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Monday, November 19, 2012
From the Closet of Creativity (Shame)
I tore off the outer border of this, which was a linen that read way too yellow, replaced it with natural osnaburg and focused on getting it finished.
techniques from the book. I love that I can use up those little pieces fabric.
pillows that are in the book that have been hanging in my closet for a year or more. My mom and dad sold the farm and moved into a house in town and my mom mentioned that they would be perfect in the new house.
23 comments:
- cinzia said...
nice to see your creative juices flowing again! Fun projects!
- November 19, 2012 at 8:46 AM
- Ann Marie @ 16 Muddy Feet said...
Let the sewing MOJO continue. Seems it is cruising around blogland right now, my house included. Let us all finish our UFO's for once and for all.
- November 19, 2012 at 8:56 AM
- Tie Dye Queen said...
I had to smile at your comments about difficulties wsith finishing projects. I am very, very much like that. I thought all quilters had dozens of stacks of fabric chosen for a particular project sitting on shelves, tucked into drawers and many begun/not finished projects. It's been interesting to learn that many of my quilt friends work on ONE project at a time, and finish them! Perhaps you, too, would be interested in a book I am reading, referred to me by my newly-former-daughter-in-law, which she said described her 18 years of marriage to my son: "Is It You, me, or Adult. A.D.D.?" Yes, it describes my son very accurately--but I am also seeing myself in the diagnosis. Have fun quilting today. Personally--I am going to FINISH 7 OK State-fabric do-rags begun back in July...
- November 19, 2012 at 9:00 AM
- Pat said...
I love those pillows and want SO MUCH to make something similar. Just love your stuff!!
- November 19, 2012 at 9:08 AM
- Unknown said...
Haha, I do the same thing! I love knowing I'm working with a clean slate-no unfinished projects lingering anywhere. But, sometimes I just can't force a project to completion....and it has to have a little rest. :)
Love all of these projects! I especially love the table runner! (And have I mentioned that your book is my most favorite quilting book EVER?? Seriously. Love it.)
- November 19, 2012 at 9:19 AM
- Valerie said...
Inspiring! I need a kick in the pants to tackle my closet of WIPs...
- November 19, 2012 at 9:50 AM
- Elsa said...
love the quilting on the pillows ~ how the lines follow the pattern is perfect.
- November 19, 2012 at 10:07 AM
- Melissa said...
Doesn't it feel great to finish lingering projects? I can't get over how much the quilting in the pillow covers makes your design just come alive. It makes me want to run my hand over it!
Any tips on keeping those very long seams straight (like you have in your table runner? I struggled a bit with that on my QuiltCon block.
- November 19, 2012 at 10:09 AM
- Cheryl Arkison said...
I counted my projects as I was organizing last week. Total inventory of 34! I would love nothing more to finish one RIGHT NOW!
- November 19, 2012 at 10:53 AM
- SusieDW said...
Oh my! I feel your energy! And doesn't it feel GREAT to take that last stitch! I tend to start and finish a project in a single arc. Even if I hit a lull during the process I remind myself there will always be something learned with each completed piece. There always is. RE the black and white pillows and your mom... everything in it's time. This must be the perfect time for those pillows to hit the sofa. Good Work! I'm inspired!
- November 19, 2012 at 11:54 AM
- Tennjenny said...
Quilting on B&W pillows just delightful and so well done.
- November 19, 2012 at 2:29 PM
- folksmith said...
love the pillows and the fabric. lucky parents.
- November 19, 2012 at 2:52 PM
- Erin Barnes said...
I am the exact same way. I'm in the process of cleaning out my closet of shame! I actually have already picked my resolution for next year...nothing new can be started until the UFO's are done. Yup-about 20-25 quilt tops NEED to be finished. Crazy.
On another note, I love both of your projects-just a gorgeous pop of color! I can't wait to see more from your closet.
- November 19, 2012 at 9:05 PM
- Jeannette said...
Beautiful table runner, love the quilting on the pillow top too ;-) I love finishing up UFO's....it feels good. However, you have done a lot this year so it isn't like you haven't finished much ;-) Can't wait to see the new design!
- November 20, 2012 at 4:03 AM
- Paula said...
I have those skeletons in my closet too....maybe a little motivation here to work my way through them.
- November 20, 2012 at 4:10 AM
- Brenis said...
Oh my goodness those pillow covers are STUNNING!!! They gave me a flashback to my childhood! LOL My parents were oh so hip, and they had metallic black, white and grey "woodsy" wallpaper.. and big black and white modern swivel chairs, and couches that looked so much like these pillows! Can I just say you nailed it? :D
Congrats on knocking out some WIPS! Feels so good when you get on a roll like that! Keep it up!! ;D
(ohh and I about cried when I found out (a day too late) that you had been here in Colorado and I missed it!!!! Hopefully you'll visit again!)
- November 20, 2012 at 12:54 PM
- Anita said...
Beautiful as always!
Question...how do you get the tight wavy lines? I can maybe get tight OR wavy but not both! What is your method?
- November 20, 2012 at 7:34 PM
- Anna said...
Love that table runner. And the quilting really brings out the simple designs of the pillows. Great job, and let the UFO finishing continue!
- November 20, 2012 at 11:10 PM
- Mary Ragnarsson said...
wery beautiful
- November 21, 2012 at 12:20 AM
- troy and christina said...
The table runner is stunning and beautiful and inspiring. Love it!! Enjoy the finish!
- November 22, 2012 at 7:55 PM
- QuiltNut Creations said...
Absolutely love your runner!!
- November 23, 2012 at 9:43 PM
- OGradys Landscape said...
If I were there, I could enjoy with you. Thanks for sharing with us.
- November 24, 2012 at 4:29 AM
- Deb@asimplelifequilts said...
I love the squiggly line quilting on your table runner! 2013 is going to the Year of UFO Finishes for me...
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Astaphan described Linton as a man "who has failed in the front line" while Skerrit said he does not feel threatened by any leadership change in the UWP.
On Monday, Member of Parliament for Marigot, Edison James, made it official that he will not be seeking re-election in the next general election and also said that he will be giving up his role as political leader of the UWP.
James said he would support Linton, who is being considered for the role of the party's political leader.
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Gender & Security Sector Reform Toolkit
31 January 2008
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05 January 2008
Suggestions on things we can all do to increase awareness of our experiences, perspectives and contributions to challenge and stop gun violence.
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31 December 2007
This edition includes: How an Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) could help to reduce gender based violence • Network news • The 2008 Bertrand Russell Peace Lectures • Women's role in Argentina's 2007 gun buyback • Gender and guns in the Middle East and North Africa • Special Focus: 16 days of activism against gun violence: Angola, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, DR Congo, El Salvador, Ghana, India, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, South Africa, Sudan and Tanzania • Announcements • WN joins UN Working Group • 1325, wars, weapons and conflict prevention • Guns & domestic violence in the Balkans • UN Commission on the Status of Women • SSR: Post-conflict gender sensitive police reform • and information about events and resources.
Firearms Possession and Domestic Violence in the Western Balkans: A Comparative Study of Legislation and Implementation Mechanisms
05 December 2007
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Guns and roses: Gender and Armed Violence in Africa
03 November 2007
This paper focuses specifically on the nature and extent of armed violence, including sexual violence, against women, both during and after armed conflict as well as within the family domain, thereby illustrating the linkages between the various forms of gender violence. It will also briefly describe some of the interventions aimed at addressing this issue, ranging from UN resolutions to local community based programmes.
Sexual Violence in Armed Conflict: Global Overview and Implications for the Security Sector
31 October 2007
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Small Arms and Gender-Based Violence in Montenegro
30 October 2007
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Bulletin 12: Women at Work: Preventing Gun Violence
30 September 2007
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When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2005 Homicide Data
31 August 2007
An annual report prepared by the Violence Policy Center detailing the reality of homicides committed against women. The study analyzes the most recent Supplementary Homicide Report (SHR) data submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This is the first analysis of the 2005 data on female homicide victims to offer breakdowns of cases in the 10 states with the highest female victim/male offender homicide rates, and the first to rank the states by the rate of female homicides.
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30 June 2007
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Two new nano-bio breakthroughs give us hope that our shining nanotech future could be closer than we think. One researcher harnessed the power of crazed hamsters, while another one has perfected ambidextrous DNA-based nano-machines.
I totally love the video, above, of the hamster hooked up to the nanowire, generating enough power to drive some nano-devices. If you attached four nanowires to the plucky critter, you'd have 200 millivolts, and you'd be in business. I'm picturing a whole program of bagging and tagging, with nanowires being attached to tons of forest creatures to provide a power source for devices that bag and tag other forest creatures. The ultimate perpetual motion machine!
Meanwhile, the Christian Science Monitor has an interview with Nadrian Seeman, a New York University professor who may be the "Henry Ford of nanotechnology." Seeman talks about his struggle to create cheap, easily replicated nanomachines out of DNA, with two arms and error correction on the fly:
Seeman has been working on nanorobotics for several years. He first perfected a one-armed version in 2006. It was the first time anyone had put together such a device in a DNA array, he says.
Now, that he's pulled off a two-arm design, Seeman says that his team can finally build things.
The big leap in Seeman's work is the ability to "remote control" the DNA arms, says Milan Stojanovic, a professor of medicine at Columbia University and director of the National Science Foundation's Center for Molecular Cybernetics. Finally, his team can set up a protocol to fix errors along the way.
Seeman says he got inspiration from an M.C. Escher print to think about ways to create nanomachines from DNA rather than from inorganic materials, which was the standard back in the 1980s.
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Great news for The Hills and The City fans as MTV has now renewed The Hills for season six and The City for season three.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the new seasons of both shows will air sometime in 2010. Production on The City's 3rd season will begin this week while The Hills' 6th season will go into production in early January.
The finales of both shows aired this week, and EW was able to chat The series' respective stars, Kristin Cavallari and Whitney Port, about their decisions to continue with the shows. "I've had the best time—I really have," says Kristin . "I feel like I have the best job! Why not?!" Kristin also says she's no longer worried about being pegged as a reality TV star. "It's like I'm in it now," she admits. "I might as well keep going!"
The upcoming season of The City will focus much more on Whitney's attempt to succeed with her own fashion line. "That's my reality," says Whitney. "It's where this collection is going to be sold, who we're going to put it on, what magazines it's going to be on." We'll also get a peak into Port's social life and friendships. "Just Roxy and I exploring the city together a little bit more and learning who we are."
Audrina Patridge will not be returning to the Hills' new season as she will now begin filming her own upcoming solo reality show for MTV.


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This week we made visual vocabulary cards for our water cycle vocabulary. The purpose of a visual vocabulary card is to design it in a way which will help teach the meaning of the word. Your children picked either water cycle, evaporation, precipitation, or condensation. They then designed or decorated the word in way to help others understand the concept. Here are some of our examples:
|Condensation in the form of clouds
|Evaporation in the kitchen
|Water cycle visual
|Water cycle in the kitchen


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Re: Why is y a local variable here?
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg63169] Re: [mg63085] Why is y a local variable here?
- From: "Steven T. Hatton" <hattons at globalsymmetry.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 07:22:26 -0500 (EST)
- References: <firstname.lastname@example.com> <firstname.lastname@example.com>
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
On Thursday 15 December 2005 11:27, Omega Consulting wrote: > I have a hard time understanding the purpose of your example. You say > that you want to define > > sd[y_] = SDP[n - 1, y] > > in your function. But you want the global value of y to be used. If > so, why have y as a parameter of sd. If the global value comes in, > then sd will always return the same thing (n and y are fixed values). > > If you want the function to use the global value, don't make it a > parameter of sd. I didn't want Global`y to be used, I just didn't understand why it was being hidden (renamed) when code using almost the same construct was seeing the Global`y. > The other part of your question is where does y$ come from, why isn't > it y (which would then evaluate into the global y value). This is a > subtle side-effect of how Mathematica scoping works. It is somewhat > complicated and usually only appears when you nest one scoping > construct inside another. In this case, the = for sd inside the := > for SDP. The details are in section 2.7.4 of the Mathematica Book > (Advanced Topic: Variables in Pure Functions and Rules). That > describes the situation in a much better way than I could reproduce > here. That was my only question. Thank you. I will need to read that section carefully a few times. I believe the replacement is due to there being an unbound variable "n" within the sd[y_]=SDP[n-1,y];, and that variable is changed during evaluation. The discussion seems to focus on pure functions, but I suspect the same rules apply to Modules and other block structures as well. That seems to be what the rather cryptic comment about lambda expressions is about. Here is another nuance of the situation. The following is the correct implementation of the algorithm. If I change it by making y local to the Module, it does not us "x" in the result. Instead, the result contains the instance variable of the Module. SDP[0, x_] := x SDP[n_Integer?Positive, x_] := Module[{sd, srp = Sqrt[Prime[n]], py}, sd[y_] = SDP[n - 1, y]; Expand[sd[x + srp] sd[x - srp]]] SDP[5, x] Maeder makes in interesting observation at the bottom of page 221 in _Programming in Mathematica_. Steven
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- Why is y a local variable here?
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- Why is y a local variable here?


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Brett Eldredge Hits the Beach in 'Beat of the Music' Video
Brett Eldredge's 'Beat of the Music' video transports viewers to sun-drenched beaches and carefree island vacationing, enticing every country music fan to purchase a flight to anyplace warm ... stat.
'Beat of the Music,' a follow-up to Eldredge's 'Don't Ya,' was just begging for a music video with its descriptive lyrics that follow the storyline of a guy who meets a girl on his last night in Mexico and she captivates him hook, line and sinker.
In actuality, the video was filmed in Staniel Cay in the Bahamas, where Eldredge was first inspired to write the song. It begins with the singer and his buddies heading out for some fun on the island, and along the way, they run into a few gorgeous gals. One in particular, a leggy blonde, turns and catches the country hitmaker's eye. And, of course, she has blue diamond eyes, as the 'Beat of the Music' lyrics portray: "I get hooked on a girl with blue diamond eyes / Down here in Mexico."
The clip cuts between Eldredge playing his guitar underneath a soaring palm tree amidst beautiful greenery and trying to connect with the mysterious girl. He finally sees her again, bikini-clad (of course), standing on a yacht. He pays a local islander in beer for the use of a tiny little boat, which he steers next to the yacht, trying to get her attention.
But does he end up with his stunning love interest? Or does he leave Mexico forlorn and lovesick? You'll have to watch the video and see for yourself.


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There's no section for javax.print so -
I have a program for printing a pdf file that was generated using the iText 2 package.
The file is created as an A4 document.
The program is able to load the file and send the print job - it reaches the printer, but on the printer the control panel prompts the user to load A4, Plain Paper. The print job will come out if the user presses "OK" on the printer to override and print to whatever paper is loaded.
I need it to print directly without user intervention, as the same file prints directly from Adobe Reader without this problem.
I also need it to print 2 copies and it only prints one.
Here is the code for creating the print job:
PrintRequestAttributeSet preqats = new HashPrintRequestAttributeSet(); preqats.add(new Copies(2)); preqats.add(MediaTray.MAIN); preqats.add(MediaSizeName.ISO_A4); job.print(doc, preqats);
I am running this on a Windows 7 32-bit machine.
Printer model is HP LJ P3015.
The printer is hosted on a Windows Server 2003 machine.
I have set the printer defaults to:
Paper size = A4
Paper source = Auto
Paper Type = Unspecified
In the printer setup I have selected the paper size and types to Auto and unspecified.
So in PrintRequestAttributes or DocPrintJobAttributes how do I make sure
my print job is not trying to override the default paper type?


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Goessel (Kansas, USA)
Goessel, Kansas, is a town (1955 pop. 261; 2000 pop. 565) located in east-central Kansas in the southwestern part of Marion County. In the mid-20th century approximately 2,000 Mennonites lived in the shopping area. In or near Goessel were six Mennonite congregations: three General Conference Mennonite churches—Alexanderwohl, Tabor, and Goessel (the latter was in the town); the Spring Valley Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), the Springfield Krimmer Mennonite Brethren Church, and the Meridian Church of God in Christ Mennonite Church. Mennonites have lived in the region since the establishment of the first immigrant house in 1874. Other Mennonite institutions in the town in 1950 included the 26-bed Bethesda Hospital (closed in 1983) and the then 27-bed Bethesda Home for the Aged. A unique situation also existed in the town's Class A public high school in that during most years in the 1950s the enrollment of slightly over 100 was entirely Mennonite.
|J. Willard Linscheid
|Date Published
Cite This Article
MLA style
Linscheid, J. Willard. "Goessel (Kansas, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 8 Jul 2020. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Goessel_(Kansas,_USA)&oldid=81245.
APA style
Linscheid, J. Willard. (1956). Goessel (Kansas, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 8 July 2020, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Goessel_(Kansas,_USA)&oldid=81245.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 3, p. 538. All rights reserved.
©1996-2020 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.


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Inspired by the LEAD leadership training last year with Mozilla, I'm writing this blog post to share a snapshot of where I am in my leadership journey today. I believe that true learning doesn't begin until you share, since that's how you get to validate your observations and see if your reflections hold any value.
One thing I got familiar with last year is the concept of the runway and the horizon — and more importantly, I learned that you can't have both as your team grows bigger. First, let me explain the concept.
Things like looking after your team, ensuring that everyone is on a growth path and that they're happy, stimulated, motivated, and that you're delivering on all of your team's objectives and projects — that's the runway. In contrast, meetings with stakeholders, forming healthy alliances with key players in and outside of the org, getting yourself some solid mentors and using all you learn from them to influence your team's strategy and success — that's the horizon. Everyone in every part of an organization typically does a bit of both, and generally speaking, the bigger your individual responsibility, the more you need to focus on the horizon.
Here's the catch: the more you look up at the horizon, the less you get to look down at the runway. You can't do both well unless you have a really small team. If your team is large, you have to choose what you want to focus on, and you need help with the parts that you choose to step away from.
I used to be a manager of a handful of extremely creative and hard-working individuals. With a team of that size, things were fairly straightforward and it was relatively easy to keep an eye on both the runway and the horizon. It also helped that Mozilla only had one product at the time. Some people say that there's a breaking point in terms of the size a team can have before you begin to fail to manage it reasonably well on your own. This breaking point is often said to be around 7-8 direct reports; after that point, you begin to compromise on your important responsibilities as a manager and you have to essentially choose between the runway or the horizon — or do a half-assed job with both like I did when I had ten direct reports in 2012. Luckily, all ten were as creative and hard-working as the first handful of people I hired, but it was still too much to manage for one person while at the same time trying to work on strategy.
By the time I had ten direct reports, I found myself unable to do my job well, and this impacted my team, created some conflicts, and probably also led to my team missing opportunities in the org. This was a big cause of stress for me, because I felt like I wasn't in control of my life. There were things I knew I should be doing that I simply didn't have time for anymore. I began to realize that I couldn't handle both the runway and the horizon anymore, so I had to get help to continue to grow the influence and success of my team. The solution was to form another management level in my team to get help with some of the load.
The art of letting go of the runway
This change of structure of my team also changed my own role, because it allowed me to gradually focus more on the horizon and less on the runway. This gradual change is still going on today: as my new managers grow into their new roles, so am I growing into my new role; and vice versa. At first it felt strange — actually a bit empty and saddening — to not have frequent 1:1s with everyone on my team. All of a sudden, I only managed three people directly instead of ten (today that number is up at four again).
It was hard for me to let go of the idea that I need to stay on top of everything that is going on in my team, but I realized that if I tried to do that, I would fail even more to stay on top of what was going on outside of my team. Also, letting go is the only way the people on my teams will be able to continue to grow their own autonomy and influence by being allowed to step up, make mistakes and learn from them.
If I focus less on the runway and more on the horizon, new opportunities arise that would otherwise not happen to the team. And this new focus of mine has the great side-effect that it spills over to the entire team: I'm noticing that everyone in all of my teams is wearing bigger and bigger strategic hats. In short, every single person is increasing their impact in the organization today — the crucial strategic thinking seems to spread like ripples in a pond.
But there is still a balance between the runway and the horizon that I have to strike. I'm still exploring and learning what the right balance is for me. On the one hand, if I focus too much on the horizon, I run the risk of being useless to my team because I'm simply not in the loop on the things that are happening in the teams I'm responsible for. And on the other hand, if I get myself too involved in the projects and people on the teams, I run the risk of missing critical strategic opportunities for my team — and being perceived as a micro-manager! I believe that the right balance for me is to try to do two things well. I'll share them here because they may be helpful to others, too:
- Runway: Grow the leadership of your direct reports by helping them increase their autonomy, accountability, and ability to communicate and coordinate their work with others. Support them when they make mistakes, cheer for them when they succeed. Don't micro-manage, but try hard to understand most of what they do so you can be supportive and offer support when needed. Be there for them, but stay out of their way. And help them be the same kind of influence to their direct reports so the ripples continue to spread.
- Horizon: Devote all of your remaining time on the things that influence your teams indirectly: strategic alliances with other teams, coordinating efforts with stakeholders in the organization, ensuring your teams are where they need to be, looking for opportunities for your teams to increase their impact, staying on top of news and activities related to your area of responsibility. Do everything you can to ensure that your teams make a big difference in the organization.
If you do both of these things well, your teams and the entire organization will benefit. Sounds easy? I'm afraid it's anything but. This should really be seen as the instruction manual for myself, not me trying to preach to anyone else how to be a great leader. I keep making mistakes almost every day, but I try hard to learn from them — that's my key, I think, to become a better leader in the future.


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The vehicles that constitute "the four horsemen of the apocalypse" are as follows:
- US Treasuries
- US Dollar
- Gold
- $VIX Volatility Index
Why the four horsemen? Because when you see all four of these rise at the same time, the underlying message is very, very ominous.
Under normal circumstances, these market bellwethers are not correlated. The "horsemen" generally do not ride in the same direction. When gold is going up, the dollar and USTs are normally going down, or vice versa and so on.
When all rise together, however, it indicates an extreme correlation of "risk off" and diminished risk appetite across the board.
US treasuries rise via their designation as the ultimate deep liquidity safe haven instrument.
Gold rises as the "alternative currency" not subject to a printing press — the safe haven for those who fear USTs are booby-trapped.
The dollar rises as US investor capital is repatriated from emerging markets (and foreign investor capital flows into bonds).
And the VIX rises as equity risk assets are being shunned…
Why is this happening now? One possibility is rising concern over the "fiscal cliff," and the likelihood of partisan deadlock, as the threat of automatic tax hikes loom (via the expiration of time limited reductions). Some believe that the heavy selling we are seeing, especially in market bellwethers like Apple (AAPL), is at least partially the result of capital gains lock-in prior to a higher taxation period.
The selloff could also be for reasons related to our thesis, "What if recovery is actually bearish?" With the US economy on a muddle-through uptick, the law of diminishing returns for stimulus is coupled by greater likelihood of the Federal Reserve staying its hand… or not seeing much benefit from additional half-hearted efforts (likely not enough to offset deteriorating corporate profit margins and revenues anyway)…
By the way, a quick word on AAPL… there was no reason for traders to be caught long in this murderous downdraft. AAPL, for so long the market darling, is now in a full-fledged bear market. The stock has sliced through its 200 EMA like butter.
In warning on AAPL various times on Stocktwits these past few months — in respect to the signs as clearly shown on the chart — we were repeatedly challenged by permabulls.
The latest round of permabull responses was the most amusing, to the effect of "I know a guy who bought four years ago and he is still very happy…" Well good for him. If he wants to completely ignore warning signs that's his business…
One thing that many traders, let alone fundamental investors, do not understand, is that technicals are very useful as a form of risk control in terms of providing warning signs as to when a position is markedly deteriorating…
Even if you don't believe in charts at all, and make all your decisions based on fundamentals, charts can be useful in telling you something. As the saying goes, no one rings a bell at market tops. But topping is frequently a process, with plenty of signs and signals to go with, and the time to especially pay attention to technical warning signs is when the technicals align with a plausible fundamental case as to why a stock could be topping out… which is exactly what we saw in AAPL, re, possibilities of "peak euphoria" combined with intensifying market competition and product maturation cycles in the iPhone 5 and iPad mini.
To the above some will say "Okay wise guys, why weren't you short AAPL then?" To which we say, we are short AAPL, more or less… as documented and time-stamped in the Mercenary Live Feed, we are short QQQ from October 19th @ 66.95. Because AAPL is roughly 20% of QQQ's weighting, we felt the position in the Q's was worthy to express our doubt and skepticism there.
We will ring the cash register on our QQQ short position this morning (Friday Nov 9th), however, as the AAPL carnage, at least short term, now looks maxed out / near overdone… while there is real "four horsemen" potential building for a full-on market blowout (or even a crash) in coming days, we have a good number of other attractive shorts on — apart from the multiple we are cashing in on today — and will also be establishing a large new position soon (if the signal follows through) to exploit potential crash conditions.
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Masters Thesis: Foreign English Teacher Survey
Posted: 11 Feb 2013, 02:56
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Petition of the day
The petition of the day is:
Samica Enterprises, LLC v. Mail Boxes Etc., Inc.
Note: Goldstein & Russell, P.C. represents the petitioners in this case.
Docket: 11-1322
Issue(s): Whether the Court should grant, vacate, and remand the federal court's decision below in light of the intervening state court decision which, on materially identical claims, rejected the interpretation of state law that was the basis of the federal district court's decision.
Certiorari stage documents:
Recommended Citation: Matthew Bush, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Jun. 18, 2012, 11:59 PM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2012/06/petition-of-the-day-300/


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College Football 2012 — Week 13 Preview
Iron Bowl. The Game. Bedlam. They're the games that need no introduction. And those are just some of the ones with cool nicknames. They don't even take into account big games this week like Florida/Florida State, Notre Dame/USC and South Carolina/Clemson.
Yes, it's rivalry week. For most of these teams, it's the final game of the regular season, and they've saved the best for last. Not only are bragging rights on the line, but many of these big games will have an impact on the national- and conference-title races. So read on for what should be a fun week in college football.
[All times Eastern]
[Saturday, 8 p.m. on ABC]
Notre Dame is 11-0 for the first time since 1989 and know they are just one game away from a national-title shot. The Fighting Irish have risen to the top thanks to a defense that is tied with Alabama for first in scoring defense, allowing just 10.1 points per game. Only two teams in the last five years have allowed fewer. USC came into the season with their own national title hopes, but are limping into this game having lost three of their last four. They will also be without quarterback Matt Barkley, who suffered a sprained shoulder in last week's loss to UCLA. Star receiver Marqise Lee (924 yards and seven touchdowns in his last five games) should be able to stretch the field, but a lot of other Trojans will need to have big games to help USC pull off the upset. The Trojans have won nine of the last ten in this long-time rivalry.
[Saturday, 3:30 p.m. on CBS]
The stakes are always high in the Iron Bowl, but this year there could be more on the line than usual. With Oregon and Kansas State falling last week, Auburn and Georgia are the last two obstacles standing between Alabama and the national championship game. Things could get ugly for an Auburn offense that, despite blowing out an FCS opponent last week, continues to rank near the bottom of virtually every offensive statistic. They'll face an Alabama defense that is itching to show the A&M loss was a fluke and that they haven't lost any of their SEC dominance. The Crimson Tide leads the nation in scoring defense and is second in total defense. Auburn is hoping to avoid going winless in the SEC for the first time since 1980.
[Saturday, 12 p.m. on ESPN]
Don't look now, but Georgia suddenly controls its own destiny to win its first national championship in over three decades. If the Bulldogs beat Georgia Tech this weekend and then upset Alabama in the SEC title game, they will be guaranteed a spot in the national championship game. Georgia, however, will have to face their toughest opposition yet to do it—thanks to some SEC scheduling quirks, the Bulldogs have beaten just one FBS team with a winning record this year. Quarterback Aaron Murray has thrown 16 touchdowns in his last five games and has not been picked off in his last three. The Bulldogs defense will be tested by the Yellow Jackets triple-option attack, but was at least able to get a preview last week against FCS Georgia Southern, which runs a similar offense. The Yellow Jackets have won three in a row and automatically clinched a spot in the ACC title game when Miami self-imposed a postseason ban this week. Georgia has won three in a row in this series and 10 of the last 11.
[Saturday, 12 p.m. on FOX]
There is no love lost between these two and, this year, the stakes are high for both teams. Ohio State is not eligible for the postseason, so this is the Buckeyes' last game and opportunity to wrap up a 12-0 season and an outside shot at the AP national title. Michigan would like nothing better than to ruin the Buckeyes' undefeated season but also have high stakes of their own—the Wolverines can still make the Big Ten title game with a win and a Nebraska loss. Denard Robinson is expected to play, but coach Brady Hoke will not say if he will be at quarterback. In last week's win over Iowa, Robinson lined up at tailback while Devin Gardner, who has accounted for 939 yards and 13 touchdowns in three games as a starter, was under center. Ohio State, however, has no such question marks at quarterback where Braxton Miller is second in the conference in total offense and fourth in rushing. However, he was held scoreless for the first time this year last week at Wisconsin. Michigan won in Ann Arbor last year to snap a seven-game losing streak to the Buckeyes. The Wolverines have lost five straight in Columbus.
[Saturday, 3 p.m. on Pac-12 Network]
The Ducks' loss to Stanford not only knocked them out of the national title picture, but they now find themselves needing help just to make the Pac-12 title game. Oregon needs to win and have UCLA beat Stanford this week to make the conference championship. Oregon is fourth in the nation in total offense and second in scoring, but Stanford may have provided a blueprint to slow them down, holding the Ducks to just 405 yards and 14 points (snapping an NCAA-record streak of 23 games with at least 30 points). This week they'll be tested by an Oregon State defense that has given up an average of just 12 points per game at home this season. On-again/off-again starter Sean Mannion will be under center for the Beavers after throwing for 325 yards and four touchdowns in last week's win over California. Oregon has won four in a row in this series.
[Saturday, 3:30 p.m. on ABC]
The SEC haters won't want to read this, but we could be just one more upset away from another all-SEC national championship game. If Notre Dame falls to USC and Florida can win in Tallahassee, then the Gators, who are #4 in the current BCS standings, would likely move up to face the winner of the SEC title game in the national championship. But that may be easier said than done against the Seminoles, one of just two teams in the nation that rank in the top 20 in both total offense and total defense. Both teams feature stellar defenses, with the Seminoles and Gators both ranking in the top five of total defense and scoring defense. On the other side of the ball, however, the differences are stark. The Seminoles rank seventh nationally in scoring offense and have put up at least 30 points in nine of 11 games this year. Florida, meanwhile, has been fortunate to have a defense that can carry the water for an offense that ranks 107th in total yards and 82nd in scoring. Florida State has won the last two in this series.
Kansas State's national-title hopes are probably gone after last week's loss to Baylor. But the stakes are still high for the Wildcats. They get a bye this week to prepare for next week's matchup with #18 Texas, which could guarantee them the Big 12 championship and a BCS bowl bid.
[Friday, 2:30 p.m. on CBS]
Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson is third in the SEC in passing, but he'll face a tough task against the Tigers defense, which is giving up less than 180 passing yards per game (13th nationally). However, LSU gave up a season-high 316 passing yards in last week's win over Ole Miss. Wilson's counterpart for LSU, Zach Mettenberger, has come on lately, throwing for 270+ yards in the last three games after averaging less than 178 in the previous eight games. LSU is mathematically still alive for a spot in the SEC championship game, but a win this week and a Florida loss to Florida State would likely put the Tigers in the BCS for the sixth time in 13 years. Tyler Wilson needs just 88 passing yards to become the Razorbacks' all-time leading passer.
[Saturday, 7 p.m. on ESPN2]
Their first years in the SEC have had markedly different results for A&M and Mizzou. The Aggies boast the SEC's best offense, have pulled off the biggest college football upset of the year and now have a good chance to have the first freshman Heisman Trophy winner in history. Missouri, meanwhile, has struggled through a rash of injuries and disappointing performances this year and now finds itself needing to pull off a road upset just to avoid their first losing record in eight years. A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel has already set a number of freshman records and now just needs 167 total yards to break Cam Newton's conference record for total offense. He is second nationally in total offense (378.3 points per game) and could be in for another big day if the Aggies choose to showcase him for the Heisman voters. Missouri quarterback James Franklin suffered a concussion in last week's loss to Syracuse and is questionable for this game. So look for senior running back Kendial Lawrence (414 yards and six touchdowns in his last four games) to carry the load for the Tigers. Missouri has won the past three and five of the last six against the Aggies.
[Saturday, 6:30 p.m. on FOX]
This could be the first of back-to-back meetings between these two teams. If Stanford wins, they would win the Pac-12 North (via tiebreaker over Oregon) and would host UCLA for a rematch next week in the conference championship. The Cardinal held Oregon to a season-low 405 yards last week and limited Kenjon Barner to just 66 rushing yards, less than half of his season average entering the game. This week, they'll face another challenge from UCLA's Johnathan Franklin, the nation's fifth-leading rusher. Quarterback Brett Hundley has also played well for the Bruins, throwing 12 touchdowns and running for four more in his last five games. Since taking over as the Stanford starter, quarterback Kevin Hogan has thrown for 649 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions while leading the Cardinals to a 3-0 mark including upsets of Oregon State and Oregon. Stanford has won four in a row in this series.
[Saturday, 7 p.m. on ESPN]
This is one of college football's oldest, most bitter rivalries and the game could be a good one with two contrasting styles. Clemson's offense has been almost unstoppable this year, ranking 6th nationally in total offense and fourth in scoring. In his last four games, quarterback Tajh Boyd has thrown for 1,459 yards and 18 touchdowns while rushing for four more. This week, however, he'll face his toughest defensive test since a Week Four loss to Florida State. The Gamecocks rank 13th nationally in both total and scoring defense. However, some weaknesses have been found in recent weeks as South Carolina has given up 25.8 points per game in their last five after averaging just 10.5 through their first six. South Carolina is looking for its fourth straight win over the Tigers, something that hasn't been done in this series since 1951-54.
[Saturday, 3:30 p.m. on ESPN]
With Kansas State's upset loss last week, the Bedlam rivalry takes on new meaning as both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State are suddenly in the running for a Big 12 championship. The game could be another shootout as both teams rank in the top ten nationally in scoring. The Cowboys have announced that Clint Chelf, who began the season as the third-stringer, will start this week but that backup J.W. Walsh will play in some formations designed to take advantage of his running ability. Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones has thrown for 300 or more yards in five of his last six games, tossing 17 touchdowns and six interceptions in that stretch. But this game could hinge on the Oklahoma defense, which has been burned for 710 rushing yards the last two weeks. They'll be tasked with slowing down Joseph Randle, the Big 12's leading rusher. OSU blew out the Sooners, 44-10, last year but had lost the previous eight in this series.
[Friday, 12 p.m. on ABC]
Iowa is hoping to avoid its first six-game losing streak in 13 years, but that task may be easier said than done against a Nebraska team that is one of just two in the country that ranks in the top 20 in both total offense and total defense (Florida State is the other). We already knew that Nebraska's offense was good (averaging 479 yards per game, their best since a national championship season in 1997). But, since being torched by Braxton Miller and Ohio State in early October, the Blackshirts defense has rebounded as well, giving up averages of just 19.6 points and 283.6 yards per game during their current five-game winning streak. That doesn't bode well for an Iowa offense that ranks 113th nationally in total offense and 109th in scoring. Nebraska can clinch a spot in its first-ever Big Ten title game with either a win over Iowa or a Michigan loss at Ohio State. The Cornhuskers are seeking their first six-game winning streak since 2001.
[Thursday, 7:30 p.m. on ESPN]
Since back-to-back losses to West Virginia and Oklahoma, the Longhorns have righted the ship, rolling up 141 points and over 1,900 yards of offense during their four-game winning streak. However, there are still some question marks as Texas was actually outgained in two of those games and needed a comeback in final seconds to beat 1-10 Kansas. This week, they'll go against a struggling Horned Frogs defense that ranks seventh nationally in rush defense but has given up over 38 points per game in its last four games (lost three). After throwing for eight touchdowns against Baylor and Texas Tech, TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin has thrown just four touchdowns and three interceptions in his last three games.
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Louisville saw its dreams of an undefeated season dashed two weeks ago at Syracuse. But the Cardinals have had a bye week to recover and prepare for a run toward a Big East title and a BCS bid. They're a game behind #21 Rutgers in the standings, but will play the Scarlet Knights next week. However, they'll do it without junior running back Senorise Perry, who led the conference with 11 rushing touchdowns but tore his ACL in the Syracuse loss. It should be an interesting challenge for Cardinals quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, who ranks fifth nationally in passer rating and is coming off a career-high 424 yard game, going against a UConn defense leading the conference in pass defense. The Huskies, however, could find it difficult to outscore Louisville. Connecticut ranks 112th nationally in total offense and 120th in scoring. The Huskies have lost two in a row in this series and eight straight against ranked opponents.
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Rutgers announced Tuesday that it would be leaving for the Big Ten. But before they go, they're looking to take their first-ever Big East title, of which they can lock up at least a share with a win this week. Rutgers is averaging less than 25 points per game, but they haven't had to score much thanks to a defense that has forced at least two turnovers in eight straight games and ranks fourth nationally in scoring at 12.4 points per game. For their part, Pitt is hoping to do more than just play spoiler—the Panthers need to win out to be bowl eligible.
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Kent State is riding a school-record nine-game winning streak and has already clinched a spot in the MAC championship game for the first time ever. They are led by running back Dri Archer, who is averaging 10.3 yards per carry this year and has already rushed for 14 touchdowns and almost 1,300 yards. The Golden Flashes are 11th in the nation in rushing and will face a struggling Bobcats defense that has given up over 245 rushing yards per game the last three weeks. For Ohio to pull off the upset, they'll need a big game from running back Beau Blankenship, who is 12th in the nation in rushing. He needs just 80 yards to set a team single-season rushing record. After starting the season 7-0, Ohio has lost three of its last four. The Bobcats have been outscored 142-28 in their last four games against ranked opponents.
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Northern Illinois has already clinched a trip to the conference title game, but is looking to tie a school record with its 11th straight win and extend its nations-best 15-game conference winning streak. The Huskies are led by dual-threat quarterback Jordan Lynch, the nation's third-leading rusher with 1,504 yards and 16 touchdowns on the ground, to go along with 2,582 yards and 22 scores through the air. He should be able to have another big day against an Eastern Michigan defense that ranks 110th in scoring and dead last (124th) in rushing. Northern Illinois has won four in a row in this series and 10 of the last 11.
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Ole Miss suffered fourth-quarter losses to Vanderbilt and LSU and now finds itself needing an Egg Bowl win to become bowl-eligible for the first time in three years. They'll have to do it against a Mississippi State squad that has lost three of its last four, but has held six opponents this year to 14 or fewer points. Rebels quarterback Bo Wallace is fifth in the SEC in passing, but has been mistake-prone, throwing 13 interceptions to go with 14 touchdowns. The Bulldogs have won three in a row in this series and the Mississippi State seniors would like nothing better than to go out without having ever lost to the Rebels.
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Utah State is ranked for the first time in 51 years and can clinch their first outright conference title since 1936 with a win this weekend. That shouldn't be too problematic against an Idaho team that has given up at least 34 points in eight of its last nine games. The Aggies, meanwhile, boast a potent defense that is eighth in the nation in scoring and seventh in sacks. They were burned for 629 yards last week by Louisiana Tech, the nation's top offense, but should have considerably better luck against an Idaho offense that ranks 121st nationally in scoring.


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This week in New England business news.
Drivers could see 7.7% cut in insurance rates Auto insurers filed proposed rates under the state's first attempt at increasing competition in the industry in about 30 years. Insurance rates would drop by 7.7 percent, on average, under the rates that were filed Monday. But rates likely would have fallen anyway under the more heavily regulated system that previously was in place so it's too early to know if motorists will gain much of a financial benefit from the change. Coakley questions TJX 3-day sale plan TJX's plans for three days of sales at T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and other stores next year have run into some resistance from Attorney General Martha Coakley and other states' top lawyers who are worried that the main purpose of the sale is just to fatten TJX's bottom line. The Framingham-based retailer would hold the sales as part of its plan to pay back customers after a massive data breach that compromised millions of bank cards - and subsequent lawsuits. Bad news, good news in foreclosure sales New figures show foreclosure sales in Massachusetts have more than doubled this year so far, but the rate of foreclosure sales dropped off significantly to 673 in September after peaking at 1,018 in August. The drop could be attributed to lenders who are working with borrowers to resolve problems with their loans. Homeowners get mortgage lifeline The state Legislature threw a lifeline to struggling homeowners and first-time home buyers Tuesday by crafting a bill aimed at curbing foreclosures. It mandates counseling for certain types of risky loans, requires lenders to give delinquent borrowers more time to catch up on their payments and forces loan originators to be licensed with the state. Greyhound racing ban gains momentum The revived effort to end greyhound racing has gained momentum now that supporters have turned in more than 100,000 signatures supporting a statewide ban. That figure easily exceeded the roughly 66,000 names required to move the proposed ballot question forward for a possible statewide vote next November. The Patriot Ledger


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Director Ang Lee's gorgeous-looking adaptation of Life of Pi is shaping up to be a major awards contender this year, but official word has now come down that the film's biggest star has been cut from the film. Lee filled his international cast with relative unknowns, but he went with Tobey Maguire to tackle a small role as a writer who interviews the protagonist. We'd heard rumblings that Maguire was no longer in the film, and THR now confirms that the role was recast after the director felt that Maguire's performance "wasn't working." Hit the jump for more.
Apparently Maguire's presence was a bit jarring in the film, as his starpower overshadowed the rest of the cast even though his role was minor. Lee reshot the scenes with actor Rafe Spall (Prometheus, Anonymous) taking over the part, but there's no bad blood between the director and Maguire, as the actor reiterated his support for Lee and the film in a statement to THR:
"I fully support Ang's decision to go a different direction for this role in Life of Pi. Ang shared a lot of the film with me, and what I saw was absolutely beautiful."
Lee himself shot back with more kind words about the decision:
"To be consistent with the other casting choices made for the film, I decided to go with an entirely international cast. I very much admire Tobey and look forward to working with him again in the future."
It's hard to argue with Lee's logic, and I doubt the film suffers without Maguire in what sounds more like a cameo role than anything. The 3D pic looks wildly ambitious, and we'll have the first reactions to the finished film when Life of Pi opens the New York Film Festival on September 28th. The drama then opens nationwide on November 21st.


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A 'Russell Rocket' of School Reform
Each and every school day, students at the K-5 Russell Academy of Academic Achievement, part of the Parkrose School District in Portland, stand up and make this pledge: "I believe I can achieve and succeed. I know today will influence what I become tomorrow. I will be a good listener. I will be respectful of my classmates, because we are here to learn. It's my decision. I will be safe. I will be kind. I will be a learner. I am smart. I have potential. I am unique. I am a Russell Rocket!"
They come to school dressed in simple uniforms: white shirts; navy slacks, shorts, or skirts; and navy or gray sweaters, sweatshirts, and vests.
"We all dress for our jobs," says Principal Jeff Rose, who collaboratively with the staff initiated the pledge and dress code, with little opposition, as part of a larger school reform plan. "Learning is the most important job in a student's life."
Rose began his career teaching fourth and fifth graders in the West Linn/Wilsonville School District. His natural leadership abilities quickly emerged, and Rose's principal encouraged him to pursue school administration. In fall 2000, after earning his administrative credentials at Lewis & Clark, Rose jumped at the opportunity to head what was then called Russell Elementary in the Parkrose School District.
"The student body was culturally diverse, the staff was dedicated, and the district was in favor of strong site-based leadership," says Rose. "It was the perfect complement to my energy, enthusiasm, and optimism about what I believe is possible in schools."
After a year of getting acquainted, he and his staff committed to improving basic reading and math comprehension in all grades. Although they saw some initial results, they thought they could do better. After an open, honest self-assessment, they graded Russell a "B" school and immediately set their sights on earning an A+, even incorporating that grade into the school's logo.
Rose joined forces with parents and staff and initiated a six-part plan dubbed "The Russell Package." Together they worked to align the curriculum, provide after-school learning opportunities, lower adult-to-child ratios during reading and math instruction, improve the school's social climate, initiate a code of dress, and change the school's name to reflect their shared vision.
Since the school introduced "The Russell Package" in 2002, its state rating has risen from "satisfactory" to "exceptional." Russell Academy received an Oregon Celebrating Student Success Award in 2005.
Despite his trademark optimism, Rose says he has occasional off days when pressures nip at his heels. He laments the disconnect between educators and lawmakers, whose punitive response to schools' less-than-perfect performance often hinders those in the field rather than helping or inspiring them. Yet he rarely dwells on such topics.
"Ultimately, the answers lie within us," he says. "Learning is a collaborative process. By embracing a climate of creative communication, we can start to share our knowledge and together invent stellar solutions."
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The Gravity series for the Mountain Bike World Cup returned on Sunday with round two in Val di Sole, Italy, and both the men's and women's competitions saw dominating performances by the winners. Rachel Atherton (GT Factory) beat the rest of the women's field by nearly five seconds, while 2011 World Cup champion Aaron Gwin (Trek World Racing) was almost eight seconds ahead of his nearest competitor in the men's race. Miranda Miller (SRAM/Santa Cruz) was the only Canadian woman to qualify for the final, finishing 12th, while Steve Smith (Devinci Global Racing), racing with a dislocated finger, still finished tenth in the men, retaining his fifth overall standing.
Val di Sole is known for its highly technical, rough and dusty track, and this year was no different, with new sections of the course buried under soft, loamy dirt that was nearly 30 centimetres deep in places.
Sabrina Jonnier (Labyrinth Shimano) was the first woman to spend an extended time in the Hot Seat, but she was then bumped out of contention by a pair of Austrian riders - Anita Molcik (Four Elements) and Petra Bernhard (Alpine Commencal Austria) - before a trio of French riders took the top spot in quick succession, with Myriam Nicole (Commencal/Riding Addiction) the first to break the four minute barrier.
Rachel Atherton
However, Nicole's reign at the top is was brief, with Atherton the next rider on course. Atherton, the world champion here in Val di Sole in 2008, and coming back from a shoulder injury that derailed most of last season and saw her missed the opening round this year, was noticably faster than than any other woman, finishing 4.485 seconds ahead of Nicole. The only rider remaining was the world champion, Emmeline Ragot (MS Mondraker), who had qualified first, but she was no match for Atherton, finishing over eight seconds back in third.
"I still can't quite believe it," commented Atherton. "The track here is so insane, it's so long and physical and wild. I knew that if I was going to win it I had to put everything on the line. I had a pretty good run and nearly crashed a few times, but you've just got to risk it, and I wanted to win. In the middle I hit a rock and almost went over the bars and I thought 'No! I can't crash, I need to win!', and I held on."
Miranda Miller
Miranda Miller was the top North American, followed one spot later by American champion Jill Kintner (Norco International).
Ragot takes the World Cup lead, since Atherton did not compete in the first round, with 370 points, followed by round one winner Tracey Hannah (Hutchinson United Ride) at 322, Nicole at 261 points and Atherton with 240.
The men's race saw Gwin throw down a tremendous challenge to the rest of the field by finishing over seven seconds ahead of second place Greg Minnaar (Santa Cruz Syndicate) in qualifying. Minnaar, the winner of round one and the World Cup leader, had beaten everyone a week earlier at a warm-up event in Austria, but this was different because Gwin had not been there.
Steve Smith
Times were dropping steadily through the 82 rider strong field until Junior-aged Loic Bruni (Lapierre International) threw down the first sub-3:25 time with 30 riders to go. Bruni held the lead for ten riders before Canada's Steve Smith took half a second off, and Smith lasted for 13 riders until Sam Blenkinsop (Lapierre International) bumped him out by a second. The lead continued to drop by fractions of a second until Minnaar, the second fastest qualifier, held the Hot Seat.
Aaron Gwin
However, despite going nearly six seconds faster than he had in qualifying, Minnaar was still almost two seconds slower than Gwin's qualifying time and, barring a crash, Gwin was the odds-on favourite as he began his run. The American champion did not disappoint; fastest at both intermediate splits by huge margins, he knocked more than six seconds off his qualifying time to win by 7.85 seconds, a staggering margin when Minnaar had beaten him by a mere 6.32 tenths of a second in the first round. Gee Atherton (GT Factory) finished third, followed by team mate Marc Beaumont, with Cameron Cole (Lapierre International) in fifth.
Amazingly, Gwin was laid back about the run that had everyone shaking their heads. "It was good, a solid run. I knew it was going to be tough, but I felt good all weekend, so I was just trying to put it together. The track was really, really rough, and I was just riding along for the ride. I didn't know what I was doing, I was just trying to hold on. I was just trying to focus on riding, and not that it was a race run or anything else, just trying to get down. I felt like I was sort of on autopilot the whole ride, but usually the good ones are kind of like that, I guess."
Gwin and Minnaar are tied at 450 points in the World Cup standings, each with a win and a second, however, Gwin takes over the Series' lead by virtue of the more recent victory. Atherton is third with 315 points, followed by Beaumont at 228 and Smith with 215.
On a more serious note: everyone was thinking positive thoughts for the very popular Frenchman Cedric Gracia, in hospital with a broken leg and fractured hip after crashing into a tree earlier in the week.
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Final note - how does JD.com feel about posters posting the same questions on other sites? For example, the Ghost Rider question I posted above I have already posted to be asked on Rebelscum.com Should I not post repeat questions here? Or is there a way that the Hasbro team helps to filter out questions so there are not repeats?
Q1: I would like to know if Hasbro thinks the Comic 2-packs have been a success given the cancellation of these in the Star Wars line. I'm really enjoying them and wonder if they will continue beyond the Secret Wars series.
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Do you have any plans to release some Hammer Drones in the Iron Man 2 line? The line is severely lacking villains for Iron Man to fight and there seems to be several different drone designs.
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The recently restored video of the Beatles' epic "A Day in the Life" offers fleeting glimpses of the band's producer, George Martin, conducting, along with Paul McCartney, the orchestra that gave the song its classic thundering crescendo.
The video captures vintage George Martin: in the shadows, but always there in the studio to help the Beatles soar.
The legendary producer, who died Tuesday at age 90, played a crucial role in elevating rock and roll to an art form to reckoned with, becoming more responsible for the Beatles' sound than anyone except John, Paul, George and Ringo.
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The classically trained Martin wasn't the band's producer as much their musical interpreter. He took the sounds bursting out of McCartney and John Lennon and gave their songs shape that set them apart, even in the early pop days. He famously sped up the tempo of "Please Please Me" from a Roy Orbison-like ballad to a buoyant, urgent teenage plea. Martin let the band break old songwriting rules by kicking off "She Loves You" with the explosive minor-key chorus that heralded the British Invasion.
As the group quickly evolved – going from "I Want to Hold Your Hand" to "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" in less than four years – Martin not only kept up, he gently guided their fast-moving musical exploration, sharing their quest for perfection and their spirit of innovation.
Martin's influence is there for the listening: He scored the strings for "Yesterday" and "Eleanor Rigby." He slowly played the harpsichord-like piano solo on "In My Life" and later sped up the tape to insert a compact classical interlude into the sweet pop ballad. He slowed down Lennon's haunting vocal on "Strawberry Fields Forever" to match the key of the Beatle's favorite take on the instrumental track (the evolution of the song, available via the "Anthology" series and more extensively elsewhere, offers a master class in the creation of a masterpiece).
Cellos became an instrument of psychedelia on "I Am the Walrus," and a collection of random organ loops provided the carnival-like swirl of intrigue on "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite." With recording engineer Geoff Emerick, Martin turned Abbey Road into a musical laboratory where odd and amorphous requests – like Lennon declaring he wanted his voice to sound like the Dalai Lama shouting from the mountaintops in "Tomorrow Never Knows" – meant tearing apart and rewiring speakers and microphones until they produced a sound like no other.
Martin, more than anyone, listened to the Beatles. What he heard in them and how he helped them achieve what they heard in their heads filled fans hearts with indelible music.
In his later years, Martin became a keeper of the Beatles catalogue, offering a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Sgt. Pepper" and adding insight to the "Anthology" documentary. But he always was willing to try something new. He oversaw the creative mixes his son Giles assembled for the Cirque du Soleil spectacle "Love," which is approaching its 10th anniversary.
George Martin's final contribution to the Beatles cannon is the undisputed standout of the "Love" collection: The understated orchestration he added to the George Harrison's beautifully spare acoustic demo of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." The poignant score would seem to have nothing in common with Martin's raucous build to an orchestral climax on "A Day in the Life." But both are classic Martin: His work served the Beatles, but never overwhelmed or overshadowed their genius.
Fans, no doubt, are gently weeping for George Martin, whose long life brought joy to countless millions, even as he toiled largely in the background. He wasn't the Fifth Beatle, but he'll live on as the First Producer of rock and roll.
Jere Hester is Director of News Products and Projects at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is also the author of "Raising a Beatle Baby: How John, Paul, George and Ringo Helped us Come Together as a Family." Follow him on Twitter.


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You've probably been impressed with playground kids jumping rope (or is it jump roping?). You've already seen boxers whip the jump rope fast enough to create a wormhole. But you've never seen a person jump rope like this. This woman is absolutely incredible.
Adrienn Banhegyi, the woman doing all the tricks with a jump rope that you couldn't even do if you weren't holding anything, is a performer with the Cirque de Soleil and actually holds two world records for jump roping. I can barely walk without stumbling; how can Banhegyi bounce off the floor? How can she catch the rope after purposefully dropping it in stride? How can she do this? Better yet, how did she know she can do this?
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The headline pretty much says it all.
"James Deen is my first choice to play Christian or Ryan in LA noir micro budget Paul Schrader movie I'm writing. Nudity and acting a must...," Bret Easton Ellis tweeted Sunday night (via The Playlist).
Ellis penned the brilliant "American Psycho," one the most hilariously, savagely biting critiques of America in the '80s (which was turned into a fantastic film featuring Christian Bale's break-out performance as a sadistic killer yuppie). Schrader is one of cinema's true geniuses, a man who is somehow unknown outside the film-nerd community, and whose command of violence would dovetail nicely with Eliss' best work.
And Deen, well, to hear Wikipedia tell it, is a 25-year-old porn star who specializes in "'female-friendly' pornography" and has cultivated via social media a large fan base of teenage girls. Why these three haven't worked together before is anyone's guess.
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FXI's Cotton Candy at CES is proof of how Linaro can help a system vendor rapidly develop a product that is running the latest Android ICS and Ubuntu.
FXI said in it's announcement it leveraged the Linaro for Arm open software and tools and leveraged its access to the Arm Mali Graphics software development ecosystem.
"FXI engineers used the pre-integrated and tested Android ICS and Ubuntu images from the Linaro platform team as a base in developing support for two new operating systems on Cotton Candy. They also got support from the platform team on the #linaro and #linaro-android IRC channels on Freenode," said Alexander Sack, Platform Technical Director at Linaro in the announcement. "FXI has demonstrated how Linaro's work can be leveraged effectively to develop real products rapidly and reliably."
Cotton Candy is attracting attention at CES and is even shortlisted as a possible best of CES by Laptop Magazine.
The demonstration prototype USB stick (pictured above) code named "Cotton Candy" is a equipped with an Arm(R) Cortex(TM)-A9 (1GHz) CPU from Samsung, an Arm Mali(TM)-400 MP (Quad-core, 1.2GHz) GPU, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® wireless technology, HDMI output and the Android operating system. It decodes MPEG-4, H.264 and other video formats and display HD graphics on any HDMI equipped screen. Content can be controlled via smartphones, keyboards, mice and other USB peripherals. See FXI's product brief pdf for more information.
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Monday Night Raw Warm Up for December 26th, 2011
Last week WWE delivered arguably one of its top Monday Night Raw shows of the year right in our hometown of Phildelphia, Pennsylvania. Unfortunately other priorities kept us away from the live show, but it was certainly one we would have both liked to have been there for. It was difficult not to notice the flatness of a typically vocal Philadelphia crowd as the night wore on even with a stellar main event featuring new United States Champion Zach Ryder, new World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan and WWE Champion C.M. Punk. Tonight's Raw from Chicago should go down in front another typically outstanding audience as Punk returns home for the first time since hijacking the WWE title at last July's Money in the Bank in front of a crowd that was positively explosive.