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Posted on07 May 2010. Tags: 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c), bac, break in, Corpus Christi Div. 2010, countrywide, dinsfla, din_sfla, Dist. Court, equity, foreclosure sale, janis graham jack, julie a. ladoucer, LADOUCER v. BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, repossession, SD Texas, stolen items, william c. ladoucer
Always follow your "INSTINCTS"
JANIS GRAHAM JACK, District Judge.
On this day came on to be considered the Court's sua sponte review of its subject matter jurisdiction in the above-styled action. For the reasons discussed below, the Court REMANDS this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c) to the 79th Judicial District of Jim Wells, Texas, where it was originally filed and assigned Cause No. 10-02-48732-CV.
In their Original Petition, Plaintiffs William C. Ladoucer and Julie A. Ladoucer allege as follows:
Plaintiffs were the owners of a home located at 271 House Avenue in Sandia, Jim Wells County, Texas and that the Defendants BAC Home Loan Servicing, LP ("BAC") and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. ("Countrywide") were the respective servicer and holder of the mortgage on that property. (D.E. 1, Exh. 1 p. 2.) On December 29, 2008, Plaintiffs signed a resale contract to sell their property with a closing date set for February 27, 2009. (Id. at pp. 2-3.) Plaintiffs faxed the contract of sale to Defendant Countrywide. (Id. at p. 2.) Plaintiff Julie A. LaDoucer spoke to a representative at Countrywide's Homeowner Retention Department to confirm receipt of the contract and was led to believe "that a foreclosure sale that the defendants had scheduled for January of 2009 was cancelled." (Id. at pp. 2-3.) However, instead of cancelling the foreclosure, "Defendants foreclosed on the property on January 6, 2009." (Id.) After the foreclosure, Plaintiffs claim that the potential buyers backed out of the sale and Plaintiffs "thereby lost almost $27,680.00 in equity which they would have realized from the sale of the property." (Id. at p. 3.)
In February 2009, Plaintiffs allege that Defendants took possession of the property and changed the locks. (Id. at p. 3.) In March 2009, Plaintiffs allege that personal property had been taken from the home including a $4,500 shed that had been purchased by the Plaintiffs. (Id. at pp. 3-4.) Plaintiffs' credit rating was also adversely affected by the foreclosure notation on their credit. (Id. at p. 4.)
Plaintiffs filed this action in state court on February 1, 2010. (D.E. 1, Exh. 1.) Defendants were served with process of February 16, 2010 and timely removed this case to federal court on March 12, 2010 on the grounds that this Court has diversity jurisdiction over this action. (D.E. 1.) Plaintiffs filed an Amended Complaint on April 23, 2010.[1] (D.E. 11.)
A defendant may remove an action from state court to federal court if the federal court possesses subject matter jurisdiction over the action. 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a); see Manguno v. Prudential Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 276 F.3d 720, 723 (5th Cir. 2002). A court, however, "must presume that a suit lies outside its limited jurisdiction." Howery v. Allstate Ins. Co., 243 F.3d 912, 916 (5th Cir. 2001). The removing party, as the party seeking the federal forum, bears the burden of showing that federal jurisdiction is proper. See Manguno, 276 F.3d at 723. "Any ambiguities are construed against removal because the removal statute should be strictly construed in favor of remand." Id. When subject matter jurisdiction is improper, a court may raise the issue sua sponte. See Lane v. Halliburton, 529 F.3d 548, 565 (5th Cir. 2008) ("We are duty-bound to examine the basis of subject matter jurisdiction sua sponte." (citations omitted)); H&D Tire and Auto. Hardware v. Pitney Bowes Inc., 227 F.3d 326, 328 (5th Cir. 2000) ("We have a duty to raise the issue of subject matter jurisdiction sua sponte.").
When the alleged basis for federal jurisdiction is diversity under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, the removing defendant has the burden of demonstrating that there is: (1) complete diversity of citizenship; and (2) an amount-in-controversy greater than $75,000. See 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a).
Section 1332(a) requires "complete diversity" of citizenship, and the district court cannot exercise diversity jurisdiction if one of the plaintiffs shares the same state citizenship as any one of the defendants. See Corfield v. Dallas Glen Hills LP, 355 F.3d 853, 857 (5th Cir. 2003). In removal cases, diversity of citizenship must exist both at the time of filing in state court and at the time of removal to federal court. See Coury v. Prot, 85 F.3d 244, 249 (5th Cir. 1996).
In this case, complete diversity exists because Plaintiffs are residents of Texas and Defendant BAC is a resident of North Carolina while Defendant Countrywide is a New York corporation with its principal place of business in California. (D.E. 1.)
Generally, the amount in controversy for the purposes of establishing federal jurisdiction should be determined by the plaintiff's complaint. See St. Paul Mercury Indem. Co. v. Red Cab Co., 303 U.S. 283, 288 (1938); De Aguilar v. Boeing Co., 47 F.3d 1404, 1411-12 (5th Cir. 1995). Where the plaintiff has not made a specific monetary demand, the defendant has the burden to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the amount in controversy exceeds the jurisdictional amount. See Manguno, 276 F.3d at 723 ("where . . . the petition does not include a specific monetary demand, [the defendant] must establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000"); St. Paul Reinsurance Co. v. Greenberg, 134 F.3d 1250, 1253 (5th Cir. 1998); Allen v. R&H Oil & Gas Co., 63 F.3d 1326, 1335 (5th Cir. 1995).
Plaintiffs do not demand over $75,000, the minimum amount of damages necessary for federal diversity jurisdiction. (D.E. 1, Exh. 1.) Rather, Plaintiffs' Original Petition states that the foreclosure of the home itself caused only $27,680 of damages in lost equity. (Id. at 3.) Further, Plaintiffs claim that the total damages for the wrongful foreclosure, fraud, and breach of contract claims, including the above-stated $27,680 damages in lost equity, are "at least $35,000." (D.E. 1, Exh. 1, pp. 4-5.) Plaintiffs also claim "at least $20,000" for the exemplary damages claim, and "at least $5000" for reasonable attorneys' fees. (D.E. 1, Exh. 1, pp. 4-5.) In total, Plaintiffs claim only $70,000 in damages. This is less than the $75,000 required for diversity jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
Defendants, in a conclusory manner, nonetheless assert that "[t]he face of the petition . . . reveals that the amount in controversy exceeds $75,000." (D.E. 1, p. 3.) Defendants state that under Texas law, exemplary damages "could alone result in the recovery of more than $75,000." (Id. (emphasis added).) However, Defendants ignore that Plaintiffs' Petition specifies only $20,000 in exemplary damages, drastically less than Defendants' assertions. (D.E. 1, Exh. 1, p. 4.) Based on Defendants' claims alone, this Court cannot assume that exemplary damages will be so high that they would give this Court jurisdiction. This is especially true given that "[a]ny ambiguities are construed against removal because the removal statute should be strictly construed in favor of remand." Manguno v. Prudential Property and Cas. Ins. Co., 276 F.3d 720, 723 (5th Cir. 2002) (citing Acuna v. Brown & Root, Inc., 200 F.3d 335, 339 (5th Cir. 2000)).
Defendants have thus failed to establish that this action involves an amount in controversy of more than $75,000, exclusive of costs and interests, as required for this Court to have diversity jurisdiction over this suit pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Therefore, Defendants have failed to meet their burden of showing that federal jurisdiction exists and that removal was proper. Frank v. Bear Stearns & Co., 128 F.3d 919, 921 (5th Cir. 1997) ("The party invoking the removal jurisdiction of federal courts bears the burden of establishing federal jurisdiction over the state court suit."). Accordingly, this Court must remand this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c). ("If at any time before final judgment it appears that the district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the case shall be remanded."). See Lott v. Dutchmen Mfg., Inc., 422 F.Supp.2d 750, 752 (E.D. Tex. 2006) (citing Manguno, 276 F.3d at 723).
For the reasons stated above, this Court determines sua sponte that it does not have subject matter jurisdiction over the above-styled action. This case is hereby REMANDED pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c) to the 79th Judicial District of Jim Wells, Texas, where it was originally filed and assigned Cause No. 10-02-48732-CV.
SIGNED and ORDERED.
[1] Plaintiffs filed an Amended Complaint on April 23, 2010, however, for purpose of removal, this Court looks only to the pleadings and allegations at the time of removal. See Adair v. Lease Partners, Inc., 587 F.3d 238, 243 (5th Cir. 2009) ("[T]he power to remove is evaluated at the time of removal."); Cavallini v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 44 F.3d 256, 265 (5th Cir. 1995) (finding removal jurisdiction is based on complaint at the time of removal and a plaintiff cannot defeat removal by amending the complaint).
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Game 24 notes
At the tail end of Spring Training a year ago, with just a few days left until camp broke, left-hander Ricky Romero took the mound at Osceola County Stadium and won a job in the Blue Jays' rotation with an impressive outing against the Astros in Kissimmee.
On Wednesday, it was hard not to recall that outing.
Lefty Brett Cecil took the hill at Bright House Field, knowing it was his last shot to convince Toronto hand him a starting job. Facing an All-Star studded Phillies lineup, all Cecil did was log six strong innings, allowing two solo homers and striking out four with no walks.
"He delivered," Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston said. "He went out and did a great job — just an absolutely great job."
Will it ultimately win Cecil a spot in the rotation?
We might find out tomorrow. The Jays hope to be able to announce their rotation on Thursday (me too since I have an evening flight tomorrow!), because they fly to Houston on Friday morning and don't want to bring anyone who will not be with the club on Opening Day.
Lefty Brian Tallet is scheduled to start on Thursday in the Florida spring finale, and his outing could determine if he winds up in the bullpen or rotation. It appears to be down to Cecil, Tallet and Dana Eveland for two spots. That is, unless Brandon Morrow's right shoulder acts up between now and the season opener.
Toronto will break with 12 pitchers and the club has 14 left in camp right now: Shaun Marcum (lock), Ricky Romero (lock), Morrow, Cecil, Tallet (out of options), Eveland (out of options), Jason Frasor (lock), Scott Downs (lock), Kevin Gregg (lock), Shawn Camp (out of options), Merkin Valdez (out of options), Casey Janssen, Jeremy Accardo and Josh Roenicke.
I see two rotation scenarios:
1. The Jays go with Cecil and one of Tallet/Eveland in the rotation, and send one of Tallet/Eveland to the bullpen. Under this scenario, two relievers who need to be bumped to the Minors. I'd say Accardo and Roenicke might be the two, since they both have options left and the Jays want to protect their depth if possible.
2. The Jays go with Tallet and Eveland and option Cecil to Triple-A. That'd be a tough break for Cecil, who looks like he's earned a job with his last few outings. Under this scenario, only one reliever would need to be sent back down to the Minors. Again, I see it coming down to Accardo of Roenicke. Janssen has options, but he's had a fantastic spring.
THE REST OF THE ROSTER: One minor move on Wednesday brought the makeup of the non-pitching portion of the roster into focus. The Jays reassigned catcher Raul Chavez to Minor League camp, meaning Jose Molina will break as the backup catcher to starter John Buck.
Barring any late-spring additions via waivers or trades, that means the 13 position players will be as follows: 1B Lyle Overbay, 2B Aaron Hill, SS Alex Gonzalez, 3B Edwin Encarnacion, LF Travis Snider, CF Vernon Wells, RF Jose Bautista, DH Adam Lind, C John Buck, C Jose Molina, SS John McDonald, 1B/DH Randy Ruiz, UTIL Mike McCoy.
QUOTABLE: "I'm the best looking, that's for sure." –Jose Molina, asked which of the Molina brothers was the best catcher
HAPPY TO HELP: One thing that Molina said he prides himself on is having an open line of communication with his pitchers. He enjoyed working with younger pitchers and that's one reason he chose to sign with the Blue Jays. Ricky Romero offered one example of a time Molina offered some advice already this spring.
"When we threw in Orlando," Romero said, "he was coming up to me and we were talking about hitters and pitches and it's always a good feeling when you have that luxury of having a guy like that. The thing he has said is, 'You have such good stuff at times, it moves so much, that you just have to learn to throw it down the middle and kind of just let it work.' I think where I get in trouble sometimes is when I try to be too fine with pitches. That's what gets me deep in counts and stuff like that. It's good to have him here to talk about things like that."
BIRD FEED: Opening Day starter Shaun Marcum pitched in a Triple-A game on Wednesday, allowing three runs on five hits, including one homer, over a five-inning, 66-pitch outing. Marcum struck out five and walked none. Buck said Marcum looked "really sharp" in his final tuneup for Opening Day. The lone exception was an elevated pitch that was belted for the homer. … Gaston named Frasor the primary closer on Wednesday, after making it pretty clear last week that that was the way he was leaning. … Hill launched a two-run homer on the first pitch he received from former Jays ace Roy Halladay on Wednesday. … In the first inning against Halladay, the Jays scored four runs on five hits, including three for four for extra bases. "I think we're all shocked it kind of happened, too," said Lind, who doubled. … Downs, Frasor and Valdez each logged a shutout inning on Wednesday against the Phillies. Valdez has impressed the Jays this spring and appears to have quietly captured a bullpen job. Again, though, the Jays have not announced any relievers beyond Frasor, Gregg and Downs.
QUOTABLE II: "It was kind of weird actually toeing up against him. He's thinner than I thought he was. It could be the red." –Lind, on Halladay
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No question, Cecil went out and nailed it against a very tough lineup when he had to do it, gotta like that. My choice would be Cecil and Eveland starting with Tallet in the pen, sending Roenicke and Accardo to AAA. I still believe Tallet is more valuable in the pen than he is a starter.
Janssen definitely deserves to be here, imo, he looks healthy and has had a great spring. Maybe we got the 2007 vintage Janssen back.
marcum romero morrow eveland cecil.
congratulations AA
you could not have dreamed of
a better starting rotation leading
the grand plan going forward
blue jay fans i hope you all appreciate
what we have in this starting rotation
we've got game
A very interesting and positive article by Dave Perkins in the Star.
The most important man in the Blue Jays organization is in the house and saying all the right things. Even his being here is a first in any spring training.
No, Alex Anthopoulos hasn't made a trade. Not yet, anyway.
The most important man in the organization isn't a player, manager, Anthopoulos or even Paul Beeston. It is Nadir Mohamed and while it isn't technically correct to call him the "owner" of the team, as president and CEO of Rogers Communications he essentially fills that role. Let's call him owner with an asterisk.
In sports, everything starts at the top and works its way down and Wednesday, Mohamed worked his way down from Toronto, along with VP Phil Lind. They arrived for the later innings of Toronto's 5-2 win over the Phillies, but missed the fun of the Jays combing former hero Roy Halladay for four runs and five hits, many of them with rocket tails, in the first inning.
Big deal, you say? The owner* shows up in spring training. So what?
Well, the late Ted Rogers never did it once, not down here, although he attended player functions in Toronto. Rogers never did what Mohamed was scheduled to do Wednesday evening at a dinner for the players, coaches and front-office types, which is to speak and lay out the proprietor's ideas going forward.
The rest of this article can be read here:
If cecil is optioned to AAA it wouldnt make sense to have ROenicke or Accardo stick, that would only leave us downs as a lefty in the pen. I would think Cecil is going to crack the rotation, if he doesn't I would think they would call back up carlson or purcey. So Either way sending accardo and roenicke down.
"you could not have dreamed of
a better starting rotation leading
the grand plan going forward
blue jay fans i hope you all appreciate
what we have in this starting rotation"
I hope this is sarcasm? I mean there are some nice pieces in there but I could definatly dream of a better rotation. There are definatly going to be growing pains with this young group.
A starting rotation is just that — a start. A month from now, who knows who will be up and who will be down. The only thing I would like to see when forming the starting rotation is an emphasis on development. As GS points out, Tallet was at his best when he was a reliever. Moreover, he is not part of the future rotation. Therefore, allow Cecil and some of the other kids to assume those spots. To be honest with you, I would go to the Dome to see one of the kids start, but I would not pay a cent to see Tallet start. He is a good pitcher, but I am interested in seeing the future potential of this team. Not a 4-3 win over Kansas City on a Tuesday evening. Let's hope that any deserving kid gets his chance to play this year, so that next year we can begin to start taking forward strides.
Right from the horse's mouth! I hope when the time is right, The Jays can keep some of their guys for a career, like New York has with Jeter, Posada, Petit, etc. IMHO, it's a lot easier to stay competetive if you don't have to change everybody every 6 years.
Right from the horse's mouth! I hope when the time is right, The Jays can keep some of their guys for a career, like New York has with Jeter, Posada, Petit, etc. IMHO, it's a lot easier to stay competetive if you don't have to change everybody every 6 years.
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If you use iCloud contacts can be automatically synced across your other iOS devices. Go to Settings – iCloud – Contacts and switch the slider to ON.
For backing up your contacts you can use iCloud or iTunes backup or sync your contacts e.g. with Microsoft Outlook. The disadvantage of iCloud backups as well as iTunes backups is that you cannot restore contacts (or other app specific files) separately. Apple's backup system allows only to restore the whole device.
So in some cases it's useful to backup the contacts separately.
To do so you need an app and it would be nice to have some additional features like Deleting Duplicates. Duplicates may occur if syncing via iCloud failed for any reason.
Here is an app available at Apple's App Store which makes you independent of iTunes and iCloud.
My Contacts Backup Pro
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This was not written by a child when exploring iPad's keyboard it's just the company name of the developer. It's like my last name when multiplying the number of characters by 5.33.
The app has a plain and simple user interface with meaningful help text.
I myself use it since more than one year without any problem.
Here are the features …
- Backup contacts using vCard or CSV file format
- Send backup file via E-Mail
- Save backup file to Dropbox by linking the app with a Dropbox account
- Restore the generated backup file from within an E-Mail by simply tapping on the attached backup file
- Transfer of contacts between different iOS devices with different Apple IDs
- Supported iTunes and WiFi File Sharing
- Remove duplicate contacts
- Delete all contacts in Apple's address book
- Set reminder to backup regularly
Here is the UI …
Feature requests …
While writing this article I contacted the McBackup support and here are the answers.
Can vcf backup file used for transferring contacts from Android to iOS devices?
Yes it can. iOS and Android platforms support vCard (VCF) since it's an universal contact file format : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCard
But because of following reasons, transferring VCF files between these platforms are not always %100 compatible or successful:
* Now there are 3 different versions (2.1, 3.0 and 4.0) of vCard format and some properties (fields) are not supported on some versions. But all iOS devices Mail clients support vCard 3.0 and some of Android devices (especially) support vCard 2.1. But new Android devices support vCard 3.0
* Device manufacturers use some non-standard (private) fields in their Address Book and vCard supports these private extensions, with an "X-" prefix but transferring these fields between platforms are not always successful. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCard#vCard_extensions
Is there any option to encrypt the backup file?
Not yet but we can add an option like this easily such as storing backup file in a pasword protected zip file. But this backup file can not be restored with Mail clients easily. Our solution is very easy and simple because you need any app or program to restore contacts from backup file. But encrypting a backup file needs extra operations and apss.
Managing duplicates …
If you just want to manage duplicates in contacts use the free app OneContact developed by Hasso Plattner Insitute and CAS Software, IT Systems Engineering at the University of Potsdam, Germany.
With this app you can manually resolve conflicts of nearly identical contacts and delete duplicates. The app investigates about 1000 contacts per minute.
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Bow season open for deer
The archery season on deer is open for the entire month of October, and once again bowhunters will be allowed to use both crossbows and compound bows in most Texas counties. The only county not allowing crossbows is Grayson.
The big question is what can hunters expect to see, now that we're in the middle of the worst drought in Texas history? Without a doubt, white-tailed deer in Texas are facing tough conditions heading into the fall hunting season.
"It doesn't take a biologist to understand that drought has serious impacts on the state's nearly 4 million white-tailed deer," said Alan Cain, deer program leader with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. "Everything from antler quality to fawn production and overall survival will be affected by the tough range conditions this year.
"Food and water sources for wildlife continue to shrink on a landscape-wide level, and to help ensure enough resources are available through the winter months, biologists are encouraging hunters to increase deer harvest early in the hunting season.
"By reducing deer numbers early on, hunters can help ensure enough groceries will be available through the winter months," Cain said. "As with many wildlife species, the very young and the very old often have much more difficult times dealing with extreme weather events. These stress periods are a way for nature to 'thin the herd,' especially in areas where deer populations are already exceeding the carrying capacity of the native range. As deer become stressed, they are more susceptible to infections or other disease. Drought like this can be a contributing factor towards stress."
Cain said that isolated incidents of deer die-offs as a result of the drought are possible, but anything on a large scale isn't likely even if dry conditions continue."Keep in mind deer have survived through some pretty tough times, including the drought of the 1950s," he said.
The one positive aspect to the drought, Cain noted, is that deer may be more visible to hunters as they seek out water sources and feeders. Last year, Texas hunters harvested a record 688,000 deer, and Cain predicted that record could be topped this year if conditions stay the same.The one surefire way to tag a deer is having the right gear and being in the right place at the right time.
There is nothing quite like getting the upper hand on a mature buck. Over the past several years, one of the very best tactics for finding and tagging a quality buck has been to set up a few game cameras. Based on what I've seen on ranches and leases all over Texas, about 99.9 percent of the time there is a game camera set up near a feeder. Seeing is believing. When you can download photos and/or video of what's eating your high dollar corn and it happens to be a good looking buck, you know what to expect next time you're in a stand. The really cool thing about having a game camera is that you are likely to see all sorts of critters eating corn, black-eyed peas or whatever your feeder is spreading out. Here in Texas you're apt to see anything from a mountain lion to a black bear under a feeder.
But when the rut is on, like it will be in many East Texas counties during October, there is no telling where a buck is going to be on any given day. He might be on one side of your lease today and spotted in another county the next. One of the absolute best tactics when hunting deer during the rut is to have multiple stands or brush blinds to hunt from. While hunting from brush blinds, I've had mature bucks walk within a few feet of me and never know I was there. One of the best tools you can have when hunting from brush blinds is a good pair of clippers. You can cut enough limbs and brush within a few minutes to make a first-class one-man blind.
What a lot of Pineywoods bow hunters do is set up multiple ladder stands in areas that are holding deer. That's how some of the most successful bow hunters in Texas have been operating for many seasons. And it's a great way for gun hunters to take wary bucks by surprise. Ladder stands are not only convenient, but they are also cheap. I've seen them priced as low as $50. They are lightweight, portable, easy to set up and will last forever.
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Coca-Cola is successful new treatment for stomach blockages
Doctors are using Coca-Cola to treat patients who have gastric phytobezoar – more commonly referred to as a stomach blockage, The Daily Telegraph reported.
The treatment is now being favored over surgery, as it has a success rate of more than 90 percent, according to researchers from Athens University, which detailed their findings in the journal Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics.
Coca-Cola, along with the diet version and Coke Zero, have chemical ingredients that work the same way as gastric acid, and the carbonation helps move everything along.
A stomach blockage, often caused when some fruits do not digest, can ultimately lead to a bowel obstruction. Doctors can treat the ailment with lasers, endoscopies and surgery
According to the researchers, if drinking Coca-Cola does not fully destroy the mechanism causing the blockage, it will at least make it smaller, thus making it easier to remove through typical procedures.


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Super Rugby
Force players pushing for Wallabies spots
May 11, 2014
Kyle Godwin is just one Force player pushing a case for Wallabies selection © Getty Images
Coach Michael Foley says many of his largely unheralded Western Force team are sending a clear message to the Wallabies selectors as they move closer to a maiden Super Rugby finals berth.
The Force moved to fourth place on the ladder and second in the Australian conference when they ground out a gutsy 23-16 win over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Sunday (AEST), despite subsisting on a meagre 34 per cent possession.
They defended heroically for long periods, but still scored two tries to one as fullback Jayden Hayward and winger Nick Cummins crossed from deadly counter-attacks deep in their own territory. The Perth-based franchise's seventh win of the season from 10 games took them above the fancied New South Wales Waratahs and they are just three points behind the pace-setting Brumbies in the Australian conference with a game in hand.
Foley said his players had earned greater consideration from the national selectors when they choose their squad before the three-Test series against France starting in less than a month. Force players in Wallabies colours have been scarce over several lean seasons. Cummins was the only Force player in the match squad for the most recent Test against Wales in Cardiff and backrower Ben McCalman was the only other player in the Spring Tour squad. Prop Pek Cowan and captain Matt Hodgson are the other Force players from the Bloemfontein game to have played for Australia.
Foley didn't name names but some of his emerging players who might attract the attention are lock Adam Coleman, flanker Angus Cottrell, centre Kyle Godwin and hooker Nathan Charles.
"I think a lot of our players are putting their hands up," Foley said. "There are a number of players in our forwards that I think have shown good ability outside the core skills. Some of our tight five are defending like back rowers. I think some of our back rowers are coming up with amazing plays and I think there are a couple of backs that could also put their hands up there. Our guys don't talk about that but I'm sure it's in the back of their mind. Everybody would love to play for their country. But I do think it's starting to get to the point where I think definitely the international selectors need to consider these guys."
The two tries apart, the Force's other 13 points came from former Cheetahs fly-half and Bloemfontein product Sias Ebersohn.
"I think he's been playing superbly well this year, much better than last year and I think he'll keep getting better," Foley said.
With their scrum dominating, the Force bolted to a 16-6 half-time lead. The Cheetahs got to within three points early in the second half following their only try to No.8 Boom Prinsloo, which came shortly after Hodgson was sin-binned for a breakdown infringement.
Hodgson downplayed talk about the Force's prospects of topping the Australian conference.
'We've got a goal for the next four-game block so we're just focusing on that and also the Stormers (next weekend)," Hodgson said.
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Obama to pick McCarthy, Moniz to lead EPA, DOE
For four years, Republican critics treated EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson as a human punching bag — a job-killing regulation machine who used a fake email address while serving at the forefront of President Barack Obama's drive to throttle greenhouse gases.
Get ready for Round 2.
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As Obama made it official Monday that he's handing the agency's reins to one of Jackson's top lieutenants, some conservatives made it clear that nominee Gina McCarthy represents more of the same.
McCarthy brings bipartisan credentials to the job — including her past work as an environmental regulator under then-Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. But for the past four years, she has headed EPA's air regulation efforts, a bulwark of the Obama administration's efforts to restrain climate-changing gases, toxic mercury from power plants and pollution from vehicles' tailpipes. And that makes her nomination the likely start of a larger proxy fight over the president's second-term climate agenda.
"Gina McCarthy's nomination to head the EPA sends a clear message that the president's plan is to encumber the economy with rising energy costs, rather than encouraging growth in the energy sector to help bring costs down," said a statement Monday from one conservative group, the Independent Women's Forum.
( Also on POLITICO: Obama's second-term Cabinet)
Another conservative group, the American Energy Alliance, likened both Jackson and McCarthy to the Castro brothers in a statement last month, predicting that "The EPA will look as different under Gina McCarthy as Cuba looked when Uncle Fidel passed the hammer and sickle to his little brother Raul."
"It is a shame the president continues to put his extreme partisan agenda ahead of jobs and energy security in West Virginia and across the country," said Rep. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a champion of the coal industry, in a statement Monday. She said she is "disappointed but not surprised" by McCarthy's selection.
At the same time, there were no immediate signs of an industry-backed groundswell to derail McCarthy's confirmation. Leading advocates for the petroleum, mining and coal-fired power industries issued restrained statements either congratulating her or praising her for working with them on past regulations.
On the other hand, veteran industry lobbyist Scott Segal said even business groups that don't like EPA's agenda often find themselves liking McCarthy's style, including her willingness to change pending regulations based on their input.
"Of course, we often disagree with the final rules that have been advanced under McCarthy's watch," said Segal, who works at the firm Bracewell & Giuliani. But he added, "What many in industry appreciate about her style is her directness and openness to engagement with the regulated community."
"Almost every large EPA rule has errors — both in policy and methodology," he said. "McCarthy listens and allows for the possibility of midcourse corrections."
In announcing her nomination Monday, Obama highlighted McCarthy's "reputation as a straight shooter" who takes in differing opinions.
The president also reiterated that tackling climate change is one of his top priorities.
John McManus, vice president for environmental services at American Electric Power — a major critic of EPA — said his company's experience with McCarthy has been "mixed."


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How do weeds like Cattails and Phragmites survive the winter?
Bryce – Grand Rapids, MN
Your gamefish and frogs aren't the only ones hiding from the cold winter weather. Even your emergent weeds have developed a defense mechanism to survive over the winter. Being perennial plants, they may appear to die when the weather cools down but they are really just buying time until the spring thaw when they will return in all of their glory. Whether or not this is good news depends on how you feel about the presence of these particular plants in your pond.
Plants like Cattails tend to disperse their seeds as fall approaches. As the weather continues to cool the leaves and the stalk of the plant wilt and die only to decompose and become fertilizer for the roots, or rhizomes, of the plant come spring. While the exposed areas of the plant are dying off, the roots of the plant begin pulling in nutrients to store before going into dormancy for the winter. As these roots can be considered the heart of the plant, cutting down Cattail and Phragmite reeds will not discourage new plant growth in the spring.
If you like having Cattails or Phragmites around your pond then nothing is needed to help them through the winter as they are naturally prepared to make a comeback. If you are not a fan of these emergent plants you can make it harder for them to grow back by physically removing the plant roots or by using pond care products to remove their food source and kill the plants including the roots. Applying aquatic herbicides like Shoreline Defense® while Cattails and Phragmites are still active is infinitely easier than trying to pull their extensive root system from the pond. Shoreline Defense® is absorbed by the plant and carried to its roots effectively killing the entire weed. Since you don't want to encourage new growth you will want to remove any potential "fertilizers" in the form of plant decay and muck. Once dead cut and drag any dead reeds and leaves away from the pond and burn or compost them. Using a Rake and Weed Cutter will make short work of these shoreline cleanups and give you the advantage for next season.
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Jazz on the Park Youth Hotel
Jazz on the Park Hostel is located in the modern Upper Westside of New York City. Central Park is within walking distance along with subway lines B and C, shops, a variety of restaurants and bars. Close by you will find many of New York's major attractions and interesting sites such as The Museum of Natural History, the New York Historical Society, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Riverside Park and Grant's Tomb, Columbia University, the Hungarian Pastry Shop and if you fancy going for a walk across Central Park you will end up on 5th Avenue. Other attractions on this side include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Guggenheim Museum, the Neue Gallery, and the Jewish Museum of Art.
This convenient location lets you explore New York by foot and if you hop on the subway, you can be anywhere in the city in a matter of minutes. We are in a perfect spot from where you can start your sightseeing adventures.
We welcome groups and individual guests and we can accommodate you in single or double rooms and also in dormitory style rooms. We provide lockers, however you need your own padlock. We sell them at reception in case you forget one and if you wish to use our electronic luggage storage, please note that a small fee will apply. Bathroom facilities are situated on each floor (shower & toilet) and we provide towels.
Our famous coffee bar and TV lounge is a great place to meet new people, also our friendly multi-lingual staff is there to help you with any queries and inform you about all the best places to go. BBQ parties in the summer not only feed you well, but you can also take this change to make new friends and learn about their travel experiences in a social and relaxed environment. We also have summer pub crawls and at selected times a tourism booth.
We're looking forward to meet you!
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• The hostel is in two buildings. On 106 Street and Central Park West you will find the main-check in and the coffee bar and on 105th Street you will find all private singles and our dormitory rooms.
• The 14.75% tax, $3.50 service charge (private room) and 50c service charge (dorm) is not included in the price and must be paid when you check in.
• Check-in at 3 pm
• Check-out at 11 am
• 14 days is the maximum number of days you can stay with us
• Under 18's are not permitted to check in and must be accompanied by an adult and also have a parents'/guardians' consent stating that they are aware they will be staying
• In case of a cancellation, you must notify us at least 48 hours in advance by phone or email
• In case of 'No Show', a total of one night's stay will be charged
• A valid Passport or an out of state photo ID is required to check-in
• Sorry but no NY State residents - there are no exceptions
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- 24 Hour Reception
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- No Curfew
- Non Smoking
- Outdoor Terrace
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Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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Note: Though we make every attempt to do so, we cannot guarantee that everyone in your party will be able to stay in the same room. Room allocations are made based on availability and on a first-come first-served basis.
Please note: Total Cost DOES NOT include taxes or fees. In New York, hotel and state tax is 14.75% plus a service charge of $3.50. These amounts will be added to your total bill and will be charged upon check in.
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3) Transfer from the 'E' train to the uptown 'C' train at 42nd Street/Port Authority Bus Terminal (59th Street) Station in Manhattan.
4) Exit the subway at 103rd Street and Central Park. Walk north on Central Park West to 106 Street. Turn left, the hostel is the second building from the corner.
$45 flat rate for a yellow cab to the hostel
From La Guardia Airport:
1) Take the M60 Bus to 106 Street and Broadway.
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isolating whole chromatin before ChIP - (Dec/07/2012 )
Dear all,
I am performing ChIPseq on overexpressed TFs in Drosophila wing discs. After x-linking (1% FA, 10 min) I have the problem that a two step lysis does not work anymore. Basically I am only disrupting the wing discs and lysing the cells during sonication. One of my presumed problems is now, that there might be a lot of unbound (cytosolic) TF, which I precipitate and I want to decrease this precipitation of "useless" TF. Therefore I thought to precipitate/isolate the whole chromatin before I do the ChIP. Does anyone know a good strategy how to do this? Would using spermidine do the job?
Thanks for your help,
You may try the method described in this paper to isolation chromatin fraction from fly http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v480/n7377/full/nature10492.html


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People celebrating the Cambodian Buddhist festival of Pchum Ben at Wat Sarawan, a Buddhist temple in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
In the temple's kitchen workers clean hundreds of and bowls that will be used by monks.
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From Gregor Mendel's discovery of the laws of heredity, to the recognition of DNA as life's critical molecular "key," scientists have probed the role of this remarkably complex material and the code it contains to expand our understanding of life. With the genetic code of hundreds of life forms now sequenced, and geometrically larger genomic datasets publicly available, scientists are able to advance research into the genetic roots of disease, how global viral pandemics occur, how transformative agricultural research can help feed our planet's growing population, how environmental influences affect individual development, and how genetic mutation and variation impact survival at the species level.
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'General Hospital': 50 Years Old, Dramatic As Ever
'General Hospital': 50 Years Old, Dramatic As Ever
The soap opera General Hospital turns 50 this year. Host Rachel Martin speaks with actress Jane Elliot, who has played Tracy Quartermaine on the show since 1978.
This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Rachel Martin. Fifty years ago tomorrow...
MARTIN: ...a young doctor named Steve Hardy at a hospital on the East Coast. He's caring for a young woman whose face has been ravaged in a motorcycle accident.
MARTIN: That was the very first episode of "General Hospital," which premiered April 1, 1963. The soap's spectacular plots involve all of the best cliches - death is very rarely permanent, and it's really hard to nail down who your parents are. But GH, as it's called among super-fans, is also credited with the creation of the first super couple, Laura and Luke. Their first wedding in 1981 set a daytime record - 30 million people watched.
MARTIN: These days, "General Hospital" is only one of four soaps still airing new episodes. Jane Elliot plays one of the characters who have been around forever, Tracy Quartermaine, who began as the badly behaved daughter of the rich Quartermaine clan. Today, Tracy is still reviled, but we'll let Jane Elliot fill you in on what's happening in Tracy's life right now.
JANE ELLIOT: She's not married, she regrets not being married and she is fighting for control of her father's company. And the person that she is fighting is her once-dead, now-returned from the dead nephew, A.J.
MARTIN: You have played Tracy Quartermaine, the spoiled - I think we can say that, it's fair - scheming daughter of the Quartermaine clan.
ELLIOT: I don't know what you're talking about.
MARTIN: You have played Tracy on and off since 1978. What do you think you have learned over the years about the skills required to play the same character for so long?
ELLIOT: Well, you sort of live her life in real time. You get married when she gets married and you have babies when she has babies and as I age, she ages. As I get wrinkles on my face, she gets wrinkles on her face; as I gain weight, she gains weight. So, it's the same technique to be authentic, to just come into work every day and have that moment be your reality. I live two lives: I live Tracy Quartermaine's on camera and I live my life in the real world every other hour. And I'm perfectly happy to do it. I love to play let's pretend.
MARTIN: And it is a fantasy. I mean, I am just guessing that Tracy's life is a little more exciting that your own.
ELLIOT: You don't know that.
ELLIOT: It's definitely more challenging.
MARTIN: You're right. I don't.
ELLIOT: And I think I have more people liking me than she does. We just did this bit of staging where everybody had to gather around the stage and sort of have a kumbaya moment, you know, a touchy-feely moment. And I looked around the room and there was nobody for Tracy Quartermaine to stand next to. There was nobody there that liked her. That is not my life. My life, Jane's life, is much richer than that.
MARTIN: You have also been on other soaps. What is it like coming back to Tracy Quartermaine after you've been away from her for a while?
ELLIOT: Home. It's just home. There are people there that were there the day I started. There's a boom operator still there. There are engineers. There are prop people. This word is so overused, but there is nothing that applies more appropriately than family.
MARTIN: That's the Emmy-winning Jane Elliot. She has played Tracy Quartermaine on "General Hospital" since 1978. Ms. Elliot, thank you so much. It's been a pleasure.
ELLIOT: Thank you so much. For me as well.
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NYT Releases Unredacted Report on "U.S. Aid for Ex-Nazis"
The New York Times has released a full unredacted version of the Department of Justice's Office of Special Investigation (OSI) report, "Striving for Accountability in the Aftermath of the Holocaust." According to NYT reporter Eric Lichtblau, "The Justice Department has resisted making the report public since 2006." A "heavily redacted" version was released last month to the private National Security Archive (NSA), and now a leaked version of the entire document has been released to the public.
According to a November 13 NSA press release:
The National Security Archive posted today its original FOIA request, the government's response, our appeal by counsel David Sobel, the legal complaint in the case National Security Archive v. Department of Justice, the interim response from DoJ, the "Vaughn index" of withheld pages and alleged justifications for the withholding, and the 45 pages of partial and highly-redacted response.
The evocation of words like "accountability" in the context of suppressed documents, leaks, and war crimes has an eerie resonance in the context of the current struggle to gain accountability for current and recent U.S. war crimes surrounding the methods by which "intelligence and facts were being fixed around the policy" of invading Iraq, the widespread use of torture and extraordinary rendition by the government and its allies, and a policy of illegal human experimentation on "war on terror" prisoners.
The fact that DoJ would still be trying to hide information from decades-old files surrounding the U.S. recruitment of Nazi war criminals does not bode well for those trying to force the U.S. government from President Obama's "Don't Look Back" policy towards war crimes. In fact, it took almost fifty years to get a significant opening of U.S. archives to look at government actions at the close of World War II. The NYT leaked document is but the latest in a string of revelations about the use of both high and low ranking Nazis by the U.S. government. Author Christopher Simpson wrote the first major book, Blowback: America's Recruitment of Nazis and Its Effects on the Cold War, documenting this history in 1988, followed by Linda Hunt's excellent Secret Agenda: The United States Government, Nazi Scientists, and Project Paperclip, 1945 to 1990, and other books, many of them unfortunately now out of print.
Anyone wanting to become an archival researcher in Nazi or Japanese war crimes can begin at the National Archives webpage for the Interagency Working Group (IWG), where there are links to tens of thousands of documents and millions of pages from the files of the CIA, FBI, military intelligence, OSS and other agencies. The IWG issued their Final Report of the Nazi War Crimes and [Japanese] Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group in April 2007, and is available online.
Revelations on U.S. Recruitment of Nazis
The OSI report is not without its new revelations. According to Lichtblau:
The full report disclosed that the Justice Department found "a smoking gun" in 1997 establishing with "definitive proof" that Switzerland had bought gold from the Nazis that had been taken from Jewish victims of the Holocaust. But these references are deleted, as are disputes between the Justice and State Departments over Switzerland's culpability in the months leading up to a major report on the issue.
Another section describes as "a hideous failure" a series of meetings in 2000 that United States officials held with Latvian officials to pressure them to pursue suspected Nazis. That passage is also deleted.
In its paranoia and animus against its former Soviet ally (a paranoia and animus that ran in two directions), the United States turned to the recruitment of former Nazis in an attempt to gain intelligence and military superiority over the Soviet Union. The Times article describes how the report details the stories of infamous Nazi war criminals protected by the United States.
There was Arthur L. Rudolph, a Nazi scientist who used slave labor to operate Mittelwerk underground factories that produced the V-2 rocket. Twenty-five thousand slave laborers perished in the terrible conditions and treatment meted out at Mittelwerk. But Rudolph was protected from prosecution and went on to work for NASA as a primary designer of the Saturn rockets that took U.S. astronauts to the moon.
The article also notes the CIA's recruitment of "Otto Von Bolschwing, an associate of Adolf Eichmann who had helped develop the initial plans 'to purge Germany of the Jews.'" The Times article gentlemanly forbears the whole story, which was revealed in a 2006 UK Guardian story on new information found in a massive release in that year of CIA documents on its Nazi past. (CIA watchers should note the ironies entailed in the fact the release was approved by then CIA director Porter Goss.) Von Bloschwing, it turns out, had also been Heinrich Himmler's representative in Romania.
According to the UK Guardian:
After the war Bolschwing had been recruited by the Gehlen Organisation, the prototype German intelligence agency set up by the Americans under Reinhard Gehlen, who had run military intelligence on the eastern front under the Nazis. "US army intelligence accepted Reinhard Gehlen's offer to furnish alleged expertise on the Red army – and was bilked by the many mass murderers he hired," said Robert Wolfe, a historian at the US national archives.
Of even more interest, perhaps, was the U.S. recruitment of Nazis and war criminals for its clandestine secret military groups after the war. Such secret armies were organized across Europe in the aftermath of World War II, and were later implicated in a number of right-wing terrorist actions and coups. The headquarters for this was ultimately centered in the NATO high command, and its various activities, including false flag operations to implicate leftists as terrorists became known as Operation Gladio.
Again, from the UK Guardian article:
Alongside the Gehlen Organisation, US intelligence had set up "stay-behind networks" in West Germany, who were supposed to stay put in the event of a Soviet invasion and transmit intelligence from behind enemy lines. Those networks were also riddled with ex-Nazis who had horrendous records.
One of the networks, codenamed Kibitz-15, was run by a former German army officer, Lieutenant Colonel Walter Kopp, who was described by his own American handlers as an "unreconstructed Nazi".
A more detailed description of the U.S. organization of stay-behind networks is told in an essay by Timothy Naftali at the University of Virginia (PDF).
The New York Times is to be commended for the release of this important new document, whose 600-plus pages will take awhile to be fully digested. The Times also was one of four news outlets to release, against considerable government pressure, the Wikileaks war logs from Iraq and Afghanistan. But the Times editorial stance for accountability for torture has not been met with action by the U.S. President, Justice Department, or Congress. The Democrats had two years of full control of both houses of Congress and never brought any substantive hearings or investigations on the issue of torture or the machinations behind the invasion of Iraq. While there is no doubt that much was withheld from Congress by the Pentagon and White House, the Democrats demonstrated no appetite to press for accountability, and this will be their ignoble legacy.
We must not wait fifty, sixty, or seventy years for the truth about recent and ongoing war crimes to come fully out, and for accountability for these crimes. It appears that will only happen if the citizens of the United States take history into their own hands and form new political entities or parties capable of handling the truth and meting out justice. Such new political forces will be unlikely to stop there, and turn towards implementing the kinds of change we desperately need in this society.


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Bond is rubbish. Let's get that straight. It used to be good. When baddies bit through cables with their metal teeth, ate pressurised air capsules and exploded in front of our very eyes, and perched cats on their laps in an expression of pure evil. And the girls were called Pussy Galore. PUSSY GALORE! Clearcast doesn't fall for that sort of caper nowadays. Trust me, we've tried.
Anyway, today's Bond is just pure expensive nonsense. The money has come in, the magic has gone out. But everyone's going mad for it. You can't move for brands clamouring to be associated with this clap-trap. Watches, cars, beers – you name it. Even Match Of The Day had a Bond theme last week.
I have no idea what this first ad is. Apparently, it's for Sony. I watched it twice. Granted, there are Sony screens featured on the ludicrous set (a wall of TVs and PCs pretending to gather data on a pathetically stony-faced Daniel Craig as he punches one person after another), but that's as far as the message goes. None of the wonderful claims about colour or longevity of years gone by. It's basically just an ad for another shit Bond film. Still, on the back of this, the missus will persuade me to go to the cinema and watch this humourless, overproduced crud. I'll get the hump, moan about the price of the popcorn, and get her back by finally making her watch We Need To Talk About Kevin.
British Gas is spoofing The A-Team to let us know it can fix all my household problems. The A-Team is a well-trodden path and a bit of a first thought, but the campaign in general gets under my skin with its weird animation style. It's sort of creepy, but mesmerising at the same time. Like Toby Jugs or Jimmy Savile. It's nothing if not distinctive. A sturdy job on a difficult brand.
Kettle Foods' chips are handmade. I learned what's so special about that from this lovely ad about the dying art of signwriting. I hope there are more films in the pipeline, and I dare say I will go and seek them out if there are. Bingo. This has the makings of a wonderful campaign. Nice one, all.
Things I'll never do again: 1) Attempt a forward somersault; 2) Eat three whole unseeded Thai chilies for £45 (Pat Burns, you still owe me a fiver); 3) Fly Ryanair. There are people who have set up huge websites so that others can pour forth their bile on economy airlines. It's a subject everyone's passionate about. British Airways (4) has done an ad starring a slice of lemon to remind us it does complimentary drinks on its economy flights. It's OK, but it's not going to harness people's energy and vitriol or fuel the debate in any way. Opportunity missed.
The new Ikea ad is once again lovingly crafted, very bold and different, and has the product at the centre. It looks like it was great fun, this whole project, from conception to completion. The yang to DFS's yin, and that's something to be grateful for, even if the tone of voice of the campaign can sometimes feel a little too achingly trendy. A lovely, charming, fun film.
The Post Office has shot an ad all over the world with some postman wanging on about god knows what. I have no idea what to make of it, so I asked one of my best mates, who has been a postman for 15 years, what he thought. "What bollocks is that?" he asked. "Dunno," I said. "Advertising, innit."
And, finally, the direct mail. If anyone found a Specialized cycle helmet and a set of keys at the Campaign Big Awards do, can you send it to me at 32 York Way, N1 9AB. Cheers.
Stuart Outhwaite
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Creature London
Anyway, his point of view was that Private View is a positive force in the industry – the master craftsmen debating how to make the wonderful yet more wonderful. I, on the other hand, had a sneaking suspicion it was just a bunch of self-important poseurs kicking anything that moved in a painfully transparent attempt to make themselves look cool. And important. So I swore I'd never do it, no matter how much "PR Dan" pestered me. And, like all good principles, I stuck to it for a bit, and then got bored. So here's my head firmly above the parapet. I'm definitely going to look like one of those twats. I've dealt with that; now you have to.
Speaking of pretending to look important, peppered around YouTube are slithers of me wanging on about ads in "making of" films. Add all the views together and you're left with a pretty solid argument against "making ofs" being in any way worthwhile – they're just for us to send to our mums, right? Kettle Foods clearly doesn't think so, having employed someone to signwrite its brief and record the whole paint-drying process.
What's going on in the Ikea ad? Christ knows. I've watched it four times now and keep getting distracted by the Jimmy Savile/He-Man knock-off. But bollocks if I care. It's just another gloriously entertaining spot with the odd table and chair chucked in so I don't forget what Ikea actually does. It makes me like Ikea more than I did before I started watching it, and will very likely be the best thing on telly this Saturday night.
I've always quite liked the British Gas ads. Comfy, aren't they? What with the "little worlds", uncanny valley-flirting animation, jowly Tim Whatshisname voiceover and stirring strings from the second-best-ever Blur track. Yeah, they can get a little samey, saccharine and... oh. Hang on. They've put the shitting A-Team on it! And the Secrets & Lies fella has been replaced with some plummy, parodying tosspot. And the little photogenic dudes have got all, all... tarted-up. If previous media buys are anything to go by, the half-times in Sky's Premiership coverage have just got even more "Redknappish".
Poor old Paul Mead, the star of the new Post Office ad. He's clearly in the grip of one of the most profoundly technicolour
psychotic breakdowns to have hit the Post Office since that whole Consignia farrago. What is it putting on the backs of stamps nowadays?
The stars of the new British Airways ads, meanwhile, are a little more prosaic. A jumper, lemon slice and pair of charity shop trainers. They're having a right old time, flying to places and that. Or, at least, that's what we are told by some old creep in the telly and blither in the posters. I really liked that "Stay at home" stuff. And Bartle Bogle Hegarty's really knocking it out of the park at the minute. Presumably, BA spent all of its money on Olympic canapés.
And then there's the Sony ad. Or, if we're honest, that James Bond ad that has a telly in it – rather than a watch, a beer, a camera, a car, a pair of cufflinks, a hat, some socks or some Vagisil for Mrs Bond. I'd say Daniel Craig must be knackered, but then all of those ads do use the same footage. (Apart from the Vagisil spot, obviously. That one's a cracker.)
(PS. As an aside, I really like the Hide & Seek game – it's like The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, with guns, in an Aston Martin. Which is self-evidently awesome.)
So, there we are. It's taken me ten years, but Birch, I think you owe me that tenner.


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The city and its teachers' union can't agree on how to evaluate the educators, an impasse that has put the nation's largest school district at risk of losing up to $450 million and reinvigorated the debate over whether teachers should be judged by student test scores.
The two sides blamed each other while Gov. Andrew Cuomo insisted a midnight Thursday deadline for a plan — required from each of the state's nearly 700 school districts — was firm. Every district in the state met the deadline, except for New York City and two smaller districts.
United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew blamed Mayor Michael Bloomberg for the impasse, saying the mayor "unilaterally walked away" from negotiations early Thursday. Mulgrew asserted that "the intransigence of the Bloomberg administration on key issues has made it impossible to reach agreement on a new teacher evaluation system."
Bloomberg told a news conference at City Hall that the union had made unreasonable demands, including a requirement that the evaluation deal sunset in June 2015. He said that would render the evaluation system "meaningless" because it takes two years to get an ineffective teacher out.
"If the agreement sunsetted in two years, the whole thing would be a joke. Nobody would ever be able to be removed," he said.
Without the evaluation plan, the district stands to lose $250 million in state aid and $200 million in grants. That's a small percentage of the city Department of Education's $19.7 billion operating budget, but the loss would be felt.
Teacher evaluations sparked a strike in Chicago last fall. Teachers walked off the job for seven days before returning and later approving a contract that reduced the percentage of teachers' evaluations based on test scores, down from a proposed 45 percent to the 30 percent set as the minimum by state law.
A law passed in New York in 2010 required districts to submit evaluation plans. Twenty percent of the evaluations must be based on students' growth on state tests. Another 20 percent must be based on local measures and the remaining 60 percent must include classroom observations and can also include parent or student surveys.
Each of New York state's districts was told to submit a plan to the state Education Department for approval Jan. 17 or lose their increase in state aid. Two smaller districts — Fallsburg and Pine Plains — also missed the deadline and did not submit plans.
Cuomo insisted school districts and their unions had until the deadline to submit their plans "or they will forfeit the increase in education aid they have been counting on and both parties will have failed the children they serve."
"Almost every school district got this done in the state except New York City," Cuomo said Friday on WOR radio. "They've asked me several times would I extend the deadline and I said no because a deadline is a deadline."
It is unclear how New York City and the other two districts would make up a funding shortfall.
Not everyone was saddened by the news that no deal had been reached.
Outside the union's headquarters, Manhattan high school teacher Sebastian Natera gathered with others to protest if an agreement had been reached. He said he didn't support the new evaluation system, especially basing teacher performance partly on student test scores.
"I'm being tested on my students' ability to take a test," said Natera, who teaches literature and philosophy.
Bloomberg also faulted the union for wanting to double the number of arbitration hearings available to teachers who filed grievances as part of the evaluation process.
"That would make it, again, much harder to weed out ineffective teachers because more and more of these cases would go to arbitrators, and it would bog our principals down in lengthy arbitration hearings, taking precious time away from their duties as school leaders," Bloomberg said.
But Mulgrew responded: "I have never seen such a blatant misrepresentation of the facts."
He denied that the 2015 sunset provision was a new union demand, as the mayor claimed.
"For the mayor to say that came up at the last minute — he's lying," Mulgrew said.
Mulgrew said in a statement that Bloomberg "blew the deal up ... and despite the involvement of state officials we could not put it back together."
Later Thursday, the city said it went back and made another offer that was rejected by the union, but Mulgrew described it as a "sham." Details of that offer were not made available.
Mona Davids, president of the New York City Parents Union, said she blamed both the city Department of Education and the union for the breakdown in talks.
"They had an entire year to negotiate a teacher evaluation system and waited until the last minute to begin serious negotiations," she said. "With only 13 percent black and Latino high school graduates college ready, I guess nobody will ever be held accountable for failing to provide our children with a high quality education."
Meanwhile, the city's school bus strike entered its third day Friday. The strike, involving 8,800 bus drivers and aides, is the city's first in 34 years.
Bloomberg said the impasse over an evaluation plan and the bus strike had nothing to do with each other.


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As commodities prices reel around on a sea of volatility this month, investors are hanging on for the ride and trying to figure out how to curb their losses.
According to strategists and portfolio managers from Goldman Sachs, ETF Securities, Standard & Poor's, LPL Financial and WFS Funds, investors can move their money into everything from equities to exchange traded funds to mutual funds to options. The key, of course, is finding the right niche within those markets.
Gold's story has been a volatile one since last week when it dropped, then rallied early this week, then dropped again later in the week. As of Thursday, Comex gold futures for June delivery fell $4.70, or 0.3%, to $1,497 an ounce following a 1% loss on Wednesday.
Silver, meanwhile, also declined Thursday after showing signs of recovery earlier in the week following a 30% downward plunge last week. On Thursday, Comex silver for July delivery fell $1.64, or 4.7%, to $33.92 an ounce. Silver had tumbled 7.7% in Wednesday's session.
Why Commodities Have Plummeted
Commodities' suddenly sharp volatility is the result of weak reports on U.S. unemployment and weekly jobless claims, and underscored by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's insistent view that rising prices are out of line with what he considers to be low underlying inflation.
"The Wednesday before last week's commodities drop, Bernanke was saying he was worried about mid-term inflation, not short-term. He said commodities were overextended, and wow, two days after Bernanke spoke, the bubble burst," said Randy Warren, chief investment officer of WFS Funds for Warren Financial Service, Exton, Pa., which runs two institutional products for pensions, endowments, foundations, trusts and family offices.
Further, says Goldman Sachs Asset Management's Chairman Jim O'Neill, the global economy is likely to encounter more "mini periods of volatility," where
rising commodity prices, food and energy in particular, choke off some economic activity as consumers and business adjust to higher costs.
"In countries where overall inflation rises more because of these rising prices and central banks tighten monetary policy, subsequent tightening financial conditions will slow down growth and probably lessen their contribution to the demand for the commodities in the first place," O'Neill writes in "Can Equities Rally Without Commodities?," a viewpoint published on May 7.
"It appears as though we might be going through such a period right now," O'Neill continues. "Suddenly, economic data in many economies has disappointed, and while there could be a number of explanations, it seems quite feasible that the degree of increase in energy and food prices might be a guilty culprit."
O'Neill concludes that if equities are to develop another leg to the rally that has been taking place since 2009, it will probably have to be led by something other than commodities. And more commodities weakness in the near term wouldn't be that surprising either, he adds.
What Does Commodities Volatility Mean for Investors?
If gold tracks the classic bubble pattern, and it has so far, instead of plunging, it may double in value this year, according to Jeff Kleintop (left), chief market strategist for LPL Financial. However, he does not believe that gold – or commodities in general—is in a bubble and most likely will not continue to track the classic pattern. But he does see potential for further modest gains for precious metals and other commodities in 2011, to be accompanied by volatility.
"Gold's rally is now just entering its tenth year, historically the best year for gains," Kleintop writes in a market comment published Monday. "It is worth noting
that gold's March 1980 peak at $850 is about $2,400 in today's dollars when adjusted for U.S. inflation, well above the current price and near where gold would be headed if it tracked this classic pattern."
Currently, gold prices have tracked the classic bubble pattern but have yet to enter the parabolic stage where the bursting of the bubble and the ensuing sharp losses begin to become a risk, which is after 10 years and a 1,000% gain, Kleintop says, pointing to 1990s bubbles in technology, oil and housing . "The investment bubbles of the past experienced far more inflating than what gold prices have experienced so far."
Silver's volatility shouldn't put investors off the precious metals market altogether, said Will Rhind (left), managing director of ETF Securities, which sponsors some of the world's largest physically-backed exchange traded funds.
Last week the ETFS Physical Silver Shares ETF (SIVR) fell 19.5%, while the ETFS Physical Precious Metals Basket ETF (GLTR), which comprises gold, silver, platinum and palladium, experienced an 11% drop. This difference in performance underscores the benefits of diversifying exposure "and not putting all your eggs in one basket," Rhind noted in an email on Thursday.
"Even in a turbulent market, precious metals should be part of any investor's portfolio diversification strategy, as they exhibit a low correlation to the equities market," Rhind said. "Silver is a perfect example; while silver has been extremely volatile as of late, other precious metals prices have held relatively firm through the sell-off. In this type of environment, investors might consider investing in a precious metals basket, to diversify their exposure away from any single metal while still benefiting from precious metals exposure."
Mutual Funds Also Offer Protection from Volatility
Standard & Poor's mutual fund analyst Todd Rosenbluth says mutual funds may give investors the most evenly diversified exposure to Energy and Materials.
"If you wanted to invest only in the Energy sector, there are ETFs that are specific to Energy or Materials. The benefit of going with a mutual fund is you can get active management and exposure to both sectors. ETFs tend to be pure play or tied to an index. For some investors they're too diversified, and for some investors they're too narrow," Rosenbluth said.
A mutual fund screening performed on S&P's MarketScope Advisor screening tool picks the following two natural resources funds, both rated five stars by S&P, with exposure to both the Energy and the Materials sectors:
Franklin Natural Resources Fund (FRNRX)
Fidelity Select Natural Resources Portfolio (FNARX)
Both funds are relatively low-risk, open-end funds available to individual investors. S&P ranks funds for past performance as well as the quality of the stocks in the portfolio and fund characteristics such as manager tenure and expenses.
Four-star-rated funds picks include:
RS Global Natural Resources Fund (RSNRX)
ING Global Natural Resources Fund (LEXMX)
BlackRock Natural Resources Trust (MDGRX)
Any way they play it, investors need to go one step further in order to hedge their bets in this volatile commodities market, said WFS Funds' Randy Warren.
His WFS Big Dividend Strategy hedge fund, which invests in dividend-paying equities and options on the VIX, is open only to investors with a minimum investment of $750,000. But, he said, any investor can reduce volatility by investigating the VIX and options that avoid the roll cost of futures.
"For RIAs, that means being careful and manipulating your allocation," Warren said. "If you think it's just a pullback, you change your allocation, and if you think it's going to get worse, you sell your commodities and put your money into something less volatile. Stubborn buy-and-hold investors get crushed in commodities."
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VANCOUVER, BC - Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced today that the club have acquired midfielder and Jamaican international Dane Richards, as well as allocation money, from New York Red Bulls in exchange for striker Sebastien Le Toux. Richards will join his new teammates in Chicago this evening and be available for Saturday's Major League Soccer match versus Chicago Fire at Toyota Park. Per club and league policies, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Whitecaps FC midfielder Dane Richards
- Scored eight goals in 37 international appearances for Jamaica
- Played five-and-a-half MLS seasons with New York Red Bulls
- With New York, 2nd all-time in matches (147) and minutes played (11,699). 3rd all-time in assists with 26
- Two successful years in NCAA Division I with Clemson University
"Richards is a speedy player and very dangerous down the wing. He brings plenty of MLS and international experience to our club, so we're delighted to have him in Vancouver," said Whitecaps FC head coach Martin Rennie. "We would also like to thank Sebastien for all of his contributions to the club and wish him the best of luck in New York."
Richards, 28, joined Whitecaps FC following five-and-a-half seasons with the Red Bulls. As a member of the Red Bulls, the speedy midfielder is second all-time in appearances with 147 and minutes played with 11,699. Richards is also third all-time in assists with 26 and scored 21 goals with New York.
Following a successful two years at Clemson University, which included 23 goals and 17 assists in 20 appearances, Richards was selected in the second round (19th overall) of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft.
A native of Montego Bay, Jamaica, Richards has scored eight goals in 37 international appearances for his country.
Le Toux joined Whitecaps FC from Philadelphia Union in exchange for allocation money on January 31, 2012. During his short spell with Vancouver, the Frenchman scored four goals and had one assist in 19 league appearances with Whitecaps FC.
Dane Richards
Position: Midfielder
Height: 5-07
Weight: 150 pounds
Day of Birth: December 14, 1983, in Montego Bay, Jamaica
Hometown: Montego Bay, Jamaica
Citizenship: Jamaica / United States
Status: Domestic (green card)
Previous Club: New York Red Bulls (MLS)
How Acquired: Acquired on July 13, 2012, along with allocation money from New York Red Bulls in exchange for striker Sebastien Le Toux.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS RS 8W-5L-6D) wrap-up their five road swing on Saturday, July 14, at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois, against Chicago Fire (MLS RS 8W-6L-4D) at 5:30 p.m. PT - TV: Sportsnet Pacific, RADIO: TEAM 1040 - teamradio.ca, ONLINE: live.mlssoccer.com, MOBILE: bell.ca/mobiletv. Whitecaps FC return home next week for matches at BC Place against LA Galaxy on Wednesday, July 18, at 7 p.m. PT and San Jose Earthquakes on Sunday, July 22, at 4 p.m. PT. For information on match tickets, visit whitecapsfc.com/tickets or call 604.669.9283 ext 3.


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2010: Saw action in all nine games along the defensive front as a freshman … totaled 28 tackles during the season … led the team with 2.5 sacks … 4.5 tackles for a total of 15 yards in losses … at least one tackle in eight of the nine contests … three stops, including a sack, against Massachusetts Maritime (9/18) … five tackles vs. Plymouth State (10/9) … sack at Western New England (10/16) … 10 tackles over the last two games of the season … season best of six tackles at Endicott (11/6).
Off The Field at MIT: Majoring in aerospace engineering with a concentration in economics … minor in management … also a member of the MIT men's lacrosse team.
High School: A 2010 graduate of Lawrence High School … all-county and all-conference selection … Nassau County's top scholar-athlete … defensive MVP of the Long Island Class III championship game … academic all-conference … High Honor Roll … AP Scholar with Honors.


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In June 2009 issue of the New Mexico Genealogist, I published an article about my fourth great-grandmother Maria Guadalupe Torres. Guadalupe had been married twice - once to my ancestor Francisco Antonio Garcia and then to Pedro Antonio Baca. Through her two husbands, she had sons who were merchants and politicians who were very influential in Socorro. Recently, I discovered a number of documents about the Socorro Land Grant that shows their influence.
On 15 February 1871, Pedro A. Baca, clerk of the Socorro County probate court, and his son Severo A. Baca, deputy clerk of the same court, transcribed a petition by Manuel Trujillo to the governor of New Mexico to recognize the legitimacy of the Socorro Land Grant. Trujillo, who made the request on 30 November 1845 on behalf of the inhabitants of the grant, explained to Governor Manuel Armijo that the original document that deeded the land to the inhabitants had been lost. He wrote that the inhabitants and their ancestors had been living on the land since "1815 or 1816". Governor Armijo approved Trujillo's request, and ordered that the inhabitants were to "remain in full and pacific possession" of the property, within the limits described in the petition, "henceforth and forever". The order was to serve as the "legal, true and irrevocable title"of the grant.
When Pedro Antonio Baca transcribed this document, he wrote the following:
I, the undersigned clerk of the Probate Court of this county do certify that the foregoing document was recorded by me word for word and letter by letter in book letter "Y", pages 156, 157, and 158.
He signed the transcription, and set his official seal upon the document. Samuel Ellison translated it from Spanish, which was then subscribed and sworn before the Surveyor General James K. Proudfit on 25 February 1875. Additionally, on 4 July 1875, Dav. J. Miller, the translator for the Suveyor General's Office, compared the translated document to Pedro Baca's Spanish transcription and found it correct and adopted it as the official translation. Thus apparently began the process towards having the United States government recognize the grant as per the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
...And then much more happened, which will not be detailed here....
In August 1892, the Territory of New Mexico made the City of Socorro and Candelario Garcia trustee over the Socorro Land Grant. Candelario Garcia was Pedro Antonio Baca's stepson through Pedro's wife's first marriage. This statute appears to have come about due to a lawsuit filed in the Court of Private Land Claims, in the Territory of New Mexico. Judgement in the case of The City of Socorro and Candelario Garcia vs. The United States of America defined the grant as being one Spanish league square, centered on the Roman Catholic church of the city (San Miguel Mission.) The plaintiffs were made the trustees of the grant. The law that followed gave Candelario Garcia sole authority over the grant, with the City of Socorro receiving the trust once it was relinquished by him or he was removed as trustee. It could be assumed that at some point the city took over trusteeship of the grant due too Candelario's advancing age, death or some other reason.
In describing my relatives' role, I do not wish to lessen the importance of others in the history of the land grant. There are many other actors in this story. Much more that can be discussed - history that has already written and history that needs to be written. One day I hope to write a history of the Socorro Land Grant. Until then, above is just a glimpse of what is to come.
Town of Socorro Grant, Spanish Archives microfilm roll # 23, Surveyor General Case File 107, frames 392 - 531.
New Mexico statutes, annotated: containing the codification passed at the second session of the Legislature of the state of New Mexico. In effect June 11, 1915, Volume 1, page 336, retrieved from Google Books website, 9 July 2010, http://tinyurl.com/socgrant


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One CrossFit Move for a Better Butt and Legs By Tomorrow
Yep, we can make that guarantee, because that's when you're going to feel the effects of this ass-shaping, thigh-toning sculptor. Which means it's working.
The idea: A pistol squat is incredible for strengthening your lower half -- but also incredibly tough to do. (Did it look easy in those photos? It did to me the first time I saw one...then I tried it. Or more accurately, I collapsed on the floor.) You need strength, balance and flexibility. This morning I learned a cool way to scale it back so you can build up to a perfect pistol -- while simultaneously tightening everything from your waist down.
The move and progressions are brought to you by Chris Cunningham, CrossFit Level 1 coach at CrossFit NYC (where I'm currently spending a lot of mornings). Your model is SELF's associate fitness editor Jaclyn Emerick. Let's all take one second to have serious leg envy.
Lunge back on your right leg, dropping right knee to floor, extending arms in front of you; make sure your left shin is vertical and your back is straight. With your weight in your left heel, drive your right knee up and out (it can tend to track in if you're not careful) until you're standing with your right knee raised. Do 5 sets of 5 reps on each leg. Right now! You know you want to. Continue a couple times a week.
Get in the same starting position, except this time, your right shin is on the floor with your sneaker-laces down. Because this one's tougher, you can hinge forward a little if you need, Cunningham says. Press hard into your left heel as you drive your knee up to standing. Again, 5 sets of 5 reps on each leg (go head, test yourself; we'll wait). Aim for a couple times a week.
Nail this, and you're ready to try the pistol squat (that was this beast, remember). You're in the go-to starting position, but the only thing on the floor is your right knee, right foot raised behind you. "Take a deep breath, lean forward and drive your right knee up aggressively with your arms out like you're reaching for something," Cunningham suggests. That something is called pride, folks. If, after reading this blog, you can manage 5 sets of 5 reps on each leg, tweet me. We're always looking for new, ripped fitness models.
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