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Rockies' Helton arrested, facing DUI charge
DENVER -- Rockies first baseman Todd Helton was arrested early Wednesday morning and charged with investigation of driving under the influence, being above the legal blood-alcohol limit and careless driving, a Thornton (Colo.) Police Department spokesman said Wednesday afternoon.
Helton, 39, was arrested after police were contacted at 2:08 a.m. MT when a pickup truck was spotted driving erratically southbound on Colorado Boulevard. Police spotted the vehicle, driven by Helton, at a Conoco gas station. Helton was booked at 2:38 a.m., processed and released.
According to officer Matt Barnes, public information officer for the Thornton Police Department, Helton's blood alcohol was tested. Under department policy, the result will not be released until a trial is conducted, but the charge means the reading exceeded Colorado's legal limit of .08. The case has been presented to the Adams County District Attorney's Office, which will decide whether to file formal charges, according to Barnes.
Both the club and Helton released statements, with the Rockies saying:
"We were extremely disappointed to learn that Todd was arrested this morning. This type of behavior is taken very seriously by our organization. We know that he clearly understands the seriousness of his poor decision, the harm that could have been inflicted on others and the embarrassment his mistake has caused to himself, his family, the Colorado Rockies organization and to Major League Baseball.
"Todd is taking full accountability for his actions with his family, his fans and the organization. The man we have grown to know has strong values that are grounded in his family and hard work. Todd clearly understands the severity of the situation."
Helton released a statement through the club:
"Last evening, I exercised poor judgment and was charged with drinking and driving after driving to a gas station near my house. I am very sorry and embarrassed by my actions. I hold myself to a high standard and take my responsibility as a public figure very seriously. My entire career I have worked to set a positive example for my family and in our community, and I fell far short of this standard.
"I sincerely ask my family, the Colorado Rockies organization, Major League Baseball and the community to accept my apology. I make no excuses and accept full responsibility for my actions. I humbly ask your forgiveness."
The 39-year-old Helton missed much of last season because of a torn labrum in his right hip, an injury that required season-ending surgery. He said last month he has healed properly, and he intends on being ready for Opening Day.
Helton, for years the face of the Rockies franchise, has been with the team for 16 seasons and is a career .320 hitter with 2,420 hits, 354 home runs and 1,345 RBIs.


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Heated bathroom towel rails add a touch of luxury to bathrooms, come in loads of different styles and shapes, and can be retrofitted into existing bathrooms - so anyone can have one!
Damp towels need never bother you again. As the push for five-star bathrooms gains ground, heated towel rails have gone from a rare luxury to an attainable one.
Attention to detail with things like heated towel rails in the bathroom is becoming more common. Heated bathroom towel rails have also come down in price since originally been used exclusively in hotels. These days they're not only functional but look great, with some sleek designs straddling floor to ceiling.
Heated towel rails generally operate by heating either water or air within the heated towel rails via an internal element. They can be wired directly into mains power so the cabling is concealed, or plugged in like any other appliance. In water-filled rails, the element is small, replaceable and located at the bottom of the rail. "The hot water rises to the top and the colder water drops to the bottom and that's what distributes the heat evenly throughout the heated towel rail. The same water exists inside the heated towel rail for the life of the product. There's nowhere for the water to go; it's all sealed up and tested so no water can seep out or evaporate.
So-called 'dry elements' are coiled throughout the heated towel rail to heat the air and aren't replaceable, but generally they should last decades.
Some bathroom heated towel rails have the option of a timer or even a thermostat so towels are warm when you need them. And they're cheap to run most are equivalent to running a 100W bulb. Even a really big heated towel rail will only be the equivalent of about two light bulbs. Some larger heatedtowel rails can also be used to heat the room, but you need to consider the size of the space you're heating.
Heated towel rails are available in various finishes, such as chrome and polished or brushed stainless steel. And installing one in an existing bathroom is simple. If you're going to hang heavy wet towels on it, you need something fairly stable, so ideally fix it onto a stud or brick wall.
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Basically, with a fresh install of Windows XP I've downloaded Xampp for win32 version 1.7.1 and got it up and running & tested that Apache PHP and MYSQL are all working without any problems.
I've then gone on to install the latest version of TinyMCE 188.8.131.52, which would work whilst browsing to the files, but refused to work when they were served through Apachce. The error Firebug was reporting was that there was an "illegal character" in the javascript on line 1, which was causing it to failing loading.
Opening the javascript file directly in Firefox, the browsed to version looked fine, but the Xampp/Apache version was all garbled, further inspection revealed that there were slightly different mime types for the "browsed-to" version [application/x-javascript] and the Xampp/Apache version [application/javascript].
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) DeWayne Russell scored a career-high 25 points to help Northern Arizona snap a three-game losing streak with a 57-50 victory over Sacramento State on Thursday night.
Russell connected on four 3-point shots and came up with five assists and four steals.
NAU (5-8, 2-1 Big Sky) also got 11 points from Gabe Rogers.
Joe Eberhard topped Sacramento State (6-5, 1-2) with 12 points and 10 rebounds, and John Dickson scored 12 points.
NAU triumphed despite shooting just 32.1 percent from the field. Sacramento State shot 34 percent.
NAU had a 22-12 scoring advantage in the paint and had a 19-4 edge off turnovers.


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For my own curiosity, I was hoping to find on line or get a photocopy of the Melody Maker when Rory was voted best guitarist,
I saw a post with a single page showing poll results, but I was looking for the whole article.
Probably The Greatest Most Tasteful Guitarist / Band Leader ever
ailish78 wrote:Wow I just noticed Maggie Bell was voted No.1 female singer and in the same year as Rory was voted best guitarist! Well deserved. Maggie is great and she's still going strong. I wonder if she ever met Rory?
vasdis wrote:Lead guitarist was Les Harvey,electrocuted on stage,brother of "The Sensational" Alex Harvey.
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How interest rate manipulation punishes us
By Thomas E. Brewton
Interest rates are the price for money. The relationship is easier to see with ordinary goods and services. If a bumper crop of apples hits the market, the price of apples will fall. In the same way, if the supply of money increases, interest rates (the price of money) will tend to fall.
There is, however, a real limit to the effectiveness of the process, as we learned painfully in the 1970s stagflation. Up to that point, faith in Keynesian economic orthodoxy (the standard doctrine of the Democratic party) assured us that increased government spending is the cure for any recession.
To implement decisions of the Federal Reserve Board to reduce interest rates, the open market desk of the New York Federal Reserve Bank creates money with bookkeeping entries and buys Treasury securities from financial institutions. The result is a net addition to the money supply, which ordinarily will result in lower interest rates and an increased readiness of financial institutions to make more loans.
Such an increase in the money supply precedes any increase in production of goods and services. The result is to create an overall inflationary push throughout the economy. More money available to buy the unchanged supply of goods means that prices for goods and services will be bid upwards.
Artificially increased deposits in banks' hands abets speculative lending, as we saw in the 1990s dot.com boom-and-bust and in the recent collapse of the overbought housing market.
Artificial expansion of our money supply enables us to consume more than we are producing. Increases in consumer credit, via credit cards and home equity loans, creates an illusion of prosperity that adds fuel to the inflationary fire, driving upwards prices of goods and services. Foreign exporters such as Japan and China meet the increased demand here with cheaper merchandise manufactured overseas.
An additional result is loss of jobs here, because our inflated costs make us uncompetitive with those exports from foreign nations.
As our imports grow, the supply of dollars in the hands of central banks in exporting nations balloons beyond our ability to recycle those dollars via offsetting exports of goods that we produce.
As it becomes more apparent to the rest of the world that the United States cannot redeem those central bank dollar holdings, foreign exchange traders bid the dollar down against other major currencies. Central banks have already begun to redeploy some of their dollar holdings into other assets and other currencies. Oil producing countries and others have begun to demand payment for our imports in currencies other than dollars.
The ultimate negative thrust is that, while the Federal Reserve attempts Keynesian efforts to boost the economy with lower interest rates, foreign central banks demand higher interest rates on the U.S. Treasury securities in which most of their dollar holdings are invested in order to compensate for the declining purchasing power of the dollars they hold. Domestically, institutional investors look down the road and foresee that interest and principal repayments on bonds, five to thirty years from now, will be worth much less in purchasing power, because of inflation. The rise of interest rates begins to accelerate.
Thus, from both overseas and here at home, pressure mounts for increasingly high interest rates. As interest rates rise, business profits are squeezed and incentives for increased production are reduced. More plants lay off workers and we fall into economic recession.
The result is stagflation of the sort that scourged the nation under President Johnson's Great Society, the last great Democratic party, liberal-progressive money expansion.
Be prepared for a rerun if a Democrat is elected to the presidency this November. The recessionary impact will be compounded by higher taxes on businesses and upon the wealthy whose savings are essential to finance business capital investment that expands production and jobs.
Thomas E. Brewton is a staff writer for the New Media Alliance, Inc. The New Media Alliance is a non-profit (501c3) national coalition of writers, journalists and grass-roots media outlets. His weblog is The View From 1776. Email comments to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Australia Post: This is an ordinary post service generally used for smaller items. This service is NOT insured, comes with tracking number/details, and, is used at the customer's own risk.
Couriers: We use a combination of carriers to ensure flexibility with delivery options. These services are insured and have online track and trace systems. On the customer's request we can instruct our carriers with an 'Authority to Leave' which does not require a signature to be taken. If this option is chosen the insurance is invalidated, and, if any consignments are 'lost' after our carriers have recorded the parcels as 'successfully delivered' they are not covered by Aussie Hobbies. ensuing search results should show you the current status of your order, and, it's physical location.
If your order is severely overdue, please contact our Customer Service Team on (07)3255 6626 between 9.30am and 5pm (Monday to Friday). You can also get in touch with our Customer Service Team via the contact form at our contact page. You will need to quote your order number in any communications with Aussie Hobbies.
If a package has been damaged in shipping and it is apparent when the package arrives at your door, please REFUSE the delivery. If you have already accepted a package and then discover that it has been damaged, call us immediately. If possible, please take photos of the damaged packages. If we are to put a claim into our freight company a photo provides fairly conclusive proof of where the fault lies. Be sure to save all paperwork and packing material with the damaged goods as the carrier may wish to inspect the consignment before processing the claim. Please do not return 'damaged in transit' merchandise yourself. Please contact us and we will make arrangements for the collection of the damaged goods, and, organise replacement product to be shipped to you. Returning the goods, yourself could also jeopardize your claim and keep you from receiving credit for the return.
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If you receive defective merchandise, please call Aussie Hobbies for return instructions. In most cases we will accept returns and make adjustments, however, some manufacturers prefer handling defects directly. Defects found after the product is in use usually fall under manufacturer warranty. A customer service representative will be happy to help you determine which procedure is appropriate for you.
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Should you receive merchandise that is missing a part please contact us. We will ensure that you are sent the part from our stock as appropriate. In accordance with a request from some of our manufacturers, we may direct the information or your call directly to the manufacturer.
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Home > Fitness & Health > Health Library > Thyroid Hormone Replacement for Hypothyroidism
Thyroid hormones help regulate the way the body uses energy. You need thyroid hormone replacement when you do not have enough thyroid hormones in your blood (hypothyroidism). Depending on the cause of your hypothyroidism, you may need to take thyroid hormones for the rest of your life.
Thyroid hormones are usually taken by mouth. How much you need depends on your age, your body weight, and whether you are pregnant.
Thyroid hormone replacement is the only way to treat hypothyroidism. For most people, taking a thyroid hormone medicine:
People who take thyroid hormones need to have their blood checked regularly to make sure that they are taking the correct dose of replacement hormone. Children, pregnant women, and older adults may need to have their blood levels checked more often than other people.
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Earlier this year, Tokyo artist Sugiyama, 22, had elective surgery to remove his genitals, underscoring his commitment to an "asexual" lifestyle in which his behavior and attitude are supposedly completely irrelevant to whether he is male or female. Then, on April 8, he solicited diners to a meal (for the equivalent of about $250 each) in which his genitals were cooked and served, garnished with button mushrooms and Italian parsley. One applicant was a no-show, but five dined with him on April 13. According to a May report on Huffington Post, the well-photographed story "went viral" in Japan, and authorities repeatedly assured journalists that no law had been violated.
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…from the Boston Globe's obit on Howard Zinn: "On his last day at BU, Dr. Zinn ended class 30 minutes early so he could join a picket line and urged the 500 students attending his lecture to come along."
If you ask me, this sums up the man about as well as anything could. I don't doubt that he's left quite a footprint on the American conscience, but the historian gig was somewhat incidental. It was the activism that informed his history, not the other way around.
Here's a little exercise for those who disagree with me. Zinn wrote some twenty books in addition to A People's History. Name one.
When I was in grad school at UT, Zinn came to deliver a speech on "The Uses of History." What we got instead was a jeremiad against the Iraq War with a brief, passing, and largely irrelevant reference to the Continental Army.
Nobody seemed to mind the misleading advertising except for me. That's what I deserved for assuming that one of America's most prominent historians might actually say something of substance about history.


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Hoyer Remarks at Press Conference on Make It In America Plan for 113th Congress
Stephanie Young, 202-225-3130
WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) was joined by House Democrats at a press conference this afternoon to announce Make It In America legislation for the 113th Congress to advance the four goals of adopting and pursuing a national manufacturing strategy; promoting the export of U.S. goods; encouraging manufacturers to bring jobs and innovation back to the U.S.; and training and securing a 21st century workforce. Below are his remarks, as prepared for delivery:
"Three years ago, House Democrats introduced our Make It In America plan to create jobs and revive our manufacturing sector, and we have been pushing hard for its consideration.
"While we were able to work with Republicans to pass a handful of Make It In America bills last Congress, including the Export-Import Bank reauthorization, the America COMPETES Act, and patent reform, there is far more to be done.
"In this political climate, we recognize that serious proposals for creating jobs have to have a real chance of gaining bipartisan support in the House and Senate in order to become law.
"With that in mind, we are here today to discuss our new Make It In America priorities for 2013, which not only stand the greatest chance of drawing support from both sides of the aisle, but also reflect what manufacturers, labor leaders, and entrepreneurs believe are the most important steps Congress can take to reinvigorate our manufacturing sector and create jobs for our middle class.
"This Congress, we will be focusing on four core components.
"First, we need to develop a national manufacturing strategy to guide us over the short and long terms.
"Second, Congress needs to continue making it easier for manufacturers to export. In 2010, President Obama set a goal of doubling exports by 2015, and we're nearly halfway there. But in order to achieve this goal, we must do more to open new markets and improve our transportation infrastructure.
"Third, we need to encourage manufacturers to bring jobs and innovation home. This means enacting targeted tax incentives to help those businesses that want to move production back to the United States, encouraging investment in research and development, and supporting the production of innovative technologies.
"Finally, we must maintain a highly skilled and highly educated workforce. Not only do we need to invest in quality education and job training, but we also need to make sure that we are attracting and securing the top talent to live and work here in America.
"These are four critical areas where we believe Republicans are ready to work with us to help our manufacturers Make It In America. Today, we are announcing specific bills that will advance those four goals.
"The full list of Make It In America bills is available on our website: DemocraticWhip.gov
"It is now my privilege to turn the microphone over to my colleagues to talk about what their bills would do to create jobs and help secure our middle class."


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Women convicted of perjury for lying to police investigating her husband's death
The Georgia woman accused of lying to investigators about the death of her husband was convicted of perjury and several other counts on Monday.
Andrea Sneiderman's husband, Rusty Sneiderman, was shot in November 2010 outside a suburban Atlanta preschool. Her former boss Hemy Neuman was convicted in March 2012 but was found mentally ill.
Prosecutors accused Sneiderman of lying to police investigating her husband's death and lying under oath during Neuman's trial. The 13-count indictment included charges of making false statements, hindering an investigation and perjury.
Jurors got the case Thursday and deliberated all day Friday before leaving without a verdict. They returned for additional deliberations Monday and delivered the verdict after more than three hours.
Sneiderman was found guilty of four counts of perjury, hindering the apprehension of a criminal, concealment of material facts, and three counts of giving false statements. She was found not guilty of three counts of perjury and one count of giving a false statement.
Prosecutors maintained that Sneiderman was having a romantic relationship with Neuman and that she repeatedly lied about the relationship, which they said hindered the investigation into her husband's death. Sneiderman and her defense team repeatedly denied that there was a romantic relationship and said police bungled the investigation by not focusing on Neuman even after she mentioned him to them.
Sneiderman's defense has said prosecutors had a weak case but were desperate to convict Sneiderman of something.
Lawyers on both sides declined to comment after Monday's verdict, citing a gag order in the case. Both sides said they'd comment after Sneiderman's sentencing.
Perjury carries a maximum sentence in Georgia of 10 years in prison, while the other charges carry a maximum of five years each. There is no mandatory minimum. The judge has broad discretion and can also choose to have the sentences run consecutively or concurrently.
Judge Gregory Adams set Sneiderman's sentencing for 9 a.m. Tuesday and said she had 30 days to file her notice of intent to appeal. Sneiderman was taken into custody shortly afterward.
Throughout the trial, prosecutors played and replayed video and audio clips of Sneiderman's interviews with police investigators and her testimony during Neuman's trial. They contrasted that with witness testimony and documents that they said proved she had lied to police and the court.
The defense called a string of character witnesses who testified that Andrea and Rusty Sneiderman had a happy and loving relationship. They also called experts to refute some of the documents and evidence presented by the prosecution.
Jurors reviewed all the evidence, including emails and phone logs, and concluded that Sneiderman and Neuman were having some sort of a romantic relationship and that she lied about it, said one juror who spoke to reporters after the verdict but identified himself only as Juror No. 57.
"Once you actually got to looking at the info and what she said in the Hemy Neuman trial, she basically pretty much committed perjury," he said.
Andrea Sneiderman showed little emotion as the verdict was read. Her mother sobbed outside the courtroom afterward and left the courthouse in tears.
Sneiderman, 37, of Decatur, was arrested last August after prosecutors accused her of helping to orchestrate the killing of her husband. She spent much of the last year under house arrest. Lawyers for both sides had for months been planning for a trial on one count each of malice murder, felony murder and aggravated assault, and other charges.
But on July 26 – the eve of jury selection – DeKalb County District Attorney Robert James took the unusual step of asking the judge to dismiss the murder and aggravated assault charges. James cited his recent review of evidence the defense turned over as part of pre-trial discovery.
Thomas Clegg, one of Sneiderman's lead attorneys, balked at the explanation. "I believe they have known all along that they didn't have a murder case," he said in open court. The judge granted James' request before the start of jury selection and released Sneiderman from house arrest.
If you have been arrested for a Criminal Offense the Law Offices of Daniel R. Perlman can help. Please contact a Los Angeles Criminal Defense Attorney today to have your case reviewed.
Source: huffingtonpost.com "Women convicted of perjury for lying to police investigating her husband's death," August 23, 2013.


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Broad Hollow Bioscience Park, Inc.(BHBP) is a not-for-profit entity located on the campus of Farmingdale State College (SUNY) which is designed to support early-stage companies with a need for wet laboratory space. BHBP is composed of 102,500 square feet of space in two facilities. Early-stage companies can lease space in increments of 500 SF, wet lab and office space. Building operations are fully supported and shared equipment is available for tenant use. BHBP's other facility is 62,000 SF and is ideal for a company seeking a corporate research facility that provides laboratories, administration area, data room, library/conference room and lunchroom. BHBP is a partnership between Farmingdale State College, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and the Research Foundation of the State University of New York.
The Broad Hollow Bioscience Park is devoted to supporting the development of biotech start-up companies by utilizing shared facility resources, the resources of the Farmingdale campus, partnering with surrounding businesses and research institutions, and clustering the growing biotech companies along the Route 110 Bioscience Corridor.
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News from 2007
James Caan, a British business man has asked Projects Abroad to set up a teaching and care program in Sudan.
On 2nd December 2007, two gig rowers from Cornwall, England, began their adventure to row across the Atlantic Ocean in aid of Cornwall Hospice Care.
In the light of the recent arrest of Gillian Gibbons who was teaching in Sudan, Sky and BBC News asked Director Peter Slowe to appear on their evening news shows this week.
Assistant Manager, Catherine Stidston tells us how the volunteers in Sri Lanka had the chance to experience a traditional Sri Lankan wedding.
As the Khao Lak trip is where I left off last month, I'll begin with that. Though the principal aim was to clean beaches, the trip was a good opportunity to show the present volunteers a wider view of Thailand and impress on them the enormity of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami as Phang Nga was the province that was hit the hardest, with whole coastal communities being practically wiped out.
South African volunteers witnessed a great accomplishment on Saturday night as the Springboks took the 15-6 victory over England for the Rugby World Cup!
Our Teaching Program in Peru takes a different form in the school vacation period in January and February, when we run a scheme to improve the English of the local Peruvian teachers.
The conservation project at Legodimo reserve in Botswana has been developing rapidly. We now have a clear view of the Limpopo River thanks to our volunteers who spent a hard day's work with their machetes.
August to October here in Mexico is our rainy season, it might not be the best time to come for a vacation, but it is definitely the best time to do our work at Tecoman turtle camp.
Last week Projects Abroad volunteers on programs in Cape Town gave up their weekend to work with the housing charity, Habitat for Humanity.
Projects Abroad have made a donation of food and medicine to the Chincha area, one of the worst hit areas in last month's earthquake.
Projects Abroad volunteers are helping to promote and improve rugby skills in Ghana through our rugby sports programs.
On Tuesday the 11th of September 2007, Projects Abroad Volunteers in Ethiopia had the rare opportunity of (re)celebrating the millennium! Ethiopia follows the Julian calendar, also called the Ge'ez calendar, which consists of twelve months of thirty days each and a thirteenth month of five or six days, which are usually referred to as the 13th Month.
August has come and gone and as usual there has been lots of progress in the jungle with some exciting sightings around the reserve, new additions to the animal release program, the completion of the collection phase of the turtle project and much more.
If you are entering your gap year, or are a parent of a gap year student, you may be concerned about recent news stories concerning the merits of gap year volunteering.
Not getting the grades you need for university can be extremely upsetting, especially when you thought you had your future career mapped out.
Looking at the reef and beach clean-up figures I see we have hit some fantastic milestones in our mission to keep Krabi and the surrounding seas cleaner.
The basic principle of the curry kitchen is to provide a nutritious lunch made from local produce for local people.
Firstly I would like to report that we have had our 100th booking for 2007 and so we are on track to reaching our highest numbers in any given year since the center's conception in 2001.
Tim DeWinter, Director of our projects in Peru, fills us in on some Inca history and updates us on the work of our Inca Project volunteers.
Emily Huxtable is one of the few volunteers to go out to Mongolia with Projects Abroad in the depths of the Mongolian Winter.
The volunteers on the project in May have been busy as always, working hard to achieve great results and battle the periodic spells of wet and windy weather, which threatens (and often succeeds) to disrupt the dive plans.
May has been another full month with plenty to report on from around the reserve and also further a field as Mauricio and I headed off to Venezuela to the VIII Neo-tropical Ornithological Conference.
Projects Abroad volunteers joined several hundred Ghanaians in a march to raise awareness about sexual and reproductive health for women.
Congratulations to Kathrin Boy, the 1000th Projects Abroad volunteer from Germany who signed up last week!
After getting the go ahead to proceed in early January this year, we have been putting up posts from around the world.
Ben Jacobs, a Sports volunteer in Ghana tells us about the project and how it has improved his chances of playing international soccer in the future.
Projects Abroad volunteers joined forces with Wetlands International and the local Krabi authorities to run a school conservation camp.
Conservation Manager, Oliver Garcia tells us about the new Crocodile Conservation programme which now forms part of our ongoing conservation work in Mexico.
February saw the arrival of our 500th volunteer at Taricaya and that made the month special to those of us who have been involved in the project from its infancy.
Assistant Country Manager, Jessica Bailey tells us about a recent volunteer weekend spent rafting the rivers of Southern Sri Lanka.
India volunteers, Alice French and Ben Thurman tell us about their weekend of cricket, cows and controversy.
Conservation Manager, Marten Meynell updates us on all our conservation work from Ao Nang in Thailand.
On Thursday the 18th of January in the town of Sivakasi in Tamil Nadu, Projects Abroad Director Peter Slowe met with a committee of ten of the regions most senior doctors to discuss the subject of volunteering.


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I've got a confession to make: I've never shopped at Westfield London… until now. But when I was challenged to spent £50 in the sales there, it was a task I couldn't resist. After all, with 389 stores, from high street to high end, how difficult could it be?
My mistake was going late-night shopping. Even with Westfield London open until 10pm Monday to Saturday (and 7pm on Sunday), I hadn't estimated on the behemoth size of the shopping centre.
I skipped The Village, as I didn't think my £50 would go far on luxury brands such as Gucci, Prada and Louis Vuitton, even in the sales, and made a beeline for my familiar high-street stomping ground.
Right now there's great bargains to be had at Westfield London as the end of the January sales sees further reductions. House of Fraser's Blue Cross sale offers up to 70% off, while Gap's final reductions go up to 75% off.
My first ports of call were Banana Republic, Zara and COS. These are shops I love for the quality of the clothing and the ones I seek out in the sale. After all, getting even more value for your money is no bad thing.
It was the latter, COS, that claimed my £50. With 50% off sale items, I got two pieces, both reduced from £55 to £27.50 – it was like buy one, get one free! OK, I blew my budget by a fiver, but with two new buys for my spring/summer wardrobe, I think I've invested wisely for the season ahead.
My first purchase was the caped dress above. Now you know I'm a sucker for a cape, and the caped detail on this stretch-jersey dress makes for elegant-looking sleeves. This is going to be a great spring dress when the weather warms up and the perfect day-to-night piece, too.
My second buy was the cotton-mix shirt below. The gathered neckline is smart without being too formal, giving the classic white shirt a modern twist. And the curved hem, side splits and longer length at the back look good worn loose or tucked in. I can wear it right now layered with cardigans and jackets, then come spring/summer those cute capped sleeves will come into their own.
I hope you approve of my Westfield London sale buys. I'm definitely going back. The shops didn't feel crowded, there were no queues for the changing rooms and with everything under one roof, not even the snow can stop me. I mean, just click here for a list of all the women's retailers. Shopping heaven. What bargains have you bagged in the January sales?


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Ay yi yi. When looking through the albums being released this week to decide what I was going to review, I was pretty disgusted by most of the options. Wes already had Dr. Dog and wanted Sharon Van Etten for next week, and so I explored a new (to me) artist in Air, and was pleasantly surprised. While making the decision to review Air's new album though, I waded through some other albums/tracks of note. Below you will find where my musical wanderings took me, much to my dismay, and a nice pallet-cleanser at the end if you actually listen to any of the first four songs.
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10 Christmas-Themed Hot Dogs
A unique hot dog feature each week from hot dog connoisseur and cartoonist Hawk Krall!
Gallery10 Christmas-Themed Hot Dogs
Christmas is one holiday that hasn't always inspired much hot dog creativity. Stuffing and gravy-topped Thanksgiving dogs have been floating around for a few years now, and my bet is that by the time Christmas rolls around, most professional doggers are ready for a few days on the couch with some whiskey and no tube meat in sight.
But this year, some of the nation's top hot dog chefs have come up with some wild and delicious yuletide-themed concoctions.
We've got a lot of reindeer dogs going on, with Misconduct Tavern in Philly grinding venison for housemade reindeer dogs and Hot Diggity, also in Philly, serving a reindeer dog topped with rum-butter roasted pears. Then we have encased meat king Doug Sohn at Hot Doug's in Chicago running crazy specials like a cognac, lamb and pork sausage topped with mint mustard cream and double creme brie...
Pair any of these hot dogs with lots of eggnog and multiple viewings of A Christmas Story or Trading Places and you're all set.
See all 10 Christmas-themed hot dogs in the slideshow >>
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by Brian Rudnick
Robert Fleming and his wife returned from vacation 15 years ago to find a flock of pink flamingos planted in their front yard by, as it turned out, good friends who had been watering plants in their absence. The flamingos have become a tradition at their daughters' weddings. In the winter, they migrate south to Hialeah Park, Fleming jokes. In the background, Amanda Shoulson paints an adirondack chair in preparation for an engagement party for the Flemings' third daughter Annie; the flamingos will fly in for wedding next January. Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia.


text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - Heroes Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Heroes Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Literature View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message lionessJoined: 20 May 2004Posts: 52Location: Poland Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 1:00 am Post subject: Heroes Who are your national "heroes"? I mean some characters who are thought to be paragons of virtue- you know, you should follow their example. Polish literary heroes are people who actually failed to do something. There is one guy who wants to kill a tzar (Russian tzars ruled one part of Poland for 123 years) and... he faints. Well, everything is very complicated, summarizing- he wasn't able to do that what he planned. Nevertheless teachers of Polish (at least those who I knew) say, that he was a hero. So, who's your national literary heroe?_________________Młodości, dodaj mi skrzydła... Youth, give me wings... Back to top pingpongJoined: 17 May 2004Posts: 14 Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 1:10 am Post subject: Excuse me, but I don't understand all what you say. So, who is the hero of Poland. If he faints, why is he a hero? Back to top lionessJoined: 20 May 2004Posts: 52Location: Poland Posted: Sun May 23, 2004 11:33 am Post subject: That's why it is mad He is considered as a hero, because he tries. It isn't important that at finally he completely fails. You know, my friends weren't able to understand too. There is another one, who becames Polish enemies' commander. As a result of his commandments those enemies are defeated. Is he a hero? No, he isn't. Why? My teacher told me that he fought undercover and inspite of the fact that finally Poles won because of his help, he cannot be called a hero. He wears a mask and real heroes don't do it- they attack their enemies with shining swords in daylight. They don't use tricks, they don't hide their faces and names, don't pretend to be someone different. My friends and I don't think like that, yet I wrote what is taught in Polish schools. I wonder if other countries have so strange literary heroes, or those who made success deserve to be called this name?_________________Młodości, dodaj mi skrzydła... Youth, give me wings... Back to top pingpongJoined: 17 May 2004Posts: 14 Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 5:54 pm Post subject: I think he is also a hero. Who helps a country will be the hero of this country, no matter how he does it. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Literature All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Banner Advertising | Bookstore / Alta Books | FAQs | Articles | Interview with Dave Copyright © 2018 Dave's ESL Cafe | All Rights Reserved | Contact Dave's ESL Cafe | Site Map Teachers College, Columbia University: Train to Teach English Here or Abroad Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group


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BRUNSWICK, Ga. – The Glynn County man accused of killing eight people, including many of his family members, nearly four years ago was back in court Tuesday as the judge tried to set a trial date.
Guy Heinze Jr. is charged with beating to death his father and seven others to death in a mobile home park outside of Brunswick in August 2009. A young boy, 3 years old at the time, is the only one in the home to survived the massacre.
Heinze himself called 911 to report what happened. Since that day, he has maintained his innocence in what has been called the worst mass-killing in Georgia history.
Superior Court Judge Stephen Scarlett said he wants to set the trial for as early as August. There is still a possibility of a change of venue.
Heinze's lawyers demanded the district attorney's office hand over more evidence they say hasn't been given to them. They also complained about audio tape and video surveillance they believe police either are withholding or have lost.
"There are over 5,000 pages of discovery that are still coming in as of yesterday, and will continue to come in," said Newell Hamilton, Heinze's attorney.
Heinze's defense team asked for the trial to be pushed back to January of next year.
"This case is four years old. The fact of the matter is, it's not going to make that much difference if it's tried in August versus January, with the exception of we will not be as prepared for trial," Hamilton said.
Prosecutors say they are ready to go to trial this summer.
"I've dealt with all these 4,000 pages over the years and you don't hear me whining about the case," said John Johnson with the district attorney's office. "We're ready to go."
The judge did allow the defense more access to evidence and documents in the case, and did not yet set a trial date. Another hearing was set for early May.
Family members of those killed sat watching in the courtroom, hoping they can soon find some sort of closure. They did not comment as they left Tuesday's hearing.


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As I said before, I am certainly no expert on horse racing. In fact, I don't know much about it at all. What I do know is that the much hyped Belmont Stakes ended with Triple Crown contender Big Brown finishing dead last.
I watched a few of the human interest pieces about Rick Dutrow, trainer for Big Brown and his daughter, but that didn't make me like him any more. Anyone who trash talks about a race horse just doesn't impress me. Having said that, I would've liked to see Big Brown win the Triple Crown, since there hasn't been one since 7 years before I was born. The story about jockey Kent Desormeaux and his son did impress me and gave me another reason to cheer on the horse.
I told my roommates before the race that I didn't think it would be close and that Big Brown would win a yawner, which would take away from the excitement of a Triple Crown. I wanted to see something like Smarty Jones and Birdstone down the stretch with Big Brown barely pulling it out in the end. I thought I might get to see it about halfway through the race, but then Big Brown decided he wanted to jog the final stretch and retire to a life of oat bags and mares.
My initial thought was that the crack on his hoof had gotten worse and that we'd have to hear from PETA for the next 6 months when they had to put the horse down. No one wanted that, just for the sheer annoyance that they cause.
Anyway, Big Brown finished last after coming into the race undefeated. This will put an end to the horse racing articles until next year's Kentucky Derby unless, of course, they can bring Barbaro back from the dead.
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Seeing as how they have ended talks with Welker, tie into that Brady taking a pay cut and I feel, nay.. I am going to predict both Amendola and Wallace to the Patriots. I am undecided if i think Llyod will be released or not.
How scary could they Be?
Edit*3/7/2013 @ 1822* Edited *soon after this article is from last year 3/6/2012 =X
Just decided to google this to see if anything was even out there. Found a AFC East blog posted yesterday where they laid out a Wallace to NE signing.
http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/ ... ke-wallace


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The Central Connecticut softball team posted two shutouts for the second time this season against Holy Cross on Wednesday in a doubleheader in Worcester, MA. The Blue Devils took game one by a score of 6-0 and game two 2-0. Senior Nicole Springer went 2-for-2 at the plate in game one, scoring one run and driving in two RBI and, in game two, she earned her second shutout of the season. The Blue Devils' record improves to 23-12 (11-3 NEC) with the win.
The Crusaders fall to 13-21 overall.
"We performed well today as a team," Head Coach Jeff Franquet said. "Both Laura and Nicole worked well in the circle for us and we also had some solid hitting. We are looking forward to resuming NEC play this weekend."
Sophomore Laura Messina pitched the first game for Central and registered her eighth shutout of the season, topping her freshman total of seven, with the win. She struck out 11 batters, walked none and gave up only six hits. Her record improves to 17-8 on the season.
Springer registerd three strikeouts, only one walk and gave up four hits in game two. She also went 1-for-3 at the plate with one RBI. Her record stands at 5-2 on the season.
Game 1
Also leading the Blue Devils in game one was junior Arielle Bruno who went 2-for-4 at the plate and scored two runs. She was the only Blue Devil to cross the plate more than once.
CCSU got off to an early lead, scoring three runs in the top of the first. Bruno led off the inning with a single just before sophomore Kat Malcolm reached first on a Crusader error. Springer sent a double to left field to plate Bruno and was followed by a ground-out from Barlow to bring in Malcolm and give the Blue Devils a 2-0 edge. Springer scored when freshman Evie Rentzel blasted a double, the sixth of her career, to end the scoring for the inning.
In the top of the second, Central struck again when Malcolm reached first on a bunt and advanced Bruno, who reached on error, to second. With the play, Malcolm also sent freshman Brittany Ernst, who had walked, to third. With the bases loaded, Springer stepped up with an RBI single to plate Ernst and Rentzel flied out to center field to drive in Bruno.
Central added the final run in the top of the third when Ernst hit into a double play that allowed senior Sarah Emery across the plate.
Despite what the score differential implies, the match-up was close as CCSU had just one more hit than the Crusaders (7-6). Also, the Blue Devils left six on base compared to eight for Holy Cross.
Game 2
Junior Tessa Brown went 2-for-2 at the plate in game two and was the only Blue Devil to register more than one hit in the game.
The Blue Devils first got on the board in the top of the third when walked batter Ernst came in from second on a Springer double, her second of the day, to take a 1-0 lead.
The two teams went scoreless through the remaining innings until the top of the seventh when CCSU added an insurance run to increase the lead to 2-0. Freshman Evie Rentzel led off the inning with a bunt to reach first and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Brown posted a sacrifice bunt to move Rentzel into scoring position and a fly out by senior Stephanie Chotkevys sent her across the plate.
Both teams earned four hits and only one walk and struck out three batters in the match-up. Central left only three runners on base compared to six for the Crusaders.
The Blue Devils return to action at home on Sunday, April 21, for a doubleheader beginning at 12 p.m. Central will face conference foe Fairleigh Dickinson (17-16, 6-6 NEC).


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Ralph Lind
My story begins with running. I'm not a fast runner, not a "good" runner, but a runner nonetheless. Several years ago I trained and ran a marathon. More recently my running was just to feel good. During the winters I'd run less, and ramp up in the spring. This spring ('10) I was running about 4 miles a day, 4 or 5 days a week. I began to notice that increasing intent and effort was not resulting in increased miles, time or speed. In fact the long hill in my regular run was increasingly difficult to get up. Rather than getting easier, it was harder. I'd end up walking and had trouble getting my air. I recall telling a colleague that I was going to do a very "unmanly" thing, and go to the doctor - which I did. I was referred to a cardiologist and scheduled for a stress test.
The stress test gave me opportunity to duplicate on the treadmill the experience I was having on the trail. I ran until I had trouble getting my air, then ended the test. I was about 2 minutes into cooling down from the treadmill when I toppled out of my chair. I woke up on the floor and became aware of my cardiologist and the test tech sitting beside me - it felt very tender and caring. Then it dawned on me that my cardiologist wasn't just being caring, she was taking my pulse. Then the paramedics trooped in and I became very aware of lots of unwelcome attention being directed at me. My sudden cardiac arrest was captured on paper since I was still hooked up to the monitoring device.
My cardiologist had given me three precordial thumps while the AED was being hooked up, and the third one worked. My heart resumed beating after about 2 minutes of ventricular fibrillation. I was taken to the hospital by ambulance and immediately had a cardiac catheterization. The following morning I had a quadruple bypass surgery. The hospital experience was 11 days of hell. I don't recall much pain, but I had to stay on the respirator for 3 or 4 days, and I know restraints were involved. My recollections of the hospital were mainly hallucinations of all sorts of horrific things. I had excellent care, a superb surgeon and all I remember was the rats and bats and various attacks by bad men with guns, and virtual computers being assembled from paperclips delivered through the television set. My terror and paranoia was only surpassed by my wife's loving reassurances regarding what was real and what was not.
My recovery felt slow. I am a psychotherapist and I was unable to see patients for 3 months. My first few weeks were difficult and dominated by fear and anxiety. My first grandson was born 10 days after my return home and he was a wonderful part of my recovery. We were quite the pair - broken old man and beautiful baby boy!
I was involved in Cardiac Rehab for which I was extremely grateful. It provided a structured environment to explore and find my new limits, and to safely know how to resume my own exercise routines. I have been surprised at the mix of profound gratitude for life and having new conversations with the life I wanted to create in light of my near exit from this world. I have also been surprised at the experiences of depression that would come side by side with the gratitude. Slowly, the depression subsides and the gratitude continues. I consider myself to be extremely fortunate to have had my SCA in such an ideal environment! My cardiologist and surgeon were both extraordinary doctors and human beings! And, I had real bad luck in the genes department. My father died of a heart attack at the age of 59 - exactly my age.
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The Amish and the King James Bible
Amish culture is popping up on television sets across America, thanks to reality series such as National Geographic's Amish: Out of Order and TLC's Breaking Amish. In states such as Pennsylvania and Ohio, Amish buggies are a common sight along roadways, as are Amish homesteads, distinctive white-sided houses with a single curtain in each window.
Like many other immigrant groups originating in Europe, the first Amish immigrants arrived in America in the early 18th century. Many settled in Pennsylvania, where they are sometimes referred to as the Pennsylvania Dutch. However, most Amish are of German or Swiss descent.
The Amish denomination emphasizes a simple lifestyle and a rejection of "worldly" pursuits. The name derives from Jakob Ammann, a member of the Swiss Anabaptist movement, who disagreed with other, less radical Anabaptists on matters related to excommunication, and Amman's followers split from the main Anabaptist community. Amish dogma forbids its followers from holding government office, participating in the military, or owning modern technology. Historically, these beliefs set the Amish at odds with other Christian groups, and continue to distinguish them today. As a result of widespread prosecution in Europe from both Catholics and Protestants in the 17th and 18th centuries, many Amish fled to America.
One practice that the Amish share with many mainstream Protestant denominations is their use of the King James Bible. While Pennsylvania German (also known as Pennsylvania Dutch) is widely spoken in Amish communities, most Amish read and write in English, and the King James Bible is used in Amish worship services. Amish services typically include two sermons. Most of the time, they are spoken extemporaneously. Unlike some Christian churches, the Amish do not follow a liturgical calendar, so the Bible passages chosen for each particular service are selected spontanesouly.
Another influential text in Amish religious practice is the Ausbund. The Ausbund is a collection of hymns dating back to the mid-1500s; tradition holds that the original songs were composed by Anabaptist prisoners held in Passau Castle between 1535 and 1540. The first printed edition of the Ausbund appeared in 1564. There is no musical notation, with the tunes being passed on from generation to generation. Songs from the Ausbund are sung in a German dialect, and the lyrics are adapted from passages in the Biblical Psalms and the New Testament. The practice of congregational singing–traditionally without musical accompaniment– reflects the Amish belief in simple worship that encourages humility. To hear samples of hymns from the Ausbund, click here.
Amy Arden assisted in the development and production of the Manifold Greatness website and Family Guide. She is a Communications Associate at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC.


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A family business of hand-made candles is expanded and improved thanks to a Kiva small loan and the local microfinance organization called FAPE. Taken in a village near San Pedro Sacatepequez outside Guatemala City, Guatemala.
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Death Proof by Fancy Mike
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Following suit with the last 2X2, FANTASTIQUE stays with guests from abroad. Fancy Mike & Raw Stiles, two young producers from the US, serve up some heavy beats for your listening pleasure (and the dismay of your neighbors). This marks Fancy Mike's first release for Stereoptico, with many more to come. -Stereoptico
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Yair Tauman
(This post is a continuation of this previous post.)
Aumann and Myerson proposed that if political and ideological matters are put aside, the party forming the coalition would (or should) prefer to form the coalition in which its own power (according to the Shapley-Shubik power index) is maximal. They expected that this idea would have some predictive value — even in reality, where political and ideological considerations are of importance. A few days ago Yair Tauman, another well-known Israeli game theorist, mentioned on TV this recipe as a normative game-theoretic recommendation in the context of the recent Israeli elections. (For Yair's analysis see also this article. (I even sent a critical comment.))
Over the years, Aumann was quite fond of this suggestion and often claimed that in Israeli elections it gives good predictions in some (but not all) cases. The original paper mentions the Israeli 1977 elections and how delighted one of the authors was that four months after the elections a major "centrist" party joined the coalition, leading to a much better Shapley value for the party forming the coalition.
I was quite skeptical about the claim that the maximum-power-to-the-winning-party rule has any predictive value and in 1999 with the help of Sergiu Hart I decided to test this claim. I asked Aumann which Israeli coalition he regards as fitting his prediction the best. His answer was the 1988 election where Shamir's party, the Likud, had a very large Shapley value in the coalition it formed. We checked how high the Shapley value was compared to a random coalition that the winning party could have formed.
As high as it was, the Shapley value of the coalition that was actually formed fell below the median in terms of the Shapley value of a random winning coalition. This observation suggests that the proposal of Aumann and Myerson does not have any predictive power when it comes to Israeli coalition formation.
This is a nice example of the difficulty of using game theory for real-life situations.


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economics, study of how human beings allocate scarce resources to produce various commodities and how those commodities are distributed for consumption among the people in society (see distribution). The essence of economics lies in the fact that resources are scarce, or at least limited, and that not all human needs and desires can be met. How to distribute these resources in the most efficient and equitable way is a principal concern of economists. The field of economics has undergone a remarkable expansion in the 20th cent. as the world economy has grown increasingly large and complex. Today, economists are employed in large numbers in private industry, government, and higher education (see economic planning). Many subjects, such as political science and sociology, which were once regarded as part of the study of economics, have today become separate disciplines, although the study of any one generally implies a working knowledge of the others.
Ancient and Medieval Periods
The first attempts to analyze economic problems appear in the writings of the ancient Greeks. Plato recognized the economic basis of social life and in his Republic organized a model society on the basis of a careful division of labor. Aristotle, too, attributed great importance to economic security as the basis for social and political health and saw the owner of a middle-sized plot of land as the ideal citizen. Roman writers such as Cicero, Vergil, and Varro gave significant advice about the economics of agriculture. The medieval period was marked by the disruption of the flourishing commerce of the ancient world, and its economic life was dominated by feudalism. Economic writings of the age focus on the just price for goods and criticism of usury.
Mercantilism, the Physiocrats, and Adam Smith
In the transition to modern times (16th–18th cent.), European overseas expansion led to the growth of commerce and the economic policies of mercantilism, a system that inspired a substantial body of literature on the subject of economic nationalism. In the late 17th and the 18th cents., protest against the governmental regulation characteristic of mercantilism was voiced, especially by the physiocrats. That group advocated laissez-faire, arguing that business should follow freely the "natural laws" of economics without government interference. They regarded agriculture as the sole productive economic activity and encouraged the improvement of cultivation. Because they considered land to be the sole source of wealth, they urged the adoption of a tax on land as the only economically justifiable tax.
In the 18th cent. important work in economics was done by the Scottish philosopher David Hume. His analysis of the natural advantages that some nations enjoy in the cultivation of certain products and his observations on the flow of commerce became the basis for the theory of international trade. The most important work of the 18th cent., however, was Adam Smith's An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776), which is considered by many to be the first complete treatise on economics. Smith identified self-interest as the basic economic force and, through his analysis of the division of labor and his comprehensive study of the development of economic institutions in the West, established economics as a major area of study. John Millar, a follower of Smith, incorporated and developed these ideas into a highly sophisticated economic interpretation of history. Smith's theories, especially his advocacy of free trade, played an important part in the Industrial Revolution then taking place in Britain.
Malthus, Ricardo, and Mill
One of the most influential writers of the 19th cent. was Thomas Malthus, whose predictions that population growth would always tend to outstrip advances in the means of subsistence earned for economics the title "the dismal science." The most important economist to follow Smith was David Ricardo. His analysis of rent long remained the classic account, while his theory of labor value was later adopted by socialists as well as classical economists. Ricardo's "iron law of wages" supplemented Malthus's pessimistic thesis by asserting that wages tend to stabilize at the subsistence level. John Stuart Mill was a follower of Ricardo and contributed to the study of international trade as well as to the study of the economics of industrial expansion. Among critics of free trade outside Britain were the German Friedrich List and the American Henry C. Carey.
The Socialists and Marx
The early exponents of socialism, especially in France, attacked the idea of the necessity of private property and competition and were interested in revamping the economic and social order. Among those were C. H. Saint-Simon, Robert Owen, Charles Fourier, and Louis Blanc. In Germany the historical school arose under Wilhelm Roscher, Bruno Hildebrand, and Karl Knies, who doubted the existence of universal economic laws and emphasized the particular development of economic institutions in individual nations.
The greatest challenge to classical economics came from the followers of Karl Marx. Marx's critique of capitalism was moral and social, as well as economic; but in the exposition of the workings of the capitalist system he and his followers developed important insights into the structural weaknesses of the market economy, especially the recurrence of economic crises (see depression).
Further Evolution of Classical Economics
At the same time as Marx was writing, the principles of classical economics were being reformulated and refined—it was at this time that the term "economics" replaced the term "political economy," which had been used through the mid-19th cent. The most important refinement was the doctrine of marginal utility, which asserts that the value of an item is determined by the need for it and by its relative scarcity or abundance at any given time—not by any intrinsic or inherent worth. The leading theorists in the development of the concept were William Stanley Jevons of Britain, Leon Walras of France, and Carl Menger of Austria. In the United States, John Bates Clark was notable in the development of marginal utility theory, forming his own hypothesis regarding the distribution of wealth. Classical economics reached its fullest expression at the end of the 19th cent. in the work of Alfred Marshall. Marshall used mathematics to perfect the application of classical techniques and introduced important modifications to the notions of competition, marginal utility, and rent.
Swedish economist Knut Wicksell was influential in the development of monetary theory, which concerned itself with overall price levels and interest rates in an economy. His work foreshadowed the most important modification of classical concepts of the free economy, exemplified in the work of John Maynard Keynes. In his General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money (1936), Keynes opened up a whole new range of investigation into business cycles. A principal result of Keynes's teaching has been reflected in governmental attempts to control the business cycle by putting money directly into the economy; the "pump-priming" technique, often accompanied by an unbalanced budget, is now a part of most capitalist economic systems.
Since World War II
After World War II, emphasis was placed on the analysis of economic growth and development. Western economists notable for their contributions to the economics of growth and development include Gunnar Myrdal of Sweden, Sir Arthur Lewis of Great Britain, and Joseph Schumpeter of the United States.
In recent years, economic theory has been broadly separated into two major fields: macroeconomics, which studies entire economic systems; and microeconomics, which observes the workings of the market on an individual or group within an economic system. The use of complex mathematical techniques and statistical data in economic forecasting has resulted in a new branch of economics known as econometrics. British economist Arthur Pigou was influential in the development of welfare economics, an important branch of the discipline that suggested that an economic system was better if even one person's satisfaction was increased while no one else's was decreased.
In the 1980s supply-side economics (which sees economic growth as essential for improving the material health of society) was used as a policy tool by the Reagan administration. Another modern economic school that was influential in the Reagan years is monetarism; monetarists, such as Milton Friedman, believe that the money supply exerts a dominant influence on the economy. In the 1990s, Nobel laureate Gary Becker extended the scope of macroeconomic analysis by applying economic reasoning to human behavior, including the use of sociology, anthropology, and other disciplines. Game theory has also been appied to economics (see games, theory of).
See D. Colander and A. W. Coats, ed., The Spread of Economic Ideas (1989); R. L. Heilbroner and L. C. Thurow, Economics Explained (rev. ed. 1998); R. L. Heilbroner, The Worldly Philosophers (7th rev. ed. 1999); P. Samuelson and W. Nordhaus, Economics (18th ed. 2004); S. Nasar, Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius (2011).


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Days to cover is the amount of short interest divided by the company's average daily share volume. In other words, the number of days required to close out all the short positions. A higher number means more potential fuel to a stock's rally as shorts cover, and thus accelerate the move, when the stock's price rises.
On Balance Volume (OBV), developed by Joe Granville, is a running summation of volume on up-days minus volume on down days. OBV rises when volume on up days outpaces volume on down days -- and falls when volume on down days is stronger. A rising OBV reflects positive volume pressure that can lead to higher prices. Conversely, falling OBV reflects negative volume pressure that can foreshadow lower prices.


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This adorable 1932 video depicts Betty Boop running for president against "Mr. Nobody".
The two candidates sing their campaign promises, which provides much fodder for class discussions on elections.
There is even a scene showing the two parties in Congress disagreeing about each issue raised.
The only cautionary moment is at about the 3 minute mark when the Republican elephant calls the Democratic donkey an "ass". Depending on the maturity of your class this may not be appropriate, unless it discussed beforehand to place it in context.
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The first poster for director Anne Fletcher's (The Proposal) road trip comedy The Guilt Trip has been released. The film stars Seth Rogen as an inventor who sets out on a business trip with his mother (Barbra Streisand) in tow. Unbeknownst to her, Rogen plans on reuniting his mother with a long lost love. We saw the first clip from the film last week, and it looks like a rather promising family comedy. Rogen will appeal to younger moviegoers, while parents will be eager to check out the new movie from Babs. The trailer is set to debut tomorrow, so we'll have a better idea of the pic's tone then.
Hit the jump to check out the poster. The film also stars Adam Scott, Yvonne Strahovski, Colin Hanks, Danny Pudi, Dale Dickey, and Kathy Najimy. The Guilt Trip opens on Christmas Day.
Here's a synopsis for The Guilt Trip:
Andy Brewster (Seth Rogen) is an inventor who lives in Los Angeles. He's come up with an amazing organic cleaner but can't get anyone interested in manufacturing it.
Andy plans a business trip to promote the product and decides to take his recently-widowed mother (Barbra Streisand) along for the ride. She's been despondent since his father died, so he comes up with a great idea—during the trip he'll surprise her with a stop in San Francisco, where one of her ex-flames lives.
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The MSCI Emerging Markets and the S&P 500 indices have increased double digits since the beginning of the year. Investors should be thrilled, but instead of cheers, the only sounds the markets are hearing are crickets. Many have been asking, where are the investors?
Since January 1, another $12 billion left U.S. stock mutual funds while about $100 billion went into bond funds. This continues a mutual fund outflow trend that has been ongoing for several months now.
After leading markets since the rebound began in 2009, natural resources and gold took a break while severely punished stocks saw a big bounce in the first quarter of 2012. Taking a look at the returns below, the S&P Global Natural Resources Index rose only 4 percent and the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index (GDM) lost 9 percent.
As investment managers, we continuously weigh the evidence, dissecting macro factors in the market and comparing historical data. We believe this is the best way to find the next opportunity for our shareholders. Using history as our guide, we compared the performance of oil and gold companies against the results of the underlying commodities over the past three years.
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil has seen a tremendous rise over the past three years. In April 2009, the price of oil was $46 per barrel; today, it's $104. The SIG Oil Exploration & Productions Index closely followed the rise of Texas tea from April 2009 until August 2011. That's when the disparity between oil and oil stocks began to gradually increase.
Over the past three years, the price of oil and the index have had an average ratio of 0.21. Currently, it's 0.26. That may not seem like a big difference but today's ratio represents a three-year high and is a 3.13 standard deviation event. This means the divergence between oil and oil stocks is in "extreme territory" and, under normal assumptions, there is a 99 percent probability that the gap will close. Either the price of oil should come down or oil stocks go up, or a combination of both.
Gold and gold stocks are also experiencing extraordinary circumstances.
As we mentioned last week, gold equities continue to lag the price of gold, with the trend accelerating recently. Below, you can see that for most of the last three years, gold stocks have outperformed gold. Recently, though, bullion has surpassed gold stocks while gold companies have significantly declined.
The price of bullion and the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index (GDM) have had a three-year average ratio of 0.94. Similar to oil and oil stocks, the ratio is now 1.28, a 3.06 standard deviation event.
CIBC commented earlier this week on the extreme disparity, saying the minor drop in bullion compared with the huge drop in gold stocks suggests that "a massive oversold position for the equities has occurred in the last month." This is an "unprecedented" period for gold stocks, says CIBC.
Case Study: Newmont vs. Treasuries
Many American investors already have a stake in one of the world's largest gold producers but they may not be aware of it. As a member of the S&P 500, you've probably acquired shares of Newmont Mining through a fund that tracks the broad index as it is the only gold company included in the index.
The company also boasts the highest dividend yield in the industry with an annualized dividend yield of nearly 3 percent. This is at least a percent higher than the 5- and 10-year Treasuries.
Through dividends, gold companies including Newmont make a commitment to return capital to shareholders. While gold stocks remain at depressed levels, dividends are especially attractive, as investors get "paid to wait" for shares to appreciate.
We believe in thinking contrarian and keeping a close eye on historical trends to discover inflection points, as stocks tend to eventually revert to their means. For example, in March 2009, we noted significant changes signaling the market had hit rock bottom; following that time through the end of the first quarter, the S&P 500 Index rose more than 100 percent.
Today's extreme divergence in oil and gold stocks and their underlying commodities presents a rare opportunity: what these stocks need now are investors to take advantage of it.
U.S. Global Investors, Inc. is an investment management firm specializing in gold, natural resources, emerging markets and global infrastructure opportunities around the world. The company, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, manages 13 no-load mutual funds in the U.S. Global Investors fund family, as well as funds for international clients.
To read more of Frank's insights, follow his blog "Frank Talk" at www.usfunds.com/franktalk. You can also sign up to be notified when a new entry has been posted at http://www.usfunds.com/subscribe/FTSubscribe.cfm.
All opinions expressed and data provided are subject to change without notice. Some of these opinions may not be appropriate to every investor. The following securities mentioned in the article were held by one or more of U.S. Global Investors Fund as of 3/31/2012: Newmont Mining.
Standard deviation is a measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean. The more spread apart the data, the higher the deviation. Standard deviation is also known as historical volatility.
The S&P 500 Stock Index is a widely recognized capitalization-weighted index of 500 common stock prices in U.S. companies. The NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index is a modified market capitalization weighted index comprised of publicly traded companies involved primarily in the mining for gold and silver. The S&P Global Natural Resources Index includes 90 of the largest publicly-traded companies in natural resources and commodities businesses that meet specific investability requirements, offering investors diversified, liquid and investable equity exposure across 3 primary commodity-related sectors: Agribusiness, Energy, and Metals & Mining. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets. The Philadelphia Oil Exploration & Production Index is an equal-dollar-weighted index composed of 22 companies that own, lease, and operate oil and natural gas facilities.


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