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I've been a F1 fan since the 60's !Been to every F1 track in the USA since the 60's arrogance will not work ! waiting til the last moment will doom this the sad thing in North America is that we have failed over and over to catch on in along term way to F1 look at Watkins Glen who would have ever thought it would go away! Indy was Indy lots of free tickets and curiosity from the locals for hundreds of miles around ! it was a flop in 3 years! Texas has nothing to show for F1 ! I was at Dallas in 84 a fun joke it was ! how about Texas World Speedway ? it's a unsafe dump now! I thought that F1in Texas would be a farce until Red McCombs got involved ! now I wonder ? Ther does not seem to be much faith in people that I talk to here in Texas that this will come off ! now that I read this story I have less faith that it will !Texas has never had a succesful profitable sportscar or open wheel rece ever why did we think we could change that history now ? Good luck !


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The Salisbury Post reports that an investigation showed that the vehicle driven by 28-year-old Angela Monique Dunlap of Spencer was originally traveling 67 miles per hour in a zone where the posted limit is 30 mph.
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Theyre great raw, steamed, fried, baked in casseroles or simmered in stews, but North Carolina oysters have a huge value beyond commercial fishing. Each mollusk can filter pollutants from up to 50 gallons of water a day, and they grow in formations that provide shelter for young marine life and prevent coastal erosion. Martin Posey, chairman of the Department of Biology and Marine Biology at UNC Wilmington, is among a handful of scientists working to restore the Tar Heel oyster population, estimated to be 5% to 10% of what it was in the early 1900s. Posey, 48, grew up in a small town on Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and earned his bachelors at UNC Chapel Hill and doctorate at University of Oregon. In case youre wondering, when he has oysters on the half-shell, he likes them with cocktail sauce.
Ive been to Japan and looked at the aspects of the Asian oysters theyre considering bringing into Virginia, and its actually a very different oyster in terms of how it grows. Were not sure it provides the same habitat that the native oyster does, and one of the great values of the native oyster is its habitat. Non-native species can be a reservoir of disease, sometimes providing a springboard for what was previously an uncommon disease to spread to native species. Also there have been many cases where species behave extremely differently here than they did in their native habitats, and this could affect us here in North Carolina. And finally, the oyster theyre thinking of introducing in Virginia is not the preferred oyster in Asia. Its just the one we have available. If were going to do this, why introduce an oyster people dont think tastes as good?
You have the direct fishing industry, but virtually everyone agrees that the economic value is far, far more for habitat and water quality. Oysters increase water clarity, increasing the aesthetic value of the coastal areas. Anyone who knows coastal realty or coastal tourism knows thats a huge economic benefit thats hard to categorize.
I think we can still bring the native species back. N.C. is still in a position where larvae are present, where we can work with the system. I think its just going to take concerted efforts of restoration, putting out shell mounds in the right configurations in the right locations and reducing destruction to the areas where some of those oysters are.


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Welcome to Politeknik Port Dickson website. Congratulation from the management to the PPD website's committee members for successfully come out with this official website. It is hope that this website may be the source of E-Knowledge and can be easily accessed by all visitors.
There is a lot of initiative in ICT field that has been practiced to stabilize the integrity and the efficiency of public management such as:
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The establishment of this interactive website with constantly updated content will surely able to manure our society/client understanding, confident and trust to ICT and will dynamically bring the country towards knowledge-based economy (K-Based Economy).
It is my hope that this Politeknik Port Dickson website is controlled and aligned properly so that the integrity and efficiency of public management is not spoiled because of misuse, duty clashes and repeated work. With this website, PPD can be introduced to all group of society in this information era where important information can be accessed quickly and precisely via email or messages.
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High Yield Investment Programs are nothing more than glorified Ponzi schemes meant to do one thing – separate you from your money in a clever and exciting way. Avoid these at all costs. Avoid the brainwashing. Avoid losing your money in a "get rich quick" scheme, they only get a handful of people rich – the creators of the scheme.
What is a Ponzi Scheme? In 1920, Charles Ponzi promised to double your money in 90 days. Guaranteed. His original scheme involved buying postage stamps in other countries and exchanging them for stamps here, earning a great rate of return as long as he could convert the stamps back into cash. He started a business, starting taking in investment money, and when he discovered his scheme was harder than it seemed, he was soon paying off earlier investors with the money from later investors – the classical pyramid scheme. Anyway, you can see where it goes.
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Watch Boiler Room [4] and pay very close attention to the poor guy that Giovanni Ribisi's character gets to buy into the latest "hot stock." Then watch as he gets him to buy in more after it goes down. Don't be that guy.
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The forthcoming "Hunger Games" continues to mix up names big and small for the upcoming franchise vehicle, and a smaller name has now come aboard as casting news begins to move much more quickly around the project.
The relatively unknown Leven Rambin -- probably best known for her six years on "All My Children" as well as stints on "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" and "CSI: Miami" -- will be taking on the role of Glimmer in the Gary Ross-directed flick. A District 1 member, Glimmer will square off against Katniss Everdeen in the deadly gladiatorial battles in the film that's based off the best-selling book by Suzanne Collins.
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The only time that your husband's daughter would be entitled to a portion of your estate is if your husband died without a will, which triggers what is called intestate succession. If your husband has a will leaving everything to you, she is entitled to nothing. This is the portion of the Oklahoma statute pertaining to intestate succession when there is a surviving spouse and surviving "issue", a.k.a. child that is not the issue of the surviving spouse (i.e. a step-child):
If the decedent leaves a surviving spouse, the share of the estate passing to said spouse is:
d. if there are surviving issue, one or more of whom are not also issue of the surviving spouse:
(1) an undivided one half (1/2) interest in the property acquired by the joint industry of the husband and wife during coverture, and - SO THIS MEANS YOU GET HALF OF WHATEVER YOU EARNED TOGETHER
(2) an undivided equal part in the property of the decedent not acquired by the joint industry of the husband and wife during coverture with each of the living children of the decedent and the lawful issue of any deceased child by right of representation; THIS MEANS THAT IF YOUR HUSBAND HAS SEPERATE PROPERTY, THEN IT IS SPLIT EQUALLY BETWEEN THE SPOUSE, ANY LIVING CHILDREN OF YOUR HUSBAND, OR ANY GRANDCHILDREN OF YOUR HUSBAND.
Your separate property is not subject to intestate succession and remains yours.
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No, life insurance would not generally be included. Probate estate does not include any item for which there is a designated beneficiary (unless the beneficiary is the estate of the decedent) such as life insurance, annuities and retirement benefits. It also does not include assets passing through joint tenancy, assets held in trusts, or life estates.
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My husband in also a veteran. It has been said that his exwife will have some benefits.
Yes, it is possible that his ex would receive something from Survivor's Benefits - but like life insurance this would not pass through probate. Thanks!
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The course offers 30 hours of instruction in Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint. The program presents the basic applications for each software package, giving students a solid foundation before studying the programs at an intermediate or advanced level.
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I met Martin one Saturday night at a party at his place. His apartment is impeccable. He has amazing style, modern, expensive furniture, and an impressive kitchenware set, which he used often (he served homemade Creme Brule at the party). Martin has a stable, homely quality so I flirt with him, and decide to go for "the good guy" instead of my usual "bad boy" type.
About a month later we have the boyfriend thing in full swing. It felt great to have a nice, normal guy, in fact, it's like I'm dating a male version of Martha Stewart.
One morning Martin went to work and allowed me to stay in bed. Later, I wake up at the crack of noon and went on Martin's laptop. We have such a trusting, comfortable relationship that he gave me his password. I checked my email and Facebook. Then, after closing the browser, I noticed a video file on his desktop. I decide to look at it (it's not snooping if it's on the desktop, right?).
The video starts and I see the view from someone holding a handheld camera facing down on his erection. The person picks up a grey Converse shoe and slides his dick in. Then he starts to pump the shoe hard, groaning, as the camera gets shaky. The whole ordeal is about 30 seconds. I can't help but watch again. The second go I notice that it's actually Martin in the video. OK, so Martha has a shoe fetish.
Later that evening we hang out and I don't bring up the video at all. The next morning Martin gets in the shower. When he comes back I have the laptop and I ask: "Why do you have a video of you fucking a shoe on your computer?"
"What? No I don't," he replies.
"It's right here," I say pushing play. He looks embarrassed. "Do you have a shoe fetish?"
"No!" he says and I can see he's searching for an explanation. "I don't know how that got there."
"Well nobody's been here except for me, and I didn't download it."
"I don't know? Maybe it's like a pop-up or something."
"It's OK if you have a shoe fetish. There's nothing wrong with it but you have to let me know if you want to explore it."
"I don't! I don't know how that got there," he repeats.
"Seriously, Martin? You're lying. I can recognize your dick. It's you."
Martin grabs the laptop from me and shuts it. In a whirlwind fluster he finishes getting ready for work. After this incident our relationship squanders. I guess he's more ashamed of his fetish than I realized. Oh well, I just wish I could tell him that you can't run from your fetishes, especially when your Converse are on your cock and not your feet. I don't even want to fathom what he'd do to a pair of LA Gear Lights.


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On the one-month anniversary of the Occupy Wall Street, our reporters looked at the many facets of the demonstrators' growing community at Zuccotti Park. We found:
•A library with 1,200 books, with subjects ranging from gender studies to science fiction.
•That even a protest against banking and finance needs accounting help.
•A food service operation that's grown beyond pizza, as volunteers distribute meals, take donations and clean dishes.
•A makeshift medical center staffed by volunteers that include registered nurses, who have helped treat several cases of hypothermia.
•That some protesters dislike major media organizations' coverage of the demonstration, and better trust social media.
•That groups opposed to the natural gas extraction method known as hydrofracking are looking for supporters among the OWS protesters.
•A new women's caucus, called Women of Occupy Wall Street (WOW), whose goals include creating a safe space for women to sleep.
•That appearances can be deceiving in Zuccotti Park – especially when it comes to clothes.
•Lower Manhattan food vendors report business is down, despite the influx of potential customers.
•That some protesters – especially self-proclaimed anarchists – are unhappy with the demonstration's leadership structure.
•Some protesters who were arrested say their experiences with police has only strengthened their resolve to stay at Zuccotti Park.
•Occupy Wall Street's sanitation committee, brooms and mops in hand, are helping keep the encampment clean.


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What do you do for work?
I write and do research
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1950 in Vermont
What I would like most to reinvent about my life...
To go to college. To be more secure with myself as a young woman so that I could begin accomplishing things that I did in my forties. I would have gotten my degree in journalism.
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Details of how much a disorderly Greek default would cost the Eurozone entered mainstream circulation yesterday. It was not good news. The document leaked from the Institute of International Finance (IIF) estimated a cost of over 1 trillion Euros. The large proportion of that sum is comprised of substantial support for other weak Eurozone economies – 380 billion Euros for Ireland and Portugal, 350 billion Euros to Spain and Italy, and 160 billion Euros to cover the exposure in the rest of the Eurozone.
Some investors have dismissed the report as simple scare tactics aimed at getting private sector (PSI) bond holders on board in the latest debt restructuring scheme. They claim the strategic timing of the 'leak' gives away its real purpose – along the lines of: 'If you creditors don't join us (and lose 50% nominal value and 70% real value of your bonds) then look what will happen! The Eurozone will collapse and you will be left with even more dire circumstances. Get on board the debt write down bandwagon now… Before it's too late!'
However the IIF report was first published by Athens News over 2 weeks ago on February 18th. So although the document received its prolific exposure in the press only one day prior to the PSI debt swap deal, the timing is more a product of media sensationalism than conspiratorial conjecture. The fact of the matter is that 1 trillion Euros is a very realistic figure.
If the PSI deal goes ahead smoothly on March 8th – and it probably will – expect the Euro to post muted gains. The market response to the Greek odyssey / ordeal has generally been of the obligatory nature rather than the conclusive; the optimism will not last.
Even when all corners of the patched-up bailout deal are sewed together the long term outlook for Greece remains exceptionally weak.
Another leaked document – 'Darn they should be more careful!' – this one from the Troika, outlines the fragility of Greece's growth trajectory. The harsh austerity measures imposed by the IMF, EC & ECB are designed to bring Greece's debt-to-GDP ratio down from its current 160% to a slightly-better-but-still-extremely-depressing 120% in 2020.
The leaked Troika document details how the Greek economy will contract further before it begins to improve and forecasts that by 2020 the debt-to-GDP ratio will actually be closer to its current level of 160% than its targeted 120%. The report shows that a further 240 billion Euros will be needed if Greece has a realistic chance of following its growth projections.
Further aid tranches are looking less and less likely as sentiment within the Eurozone is growing increasingly sceptical to Greece and its long term restoration plan. Members of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union party have even spoken out against further increments:
"Quite clearly the mood in Germany is turning against further rescues for Greece. But that's not surprising. This is all déjà vu for the public. We've been promised all kinds of things that aren't fulfilled and then a few months later there's the need for another rescue package. The public's faith is fading fast." – Klaus-Peter Willsch
If the Greek project becomes unsustainable and further bailout packages are not forthcoming then a Greek default remains a severe threat to the Eurozone – a one trillion Euro threat!
With financial activity during the Eurozone debt crisis as a character reference for the foreign exchange industry, it is not outlandish to predict how markets will react to a Greek default… by selling the Euro. You can expect masses of funds to flow across the Atlantic, nesting securely in the safe haven US Dollar. But many investors might not have the wings to take them all the way to the fabled 'Land of the Free' and will prefer the shorter voyage across the humble English Channel towards the Great British Pound.
As the year goes on and markets begin to price in the consequences of a Greek default, the Pound to Euro Exchange Rate is forecast to grow considerably, whereas the Euro to US Dollar Exchange Rate is forecast to suffer significant losses. 2012 could prove to be a real test for the Euro currency's resilience, and although the ECB has just injected almost 1 trillion Euros into the banking system, the future of the Eurozone could be decided by the performance of its most profligate nation state.


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I ordered a cup of this while I was at the Ferry Building Farmer's Market in San Francisco. This tea was a wonderful green, I have nothing bad to say about it. It was flavorful and aromatic, giving way to that familiar vegetal scent and taste that green tea drinkers adore. It brewed a beautiful golden color, i'm not entirely sure what exactly is in the bag, but there was definitely a sencha flavor with it. Very smooth, very enjoyable, and highly recommended.
will you give the same review on our website that is www.imperialtea.com. It will really helpful to other customers to understand tea by reading your review.
I got this in Imperial Tea shop in Ferry Bldg of San Francisco…don't know the producer's name. owner said it is mao jian type. The leaves are very green, slender, pretty, unlike typical brownish leaves. it has an aroma of refreshing grassy aroma. it tastes smooth, light, and refreshing…overall, quite light, after steeping twice, it tastes almost like water…So i guess low-caffeine. i feel very refreshed
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will you give the same review on our website that is www.imperialtea.com. It will really helpful to other customers to understand tea by reading your review.
I buy this once in a while as a treat, it's a little spendy, but unique as a blend, and I love it for night time drinking. It has the tartness of hibiscus and the bright red hue for prosperity. It's also sweet and without any caffeine it's a calming cup for me in the evening.
will you give the same review on our website that is www.imperialtea.com. It will really helpful to other customers to understand tea by reading your review.
This is a good example of Keemun teas. A lovely complexity rich in a subtle orchid like flavor. Really a good tea with a nice level of sweetness.
will you give the same review on our website that is www.imperialtea.com. It will really helpful to other customers to understand tea by reading your review.
This is a lovely Yunnan, great taste that you can tell is distinct to the region. The leaves were really what I was expecting, and offered a delicious caramel taste.
will you give the same review on our website that is www.imperialtea.com. It will really helpful to other customers to understand tea by reading your review.
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Delicious smooth flavor. Best prepared with short steep times (10-30 seconds) and water before boiling temperature. It's usually good for about 3 brewings of full flavor but you can sometimes get as many as 5 out of it.
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Interesting. I would agree with the previous taster that this is a very ethereal tea; but I would contend that it is a rather flavorful one nonetheless. The tea over all had it a prevailing flavor of dried sour apples with teasing hints of floral notes, like the scent of far away orchids wafting on a summer breeze. A more practical description would be mild but pervasive sweetness with extremely mild astringency and light floral notes. As I brewed it the tea had a lighter-medium body. I steeped the tea six times, though it probably could have lasted a few more times; the only major change steeping to steeping was a slight reduction of floral notes each steeping. My steeping times were: 2m;2:30;3m;4m;5m;7m. I would highly recommend it as a light, but interesting tea.
This remains one of the most complete Chinese greens I've ever tasted. The dry leaf is richly sweet, almost chocolate-like. A first steep yields nutty umami from the wet leaf and a liquor that is extraordinarily sweet and fresh, with a lingering mouthfeel I can only describe as buttery. It's like sipping springtime. Good for at least 5 steeps. Bravo, Imperial Tea.
I drank this one a couple of times in the last week, including once today, so I figured I should log it. I've kind of been meh on hot green teas of any kind lately, but this one is different. The base is nice, the rose is nice, they work well together. I should remember to drink this one more often.
I totally needed to adjust my countdown for my cupboard run-through, because I have skipped a few teas that are herbals for specific purposes (cold teas, woman teas), and I also skipped the matcha. So this tea should actually be #80 (and I edited my past notes to fit the numbering scheme).
I think this is in a particularly airtight tin because it smells so amazingly rosey still. And I am realizing that I have started a lot of these notes with variations on "this tea is still amazing." Like I said before, 95% of my old teas are things I love and have hoarded. I think this is a little less sweet than it once was, or maybe I just overbrewed it slightly. I still love the rich rose and buttery dragonwell combo; I'm not huge on flavored greens these days, but florals seem to be an exception, especially when the base tea is as high quality as this one. Still amazed I happened across this one in a small shop in Berkeley, but very glad I did, as I haven't seen hardly any high-quality rose dragonwells through other vendors.
I've been so bad about logging by teas! I haven't even been all that busy. Ah well.
I had this one yesterday, and was of course reminded about how good it is. Most flavored greens have been sort of meh for me lately, but this one breaks the mold in two ways: it's scented, and it's a dragonwell. I've always loved dragonwells more than most other types of green tea, especially the senchas usually used for flavored green tea bases. This is a lovely, buttery dragonwell that is high quality in its own right. Secondly, I still love my floral scented green teas, such as this one. Really it is like being in a rose garden. So happy I happened across this one in Berkeley a year ago!
This is the first time I've heard of Dragonwell and two people I'm foowibg have reviewed two different Dragonwells today! Gonna have to check it out.
I have not made this tea since I came home with it from California, but today I wanted to try it. I mean, I just decided that I don't like flavored greens all that much anymore, but this is different. For one, purely scented florals don't count, really, as they are not "flavored" like so many fruity green teas are flavored. Secondly, I know this isn't some crappy sencha base but rather a delicious dragonwell.
And delicious it was. This tea is like a revelation after drinking scores of mediocre flavored greens. The rose is so lovely, and almost fruity. I've never had rose go fruity on me before, but it's funny because cteresa just commented this morning that rose can be fruity for her. Interesting! This is one of those teas I want to have forever and ever because it's just so so good.
For my first real night in Berkeley I walked up to the Imperial Tea Court for tea and dinner. I had scoped out their tea menu before and new I wanted to order the gaiwan service of this tea. I also couldn't resist ordering the Pork Dragonwell Dumplings… with dragonwell tea in them! Unfortunately the serene ambiance of the place when I came in has been ruined by a whiney little kid sitting at the table next to me.
When the waiter brought out my tea he brought out a gaiwan and pot of hot water, but no pitcher or other cup. He asked me if I had used this type of teacup before and I of course said yes, but I didn't mention that I usually had another cup! I guess it was because this tea is a dragon well, but then I would have expected a tall glass for steeping I guess. Then I saw someone else actually sipping the tea through a crack using the lid to block leaves! Not sure if that is an actual "thing" or not but it worked.
Anyway, I did my best to blow aside the leaves and take sips, and the first steep of this tea was impossibly sweet and fragrant, like rose candy. This is a beautiful, beautiful rose tea. The dragonwell was light and buttery, and all around delicious. I knew I had to take some home with me, and that I did.
Also the dragonwell dumplings were delicious! Mostly porky, but with a burst of tea flavor.
I think that's a thing Imperial Tea Court does – I seem to recall them supplying gaiwans but no cups.
That's how they always used gaiwans in Chinese period dramas. I didn't know about pouring the tea into a separate cup for drinking until Steepster. Sounds like a place I'd like to eat at sometime!
There was another woman who had a whole tray setup with pitcher and cups, so perhaps they only provide those with certain teas (black? puerh?). It was very fun, though.
Ku Cha in Boulder and Happy Luckys have gongfu service providing gaiwan/yixing/porcelain small pot depending on tea type. I spoke to the manager of the Dushanbe because the didn't provide gaiwan' s at all and are a famous tea house. You have to speak up and let shops know what you want so that they will begin to change.
I made this in my to go mug this morning before I took a philosophy midterm – I hardly felt like I tasted it until it was cold. Apparently my mind was actually focused on something besides tea.
As a lukewarm/cold tea, this was sweet with strong florals. Very honey flavored!
In one of life's great strokes of irony, yesterday morning I tried to get a free flu shot, but the clinic ran out by the time I got out of class. Today I am definitely coming down with the flu.
I'm compensating for this by eating large quantities of dark chocolate and drinking delicious, floral-chocolate oolong. Is there anything better than a good oolong or green tea?
A couple nights ago my partner was feeling sickly, and to help him cheer up I said I loved him more than books. He smiled. Than I said I loved him more than tea. He smirked and said, "don't go too far now".
At any rate: oolong does a body (and mind) good, and even in my stuffy sicky state this still tastes fantastic.
This is another tea I received for my birthday, and it's absolutely delicious! Delicately floral with a hint of malty/chocolate flavor. A bit more understated than the green oolong with a spicy undertone.
I have enough tea left for just one more steep after this, and of course now I have fallen in love. The flavor is so delightfully floral like an oolong, balanced by the pan-fired flavor of a good chinese green, and I think I taste sesame oil.
I've already drank two cups of this since I came home. I know there is a debate over how much caffeine is really in tea, but I always feel so calmed after I drink a good green tea or oolong. It's the best thing after a really long day.
So I read last night that Bi Luo Chun benefits from a longer steep than most greens. I typically steep about 45 seconds, so tonight I tried letting this steep for 2 minutes, and WOW. While previously the first steeps were a bit weak and hinted at the floral and buttery notes that could be found in the subsequent steeps, they really pop out just by adding another minute. No burnt flavor, either. I wish I'd known to steep this longer a few weeks ago!


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It's finally here. The journey that started in mid-February when hope was bountiful has culminated with a battle for baseball's highest honor, World Series champions. Neither team took the most straight forward route to get here, both trailing in their division for at least a chunk of the season. The Giants, of course, were on the brink of elimination in six of their 12 games this postseason to this point. But here they are. The Giants had the better record, but my gut feeling is that Detroit has the better chance to win the series. I wish I was writing another Royals series preview like I wrote throughout the entire season, but I will say that I'm not at all upset with the participants considering who the final four choices were. For most Royals fans, the feeling is probably the same as mine.
Giants regular season record:Â 94-68 (tied for 3rd best record in NL)
Tigers regular season record:Â 88-74 (tied for 7th best record in AL)
Let's break down the different facets of the game.
I think it's a bit unfair that the Giants are characterized as a bad offensive team when really they're pretty average. What they lack is power as they ranked dead last in baseball in home runs with just 103 and 20th in total extra base hits. They benefit from a bunch of triples and a fair amount of doubles. The two parks in this series, Comerica and AT&T actually both play to the Giants' collective offensive strength. A big chunk of the Giants strong offensive showing throughout the season came from Melky Cabrera, who is obviously not returning at any time during this World Series. The way Marco Scutaro has been hitting recently has helped offset a lot of that loss and Gregor Blanco has shown his usual propensity to draw a walk here and there. Other than Buster Posey, who has struggled a bit in the playoffs, the Giants lack star power, but do have a fairly deep lineup in terms of slightly below average to slightly above average hitters. Plus they have potential if Sandoval or Belt get hot to give Posey a running mate in the lineup.
The Tigers are built a little differently than the Giants. We've seen a lot of them in Kansas City, so I don't have to remind you that it's Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder and then a half step down is Austin Jackson. The rest of the lineup has the potential to step up and make for a pretty deep lineup, but in times of famine for them, Detroit's lineup isn't one that is too tough to navigate after the top four hitters. Andy Dirks helped to deepen the lineup at times, but it's hard to count on him considering his track record isn't exactly flawless. I really thought Brennan Boesch was going to take a step forward and that Alex Avila was going to build on his strong 2011, but they haven't, so the Tigers lineup has holes.
Advantage: Tigers but only because Delmon Young and Jhonny Peralta are hot right now and they don't have to face Verlander/Scherzer/Fister/Sanchez
Starting Pitching
When the Giants went to the World Series in 2010, people gave them a legitimate shot because of their rotation featuring Tim Lincecum on the verge of his second Cy Young Award, Matt Cain, a not terrible Jonathan Sanchez and an emerging Madison Bumgarner. Well Matt Cain is still one of the better pitchers in baseball and Madison Bumgarner had a nice season, but looks to be about out of gas this year. Luckily for the Giants, Ryan Vogelsong has emerged in the past two seasons because Tim Lincecum hit a wall that many predicted for him years ago. He's been pretty good out of the bullpen, but in his one postseason start, it wasn't exactly smooth sailing. Amazingly the Giants got a fantastic start from Barry Zito in game five of the NLCS to help start their comeback, but can you really count on that again?
The Tigers starting pitching is the talk of the postseason. They have benefited from getting to play the Yankees (a statement I never expected to make), but that's a legitimately great playoff rotation with Verlander, Scherzer, Fister and Sanchez. Verlander is the clear number one, maybe in all of baseball, and the rest follow in no particular order. Scherzer is coming off an injury at the end of the year, but all four pitchers are coming off a great end to the regular season and have looked great in their postseason starts. That's a tough rotation.
The Giants bullpen, even without closer Brian Wilson, was very good in 2012 relying on four relievers with excellent results. The closer now is Sergio Romo, though Santiago Casilla held the job for much of the regular season. Both are excellent relievers. From the left side, former Royals lefty Jeremy Affeldt had another solid season and has been absolutely outstanding in the playoffs. Add in freshly acquired Jose Mijares and George Kontos who hasn't been great in the playoffs, but had a nice regular season and the Giants bullpen is tough. They come at you with arms from both sides that can get strikeouts with relatively few walks. Add in the previously mentioned Tim Lincecum as a weapon and that bullpen is very tough.
The Tigers bullpen has been the subject of much criticism in the postseason, and that's not entirely fair. Only two relievers have even given up runs for the Tigers in the playoffs. The issue is that the two relievers are their eighth inning guy in Joaquin Benoit and their closer, Jose Valverde. And Jose Valverde hasn't just been bad, he's been brutally terrible. The Tigers have been using their time off to try to get him right, but it'd be awfully hard for Jim Leyland to trust him in the World Series. Phil Coke was used to close out games during the ALCS, but I'm not sure how much I'd trust him either in spite of his postseason success. Of course, for all relievers the postseason is littered with tiny sample sizes. The Tigers bullpen was solid, but not great in the regular season. Jim Leyland is hoping his starters just throw complete games to avoid having to worry about it.
Advantage: Giants
This is where the Tigers really struggle. Around the diamond, they're just not very good defensively outside of center field and maybe second base. That sentiment gets magnified in National League parks where Leyland said Delmon Young would play left field during the World Series. The Giants, on the other hand, play very solid defense at most positions. They lack a little at third, but up the middle is great and their whole outfield can really go get it. I'm not sure that the defense is going to make or break the series, but it's the one area where the Giants have a decided advantage. In a close game, this could be a difference maker.
Advantage: Giants
This is a pretty quick and dirty way of analyzing these teams. My gut reaction going in was that the Tigers have the better chance and I'll stick with that. I think they win the series in six games. It's hard to count the Giants out after what they've shown us so far in the postseason, but I really think the Tigers starters are going to shut down the Giants offense. There's always the chance that the Tigers don't show up like what happened in 2006, but I still think the Tigers are the champions in 2012.
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Attention pulp fans. Do you like Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, John D. MacDonald? Perhaps Ross Macdonald? Maybe Jim Thompson and John Fante? Even dug up Charles Willeford and David Goodis? (If you haven't read all of these guys, go on ahead and do it.) If you're like me, maybe you've struggled to find your next favorite purveyor of pulp. Let me throw one you might not know into the mix: Fredric Brown.
Brown was a master of science fiction and detective pulps in the 40s and 50s. Many of his stories and novels became the inspiration for later writers like Philip K. Dick and basis of TV programs like The Outer Limits and Star Trek. (Wikipedia will tell you about that in further detail if you're interested.) If you're into science fiction, try his classic short story, "Arena," for free here. (I remember reading that one in middle school.)
We're thrilled to offer fans of pulp three of Fredric Brown's early detective novels through Sunflower eLibrary, a new consortium of Kansas public libraries we've joined. I considered writing brief synopses, but you either like pulp or you don't. I've found that I rarely care about plot when it comes to my consumption of pulp. So, give old Fredric Brown a try. And if there are other authors of detective pulp and noir not mentioned here, please include them in the comments for us all to discover!


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The Cochrane Collaboration; Stroke Association UKCognitive Rehabilitation for Memory Deficits Following StrokeNair, R. D., & Lincoln, N. B.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (3).
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Description: This is a review of randomized controlled trials and crossover trials which compare memory treatment to no treatment or alternative treatment for patients with memory impairment following stroke.
Question(s) Addressed:
Do patients who have received cognitive rehabilitation for memory problems following a stroke show better functional outcomes than those given no treatment or a placebo control?
Do patients who have received cognitive rehabilitation have better outcomes in their memory functions, on objective, subjective, or observer-rated memory measures, than no treatment or a placebo control?
What are the immediate and long-term outcomes of memory rehabilitation?
Population: Patients who had memory deficits following stroke, as confirmed by neurological examination or CT scan.
Intervention/Assessment: Memory treatment strategies
Number of Studies Included: 2
Years Included: Through 2006
General Findings - "There was no evidence to support or refute the effectiveness of memory rehabilitation on functional outcomes, and objective, subjective, and observer-rated memory measures" (p. 1). Further research is warranted.
Keywords: Stroke, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Memory
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- Houston-area residents without a car can go to church in style with Carol and Bob Luthe of Lakewood Church. As part of their newly formed "Luthe Limousine Ministries," each Sunday the couple rents five limousines that circulate through the Houston metroplex, bringing people to and from church. Stops on the Luthe Limousine route include drug treatment centers, women's shelters, and children's homes.
- A pro-football player turned pastor, 39-year-old Rickey Bolten has converted a Washington, D.C., crack house into a Christian center for youth. Dubbed "The House" by local patrons, the center has a weight room, computer lab, and recording studio. Attracting roughly 60 kids a day since its opening last February, The House provides children with Christian mentors and evening dinners preceded by prayer. The only fee is a promise to attend a "spiritual growth" class and register for a House I.D. tag.


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text: So, my report will pale in comparison to Bill's, but I will make an attempt to be somewhat entertaining. Early in the summer, Bill in I had gone up to ride the course, one look at Killer Miller and I had decided to "downgrade" to the international distance. I am very glad that I did for several reasons. The first being the International distance was absolutely beautiful. Secondly, it was really fun watching everyone come up the Westernport Wall and finally I really don't think I could have done the half this season (maybe sometime in the future).Swim 34:32I loved the later race start and the way the fog lifted off the water right before we were supposed to swim. It was quite beautiful. The air temperature had warmed up quite nicely by the race start. I was in the 3rd wave, but it didn't take too long to get to us. The water was really quite nice. I started out toward the back hoping to limit my chances of panicking. I felt good a few strokes in, had a brief moment of panic which didn't keep me from moving forward, I just started singing James Taylor's song "You got a Friend". I know, I know, it's not Pink Floydl but exactly what I needed to keep me calm in the water. Before long, I was rounding the turtle and heading back toward the swan. I didn't encounter hardly any kicking or hitting except when the next swim wave came up around me on the back half. I remained calm as they all passed and I keep swimming my slow, steady pace and soon was rounding the swan. I intended on swimming all the way up until I couldn't anymore when I saw this woman. I thought she was saying to stand – but she was really telling us to swim past her. It is a shame that I didn't hear her because as soon as I stepped down I felt pain to my foot. T1 4:39My fears were justified when I got up to transition, my foot had been cut on something. It was bleeding a fair amount, but I just decided to keep moving forward and changed into my cycling shoes, helmet and gloves on, ate a Gu and off I went.Bike 1:26:19Oh, how I loved this ride. I had done it earlier this summer and couldn't believe how absolutely beautiful it was. I have begun getting in the habit of watching people in front of me go up hills- it totally takes my mind off what I am doing. I guess if I were trying to PR that isn't the best technique, but the hills seemed fairly painless to me. Even on Bumble bee and Foy where the majority of folks were walking, I just got out of the saddle and went up! I yelped at the top of Foy knowing that we were done with the hills. T2 2:49Bloody sock, but the pain had subsided during the ride. I quickly switched to my running shoes, ate another GU grabbed my race number and ran off -straight to the port-a-potty. Sucks getting old!Run 1:05:55After my brief stint in the potty, I headed out on the course. I knew what was up ahead because we camped in the campground over the summer. I had planned to run until the steep hills in the campground and then run again until the fire road. The first 2 miles are always excruciatingly painful- this race was no exception. I kept telling myself, you can walk soon- keep going and I did. I would call it more of a SLOG then a run or even a jog, but I stuck to my plan and didn't walk until I was heading up the steep hill in the campground. Walked up most of it, but then started to run out of the park and finally my legs started to loosen up. I was a little surprised about the hill when you turned onto State Park Road, but managed to maintain a decent pace and even passed some folks that passed me earlier. As I continued down the road, I felt better and better. I chatted with a guy who had done this a few times before. He said that walking up the fire road is not a bad idea. So, I again stuck with my plan and walked up the fire road. I loved going down- what fun and I used the momentum to carry me all the way to the finish line. To date, this was the best race I have done, from the volunteers to the location- it is definitely going on my list of races I will do again.


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Torrisi, Waverly Open to More of the Public
Scoring tables at these hot spots just got a little easier.
Scoring tables at Torrisi Italian Specialites and the Waverly Inn just became slightly less of a hassle: Feast reports that Torrisi will now be open on Mondays (with a four-seat bar!) starting September 20, and Zagat has it that the Waverly is now accepting public dinner reservations at 917-828-1154. [Zagat Buzz, Feast]


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Foreign ministry officials warn deputy PM he may be detained because UK yet to pass legislation preventing arrest of senior Israeli officials
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Deputy Prime Minister Dan Meridor has canceled a scheduled trip to the UK for fear he would be arrested upon his arrival, Ynet reported Monday evening.
BICOM is an independent British organisation dedicated to "creating a more supportive environment for Israel in Britain."
Last January Israel canceled the departure of a military delegation to the UK after British authorities could not guarantee that IDF officers would not be arrested.


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Google is quoting a lead time of less than one week for shipment, though international availability remains unknown. Either through good fortune or a good plan, the charging orb has been made available shortly after the Nexus 4's stock was replenished. You can buy the charging orb from the Google Play Store.


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Posted By Jim On 12/11/2008 @ 7:17 am In Investing | 9 Comments
Every month I receive "In The Vanguard," Vanguard's [3] monthly newletter, and scan it cover to cover. It's a document you can find online (speaking of which, I should change to electronic delivery or cancel the mailings) This month, I was introduced to an idea by Dr. Burton G. Malkiel [4], author of the famous investing text, A Random Walk Down Wall Street [5]. Malkiel, who also lists Princeton University economist as an accolade, recommends that you follow the 50-50 rule when selecting mutual funds. The 50-50 rule states that:
When choosing a mutual fund or exchange-traded fund, choose one that has an expense ratio under 0.50% and a turnover rate below 50%.
Malkiel warns against the most frequently used alternative, historic returns, because it's not a reliable predictor (though it has value in terms of discerning volatility).
Expense ratios are an often discussed, pretty well known, characteristic about mutual funds. The expense ratio is how much the fund charges you each year to keep your money there. Mathematically, it's the fund's operating costs divided by its average net assets; which translate to a deduction from your account. An expense ratio of 1% means that every year a dollar will be taken out for each $100 invested. You can see how that can have a significant impact!
Open the fund's prospectus, you'll see expense ratios most often listed under fees. The value can be broken up into administrative and other fees but the end result is the same, the expense ratio is how much the fund costs you each year. While you're there, check the load, that's the sales charge when you buy or sell the fund. I always go with a no-load (no sales commission) fund.
Turnover rate is a less often discussed characteristic about mutual funds but it refers to the turnover in holdings within the fund. Much like how you may trade stocks, bonds, etc. within your other brokerage accounts, mutual funds are companies are do the exact same thing. The higher the turnover, the greater the number of transactions, and the greater the cost to the fund. Costs associated with turnover are usually not itemized out and not integrated with the expense ratio, they are usually not detailed out at all and only reflected in the fund's value.
Why a lower turnover rate? All things being equal, the more activity a fund has, the more you will lose to transaction fees (like broker commissions) and taxes (more short term, vs. long term capital gains). In the fund's prospectus, you will usually find discussion about turnover rates under portfolio management, or wherever they discuss holdings, P/E ratios, and other similar metrics.
The 50-50 rule is just a guideline, there are always exceptions, but I think that it's a good starting point if you aren't sure how to go about picking a fund. You can't control returns, but you can certain minimize costs.
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I had a new compressor two years ago, 102,000 miles then. I have 133,000 miles now. I can't see any leak under the hood but it smells thru the inside vents bad. Is there a common place for these cars to leak from? Odor goes away when ac off and vent off
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For nearly three years, Stan Bingham has been driving around in a Volkswagen he modified to run on used vegetable oil, which the Republican state senator from Denton gets free from the General Assembly cafeteria. His bug gets more than 40 miles a gallon on it, but he has to filter the oil and start trips on diesel until the engine heats it up enough to use as fuel. A few miles before stopping, he has to remember to switch back to diesel to flush the fuel lines. Otherwise, the oil cools, gels and clogs them. Its really quite a chore to do this, the lawmaker admits.
But weaning folks from fossil fuels onto biofuels those made from renewable biological sources could make North Carolina more self-sufficient and create jobs. So lawmakers pushed through the Strategic Plan for Biofuels Leadership in 2006. It mandates that, by 2017, 10% of liquid fuels sold in the state about 560 million gallons, using current consumption levels come from biofuels grown or produced here. Even Bingham is skeptical. I dont know that well ever meet those goals well just have to change them.
The legislature appropriated $5 million to start the nonprofit Biofuels Center of North Carolina, which opened earlier this year in Oxford. Its supposed to support research, improve production, train workers and shape public policy and perception. It has a long row to hoe. Automakers dont build vehicles that run on pure vegetable oil, though diesel vehicles will run on biodiesel blends. Biofuels often cost more than gasoline, and theyre not widely available.
As if that werent enough, the state taxes them the same as gasoline, unless users recycle or make their own. If they, say, buy a jug of vegetable oil at the grocery store, theyre supposed to pay 30.15 cents a gallon, one of the highest rates in the nation. After all, those taxes pay for the roads used by all drivers, so why shouldnt biofuels users pay their fair share?
Calculating and enforcing such a tax is difficult, and state revenue officials, used to an orderly system where fuel is measured and taxed before it hits the pumps, arent apt to expend a lot of energy tracking down the small number of scofflaws buying and using pure biofuels in their vehicles. But those caught face a $1,000 fine and a bill for back taxes.
The center wants the state to eliminate or reduce the tax on biofuels, but thats not likely to happen in the upcoming legislative session, Bingham says, because the highway budget is too tight. Its going to be a hard sell to take away from the motor-fuels tax.
Raleigh-based Red Hat, which sells and services the Linux computer-operating system, hired James Whitehurst, 40, as CEO. The former chief operating officer at Atlant-based Delta Air Lines took over for Matthew Szulik, 51, who will remain as chairman...Cary-based Bandwidth.com, which sells phone and data services, hhired Matthew Petzold, 42 as chief financial officer...Chris Viehbacher, 57, was hired as chief executive of the North Carolina Technology Association. he had been presidnt of Hermann Associates, a Kansas City consulting company. He replaces Joan Myers, who left in AUugst for a job at Cary-based software maker SAS Institute...Guy Campbell, 61, will retire in June as CEO of Morrisville-based Harris Stratex, which sells wireless-network equipment. No successor has been named.
RALEIGH - The State Bureau of Investigation and the state Department of Insurance are investigating the finances of The Castleton Group, which provided payroll, health-insurance and other human-resources services for more than 100 small and mid-size businesses. Castleton closed and filed for bankruptcy in late December. The company, which had about 30 employees, says its liabilities exceed its assets by $6.1 million.
RALEIGH - Optimal Technologies, which makes software that it says can prevent blackouts and lower utility costs, moved its headquarters and 20 employees here from Calgary, Alberta. The company plans to create 125 jobs within a year and add 200 more by the end of 2010. If it does, it will receive $650,000 in state and local incentives. The average salary for the new jobs is more than $71,000 a year.
RALEIGH - Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Insurance plans to close a call center here by the end of the year, laying off about 60. It will cut about 40 other local jobs as well, part of about 1,000 it is shedding nationally. It will still have about 700 employees here.
RALEIGH - RBC Centura Banks, based here, will change its name in April, dropping Centura. The trade name will become RBC Bank. Toronto-based Royal Bank of Canada kept the Centura name when it acquired Rocky Mount-based Centura Banks in 2001 and made RBC Centura its U.S. banking subsidiary. The holding company for the bank will be RBC Bancorporation (USA). The new name will identify it more closely with its parent.
OXFORD - Granville County commissioners have withdrawn support for a $450 million animal-disease research center that the federal Department of Homeland Security is considering building in Butner. Commissioners say they are frustrated because Homeland Security will not answer questions about the center. The department, which is considering four other locations, is scheduled to pick a site this fall.
DURHAM - Motricity, which makes software for downloading games, ring tones and other content to mobile phones, sold its electronic-books division and eReader.com Web site to Chatham, N.J.-based online book retailer Fictionwise. Terms were not disclosed.
CARY - Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM plans to buy Arsenal Digital Solutions, which stores, manages and protects data for other companies. The purchase price was not disclosed. IBM says it plans to add to the 100 employees at Arsenal, which will become part of its Global Technologies Services division. The sale was scheduled to close in the first quarter.
CARY - Qimonda plans to close its design center in Burlington, Vt., and consolidate operations at its North American headquarters here. The German company makes microchips for cell phones and other electronics. The shift will result in a net increase of about 40 jobs here, bringing employment to about 340.
CHAPEL HILL - Pozen expects to hear by mid-April whether its migraine treatment will be approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration. In August, the agency requested further study of whether Treximet, formerly known as Trexima, could cause genetic damage. Pozen submitted the latest study to the FDA in March. Treximet would be its first product.
DURHAM - Carlsbad, Calif.-based Invitrogen plans to buy CellzDirect, which supplies liver cells and other cell-based products for drug research, for $57 million. Invitrogen sells more than 25,000 products used to research diseases and drugs. About half its 90 employees work here, with the rest in Austin, Texas. CellzDirect does not expect any layoffs.
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK - Clinipace, which makes software used by drug companies to collect and manage data generated by clinical trials, raised $2.6 million in a funding round led by Durham-based Hatteras Venture Partners. It plans to use the money to add 10 to 15 employees this year to the dozen it already has.
CHAPEL HILL - London-based WPP Group, a global public-relations and marketing company, purchased Yankelovich Holdings, which conducts market research. Terms were not disclosed. Yankelovich employs about 45 at its headquarters here and nearly 25 others in offices in New York, Atlanta and Dallas. No layoffs are expected.


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Twenty-two years ago, my military-wife friends and I used to spend our Friday evenings at Victoria's Secret looking for something special to wear when our Marine husbands returned home from the Gulf War.
We each had different tastes, but most of us drooled over the classy underpieces, like cream-colored satin garters or shimmery pale pink robes. The store was filled with high-quality, beautiful underwear that any mature woman would enjoy wearing.
After a recent trip to the mall with my married daughter, I can tell you, Victoria's Secret has come a long way, baby, but in the wrong direction. I was hard-pressed to find anything that wasn't chartreuse, hot pink, or leopard-printed. In place of pretty, classy pieces were gaudy-colored bras and boy shorts. Worse, many items were splashed with words no married woman I know would want pasted across her privates.
A group called The Mommy Lobby is calling for a peaceful protest of Victoria's Secret stores tomorrow over just such words after the company posted a commercial The Mommy Lobby says promotes the sexualization of young girls.
The commercial, meant to promote a new line of lingerie called "Bright Young Things," under the larger label PINK, supposedly targets college-aged women aged 18 to 22. In reality, much younger girls, wanting to dress and look like older ones, are purchasing such items as panties that say, "Now or Never," "Dare Me," and "Feeling Lucky?"
Isn't that just what you want your 13-year-old wearing?
I appreciate Mommy Lobby's efforts to protect the innocence and purity of their daughters, but pressuring the company to change its policy doesn't address the real issue, which is, why are young girls buying sexy underwear in the first place?
It reminds me of a family I know who had the strictest of standards for their daughter's dress. Jeans with holes, back pockets that rode just the wrong way, or anything approaching a low-rider were verboten. But, as a nod to the girl's desire to feel pretty, there were no rules whatsoever for the kinds of underwear she was allowed to wear, which, as I discovered on a clothes hunting trip, were most mature in nature. In other words, it's OK (and parent approved!) to wear the skimpiest of undies, just as long as your jeans aren't ratty. In the parent's minds, there didn't seem to be any connection between that sort of underwear and sexuality, apparently a parenting phenomenon Victoria's Secret seems bent on exploiting to the fullest.
The unfortunate fact is, raunchy underwear is available to any girl with an Amazon.com account and a debit card. Basic laws of supply and demand are at work, even in the lingerie industry. Although I'm not crazy about anything that goes on at Victoria's Secret, the fact is, they wouldn't be selling underwear to young girls if young girls weren't buying it.
Rather than running to put out the fires at Victoria Secret, or perhaps in addition to doing that, we need to educate our daughters about what gives them value, who defines their beauty, and when and where lace and satin are best incorporated.
For there is a place, but it isn't with our prepubescent 12-year olds.