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This is one of the most eagerly anticipated books of the season, and for good reason. Tom Rob Smith's debut novel, "Child 44," was a high-voltage blockbuster that was nothing short of sensational. In this, the sequel, he has accomplished what few writers have been able to pull off -- an expertly crafted story as powerful and addictive as its predecessor.
It is 1956, and Stalin is dead. The Soviet Union is unhinged by grief and trepidation. The monster has left millions of corpses in his wake and a gulag of slave-labor camps that rings the land like a crown of thorns. It is a nation twisted by fear, a society in which the servants of the state are the criminals and the criminals the innocents.
Seeking to change the nature of the regime, Stalin's successor, Nikita Khrushchev, delivers a secret speech to the party leadership in which he acknowledges Stalin's crimes. In a land where tests of one's loyalty were constant -- and often lethal -- many refuse to believe Khrushchev actually gave the speech; those who do rejoice in solitude. Others quietly plot their revenge.
Leo Demidov, a member of the state security apparatus, is wrestling with his own demons. He has been rewarded with command of a special homicide unit for tracking down the serial killer in "Child 44." But his old comrades distrust him, ordinary Russians despise him and those he has directly wronged see him as the personification of evil. Now one of those demons is slashing its way toward him over the mangled bodies of fellow police officers.
Demidov has sought to atone for past sins by adopting with his wife, Raisa, the two daughters of parents who died during one of his previous crackdowns on "enemies of the people." The eldest girl, whose hatred of Demidov is palpable, becomes the pawn in a murderous conspiracy. To rescue her, and save his own sanity, Demidov must somehow free an Orthodox priest who was sent to the gulag years ago during one of the periodic repressions of the church in which Demidov was an uneasy participant.
The author's keen understanding of Soviet society and his knowledge of the criminal gangs that operated in a kind of parallel world give the story the gripping realism that is the hallmark of his writing. The story sweeps the reader through Moscow's netherworld and into the icy wasteland of the gulag. In a major twist, Demidov finds himself in Budapest as Hungarians rise up against their Communist oppressors. And, of course, there are electrifying revelations that leave the reader primed for more of Smith's unique storytelling.
"The Secret Speech" is the antidote to the assembly-line thrillers that are so common these days. Do not miss it.
Michael J. Bonafield is a former editor at the Star Tribune. He also reviews books for the Wall Street Journal.


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The very first dialogue by Niko in the very first trailer for the game sets up the first notable protagonist to be from another country, Niko Bellic, to enter the United States of America and make more critical analysis of American culture than previous main characters have done.
Grand Theft Auto IV's deeper meaning circulates around Niko's own philosophy, and his clear, blunt critiques of American culture and life in general make the deeper ideas much easier to see and understand. Niko is normally shown to be in the right, but is also proven to be overly cynical, leaving interpretation open to the viewer. The game and its very complex plot deals with several themes:
As read on the packaging of the game, Rockstar Games asks "what does the American dream mean today?". Niko is cynical about America, saying "capitalism is a dirty business" and only people who are extremely greedy and/or born into wealth have any opportunity. Mikhail Faustin also laments before he dies that "America made him (Dimitri Rascalov) greedy! …This American greed takes everyone! It is like a disease!". Niko mocks American stereotypes like "strip malls and clinical obesity". On the flip-side Roman Bellic, as well as other characters (Brucie Kibbutz, Bernie Crane, Ivan Bytchkov and Hossan Ramzy among others) are optimistic about America and life in general, tend to do very well for themselves financially, and try in vain to encourage Niko to be more optimistic.
The American dream is also shown not to be promised to anyone, not even when they already live in America. Social circles all the way from Playboy X and Elizabeta Torres to Patrick McReary all have trouble making and responsibly saving money, not restricting it to any one nationality. Early on, The Beat 102.7 explains that their listeners "don't know how to manage their money yet!". Gerry describes his family's spending habits as "Never any fucking focus! Never! …Oh yeah, wine and women as quick as possible, and remain a slave forever". Packie eventually says after a mission "Well, Niko, that was a whole lot of effort for no fucking reward. Story of my life." to which Niko replies "It is the story of a lot of lives, Packie. I'm getting used to hearing it". A very interesting part of the in-game media is a show called I'm Rich, which documents the most outrageous displays of gluttony by the world's wealthiest people, enough to make anyone feel inadequate.
Grand Theft Auto IV has an extremely complex plot with a very long list of characters. It is also the first game that allows the player to change the plot by making choices, which all have consequences. This creates an atmosphere where Niko is haunted and shadowed by his past actions wherever he goes. He tells Roman "There is no such thing as a new beginning, Roman. With every day we live, we pick up new baggage, baggage we must carry with us for the rest of our lives. There's no dropping it and pretending we are fresh and clean, just because we get off a boat in a new place." Prime examples include his numerous run-ins with Ray Bulgarin, most of the random characters, and working alongside Johnny Klebitz or Patrick McReary while he had, either by not having met them yet or circumstances beyond his control, killed someone close to them. In the finale, Niko feels the coffin of Kate or Roman, depending on the player's choice, on his conscience because of his criminal lifestyle, saying they "never should have gotten close to me". He is deeply depressed about being trapped in the criminal lifestyle (by a need of income), telling Kate McReary and others that he wishes he could leave it behind, but often adds that he knows he can't.
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- Niko Bellic: The playable protagonist, through whose eyes the player sees the world of the game. He is morally upstanding and logical despite his criminal life, but is often shown to have authority issues. He is also more cynical and pessimistic than is good for him. He seems to sort people into three categories:
- Roman, Little Jacob, Brucie Kibbutz, Kate McReary and Bernie Crane: The optimists, people Niko likes because of their positivity, and they all try in vain to encourage Niko to be more optimistic. Many are foolish and could be mistaken for comic relief, but they do offer pearls of wisdom about life and success, a realization that Niko must make at the same time. Other interesting cases are Ivan Bytchkov, and Hossan, both immigrants like Niko but with much more confidence in the American way of life.
- Patrick McReary, Gerald McReary, Derrick McReary, Dwayne Forge and Phil Bell: The pessimists, people Niko likes because they have angst that he instinctively responds to. Packie and Dwayne especially become friends of Niko because of their shared struggle; Niko confides in Dwayne remarkably early in their relationship and tells him "you remind me of me". It's also notable that he relates well to Jon Gravelli and his bleak sense of humor, despite an enormous age gap, other lifestyle differences and Niko's traditional dislike of his bosses.
- Vladimir Glebov, Dimitri Rascalov, Mikhail Faustin, Ray Bulgarin, Francis McReary, United Liberty Paper, Manny Escuela, Elizabeta Torres, Playboy X, Ray Boccino and Jimmy Pegorino: The corrupt, people Niko doesn't like (or forced to take orders from) because of their greed or immorality. He had to take orders from all of them, considers killing most of them at least once, and inevitably kills about one third of them. This, combined with his dislike of capitalism, shows that Niko has authority issues and can't stand corrupt people in power. With the exception of United Liberty Paper (who can be killed five years later in Grand Theft Auto V), Elizabeta (who ends up in jail) and only if spared Playboy X and Francis McReary, all of the corrupt end up dead.
- Mallorie Bardas, Karen, Jon Gravelli, Darko Brevic, Bryce Dawkins; other characters in the game.
- Michelle, Kate McReary, Carmen Ortiz, Kiki Jenkins and Alex Chilton; girlfriends Niko can date. Michelle and Kate are unlocked in the story mode; the other 3 must be met by the internet. Each girlfriend has their own opinions on what they would like Niko to drive in, wear and go to. The 3 online girlfriends can give Niko a special ability once he pleases them enough in quality and quantity of date.


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Sierra-at-Tahoe, Burton bring snowboarding to South Lake Tahoe students
About 30 kindergartners slid, swiveled and shimmied on platforms shaped like miniature snowboards Wednesday in an attempt to get a feel for the slippery sport.
Instructional equipment was separated into four sections and sprawled across the Lake Tahoe Environmental Science Magnet School gym. Kids were then able to go from one station to the next, learning about different aspects of snowboarding as they went.
Mindi Befu, marketing director for Sierra-at-Tahoe, said the experience might be the first step toward children becoming lifetime snowboarders.
"Familiarity is a big factor in sort of overcoming one's fears," she said.
In partnership with Burton Snowboards, Sierra presented the hands-on class in conjunction with both companies' efforts to get youth snowboarding.
The class — called Riglet Snowboarding for PE — works toward this goal by helping kids learn snowboarding basics, such as balance, body movements, grabs and more.
For instance, one station involved kids standing on small plastic "snowboards" while their classmates pulled them with an attached rope. Another consisted of rocking on a concave shell — a balancing exercise.
On two large plastic mats, a Sierra ski instructor taught children how to perform different snowboarding grabs while holding a re-creation of an Olympic torch in the air.
"We really want to connect the Olympics and snowboarding because there's so much interest right now," Befu said.
Additionally, each student received a gold medal at the end of the class.
Befu said Burton launched the program in Vermont about a month again, and Sierra hopes to see it expand further locally.
"We'd love for it to expand to our whole district," she said.
The Magnet School would also like to see more programs like it in the future, said Principal Joel Dameral.
"It was an amazing program," he said Thursday. "The kids were fired up all day long."
Art auction coming to college
Lake Tahoe Community College will host the third annual "Off the Wall" art auction in March for the benefit of the LTCC Foundation and Rotary Club of South Lake Tahoe.
The Foundation and Rotary Club will present the event, which will consist of selling works from local artists during a silent and live auction on March 29. Entrance to that event is $10.
Additionally, a free kickoff party will be held March 24 so potential buyers can begin looking at which art pieces they may want to bid on at the end of the week.
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Whittell art students win awards
Three George Whittell High School students won awards at a regional art competition in Reno on Jan. 28.
Senior Suzie Elias was awarded two honorable mentions for her outdoor photography, seventh-grader Alize Hernandez won a gold award for her relief print "Laugh Out Loud Again and Again" and seventh-grader Alexandra Palant won a silver award for a collagraph print of a surfer at the beach.
The ceremony to honor the competition winners will be held March 15 at the Nevada Museum of Art.
The competition was held at the Nevada Museum of Art and had more than 1,300 individual pieces of art entered this year by local students in Northern Nevada, according to the high school.


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Let's assume that the situation for periods, exlamation points, question marks and commas is pretty well decided (we can get back to them if need be) and that ";" is used in connection with ni' to indicate displays within or at the end of matrix sentences. We need only be concerned with displays that are text here and we focus on right hand end problems for the most part.
In a simple case, like "She told me John is coming" 'meli li toki e ni tawa mi: jan Jon li kama.'. there seems to be no problem since the display and the matrix end together. But we might want to keep 'ni' and colon together and so try 'meli li toki e ni: jan Jon li kama tawa mi.'. But this looks like "She said that John is coming to me", possibly a quite different claim. Putting a comma in to prevent 'tawa mi' from connecting with the display doesn't help, since terminal prepositional phrases are are already (optionally) set off by commas. So we need a way to mark the end of the display here. Or, of course, simply not allow this construction. We might, of course, use a period after 'kama', but that tends to end both display and matrix and leave the PP floating with another period unaccounted for.
But even if we adopt this latter approach, problems remain. Consider "She said that John is coming and Mary is going away" 'meli li toki e ni: jan Jon li kama. jan Mali li tawa weka.' As it stands, this is indistinguishable form "She said that John is coming. Mary is going away." since the first period can be taken (as above) to end both the display and the matrix. To prevent this, it has been suggested that priods within a display be replaced by semicolons (;), so the above becomes 'meli li toki e ni: jan John li kama; jan Mali li tawa weka.' with the only period ending both display and matrix. The semicolon might be used in the earlier example to end the display (in place of a period) but not the matrix, but then the semicolon gets used to mark the end of the display, exactly what we were trying to avoid in the complex report case.
There is the further problem of what to do if the displayed text is not declarative: "She wondered whether John would come" 'meli li pilin e ni: jan Jon li kama ala kama*' The asterisk here marks an uncertainty about what to put there by way of punctuation. The display calls for a question mark; the whole calls for a period. Which wins out or do we use them both (?.), which looks odd. Of course, here we can say that the question doesn't really need a question mark since its status as a question is on its face. But suppose it is a choice question "She wondered whether John would win or Sam would fall apart" 'meli li pilin e ni: jan Jon li sewi anu jan San li pakala'. This is indistinguishable without a question mark from "She thinks that either John will win or Sam will fall apart." so we at least occasionally need a question mark (or something). Similar problems would arise with exclamation points, of course, though those don't seem to occur often in displays.
Even with declarative sentences there are two further problem, displays within displays and conditional sentences. Consider "She believes that he thinks John thinks Mary is coming but that he is wrong" 'meli li pilin e ni: mije li pilin e ni: jan Jon li pilin e ni: jan Mali li kama; taso ona li lon ala.' (or so, given the problems cited). As punctuated, this seems to say the guy thinks that that John is wrong in what he thinks about Mary. So, the semicolon closes the display from 'jan Jon li pilin e ni:' and the period closes both the display from 'mije li pilin e ni:' and 'meli li pilin e ni:' and finally the whole claim. But how would one say that the guy is wrong in is belief about what John thinks? The words could be the same, but the punctuation would have to be different, somehow closing off the display from 'mije li pilin e ni:' (and so, hopefully, also from ''jan Jon li pilin e ni:') but not from 'meli li pilin e ni:' (since closing that would mean that she was wrong about here complex belief). A period after 'weka' seems to close too much; a semicolon doesn't seem to close enough.
Finally (for now, at least) consider "If she thinks that he will come, she will dress up" and "She thinks that if he is going to come, she will dress up." Punctuation aside, these are both 'meli li pilin e ni: mije li kama la meli li len pona'. They differ in where the display ends, after 'kama' or after 'pona'. Of course, the first could be written as 'meli li pilin e ni la meli li len pona: mije li kama' but tht is getting to be too remote from 'ni' to be readily intelligible – or created on the fly. Again, we can try using a semicolon here, after 'kama' to mark the end of a display, but we still need it – or something – to mark the end of a sentence which is not the end of a display. We can't use a period after 'kama' as that seems to end not merely the display but also the matrix and so we are left with a floating 'la' and a following sentence. Perhaps that very fact would allow us to use periods here (and also in the first example), but it seems likely that further cases could be found to invalidate this use.
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Companies on the 2014 Mercury 100 were first sorted based on reported revenues for 2013, then, based on the size of their revenue, separated into "flights" of 20 companies each.
The first flight features companies with the 20 highest revenues, those $20 million and higher. The second flight is of companies with revenues of $7.1 million to $20 million, the third is companies with revenues $3.2 million to $7 million the fourth is $1.4 million to $3.1 million and finally the fifth is $150,000 to $1.39 million.
After companies were placed into their appropriate flights, each flight was then sorted based on percentage of revenue growth from 2011 to 2013.
To be considered for the list, companies had to be for-profit, privately owned and headquartered in Larimer or Weld counties. Companies also had to be in business for the full two years in which revenue numbers were collected, and had to have reported revenues of at least $150,000 in 2011.
Revenues for some companies on the list have been verified by Denver-based accounting and consulting firm Anton Collins Mitchell.
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Von Miller appears in Madden NFL 15 video with Kevin Hart, Dave Franco
Von Miller really enjoys rockin' that cowboy hat. The Broncos linebacker made a brief appearance in the latest Madden NFL 15 ad featuring Kevin Hart and Dave Franco rapping.
Miller is shown shimmying in an office as Hart walks by with a group of cheerleaders.
Mobile readers: tap below to watch Von dance
He wasn't the only player to partake in the festivities. San Francisco's Colin Kaepernick, Philadelphia's LeSean McCoy, Dallas' Dez Bryant and Green Bay's Eddie Lacy come in toward the end and a digitalized Richard Sherman also shows up.
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Bike frames break. It's one of the worst nightmares for the owner, the bike shop, distributor, and manufacturer to deal with, because who's at fault? Aren't frames guaranteed for life? Yes, many bikes come with a lifetime warranty on the frame, but not the forks.
What's interesting is that manufacturers recommend carbon fiber frames that have been crashed be replaced, even if there are no indications of damage. Now there's a kicker.
Steel frames break too, and I should know. Mine broke recently on a long ride over Mt. Hamilton. Forty-five miles into the ride, a gust of wind knocked over my bike, which was leaning against a fence. When I reached over to pick it up, I noticed a crack in the top tube, near the head tube.
With 80 miles still to ride and in the middle of nowhere, I had little choice but to continue. The crack got worse until it was halfway around the top tube. Worried about sudden failure, I stopped at a True Value hardware store in Pleasanton and paid $3 for some duct tape.
I continued on and finished the ride with no problems. Dale Saso, who built the bike in 1987, added a patch and I was back riding two days later, with 115,000 miles on the bike.
The frame had been cracked for years. In 1992, I ran into a cyclone fence when my front brake cable snapped. My forks were trashed. Dale built new ones and added a small patch on the down tube where the frame had a hairline crack.
The top tube was bowed slightly, so the frame had been compromised in the accident. It took 100,000 miles for the crack to make itself known!
I'm confident the bike will now outlast me. That's why I ride steel frames. Carbon fiber has its advantages over steel, no doubt about it, but I'll settle for a slightly heavier bike that can last a lifetime and can be repaired.


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Two sunken snowmobiles found in Rangeley Lake
Wardens continue search for three missing snowmobilers
The Maine Warden Service is back on Rangeley Lake Wednesday searching for the bodies of three snowmobilers who they believe crashed through the ice in late December.
Using a robotic device that scans the lake's bottom, wardens searched an area of the lake, which earlier this week they confirmed as the location of two sunken snowmobiles.
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According to warden spokesman Cpl. John MacDonald, the chances of finding any bodies Wednesday are slim.
At 140 feet, officials said the search area is simply too deep to send down human divers without a clear target.
"This is very, very dangerous for the divers to be in, so we're not sending them down unless we're absolutely sure we can go down and get what we need," said MacDonald.
Kenneth Henderson, his cousin, Glen Henderson, and a friend, John Spencer, disappeared on Dec. 30, authorities said.
Wardens said they first discovered sonar images of two submerged snowmobiles in January, but bad weather and poor ice conditions prevented them from getting close to the site.
"In terms of probability, this is where we felt we needed to be," said MacDonald.
Wardens said they hope to return on Friday. But if nothing is found by then, it may be spring before they are able to return.
"Our best chances for identifying what we need to find are by towing our sonar behind our water craft," MacDonald said.
Wardens are anxious to bring the search to a close, but they said it is a difficult search with so many factors involved.
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The Ravens don't use injuries as an excuse, and nor should their fans. However, it is pretty amazing to look at how hard their defense has been hit this season. It's hardly the only reason, but it has to be considered when discussing why what is normally one of the top-ranked defenses in the NFL has fallen on such hard times. Only four defensive players– linebacker Jameel McClain, cornerback Cary Williams and safeties Bernard Pollard and Ed Reed – have started all 12 games this season, and Pollard missed the final three quarters of the loss to the Philadelphia Eagles and was slowed for multiple weeks with a chest injury, while Reed has a torn labrum in his shoulder. Defensive tackle Haloti Ngata has been sidelined for one game but persistent shoulder and knee injuries have made him look ordinary at times. Middle linebacker Ray Lewis will miss his sixth straight game Sunday with a torn triceps. Outside linebacker Terrell Suggs sat the first six games, returned even though he was nowhere near full strength and then tore his right biceps, leaving his status in doubt the rest of the way. Top cornerback Lardarius Webb tore his ACL in Week Six and is done for the year, and his replacement, Jimmy Smith, has missed four straight games and could sit a few more after having hernia surgery. Starting defensive end Pernell McPhee sat four games because of a hamstring injury and has never looked comfortable following two different knee procedures. Linebacker Paul Kruger and nose tackles Terrence Cody and Ma'ake Kemoeatu each missed a game with injuries. Lewis' replacement, Dannell Ellerbe, couldn't post last Sunday with a foot/ankle injury and he had been playing for several weeks with one sprained thumb and one broken one. Rookie linebacker Courtney Upshaw has had a bad shoulder all year that seemingly once a game forces him to the sidelines. You could also bring up safety Emanuel Cook and defensive tackle Ryan McBean, two players who were expected to occupy reserve roles but sustained season-ending injuries in training camp. Again, every team in the NFL deals with injuries and some – the Pittsburgh Steelers come to mind – probably have had it worse than the Ravens. It's just odd to see the Ravens' health issues confined to the defensive side of the ball.
Speaking of Lewis, we should know more about his status later today, but it is expected that he'll practice in some capacity this week, perhaps as early as this afternoon. Lewis isn't eligible to play until the Ravens' Dec. 16 game against the Denver Broncos and that's the game he's been eyeing for his return. Lewis hasn't spoken to the media since he sustained the injury so I'm not sure of his definitive plans, but the expectation here is that he practices a little this week, he takes on even more practice reps next week and then he's on the field opposite Peyton Manning next Sunday. That would represent a pretty miraculous return from an injury that is normally a season ender. Even Ravens coach John Harbaugh initially called it a season-ending injury before backing off that two days later.
It will also be interesting to see later whether the Ravens have any updates on Suggs. The last we heard, Suggs was still hoping to play through his torn biceps. By now, it would be downright foolish to cast doubt on Suggs after he shocked everyone with his quick recovery from Achilles' surgery. If I'm the Ravens, as gutty as Suggs has been and as much as they need him, I don't know how comfortable I'd be sending my star linebacker out there with one bad arm and an Achilles that was surgically repaired seven months ago. Regardless, you have to admire Suggs' heart, work ethic and desire to be out on the field competing and helping his teammates. Just remarkable.
I watched a replay of the Ravens-Steelers game last night and here are a few things I liked:
1. Ravens fullback Vonta Leach is so much fun to watch. His pancake block on mammoth nose tackle Casey Hampton obviously stood out, but Leach was hitting everything in sight and was also a threat out of the backfield. He may have been the Ravens' best offensive player and you don't often say that about a fullback.
2. When I did a story on cornerback Corey Graham a couple of weeks back, his college coach raved about Graham's intelligence and football IQ. They were on display on his second-quarter interception of wide receiver Antonio Brown. Graham never came close to getting sucked in when Brown got the ball on the reverse. He said later that he had watched Brown throw the ball before on film so he knew the Steelers had that in the playbook. His preparation and attention to detail really paid off.
3. Ravens linebacker Paul Kruger held himself accountable for the unnecessary roughness call he got for hitting quarterback Charlie Batch, which pushed the Steelers further into range for the game-winning field goal. It's a shame that was the play Kruger was remembered for during that game. He fought off a double team to sack Batch in the first half and he also got penetration several other times. Kruger is certainly not a complete linebacker, but he plays really hard.
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1. I understand it happens when you're playing inexperienced players, like a Chykie Brown, but there are still too many communication errors in the Ravens' secondary that are leading to opposing wide receivers running free. On the second-quarter play where Batch airmailed a wide-open Mike Wallace in the end zone, Antonio Brown was also standing alone in the middle of the field just begging for the ball. I'm not sure how you can lose track of the other team's two best wide receivers on a key third-down play deep in your own territory.
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5. Harbaugh admitted that he made a mistake in challenging the Batch incompletion in the third quarter and I think that everybody pretty much agreed with that. It was interesting to hear Steelers coach Mike Tomlin's reaction. When the ruling on the field was confirmed, Tomlin turned to his defensive players and said, "One timeout left, that's going to cost them." He was right.


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Question No. 40 on the survey asks students to rate the overall quality of instruction in the course. Validity studies have shown that students' overall evaluation of instruction tends to correlate higher with student course grades than do other items. So decision makers may want to focus initially on response data for question No. 40.
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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has published a new blog entry on Jrsbarbq.com. Here are some highlights.
Tim Tebow to WWE: "My idea that Tim Tebow might find success in WWE apparently struck a chord with some media types. It's not the worst idea I've ever spewed. Tebow is young, 25, big and athletic, enjoys working with charitable organizations ala Make a Wish Foundation, etc and is coachable. Tim could be a positive role model in the ring and touch lives around the world via the WWE's global footprint. (Of course, being a positive role model in the ring in today's world often times means getting booed out of the building.)
"Is Tebow to WWE a long shot? Absolutely. I doubt, but don't know, that it's ever been seriously discussed within the WWE. But it's certainly an intriguing idea if for nothing else for a well constructed, long term storyline that could culminate at WrestleMania 30 in New Orleans."
Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H at Extreme Rules: "From the feedback that we are getting here on this site and via Twitter @JRsBBQ, it seems that more fans are most interested in @TripleH vs. @BrockLesnar inside the steel cage match than any other bout on the card. BTW…this is a very unscientific assumption. The 'rubber match' between the two, physical individuals is intriguing and tonight should be a pivotal in the build to that major issue on WWE's next pay per view."
NXT star to look out for: "Keep an eye on Enzo Amore in NXT as he made a great, first impression on yours truly last Thursday night at the NXT taping at Full Sail. Significant, verbal upside. Not that familiar with his in ring work yet."
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We have a trio of really awesome new releases available today. CocoRosie Grey Oceans , Male Bonding Nothing Hurts and the ITunes release of Foals Total Life Forever.
Grey Oceans is CocoRosie's fourth album and debut for Sub Pop. It's a beautiful, enchanting record with incredible arrangements. Try the lead single Lemonade here , and check out The Tripwire's post here. The CD and LP have different artwork and you can grab them over here. Here are three trailers featuring music from Grey Oceans
Smokey Taboo
Trinity's Crying
The Moon Asked The Crow
Nothing Hurts , the debut album by London's Male Bonding, is also out today. We fell for their high-energy-hook-laden numbers a little over a year ago and we are so excited to finally be putting their record out. Drowned in Sound gave the record a 9/10 NME an 8/10 and Pitchfork gave a Best New Track nod to Year's Not Long and did a great little Rising Piece. Try Year's Not Long here and Franklin here. Also, check out this cool session they did for Radio 1: Year's Not Long. You can pick up Nothing Hurts here.
To complete the trio, we have the US Itunes release of Foals Total Life Forever. Following on from their 2008 debut Antidotes, Foals have returned with a stunning second record. It's a real progression from the last one – the tempos are a little slower, often starting sparsely and building to intense crescendos, nowhere more so than on Spanish Sahara. Elsewhere, Two Trees is a subtle delicate track and This Orient and Miami are big pop gems. You can check out 2 tracks on the release page for Total Life Forever here and buy the record on Itunes here. The CD and double LP versions will be available on June 15th. Here are a selection of new Foals videos currently enhancing the internet:
Spanish Sahara
This Orient
This Orient Live on BBC Radio 1
Spanish Sahara Live on French TV
Finally, we have a new 15 track FREE Sampler up on Amazon starting today: Digital Bang. If you are in the US, you can go ahead and grab it here
If you are outside the US, you can listen on the Soundcloud here.


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I thought this topic might be appropriate as many will be traveling for the holidays. Last week, I was doing A LOT of driving for work (over 1,100 miles). To say I was tired by the end of all that driving may be my biggest understatement in a very long time.
On my trip, I noted something in myself which I had not prior, but remembered it had been talked about here. This past spring, I reported on research having to do with contrast vision. In that study, it was reported that, even though we may not have suffered bouts of optical neuritis, most of us with MS have some amount of vision deficit due to multiple sclerosis.
The damage shows itself, mostly, in our ability to see the gray scale; this is the subtle differences in black and white tones as they blend together.
As I was driving over a mountain pass, far too early to rationally be called morning, it was drizzling a misty rain. As cars and tractor-trailers passed me, fine clouds of water plumed from the back.
In the dark of night, with headlights and water swirling, I completely lost sight of the traffic lane lines on the road.
Night driving was never my favorite; driving in a rain after dark (or in this case, before light) is hardly a joy, but nowhere near the white-knuckled journey of last week.
I have come to the unfortunate conclusion that my contrast vision has been compromised. Is it MS? I'll not know until I see a few doctors. I've talked with my neuro-nurse practitioner, now it's time to schedule an eye doctor's appointment (it was that time anyway) and then, the neuro-ophthalmologist (again, I was planning one of those once my guy gets one of those OCT machines early next year).
My point, I guess is to share with you how something kind of snuck up on me, as others have now and again. I guess my morning inventory doesn't always work.
As we head out this holiday season to shop, visit friends and family or just to get away let's make sure to keep an extra eye on the road or better yet, let someone else do the driving.
As Sgt. Esterhaus used to say on Hill Strees Blues, "Let's be careful out there."
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This year's best style-related books offer untrivial self-help advice for those searching for answers to bulges, blemishes and other daily dilemmas. Christina Binkley joins Lunch Break with the top tips from the collection's glossy pages. Photo: Getty Images.
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Rockies have had multiple talks with the Reds about left-handed reliever Sean Marshall as they seek ways to improve an overworked bullpen.
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In 1982, construction of Fenway Park's first true luxury boxes was focused on the first-base side of the park's grandstand roof, replacing roof box seats that were installed in the late 1940s. Wade Boggs also debuted at Fenway Park for the Red Sox, who got off to their best start since 1946 but faded down the stretch. In May, an Old-Timers Day brought back many famous faces to the ballpark
Record: 89-73, 3rd in American League East
Manager: Ralph G. Houk
Attendance: 1,950,124
1982 began on a difficult note for Red Sox fans: in early January, Tony Conigliaro came to Boston to interview for a broadcasting position and on January 9, he suffered a massive heart attack as he was being driven back to Logan Airport by his brother Billy. In the aftermath of the heart attack, Tony spent nearly eight years bedridden before he passed away in 1990.
For the second year in a row, the Red Sox opened up at home against the White Sox and just like in 1981, former Red Sox catcher Carlton Fisk helped lead the White Sox to victory over his old club, going 2 for 3 at the plate in the 3-2 Chicago win.
On May 3, the Red Sox beat visiting Minnesota 6-2 thanks in part to Dave Stapleton's inside-the-park home run. With the victory Boston's record stood at 16-7, their best start since 1946.
For the most part, the Red Sox held onto first place through the All-Star Break but dropped off in the second half and finished six games behind the Brewers.
Though Carney Lansford performed well at the hot corner, rookie Wade Boggs emerged at third base in 1982. Boggs hit .349 with only 381 plate appearances and didn't qualify for the batting title. Dwight Evans again led the team offensively with 32 homers and 98 RBIs. Right-hander Mark Clear posted a 14-9 record, Dennis Eckersley and John Tudor each won 13, and Bob Stanley picked up 12 victories in relief.
Fenway Park renovations in 1982 focused on the first-base side of the grandstand roof, where the construction of the ballpark's first true luxury boxes started with 21 boxes that were built adjacent to the press box towards right field. In addition, over 300 seats were built on the grandstand roof in right field.
For the first time in several decades, Fenway Park hosted an Old-Timers game in 1982 before the Red Sox squared off against the Texas Rangers. Several Red Sox legends appeared and played but the great Ted Williams stole the show with a running shoestring catch that brought the Fenway crowd to its feet.
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Alexa Chung won the British Style Award at the 2011 British Fashion Awards which were held at the Savoy Hotel in London last night.
I think the person sitting next to me summed up a few people's feelings when he said, "Again? Is there no one else they can pick?"
The TV personality accepted her award wearing a Christopher Kane Spring 2012 dress – our first look at this collection on the red carpet.
The ivory silk satin dress with an embellished overlay was teamed with a bejewelled Christopher Kane clutch.
Keeping to her signature laidback style, she added Charlotte Olympia 'Kitty' embroidered velvet pumps. We've seen her wear the velvet flats several times before.
She debuted longer bangs which were too long in my opinion.
Minimal (if any) makeup completed her look.
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In early June, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced it was seeking public input on how to make air travel more accessible to people with severe peanut allergies.
Specifically, DOT said it was considering these options: banning peanuts from being served on flights; banning them from being served when there was a peanut-allergic passenger on board; or requiring a peanut-free zone around a person with severe peanut allergy.
DOT did state at the time that Congress had restricted it from using public funds to limit peanuts on aircraft without a scientific study showing passengers can have severe reactions to peanuts from airborne peanut particles, but the department appeared willing to forge ahead anyway.
However, two weeks later the department said it would comply with this requirement. A DOT spokesman told Allergic Living that the agency will still review all comments received. (See you can comment below).
Does a study exist?
Allergic Living has previously reported on studies showing that allergic individuals are at risk of serious reactions while aboard aircraft. A July 2008 study from the University of California's Davis School of Medicine looked at allergic reactions aboard airliners among 471 people with severe peanut, nut or seed allergies. Forty-five of these passengers – almost 10 per cent – reported having reactions while in the air, with symptoms such as vomiting, wheezing, hoarseness, hives, diarrhea and light-headedness.
Six people went to an emergency department after landing, including one following a flight diversion for medical attention. Most study participants treated themselves, and in only three cases of severe reactions were the airline crew even made aware of the medical situation in progress.
Then in 2009, a study from the University of Michigan and the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) found that one in three people who had an allergic reaction to peanuts or tree nuts aboard an airplane suffered anaphylaxis, the most severe form of a reaction.
Despite the findings to date, a spokesperson for DOT told Allergic Living that it has not received a study that would meet the requirements of Congress. However, he also acknowledged that such a study would likely have to be commissioned by DOT and, at this point, the agency has no plans to do so.
Still, the agency wants to hear the public's views about peanuts being eaten in airplane cabins. The deadline to comment with DOT has been extended to September 23 (see below).
A ray of optimism
Many members of the allergy community have expressed disappointment in the delay of action by the transportation department on the issue of peanuts served on planes. But the allergist who led the University of Michigan study remains optimistic that change is coming.
Dr. Matthew Greenhawt told Allergic Living: "There have now been three studies about this issue over the past 10 years, countless reports from peanut allergic passengers or their families detailing adverse events, and just simply too much circumstantial evidence of a problem for this issue to be ignored further."
He says it's critical the scientific community understand that the government must have "further scientific evidence of the scope and nature of the problem before federal funds can be used to implement policy."
The University of California at Davis, his own research and earlier findings on the issue from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine have laid the groundwork that a problem exists. But Greenhawt says the evidence has to evolve beyond self-reported allergy incidents, a common feature of the work on this issue to date.
"I am confident that one or more investigative groups will step up and deliver further scientific evidence that will hopefully result in a policy that can protect the vulnerable peanut allergic passenger at 35,000 feet," he says.
And while stipulating the need for greater scientific evidence, DOT does seem genuinely aware of the issues involved for those flying with allergies.
"We asked for public comments because of the significant number of children diagnosed with peanut allergies, some of whom do not fly because of concerns over the serving of peanuts on aircraft," the DOT spokesman said.
You Can Comment
- Visit DOT's Enhancing Passenger Protection document (see point 12), and click "Submit a Comment."
- Join Allergic Living's discussion on the Talking Allergies Forum.


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Boise • The newfound fame and the adulation. The All-WAC honors. The moniker of being the best quarterback in the state of Utah and the hope of someday playing in the NFL.
Chuckie Keeton doesn't quite know what to make of it all.
Utah State's star sophomore quarterback shows no hint of arrogance. His parents Charles and Lavern Keeton raised him to be humble, to handle being good at what he does by working even harder.
Success never has been easy to achieve for Keeton. While many of today's best in college football have received star status from day one, Keeton still remembers battling Trent O'Connor over multiple years for the right to be the starting quarterback at Cypress Creek High in Houston.
When told many of the schools in Texas wanted Keeton to convert to wide receiver or defensive back during the recruiting process, he simply laughed and gave his usual quiet answer.
"I didn't know they wanted me at all."
Utah State is nationally ranked, 10-2 on the season and one win against Toledo on Saturday away from cementing one of the best seasons in school history. Entering the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl and beyond, Keeton has a legitimate shot at becoming one of the greats in Aggie history.
Statistically, Keeton has already set two single-season records one for touchdown passes and the other for all-purpose yardage by a quarterback. Yet for all of the gaudy numbers and for everything he's done for Gary Andersen's offense, Keeton's breakthrough year would have rung hollow had it not been for all the winning.
"Honestly, that's the only thing that matters," Keeton said. "If we lose on Saturday to Toledo, it's kind of all for nothing. Do I think I can end up as one of the best to ever play here? I think it's possible. But it all depends on the guys around me, because I can't do much without them. Football is a team game, and we are going to lose a lot of productive guys around me who need to be replaced."
Watching Keeton play, the poise and maturity are evident. His dynamic play-making with his feet and his much improved throwing motion are apparent. He rarely turns the ball over. And as wins over Utah and Louisiana Tech proved, Keeton possesses the ability to turn his game up a notch when the pressure is most intense.
As an underclassman, Keeton commands as much respect from his peers as anyone on the team. For as much talent as he has, Keeton has emerged and thrived from adversity. When he arrived on campus, he beat out Adam Kennedy as a true freshman for the starting role. When he suffered a scary neck injury last year against Hawaii and Kennedy led the Aggies to a bowl berth by winning five straight, Keeton had to fight for his job again.
"That could've been a Wally Pipp kind of situation," Charles Keeton said. "But Chuckie was just determined to improve. He put in the work, and it's paying off for him. He's got an 'it' factor that's pretty special."
Football has been one seemingly never-ending challenge of silencing the doubters for Keeton. Twice he won the job from O'Connor in high school, throwing for more than 2,000 yards and running for more than 1,000 as a senior at Cypress Creek.
Despite that, the Texas schools showed little interest. Texas A&M liked Keeton, but settled on someone named Johnny Manziel. Texas found David Ash. Baylor showed some interest, but never offered a scholarship. Eventually, Keeton committed to Air Force.
A recruiting trip to Logan on the night Utah State upset BYU in 2010 changed that for Keeton. He decided to become an Aggie.
"That was a stroke of luck for us," senior wide receiver Matt Austin said. "He has the chance to be one of the best to ever do it here. And he's a better person than he is a player. He's got a focus that takes him beyond the field."
The next two years could push Keeton in with the all-time greats in USU history, players such as Merlin Olsen, Anthony Calvillo, Emmitt White, Robert Turbin and Bobby Wagner. With Austin and Kerwynn Williams gone, Keeton will be the face of the Aggies in their inaugural run through the Mountain West Conference.
Keeton this summer will work with renowned quarterback coach George Whitfield Jr., who famously coached Cam Newton the year before his national title campaign at Auburn. He won't have to fight for attention next season, as many know who he is. For the first time, he will have a bulls-eye on his jersey from the start, instead of being the underdog.
"Chuckie's a special young man," Andersen said. "My feeling is that he will get better and better. He works hard, and he certainly has the potential to be one of the best."
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VUB manages risk by looking into the future
Thanks to SAS® analytical software for risk management, Slovakia's VUB bank better optimizes its liquidity, manages interest rate risk and makes decisions while considering both current and future scenarios.
The global financial crisis has highlighted the two major vulnerabilities of worldwide banks: the threat of insufficient liquidity and the risk of banks' earnings being excessively dependent on interest rate fluctuations. Regardless of a bank's overall health, not incorporating strong analytical practices around asset and liability management (including interest rate risk) can negatively affect revenues and possibly lead to its collapse.
In recent years, VUB has become a risk management pioneer in Slovakia. The bank has always had a well-managed loan portfolio, resulting in minimal costs to cover credit risks. Its practices translated into strong profitability, and VUB received the "Bank of the Year" award from the weekly economic journal Trend.
Thanks to SAS, we know our level of assets and liabilities -- whether there will be a profit or a loss.
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VUB managers are constantly trying to move risk management practices to a higher level. Naturally, the characteristics of liquidity and interest rate risk have always been closely monitored. However, VUB is now seeking ways to refine its ratio analysis and calculations, which was not a priority in the past.
"We wanted to look not only at the current risks, but to also have a view on what they could look like in the future," explains Andrej Hronec, Head of Assets and Liabilities at VUB Bank. It's extremely important for large banks to have the ability to predict future scenarios, as it's difficult to quickly change course and go in a new direction. Therefore, seeing future obstacles and assessing various influences as soon as possible are critical when developing forecasts. "A robust tool is needed," notes Hronec.
VUB, after many years of experience with SAS analytical software, decided to deploy SAS for Enterprise Risk Management. The primary incentive (for implementing SAS) was so that risk managers could generate forecasts to optimize liquidity. "Thanks to our new look into the future, we can better decide whether to gather financial resources for five or 10 years," explains Hronec. In other words, the bank can make better decisions about what level of cash (liquidity) it should keep/acquire. For example, VUB can now predict what the structure of its assets and liabilities will look like in six months, or in two years.
Looking into the future
A look into the future not only helps VUB make decisions about its appropriate liquidity cushion, it also allows it to forecast net interest income. "Thanks to this [capability] we know our level of assets and liabilities -- whether there will be a profit or a loss," says Hronec.
Simulations of new business gains, such as an increase in deposits and loans or what future interest rates may be, help managers estimate the development of the bank's net interest income. These are particularly important forecasts since interest income forms the largest part of a bank's earnings.
Of course, there's always an inherent risk in predicting the future, especially for long-term forecasts. Plus, there can always be some event that no one expected. However, Hronec thinks it's essential that the bank identifies as many different scenarios as possible, which will enable VUB to better adapt to the future. "Sophisticated tools increase the accuracy of predictions as they can analyze a number of factors and scenarios that would otherwise have not been taken into account. The bigger a bank is, the more diverse its products, and thus the more difficult it is to manage risk," notes Hronec, who feels that there is a growing need for sophisticated risk management tools.
For example, VUB has used future scenarios when deciding on bond purchases. "If we did not have this view, we would have not bought them in such a structure as what we finally decided," he notes.
Stability for clients
Addressing risk management does not produce visible benefits to banking clients. However, managing risk allows the bank to ensure that client deposits are safe – which is particularly important for businesses since they do not have the same deposit protection as ordinary citizens.
Because it's hard for banking clients to see the benefits of risk management – and difficult to prove the return on investment – banks may think it's not necessary to use an enterprise risk management solution. However, Hronec notes that after his experience using SAS, he feels that the sooner a bank deploys a sophisticated risk management solution the better, because it brings new insights that help to make better decisions.
VUB is planning to use SAS to model future scenarios and manage risks in its subsidiaries-- VUB Leasing and Consumer Finance Holding. In addition, VUB managers plan to use SAS for hedge accounting (accounting of derivatives under international accounting standards).
- Improve asset and liability management.
- Manage interest rate risk.
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- More accurately predict the future structure of assets and liabilities.
- Optimize cash flow to calculate interest rate risk with greater accuracy.
- Use various scenarios to predict the impact of future developments.
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