and Graham, I too would prefer to have a manual in this car. The automatic is so slow! But I can settle for driving this thing in the manual select-shift mode. And, yes, the lack of satellite radio is annoying, but we editor folk are a spoiled bunch.
With that in mind, it is easy for me to look at the Mazda 3 and see why it's a good car -- note that I didn't say good performance car. Yes, that's right, it's a good car at a great price. Want more equipment? Go for a higher trim, which is only a few thousand more.
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Your Ticket to Peace is Just a Few Moments Away
Do you ever feel trapped at work? Perhaps that big project with tomorrow's deadline has slipped away from you, or you've lost yourself in a problem that seems to have no solution. Maybe you have become at odds with your desk space, or you've picked a battle with technology today. Don't worry, we've all been there.
All it takes to re-channel your mind is a little reflection, a bit of you-time to get your thoughts back on track. When is the last time you closed your eyes and allowed yourself to float away from your physical work space and into your own world? Here are five of our favorite ways to break free of the cubicle claustrophobia and back into your personal space.
1. Don't Forget To Breathe
Breathing is the quintessential element of any kind of meditation. When you learn to control your breath, you gain control of your whole self – body, mind and soul. Have you ever noticed your breath when you're stressed out? It tends to be short, shallow, and restricted to your chest. Compare this to when you're relaxed; your breath will be long and deep, reaching down into your belly.
Breathing, although necessary for life, is actually a learned trait. We get so wrapped up in our days and in our lives that we often don't notice our breathing sequence. When is the last time you took the time to notice your breathing? With just a few simple steps, you can regain your mind and take control of your busy day – just breathe!
Do this cycle 10-15 times for a completely refreshed mind.
2. Get Up and Move Your Body
Most of us sit in a chair for most of the day, so why would we want to spend more time than required in office confinement? The art of meditation is that you can do it anywhere, anytime for as long or short as you desire. So get up!
Go for a short walk outside and be mindful of your breathing. Move your limbs that stay cramped behind a desk all day; stretch your arms, legs, and back; bring yourself back to the present moment – back to your body.
If you're truly strapped for time, do some head and shoulder rolls in the comfort of your chair. These rolls limber up your joints and help relieve deep stressor built up tension.
Acknowledge your stress and let it go with each exhale!
3. Honor Yourself Through Guided Meditation
Guided meditations are a wonderful way to balance your day, dissolve stress and give yourself a little bit of self-love during a hectic workflow. If you are new to personal meditation, this is a great way to escape the office, without ever actually leaving!
Some of our favorite lunchtime meditations are just under 15 minutes and leave you feeling revived, energized, peaceful and ready to take on the rest of your day. San Diego based wellness center, The Chopra Center has an abundant selection of guided meditations, find one that works for you!
4. Find Your Perfect Soundtrack and Daydream
Music has been used as a form of therapy for centuries – physical and psychological health have been shown to vastly improve after sessions of musical therapy in both professional and personal circumstances.
The American Music Therapy Association has found that music positively promotes wellness, assists in managing stress, expressing feelings, improving communication and enhancing memory.
Turn your phone on silent, turn your computer monitors off and remove yourself from the fast paced world of social technology. It's not going anywhere without you. For 3-5 minutes, allow yourself to slowly drift into your happy place. The beach, the mountains, at home with kids or your favorite vacation spot—wherever it is that your heart values, put yourself there. The marriage of your breath and a relaxing song is the cheapest ticket to happiness you'll ever find!
5. Do A Body Scan
One of the oldest meditative practices, a body scan, is a great way to tap into your body and mentally "clock out" for a few short minutes during the day. Eyes can remain open or closed for this routine, whatever is most comfortable for you!
Relax and take in a few deep cleansing breaths. With your undivided attention towards your feet, feel out the sensations that live there. Wiggle your toes to acknowledge those sensations. Spend a full minute focusing on your feet, toes, ankles… and any feelings that exist there.
Breathe deeply into them and with an exhale – let go of the tension. It's normal for the mind to try and drift off into other thoughts or emotions during this time, simply take note of them, and then go back to the feet.
Repeat this process moving up the body, from the calves, knees and thighs to the groin, bottom and belly, up through the chest, shoulders and head. Acknowledge your hardworking arms, hands and fingers. For the sake of time, pick two or three spots that require your attention and spend a little time focusing on the sensations that live there.
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Plenty of superstars will be in the spotlight tonight in Zurich when the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala 2012 gets underway, but taking centre stage will be our hosts for the evening.
Broadcast journalist Kay Murray and Dutch footballing icon Ruud Gullit will be guiding us through the event in the Kongresshaus. FIFA.com spoke to both of them ahead of the bluechip event.
For a man who has stareed in FIFA World Cups and UEFA European Championships, Gullit is nervous. "You do this every day," he said to his co-star. "For you it is easy to. I have to wait a whole year for another gig, but I need the adrenalin to perform well!"
Murray had her own opinion about why tonight's show will be unique: "I think the audience will like the little bit of humour that we are injecting this year," she smiled.
Check out what else they say about the FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala 2012. Click on the video on the right-hand side and watch a relaxed and different kind of interview!


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Scandals could roil 2014 elections
As a trio of scandals threatens to engulf President Barack Obama, congressional Democrats facing election next year are talking tough about the administration and taking the first steps to detach themselves from the president.
Yet even as Republicans see an opening, some in the GOP are urging caution: They say the party needs to avoid appearing so eager to damage Obama and score political points that it undermines what looks like their best shot in three years to go on the offensive.
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With Obama becoming an ever-larger political target, two midterm elections that saw voters take out their anger at Washington in ways that could potentially come into play next year — 2010 and 1998 — loom large in the minds of both parties.
( Also on POLITICO: Behind the Curtain: D.C. turns on Obama)
The convergence of a renewed focused on the attacks on the U.S. facility in Benghazi, Libya, revelations about the IRS targeting conservative groups and the Department of Justice seizing phone records from Associated Press reporters is prompting Democratic calls for accountability and raising fears that their candidates next year could become collateral damage should voters grow unhappy with Obama.
Add in concerns about the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and you've got a party dreading another 2010-style backlash toward perceived Washington excess.
Democrats on Tuesday raised the volume on their displeasure with the scandals, suggesting they were ready to create some distance from Obama.
( Also on POLITICO: Obama: IRS findings 'intolerable')
"First of all, when you look at this, it's like when it rains it pours," said Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.), who's up for reelection next year, about the IRS and Department of Justice stories. "It's very, very troubling."
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), who's also facing the voters in 2014, was equally tough.
"The IRS actions were outrageous and we need an investigation and to hold them responsible," she said.
( Also on POLITICO: The IRS wants YOU — to share everything)
A pair of House Democrats running in potentially competitive Senate elections used blistering language to demonstrate their anger at the IRS.
"When the government targets organizations because of their political beliefs, it has a chilling effect on free speech and damages the very foundation of our country," said Rep. Bruce Braley (D-Iowa), calling on Obama to fire the IRS official who oversees tax-exempt organizations and launch an independent investigation. "Sorry just doesn't cut it."
Rep. Gary Peters, a Michigan Democrat, expressed similar outrage.
( PHOTOS: 10 slams on the IRS)
"For the IRS to wildly misuse its authority and target people or groups on ideological grounds goes against the core of our democracy and sets a dangerous precedent," said Peters. "Michiganders and the American people are owed an explanation."
The hope among congressional Democrats is that quick hearings and thorough investigations are followed by political closure and a return to a policy agenda that can demonstrate productivity to their constituents.


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FROSTBURG, Md.—Buffalo State (4-4/2-3) used a balanced offensive attack and another strong defensive performance to earn a convincing 22-7 victory at Frostburg State (3-4/1-3) in an Empire 8 game today at Bobcat Stadium.
The Bengals gained 439 total yards, including 295 passing and 144 on the ground, while limiting the Bobcats to just 272 total yards and only 97 through the air. Buffalo State forced Frostburg to go 0 for 13 on third-down conversions and 2 of 4 on fourth downs.
Quarterback Casey Kacz (Amherst/Sweet Home) went 7 of 11 for 114 yards and a touchdown before leaving the game at the end of the first quarter. Senior Ryan Lehotsky (N. Royalton, OH/N. Royalton) finished 12 of 24 for 158 yards with a touchdown and a pick in relief. Eight different Bengals caught passes, led by Ryan Carney (Olean/Olean) with five grabs for 88 yards and a score, while Caesarae Lewis (Newbern, AL/Sunshine) had four catches for 77 yards. Rich Pete (Utica/Proctor) and Manny Brooks (Auburn/Auburn) shared the load on the ground with nine carries for 73 yards and 11 runs for 65 yards respectively.
Chris Hall (Pasadena, CA/St. Francis) had a team-best nine tackles, and Pasquale Vacchio (Glen Head/North Shore) added eight stops including a sack for Buffalo State.
Frostburg quarterback Ken Emmons finished 12 of 28 for just 97 yards and a touchdown. Chuky Iweh had 13 rushes for 97 yards, and J.D. Hook added 92 yards on 14 carries.
Buffalo State produced points on each of its first two possessions, but neither team would score again in the first half. After a three-and-out by Frostburg on the opening sequence, the Bengals marched 60 yards on nine plays before settling for a 26-yard field goal by Nate Benoit (Grand Island/Grand Island). On its second possession, Buffalo State needed just two plays to find the end zone on a 39-yard pass from Kacz to Carney. Following a failed 2-point conversion attempt, the Bengals led 9-0.
Frostburg threatened twice, but came away empty. After using an eight-play, 75-yard drive to set up a first-and-goal, the Bengals stuffed a fourth-and-goal attempt from the 1 yard line. The Bobcats worked their way deep into Buffalo State territory again midway through the second quarter with a first-and-goal from the Bengals' 3. After losing five yards on the next three plays, however, they attempted a 25-yard field goal that rang off the right upright and kept the deficit at 9-0.
Buffalo State assembled a nine-play, 66-yard drive on the ensuing possession, but also came up empty when Lehotsky fired an incomplete pass on fourth-and-4 from the Frostburg 14 to turn the ball over on downs.
The Bengals got the ball back to start the second half and drove 77 yards in 12 plays, eating up eight minutes and 34 seconds, and ended with a 9-yard scoring strike from Lehotsky to John Beers (Syosset/Syosset). A blocked extra point made the score 15-0.
Buffalo State extended its lead to 22-0 midway through the fourth quarter with an 11-yard end around by Sherman Nelson (Buffalo/O'Hara). Frostburg finally got on the board with a 2-yard touchdown pass from Emmons to Hayden Roberts with just 3:11 remaining, but after a failed on-side kick, the Bengals ran out the clock.
"Our defense turned in another great performance," said Buffalo State coach Jerry Boyes. "We left a lot of points on the field offensively, but did enough good things to earn the victory."
Buffalo State will celebrate homecoming and "Senior Day" next Saturday against Hartwick at noon.


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NAIA Football Players of the Week ? No. 4
By: Sam Knehans, Communications & Sports Information Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Josh Miller of Saint Francis (Ind.) is named the NAIA Football National Offensive Player of the Week; Mike Phillips of McPherson (Kan.) is tabbed as the NAIA Football National Special Teams Player of the Week and JerSean Walder of Doane (Neb.) is recognized as the NAIA Football National Defensive Player of the Week, the national office announced Monday. The trio was chosen for their performances during the week of Sept. 16 – 22 and each was selected from a pool of conference and independent award winners.
Miller, a Lima, Ohio native, completed 68 percent of his pass attempts in Saint Francis' victory over No. 7 St. Ambrose (Iowa). The senior quarterback threw for a career-best 412 yards, while completing 18 passes for first downs. Miller is the first Saint Francis quarterback to throw for over 400 yards in a game since 2002 and his 412-yard performance ranks third on the Cougars single-game list. Miller's lone touchdown pass came in the fourth quarter, when he hit freshman wide receiver Seth Coate from eight yards out for what would prove to be the game-winning touchdown. Miller currently ranks among the NAIA leaders in total offensive yards per game (8th, 319.5), passing yards per game (11th, 286.5) and pass efficiency (13th, 156.9).
Phillips, a kicker from Spring Branch, Texas, was perfect in McPherson's win over Bethel (Kan.). The senior went 3-for-3 on field goal attempts in the game, including one from a season-long 39 yards, and is 6-for-6 on the year. He's also 14-for-14 on extra point attempts, including 6-for-6 in this week's contest. Phillips currently leads the NAIA in field goal percentage (1.000) and PAT kicking percentage (1.000) and is second in the nation in total field goals (6), total scoring for kickers (32 points) and scoring per game for kickers (10.7 points).
Walder, a defensive back from Allen, Texas, scored two defensive touchdowns and recorded a team-high six tackles to lead Doane's defensive unit in its 62-7 victory over Hastings (Neb.)—the Tigers first win at Hastings since 1997. The junior jumped on an errant snap in the end zone early in the second quarter and six minutes later returned an interception 38 yards for his second score of the game. Doane held Hastings to 171 yards of total offense in the contest and Walder's two defensive touchdowns tied a school record. With his two interceptions this week, Walder vaulted himself into the top ten nationally in total interceptions (10th, 2).
For a complete list of all the national statistical leaders, click here.
For the complete NAIA Player of the Week calendar, click here.
Offensive Nominees:Zach Ely, Dakota State (S.D.); Jordan Hoffman, McPherson (Kan.); Reed Gurchiek, Cumberland (Tenn.); Chris Elliott, Trinity International (Ill.); Anthony Muilenburg, Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.); Reid Golson, SAGU (Texas); Bill Noonan, Benedictine (Kan.); Austin Dodge, Southern Oregon.
Defensive Nominees: Ben Kullos, Dakota State (S.D.); Brandon Ruemler, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Marcus Carter, Friends (Kan.); Tevin McCoy, Reinhardt (Ga.); Dan McKenna, Taylor (Ind.); Jon-Lucas Poe, Wayland Baptist (Texas); Sean Blomquist, Carroll (Mont.); Ray Gragg, Benedictine (Kan.).
Special Teams Nominees:Beau Baker, Cumberland (Tenn.); Jeremiah Carter, Trinity International (Ill.); Kollin Carman, Saint Francis (Ind.); Trevor Baum, Montana State-Northern; Thomas Cortez, Valley City State (N.D.); Dan Mouro, Missouri Valley; Aaron Lorraine, Nebraska Wesleyan.
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Meditation covers a diverse range of practices aiming at a variety of objectives. Acem Meditation differs from our usual ideas of meditation in a number of ways.
Acem Meditation is a neutral technique, which provides deep relaxation and personal development regardless of beliefs and cultural context.
Acem Meditation stimulates an open process with profound effects in daily life. Meditation feels nice, but does not aim at any particular state of mind.
Inner freedom
Acem Meditation uses a meditation sound that relaxes body and mind and increases the free flow of thoughts and feelings. This gives access to fascinating and revitalising areas of the psyche.
Personal development
Acem Meditation enables the meditator to modify unconscious patterns often rooted in personality and psychological history. While even irregular practice gives release of stress, regular meditation may bring profound insight and change within reach.
Qualified guidance
After learning the technique, you may profit from a unique system of guidance. This helps you get your meditation on track in challenging phases and provides deeper insight into the process. All instructors are highly experienced meditators with years of specialised training.
Follow-up activities
In different parts of the world, meditation meetings, follow-up courses, and retreats provide opportunities to enhance the meditative process.


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Percent of ownership designates your share of the amount of rental or royalty income you are reporting.
Steve has a 3% ownership stake in a property being drilled for oil. He receives a royalty check and statement for $150. He should input his percent of ownership as 100% and claim the $150 royalty. This is because 100% of his check belongs to him, his portion had been pre-determined.
Mr. and Mrs. Kim co-own a vacation property with another couple. The property generated a total yearly rental income of $20,000. Mr. and Mrs. Kim can show their % of ownership as 50% and input the full income received in the rental of the property of $20,000. This will give them rental income of $10,000 for tax purposes. Additionally all the expenses they input for the property should also be stated in full, as they will get a deduction against their income of ½ of all the expenses entered. 50% of all the expenses recorded on the return will be allocated to their portion of the income from the property.
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Mr. and Mrs. Kim's rental property has a cost value of $150,000 with a land value of $20,000. They will be depreciating their 50% ownership of this property beginning on the date it became available for rental. They will input in the depreciation section of the Sch E…. Asset – Rental Vacation Property… Cost = (50%($150,000 - $20,000)) or $65,000. The cost is stated as the fair market value at the time the asset became available for rental. They will depreciate that property using MACROS 27.5 years depreciation for the time they own the property.
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Foreign Language Help! Do any of you know of curricula or program that will be helpful? We over the years have had people give us various version of Rosetta Stone, but the kids don't like them! They want to learn things like French, German, but I don't know what to use to teach them. I don't know much myself; so I need a program, curricula, that will teach them (and me) everything including proper pronunciation.
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Led by News Anchor and Managing Editor Katie Couric, CBS News will provide live coverage of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address, followed by the Republican response and CBS News' analysis, on Tuesday, Jan. 25 (9:00-10:30 PM, ET / 6:00-7:30 PM, PT). The live primetime coverage will be followed by a live webcast anchored by Couric featuring extended analysis from the CBS News political team, interviews and special guests.
CBS News' State of the Union coverage will cross all media platforms, including CBS News broadcasts, CBS Radio News and CBSNews.com, featuring reports and analysis from political reporting veterans Chief Washington Correspondent Bob Schieffer, CBS News Political Analyst John Dickerson, Senior Political Correspondent Jeff Greenfield, Chief White House Correspondent Chip Reid and CBS News Congressional Correspondent Nancy Cordes. Senior Business Correspondent Anthony Mason will present the results of the CBS News Polling Unit's nationwide instant reaction poll following the president's address.
Special coverage leading up to the State of the Union address will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 25 at 7:00 AM, ET, with Co-Anchor Erica Hill anchoring THE EARLY SHOW from Washington, D.C. Hill will have an exclusive interview with President Obama's former campaign opponent, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), about issues facing the country�from the economy to health care to national security�and what he hopes to hear from President Obama later that night.
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A pilot died during a transatlantic flight into Newark Airport, leaving the co-pilot and another officer to bring the plane in safely.
Flight 61 from Brussels, Belgium, landed on schedule at noon Thursday. The co-pilot flew the Boeing 777 and another Continental pilot who was aboard the plane was at the controls as well, according to Continental officials.Continental released a statement saying the pilot appears to have died of natural causes.
"The company has been in touch with his family and we extend our deepest sympathies," the airline's statement said.
Continental did not name the pilot, but said he was 60 years old and had worked for the airline for 32 years.
Sources told NBC that the pilot complained of chest pains and called for help before losing consciouness. Three or four medical doctors who happened to be aboard the plane were rounded up by the crew and rushed to the front to help. The other passengers were not told what was happening and most apparently never knew there was an emergency.
Industry experts praised the airline for handling the situation discreetly and avoiding causing unnecessary panic among passengers.
Dr. Julien Struyven, 72, of Brussels, said he suspects the pilot had a heart attack.
"He was not alive," Struyven said. There was "no chance at all" of saving him, said Struyven, who used a defibrillator to try to revive the pilot, but it was too late.
The Boeing 777 carried 247 passengers and touched down at Newark just before noon. Newark was experiencing two-and-a-half-hour delays due to heavy rains, but the inbound plane was given priority clearance.
Simon Shapiro, a passenger from Brooklyn, was unaware of the drama.
"I didn't hear anything or see anything," Shapiro said. "I was wondering why there were so many cops."
As a precaution, the airport's emergency crews were sent to meet the plane.
Passenger Kathleen Ledger, 45, of Bethlehem, Pa., said she learned about what happened when her cell phone rang after the plane landed.
"My husband called me and told me," she said.
She said she was impressed with the way the flight crew handled themselves — including serving snacks during the crisis — and doesn't think passengers should have been informed of the death during the flight.
"They did an incredible job," she said. "I would have done the exact same thing."
Tom Donaldson, a former leader of the Continental pilots' union who currently flies Boeing 767 jets for the airline, told The Associated Press pilots must pass an extensive physical every six months to remain qualified to fly. The exam includes an electrocardiogram, blood pressure check and an eye test.
It is not clear if the pilot's age was a factor, but until recently, pilots over the age of 60 were forced to retire. The Dec. 14, 2007 Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act raised the age to 65, although for international flights one pilot must be under age 60.
Chesley Sullenberger, the US Airways pilot credited with saving 155 people aboard a flight out of JFK Airport in January after the planes engines were disabled by geese, is 58. Sullenberger coolly landed the plane in the Hudson River where all of the passengers and crew were rescued.


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Satin Antique Silver is from the range of Satin Paste colours by Sugarflair Colours. These pastes have a metallic finish.
Absolutely perfect for painting on icing as they give a nice solid colour with no need to add any powder paint. They also produce subtle tints when mixed into icing.
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The colour in this 25g pot is concentrated making it great to use to colour icings, covering or modelling paste as it won't make it sticky. There is also the added benefit that a little goes a long way so it the pot will last and last! because it is a more subtle pastel tint there is also less chance of making your icings too dark.
As the pot lasts a long time it is good to know these items are guaranteed to have at least a years sell by date and in most cases it's more likely to be 2 or 3 years! As this is a sell by and not a best before date date you can even continue to use the the product for some considerable time after - it does not 'go off' but may start to lose some of it's colour or become lumpier as it gets older.
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Van Jones: The Economic Injustice of Plastic
How plastic unfairly harms the poor—and what the rest of us can do about it.
Recycling that plastic water bottle isn't as guilt-free as some of us may think. Van Jones explains how plastic is an economic injustice that harms the poor at the points of production, use, and disposal. Pointing out that those of us who aren't poverty-stricken have economic choices, Van urges us to move away from our society's addiction to disposability and reclaim what has largely become a throw-away planet.
Van Jones is the founder of Green for All and author of the New York Times best seller, The Green Collar Economy. Van presented this lecture for the TED Talks.
Should you be worried about your tap water? Yes, but not for the reason you expected.
Video: One kilometer of beach. Thousands of pounds of plastic. One couple turning it all into art.
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Doing a few Nars Lipstick Swatches for the next couple of days!
Today is probably my favourite Nars Lipsticik – Schiap. There is no better blue based hot pink in the world:
Although…Nars lipsticks dry my lips somewhat. I hope they reformulate the older lipsticks at some point so they are more hydrating.
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Abuse isn't just about bruises. Not all forms of abuse leave bruises where we can see them,What Happens When You Press Charges For Domestic Violence in 2018 . Although physical abuse is terrifying and needs to be addressed immediately there are other forms of abuse that can cause significant damage. One type of abuse that is very difficult for outsiders to detect is financial abuse. Marriage should be a partnership but when one spouse completely dominates the finances to the point that the other spouse has no control and no options financial abuse may be occurring.
What Are Signs of Potential Financial Abuse?
Every married couple handles their finances differently. In some cases one spouse handles the majority of the finances. They manage the accounts, pay the bills and deal with creditors. That does not by itself equal financial abuse.
Financial abuse occurs when one spouse is treated like an irresponsible child and Domestic Violence Helpline . They are cut off from funds and their knowledge about the couple's finances is severely limited. Some signs of financial abuse include:
•Strict Allowances. This isn't an amount that the spouses have agreed to limit themselves to but is instead a set amount that is grudgingly handed out from one spouse to the other and is all that will be given.
Documents, documents, documents. Written evidence is incredibly strong and can range from credit card bills showing that there is a credit card but that you aren't named on it to emails from your spouse that show the financial abuse.
Other witnesses can be incredibly powerful on your behalf. Financial abuse is hard for people outside the relationship to detect. So when someone credible comes in and tells the judge that it is happening and they can see it the judge will listen and Domestic Violence Help .
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When you have a brief encounter with a narcissist, you might not realize that the person has a personality disorder which is typified by being very self-absorbed and lacking in empathy for others. However, when you are a target of narcissistic abuse, and are in a relationship with this person, your every day life becomes confusing and painful.
Before getting into ways you can rebuild your self-esteem, let's take a moment to describe the behavior of a narcissist for those who might not be clear about what the term means. An individual with narcissistic personality disorder goes through life with an overwhelming need to be validated all the time, and told they are wonderful, smarter than anyone else and are entitled to only the finest treatment by everyone. They take offense easily, and get angry quickly if they interpret a remark as being an insult. In their craving for attention and approval, they are usually adept at being charming when they want something from someone else, and then if they are refused will have an almost instant transformation into being very angry. They are quick to judge other people as inferior, and enjoy using phrases that are racist, demeaning and derogatory of other groups of people.
For example, a narcissist, feeling he is superior to everyone else, will commonly say things like, "The masses are asses!"
While some people like to say that a narcissist is someone with excess self-love or vanity, that really doesn't do more than give a surface definition. To know more, you have to understand a bit about how this disorder began, and it is typically stated in definitions of the disorder that it began with trauma early in childhood, during the phase when the child should have been developing a healthy sense of self. Instead, the child formed the opinion, usually as a result of abusive treatment including neglect, that he was not good enough the way he was and needed to create a "perfect" persona to show to the world to gain that all-important approval the child craved.
4. Are you still breathing? A relationship with a narcissistic abuser can feel devastating, but notice that you are still alive, and that means there is more for you to do and enjoy in this life, free from abuse. Part of your birthright is that you deserve to enjoy a life that you truly love wherein you make your dreams come true and feel happier than you ever believed possible. You can achieve this switch from victim to victorious by refusing to let the abuser win. Dismiss all those negative things he or she assaulted you with.
5. Every day, repeat this affirmation to yourself several times, out loud if possible so that you hear a voice telling you this: "I do enough, I am good enough, I am enough." Use the power of positive affirmations to build high self-esteem so that you will gradually replace those old negative statements that you accepted as true just because an abuser said them so often with great authority.
It is not an overnight process to rebuild your self-esteem when you have been repeatedly abused by a partner or parent with narcissistic personality disorder, but don't give up. Keep your focus on building a life for yourself where you only attract loving people and loving events to you, and you will soon find yourself smiling and enjoying peace of mind and glowing, healthy self-esteem.
Does Violence Begins at Home?
Have you ever experienced sexual abuse? Do you know that the negative experience you had may still be affecting you in the present?
In my practice as a Marriage and Family Therapist, I discovered that many women, and even some men, experienced sexual abuse. As I counseled the clients, they became aware of the negative decisions they had made from their sexual exploitation. In fact, many years later those painful thoughts were still affecting their lives in negative ways.
Some of the symptoms that it still influenced their lives were low self-esteem, avoiding dating, struggling in their relationships, not enjoying their sexuality, hiding their physical beauty, shyness, and doing everything to please others.
I included 14 hurtful thoughts that caused the above symptoms that I heard from many of the clients of all ages. Can you relate to any of them?
14 Negative decisions based on sexual abuse include:
1) I feel shame.
2) I am bad and dirty.
3) I am not safe in the world.
4) I can't trust men not to hurt me.
5) My parent or parents betrayed me because they did not protect me.
6) I can't trust people I love to be there for me.
7) I should have stopped it.
8) Sex is painful, dirty and wrong.
9) Men want me only for my body.
10) I feel guilty because it felt good.
11) I feel different than others; I am an outsider.
12) I have to hide my secret so people do not judge me.
13) I have to do what others want me to or I am not safe or loved.
14) It is not safe for me to get attention from men.
For example, Susan was molested by her father. As a result, she hated men and that affected all her relationships with the opposite sex. She also was very cute, free- spirited and loving as a child and that is when her father started to molest her. Her decision was many of the above negative beliefs, as well as it is not safe to be free, happy and shine. She just did what people wanted to stay safe. Her self-esteem was very low and that affected her social interactions and professional success. To stuff her pain, she overate and was obese.
Her mother knew but did nothing to protect Susan. (Mothers often cannot deal with the rejection so they deny it, and may also be afraid of their partners.) To help Susan, I suggested that she imagine her mother in front of her and say, "You did the best you could with the information you had, I forgive you."
Then I helped Susan release the other negative thoughts based on her negative experiences, and she felt much better, began speaking up for herself, and her relationship improved.
By the way, sexual abuse is one major cause of weight issues. Nancy told me that whenever she was thin, men made sexual comments and she did not feel safe. The weight is her wall of protection. "Helene, she said, "I have to make myself unattractive with my unattractive hairstyle, baggy clothes, and fat, for the men to leave me alone!"
Can you relate to Susan or Nancy? If you do, it would be very beneficial to release those hurtful decisions, so that you can enjoy a healthy and happy life.
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In this presentation we would like to shed light on the meaning of Jihād, a term that has become universally known today. One can find countless interpretations of this term which differ from its true spirit and the meaning that Allah intended it in the Holy Qur'ān and in the narrations of the Prophet . On the contrary people are use the term Jihād in this time in a way that suits their own whims without realizing the damage that they are causing Islam and Muslims.
What is meant by Jihād? The concept of "holy war" does not occur in the term Jihād, which in Arabic would be al-ħarb al-muqaddasah. Throughout the entire Qur'ān, one cannot find a term that expresses the meaning "holy war." Rather the meaning of combative Jihād expressed in Qur'ān or hadith is simply war.
That said, we will show in this presentation, that Jihād in the classical sense does not simply mean war. In fact Jihād is a comprehensive term which traditionally has been defined as composed of fourteen different aspects, only one of which involves warfare.
In this presentation we will explain unambiguously the different aspects of Jihād defined by the Prophet together with what renowned mainstream Muslims scholars have written about this subject citing them at length in order to arrive at an accurate understanding of this term.
Islamic thought includes all educational endeavors and scholarly opinions made in distinguishing Islam's core principles, its simplicity and its tenderness and compassion in its approach to all aspects of human relations.
Today there are many individuals who study Islam from a superficial point of view and emerge with their own ideas and imaginary interpretations which often diverge greatly from the established legislation in the area of study. Because of such studies lacking a true basis in Islamic jurisprudence, many non-Muslims are given a bad understanding about Islam. vipdubai.net
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