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Kyneto Valesio wrote:Not one comment? No errors? "Kind of disappointing for a writer's workshop he griped," he griped.
or is that a typo for "non poterant animadvertere"?
Same thing. Is "ad mitiendum" = "ad mittendum" and "rurus" = "rursus"?
Kyneto Valesio wrote:I mean I actually looked up the word but I still wrote it down wrong.

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Blackfoot wrote:martin wrote:Blackfoot wrote:martin wrote:so you put money on nets, thinking they (nets) will win. warriors lose, you win change.
if you put money on warriors, thinking they will win, but they lose, then you would have payed to see warriors play and saved your moral integrity.
if you put money on warriors and warriors win, but you thought nets would win, you won triple the money and been surprised.
never bet against your own team - my rule as a fan.
my rule as bet junkie - if you don't think your team can win or cover the spread, don't bet on that game.
i hope warriors come out gunning and blow this overhyped team out, like the ny did yesterday to miami. we have better shooters, better pfs and a pg who is on a roll.
the only advantage for the nets is homecourt and sf position, but barnes seem to have been able to sweep most predictions under the rug.
if ezeli/biedrins can contain blatche to start the game and curry/thompson hit some early threes i see avery johnson going small. lee seems to have been able to contain kris kardashian last time and own him on offense. i don't think landry will be overplayed by teletovic.
If we dictate the tempo and push the ball we have all the chances in the world. Certainly nothing so low as 30-70. More like 48-52.
So, if i bet on warriors, but they lose, i have payed to see them win, but they simply lost.
No need to complicate it.
Pay to see them win.
If they lose I get extra cash.
I do think the Nets will cover the -6, though. And I am a betting junkie too.
Ok, just for the sake of not betting against your team. Do you think the warriors won't cover + 12,5? It's 1.35 line for this - same as for the nets win. For that not to happen it would have to pretty much be a blowout game. Do you think we are that bad?
So you take the warriors on this one, you still root for them, and if they play a good game, but lose, you still get the money, except betting for the warriors
The money line on nets is just very low. And if we can beat clippers at their court, I assume we have a good chance of hanging in with nets.
The line wasn't +12.5?
you said you were bet junkie? ))
there's a thing like additional point spread ;)


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Daniel Jackson's hat trick propelled the regionally ranked No. 5 Coker College men's soccer team to a 4-0 victory over Mount Olive College on Wednesday (Oct. 2) night. With the win the Cobras move to 4-2-2 on the year.
After a scoreless first half, Jackson broke the stalemate when he pushed a shot past the Trojan goalkeeper with an assist from Fernando Bedoya in the 47th minute. Five minutes later Jackson struck again. This time he took a pass from Stephen Scrivens and blasted it into the back of the net.
The score remained 2-0 in favor of the Cobras for 18 more minutes, until Jackson scored his third goal of the match. With an assist from Giouliano Andrade, Jackson recorded his first hat trick of the season. Jose Herenceia added the fourth and final goal for Coker in the 83rd minute of play with an assist from Connor Norton-Baker.
Kyndle Cobb and Mark Nankervis combined for the shutout. Cobb made three saves and Nankervis made one.
In all the Cobras dominated the offensive end of the field. They out shot Trojans 28-9, placing 14 shots on frame.
The Cobras will return to the pitch on Saturday (Oct. 5) for their 2013 Homecoming match at home against Catawba College. Kick-off is slated for 4 p.m.
McDonald's Player of the Game: Daniel Jackson


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Today's Dry Roses: Finding Elegance and Sophistication in Rose-Colored Glasses
Perhaps no class of wine has come further in the last decade than the once lowly rosé. With the days of Mateus Rosé and white zinfandel now firmly in the rear view mirror, dry and sophisticated rosés have captured imaginations on both sides of the Atlantic, as a new generation of wine lovers has discovered just how flexible these outstanding, salmon-colored dry wines can be with a wide myriad of cuisine, or simply sipped on their own. Add to the legions of twenty and thirty-something wine drinkers in the cafés of Paris, the bistros of New York, or the wine bars of San Francisco who are consuming rosé with a passion, large numbers of more experienced wine lovers are coming back to rosé after years away and finding that its beauty is more than skin deep. And the beauty of rosé's new found fame is that it is not specific to any particular wine-growing region, as winemakers around the globe have discovered this long neglected category of fine wine and are turning out more superb rosé today than any time in recent memory.
Much of the fire behind rosé's rebirth has been stoked in France in the last decade, as regions that once specialized in exciting rosés have recaptured the magic. Many winemakers who specialize in rosé would of course argue that the quality has always been there, and it is simply that the world has finally woken up to how complex and thirst-quenching are the world's top examples of rosé. Perhaps true, but when I taste through a range of recent vintages of rosé from French regions such as Provence, the Languedoc, and the Loire Valley, I sense a higher average quality than a decade ago. It is as if the enthusiasm of the growing number of rosé fans has spurred on producers to make more rosé, and to make it with more care from some of their best vineyard sites. Amongst my favorites that I have tasted in the last few months, look for Provençal rosés from producers such as Mas de Gourgonnier in Les Beaux, and the most famous French rosé, Domaine Ott. Provence is of course also the region that houses the unique wines of Bandol, and Bandol rosé can be amongst the world's greatest expressions of pink wine. Most famous is Domaine Tempier, whose Bandol rosé is always impeccable, and I am also a huge fan of the stunning rosé of Château Pibarnon.
Other regions in the south of France are also hopping on the rosé bandwagon, so one need not limit oneself to Provence for classy dry rosé. The Languedoc and Rousillon regions, which made significant improvements in their reds in the 1980s and 1990s, have now set their sights on great rosé, and one can find fine dry rosés from appellations such as St. Chinian, Minervois, and Corbieres these days. Like their red wines, the primary grapes used for these rosés are syrah, grenache, cinsault, and often a bit of cabernet sauvignon. Some recent rosés that I have tasted that were superb from this area include 2006 Château Villerambert Julien (Minervois) and 2006 Château Viranel (St. Chinian). In the Côtes de Rhône region, the appellation of Tavel has always been famous for its rosés, and they are as good as they have ever been. All of these wines can have a lovely spiciness to them to go along with notes of cherries, melon, orange, and strawberry.
However, my favorite French rosés actually come from the Loire valley, which has long specialized in bottling pink wines and treating them with love and respect in the cellar. Rosés from Chinon, Saumur-Champigny (often made with a bit of sparkle to them), and the Anjou region, where cabernet franc is the primary grape for rosé, can all be outstanding. My absolute favorites in the Loire however are made from pinot noir and hail from Sancerre. These are deep, complex rosés that deliver classic notes of red berries, melon, spice, and flowers coupled to the chalky, limestone soils of Sancerre. Dry rosé does not get much better than pink Sancerre from the likes of Hippolyte Reverdy, the Cotat cousins, or Lucien Crochet. Unless of course they come with bubbles and hail from Champagne! Rosé Champagne is perhaps the finest value to be found in bubbly these days, as the lower turnover of rosé means that one is often getting a significantly older and more complex bottle when buying a non-vintage bottling. Look for stellar bottlings from rosé Champagne specialists such as Billecart-Salmon, Laurent-Perrier and Pol Roger amongst the big houses, and from small growers such as Bernard Brémont, Godmé Père et Fils, and Camile Savés.
With more space I could go on and on about the fine rosés from Italy, California (Bonny Doon was a real trendsetter there), and Spain as well, for France certainly does not have a monopoly on great pink wine. To mention just a few of my favorites from Spain, look in particular for rosés from Navarra (home to the finest Spanish rosés – made from grenache) and producers such as Sarria Viñedo and Viña Aliaga. The Rioja region also makes some superb rosés, with Lopez de Heredia making a wonderful and ageworthy rosado, and the well-known bodega of Muga also turning out an excellent example. And the holiday season is a simply splendid time to test-drive a few rosés, as they go brilliantly with turkey, buffets, and at cocktail parties as an all-purpose pour. And just look at the beautiful color of a glass or flute of rosé – a roomful of guests drinking rosé is nothing if not holiday festive.
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Aug 26, 2011
Pregnant women, obese more commonly prioritized globally for flu vaccine
Those placed in priority groups to receive seasonal or the 2009 pandemic flu vaccine vary broadly among countries, with pregnant women, obese patients, and healthcare workers (HCWs) becoming increasingly targeted, according to researchers who studied policies in 72 countries over the past several years. Scientists from the University of Hong Kong analyzed target groups in 33 countries for whom policies were accessible for seasonal flu vaccine in 2009 (Southern Hemisphere) and 2009-10, 72 countries for monovalent 2009 H1N1 vaccine, and 34 countries for seasonal 2010 and 2010-11 vaccines. They found that for seasonal 2009-10 vaccines, which were produced before the pandemic, 97% of nations placed the elderly in the priority group, followed by those with chronic conditions (91%), HCWs (70%), and nursing home residents (52%). Pregnant women were included in only 46% of plans, and the obese in only 3%. For the 2009 H1N1 vaccine, pregnant women, HCWs, and those with chronic illnesses were targeted in about 90% of plans. One-fifth to one-fourth targeted obese patients and close contacts. Compared with the seasonal 2009-10 vaccine, the elderly, nursing home residents, and close contacts were less commonly targeted. Priority groups for post-pandemic seasonal flu vaccine were similar to those for 2009-10 seasonal flu vaccine, except pregnant women, obese persons, HCWs, and close contacts were more commonly targeted. The elderly were most commonly prioritized (82%), followed by those with chronic illnesses (79%), pregnant women (57%), HCWs (50%), nursing home residents (39%), close contacts (36%), and the obese (25%).
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Almost century-old data show 1918 pandemic flu was moderately transmissible
A study of a previously unpublished large household survey conducted in Baltimore during the fall wave of the 1918 pandemic suggests that the virus was moderately transmissible, similar to the 2009 H1N1 virus, with few asymptomatic infections. The report, led by researchers at Imperial College London and Johns Hopkins University, appears in the September issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology. The team found the survey of 7,287 households in archives at Johns Hopkins. It had been led by Wade Hampton Frost, a pioneer in epidemiological field studies and modeling. In the new analysis of the data, the researchers used Frost's original models and modern ones that included more variables such as preexisting immunity and asymptomatic infections. They compared the data with estimates for seasonal and 2009 H1N1 flu.
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WOFFORD at ST. LOUIS
When: 7 p.m. Saturday
Where: Chaifetz Arena; St. Louis, Mo.
Records: Wofford 3-5, St. Louis 8-2
Radio: 910 AM, 105.7 FM
Audio stream: www.woli-am.com
Top scorers: Wofford – Soph. G Spencer Collins (14.4 ppg.); Jr. F Lee Skinner (10.4 ppg., 7.9 rpg.); Jr. G Karl Cochran (9.8 ppg.). St. Louis – Sr. F Dwayne Evans (15.7 ppg., 5.5 rpg.); Sr. G Jordair Jett (10.5 ppg., 47 assists); Sr. G Mike McCall Jr. (10.0 ppg).
Notes: Both teams have been off since last Saturday. Wofford is coming off a 63-60 loss at home against William & Mary. Collins scored 15 points and freshman guard Jaylen Allen had 13. St. Louis beat Valparaiso, 67-65, on a tip-in my McCall at the final buzzer. The play had to be reviewed by officials before confirmed that the shot was up with time still remaining. … The Billikens are receiving votes in the USA Today/Coaches' Poll. … Last season, St. Louis won the Atlantic 10 and beat New Mexico State in the second round of the NCAA tournament as a No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region, the school's highest seeding ever. The Billikens, who set a school record with 28 wins and went 13-3 through league play, lost to Oregon in the third round. … Head coach Jim Crews, who previously coached at Evansville and Army, is 35-9 in his two seasons at St. Louis. … This is the first meeting between the two schools. … Wofford ranks first in the Southern Conference in scoring defense (65.5 points per game) but last in scoring offense (64.8). … Collins is 11th in scoring. Skinner is tied for second in rebounding and leads in free-throw percentage (.895). … The only losses for St. Louis have come against ranked opponents, No. 10 Wisconsin (63-57) and No. 12 Wichita State (70-65). … Evan has led St. Louis in scoring four straight games. Against Valparaiso, he had 21 points and 10 rebounds.
Next: Wofford will have two more road games, Dec. 17 at Virginia Commonwealth and Dec. 21 at Winthrop. The Terriers' next home game is Dec. 30 against High Point.


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A Worcester County Housing Court judge has ruled that Selectman Parmaz "Peter" Baghdasarian violated the building code by failing to obtain an occupancy certificate for a house he built and has been living in for more than two years.
Associate Justice Timothy F. Sullivan issued a permanent injunction Feb. 1 prohibiting Mr. Baghdasarian from occupying the newly constructed home on his property at 67 Johnson Road until he obtains a certificate of occupancy from the building commissioner. The town released a copy of the ruling Tuesday.
In 2002, Mr. Baghdasarian obtained a special permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals to allow for construction of a second single-family home on a portion of his 48-acre lot, which is in an agricultural zoning district.
Under conditions of the special permit, which was necessary because the divided house lot didn't meet frontage requirements, Mr. Baghdasarian was required to separate the parcels by deed within one year.
Mr. Baghdasarian did not register the deed of the subdivided parcel.
He subsequently obtained a building permit in 2005, built the post-and-beam and traditional-construction home and has been living there with his wife despite never having obtained an occupancy certificate.
On July 11, 2012, Building Commissioner and Zoning Enforcement Officer Nelson Burlingame issued a notice of violation to Mr. Baghdasarian, ordering him to cease and desist living in the new home until he got an occupancy certificate.
Mr. Baghdasarian did not comply with the order and the town took him to court.
Town Manager Sean Hendricks said he and Mr. Burlingame met with Mr. Baghdasarian at his house Monday and agreed that if a few small safety features were dealt with, Mr. Burlingame would come back later this week and issue a temporary occupancy permit. He said the temporary permit would be valid for six months. At that point, Mr. Burlingame would re-evaluate the condition of the house for a permanent occupancy certificate.He has been allowed to remain in the home this week.
Mr. Baghdasarian, reached by phone Tuesday, disputed the six-month term of a temporary certificate. He said his reading of the building code suggests a different length of term.
"I'll do the things that need to be done," Mr. Baghdasarian said about the order.
"The idea wasn't to kick him out," Mr. Hendricks said. "We just wanted him to get an occupancy permit."
Mr. Hendricks noted that the judge was silent on Mr. Baghdasarian's failure to separate the lots by deed, which the ZBA had required in 2002. He said the town would look into that matter further before issuing a final permit.
Mr. Baghdasarian said, "It's (the decision) aggravating, because I put a lot of work into it."
He said he could not afford a lawyer, although in November Judge Diana H. Horan ordered both parties to appear with counsel because of the potential for conflict of interest surrounding a town official and a municipal matter.
"The issue has never been the occupancy permit," Mr. Baghdasarian said. "We never ever, ever go after people for occupancy permits."
Rather, he said, the issue stemmed from a dispute with a neighbor.
Mr. Baghdasarian said he has built several homes, and "you live in a house whenever you're ready. But then the government gets involved with everything."


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Coker College head men's wrestling coach Cy Wainwright has announced his first early period signing for the 2014-15 season. Jordon Garlow has inked a national letter of intent and will be joining the Cobras beginning in the fall of 2014.
"Jordon is exactly what we were looking to add within our program," said Wainwright. "He is a very strong student who is a high character individual. I have no doubt he will be successful on and off the mats for us."
Garlow is a rising senior for the Packers of Smithfield High School in Smithfield, Va. He is a three-year letterwinner in wrestling, totaling 100 wins with 68 pins entering his senior year. As a junior, Garlow was named all-state and placed eighth overall in the 165-pound weight class at the Virginia state championships. He is also a two-time all-region, and three-time all-district selection.
Jordon is the son of George and Barbara Garlow.
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People love the way BFST® treatments feel. They are very pleasant and relaxing. During treatment, you will notice a slight warming sensation in the bottom of your foot. Some people also experience a slight tingling sensation resulting from the increase in blood flow. We recommend 3-4 BFST® treatments per day, spread throughout the day. The effects of each 20 minute treatment last for up to 4 hours, so even when your treatment is over, your blood flow is still working to help you heal.
Almost as important as blood flow is the reminder of your injury. Without the reminder of your injury, you risk feeling a false sense of ability and making your injury even worse than it already is. Avoiding re-injury is fundamental to rapid recovery, which is why we recommend that you continue wearing your wrap between treatments. Simply unplug the controller from the device and remove the Energy Web® from inside the pocket. BFST® Wraps are designed to be worn even when not plugged in, to help protect and support the injured area. This prevents re-injury and contributes towards a faster healing time.


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When Dane Rhodes tells people about his job, he can almost see the green streaks of envy.
"A lot of people want to do what I do for a living," he said.
But few can hack what some call the hardest job in the gaming industry.
Rhodes gets paid by casinos to play poker.
Every day, his paycheck is on the line, though.
Rhodes and other "proposition" or "prop" players receive an hourly wage from casinos to ante up at poker tables.
They must use their money, however, for betting, tipping and the rake fee that casinos charge customers for hosting the game.
"You've got to wager what you'll make for the day into the game and try to not lose it. I wouldn't do that job in a million years - I prefer to go to a job where I'm guaranteed to make money," said Brian Pearson, who runs the poker room at the Double Eagle and Gold Creek Casinos in Cripple Creek.
Pearson said casinos couldn't operate successful poker rooms without these employees, whose job is to help start Texas Hold 'em, Omaha, Crazy Pineapple and stud poker games and keep them going.
"They're imperative - they help out a lot," Pearson said.
Although some prop players are at the table for eight hours a day, they say it's fair for them to pit their hands against the average Joe's because poker is a combination of skill and luck. Like any game of chance, it's a crapshoot as to who hauls in the pot, Rhodes said. But some gamblers question the widely used practice, found throughout the United States, including Nevada gambling halls.
Prop player vs. shill
Colorado gaming laws permit casinos to hire proposition players, who like other industry employees must be licensed by the state.
It's important to understand the difference between a prop player and a "shill," though, said Cameron Lewis, spokeswoman for the Colorado Division of Gaming, which regulates the industry.
A prop player is paid a fixed sum by a casino (up to $15 an hour or so in Colorado) to do the job, uses personal money to gamble, absorbs losses and pockets winnings; a shill plays with casino money and must return winnings to the house.
Shills were legal in Colorado when limited-stakes gaming started in 1991, but the state Legislature repealed their use, and since 1996, shills have been banned.
It comes down to a question of propriety, professional poker player and former California prop player Shirley Rosario blogs on poker-babes.com.
With shills, "It is risky and unseemly for the house to have a vested interest in the outcome of a poker game," she writes. "Since props play with their own money, the house is not exposed to any downside risk from staking a player in the game."
Shills are legal in some states, such as South Dakota.
Colorado has other rules pertaining to prop players. No more than three can participate in a given card game at a time. If customers ask, casino management must identify prop players. Casinos also must post a sign stating that they will do so. Prop players also can't participate in house-funded tournaments.
Prop players and shills have been around as long as there have been card rooms and today are most commonly found in stand-alone card rooms, said David Schwartz of the Center for Gaming Research at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.
There are advantages for casinos and players, he said.
"It ensures casinos they'll always have games open," Schwartz said, "and for players, it means there's always a game."
Prop players primarily exist to maximize revenue for the casinos. Their work helps the house keep raking, or taking a cut from the pot for providing the game, said Tyler Urban, who started propping the day after he turned 21. Now, several years later, he's still in the business and uses his earnings to support his wife and baby.
"Casinos have found that their spending money in this way was an effective way to promote action," he said. "My role is to help increase the rake."
'We're not ringers'
Regular gamblers in Cripple Creek, one of three Colorado towns that offer gaming, know the prop players. Diane, who lives in the small historic town, plays often and asked that her last name not be used, said poker players can be hard to come by during slow times, such as weekday mornings.
"Without prop players, people would come in, look around and walk out the door. With them, it only takes a few players to get a game going, instead of five or six," she said last week, while taking a break from a game at the Gold Creek Poker Room.
That means players don't have to wait around to start playing, and it means more money for the casinos.
Although they likely play more often, prop players don't necessarily have a leg up, Diane said.
"They're just like any other customer," she said. "We all get beat. They're not better players."
But it seems like they would be, said Dan, who was visiting Cripple Creek from Arizona last week and who also declined to give his last name.
"If you play all the time, you should be pretty good. I play on the Indian reservations in Arizona, and I've never heard of it," he said of prop players. "I just don't know what to think about that."
Tourists often aren't familiar with the concept, Pearson said, but added that it's no secret because casinos by law must disclose their presence, if asked.
Poker is the only casino game in which players do not go up against the house, which Urban said makes it an even playing field.
"We're not ringers. Everyone has an equal chance when they sit down - and they didn't walk in to do charity work. They're there to beat me," he said.
Patience, discipline are key
The odds are against prop players that they will make a living from the job, but the die-hard ones try hard to do that.
The average prop player lasts only about three weeks, Pearson said, because of the pressure. Rhodes said he once saw two quit after their first day on the clock.
But there are the successful ones. Rhodes, who lives in Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs and also is a landlord, has been propping since 2000 at various casinos and said he wouldn't do it if he didn't make money.
"The first three weeks, I lost money, so I thought I couldn't do it. Then, I changed my style of play," Rhodes said.
He adopted two characteristics poker players usually don't have - patience and discipline.
"You force yourself to throw away cards and not play the bad ones because over eight hours, good cards will come through," he said. "If you're too aggressive, you'll lose money."
Urban's trick: "It's often the mentality that makes you a winner - not that you're really smart or great at math - but that you don't think like a loser."
With the 2008 voter-approved raising of the maximum bet from $5 to $100 on a given hand, poker pots can quickly accumulate hundreds of dollars.
Still, there is a catch: "You have to be able to win consistently," Rhodes said.
One drawback to the job is being required to relinquish control - managers ask prop players to vacate their seats when tables fill up with enough regular customers.
Rhodes said a prop player could be in the middle of winning streak when he has to leave the game, with no choice.
"We start when the game is short-handed, which is the toughest to play, and when it fills up and gets great, we leave. When the weakest players lose their money and leave, we sit back down," Rhodes said. "That's why it's the hardest job."
Prop players also are expected to be friendly and personable to customers.
"We talk, joke and laugh. We ask each other about our families. It's not just about money. It's a social experience," Urban said.
You have to really like playing poker to turn it into your job, added Urban, who also has his dealer license, which is allowed under Colorado law.
"I'm good at it - all the necessary skills were just a natural fit for me," he said.
But prop players aren't gambling addicts, said Richard Warren, who retired from the Department of Corrections' prison system and now drives from his home in Las Animas to Cripple Creek to work as a prop player.
"You reach a point where you don't want to play unless you're getting a salary," he said, "because you have nothing to buffer the losses.
"Overall, the losses outnumber the wins, but the dollar amount varies. So one week you're up $100, the next week down $100. You hope it balances out."


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Topaz comes in an exceptional variety of colors, from translucent to dark red, but it's the icy blue variety that is the birthstone for December—perfect for the month's wintery chill.
With its range of cool, soothing blues, from saturated London topaz to lighter, brighter Swiss, blue topaz is a popular, and affordable gemstone that lends itself nicely to many different cuts and style of jewelry.
Long prized for its reputed ability to give strength to its wearer, it is also thought to bestow long life, calmness, and gentleness.
Blue topaz was named the Texas state gem in 1969 and it's also traditionally given on the 4th wedding anniversary.
Gemstones have been imbued with spiritual meaning for eons, dating back to the breastplate of Aaron that contained 12 gemstones representing the signs of the zodiac and the tribes of Israel. The modern birthstone list was established by the National Association of Jewelers in 1912, with a few updates over the years.


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The City of Thomasville reported Friday a spill of 102,000 gallons of untreated wastewater Thursday.
The spill came from the East Davidson Pump Station and spilled into South Hamby Creek in the Yadkin/Pee Dee River Basin. Extended rainfall during the preceding week had saturated the ground with water, and a volume of the heavy rainfall during the day and evening Thursday entered the collection system, causing the spill, according to a press release from the city. Rainwater constituted most of the volume that spilled.
The Division of Water Quality was notified Friday and is reviewing the matter. For further information, contact the City of Thomasville at 475-4220.
State law requires municipalities, animal operations, industries and others who operate waste-handling systems to issue a news release when a spill of 1,000 gallons or more reaches surface waters.
Thomasville reports 102,000-gallon wastewater spill Thursday
The City of Thomasville reported Friday a spill of 102,000 gallons of untreated wastewater Thursday.


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The Energetic works are my most recent paintings and represent a divergence from literal realism and the incorporation of expressive gestures. The abstract shapes around the figures are my interpretation of the animal or plants energy and attitude. I do not see these things when I view my subjects, but rather, I translate my impression into shape and color to convey this to my audience. I have chosen to use wild nature as my subjects because I appreciate the stability and purity of their self. A tree does not have an identity crisis, it only is what it is. Animals exist with minds uncluttered by the sort of worries we fabricate. Instead, they simply exist, present in each moment.
In the Tool Shed paintings, I explore painting metal objects in a state of decay. I incorporate dead insects, dried plants and other peculiar objects. The subject matter is unified by color palette and the rugged and sharp nature of the objects. While the colors are muted, the surface texture and oddity of these objects creates interest which compensates for the lack of bright color.
My Cattle series sprung from my enjoyment of watching the field of cattle near my parents home in Missouri. I was inspired to start painting the red and brown breeds of cattle in spring. The strong contrast of their red hides against the vibrant green of fresh spring grass is dramatic but also natural and soothing. I think cattle have a lot of possibilities for interesting close-up compositions because their stocky bone structure creates surprising curves and angles. Still, they create a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere grazing in a field. In my paintings of cattle, I seek to convey this tranquility as well as to create movement through composition.
My Reflections series consists of highly detailed, realistic paintings of cookware, faucets, flushers and other reflective metal objects. I enjoy the study of these objects and how they distort their surroundings in many delightful and humorous ways. The humor in these works is universal and often viewers carry the vantage point of these works with them. My original inspiration for this series was making faces in my mothers pots as they sat on the stove.
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An essential pricing tool in the hotel, airline and rental car industries for years, revenue management software has yet to gain widespread acceptance in the apartment sector. Fewer than 10% of apartment owners and operators in the United States have adopted the technology. But apartment professionals predict that in three to five years the software will become an industry staple in order to boost the bottom line and maximize pricing efficiency.
Seven years ago, Archstone, one of the country's biggest players in the apartment sector, became the first owner or operator to introduce revenue management software. Then Camden Property Trust and other big competitors followed in Archstone's high-tech footsteps.
Archstone, Camden and their brethren have trumpeted the benefits of revenue management, claiming an estimated 1% to 4% bump in revenue. It usually occurs within days of installation and continues indefinitely, with increased precision in the rent-setting process. More owners and operators have overcome their skepticism about the return on investment versus the price of admission.
Like an apartment in need of new carpet, fresh paint and updated appliances, the pricing model throughout the multihousing industry is undergoing an extensive makeover. Apartment REITs, particularly the publicly traded ones, have led the way in revenue management primarily because they're under intense financial scrutiny from investors and Wall Street analysts, says Donald Davidoff, group vice president of strategic systems at Englewood, Colo.-based Archstone.
In an industry that's slow to implement any type of technology, the last converts to revenue management software likely will be small, cost-conscious owners and operators who dominate the industry. For the owner or operator of a 500-unit portfolio, the annual tab would range between $9,000 and $18,000, according to industry estimates.
"There are still a bunch of people sitting on the sidelines, waiting to jump in," says David Woodward, CEO of The Laramar Group, which owns or manages about 20,000 apartment units. Laramar, with dual headquarters in Chicago and Greenwood Village, Colo., uses revenue management software from The Rainmaker Group Inc., one of the two key suppliers of the technology to the apartment sector. The other is RealPage Inc.
Once they jump in, owners and operators realize the benefits of revenue management, say users. The benefits include more consistency and accuracy in pricing, less subjectivity in setting rental rates, more flexibility in lease terms, and fewer concessions, like one month's free rent.
Furthermore, apartment owners and operators that use revenue management can react more quickly to ever-shifting market conditions than they could in the past. In a business where expenses already are tightly controlled, unearthing new ways to mine more revenue is crucial.
Revenue management technology accomplishes more than apartment managers or leasing agents possibly could with calculators, spreadsheets, market surveys, educated guesses and other methods they've traditionally used, experts say.
"Anything that reduces how far rents and occupancies go down in bad times and increases how well they go up in good times is vital," says Davidoff of Archstone, a Rainmaker customer.
Data wizards
A revenue management system crunches various data to determine rents based on supply and demand. The information is updated regularly, often daily or weekly. Depending on what type of software a company installs, that data may include leasing patterns, upcoming lease expirations, competitors' rents, and walk-in and Web traffic from prospective tenants.
RealPage's software pairs lease transaction information entered into a property management system by property personnel with market data collected by RealPage's M/PF research unit. Rainmaker's software analyzes more than 200 pieces of data each day. Most of the information comes from a client's property management system.
Revenue management software "has revolutionized our industry," says Kristy Simonette, CIO at Houston-based Camden, whose portfolio comprises more than 180 properties with nearly 63,000 units. Camden is a RealPage customer.
That revolutionary invention can pay huge dividends. Take, for example, a portfolio that generates annual net operating income (NOI) of $100 million, with a value of $2 billion at a 5% cap rate. If the NOI rises by 3%, it would bolster the value of the portfolio by $60 million using the same 5% cap rate. "I can't think of anything else in our industry that can bring an incremental value creation like that," Davidoff says.
Despite the value of revenue management, smaller owners and operators have balked at installing the software. Experts say they tend to be more set in their ways than the bigger players and less willing to shoulder the additional costs and responsibilities associated with installing the software.
Typically, revenue management software costs about $1.50 to $3 per unit each month. For a 400-unit apartment complex, that amounts to about $7,000 to $14,000 a year. However, industry executives point out that the revenue bump from employing the software — roughly 1% to 4% — far outweighs the expense.
The smaller players in the industry represent "the last frontier" for revenue management, says David Cardwell, vice president of capital markets and technology at the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC), a Washington, D.C.-based trade group. About three-fourths of U.S. apartment properties contain fewer than 200 units, according to NMHC, and individuals or partnerships own about two-thirds of apartment properties.
But in order for those small players to keep up with their bigger rivals, they'll need to embrace this technology. Experts say third-party managers, which run thousands of small apartment complexes for individuals and partnerships, will wind up bearing some of that burden. "The basic theory behind revenue management is, don't leave money on the table," Cardwell says.
Quick return on investment
Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc. is adhering to that theory. Simon Wadsworth, executive vice president and chief financial officer, says the Memphis, Tenn.-based company saw a revenue lift of 1.5% to 2.5%, translating into $6 million to $10 million, after installing software from Rainmaker.
Yet the revenue management system costs less than $1.5 million a year for Mid-America's nearly 42,000-unit portfolio. In Mid-America's case, it witnessed an almost immediate boost in revenue from new and existing leases. Software executives say the boost can be sustained amid good or bad market conditions.
Tammy Farley, principal and executive vice president of Rainmaker in Alpharetta, Ga., says this technology is a "no-brainer." Rainmaker's revenue management product for the apartment industry is Lease Revenue Optimizer.
Users achieve a return on investment (ROI) from the Lease Revenue Optimizer within seven to nine months of a full rollout, Farley says. Rainmaker's chief competitor, RealPage, pegs its customers' ROI at three months. According to Rainmaker and RealPage, clients enjoy not just a one-time revenue boost but sustainable revenue growth, although perhaps not as high as the initial lift.
Erik Alexander, senior vice president of Palo Alto, Calif.-based apartment owner and manager Essex Property Trust, says that revenue management software is "inexpensive insurance to get quality pricing recommendations that we still have control over and that enhance our revenue." Essex, with more than 130 properties, uses revenue management software from RealPage.
Revenue management system recommendations are "statistically and economically sound," says Janine Steiner Jovanovic, president of the M/PF YieldStar division at Carrollton, Texas-based RealPage. Her division's product for revenue management in multifamily is called Price Optimizer. Without the technology, some apartment owners and managers make rent decisions based too heavily on competitors' rates.
"If you are trying to match yourself constantly to the person next door — who might, by the way, have a terrible leasing staff — you're not necessarily putting yourself in the best possible position," Jovanovic says.
Jeff Adler, vice president of Denver-based Apartment Investment and Management Co. (AIMCO), agrees. AIMCO owns and operates more than 1,100 properties and nearly 189,000 units. The company uses its own proprietary system for revenue management.
"Prices do move more quickly now. That does place an added responsibility on the team to be able to understand and explain the volatility of pricing," Adler says. "The technology is only a small part of what it takes to implement a revenue management process."
Cultural shift
San Diego-based ConAm Group of Cos. is realizing that technology is a small part of the equation. The company, which oversees a portfolio of more than 45,000 third-party-managed and company-owned apartments, is gearing up to test Rainmaker's Lease Revenue Optimizer product at a small number of properties.
"Culturally it will take some time for our associates to rely on, and feel comfortable with, having a system generate the rents versus the manual process we do now at the site level," says Art Dramby, director of systems strategy at ConAm. That manual process involves gathering the same sort of information found in a software-driven setup, but without the data-collecting frequency, accuracy and efficiency afforded by revenue management technology.
One big change is that the technology removes emotion from rent-setting. Some apartment managers tend to give price breaks to longtime tenants at lease-renewal time. With the software in place, a reliable tenant in good standing might pay a rental hike of $50 a month instead of an artificially low increase of $25. Letting the technology set rents allows the staff to devote more time to customer service and marketing.
Alexander of Essex points out that the software also gives executives confidence to bump up prices more than in the past. During Essex's recent software testing, the revenue management system triggered a proposed monthly rate of about $1,600 for a studio apartment being vacated at the Bunker Hill Towers in downtown Los Angeles. Executives at Essex were surprised, since a similar unit had been fetching about $1,300 a month.
The software determined that none of the 34 other studios were available, and few of the studio leases were scheduled to expire over the following 90 days. Essex ended up renting the studio for more than $1,500, gaining a monthly premium of more than $200. Before buying RealPage's product, Essex wouldn't have taken such an aggressive pricing stance.
Another way that users of revenue management technology are reaping higher rents is by relaxing their leasing terms. Standard lease lengths are six, nine or 12 months. With this software, apartment owners and managers find they can extract higher rents for shorter leases, perhaps two or three months.
On the other end of the spectrum, some users of the software are considering lease terms up to 18 months to shore up occupancy and keep cash flow steady.
For some apartment owners and managers, concessions now are nearly nonexistent, since those deals usually reflect artificially bumped-up rents. With revenue management, if someone wants to rent a unit that's available for five months with a move-in date two weeks away, the price may be $800 a month. But the system can quickly calculate that the same empty unit may fetch $750 if the prospect is willing to move in right away.
In the second quarter, leasing concessions dropped 53% at Mid-America over the same period a year ago as a result of the new revenue management system.
"The vast majority of our clients have discontinued the use of concessions and have experienced only positive results. My clients tell me that apartment prospects believe concessions are a ruse," RealPage's Jovanovic says. "You don't have to use concessions to make people feel like they are getting a bargain."
While technology does most of the work, the human touch remains important, says Rainmaker's Farley. "We don't believe that [revenue management software] is something that you should turn on, then let it magically do its work as a magic box and spit out prices."
John Egan is an Austin-based writer.
Apartment executives tout a bump in revenue as one of the benefits of revenue management software. Here are the revenue gains reported by seven users of this technology.
|Revenue Increase
|Software Vendor
|1% to 2%
|The Rainmaker Group
|Camden Property Trust
|1% to 2%
|RealPage Inc.
|Essex Property Trust
|2% to 4%
|RealPage Inc.
|The Laramar Group
|The Rainmaker Group
|Mid-America Apartment Communities
|1.5% to 2.5%
|The Rainmaker Group
|UDR Inc.
|1% to 2%
|RealPage Inc.
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Over at the PJ Tatler, Bryan Preston catches a heartwarming tale of bipartisan cooperation, so rare in the toxic atmosphere of the beltway. While G.W. Bush may have failed in his efforts to be "the uniter, not the divider," Barack Obama is clearly breaking new ground. Recent moves by the Dept. of Education to implement new rules seen as unfairly punishing private, for profit schools, are drawing calls for an investigation from liberal Democrat Edolphus "Ed" Towns. (NY-10)
[Towns]has a problem with the way the Obama Department of Education has gone about drafting its new "Gainful Employment, or "GE" rules. These rules are directed at for-profit schools, and would limit the financial aid they can extend to students. Rep. Towns voices his objections to the GE rules in a letter, dated May 24, 2011, to Rep. Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Elijah Cummings (MD), who is the Democrats' ranking member on the committee.
The chief complaint from Representative Towns seems to be based on the fact that privately operated "career colleges" or trade schools (as opposed to public community schools) serve a disproportionately large percentage of minority students. Imposing restrictions which would make it more difficult for the private schools to offer financial aid would then, he reasoned, hit minority students from low income families the hardest.
Of course, the side of this story not touched upon by Towns' complaint is that private schools are generally free of many other influences directly tied to the government. (Do I really need to say it?)
BONUS: Towns also objects to the way the GE rules – which have the effect of acting as federal law beyond the supervision of Congress – are being crafted in such a hurried fashion and, "in secret meetings." The Tatler delivers a short video of Obama Education Sec. Arne Duncan dodging questions from a reporter on why he and his team are rushing this through in the dark of night.


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Detroit's No-Tax Property TaxSaturday, February 23, 2013
As I have been fond of reciting, Detroit's city government is so inept and thus so powerless that it can accomplish almost nothing outside of the scope of employing and paying its inept and entitled employees. The city can't even collect $130M owed to it in property taxes, even while it is on the verge of immediate financial insolvency. According to this story, almost half of Detroit city property owners did not pay up last year. Many of the non-paying residents are refusing to pay because they no longer receive city services that their taxes are supposed to be financing.
"Nearly half of the owners of Detroit's 305,000 properties failed to pay their tax bills last year, exacerbating a punishing cycle of declining revenues and diminished services for a city in a financial crisis," the report notes, citing more than 200,000 pages of tax documents.
"Some $246.5 million in taxes and fees went uncollected, about half of which was due Detroit and the rest to other entities, including Wayne County, Detroit Public Schools and the library," the report adds.
In fact, according to The News, delinquency in the shattered city is so bad that that 77 blocks had only one owner who paid taxes in 2012.
The county government is so overwhelmed by foreclosures that it is "looking the other way" on property seizures. An inept, powerless government is one step closer to no government. Thanks to Jackie Brentwood for the story. This is cross-posted at my new blog, "Detroit: From Rust to Riches."
One Response to Detroit's No-Tax Property Tax
February 24th, 2013 at 6:12 pm
May this same "ineptitude" afflict every other municipality in the land.


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Chris Bosh said all along that he wanted to stay with the Miami Heat, and the departure of LeBron James did not lead to a change of heart.
Bosh agreed Friday to a five-year contract worth about $118 million, two people familiar with the situation told the Associated Press. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because neither the team nor Bosh had publicly announced the deal.
It's also unclear when Bosh will actually sign the contract. He's expected to be in Ghana until next week.
So now, the "Big 3" — who officially broke up earlier Friday when James announced he was leaving the Heat for a return to the Cleveland Cavaliers — are looking to become at least the "Big 2." The Heat are continuing to negotiate with Dwyane Wade, the other member of what was the star triumverate that led Miami to the NBA Finals in each of the last four seasons, winning two titles.
Keeping Bosh was a huge part of Miami's immediate reaction plan after learning that James was leaving. He's an All-Star who averaged 16.2 points on 52 percent shooting last season, and now figures to potentially get many more shots in the Heat offensive scheme.
For his career, Bosh has averaged 19.2 points in 11 NBA seasons.
Bulls interested in hometown hero Wade
The Chicago Bulls again have reached out to register interest in Dwyane Wade, according to Yahoo Sports.
Wade opted out of the final two years and $42 million of his contract with the Heat. But with James leaving for Cleveland, Wade's future is in doubt.
The Bulls had two face-to-face meetings with Wade in 2010 before he chose to re-sign with the Heat.
The Atlanta Hawks have requested waivers on forward John Salmons. The move was expected after the Hawks acquired Salmons from Toronto last week. Atlanta dealt away guard Lou Williams and the rights to Brazilian center Lucas Nogueira in a move to clear space under the salary cap. By paying the $1-million buyout of Salmons' $7-million salary, the Hawks will have about $11.5 million for additional signings. ...
The Indiana Pacers, two-time Eastern Conference runner-ups, announced they had signed three free agents: backup big man Lavoy Allen, swingman C.J. Miles and Damjan Rudez, a sharp-shooting forward from Europe. ... The Sacramento Kings have agreed to a sign-and-trade with Phoenix for guard Isaiah Thomas, the Sacramento Bee reported through a league source. In exchange the Kings will receive a $7-million trade exception in the deal along with the draft rights to Alex Oriakh, a 6-foot-9 power forward who was a second round pick of the Suns in 2013.


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Keith Abbey (Rich East HS, Park Forest, Ill.) hauled in a 6-yard touchdown pass from David Lee (Springfield HS, Springfield, Ill.) with 1:00 showing on the clock Saturday, giving Augustana a 28-24 win at Millikin. The game was the 2010 CCIW opener for both teams and with the win the Vikings improve to 3-1 on the season and 1-0 in the conference. Millikin suffers its first loss of the season after three straight non-conference wins.
The Vikings began the game-winning drive at their own 22-yard, trailing 24-21 with 3:36 left in the game. Lee found Kyle Hundman (Bloomington Central Catholic HS, Bloomington, Ill.) for five yards and Jason Wagner (Burlington Central HS, Elgin, Ill.) for 22 to move the ball near midfield. After connecting with Hundman again to get into Millikin territory, Lee ran for a key first down on third-and-one from the Big Blue 42. Three plays later, he converted another third down, hitting Hundman on third and six to reach the Big Blue 24. After an incompletion on first down, he connected with freshman Nick Krantz (Moline HS, Moline, Ill.) for 18 yards to the Millikin six and found Abbey on the next play to give the Vikings the lead.
Augustana's defense then forced three Luke Hockaday incompletions and sacked him once as well on the Big Blue's last drive. The win is the Vikings' 10th straight over Millikin and Augustana now holds a 40-30-1 edge all time.
The teams traded punts twice in the first quarter before the Vikings went on a seven-play, 56-yard drive which ended when Lee coughed up the football at the Millikin 24 early in the second quarter. On the following possession, Millikin's Dion Wilson, who came into the game averaging over 200 yards a game rushing, broke off a 69-yard run to the Augustana 11. From there the Viking defense stiffened at the Big Blue settled for a 3-0 lead on Chris Hunt's 24-yard field goal.
A 36-yard kickoff return by freshman Alex Hembrey (Cary-Grove HS, Cary, Ill.) set Augustana up with great field position at Millikin's 48 and seven plays and 6:45 later, Lee hooked up with Jack Gilleland (Marian Central Catholic HS, Bull Valley, Ill.) for a 10-yard touchdown pass to give the Vikings the lead. Arnie Fitzwater's point after made it 7-3.
Millikin took a 10-7 lead into the locker room after Wilson's 4-yard touchdown run capped a 10-play, 60-yard drive.
After Millikin had a pair of three-and-outs and Augustana one to start the third quarter, the Vikings went on a 6-play, 80-yard march to retake the lead. Senior running back Robert Wood (Rockford Boylan HS, Loves Park, Ill.), who has struggled with injuries this season, capped the drive with a 13-yard touchdown run. He had a 14-yard burst and Lee added a 15-yard scamper earlier in the drive.
The see-saw action continued as Wilson scored from three yards out on the first play of the fourth quarter to give the Big Blue a 17-14 lead. That score was set up when Keith Burczak intercepted a Lee pass at the Augustana 35-yard line.
As they did all game, the Vikings answered, going 66 yards in eight plays with Wood again finishing it off—this time from five yards out. Fitzwater's conversion made it 21-17, Augustana.
Another Viking miscue set up the next go-ahead score for Millikin as the Big Blue took over at the Augustana 11 with 9:08 left following a blocked punt. The Viking defense stuffed Wilson for a pair of short gains, but Hockaday found Kody Smith for an 8-yard touchdown pass and Millikin led 24-21.
On the next possession, Millikin recovered a Viking fumble at the Augustana 39-yard line. However, the Viking defense again came to the rescue, holding Wilson to just four yards on three carries, forcing a Big Blue punt and setting the stage for Augustana's game-winning drive.
Lee completed 19 of 30 passes on the day, including six of eight on the last drive. He finished with 213 passing yards and added 91 rushing on 13 carries. Wood ran for 93 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries. Lee spread the wealth among his receivers with Corbett Ball (Buffalo Grove HS, Arlington Heights, Ill.) grabbing five passes for 66 yards, Hundman five for 43, Abbey 4 for 29 and Gilleland three for 35.
With the exception of his 69-yard first quarter run, Wilson managed just 95 yards on 34 carries and the Augustana defense, led by John Mago (Cary-Grove HS, Cary, Ill.) and Brandon Holl (Batavia HS, North Aurora, Ill.) also held Hockaday to just five completions in 19 attempts for 46 yards. Mago and Holl were each in on nine tackles in the game.
Next Saturday will be homecoming at Augustana, with the Vikings squaring off with North Central at 1:00 p.m. at Ericson Field.


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