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At a time of rising dependence on oil, the potential for supply disruptions and the stability of energy-rich regions pose major concerns. While disruptions can happen anywhere along the supply chain, certain areas are particularly vulnerable
Toni Johnson | Council on Foreign Relations | January 13, 2012
At a time of rising dependence on oil, the potential for supply disruptions and the stability of energy-rich regions pose major concerns. While disruptions can happen anywhere along the supply chain, certain areas are particularly vulnerable. Perhaps the best known of these is the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, through which tankers carry 20 percent of the world's oil. In late 2011, the strait was threatened with closure by Iran in response to ramped up Western sanctions related to its nuclear program. Libya unexpectedly experienced a major supply disruption in 2011, after an armed uprising that eventually ousted former leader Muammar al-Qaddafi. The Niger Delta and Venezuela remain vulnerable as well. With global supplies of oil already tight, potential supply disruptions could lead to significant increases in already volatile oil prices.
When Oil Doesn't Flow
Since the oil embargo of the 1970s, a number of countries have set up plans to mitigate the impact of a supply disruption. Some have their own strategic reserves to protect against short-term oil shortages. The International Energy Agency, a membership organization to address energy issues, also coordinates national reserves among twenty-seven member countries including the United States to share oil reserves during emergencies. In 2011, after Libya's oil output dropped from nearly 1.6 million barrels per day (bpd) to just 100,000 bpd (Reuters), IEA countries agreed to a coordinated short-term release from their strategic oil reserves to ease the impact on global oil supplies.
Supply disruptions, or fear of such, are due to everything from political instability and terrorism to the weather and a lack of long-term investment, says Sarah O. Ladislaw, an energy fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Accidents can disrupt oil supplies, as can a lack of reinvestment of oil revenues into infrastructure, a problem some experts say is exacerbated by the rise in resource nationalism. Ladislaw says the best ways to protect against disruptions are to diversify supplies and suppliers, to ensure the economy is running efficiently, and to carefully manage geopolitical relationships.
Energy Trouble Spots
Major oil and gas production exists in some of the world's most volatile regions. Here is a look at some that generate the most concern:
• Strait of Hormuz. The strait--the waterway that leads from the Persian Gulf into the Arabian Sea--is just twenty-one miles wide at its narrowest and is considered the world's most worrisome chokepoint. It is a vital shipping route for some of the world's biggest oil producing nations, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, and Iran. The Gulf region holds more than 60 percent of the world's proven oil reserves and as much as 40 percent of the world's proven natural gas reserves. In 2011, about 17 million bpd flowed through the strait, representing about 35 percent of the world's ocean oil shipments, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
One of the biggest perils to strait traffic continues to be a longstanding threat by the Iranian government to blockade oil shipments should its nuclear facilities be attacked. Iran's threat was renewed in 2011 following a new set of economic sanctions imposed by Western countries as a lever to try to stop its nuclear program, which is a suspected cover for building nuclear weapons.
Some analysts say that although Iran does not have the military might for a full-blown blockade (Stratfor), it could disrupt traffic significantly and raise oil prices. The U.S. military says it has the capabilities to prevent a blockade. However, some experts say closing the strait even for two weeks would have significant global economic consequences. It could also raise oil prices by as much as $50 a barrel within days (NYT) and precipitate major revenue losses for Gulf countries that rely on oil wealth.
• Iran. As the world's third-biggest oil exporter behind Russia and Saudi Arabia, Iran ships about 2.5 million barrels per day, the bulk going to Asia. In addition to issues related to the Strait of Hormuz, the use of international sanctions against Iran or a military confrontation (ForeignAffairs) over its nuclear activities are significant oil disruption concerns. In early 2012, the United States placed unilateral sanctions on any financial institutions that do business with Iran's central bank. The EU is also considering an embargo on oil shipments, which represents about 17 percent of Iranian oil trade (RFE/RL). If implemented, both moves could considerably hit oil revenue, which comprises more than half the Iranian government's revenue.
Although some analysts believe Iran will still find buyers for its oil—though likely at a discount, other analysts note that a loss in Iranian exports of 1 million bpd would need to be made up through increasing Saudi output and potentially tapping oil reserves (Reuters) as was discussed when Libya's output fell in early 2011. However, they also note such measures would make it impossible to weather other oil emergencies.
Sanctions also hurt the country's long-term output.Projections suggest output could decline by nearly 1 billion bpd in the next few years without new investment (NYT). In 2008 during increasing tensions, the head of OPEC warned (AP) that the cartel would not be able to make up the difference in a loss of output from Iran, which represents about 10 percent of OPEC's production.
• Niger Delta. Nigeria is the second-largest oil producer in Africa and the fifth-largest oil supplier to the United States. Due to a rise in civil strife, it dropped from being the world's eighth-largest producer to its twelfth-largest between 2006 and 2008. In 2009, Nigeria's government reconciled with militants in the Niger Delta, who had been significantly disrupting oil production by attacking workers and oil facilities as well as stealing oil. But a resurgence of violence is still possible. Nigeria in early 2012 also faced a nationwide strike after the government declared an end to fuel subsidies. Such a strike could impede oil production.
The distribution of oil wealth is a central factor in the conflict. Despite its vast oil wealth, 70 percent of Nigeria's population lives on less than a dollar a day and government corruption, especially at the state level, remains a problem. Oil companies must also contend with the large-scale stealing of crude oil, in which powerful politicians and senior military officials are implicated.
• Libya. The country dropped output to near 100,000 bpd during its conflict to oust former leader Muammar al-Qaddafi and by early 2012, was producing 840,000 bpd, about half of its pre-conflict production levels (BBC). Libyan officials hope to return to full production by the end of 2012, but the political situation remains in flux.
• Venezuela. The rise of energy wealth has brought with it increased resource nationalism in major Latin American oil producers such as Venezuela, Bolivia, and Ecuador. In the past several years, these states have renegotiated contracts with international oil companies to give state-run oil companies a controlling interest. Venezuela, the world's ninth-largest producer of oil, has taken over some projects entirely. It supplies about 1 million bpd of oil to the United States. The United States has also placed limited sanctions on Venezuela's state-run oil firm PDVSA for doing business with Iran (CNBC). And President Hugo Chavez has threatened to cut off exports in several diplomatic disputes.
Some experts worry that Venezuela is not investing enough in oil exploration and infrastructure and instead using oil money to fund other government priorities. PDVSA, which reportedly earned more than $88 billion in 2011, spent $15 billion on social programs in the first six months of the year and transferred at least another $14 billion to the country's central bank. Experts also worry that reduced investment by nationalized firms in new oil and gas infrastructure will lead to production declines over time as maturing wells are not replaced by new exploration.
• Iraq. It has the third-largest proven oil reserves in the world, but Iraq's oil production has not returned to the levels of the early 1990s, before the first of two wars against the United States, when output was slightly less than 3 million bpd. Since the 2003 war began, oil infrastructure has been a target for insurgent attacks and has yet to recover from fifteen years of decline. Iraq has steadily improved output, and exports are expected to increase from 2.2 million bpd to 2.6 million bpd (BusinessWeek) by the end of 2013. However, oil infrastructure remains a target of attacks and political stability is tenuous, particularly with the exit of U.S. troops at the end of 2011.
• Russian and Caucasus Pipelines. In the last decade, Russia has emerged as an energy superpower. Russia is the world's second-largest oil producer and the world's biggest producer of natural gas. Other states in the region, including Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, also have emerged as significant producers with massive reserves of oil and natural gas. This energy wealth has troubled the Kremlin's relations with some former Soviet states, including Georgia, Belarus, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine. For instance, 80 percent of Russian gas (BNet) is routed through Ukraine. At the end of 2008, relations further soured over discussions about prices for gas shipments to Ukraine and pipeline transit fees for gas flowing through Ukraine. In the first days of 2009, Russia's state-controlled energy company, Gazprom, cut off natural gas shipments to Ukraine. Ukrainian officials in turn blocked shipments of gas from Russia into other parts of Europe.
There are a number of plans to bypass the Russian pipeline network including linking Kazakhstan to the Baku Tbilisi Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, which runs through Georgia from Azerbaijan into Turkey and can carry more than one million barrels of oil per day. In late 2011, Russia sought to block the trans-Caspian pipeline that would carry Turkmenistan gas to the Nabucco pipeline, another system bypassing Russia. Such plans come at a time when Russian pipelines operate at near capacity and some are deteriorating with age. Beyond Russia, analysts also note that the region has historically been a source of ethnic and political conflicts that could disrupt the flow of oil and gas.
• Gulf of Mexico. The United States is one of the largest oil and gas producers in the world. A significant portion of the nation's production infrastructure--30 percent of oil production and more than 20 percent of gas production--sits in the Gulf of Mexico, a region of frequent major hurricanes. The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP) is also the nation's biggest oil import terminal. Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, the country experienced a supply disruption of about 8 percent. The storm caused a jump in crude prices that was somewhat eased by a release of oil from emergency petroleum reserves.


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Adams State Donor Recognition Dinner honors supporters
Adams State College honored exceptional donors at its 2007 Donor and Student Recognition Dinner, Nov. 2.
"As a small state college, Adams State College relies on the generosity of contributions from individuals and corporations to assist students with scholarships, support athletic teams, and help the college continue to advance," noted Dr. Bruce Landis, vice president for Institutional Advancement.
The Adams State College Foundation presented William '51 and Joan Porter with the Willis Fassett, Jr. Award, its highest honor. The college's most prestigious award, The Billy Adams Award, was presented to Dr. Glenn Burnham.
The Grizzly Club presented its Corporate Partner of the Year Award to the current and former owners of the Alamosa McDonald's Restaurant: current owners D.J. and Rachel Mitchell, previous owners Paul and Nellie Dias, and Loyd Nelson, who brought the chain to Alamosa. The Grizzly Club Individual Partner of the Year Award was presented to Don and Gloria Wuckert. The Alumni Association and the Grizzly Club are under the umbrella of the Adams State College Foundation.
Guests were treated to a performance by the William D. Finnell Chamber Music Group. Finnell, a 1962 graduate, donated money last year to support chamber music trios.
"I want to recognize the students and thank the donors. The purpose of Adams State is to provide a first -class education for these students," said Adams State President, Dr. David Svaldi.
Jenny Cooper, president of the Adams State College Foundation, discussed the difference between restricted and unrestricted giving. Money donated for a specific purpose, such as scholarships, is considered restricted. A donation received by the college, without being designated, is unrestricted.
"Colorado has not sufficiently funded higher education for some years," she said. "The only way to bridge the gap between the needs of the college and the funding received by the state is through contributions to the Foundation. Unrestricted giving is used to upgrade computers and support new programs." This year, Adams State developed two new programs, agribusiness and health care administration.
Cooper presented The Willis Fassett, Jr. Award, which was accepted on behalf of the Porters by their grandniece Zaineb Frawan, an Adams State junior. "The Willis Fassett, Jr. Award is given to a major supporter of Adams State," Cooper said. "It is hard to even talk about the Porters. This last year they gave the single largest gift to the college."
The Porters recently contributed $5.8 million worth of stock in E*Trade to create scholarships for science and mathematics students. William Porter founded E*Trade, the first real-time, on-line electronic brokerage service. In 1997, the Porters donated $4 million worth of E*Trade stock, prompting the college to name its new science and mathematics building for Porter, who holds a degree in mathematics from Adam State.
"Thank you for recognizing my great uncle and his contributions to the college," Frawan said.
Svaldi presented the Billy Adams Award. "It is a privilege and an honor to introduce Dr. Glenn Burnham," he said. "It is appropriate last year's recipient was Dr. Marv Motz (emeritus professor of psychology). Their two careers are intertwined." Svaldi said
He added that Burnham was instrumental in his own decision to pursue a career in higher education administration. "Glenn's long service to Adams State has helped make it a special place. He was always the consummate professional. He always kept in mind the student, and without the tough choices he had to make, we would not be here today."
While he was interim president in the early '80s, Motz, class years of 1958 and 1959, asked Burnham to serve as interim vice president of academic and student affairs.
"When a great friend receives an award held in such high esteem, you share the feeling." Motz said. "To know Glen is to admire and respect him. He went above and beyond the call of duty. I always felt he had Adams State and my best interests at heart."
Burnham asked his wife, Kerry, to accept the award with him. "I am deeply honored by the award," he said. "For me it is a privilege to have had the opportunity to be a part of Adams State College. I interacted with a lot of people who had so much pride in this place. I was able to work with faculty who put teaching as their number one priority and at the same time pursued their scholarly work. It was a privilege to watch the students grow and know Adams State added value to their lives…I will continue to share the spirit of Billy Adams as his college grows every stronger."
The Grizzly Club Awards were presented by Steve Valdez, class of 1987, president of the Grizzly Club, and a college trustee; and by interim athletic director Larry Mortensen, classes of 1988 and 1993.
"I am proud to present this award to Don and Gloria Wuckert," Valdez said. "They have been married 57 years and have been actively supporting Adams State College for all the years of their marriage. They represent total engagement with the college."
Don Wuckert said: "We have bled green for 57 years. It has been a lot of fun."
"Adams State College is about community and engagement in the community," said Mortensen as he presented the Grizzly Club Corporate Partner of the Year Award. "Our corporate sponsors support the athletes. Lloyd was gracious as the first owner of the local McDonald's, and the Dias' stepped up and increased the giving. Anytime we have asked the Mitchells, they have been very gracious and generous."
As he accepted his award, Nelson said it was easy to leave his business with people like the Mitchell's. D.J. Mitchell said: "We are thrilled to continue to grow and continue our relationship with Adams State."
Students dined with their scholarship benefactors. Marni Zabel, class of 2008, recipient of the Kay Prendergast Kelloff Scholarship, said, "I sat with the Kelloffs (Kay and Harold), and it was great to get to know them."
Sophomore Erin Baldwin spoke on behalf of the students. "I love the small town atmosphere and support from everyone at Adams State," she said. "Each and every donor makes a dream come true. Thanks to all of you, for making it possible for someone like me to attend Adams State College."
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I'm a graduate student in the Cellular Biology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Graduate Program at Brown University. Since 2008 I've been working at NASA Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California. My research involves synthetic biology, extremophiles and applications of biological engineering to space settlement.
Research Interests
- Synthetic biology with applications to space settlement
- Radiation and cold tolerance in cyanobacteria
- Standards and part characterization for synthetic biology
- Mechanisms of aging
Ph.D student, Brown University 2005-present
M.Sc, University of Edinburgh, 2005 (Bioinformatics)
B.Sc, University of Hull, 2004 (Computer Science with Information Engineering)
Measuring the activity of BioBrick promoters using an in vivo reference standard
Journal of Biological Engineering, 2009 March 20;3:4
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Progress toward construction and modelling of a tri-stable toggle switch in E. coli
Lohmueller, J.; Neretti, N.; Hickey, B.; Kaka, A.; Gao, A.; Lemon, J.; Lattanzi, V.; Goldstein, P.;
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Annual Report for the American Federation for Aging Research.
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BioSysBio 2007: Conference in Systems Biology, Bioinformatics and Synthetic Biology Manchester, UK. 11-13 January 2007. Abstracts. Editor. BMC Syst Biol. 2007;1 Suppl 1:P1-S15.
Constructing a insulin sensitive cell, second international conference on synthetic biology (2.0). Poster UC Berkeley. 2006
Computational Analysis of Insulin in the Ageing Fruit Fly Cumbers, J., and Armstrong, J.D. Abstract from BioSysBio 2005: Bioinformatics and Systems Biology Conference, Edinburgh, UK, BMC Bioinformatics 2005, 6(Suppl 3):P9 doi:10.1186/1471-2105-6-S3-P9
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FRANKFORT, KY - Franklin County Sheriff Steve Clark is asking local merchants to be on the lookout for counterfeit $100 bills, according to a story in today's Frankfort State Journal.
Clark said he has received several calls from local businesses that have received fake $100 bills. Some of those businesses, he said, wouldn't accept the money, and gave it back to the customer, reports the State Journal.
Additionally, Clark said a fake $100 bill was given to the Franklin Circuit Clerk's office last week, and Tuesday at the Franklin County Regional Jail, a prisoner was bailed out with five counterfeit $100 bills.
He said the person who was bailed out with the fake cash is still unknown, although it has been narrowed down to four people. Clark said he has no idea if the fake money is being made locally, or if it came from somewhere else.
"We wanted to make business owners aware " there are some pretty good quality and some not-so-good quality," he said, adding that businesses should use counterfeit detecting pencils on all $100 bills.
Producing counterfeit money is a federal felony. If someone comes in contact with a counterfeit bill, Clark said to contact the sheriff's office at 875-8740, the Frankfort Police Department at 875-8523 or the Kentucky State Police Post 12 at 227-2221, writes the newspaper.
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Isolated Storage Basicsby Mike Gunderloy
It's not unusual for an application to need to store some data for later use; maybe your application allows the user to set persistent options or save work in progress. But even the simple act of saving data can be fraught with dangers, in today's world. Consider these potential stumbling blocks:
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- Your code might lack permission to write to an arbitrary file. For example, the user might be running your code in the Internet security zone.
- The user may lack permission to write data to an arbitrary file. They might be running Windows in a locked-down environment or under a roaming user profile. In these cases, the network administrator may have placed severe limitations on the user's rights to write files.
In the past, developers have dealt with these issues using a variety of types of special-purpose code that attempts to create unique disk files or registry keys. When you add the differing disk layouts of different operating systems, user-level security, and roaming user profiles into the mix, this becomes an extremely difficult task. Fortunately, this is an area where the .NET Framework offers a new and better way to handle things. This new and better way is called isolated storage.
Overview of Isolated Storage
Isolated storage assigns each user of the system an abstract location called a data compartment. Within the data compartment, there can be one or more stores. Stores can be isolated from one another by both user and assembly. That is, if two users run the same assembly, and that assembly uses isolated storage, then the two stores created are distinct from one another. Similarly, if the same user runs two different assemblies, and the assemblies use isolated storage, then the two stores created are distinct from one another.
A store acts as a complete virtual file system. You can create and delete directories and files within a store, and read and write data to the files in the store. As a practical matter, the data from a store is kept in hidden files in the file system, as shown in Figure 1, but you don't need to worry about that when using the isolated storage interfaces. The .NET Framework takes care of the details of finding a file system location that the user has permission to use.
|Figure 1. The .NET Framework uses obscure folder names for isolated storage.
Mechanics of Isolated Storage
If you're familiar with the streams and stores model used by most I/O operations under the .NET Framework, you should find isolated storage code relatively easy to understand. I'll show you the code for some basic isolated-storage operations, followed by a more application-oriented example.
Obtaining a Store
To work with isolated storage, you'll first need to include the appropriate namespace declarations in your code:
Imports System.IO
Imports System.IO.IsolatedStorage
Isolated storage stores are represented by the
IsolatedStorageFile object. There's a static method of this object
that you can use to obtain the store for the current assembly:
' Get the isolated store for this assembly
Dim isf As IsolatedStorageFile = _
Creating a Directory
IsolatedStorageFile object implements a
CreateDirectory method that you can use to create directories
within the store:
' Create a directory at the top level of the store
You can create subdirectories by specifying the entire path to the subdirectory in the call. The parent directory will be created by the same call, if necessary. Note that URL-style forward slashes are used to separate directories and subdirectories:
' Create a subdirectory
Creating a File
Files inside of an isolated storage store are represented by an
IsolatedStorageFileStream object. To create or open a file, you can
call the constructor for this class with appropriate parameters. You can create
a new file at any level in the directory hierarchy, but the directories must
already exist:
' Create a file at the top level of the store
Dim isfs1 As IsolatedStorageFileStream = _
New IsolatedStorageFileStream("Rootfile.txt", _
FileMode.OpenOrCreate, FileAccess.Write, isf)
There are several overloaded constructors for the
IsolatedStorageFileStream class, but you're most likely to use the
one shown here. It takes four parameters:
- The name of the file to open or create.
FileModeconstant indicating the desired action. This can be
Create(which overwrites any existing file),
CreateNew(which throws an exception if the file exists),
OpenOrCreate, or
Truncate(open an existing file and set its size to zero).
FileAccessconstant indicating the desired access. This can be
Write, or
- The
IsolatedStorageFileobject that represents the store where this file will be located.
Writing to a File
After you've created an
IsolatedStorageFileStream to represent a
file, writing to the file is exactly like writing to any other stream. At this
point, you can use any of the classes in the
System.IO namespace
(or elsewhere) that write to streams. For example, you can use a
StreamWriter class to write text directly into the file:
' Create or open a file at the top level of the store
Dim isfs1 As IsolatedStorageFileStream = _
New IsolatedStorageFileStream("Rootfile.txt", _
FileMode.OpenOrCreate, FileAccess.Write, isf)
' Treat it like any other stream
Dim sw As StreamWriter = New StreamWriter(isfs1)
sw.WriteLine("Isolated storage is keen.")
sw.WriteLine("You can treat it like a file.")
Reading from a File
Reading from an isolated storage file is similar to reading from any other
stream. For example, you can use a
StreamReader object to extract
information from the file, either line by line, or character by character:
' Open a file at the top level of the store
Dim isfs1 As IsolatedStorageFileStream = _
New IsolatedStorageFileStream("Rootfile.txt", _
FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, isf)
' Treat it like any other stream
Dim sr As StreamReader = New StreamReader(isfs1)
Dim sw As StringWriter = New StringWriter()
While (sr.Peek() > -1)
End While
MessageBox.Show(sw.ToString, _
"Isolated Storage contents")
Deleting a File or Directory
IsolatedStorageFile class also provides a method to delete a
file in which you are no longer interested:
' Delete some files
You can also delete directories by using the
method. Note that you must delete nested directories one at a time, starting
with the most deeply nested directory.
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Matthew Holt's Impressions from HIMSS
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I'm still working through some of the various wrap ups from HIMSS that I've found. Matthew Holt is always an interesting blogger. Turns out that he's even more interesting in person. Here's a few of his thoughts that I think are worth sharing:
Busiest booth?: I think Cisco wins. Maybe it was HealthPresence, maybe the magician—but it was always packed. What I think it means is that mainstream Internet tools are now coming into health care (with some little tweeks). But as MrHISTalk says, putting all the big guys in the A hall was a mite unfair on the C side—although I got to both a little.
Most intruiging announcement?: Epocrates will release a hand-held and web-base EMR app for the iPhone and other handhelds. Why is that interesting? Because they already have 275,000 docs actively using their tool on a handheld, most on iPhones. If their tool's any good you have to assume they have a great marketing advantage. If this succeeds there's no way they remain independent in 18 months.
Most interesting niche company you've never heard of whose CEO you randomly met at a party?: LiveProcess is a SaaS-based emergency preparedness tool. (I think CEO Nathaniel Weiss said) it has 500 hospitals paying $10K a year each with no customization.
Other interesting niche company?: CPM does CRM outbound marketing for hospitals and as nearly doubled in size during the downturn (video of them to come).
Most interesting philosophical chat?: Andy Weisenthal of Kaiser Permanente discussing how specialists are going to change entirely what they do now that everything in KP is online. One Hawaii endocrenologist is on a jihad to prevent diabetics ending up on dialysis—he's completely reorganized how primary care docs treat their patients. It's almost like his goal is to put himself out of a job. Andy said about Healthconnect's finalization of the $6bn (?) implementation—"It's not the end, it's the start".
It's also worth linking to Matthew Holt's interview with Epocrates about the Epocrates EHR. Although, I also just remembered I could embed it below:


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On the Florida Roundup: New immigration reform proposals are put on the table in Washington. How could a path to citizenship be traveled in immigrant-rich South Florida? Plus we get the latest update on the FBI raid of a West Palm Beach eye doctor with connections with U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, a sponsor of a bipartisan immigration reform plan.
Things are ramping up in Tallahassee where the Governor presented his new budget plan, which includes an extra billion dollars plus for education, much of it for Florida's public school teachers. After months of complaining about Citizens Property from the sidelines, are South Florida legislators likely to get any bill passed to limit the state-run insurer? We talk about an issue that will be highlighted at our Feb. 25 Town Hall.
Surprise, surprise! A South Florida steroid ring is connected to some of baseball's top players, and local institution, Specs Records, closes down for good.
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FTB Pride took home the 18u East Memorial Day Title, beating the Upstate Mavericks 4-1 in the title game to finish the tournament with an 8-0 record.
FTB rolled thru pool play going 4-0 with a 23-4 run differential before beating the Miami Suns 7-0 Sunday night to advance to championship Monday. They then rolled to three straight wins, first a 5-4 come from behind win over a very talented Orlando Scorpions Underclass Purple team. To earn a spot in the championship game, FTB won a wild 11-10 contest over Chet Lemon's Juice, a game that saw FTB put up nine runs in the bottom of the 4th, only to see the Juice tie it with five of their own to tie it. Corey Baptist drove in Christian Arroyo with a 5th inning single that proved to be the final tally in the thrilling win.
In the championship game, played at picturesque JetBlue Park (new spring training stadium of the Boston Red Sox) FTB jumped out early, scoring three runs in the bottom of the first with Christian Arroyo, Corey Baptist, and Angel Soto picking up the RBI. Three pitchers held an Upstate Mavericks offense that scored a total of 20 runs in their first two Monday games to a single run on three hits. Baptist pitched the first two innings, Soto the following two to pick up the win, and Kevin Oluierda picked up the save with three perfect frames.
Tournament MVP Oscar Mercado led the way on offense going 11-24 (.458) for the tournament also stealing four bases and providing flawless defense at shortstop and second base. His double play partner, Christian Arroyo drove in six runs over the weekend as well. The double play combination may be the best in the country, Mercado is a Florida State commit, Arroyo with Florida.
Other top offensive performers were Baptist , who went 9-24 with eight RBI, Willies Estrada, 10-21, and Chase Vogelbach, who went 8-22.
Joe Jimenez earned two wins, throwing 10 2/3, walking three and striking out 16 and Brandon Lawson allowed just a single earned run over his nine innings.
The Tournament's Most Valuable Pitcher came from the runner-up Upstate Mavericks, as Brevard College commit Hunter Donaldson. He threw eight innings, picking up a win and a save, allowing no earned runs on only two hits. Kevin Brantley went 12-27 and scored eight runs and Cory Cremonese drove in eight runs over the tournament.
SWFL 16u took home the 16u title, beating Florida Burn Orange 5-4 in nine innings in Monday afternoon's championship game. SWFL led the game 3-0 before a four run Burn rally in the bottom of the fifth gave them the lead. SWFL tied it in the 6th as Donovan Petrey singled to drive home Drew Freedman and won it with a run in the top of the 9th as Petrey scored on a sacrifice fly by Joey Howes.
Three SWFL pitchers combined to hold the talented Burn offense at bay, Thaddeus Ward threw four shutout frames, Matt Zino contributed with two solid inning of relief, and Luke Rolland picked up the win as he went three innings allowing only a base hit.
SWFL made it to the playoffs despite losing their second game of tournament 4-3 to the Jacksonville Royals. Each of their four playoff games was tight with three one run and one two run game.
SS Drew Freedman took home MVP honors, he went 10-24 for the tournament, including 2-4 with two runs scored in the title game, scoring nine runs total and providing stellar defense at shortstop.
Florida Burn Orange RHP Brandon Elmy was named Most Valuable pitcher. He threw six shutout innings, allowing no hits while walking one and striking out seven.


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Based on the recommendations in the link above, I purchased a D-Link DWA 125 to use with Katya on my Acer Aspire One netbook. I have been using Katya for several months with the internal wifi on the Acer, but am upgrading my router to a type N and wanted to get the extra speed. I have been unable to get Katya to recognize the D-Link - have used the following procedures:Vincent Vermeulen wrote:Please visit the hardware section on the community site: http://community.linuxmint.com/hardware/
If you select "USB Wireless adapter" in the "Type" field and hit search you get some results. I saw multiple results for Katya (Linux Mint 11).
Boot the Acer - turn off internal wifi via keyboard - plug in DWA 125 - no response
Plug in DWA 125 - boot - no response to DWA - turn off internal wifi - still no response
I am not sure what I need to do to get the DWA going. Based on the info in this thread, I thought it would be plug it in and Katya would recognize it. I don't think it's a hardware problem because I tried it on a Windows XP machine with good results. Thanks in advance for any help.


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Combat gets a few new minor additions. As promised, Origins will give more insight into how you're playing. After each encounter, you'll see how your XP breaks down, and you'll be given a Capcom-style rank: C, B, A, and S, of course. Origins introduces a few new enemy types as well. There's a new heavy enemy that looks like a cross between the Black Mask and Bane. He can grab Batman, which triggers a QTE sequence where you'll have to mash A in order to escape. Like similar heavy enemies in City, red arrows will appear over his head before his attack, which has to be dodged instead of countered. Once you perform a super-stun (with three taps of Y), you'll be able to rip off the armor off the hulking enemy. Perhaps the most interesting new enemy added to Origins is the martial artist. This enemy type can counter your counters, which triggers a short slow-mo animation where you can counter their counter. It changes the dynamic of Batman's FreeFlow combat, and keeps you on your toes just a little bit more. Predator sequences play largely like in previous games, but Batman does have access to at least one new gadget. The "Remote Claw" lets you latch two items together. This allows you to create a walkway, or string two enemies together. It can also hilariously latch an enemy with an explosive gas canister. While I did appreciate being able to create my own walkway, I found myself resorting to my Arkham staples. It's difficult to see how WB Montreal can design a challenge that makes you use the Remote Claw in a unique way. BOOM video 15340 Finally, the most interesting new addition to the Arkham formula in Origins is the enhanced investigation. When Batman investigates a crime scene, he can now create a 3D "reconstruction" of the scene, allowing him to fast-forward and rewind through a full virtual replay of the crime. In the demo we played, a helicopter got taken down. By going to a rooftop and rewinding the footage, Batman discovers that the helicopter was hit by a bullet that ricocheted off a sniper on an adjacent building. Who could pull off a shot like that? Deadshot, of course. Being able to rewind and fast-forward through a fully augmented 3D crime scene is the kind of stuff that CSI fans dream of, and the way it's handled in Arkham Origins is quite clever. It's reminiscent of "memory remixing" from Remember Me--albeit without the terrible combat. While Origins doesn't reinvent the Batman wheel to the same degree that the first two Arkham games have, it's clear that WB Montreal has the chops to make a game worthy of the name. It may be a largely familiar experience, but the small new tweaks made to an already-solid formula should suffice for Batman fans looking for another Arkham fix.
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February 21, 2014
Judge Calhoun was appointed to the federal bankruptcy bench in 1985. He served as a judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Ohio for twenty-three years, retiring at age 82. Judge Calhoun was widely respected as an outstanding jurist. Referred to by some attorneys as "the gentleman judge," Judge Calhoun exhibited a model judicial temperament and unmatched integrity. He frequently wrote and spoke at legal seminars on the topics of ethics and professionalism, ideals that were the touchstone of his legal career. During his tenure, Judge Calhoun presided over scores of business bankruptcy cases, including the National Century Enterprises Chapter 11 proceeding, one of the largest and most complex cases ever filed in the Columbus bankruptcy court.
While Judge Calhoun gained high marks for his skillful handling of large, business bankruptcy cases, he found presiding over individual bankruptcy cases to be the most fulfilling part of his job. He was known for his empathy and compassion in the courtroom, taking great pride in the role he played in helping people truly in need overcome their financial difficulties and gain a fresh start.
Although Judge Calhoun was committed to the serious work of administering justice, he was a humble, modest man who never took himself too seriously. He will be fondly remembered by his judicial colleagues, the entire court staff and the attorneys who practiced before him for his warm heart, quick wit and outstanding sense of humor.
John E. Hoffman
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On a Night Like This Kylie Minogue
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[Am]Don't, [Dm]say,[C] it's like a [D]fantasy
[Am]When, [Dm]you,[C] know this is [D]how it should be
[F]You kiss me,[G] I'm falling
[F]Can you h[G]ear me calling
[F]You touch me,[G] I want you
[F]Feels like I've [G]always known you
[Am]On a night like [Dm]this, I wanna s[C]tay forever, st[D]ay forever
On a night like this just wanna be together
On a night like this
[(Am]Now, [Dm]I'm,[C] ge[D)]tting closer to you
Hold, me, I just can't be without you
[(F]You [G]kis[F]s m[G)]e, I'm falling
It's your name I'm calling
You touch me, I want you
Feels like I've always known you
[F]Seems I've [D]known you a l[C]ifetime[D]
[F]Now it's [D]time to make you m[F]ine[G]
On a night like th[Am]is. [Dm]. . [C] [D] | x2
[F]You kiss me,[G] I'm falling, [F]you touch me
[G]On a night like [D]this just wanna b[F]e together[G] [//]
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Manchester City's stirring victory over local rivals Manchester United in the recent derby raised many questions as to what could have been.
It's been a season that, as harsh as it may sound, has been a wasted one with no progress being made as a club. As encouraging as the United victory was, the soulless defence of their title and second consecutive group stage exit from the Champions League means the season has been an utter failure.
The FA Cup stands as solace in an otherwise dreadful campaign that has been best illustrated by their poor league form this season.
Here are five reasons why City have lost the league title:
Lack of Hunger
There has been an overall feeling of jadedness and stagnation about this City side this season. Last season they were able to play fantastic attacking football with the many stars at the club's disposal, but that was helped by the fact that City were still largely an unknown quantity and teams did not comprehend just how good they were.
As Champions they were always going to have a target on their back with just about every team lifting their game when confronting the defending champions. This means less space, less time and more quality and class needed to break teams down.
One senses City have gone into their title defence thinking they can just play the same way with minimal tinkering and do it all again. That is obviously not the case, as they have been found out on several occasions for being either too gung-ho and naive or lacking the cutting edge to make the breakthrough. It is often said that defending a league title is more difficult than winning it, and this most certainly the case with City as it seems they have not approached the season with the same hunger and desire of last season.
Injuries and poor form
Injuries were largely avoided last season to key players; however, that has not been the case this season as a host of important members of the team have succumbed to injury as well as a loss of form.
Captain Vincent Kompany has missed a massive chunk of the season in what has been a huge blow to Roberto Mancini, as his presence and leadership would have been invaluable in the many hairy moments City have been involved in this season. Kompany was arguably City's most important player in the run to the title last season as he kept the defence watertight and focused. Sadly, City have had severe lapses in concentration in his absence and it has been sorely missed.
Sergio Aguero bagged 30 goals in his debut campaign with virtuoso performances against teams at the top and bottom to be the undisputed spearhead of the attack - who could forget that winner against QPR?
However, this season has been a different story for the diminutive Argentine as a combination of injuries and indifferent form has seen register just 14 goals in all competitions. His application and effort cannot be commended enough but it just hasn't happened for El Kun in what is possibly the second year blues.
Yaya Toure and David Silva, two of the Citizens' major driving forces behind their title success, have had their moments this season but have blown hot and cold too often when it has mattered. Injuries have not helped for the pair and while Toure has continued to put in match-winning performances, notably against Chelsea and Newcastle, he hasn't been helped by team-mates.
One of the reasons why Toure was able to get forward so much last season and transform himself into a truly destructive and dangerous player in and around the penalty area was because the base of the midfield was made so secure and stable by the likes of Gareth Barry, Nigel de Jong and James Milner.
This season he has had to play deeper and take responsibility out of necessity in protecting the back four, which has hindered the effectiveness of his game. Silva has been City's most creative force once more this season, but he has not been as influential nor telling in the final third as last season in what is probably a knock on effect from the whole midfield itself.
Micah Richards, Kolo Toure, Gael Clichy and Joleon Lescott, who were so important last season, have also had injury-curtailed seasons in what has clearly been a struggle from a medical point of view.
Transfers have backfired
In pursuit of trophies, City have engaged in lavish spending in recent seasons thanks to their wealthy Abu Dhabi owners. However, with the Premier League title secured the spending was relatively less in the summer, and understandably so given the success and quality the side that has been assembled in the last few years. That meant only the trio of Javi Garcia, Scott Sinclair and Jack Rodwell were signed to bolster the squad. For various reasons they have failed to live up to their considerable price tags.
Garcia was brought in to replace the outgoing Nigel de Jong in providing the steel and work in midfield. However, he has been in and out of the side as Mancini has clearly seen Barry as the club's number one holding midfielder and this lack of continuity has hampered Garcia's first season.
In the games he has played he hasn't set the world on fire either, hence Barry has continued to keep his position with minimal competition. In response to Adam Johnson's departure to Sunderland, Sinclair was brought in from Swansea but he has been scarcely used in what has been a frustrating debut campaign for the former Chelsea man. The natural width he would provide to the team was seen as an important attribute for the good of the team but his lack of appearances has seen him waste a season.
Rodwell was perhaps a luxury signing given the wealth of quality in City's midfield, but with City lacking young emerging talents in midfield Rodwell is seen as an ideal long-term prospect. Saying that, he has not been given a chance to develop this season with a mere eight league appearances. For a young player with a burgeoning career ahead of him, City have been very poor in managing him during his first season. At 22, he should be mature enough to make an impact for Mancini's side, and if he thought otherwise, a loan would have been the most appropriate course of action rather than seeing the youngster wither on the bench.
Mancini's lack of a Plan B
Mancini experimented in the early part of the season with a three-man defence that was effective at times but was not successful enough to be the stock system for every game. At times this season it has seemed as if he has lacked a Plan B if the star spine of Toure, Silva, Aguero and Hart were not making things happen.
While Edin Dzeko's sensational super-sub rescue missions during the season kept City's defence of their league title alive, the fact that his solo efforts was the only way for City to win and save games for a considerable patch of the season is a concern, especially given the squad strength. His insistence on not playing Sinclair, Rodwell and Garcia and even Samir Nasri even for rotation purposes is a clear sign that Mancini has under-utilised his squad.
Sinclair adds pace and natural width to an increasingly narrow City side and could have played a greater role if given the chance. Rodwell and Garcia provide great size and silk in midfield and could shoulder more of the burden from the likes of Barry, Milner, Silva and Toure. Nasri's lack of minutes is not understandable given he has been fit all season and with City playing catch up, why wouldn't you call on the help of a £25m signing?
All these players could have provided a Plan B for Mancini purely just by playing and the unpredictability they would bring to opposition teams.
United's Hunger
It is perhaps the most agonising title loss in Manchester United's proud history. Level on points, but losing out on goal difference would have been a massive kick to the teeth for Sir Alex Ferguson and his charges but their response has been outstanding this season. They have looked like a team on a mission with a ruthlessness and consistency that has put them on course for reaching a new record for points earned.
This insatiable hunger for glory from United is accentuated by the lack of hunger, vitality and energy that has gone into City's title defence. Some say the game is all between the ears, and in that respect City have fallen way short of the mark, where the Red Devils have taught them a lesson in determination and doggedness.
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What a fun meeting this morning! We had 34 members and 1 guest in attendance which I think is great for a very cold January morning. Of course, I always love the members sharing meetings; they give us a chance to learn about each other and our research trials and victories.
Today we held each other accountable for our 2009 genealogical resolutions and submitted new ones for 2010. It was wonderful to hear how many reached their goals this year; others made great progress; and a few of us will need to try again this year.
Whatever your genealogy aims are for the coming year, may you have the health, time and fortitude to "get 'er done".
Hoping to see you at the January evening meeting on the 21st. I'll be talking about organization, I think. Now where did I put that note?!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
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Kalis ,Wormley and Wilson to commit by tonight ???
What is chatsports? And why is it reputable?
They have a little original content, but not much.
The guy reporting is Ace William. I have no idea who he is or how he would be privy to info like this, but you never know. Still, I'll save my celebration for official press releases and reputable sources like Tom.
Ace Williams, a pitcher with the Boston Braves, died on Sept. 16, 1999 in Fort Myers, Fla.
He was 23 years old when he debuted with Boston in 1940. He pitched 9 innings in 5 games that season, posting a 16.00 ERA and striking out five. He appeared in the majors again in 1946 with Boston, pitching in one game, allowing a hit and a walk without recording an out.
source: http://www.historicbaseball.com/players/w/williams_ace.html
This is getting very weird!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL he blames RR for his lack of credibility, which, in my mind, gives him even less credibility.
"***Update*** I have had a few people question my sources on some of these things. Now that RichRod is gone, my insiders are giving me all the gossip again like pre-RR. I posted the first article on what I have been told recently here . . . and for the doubters on the Harbaugh story, like I said, from best source on the planet. Use your imagination. -AW"
Doubtful. The best part is look at the avatar he uses in his comments on the article...
Though we could use a couple of his posters and THEIR avatars here.
is there any reputable writer named Ace??
The problem is they probably talk out of the same orifice.
I need to ass you a few questions about some recruits....
Brian seems to respect Ace Anbender at The Wolverine Blog.
Its not reputable, until tom says they commited I dont believe it nor want to read it, there is two other buckle up threads dont need this bs.
How are people still posting to this thread? I can't see past half way
I just posted this in the Buckle Up Thread. Nice catch.
Never heard of chat sports, but if true, that's a MAJOR haul for one day, and bucks the trend of pairs and ups the ante with trios!
Looks like somebody couldn't find anything they liked on the MGoWedding registry!
Buckle U.P.!
UPer usage
but this thread might get locked. MGo doesn't like to jump the gun with commitment announcements. I hope we get these kids, but I hope we don't open threads saying they're coming 3 times before they feel like announcing.
Someone else posted a link from this guy a couple days ago. One of his rumours was that Andrus Peat would commit to Michigan before the season started (lol). For all I know, he could be right but don't put much faith in whatever chatsports is...
He could be right, but it's not because he knows anything. He's just reading the internet gossip and taking a flying leap in hopes that it turns out to be true. Reminds me a lot of that reporter who claimed that Rodriguez was fired before he even met with Brandon back in Janurary.
This is true, it wouldn't be hard to extrapolate this from what we've heard today. If he's right he claims victory, if not well no one will care because WTF is chatsports.
Exactly right. Unfortunately, just the fact that we're talking about it makes this the most successful day in that blog's history. Little-known blogs have major incentives to pull this kind of BS.
Who the heck is chatsports? Never heard of them.
also had the article saying that we offered john, yes john harbaugh before anyother coach. It is not legit
no way. no way. no way.
This would be amazing!!!! I'm not getting my hopes up though. It would be too good to be true.
Would finalize this June as the
Excuse me I have to go clean up the mess I just made in my pants.
I'm also not getting my hopes up, but how AWESOME would this be??????
Answer: Very, very awesome.
I think we all already know that they MAY commit...
I think we all already know that they MAY commit...
I think we all already know that they MAY commit...
Third time lucky?
... for each recruit?
We're gunna need a cleanup, on Aisle 3
I think we all already know that they MAY commit...
I think we all already know that they MAY commit...
I think we all already know that they MAY commit...
A sextuple post. Impressive.
he's just really trying to stress the fact that they may commit.
In the hell could possibly result in a quintuple post! Whatever it is, I bet it is awesome
My face has been palmed
If true this is incredible. I grew up my entire life in an tsio house in a tsio town. It was awful, especially the last 10 years. All of this is making up for that.
and I'll upvote you.
Not that it matters.
My mother was a 15 year old french prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet and my father would womanize, he would drink. He made outrageous claims like he invented the question mark.
Anyone can make that an educated guess based upon info from this site and/or Scout. It's swing for the fences on their part. It will make him an internet hero if it comes true and forgotten if not.
and here is Ace in his natural habitat . . . .
Weird Al has to do an Internet Hero version of Jukebox Hero..
Bought a beat up MO DEM
At a second hand store
Didn't know how to dial-up,
But I knew for sure...
I kind of enjoy reading this quasi-insider information regardless of whether it's true or not. I hope the bit about Denard and the recruiting is true.
A person calling themselves Ace Wilson is reporting this. I wonder if he's related to Scoop Johnson?
...it's not official until TomVH confirms it. I'm giddy too, but let's not jump the gun. That being said, who is getting wasted tonight in preparation for possible recruiting madness?
I was planning on getting wasted tonight with my friends anyway, but now I'll probably have to bring my laptop along because I NEED to know if this actually happens.
I think we all know that they MAY commit
It looked more fun when ILwolverine was doing it but maybe I'm just not typing it right.
Anyone else obsessively checking mgoblog to see any news about commitments? I can't put my phone down....
Anyone else obsessively checking mgoblog to see any news about commitments? I can't put my phone down....
Me too.
Me: "Hi. My name is Michgoblue."
Mgocommunity: "hi michgoblue"
Me: "I am an mgoblog-agolic. It started out just 20-30 times per day, and I swore I could stop."
Mgocommunity: "we've all been there"
Me: "and for a while, I slowed down - sometimes just 10 visits a day (during the dead period of recruiting in the offseason, but I still counts). Then the whole RR /CC thing hit, and I was hooked more than ever. Sometimes j even had mgoblog open in multiple browsers. "
Mgocommunity: "we know, we know, let it out"
Me: "but when they hired hoke, I thought this was all over and that things would calm down and i would be able to control it. But hoke and his damn lights out recruiting have just made it worse. Now I am on here all day checking in on what 17 year old kids are doing."
Mgocommunity : "we don't see the problem"
I'm with you and I feel like a douche.
this thread hits 200 posts by 8:30. Any takers?
I'll take the under. Now what can I type to get this thread locked down....oh wait, the OP took care of that already.
It's about as reputable as what I read on the wall above the urinal in the bar I was in last night.
Sherri M was indeed a good time.
Wait, so you're telling me all that stuff I learned in the Rick's bathroom wasn't true? The middle finger nail doesn't grow the fastest? The average major league baseball doesn't last 9 pitches?
What is this that keeps happening to these threads?
Recruitapocalypse, 2012 style.
Oh damn. Mgoblog is breaking, TomVH is nowhere to be found on the Twitters, our pets' heads are falling off!
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Are you suggesting that I shouldn't call Joanne for a good time? Damn I really need to find new/better sources.
Sorry its Fri and I get off work in 30......bored
You are about to run into the Wormley, Kalis, Wilson tree.
However, I hope they can wait til tomorrow because I have a softball game in an hour.
get ready f5 this is gonna be a long night
Not possible we only get commits in pairs.
I think we're going to have to review the posting instructions again for the newbies.
Ready? Ok here goes:
!. Type content in white box at bottom of thread.
2. Click on "save" button at bottom of screen. ONCE.
3. Wait a second or two for your content to get uploaded and hit the board.
4. Profit
the question mark before profit.
natesezgoblue is reporting that they all might not..
or maybe just one
or two..
This better not jinx anything that may happen...
I say we are keeping with the pairs theme if they all commit. That would be Clark and Wilson as first pair and Wormley and Kalis as the second pair.
Tom was telling us everything in code! You can check for yourself, using these letters:
TOMVH: BUCKLE UP I GOTS DCTS APPOINTMENT = Kalis commit but vest got punch po(w)ned.
The letters don't lie......
I have'nt blinked since Tom's Buckle Up post!!
BKFinest it!
but y'all are way too frickin credulous.
Not all of us, pal.
It's not often you see the words "y'all," "frickin" and "credulous" in the same sentence.
and Salma Hayek is spending the night with me !
Damn I thought she was coming here tonight.
Hope her friend Salma Nella isn't tagging along, but from what I read about the urinals you hang out in...one never knows.
with gold-plated urinal cakes and warm towels handed out by obsequious OSU grads.
Guys, it's on the internet. It must be true.
You know
the underpants
Edit: Fail that was supposed to be in reply to Mgrowold......damn technology
We will be getting 3 hello posts by monday. Lahey it.
For your sake and UM's, I hope it's true.
once a drunk...always a drunk, eh layhey
This thread is really a waste. If a credible source was linked, I'd be ecstatic, but letting some random guy who has never contributed anything of value to UM recruiting get us excited seems meaningless.
I know Tom is "out of the pocket" but he needs to get on this now!
Anyone else experiencing problems?
...makes want to break out my old footage in celebration:
Chatsports was also the ones that said that they would be surprised if Peat did not commit to Michigan before his senior season, and as we now know Peat seemingly has a final list of two schools for now (ND and Nebraska).
"Confirmed Rumor: Straight from the most impeccable source out there. Michigan offered the coaching job to 2 people prior to bringing on Brady Hoke: Jim Harbaugh and John Harbaugh, in that order. Both brothers were offered more per year than they will make at their NFL gigs this year but couldn't pass up the chance to compete against each other at the highest level."
Is this dude legit?
on wtka Monday morning?
according to rivals kalis has left and said the visit was awesome no word of a commitment tho
Kalis just said the visit was "awesome" according to Rivals
This isn't worth a new thread but someone on twitter is pissing off Terry richardson. You guys should check it out,
saw someone retweet what he said. get off the dude's back. hope TRich knows for every clown like that theres a million who cant wait to see him in the winged helmet
This is the rumor from the Junior Proms that these guys just finished.
I won't buy it until Dandy Don chimes in.
I don't know, a few baseball cards, a sack of marbles, *cough* Petey..
Rivals front page is implying that Kalis has left Ann Arbor. Bad news?
Damn if it didn't happen again.
I ask mysefl why the hell am I clicking on MGoBlog at 8:45 on a Friday night. In June. Especially since I was on it at 6:00. What news could possibly happen since the last time I was on it? Maybe my wife is right, maybe I am a little obsessed.
Um, yeah. Take that, honey.
You are not alone.
I hate when hacks like that put this stuff out there on a hunch and no real information.
we can pool together and create a Calvin Klein MGoblog cologne spin-off? I'm going to drink.
The best part about getting these guys would be that we are also taking them away from OSU.
I have been saying this for quite some time now. We don't really need the NCAA to come down hard on OSU, we just need the uncertainty that they might.
Uncertainty at OSU is our recruiting friend. It is actually better for us than it being announced tomorow that OSU is banned from bowl games and the B1G Championship for 4 years.
NCAA . . . take . . . your . . . time.
as bad as the Verlander No Hitter thread.
Way to get our hopes up.
Put your trust in TomVH and not Ace Williams.
on his twitter he was hinting at possible commitments
They mostly come at night... mostly.
Game over man!
I think Ace is just suggesting that they will because they will all be on campus and are all Michigan leans.


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James "Jamey" Edwards, ILR '96, MBA '03
An Unconventional Approach to Career Success
For James "Jamey" Edwards, operating outside of his comfort zone has been a defining characteristic — and has summarized his post-MBA career track. Edwards exited Johnson in 2003, bound for continuing his career in investment banking with Lehman Brothers (he left in 2006, prior to its financial collapse). He allows that banking wasn't a natural fit upon coming out of his undergraduate experience. Yet he believed it to be an important step toward his long-term goal of being an entrepreneur.
"Early in my career, knowing that I wanted to be an entrepreneur, I very purposefully took a job in investment banking and spent a lot of time learning finance and accounting. I realized that as an entrepreneur, I didn't want the finance guy to pull the wool over my eyes," says Edwards.
His efforts paid off. Today, Edwards is the CEO of Emergent Medical Associates (EMA), a leading emergency care and hospitalist management provider that serves patients, communities, physicians, and hospitals in California. He has been nominated three times for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year and was honored as a finalist this year.
Edwards was hired as the CEO of EMA in 2006, after consulting with the firm since 1996. The reason: his comprehensive skill set. Currently, his responsibilities include driving the vision, strategy, and general direction of the business; maintaining key relationships; and being a resource to his operations teams (he is a self-professed believer in "servant-style" leadership). In addition, as the CEO of a relatively new entrepreneurial organization, Edwards deals with both industry-wide and entrepreneur-specific challenges.
"Our goal is to provide the highest-quality care possible," says Edwards, but faced with a challenging reimbursement environment related to government programs and insurance companies, "we have to do more with less." Moreover, since the company has been expanding rapidly (from $18 million to almost $100 million in 7 years), scaling human capital has become particularly difficult.
To address these challenges, EMA steered its focus toward technology and data. "We invested in collaborative project management, support services, and technologies to make sure everyone is coordinated as the organization gets bigger," says Edwards. At the same time, EMA implemented a new intelligence data platform called DART, which stands for dashboard analytics and reporting toolkit. The platform can be accessed not only by EMA's director's and physicians but also by the administrative teams of directors and managers at each hospital partner who are at the direct practice level.
"DART has an easy-to-use visualization tool, so that people are not overwhelmed with data," says Edwards. He points out that sometimes, with "Big Data" being a key healthcare buzz term, too much data can actually harm decision making, especially in a fast-paced health care environment. "It's a question of surfacing the right data for the right person at the right time," he says. Indeed, by incorporating new management and data-analysis technologies, EMA has improved its efficiency and maintained high-quality care despite a difficult and rapidly evolving healthcare environment.
Just like his career planning, Edwards had a long-term vision in mind when he designed strategies for EMA. "We have taken a minority interest in a company called Avanti Hospitals that owns 4 hospitals in Los Angeles," he says. "I also serve as CEO of Language Access Network, a company that provides remote video interpretation solutions for hospitals."
According to Edwards, owning hospitals and understanding healthcare language services has helped EMA become a better emergency and hospitalist care provider. "Not everyone would say all those companies necessarily fit together, [but our strategy] has put us in the nexus of all the changes that are happening as a result of health care reform," says Edwards. The strategy has proven to be successful so far: EMA was named among Healthcare's Hottest companies for two consecutive years (2012–2013) by Modern Healthcare Magazine and is a 4-time Inc. 500 | 5000 honoree.
Aside from work, Edwards sits on the board of the American Red Cross in Santa Monica and mentors start-up companies at local technology incubator, Start Engine. He also keeps a very strong connection with Johnson. Until recently, Edwards served as the chair of the Johnson Club of Southern California. Whether it is for recruiting or doing alumni interviews, Edwards enjoys coming back to the Cornell campus from time to time, where he spent six years as an ILR undergraduate and as a Johnson MBA.
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Ms Parker told State Parliament that Eraring and Vales Point coal-fired power stations were doing "extensive air quality monitoring" in Lake Macquarie.
The Newcastle Herald reported earlier this week that councillors had called for a public monitoring station in Lake Macquarie.
Lake Macquarie MP Greg Piper raised the matter with Ms Parker.
Mr Piper said there was a strong public perception that air pollutants in parts of Lake Macquarie were too high and posed legitimate health risks.
"The minister indicated she had faith in the industry monitors in place, which are operated by the power stations and other major industries, and argues that there is no air-pollution problem," Mr Piper said.
"However, when figures regularly show levels of significant air pollutants in Lake Macquarie are among the highest in the state, then people are justifiably concerned."
Mr Piper said an independent, government-operated air-quality monitor would "either verify concerns or go a long way towards putting the minds of residents of Lake Macquarie at ease".
"I am not suggesting the information provided by Eraring Energy or other industries is unreliable, but it is a public-confidence issue.
"The air-quality monitors operated by the EPA are more comprehensive and the information they transmit is updated on their website on an hourly basis."
Mr Piper said the Environment Protection Agency could install monitors in Lake Macquarie for a "relatively modest outlay" .
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The Daily Texan has job postings more or less specifically catering to students. As you may be able to assume, this is Austin so there is a wide array of jobs from which to choose.
very good point. a friend of mine works as a bartender and totally banks. not to mention all the new people and interesting stories.
You got a UT eID yet?If so:http://utdirect.utexas.edu/law/students.WBXMiddle column, under "Classes," go to "Course instructor survey results"https://utdirect.utexas.edu/mec/cis/Nothing meaty, but numeric ratings are better than nothing.


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Cabin Fever and the Little Ones
Randomly, on Sunday night, my four year old asked for "noodles". Well, specifically, he asked, "Momma, why haven't you bought stuff to make nooooooodles?" I thought it was odd because he hasn't asked for "noodles" (my homemade stroganoff) for some time.
By Monday evening, it became evident that "noodles" are his sick-comfort food. And we were in for a long week. BRING ON THE NOODLES.
A week of sick kids is exhausting under the BEST of circumstances. Add in the fact that Hush, Momma's trying to work, honey and it just gets .. worse than exhausting? Awful? Really, really terrible? Enough to make me contemplate running away for just one night's sleep in a hotel with no feverish children clinging to me and no husband sawing logs in my ear because OH RIGHT, NOW HE'S SICK TOO?
What I'm trying to say here is that it's been a long week. It was last week, actually, and we realized that The Flu was the culprit, and then my husband was felled by it too, and I've been trying to put on my happy face and pretend that I'm not sick, because I just don't have that kind of luxury at work this week.
So we've been trying to enjoy the SUDDEN DELUGE of in-your-face family time. Here's how we've managed.
Board games. Oh, the joy of board games. Since the ages in our house range from 4 - 40, it can be challenging finding a board game that all of us can participate in. Curious George's I Can Do That games are pretty awesome for the younger set .. we have Discovery Beach and it's fun for everyone. Also, there's a version of the classic board game Sorry, but with Sliders. Oh, man, you can't go wrong with board games that model themselves after curling.
Big Ole Family Naps. I am a huge fan of family naps. I love nothing more than to pull quilts, couch cushions, sleeping bags, and the like into the living room floor, have everyone bring their pillow and lovey, and everyone sleep. That is just the best. (Secret: when all the boys have konked out, I sneak away and go sleep in the luxury that is MY BED ALL ALONE.)
Dollar Store Crafts. It has always tickled me how excited the boys get over crafts. Where as I always hesitate to pick them up - will they think this is stupid? too silly? - I have never regretted bringing it out for them to do. Anything from stained glass sets to watercolors to clay ... the boys LOVE doing hands-on crafts.
Sick Food Bonanzas. Everyone has a food that they prefer when they're sick. (Mine is chicken panang, extra spicy, with a cup of coconut soup.)(My husband's is pancakes.) And sometimes, when you're sick, it just HELPS to indulge in that. Ask everyone to make a list of two of their comfort foods - and leave no restrictions! anything goes! YOU'RE SICK! - and just have them out. Literally, JUDGE IF YOU MUST, but our Comfort Food Buffet was something of legend.
We're almost recovered now - I'm the lone sickie, which is probably because I don't actually get to be sick - and I am SO looking forward to the day when I can clear the house of the mountains of junk food, half-done popsicle stick birdhouses, and stray quilts. But when it comes down to it, even with everyone ill, it was a house feverish with love.
What's your family's go-to sick-day activity?
Hope your both starting to feel better soon!
Quoting dusky_rose:
This hits home, because my little guy is sick right now. And one of those naps sounds wonderful! I think that I am coming down with whatever he has.
I am a fan of snuggling up on the couch with my DD when she isn't feeling well and watching old cartoons. My 2 boys just want to be left alone when they aren't feeling well and like to sleep so that's exactly what I let them do. :-)
MOVIES! toss a movie in for a sick child and they will love you forever!
Thank you, I hope so too.
Quoting MamaBear2cubs:
Hope your both starting to feel better soon!Quoting dusky_rose:
This hits home, because my little guy is sick right now. And one of those naps sounds wonderful! I think that I am coming down with whatever he has.
Sick days are usually movie watching days for us, with some coloring and board games thrown in. I've been really lucky this year and no one has been really sick in at least a year.
We really don't have one I do like your sick food buffet idea though.


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The Elk County Catholic Lady Crusader volleyball team closed out their regular season with a 3-0 victory over the Johnsonburg Ramettes Thursday night at the ECCHS gym.The Lady Crusaders won the first set 25-20, took the second set 25-5 and won the third set 25-23 to win the match 3-0.With the first set tied 4-4, Elk got the serve back at 5-4. With Lexie Meholic serving, the Lady Crusaders went up 9-4. Meholic had two aces while Taylor Schlimm and Anna VanEerden each had a kill. The teams traded points back and forth with Elk maintaining a four-to-five-point lead as they won the first set 25-20.With Taylor Schlimm serving, Elk opened an 11-0 lead in the second set. Meholic had three kills in that stretch and Taylor DaCanal had two. Schlimm recorded one ace. Elk Catholic went on to win the second set 25-5.The third set went back and forth early with Elk slipping out to a 9-6 lead in the serving of Jessie Ginther. With ECC up 10-6, they went on a 2-0 run with Meholic and Taylor DaCanal getting kills. Johnsonburg got the serve back on a kill by Chelsea Benson. Kiesha Dornish picked up a service point before a kill by Meholic gave the serve back to Elk. With Hayley DaCanal serving, ECC went up 17-8 on a kill by Meholic. The teams traded sides out. With Benson serving, the Ramettes cut the ECC lead to 18-11. They made it 18-12 off a block. The next Elk point came on an out of bounds shot. An ace by Benson made it 18-14 before Johnsonburg was called for a carry. With the Lady Crusaders leading 23-20, Johnsonburg got the serve back. An ace by Dornish made it 23-21. A ball out of bounds made it 23-22. Elk got the serve back off a kill by Kirstie Wehler. Elk was called for a double hit, 24-23. A short serve gave Elk the 25-23 win."It was a good way to end the regular season," said ECCHS coach Diane Gies."The last two weeks we have avenged our three losses and we are playing with confidence," said Gies. "Everyone is playing up to the level we had hoped for." The ECC junior varsity squad won 2-0 over the Ramettes. Elk Catholic's junior varsity squad ended their season with a 12-2 record.The Lady Crusaders finished regular-season play with an 11-3 record. ECC is seeded seventh in the District 9-A tournament and will host the 10th-seeded Keystone Lady Panthers on Tuesday night at the ECCHS gym. The match is scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. start.The Ramettes finished their regular season with a 10-6 record. Johnsonburg, seeded eighth, will open the District 9-A tournament on Tuesday by hosting ninth seed Cameron County at 6:30 p.m.


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