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Would youlook at that ?
It's just incredible,isn't it ?
I stillcan't believe it
even though it's rightthere in front of me.
Yeah, it's just so...astounding.
Well, believe it,friends.
The impossiblehas happened...
Kenny has a girlfriend.
Yeah, a fifth-gradegirlfriend.
This is serious.
They've been going outfor almost two weeks now.
So wh-who is she ?
( Cartman )Her name's Tammy Warner.
She's the onlygirl in school
whose family is actuallypoorer than Kenny's.
It's really kind ofbeautiful, if you ask me.
You guys !
You guys, I thinkwe have a big problem !
What ?
Well, apparently Kennyhas a girlfriend !
Yeah, dude,Tammy Warner.
She's a fifth-grader.
Does Kenny like her ?
I guess so.
She's like his firstreal girlfriend ever.
Oh, no, oh, jeez !
Butters,what's the problem ?
I just talked toBrad Dixon.
Tammy Warner is bad news.
All the fifth graderscall her a slut
on a count of she gavethis kid, Dave Darski, a BJ
in the parking lot ofT.G.I. FRiDAY'S.
What ?
It's true !
Ask anybody infifth grade !
Tammy Warneris a total slut !
That bitch !
Kenny gave hisheart to her
and she's just gonnathrow it in his face !
Well, Kennydeserves to know, fellas.
If you guys found outmy girlfriend was
a raging whore,I'd want you to tell me.
All right, come on, guys.
Hey, Jimmy,what's a BJ ?
Oh, hey, guys.
Listen, Kenny,we need to talk about
your new girlfriend.
What about her ?
Oh, boy...
Kenny, we know you reallylike this girl, but--
But what ?
Well, we've heardthat she's...
your girlfriend isa notorious whore.
She even gavea kid named Dave Darski
a BJ in the parking lotof T.G.I. FRiDAY'S.
Huh ?
Your girlfriend'sa slut, dude.
Woo-hoooo !
Woo-hoo-hooooo !
He took itpretty well.
Hey, Tammy !Hi, Ken !
You decide what youwanna do after school ?
Yeah, I was kind ofthinking
we should goto T.G.I. FRiDAY'S.
T.G.I. FRiDAY'S ?
Yeah, could belots of fun.
Yeah, okay, but...
Kenny, listen...
there's something I needto talk to you about.
There's a lot ofrumors going around about me
that I agreed to givea boy a BJ.
Well... it's true.
But it was before youand I were together,
and it wasn't my fault !
See, I was watchingthe Disney Channel
and that show came onwith the Jonas Brothers--
Jonas Brothers ?
You know thatteenage boy band ?
Every time I see themI get so... tingly.
I justcompletely lose control.
And then Dave Darskishowed up
and took meto T.G.I. FRiDAY'S
and it just happened.
But it was only for one secondand I had my eyes closed.
I know it's terrible.
Can you...can you forgive me, Ken ?
( sighing )
There you are, young man,
Thanks !
The Jonas Brothers ?
Dude, Kenny, what the hellis wrong with you ?
Aren't they those queermoson the Disney channel ?
Yeah, Jonas Brothers,dude, they get Tammy all hot
and then she'llgive me a BJ.
You want Tammyto give you a BJ ?Of course, dude !
Kenny, you'regonna let a girl
put her mouth onyour wiener ?
Do you know howdisgusting that is ?
Girls' mouths arefull of germs.
Yeah, dude, that's gross.
It's okay, I'm gonnahave protection.
What kind ofprotection ?
Can I have a box ofcondoms, please ?
Box of condoms.
Certainly, little boy,what kind would you like ?
Uh... I'll take thoseover there.
These here ?Well, certainly.
Kenny, aren't youa little young for this ?
No, I'm not young,I want a BJ !
Just becauseyou have condoms
doesn't mean you'resafe, Kenny.
Statistically speaking,
the most bacteria-riddenplace on the planet
is the mouth ofan American woman.
And you're gonna let thatnear your penis ?
Yup !Woo-hoo !
( girls screaming )
Kenny, you're the bestfor bringing me here !
Isn't this awesome ?
♪ I'm ready
♪ To get it on
♪ But there'sno getting on ♪
♪ 'Til I'm ready
Wahghgghghghghg !
♪ It's too soon
♪ Slow down
♪ Take it easy...
My giney tickles !
♪ I need your lovebay-bay ♪
♪ I can't wait'til the day... ♪
Oh, my God !
It's that tinglingagain !
♪ Until thenI have to diss you ♪
♪ 'Cause my mom doesn'tlike it... ♪
I love you !
♪ She'll make meclean my room ♪
♪ If I'm naughty
♪ Bay-bay
♪ I'm hot ♪ He's hot ♪ He's hot
♪ Tell me howwas I to know ♪
♪ That you would takeyour love and go ♪
♪ Was it 'causeI wanted to wait ♪
♪ 'Til we were married
♪ To put my armaround you ? ♪
♪ But seasons change
♪ Bay-bay
♪ And the world goesround and round and round ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah
♪ I'm gonnatake my time ♪
♪ Can't wait 'tilyou are mine ♪
♪ But it mightbe a while 'cause ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah
♪ Girl we can take itslow ♪
♪ So we haveroom to grow... ♪
Oh, oh, Jesus Christ !
You're so hot,Kevin !
I love you, Joe !
♪ Until thengo back to Montreal ♪
♪ 'Cause I still love youbay-bay ♪
♪ Love you bay-bay
♪ Bay-bay
( girls screaming )
Good night, Denver !We love you all !
We love you, Denver !
Good night !
Oh, my God,I am so worked up !
I just wanna attackyou, Kenny !
All right !
Come on, let's go outto the parking lot !
Woo-hoo !
And you too,little girl in the red !
Huh ?
Band would like youto come backstage.
You too, little girlwith the puppy T-shirt.
Ahh !
They want me tocome backstage ?
Oh, my God !
No, no, we're goingto your place now.
It's a dream come true !
Hey !
All right,right this way, girls.
Yeah, come on in,everyone.
The band iswaiting for you.
Uh, not you.
No, fuck that, dude !
I boughtthe fucking tickets !
Hey, what the fuck ?!
The Jonas Brotherswill be right out, girls.
Why do you think theycalled us back here ?
They must-a wannahave sex with us.
What ?You think so ?
Sure, they're a band.
They called us back hereso we can give 'em blow jobs.
Well, I'm not doing it.
Just 'cause they're rock starsdoesn't mean I'll do that.
Yeah, I'm not givinga blow job to anybody !
Me neither !
Hey there, girls !Hey there, girls !Hey there, girls !
Hey, listen, we saw yaout there in the audience.
Yeah, you were gettinga little crazy out there.
Let's just get tothe blow jobs.
Blow-whats ?
I don't know.
Look, we calledyou back here
because we want to shareour love of Christ with you.
And see if you'll wearpurity rings from now on.
Purity rings ?
We all wear purity rings.
It means we are going tobe pure and not have sex
until we're married.
And it means we stay awayfrom bad stuff
and avoid people who swearor watch naughty TV shows.
That's just how we roll.
Yeah !Yeah !
So what do ya say, girls ?
You wanna bekid hipsters like us
and wear purity rings too ?
( all )Okay.
And be sure to give a ring toall the kids you care about
'cause it'sthe hip, new way to roll !
Well, well, well,here he comes.
It's BJ Mckayand his best friend, Bear.
So how'd it golast night ?
( sighing )
What's that ?
A purity ring.
Purity ring ?
Yeah, it's a purity ring.
What does that mean ?
It means I'm gonnabe pure
and not have sexuntil I get married.
Dude, you ?
We thought you reallywanted to have a BJ
before yougot too old--I did !
I was really excitedto get a BJ
but now I have to wear thismotherfucking purity ring !
All right, all right,Kenny, calm down.
You're too young tobe getting BJs anyway.
It's good you and Tammyare making a commitment
to each other thatisn't based on sex.
Yeah !
It isn't fair, I was soclose to getting a blow job
and I'll neverget one now !
Fellas-- hey, fellas !
I heard that Kennyis still going out
with that slutTammy Warner !
Yeah, but it's okay,Butters.
They havepurity rings now.
What's that ?
They're rings that saysthey're not gonna have sex
or do anything naughtyanymore.
A ring that saysyou'll be together
but not have sex.
Isn't that calleda "wedding ring" ?
♪ I've got a ringon my finger ♪
♪ To remind mewhat I cannot do ♪
♪ Can't just do whateverI feel like ♪
♪ I've got tostay righteous and true ♪
♪ I can't hang outwith my buddies ♪
♪ And get into trouble
♪ 'Cause now we'reboth wearing ♪
♪ These ringsfor each other ♪
♪ But who needs sex
♪ And drugsand partying ? ♪
♪ When we cancook a meal ♪
♪ Then sit aroundand watch Netflix ♪
♪ Bay-bay
♪ I've got a ringon my finger ♪
♪ To remind methat I must behave ♪
♪ No need to chaseafter girls ♪
♪ It's a promiseI can never break ♪
♪ We madea commitment ♪
♪ And it is forever
♪ So we canspend every ♪
♪ Waking minute together
♪ And if we getbored ♪
♪ It won't be a problem
♪ 'Cause we can just hang out
♪ With other coupleswho wear these rings ♪
♪ Bay-bay...
Yeah, we found out thatonce you wear purity rings,
it's best to hang out withother couples that do.
Got more in common.
Isn't that right,Sara ?
You know what Caroland I really enjoy
is "Grey's Anatomy."
We love "Grey's Anatomy,"don't we, Carol ?
We adore "Grey's Anatomy,"don't we, Nancy ?
Adore it.
Kenny and Tammy, do youwatch "Grey's Anatomy" ?
We look forward to itall week long !
Sure is !Most fun we'vehad in weeks !
Ha-ha-ha !
♪ I've got a ringon my finger ♪
♪ To remind mewhat I cannot do ♪
♪ What I cannot do
♪ Bay-bayyyy
♪ Bay-bay-bay
♪ Bay-bay
♪ Bayyy-Bayyyy
And cut !
Great video shoot,guys !
This is bull pucky !
Yeah, we've had it,gosh darn it !
Uh-oh, looks likewe've got a problem.
Our decision is final !
not to wearpurity rings anymore !
Yeah, youtell 'em, Joe.
Boys, I know you're tired,but the purity rings
are important tothe company's image.
We don't care aboutthe company !
And you're gonna say thatto the boss's face ?
We aren'tafraid of him.
Well, I hope you're right,
because the boss ison his way here now.
Oh, Jesus, he's here !Boss is here !
Let's be strong, guys !
Hello, sir,how was your trip ?
What's all thisI'm hearing
about not wearingthe purity rings-- ha-ha.
Uh, we'll justleave you alone.
So I guess we have someissues-- ha-ha.
We need to talkabout something.
Oh, boy !
I just love flying allthe way to Colorado
to hear aboutyour problems-- ha-ha.
Look, we just wantour concerts
to be about our musicand not about purity rings.
Oh, gosh, fellas,
let me explain this toyou one more time.
You have towear the purity rings
because that's how we can sellsex to little girls-- ha-ha.
See, if we makethe posters with little girls
reaching for your junk,
then you have towear purity rings
or else Disney Companylooks bad-- ha-ha.
But we don't wanna be sellingsex to little girls anymore.
The rings stay on.
Well... well, maybe we'lljust refuse to go onstage !
Ooof !
You don't fuckingtalk to me
like that-- ha-ha--
you little pieceof shit-- ha-ha.
( gurgling )
Get the fuck up !
Get the fuck up--Ha-ha.
Now, do we havea problem-- ha-ha.
No, sir.
No, Mr. Mouse.
No, Mr. Mouse.
Oh, that's good'cause I thought we had
a problem for a minutethere-- ha-ha.
All right, now get out there
and make me somegoddamned money-- ha-ha.
Yup, he's in here !
Dude, what the hellare you doing, Kenny ?
This is the day we weresupposed to throw
cow turds atcars together !
We've had justabout enough, dude.
You've been blowing us offfor two weeks now !
What's up ?!
Need to buymore DVDs.
"Grey's Anatomy" ?
Kenny, what kind of douche-baggarbage are you watching ?!
Come on, Kenny,this isn't you.
We want you back,dude.
Kenny... Kenny ?
Kenny ?
You wanna look atPlayboys ?
Wanna get highsniffing paint, Kenny ?
You want your "Grey's Anatomy"back, Kenny ?
Oh, "Grey's Anatomy,"cool !
Oh, wow, this wasa great season !
( mumbling )
You guys, I thinkthis is serious !
There's somethingreally wrong with him.
It's that ring.
Somehow,putting on that ring
has turned Kenny intoa boring turd.
Oh, my God,look at this !
Motherfucker !
What ?
( Cartman )"Jonas Brothers talk music,Faith in God, and purity rings."
These Disney douche bags arethe ones causing all this !
Yeah, this all happenedthe day after
he went totheir concert !
All right, come on, guys !
We're not sitting backand watching our friend die.
Hold tight, buddy, we'regonna find a cure for you.
it's Good Mornin' Denver !
We are joined this morningby the Disney super group,
The Jonas Brothers.
Hello, boys !
( girls screaming )
Now tell us what you'redoin' in Denver, guys.
Uh, we're gonna bedoing a live concert
from Red Rocks tonight
that will be live broadcaston the Disney Channel.
In 3D, don't forgetto mention in 3D !
OH, and it'sgonna be in 3D.
( girls screaming )
Now, guys, a lothas been made
about your purity rings.
Can you tell usabout those ?
Well, um... we wear these tosymbolize how pure we are
and how we...don't approve of things
that are naughty or filthy.
Yeah, that's good,
get a closeupon their purity rings.
Closeup on the purityrings-- ha-ha.
( man )That's wonderful, boys.
It's good that little girlscan see a concert
and not haveit be about sex.
We understand that atthe concert tonight
you'll be dousing girls inthe audience with white foam.
Is that correct ?
Uh-huh.Yeah, uh-Huh.
Well, can you giveour audience a peek ?
What do ya think, girls,
You wantthe Jonas Brothers
to douse you with theirwhite foam ?
( girls screaming )
Oh, boy !
This is TV gold--ha-ha.
Excuse us, excuse us.
Hey, what do youthink you're doing ?
That's great stuff, boys !
You like takin'the Jonas Brothers' hot foam
in your faces, girls ?
( girls screaming )
Hey !
Hey, those Jonas Brothersare assholes !
Yeah, their purity rings turnedour friend into a douche !
Huh ?
What the hell do youthink you're doing
spreadingthis crap to kids ?
Who the hellare these guys ?
Are they from DreamWorks ?!
Goddamn Eisner trying to hurtthis company again-- ha-ha.
This whole thing isa freakin' sham !
I see whatyou're doing now !
You're trying to sell sexto young girls
and thenconfuse them by-- agh.
Agh !
Cartman ?
You aren't ruining my plansthis time, DreamWorks-- ha-ha.
Dude, who the helldid that ?
Ouf !
( man )15 minutes !
That's 15 minutes, people !
( man )Get another micon that drum kit !
( Mickey Mouse )They almost ruinedeverything-- ha-ha.
How did somethinglike this happen-- ha-ha.
Wake up, wake up,you little prick-- ha-ha.
Who do you work for ?DreamWorks ?
Answer me-- ha-ha !
We don't workfor anybody.
Oh, boy, I sure believethat-- ha-ha.
You just tried to ruinDisney company's big night
for you own amusement,huh-- ha-ha.
What the hell didyou do to us ?!
Shut up !Ha-ha !
( announcer )And now, Disney Channel presents
The Jonas Brothers3D Concert Spectacular !
Live from Red Rocks Amphitheaterin Colorado !
( girls screaming )
Truly a night of magic
as we're set for the biggestconcert event of the year !
In about 10 minutesthe Jonas Brothers
are going to take the stagein what Disney is calling,
"The most pure and innocent rock event of the millennia."
Do we put the 3D glasseson now, Dada ?
Not yet, Kailee.
Everyone around the country
is tuning in to see Disney's latest kid pop stars.
Yeah, Jonas Brothersat Red Rocks.
We understandthe Jonas Brothers
are getting ready.
What's going on backstagemust be exciting !
You better starttalking-- ha-ha !
You better start talkingright now-- ha-ha !
We told you, we aren'tworking for another studio
and there isn't a plan tosabotage your big night !
We came on our own'cause our friend's
purity ring iskilling him !
You're lying !
I'll cut you up--ha, ha.
You see ?
We were right aboutthe purity rings !
A nice Christian symbol
can't be used forprofit gains !
We've all angered God !
You think God is incontrol here-- ha, ha.
I am in control !
I've beenin control since the '50s
in case you haven'tnoticed-- ha-ha.
You three faggotsare going onstage
and you three faggotsaren't gonna stop me !
Nobody is ruining thisevent-- ha-ha !
I have worked toolong and too hard to have
anybody fuck this up !
( Mickey on loudspeaker ) Where would you be without me, Jonas Brothers-- ha-ha !
Your music sucks and you know it-- ha-ha !
It's because you make littlegirls' gineys tickle.
And when littlegirls' gineys tickle,
I make money-- ha-ha.
And that's because little girls
are fucking stupid-- ha-ha.
And the purity rings make it okay
to do whatever I want-- ha-ha.
Even the Christians are toofucking stupid
to figure out I'm sellingsex to their daughters !
I've made billions off of Christian ignorance
for decades now-- ha-ha.
And do youknow why ?
Because Christians are retarded-- ha-ha.
( reverberating )They believe ina talking dead guy-- ha-ha.
Oh-- ha-ha.
Hello, folks !
( girls )Boo !
Now, now take it easy--ha-ha !
Here's the Jonas Brothers !
( all booing )
Come on, guys.
No stop !Bring them back here !
It's over, Mr. Mouse,everyone's tuning out.
No !
No, goddamn it, no !
( all booing )
Shut up !
Shut up !
Rarhghghggh !
( girls screaming )
That's it, girls.
No more Disney TVfor a while.
Tom, the Disney Jonas Brothers3D Television special
has failed,
costing the Disney companymillions,
and once again, Mickey ispissed off and throwing a fit.
Vengeance is mine.
You are all ants and I amyour destroyer-- ha-ha.
The Disney"purity ring" venture
will most likely now provea marketing bust
as Mickey returns toValhalla to slumber and feed.
Aw, Ken,look what we've become.
We're way too youngto be this boring.
Okay, I'll putin "Grey's Anatomy."
No, I don't want towatch "Grey's Anatomy," Ken.
Let's take off theserings, Ken.
Take off the rings ?
We can take offthe rings ?!
Really ?!
Let's take 'em offand just be kids again !
There'll be plenty of timeto wear rings
and be boring and lamewhen we reach our late 30s
and we're boringand lame anyway.
Yeah, screw these things !
Oh, I feel betteralready !
Me too !
What say you and mego to T.G.I. FRiDAY'S ?
Woo-hoo !
And so...
as we commit thisyoung child to the earth,
let us all be reminded
that syphilis is stilla deadly disease
and it can be caughteven if using protection.
This young boy learnedthe hard way...
I told him.
"Woman's mouth isthe most germ-ridden place
on earth," I said.
"Statistically the mostunsafe place
for a man to puthis penis," I said.
Well... now we know.
And knowing ishalf the battle.
The Ring
s13e01 March 11, 2009
Kenny takes his new girlfriend to a Jonas Brothers concert where they each get purity rings.


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Popular tethering app MyWi recently received an update that adds compatibility for iOS 5. f you don't currently own MyWi you can install a trial via Cydia. You'll have 3 days to test it out in demo mode. After that you can purchase MyWi for a one time purchase of $19.99 when the trial expires.
It's worth noting that carriers typically frown upon the use of unauthorized tethering apps. Some have even taken matters into their own hands. So if you're an extremely heavy data user, you'd probably be better off just adding a tethering plan through your carrier.
We just saw BiteSMS receive a beta update adding iOS 5 compatibility as well. As we see the official iOS 5 launch get closer we will start to see even more jailbreak apps receive updates.

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IndieResults needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 51 designs submitted by 18 freelance designers.
Infinity Group Services
we are a small mortgage company in california.
really anyone in the California area people looking for reverse mortgages and so on, see our main services on our website
One thing I wanted to mention is in the revamping of our website I want to see if we can capture data (application widget) or create an interest rate watch (Data Base). My IT staff can work with you and your staff on how we can capture and drive the data to our staff.
I want the site to feel fresh, light but full of info:
Our Landing Page has that feeling of course but need to be revamped and needs content.
Their current site http://www.askigs.com
Blue with gray and black combinations seem calming and pleasant….also they will need a nice looking logo we can reuse….


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Electrical Engineering
Electrical engineers synthesize science, mathematics, technology, and application-oriented designs into world class consumer products, timely microprocessors, state of the art computers, advanced electronic components and much more. From cutting-edge technology revolutions to real life applications, the innovations of electrical engineers continue to lead the future and elevate the standards in the marketplace. With a shortage of electrical engineering talent in the job market, demands for RIT graduates remains at an all time high. RIT's highly regarded electrical engineering program uniquely combines the rigor of theory with hands-on applications and laboratory experiments in order to provide in-depth knowledge of the subject matter. To this effect, students gain mastery of mathematics and scientific principles in their first two years of study while exploring world class design practices using our modern labs that are equipped with state of the art industry standard equipment and software applications. Core electrical engineering subjects are studied in the next two years in order to provide a firm foundation for a variety of advanced topics, concentrations and specializations. In the fifth year, students typically specialize in an area of professional interest while undertaking a significant multidisciplinary senior design project that leverages their comprehensive knowledge of the art while providing a fertile ground for interactions with colleagues from other disciplines. Furthermore, the last three years of study include alternating terms of co-operative educational experiences in an industry type setting providing the student with the ability to form instrumental partnerships with industry leaders while gaining an equivalent of one year of on the job pertinent experience.
Within the Electrical Engineering degree program, students may choose to concentrate their studies in a variety of options that are highly sought out by employers including: 1) clean and renewable energy which focuses on developing electrical energy from non-polluting or renewable sources like wind and solar, 2) computer engineering which leverages the electrical engineering skills in order to design world class computers future needs, 3) robotics which is ideal for those who want to be educated within the framework of the traditional electrical engineering program but would also like to incorporate the theoretical and practical skills required to design advanced robots and robotics devices, and 4) wireless communications which is of high interest for students who would like to integrate the theoretical and practical skills required for designing, engineering and evaluating wireless communication systems into their electrical engineering studies.


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Lindsay Lohan is struggling to bounce back from her failed drug tests. Sources tell TMZ Lindsay is now choosing AA over nightclubs.
We're told Lindsay attended an AA meeting last night and intends to hit up another one sometime today.
Never too early to start brushing up for an appearance before the judge.
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Let's hope Kody Brown has a big couch -- because he's gonna round up his four wives and 16 children so the whole family can watch the premiere of "Sister Wives" together!
The Brown family has been making the rounds promoting tonight's premiere on TLC (even appearing on TMZ Live), but we're told whole family has returned to Las Vegas to watch the show.
A fight over the remote would be epic.
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john b. necesitaba un nuevo diseño de impreso o envases y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 60 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
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We need a pair of ad designs to start running in upcoming issues of a national fitness magazine. We are looking for two variations on the same design - which is why we are running a single contest. Each design should communicate a unique visual message consistent with our brand and goals. Ads should incite customers to visit our site (punchsportsnutrition.com) and make a purchase. The ads should work together but be able to stand alone.
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- We believe that you should get nothing but the best highest quality products at the best possible prices.
- Energy, commitment and focus.
As far as concepts go, an idea to consider is that the potential (for phyical performance, achievement, personal change, a better body) is in everyone. The products we sell can help get you kickstarted. This might be visually portrayed by incorpoting an ignition or power button.


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The massive student-led strike against the Vietnam War in May of 1970 was not restricted to teach-ins, rallies and other forms of protest. In mid-May, students, professors and college administrators from across the country went to Washington to speak with their Congressmen. The United States Constitution includes checks and balances so that war powers are divided between the Congress and the President. Among its powers the Congress can declare war and can "raise and support armies". The President is named "Commander in Chief" of the U.S. Military. The President's powers as Commander in Chief, however, are not clear. Just what the powers of the Commander in Chief are remains debated to this day. Although Congress had not declared war, with the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution of 1964, the House of Representatives and the Senate gave President Johnson permission to take broad military action in Vietnam. The students and citizens who traveled to Washington D.C. in the spring of 1970, hoped to persuade their representatives to become more actively involved in decisions about the United States military operations in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
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Dear Gridiron Dynasty Faithful,
We're proud to announce the release of Gridiron Dynasty 3.0 on October 16th. The new version of our college football simulation game is a major re-write and is full of significant improvements and additions. Thanks to your suggestions and guidance we have incorporated many new features and improved upon the existing game engine technology. We will continue to listen to any comments or suggestions as this latest version is released and have set up two developer chats for this release. Feel free to join us to chat about new ideas or ask any questions.
Developer Chat #1 – October 15th 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm - COMPLETED
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There are two parts to the latest update: A refreshed User Interface and a new Game Engine.
The new User interface allows you to set up your team quickly and easily to get you ready for the season. If you are looking for more, it also provides added depth to allow you to control your team from the personnel on the field for a particular formation to creating or selecting a new game plan for most situations in the game. The new coaching section allows you to control each aspect of your team.
The new Game Engine has changed the way it processes plays. Rushing and Passing systems have been changed to allow for a more realistic feel on each play. In addition, the expanded play-by-play will give you a better understanding of what occurred on each play. The focus has been placed on minimizing the decision points and allowing for a play to be determined more on the attributes and game planning than on luck.
In addition, we will be removing the rewards adjustment for multiple seasons below D-IA. Once your world is in 3.0, you'll begin earning full rewards whether it's your 1st or 15th national championship at D-III.
For a more detailed look at some of the changes in the new release check out the summary at http://www.whatifsports.com/gdbeta/Help/WhatsNew.aspx
What does this mean for existing worlds?
All leagues will maintain the same schedule. At the beginning of each new season after October 16th the world will be rolled over to the NEW GD 3.0. The new coaching section and menus will change on rollover. And when the games begin, that's when you'll be able to see the new engine in action.
Why are you changing the engine again? Wasn't it overhauled recently?
While the previous upgrade of the engine improved the game in many ways, we were looking for ways to simplify the process and structures of game planning while still allowing our users to get a better idea of how each play worked. We broke down each play individually into steps, and each step contains a decision point on what happens in the play. (Does the QB roll out to avoid a sack? Is the Defensive Line getting good pressure on the QB? Are the receivers covered?) With this latest update you will have a more realistic feel for what is happening in the game, and be able to game plan more efficiently.
Are there any changes that may effect current game play?
As part of the update we updated the formation IQs of all existing players and recruits. This was done because the rate of improvement of formation IQ ratings has been increased. It will not effect game play in the current engine as all players were changed equally.
Has anything changed for using mobile?
The new menus/navigation has been updated to better respond to the mobile browsers. This update will allow you to more easily navigate through the game on your mobile device.
Should I expect to spend more or less time preparing for each game on my team's schedule?
The amount of preparation time for each game is what you want to put into it. In this version it can be as simple as picking which default game plan you want to use. For example, if you see that your opponent has really good defensive backs, then maybe you choose the Heavy Run as your main playbook. However, if you find some hole to exploit in the defense you can also create your own playbook and set up the formations and players exactly as you'd like.
Has anything changed with recruiting?
Recruiting has been a mainstay of the excitement of the game so we have chosen to leave recruiting relatively untouched. One new benefit of the system is that you'll be able to create and use any custom position roles to evaluate new recruits to fit your exact system.
When will beta be closing?
The beta will be closing on October 21st.
Thank you!
We are very thankful for a strong community that has led us in design decisions of the new engine and interface. We believe this new version of GD will add some important features to an already great legacy.
We will be rewarding our current GD users and beta testers, so be sure to check your sitemail & email during the next couple of weeks.
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I think all of us would be happy fantasy owners if we each were
able to select a 15-20 fantasy point-per-game producer at RB and
leave it at that.
But while I would certainly like to suggest that my approach
to projecting the season can take any owner through the season
unbeaten, the fact is there aren't too many fantasy teams
in competitive fantasy leagues that resemble the 2007 editions
of Miami Dolphins or New York Jets.
As we all know, as much as fantasy football can be all about
the stud fantasy RB, there are other positions we need to address
as well and are pivotal to a fantasy team's success. As
more and more teams start sharing the load two (and sometimes
three) ways in the backfield, it is getting more important each
year to find the QBs, WRs and TEs that can, like a #1 RB, carry
a fantasy team to victory in any given week.
At the very least, I hope this exercise will help all its readers
re-think their approach to how they enter the fantasy football
season. As great as some of these players are, there are only
a handful (if even that many) that can overcome a bad situation
to still produce useful fantasy totals. While notions such as
the "third-year theory" for receivers are good ones
to at least consider, look past the icing on the cake and see
why the "cake" itself should be good.
The "skill-position" talent in the NFL is amazing
and spread out very well, meaning even the most minor of details
is worth considering. All too often though, fantasy owners (and
even fantasy "experts") don't strongly consider
what I think is one of the top five most important factors in
a player's fantasy success – along with his talent,
the supporting cast and the offensive system – and that
is the schedule.
Because I addressed my feelings on the conventional way of fantasy
prognostication in the first part of
this series, I feel it is time to dive right in to the passing
game part of this series.
Step 1
(If this looks familiar, it is, as it is step 1 from my
previous article. I am only placing it here for convenience
purposes, so feel free to skip ahead to step 2 if you feel comfortable
about my rationale leading into the actual process.)
Before I do anything, I spend most of the early part of the summer
reviewing changes made to a team's personnel. Did the team
bring in a rookie QB? A new head coach or coordinator? If they
did bring a new coach/coordinator, what side of the ball did he
specialize in? Did the team change their offensive line coach?
What draft picks did the team make and how quickly do I think
they will impact the team? What free agents did the team add/subtract
from the roster?
Those are just a handful of questions I ask myself while taking
the first step in my summer-long journey, which is figuring each
team's yards per carry (YPC) allowed and yards per attempt
(YPA) allowed.
The first question I would expect is: why would anyone care about
YPC and YPA allowed? While many things in fantasy football are
constantly in a state of flux, I have found YPC against for the
running game and YPA against for the passing game to be excellent
predictors of how successful a defense is (or in this case, will
Step 2
After setting up a blank spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel, I go
through the painstaking process of entering in each player that
figures to have fantasy relevancy throughout the season. (In other
words, a team's starting QB – and sometimes their
backup, depending on the team – two RBs, three WRs (except
in rare cases at both positions) and at least one TE. I then add
the schedule and, in this case, the YPA allowed under each opponent
to keep my expectations in check.
While many fantasy owners want to talk about strength of schedule
(in terms of what a defense did against a certain position last
year), most do not take the time to speculate on what they may
do this season. I believe this is one huge benefit to this system.
As one can plainly see below, the methodology to this point is
much the same as it would be for RBs, outside of the YPA vs. YPC.
Since I'm sure everyone is dying to read even more about
him, I'll just cut right to the chase with how the schedule
lays out for the most controversial player of the summer: Jets
QB Brett Favre and his new cast and crew.
As the season wears on, it appears Favre & Co. should have
tough matchups in three of the final five games, meaning I wouldn't
bet the farm on Favre carrying my team through the fantasy playoffs.
Week 16 sees Favre visit an old friend in HC Mike Holmgren, but
what he will really be facing is one of the best home field defenses
in the NFL.
Before I continue, I should explain what I feel are good YPA
numbers. For the most part, anything under 6.0 is incredibly stingy,
6.0-6.5 is above average, 6.5-7.0 is borderline and anything over
7.0 usually equals a pretty good matchup for the offense.
Again, this entire process is just as much "feel"
as it is anything, so don't get bogged down with associating
a certain number with a matchup level (positive, negative, neutral).
Step 3
At this point, this is where the fun and prognosticating can begin.
Another refresher (for convenience):
Most of the numbers to the right of the blue line should be self-explanatory.
They are the yards and TDs expected in a given game. Certainly,
this model can be altered with (or added on to) for those owners
in PPR leagues.
However, here's a legend for the numbers on the left side
of the blue line so you can follow along.
(1) Total fantasy points scored,
(2) The projected 15-game totals
expected from the player (as most league titles are decided in
Week 16),
(3) The points scored from
yards and points scored from TDs that lead to the total in (1),
(4) The projected average of
points in Weeks 15-16 (most leagues' playoff weeks).
(Remember, since I only chart through 16 weeks, the numbers on
the left side of the blue line are 15-game totals and assume participation
in every game. Don't worry, this will be a problem I will
address when I wrap up this three-part series.)
Also note that to keep the numbers of the
quarterback honest in this process, I set a SUM formula in the
yardage and TD cells for the QB. I realize that the QB will throw
to more players just his top three WRs, a TE and his top two RBs…how
much more is the real question and something I evaluate again
– and perhaps change – after I am through projecting
the 32 teams.
Of particular surprise above may be the production projected
for rookie TE Dustin Keller. On my actual cheatsheet, that is
actually production I have projected for the TE position because
I can't honestly sit here and tell everyone I know how the
Jets TE situation will break down. Will Chris Baker start? Will
Bubba Franks squeeze one more good year out as he is one of the
faces most familiar to Favre? Or will talent win the day and Keller
get most of the work in the passing game?
The same thing, in a way, goes for Brad Smith. Does David Clowney,
who is having a great preseason, pass Smith on the depth chart?
Clowney has emerged as a deep threat so far, so maybe he emerges
in the same way James Jones did for the Packers in that scenario.
On the other hand, if Smith holds down the #3 job, perhaps my
projection for him if fairly close, plus or minus some rushing
or passing yards he may accrue on trick plays.
Let's consider another passing game example that may surprise
some folks.
I can't deny it, this schedule looks brutal. Three of four
games on the road to start the season, all against defenses that,
in theory, should be pretty good against the pass. They come back
home in Week 5 to find the Colts, who finished second in the league
last year in YPA behind Pittsburgh, Houston's first opponent.
This is the analysis that helped me figure out just how impossible
it was going to be for Lee Evans to get started last year. However,
this case is a bit different, as AJ is a better WR than Evans
and Schaub is a better passer than either JP Losman or Trent Edwards
is at the moment. Throw in the fact that the Texans play exceedingly
well against the Jags and I have Houston coming out of the early
mess in decent shape.
The season also doesn't end particularly well for the Texans'
passing game either. In successive weeks to end the fantasy season,
they face the bump-and-run of Green Bay, the overall tough defense
of Tennessee and what should be the best pair of man-to-man CBs
in the league – DeAngelo Hall and Nnamdi Asomugha. Johnson
has the ability to overcome it all, but if ever an owner was looking
for a tiebreaker to take another stud WR over AJ, this might be
Good stuff, huh?
At this late hour of the preseason, I don't exactly expect
anyone to complete their own 32-team PSA spreadsheet, but I would
heartily suggest that if any drafter knows he/she is torn between
two or more players, give the schedule a hard, honest look as
I have above. As with any fantasy football season, being able
to roll with the punches (the "punches" in this case
being injuries or benchings) is very important. Realizing that
the possible loss of Schaub doesn't mean the same to AJ
(because of Sage Rosenfels) as the possible absence of Peyton
Manning means to Reggie Wayne and Marvin Harrison is key to success
in fantasy football.
Wrapping Up…
In the coming days, I will follow this with the final part of
this three-part series where I do my best to tie everything together.
Sure, while it would be wonderful if everyone agreed with my projections
(in this article and in the upcoming one), it is not necessary
and does not take away just how large of a role matchups should
play into the thinking of owners not only during the season, but
also during the drafting process. Securing a "soft matchup"
during the fantasy playoffs should not be an accident, it should
really be something that an owner seeks to find in the draft.
The third part of this series will also include the ranking and
tiering "tutorial" of sorts that shows owners how
I like to set up a "value chart". Additionally, I
will address the "participation issue" I mentioned
in the first installment of this series.
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NORTH YARMOUTH — The School Administrative District 51 Board of Directors plans to vote Dec. 17 on whether to close North Yarmouth Memorial School and move its students to an expanded Greely Middle School.
The board heard comments on the matter from residents of the Cumberland-North Yarmouth school district at a public hearing Monday evening.
Issues raised included placing the North Yarmouth school's fourth- and fifth-graders in a building with older students, whether there would be enough classroom space at the enlarged middle school to serve the increased population, and the availability of parking.
The North Yarmouth Memorial School Task Force has recommended closing the school and moving its students to the middle school as a means of saving the district money. It cited economic challenges, work needed at the North Yarmouth building, and declining enrollments.
Operational savings from closing the 36-year-old school – the only one in North Yarmouth – were estimated to be $750,000 annually earlier this year, but a more recent review reduced the estimate to about $555,000. An additional administrator at Greely Middle School to meet the needs of the two younger grades was factored in, and projected savings in transportation were found not to be as great as initially anticipated.
Renovation of the middle school – which would include expanded library and cafeteria space, and four new classrooms – could cost $2 million, with debt service of $178,000 a year over two decades, according to Scott Poulin, the district finance director. That would result in a net annual savings of about $377,000.
This course of action would allow SAD 51 to avoid renovating the North Yarmouth school, or building a new one. Poulin said renovation could cost about $7 million and create annual debt service payments of $623,000.
If the School Board votes to close the North Yarmouth school and expand the middle school, the matter could go to a district-wide referendum in June 2013.
It would be the second time in two years that SAD 51 voters decide whether to close a school; they approved the closure of the Drowne Road School, and transferring its third-grade students to the Mabel I. Wilson School in Cumberland, in June 2011.
The task force's executive summary noted that the North Yarmouth school's students could be moved to Greely Middle School while preserving those student groups in "relative isolation" from the middle school's current sixth, seventh and eighth grades.
A document circulated at the meeting Monday noted that fourth- and fifth-graders would still be a distinct group at the middle school, with a distinct space. It also said the younger students' proximity to older students "will make it easier for them to take advantage of academic opportunities offered at Greely Middle School. Programs such as book buddies, Big Brother Big Sister, language days and mentoring, will all be benefits students can take advantage of due to their location on a central campus."
The document also said that in the past decade SAD 51 has spent more than $600,000 on capital projects at the North Yarmouth school, including roof repairs, new floors, rebuilt walls, asbestos and mold abatements, and a new hot water system.
Jeanne Chadbourne of North Yarmouth was among residents of both towns who argued for the school to be maintained.
"What goes on in this school is outstanding teaching, and therefore, there's excellent learning," she said. "And I can't imagine a School Board … would not look into that more than you are (concerning) money."
"Why would we eliminate one of the most productive educational facilities in our system?," Chadbourne asked, crediting the school's success to its smaller size.
Beverly Lawrence of North Yarmouth spoke to the importance of children having a healthy social and emotional environment at school, and wondered whether another example existed of fourth- and fifth-grade students being placed in a building with grades six through eight.
North Yarmouth voters rejected a referendum question last month that would have started the town's withdrawal from SAD 51, which North Yarmouth formed with Cumberland in 1966.
The Dec. 17 School Board meeting will be held at Greely High School at 7 p.m.


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European Commission
José Manuel Durão Barroso
President of the European Commission
Statement by President Barroso on the European Semester 2014
Press conference/Brussels
13 November 2013
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen,
Today, we kick off the fourth European Semester of economic governance.
With the adoption of our Annual Growth Survey, the European Commission is setting the top five economic priorities that should guide Member States when they design their budgets and economic reform plans over the next year.
But this year is also different. This year, budgetary coordination in the euro area has gone to a new level. This year, for the first time, Member States have sent us their draft budget plans before they are adopted. On Friday, we will publish our opinions on them, and Vice-President Rehn will present them to you. This is a step change in economic governance.
This year, for the first time also, the social dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union is addressed in our economic policy-coordination along the lines of the communication we presented last month, so as to give us a better understanding of what the situation is in the Member States. Commissioner Andor will explain in further detail later on.
Ladies and gentlemen,
The fundamental difference in the European Union this year, I am pleased to say, is that the economy is now reaching a turning point:
Growth is gradually returning;
Financial markets are stabilizing;
Consumers and businesses are more confident about the future;
And two of our member states - Ireland and Spain – are successfully concluding their respective programmes. Other countries still under a programme of financial assistance have also been making notable progress, namely correcting their external imbalances.
We have come a long way since the start of the crisis and many of our citizens have had to make huge sacrifices to get us to this point. And thanks to the efforts they have made, we have now entered a recovery phase.
What we need to do now is keep our eyes on the prize and make sure that we sustain and strengthen the recovery that is underway.
We must ensure that our efforts translate into stronger growth that generates jobs. The best way – I would say the only way - to do that is to pursue our reform efforts, avoiding reform fatigue. We must not put into jeopardy what has been achieved so far. This will be the way to address in a sustainable manner the biggest problem we are still facing: unemployment, especially of the young.
The return of growth shows that our policies are working. That is why, in this year's Annual Growth Survey, we keep the same five priorities as we had last year, but shift our focus to take account of the specific challenges we face at this stage of recovery:
Budget deficits have fallen by half since their peak, allowing us to slow the pace of fiscal consolidation and focus now on quality over quantity - for example, we have seen the tax burden rising during the crisis when what we need is to make tax systems more growth-friendly by switching from income to consumption, to property or pollution taxes.
Second, we need to secure a proper financing of the economy. The Annual Growth Survey points, among other points, to the need to develop alternative sources of finance, such as corporate bond markets or venture capital. And we also need to tackle as a matter of urgency the fragmentation of the financial markets, especially through completion of the banking union, because as you know, there are very different lending conditions to companies that very often are not linked to the health of those companies but with the country where they are operating.
Thirdly, improving competitiveness is a major priority for growth, in all our economies. Countries with current account deficits have done a lot to reform their economies and stimulate exports. It is also up to surplus countries to do their bit by opening up their markets to spur investment and domestic demand.
Fourth, while unemployment is stabilising, it continues to be at unacceptable levels, politically, morally, socially. I was in Paris yesterday for a summit on this very issue, and I was encouraged by the Heads of State and Government of all the European Union countries' strong commitment to implementing policies to get people back to work - including the Youth Guarantee proposed by the Commission this year. Heads of State and Government committed very clearly to give the Commission their national plans by December. This is critically important so that we can launch as soon as possible, on the ground, this very ambitious programme of Youth Guarantees.
Fifth, more needs to be done to reform our public administrations, including by reducing administrative burden on businesses, especially on SMEs.
But apart from the priorities of the Annual Growth Survey, that I mentioned very briefly, we need to look now at the Alert Mechanism Report. With the Alert Mechanism Report, we make every year an objective analysis of the competitiveness of Member States' economies and their macro-economic imbalances.
We look at both deficit and surplus countries. This year shows that progress is being made by several Member States to reduce their current account deficits and reverse the losses in competitiveness. This has helped to rebalance the European Union's economy.
However, the AMR, Alert Mechanism Report, also shows that further progress is needed in the deficit countries, but also in the surplus countries.
We have decided today to prepare In-Depth Reviews on 16 countries. For 3 of them, this will be the first time: for Germany, Luxembourg and Croatia. These reviews will allow us to conclude whether imbalances exist or not, and whether they are excessive or not.
Vice-President Rehn will go into more detail on these developments in a moment, but I would like to say a word about the biggest economies of the Euro Area. By virtue of their size in the European economy, Germany and France have a special responsibility to contribute to the recovery in the rest of the euro area.
Today, the Commission has decided to launch an In-Depth Review on Germany.
The figures show that Germany has posted a high and persistent current account surplus, even if it is true that most of this current account surplus is not with European countries, not with the euro area countries. A high surplus does not necessarily mean that there is an imbalance. But we do need to examine this further and understand whether the high surplus in Germany is something that is affecting the functioning of the European economy as a whole. This is not about questioning Germany's competitiveness, no, because I want to make it clear: the real problem for Europe is not that Germany is very competitive, this is indeed a major asset for the economy of Europe as a whole. The problem is much more that others are still far away from that level of competitiveness. So as I was saying, our problem is, of course it could never be the German competitiveness, but whether Germany, the European Union's economic powerhouse, could do more to help the rebalancing of the European Union economy. That is why we have been recommending, already for several years, that Germany supports the domestic demand and investment, for example by opening up its service sector.
Turning now to France, the Commission concluded in April this year that it was experiencing macro-economic imbalances and indicated the need for decisive policy action. France has seen sustained losses of competitiveness over the last 10 years and more efforts are needed to remedy this. In May, France was granted extra time to correct its excessive deficit, and it should use this time to tackle unemployment and to improve its business environment along the lines we have been recommending. Such as: making public spending more efficient, simplifying regulations for businesses and ensuring the tax system is as growth-friendly as possible. So today, we have decided to launch an In-Depth Review, which should allow us to assess in detail whether imbalances persist.
Let me also say a word on Italy. I believe it is essential that Italy remains on the reform path, that political instability does not put at risk the progress achieved and that there is no complacency regarding the challenges ahead, namely the necessary completion of the reforms promised by the government.
We will now start the In-Depth Reviews for all 16 Member States. The results will be presented in spring next year and will inform our country-specific recommendations.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Today's package shows the extent to which we have Europeanised economic policy coordination.
And in the Euro Area in particular, as I mentioned before, we have made a genuine leap forward in terms of budgetary coordination. Today it is possible to discuss among us -, in the European Council but also in the different Council formations - to discuss among us the reforms of France, the surplus of Germany, the financial sectors in Spain or Slovenia, the specific problems of the programme countries. This is a major change; it was simply not possible some years ago.
Now we have to consolidate this process, because like that we are indeed putting in practice what is stated in our treaties, namely that today in the European Union - specifically in the euro area- economic policies are no longer a matter of national responsibility only, it is also a matter of European concern.
Yes, first of all there is a national responsibility. For instance, employment policies are mainly a national responsibility and we should underline that. The Member States have the instruments, most of the instruments, in the their hands, but at the same time, the crisis has shown very clearly to us, we have to accept that in an integrated economy, especially in the euro area, there are spillover effects, positive or negative, and that economic policy now has to be done, apart from the national level, also at European level.
And this is precisely what is translated in the documents that we are presenting to you today and next Friday.
Once again, this is not about the Commission trying to run national economies in place of governments. No. This is developing a European economic governance that respects fully the national level of governance. It is also about ensuring that what is good for individual member states is good for the European Union as a whole.
I think it is important, when we have seen the extremely high levels of interdependence, that this interdependence is now translated politically in the common will to deepen our system of economic governance.
The European Semester helps us focus on the bigger picture so that we can leave this crisis behind us stronger than we entered it. We believe that the European economy will get out of this crisis much stronger than before, much more resilient, as you have already seen, but also more competitive. We believe this is a track in which we are now committed to go. Our European semester also points out where we need to be bolder to tackle reforms that are needed to build a lasting and job-rich recovery. Indeed, job-rich growth and competitiveness are the overarching priority of all our action.
I will now hand over to Vice-President Rehn, who will go into more detail about the Alert Mechanism Report.
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The Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences (CRAS), an audio recording, engineering, and production school located in Phoenix, AZ, recently expanded its Master Recording Program to include a focus in broadcast production audio. The course aims to give students real-world experience in music recording, film sound mixing, concert support, and producing video coverage of live events.
To support the added focus, the institution has acquired four GY-HM600 ProHD camcorders from JVC. CRAS plans to use the cameras in its control room and production trailer.
"We built a broadcast production facility with a basic switching system for the purpose of teaching how audio integrates into television production," said Robert Brock, director, CRAS Digital Department, in a prepared statement from JVC.
Faculty members have been test driving the new cameras -- filming interviews and guest speakers -- in preparation of the new program. Students will get their first opportunity to use the cameras when the course begins October 25
"We're not teaching video production, but the creation of multimedia content is part of what schools need to do," explained Brock. "It exposes our students to a real broadcast environment and the bigger picture of what broadcast television is all about. These skills will apply to a number of employment opportunities."
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New Social Network for Caregivers Bucks 'User as Product' Model
Feb 16, 2012 12:11 PM PT
Former Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz is offering caregivers a social networking service designed to be free of confusing privacy policies and invasive advertising.
Social networking is far older than Facebook, MySpace or even Friendster, according to Schwartz, CareZone founder and CEO. Family is actually the world's oldest social network, and whether by birth or by choice everyone is pretty much part of it.
However, this original social network doesn't always make for a good fit with today's online social media, he maintained -- especially when it comes to privacy.
For many social media sites, the user isn't the customer but the rather the product. The goal of CareZone is to change this so that productivity and privacy don't have to be mutually exclusive.
"The network's goals are to serve the needs of those that care for their parents, their children or the loved ones we consider part of our family," Schwartz told TechNewsWorld.
"We believe with life expectancies extending nearly everywhere on Earth, and with the burdens falling increasingly on those already challenged with kids, our service is timely and high value," he added.
Entirely Private
The concept behind CareZone is to provide an online account that can be opened on behalf of a loved one, and which remains entirely private and available by default only to the person who opened it. The service, which launched this week, offers subscriptions ranging from US$5 a month to $48 a year per individual.
Accessible online, the CareZone could be used to provide a permanent reference for key information including names and addresses, blood type and allergies. It also provides a way to manage medications and therapies, including dosage, frequency and reactions.
General purpose social networks have played a huge role in encouraging people to share more, but as the online social world evolves, participants will look for networks that offer more value for their personal and professional interests. But will Schwartz's background bring the attention that CareZone might need to succeed?
"It may mean something in Silicon Valley VC circles, but consumers in virtually all markets don't know who he is," said Josh Crandall, cofounder of Netpop Research. "They won't take it into consideration when evaluating the service."
This service is thus a significant departure from the Facebook-type social networking sites that provide the usual "what you're doing right now" type of social commentary, but for this reason it could offer something unique as well.
"Launching a social network for a niche audience requires deep expertise and passion for the subject," Crandall told TechNewsWorld.
The challenge is to differentiate itself through specialization from general purpose social networks, he said. "By focusing on a particular niche, the product team must focus on building features that general purpose social networks don't have time and bandwidth to tackle."
Not a Niche
However, Schwartz doesn't even believe that there is such a selective market.
"We don't view taking care of an older parent or a child as niche: It's what the vast, vast majority of people on Earth do every day," he said.
Technology will not be a barrier, in his view. "We're focused on those that are responsible for care -- not necessarily the objects of their caring attention -- and those that are already connected via smartphones, tablets and PCs. That's 4 billion and counting. It doesn't matter to us whether your Mom has access to the network, it's whether you and your sisters do -- you're the ones whose challenges we can lighten with the smart application of basic technologies."
The fastest-growing segment on popular social networking sites such as Facebook is comprised of those 50 and older, noted Lynne A. Dunbrack, program director, connected health IT strategies, at IDC Health Insights.
"There are already plenty of people who want to share health issues, good or bad," she told TechNewsWorld, "and this could be a good extension of that."


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All states have laws dealing with the "emancipation" of minors; that is, laws that specify when and under what conditions children become independent of their parents for important legal purposes. A complete reference to statutory provisions for all 50 states, pertaining to termination of parental rights, age of majority or emancipation itself, can be found in the LII State Law pages.
Approximately half of the states regulate emancipation by statutes specifically designed for that purpose. These statutes may specify the conditions required or the procedures for seeking emancipation. Statutes vary considerably from state to state, but under common law most states allow for the possibility of court-reviewed emancipation. No fixed age of emancipation exists, yet a minor is presumed to become emancipated upon reaching the age of majority. In most states, the age of majority is 18.
If a state does not have a specific emancipation statute or even a procedural rule, the court may act as the primary arbiter of cases involving a minor's claim to emancipated legal status. Emancipation on the basis of judicial decree requires a petition. The petitioner is typically one of three kinds of legal personage: a minor, a parent of a minor or a next friend/guardian ad litem. Most states require that adults petition the court, although emancipation is a right extended to children. In most instances, a petitioner must file a petition for emancipation with a county or a probate court, as these courts have jurisdiction over matters concerning juveniles and children. A petition of emancipation must be accompanied by evidence of surrounding circumstances and conduct demonstrated by parents, minors, or both, that contradicts and invalidates the common legal understanding that exists with regard to the rights and responsibilities of parents to children and vice-versa. Prior to and now complimentary of emancipation statutes regulating the emancipation of minors, the common law serves as the legal basis upon which such cases are decided.
Courts review the evidence presented by petitioners and grant emancipation in cases where sufficient proof of circumstances and conduct demonstrate that emancipation is in the child's best interest. Factors such as the child's age; the mental and physical welfare of the child; the ability of the parents to provide basic material support to the child in the form of food, shelter, clothing and medical care; and the mental and physical welfare of the parents all play an important role in establishing a child's best interest. The courts require petitioners submit substantial evidence of emancipation's necessity before deciding to terminate parental rights and responsibilities because emancipation of a minor by judicial decree represents a significant juridical decision that in most cases irreversibly transforms the common law mandate of providing custody and care for their minor children that parents bear.
Whether a minor has been emancipated is a question of fact which must be proved to the satisfaction of the court. Direct proof in the form of a recorded act or manifested by a formal technique is not required. However, clear evidence of circumstances and conduct betraying parental right and responsibility for care of a child must be established before the court will convey emancipated status upon a minor.
In most emancipation cases that come before the court, emancipation is implied from evidence of circumstances and conduct that negatively affirm the fundamental relationship that both law and society recognize as existing between parents and children. An implied emancipation arises from minor and/or parental conduct inconsistent with the right and duty of parents to exercise control over and provide care and support for their child during its minority. Desertion, abandonment, non-support and other censurable conduct on the part of the parent constitute reasonable circumstances for implied emancipation of a minor child. Marriage or enlistment in military service by a minor brings about a new relationship of obligation and responsibility between the child and a third party that transforms the status of the child, obviates parent-child relations, and thereby effects an implied emancipation. Separate residence or departure from the parental home is not in and of itself a sufficient circumstance denoting implied emancipation.
The court, ever wary of absolutely severing the common law relationship between parents and children, sometimes grants emancipation for particular legal purposes while withholding it for others. In cases where particular circumstances and conduct justify the child's emancipation for certain purposes, implied partial emancipation is established. A third form, express emancipation, exists as a legal possibility yet is rarely decided by the court. An express emancipation takes place when a parent agrees with its child that the child may leave home and collect its wages and control its assets. Express emancipation may come under review by the court if the legal purposes for which the child was emancipated are interpreted more broadly than they were intended at the time of parental agreement and/or a dispute arises over who has the right to control or lay claim to the child's assets and services.
See also: Family law
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Friday, November 27, 2009
Bits And Bobs #34
26 comments:
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2009 at 3:56 AM
that shirt is so many levels of awesome. great outfit as usualReplyDelete
love it all. especially the trousers. perfect.ReplyDelete
i love that you are a male fashion blogger! keep it up, man.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2009 at 5:05 AM
I very much like the trousers/socks/shoes combination. I don't know why. Maybe it's the juxtaposition of them in the photo? Anyways, a great basic outfit.ReplyDelete
Your hair looks incredibly fluffy, btw.
there's a certain charm to a rolled up pair of chinos.ReplyDelete
you're adorable :)ReplyDelete
outfits like this make me jealous of men's fashion. well done.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2009 at 8:47 AM
It's insane how much I love the shot of you wearing the shoes! Totally inspiring.ReplyDelete
prima haarschnitt und oversize cardigan = wunderbarReplyDelete
Oh, you handsome boy!ReplyDelete
yeah fluffy hair :)ReplyDelete
wunderbar wie immer pascal
- AnonymousNovember 27, 2009 at 7:01 PM
deine fotis werden besserReplyDelete
love this outfit, the tee is so nice!!ReplyDelete
du talentierter junge!ReplyDelete
AHHHHHHH this is absolute genius. the outfit itself is so hot, and the photos have a nice aura! now i feel the need to find that tee <3ReplyDelete
great job Pascal- you never fail to inspire me with your graceful, yet simple style <3333
Another fantastic outfit. I too am jealous. I ahve been purchasing a few mens wardrobe essentials for a while, but I think it's spree time again. H&M have some of the best mens knits.ReplyDelete
I'm a big FAN of you !!ReplyDelete
I was so surprised I found of you at "LOOK BOOK .nu" because I really like your fashion, !
I'm a various make art worker.
So, I was inspired from your fashion and posing , I made a illustration and screen printing by my self.
Check my illustration !
...I'm sorry my English is so terrible :(
I love your fashion sense.
I'll sell and show it in my exhibition next year.
Everything about your outfit is amazing. :D AS usualReplyDelete
i just found this blog today. i like it lots. thank you.ReplyDelete
that T and cardigan look fab together.
nice look.
Hey pascal i realised that the woman on the shirt has the same hair-do as you!! cute! See you soon i hope!ReplyDelete
I have the same swear shoes! Your blog is really cool!ReplyDelete
Love th photos...ReplyDelete
how do you edit your photosReplyDelete
and wich programm do you use?
My new fav blog. Love your perspective and style.ReplyDelete
Love your lookbook as well.


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Australian offerings from Archive CD Books Britain and Ireland (www.archivecdbooks.ie)
Starting with New South Wales we can offer you Bailliere's New South Wales Gazetteer and Road Guide 1870. This is the 2nd edition of this important 19th century gazetteer. It contains a wealth of information for historians and genealogists, and will interest the general reader as well. There are entries for towns and villages, lakes, rivers and creeks, islands, bays, hills and mountains, counties, hundreds, local government areas, electoral districts, stations, runs and other localities and features.
We are also pleased to have a CD book of Sydney University Calendar 1887. Old university calendars contain a wealth of information on people associated with the university as well as an insight into the courses of study offered and university life and culture generally. And this CD which is searchable on any name, subject or word you desire.
Continuing with an educational theme the N.S.W Educational Gazette Vol 3-1 (Jun. 1893) to Vol 4-12 (May 1895) contains a wealth of information for family, local and educational historians. Here you will find long lists of teacher appointments and promotions, other personal notices on occasions - deaths, retirements, resignations and some obituaries.
Other NSW titles include Yewen's Directory of Landholders 1900, "first broad attempt at publishing a complete directory of landowners in New South Wales ..."
New South Wales Post Office Directory 1904, New South Wales Telephone Exchanges list of subscribers, New South Wales Public Service List 1925 and 1934 and The Australian Contingent: A History of the Patriotic Movement in New South Wales by F. Hutchinson.
Our Queensland titles include Pugh's Almanac and Directory of Queensland 1895, T. Pugh. This is a very rare publication that is really fascinating. For anyone with connections to Queensland this is the title for you! Also available is Queensland Post Office and Official Directory 1905.
Our South Australian titles include 2 volumes of the South Australian Directory 1876 and 1881 - A directory of Adelaide listing residents in each street. An alphabetical directory of people and their occupations.
For Tasmania we are excited to have the Tasmanian Royal Kalendar and Almanack 1849, McPhails Directory of Tasmania 1867- this important early directory features over 160 pages of directory listings; and Tasmania Post Office Directory 1903.
Victoria's titles include Letters from Victorian Pioneers which includes a fold out map and 58 letters. Sands and McDougalls Melbourne and Suburban Directory 1865 containing street, alphabetical, and trade directory Melbourne and suburbs, together with a miscellaneous directory of useful information. F.M Dickers Ballarat and Ballarat East Directory 1865-1866 including Buninyong, Browns, Clunes, Creswick, Smythesdale and Scarsdale for 1865-66. Ballarat District Directory 1904 Trade and Professional Directory of Ballarat West, Ballarat East, Sebastopol and Buninyong, together with Illustrations and descriptive information.
Electoral Rolls are the nearest thing Australians have to census records, at least at the start of the twentieth century Bendigo Electoral Roll 1922 is therefore an extremely important, and useful resource.
Western Australia titles include the Western Australia Post Office Directory 1905 and a Centenary catalogue of farms and Stations Consisting of 95 pages plus large foldout map, this publication begins with a list of properties sold by Joseph Charles between January 1921 and April 1929.
Feel free to check out our General Australia catalogue for more titles.


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Nigel Campbell | April 8, 2014
matthew hamilton
when i saw this article and pauls picture I pulled out the lube, cause he is freakin sexy and my no1 celeb crush. After watching the video, though, I put the lube away. Whoever that guy was with the mic was annoying. He totally blocked that girl from getting a hug from Paul whom she obviously really liked. What a douchebag


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Version 1.2 ... added PDF version. Sept. 2003
This tutorial covers the basics of using pointers and arrays in the C programming language.
The tutorial takes up about a dozen web pages. The printed version from either your browser or the text file is going to run around 2500 lines. (About 50 pages at 55 lines/page).
If you have questions or comments you can email me at email@example.com.


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Ever email your constructive criticism to a sportswriter, only to receive a crappy, needlessly hostile response? Forward the emails to us at email@example.com, subject: Crap Emails.
Drew Sharp of the Detroit Free Press can author some entertaining responses to readers. First up is Gary, who fired off this critique of Sharp's work several years ago:
From: Gary B.
Sent: Sat 9/24/2005 8:14 PM
To: Sharp, Drew
Subject: hey drew
Sweet picks this week, looks like you don't know everything after all, also quit being such a pessimist with our Detroit sports, that bit is getting really old, think of another angle geek! 0-5, The Great Boudini, hahahaha, dork!
To which Sharp responded:
From: Sharp, Drew
To: Gary B.
Subject: Re: hey drew
0-5? Can't you read? It was 2-3, actually. The picks were AGAINST THE SPREAD!!! You know what means, don't you? Or do I have to write....slowly.....so.....deficients.....such....as....yourself.....can.....keep.....up. And stop crying about me picking on your precious Detroit sports teams. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH I rag on them because, for the most part, THEY SUCK. If not for the Pistons, this state would be a sports graveyard. But the truth hurts doesn't it?
It does! More recently, Andrew decided to drop Sharp a line:
From: Andrew S.
Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 01:46 PM
To: Sharp, Drew
Subject: GARBAGE
Drew, I hate your articles so much. The last one about the big ten not competing is also garbage.
Do us all a favor and quit. Also write something positive about detroit if you insist on keeping your job as a garbage sportswriter.
Also, when you are on espn, please be sure to not tell them you represent Detroit. You represent nothing this city stands for. I write your boss every week and ask him to fire you.
And this was Sharp taking the high road in reply:
From: Sharp, Drew
Date: November 24, 2011 1:08:57 PM CST
To: Andrew S.
Subject: Re: GARBAGE
Does the little baby need a pacifier?
Yeah, Detroit needs writers that makes excuses for the city and simply tell the idiots in this town just want to hear.
They've been doing that for 30 years in this town and that's a big reason why Detroit is swirling down the toilet.
Oh, I'm sorry...that's not a "happy feel good story" is it?


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An abortion is personal business. But one woman who is involved in a nasty custody battle has been ordered by a judge to talk about her abortion in the courtroom. The woman, Lisa Mehos, is in the middle of a custody dispute with her husband, a wealthy banker named Manuel John Mehos, over their two children. For some reason the man's lawyer was able to subpoena Lisa Mehos' medical records, where he found out she had had an abortion -- he was not responsible for the pregnancy and the couple were together at the time. So what on Earth does this have to do with custody arrangements?
The lawyer, Eleanor Alter, apparently tried to use the abortion to prove that Lisa Mehos was a "hypocrite" because she didn't want her ex-husband to have the kids over Easter, since he was an "atheist."
Additionally, since the woman had testified that she'd had no men over in front of her children, the judge thought it relevant that she'd had an abortion (uh, can children not be conceived somewhere besides in front of children?). Also, the lawyer argued that since Lisa Mehos is saying her husband is causing her "stress" -- she wants to prove that perhaps it is the abortion that caused her stress.
Anyway, this sounds like one helluva contentious divorce. All kinds of things are being thrown into the mix here. I just have no idea what an abortion has to do with anything. The lawyer reportedly said:
This is a woman who complains that she's under great stress only caused by Mr. Mehos. I would be the first person to acknowledge that having an abortion, especially a two- to three-month late abortion, would be stressful.
Wow, I'm glad the lawyer seems to know what Lisa Mehos is feeling! An abortion can cause stress for sure, but it might also not cause stress. It is quite possible that a nasty divorce battle causes MUCH more stress than an abortion.
Why is this anyone's business? This is a legal medical procedure. It seems like the abortion is just being thrown into the case to embarrass Lisa Mehos (not that she should be embarrassed) and to bring some moral judgment down on her.
Since the ex-husband reportedly once tearfully confessed to his wife that he'd cheated on her with dozens of prostitutes, and he reportedly was arrested for hitting her in front of their children, he is really the one who should be embarrassed.
Shame on the judge for ordering this.
What do you think of an abortion being used against a woman in a custody trial?
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Game night
Game Night - Get to know others, have fun, benefit HSGP. Presented by Game Night Fundraiser
Join our Game Nights to play board and card games like Dominoes/Mexican Train, Bridge, Catchphrase, Taboo, Apples to Apples, Guesstures as well as any other game you bring along.
Please feel welcome to BYOB as well as any snacks you would like to enjoy as you are playing.
Consider RSVPing on Meet Up so we can see who is coming - also consider bringing a $5 donation to help us fund our wonderful community center!
If you have questions or want to organize, for instance, a game of bridge, please make use of the comments on MeetUp.
See you soon!
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December 12th, 2015 6:30 PM
Help spread the word
Please help us and let your friends, colleagues and followers know about our page:
Game Night - Get to know others, have fun, benefit HSGP.
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BlackBerry® developers can use the Web Inspector utility to help to debug and profile web application content running on a BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet. I discussed this earlier in a blog post entitled "Debugging BlackBerry web applications using Web Inspector," and BlackBerry remains the only mobile development platform in the market with this feature. This powerful debugging tool can be used to test and troubleshoot HTML5 content, running either in the browser or within an application created using the BlackBerry® WebWorks™ SDK. Instructions about how to debug BlackBerry web applications using Web Inspector can be found in developer support documentation.
The BlackBerry® PlayBook™ OS 2.0 software upgrade provided major enhancements to the web developer platform, and I wanted to highlight some of the key improvements to Web Inspector that are now available in OS 2.0 as well. These enhancements can make it easier for developers to fix bugs, improve performance and create positive experiences for their users.
Quick access settings menu
A settings panel is now available to help developers configure how information is presented within Web Inspector. Developers can define default formats for colors, text indentation and word wrap behavior.
Network panel
The new networking panel displays helpful information about HTTP request and responses made by your application. This includes network traffic logging about documents, style sheets, images, scripts, XmlHttpRequest, fonts and even web sockets.
Click on any resource displayed on the left side panel to view its request and response HTTP headers as well as a preview of the actual resource.
Context Menu
Right-clicking on any panel in Web Inspector will now display a new context menu. This menu contains items that are relevant to the current window. For example, within the "Elements" panel developers can edit or copy selected HTML elements, while in the Network panel, developers can copy link addresses as well as HTTP request and response headers.
Console window auto-complete
Another great improvement is that Web Inspector has been designed to respond to what you type in the console window. Often the console is used to make dynamic calls to JavaScript loaded on the page. This can be a helpful practice for checking variable values or running debug code.
To see this in action, start typing some JavaScript from within the console window, such as the example shown in the following screenshot. After each period, you should be prompted with a drop-down list of available method or property names for the current JavaScript object you have provided.
Custom User Agent
Web Inspector can now be used to change the value of the user agent header. This header is often used by web servers to detect which browser is currently being used to access a web page, and provide custom content targeted to that browser. Open up the settings window and select the "Override User Agent" checkbox. You can then select from a list of default user agent values, or provide your own.
See the "How to detect the BlackBerry Browser" developer article for more information about the format of the user agent header on the BlackBerry web platform.
JavaScript "pretty print"
Minifying JavaScript is an excellent way of improving web page performance by reducing unneeded bandwidth. However, it can become very difficult to debug minified JavaScript as finding the right place to set breakpoints can be challenging.
When JavaScript is minified, all whitespace and comments are removed. This often results in an entire library being displayed as a single line of code.
Fortunately for BlackBerry developers, Web Inspector now provides a "Pretty print" feature, which can be found at the bottom of the status bar in the Scripts panel. When clicked, it will automatically re-format all JavaScript using appropriate indentation and whitespace.
Don't forget to use Web Inspector as part of developing and testing your HTML5 and BlackBerry WebWorks applications. It can save you a lot of time and frustration in tracking down a bug, or finding ways to optimize your web content.
Try it out for yourself, and let us know how it helps with your BlackBerry development.


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In the early-morning hours of July 23, 2007, in Cheshire, Conn., ex-convicts Steven Hayes and Joshua Komisarjevsky broke into the family home of Dr. William Petit, his wife, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, and their daughters, Michaela, 11, and Hayley, 17. Dr. Petit was beaten and tied to a pole in the basement. The three women were bound in their bedrooms while the men ransacked the house. The brutal ordeal continued throughout the morning, ending with rape, arson and a horrific triple homicide.
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Chevron Corp., buoyed by a positive update on its operations, led energy stocks to a modest gain Friday, narrowly keeping the sector in positive territory along with the broader equities market.
Citing fourth-quarter profit gains in production and marketing, Chevron Corp. CVX, +0.21% saw its shares rise 1.1% to $111.73. Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM, +0.78% shares also moved into positive territory, closing 0.5% higher at $89.61.
The two oil producers are components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.70% which rose 17 points to 13,488.
Analysts at Houston-based equity research firm Tudor Pickering & Holt Co. raised their fourth-quarter earnings estimate for Chevron by 3 cents to $3.11 a share.
Their view is more bullish than the average Wall Street analyst estimate of $3.04 a share, on average, according to a survey by FactSet.
Chevron's production estimate beat Tudor Pickering's target by about 1%, while price realizations were slightly better, analysts noted. See: Chevron sees higher profit on asset, output gains.
Among the major benchmarks in the energy sector, the NYSE Arca Oil Index XOI, +0.24% rose 0.1%, reversing an opening decline, the NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index XNG, +0.20% rose 0.5% and the Philadelphia Oil Service Index OSX, -0.87% slipped 0.1%.
The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund XLE, +0.31% which includes energy stocks in the S&P 500 Index, rose 0.1%.
Among S&P 500 components, coal producer Peabody Energy Corp. BTU, +4.06% fell 5.4% on concerns about global coal demand.
Energy stocks mixed for week
Energy stocks wrapped up the year's first full week of trade with mixed results.
The NYSE Arca Oil Index finished 0.3% higher for the week at 1,282.10 points.
The NYSE Arca Natural Gas Index XNG, +0.20% finished Friday at 661.54, a 1.7% decline for the week.
The Philadelphia Oil Service Index OSX, -0.87% fell to 232.15 Friday, 0.2% point below its week-ago finish of 232.54.
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Economic integration and mature portfolios
This paper documents and studies sources of international differences in participation and holdings in stocks, private businesses, and homes among households aged 50+ in the US, England, and eleven continental European countries, using new internationally comparable, household-level data. With greater integration of asset and labor markets and policies, households of given characteristics should be holding more similar portfolios for old age. We decompose observed differences across the Atlantic, within the US, and within Europe into those arising from differences: a) in the distribution of characteristics and b) in the influence of given characteristics. We find that US households are generally more likely to own these assets than their European counterparts. However, European asset owners tend to hold smaller real, PPP-adjusted amounts in stocks and larger in private businesses and primary residence than US owners at comparable points in the distribution of holdings, even controlling for differences in configuration of characteristics. Differences in characteristics often play minimal or no role. Differences in market conditions are much more pronounced among European countries than among US regions, suggesting significant potential for further integration.
Dimitris Christelis, Dimitris Georgarakos, Michael Haliassos
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The T:DS Auldale area is a combination of Auldale, Wieldstrom Museum, and Gamall's Lair.
The colored map was created with Auldale as a base and the Museum and Lair attached via common gateways.
Auldale is one map.
The Wieldstrom Museum is two maps, Porter Hall (South) and Tesero Hall (North), connected via two gateways in T3Ed.
Gamall's Lair is one map.
Alignment is based on the orientation in T3Ed and the in-game compass of all maps (up is north).
The Wieldstrom Museum is aligned with its northern gateway/entrance in Auldale.
Gamall's Lair entrance is aligned horizontally with its watery entrance in north west Auldale, but is vertically shifted west to allow it to fit and not impact the Museum.
Map Dimensions:
Height: 569FT
Width: 373FT
General Location: In the City
Placement of this combined section is based on the Auldale artifact location (right middle).


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Interested in becoming a citizen scientist? Join Dr. Michelle Thaller as she explains how the general public, using scientific protocols, careful observations and accurate measurements, can help NASA make exciting new discoveries. NASA eClips™ are... (View More) short, relevant educational video segments. These videos inspire and engage students, helping them see real world connections. The Real World series of NASA eClips™ connects classroom mathematics to 21st century careers and innovations and are designed for students to develop an appreciation for mathematics through real-world problem-solving. (View Less)
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This set of three videos illustrates how math is used in satellite data analysis. NASA climate scientist Claire Parkinson explains how the Arctic and Antarctic sea ice covers are measured from satellite data and how math is used to determine trends... (View More) in the data. In the first video, she leads viewers from satellite data collection through obtaining a time series of monthly Arctic and Antarctic average sea ice extents for November 1978-December 2016. In the second video, she begins with the time series from the first video, removes the seasonal cycle by calculating yearly averages, and proceeds to calculate the slopes of the lines to get trends in the data, revealing decreasing sea ice coverage in the Arctic and increasing sea ice coverage in the Antarctic. In the third video, she uses a more advanced technique to remove the seasonal cycle and shows that the trends are close to the same, whichever method is used. She emphasizes the power of math and that the techniques shown for satellite sea ice data can also be applied to a wide range of data sets. Note: See Related & Supplemental Resources for the maps and data files (1978-2016) that will allow you to do the calculations shown in the video. These also include data for different regions of the Arctic and Antarctic, enabling learners to do additional calculations beyond those shown in the videos. (View Less)
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Microsoft designed the Windows Anytime Upgrade program for customers wanting to upgrade their editions of Vista as they please. Up until now, users could pay and download a digital "product key" which they would then use to upgrade their copy of Vista with the DVD they received upon purchasing Microsoft's latest OS.
Now, the software giant has decided to revise the program; it will stop distributing product keys online starting on February 20. The only way to upgrade will be to buy a Windows Anytime Upgrade kit from a local retailer or via postal mail from Microsoft. The upgrade kit can still be ordered online, but it will be sent in the mail. I guess Microsoft acknowledges that digital distribution isn't for everything.
The kit in question will include a Vista DVD and a product key for the version the user wishes to upgrade to. The new system means customers won't have to worry if they lost their original Vista DVD and now want to upgrade. The price to upgrade will remain the same as it was under the previous system, which was $79, according to Microsoft. The company told InfoWorld it was making the change based on feedback from users:
Customers have told us that this change will streamline the Windows Anytime Upgrade experience, and that they would prefer to use the DVD and a standard 25-character product key to perform the upgrade—rather than the combination of the DVD and digital key.
I've never needed to use Windows Anytime Upgrade, but I'm curious to know how well the process works. Anyone got a story to tell?


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2011-01-26 - German thrash metal legends DESTRUCTION just posted another brand new off the upcoming mayhemic masterpiece "Day Of Reckoning" to the bands MySpace profile!
Check out "Hate Is My Fuel" at www.myspace.com/destruction
"Day Of Reckoning" will be out February 18, 2011!
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2016-12-02 16:30 - DESTRUCTION, return to the stage with the second part of their »Europe Under Attack 2017« tour in January and February. As support acts will be NERVOSA, GONOREAS and REZET! Détails
DESTRUCTION - announce Tour in 2017!
2016-11-25 16:00 - After the first successful touring leg in September/October 2016, DESTRUCTION, return with their »Europe Under Attack 2017« tour in January/February. Détails