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Posted by Stephanie Kollm on January 9, 2014
"Teaching is more than providing content to students. It's about capturing students' interest, keeping them engaged in learning and showing how that content applies to their future careers."
Dr. Chetna Patel, Professor and Chair of Physical Sciences, approaches her undergraduate organic chemistry courses with this idea always in the background. Active in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) initiatives at AU, Patel combines her expertise in the field of chemistry with innovative ways of teaching and learning.
In 2009, when Patel became involved in an Illinois Mathematics and Science Partnership grant to work with curriculum development in master's level education courses, she never imagined how immersed she would become in STEM initiatives beyond her regular faculty course load. However, as she assisted with summer workshops for teachers and collaborated with area industrial partners to bring science to life in elementary and secondary classrooms, Patel saw the tremendous potential for innovation that AU could bring to the Fox Valley community.
"The summer workshops allowed me to learn about the issues that teachers face and to find ways to support those educators," she said. "And they also enabled me to keep learning, to connect with fellow faculty members and partners to advance my own teaching and to step outside my own comfort zone."
Four years later, Patel is at the forefront of STEM, continuing her participation in workshops, helping shape the construction of interdisciplinary labs in the John C. Dunham STEM Partnership School at Aurora University, and bringing innovations to her own undergraduate teaching.
Patel's interest in implementing new teaching methods reflects one of the key initiatives of the AU Institute for Collaboration: inspiring teachers to teach STEM content by equipping them with real-world applications. And this is exactly what Patel is doing in her own classroom. Her classes are rarely centered around lectures, but rather incorporate three dimensional models, collaborative work and discussion among classmates. "Chemistry often comes with the perception that it will be too difficult," said Patel. "I look for ways to make it fun and exciting, to show examples of how it relates to health science careers and to incorporate hands-on collaborative learning into the classroom."
Prior to enrolling in Patel's course, senior biology major Bryan Roberts was dreading the study of organic chemistry. But, with Patel's energetic and practical approach, Roberts became engaged in the subject. "Dr. Patel makes organic chemistry interesting by connecting what we learn to our other classes," he said. "She is constantly asking if we have questions and making sure that we understand the content."
Senior Allison Adair echoes Roberts' thoughts. "Dr. Patel never teaches at you," she said. "She has a way of making you think and helping you to see how chemistry is intertwined in everything."
Above all, Patel values the atmosphere of camaraderie that STEM initiatives have created at AU. "The faculty involved in STEM initiatives are a strong, committed group," she said. "We've established a collaborative atmosphere toward technology and laboratory work. We know that together we can help the education system by inspiring teachers and encouraging students to pursue STEM careers."
For more information on Aurora University STEM initiatives, visit stem.aurora.edu.


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Definition of liberal
1a : of, relating to, or based on the liberal arts liberal educationb archaic : of or befitting a man of free birth
2a : marked by generosity : openhanded a liberal giverb : given or provided in a generous and openhanded way a liberal mealc : ample, full
3 obsolete : lacking moral restraint : licentious
4 : not literal or strict : loose a liberal translation
5 : broad-minded; especially : not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or traditional forms
6a : of, favoring, or based upon the principles of liberalismb capitalized : of or constituting a political party advocating or associated with the principles of political liberalism; especially : of or constituting a political party in the United Kingdom associated with ideals of individual especially economic freedom, greater individual participation in government, and constitutional, political, and administrative reforms designed to secure these objectives
liberallyplay \ˈli-b(ə-)rə-lē\ adverb
Examples of liberal in a Sentence
Many fishermen keep their holes from freezing over with liberal injections of antifreeze. —Time, 28 Feb. 1974
Alexandra looked at him mournfully. "I try to be more liberal about such things than I used to be. I try to realize that we are not all made alike … " —Willa Cather, O Pioneers!, 1913
This cost him considerable, for Dick was rather fastidious about his cigars, and wouldn't smoke the cheapest. Besides, having a liberal nature, he was generally ready to treat his companions. —Horatio Alger, Ragged Dick, 1868
On most issues he was thought of as a generally liberal figure, but on gun control he was live-free-or-die National Rifle Association man. —Jonathan Raban, Harper's, Aug. 1993
She is a liberal Democrat who married a conservative Republican.
She has a liberal attitude toward sex.
He made a very liberal donation to the museum.
Origin and Etymology of liberal
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin liberalis suitable for a freeman, generous, from liber free; perhaps akin to Old English lēodan to grow, Greek eleutheros free
First Known Use: 14th century
Synonym Discussion of liberal
Definition of liberal
: a person who is liberal: such asa : one who is open-minded or not strict in the observance of orthodox, traditional, or established forms or waysb capitalized : a member or supporter of a liberal political party (see 1liberal 6)c : an advocate or adherent of liberalism especially in individual rights
Examples of liberal in a Sentence
a policy that is supported both by liberals and conservatives in Congress
Origin and Etymology of liberal
see 1liberal
First Known Use: 1814
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: believing that government should be active in supporting social and political change : relating to or supporting political liberalism
Liberal : of or belonging to the liberal political party in countries like Canada and the United Kingdom
: not opposed to new ideas or ways of behaving that are not traditional or widely accepted
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: a person who believes that government should be active in supporting social and political change : a person who is politically liberal
Liberal : a member or supporter of a liberal political party in countries like the United Kingdom and Canada
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Supreme Court Rejects Vaccine Lawsuits
The Supreme Court yesterday put a lid on so-called "design defect" lawsuits against vaccine makers. As a result, if you or your child is injured by a vaccine side effect you must look to a special fund for compensation.
- Supreme Court says no to lawsuits for vaccine side effects
- Victims must seek compensation from special vaccine-injury fund
- Design defect lawsuits may improve product safety
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Vaccines Inoculated Against Design Defect Claims
In this case an infant received a vaccine for diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus. She developed seizures and remains mentally impaired nearly 20 years later. Her parents wanted compensation from the vaccine maker.
In 1986 Congress set up a special program to compensate victims who claim injury from vaccines. As a trade-off, it banned lawsuits against the vaccine maker for "unavoidable side effects." According to the Court, this includes claims that a vaccine could have been designed more safely to eliminate the side effects.
Defective design is one kind of products liability claim. It holds a manufacturer responsible for trading off safety for profits in designing a product. What the injured party seeks in suing is in a sense part of those profits the manufacturer earned by deciding not to make a more costly, but safer, product.
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Alastair Cook and Michael Clarke are set to be summoned by match referee Jeff Crowe before next week's Second Test in Adelaide following a bad-tempered opening to the Ashes.
Australia's 381-run win in Brisbane last week was punctuated by bitter exchanges between the players, with home skipper Clarke fined about £3,000 after being caught on stump microphone telling England bowler Jimmy Anderson to "get ready for a broken ******* arm".
Standard Sport understands Crowe, who was also match referee at the Gabba, will speak to the captains and team managers Andy Flower and Darren Lehmann before the Second Test starts, to remind them of their responsibilities. His decision to do so is thought to be a direct result of the acrimonious spirit in which the First Test was played.
Jonathan Trott has flown home from the series with a stress-related illness, although England say the batsman was dealing with the condition before the match at the Gabba. Trott struggled there and was criticised publicly by Australia batsman David Warner, who called his performance against fast bowler Mitchell Johnson "pretty poor" and "pretty weak".
Trott has received good wishes from within cricket and from elsewhere in the world of sport and beyond. Both James Sutherland, the chief executive of Cricket Australia, and Aussie coach Darren Lehmann have wished him a speedy recovery.
It is common practice for the match referee to speak to both sides before the start of a series; far less so for him to do so when the contest has already begun. The International Cricket Council's step highlights concern about the possibility of players from both sides crossing the line during what is certain to be a highly-charged series.
Australian players have made little secret of how they intend to approach their opponents and Peter Siddle, the side's third seamer, was the latest player to wade in today. Aussie great Shane Warne tweeted yesterday that, before Clarke's remark, Anderson had expressed a desire to punch opponent George Bailey in the face, an allegation about which England refused to comment.
Siddle said today: "Anderson brought it on himself. So fair's fair. Throughout the series there will be more of it going on but it will be under control. There was a lot of other stuff going on and James Anderson was in the thick of it and a culprit for it all happening.
"He is one of the leading wicket-takers in the world so he is happy to have a chirp, but as long as Mitchell Johnson keeps bowling them around his ears, that will quieten him down pretty quickly."
England coach Andy Flower intimated that he would consider meeting his counterpart Lehmann in the build-up to Adelaide to discuss the relations between the two teams. Lehmann appears, however, to be cool on the idea.
"Jonathan Trott's gone home and I hope he gets well soon . . . but we're still going to play really hard cricket, and that's what we're about," he said.
"I played cricket with Andy – I know him and I talk to him all the time. But at the end of the day, he's in control of the England cricket team and we have to try to get the Ashes back.
"We copped a lot in England, and we didn't shy away from that. That's what happens – you expect it when you go away (from home). So I don't see what the difference is from England to here. Both teams played hard – and as long as it stays on the field, I'm happy with that."
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Yoo Ji-tae
|Yoo Ji-tae
April 13, 1976
Seoul, South Korea
Chung-Ang University Graduate School of Advanced Imaging Science, Multimedia & Film
|Actor, film director
|Years active
|Namoo Actors
|Kim Hyo-jin (m. 2011)
|Korean name
|Revised Romanization
|Yu Ji-tae
|Yu Jit'ae
Yoo Ji-tae (born April 13, 1976) is a South Korean actor and director. After a stint as a fashion model, Yoo launched his acting career in 1998 then rose to fame through the films Attack the Gas Station (1999) and Ditto (2000). In the succeeding years, he gained acting recognition by working with acclaimed directors such as Hur Jin-ho in One Fine Spring Day (2001), Park Chan-wook in Oldboy (2003), and Hong Sang-soo in Woman is the Future of Man (2004). Yoo began directing short films in 2003, which were well received in the film festival circuit. His feature directorial debut Mai Ratima was released in 2013.
Yoo Ji-tae began his career as a fashion model, and he walked the runway for the Seoul Fashion Artist Association collections in 1995. Then in 2000, with a series of hit films and widely seen TV appearances, Yoo was more constantly in the limelight than any other actor, and in a very short time, rose to become a major actor in Korean film.[1]
His first brush with fame came in the role of "Paint" in his second feature, the 1999 hit Attack the Gas Station. His sensitive and artistic image in this film and the warm character he displayed as a guest on TV talk shows helped to propel him to stardom. With the surprise success of his third film Ditto in spring 2000, Yoo's star status was secured. He also appeared in the successful firefighting film Libera Me. In this early part of his career, he was known particularly for the wild colors that he would dye his hair (white in Attack the Gas Station, blue in Ditto, blonde in Libera Me).[1]
In 2001, however, he dyed his hair black and took on a more subdued, serious role in Hur Jin-ho's One Fine Spring Day. Although it wasn't a big hit with audiences, his performance in this film opened many critics' eyes and drew widespread praise, while officially launching the second stage of his career.[1]
For the next two years, Yoo didn't appear in any new films, because Natural City took an unusually long time to progress from shooting to a commercial release. He then appeared in three works in 2003: Natural City (which bombed, despite its big budget and special effects), the horror/suspense film Into the Mirror, and Park Chan-wook's acclaimed Oldboy. Yoo's memorable role in the latter film as a wealthy eccentric fixated on revenge would make his face well known to international audiences.[1]
As Yoo's career established itself he began to appear in many high-profile projects, such as in well-known arthouse director Hong Sang-soo's Woman is the Future of Man (which, like Oldboy, screened at Cannes in 2004); Yim Pil-sung's big-budget Antarctic Journal, shot in New Zealand; and the action/noir Running Wild with Kwon Sang-woo.[1][2] He also established his own production company Yoo Movie in 2005.
As soon as he finished shooting the 2007 period film Hwang Jin-yi about a Joseon-era gisaeng, Yoo chose to act in the play Come to the Ghost House. A graduate of Dankook University with a major in Theater and Film, he also established a theater to put on one play a year. Almost all the money for the theatrical productions comes from his own wallet. "I work on stage because it's there that I find the challenge and the stimulus an actor needs through continuous creative work," he said.[3]
In 2009 he lent his voice as narrator for the track "I'm Sorry" (미안해) in K-pop singer Jinju's album Pearlfect.[4]
Yoo then returned to the melodrama genre, starring in his first TV drama Star's Lover opposite Choi Ji-woo,[5][6] as well as a couple of romance-themed films, notably Secret Love which reunited him with Oldboy costar Yoon Jin-seo.[7] Afterwards he played another villain in the real-time suspense thriller Midnight FM.[8][9]
After getting his master's degree in 2008 from Chung-Ang University's Graduate School of Advanced Imaging Science, Multimedia & Film, in recent years Yoo has focused more on his passion for directing. To him, "Making films is like taking drugs. Actors feel a pleasure when they deliver well but directors feel they have poured out everything they have in the sole fact that they have completed a movie. It's impossible to compare the pleasure you get from it."[10] He has helmed a number of award-winning short films that have screened in festivals around the world.[11] In addition to directing his fourth short film Invitation, Yoo wrote the script and plays the main character alongside leading lady Uhm Ji-won.[12]
In 2012, Yoo directed his first feature film Mai Ratima, based on a synopsis he wrote 15 years ago in college.[13] It portrays the unlikely love affair of a Korean man in his 30s living on the bottom rung of society and a mail-order bride from Thailand in her 20s.[14][15][16] Shooting began in Gyeonggi Province on January 26, 2012,[17][18] and it premiered at the Busan International Film Festival on October 5, 2012.[19] Yoo said he plans to continue producing or directing movies based on strong social issues as he is interested in the plight of the less privileged.[20][21] Mai Ratima won the Jury Prize at the 2013 Deauville Asian Film Festival.[22][23][24]
He then co-starred with Kōichi Satō and Vincent Gallo in Junji Sakamoto's 2013 suspense thriller Human Trust.[25]
For the biopic The Tenor - Lirico Spinto, Yoo practiced singing for four hours everyday for more than a year, and took private English and Japanese lessons to portray Bae Jae-chul, an internationally acclaimed tenor who loses his voice to thyroid cancer.[26][27] Afterwards, he starred in another TV series Healer, written by Song Ji-na.[28]
Personal life[edit]
Yoo was raised by a single parent. "My mother, who worked as a nurse for a long time, wants to run a hospital for the elderly someday. I want to financially help her realize her dream, and then establish an orphanage," said Yoo.[29] He is friends with comedian Kim Joon-ho
Currently a student at the Catholic University of Korea Graduate School of Social Work, Yoo is very active in philanthropic efforts. He joins charity photo shoots and auctions,[30][31] has helped set up a kindergarten in Nepal,[32] has donated to Haiti earthquake relief,[33] has donated funds for building schools in Myanmar, has joined a charity photo shoot to benefit victims of facial burns,[31] has volunteered in a campaign to deliver free lunches to underprivileged people,[34] has promoted the adoption of abandoned dogs, and has campaigned against domestic violence towards migrant wives.[35] His advocacies are World Vision, Compassion Korea, DAIL Community, Social Welfare Society Inc., YWCA of Korea,[36] Nanum House of Sharing and Korean Association of Cinematheques.[37]
Yoo first met actress Kim Hyo-jin in 2003 when they were models for a clothing brand, and the two became friends after continuously meeting in photo shoots. Their romantic relationship began in 2006, and they were among the very few Korean star couples who openly admitted their dating status.[38] They announced their engagement in August 2011,[39][40][41][42][43] and subsequently released pre-wedding photos.[44][45] Their minimalist invitation was made from environmentally friendly paper and had the number 1,825 written on it, the exact amount of the days the two have spent together as a couple.[46][47] They were married at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul on December 2, 2011.[48][49][50] The wedding date marked the couple's fifth anniversary together and was booked by Yoo one year in advance despite landing on a Friday – an unusual day for a wedding.[47] The ceremony was officiated by the president of World Vision Korea; Yoo and Kim are the organization's honorary ambassadors,[51] and they donated a portion of their monetary wedding gifts to World Vision to help build a primary and middle school in Myanmar.[52][53][54] Their first child, a son, was born on July 5, 2014.[55]
As actor[edit]
- Bye June (1998)
- Attack the Gas Station (1999)
- Love Story - "Lost Baggage" (TV, 1999)
- 01412 Sect of the Magic Sword (2000)
- Ditto (2000)
- Nightmare (2000)
- Libera Me (2000)
- MOB 2025 (short film, 2001)
- One Fine Spring Day (2001)
- Wonderful Days (animated, 2003) (voice)
- Into the Mirror (2003)
- Natural City (2003)
- Oldboy (2003)
- Woman is the Future of Man (2004)
- Antarctic Journal (2005)
- Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005) (cameo)
- Running Wild (2006)
- Three Fellas (2006) (cameo)
- Traces of Love (2006)
- Hwang Jin-yi (2007)
- Hello, Schoolgirl (2008)
- Star's Lover (TV, 2008–2009)
- Invitation (short film, 2009)
- Secret Love (2010)
- Midnight FM (2010)
- Star of Hope: Ikhwezi Le Themba (documentary, 2010)
- Human Trust (2013)
- The Tenor - Lirico Spinto (2014)
- Healer (TV, 2014–2015)
- The Good Wife (tvN, 2016)
- Conman (2017)
- The Swindlers (2017)
- The House That Jack Built (2018) (cameo)
As director[edit]
- The Bike Boy (short film, 2003)
- How Does the Blind Dream? (short film, 2005)
- Out of My Intention (short film, 2008)
- Invitation (short film, 2009)
- Mai Ratima (2013)
- Ha-il (2004)
- Six Out of Six (2005)[56]
- Come to the Ghost House... (2007)
Other activities[edit]
- 2006 28th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival - Jury[57]
- 2007 9th Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia - Jury[58][59]
- 2008 4th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival - Jury[60][61]
- 2009 14th Busan International Film Festival - Jury[62]
- 2009 22nd Tokyo International Film Festival - Jury[63]
- 2011 3rd DMZ International Documentary Film Festival - Co-festival director[64][65][66]
- 1993 현대무용시상식: Grand Prize ("Daesang")
- 1997 Model Center New Model Awards: Grand Prize ("Daesang")
- 1998 Photographers' Association: Best Model Award
- 2000 21st Blue Dragon Film Awards: Popular Star Award (Ditto)
- 2000 8th Chunsa Film Art Awards: Best New Actor (Ditto)
- 2000 1st Busan Film Critics Awards: Best New Actor (Ditto)
- 2003 20th Busan Asian Short Film Festival: Audience Award (The Bike Boy)
- 2006 4th Korea Fashion World Awards: Best Dressed, Movie Actor category
- 2006 23rd Busan Asian Short Film Festival: Fuji Film Award (How Does the Blind Dream?)
- 2008 5th Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia: Special Contribution Award (Out of My Intention)[67][68]
- 2008 25th Korea Best Dresser Swan Awards: Best Dressed, Movie Actor category
- 2009 6th Seoul Women's Prize: Recipient[69]
- 2009 1st Korea Humanitarian Awards: Special Prize
- 2011 Asia Model Festival Awards: Asia Special Award
- 2011 1st Ministry of Health and Welfare: Minister's Award
- 2013 Deauville Asian Film Festival: Jury Prize (Mai Ratima)
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- ^ "야수 (Running Wild) Press Screening Report". Twitch Film. 4 January 2006.
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- ^ "진주 새 앨범 'Pearlfect', 유지태 내레이션 참여" [Yoo Ji-tae goes kpop (kinda)]. Asia Economy (in Korean). 19 November 2008.
- ^ Oh, Jean (1 December 2008). "Mega drama duo signals hot winter". The Korea Herald.
- ^ Han, Sang-hee (2 December 2008). "Celebrity's Sweetheart Knocks on Viewers Hearts". The Korea Times.
- ^ Sung, So-young (26 February 2010). "Korea's forbidden lovers of film return". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ Han, Sun-hee (10 August 2010). "MIDNIGHT FM, A Speedy Real Time Thriller". Korean Cinema Today.
- ^ "Soo Ae: 'I Felt Relieved After Filming Scenes Heaping Insults'". KBS Global. 20 September 2010.
- ^ Lee, Ji-hye (7 April 2010). "Yoo Ji-tae's Movie Picks". 10Asia.
- ^ Yoo Ji Tae Collection 2010. YesAsia. 27 July 2010.
- ^ Lee, Hae-joo (29 May 2009). "Yoo Ji-tae's Invitation gets a premiere". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ Hwang, Sung-un (21 June 2013). "Actor-director Yoo Ji-tae's Song Picks". 10Asia. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013.
- ^ Ji, Yong-jin (5 October 2012). "The Reality We Must Face Now: YOO Ji-tae, Director of Mai Ratima". Korean Cinema Today.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (7 June 2013). "Mai Ratima tackles the challenges of a multicultural Korea". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ Ji, Yong-jin (19 June 2013). "Director YOO Ji-tae and Actor BAE Soo-bin of MAI RATIMA: Cooperation Between Friendly Colleagues". Korean Cinema Today.
- ^ "Oldboy Villain Yoo Ji-tae to Direct First Feature". The Chosun Ilbo. 9 November 2011.
- ^ Kim, Jessica (30 January 2012). "Yoo Ji-tae first feature cranks in". 10Asia.
- ^ Jeon, Chanil. "Mai Ratima". Busan International Film Festival. Retrieved 2012-09-25.
- ^ "Yoo Ji-tae Shines Light on Mail-Order Brides at Helm of First Feature". The Chosun Ilbo. 15 October 2012.
- ^ Park, Eun-jee (16 November 2012). "Korean actors find satisfaction off-camera". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ Lee, Claire (10 March 2013). "Yoo Ji-tae wins Jury Prize at Deauville Asian Film Fest". The Korea Herald.
- ^ "Actor-Turned-Director Yoo Ji-tae Wins Jury Prize in Deauville". The Chosun Ilbo. 11 March 2013.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (12 March 2013). "MAI RATIMA Awarded Jury Prize at Deauville Asian Film Festival". Korean Film Council.
- ^ Schmidlin, Charlie (12 July 2013). "Vincent Gallo Joins Japanese Thriller 'Human Trust' Co-Starring Kôichi Satô & 'Oldboy' Star Yu Ji-Tae". Indiewire.
- ^ Baek, Byung-yeul (30 November 2014). "Singing miracle". The Korea Times.
- ^ Jin, Eun-soo (26 December 2014). "The Tenor puts Yoo Ji-tae under pressure". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ Kim, Hye-in (16 September 2014). "Photos from the first script reading rehearsal for Healer unleashed". StarN News.
- ^ "Yoo Ji-tae: "My Dream is to Establish an Orphanage"". KBS Global. 2 May 2005.
- ^ "Celebrities Donate Treasured Items to Charity Auction". The Chosun Ilbo. 5 January 2011.
- ^ a b "Celebrities Join Together To Raise Money For Facial Burn Victims". KBS World. 9 February 2012.
- ^ 유지태, 오는 10월 네팔에 유치원 세운다 [Yoo Ji-tae sets up a kindergarten]. Sports Seoul (in Korean). 29 May 2009.
- ^ Lee, Hyo-won (1 January 2010). "Yoo Ji-tae Couple Donate 20 Million Won to Haiti". The Korea Times.
- ^ "Yoo Ji-tae Donates to Help Build Schools in Myanmar". The Chosun Ilbo. 22 April 2011.
- ^ Ki Sun-min, Kang Na-hyun (15 August 2012). "'Social-tainers' are talking about the issues". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (September 13, 2012). "Yoo Ji-tae ambassador of the YMCA". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ 술술토크: (13) 가식없는 김효진의 매력 속으로... [Interview: Into Kim Hyo-jin's down-to-earth charm]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 19 November 2008.
- ^ "Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Hyo-jin to wed in Dec.". The Korea Herald. 21 August 2011.
- ^ "Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Hyo-jin Decide to Finally Tie the Knot". The Chosun Ilbo. 22 August 2011.
- ^ Ko, Kyoung-seok (22 August 2011). "Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Hyo-jin to wed Dec 2". 10Asia.
- ^ Chung, Ah-young (22 August 2011). "Yoo, Kim to marry on Dec. 2". The Korea Times.
- ^ "Yoo Ji-tae and Kim Hyo-jin set a date to walk down the aisle". Korea JoongAng Daily. 23 August 2011.
- ^ "유지태-김효진 "내 사람이다vs심장이 먼저 반응" 예비부부 벌써 신혼" [Yoo Ji Tae & fiancée Kim Hyo Jin pose for Harper's BAZAAR]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). 19 October 2011.
- ^ '결혼' 유지태·김효진, '완벽비주얼' 웨딩화보 [Yoo Ji Tae and Kim Hyo Jin reveal new pre-wedding photos]. Star News (in Korean). 1 December 2011.
- ^ 유지태-김효진 예비부부 '착한 청첩장' 공개 [Yoo Ji Tae & Kim Hyo Jin, simplest of wedding invitations]. Economy Today (in Korean). 29 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Yoo and Kim release wedding photos". Korea JoongAng Daily. 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Celebrity Couple Exchange Vows After 5-Year Romance". The Chosun Ilbo. 5 December 2011.
- ^ Choi, Eun-hwa (2 December 2011). "Yoo Ji Tae and Kim Hyo Jin Say They'll Live Happily". enewsWorld.
- ^ Kim, Byung-kwan (2 December 2011). "Yoo Ji Tae & Kim Hyo Jin Tie the Knot". enewsWorld.
- ^ "Celebrity Couple Using Fame to Support World Vision". The Chosun Ilbo. 19 October 2011.
- ^ Lee, Hye-ji (5 December 2012). "Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Hyo-jin Celebrate 1st Wedding Anniversary in Myanmar". 10Asia.
- ^ "Celebrity Couple Support School in Burma". The Chosun Ilbo. 6 December 2012.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (7 December 2012). "Yoo Ji-tae and wife celebrate anniversary with good deed". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ Lee, Sun-min (7 July 2014). "Celebrity couple gives birth to son". Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ Lee, Yong-sung (31 October 2005). "Film stars attract audience to drama". The Korea Herald.
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The banks are understood to have lost patience with Mr Murdoch, Mr Berlusconi and the Saudi prince Al-Waleed, claiming they have refused to come up with the bridging finance that would have allowed Kirch to be restructured. The banks fear the powerful trio would prefer to see Kirch file for bankruptcy and then cherry-pick the assets.
"This [plan] will eliminate all the old baggage and the old investors who wanted to pick up the pieces cheaply," the source said.
Though the banks are said to be pressing ahead with the plan for a new KirchMedia as a self-standing option, there are suggestions that it may also be a useful lever to put pressure on Mr Murdoch, Mr Berlusconi and Amir Al-Waleed to rethink their stance.
Time is running out for the trio. They must come up with a compromise offer by today.
One problem with the new deal being pushed by the banks is that it would leave the pay-TV business, which has the rights to Bundesliga matches, out in the cold, and that could deprive many top football clubs of cash. The German Government has pledged support for the clubs in the form of state guarantees but that might yet fall foul of EU regulations.
The collapse of Premiere would also be a blow to British Sky Broadcasting plc. Mr Murdoch's British satellite company is owed Ł1 billion ($2.7 billion) by the struggling venture and would join a long queue of creditors. Sources at BSkyB insist chief executive Tony Ball stands by his pledge not to put "a penny more" into the business and that he has no interest in taking it out of the hands of administrators.
A solution to Kirch's problems needs to be reached quickly. Its bills are mounting at an alarming rate. It is due to pay back a €460 million ($760 million) loan from Dresdner Bank next week.
The proposed deal would suit Germany's centre-left government. From the outset, Chancellor Gerhard Schroder has been seeking a solution that would keep the politically sensitive portions of Leo Kirch's sprawling empire out of the hands of Mr Murdoch and, even worse, Mr Berlusconi.
According to an earlier report, denied by the Chancellor's office, Mr Schroder hosted a secret meeting at a restaurant in his native Hanover aimed at devising just such a solution as that outlined last night. The Chancellor was said to have delegated responsibility for this alternative rescue plan to the man regarded as his favourite banker, Deutsche Bank's Rolf Breuer. His bank is one of Kirch's biggest creditors, with outstanding loans of €700 million.
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Vodafone agreed to acquire Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CWW) for 1.04 billion pounds in cash, valuing CWW at three times EBITDA. The deal propels Vodafone to the second largest telco in the UK with revenues of GBP6.97 billion, behind BT with revenues of GBP15.6 billion. From a financial perspective, the deal has a limited impact, accounting for only 3% of Vodafone's 2011 EBITDA. However, given BT's lack of a mobile division, Vodafone, becomes the leading integrated telco in the UK, offering fixed and mobile operations. The deal is expected to complete in Q3 2012.
The main focus of the deal is on CWW's UK fixed-line network and CWW's business customer base, both of which Vodafone aims to add to its UK mobile network. CWW provides managed voice, data, hosting, and IP-based services and applications. The deal boosts Vodafone's enterprise offering, both in terms of access and transport infrastructure and also in terms of customer base. CWW is a major global infrastructure player: Its international cable network spans 425,000 km in length, covering 150 countries. In the UK, CWW operates a 20,500 km fiber network. Moreover, CWW has about 6,000 business customers. The future of CWW's non-UK assets remains uncertain. In our view they do provide true value for Vodafone, strengthening its global network infrastructure. Vodafone will provide further details regarding these non-UK assets later in the year.
The deal also addresses the demand for convergent solutions. Vodafone — in our view correctly — believes that fixed network infrastructure remains important in future, not least due to bandwidth-hungry applications such as UCC. The deal aims to leverage CWW's assets for a converged portfolio. The deal strengthens Vodafone's convergent and cloud-based communications (UCaaS) and hosting solutions. Vodafone already provides these types of solutions to the low-end of the market via its ONE Net offering. Thanks to the deal, Vodafone aims to go to the higher-end of the market. Its strategy in this space is to build up the capabilities to provide convergent and cloud-based communications solutions on an international scale and then decide market-by-market where to focus geographically.
The deal is a sign that the market for mid-sized telcos is getting tougher. Scale and synergies increasingly matter. The deal offers complementary network and data center assets and will trigger savings opportunities by reducing the cost for managing data traffic. For instance, Vodafone maintains about 13,000 base stations in the UK. About one-third of CWW's 20,500 km UK national fiber network runs within 100 meters of these base stations, which could be linked to the CWW network. Given that most of Vodafone's base stations in the UK are managed under a leasing arrangement, there will be significant savings. In addition, Vodafone expects savings through procurement, IT consolidation, and administration.
Vodafone pursues a two-stage approach to integration. During the initial phase, Vodafone intends to keep CWW separate, but under senior Vodafone management. During this phase, the enterprise account teams will be merged. During this first phase, Vodafone will also have to invest in CWW's network (although exact investment intentions were not communicated). During the second phase, Vodafone will fully combine the network infrastructure. Vodafone Group will be in charge of global customers, but regional accounts will be integrated on a national basis.
The deal will increase competition for BT, O2, and Everything Everywhere as Vodafone becomes the undisputed full-service telco in the UK. However, at this stage, there is no obvious reason why the deal should undermine the mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) partnership Vodafone has with BT.
The implications of the deal could have far reaching implications. Verizon, parent of Verizon Wireless, in which Vodafone maintains a 45% stake, and Vodafone might move closer to another in the enterprise space.
The deal is also interesting in that it underlines the limits of mobile broadband infrastructure for UCC and cloud computing. The explosion of data traffic driven by multimedia solutions like UCaaS requires a powerful global fixed network infrastructure, not only for the backhaul. It's time to take network infrastructure into account when designing cloud-based information and communications technology (ICT) solutions.
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Buffeted by cutthroat competition, some retailers are starting to ditch gut instinct and turn to Web technology to make pricing decisions. But few can boast the kind of payoff privately held Northern Group Retail has had. In the fiscal year ending January, 2004, the clothing retailer expects to chalk up its first profit in three years, thanks to smart pricing technology. Using software from startup ProfitLogic, Northern Group combines sales data from each of its 280 stores with inventory data. The system then makes pricing recommendations. Michael Stanek, the Canadian company's chief financial officer recently spoke with BusinessWeek Internet Editor Heather Green about the technology's benefits. Following are edited excerpts of their conversation:
Q: What did it take to deploy the smart pricing technology? A:
Q: What did it take to deploy the smart pricing technology?
A:We started the implementation on September 1, 2002 and were done November 1, 2002. Our mandate was that we had to have it in place then, since we do 40% of sales volume at the end of the year. It's relatively unobtrusive. It's kind of an add-on system, since it was Web-based.
There was a huge focus surrounding change management with the merchants and buyers. We had to move away from our reliance on instinct. But we have been using it now for about a year and have had a tremendous amount of buy-in, with 98% usage. We rely on it very heavily to make pricing decisions.
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Q: So how do you use the pricing system?
A:We have a pricing analyst for each division that uses the software. They look for different trends and nuances, and look at the software's recommendations. Every Monday morning, we sit down with the planning team and the merchant buying team to look at the recommendations to approve or not approve the pricing decisions.
Q: Why did you decide to move from relying on gut instinct to using this software? A:
Q: Why did you decide to move from relying on gut instinct to using this software?
A:Our approach is that we see the retail industry really going through what the manufacturing industry went through in the late 1970s in focusing on gross margins and efficiencies. We have enormous amounts of data, and now we have the software to really use that data. We're marrying the science of data analysis with the art of merchandising.
Q: What data does it monitor? A:
Q: What data does it monitor?
A:It monitors current sell-through rates and current inventory levels, and compares those with three years of prior historical sales rates by store. It's tied into the point-of-sale system and the merchandising system. It basically has the inventory level of different styles, colors, and styles.
Q: How does it help improve gross margins? A:
Q: How does it help improve gross margins?
A:It has allowed us to create pricing clusters. Instead of doing nationwide pricing, we can have different pricing in different stores based on weather patterns or socioeconomic trends. It tells us how to mark down the product to achieve the highest gross margin dollar for that investment. If we buy 100,000 sweaters, for instance, it tells us how to price those sweaters when they go on sale. It can also tell us that we need to cancel incoming inventory.
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Q: Can you give a specific example?
A:Last winter we had some winter coats in our children's department. Our gut instinct was that we should mark down the prices four or five weeks after we started selling the coats. The software said that based on inventory level, we should not mark it down. We decided to listen to the software, and we sold all the inventory and made $120,000 in additional gross margin.
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Q: Can you quantify the overall payoff since putting the system in place?
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BALTIMORE (Stockpickr) -- Even though Mr. Market is continuing to take a breather this week, not all stocks are following suit. That's especially true in the big names, where trading volume is the strongest; there certainly are still some attractive trades popping up in this market.
That's why, today, we're taking a technical look at the price setups forming in five of the biggest names on Wall Street.
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Estee Lauder
It's been a ho-hum year for cosmetics company Estee Lauder (EL); shares of the $24 billion firm have only moved around 4% higher since the first trading day of 2013. But EL could be in store for considerable upside thanks to the long-term pattern that's been forming in shares.
Lauder is currently forming an ascending triangle pattern, a trading setup that's formed by a horizontal resistance level to the upside and uptrending support put in below shares. Essentially, as EL bounces in between those two technically significant price levels, it's getting squeezed closer and closer to a breakout above that resistance level at $64. When the breakout happens, we've got a buy signal on our hands.
Momentum adds some extra confirmation to the upside setup in EL. That's because 14-day RSI has been able to maintain an uptrend over the course of the pattern, a sign that Lauder's price increase is accelerating. Since momentum is a leading indicator of price, that's a very auspicious sign for shareholders.
Wait for the breakout before putting your cash on the line in EL.
We're seeing the opposite pattern in retail behemoth Wal-Mart (WMT) right now. WMT is currently forming a descending triangle, and as the name implies, it's the bearish inverse of an ascending triangle. In this case, we've got a horizontal support level at $68 and downtrending resistance above shares.
The trading signal is exactly the opposite in this stock; Wal-Mart will have to push through its horizontal support level before it triggers a sell signal.
With any technical pattern, it's critical to think in terms of buyers and sellers -- not shapes. After all, triangles, head and shoulders patterns and the like are a good way of describing what's happening on a chart, but they're not the reason why it's tradable. Instead, that all comes down to the supply and demand caused by those buyers and sellers.
The horizontal support level at $68 is a place where a glut of buyers has been willing to step in and put a floor in the stock. A breakdown would mean that increasingly eager sellers have absorbed all of the excess demand of shares sitting at that level -- and without that floor in place, shares could fall much further than that.
That's why it makes sense to sell WMT on a push through $68.
Microsoft (MSFT) is another name that's been showing traders a big technical setup in the past couple of months; I talked about it last week, but the latest developments in this stock warrant a second look. Despite the fact that shares of the $234 billion software firm have fallen more than 10% in the last four months, it looks primed for a reversal.
That's because after consolidating sideways for the last quarter, MSFT is finally breaking out above its nearest horizontal resistance level at $28. That breakout indicates that buyers have finally mustered enough wherewithal to take out any excess supply of shares above that $28 price. That's a buy signal.
This week's breakout also coincides with a move above the long-term downtrend resistance level that's connected Microsoft's swing highs since the summer. With a downtrend over and a reversal in play right now, it could be a worse time to buy MSFT. If you decide to jump in here, I'd recommend keeping a protective stop at the 50-day moving average.
Vitamin Shoppe
Vitamin and health product retailer Vitamin Shoppe (VSI) is showing a similar setup right now. Like Microsoft, shares of VSI have spent the last few months consolidating sideways in a price channel that's bounded by horizontal support below and horizontal resistance above shares.
After VSI's climb in 2012, that rectangle trading range gave shareholders a chance to catch their breath and figure out their next move. And this month, it looks like they've figured it out; shares of VSI broke out above $62 resistance last week and have been holding their ground ever since. That signals a buy for traders who've been waiting on the sidelines; buyers are definitively in control of this stock right now.
Just like the buy signal with Microsoft, I'd recommend keeping a tight stop in VSI if you decide to be a buyer here.
HSBC Holdings
The financial sector has been on fire for the last quarter, and London-based HSBC Holdings (HBC) has been no exception. The big bank has seen its share price rally around 20% in those trailing three months. And from here, it doesn't take an expert technical analyst to figure out what's going on in this stock.
HBC is currently forming an uptrending channel, a trading range that's bounded by a trendline resistance and trendline support level. Those support and resistance levels give us a high probability range for this stock to trade within. And as you might expect, the ideal time to be a buyer is on a bounce off of support.
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The Barcelona youngster was stretchered off against Fulham on Saturday and faces a period on the sidelines, while boss Roberto Martinez has reserved praise for Ross Barkley
The Barcelona loanee was taken off on a stretcher after pulling up in the second half of Everton's 4-1 win over Fulham.
|Ross Barkley is 4/6 with BetVictor to make England's World Cup squad
"Scans have now shown the extent of the soft tissue injury in his right hamstring, which is likely to keep him out for a few weeks," read the statement.
Martinez also reserved praise for another youngster - Ross Barkley - but is keen to ensure he does not get carried away ahead of a possible World Cup debut in Brazil next year.
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Few thoughts that came to me and things I feel like we should be looking at:
Big ben's injury. I find it very hard to believe that two different injuries happened at once. I suspect that he'd got hurt from other previous hits and didn't flinch and with that sandwich sack, it shattered him. What do you guys think?
Leftwich should get the nod for starting game, but when playing from behind put in Batch. Leftwich, many of us knew he has one of the strongest arm in nfl, could easily throw to whereabout and playing under haley's dink and dunk I'm not sure how it will play out. I suspect that haley will start off with most of bruce arians' plays, playing up to Leftwich's strength. Reason I said put in Batch in if we are playing from behind; dink and dunk, Batch would fit Haley's offense much better and its better off gambling on both for one game than further confusion.
Speaking of offense, we really need to stay with one back for a majority of carries, I don't care who but we has been more effective with one back because of the rhymth you can find in game when you notice similiar hole open and attack it with a good authority. Forget "dumping ball to rb" with lefty too, his release is really slow and it'd exploit rbs with hard hittings.
Ah, committing to one back, let's talk about our d-line. I felt like we played 2nd half better when keeping same rotations for majority of the half. Keisel finally showed up! Hood showed better push, didn't paid attention to nt much.
Playing against ravens, many would felt that its probably a for-sure loss for us. I disagree. Ravens offense are very similiar to giants' and with us keeping same game plan only with McLendon playing with majority of snaps (chop blocks, for that reason) we should be able to force them 3 and out. Timmons who is playing like our best defensive player right now ought to stay with ray rice for whole game, passing and running downs.
Ravens' defense are a lot easier to exploit compared to giants, their pass-rushing is struggling just like ours and last game against oakland even when destroying them with 55 pts they had to bench ed reed. Folks, i m expecting to see a lot of deep ball in this game!
Townfolks, anything to add? Disagree?
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I agree with you that the Steelers aren't in as bad of shape as people are making them out for the Ravens game. It really is more of which team shows up to play more.
I agree with spreading the ball more to different backs. I want to see Rainey more.
One thing you left out was the improved play of our O-line vs. the Ravens defense. Would very well could run 60% to 40% pass.
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Ziggy looked like crap versus the run! He didn't have a good game at all. Woodley was just as equally horrible!!
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Wait I'm deaf? Since when?! Its that obvious, I think.
Also other thing to add: wouldn't this be a trap game for ravens?
Its always been an emotional game for both teams, but it now have put much more pressure on the ravens considering we have played against ravens witthout big ben and every game have been close. If the ravens win, media and fans will say "so what? That was the team without Big Ben". And! If they lose?
I'm not suggesting any impication of possible psychology impact but ravens came in this game knowing they have been on decline even the blowout against oakland and our O-line actually are better than where they are last year.
One advantage we may have; ravens wouldn't know how to scheme against Lefty, insufficient of game tapes and lefty never started in any similiarity to haley's offense (dink and dunk), so they may come out scheming against lefty's strength, not Haley's strength and this can be in our big favor, of course if we lead by half-time.
Many claim steelers play down to their opponent, you can say about same for the ravens.
I got a feeling Suisham will be having a big game.
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The FAA will have to test each individual tablet and e-reader before the rules can change
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it will be reviewing the effects of tablet/e-reader use during takeoff and landing after previously banning the devices during those times.
The FAA was adamant about plane passengers not using tablets or e-readers during takeoff/landing because of interference with important aviation electronics needed to fly the plane safely. Passengers are not allowed to turn these gadgets back on until the plane is at an altitude of 10,000 feet. The FAA would not budge on this stance for quite some time despite there being no scientific proof that these devices cause interference.
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"With the advent of new and evolving electronic technology, and because the airlines have not conducted the testing necessary to approve the use of new devices, the FAA is taking a fresh look at the use of personal electronic devices, other than cell phones, on aircraft," said Brown.
The FAA likely put this testing off due to costs and the amount of testing required for these devices to pass. In order for the FAA to approve the use of e-readers and tablets during takeoff and landing, each kind of device needs to be tested. For example, an iPad cannot be tested alone; the iPad 2 and the new iPad must be tested as well. There are already several versions of the Kindle available as well, such as the Kindle Fire tablet, and many other Android-powered tablets on the market. Windows 8 tablets are expected to hit the market this year as well. This explains why smartphones are not going to be tested anytime soon, since there are way too many for individual testing.
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EMT Labs also said that the "two tablets versus many" theory the FAA used was incorrect as well, saying that electromagnetic energy doesn't add up as more e-readers or tablets are used. Rather, the "noise" from such gadgets decreases as more are used.
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At Ralph Wilson Stadium! I'll report back next week if I make it out alive.....
living room or bed room.
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on my couch and then probably walking out to one of my tree stands afterward.
I'll be at home for this one...
Of course that's what I was thinking last week at this time too...
my place, making all sorts of reactionary bullshit on the chat
Ill be at the Ralph!!!! Making the trip from Toronto, excited and hoping they don't let me down
In the man corner; working towards a mancave.
BAR...ex wife cut the satellite off.. HAHA
I'll actually be imagining the game in my head. The Panthers always win!
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Former WWE Superstar Montel Vontavious Porter responded to internet rumors that TNA was interested in him. MVP has recently been vocal about returning to TV, but he denied he's going to TNA. MVP also added that he was not "pitching a reality show," but he did confirm that he's signed a deal with Lionsgate TV.
You can check out MVP's tweets below:
The unfounded speculation sights are at it again. Pay them no mind.
I'm not "pitching a reality show" as was erroneously reported. I HAVE, however, come to terms with Lionsgate TV on a production deal.
For what it's worth, we NEVER said MVP was in talks with TNA or was "pitching a reality show". We simply stated that Bruce Prichard is pushing for TNA to bring him in. That is the case and we stand by that. The move comes as the company has been releasing people as cost-cutting measures. While MVP uses that name for indy bookings, he would not be able to use it within TNA.
Good we don't need MVP, especially since he hates TNA
Mvp sucks !!
This dude was possibly the most boring wrestler in WWE…….peckar, bigmike885, soyofenemal,…you three…are hamsters….
Love your name!
Kiss my ass, bitch. Spell my shit right or leave.
Boring indeed. I feel special you remembered me. Stealing Robbie E's catchphrase makes you a very different kind of special. Need a bib?
Nice to see this site scrambling to CYA. How is this different than the "Has Goldberg signed with TNA???" posts. No. The answer is always no. Count those clicks…
Less former WWE wresters
More former/ current ROH/Indy wrestlers
Exactly. TNA has enough "draws" at this point. Lower and mid-card guys should be built – not bought!
The two boys in A's and 8's who don't have there cuts should have been cut. They add nothing to our viewing pleasure.
And yet, your views and thoughts are irrelevant and unheard, hamster
You listen.
MVP was a Rock wannabe…but couldn't wrestle or ignite a crowd. Thank god. I'm sick of never-had-been wrestlers talking a bunch trying to get signed and using media to do it. What a toolbag.
Thank God…


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Shiny and Assorted-Color Mini Paper Hat Boxes with Bow
Category: Assorted Jewelry Boxes
Size: 2 inches in diameter
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Description: Metalic mini hat boxes sold in quantities of 48 boxes per package. These boxes are specifically made for rings with their flocked foam ring insert.
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