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You know I wouldn't have been too bothered if cat-sitter had taken a picture and sent it along to her best friend with a " This is so cute, I want one too." It would have sort of been a violation of privacy but to me the intent makes all the difference.
I would probably take the pic for the purpose of sending it to the human, probably with a cutesy message from the cat along the lines of "I miss you, but JK is being an acceptable servant in your absence. Have fun!"
Taking a quick pic of a ring left out in the open on a table and ending it to far away, non-mutual riends to make fun of these people I think was fine. I mean if it had been a picture of a lamp "hey look the people I'm cat sittin for have the leg lamp from A christmas Story!" would it be a violation? I don't think so; No different then a ring left on a table.
OP, with the additional information in post #46, it's pretty obvious that Friend has absolutely no sense of boundaries. if i had this information, i'd be moving Friend to acquaintance status pretty quickly, and never tell her anything that i didn't want 50 of her dearest friends to know about. it's that principle that if she's talking about a mutual friend to me behind their back, she's probably talking about me to someone else behind mine.i'd also never ask her to care for my home while i was out of town, or give her an "emergency" key. you already know of two instances, from her own mouth, where she has massively overstepped.oh yes, and tell Jenny about what happened.
Non-Update Update: I decided that I need to at least tell Jenny that Friend is not supportive of her relationship and warn her about sharing information with Friend. I don't think that I will include specific examples, such as the ring story when talking to her about this. I was waffling on that because on one hand I want Jenny to take the warning seriously, but on the other (and yes, I know this is kind of selfish), if Jenny reacts badly or if Todd reacts badly then it is going to cause serious trouble in our social group/study group. That Friend is not supportive wouldn't be so surprising, likely just a confirmation of what Todd already thinks or for Jenny, the a realization that Friend's attitude towards Todd extends to her as well. Jenny might react by being just polite but not friendly, but I know Todd would just cut her off and he won't do it quietly. In this gossipy atmosphere, it is almost certain that people will know that I'm the one who told them. I had planned to tell Jenny after Todd left for winter break as I figured it was really more about her than him, but it turns out that I mixed up their flight times so she was gone and only Todd was left. I drove him to the airport and almost said something (sigh, finals has left my brain completely ravaged), but luckily I bit my tongue. I will probably go for coffee or a drink with Jenny when I get back in town and talk to her about it. Thanks for all your advice and input!! I will let you know how it goes in January...
To be blunt, I think the serious trouble in your social group is going to happen at some point. With a "friend" like this, I'm anticipating that she'll do something, at some point in time, to someone and then all heck will break loose. OP, you know your friends better than I do. But I would be seriously upset with a friend who knew about the violation of my personal space and didn't tell me. I know you are trying to to the right thing, and I know it isn't going to be easy to have any kind of conversation about this "friend." But I think it is hard to provide evidence for something as vague as "she doesn't support your relationship," and a lot easier to prove that Jenny shouldn't let this "friend" into her home again.
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Four days after a landslide at a Quebec quarry, rescue crews recovered the body of a man stuck in the rubble and continued to search the area for another missing worker.
Quebec provincial police said the body was found at around 12:20 p.m. on Saturday.
Crews have been searching for two workers, a man and a woman, who went missing after their vehicles were swept into a gravel pit dozens of metres deep on Tuesday.
The vehicles were trapped in huge mounds of loose gravel at the bottom of the crater in L'Epiphanie, Que., just outside Montreal.
Benoit Richard, a spokesman for Quebec provincial police, said the investigation would continue until the second body is found.
"We're looking where we found the two trucks," Richard told reporters at the scene.
"That's where we expect to find the second victim."
Richard said the recovered body would be taken to hospital to be identified.
A third worker whose vehicle also fell into the quarry was rescued by a provincial police helicopter on Tuesday within hours of the collapse.
Rescue efforts were thwarted throughout the week by bad weather and concerns of another landslide.
Roughly 50 people have been working on the recovery effort, including geologists, firefighters and specially trained police officers.
Richard said they were taking precautions to avoid triggering another landslide but that "there is always a risk when you're working in an area like this."

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My dad got to enjoy 3 Reds World Championships by the time he was my age. So far, I've only gotten to enjoy one. Step it up Redlegs!
And the Braves say good bye to first place
Most Vottomatic Player
So lets see when that blazing speed has had him employeed by....
Cincinnati Reds
Oakland A's (one day)
Washington Nati'nals
Philadelphia Phillies
Atlanta Braves
And thats just since what MARCH?!?! Did he sign back with Houston too during spring training or was that just rumored interest?
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Who did we trade him and Rosales for? I forget.
I'd rather listen to Kelch read the phone book than suffer through Thom Brennaman's attempt to make every instance on the field the most important event since the discovery of manned space flight. -westofyou
whisper words of wisdom
I wrote a book!
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"Now that's a real shame when folks be throwin' away a perfectly good white boy like that."
Oh. I see.
I'd rather listen to Kelch read the phone book than suffer through Thom Brennaman's attempt to make every instance on the field the most important event since the discovery of manned space flight. -westofyou
Challenging Ryan Freel for number of uniforms he can collect in one season. Farney got what, four or five last year?
Maybe Jason Heyward is hurt worse then they're letting on
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Forget about teaching kids to throw LH....teach your kids to run real fast.
One of my favorite Jocketty moves, ever.
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Tongoona Named Assistant Tennis Coach
Lincoln - University of Nebraska men's tennis coach Kerry McDermott announced that Fungai Tongoona (prounounced FOO'-gah-ai TOH-go-oh-nah) has been named an assistant coach with the Husker men's tennis program.
"I feel real fortunate to have the opportunity to add Fungai Tongoona to my coaching staff," Head Coach Kerry McDermott said. "He brings a wealth of familiarity to our program and understands the type of individual we are looking for both as a student and an athlete here at the University of Nebraska. He is a man of high integrity, has an unbelievable work ethic and very passionate about keeping Nebraska Tennis among the elite in the Big Ten and in college tennis."
Originally from Harare, Zimbabwe, Tongoona spent four seasons (1999-2002) with the Husker program playing for Coach McDermott. A two-year captain for the Huskers, he compiled a 12-16 in singles play while going 17-12 in double action as a senior in 2001-02. He was named the men's tennis lifter-of-the-year in 1999-2000 and was a second-team academic All-Big 12 performer in 2000. In addition, he also served on the Student-Athlete Advisory Board during his time at Nebraska and was on honored by the Big 12 for a community outreach award in 2000. He graduated with a degree in marketing and minor in French from Nebraska in 2003.
Tongoona has been a certified tennis teaching professional since 2002, serving as head professional at Southlake (Texas) Tennis Center, as well as the Woods Tennis Center in Lincoln. Most recently, he served as the teaching professional at the DFW Hilton in Grapevine, Texas, and is also certified as a personal trainer and Tennis Trainer.
Tongoona replaces Joerg Barthel, who was named head coach at Georgia State in early August.


text: From the flowers, to the dress, to the cake, it's easy for brides to get caught up in planning the wedding. But after the honeymoon, a lot of couples ask, "now what?" Wedding Cake for Breakfast features essays by 23 brides in the year after they say "I do." Host Michel Martin talks with co-editor Wendy Sherman and contributor Andrea King Collier.


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Sunday, May 30, 2010
Sentimental Sunday -- Two Soldiers Connect
What would you do if you received a letter like this, "Barbara. My name is Jo ___. My brother served in the service with Gary. They were good friends and he wants to connect up with his family. Could you contact me. JO"
I wrote back, and the outcome was my most rewarding thing I have ever done. It turns out that Jo wrote me because I had brothers, Gary and Larry in my genealogy program. The brothers are my 5th cousins.
From Jo, I learned, "My brother Bob, served in the Viet Nam War with Gary. He was there when he died. They were really close friends. I think they trained together and went over together. He talks about Gary after all these years and still grieves over his death. He grieved terribly when Gary died. He has been trying to find his family for years. He asked me to help find them. He knew that Gary was from Detroit, Mich. My brother was from Ohio. My brother has Agent Orange. He got it in Nam. He is under constant medical care from the VA."
There were very few facts, but I was up to the challenge. Once I realized this was a real life situation of a soldier trying to find another soldier's family, this was my priority until all the pieces came together. Was I ever in luck Or I should say, we were all in luck.
I located Gary, but didn't want to write him, because if this was a true event, I thought an email stating, "I know who the person is who held your dying brother" would be too painful. Fortunately, Gary's cousin is a movie director / producer and I wrote Pamela to see if it was true.
An immediate reply came from her, and yes, the story was true. Being a writer in addition to her director / producer roll, Pamela had a lot to say. "WOW! I was 10 when Gary died and we, as family, always wanted even more clarification about his death. Gary was such a patriotic person and received many more medals than what we could comprehend based on what was told to the family about his death. I attended many of those medal ceremonies." Pamela and I wrote many letters and everything came together.
From Jo (the sister of Bob):
"My brother Bob was only about 17 or 18 when this happened and Gary was only a couple years older. Bob said he cried for his mother when he was dying and that memory was burned in my brothers mind as he was so close to our Mom. What happened in the last minutes of his death was important to him and helped him get closure also."
The two soldiers were connected, and the outcome was indeed happy.
"My brother and Gary's brother talked a long time on the phone and my brother got some closure on Gary's death. My brother held Gary in his arms when he died. They were best friends in Viet Nam. My brother has grieved over his death for years and talking to Gary's family has helped them all. "The war was really bad for my brother and when he came home he was a mess. I am glad we finally found someone who knew Gary that he could talk to about him." We wish to thank you for all the help you gave us in finding this family." "Barbara, again we thank you so much. You were a life saver for my family."
From Pamela (the cousin):
"Of course you can write about this on your blog. I am a writer and I totally want you to write about it. In fact, I'm due to give a speech at the foot of the Polar Bear Monument on Memorial Day in Troy, Michigan, just a short step away from where Gary is buried. The speech is about my film dedicated to the Polar Bears, and I will now be telling this incredible story about how you contacted me and how we found Bob so he could deliver his communication after all these years. It's quite a story isn't it? (I still have chills and tears in my eyes as I am writing this)."
"Thank you for all the work you do and for being the wonderful person you are to put us all in communication. Please let me know when you write about this on your blog. I would love to see it and I love knowing that others will now share this incredible story and pass it on."
Bob, Larry, Jo, Pamela this is for you, and for Gary who will forever be in our hearts. Pamela, I am sorry I waited so long to write this, it was extremely difficult, but at last, I quote you, "I love knowing that others will now share this incredible story and pass it on."
14 comments:
- Heather Rojo said...
Oh, Barbara, this was a great story. I hadn't read any Memorial Day posts yet, so your story was the first. It will be hard to beat as I catch up on Memorial Day on all the other blogs!
- May 30, 2010 at 6:19 PM
- Greta Koehl said...
Wonderful story - one of those times when you are so glad that you do genealogy. A wonderful way to observe Memorial Day!
- May 30, 2010 at 8:41 PM
- Carol said...
Congrats, what a wonderful thing to do and to be a part of! When you can use your research for this kind of good, is there ANYTHING better?? Don't think so! You get the big WAHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO from Carol! Way to go Barbara!
- May 30, 2010 at 8:49 PM
- Renate said...
Barbara, this is such a beautiful story, and so telling about the person you are. Even though I only know you electronically (lol), it's been easy to tell from your comments on my blog what a kind and giving person you are. Thanks for sharing this story with us.
- May 30, 2010 at 9:03 PM
- Barbara said...
Thank you all my dear friends. I was so worried it would be too long, nobody would read it and it wouldn't make sense...you proved me wrong. Thank you, thank you for taking time to read it.
- May 30, 2010 at 10:35 PM
- Becky said...
Barbara - it is a wonderful story. Thank you for sharing it with us all. It is so great that you were able to help them connect.
- May 31, 2010 at 10:34 AM
- Betty said...
What a lovely story, Barb, how inspiring!
- May 31, 2010 at 11:33 AM
- Jenna said...
Barbara, that is a beautifully, inspiring story! Thank you for sharing!!
- May 31, 2010 at 1:53 PM
- Marian Pierre-Louis said...
Barbara, this was the perfect story for today. Thank you for sharing it with us.
- May 31, 2010 at 1:58 PM
- GeneaDiva said...
Very moving and special Memorial Day story! Thanks for sharing with us today.
- May 31, 2010 at 2:07 PM
- Amanda Acquard said...
What an amazing thing you did. Wonderful job and thank you for sharing it.
- May 31, 2010 at 3:08 PM
- Jess D'Zerts said...
Thanks for sharing this amazing story, Barbara.
- May 31, 2010 at 9:14 PM
- Kathy said...
Great story. So glad you shared it!
- May 31, 2010 at 10:48 PM
- Barbara said...
Thank you all for taking time to read this and for your wonderful comments.
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I bought a second-hand Sony telly for fifty quid back in 1994; it was made the year before. It still works as well as the day it was made.
I'd never buy another
You've never worked in a repair/servicing industry, have you?
Mobile phones and TV's are extremely throw-away nowadays. Have you ever tried to have one repaired? Particularly with "name brand" TV's like Somy (typo intended) the cost of spare parts is so high (read: whole boards/modules, not single components) that it is generally cheaper to throw the product away and replace it with a cheaper up-to-date version. Common thought seems to be that spare parts prices are artificially inflated to improve new sales turnover.
Funny as it seems, the cheaper TV's coming from Chinese manufacturers are much more repairable because (a) schematic diagrams are more available *and* cheaper, and (b) they use less proprietary components which are easier to obtain.
I'm curious as to how much heat these suckers will generate -- the obvious 'transparent' uses would, I imagine, need them to be encased in glass or protective transparent cases. The windshield mentioned, for example -- how quickly would heat build to the point of damaging the IC?
If they're using it in windshields, the chip's heat output is the last thing they have to worry about.
The very first thing that they're going to have to engineer around is the chip's ability to withstand a constant barrage of UV rad
Then again, 512k should be enough memory for anyone, and there will never be a market for more than five computers in the US.
What's with this obsession about mispredictions of the past? 500 gig hard-drives go for $450 and my family owns at least 5 personal computers (Wintel, Lintel, and Mac).
Don't underestimate the future. If you do, hindsight will catch up to you. It's your job then to keep it. Last time I checked IBM and Microsoft are doing quite well.
the technology might result in more efficient solar cells or improvements and LCD displays
So much redundant, repeated information in one redundant, repetitive place.LCD displays (liquid crystal displays)
Please, ScuttleMonkey, just say no to RAS Syndrome [wikipedia.org]!
Great for throwaway devices? So, naturally, they've put plenty of work into minimizing the environmental effects of this?
A: No, they, they haven't because not many people really give a shit.
Note: I the preceding does not imply a position on whether or not they should [give a shit].
"This is a quantum leap in moving transparent electronics from the laboratory toward working commercial applications"
I hope the journalist just spiced up the quote - because most professors wouldn't be caught dead saying something like that.
I suppose it will also "literally make you explode with excitement when you see it in action."
Ahhh, I remember when words meant things, and you could read some text and know what the text was describing. Now words just fill space, but I guess that's what an advertising-driven news site is about.
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- John Avlon: Critics targeted Hagel since he was nominated for secretary of defense
- Avlon: Hagel wrongly called anti-gay, anti-Israel, but it's really about opposing Iraq war
- Hagel is a mainstream conservative and Vietnam vet, wary of calls to war, he says
- Avlon: Unfounded attacks show "you're with us or against us" neoconservative view
At Thursday's Capitol Hill confirmation hearing, Chuck Hagel will finally get to answer his critics.
The decorated Vietnam veteran and two-term Republican senator from Nebraska is President Obama's choice to be the next secretary of defense. But the bipartisan pick hasn't brought the two parties together.
Instead, a cadre of conservative activists have been trying to drum up opposition to Hagel ever since his name was first floated in what has amounted to a pre-emptive attack on not just his policies but, too often, his character. It's time for a reality check.
The anti-Hagel campaign has accused him of being everything from "out of the mainstream" to anti-Israel to anti-Semitic to anti-gay -- serious charges, if true.
But let's be honest: Hagel's cardinal sin among neo-conservatives was his outspoken opposition to Bush-era foreign policy in Iraq and his decision to break Republican ranks and not support the 2007 Iraq surge.
Good people can disagree on policy and personnel; my wife and I disagree on the Hagel nomination. A confirmation hearing can usefully clear up any sincere questions. But a look at the facts, armed with a sense of perspective, suggests that it might be Hagel's most vociferous critics who are outside the historic mainstream, not Hagel himself.
Hagel's unvarnished independence is well-known in Washington, but his opposition to the quagmire of the Iraq war is not idiosyncratic. It is philosophically consistent with being a small government conservative and a Vietnam veteran, suspicious of calls to war by people who won't have to serve in the combat zone.
He still carries shrapnel in his chest from being wounded in Vietnam. After his war service, he said, "I made myself a promise that if I ever got out of that place and was ever in a position to do something about war -- so horrible, so filled with suffering -- I would do whatever I could to stop it. I have never forgotten that promise."
This doesn't mean Hagel is some kind of pacifist. But as the first enlisted man to serve in combat to be nominated for secretary of defense, he does have a grunt's-eye view of war and a commitment to making it a last resort, consistent with our national interest -- hence his reasonable regrets about the invasion of Iraq and his caution about charging into a war with Iran.
"We blundered into Iraq because of flawed intelligence, flawed assumptions, flawed judgments, and ideologically driven motives," he wrote in his 2008 memoir, "America: Our Next Chapter: Tough Questions, Straight Answers."
"We must not repeat these errors with Iran and the best way to avoid them is to maintain an effective dialogue. Preventing an Iranian nuclear weapon is in the interest of both the United States and the world community."
He also repeatedly calls Iran a state sponsor of terrorism. As part of the effort to contain Iran's ambitions, Hagel believes that multilateral sanctions are more effective than unilateral sanctions, a belief largely borne out by experience. This policy disagreement is worthy of debate, but it is far from a disqualification.
In 2012, Hagel co-wrote an opinion piece with a bipartisan group of former congressmen and military leaders on stopping Iran from getting a nuclear bomb. It said, "our position is fully consistent with the policy of presidents for more than a decade of keeping all options on the table, including the use of military force, thereby increasing pressure on Iran while working toward a political solution."
This policy is common sense, consistent with that of both President Bush and Obama, and entirely within the mainstream. And yet, the accusation that Hagel is out of the mainstream on Iran and Israel percolates because it is in the talking points. An early broadside came from The Weekly Standard, which published an anonymous e-mail, allegedly from a Senate aide, reading, "Send us Hagel and we will make sure every American knows he is an anti-Semite."
This is a serious accusation and a transparent attempt to intimidate. Anti-Semitism is a rightfully toxic charge. Israel is America's closest ally in the world, along with the UK. But in a recent interview with his hometown paper in Lincoln, Nebraska, Hagel said that his record demonstrates "unequivocal, total support for Israel."
In his memoir, Hagel devotes an entire chapter to "The Holy Land: Israel and The Arabs," full of calls for negotiated peace with statements like this: "There is one important given that is not negotiable: A comprehensive solution should not include any compromise regarding Israel's Jewish identity, which must be assured. The Israeli people must be free to live in peace and security."
For what it's worth, five former ambassadors to Israel have endorsed Hagel's nomination, and former Israeli Consul Gen. Alon Pinkas has clarified that Hagel is "not anti-Israel."
The anti-gay charge has been pushed by the Log Cabin Republicans as well as some liberal groups for Hagel's opposition to Bill Clinton's 1998 nomination of the openly gay James Hormel to serve as ambassador of Luxembourg. At the time, Hagel questioned the wisdom of having an "openly, aggressively gay" ambassador -- a statement that reflects the unevolved times on this issue.
Hagel has since apologized. Christopher Barron of the gay conservative group GOProud questioned the RNC's aggressive promotion of this line of attack, tweeting, "The RNC website uses the Hagel is anti-gay smear, anyone told them to take a look at the GOP platform recently?"
The final reality check relates to the conservative senators who have criticized their former colleague. In 2006, John McCain said he'd be "honored to have Chuck with me in any capacity. He'd make a great secretary of state." But after Hagel was nominated by Obama, McCain questioned Hagel's "overall attitude toward the United States and the world."
Republican leader Mitch McConnell also broadly praised Hagel as recently as 2009, saying, "Chuck has earned the respect of his colleagues and risen to national prominence as a clear voice on foreign policy and national security." This generous perspective is unlikely to be recollected by conservatives during the confirmation hearings.
Since his nomination, Hagel has been diligently working the corridors of Congress, trying to address concerns directly. He's also met with leaders of organizations like the Anti-Defamation League and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee to address the accusations behind closed doors.
Consider the attacks on Hagel against the backdrop of facts, with a sense of perspective. And then look at the staunch defenders of Hagel's nomination: Republican Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell, Reagan's respected Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci and the first President Bush's national security adviser Brent Scowcroft.
The bottom line: Chuck Hagel is squarely in the Main Street Republican tradition. That he is being relentlessly attacked by some neoconservatives reflects how much their "you're either with us or against us" attitude has strayed out of the historic mainstream.
Policy differences can and should be debated, but stooping to personal smears smacks of desperation. It is doubly ironic because Hagel's appointment by a Democratic president is designed to help re-center American foreign policy, reminding us all of some forgotten Cold War era wisdom articulated by Republican Sen. Arthur Vandenberg during the Truman administration: "Partisan politics ought to end at the water's edge."
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I've heard here and there that this draft class is top notch, but I can't get into any of the sites that run down the top 100. I thought I'd post a query here since some of you may have more resources than I do.
Has anyone been sizing up the draft class for this year? Seems the Reds have quite a few picks in the early going. Who do you think they will target? Which players might be available at #15 and #34? What about the other top picks?
Thanks in advance for any inside information you can offer.


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Not everyone gets birthday greetings from the U.S. President, the First Lady, the Governor of their state, and their favorite baseball team mascot.
But long time Detroit Tigers fan, Ana Whitcroft, was very lucky to have all of that as she celebrated her 100th birthday at Arden Courts of Bingham Farms on Monday.
Flanked by her children, Whitcroft sang her birthday song with a room full of friends of all age groups and her favorite team's mascot: Paws.
"All these people that are here today, I wish I could speak to everyone of them," Whitcroft said in her short message to the crowd. "God bless you."
Whitcroft has loved baseball, especially the Tigers, since the days she used to listen to their games on radio. Her most favorite player was Rocky Colavito.
Whitcroft was born in South Bend, Indiana in 1914 and moved to the Detroit area after World War II. She worked alongside her husband Glenn in their family owned jewelry business, Whitcroft Jewelers, in Birmingham.
"She just took everyday one day at a time and participated in activities and everything. God has blessed her with a long life. We like having her around" said 64-year-old Glenn Whitcroft, her adopted son. "I am really excited for her."


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After missing out on the England v Holland friendly in February, Rafael Van der Vaart is looking forward to playing at Wembley for the first time.
Tottenham Hotspur beat Bolton Wanderers 3-1 at White Hart lane last night to set up a semi-final tie with London rivals Chelsea on April 15.
Speaking to the official Spurs website, the Dutchman said: "It's always been a dream to play at Wembley and now we are there.
"It's a great semi-final against Chelsea, plus Liverpool against Everton, so for Spurs fans and football fans everywhere it will be a fantastic day."
Spurs found it hard to find a way past Bolton goalkeeper Adam Bogdan who made a number of top saves, keeping the tie goalless throughout the first half.
Van der Vaart came closest to breaking the deadlock after the break when his curling free-kick struck the bar.
Harry Redknapp's side finally got the breakthrough that their superiority warranted when Ryan Nelson headed home from a corner. Shortly after Gareth Bale doubled the lead with a neatly placed finish.
"I spoke to the other guys," the former Real Madrid man continued. "I can't remember being so happy to score a first goal, and it wasn't even me that scored!
"At certain points you thinking 'please, go in', but after the first you saw the relief and that we were going to win the game.
"It was a great victory and we played some fantastic football, how a Tottenham team is suppose to play."
Kevin Davies gave the White Hart Lane faithful a small scare with a goal in injury time but Louis Saha wrapped the game up with a 20-yard strike into the top corner.
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New, interprofessional course on quality improvement to launch this fall
With a focus on the health system's commitment to interprofessional education and the goal of preparing well-qualified health-care professionals for the future, two professors from the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing collaborated to develop a new, interprofessional course that opens this fall.
"Improving Quality in Health Care" provides students the skills to utilize systematic approaches to identify and address health-care quality issues and design ways to improve efficiency, outcomes and satisfaction.
"By learning together, health professionals gain multiple perspectives to better work and communicate as teams in all settings," said Debra Bakerjian, one of the course creators. "We look forward to working with students across the health disciplines to teach them the fundamentals of quality improvement and guide them in applying quality improvement methodology to address health-care issues. This type of education is essential to meeting our health system's mission to improve lives and transform health care."
The class is open to medical, nursing, public health, health informatics and Mentored Clinical Research Training Program students.
The course creators, Bakerjian and Ulfat Shaikh, will also lead the instruction. Bakerjian is an assistant adjunct professor at the School of Nursing and vice chair for Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant Studies. Shaikh is an associate professor of pediatrics and director of health-care quality integration at the health system. Both faculty members are part of the Nursing Science and Health-Care Leadership Graduate Group, the interprofessional group that leads the UC Davis graduate nursing programs.
The six-unit course will span the fall and winter quarters. Students will acquire core knowledge about quality improvement methodology and then partner in interdisciplinary teams with UC Davis Health System clinicians to develop quality improvement projects, implement the projects and evaluate the impact on care. To complete the course, students must develop an abstract for submission to the health system's annual Integrating Quality Symposium, which takes place in March.
Shaikh, one of the key organizers of the Integrating Quality Symposium, said the course also reinforces the health system's commitment to system-wide quality improvement, in education and practice.
"We are one of only a few health-care institutions in the nation that have made integrating quality improvement in health education and clinical programs such a major priority," Shaikh said.
This course is one of several interprofessional class offerings at UC Davis Health System, including "Reducing Cancer and Health Disparities," and "Geographic Information Systems."
The Quality Improvement Student Interest Group, which includes nursing, informatics, medical and public health students, requested more educational opportunities regarding quality improvement, which led to the creation of this course.


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Submission + - The Physics of the 'Levitating' Slinky
Hugh Pickens writes writes: "Robert Krulwich writes at NPR that there's a new science video making the rounds that has people saying "somebody doctored this footage. This can't be." In the video Derek Muller from the Australian science video website Veritasium takes a Slinky and holds it from the top with his hand then releases the lower part so it will slink down to its full extension, elongating, and come to a dangling rest. Now the professor will release the top of the slinky while they record run the footage at 300 frames a second (video). "Now comes the miracle. If you keep your eye on the bottom of the Slinky, on the last curl at the very end, you will notice that as the top of the Slinky starts to fall, the bottom doesn't drop. It just hangs in the air, levitating, as if it had its own magic carpet. It will stay there, hovering quietly, until a wave, or signal, passing through the Slinky finally reaches it," writes Krulwich. "Apparently, the bottom doesn't know it's supposed to fall, so it sits there, seeming to defy gravity, until the very end." According to a paper by physicists R. C. Cross and M. S. Wheatland the fall of the slinky illustrates the physics of a tension spring, and more generally wave propagation in a spring where because of tension in the spring, the bottom of the slinky cannot begin to fall until the top collides with it (PDF)."


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The Trentonian (http://www.trentonian.com)
Saturday, July 12, 2014
There's really no other way to start this tale besides stating what you see: This dude has the Philadelphia Eagles home turf — Lincoln Financial Field — for a driveway.
"A buddy of mine has a concrete business, and we've been talking about doing this," said Ed Kovalcik of Levittown. "So two weeks ago, we decided to do it. He did it pretty much at cost as a showpiece for the company. It's layered concrete, no paint. As long as I coat it every two years, it will last forever."
Just look at that driveway. It goes way beyond your typical fandom. And it's … beautiful. No other word to describe it, and this is coming from a Giants fan. But really: It's just perfect. And everything is to scale. It's a work of art. So yeah. Cheap plug time. These guys deserve it: DCE Flooring, 267-229-1236.
Of course, there's some questions here. First up was, "what the hell?"
"We're major Eagles fans," Kovalcik said. "My wife, Bunny, is probably an even bigger fan. She's got an Eagles tattoo."
And just like that, there went my second question, which was, "Your wife let you do this?"
Third question: "What about your neighbors?"
Kovalcik, who lives in the Pinewood section of town, didn't hesitate. He's not a hesitating person. He started pointing, and rat-tat-tat style, "Eagles fan. Eagles fan. Eagles fan. Eagles fan. Eagles fan."
OK. At this point, it's easy to dismiss Ed and Bunny as a couple of wackadoo Eagles fans. Which they are, make no mistake.
But there's more to this.
Some years ago, they turned their Levittown living room into a sports bar. Two TVs, high top seating, Eagles memorabilia all over the walls. Friends and family come by every Eagles game. We're talking 25, 30 people in there, eating, laughing, having a good ol' time.
But back in March of 2008, it looked like the good times were gone forever. Ed and Bunny's daughter, Stephane Kovalcik, died. She was 23, a Pennsbury High and Penn State grad, and a first grade teacher down in Georgia. Single car accident.
"It's the worst thing that can ever happen," Kovalcik told me.
Six months passed. Unimaginable sorrow. And then …
"Bunny was so down in the dumps," Kovalcik said. "And I really think the Eagles saved her."
As he told the story, Bunny, "trying to keep her mind busy," was looking at the Eagles website and found a contest. The team was asking fans to write in and tell them why they were huge Eagles boosters. On a lark, Bunny started writing, a friend started editing.
A few weeks later, Bunny got a call, asking her and Ed to come down to the Linc to shoot a short bit that would be played on the Jumbotron.
So they shot the scene and as they were leaving, they were stopped by one of the PR people, who told them there was more. Bunny actually won the contest, and the grand prize was to come back in two weeks to enjoy the full use of a luxury suite and to watch the Eagles-Giants game on one of the 12 screens in the suite. (The game was in Jersey.)
They told them to bring their friends. All the food and drink was on the house.
So the whole Sunday crew — neighbors, relatives, friends, 31 people in total — came to the stadium.
The Eagles also had jerseys ready for everyone. Each one had the number 3 — the Kovalcik's house number. Each one, on the back, had "Ed & Bun" above the number.
And each jersey had a memorial patch on the sleeve. SAK. Stephanie A. Kovalcik.
"Somehow, it made Bunny feel a lot better, that it was OK to have fun," Kovalcik said. "It felt like Stephanie was up there watching us, saying it's OK, saying she was looking out for us, saying she didn't want us to be sad."
And they weren't sad.
"Oh, we had a blast," Kovalcik said. "It was really cool."
Since then, life has marched on. Their son, Michael, is in the Marines ... Action News came out to do a piece on the insanity that happens every Sunday in the Kovalcik's home … and they hired their buddy — and yes, he's a Sunday regular — to turn their driveway into the Linc.
"We're having PVC goalposts made," Kovalcik said. "Just for gameday."
Quick postscript: As I was snapping pictures of Kovalcik's driveway, two teenage boys walked by. Too-cool-for-school types. But even they appreciated the work.
"That's great," one said. "Is it yours?"
I told them it wasn't, that I was just taking pictures for the paper.
"He should put the Cowboys field next to it," the other said.
"Yeah!" the first one said.
I replayed this conversation to Kovalcik, who grimaced and shook his head.
"No chance," he said. "Although we do have an Emmitt Smith doormat."
Of course.
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Original URL: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/27/business_productivity/
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Webcast On the December 3 at 10am we'll be streaming a live event into your PC that pulls together a rack of business productivity experts to give you some free, actionable advice on driving productivity gains from your operations.
To some, the word 'productivity' just means squeezing more out of an already-overstretched workforce. To others, it's about providing the tools necessary to cope with the seemingly uncontrollable escalation in the amount of information and communication needed.
But they're not the only options because an alternative does exist - one which involves looking up from the day job, taking note of some of the advances in place both in technology and business practices, and actually challenging the way some things are done. This is not about being either aggressive or defensive, it's about structuring things, organising things and doing things more intelligently.
To this end, the mighty El Reg is teaming up with John Collins from Freeform Dynamics and Gary Gomersall from IBM in a live webcast to ask the question: "With the capability we have at our disposal today, if we could start all over, would we ever design our businesses to function in the way they do at the moment?"
The panel will move on to discuss some very practical ways on which step changes in productivity can be achieved by using IT as a catalyst or enabler, leveraging existing as well as incremental investments.
Reg event moderator Tim Phillips will be on hand once again to oversee proceedings and ensure attendee questions and opinions are put to the panel throughout.
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Pools sweating on several
Hartlepool boss Colin Cooper has several players carrying slight knocks and facing late fitness tests for Tuesday night's League Two clash with Dagenham & Redbridge at Victoria Park.
Stuart Parnaby went into Saturday's 2-0 home loss to Bury nursing a foot injury sustained on the opening day at Stevenage and came off after 74 minutes versus the Shakers.
Ryan Brobbel came off the bench to make his home debut and will now push for a starting role, while fellow summer signing Michael Woods is waiting for his first league action after only featuring in the Capital One Cup so far.
"I think if you look at the half chances, we just need to do a bit better; we had a couple of flurries but Bury get off and running while we remain frustrated," said Cooper of the weekend loss. "We had Bury firmly on the back foot at times but we weren't good enough to break them down."
Striker Christian Doidge could make his first appearance for the Daggers since signing from Carmarthen Town last Friday.
Manager Wayne Burnett was furious with his side after Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Burton where they conceded two goals in the last six minutes.
Summer arrival and veteran striker Jamie Cureton grabbed their only goal of the game and is likely to continue in attack.
Question marks however, linger over central defenders Brian Saah and Scott Doe after Dagenham's late capitulation, which could see a recall for Nathan Green.
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Keys to the match
It's a huge Super Sunday as Arsenal face Chelsea and then Tottenham host Manchester United. But what does each team need to do to win? IBM have analysed the Opta data and come up with some ideas.
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Everybody's been talking about Moneyball. But could that stats driven approach to sport ever really cross the Atlantic?
IBM think so, and have brought to bear the power of their super-computing know-how and analytics expertise to cast a new light on team performance in the Premier League. Having enjoyed some success in the tennis world with their SlamTracker application, the tech giants have turned their hand to the beautiful game - processing more than six years of Opta data to help create a first-of-a-kind application for the world of football. Ever wondered why teams win matches? The analysis geeks might have the answer...
Of course, the obvious point worth making is that a team wins a game because they score more goals than their opponents. But why did they score more goals? What key battle did they win that helped to ensure victory? These are the issues that IBM hope to address.
In order to do so, they have identified a variety of playing styles evident in the Premier League. Some teams opt to play a short passing game. Others look to play the ball long, while some sides do their damage on the counter attack.
What the analysis of years of data hopes to tease out is what needs to happen on the pitch for one style of play to succeed against another. It's not quite scissors-paper-stone but throw in some mightily complex algorithms developed by IBM's finest and you might not be far wrong.
And what's more, IBM believe that by looking at those styles of play and the stats that go with them, they can not only identify what will help one team succeed against another - but that the likelihood of that success can be tracked down to individual areas of play on the pitch.
If a team hits a particular benchmark they have a much greater chance of winning. If they miss it - it's going to be a long old afternoon.
They've described those stats as the Keys to the Match and it's an approach that's been unerringly successful on a tennis court. But could it work with football? And more importantly, could it work this Sunday...
CHELSEA v ARSENAL
It's a London derby with an edge as Chelsea host Arsenal at Stamford Bridge to kick off Super Sunday.
Arsene Wenger and his players are under the spotlight as the Gunners are in danger of finishing outside the top four for the first time since the Frenchman arrived in 1996. Chelsea interim boss Rafael Benitez, meanwhile, can only dream of such a lengthy stay with the Blues. His side have won nine of their last 13 games but the focus has still been on three high-profile defeats and Wednesday's home draw with Southampton.
Benitez has a reputation as a tactical obsessive who enjoys a fair bit of number crunching himself. But what do the computer bods tell us are the Keys to the Match?
Much was made in the autumn of Chelsea's attacking midfield trio of Juan Mata, Eden Hazard and Oscar. Although Benitez may opt for a more defensive-minded set-up here, the stats suggest that neat interplay in the final third is the key to unlocking the Gunners defence. When the Blues succeed with more than 72% of passes in the attacking third, they win 67% of their matches. When they fail to hit this target, they win just 45% of the time. Perhaps a brave team selection from the Spaniard could reap dividends at Stamford Bridge.
It's a damning indictment of Fernando Torres but even the numbers are saying that Chelsea have a better chance of success if their opportunities are not falling to the team's centre forward. The arrival of Demba Ba may change things but the statistics suggest that getting players in support of their striker is the key for the home team. With efficient finishers such as Frank Lampard in the squad, that could make sense.
This has been identified as the more important factor that will determine Chelsea's success in this game. Closing down Arsenal to prevent their short passing game is crucial and Benitez knows it. Roman Abramovich may favour a more free-flowing style but on Sunday the priority should be disrupting the rhythm of the opposition.
Arsene Wenger's teams have often been accused of wanting to walk the ball into the net over the years. But they do say you should play to your strengths. And the statistics show that working the ball into the box is crucial for Arsenal to beat Chelsea. If they hit this benchmark, they win 71% of their matches. If they don't, that drops alarmingly to just 45%. It's not so much about passing in the final third for the Gunners - they'll do that anyway - the vital thing is that they create the space to shoot from close range.
And yet, passing remains at the heart of Arsenal's play and as such it retains significance. If Wenger's team can get their short passes going then not only will the home fans become agitated but the Chelsea players could become frustrated at being starved of possession. The temptation to hit the ball long for Theo Walcott to chase will be there. But the data analysis indicates that Arsenal must stick to their tried-and-trusted strategy if they are to triumph.
Staying in the game is always important for an away team and Arsenal are no different here. Although the Gunners came from behind to win 5-3 in the corresponding fixture last season, that was the exception rather than the rule. And they had Robin van Persie. Wenger backs his players but the suspicion remains that they can be fragile and so the analysis indicates that keeping things tight early on is essential.
Jamie Redknapp's view
"Without Robin van Persie Arsenal need a talisman to help them reach the Champions League spots this season. Theo Walcott has done well, but Jack Wilshere is their shining light. He played a more advanced role against Swansea in midweek, with Abou Diaby and Francis Coquelin covering behind him in midfield and that's the system I expect them to use on Sunday. It's a role I like Wilshere in, where he can make things happen and play off the second ball, as he did when he scored from Olivier Giroud's knockdown against Swansea. Diaby and Coquelin will also help Arsenal cope with Chelsea's small, technical midfielders such as Juan Mata, Eden Hazard and Oscar - however, their defence is still a concern and I reckon, with Demba Ba up top for Chelsea, they'll struggle to go 90 minutes without conceding to the Blues."
TOTTENHAM v MANCHESTER UNITED
Tottenham will be looking to do the double over Manchester United as these Premier League heavyweights clash in front of the Sky Sports cameras at White Hart Lane. And that would cap an historic season in the rivalry between these two great clubs.
Spurs picked up their first win at Old Trafford in 23 years in September when Andre Villas-Boas' side stunned the home crowd in a memorable 3-2 triumph. Remarkably, it was United's only home defeat of 2012 in the Premier League.
Will lightning strike twice? Here are the Keys to the Match according to the boffins...
The fitness of Nemanja Vidic would appear significant here. The analysis suggests that Tottenham need to have some joy in the air if they are to succeed and that task starts to look a lot more difficult with the United skipper at the heart of the visitors' defence. Throw in the fact that Emmanuel Adebayor is unavailable due to Africa Cup of Nations duty and this should be a key that is concerning Villas-Boas. When Spurs hit this benchmark, more often than not, they win. When they fail to hit it, more often than not, they don't.
With the striking duties falling to Jermain Defoe, the quality of chance the diminutive forward receives is of paramount importance for Spurs. With 16 goals for club and country this season, Defoe is in good form. But he is also prone to shooting from all angles and distances. The home side's success against the Red Devils could depend upon their ability to get the ball to Defoe in positions where he can be confident of converting.
Tottenham have something of a reputation as a counter-attacking side and their fast breaks can be devastating. But Spurs cannot become careless - they must ensure their passes connect in the attacking third. If they can be clinical enough about their business near the United goal then there are weaknesses that can be exposed.
Manchester United
It's often argued that passing ability is the hallmark of top sides. Barcelona are the blueprint for many and the Catalan club habitually eschew the opportunity to cross in favour of ball retention. But for Manchester United, crossing remains an important weapon - Ferguson's men have put in more crosses than any other team in the Premier League this season. If the delivery is good enough against Spurs, the analysis tells us they can expect another three points.
If you let Manchester United play, you're finished. That's the mantra that Villas-Boas should be drumming into his team. For the visitors, finding the space in the Tottenham half with their clever movement and passing will be key. When United achieve this target they win an astonishing 80% of their matches. So if his team can work those little triangles then Ferguson may feel that half the battle has been won.
Giving away free-kicks in dangerous positions is always best avoided. But for United at White Hart Lane this is deemed especially significant. With Gareth Bale capable of top-quality delivery, set-pieces offer a great outlet for Spurs. Furthermore, no Premier League team has come close to scoring as many goals as United from open play this season so the visitors should be willing to let the game flow and avoid a bitty contest.
Jamie Redknapp's view
"Width is key for Tottenham. Aaron Lennon and Gareth Bale are their outlet and when Tottenham are playing well those two players are in the ascendency. Lennon has had some success against Evra in recent years and can cause anyone problems, while Bale, in the game at Old Trafford, was coming in from the left, with a bit of a free role, and running at United's centre-halves. If United can stop them, they will go a long way to stopping Tottenham. QPR managed to do that last week when Lennon was substituted and Bale was as ineffectual as I've seen him and they got a hard-fought 0-0 draw out of it. Going the other way, with Emmanuel Adebayor in Africa, Tottenham will go with Jermain Defoe up front, with Clint Dempsey off him. Dempsey will drop into midfield when they haven't got the ball and congest that area to stop United getting the ball through to Robin van Persie, their key man, too easily. If Tottenham can play to their strengths, and play to the best of their ability, they can get something out of this match; they're a good side."
Your view
Are the stats gurus right? Has the computer picked out the most important keys for you? What do you think will be the decisive factors ahead of Super Sunday?
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- Universal Ballet : Company News
[What's on] Musical 'Roly Poly-our Youth'
Wednesday, May 2 - Sunday, June 3, 2012
Tue, Thu, Fri 20:00 / Wed 15:00, 20:00
Sat , Sun, public holidays 15:00, 19:00
※ Mon - no performance
Universal Arts Center (Seoul, Korea)
* Minimun age : 6 years (1st grade)
* Running Time : 160 minutes
The final performance of the musical Roly Poly at the Seongnam Art Center Opera House this past February, and it is back at the Universal Art Center this May with a new exciting cast.
The musical unfolds faint memories buried under the weight of reality,
The smiles of youth in faded photo albums,
The most beautiful times of our lives,
The happiest days when our friends stood by us,
And the unfinished story of our youth is told again.
Kim Tae-won from the band Boohwal has joined the show as the new music director.
Share our trip down memory with music ranging from groovy disco to ballad and pop!
This juke-box retro-style pop musical will entrance you with its moving memory filled scenes.


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I was making Addie's (7) lunch this morning and asked her if she wanted a different sandwich. Last year it was chicken salad. This year it's "Salvation Salve" (my mom used to make it, it's just butter, peanut butter and honey mixed up together.) She said "No, salvation salve please." I asked her why she didn't want something different, or school lunch or whatever.
Her answer: "Because at lunch when I eat my sandwich, it feels like you are hugging me."
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He isn't here, but has been raised.
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Sunday, December 23, 2012
$75,000 El Prado Quotes
Trainer David Kassen (Nikki's Sandcastle)
(Were you concerned drawing the No. 14 post): "I really was. We were really serious about scratching because of that. We had another race down the road in Texas we're kind of planning for so I said, 'This will be just a good prep for it even if we don't win.' Rather than having to do a lot of training I'd just as soon run him. So it worked out good.
(Will you go to Texas for the John Connally (G3) Jan. 26): "We're thinking about that. We could stay here. There's a $200,000 out there 1 1/8th mile on the turf. it will probably be a lot softer than the horses we'd have to run against here. We'll play it by ear. I'd prefer to stay here rather than ship 2,000 miles. But $200,000 is $200,00."
Jockey Corey Lanerie (Nikki's Sandcastle): "He broke really well and my instructions were to move him away from there and send him a little bit and save some ground. About halfway through the first turn I looked over my shoulder and saw about five or six of them and realized the plan wasn't going to work so I started to ease her back. We got bumped a little, but was able to save ground. The fractions felt fast but I didn't panic. He showed me a lot of confidence and finished very well. I was a little concerned about breaking from post position 14, but I felt in my heart that this horse could come from off the pace. We tried to do what Mr. Kassen wanted and it worked out in the end. Now we know he can do it."
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Florida Department of Economic Opportunity: Florida's Unemployment Rate Drops to it's Lowest Point in Almost 4 Years
Tallahassee, FL - Florida's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 8.5 percent for the month of October, the lowest since December 2008. The state also experienced positive job growth of 12,100 new private sector jobs, while the October 2012 rate was 1.7 percentage points lower than the year-ago rate of 10.2 percent. Since December 2010, the state's unemployment rate has dropped 2.6 percentage points and 174,500 private sector jobs have been created.
"In October, 12,100 more Floridians found employment in the private sector and the incomes that allow them to provide for their families, particularly with the holidays approaching," said Governor Rick Scott. "We are creating an environment that fosters job creation, economic development and provides a skilled workforce. My number one goal is to create jobs for Florida families and get this state back to work. There is still more work that needs to be done, but I'm confident we're on the right path."
More Jobs Being Created
· Florida has experienced positive annual job growth now for 27 consecutive months.
· Florida's job growth month-to-month has been positive for 13 of the last 16 months.
· Florida is expected to create more than 900,000 new jobs by 2018, according to the Florida Economic Estimating Conference.
· Florida job postings increased sharply in October 2012 compared to the previous October by 28,140 (an increase of 11.9 percent), for a total of 264,636 openings (seasonally adjusted) according to the Help Wanted OnLine data series from the Conference Board.
Economic Growth Trends Up Across State
· The University of Florida's Consumer Confidence Index reported that optimism among Floridians remained near a post-recession high in October. The Index reports that Floridians' positive outlook is holding consistently at or near a five year high.
· More people are moving into Florida. Net in-migration is up (more people moving into Florida than moving away) to an estimated 134,500 in 2012 – almost doubling 2011 in-migration of 68,000.
· Florida housing starts were up over the year in September (the most recent month available) by 29.3 percent and median home prices were up 7.4 percent over the year.
· Home sales remain robust as the backlog of existing homes on the market is down by 40 percent from September 2011 (Florida Realtors).
· Florida is running a trade surplus of over $24 billion – with $86.8 billion in exports and $62.4 billion in imports in 2011, up from $73.1 billion in exports in 2010 and $53.2 billion in imports in 2010.
Unemployment Continues to Decline
· Florida's unemployment rate has now declined year over year for 23 consecutive months.
· Initial claims for Reemployment Assistance benefits were down by 12.4 percent from one year ago while continued claims were down from an average of 553,000 in December 2010 to 293,268 in October 2012, a 47 percent decrease.
Workforce Boards Assisting in Employment
· In October, the state's 24 Regional Workforce Boards reported a record of more than 50,423 Floridians placed in jobs.
· An individual who receives employment and training assistance through a One-Stop Career Center and finds a job within 180 days is deemed a placement and may be reported by a regional workforce board. Of these individuals, 15,078 previously received Reemployment Assistance. Since January, more than 337,000 Floridians were placed in jobs, with nearly 85,000 former claimants finding employment.
"The collaborative efforts between DEO and our workforce partners across the state continue to produce positive results in both finding opportunities for job seekers and providing them the resources they need to be successful in their new positions," said Department of Economic Opportunity Executive Director Hunting F. Deutsch. "We are always looking for new and innovative ways to put Floridians back to work and provide a skilled and talented workforce to every employer interested in moving, expanding or starting their business in Florida."
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The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity combines the state's economic, workforce and community development efforts. This new approach helps expedite economic development projects to fuel job creation in competitive communities. For more information, including valuable resources for employers and job seekers, please visit www.floridajobs.org.
Associated Press Release
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida labor officials say the state's unemployment dropped to its lowest mark in nearly four years in October with 8.5 percent of the workforce still hunting for jobs.
Although the figure is an improvement from September's 8.7 percent unemployment in Florida, it remains six-tenths of a percentage point higher than the national average of 7.9 percent. It is Florida's first unemployment figures since President Barack Obama was re-elected last week.
Unemployment and job creation were a major part of the debate between Obama and Republican Mitt Romney, who has promised to create 12 million new jobs if elected. Florida Gov. Rick Scott has been quick to boast of improvements in the state's unemployment numbers to the chagrin of Republicans anxious to blame Obama for high unemployment.


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The Eagles made their biggest splash yet in free agency when they announced a six-year deal for pass-rushing outside linebacker Connor Barwin on Thursday.
Barwin, 26, recorded 19 sacks in four years with the Houston Texans, including 11.5 in 2011. The 2009 second-round pick recorded only three sacks last season. His 2011 campaign came in his first year in the 3-4, and the Eagles are expected to play with 3-4 principles next season.
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"In that form, Suarez is in the top five in the world," said Steve Clarke after the Uruguayan's stunning hat-trick against the Baggies at the weekend.
The Liverpool striker was magnificent, in just his fourth league game back he'd hit his sixth Premier League goal.
But is he really one of the world's top five strikers? Here, we consider the contenders before we ask you to rank them in an order.
All good strikers are measured in goals scored, and we'll be doing just that here. But also taken into consideration will be strength of opposition and goals-per-minutes.
Just for the avoidance of doubt, Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi will not be included - they may score a bucket load of goals, but they're not "strikers".
So what's his competition. By our reckoning it's these guys...
Radamel Falcao
Edinson Cavani
Sergio Aguero
Robin van Persie
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Would you take Suarez over any of these? Well, one has to miss out to make the top five. Who would you choose? Lets look at some stats.
Last season the Liverpool star had 33 goals in 48 appearances - only Aguero and Falcao scored fewer (although Falcao had 32 in 37, a much better strike rate).
So, Suarez over Aguero? The Argentinian is a year younger, and while he had an off year last season, he's back on top form in 2013/14.
But, look closer and a clearer picture emerges. As recent analysis by the Manchester Evening News shows, Suarez averages a goals every 59.8 minutes versus Aguero's 84.1, and he creates an opportunity every 39.8 minutes versus Aguero's 53.8.
Discipline obviously lets the Anfield man down, you can't be considered great if you can't stay on the field. His lengthy bans for various indiscretions hurt his team, and in a team sport, that matters even if it's Suarez the individual letting himself down.
A word of caution. These statistics are taken from an extremely small sample - we've only played nine Premier League games this season so far.
So lets compare Van Persie and Suarez last season, across the whole campaign. The Dutchman averaged a Premier League goal every 120.1 minutes. Suarez? Every 128.5 minutes. And the Dutchman scored four penalties to Suarez's zero.
If Van Persie makes the top five in the world, and most agree he would, then the Liverpool forward is in the conversation too.
Looking at another top five contender - Radamel Falcao.
Last year for Atletico Madrid, the Colombian international bagged a goal every 103.7 minutes putting him at the head of the pile at this stage. That's until Edinson Cavani arrives with his 102.8-minutes-per-goal ratio for Napoli last term.
Then there's Zlatan Ibrahimovic. In his first year at PSG, the Ligue 1 top scorer notched every 99 minutes, putting him clear as the goal-scoring king.
So does this mean Ibrahimovic is undisputed number one in the world? Well, a few other things have to be considered - age, style of play and personality. Suarez at 26 and Aguero and 25 are more valuable than Ibrahimovic at 32.
But he's clearly a definite for the top five.
But we want you to rank your very own top five - for our money, Ibra is number one, followed by Van Persie, Falcao, Liverpool's Suarez then Aguero.
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