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Q: We are renovating our kitchen and would like to know the latest design trends for window coverings. Are slat blinds back in style again? What would you recommend for a contemporary kitchen with white lacquered cabinets, black granite countertops and stainless steel appliances?
A: Window treatment categories have not changed a great deal over the past several years. You still have draperies, fabric shades (such as Roman and Roller), bamboo and wood designs and yes, even blinds. It is the colours, patterns, trims and finishes that make these treatments trendsetting elements or yesterday's memories.
Too often, window coverings are not given the proper attention when it comes to a renovation. We are used to hearing prices for appliances, flooring, cabinets and fixtures. But the window treatments are often and erroneously left out of the budget equation. This can lead to having to keep the existing dated coverings, opting for lower priced products that do not suit the new design, or even going without.
Although windows without any covering are often showcased in magazines, remember that with window treatments, you can achieve that sleek, modern look while maintaining the options both of a full view and privacy and sun protection when required.
Slat blinds that were common in the '80s and '90s are experiencing a resurging popularity due to the driving force of metallic appliances and the recent development of the industrial style associated with loft living. Stainless steel is still the Number 1 choice for kitchen appliances, with brushed bronze gaining ground in 2012. Metal blinds provide the same finishes for window coverings, making this treatment a solid contender for new kitchen renovations.
In fact, metal slat blinds would continue the sleek effect your kitchen project is embodying. The brushed metal would mimic the existing stainless steel, offering a visually soft finish to the contrasting hard gloss surroundings. White linen fabric shades would also provide a subtle effect, allowing the light to filter into the room and providing visual warmth to the contemporary design. Your white cabinetry and black countertops will be the strong elements in your room; avoid adding more competition. I suggest minimizing the contrast and maintaining your window treatments in a similar tone. Window views should be the main attraction and the coverings should enhance that.
Before you begin your project, talk to a window treatment specialist to budget the look that will provide the pièce de résistance to your new kitchen.
Q: I have just moved into a downtown condo with one large, open area that serves as living room, kitchen and dining room. There are no hallways, but rather doors to the various other rooms, including the bedroom, bathroom and utility closet. The room is spacious - 14 by 30 feet - and I have no idea how to furnish it. I can't seem to make it feel comfortable and homey.
A: The best way to make a large area functional and feel comfortable is to trick the eye into believing you have separate areas. You have just mentioned that this open space is intended to function as a living, dining and a cooking area. That means your blueprint is already present. Purchase or build a counter island to separate your kitchen work area from the other part of this room. Adding wheels to this piece of furniture will add versatility, allowing it to be mobile should you wish to adjust your design later.
Area rugs and free-standing wall units are two design elements that will help you to create segregation without compromising the open space your room provides.
Wall units that are open in the front and back can provide room division while allowing the visual flow to surrounding rooms. Be creative with these units, as they have the potential to set the tone of your overall decor. A metal unit will highlight an industrial design, while a reclaimed brick and wood unit can add to the rustic charm of a restored loft. Look for unique shapes, designs and materials to bring the best elements out in your space. Round designs or rectangular units that have asymmetrical shelves provide a great base around which to create a unique space.
Once you add your personal touches to the shelves you will begin to feel your space's personality.
Placing an area rug under a sofa, coffee table and chairs creates the sense of a living room space with boundaries, even without walls. This same functional effect can be achieved by placing a rug under a dining table or a runner to represent a hallway. Use these elements to define your space and allow your personal style to develop the ambience.
Leanne Brownoff is a business consultant with vast experience in interior design. She welcomes your questions at leannebrownoff.com. Answers will be featured in her column, but high volumes prevent individual responses. Follow Leanne at twitter.com/LeanneBrownoff.
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Q: We are renovating our kitchen and would like to know the latest design trends for window coverings. Are slat blinds back in style again? What would you recommend for a contemporary kitchen with white lacquered cabinets, black granite countertops and stainless steel appliances?


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Market Maker Friction Factor is shown in the chart below: Symbol Change Percent Buy Volume Buy %% Sell Volume Sell %% Net Volume Friction MTSN $0.180 17.31% 342,431 57.26% 255,576 42.74% 86,855 4,825 ININ $6.120 18.60% 399,431 51.93% 354,969 46.15% 44,462 73 CYTK $0.230 25.56% 1,495,556 57.94% 1,085,614 42.06% 409,942 17,824 PRGN $0.770 21.10% 113,594 40.26% 106,231 37.65% 7,363 96 CSIQ $0.670 18.11% 1,412,538 56.66% 1,080,615 43.34% 331,923 4,954 NEWL $1.320 188.57% 393,936 58.65% 275,414 41.00% 118,522 898 Analysis of the Friction Factor chart above shows that each of the six stocks mentioned above have high net buy volumes (buy volume, sell volume) and low price friction in their stocks. The Friction Factor displays how many more shares of buying than selling are required to move a stock higher by one cent or how many more shares of selling than buying moves a stock lower by 1 cent.
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Mattson Technology Inc (NASDAQ:MTSN) - Mattson Technology, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, marketing, and support of semiconductor wafer processing equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits for the semiconductor industry worldwide. Its dry strip products include the SUPREMA strip system that incorporates its inductively coupled plasma (ICP) technology photoresist process module, and vacuum-based productivity platform for processing of sub 30 nm devices. The company s rapid thermal processing products include the Helios and Helios XP systems for conventional annealing applications, and the Millios system for millisecond anneal applications. Its etch products comprise the paradigmE and Alpine that feature a proprietary Faraday-shielded ICP with etch bias control to provide process on-wafer performance. The company sells its products directly, as well as through distribution agreements to foundries, and memory and logic device manufacturers. Mattson Technology, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Fremont, California..
Interactive Intelligence Group Inc (NASDAQ:ININ) - Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc. provides software products and services for contact center automation, unified communications, business process automation, content management, and vertical applications. It offers Interactive Intelligence Customer Interaction Center (CIC), a solution for voice, data, and process automation. The company s CIC contact center application suite enables contact centers to automate, route, monitor, record, track, and report on phone calls, fax, email, Web interactions, SMS, and social media in a single or multi-site operations; and CIC solution for Unified Communications allows organizations to route live communications to various devices. Its CIC software platform for process automation platform automates and unifies phone calls, faxes, emails, and Web interactions, as well as manages various media types; and Interaction Process Automation solution allows an organization to capture, prioritize, route, escalate, and track each step in a work process. The company also provides AcroSoft Documents product for document and information management; AcroSoft AnyWhere-Documents, a Web-based document management solution; and accounts receivable management products that offer a set of software solutions to collection agencies, credit departments, debt buyers, creditors, and attorneys to manage debt collection and recovery process. In addition, it also offers servers and telephone handsets; Interaction Media Server, Interaction Edge, Interaction Gateway, and Interaction SIP Station appliances; and professional, support, managed, and education services. Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc. provides its solutions for use in teleservices, insurance, banking, accounts receivable management, utilities, healthcare, retail, technology, government, and business services industries in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana..
Cytokinetics Inc (NASDAQ:CYTK) - Cytokinetics, Incorporated, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery and development of small molecule therapeutics that modulate muscle function for the treatment of serious diseases and medical conditions. Its drug candidates include omecamtiv mecarbil, a novel cardiac muscle myosin activator for the treatment of heart failure, which is in Phase I and IIb clinical trials; CK-2017357, a skeletal sarcomere activator for treating diseases or medical conditions associated with skeletal muscle weakness or wasting, which is in Phase II clinical trials; and CK-2127107, a skeletal sarcomere activator, which is in non-clinical stage. The company is also developing mitotic kinesin inhibitors, including ispinesib, SB-743921, and GSK-923295 for the treatment of cancer. The company has a strategic alliance with Amgen Inc. to discover, develop, and commercialize small molecule therapeutics that activate cardiac muscle contractility for applications in the treatment of heart failure. Cytokinetics, Incorporated was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California..
Paragon Shipping Inc (NYSE:PRGN) - Paragon Shipping Inc. provides shipping transportation services worldwide. It engages in the ocean transportation of dry bulk cargoes, including commodities, such as iron ore, coal, grain, and other materials. As of June 19, 2012, the company's fleet consisted of 12 dry bulk vessels with a total carrying capacity of 779,270 dwt. Paragon Shipping Inc. was founded in 2006 and is based in Voula, Greece..
Canadian Solar Inc (NASDAQ:CSIQ) - Canadian Solar Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of solar power products in Canada and internationally. The company offers solar wafers, cells, and solar module products that convert sunlight into electricity for various uses. Its products include a range of standard solar modules for use in a range of residential, commercial, and industrial solar power generation systems. The company also designs and produces specialty solar modules and products consisting of customized solar modules that its customers incorporate into their products, such as solar-powered bus stop lighting; and specialty products, such as portable solar home systems and solar-powered car battery chargers. In addition, it sells solar system kits, a package consisting of solar modules produced by it; and third party supplied components, such as inverters, racking system, and other accessories. Further, the company implements solar power development projects; and performs the engineering design, procurement, and construction work for the solar project. Canadian Solar Inc. sells its products under the CanadianSolar brand name. The company offers its standard solar modules through a direct sales force and sales agents primarily to distributors, system integrators, and original equipment manufacturer customers, as well as to solar projects; and specialty solar modules and products to the automotive, telecommunications, and light-emitting diode lighting sectors. Canadian Solar Inc. was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Guelph, Canada..
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November 21, 2012 16:00 ET
- Free Cash Flow Higher by $1.3 Million for the Quarter and by $13.9 Million for the Year Over the Comparable Periods of Fiscal 2011.- A Record High Adjusted EBIT of $74.9 Million Achieved in Fiscal 2012.
- Free Cash Flow Higher by $1.3 Million for the Quarter and by $13.9 Million for the Year Over the Comparable Periods of Fiscal 2011.
- A Record High Adjusted EBIT of $74.9 Million Achieved in Fiscal 2012.
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Message to Shareholders: On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am pleased to present the highlights of the financial results of Rogers Sugar Inc. (TSX:RSI) (the "Company") for the three months and year ended September 29, 2012.
Results for the fourth quarter and fiscal years 2012 and 2011 are as follows:
Fourth quarter volume decreased by approximately 6,400 metric tonnes compared to the same quarter of fiscal 2011. Both industrial and consumer volumes were lower in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 by approximately 6,200 and 2,200 metric tonnes, respectively. Industrial volume was lower due to the loss of a major contract at the start of the calendar year and to the transfer of production of some sugar containing products outside of Canada. The decrease in consumer volume was due mainly to timing in deliveries. This was partially offset with higher export sales of approximately 1,800 metric tonnes and to higher liquid volume of approximately 200 metric tonnes during the quarter, due to additional shipments to existing customers.
For the year, total sales volume of 641,573 metric tonnes represented a decrease of 1.2% over the previous year. The total volume decrease of approximately 7,500 metric tonnes is due mainly to lower industrial volume of approximately 34,600 metric tonnes and lower consumer volume of approximately 3,700 metric tonnes, partially offset by higher export volume of approximately 29,900 metric tonnes and higher liquid volume of approximately 800 metric tonnes.
The increase in export sales volume of approximately 29,900 metric tonnes in fiscal 2012 was due mainly to a special refined sugar quota of 136,078 metric tonnes opened, effective October 3, 2011 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, of which 25,000 metric tonnes was allocated directly to Canada and the balance of 111,078 metric tonnes to global suppliers on a first-come, first-served basis. The Company through its cane refineries was able to enter approximately 10,000 metric tonnes against the global quota by the time it closed on October 25, 2011. An additional volume of approximately 17,600 metric tonnes of beet sugar was entered against the Canada specific quota by the date the quota closed on November 30, 2011. In addition export sales volume to Mexico and other destinations was slightly higher than the previous year.
The liquid volume increase of approximately 800 metric tonnes in fiscal 2012 is due mainly to some recovery of HFCS substitutable business. Industrial volume was lower by approximately 34,600 metric tonnes during the year due mainly to competitive activity in that segment and to the transfer of production of sugar containing products to non-Canadian plants by certain customers. Consumer volume was lower by approximately 3,700 metric tonnes due in large part to the decrease in retail volume by certain customers and timing in customers' retail promotions.
With the mark-to-market of all derivative financial instruments and embedded derivatives in non-financial instruments at the end of each reporting period, the Company's operating results could have large fluctuations. This accounting income does not represent a complete understanding of factors and trends affecting the business. We therefore prepared adjusted gross margin and adjusted earnings results to reflect the performance of the Company during the reporting period, which are non-GAAP measures. This adjusted performance is comparable to the adjusted earnings reported in previous interim reports. In this press release we will discuss adjusted gross margins which reflect the operating income without the impact of the mark-to-market of derivative financial instruments and embedded derivatives in non-financial instruments.
Gains or losses on these instruments are only recognized by the Company when sugar contracts are delivered to the end user or when natural gas has been used in the operations.
During the quarter, a mark-to-market loss of $1.9 million was recorded on sugar futures, as world raw sugar values decreased slightly from June 2012 levels. This resulted in a year-to-date mark-to-market loss of $5.6 million. For natural gas, a mark-to-market gain of $1.0 million was recorded for the quarter as natural gas prices increased, however a mark-to-market loss of $3.6 million was recorded for the year as natural gas prices were mainly lower during the year. Foreign exchange forward contracts and embedded derivatives on which foreign exchange movements have an impact had a combined mark-to-market loss of $2.9 million for the quarter and of $5.0 million for the year as a result of the movement of the Canadian dollar versus the U.S. dollar.
The cumulative timing differences are as a result of mark-to-market gains or losses which are recognized by the Company only when sugar is sold to a customer and when natural gas is used. The gains or losses on the sugar and related foreign exchange paper transactions are largely offset by corresponding gains or losses from the physical transactions being the sale and purchase contracts with customers and suppliers. The year end adjustment is the total of all quarterly results. This adjustment is added to the mark-to-market results to arrive at the total adjustment to cost of sales. For fiscal 2012 the consolidated operating results will increase by the total cost of sales adjustment loss of $24.3 million, while fiscal 2011 consolidated operating results will decrease by the cost of sales adjustment gain of $13.2 million to arrive at the adjusted operating results of these two years.
The Company also recorded a mark-to-market gain of $0.2 million for the quarter as compared to a loss of $0.5 million in fiscal 2011 for an interest swap. For the year a gain of $2.1 million was recorded as opposed to a gain of $0.9 million for fiscal 2011 as interest rates continued to decline during the year. In addition, under IFRS, the conversion feature in the convertible debentures, while the Company was operating under the income trust structure for the period of October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010, is an embedded derivative. This derivative was fair valued at the opening and the closing of that reporting period and the net change in the fair value between each reporting period of $3.8 million was recorded as an expense in fiscal 2011.
Total adjustment to net earnings before income taxes and free cash flow for the quarter was a loss of $3.4 million compared to a gain of $7.6 million in fiscal 2011 and a loss of $22.2 million for the year compared to a gain of $10.2 million in fiscal 2011.
Adjusted financial information is as follows:
For the quarter adjusted gross margin decreased by $3.8 million. The adjusted gross margin rate was $131.86 per metric tonne as compared to $149.15 per metric tonne in fiscal 2011. The decrease of $17.29 per metric tonne was due mainly to an adjustment of approximately $2.6 million, or approximately $15.20 per metric tonne, recorded in the last quarter of fiscal 2011, as a reduction to depreciation expense, following a review of all property, plant and equipment which resulted in the extension of their useful lives. Without this adjustment the adjusted gross margin rate would have been approximately $2.09 lower due mainly to the lower consumer volume, which has a negative impact on the overall adjusted gross margin rate.
Year-to-date the adjusted gross margin rate of $159.28 is $30.37 higher than the previous year. The increase is due mainly to the sales mix with higher margin export sales and lower industrial sales volume at a lower margin. In addition in fiscal 2011 large premiums were paid for some of the raw sugar supply bought during the year which had a negative impact on adjusted gross margin. Normally, most raw cane sugar requirements are sourced in advance under long term contracts but in fiscal 2011 some of these long term contracts were ending and therefore some volume had to be sourced on a prompt basis, in a period when raw sugar supply was very tight. As a result, significant premiums were paid on approximately 20% of the raw sugar purchased in fiscal 2011.
The significant increase in the adjusted gross margin resulted in a record EBIT for the year of $74.9 million, $19.2 million more than fiscal 2011.
Distribution costs were comparable to the last quarter of fiscal 2011, but higher by approximately $0.4 million year-to-date due to additional shipments to the U.S. Administration costs were lower by approximately $0.8 million compared to the same quarter in fiscal 2011 due mainly to lower legal, doubtful accounts and incentive provision expenses. Year-to-date administration expenses were lower by approximately $1.1 million due mainly to lower pension expenses and to lower legal and consultant fees for the year.
Finance costs for the quarter were $0.9 million lower than the comparable quarter of fiscal 2011, due to a decrease of $0.2 million as a result of lower borrowings and to a swing of $0.7 million in the mark-to-market of the interest swap which had an income of $0.2 million in fiscal 2012 versus a loss of $0.5 million in fiscal 2011. Year-to-date finance costs are lower by $5.7 million due mainly to lower interest on convertible debentures of approximately $0.9 million, to a mark-to-market gain of approximately $2.1 million versus $0.9 million in fiscal 2011 for the interest swap and to a loss, in fiscal 2011, of $3.8 million on the option of the convertible debentures partially offset with costs incurred on the write-off of deferred financing cost of approximately $0.8 million.
The reduction in interest costs on the convertible debentures is due to the redemption of the third series 5.9% convertible debentures of $77.1 million in the first quarter of the year, replaced with the fifth series 5.75% convertible debentures of $60.0 million. The lower value of the convertible debentures and lower interest rate reduced total convertible debentures finance costs for the year. With the redemption of the third series, unamortized deferred financing costs of approximately $0.8 million were expensed in fiscal 2012.
Year-to-date a mark-to-market unrealized gain on the swap of $2.1 million was recorded in fiscal 2012 as opposed to a gain of $0.9 million in fiscal 2011, the increase due mainly to the passage of time of the interest swap which expires in June 2013.
Under IFRS, the conversion feature in the convertible debentures, while we were operating under the income trust structure for the period of October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010, is an embedded derivative. This derivative was fair valued at the opening and the closing of that reporting period and the net change in the fair value between each reporting period of $3.8 million was recorded as an expense in the first quarter of fiscal 2011.
In order to provide additional information the Company measures free cash flow that is generated from operations. Free cash flow is defined as cash flow from operations excluding changes in non-cash working capital, mark-to-market and derivative timing adjustments, financial instruments non-cash amount, funds received or paid from the issue or purchase of shares and investment capital expenditures. Free cash flow is not intended to be representative of cash flows or results of operations determined in accordance with GAAP. It may also not be comparable to similar measures used by other companies.
Free cash flow is as follows for the quarter and year-to-date:
Free cash flow for the quarter was $1.3 million higher than the comparable quarter in fiscal 2011, due mainly to the timing of cash pension contributions versus last year. Year-to-date free cash flow was $13.9 million higher than the previous year. The increase is due mainly to the increase in adjusted results from operating activities of $19.2 million. This was partially offset with the payment of deferred financing charges of $2.7 million on the issuance of the fifth series debentures, the higher pension cash contributions and capital investments made during the year.
Quarterly dividends were increased to 9 cents per share effective May 2, 2012. For the first two quarters of fiscal 2012 and the last three quarters of fiscal 2011, quarterly dividends of 8.5 cents per share were paid. For the first quarter of fiscal 2011, a quarterly distribution of 11.5 cents per unit was paid under the income trust structure.
In fiscal 2012, approximately 30,000 metric tonnes of industrial and liquid volume was lost following the negotiation of key customer contracts in December 2011 and to the transfer of sugar containing products to non-Canadian plants by certain customers. As most large customers' contract negotiations were concluded by the time the Company was notified of this loss, such volume could not be replaced in fiscal 2012. However, the Company has already contracted additional volume with existing and new accounts for fiscal 2013, as winning back domestic volume remains a high priority.
With the current U.S. and Mexico crop outlooks it would appear that no special U.S. quotas will open in fiscal 2013 and therefore export sales could be significantly lower in fiscal 2013. However, to provide additional and more stable export sales, the Company will continue to investigate other export opportunities similar to those developed several years ago in Mexico.
While the total sweetener market decreased slightly this past year, we believe this trend will not continue over the next number of years as the market should revert to a small percentage increase, in-line with the population increase. The reduction in fiscal 2012 was more a reflection of some manufacturing of sugar related products moving out of Canada. In addition the price of corn has reached new highs in the last number of months. This could have a positive impact as some HFCS substitutable business may switch to liquid sucrose if high corn prices prevail and if raw sugar values continue to decrease.
The harvest and beet slicing campaign in Taber began in the second half of September. Early indications are favourable as the yield per acre harvested and the extraction rate achieved to date are above forecast. Taber's beet crop acreage, currently being harvested, is approximately 30,500 acres. If current harvesting conditions continue, we should derive approximately 105,000 tonnes of beet sugar for fiscal 2013. This volume will be higher than the combined sales forecast for the domestic market normally supplied from Taber and for the export sales under the U.S. Canada specific quota and to Mexico. If other export or domestic opportunities do not occur, Taber will have to warehouse some beet sugar until next year. This would increase total distribution costs.
Less than half of fiscal 2013's natural gas requirements have been hedged at average prices comparable to those realized in fiscal 2012. Any un-hedged volume should benefit from the current low prices of natural gas and therefore increase the adjusted gross margin rate. In addition, futures positions for fiscal 2014 to 2015 have been taken. Some of these positions are at prices higher than the current market values, but are at the same or better levels than those achieved in fiscal 2012. We will continue to monitor natural gas market dynamics with the objective of minimizing natural gas costs.
In the current financial environment, return on pension plan assets may vary from historical plan performance. This, combined with the discount rate used in assessing the plan liabilities, may impact pension plan expenses in future years. Pension cash contributions were increased following this year's actuarial valuations and may increase in the future, as and when new actuarial valuations are done.
Mr. Dan LafranceSVP Finance, CFO and Secretary(514) 940-4350(514) 527-1610 (FAX)www.lantic.ca
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Jamaica govt, rights group feud over child welfare
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — A Jamaican rights group led a rally Thursday as part of its campaign demanding reforms in the treatment of children in state care, a day after the government painted aspects of the advocacy work as "dangerous" and designed to harm the island's reputation.
Jamaicans for Justice is waging a petition and online video campaign calling for an end to what it calls the government's "abuse" of children. The group has made complaints about state-run children's homes and juvenile correctional facilities and contends successive administrations have not done enough to improving the wellbeing of children in state care.
One of the main criticisms is against Jamaica's longstanding practice of housing juvenile girls remanded by the courts in a prison for adult women. The government says it is will soon be able to accommodate girls in a facility built exclusively for them.
The Cabinet minister in charge of youth and culture levelled her own criticism against the group Wednesday, questioning its motivations and saying it is purposefully ignoring positive steps taken by the governing People's National Party.
"The tactic by JFJ (Jamaicans for Justice) is disingenuous, dishonest, dangerous and clearly designed to damage the reputation of the country," Lisa Hanna said in a statement.
Over the years, Jamaicans for Justice has been accused by some police officials, church leaders and politicians as being sympathetic to criminals, but the group is widely respected among many on the island. In 2008, co-founder Carolyn Gomes received the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights for her work against extrajudicial slayings.
The group's director, Susan Goffe, said Thursday that it has been very focused for the past year on issues affecting children, who make up about 38 percent of Jamaica's population.
"No politician, and no state, likes the shining of light on their actions or failings," Goffe said.
The Jamaica Civil Society Coalition said it was deeply concerned by Hanna's reaction to a "legitimate civil society critique."
"The facts are that despite the promises of successive administrations and the convening of several task forces and committees to study the problem and make recommendations, the practice of children being in adult prisons and lockups remains unchanged," that group said.
The government has said the new detention facility to accommodate remanded girls will be ready by September. It also promises that by the end of next year, children detained by police will spend no more than 48 hours at police stations.
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The six-page PDF is entitled "Search Privacy Practices: A Work In Progress." It includes a helpful glossary for those not familiar with terms such as cookie, cookie ID, IP address, and octet. Those terms are important if you don't know that search engines track your queries and sometimes attach information that can be traced back to an individual (or at least a particular machine).
Let's consider the obvious question: why would search engines track a user's queries and connect them with particular browsers or IP addresses? There are a number of reasons. Search engines want to improve the quality of their search results; if they keep track of the searches a particular user conducts during a session, and what links are clicked, they can get a better idea of how well they're doing. Most search engine users want to see these tools improve; without search logs, the steady algorithm improvement that goes on at Google and the other major search engines would not be possible.
Another reason search engines need to retain results is advertising. It helps to know which sponsored links you've displayed to whom. This point brings us to the issue of click fraud and other abuse. The search engines insist that they need these records to track and fight these problems.
As the CDT pointed out, each search engine tackles these issues in its own way. But everybody searches the web, which is why it's a good idea to know exactly how the search engines handle your private information. Last year's information nightmare for AOL is one reason that this topic is receiving so much focus. Certain very large purchases by Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo also mean that not only consumers, but government agencies are scrutinizing the search engines' privacy policies. Let's take a look at recent announcements by the search engines as to what data they retain, and for how long.
{mospagebreak title=Search Engine Privacy Policies}
With Google's purchase of ad agency DoubleClick being closely scrutinized by the U.S. government, you'd expect Google to have the tightest privacy policy. While it did improve its policy, it isn't the best one out there by a long shot. Google is instituting a new policy that will be in place by the end of this year; it will be applied retroactively. The search engine will retain the IP address and cookie ID for a query for 18 months after the query data has been collected. The query itself will be retained for an indefinite amount of time. Even after the 18 months, the IP address and cookie ID may be only partially deleted. Google said that its cookies will expire after two years – but anyone who visits Google's site will have their cookie expiration date extended another two years. That sounds pretty indefinite to me.
Yahoo will be putting its new policies into place by July 2008. The venerable search engine completed the acquisition of advertising company Right Media just last month, so it is also conscious of privacy-minded eyes upon it. It will retain IP address and cookie ID information for only 13 months. It will hold on to the queries themselves for an indefinite period, but it will be putting a personal information filter in place that will automatically remove certain queries after 13 months. After the 13 months, Yahoo's policy will be similar to Google's, with partial removal of the IP address and cookie ID. Additionally, the previously mentioned personal information filter will remove names, Social Security numbers, and similar data.
Microsoft's policies, which will go into effect at the same time as Yahoo's, are almost indistinguishable from Google's. The one important difference is that it will completely delete the IP address and cookie ID at the end of 18 months.
AOL's new policies will go into effect this year. It will retain IP address and cookie ID data for the same length of time as Yahoo, 13 months. It will also retain query data for only 13 months. Like Microsoft, it will completely delete the IP address and cookie ID. As far as the query data, it will retain "only aggregate statistics about search query frequency," according to CDT's chart. It's worth noting that AOL shares query and IP address data with Google for advertising purposes. But it does limit the use of this data.
Ask's privacy policy stands out among all the major search engines. Its regular policy is nothing special; it retains IP address and cookie ID data for 18 months, while holding on to query data for an indefinite period of time. Likewise, how much of this information it deletes (partial or complete) is comparable to the other search engines. But it has a special tool in place called AskEraser. For those who use this tool, Ask completely deletes the IP address, cookie ID, and all query data within a few hours.
{mospagebreak title=Implications}
Some have drawn the conclusion that these improved policies mean that the free market works. Search engines which have up to now competed "on the quality of their search results, the clarity of their site design, and their ability to personalize their services" are now competing on the strength of their privacy policies as well, the CDT says in its report.
But how accurate is that? Are the major search engines trying to reassure their users…or the regulators? Three of the five search engines reviewed have recently purchased advertising companies, with all of the potential privacy issues this implies. The only search engine with a privacy policy that really stands out is Ask, and that is only when you use the AskEraser; its regular policy is right in line with all the others.
The CDT report makes a number of recommendations. It points out that privacy issues will continue to crop up, especially since many users also take advantage of email, chat, and other services available from the search engines. Therefore, the CDT things that search engine companies "should continue to work towards providing controls that allow users to not only extend but also limit the information about them," perhaps as offered by Ask's tool. The report calls on researchers, academics, and Internet companies "to pursue new and innovative methods" for improving relevance without tying data to specific users, and safeguarding data stored for long periods. The CDT also emphasized the importance of developing "policies that balance the demands of the advertising marketplace with their users' privacy needs."
The CDT report concludes with the idea that "No amount of self-regulation in the search privacy space can replace the need for a comprehensive federal privacy law to protect consumers from bad actors." It calls on the government to enact binding consumer privacy regulation to protect searchers.
CDT president Leslie Harris emphasized this point. "By themselves, these recent changes represent only a small step toward providing users the full range of privacy protections they need and deserve, but if this competitive push continues it can only stand to benefit consumers."
{mospagebreak title=Not All Rosy for Privacy}
The Center for Digital Democracy, however, takes exception to the CDT's report. The CDD has previously complained about the ways in which Microsoft and Google handled privacy issues, and complains that the CDT's report does not go far enough. In a blog post, CDD executive director Jeff Chester accuses the CDT of having "long been an ally of the various data collection companies it purports to oversee on behalf of consumers" and of receiving funding from the very companies it reviewed.
Chester pointed out that "it's only because of policy-related pressure from privacy advocates" that the search engines have made any changes to their policies at all. Chester believes that "The marketplace's approach isn't protecting consumers."
Chester is convinced that despite the modest improvements we've seen, the privacy landscape is going to get worse, not better, and cites interactive advertising practices – behavioral targeting, rich media, and virtual reality formats – as "posing a serious threat to privacy and personal autonomy." Furthermore, he does not believe the CDT is capable of giving an objective evaluation of the search engines' products. "As long as CDT's hands are out for a donation, they won't be able to have an independent position that protects the public."
Even so, regardless of the source, the industry itself seems to have heard the complaints about privacy, and is taking steps to self-regulate. Late last month, Microsoft and Ask said they wanted other companies to join them in creating guidelines for the protection of consumer privacy in two areas: search and online advertising. They planned to report on their efforts in September. Brendan Lynch, director of privacy strategy at Microsoft, noted that "It's a topical area right now, and (the Google-DoubleClick plan) had some influence on us looking at this…We believe privacy is a very important aspect for our business going forward." The search engines have indeed taken some steps forward, but whether they will continue to follow up their words with action remains to be seen.


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|September 22, 2012, 04:28 PM
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Look Out Deer!
I've got my $15 spray can of "Nose Jammer"!!
(Hope it works better then all the other stuff I've tried... )
|September 23, 2012, 01:25 AM
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Know what you mean,I tried that FART IN THE DARK,But all it did was make me laugh
|September 24, 2012, 12:22 PM
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nothing I've tried seems to make much difference let me know how it works, I might try some.
ignore my complete lack of capitalization. I still have no problem correcting your grammar.
I never said half the stuff people said I did-Albert Einstein
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|September 24, 2012, 12:35 PM
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I'm not a salesman for the stuff, but for the last several years I have been using a product called "Scent-a-way". I figured it was easier to kill the human odor, than to disguise it.
The way I proved it to myself, was an old kitchen trash can, we were using at camp, that smelled like something rolled up and died in it. We sprayed it with every kind of Glade and Freshen up thing we could find and nothing seemed to work.
Opening morning as I was getting ready to leave camp. I was spraying my scent away on my boots and clothing, and just kind of as an after thought, sprayed the trash can down with it, and the odor was totally gone. I thought it might just be my nose, so I asked the other guys to smell it, and no one could smell the odor. Since then it has become a staple item at camp, and we all go together and buy the stuff by the case and split it up between us.
I use it around the house all the time, as the price is almost the same as buying air freshener, and it works better.
|September 24, 2012, 12:46 PM
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I'm pretty serious about deer hunting and pretty wary of gimmicks. I've also used Scent-A-Way and now, after several years, I swear by it.
It's really hard to prove anything like that is doing what it's supposed to, but I've had very few deer wind me while using Scent-A-Way. I spray it on my pant legs when walking in, and then on my face, neck and hands once I'm in the stand.
Good luck with your new.....stuff.
|September 24, 2012, 03:34 PM
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I thought about the "Scent Away" but I always have to be different and I didn't seem to see much difference using Scent Away in past years. Sometimes I shoot myself in the foot being like that but oh well...
I guess the name "Nose Jammer" sounded more aggressive to me LOL!!
|September 24, 2012, 08:54 PM
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Just stay down wind. lol.
No such thing as a stupid question. What is stupid is not asking it.
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|September 25, 2012, 10:01 AM
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I've used Scent A Way in the past as well with mixed results. Switch a few seasons ago to the Scent Smoker. You guys should give it a look.
Had a buddy of mine recommend it, I've never looked back.
|September 25, 2012, 05:51 PM
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According to the maker, the main ingredient in "nose jammer" is vanilin, a by product of the pulp industry. Since the demand for Vanilin far exceeds the supply of natural vanilin found in the vanilla bean, the majority of vanilla flavoring is now synthesized. This same Lignin based Vanilin used for "Nose Jammer" was once the primary source for vanilla flavoring used by ice cream, chocolate and candy manufacturers along with the Vanilla extract your wife has in the cupboard. Due to health and environmental issues it is no longer used for that purpose. Surprisingly, Vanilin has been the base for many deer attractant scents for many years. Anybody that ever used the old "acorn" scent knows it smelled heavily of vanilla. It too worked well till the deer got used to it. Vanilla extract itself was a popular cover scent years ago before commercial cover scents were popular or readily available. I used it myself regularly as a kid bowhunting 45 years ago. I'm thinkin' the "Nose Jammer" folks have put an old trick in a new can and even tho they are getting the now otherwise unsellable by-product for little of nuttin', are chargin' $15 for a spray can with the same amount you can buy at your local grocery store in a little glass bottle for $4. Since the maker is a outfitter/guide and not a chemist/scientist I doubt if there is much, if any alteration or restructuring of the chemical makeup other than a little CO-2 for propellant.
|September 25, 2012, 09:08 PM
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I tried "real" vanilla last year. Didn't see a deer. Dang!!
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On June 18, the Kansas Board of Regents approved the tuition and fees increase at Wichita State University. Full-time undergraduate Kansas residents will now pay 4.4 percent more in tuition and 7 percent more in fees, increasing the total cost to $7,3226 for one year of study at the standard 15-hour course load per semester.
Other increases across the state include a 4.9 percent tuition hike at the University of Kansas, and a Kansas State University increase of 5 percent in tuition and 7.4 percent in fees.
Pratt Community College tuition and fees for Kansas residents remain unchanged, with tuition and fees totaling $2950 for one year of study. Fees for out of state students did increase 1.6 percent for the 2014-2015 school year.
"Our cost to students per credit hour is significantly lower than the major state universities," said Kent Adams, PCC Vice President of Finance and Operations. "We place a priority on providing general education courses and technical training to all students while not burdening them with the same financial repercussions that they might find elsewhere."
According to Bryan Lowry reporting for the Wichita Eagle, Wichita State President John Bardo stressed that the institution's costs are higher due to the quality of their programs and increased services provided to students.
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Pratt Community College graduates have, however, historically out-performed their peers at Wichita State. According the 2012 KBOR Transfer Feedback Report, PCC transfers to Wichita State had an average term GPA of 2.88, as compared to the 2.73 of non-transfer university natives, and the average term GPA of 2.65 of students who transferred from other Kansas community colleges.
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May 30, 2012 11:38 AM PT
Salesforce.com is close to acquiring social media marketing manager Buddy Media for about US$800 million, according to AllThingsD.
Buddy Media's main business is helping corporations manage their brand presence on Facebook. It has branched out to other social media platforms, including Google+, Twitter and LinkedIn.
The reported purchase is possibly a move by Salesforce.com to fill out its core customer relationship management (CRM) capabilities.
"Salesforce has been the leading company in CRM since 1999, and Buddy Media is all about managing and promoting your social presence," social media expert Lon Safko told CRM Buyer. "It makes perfect sense that [they] join forces to create one integrated product that uses social to propel sales."
Salesforce.com doesn't comment on rumors, company spokesperson Katy Dormer told CRM Buyer.
What's a Buddy Media?
Buddy Media was among the initial 14 members of Facebook's Preferred Developer Consultant Program. Some of Facebook's investors, such as Peter Theil, Ron Conway, Zynga's Mark Pincus, also put money into Buddy Media.
Buddy's offerings include ConversationBuddy, a publishing platform and dashboard that clients use to manage discussions on social networks; ReachBuddy, which helps customers integrate social content from Facebook and Twitter into their websites; and Conversion Buddy, a set of sharing buttons designed for e-commerce. Earlier this month, the company announced several new products.
To date, Buddy Media has raised $90 million in venture backing. Investors valued it at $500 million at its last funding round, in August 2011, when it raised $54 million. Investors include GGV Capital, Institutional Venture Partners, Bay Partners and Insight Venture Partners.
Buddy Media also took a $5 million investment from ad agency holding company WPP in October 2010. The two entered a global partnership.
Earlier this month, Buddy Media acquired social commerce and analytics firm Spinback.
Playing on Buddy's Team
Earlier this month, Group M, WPP's media-buying unit, selected Buddy Media as a preferred platform for all its Facebook purchases across media agencies. Group M spent $200 million on Facebook ads in 2011 for clients that included Dell, Macy's and AT&T. The deal isn't exclusive.
Further, Buddy Media teamed up with digital consumer analytics firm comScore in December.
Why Salesforce's Purchase May Make Sense
If the deal does go through, it will "show Salesforce's commitment to social networks and its desire to maintain the leadership position," Chris Selland, senior vice president of corporate development at Haleglobal.com, told CRM Buyer.
"Buddy's a similar acquisition to Radian6," Selland said. "Buddy's strength is Facebook marketing, Radian's strength is analytics, and Heroku's a platform. They fit together."
Salesforce.com purchased Heroku, a cloud platform for writing apps in the Ruby programming language, for $212 million in December of 2010. Radian6 had more than 2,400 customers, including Dell, Kodak and UPS. Customers used it to monitor, analyze and engage in conversations on social media networks. Salesforce.com entered an agreement to buy Radian6 in March 2011.
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Buddy Media offers its technology in software as a service (SaaS) mode, which dovetails right into Salesforce.com's business model.
However, Salesforce might be overpaying for Buddy Media, Selland speculated. "Nobody knows what Buddy's revenues are, but the rumor is about $50 million. If Salesforce pays $800 million, they'll be paying well over revenue. That's very expensive, but that's what you get when you buy the market leader."
Buddy Media did not respond to our request to comment for this story.
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Salesforce.com's purchase of Buddy Media "will create the most powerful sales and social tools available," Safko said. "Companies like GlobalCrossing and other competitors will be [driven] out of the market [because of the plethora of features resulting from the purchase]."
Competition in the social service software market is fierce. One of Buddy Media's larger rivals is Wildfire Interactive. Facebook reportedly uses Wildfire to manage its fan pages.
Another competitor, Vitrue, which offers location-based mobile marketing software to clients like AT&T and McDonald's, is being purchased by Oracle.
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The North American premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Wizard of Oz" is set for the new year at Toronto's Ed Mirvish Theatre, where a pair of grandMA2s will be on hand to control lighting and video for the new musical. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of grandMA2 in North America.
Developed from the timeless 1939 MGM screenplay, the new production opened in London's West End earlier this year. It features all the beloved characters and songs from the classic film plus new compositions by Webber and Tim Rice - their first partnership in decades. A.C.T Lighting Canada, in Toronto, supplied the grandMA2s to programmer Joe Allegro of Artistic Illuminations. Hugh Vanstone is the show's lighting designer.
"The show was originally on grandMAs, but we decided to move all the lighting and video to grandMA2s when the show was remounted in Toronto," says Allegro. "The decision was based on the length of the show commitment: eight months in Toronto and then on tour. In terms of hardware, the grandMA2 is a new platform and very solid; 99 percent of the information from the original production has come across."
Allegro is particularly pleased with the grandMA2s' performance with the musical's video content. "It's a lot more flexible on the video side," he says. "The biggest benefit is being able to manipulate video through Art-Net and being able to communicate between lighting and video so that multiple teams can work independently of one another.
"We're very pleased with the grandMA2s, which have been working great," Allegro reports. "It's been a fantastic experience for us."
The lighting package for "The Wizard of Oz" was supplied by Christie Lights and the video package by Sound Associates.
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from Dynamo Salem
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This is a fantasy league right? I heard a dream
that one day MLS would me 40 teams. (of course in
my dream they would be in two conferences
promoting and relegating between).
So below is my 40 team MLS league (completely
subjective and unrealistic as some of these places
could never make the $250 million investment plus
stadium work).
2. Calgary
3. Seattle
4. Portland
5. Sacramento
6. San Francisco
7. San Jose
8. Los Angeles Galaxy
9. Los Angeles FC
10. Los Angeles 3
11. San Diego
12. Phoenix
13. Salt Lake City
14. Denver
15. Minneapolis
16. Kansas City
17. St. Louis
18. Oklahoma City
19. Dallas
20. Houston
21. San Antonio
22. Chicago
23. Milwaukee
24. Toronto
25. Toronto 2
26. Ottawa
27. Montreal
28. Columbus
29. Boston
30. Rochester
31. New York Red Bull
32. New York FC
33. Long Island
34. Greensboro
35. Atlanta
36. Philadelphia
37. Washington DC
38. Orlando
39. Miami
40. Tamp Bay
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If 40 teams is the goal. I would like to see Nashville FC be one of them. I would think that MLS would be interested in the unique opportunity that Nashville FC offers as a community owned team. from C�nicas AC
on Tue 4/28 2:25 ET
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You totally missed Real Erie Balompi�... from Stormin Union
on Tue 4/28 7:51 ET
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And Fort Washington FC, getting ready for the Pennsylvania
Classico Luis so make sure your team is ready
from Stormin Union
on Tue 4/28 7:54 ET
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By then we won't have any transfers left so it will be an even
matchup for the Geo Cup
from Castle Hill Comets
on Tue 4/28 9:55 ET
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Might we then get promotion and relegation? from rancho chevron fc
on Tue 4/28 16:16 ET
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Detroit gets no love?? from Shaolin Mystigods
on Tue 4/28 17:08 ET
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I would not consider 3 for LA until it is proven
that they can support two (and do it without the
league bending over backwards to coddle them)
from The Laws of Lalas
on Tue 4/28 17:53 ET
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40 is way too many. 24 might be too many. quality over
quantity. we already have teams with beautiful stadiums that
look empty on TV for many home games (i went to a COL
game v Beckham and the Gals years ago and the place was
half full). expansion should only be for cities with proven
demand like SEA, POR and ORL. instead it is gifted to cities
that either have no/little demand, have failed to put butts in the
seats in the past, or already have teams with less than stellar
attendance records. MLS is growing too fast in my opinion. but
if TB does get the 40th franchise, please God let them be the
Rowdies and not the second coming of the Mutiny.
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I question whether Minneapolis will be successful.
Even though the subsidy request is modest the state
legislature is suffering from stadium fatigue and
many legislators oppose it. Besides that the stadium
location is near a dicey neighborhood and not far
from the Twins and Vikings stadiums. Even the Twins
have been struggling attendance-wise.
from Mohawks
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32 teams is inevitable. Garner just said yesterday that he's not
stopping at 24. I could easily seem them taking this too far into
Pro/rel won't ever happen here. Just won't and I don't know
that it needs too. I say stop at 32, split into two 16 real
conferences and have no inter conference play until the
playoffs. Balanced schedule of 30 games.
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As of now only a few more teams (maybe) deserve a bid:
Sacramento, San Antonio, St. Louis, etc. Everyone else needs
to slow down.
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on Tue 4/28 22:02 ET
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rancho: The team would have more players than the city has
people ...
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on Tue 4/28 22:21 ET
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Todd, you sold me on the 32 teams/no inter conference/30 games deal. April to October please, with consideration for FIFA windows.
If Indianoplace, er Indianapolis put its mind to it, it could cut in line for serious consideration with a sweet downtown stadium. You listening Beckham? (ha)
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It's my favorite idea thus far. Indianapolis should have a team
actually. 10,000 or so a game right now in NASL?
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ST. LOUIS – The King University men's wrestling team traveled to the Maryville University Duals on Sunday where the Tornado came away with three losses after facing a lineup of the top teams in the country.
King's first match of the day came against Maryville University, the event hosts and 16th-ranked team in the country. Maryville recorded a 35-3 win over the Tornado. The highlight of the match for King came in the 149-pound bout, in which Frank Yattoni IV earned a 5-0 shutout victory over Joey Moorhouse to score all three points for King. Eldon Valery, Jr. and Garrett Fosdyck each lost tight bouts, falling 5-4 and 3-2 in the 197- and 285-pound weight classes.
The Tornado then faced top-ranked Notre Dame College. King was defeated 44-0 by the nation's No. 1 team in a match that featured two pins, one technical fall, and three major decisions.
In King's final match of the day, the Tornado fell to No. 20 Ouachita Baptist University by a score of 28-12. The Tornado held a brief 6-5 lead after D'Marcus Spencer pinned Seth Hutchinson in the 133-pound division and were able to tie the score at nine points each with a 9-4 decision by Chance Smith at 149 pounds. But Ouachita Baptist would pull away with wins in five straight bouts, including a major decision and a pin, to seal the victory. Heavyweight Andrew Lutterloh recorded a decision over Nathan Jackson to close out the match.
The Tornado will next wrestle on March 1 and 2 in the NCAA Division II Regional, held in Tiffin, Ohio.


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Topic: Happy Halloween!
I know it's a ways off, but things are slow here so I thought maybe this might stir up some discussion.
Anyone excited? I know I am!! It's so nice to see Halloween stuff at the store now. The costumes, the candy, the decorations. There's multi-colored lights this year so I can decorate my porch better! As usual the SW costumes are just suits with paint on them and plastic masks, and they're very overpriced. If I was going to spend 50 dollars on that kind of low quality kid's costume I'd just make it myself.
So far the only decorations I have up are some garland, a little ghost statue I put on the bookshelf, and some candles on the table. I plan to put up the lights at some point, and I have window clings I plan to put up sometime. And I have some other misc stuff, more garland, bat lights, etc.
As for my costumes, this year my husband is going as Michael Jackson in his black suit and red shirt Smooth Criminal outfit. And I'm making myself a blue sparklie flapper-style dress of my own design. I'm draping it, and it's on the bias cut. My first time doing something like that. So far I really like how it's turning out, my only worry is it won't fit in with the 30's-40's era. But it does look a lot like the red dress worn by one of the dancers in the Smooth Criminal portion of the movie Moonwalker, so I guess it fits. I got shoes yesterday and spent forever cutting up a metal shingle or two to make "steel toes" of sorts so I can do the tippy-toe stand, which I'm actually good at. I have white elbow gloves already, and I plan to get fishnets sometime. For my husband, we have a fedora (from when we did his Indiana Jones costume), the suit came yesterday, we have a black tie, so now we need a red shirt, and I need to see what kind of really small medical tape (for the fingers) I can find. Cause they don't really look like bandaids to me. I could be wrong, though. We also need to figure out how to do the spats. I figure I'll make a template, then get some plasticy white fabric and sew them myself, insert some black snaps. And he'll just wear his normal shoes.
And in general this is just one of my favorite times of year. The leaves are changing, the air is getting a tad chilly sometimes, there's that certain crisp smell. The days get shorter and the nights longer. Stupid kids and lawnmowers don't start making loud noises when I'm trying to sleep (cause of work I go to bed at 6:30 and hope to be asleep by 7:30). It makes driving to work a bit of a pain, but I can drive in the dark alright. And people start putting up their decorations, the bugs start going away, the heat starts going away. It's just a really nice time of year.
So who else is decorating? How do you plan to decorate? Any plans for Halloween yet? What are you guys wearing?
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Three Melges 20 Races Put Onorato In Charge
13 May 2017
Marina di Scarlino, Italy (May 13, 2017) - The fifth event of the 2017 Melges 20 World League hosted by Marina di Scarlino/Club Nautico Scarlino officially kicked off racing today completing three races and producing three different winners. Atop the fleet is no stranger to success — Achille Onorato's Mascalzone Latino Jr. is celebrating a 12-point winning advantage.
In 10-15 knots of breeze out of the Southwest, current overall Melges 20 World League leader Igor Rytov's Russian Bogatyrs lashed out at the competition to take the win, chased by Porto Venere Champion Vladimir Prosikhin on Nika finishing second. Onorato rounded out the podium positions for third, and proved to be just getting warmed up.
The breeze remained steady for the start of Race Two with Onorato taking the bullet, tying things up for the event lead. Matteo Marenghi Vaselli's Raya had a great start to claim second place with Rytov grabbing third, barely hanging on to first overall on countback. Marco Franchini's Mezzaluna and Krzysztof Krempec's Mag Tiny completed the top five in fourth and fifth respectively.
The final race of the day went to Krempec. Onorato's second place finish helped him secure the overall lead, bringing his total scoreline to an impressive 3-1-2. Prosikhin was third.
Other open fleet highlights include a sixth place finish in Race One for Manfredi Vianini Tolomei's Maolca, followed by Japan's Norikatsu Aizawa at the helm of Contious in seventh. Kalomeni Orel sailing Arcora, Natalia Kravets aboard Russotrans, Manlio Carlo Soldani on 4 Sale, and Vadim Yakhinson's Leviathan all scored top ten finishes.
Emanuele Savoini's Evinrude leads the Corinthian Division over Marina Kaverzina's Marussia.
The racing will continue in Scarlino tomorrow with a warning at 1100. Be sure to tune in for the prizegiving as the fleet crowns the Scarlino Champion, and the next Garmin Quatix will also be awarded to another lucky winner.
The Melges 20 World League European Division is supported by Helly Hansen, Garmin Marine, Toremar, Lavazza and Barracuda Communication.
As with other Melges 20 events around the world, racing updates will be posted online at the Official Melges 20 Facebook Page. Be sure to also follow the fleet on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. Tune in for the latest racing information, results, video interviews and photos at melges20.com.
TOP TEN RESULTS (PRELIMINARY - After Three Races)
1.) Achille Onorato, Mascalzone Latino, Jr.; 3-1-2 = 6
2.) Marco Franchini, Mezzaluna; 8-4-6 = 18
3.) Vladimir Prosikhin, Nika; 2-15-3 = 20
4.) Alexander Ezhkov, Pirogovo; 4-12-4 = 20
5.) Igor Rytov, Russian Bogatyrs; 1-3-20 = 24
6.) Oleg Evdokimenko, Kotyara; 5-14-7 = 26
7.) Rodney Jones, Cars 167; 18-7-5 = 30
8.) Valentin Zavadnikov, Synergy; 15-6-10 = 31
9.) Lauro Bonora, Camay; 14-10-14 = 38
10.) Krzysztof Krempec, Mag Tiny; 33/UFD-5-1 = 39
View Full Results
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TOP FIVE MELGES 20 WORLD LEAGUE RESULTS (After Four Events)
1.) Igor Rytov, Russian Bogatyrs = 50 pts.
2.) Drew Freides, Pacific Yankee = 37 pts.
3.) Liam Kilroy, Wildman = 32 pts.
4.) Rob Wilber, Cinghiale = 31 pts.
5.) Jim Wilson, Oleander = 29 pts.
View The Current Melges 20 World League Results
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