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Marion Eugene "Pete" Madsen was born Jan. 8, 1950, in Linden, Utah, the son of Marion R. and Betty Ellen (Fowler) Madsen, Jr. He was raised in several communities in Utah, including Whiteriver, Spanish Fork and Bonanza.
Pete worked on the Eisenhower Tunnel project as a cement finisher and during that time was married to Connie E. McLimore. This event took place Oct. 18, 1971, in Kremmling.
They became the parents of four children and made their home in Vernal, Utah, Kremmling, and Willow Creek, Utah, as Pete worked as a mechanic in the oil fields for 18 years until he was injured on the job.
Pete enjoyed collecting and shooting guns, hunting, fishing, camping, team roping, watching The History Channel, riding bucking horses, watching Westerns, building truck engines, working on his trucks and listening to music. He also liked to watch football and was an avid Denver Broncos fan.
Pete was very passionate about his family, especially his grandchildren, whom he had coffee with regularly and had nicknames for most of them. He enjoyed being with and around his son and sons-in-law. He was a member of the Roping Club and coached T- ball.
Pete died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at his home. He was 62.
He is survived by his wife, Connie E. Madsen, of Craig; daughters Jessie Elizabeth (Ricky) Harmon and Jeanine Ellen (Patrick) Perkins, both of Craig; son Earl (Janneth) Madsen, of Craig; grandchildren Matt, JJ, Sharice, Nana, Triscut, Conigar, Izzy, Critter, Brandon, Chatty, and Big Guy; step-grandchildren James and Treyton; foster children Eric and Naomi; sister Jane (Karl) Kelso, of Wells, Nev.; brothers Eddie (Janet) Madsen, of Whiteriver, Utah, John (Cindy) Madsen, of Whiterock, Utah, and Tim (Deb) Madsen, of Skull Creek; and father-in-law and mother-in-law Earl and Louise McLimore, of Canon City.
Pete was preceded in death by his daughter, Betsie; parents Marion and Betty; sisters Judy and Betsylou; brother Sammy; and his foster mother, Louise Clark.
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Greg Growden writes: The pick of the overseas matches as the Chiefs are this season's big improvers while the Bulls know how to mix up their game - brutal one minute, a bit of ballet the next. This will be tight, so home ground advantage will be crucial.
AAP writes: The replay of the 2009 final shapes as one of the matches of the season. In that final, the Bulls smashed the Chiefs 61-17, but things will be a lot tighter on Friday night. The Chiefs are looking to put an even bigger gap between themselves and the Crusaders at the top of the New Zealand conference, but even though the match is in Hamilton, it will be one of their biggest tests. The Bulls are just two points off the lead in the South African conference and have proven on their Australasian tour that they are hard to beat away from Pretoria. The Chiefs would have perked up after a timely bye last week and a bonus point win will see them increase their advantage over the Crusaders. The Bulls are on track for a playoff berth even if they don't top their conference, however this match is a crucial step towards gaining a valuable home final. Not much separates these sides, but the Chiefs have the inside lane.
CHIEFS: Andrew Horrell, Lelia Masaga, Jackson Willison, Sonny Bill Williams, Asaeli Tikoirotuma, Aaron Cruden, Tawera Kerr-Barlow, Kane Thompson, Tanerau Latimer, Liam Messam, Brodie Retallick, Craig Clarke (c), Ben Afeaki, Hika Elliot, Toby Smith. Reserves: Mahonri Schwalger, Arizona Taumalolo, Michael Fitzgerald, Sam Cane, Brendon Leonard, Robbie Robinson, Maritino Nemani.
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Williams has enjoyed the best season of his career as a professional tennis player in 2013. He enters the week ranked No. 114, a career best in singles. He won his first career ATP Challenger-level title in Dallas and reached the semifinals of the U.S. Men's National Clay Court Championships in Houston, an ATP 250 tournament.
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BALTIMORE (Stockpickr) -- Have you heard? Stocks are doomed.
Or at least that's the story that most investors are still sticking to in 2013.
>>5 Toxic Stocks You Need to Sell
Despite all the scariness in stocks right now -- and I'll concede that there is some scariness -- the evidence points to more upside in Mr. Market for the foreseeable future. There's a big difference this time around, though. With the S&P 500 up more than double since its lowest point in 2009, the stakes are a lot higher for investors who aren't paying attention.
Thing is, this massive rally hasn't been fuelled by retail cash pouring into the stock market by the dump truck-full. So far, most individual investors have been sitting on the sidelines. At some point, though, that's going to change, and when it does, the money flow into stocks is going to accelerate the uptrend in the broad market.
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Today, I want to bust the myths that may be holding you back from buying stocks.
Myth 1: Everyone Already Loves Stocks
Don't confuse the 11% climb year-to-date in the S&P with investors loving stocks. They don't.
By and large, investors see the climb in the broad market as a reason to be concerned about a correction, not a reason to pile into what they mistakenly see as a "crowded trade." I'm not just talking about individual investors, though. Wall Street hates stocks too.
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Strategist stock allocations, a measure of how strategists at investment firms are recommending clients allocate their portfolios to stocks, are currently at 45.8%. That means that Wall Street is recommending that investors keep less than half of their money in the stock market in the middle of a rally. For context, that's less love for stocks than strategists showed back in the depths of 2009.
Compare that with the lofty 72% that Wall Street recommended putting into stocks back in 2001. And the metric came off of an all-time low in the middle of last year. Face it, the pros don't really like stocks right now.
And neither do retail investors.
Sentiment surveys like the one put out by the American Association of Individual Investors still skew on the bearish side right now (even though the AAII survey has become very volatile). And I've only heard a few people mention one of the most important things about those retail investor surveys: They only include investors who like stocks enough to maintain their AAII memberships. The investors who got disenchanted with stocks don't show up in the poll.
So the next time you hear that investors are already in love with stocks, take it with a grain of salt.
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Myth 2: Stocks Are Too Expensive
With the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average each poking up into new all-time highs this month, it's only natural to wonder how high is too high. But we're far from too high right now.
I mentioned earlier that the big indices have more than doubled since the market bottomed in 2009. But remember that equities were woefully oversold by that point. 2009 isn't the fundamental baseline for stocks; it was a once-in-a-generation discount. And since the market bottomed four years ago, corporate fundamentals have kept pace with soaring stock prices.
Case in point: The price-to-earnings ratio of the S&P 500.
As I write, the S&P's P/E ratio sits right around 15.5. And while that's high compared to the dirt-cheap valuations stocks saw in 2009, that's not a historically high level for stocks. In fact, the S&P's P/E is currently lower than it was in almost all of the 1960s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.
The 1970s were the only decade since the index's inception where the average stock's P/E was lower -- and it was a decade where stock prices stagnated. The S&P has gone higher in the past four months than it did in that whole 10-year span.
We're nowhere close to the kinds of P/E ratios you'd expect to see around a market top. Assuming fundamental numbers stayed the same for stocks, the S&P would need to reach 2,852 to reach the premiums seen at the 2007 top -- and 4,469 to reach the tip-top in 2000!
And let's not forget cash.
>>5 Stocks Fund Managers Love for 2013
Right now, U.S. corporations hold record amounts of cash on their balance sheets. Buy the "average" S&P 500 component today, and 21% of its share price can be attributed to cold, hard cash. That's unheard of.
That also greatly diminishes the risks of being an investor today. Take that record cash out of the S&P's P/E ratio, and suddenly we're looking at an earnings multiple of 12.2 for the broad market. Yup, stocks are still cheap.
Myth 3: The Market's Internals Are Weakening
Even though we're not seeing much high-conviction buying in the broad market right now, the technicals have been stellar.
You don't have to be an expert technical analyst to see what's going on in stocks right now. Just take a look at this chart of the S&P 500:
If there's a single word to describe the rally in stocks since November, it's "orderly." More important, the price channel in the S&P 500 has been highly predictive. It indicated a key buying opportunity in stocks as recently as last week when the S&P bounced off of its 50-day moving average.
From a technical standpoint, we're in a "buy the dips market" right now.
Quality names have been leading lately, with large-cap dividend payers showing stellar relative strength. That's indicative that we're still in the early phases of this rally. Outperformance in more-speculative names doesn't typically happen until the later phases of a bull market, when retail investors have already bought into the idea that stocks are back in favor.
But one important thing no one's mentioning about this recent rally is that the S&P has managed to make a technically textbook climb in spite of the fact that its biggest components (names such as Apple (AAPL) and Exxon Mobil (XOM)) have been languishing at best. That means that other names have had to pick up the slack; it points to robust market internals.
Zoom out to a longer-term timeframe, things look every bit as orderly. The broad market has been in a well-defined uptrend from its 2009 lows all the way up to the most recent big correction in the fall of 2012, and until that changes, it makes sense to be a buyer.
Make no mistake: Stocks aren't doomed in 2013. But this quarter, the portfolio returns for investors who ignore them will be.
-- Written by Jonas Elmerraji in Baltimore.
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Jonas Elmerraji, CMT, is a senior market analyst at Agora Financial in Baltimore and a contributor to TheStreet. Before that, he managed a portfolio of stocks for an investment advisory returned 15% in 2008. He has been featured in Forbes , Investor's Business Daily, and on CNBC.com. Jonas holds a degree in financial economics from UMBC and the Chartered Market Technician designation.
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"Chamakh will stay in Bordeaux until the end of the season," said the Frenchman.
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The "Grammy Road Trip" is always a test for the Lakers, and with the team struggling outside of Staples, this year is no exception. Whether for the purpose of molding themselves into a more legitimate force heading into the playoffs or simply forging a record good enough to qualify, this six-game roadie carries stakes. An opener against the Nuggets, possibly the best team on the docket, will set the tone.
For insight into Denver's squad, we called upon Jeremy Wagner of the True Hoop Network's Roundball Mining Company. Below are his responses to four questions about the Nuggets, and here is a link to the Laker-centric tidbits I provided him.Doug Pensinger/Getty Images
Gallo and the gang have high hopes for the season.
1) Land O' Lakers: People have been in wait-and-see mode after the strong play upon Carmelo Anthony's exit. 20+ games into this season, how good do you think this team truly is?
Jeremy Wagner: I believe it is important to make a differentiation between last season's team and this season's team. Last season's team played with an aggression and purpose fueled by the fresh wound of the Carmelo Anthony trade. Nearly every player had a reason to prove himself. This team does not possess that chip on their shoulder.
What this team does have is a year of growth and playoff experience for young studs like Danilo Gallinari and Ty Lawson as well as some assurances in the form of long term contracts. The players on this roster know they are the foundation of the franchise and that is a different form of motivation.
The 2011-12 Denver Nuggets are a very good team. Good enough to beat anyone. The bajillion dollar question is, are they good enough to beat anyone in a best of seven series?
The good news for Nuggets fans is the team is not built just for this season. They will improve internally and could have some cap space to play with next season depending on what happens with Wilson Chandler when he returns from China.
LO'L: When last the Lakers saw Al Harrington, he was torching Pau Gasol (among others) in space and appears to be having a sixth man of the year type season. What in particular has been working so well for him?
JW: The only noticeable difference between last season's Al Harrington and this season's Al Harrington is he came into camp in better shape. That has made him much more effective on offense. His fresh legs have allowed him to attack the rim and shoot from long range consistently well.Jeff Hanisch/US Presswire
When the assist total matches Andre Miller's jersey number, Denver's in great shape.
In fact, he has been doing a little too well. Harrington was posting career highs in his percentages. And not just career highs, but percentages that blew his previous highs out of the water. Percentages so out of whack with his career numbers that at his age and with this schedule are likely not sustainable. Still, he has been playing with great confidence and it is not out of the question that he can play well enough to make this a career season.
LO'L: The Nuggets lead the league in assists, but are also among the league leaders in turnovers. How typically prominent a factor is are the dimes in wins, and how much do the turnovers tend to paint a picture of losses?
JW: I keep track of the basic game statistics for Denver and I ran some numbers. Surprisingly, turnovers have no bearing on Denver's success or failure. The two games with their lowest turnover rate of the season were losses and two of the three games where they had the highest turnover rate were wins. There also appears to be no correlation between assist-to- turnover ratio, although the results at the top and bottom are as you would expect. They lost the two games at the bottom of that list and won the game when they posted their best assist to turnover ratio (although they lost the game where they posted their second best ratio).
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(All stats through 21 games, prior to their Thursday night contest against the Clippers.)
LO'L: Arron Afflalo's offensive stats are down across the board. Has his defense followed and what accounts for the struggles? He's obviously got a big assignment against the Lakers.Win McNamee/Getty Images
The Nuggets need Afflalo to rediscover last season's form.
JW: Arron Afflalo first hit the radar as a defender after forcing Kobe Bryant to shoot 7 of 17 early in the 2009-10 season. He took that to another level on February 28 of 2010 when Kobe made only three of his 17 attempts (Kobe still managed 12 assists and the Lakers won). Afflalo was in Kobe's pocket all night. No Nugget had ever made Kobe look uncomfortable before. It was a revelation. Afflalo had played very good defense all season, but that night elevated him to the status of defensive stopper.
He cherished the rep as a stopper, but Afflalo is a driven cat. He works hard every offseason to improve his game. Three seasons ago he showed up as a three point marksman. Two years ago he was better driving and finishing. Last season he was a better passer. The issue is, as his offensive game has grown, his defensive presence has decreased.
This season Afflalo missed all of the abbreviated training camp awaiting a new contract from the Nuggets. He garnered a sizable payday and you can tell he wants to live up to that contract. The one facet completely missing from his offensive repertoire as a shooting guard is the ability to attack the defense and create his own shot. It is clear his goal was to add that to his game this season.
So far the results have not been good.
Afflalo is not built to be that kind of player. I believe he maxed out his talents as a deadly three point shooter, effective at attacking gaps in the defense (after a teammate created a gap for him to exploit) and a high level defender. The problem in my mind is, Afflalo is trying to be something he is not this season and it has thrown the rest of his game off kilter.
At some point he will realize he needs to get back to doing what he did his previous three seasons. Until that day comes, he is going to continue to disappoint and with players like Rudy Fernandez and Corey Brewer on the roster, Afflalo does not have a long leash.
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03 SE brake issues? hard pedal, soft braking
I have been searching without any success, so please excuse me if this has been addressed at one point....
My daughter has a 03 SE (85K), disc front, drum rear brakes....yesterday she complained she could not stop and the brakes were not working....Being the Dad I am, I checked the car out....seemed ok, hard pedal, not to much travel..and the brakes seemed "ok". so I tried a little "hard braking"....I had to literally stand on the pedal...it never reached the floor though...
I replaced the pads and put a non directional surface on the rotors...bled the brakes and it didn't seem much better....
the "assist" seems to be working (hard pedal, start car..pedal moves slightly)... is there a chance the master cylinder may be bad? plunger moving past the front then to rear...no mater how hard I tried I could not get the front to lock (no anti-lock)..
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LAND O'LAKES — Sunlake's Aaron Aucoin promised his mother he would make a heart with his hands Wednesday night and show it to her, as she sat wrapped in a green blanket in the stands, each time he scored a goal.
He forgot.
"I was just too excited," he said, laughing.
Aucoin, with an assist from Andrew Eastley, scored the first of two goals that sealed the Seahawks' victory, 2-1 over rival Land O'Lakes (2-2, 2-2).
The win boosts Sunlake (3-0, 3-0) in the Class 3A, District 8 rankings. The team went to the state semifinals last year and returns many of its top players.
Seahawks coach Sam Koleduk said last season's success might explain how his team is playing this year.
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He said the team played well in the preseason, though.
Aucoin's goal in the first half had parents, clad in blankets and gloves, on their feet, cheering, "Go black!"
He said it built momentum that his team could carry into the second half, and the Seahawks celebrated a lead during halftime.
Land O'Lakes' Glenn Johnson scored from 35 yards out to tie the score in the 44th minute.
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It takes place at the end of October (in 2010, the 22th October).The races take place on the Mekong river and the pirogues representing the villages compete against each other. The long dugouts of the temples are prepared and used for this event. The meaning of this festival is giving thanks to the spirits of waters, Nagas, for being generous and peaceful.
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My experience with The Amazon Appstore. I submitted a pretty innocuous app. An audiobook player that plays the Librivox audiobook "Six Month in Mexico" by Nellie Bly https://librivox.org/six-months-in-mexico-by-nellie-bly/ . I submitted the app and it was approved for non-Amazon devices. I'm ok with that, who really cares about kindles and fire phones or whatever they are called. I never seen one and don't know anyone that has one. When I went to find my app in the Amazon Appstore I could not find it. I found plenty of crappy kindle eBooks of "Six Month in Mexico" but I could not find my app. I looked for another app of mine "Flappy Trump" and there is a link to "All App from This Developer". I clicked on that I saw that was a link that read something like "Click here to see Adult Content". I was like "what the ..."? I clicked on the link and that's where I finally found my audiobook app of "Six Month in Mexico". I figured it was an honest mistake so I opened a case:
[CASE 1752845801] Red Cricket: APP_TESTING_RESULTS [M3H65JIIQDEFA7] [Bronze]
Date: Fri, 20 May 2016 13:42:49 +0000
From: Amazon Mobile App Distribution Support Team <firstname.lastname@example.com>
To: "firstname.lastname@example.com" <email@example.com>
Subject: RE:[CASE 1752845801] Red Cricket: APP_TESTING_RESULTS
[M3H65JIIQDEFA7] [Bronze]
Hi Russell, Thanks for reaching out! I have escalated your case to the testing team, and will get back to you as soon as I have an update. Thanks! Best regards, Levon L.Well nothing happened so I went to their link to ask what was up and got this response:
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Hi Russell,
As I mentioned in the previous message, your case has been escalated, and we will get back to you as soon as there's something to share. Thank you for your patience in this matter.
Best regards,
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Well there are no case notes I can review and see what I asked them about and what if anything is happening. Well the next day I get an "Notification" that read:
I went to the dash board and saw a message that read:
No one ever got back to me to explain why they thought my boring Nellie Bly audiobook was pornographic and why they removed my app. What gives amazon?
I went to the "Review Status" tab today and submitted "feedback" with "feedback category" set to "other" asking simply:
"Why did you suppress my app?"
Later that day. Not bad they got back to me within 24 hours! But the answer was kind of dumb at not realistically actionable:
Also did not supply a link to ACX. They probably don't even know what it is.
Hi Russell,
The app was suspended, as we believe your content is better suited for publication on our Audible store. Please submit your content at Audiobook Creation Exchange (ACX) instead.
I hope that clarifies the situation and apologies for the confusion and any inconvenience this might have caused you. Please let us know if you have any further questions. Thanks!


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How can I stop my dog from shedding so much?
I have a 10 month old papillon. I used the furminator but it seems like she sheds more. Right now she is shedding like crazy. Can help me?...please
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she may be shedding off a coat for her adult coat at this age.
So, I would groom her daily to help along the process. then hopefully after this coat she will be into her adult coat and won't shed again til Spring.
It says on breed they shed average, don't know how much that is. But, I suspect this is her final shed off from puppyhood.
It is also, becoming closer to fall and our dogs have started to shed off now.
After this coat you could try showstopper as a supplement, they say it helps.
Dieta answered on 8/13/09. Helpful? / 0
Yuu should only use a furminator on double coated dogs its not good for the papillon coat. My paps have never shedded that much even as puppies. Not sure what you are feeding but I know sometimes quality food helps with shedding so maybe thats why?
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I can relate...Nibbles sheds more then the average Cavalier. I comb him every morning and get a big comb full of hair. Daily combing, helps to keep the shedding down but does not completely eliminate it. I have even found clumps of dog hair on the carpet an hour after I've vacumed.
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I have found a metal flea comb used after the coat is well combed out removes lots of old dead fur ready to come out that the regular comb and brush cannot remove. That is for the dog who's fur likes to come out on the furniture but not the brush. Why I don't know. I start at the lower leg and move up so I am combing through already flea combed fur.
My shedder hound gets warm rinses or baths and is combed or brushed dry. The water relaxes the follicle and the slight friction of the wet hair helps the old hair come out. There is a noticeable difference in her shedding for a week after a bath.
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Dead Celebrities and the Profit Motive: An Ethics PrimerBy
When a beloved pop diva like Whitney Houston dies, when is it fair game for a Sony or a Warner Bros. to protect their investments in her music and film catalogs? In cold business terms, the first year of a celebrity's death can be a sales bonanza if managed right. What's the wrong way? Well, Sony Music's decision to hike the prices of two Houston compilations—The Ultimate Collection and The Greatest Hits—on the U.K. iTunes site just hours after the singer died on Feb. 4 set off a firestorm on Twitter and Facebook. Sony quickly reversed course and issued an apology. On Feb. 21 an erroneous blog post reporting Warner Bros. had pulled Netflix's streaming rights to Houston's 1992 movie The Bodyguard in order to steer mourning fans to the more expensive DVD version also lit up the Web. (Warner Bros. is releasing a new Blu-ray version of the movie on March 27.) Turns out managing dead celebrities is a tricky business.
New York University professor Samuel Craig, deputy chair of the Stern School of Business's marketing department, says it is perfectly legitimate for entertainment companies to do everything possible to extend their catalogs' revenue stream. Such is the way of high-speed American capitalism. Rule No. 1, however, is never, ever price gouge. "You don't want to be viewed as taking advantage of a tragic situation," Craig says. Feedback is instantaneous these days, and "if you do make a misstep, then take action very quickly." Also, companies should refrain from really aggressive marketing tactics until "an appropriate mourning period" has passed. How long? Professor Craig pauses for a moment, chuckles nervously, and suggests six months. This is clearly a judgment call depending on the nature of the celebrity's demise, as well as fan reaction.
When the grieving is over, and it's time to release an illustrated life of John Lennon or commemorative Amy Winehouse guitar picks, Craig urges companies to stress why it's important that an artist's works should live on—other than, that is, to enrich an entertainment conglomerate's shareholders. He says fans can respond sympathetically to the needs of the deceased artist's estate, as in the case of Michael Jackson, whose financial difficulties were a matter of public record. Whitney Houston, one of the best-selling recording artists in history, admitted during an interview with Diane Sawyer on ABC that she had had a drug problem and had a home foreclosed upon by banks in 2006. Diehard Houston fans will find comfort in "the fact that a person shall live on in their work," according to Craig.
How long can a deceased talent stay relevant? Michael Jackson, who died in June 2009, may well be the gold standard on this front. Already one of the best-selling artists of all time, Jackson was the top-selling act of 2009 due to a surge in interest in the King of Pop's albums. That raised his career total to more than 750 million records sold worldwide. This Is It, the backstage look at Jackson's unrealized final tour, has been a runaway hit, helping his estate collect $310 million from music, merchandise sales, and its share of publication rights on Jackson's music catalog. The estate has slashed its huge debt burden and made investments in a Jackson-branded video game and Cirque du Soleil show.
Sony, Warner Bros., and the Houston estate can keep the pop diva's memory alive with some patience and common sense in the short term—and enlightened marketing in the long term.


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Firstly, we created three new sections at the library. World Comics took over the European section as we adjusted for the influx of books like these Indonesian set donated by our own, Keny Widjaja, to be shelved next to Belgian cartoonist, David Libens (who is also our CCS Fellow this year).
At the behest of James Sturm, we created a Little Golden Books section. It features many classic books like Old MacDonald who really should put on sunscreen and a few reprints of Richard Scarry classics.
And finally, I noticed that a lot of the books we receive from publishers have the press releases tucked inside them. Alec Longstreth in his amazing Professional Practices class requires students to create their own press release among other PR-related material. While recycling is always appropriate, reusing the publisher's actual press releases seemed like the thing to do! Hence, we created Press & Promotion section! All examples are useful even if the logo is horribly pixelated or words are misspelled! Pictured below are Nathan Schreiber's POWER OUT press release, Adams Media's release for Johnny Cash: I see a Darkness, Scholastic promotional catalog for teacher and librarians in addition to a press packet from King Features on The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee strip.
If you couldn't tell by now, we are writing from a new beautiful blog designed by one of our own founders, Michelle Ollie. She also made our gorgeous logo that dons the shirts and totebags. You can scroll through the blog entries month-by-month or use that excellent tag cloud on the right hand sign of the page. There you will be able to click and read on such subjects like "Horror Comics," "Manga," Windsor McCay's "Little Nemo" or even read essays written by current CCS students (in case you wanted a taste of what class is like!). As we post more articles, more tags shall appear. Internet Magic.
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The Schulz Library Blog will be updated weekly, possibly more, it depends on how moved we are by the books! We feature graphic novels, books, mini comics and zines found in our own library and especially new donations.
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Reminder: Choose your roommates carefully
posted at 9:20 am on March 28, 2013 by Ed Morrissey
And, er, don't leave permanent markers lying around the apartment, either. A Washington DC man not only ended up with something other than egg on his face, he also ended up in jail when he found he'd chosen his roommate … poorly:
An Arlington man is behind bars after allegedly attacking his roommate for drawing a penis on his face with permanent marker while he was asleep.
Police say the attack happened around 5:30 a.m. on March 23 when James Denham Watson, 31, awoke to find the crude drawing on his left cheek. Watson, of the 3100 block of N. 17th Street, then allegedly attacked his roommate who sustained extensive injuries to his face.
Via Elizabeth Price Foley at Instapundit, who notes that the mug shot is definitely worth a look. Another roommate drove the artist to the hospital, where he pressed charges for the beating. I'm betting, though, that any jury that looks at this picture will have a difficult time convicting Watson of any serious crime, and probably have difficulty keeping a straight face.
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Montiel returns Saturday
By Gabriel F. Cordero
Former world champion Fernando "Kochulito" Montiel returns on Saturday at the Manuel Bernardo Gym in Chihuahua against Olimpian Arthur "El Rey" Santos and hopes to achieve a great victory leading to another world title. "I'm happy because I had an excellent preparation to fight. The training I did gives me incredible confidence that I'll give a good show as always. I will not underestimate Santos. I had a very special preparation for this match, because I don't want any surprises. I'll demonstrate that I can still be world champion," said Montiel.
The event is presented by Promociones del Pueblo and Kochul Montiel Promotions and is loaded with big names including former middleweight title challenger Marco Antonio ¨Veneno¨ Rubio vs. Jorge Cota, former interim minumumweight champion Sammy Gutierrez vs. Armando Torres, super welterweight KO artist Marco "Dorado" Reyes vs. Octavio Castro and super flyweight Oscar "Ceviche" Ibarra vs. Carlos Rodriguez. Broadcast in Mexico by Televisa.


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[MLS ROOKIE CLASS: Ten to Watch] Maryland's Sasho Cirovski has produced a lot of great players over the last two decades -- two players on the 2010 World Cup team, Maurice Edu and Clarence Goodson, plus two likely to make the 2014 World Cup team, Omar Gonzalez and Graham Zusi, and Rodney Wallace, a Costa Rica World Cup contender until his recent knee injury -- but none of them had the college career Patrick Mullins had.
The forward debuted at the adidas MLS Player
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awards since Virginia's Mike Fisher in 1995-96. Fisher ended up not playing pro soccer, choosing instead to attend medical school. He is now a radiologist in
North Carolina.
Mullins led Maryland to the Men's College Cup in both his junior and senior seasons, scoring 17 goals and 10 assists in 2012 and a nation-high 19 goals and eight assists
in 2013.
His 19th goal came in the College Cup final against Notre Dame. The goal was notable in that no penalty -- or red card -- was called when a Notre Dame defender had used his arm
to stop a Maryland shot, and the rebound came to Mullins, who scored for the game's opening goal. What wasn't immediately evident was that Mullins had also used his hand to bring the ball down before
scoring. After the game, which Notre Dame came back to win, Cirovski says his star was tormented.
"When I build my stadium," he said, "I'm going to bronze a statue with him out front.
He's made from the best stuff on earth. It affected him. It affected him a lot. His conscience was hurting."
Mullins said he'd regret the play for the rest of his life.
"That's not who I am and I'm very disappointed in how that play resulted," he said. "All I can control are my actions and I'm not happy with that action. It's
definitely hard for me to swallow because I don't think that's the type of player I am or the type of person. I will regret that one for the rest of my life. But I'll move forward.
People make mistakes."
Mullins is the third Hermann Trophy winner from Louisiana in the last decade. Jason Garey (Maryland) and Joseph Lapira (Notre Dame) were back-to-back winners in 2005 and 2006. Garey had a modest MLS career (15 goals in six seasons), while Lapira has spent his entire
career in the Norwegian and Icelandic minor leagues.
The left-footed Mullins could go anywhere in the top 10 picks in the SuperDraft. D.C. United holds the No. 1 pick, but it isn't clear
whether it will keep it and draft Mullins from nearby Maryland or go with one of the Cal defenders, Christian Dean or Steve
Birnbaum, or trade the top pick.
Cirovski has no doubt about Mullins' potential.
"Patrick leaves Maryland as one of the all-time greats," he said after Mullins signed
with MLS. "He is the total package. He improved every year at Maryland. I expect that to continue in MLS."


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Fast multiplication of polynomials mod p
I'm running a huge job on Mathematica, and the bulk of the running
time is used on computing products of polynomials mod prime p (the
program has to handle hundreds of polynomials of degrees up to
hundreds, maybe even a 1000, mod p). The generic PolynomialMod
function is slow (at O(d^2), d being the degree). Is there any add-on
to speed up this process? I do know there's a 'FiniteFields' package,
but any other recommendations?
[ I just realized that I need to perform Gaussian elimination mod p as
well. And the matrix is not sparse. Is there a good Mathematica
library for that? ]
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This week's BROW comes from The Beatles 1965 North American tour and their gig at Houston, Texas' Sam Houston Coliseum on August 19th, 1965, just four days after the famous Shea Stadium show and less than a month after the release of the "Help!" single (and movie). The Beatles performed an afternoon show and an evening show and all 9200 seats in the indoor arena were filled at both of them. This account of "Dizzy Miss Lizzy" comes from the afternoon show and honors a request I had for this song a couple weeks ago. This was the fourth song in their twelve song set and John Lennon introduces it nicely before he starts screaming out the vocals. He got a few lines out of order as he was known to do from time to time, but who really cares? And who caught it over the screams anyway? The lack of fidelity here is due to the fact that no professional recording of this show was ever made. I consider it sort of miraculous that any recording of it has survived longer than the Sam Houston Coliseum itself which was demolished in 1998 and redeveloped into the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts which opened in 2003.The Beatles - Dizzy Miss Lizzy
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House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) is having a minor back procedure Wednesday afternoon at a Washington area hospital, his office says.
Michael Steel, a Boehner spokesman, said in a statement that the speaker is having "a minor, unscheduled medical procedure related to recurring back problems."
Steel declined to say where the procedure will be performed and when Boehner's back began bothering him. He alerted reporters in part because the procedure means Boehner will miss a dedication ceremony Wednesday afternoon for a tree being planted on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol in memory of Anne Frank.
Boehner has a long history of back problems, dating to his teenage years, when he was working at his family's bar. He later received a medical discharge from the U.S. Navy because of his back problems.


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The 21st Annual International Conference of the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences will be held at the Hotel Windsor Suites and Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand during September 23-24, 2017. The deadline for submission of papers is August 22, 2017. Windsor Suites Hotel is a sparkling four-star hotel located in the center of Bangkok close to all attractions and shopping centers. click here . Visit the hotel site for single and double occupancy at affordable rates. The Registration Fee will be $375.00 payable in U.S. dollars if paid by August 22, 2017 and $450.00 after August 22, 2017.
Competitive sessions will be scheduled on Saturday and Sunday of the conference; lunch is included. Details of the conference will be provided with your registration. To register for the conference, Click at link for the Registration Form (Registration). The registration fee is payable in U.S. dollars only.
Conference Proceedings and Refereed Journal: Authors of accepted papers will have the opportunity to publish their papers in the ASBBS International Conference Proceedings. The deadline to submit to the International Conference Proceedings is June 15, 2017. All conference papers will also be considered for publication in one of the four Cabell listed refereed Journals published by ASBBS.
To submit a proposal, send a paper or an abstract of a paper with at least 300 words to the Conference Chair or Program Chair. All papers and abstracts will be reviewed and authors will be informed of the review decision within one week of submission. Only electronic submissions will be accepted.
Conference Chair
Wali I. Mondal
Profesor, School of Business and Management
National University
11255 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037-1011
Program Chair
Chanongkorn Kuntonbutr
Faculty of Business Administration
Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi
Hank Findley
Troy University
Carol Anionwu
Cross River University of Technology, Nigeria
Gerald Calvasina
Southern Utah University
Neha Purushottam
School of Business and Leadership
University of South Africa
Saidatulakmal Mohammad
School of Social Sciences
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Ellis B. Heath
Valdosta State University
Bala Maniam
Sam Houston State University
Elizabeth Katz
St. Edwards University
Shamsul Chowdhury
Roosevelt University
Jan Richards
National University
Donna L. Roberts
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide


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NYSoM PRESENTS EASTER EGGSTRAVAGANZA 2013
Saturday, March 30, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (PDT)
Who's Going
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Event Details
Easter Time!
Winter is over, Spring has arrived and New York State of Mind is excited to spread the great weather cheer to East Harlem
New York State of Mind is proud to present its first ever Easter Eggstravaganza Live on Saturday March 30 from East Harlem's El Catano Community Garden located on 171 East 110th Street between Lexington Ave and 3rd Ave
Easter Eggstravaganza 2013 will feature the following FREE activities open to all who would like to participate
Egg Sac Race
Easter Egg Hunt
Egg Relay Race
Easter Egg Painting Contest
Arts & Crafts Table
There will be many great prizes and fun activities for all who attend to partake in this activity
Easter Eggstravaganza will take place on Saturday March 30 from 2-4pm
FREE and Open to the Public!
All Are Welcome
When & Where
El Catano Community Garden
171 E 110th St
New York,
Saturday, March 30, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (PDT)
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NYSOM Group is an organization dedicated to ending the cycle of poverty in the New York City Metropolitan Area.
NYSOM Group has three primary functions which we use to accomplish our goals
Nysom participates in community service projects with various organizations in NYC that offer services to different sectors of the community living below the poverty line. (Homeless, Elderly, At Risk Youth, Disabled, Low Income Families, Working Poor, Etc)
Nysom also has a number of community outreach programs in development. Our goal is to offer a number of programs directly to our target community of those living below the poverty line .(Homeless, Elderly, At Risk Youth, Disabled, Low Income Families, Working Poor, Etc)
Nysom also produces community events to make a positive impact in low income communities. The events can be recreational, educational or inspirational but the point of the event to create a positive atmosphere that will give residents of the community an alternative to their normal surroundings.
Through Nysom Group's projects, programs and events we aim to continue to be a source of service for the community living below the poverty line and an organization that can continue to make a long lasting positive impact in the NYC area.


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Photos: See what Facebook's new Astor Place HQ will look like
The tech giant moved into fancy new digs in lower Manhattan this week—take a look at the unfinished space
Thu Feb 27 2014
This week, Facebook moved into bigger, swankier, Frank Gehry–designed digs near Astor Place. The new bi-level space, at 770 Broadway, clocks in at nearly 100,000 square feet, almost double 55K square feet of its former spot at 335 Madison Avenue. Though all of the company's NYC employees started working in the new building on Monday, the office is still under construction and won't officially open its doors until spring. The move brings the social-media giant close to a bunch of other tech powerhouses; its neighbors now include AOL, Adweek, Billboard and IBM. Plus, the company is actively hiring engineers...even Bill de Blasio is excited about it.
Opening a massive new office in New York City for engineering talent? @facebook knows #whatsapp.— Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) February 26, 2014
Scroll down to take a look at scale models for the space; it features gorgeous views, ornate pillars from the original design and—since it's Facebook—plenty of perks, like an in-house cafeteria and barista.
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Mr. and Mrs. Albert Denholm
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Denholm are celebrating 70 years of marriage. Albert Denholm and the former Margaret Cook were married June 7, 1947 St. Martha's Catholic Church in Akron. The are the parents of Albert (Beth) of Weston, Fla.
Gabrielle DiTullio & Brandon Shannon
A July wedding date has been chosen by Gabrielle DiTullio and Brandon Shannon, both of Massillon. She is the daughter of Tony and Christine DiTullio of Mount Gilead. He is the son of Tim Shannon and Franca Padula of Cuyahoga Falls.
Kayla Martin & Evan Carillo
Kayla Ludmila Martin and Evan Arturo Carrillo announce their engagement, which took place on Feb. 5, 2016 in Austin,Texas. She is the daughter of Jana and Denny Martin of Stow. He is the son of Dora Felix and Arturo Carrillo of Houston, Texas.
Kalyn Suplicki Bradley Seislove
Bradley Seislove and Kalyn Suplicki tied the ultimate Warrior knot Aug. 27, 2016, at St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Akron, with Fr. Edwin Leonard and Fr. Michael Ausperk celebrating the wedding ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Dave and Lynn Suplicki of Twinsburg.
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Mr. & Mrs. Virgil Gilkey
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Gilkey of Stow are celebrating 60 years of marriage. Virgil Gilkey and the former Joan Jewell were married Dec. 15, 1956, in New Jersey. They are the parents of Cynthia of Cuyahoga Falls; Donald (Joanie) of Akron; and Colleen (Jay) of Akron.
Trystan James Syx Trystan James Syx was born to Kyle and Amber Syx of Munroe Falls on Nov. 10. He weighed 5 pounds, 8.5 ounces. He is welcomed by his brother Kyle Jonathon Syx, 21 months.
Terren Nicole Kindsvatter & Kelly Thomas Alford
Terren Nicole Kindsvatter and Kelly Thomas Alford were united in marriage in a June 18, 2016 ceremony at Stan Hywet.She is the daughter of Lynette Peterson of Munroe Falls and the late Robert Kindsvatter. He is the son of Mary and Joe Alford of Lafayette, Colo.
Karen Budd named Distinguished Alumni of Peoria High School
Karen Walton Budd received the Peoria High School's Distinguished Alumni Award in Peoria, Ill., on Oct. 1.Early in her career, Dr. Budd was a high-risk pregnancy clinical nurse specialist at University Hospitals of Cleveland.
Birth: Jared Joseph Litke
Jared Joseph LitkeTiffany and Jared Litke of Stow announce the birth of their son, Jared Joseph Litke, on July 1, 2016, at Akron City Hospital.He weighed 9 pounds, 3 ounces at birth.
Engagement: Amanda Fire & Scott Mate
Amanda Fire and Scott Mate, both of Stow, are engaged to be married.She is the daughter of Daniel and Susan Fire of Leetonia. He is the son of Steve and Carolyn Mate of Stow.
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Anniversary: Mr. & Mrs. Al Shuluga
Mr. and Mrs. Al Shuluga of Stow are celebrating 45 years of marriage.Al Shuluga and the former Karen Kavanagh were married Aug. 14, 1971, at St. Lukes Church in Boardman.They are the parents of Allan Jr. and his wife, Becky, of Northfield; and Jason and his wife, Molly, of Milford.
Anniversary: Mr. & Mrs. Danial Spencer
Mr. and Mrs. Danial Spencer of Munroe Falls are celebrating their golden wedding anniversary.Danial Spencer and the former June Mason were married on Oct. 20. 1966, in Akron, while Danial was home on leave from the Vietnam War. They moved to Munroe Falls in 1969, where they reside today.
Engagement: Melissa Paydo & Conner Childers
A January 2017 wedding is being planned by Melissa Paydo of Wadsworth and Conner Childers of Stow.She is the daughter of Ron and Kathleen Paydo of Wadsworth. He is the son of Dan and Paula Childers of Stow.The bride-elect is a 2011 graduate of St. Vincent-St.
Wedding: Jeffrey Smalley & Megan Wilkinson
Jeffrey Smalley and Megan Wilkinson were married Feb. 13, 2016, at Underwood Hall in Kent.Neoxenos Pastor Joel Hughes officiated the wedding.The bride is the daughter of Jay and Brenda Wilkinson of Fairview Park. The bridegroom is the son of David and Debbie Smalley of Stow.
Engagement: Dana Mowls & Brad Carroll
A May 2017 wedding date has been chosen by Dana Mowls of Oklahoma City, Texas, and Brad Carroll of El Reno, Texas.She is the daughter of Roy and Lisa Mowls of Munroe Falls. He is the son of Ben and Dee Carroll of Granbury, Texas and Sharon and Nick Mathis of Frisco Texas.
Charles and Joan Stoltz
Charles and Joan (McElheny) Stoltz of Punta Gorda, Fla. recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.The couple was married Sept. 1, 1956, at St. Joseph's Church in Cuyahoga Falls.They have five children, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Pastoria Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Pastoria Jr. are celebrating 25 years of marriage.The former Andrea Beth Cornelius and Richard J. Pastoria Jr. were married on Aug. 17, 1991 in Akron. They met while they were both members of the Stow Police Department.
Anniversary: Mr. & Mrs. Michael Gazella
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gazella of Stow are celebrating their golden anniversary.Michael Gazella and the former Barbara Schweikert were married Oct. 8, 1966, at St. Hilary Catholic Church in Fairlawn.They were blessed with one son, Paul of Stow.
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Sofia Louise RicchiutiPeter and Melissa Ricchiuti of Rootstown announce the birth of their second child, Sofia Louise Ricchiuti.She was born May 26 at University Hospitals Portage Medical Center in Ravenna, weighing 8 pounds, 4 ounces.Older brother Rocco Ricchiuti is 2.
Engagement: Rachel Stewart & Bryce Duke
Judge Robert and Machelle Stewart of Athens announce the engagement of their daughter Rachel Stewart, to Bryce Duke, son of Kevin and Lori Duke of Beavercreek. The bride-to-be graduated from Athens High School and her fiance is a 2009 graduate of Stow-Munroe Falls High School.


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Two Drive-By Shootings
LAKELAND, FL (April 26, 2014) - On April 26th, at 3:00pm, Dayquon Raheem Longs, 15 years old, was a passenger in a vehicle that was traveling southbound on Brunnell Parkway near George Jenkins Boulevard. There were three other subjects in the vehicle. A vehicle, unknown make and model, passed them firing rounds at the vehicle striking Longs in the left arm. The other subjects drove him to the Lakeland Regional Medical Center and police were notified by hospital personnel. His condition is unknown at this time. Patrol officers located the crime scene at 3:58 p.m. and Violent Crime Detectives responded to investigate. A passenger in this vehicle, Bayshawn Kelly, 15 years old is the victim in the next shooting described below.
While detectives were investigating the first shooting, another shooting occurred. The second drive-by shooting occurred at 2nd Street and Jewel Avenue at 6:50pm. The victim, Bayshawn Kelly was standing outside at this location when a vehicle drove by and fired several rounds hitting him in the back and arm. He was airlifted to Tampa in critical condition. There is no vehicle or suspect description in either case.
Both of these cases are currently under investigation and its unknown at this time if this was gang related or not. There is no additional information at this time. Anyone with information on either shooting can call 863-834-6900 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-226-8477.
Media inquiries should be directed to 863.583-2357.