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looks like you guys have a couple...
1st Bitcoin Transaction at Green Ave Mkt
we're jealous over here in Prospect Heights...
Ft. Greene Becoming Bitcoin Dining Nexus
Brooklyn's neighborhood has three places where you can spend your Bitcoins (and fill your tummy)
I don't get how this works. The spot price today for bitcoins is about $132. That's a ridiculous amount of pizza, sandwiches, and soda. And do you get change in fractions of bitcoins?
bitcoins can go to a Satoshi (named after the anonymous founder of Bitcoin "Satoshi Nakamoto") .00000001 which is 8 places
you might want to try this out
You might have heard about the big Silk Road bust today...
the complaint against Silk Road Included the following
"Bitcoins are not illegal in and of themselves and have known legitimate uses." http://i.imgur.com/iYvkFKe.png ....
like buying Pizza I guess... Actually the first transaction which was 3 years ago in Bitcoins ...ten thousand of them ...was to purchase a pizza... https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=137.msg1141#msg1141 that pizza would be worth over a Million Dollars today
10,000 X 100 = 1,000,000 as long as the price of Bitcoin is over a 100
Fort Greene Bitcoin Factoid: Reddit Founder and Bitcoin Entrepreneur was born in Fort Green
Alexis Ohanian on founding Reddit and future start-ups
"Ohanian has funded dozens of start-ups – among them Instacart, which provides same-day grocery delivery, and Coinbase, which simplifies the exchange of bitcoins"
Ohanian was raised in the suburbs of DC, but was born in the Fort Greene neighbourhood of Brooklyn, a short walk from his current flat, a converted 1928 warehouse and the only condo in Brooklyn Bridge Park. He decided on the neighbourhood during a walk with his father a few years back.
"We're walking from Fort Greene to Brooklyn Heights and when we get there, my dad tells me, 'When you were a little kid, your mother and I used to think, wouldn't it be nice if someday we could afford to live here?'" His parents would take him out in a pushchair from Myrtle Avenue to the promenade, which looks out over the same view he has now.
Reddit began accepting Bitcoins in February
Good article about Bitcoin on Bloomberg.com. The oxymoron about it though is if you want to buy some you do it with real money and if you want to sell it you get real money. So, even though the value may fluctuate it's relative to the price of other commodities. It may be the next "big thing" but it's no different than other ways to make or lose money.
20% decrease in bitcoin value due to drug trafficking website being shutdown..
@PragmaticGuy Unlike any other financial instrument there is a limited number of Bitcoin that can ever be produced based on a algorithm. It also cannot be seized. Just look at what happened in Cyprus. Yes the government can compel you to hand over the keys (which is how they "seized" Bitcoins in the silk road raid)... but there is no button that any authority can press to seize your assets.
This is very different from any other type of financial instrument you ever came across.
Maybe it's not a physical asset but it's a commodity nonetheless. And though in may not be seized the point is, there's not a whole lot that can be done with it until it's converted into real money. The guy who ran silk road is not going to be able to pay his lawyer in bitcoins. Until they're accepted as a legitimate form of payment it's mostly a lot of people trading them and hoping the value goes up like so many Beanie Babies. If I had my druthers I'd take Kruggerands.
https://www.bitcoinstore.com/ ?
Name for me another currency accepted by restaurants that you know of on/off Fulton Street besides Bitcoin and the U.S. Dollar...
Try spending Canadian Loonie or Mexican Peso... from our neighbors to the north and south.
Register your share of Microsoft in street name.. get it from the transfer agent and bring it to "Lean Crust" and see if they let you buy a couple of Pies with it.
Try using your Kruggerand(s) to purchase your groceries at Green Ave Market .. maybe you would have better luck with an American Silver Eagle???
BTW I heard this guy has great Baklava http://www.mandrik.com !
In the news again:
A Brooklyn Bodega Owner Told Us Why All Merchants Should Start Accepting Bitcoin
Why do I suspect this bodega owner also owns a lot of bitcoins?
@whynot_31 and apparently lots of stores in Ft. Greene...
but lots is a relative term.
10 might seem like a lot today.
but nary a year ago you couldn't do all that much with a mere 10.
It has rocketed up on the news and trading at $950 Equivalent on one of China exchanges right now http://www.okcoin.com with the Global Average over $800 http://www.bitcoinaverage.com
@whynot_31 you should get a wallet at http://www.bitcoin.org (BitcoinQT @ http://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet) create a bitcoin address and put it in your signature for tips (you can create multiple addresses). If you set up a wallet.. PM me with the addy and i'll send over a couple bucks worth of Bitcoin to you.
Blogging platforms such as Brooklynian have been integrating http://www.coinwidget.com and other tools for tipping.
Here's the thing that I wonder about Bitcoins...if the person or group that runs this whole algorithm dies off what happens then? The "money" isn't backed by anything. All currency that's issued by governments is backed by the government of that country. In addition...I would think (and I may be wrong about this) that the group that's running this didn't do it altruistically. So somewhere when this thing started someone paid real money to get the first bitcoins and someone will pay real money to get them every time they're released. So, this group is making a bundle off people that are paying for these coins and the people that are buying them are buying them in hopes they'll be worth more at a given time which may or may not happen. Just like any other commodity. Now maybe I'm missing the whole point of this but that's the way I see it.
@pragmaticguy Bitcoin is decentralized / Open Source. There is no "Bitcoin Company." The only way to shut it down is to turn off the internet -- an Electomeganetic Pulse perhaps? http://www.livescience.com/38848-emp-solar-storm-danger.html
Also a Nation State could try a 51% attack but that would be expensive and difficult as the network is essentially the strongest supercomputer in the world http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1ky4om/a_realtime_tracker_of_bitcoins_51_attack_cost_and/
Satoshi Nakamoto the founder could be a wealthy person(s) by cashing in some (or all?) of their bitcoin... but so what? They invented the protocol that is revolutionary / paradigm shift. For example The Google founders should not be wealthy? This is Programmable Money. A Supranational currency. It a method of payment and money. But not just money its a protocol so you can program it to be used as escrow for example. Solved the Byzantine Generals problem http://expectedpayoff.com/blog/2013/03/22/bitcoin-and-the-byzantine-generals-problem/ It hasn't been done before. The more you study Bitcoin you will see that it can change your view of the world the same way the internet did when you experienced it for the first time....
The point is, that Bitcoin, like any other commodity, is only worth what people are willing to pay for it. If at some point people feel that it's not worth anything then, poof, all its value is gone. And since someone invented this type of money, what's to stop others from doing the same thing. There could end up being many different types of virtual money before long. Yes, I understand that for now it's a currency that can be spent anywhere but it still would be traded at the rate of the place it's spent in. So, it would be worth so many yen, or dollars, or euros which in that case why bother even getting any. You many as well just spend the money of that country.
The trick is to restrict supply of the comodity, while simultaneously making people believe that it has no substitute.
The diamond industry does this very well. It makes lots of wealthy people believe that they can not express or receive "love" without diamonds, and controls the supply.
It's genius.
Yeah, but DeBeers has been doing this for over a hundred years. And, most of us (myself included) have gone along with it. But you can hold a diamond. Are the photos of Bitcoins real or just photoshopped? I don't have the slightest clue but I would think that many people would want to see something more tangible before buying (pun intended) into it. The use of it for unlawful purpose makes more sense. Oh well, guess this is one trend I won't allow myself to get involved in. I'll stick with the diamonds.
Soon the ticker on the top will include bitcoin
It may as Bitcoin is, like I said, a commodity, and an imaginary one at that, not really a useful way to pay for things. Bloomberg.com had an interesting article the other day stating that Bitcoin was not a reliable currency in that it fluctuates too quickly. As an example they stated that it was about $900 on Tuesday and $536 on Wednesday. So if you bought something on Tuesday you paid much less in Bitcoins but if the seller waited until Wednesday to change them to real money he got over 40% less in value. Also it means that if you waited until Wednesday to buy something you paid roughly 50% more in Bitcoins than you would have on Tuesday. You're not going to be buying your next big ticket item with Bitcoins because there's no guarantee that what it's worth this minute will be what it's worth in the next hour. A bad deal for the buyer or seller. It's fine for smaller items I would think but until there's a way to make it more stable I can't see many businesses getting on the bandwagon to take this "money."
Someone moved $136 Million worth of Bitcoin today
paid a 0.0005 bitcoin, or 37 cents fee for the transaction
Merchants who want a slick interface can use bitpay
BitPay World's First Zero Transaction Fee Payment Processor
Read more at http://www.maxkeiser.com/2013/11/bitpay-worlds-first-zero-transaction-fee-payment-processing/#i8mKqFSLKDCwR0tt.99
List of Ft. Greene Establishments that Accept Bitcoin
-Fresh Garden 729 Fulton st.
-Mirai Wellness Spa 670 Fulton st.
-Lean Crust 737 Fulton st.
-Oxford Kitchen 1 Greene ave.
-Greene Ave Market 17 Greene ave.
-Greene-Ville Garden 373 Myrtle ave (if not yet very soon)
some info here
Report: Fort Greene Markets Accepting Bitcoin
Bitcoin goes to Washington, and Brooklyn
Brooklyn Businesses: Show Me The Virtual Money
According to the list, not real big ticket items. Can't wait to see the first auto dealer or even furniture store accept them.
Bitcoin is a protocol. I suspect as companies begin to create additional layers over this protocol so that its less cumbersome for both merchants and consumers to use, we will see wider adoption Re: "auto dealer or even furniture store"
Soho apartment for rent in Bitcoin making rounds today
Wall Street Journal
"IN bitcoin," Austin Craig repeated to the young woman behind the counter at the Lean Crust Pizza parlour in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. "Can we pay in bitcoin?"
"In what?" came the reply.
Mr Craig, 30, was struggling to convince Nadia Alamgir of the existence of the virtual currency that has gained traction across the world, and whose value - after months of wild swings - on Wednesday reached records around $US400 per bitcoin {Inpixel's Note: trading at about $1,150 today http://www.bitcoinaverage.com }
It was midway through a tricontinental odyssey taken with his wife, Beccy Bingham-Craig, 29, and a film crew documenting their travails, which started in Provo, Utah. Their mission: to live on bitcoin alone.
"It's been consistently inconvenient and occasionally frustrating," Mr Craig said outside Lean Crust, "but never impossible." Lean Crust advertised itself as bitcoin-friendly but hadn't seen much virtual foot traffic. Ms Alamgir eventually contacted the store's owner, who arrived and processed the transaction, allowing Mr Craig to munch on several slices.
Barter seems easier.
For example, just about everyone has a use for Tide.
@whynot_31 ahh yes, the Tide black market... is one of my favorite black market economic stories.
But didn't you get the memo? With the closure of Silk Road, Bitcoin went legit. There was some uncertainty whether or not the bitcoin ecosystem could sustain itself without a black market. The reality the black market use of bitcoin is pale in comparison to that of the U.S. Dollar... and I suspect that of Tide!
Another thought...if the black market doesn't want to use a currency... there is probably something inherently wrong with that currency.
Trading Tide certificates seems preferable to trading actual Tide.
Especially for large purchases.
@whynot_31 I have all my bitcoin tied (Tide?) up in Trans-Alaskan Gopher Company
Is bitcoin the future of money?
I already like gophers that can dance. I'd love one that could find gold
This all reminds me of that very inexpensive, easy to use device that was supposed to find explosives
This all reminds me of a very inexpensive, easy to use device that *does* find explosives
Silly String Is Shipped Off to Iraq
That article is missing a "donate now" button.
Returning to the apartment, can I sign a lease in Bitcoin? If I sign a lease that stipulates that I pay 4.26 bitcoin, I don't want them giving me any BS if the value of bitcoin falls to $12.
...approximately $50 a month.
Since Bitcoin is programmable money you can actually create a contract on the public ledger called the blockchain
here is an early implementation of this concept
you know the old "poor man's patent"
well Bitcoin just made this a reality
Bitcoin would need to stabilize before any sane person would sign a contract in BTC. --To avoid any confusion this is independent of the bitcoin price...
P.S. Marcelle Shriver
c/o St. Luke's Church
55 Warwick Rd.
Stratford, N.J. 08084
assuming address is current
One can now buy wine on Staten Island with Bitcoin
Read an item in the magazine The Week yesterday that told about some guy from Britain who bought 7500 bitcoins back in 2009 when they weren't worth anything. He didn't really think about it until they hit $1000. But, he was cleaning his apartment and tossed the hard drive that had the digital unlock key to his account so he's now out $7.5 million. He went to the dump to try and retrieve it but they said it was probably under a huge pile of garbage and it's lost forever. So, the question is...now that they can't be replaced does the algorithm issue new coins to make up for the shortfall or are they gone forever making what's left worth a little more.
Hi @PragmaticGuy my favorite novelty bitcoin story as of late is "Hi Mom! Send More Bitcoins!"---Fan holding up sign on TV on ESPN racks up over $24,000 in Bitcoin ...
How do you do that with USD?
that's what you call frictionless
Today's news brings us this
Fidelity now allows clients to put bitcoins in IRAs
Well, with all the new phone apps around all people have to do is email real money right to a person's account. So Bitcoins have no advantage there. And with such a limited supply I would think there's not enough to go around for everyone who might want some so the only good thing I can see coming out of this is that according to the laws of supply and demand I would think they can only appreciate in value. But not because of their worth but because of their novelty.
Real money is traceable and therefore taxable.
Bitcoins are not.
Actually, I heard a report the other day that Bitcoin is just as traceable as other money because it leaves a digital trail that cannot be erased. The key of course is to find the trail but it's what the government did to get Silk Road closed down. So, you're wrong on that. In addition, many people are trading Bitcoins just as they would other commodities and if you think that there's not going to be some kind of capital gains tax imposed on that I would think you're mistaken. Because in the end....they still have to get real money for them.
The government will definitely find a way to catch up.
...I believe part of the appeal of the bitcoins is that the government is behind the curve.
They haven't YET figured out a way to trace them or tax them.
You are right: They WILL.
Bitcoin uses the "Blockchain", which is a public ledger of every transaction ever made going back to the genesis of Bitcoin (i.e. the genesis block).
You can trace wallets/transactions here
since you don't have to link your identity to an address its is somewhat pseudononymous.
You would have to be a security expert / hacker type running everything on Tor and knowing exactly what the heck you are doing if you want to be Anonymous.
So for example we know that Satoshi Nakamoto the creator of Bitcoin has not been able to be identified (its a pseudonym).
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=311216.0 ...
and yet has transactions on this public ledger.
If you are not a supergenius (I don't claim to be), chances are if someone really, really wanted to figure out the person behind the address... they will figure it out.
If you publicly post your identity with a particular wallet address you are giving the world the ability to see transactions with that address tied to you. A charity might want to do this for example in order to give more visibility and accountability to their funds.
---you can create as many addresses as you like. so you could make some public and make some private.
P.S. an interesting fact that many seem to miss is that Tor has received grants from the federal government https://www.torproject.org/about/sponsors.html.en
Article on Bloomberg.com they stated that Bloomberg did a national poll on bitcoins and the results were thus...
6% of the people thought bitcoins was an Xbox game
6% thought it was an iPhone app
42% had no idea what they were.
I guess most Americans don't give a crap about watching or reading the news. It's frightening.
Most of America is concerned only with God, Guns, and Gays.
Hopefully, NYC residents are unlike them.
12 Days of Bitcoin'' experiment'' on BTV, you may have heard i called in sick yesterday, on Day 5. it wasn't cance...
Meanwhile, a NYT reporter took a trip to the great white north, to watch how Bitcoins are mined.
Mining doesn't sound as bad of a profession as it once was.
The operators of two exchanges for the virtual currency Bitcoin have been arrested in the US.The Department of Justice said Robert Faiella, known as BTCKing, and Charlie Shrem from BitInstant.com have both been charged with money laundering.The authorities said the pair were engaged in a scheme to sell more than $1m (£603,000) in bitcoins to users of online drug marketplace the Silk Road.The site was shut down last year and its alleged owner was arrested.Mr Shrem, 24, was arrested on Sunday at New York's JFK airport. He was expected to appear in court on Monday, prosecutors said.Mr Faiella, 52, was arrested on Monday at his home in Cape Coral, Florida.More details:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25919482
"It is unfortunate Silk Road continues to make the headlines in association with Bitcoin - this is the dark side of Bitcoin, which the vast majority of digital currency users have no association with."
Bitcoin Kingpin Admits Everyone's Money Is Gone


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It may seem that Apple is moving slowly into the cloud computing age and that it has many assets that are simply not leveraged in what could be a massive cloud environment that could cause more than just a headache for Google and Microsoft. However, it appears that Apple has been working for some time on an operating system, conceivably a version of a next-generation Mac OS or iOS, that could boot computers and other devices via an Internet connection.

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Man's Body Washes Up on Berkeley Beach
A man's body was found along the shoreline adjacent to Interstate Highway 80 in Berkeley yesterday afternoon, an East Bay Regional Parks District police lieutenant said. -more-
A man's body was found along the shoreline adjacent to Interstate Highway 80 in Berkeley yesterday afternoon, an East Bay Regional Parks District police lieutenant said. -more-
Berkeley police have reopened streets in a popular downtown area after two suspicious packages were found to be harmless, a police spokeswoman said. A suspicious package was delivered to a business in the 2300 block of Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley police Officer Jennifer Coats said. -more-
University of California at Berkeley police are investigating a suspicious package found near campus this afternoon. -more-
A busy thoroughfare in downtown Berkeley has been shut down and some businesses evacuated this afternoon as a bomb squad investigates a suspicious package, a police spokeswoman said. -more-
Lakireddy Bali Reddy, owner of 2227 Dwight Way, allegedly disconnected fire alarms from the building prior to the fire. Shortly after 7pm on October 29, 2013, the Berkeley City Council will hear an appeal on the fire-damaged 2227 Dwight Way property brought by several UC Berkeley students and alumni, including two former tenants and signed by nearly 30 immediate neighbors. The building was completely destroyed after a fire broke out in the early morning hours on March 8, 2012. -more-
Time and again over the past several decades, the Pentagon has staged "war games" inside US cities -- Kingsville, Texas; Oakland, California; Pittsburgh; Chicago San Francisco and elsewhere. These so-called "humanitarian exercises" are actually a pretext for honing techniques to seize control of the "Urban Battlescape" inside the US. This investigative report (versions of which originally appeared simultaneously in the Bay Guardian and the East Bay Express) focuses on the Pentagon's "Urban Warrior" exercise staged in San Francisco and Oakland in 1999.
From a paper presented at the "Cities and the New Wars" Conference at Columbia University, New York, September 2009. -more-
The Peter M. Cukor family's lawsuit against the city of Berkeley police was dropped unexpectedly, Tuesday, in exchange for what their attorney's called the department's "three changes…" in dispatcher policies which "will help prevent similar tragedies in the future." -more-
A bat infected with rabies was recently found in the area of the 1500 block of Spruce Street in the City of Berkeley. Although the bat was removed without incident, residents in Berkeley and the surrounding areas are advised that Alameda County has been a "Rabies Area" since 1958. -more-
Thirty years ago, the US launched a vicious military attack on the small Caribbean island nation of Grenada. President Ronald Reagan claimed a new airport under construction was intended to provide Russian aircraft with a strategic base in the Americas. Reagan claimed a "submarine pen" was under construction. In March 1983, a reporter from Berkeley visited the site to investigate and uncovered evidence that exposed the Pentagon's claims as a fabrication -- a pretext for war. The assault on Grenada was to be the first of a long string of foreign invasions based on a foundation of official lies. -more-
غلام همت انم که زیر چرخ کبود ز هر چه رنگ تعلق پذیرد آزادم
In March, as a female mathematician, skilled astronomer and noted professor left her university near Cairo, a mob surrounded her. They attacked and brutally killed her, burning her body. The thought of a woman engaging in philosophy and mathematics so outraged local religious leaders that there was no penalty for her killer.
This happened 1,500 years ago, but even today, religious issues, ethnic prejudices, and political divisions have historically prevented the progress of women in science and society in general. -more-
I was struck by two articles in the current issue (10/28/13). First was The Public Eye: The Politics of Hate which details the paranoia as well as forces behind the extreme right's political views and activities. On the other hand we had One Nation, Under Guard: How the Pentagon Trains for Martial Law in America. It presents the extreme left's paranoia. Both of these dystopian, if factually correct views, reflect the division and extremism that seems to be more and more common worldwide. -more-
The diplomatic fallout of NSA spying continues. Last month, President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil cancelled a state visit after news reports that the N.S.A. had intercepted messages her messages and had conducted espionage on the state oil company, Petrobras. The German newsmagazine, Der Spiegel, revealed the NSA had gained access to communications to and from President Felipe Calderón of Mexico when he was still in office. The French newspaper, Le Monde disclosed that a large number of French citizens private communications had been captured by the NSA. -more-
Is there a way of dealing with conflicts so that gun violence becomes unnecessary? Often people will not stop to consider someone else's point of view. But while we undergo training in finding common ground even with our adversaries, we can create a kind of time out. Let us stop gun exhibits and enforce gun control laws strictly. -more-
Local non-profit so-called affordable housing developers including Affordable Housing Associates, Resources for Community Development, and the East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation have teamed up with local and national organizations that are pushing for Rental Assistance Reform (RAR) legislation to be passed in the House and Senate, that is harmful to the poor.
The non-profit organizations are pushing for rental assistance reform (RAR) legislation that will result in fewer Section 8 housing choice vouchers for the poor, higher rents for public housing residents, and the acceleration of the privatization of conventional public housing projects into privatized mixed-income residential housing developments for higher income renters. Developments that are being promoted by so-called non-profit and for profit affordable housing developers who want to get their hands on public housing properties locally, and all across the nation. -more-
In 1999 I was asked by some of the then long time residents of the Albany landfill to come out to the bulb and advocate for those who were being evicted, some them after living there for over 10 years or more.
At the time the City of Albany had no services whatsoever for the homeless and their only design, that became very clear by the end, was to dump their homeless problem on the City of Berkeley. The residents of the landfill then as they are today came from places all over the state and country.
I watched the City of Berkeley spend 100's of thousands if not millions of dollars on the people they ejected from the landfill, most of whom eventually died on our streets. With the help of a non-profit they paid a nominal $13,000 they shifted their responsibility to their homeless to Berkeley. -more-
One can hardly blame Albany for electing not to house its homeless, not to square up its 1999 obligations to the Bay Area Governments' Housing Needs Plan, and for spending $330,000 not on housing subsidies but on police, clearing vegetation and belongings, and inaccessible trailers for a few people for a few months who have lived for years at the Albany Bulb landfill. Why not? The city of Berkeley and the media are more than willing to describe it all as benign, humane, and just part of making the Bulb a nice park. -more-
The backlash against the Sierra Club for joining with Citizens for East Shore Parks in lobbying to incorporate the Bulb into East Shore State Park is not surprising. The San Francisco Bay Chapter, in the May issue of their newspaper, the Yodeler, states the rationale for their action. It gives a very troubling image of the group. The story is titled "Changing the Albany Bulb – creating a bright spot on the East Bay Shoreline". Apparently in order to "create a bright spot" the first step requires evicting the people who are camping there, people for whom the Bulb is their home. Why is this Sierra Club chapter participating in evicting people? The mission of the Sierra Club is the maintenance and protection of the environment for the enjoyment of the people. It does not mean only certain people, only the"right kind" of people. -more-
The statistics about the student loan crisis are appalling enough, as many excellent articles attest.
A few samples: Student Loans Are Becoming a Drag on the US Economy ; Student Loan Defaults Surge To Highest Level In Nearly 2 Decades ; The Student Loan Debt Crisis in 9 Charts ; and more.
But even more appalling than the statistics are the stories. Ask around among your friends and acquaintances and you'll soon discover a whole lot of young people who are saddled with debts that they didn't expect or understand and which they can't get out from under. -more-
Are Ancestors Haunting Hearst Gymnasium?
Berkeley council upholds affordable housing exemption for rebuilt ...
Berkeley to raise downtown parking garage rates
Cal must improve athletes' graduation rates or replace Barbout
Testy response to proposed Walgreens on Solano Avenue
State physical fitness test shows varying levels of healthiness among Berkeley High students
How money can buy happiness, wine edition -more-
As the U.S. and its allies prepare for another round of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, powerful and wealthy opponents—from the halls of Congress to Middle East capitals—are maneuvering to torpedo them. At stake is the real possibility of a war with consequences infinitely greater than the 2003 invasion of Iraq. -more-
In 2008, I was in line to hear Barack Obama's Denver acceptance speech when I encountered protestors holding signs: "God Hates Obama." I told them I didn't believe in a God of hate and one of the protestors yelled back, "And God hates you!" It was my introduction to the politics of hate that has characterized the Republican Party for the last five years. -more-
Prior to the invention of atypical antipsychotic medications, people took older meds such as Thorazine, Haldol, Stelazine, Navane, and Prolixin--most of these came into existence beginning in the 1950's. The older drugs had some nasty side effects. The atypical ones have side effects as well. -more-
Quick flash of an image: Bedside in a hospital, where a lovely young woman lies unconscious, on an audible respirator, as another woman raises her head, covered with a scarf or shawl, from the bed at the sight of a male figure in trenchcoat with briefcase hovering in the hall light through the open door ... -more-
"there is more here than memory"
George Stanley, one of the finest Bay Area poets of the 50s and 60s, who moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, in the 70s, is back in town for his first local reading in 15 years. Much of his poetry since his move north has been published in Canada, and is often unfamiliar to American readers, even those who know what he wrote when part of the circles around Jack Spicer and Robert Duncan in San Francisco from the late 50s. It's a shame; Stanley's is a unique voice in North American writing, one that has evolved continuously without losing touch with its original impulse, only gracing it with changes of perspective, adding to his discovery and exploration of what it is to be a poet, to be a person, a human being in these times, one among others, in the anonymity of cities and institutions--and in the familiarity, yet strangeness, of small towns. -more-
"Remember, if you find a fork in the road—take it!"
The Satyr's advice or dare—tossed off by a lusty, snorting Valentina Emeri as the half-human animal, or half-animal human—is taken up by the whole troupe as Inferno Theatre's cast appears to endlessly expand in number throughout their new show, each player taking on a new shape, as they proceed through the tangled intricacies of Ovid's 'Metamorphoses,' in company founder Giulio Cesare Perrone's deft, charming, yet often shadowy adaptation of Ovid's own adaptation of the transformations of classical mythology. -more-
Debts Threaten to Halt Students' Education 10-28-2013
Now Read This: Of Interest to Berkeley, in other media 10-28-2013
Odd Bodkins: Sunday Service in the Holy Land (Cartoon) By Dan O'Neill 10-27-2013
Odd Bodkins: Roger Wingnut (Cartoon) By Dan O'Neill 10-27-2013
Equations of Peace
An Iranian Woman's View on How to Integrate a Divided Globe (Mathematically Speaking) By Zeinab Bandpey 10-28-2013
New: Irony Abounds By Larry Jones 10-28-2013
New: NSA Spying By Tejinder Uberoi 10-27-2013
New: Gun-Related Deaths By Romila Khanna 10-27-2013
Non-profit Developers Scheme to Grab Section 8 Vouchers and Public Housing By Lynda Carson 10-24-2013
Albany Landfill Evictions Affect Berkeley By Daniel J. McMullan III 10-24-2013
It Ain't Rocket Science: It's Housing By Carol Denney 10-24-2013
The Sierra Club and the Albany Bulb By Lydia Gans 10-24-2013
Man's Body Washes Up on Berkeley Beach By Bay City News 10-31-2013
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One Nation, Under Guard: How the Pentagon Trains for Martial Law in America By Gar Smith / Environmentalists Against War 10-25-2013
Murdered Berkeley Man's Settlement with BPD a Bad Legacy (News Analysis) By Ted Friedman 10-25-2013
Infected Bat a Reminder to Use Caution By Berkeley Heath Department 10-24-2013
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THE PUBLIC EYE: The Politics of Hate By Bob Burnett 10-25-2013
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Lazy Kiwi's can rejoice! Domino's Pizza has chosen Auckland, New Zealand as the first place they are going to test out drone pizza delivery!
The DRU drone, by maker Flirtey looks pretty good for the task, and we're hoping it will carry a heated bag so we don't get our pie's tepid at our door.
Because nothing's worse than limp pizza.
Read more about Domino's autonomous delivery vehicle innovations here.


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- Do you have children? If not, do you want some one day?
- Anyone wants to be my fitness buddy?
- What did you dream of last night?
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- Worst song to come out in 2014?
- What is the most painful truth you've had to come to terms with?
- Are you obsessed with a TV show? If so, what is it?
- What is your ethnic mix? 🙂
- You can instantly transport yourself to any place or time to spend one day, where and when do you choose?
- if we were to have a movie night, what film would you suggest?
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Well first of all i would like to thanks all of you for the huge success of this blog,.really you are the people who give me idea,inspiration and encourage me to do something new.,so here i'm with my new blog " Know About Love" A blog where you can share your Opinion,Love Story,Your,Experience about love.A blog where you all can share anything about love it could be your love story or how you were feel when you are with your love? or even it could be what girls/guys like.it could be anything…i think you all are getting what i'm trying to say..so please go on have a look and let me know if you have any trouble
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12- "I try to live everyday as if it were my last". Now somebody please tell me who takes shower,watch tv,updates his facebook status,does laundry and all other day to day stuff on last day of his life?
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The following statement was issued to Access Hollywood exclusively from Gabriel Aubry through his agency, Wilhelmina Models.
"While I will not comment on all of the wild inaccuracies being speculated about in the media, I am sad to say that Halle and I have decided together to separate at this time. She is, and will forever be one of the most special and beautiful people that I have ever known, and I am certain that we will continue to have only love and respect for one another. We have been blessed with the most amazing daughter in the world, and her happiness and well-being are the most important thing for both of us. Please respect our privacy during this very difficult time."
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Welcome, good luck in finding a clean sprinter....
Hey guys, I'm Ricky, Currently driving a VW Golf Mk4 GTi but an looking to buy and AE86 in the very new future or when a decent one is advertised. Nice to meet you ^^
Welcome, good luck in finding a clean sprinter....
Ae86 Drivingclub - Toyota AE86 Car Club where AE86 | KE70 | Toyota 86 / GT86 | Subaru BRZ | Scion FRS owners
Good luck with the search mate, just roll out and do it right through the Jap auctions with Iron Chef Imports or the like.
I used ICI and they got me what I was after for the budget available.
Some have used ProK in Melb but not sure if he is still doing it....does anyone know?
He has always brought exceptionally clean examples over from Japan too.
The AUD being up and alot better than it has been against the JPY, there are some good deals to be had.
Not sure if old mate still has the Notchy that he got from ICI a few years back still for sale but that thing was clean and straight with minimal rust...a good buy.
Hey I'm Dave,
I currently have an AE86 and JZX100
Look forward to meeting you NSW people
Hey guys,
Names Nick,
Bought an ae86 a while back, doing a resto on it with a 20v, t series etc
located in syd, would like to meet some ae86 owners, getting annoyed by my silvia/nissan mates
Hi there! I'm Chris from Central Coast NSW.
Doing research on my RA65 Celica and this website came up on google with posts and threads on similar cars to mine so I joined.
Hi I'm Steve and looking at the Motorsport history of the AE86 nice to meet you all.
Hi I am mick just joined the forum have ae 86 corolla want to do full restore just want to know does any one know any good restorers in NEWCASTLE area thank you


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Re: laptop recommendation to run mathematica fast?
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg101279] Re: laptop recommendation to run mathematica fast?
- From: WetBlanket <Wyvern864 at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:30:56 -0400 (EDT)
- References: <firstname.lastname@example.com> <firstname.lastname@example.com>
On Jun 27, 5:03 am, underante <undera... at yahoo.com> wrote: > On Jun 23, 12:05 pm, John Fultz <jfu... at wolfram.com> wrote: > > > Most people wouldn't consider the Eee PC a laptop. Wikipedia lists i= t as a > > "subnotebook/netbook". If you were looking for speed first and porta= bility > > second, you're at the wrong end of the hardware scale. The design of= netbooks > > factors portability and battery life as strong primary and secondary go= als, withperformance as a distant tertiary goal. . . . > > i begin to think that those most people are right! before all this > started i had just assumed that these little netbooks were just little > laptops you could lift with one hand, ran for ages and fit inside a > handbag. (so, ok, i admit it, i have a fondness for large tapestry > handbags, with fringes, does this necessarily make me a frivolous > person? -- no, do not answer that!) > but in one of the emails people most kindly sent on this matter was a > pointer to http://www.cpubenchmark.net/ , a website that collates > lots of cpu's benchmarks and shows that the little intel atom N270 in > my asus eee pc scores just 305 compared to typical numbers of 2000 > and higher for those core 2 duo things, so with the benefit of the > hindsight it is unsurprising perhaps the rather poor showing of 0.32 > in the internal Mathematica v7.0 benchmark the asus gets. > . . . and yet, and yet . . . the now ancient 2.4 GHz pentium 4 > scores only 231 in those same cpubenchmark tests, slower than the > atom, but yet still has a Mathematica benchmark of 1.0, or 3 times more > speedy! comparisons are odious to be sure, but for me at least this > performance still is most puzzling and makes the choosing of a real > laptop that much harder, so if anyone else would care to post their > laptop Mathematica benchmark here i think that could be most helpful > but, never mind! may i extend a big hug to everyone who has posted > here or emailed to me on this subject? it was most kind of you all to > expend time and effort on this matter. > > a big thankyou > > f.c. > > P.S as a complete aside i should perhaps add that by using that > OMP_NUM_THREADS = %NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS% environmental variables > trick mentioned in this group many moons ago, i can tweak the eee pc > benchmark for Mathematica v5.2 up to 0.44 and use both threads for the ma= trix > multiplication process etc. with cpu usage maxing at 100%. for Mathema= tica > v7.0 however this trick has no effect and benchmark stubbornly remains > fixed at 0.32 with maximum cpu usage 50%. I concur with the Dell XPS recommendation. I use a Dell XPS 2010. It is fast, has a dual-processor and has a large screen.


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|This poster and the two at the bottom of this post are recruiting posters found at the North Carolina Digital Collections and provided courtesy of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources.
A few months ago, I researched the Baylor County Banner, a newspaper in Baylor County Texas, for news of WWI casualties for their local museum. I learned much about The Great War, known today as World War I.
The United States entered the war on April 6, 1917; joining the Allies (Britain, France, Russia, Italy, and Japan) who were at war with the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey). United States troops in the war were only in actual combat for just over seven months and there were over 50,000 causalities. Half of the U.S. soldiers who died in Europe, died as a result of the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919.
The information that I found about the WWI casualties is being posted for Memorial Day on the Facebook Group, Baylor County Museum. You may need to join the group to see it.
|Oscar Edward Noah and Mamie Lou Allen Noah Family
Joseph "Joe" Noah is standing on the far left.
|Millard Ray Latta
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The very-late budget deal -- just approved by the state legislature -- has tons of bad news. But also a clear and somewhat surprising winner: higher education.
The University of California and the California State University system typically lose in budget negotiations because they don't have the same kind of voter-approved protections for their state funding that exist for K-14 education, local governments and transportation. Estimates are the university systems will receive $500 million more.
There's an interesting campaign context: Meg Whitman has been pledging $1 billion more for higher education, so this amounts of half of that. And without the commensurate cuts in welfare programs she says she would make. But Whitman can make the argument that the current governor and legislature are already moving in her direction.
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|Head Men's Basketball Coach / Facility Rentals
Head Coach: Brendan Twomey (7th season)
Coach Brendan Twomey joined the FSC staff in July of 2013 and holds a 98-63 career record at Farmingdale State.
In his first season at the helm (2013-14), he led FSC to an 18-9 overall record, including a 13-5 mark in the Skyline Conference. In 2016-17, Twomey led the Rams to a 77-75 defeat of Sage to claim their first conference title since 2011-12 and a berth into the NCAA Tournament. Twomey led the Rams back to the NCAA Tournament in 2018-19 after capturing his second Skyline title with an 81-75 win over Yeshiva in the Conference Finals. In each of the past three seasons, FSC was the Skyline Conference regular season champions.
Prior to Farmingdale State, Twomey spent one year as the head coach at Centenary College and four years as the associate head coach at Stevens Institute.
With the Cyclones, Twomey finished with a 13-13 overall record and 10-8 conference record, helping the program reach the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) tournament for the first time in three years.
During his time at Stevens, Twomey helped guide the team to a 73-37 overall record including a 2011 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship while developing nine All-Conference and three All-Region student-athletes. As associate head coach, Twomey was responsible for recruiting, practice planning, game preparation, and individual skill development while also serving as a building supervisor, physical education instructor, and intramural director.
As the recruiting coordinator, Twomey helped bring in the team's leading scorer, Sheldon Jones, a Second-Team All-Conference selection in his sophomore year and First-Team All-Conference selection his junior year. In 2011-12, Twomey helped lead Stevens to a 20-8 overall record and an ECAC semi-final appearance. During the 2010-11 season, Twomey and his staff were named the Empire 8 Conference Staff of the year and was given the Schoenfeld Award in 2008-09, given by N.J. officials for sportsmanship in the state of N.J.
Prior to working at Stevens, Twomey served as the Game Scout Video Coordinator for the NBA, analyzing and editing game film for the NBA, NBDL, and WNBA and was selected as one of two scouts to analyze the FIBA America's Championships for the United States men's basketball team.
A graduate of Mount Saint Mary College in 2004 with a degree in business administration, Twomey was inducted to the Athletics Hall of Fame in April 2013. Serving as a team captain his junior and senior seasons, Twomey became the All-Time leading scorer at Mount Saint Mary College while finishing fifth All-Time in Division III in three pointers made (362) and 12th All-Time in three-pointers per game (3.32). Behind Twomey, the Knights went 58-29 during his three years on campus; and in 2002-03 Mount Saint Mary went 23-8, which stood as the program's best record in school history until 2011-12. Adding the 306 points he scored as a freshman at Oneonta, Twomey totaled 1,809 points during his four year career, for an average of 16.6 per game.
Twomey was named a three-time First Team All-Conference member in the Skyline Conference and was named the Skyline Player of the Year as a senior in the 2003-04 campaign. He also earned ECAC Metro Region Second Team honors as a junior and First Team honors as a senior. Furthermore, the former standout earned Second Team All-Atlantic Region honors from D3hoops.com in both 2002-03 and 2003-04. Lastly, D-III News named him a Pre-Season All-American as a junior and a senior, and an Honorable Mention All-American at the conclusion of his senior year.
Upon graduating from Mount Saint Mary College, Twomey took his talents to the professional level and played for Merry Monk Ballina and the Limerick Lions of the Irish Super League, as well as the Carolina Thunder of the American Basketball Association.
Assistant Coach: Steve Raisfeld
Coach Raisfeld joined the coaching staff at Farmingdale State for the 2015-16 season. His duties include overseeing opponents scouting, film exchange, recruiting, monitoring academic progress of the student-athletes and all other aspects that will help maintain successful men's basketball program.
Prior to Farmingdale State, he worked as the Fordham men's basketball video coordinator from 2011-2015. He was involved in game and practice preparation, on-court instruction, player development, preparing scouting reports and video editing. Raisfeld also supervised all facets of the men's basketball academic program, which included acting as a liaison between student-athletes and faculty. He also spearheaded the Fordham men's basketball's community service programs and was involved in numerous outreach programs, including weekly school assemblies and clinics.
Raisfeld worked as a graduate assistant/video coordinator at Hofstra University in 2010-11.
He is a 2010 graduate of Hofstra's Zarb School of Business with a Bachelor's Degree in Marketing.
Assistant Coach: Gorkem Osman
Coach Osman became a member of the staff for the 2015-16 season. Osman, a gradute of Farmingdale State College, received his Bachelor's Degree in Business Management in the fall of 2016. While at FSC, he played two seasons of basketball under Head Coach Brendan Twomey.


text: Adjective: Eclectic 1. deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources. Daily visual diary of colour and image using one composition/format. The circle and square. Using photography against flat colour (or alternate) I will produce a daily snapshot based on mood and sight. I am interested to see the progression over 100 images and seeing the over all colour/composition especially being winter on NZ - my least liked season/darkest time. I am interested in Colour psychology - the study of hues as a determinant of human behavior. Photos are taken with no filter or manipulation other than scale.


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The Taj Palace Hotel – Dubai registered remarkable success at the inaugural Dubai World Hospitality Championship 2013, the three-day event that featured competitions highlighting the cuisine, heritage and culture of the United Arab Emirates on a global platform.
The hospitality leader added another feather to its cap by winning six awards – one in each of the six categories the team had participated, including One Gold Medal, One Silver Medal, Three Silver Medals and One Certificate of Merit.
The culinary team, led by Chef Youssef Darwish, Executive Chef, Taj Palace Hotel Dubai, triumphed with the Gold Medal in the Bread Loaves and Showpiece category, won the Silver Medal in the Pastry Showpiece, and bagged the Bronze Medal in an Arabian Feast category.
The chefs continued their incredible performance in live cooking sessions as well. Their extraordinary performance won the team Bronze Medals in two categories – Arabic Mezzeh –Live Cooking and Emirati Cuisine – Live Cooking.
Their amazing creation for the Five Course Gourmet Dinner Menu brought them the Certificate of Merit.
Acting General Manager of Taj Palace Hotel Dubai Mr Ahmad Badawi commended his team for showcasing culinary innovations and novel cooking techniques that not only matched the latest global trends but also surpassed the levels of other contestants from around the world. He said that these accolades will further boost the hotel's hospitality team's levels of skill and confidence.
"Our team has the finest culinary professionals with extensive industry experience and a track record of competing in international culinary circuits. They competed successfully with some of the biggest names in the culinary world. I am glad, the new and different cooking styles, ideas and methods displayed by the team were not only admired by the fellow contestants but also won appreciation from the elite panel of judges," he said.
The Taj Palace Hotel Dubai is conveniently located in the heart of Deira, minutes from the international airport, within easy reach of the business and commercial district, touristic sites, shopping malls, leisure and entertainment facilities, the beach and creek, as well as the Dubai Metro line. The hotel features 159 rooms and suites plus 90 apartments, superb dining and leisure options and a highly acclaimed spa. The unbeatable combination of luxury, location, convenience and comfort guarantees true value for money at Taj Palace Hotel Dubai.
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Drinks & Cocktails With Rye Whiskey
Rye whiskey, often just called rye, is made in Canada (and then spelt whisky) and in the US. By law, it has to be made of rye. There are many famous producers of rye – in drinks it might be of less importance of which one you pick.


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An exhibition at the British Council and a day of talks at the ICA shed a light on an icon of Brazilian architecture
Creating buildings that truly reflect the community of an area has never been an easy task, yet Lina Bo Bardi seemed to be able to embody the whole process, creating architecture loved by those who resided within it.
Born in Italy in 1914, Bo Bardi moved to Brazil with her husband, architect Pietro Maria Bardi, after the second world war in 1946. It was at this time that Brazil was beginning to gain recognition for its modern architectural movement. An exhibition at MOMA in New York, entitled Brazil Builds Architecture New and Old, solidified the countries place within the architectural world.
One would be forgiven for calling Bo Bardi a modernist since she used materials and shapes so synonymous with modernist architecture. Her own house on the outskirts of Sao Paulo became an icon of Brazilian modernist architecture.
Yet she rejected the term 'modernism', refusing to be aligned with either modernist or post-modernism in Brazil. Her work ascribed great values to the use of new and progressive materials but she juxtaposed this with an interest in the heritage of the area, creating buildings which truly sat within their context.
Bo Bardi's deep understanding and love for Brazil and its people sets her architecture apart. She had specific ideas as to how the country should develop and advocated that Brazil should not belong to western culture. Although originally from Italy she rejected dual nationality, relinquishing her Italian citizenship and becoming a Brazilian citizen – and her work reflects this both culturally and politically.
Her connection with people and community features heavily in the exhibition at the British Council.
Designed and built by Assemble, the exhibition fills an awkward space outside the British Council and spreads into the ground floor, revealing a timeline of Bo Bardi's life. The materiality and its honesty parallels with that of the architecture of Bo Bardi.
The materiality and its honesty parallels with that of the architecture of Bo Bardi
'The exhibition is about the atmosphere that her work generates,' says Noemi Blager, curator. 'The activities contained within her buildings are organised without hierarchy: swimming is as important as a jazz concert, or playing chess. She creates a culture of convivial diversity: inclusive environments where old and young interact, and everyone has a purpose. This is what she achieved in SESC Pompeia leisure centre, Sao Paulo.'
Showing the ongoing interaction with her architecture, film installations by Tapio Snellman portray the life and activity within the SESC Pompeia, one of Bo Bardi's most notable projects.
The SESC Pompeia, a social and cultural centre formed in an old factory in Sao Paulo, is a place for community interaction, housing swimming, football, theatre, art, dance, and a canteen – while allowing space purely for passing through.
The building was due for demolition until Bo Bardi proposed for the centre to be constructed within it. She then listened to those constructing her visions and developed the building with them. Marcelo Ferraz, who worked with Bo Bardi on the project, described her as 'the person who inspired the most trust on site'.
Once the SESC Pompeia was completed Bo Bardi continued to contribute to the project. She should be recognised for this almost maternal wish to remain there to look after the buildings which she created.
Though Bo Bardi died in 1992, the SESC Pompeia still stands at the heart of the community in Sao Paulo, and is a tribute to her architectural knowledge, passion and sense of presence.
Bo Bardi's work in Brazil is often overshadowed by that of Oscar Niemeyer, and exhibitions of her work are few and far between. Lina Bo Bardi: Together and the talks that accompanied it give an honest insight into a woman who carved out her own unique style of architecture.
The exhibition runs until 30 November at the British Council Gallery, 10 Spring Gardens.
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June 1, 1880 the U.S. Federal Census was enumerated for Pine River. We find George is listed with a family but not much detail:
Source: The George Barclay Family, 1880 U.S. Federal Census Pine River, Cass Co., Minnesota, SD 3, ED 218, pg. 10, Line 1:
Barclay, George, male, 30 years old, husband, tavern keeper, place of birth unclear. Under George's name is written wife, age 26 place of birth not indicated, child age 7/12, male born Minnesota. The wife is keeping house.
This census is not very clear and lists the family members under George as "wife" and "child" with no names given. We do know that George has a family started and is living in Pine River.
Along with George and his family there are two other individuals: John Eins age 32 and Thomas [Nourling] age 62. Both men are helping in the Tavern. John is from Norway and the other is from Kentucky.
There is only one page for Pine River listed for this census.
This 1880 census lists as enumeration districts for Cass County as follows with the approximate number of people in parentheses:
The Chippewa Agency (21), Clayton (18), Gull Lake (19) and Gull River (135?), Hay Creek (2), Leech Lake Indian Reservation (6), Not stated – Twps 139 and 140 with 9 pages with children and wives listed (200+), Pelican Lake (3), Pillager (18) , Pine River (5) and West Brainerd (36).
The birthplace given for George is also obscure and has the word "Native" written above another scribble that is very faded and difficult to read. It might indicate he refused to answer or more likely he wasn't home?
The listings from the above census enumeration districts had lots of families listed but most of the population was north of Pine River.


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The Riskiness of Country Risk
The all important mission of these risk evaluators is twofold. The first, that for which they are actually paid, consists of analyzing whether or not the debtor nation will ultimately be able to honor its obligations. This determines whether or not pension funds, banks, and insurance companies will be willing, or even allowed, to invest in that country's sovereign debt instruments. The second, even more important than the first, is to send subtle signals to the governments of these nations in order to help them improve their performance.
What a difficult job this is! If they overdo it and underestimate the risk of a given country, the latter will most assuredly be inundated with fresh loans and will be leveraged to the hilt. The result will be a serious wave of adjustments sometime down the line. If on the contrary, they exaggerate the country's risk level, it can only result in a reduction in the market value of the national debt, increasing interest expense and making access to international financial markets difficult. The initial mistake will unfortunately turn out to be true, a self-fulfilling prophecy. Any which way, either extreme will cause hunger and human misery.
What a nightmare it must be to be risk evaluator! Imagine trying to get some shuteye while lying awake in bed thinking that any moment one of those judges, those with the global reach that have a say in anything and everything, determinates that a country has become essentially bankrupt due to your mistake, and then drags you kicking and screaming before an International Court, accused of violating human rights. If I were to be in the position of evaluating country risk, I would insure that the process is totally transparent, even though this takes away some of the shine of the profession and obligates me to sacrifice some of my personal market value.
How lucky we are that we are neither air-traffic controllers nor sovereign-risk evaluators! However, since we can easily become victims of their missteps, it behooves us, if only because of our survival instinct, to make sure that both do their jobs correctly.
We have seen in recent Country Reports how, after having introduced a myriad of information into the black box of methodology, as if by magic, a credit qualification is produced. Many of these reports seem to me like the pronouncements of film critics. It would seem that, more often than not, the individual evaluator is determining more how much he likes the ways or forms the Directors of a nation try to honor its obligations than on producing an honest and profound financial analysis of the country's capacity for servicing its debt correctly.
In his book The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World (New York: Random House, 2001), Lawrence Lessig maintains that an era is identified not so much by what is debated, but by what is actually accepted as true and so is not debated at all. In this sense, given the risk that the perceived country risk actually becomes the real country risk, it is best not to assign an AAA rating blithely to the risk qualifiers—perhaps not even a two-thumbs-up.
From The Daily Journal, Caracas, September 27, 2002
Spanish version, El Universal, Caracas September 26,2002


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We've never abided by the "five second rule," the rule that says if food hasn't been on the floor longer than five seconds it's safe to eat. We use a slide rule. We go from five to 10, 15 seconds, or even the day after.
If it's chocolate, there is no time limit. Pick it up and have a look.
As for a recognizable bit of a cookie, sometimes it's easier to pop it in your mouth than walk to the trash can. Oh, don't tell me you've never done it. I'm smarter than that. Remember, I use a slide rule.
There is a direct correlation between willingness to eat something that has fallen on the floor and the desirability of the food. I've yet to see a kid scream, "Five second rule!" when cauliflower hits the floor. Right now, I could probably assemble an entire vegetable medley with bits and pieces the grandbabies have left under the kitchen table.
Despite the obvious – that food on the floor will pick up germs — researchers at San Diego State University, partnering with Clorox, conducted a study on the "five second rule" and found it to be bogus.
A study always implies government funds somewhere. Such a shame. I wish they would have called. I could have saved them a lot of time and money. Of course "the five second rule" is bogus. But it is a way to build immunity.
The most interesting finding from the study was that the dirtiest surface is not the bare floor or the carpet, but the countertop. That's really disgusting, especially when you consider how much food we eat off our countertops.
In the interest of saving researchers' time and preventing other unnecessary studies, let's examine some other common myths.
"If you cross your eyes, they'll stick that way." Not true. Of course, if some research team wants to assemble thousands of 7-year-old children to test it, I'd love to watch.
"Scaring someone will stop the hiccups." It will not. But that doesn't mean it isn't fun to try.
"You can't make taffy on a humid day." Actually, that one does have some truth to it, although I'd feel better if a team at Harvard put it to the test.
"It's OK to double dip in the chip dip." Maybe at the frat house, but not at this house. You're welcome to eat a chip off the floor, but don't double dip with it.
"Throwing salt over your shoulder brings you good luck." No it doesn't; it just means you have to sweep the floor.
"The best way to tell if pasta is done is to throw it against the wall." Not true. The best way to tell if pasta is done is to throw it on the floor and see if anybody eats it in five seconds.
I hope this has been of service to university research teams everywhere.
Send my honorary degree in care of my email.


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Prof. Jeff McCall '76 Analyzes First Obama-Romney Debate on TV Program
October 4, 2012
"Last night's debate was fascinating, and it may be different from some of the debates in the past," Jeff McCall, professor of communication at DePauw University, said on Mike Ahern: One on One. The program aired on Indianapolis television station WNDY 24 hours after the conclusion of the first presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Dr. McCall spent a half-hour analyzing the session and the performance of the two candidates on the show hosted by Ahern, a veteran journalist.
Historically, debates don't do much to "move the needle" and change the dynamics of a presidential contest, McCall noted. But Wednesday night's event may be a different animal, according to the professor.
"The performance of Romney seemed to catch the president by surprise," McCall told the program. "Maybe President Obama was playing it safe a little bit, sitting on a lead maybe, to use a football expression, and Romney seemed to take advantage of that and came well-prepared. "
Professor McCall's appearance on the program came just a few days after his column in the Indianapolis Star declared, "The presidential debates would better serve the citizenry if they were not presented on television ... Television is a terrible place for presidential candidates to demonstrate whether they have the ideas and substance to lead the country in these challenging times."
The column is available via this summary; the video of the TV program is embedded below.
Jeffrey M. McCall, author of Viewer Discretion Advised: Taking Control of Mass Media Influences, is a 1976 graduate of DePauw.
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|Well, the big event on my blog this year was the release of Mastering Genealogical Proof by Thomas W. Jones and the accompanying Gen Proof Study Groups. The posts about the book and the study groups were three of the most popular posts on this blog in 2013. This is fitting, as I think this book is excellent and one of the best genealogical education tools available this year.
Two of the other most popular posts were about the Virtual Genealogy Fair at the National Archives, and Preparing for a Research Trip to Washington, D.C. The National Archives and Federal records are among my areas of specialization, and I think I will write more about them in 2014. I will also write more about my favorite genealogy educational opportunities for 2014 tomorrow.
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I am 23, software engineer in profession. My height is 5'8" and I weigh around 57+.
I want to gain some more weight with a better shape. But unfortunately I don't have enough time to go to a gym. I am trying to some push ups (3 sets) and some free hand exercises at home.
I am not sure is it the appropriate way, because I want to have a healthy series of workout in home that will help me to gain weight & muscle. I have a small place in my room for workout and I have dumbbells. I am planning to buy a chest expander, push up bars and some more weights.
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Brand Vynil-faced, Texture, Finish; Plaster, Exterior and Fire-Stop systems
- US Gypsum 21: Exterior Systems
US Gypsum 22: Plaster Systems
US Gypsum 23: Fire-stop Systems
US Gypsum 24: Brand Vinyl-Faced Gypsum Panels
US Gypsum 25: Brand Textures and Finish
US Gypsum 26: Design Wizard
The design solutions part accessible via the USG Design Wizard includes lots of interesting articles, but also much more for professional design
http://www.usg.com/Online_Tools/designw ... efault.asp
BBC - R&D department: Study Drywall Systems - Part 1
Acoustic study by the National British Broadcoasting Corp. of divers drywall combinations for Studio/Broadcoasting puroses. PART 1 of 2 The name Camden often used in study refers to standard UK drywalls.
BBC - R&D department: Study Drywall Systems - Part 2
Acoustic study by the National British Broadcoasting Corp. of divers drywall combinations for Studio/Broadcoasting puroses. PART 2 of 2 The name Camden often used in study refers to standard UK drywalls.
British Gypsum
Key literature: Links to interesting documents from British Gypsum
British Gypsum
British Gypsum produces a range of more than 1000 individual products, components and accessories, marketed under leading brand names; Gypframe, Gyproc, Glasroc , Thistle, Arteco and Isowool *, all of which provide the standards for the industry. You should study the complete site. It includes lots of data, documents and CAD drawings
Calculation of STC, MTC, OITC and Rw explained
This is the related MS Excel file, which can calculate the related US standards + more.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/achttp:// ... Norms3.zip
Calculation of STC, MTC, OITC and Rw explained
Word doc. made by Eric Desart explaining the calculation methods for STC, RW, MTC and OITC. Credit is due to Dr. Noral D. Stewart (ASTM member) who kindly explained me the MTC approach and the http://www.peerlessproducts.com site. The calculation itself of the US norms + more can be done with the related MS Excel file: USNorms3.zip.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/acoustics ... ITC_RW.doc
Cavity filling with mineral wool (glassfibre, rockwool)
This document explains, supported by test reports, the effect of cavity filling with mineral wool in Drywall systems
Density wool/fibre versus Acoustical Insulation Performance
Research Evaluates Role Of Density In Acoustical Insulation Performance: Article made by H. Stanley Roller, which was also the designer of the MTC standard as alternative for STC in function of better low frequency performance rating (never became official standard).
http://www.usg.com/Design_Solutions/2_3 ... onperf.asp
Factors Affecting Sound Transmission Loss
The sound transmission losses of single and double layer walls and floors are determined by the physical properties of the component materials and the methods of assembly. These factors are discussed.
Gypsum Industry (Ireland)
The sole Irish Gypsum manufacturer. The site contains interesting documents to download, including AutoCad drawings, which can help your design.
Laforge Plasterboard
Another British plasterboard producer. Show Rw values for heavy drywalls. Not an easy overview of the Site
http://www.lafarge-plasterboard.co.uk/p ... /index.htm
Rockwool UK
A few drywall types shown by Rockwool UK
Sound Transmission Through Concrete Block Walls
Dr. A.C.C. Warnock is a senior research officer in the Acoustics Laboratory of the Institute for Research in Construction. Originally published in "Construction Canada" 32(3), 1990, p. 41-50
US Gypsum 01: Construction Selector
Very complete oversight/summary of many possible drywall constructions, includes STC if available.
US Gypsum 02: Drywall/Steel Framed Systems
Oversight of STEEL framed drywall constructions, includes STC if available and technical construction drawings.
US Gypsum 03: Drywall/Wood Framed Systems
Oversight of WOOD framed drywall constructions, includes STC if available and technical construction drawings.
US Gypsum 04: Panels and Accessories
Oversight of available panel types and accessories
US Gypsum 05: Construction Handbook
Gypsum Construction Handbook - Centennial Edition
US Gypsum 06: Installation Manuals
Refers to several .pdf documents related to divers installations as brand-gypsumboards, acoustic ceilings and others.
http://www.usg.com/Expert_Advice/3_4_in ... _manls.asp
US Gypsum 07: Sound Control Manual
This manual refers to lots of acoustic related topics, gives some theoretical background and relates this to practical applications.
http://www.usg.com/design_solutions/2_3 ... ontent.asp
Noise Isolation Provided by Gypsum Board Partitions
http://www.cmhc.ca/publications/en/rh-p ... 2-108.html


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A birthday bash turned into an all-out brawl over the weekend in Franklin.
Three women went toe-to-toe in the middle of a child's party at the Jump! Zone
Now, Franklin police are searching high and low for these women.
According to a police report, three women duked it out during a child's party.
Here's how an employee described it to police: One of the women struck another with a stainless steel coffee pot. Then, that woman fought back and struck the other with a fire extinguisher.
According to police, two of the women were injured.
They are now wanted by police for disorderly conduct and for damage done inside.
Police are searching for the trio, who took off from the building in three separate SUVs.
One woman was in a black Tahoe-type vehicle, another was in a light blue SUV and the third was in a Dodge Durango.
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Asparagus, sundried tomato & olive loaf
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
- Vegetarian
- kcal317
- fat21g
- saturates5g
- carbs22g
- sugars3g
- fibre3g
- protein11g
- salt1.04g
- 100ml olive oil, plus extra for greasing
Olive oilol-iv oyl
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- 250g asparagus spears, each cut into 3 pieces
- 200g self-raising flour
- 1 tbsp thyme leaves
- 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
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- 100ml milk
One of the most widely used ingredients, milk is often referred to as a 'complete' food…
- handful pitted black olives
- 100g sundried tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 100g gruyère or Beaufort, grated
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Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Oil and line the base of a loaf tin (approx 22 x 10 x 5cm) with baking paper. Cook the asparagus in boiling, salted water for 2 mins, drain, then cool quickly under cold running water. Pat dry.
Mix the flour and thyme with seasoning in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre, then add the eggs, milk and oil, stirring all the time to draw the flour into the centre. Beat for 1 min to make a smooth batter.
Reserve 5 asparagus tips and a few olives. Add the remaining asparagus, tomatoes, olives and two-thirds of the cheese to the batter. Pour into the tin, then put the reserved asparagus and olives on top. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Bake for 35-40 mins until the cake feels firm to the touch and is golden and crusty on top. Cool in the tin for 5 mins, then turn out and cool on a wire rack.
Recipe Tip
Preparing and cooking asparagusRinse spears. Hold one at each end, then bend – it will break where the tough woody stem meets the edible tip. the best way to cook the spears is in about 5cm of boiling water in a wide, deep sauté pan. Green asparagus will take 3-5 minutes, depending on its thickness. Test by piercing a spear with the point of a knife – when cooked it will just slide in easily. White asparagus takes much longer to cook as it has a woodier texture. It needs 12-15 minutes – test as above.
Recipe Tip
TipWhen you break and trim asparagus, don't throw away the trimmings and ends – they make a great stock for soups and risottos.
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U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Weekly Update for April 15
Bill Kauffman, USA Volleyball Communications, Phone: 719-228-6800, Email: email@example.com
USAV Facebook - @USA_Volleyball
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 15, 2013) - The current U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Weekly update released on April 15 includes briefs on U.S. players.
SYKORA COVER STORY TO FIVB VOLLEYWORLD MAGAZINE: Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas), a three-time U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team selection, was recently featured as the cover story on FIVB's VolleyWorld magazine. The magazine details Sykora's comeback efforts from a serious bus accident just over two years ago in Brazil. In the article, Sykora says "I'm like 90 percent retired, but I'm not going to use the word retired until my body tells me I am. I'm going to give it one more try…" To read the full story, click here. Sykora also wrote a recent blog for the FIVB and provides her opinion on the upcoming season of international volleyball. Read the blog by clicking here.
DAVIS WITH GERMANY'S DRESDNER SC: Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.), a two-time Olympic Games silver medalist as a libero with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, joined Dresdner SC late in the 2012-13 season. Dresdner, as the third seed, opened its semifinal series with Rote Raben Vilsbiburg with a dominating 25-21, 25-21, 25-11 victory on April 13. Davis provided a 58 positive reception percent on 12 service receptions and helped her team to a 48 kill percent and .388 hitting efficiency (41-8-85). The same two teams meet again on April 20 at Margon Arena and again on April 24 if necessary.
LARSON-BURBACH, BOWN WITH RUSSIA'S DINAMO KAZAN: Jordan Larson-Burbach (Hooper, Neb.) and Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.), who have each won an Olympic silver medal with the U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team, are competing for Dinamo Kazan in the Russia Super League. Kazan, which concluded the regular season in first place, swept its best-of-three quarterfinal round series with Tyumen. In the opening match on April 10, Kazan tallied a 25-20, 25-18, 19-25, 25-22 victory. Larson-Burbach notched 14 points in the victory, while Bown added four points. Kazan ended the series on April 14 with a 28-26, 25-16, 27-25 victory to advance to the semifinal round with matches on April 22, April 23, April 27 and if needed April 28 and May 1. Larson-Burbach and Bown both scored nine points in the second quarterfinal match.
HOOKER WITH RUSSIA'S DINAMO KRASNODAR: Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas), who earned the Best Spiker Award at the 2012 Olympic Games while helping the U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team to the silver medal, is competing for Dinamo Krasnodar in the Russia Super League this winter. Krasnodar split the first two matches of its best-of-three quarterfinal round series with Omichka. As the fourth seed, Krasnodar won the opening match 25-21, 22-25, 25-18, 25-17 on April 10. In the second match of the series, Omichka came back to level the series with a 25-22, 25-22, 25-20 victory on April 14 to force a deciding match on April 17 for the right to advance to the semifinal round.
AKINRADEWO WITH AZERBAIJAN'S RABITA BAKU: Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.), a silver medalist with the U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team at the 2012 Olympic Games, is competing for Rabita Baku in the Azerbaijan Super League. Rabita Baku handled Lokomotiv 25-23, 30-28, 25-21 on April 11 to stay well in the lead of the league standings. Rabita Baku won its 24th round match against Baki Azeryolservis 25-21, 25-12, 25-21 on April 14. Akinradewo collected eight kills on 10 errorless attacks while picking up two blocks for 10 points. Rabita currently has 55 points in the league standings, 10 more than second-place Igtisadchi.
MIYASHIRO, SPICER WITH AZERBAIJAN'S LOKOMOTIV BAKU: Tamari Miyashiro (Kaneohe, Hawaii), a silver medalist with the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team, signed mid-season with Azerbaijan's Lokomotiv Baku. Lokomotiv dropped a 25-23, 30-28, 25-21 hard-fought match to league-leader Rabita Baku on April 11, but maintained its fourth position in the league standings.
METCALF, PAOLINI WITH AZERBAIJAN'S IGTISADCHI BAKU: Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa), an opposite on the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team with experience at the 2004 Olympic Games, and U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team middle blocker Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Mich.) are playing for Igtisadchi Baku of the Azerbaijan Super League in 2012-2013. Igtisadchi defeated Lokomotiv Baladzhary 25-19, 25-14, 25-10 on April 11 to take a two-point advantage in the league standings over third-place Azerrail. Igtisadchi collected a 25-12, 25-16, 25-10 victory over Telecom to assure itself the advantage for second place with 45 points.
HODGE, WILSON WITH AZERBAIJAN'S AZERRAIL BAKU: Megan Hodge (Durham, N.C.), a silver medalist on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team, is playing for Azerbaijan's Azerrail Baku in 2012-2013 along with fellow Penn State University alum Arielle Wilson (Broadview, Ill.). Azerrail topped Lokomotiv Baladzhary 25-19, 25-21, 25-18 on April 14 to remain in third place after Igtisadchi won both its matches during the week.
TAMAS WITH AZERBAIJAN'S BAKI AZERYOLSERVIS: Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.), a 2008 silver medalist with the U.S. Olympic Women's Volleyball Team, is playing for Baki Azeryolservis of the Azerbaijan Super League in 2012-2013. The team stopped Telcom 25-19, 25-22, 25-18 on April 11 for its 29th point in the league standings. However, Baki Azeryolservis lost to league-leader Rabita Baku 25-21, 25-12, 25-21 on April 14 in the 24th round of the league. Tamas scored four points with two kills on eight errorless attacks and two blocks. Baki Azeryolservis now has 29 points for fifth place.
BERG WITH TURKEY'S FENERBAHCE: Lindsey Berg (Honolulu), a two-time Olympic Games silver medalist with the U.S. and three-time Olympian, signed to play with Fenerbahce in the Turkish League mid-way through the regular season. Fenerbahce completed the its quarterfinal best-of-three series sweep of Bursa Buyuksehir on April 8 with a 25-13, 25-13, 15-14 victory. Berg set her squad to a 54 kill percent and .457 hitting efficiency (50-8-92) while also providing two blocks. However, Fenerbahce lost both matches in its semifinal series with VakikBank. On April 11, VakifBank won 29-31, 25-19, 25-17, 25-17. Berg set her team to a 37 kill percent and added one kill on three attacks. VakifBank completed the sweep on April 14 with a 25-21, 25-20, 25-12 victory to end Fenerbahce playoff season. Fenerbahce was limited to a 29 kill percent for the match as its serve receive produced only a 40 positive percent.
GIBBEMEYER WITH ITALY'S VOLLEY PESARO: Lauren Gibbemeyer (St. Paul, Minn.), a middle blocker with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, is competing for KGS Robursport Volley Pesaro in the Italian Serie A1 league in 2012-2013. Pesaro (9-9, 24 points), seeded seventh in the Italian League playoffs, won both matches of its Eighth Round home-and-home series with 10th-seed Volley 2002 Forli Bologna to advance to the quarterfinals. Pesaro won the opening match 25-17, 25-22, 25-17 on April 10 as Gibbemeyer pocketed a match-high 22 points with 15 kills on 26 attacks and just one error to go with a match-high six blocks and one ace. Pesaro completed the series sweep with a 25-18, 25-18, 26-24 victory on April 13. Gibbemeyer played just the opening set and registered two kills on three errorless attacks, one block and an ace for four points. Pesaro had won the series following its first set victory, which allowed the coach to rest three starters the final two sets. Pesaro will now challenge second-seed Rebecchi Nordmeccanica in the best-of-three quarterfinal round with matches on April 16 and April 19, followed by the tiebreaker on April 22 if necessary.
KLINEMAN WITH ITALY'S ASYSTEL McCARNAGHI VILLA CORTESE: Alix Klineman (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) returns to the Italian Serie A1 for a second season, but will compete for Asystel McCarnaghi Villa Cortese in 2012-2013. Villa Cortese ended the regular season with a 9-9 record and with 30 points for fourth place. Villa Cortese received a bye in the Eighth Round home-and-home as one of the top four teams and will play fifth-seed Imoco Volley Conegliano in the best-of-three quarterfinal round that begins on April 16, followed by April 19 and April 22 if necessary.
FAUCETTE WITH ITALY'S YAMAMAY BUSTO ARSIZIO: Juliann Faucette (San Diego), a U.S. outside hitter/opposite, is competing for Yamamay Busto Arsizio of the Italian Serie A1 for the 2012-13 season. Busto Arsizio (15-3, 46 points) finished the regular season in first place with an eight-point lead over second-place Rebecchi Nordmeccanica. Busto Arsizio received a bye in the Eighth Round home-and-home series bye and advanced directly to the quarterfinal round to play ninth-seed Banca Reale Yoyogurt Giaveno in the best-of-three quarterfinal round with matches on April 17 and April 20. If necessary, the tiebreaking match will be played April 23.
SCOTT-ARRUDA, ALISHA GLASS WITH PUERTO RICO'S MAYAGUEZ: Danielle Scott-Arruda (Baton Rouge, La.), a five-time U.S. Olympic Volleyball Team selection and two-time Olympic silver medalist, and Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.), a setter for the U.S. Women's National Volleyball team, are competing for Mayaguez in the Puerto Rico Super League. Mayaguez bounced back to defeat Catano 22-25, 25-14, 25-19, 26-24 on April 9 as it continued the double-round robin quarterfinal playoffs. Scott-Arruda scored 12 points in the victory, while Glass pushed out 24 assists and 15 digs. Mayaguez edged Bayamon 25-23, 25-21, 20-25, 19-25, 16-14 on April 11 to continue its win streak. Scott-Arruda provided 13 points in the victory, while Glass notched 18 assists, seven points and 16 digs. Mayaguez picked up its third win of the week with a 27-25, 25-14, 25-22 victory over Catano on April 13. Scott-Arruda scored 11 points and Glass was credited with 13 assists and 10 digs. Mayaguez, after losing its first match of the double round-robin quarterfinal playoffs, is tied for first place in Pool A with Corozal as both teams are 3-1. Mayaguez concludes the quarterfinal round with matches against co-leader Corozal on April 15 and Bayamon on April 17.
JONES WITH PUERTO RICO'S CATANO: Jessica Jones (Naperville, Ill.), a middle blocker with the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team, is competing for Catano in the Puerto Rico Super League this season. Catano lost to Mayaguez 22-25, 25-14, 25-19, 26-24 on April 9 in the double-round robin quarterfinal round playoffs. Jones sparked Catano with a team-high 17 points, including six blocks. Catano dropped a 27-25, 22-25, 23-25, 25-13, 16-14 match to Corozal on April 11. Jones tallied 13 points in the loss, including six blocks. Catano lost its third match of the week with a 27-25, 25-14, 25-22 setback to Mayaguez on April 13. Jones charted 13 points in the loss. Catano is tied for third place in Pool A and is in danger of not advancing out of the double round-robin quarterfinal series. Catano is two victories behind the group leaders and complete Pool A against Bayamon April 15 and Corozal on April 17.
OTHER AMERICANS IN PUERTO RICO: Julie Bennett and Alaina Bergsma scored 22 and 19 points each in leading Guaynabo to a four-set win over Humacao on April 8 in the double-round robin quarterfinal playoffs. Caitlyn Donahue set 29 assists to go with 11 digs and two points. Stephanie Niemer led Humacao with 18 points, while Falyn Fonoimoana and Emily Brown totaled nine and eight points, respectively…Gina Mancuso notched a match-high 19 points in leading Ponce to a three-set win over Caguas on April 8. Jasmine Norton added nine points in the victory. Erin Moore led Cagaus with 12 points…Tarah Murrey and Kelly Murphy each scored 17 points and Lauren Cook provided 28 assists in leading Bayamon to a four-set win over Corozal on April 9. Kim Willoughby scored a match-high 22 points to lead Corozal…Shonda Cole collected 18 points in helping Mayaguez to a four-set win over Catano on April 9. Shannon Wingate scored 12 points in the loss…Gina Mancuso charted 20 points and Jasmine Norton added 17 points in Ponce's four-set come-back win over Guaynabo on April 10. Alaina Bergsma scored a team-high 19 points for Guaynabo, while Julie Bennett added 13 points and Caitlyn Donahue totaled 21 assists, seven points and 16 digs…Erin Moore scored 14 points in aiding Caguas to a five-set win over Humacao on April 10. Falyn Fonoimoana recorded 22 points in the loss, followed by Stephanie Niemer's 21 points and Emily Brown's 16 points…Shonda Cole scored a team-high 22 points in leading Mayaguez to a key five-set win over Bayamon on April 11. Kelly Murphy scored 24 points in the loss, while Tarah Murrey chipped in 18 points and Lauren Cook was credited with 17 assists…Kim Willoughby scored a match-high 27 points in pacing Corozal to a five-set victory over Catano on April 11. Shannon Wingate tallied nine points in the loss…Erin Moore secured 13 points in leading Caguas to a three-set win over Humacao on April 12. Stephanie Niemer led Humacao with 11 points, while Falyn Fonoimoana and Emily Brown added eight points apiece…Gina Mancuso piled up 16 points all on kills in pacing Ponce to a three-set win over Guaynabo on April 12. Jasmine Norton added 10 points in the victory. Alaina Bergsma led Guaynabo with a match-high 20 points, while Julie Bennett chipped in 12 points…Shonda Cole led Mayaguez with 21 points in its three-set win over Catano on April 13. Kim Willoughby recorded a match-high 16 points in pacing Corozal to a three-set win over Bayamon on April 13. Tarah Murrey led Bayamon with 14 points in the loss, while Kelly Murphy chipped in seven points…Humacao upset Ponce in five sets on April 15 as Falyn Fonoimoana scored a match-high 28 points and Stephanie Niemer followed with 18 points. Emily Brown tallied nine points in the victory. Gina Mancuso led Ponce with 20 points and Jasmine Norton chipped in 12 points…Guaynabo's Alaina Bergsma scored 11 points and Julie Bennett nine on April 14, but it was not enough as Caguas came away with a hard-fought three-set win as Erin Moore turned in eight points in the victory.


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Tom Greico has been designing homes in Dallas since he was in high school. After graduating from the School of Architecture at The University of Texas in Arlington in 1983, he started his home building business and has been building and designing magnificent homes ever since.
For Tom, designing and building homes is not a job, its a passion.
"I have been on track to be a builder and architect ever since I can remember," says Tom. "When you build with me, you work with someone who is fairly obsessed to give you a part of his life. Because really, building is the love of my life."
Tom is a proud member of the Dallas Home Builders Association, past president of the North Dallas Builders Division and has served on the board of directors for more than 5 years.
"I personally design each home to fit the needs, lifestyle and budget of its owner," says Tom. "It is the ultimate customization."
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