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Two of the co-founders of the online shopping site Gilt.com will present this year's Ellsworth Lecture with a talk titled "The Future of Shopping Is Now," on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 6 p.m. in Wilde Auditorium. Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, founder and head of Strategic Alliances for Gilt Groupe, Inc., and Alexis Maybank, founder and chief business development and strategy officer for Gilt Groupe, Inc., will speak about the future of e-commerce.
The event, sponsored by the University of Hartford and its Barney School of Business, is free and open to the public. If you would like to attend, please register at www.anchoronline.org/Ellsworth.
Just in time for the spring 2007 season, Alexis Maybank and Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, longtime friends and devoted New York City designer-sample sale shoppers, joined Kevin Ryan, Mike Bryzek, and Phong Nguyen to create the fastest, most exciting online shopping experience—Gilt.com.
With BS and MBA degrees from Harvard University, Maybank has dedicated her career to building innovative and compelling online e-commerce experiences for consumers. A member of the Council on Foreign Relations and Springboard Enterprises' Media/Tech Council, she was named to Crain's "40 under 40" list in 2009 and awarded Ernst and Young's New York Entrepreneur of the Year Award in2010. Prior to founding Gilt, Maybank was general manager of AOL's e-commerce businesses. In 1998 she became an early member of the eBay team, joining the company's first strategic planning group, led by cofounder Jeff Skoll. Maybank launched and ran eBay Canada and helped found eBay Motors, which grew to more than $2.5 billion in sales.
Wilson, a cofounder of Gilt, holds a BA from Harvard and an MBA from Harvard Business School. In her more than 14 years' international experience in luxury goods, retail, and finance, she has managed both retail operations at Bulgari, overseeing 15 North American stores, and leather goods sales planning for Louis Vuitton North America. Following her early career in investment banking at Merrill Lynch, she worked for retail guru Marvin Traub at Financo, Inc. Wilson speaks five languages and is a member of the Young Presidents' Organization.
The Ellsworth Lecture program promotes an awareness of, and appreciation for, the American business system. It was created in 1979 by Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc., to honor its former chairman, the late John E. Ellsworth.


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rs, how much of the hook threads stick out when the nut is down tight ? now im wondering if mine is right or not. oh well, i will find out when i bolt a spare down.

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Cohen not banned from Oscars
A representative for the Academy Awards has denied SACHA BARON COHEN has been banned from Sunday night's (26Feb12) ceremony over his plans to show up dressed as THE DICTATOR.
The comic reportedly made it clear to Oscar bosses that he wanted to walk the red carpet in the guise of the wacky alter-ego from his latest film, which is loosely based on late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
The star is due to appear at the prizegiving to support Martin Scorsese's Hugo, in which he co-starred, as the film competes for the coveted Best Picture trophy, and rumours suggested Academy chiefs didn't want his antics to overshadow the glitzy night.
However, a spokesperson for the organisation insists Cohen has not been told to stay away from the ceremony, but admits they are still waiting to find out what he has planned.
The rep says, "We have not banned him. We're just waiting to hear what he's going to do."
Cohen has courted controversy at previous industry events by turning up in character.
He caused a stir in 2006 by arriving at the Toronto Film Festival in Canada as Borat on a cart pulled by peasant women, and at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, he dropped from the ceiling as flamboyant fashion reporter Bruno, with his bare behind landing inches from rapper Eminem's face.


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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Pudge given reprieve; Blum gets first Goat
The Goat Stops Here.
8 comments:
- jphelps said...
Blum had a big Sac Fly, are u sure about this ruling?
- April 28, 2009 at 11:05 AM
- The Constable. said...
That's what I was going for - the Sac Fly in the 9th to give the Astros a 3-run breather. I'm going to let it stand, but this will NOT be a regular occurrence.
- April 28, 2009 at 11:15 AM
- Spruce said...
I move that on nights when it is hard to identify a goat, that the title be given to a member of the press. JJO, for instance for poor coverage as of late.
- April 28, 2009 at 12:31 PM
- Seth said...
I agree. I'm just happy that we have a game where we can argue over who's the goat. Hopefully there's many more of these to come.
- April 28, 2009 at 12:41 PM
- The Constable. said...
+1 all around. It sucks when you could have a gaggle of goats and have a hard time identifying a hero other than Milo Hamilton.
- April 28, 2009 at 1:12 PM
- CM said...
Ok, how about this......did anybody watch the game on FSReds instead of FSAstros? The Reds announcers are DUUUUUMB!
After the Astros went ahead in the top of the 9th, they kept talking about how Valverde would have prior failures to the Reds on his mind when he came in to close the game. Anyone with internet access should have known Valverde was unavailable for last nights game.
So anyway, then Chris Sampson comes up to bat (which would lead anyone with a brain cell to conclude that he would be staying in the game to close out the bottom of the 9th).
What do the dummy Reds announcers say? Great decision by Coop to let Sampson bat, keeping his pinch hitters available in case the Reds tie it up - but yet Valverde would still be pitching the bottom of the 9th.
Idiots. Certainly the goats of the game. I can't stand when the Astros play on the road because I have to watch these lame broadcasters instead of our good ol' FSAstros boys.
- April 28, 2009 at 1:42 PM
- Jason Cardwell said...
Justly ruled Constable.
Not saying Geoff deserves it but Pudge did not.
Carlos did have a rough game. GIDP and misplayed a ball in the outfield.
- April 28, 2009 at 2:10 PM
- RoundRock15 said...
I will go on record standing up for Marty Brennaman, who I grew up watching. He's not the same since Joe Nuxhall died, but he gets credit for this if nothing else: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky9Kso9q_Ws
As for Blum, yes he was 0-for-3, but he had a SF in the 9th. Why can't we just give it to Jason Smith on games when there's any question
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What's your favorite 'atheist' song? (Mine is John Mayer's 'Belief'.)
...Or at least one you interpret as atheist in nature...
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I can't help but notice all the nominees here, worthy tho they be, are original contemporary songs rather than anthems as such. For those, you have to go back to the old-time hymns and tweak 'em a bit. Here's one of the best loved. You know how it goes.
Come offend the slaves of Jesus
Lies and myths I cannot bear
What an imbecile to carry
Everything to god in prayer
Oh what lives we often forfeit
In the land and sea and air
Tsunami, earthquake, flood endorse it
Fire and drought but god's not there
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
International relations
Augur nothing but despair
Oh what peace we often forfeit
Simply coz we don't prepare
War and famine underscore it
Here and there and everywhere
Are we weak and heavy-laden
Cumbered with a load of care?
Bet your ass, mother and maiden
Don't be taken unaware
Does your god despise, forsake thee
When children are no longer there?
Nature's power will overtake thee
Run like hell, don't kneel in prayer
Did you write this "tweak on an old hymn" (I prefer "Him")? Love it! The last line gave me a chuckle, and that's hard to do, since my only adult child is no longer here and I'm on my way out. Can you record it in mp3? Put it out for sale on Amazon? I wonder how many besides me would pay a dollar to listen to this. I called it "Atheists Love the Little Children" on my list of atheist songs.
I am not certain the song is an atheist anthem, but it sounds like it. try out the new Slash song "You're A Lie".
Thanks for the songs. I downloaded a lot of these and made up an atheist song list. Here are a few more:
Stanley Huang's "Atheist Like Me" has a nice melody.
For many years I've never liked rap until I listened to Baba Brinkmans Rap Guide to Evolution and great songs like "Natural Selection". With those lyrics the attraction of Rap finally made sense to me.
I also like Shelly Segal's "Saved" also.
XTC's DEAR GOD has got to be number 1. That is an anthem! Catchy and angry and kicks god's ass twenty ways this side of Sunday. It should be covered 100 times. Atheist musicians, get cracking!
Close second is Imagine but done by A Perfect Circle. http://youtu.be/Ktv2C9vnRKU
Lennon's Imagine is hopeful and optimistic. Twenty years later, APC shows he had nothing to be all that hopeful about.
The human race has become more fanatically religious while simultaneously becoming ever more efficient at killing. Thank you neo-cons and jihadists. Holy cow you two crazy kids have more in common than you know. When al this is over you two should get an apartment together, share a few fribbles and bang out a few kids. We'll all be dead, but what the hell… you had fun while it lasted.
Hate to leave Slayer out of this so here goes .... Reign In Bloooooooooddddddd!!!!!!
After downloading most of the atheist anthems suggested here, I had an evil thought - why not make up one of my own. I have a keyboard that allows me to sequence all the parts and even put the vocals through it. So that is what I did today.
It is called "Am I a Believer" and it starts out slow and picks up a bit. It may sound a bit rough, I'm not a vocalist and it is a first version - but what the hell!
The song is on my playlist - so if you click on my page it should show and be available.
A while ago I had already uploaded another song of mine with more work - a real singer and more instruments. So now I've added an atheist song.
Am I a Believer
cause and effect, effect and cause
haven't got the answers don't even pause
make a connection, make a link
work it all out faster than a blink
The older the idea, the less it can be tested
if it came from a cave man, it can't be bested
But Wait
Am I a believer or a self-deceiver
Knowledge is tough, but there's a way
The scientific method has no feet of clay
Just Look around
We all have morality but the bible didn't set it
Evolution has spoken but some of us don't get it
Your religion is fine as long as it can live
With those that reject the conclusions you give
Don't try to tell me that
I'm a believer or a self deceiver.
No response to the attempt of one group discussion member trying to pen an atheist song - I changed a couple of words and added more instruments - maybe its still junk - but I can't ask most people in my neighborhood their opinion if it got any better. You are the only group of people that won't recoil from the idea of an atheist song.
It is at the link below and this is my last try:
Thanks to anyone who listens - and don't worry I'm not going to quit my day job.
Not an atheist anthem, but a song about the late Madalyn Murray O'Hair ...
One of my favorite bands, Firewater, has a few good atheist songs. Most are a bit too subtle to be anthems, but songs like "Knock 'em Down" are pretty clear. That one's probably more anti-theist than just atheist.
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An Introductory Mac OS X Leopard Review: Mail and iCalMac OS X 10.5 Leopard comes with a selection of entirely new or greatly improved applications. The new system is designed to be flexible to fit your needs, so you can import the data from existing apps you currently use into Leopard's, or alternatively continue to use your own preferred alternative apps on the new OS. It also exposes new functionality for developers to allow them to extend upon, replace, or collaborate with Apple's supplied applications. Here's a look at how the new versions of Mail and iCal work.
Installation Types
As noted in the previous segment, An Introductory Mac OS X Leopard Review: Meet Your New Desktop, if you already have Mac OS X 10.3 Panther or 10.4 Tiger installed, you can install 10.4 Leopard as an upgrade. This simply replaces the old parts of the OS with the new components from Leopard, and preserves all of your application settings and configurations. It's also slightly faster to perform.
A number of alarmist websites have been warning users about doing an upgrade install as if it were an inherently dangerous undertaking. This is not really true; upgrade installs rarely present real problems unless you've hacked away at your system or have corrupt files on your disk. MacJournals recently castigated Cnet's MacFixIt site for fear mongering related to performing a Leopard upgrade install--as well as using DiskWarrior--in the article MacJournals News : The despicable MacFixIt.
The article noted that unless you've already followed MacFixIt's advice to "drop older system extensions and drivers into newer versions as a hackneyed attempt to fix problems," the best option is usually to perform an upgrade install, explaining, "the normal 'Upgrade Mac OS X' installation choice is the default for a reason: it works."
If however, you're experiencing problems with your current system, have hacked away at your system, have installed quirky software (including specialized hardware with drivers that patch the system with Kernel Extensions), or are still running a system prior to Mac OS X 10.3 Panther (believe it or not, Leopard actually supports some Macs models that originally shipped with Mac OS 9.2 and Mac OS 10.0), then you need to choose a different install option.
First, perform a backup of your drive to a secondary hard drive using a free disk duplication utility such as SuperDuper or CarbonCopyCloner. Next, verify your hard drive. You can do this using the Leopard DVD; simply boot from it, and then from the installer page, pull down the Utilities menu and start Disk Utility. If your drive checks out fine, you can do an "Archive and Install." If you get disk errors, or if you simply suspect that your drive may be problematic, you can have the installer perform a full "Erase and Install," after, of course, backing up your data.
Apple outlines the steps in an easy to follow PDF document named "Install and Setup Guide" on the Leopard DVD. If you do a simple upgrade, Leopard will leave certain settings as you had them. This includes the downloads directory used by applications such as Safari; by default, they typically dump their files on the desktop. This can be changed in the applications' Edit/Preferences, if you'd rather use the new centralized Downloads directory. Drag this to the Dock if you'd like the Downloads Stack described in Road to Mac OS X Leopard: Dock 1.6. There are a few other slight differences that are inherited from your old system when you upgrade rather than install fresh, but none are really problems.
Beyond the Desktop: Leopard Mail
If you're already using Mail, the new version in Leopard offers to upgrade your existing messages in a process on first launch. Once completed, you'll notice the new Smart Mailboxes, Reminders, and RSS items in the sidebar.
Smart Mailboxes were in Tiger, but are now broken out into their own main category, which can be sorted around as a single block, rather than as individual folders. A new preference in Mail also allows you to either only count new mails in the Inbox on Mail's Dock icon notification badge (below), or to also include all folders, or to use a specific Smart Mailbox for the unread count. This is handy if you sort your incoming mail and only want to see notification for emails matching specific rules you define.
RSS lets you use Really Simple Syndication URLs to track new content on websites. Safari added RSS features in Tiger, allowing you to click the RSS button on websites to jump to a feed view of the page. Using a standalone RSS feed reader such as NetNewsWire, you can manage incoming feeds with greater control. Mail provides a lean version of this by allowing you to set it as the default feed reader; it will then list the feeds you select to display them either in their own listing only under the RSS section (below top), or mixed right into your Inbox items as new incoming messages (below bottom), depending on which style you prefer. You can move individual RSS feeds between your Inbox and the RSS section by clicking the arrow icon next to the name of each feed.
If you like the idea of browsing various sites via RSS, you may want to upgrade from Mail to a full feed reader that supports other features the new Mail does not; however, Leopard's Mail offers a simple, easy to use introduction to the world of skimming news, right from your Inbox. Click on an RSS feed in your list, and a list of recent items are presented just like incoming mails, with a preview of the content below. Depending on how the RSS feed is set up, it may show either an opening paragraph or the entire article from the website, along with the publication time and date and a link to the original page.
RSS browsing is fast and convenient in Mail, but if you don't like the feature, you can simply hide it by dragging the RSS section out of view and selecting an alternative feed reader or your web browser to handle RSS feeds.
Reminders introduces Notes and To Do events. Both items appear in a hierarchy under Reminders, separated into multiple folders per mailbox, if you configure Mail to use multiple mail accounts. This presentation logically groups mailbox items by function, rather than just presenting all of the folders of an entire mailbox together as a set, as is common among other email programs. Mail keeps one set of "On My Mac" folders, and an independent set for each IMAP-style email account you configure, as does any other email system; it simply presents those folders differently, oriented to the user rather than to the conventions of the mail server.
Notes are specially formatted emails, but they stand out using the unique yellow scratchpad paper and the scribbled Marker Felt font used in the iPhone's Notes. In Mail, you can add the same rich text formatting and file attachments of regular email messages, but Notes act as specially categorized memos in your inbox that can be sorted apart from your normal messages, and are also singled out in their own folder under Reminders.
You can also bring up a Note and click Send to mail it out; this rips off a copy of the note and inserts it into a regular email with styles and attachments intact, on a notepad paper with a nice drop shadow. Unlike an email draft, the original Note doesn't disappear after you send it, so Notes are a handy way to manage memos you might want to send out to multiple recipients, like a form letter. Notes also replace Stickies, which used a non-standard system of their own to capture notes, and couldn't support file attachments or being sent as emails. Click the "simplify" pill button on the Note window title bar, and the toolbar disappears, leaving a compact, Stickies-like Note (with unique rounded window corners on the bottom). If you don't like the Marker Felt font, change it in preferences.
Notes in your IMAP email Inbox show up as regular emails on other systems, such as the iPhone; the notepad-style formatting is only displayed within Leopard Mail (below). However, once you send a Note, the ripped notebook look is created as an HTML email, and so it appears as a Note-attached email to all recipients as well as when you check your email on another client, including the iPhone. Notes don't yet sync to the iPhone's Notes app, but that is obviously only a matter of time, as presented in Using iPhone: Notes, ToDos, Attached Files, and Mac OS X Leopard.
To Do events also appear under the Reminders section, although unlike a Note, they don't display in the Inbox as well. While Notes are like email assistants in Mail, To Do events are like calendar event partners in iCal. To Do events have always appeared in iCal, so why are they now in Mail? The answer lies in the clever linking of email messages to calendar events.
In addition to simply creating a new To Do reminder in iCal or Mail and adding it to your list, you can now select an email--or a selection of text within an email--and right click to perform a New To Do (below). This creates an action item that links back to that message. This is a very handy way to extract a list of actionable reminders while reviewing your incoming email. You can then pull up the message directly from your To Do list later on, rather than searching around for the conversation that launched the reminder.
To Do events created within a message are presented on that email in Mail, too (below). You get a red X control for deleting the To Do, a checkbox to complete the item, a hyperlink that jumps into the message to find the text selection you linked from, and an 'add more details button' for setting a due date, multiple alarms, a priority, and an assigned calendar.
This isn't just some catch up features applied to check off a box of "add To Do events in Mail," but a well thought out system for linking your messages and calendar together (below, note the iTunes style arrow links on each reminder). The interface is done in Marker Felt and orange highlighting to distinguish Reminders from other components of Mail, as if your administrative assistant were scribbling out reminders and notes to keep you on schedule. If you don't like Notes and To Do reminders, you can rest assured that they don't pop up unless you choose to use them; the entire Reminders section disappears with a click on its disclosure triangle, and can be dragged to the bottom of the sidebar out of view. The Notes and To Do buttons can even be removed from the toolbar.
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What Are Hybrid Doctorate in Psychology Programs?
As the title suggests, hybrid Doctorate in psychology programs are blended. In other words, courses meet partially in person and partially online. A hybrid PsyD or PhD in Psychology might include fully online courses but would also require some face-to-face component as well.
FACT: When surveyed about their education level, 19% of School Psychologists reported having earned a Professional degree.[i]
What is the Instructional Method?
The structure, of any hybrid/online psychology doctoral programs is up to the individual university. If you look at a school's terminology it may give you a sense of the learning delivery method they use;
- Synchronous: Course content may be delivered in real time (i.e., live-streaming of lectures, participation via video conference)
- Asynchronous: Course content may be posted after it is delivered live (i.e., prerecorded lectures)
- Participation: students may have textbooks and/or online resources, independent reading, participation in online discussion boards or blogs
- Low Residency: Students will also have to come to campus for brief (e.g. one week, evening, weekend) intensive sessions, often in the summer but typically at pre-determined intervals.
- Meeting with Faculty: Students may have in-person or video-conferencing meetings with faculty support vis a vis any research projects.
What is the Difference Between a Psy.D., D.Ed. and Ph.D. in Psychology?
Hybrid Doctorate in Psychology programs may be offered as Doctor of Psychology (PsyD), PhD in Psychology and Doctor of Education (DEd) in Psychology. Admission requirements to any program is based on individual university requirements. Some programs may accept students with an undergraduate degree from an accredited college. Others may require students to have earned a Masters degree in their field of study.
The PsyD: Scientist Practitioner Model
The PsyD may be referred to as the scientist-practitioner model. The focus of the degree is on the application of knowledge to clinical practice. This is typically reflected in the dissertation. Doctor of Psychology students tend to perform research in a clinical setting, using existing theory to work with a specific real-world issue.
The PhD Psychology: Practitioner-Scholar Model
The PhD in Psychology may be referred to as the practitioner-scholar model. The focus of the degree is on conducting research to make an original contribution to the field of psychology via a dissertation which is written, published and defended to one's peers.
The Doctor of Education in Psychology
Academically like the PhD and PsyD (all terminal degrees), the EdD tends to be the one that aspiring school psychologists choose[ii] but also might be chosen for future Sports Psychologists or in a counseling profession where motivating others is an underlying concern.
5 Things To Look For in Hybrid/Online Psychology Doctoral Programs
Aside from deciding whether you prefer a professional doctorate (you prefer clinical practice) to an academic doctorate (you prefer to research in the laboratory or contribute through publishing), carefully consider what your career goals are and evaluate how each program matches with them. When researching hybrid Doctorate in Psychology programs, there are a few factors to bear in mind;
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- Resources: Look for a Hybrid doctorate in psychology program where you feel you will have access to library resources, academic advisors, career counselors and other campus-based services.
- Student support: Look for a school where they offer the support you are comfortable with to faculty and other department resources.
- Placement: Some programs may require a practicum and/or internship experience. Inquire whether there is departmental assistance to help you find an appropriate placement in your community.
- Licensure: If your program emphasizes professional practice, verify that attending an online program does not cause problems when applying for licensure. (Some states require that your university be regionally accredited to apply for licensure.)[iii]
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Developmental Psychology: Hybrid PhD in Developmental Psychology programs explore how humans learn, mature and adapt across their lifespan. This includes physical, cognitive, social, intellectual, perceptual and emotional aspects of growth and development.
Sports Psychology: Hybrid EdD in Sports Psychology programs explore ways that one might offer counseling and motivation to athletes, performers and others. Sports and performance coaches, trainers and psychologists help others reach their goals, cope with anxiety and realize their potential.
Career Outlook
Per the BLS, demand for licensed psychologists continues to grow; employment of clinical, counseling and school psychologists is projected to grow 20% from 2014 to 2024;the median annual wage for psychologists in May 2015 was $94,590.[iv]
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One of the potential advantages to enrolling in a hybrid Doctorate in psychology program is that you do not have to relocate to pursue your degree. Considering the average length (length is a variable) of the PsyD (4 to 6 years), the PhD in Psychology (5 to 7 years) and the EdD in Psychology (3 to 5 years), this may be a huge pressure removed from shoulders. At the same time, you don't have to go through a program without any human interaction.
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The future looks rosier for U.S. cotton production and market prices. It's what happens in between now and then that remains uncertain, according to analysts speaking at the Ag Market Network's Aug. 14 teleconference on the cotton outlook.
On Aug. 12, USDA lowered crop production worldwide for both new crop and old crop cotton, including significant declines for India, which has emerged in the last few years as a big export competitor for the United States.
On the downside, China's cotton usage was cut by 250,000 bales for the old crop year and 500,000 bales for new crop, "in keeping with expectations we've been hearing about lower demand and economic slowdowns," noted John Robinson, Extension economist, Texas A&M.
However, projected declines for world cotton carry-in and production more than outweighed the declines in consumption, thereby whittling forecasted ending stocks by 2.25 million bales from the last report and almost 10 million bales since 2006. It lowered the world stocks-to-use ratio to 41 percent, compared to almost 49 percent last year.
"The implication of that is a stronger price worldwide," Robinson said, "which suggest very little chance of counter-cyclical payments or government payments based on the adjusted world price kicking in."
In the United States, the cotton trade anticipated less production and higher abandonment in USDA's report, and that's what it got. Harvested acreage comes in at 7.85 million acres, with 15 percent abandonment. Average yields climbed to 842 pounds per acre, while production is estimated 13.77 million bales.
According to Robinson, one set of numbers sure to be revised in the future is the ending stocks figure from 2007-08, which was left at 10.2 million bales, "even though the export target wasn't met. The carry-in is going to rise for 2008-09."
There is still quite a bit of uncertainty about the size of the U.S. cotton crop, according to Robinson. "On average over the last 10 years, USDA's August projection was off about 8 percent from final estimates. Typically, when short crops get shorter, the percent change from the August report was 5 percent to 10 percent. When big crops get bigger, the average change from August was 5 percent to 15 percent.
"Recent history suggests we could swing this crop by 1.1 million bales on either side of the current forecast of 13.77 million bales. Any way you slice it though, we're going to come out with lower ending stocks for 2008-09. So there is a stronger rationale there for stronger prices."
Texas cotton production is another uncertainty. Roger Haldenby, vice president, operations, Plains Cotton Growers, Inc., was surprised to see USDA's production estimate for the area in Texas represented by PCG to be much higher than the group anticipated, at 3.7 million bales. "We couldn't see any more than 2.7 million bales from this 41-county area."
For the region to reach USDA's forecast "would depend on continued, timely rainfall over the next several weeks coupled with ideal growing conditions, and a late fall to make sure the late-planted crop is maximized. Experience tells us this is very unlikely. We believe that this is a small crop and will only get smaller from USDA's 3.7 million bale estimate."
According to O.A. Cleveland, professor emeritus, Mississippi State University, the Mid-South and Southeast crops have come on strong since planting. "Basically, much of the area dedicated to cotton is irrigated. It's very good cotton soil, so it's very forgiving of problems that occur early in the year."
On short-term prices, Cleveland says the markets "might try to take December back below 69 cents. If we do, I think it will be only marginally below, down to 68 cents. I don't think it will stay there long. I tend to think prices will move back up into the low 70s. I don't think we'll get to 74 cents until we get a better idea of this crop size. We'll still have 51 million bales of cotton around the world next year. That's still a big carryover."
Cleveland believes the market will have to move higher at some point to compete for acreage in 2009. "I think we have a couple more months before the tightness of 2009 becomes apparent. I'm positive longer term. In the next two to three years, that acreage in China and India is going to be dedicated to food crops as opposed to fiber, which should increase the price of cotton."


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Arif Mardin in His Own Words
By Mark Small
Spun Gold: Arif Mardin in the study of his apartment.
Photo by Mark Small
After decades as a hit maker at Atlantic Records, Arif Mardin '61 continues to produce hits at a new label and is taking time to work on his own music.
When multi Grammy-winning producer Arif Mardin '61 reached the mandatory retirement age at Atlantic Records, key folks in the industry knew it was premature to put this race horse out to pasture. Bruce Lundvall (president of Blue Note Records) and Roy Lott (deputy president of EMI Recorded Music, North America) offered Mardin and fellow industry veteran Ian Ralfini the newly created positions of covice presidents at EMI's reinstituted Manhattan Records imprint. The emphasis for Mardin and Ralfini is producing music for the adult music market.
Mardin, whose first chart-topping hit came in 1966 with "Good Lovin'" by the Young Rascals, has produced some of the biggest artists of the past four decades. The roster of talent with whom he has worked: Cher, Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack, Hall and Oates, the Bee Gees, Chaka Khan, Phil Collins, Bette Midler, Manhattan Transfer, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Diana Ross, Jewel, and more, is a testament to his musical skill and knack for creating classic pop songs that resonate with a multigenerational audience. Not surprisingly, in his new capacity at EMI, Mardin continues to add to his legacy with singers Daniel Rodriguez, Norah Jones, and others. Since its release in February 2002, Jones's debut CD, Come Away with Me, earned several Grammy nominations and has surpassed platinum sales.
The day after his return from a trip to his native Turkey, Mardin took time to chat about his current and future activities at his Manhattan apartment. Although Mardin is 70, he shows no signs of slowing down, and his passion for diverse music is as strong as ever. Since you joined Manhattan Records, it seems you've shifted gears musically. When I reached the mandatory retirement age at Atlantic, which is part of AOL Time Warner, this new offer came from EMI. Manhattan Records is a part of the EMI label. My focus at this job did shift; we are doing music for an adult audience. I can't do youth-oriented pop music now. I'm too old for that. There are young producers who specialize in hip-hop and other current styles. I'm not into that. This label will record cabaret music and adult pop.
I have been enjoying the Norah Jones album. The production is very spare, different from the work that you are best known for. I have been known to add a lot of strings, brass, or background vocals, but this album was an exercise in self-restraint. Nora is an idealist and didn't want to add too much to the basic sound she was working with. We did add things, but the approach to this production might be compared to a woman putting on makeup in such a way that she would not look made up. Norah had never harmonized with herself before, but she did it so beautifully on this record. We would add one violin here and some organ or accordion there. Basically, it is four or five people playing together. That's a bit rare nowadays.
My job was to help the band put it all together. I produced about 80 percent of the music. We added very little reverb to keep the intimacy of her voice. Apart from three covers, all of the songs were by Norah or her friends. This album is very organic. Norah's mother used to listen to Aretha as well as jazz around the house, so Norah grew up hearing great but eclectic music.
Norah is young. Will Manhattan feature artists of all age groups? Yes. In addition to people like Norah, we have signed Art Garfunkel; he recorded a new album for us. Another artist, Melissa Errico is a tremendous singer and a beautiful girl. She is a Broadway star who has been onstage since she was 16. She played several roles in the revisiting of plays like My Fair Lady and the Sondheim musicals. We made an album with her that comes out February 25. We did not record Broadway material though. We used original songs by Randy Newman, Amanda McBroom, and RickieLee Jones. Melissa made these songs all her own and again the record is basically four or five musicians playing together. There is no electronic trickery. We used strings and some woodwinds, but it is a light production.
Would you like to see more productions with people playing live in the studio? Yes - back to humans.
Do you think the new technological developments that have facilitated file-swapping activities and have cut into CD sales influence the way labels operate these days? I am sure they do, and some people are having a hard time dealing with it. I think there should be new laws to protect artists and songwriters. I think the downloading and file-sharing phenomenon reflects the way that the youth are thinking. They are saying, "We don't care about record companies. Prices are too high, so let's just download the songs we like." In this kind of leftist thinking where they despise the big companies, they don't realize that they are actually stealing from the artist, songwriter, and producer as well as from the label. When they read about the salaries of the CEOs at big companies or of the high price it took to sign a certain artist, they say "who cares?" They have to be educated. Do you think the practice of downloading one song from this artist and another from that artist and then burning compilation CD might lead to the loss of the concept of an album as an artistic whole?
Well, this practice is not new. Many years ago, when I would visit Greece or Turkey, I found that the local grocer would buy one copy of records by various artists. His customers would come in and give him a list of the songs that they wanted and the grocer would make a pirated cassette with the songs and sell it to the customer. It was similar to what is happening now.
Was Manhattan's decision to cultivate adult listeners influenced by the fact that many adults still buy CDs rather than download MP3s as the kids do? We are concerned about that issue, but we were not motivated by it in this venture. We had a lower goal in going in this direction. My wife was very happy that I was going to retire from Atlantic thinking that now maybe we could take some time off and travel. My partner Ian Ralfini and I kind of conned our wives by saying we'd have a small label doing cabaret and jazz and that we'd take them out to these cabarets. They were very excited about this, but it hasn't worked out like that. We are back in pop music.
Targeting the adult audience requires that you have a marketing plan. It is not the same as working for the youth market, where you make a video and promote the music through radio. It is very difficult for these adult records to get through to pop radio. There was an overlooked segment of the record-buying public that I think came to our attention after the 9-11 tragedy.
This cross section is being heard from. Look at James Taylor's most recent album [October Road]. After one month it was a gold record. Norah Jones got an avalanche of responses after her album came out - and not only from young people. A big audience between the ages of 12 and 80 seems to love this girl. This might be an exception, but she has captured older listeners too. She won't take fans away from Britney Spears. There was an existing segment of listeners yearning for simplicity and good melodies, and these listeners are buying the records.
The Norah Jones disc has a very peaceful feeling to it. Do you think this aspect is luring people to her? Yes. And we hope the Art Garfunkel record will catch that too. Rod Stewart is known as a rocker, but his latest album has songs by Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Rodgers and Hart, and entries from the American Songbook. Even though the 45- and 50-year-olds grew up listening to rock, they are listening to melody now. Can you listen to a really great hard-rock song that you loved when you were 20 years old and still feel the same about it now?
In the process of signing talent to your label, are new artists being pitched to you, or are you picking from demos too? We do listen to some demos, but most artists coming to Manhattan come through the company. The first artist that we signed, Daniel Rodriguez, a New York policeman with a great voice who we first saw on television, is an exception. He sang at a lot of events after the 9-11 tragedy and was later brought to us by saxophonist Tom Scott. Daniel is now touring to sing with orchestras everywhere. He is doing very well and has a great voice. It was not just because everyone got to know him through the tragedy; he's got a following and a big career ahead of him. I wrote one arrangement for his album, and my son Joe also wrote one.
I have read that when you audition songs, you prefer a bare-bones demo rather than a heavily produced one. If the melody and lyrics are great, I don't want to hear other people's production ideas. On rare occasions, if it is a groove song and the writer tells me that a certain hook is important, that's fine. I'm not saying that every demo should be just guitar or piano and voice: sometimes you need a rhythm section to give the idea of how it goes. What I don't want are elaborate, finished masters as a demo.
However, a songwriter might not trust the A&R people, and maybe some of them are not equipped to judge. If a songwriter is worried that his song may not be appreciated, he may make a more complete production. For someone to make a demo that's like a finished record might work fine for some producers, but not for me.
In the Berklee commencement speech you gave in 1985, you told the new grads, "When you feel pangs of nostalgia, try to resist, and, without rejecting the music of the past, always look toward the future." Is that still your philosophy? Yes. We should take whatever was good from the past and build something new on it. When you see trends in music where styles or sounds come back, they are never exactly the same. The cycle is like a helix, it is circular, but always moving forward. The disco you are hearing today is similar to the disco of the 1970s - it maybe even up to 80 percent the same - but there is something new in it.
As you approach a new project, are you able to put aside any personal stylistic biases to recognize a great new artist? Or do you pass sometimes, saying, "I know this is a great artist, but the music just doesn't hit me." If it is a great artist, the music should hit me. If I don't believe in the singer or the style - even when I know it is going to be a hit - I'll pass on it. I am not the kind of cynic who can work with an artist or on a project that will be a moneymaker but give me no musical pleasure. For me, an artist must be sincere, so I work with someone like Willie Nelson. He is an American treasure. He's not Pavarotti, but he has a distinct style and is a wonderful, sincere person.
What do you think of the trend of breaking new artists who look great and dance well but aren't particularly gifted as singers? These days, if someone is a beautiful young man or lady, they don't have to sing in tune, because you can correct that with software. Even if they are doing a live concert, the master is played and they lip-synch. People don't care. It is a sad situation. I understand that in the 1930s and 40s, the film industry was way ahead in this area. They had an extra track, and someone like the great Fred Astaire would sing first in the studio and then when they filmed him dancing, he was lip synching. That way, he wasn't panting. He had to lip synch because he was tap dancing. Today's pop stars do a lot of movement and dancing on stage. It's like aerobics. Someone like Madonna can't dance as she does and sing at the same time, so they play the master. But when an artist lip synchs to a ballad, it might indicate that there is something lacking there.
Do you think that the music business is getting tougher for new artists to get into or are the opportunities still there? It has always been tough. There are two different schools of thought. Big corporations concerned with bonuses and quarterly profits are not interested in a jazz record or something that will sell between 50,000 and 100,000 copies. Even selling one million copies is disappointing for big companies. They spend too much on making an album. They give a lot of front money to the stars, and then stars spend too much in the studio. But if someone running a smaller label spends $25,000 or $30,000 to make an album rather than a million dollars, and if they sell 100,000 copies and make 10 records a year, they make a profit and are enjoying themselves. Big labels can't dream of spending all of the time and effort it takes to sell only 100,000 records. They have too much overhead. If they are smart about things, new artists can make an album in two weeks without stupid expenses such as lavish accommodations and travel. That leaves more money for promotion and marketing, where the money will make a difference. A new artist can enter the business in that way, through the back door, so to speak.
What would you tell rising artists to be prepared for? Be prepared for heartbreak but don't give up: there is always the next chance. You have to be well connected with an agent or manager who represents you and believes in you. You also have to make the rounds and start building your fan base. I was reading Jewel's life story. When she was 16 or 17, she would take her guitar and go to these dangerous biker bars to sing. She got experience, though, and that pays off.
I understand that you recently premiered some of your orchestral music in Turkey. Yes. I have written a libretto and an opera that is titled I Will Wait. It has not been fully staged yet, although we did portions of it in a loft in New York with a scaled-down orchestration. Conductor Gurer Aykal of the Borusan Istanbul Symphony is a family friend and he had heard my pieces. He told me to orchestrate them for a performance. I procrastinated, and then around May of 2002 he called me up and, sounding like a Mafia don, said, "October 29 or 30, we're going to play your pieces," and then he hung up. I had to orchestrate arias from my opera and two art songs based on poems written by my wife, Latife, and my daughter Julie. I went to Turkey for some intensive rehearsals. Juliana Jaffe, an American soprano, who did the workshop performances with me, was invited to come to give them their world premiere.
Do you favor a modern approach to harmony in your personal writing? I do. In fact, after hearing this music, my son Joe was calling me "Alban Dad," comparing me to Alban Berg. One of the arias has a very complex 10/8 time signature. It has some Turkish or mystic influences. The others are very chromatic and modern sounding.
Do you think the general listening public will develop ears to accept more dissonance in the future? There was an article in the New York Times recently in which a music critic said that tonal composers are better and that 12-tone or atonal composers ruined things. Well, that writer doesn't know that Alban Berg's opera Wozzeck was a great piece of music. There were so many great 12-tone pieces - some unbelievable music by Webern and Schoenberg. However, I don't think that the man on the street will ever be whistling that music. Maybe it is out of fashion to write 12-tone music now, but people will always love a good melody. In one of my arias, I used an extremely tonal melody that is very singable. To offset that, I have hidden dissonances on the orchestration. That was my aim in the aria. Are you now finding more time to write music of this type for your own interest? I do have the time now, even with my new job. But, truthfully, I always found time to write my own music. I thought of it as moonlighting from my day job. I'd write a string quartet and then put it aside until I could get it played. I hope to record all of my classical pieces for a life's work CD. Then people will be able to hear them and decide if they want to perform them.


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Does It Makes Sense To Charge Kids & Their Parents With Libel For Online Bullying?
from the extreme-response deptThere's been lots of talk about what to do about online bullying -- even if the amount and impact of online bullying is often massively exaggerated. There have even been some attempts to outlaw online bullying or "cyberbullying" that seem to try to make it illegal to be a jerk online. These laws are of dubious legitimacy under the First Amendment.
However, it appears that one family has taken a different path to go after some online bullies. After discovering that some classmates in school set up a fake Facebook profile for a girl, they sued the kids who set up the page and their parents for libel. The student had apparently asked both the school and the police to do something about the fake page -- and in both cases they were (correctly) told that they couldn't do anything. The school couldn't get involved with off-campus speech (correct) and the police noted that no criminal laws appeared to have been broken (also correct). They also asked Facebook to take down the page, which didn't happen. That's the one that surprises me a bit. Considering Facebook's insistence on "real names" and such, you would think the company would respond relatively quickly to accusations of a fake page.
That said, is libel really the most reasonable response? It does appear that some of the statements made on the page were pretty obnoxious, and could potentially meet the bar for libel, but it's difficult to see how such a lawsuit helps anything. It did get Facebook to delete the page, so perhaps that accomplished the goal. But I can't imagine that filing lawsuits against other students helps make one more accepted in school. The fact is that kids can be obnoxious brats -- and it sounds like the kids who set up this fake Facebook page fit that description. But does that really need to be settled in court? Furthermore, suing the parents of the bullies because they paid for the internet access the kids used seems like a particularly ridiculous claim. Bullying sucks, but taking kids and their parents to court over a stupid fake Facebook profile seems like overkill in response.


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Reports out of Boston are the Red Sox are close to picking up the $6 million option on shortstop Marco Scutaro, and are content to live with him until top prospect Jose Iglesias is ready.
If the Red Sox go that route, it would preclude them from pursuing Jose Reyes.
With Iglesias at least a year away, holding on to the 35-year old Scutaro seems a prudent choice for new GM Ben Cherington.
While the Red Sox collapsed in September, Scutaro remained a productive player, hitting .387 with a .438 on-base percentage for the month. He finished the year at .299.
With the Red Sox saddled with two $100-plus million contracts in Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford, Cherington said they will be prudent in their off-season spending.
Boston learned yesterday it has a pitching hole to fill with John Lackey to miss the 2012 season after he undergoes Tommy John surgery.
These are all variables which would make Reyes not a fit for Boston.
The Red Sox have been speculated as a potential landing spot for Reyes, and there were reports they might be interested at the trade deadline, but that was before he went on the disabled list.
The Yankees and Chicago Cubs are two big-market teams that can afford a $100-million plus contract, but they already have shortstops, and the latter is expected to make a big play for Prince Fielder.
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What would you think if you got a letter from a former physical therapist that reads, in part: "I am writing to all past and present patients to introduce you to a good opportunity… If you have been considering investments … I recommend you call Joe Smith at Plorgan Smanley. I am enclosing his card. He is offering a free 30-minute consultation. He's very knowledgeable… most importantly, you can trust him."
Would you think, "Oh, how helpful of you, former physical therapist! I had not previously considered these 'investments' you speak of, but now that you tell me I can trust this person, I want to give him all of my hard-earned cash!" Or would you think, "Holy Jesus, that's icky"?
As you may have guessed, this Actually Happened to Me. Can you believe it? My life, it is one of high drama.
Is it just me, or is this not something a medical professional should do? Isn't this one step above or below or to the left of selling your patient list? What the hell could have been her motivation? I have a hard time believing that out of the goodness of her heart, this therapist felt compelled to send letters to every one of her "past and present patients." Actually, I don't know if this makes this worse or better, but I seem to remember her gabbing about her husband, and the first name of this financial advisor sounds awfully ... familiar.
I'm not sure if I'm overreacting, because I have been, shall we say, unhappy with this former p.t. of mine. Because she took lots and lots of my money, while assuring me that I had a pain syndrome that would never go away, ever ever ever. Because she actively, vehemently discouraged me from seeing the one professional whose treatment actually offered some relief. And, oh! Because, when I was fully cured, she assured me that in fact I was not, and then refused to speak to my other therapist about my case, because what worked for me would mean that she would, in effect, have patients healing faster, and thus less work for her.
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American Fork Canyon • Utah has some amazing mountains to climb, ski, hike and mountain bike.
But only one of them has a heart. Actually, the hearts of two lovers morphed into one, deep within Mount Timpanogos.
So goes the legend of the Great Heart stalactite formation in Timpanogos Cave.
More than 70,000 people gaze at the heart of the cave annually during National Park Service guided hikes from the limited May to September season at Timpanogos Cave National Monument in this Utah County canyon.
More than 120,000 people hike the 1½-mile trail that climbs more than 1,000 feet from the canyon bottom each year. Why so many make the climb and do not take the tour is a mystery, but it is probably because they failed to plan ahead and reserve tour tickets.
Once they have made the 45-minute tour past heart-shaped stalactites, curly helictites, coral fossils and "cave bacon," most are eager for more.
"Children walking out the door are usually saying 'Let's go around and go back through,' " said Timpanogos Cave guide Alyssa Woolstenhulme.
Of course, these are the same kids asking questions like "How much of this cave has been discovered?" and "What if light were to get inside the cave?"
Woolstenhulme's father also works at the national monument, and she visited Timpanogos Cave many times as a child. She was not always as fond of the amazing natural feature as she is today.
"I kind of grew up in the caves and actually, when I was younger, it kind of freaked me out," she said. "As I learned the history about the early visitors and the fact I was standing right where the discoverer did got me to love the caves."
Although it may have been discovered by native peoples long ago, Timpanogos Cave actually three caves was not reported to the masses until the fall of 1887 when Martin Hansen stumbled upon an entrance while following mountain lion tracks.
Hansen, for which the first cave is named, returned to explore the cave with family and friends. The next year, Hansen created a path to the cave, put a door over the entrance and started charging a fee to enter the mountain.
"Hiking to the cave was so much more exciting back then," said Cami McKinney, chief of resource management at Timpanogos Cave National Monument. "Hansen cut down trees and lashed them to the cliffs. People climbed up the branches to get to the cave. And back in the 1800s taking a recreational outing was a big deal; you wore nicer clothes and explored by candlelight."
McKinney says visitors to the caves today can retrace the steps of Hansen and other early explorers on the "Introduction to Caving Tour" offered by the park service.
The tour is offered once daily, is limited to five people and requires participants to be at least 14 years old. There are no paved walkway or railings, and people on the tour are required to wear helmets and headlamps. Gloves are also suggested.
"It follows the same route Martin Hansen took his visitors on," McKinney said. "You get down on your hands and knees and you have stalactites hanging right over your head. It doesn't get any better than that."
Timpanogos Cave National Monument Superintendent Jim Ireland said it is that snug experience so different than most other notable outdoor adventures in Utah that draws people to the cave and leaves them with a deeper appreciation of their state.
"It is a really intimate experience. Other caves are noted for large caverns and big rooms," Ireland said. "Timp has narrow passageways and a great collection of very fragile formations. It is a unique experience."
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Timpanogos Cave National Monument in American Fork Canyon is open daily from May to September. Hiking the 1½-mile and 1,000-foot elevation gain trail to the cave entrance is free, but tickets are required for the 45-minute tours. Fees are $7 for age 16 and older, $5 for ages 6-15 and $3 for ages 3-5. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling 801-756-5238 during business hours. Tours frequently are sold out, particularly on weekends and holidays. A limited five-person "Introduction to Caving Tour" is offered once a day for $15 to parts of the cave not visited by the regular tours.
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The Japanese word for chopsticks, hashi, means "bridge". Chopsticks have been in use in Japan as early as the Nara period (710-794), originating in China and swept to Japan. Since chopsticks are a huge part of Japanese tradition, there are many traditions and unwritten rules (also see general Etiquette) surrounding the use them. "Using chopsticks correctly makes you look beautiful when eating…" (Bridging the Gap, 2008).
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- Your other chopstick should be placed firmly against where your thumb and index finger meet, with it supported against the fingernail on your ring finger.
- If you can use them dexterously by only moving the upper chopstick, you've got perfect chopstick manners" (Bridging the Gap, 2008).
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- Do not use mismatched chopsticks.
- Do not lick your chopsticks.
- Do not stab your food with a chopstick (it resembles an action devout Buddhists perform when offering ceremonial food to their ancestors at the household shrine).
- Do not set chopsticks on your bowl of dishes (place on the table, chopstick holder or tray).
- Do not stand chopsticks vertically in a bowl of rice (it recalls burning incense sticks standing up in sand, typically at funerals).
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- Do not make noise with your chopsticks.
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Three players named to Wade Watch List
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Three Pac-12 women's basketball players representing two teams were named to the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's 2013-14 preseason "Wade Watch" list of candidates for the prestigious award, the WBCA announced today.
A pair of honorees represent CALIFORNIA as Gennifer Brandon and Brittany Boyd were named to the 25-member list. The Golden Bears are one of four teams with multiple representatives. Two-time All-American Chiney Ogwumike of STANFORD was also named to the list.
In its 37th year, the Wade Trophy is named in honor of the late, legendary three-time national champion Delta State University coach, Lily Margaret Wade. Regarded as "The Heisman of Women's Basketball," the award is presented annually to the NCAA Division I Player of the Year by the National Association of Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS) and the WBCA.
The preseason list is composed of top NCAA Division I women's basketball players who best embody Wade's spirit from 18 different institutions and seven conferences. A committee of coaches, administrators and media from across the United States compiled the list using the following criteria: game and season statistics, leadership, character, effect on their team, and overall playing ability.
Boyd and Brandon return after helping the Golden Bears to the program's first-ever NCAA Women's Final Four appearance last year. Cal also claimed its first-ever Pac-12 regular-season title, which it shared with the Cardinal. Boyd and Brandon are the team's top-returning scorers, each averaging over 12.0 points per game. Brandon also averaged 11.1 rebounds per game last year.
Ogwumike led the Conference in scoring and rebounding last year, posting 22.4 points and 12.9 rebounds per game. The Cardinal advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen, falling by just two points and missing out on a sixth-straight trip to the NCAA Women's Final Four. Ogwumike, who was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year and Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, led Stanford to a seventh-straight Pac-12 Tournament title. It is Ogwumike's third-straight appearance on the preseason watch list.
Over 100 Pac-12 women's basketball games will be televised this year, a league record, on the Pac-12 Networks and ESPN. The Pac-12 Tournament returns to KeyArena in Seattle, March 6-9.
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Why the Germans Are in Love With Bourbon
A German love affair with American bourbon is proving a tonic for U.S. spirits giants as sales boom. Dow Jones's Simon Zekaria explains why. Photo: Bloomberg
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International Natural Hair Meet Up Day hosted by LA Curly Girls
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Fairfield boys hockey powers past young Westhill, 4-0
Fairfield co-op boys ice hockey coach Mark Pettorini appreciates the value of experience.
"We have 11 seniors who have been playing together for four seasons. And we have nine juniors on the roster as well," Pettorini said. "My job coaching is so much easier. This season isn't about teaching. It's about this group executing the system. And we're clicking on all cylinders right now."
The Westhill High hockey team couldn't argue that point Saturday night as Fairfield rolled to a 4-0 victory over the Vikings at Terry Conners Ice Rink.
"That gives us seven wins overall," Pettorini said as Fairfield improved to 7-4 and 3-2 in the FCIAC. "We'd like to get to eight victories very soon which would qualify us for the state tournament. Once we get in, we can focus on getting ready for that challenge."
It has a chance to be a very special campaign for Fairfield, which meets defending Division II state champ Trumbull next, tonight at 7:15.
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Kevin Robinson finished the evening with two goals and two assists while linemate Dan Silvestri had two assists and Mathiew Larouche scored Fairfield's final goal.
Junior Conor Scharlop keyed the defense, ran the productive Fairfield power play which produced two goals and collected a goal and two assists along the way.
Senior goaltender Conner Frawley registered 16 saves in net for his third consecutive shutout.
"We're playing really good hockey, period," Pettorini said.
Fairfield led 1-0 after one period thanks to Robinson's goal at the left post at 7:18 with 13 seconds left in a Westhill penalty.
Westhill senior goalie and captain Tyler Phillipson was heroic in net. Phillipson made 14 saves in the first period and 23 more saves in the opening 14:50 of the second period.
The final 10 seconds, however, were a killer for Westhill (2-7-2, 1-4-1 FCIAC).
Robinson scored on a rebound at 10.3 seconds for 2-0. Mathiew Larouche followed with a goal at 2.3 seconds for a 3-0 Fairfield edge.
"Goals like that just take the wind out of an opponent," Pettorini said.
Scharlop tallied with eight seconds left on a 5-on-3 advantage with 7:03 remaining for the 4-0 final.
Phillipson finished with 45 saves.
Fairfield 4, Westhill 0
Records: Fairfield 7-4, 3-2 FCIAC; Westhill 2-7-2, 1-4-1 FCIAC.
Goals: F -- Kevin Robinson 2, Mathiew Larouche, Conor Scharlop. Assists: F -- Dan Silvestri 2, Scharlop 2, Robinson 2. Goalies: F -- Connor Frawley (16 saves). W -- Tyler Phillipson (45 saves).
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ET, the Extra Terrestrial wrote:(Cored hot peppers? Really??)
This is perhaps TMI, but although I havent had an acute incident yet (thank his noodly goodness), diverticulitis runs in my family, so I generally try to soften my temptations of fate by grinding my whole seed spices, and removing small seeds during prep wherever it's convenient to do so. I'll have to be more meticulous about it if/when I ever get an attack, but so far I've been fortunate.
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@undwhockey staff will keep 'staches as long as the ladies keep the winning streak is alive! twitter.com/StayaSioux/sta…
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The UND women's coaching staff's are sporting mustaches a week after Movember ended. This story line has sprouted legs and has the potential to get even bigger... The UND Women's team coaches grew mustaches for Movember. The UND women went on an impressive seven game winning streak starting on November 3rd, 2012 when UND beat Clarkson 3-2 at the Ralph Englestad Arena.
The women kept winning and were on a six game winning streak when November turned to December. So no one dared shave their mustaches. If the UND Women sweep the Badgers this weekend in Madison, Wisconsin the mustaches will probably remain till UND plays Lindenwood College on January 4th and 5th, 2012 in St. Charles, Missouri.


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On a rare sunny and warm day in Vancouver, I'm happy to post that I've launched my new business - Managing Mindspaces (www.ManagingMindspaces.com). I provide executive coaching services (1:1 and group or team) and help professionals align their mental energy into top performance.
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According to The New York Times, 2010 movie Despicable Me cost $70M to produce by Illumination Entertainment. Despicable Me was released by Universal. It was actually created by Mac Guff Ligne.
The same article said that efforts such as Toy Story 3 and Shrek 4 cost twice as much to create.
Seasons Greetings! 2011 Holiday Letter
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Transitioned to Vancouver
My how time flies since I wrote the last post. Well, I have taken my own advice to heart and actually listened to my heart. I'm now living in Vancouver starting a new chapter with Mark and Milo. We arrived yesterday, and it is just perfect to be here.
Greetings from the Ottawa Mancas - Christmas 2010
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of our friends and family! We want to share with you all some of our experiences from the past year. We hope you enjoy our Christmas letter. Stay tuned to mancascafe.com for updates throughout the year. We promise to update it more frequently in 2011!
What was your biggest accomplishment this year?
Jessica: Somehow, I've managed to continue to be a top performer at work since being back in July. After having a year off, going back was a difficult transition for me. My identity, the way I work, my expectations all had to be reset. I still work hard and long hours but it's all worth it to support my family while Mark takes on new challenges and his life-long dreams.
Mark: Being a father and helping Milo grow through his first full year. It is an amazing experience to see him change. Each day with him is a special treat. Every day he does new things! He is learning how to talk. One of his latest words is "play." He says it when it is time for us to have fun together.
Tell us the best moment of 2010 so far.
Jessica: Milo's first steps during his uncle's wedding rehearsal on the 14th hole in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. I was absolutely speechless.
I am a Michael Jackson Fan
I admit it. I'm a Michael Jackson fan! And I have Jessica to thank! I don't know what it is, but over the years, and especially since he passed on, I've become a big Michael Jackson fan. I don't know why. But I love it! I'm a manly man, so I can admit the next part -- once in a while I'll tear up during some of his slow songs.
If you have any history of growing up in the 80's -- the white glove, the red leather jacket, moonwalking, and all the rest, you most likely have a place in your heart for Michael too.
The First Day of a New Era
Today is the first day of a new adventure!! Yesterday was my last day as a full-time employee of Adobe. I am now part-time so I can spend time pursuing an entrepreneurial opportunity.
I started at Adobe on October 15, 2000 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I've worked in multiple locations on multiple products. Lately, I've been a Senior Product Manager for LiveCycle. Life at Adobe isn't all about the product -- I've worked with some great people! It is the people that make the experience. Even though I'm going part-time, I continue to bleed Adobe red.
Packing for a plane trip with Milo
Milo and I are very excited to be joining Mark for a work trip to San Jose. We are leaving in less than two weeks! We're going to do a big loop from San Jose to Portland to Seattle to visit all our friends and family. So many still have yet to meet little Milo.
Season's Greetings from the Ottawa Mancas!
Happy Holidays from Mark, Jessica and Milo!
This year, we wanted to send each of you an extra special greeting! To give you insight into our thoughts and feelings as we finish a spectacular 2009, we hope this letter sums it all up nicely.
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Hundreds Of Mink Released At Southeast Minnesota Farm
GRAND MEADOWS (AP) - A Mower County farm is among mink ranches apparently raided by animal rights activists in a number of states.
Owner Einar Myhre says hundreds of mink were released at his farm near Grand Meadows in the middle of the night early Monday or late Sunday. Employees, fellow farmers and friends helped Myhre round up the majority of the animals. Myhre says he was able to retrieve all but about 75 mink.
The Animal Liberation Frontline, a website that tracks the releases, claimed other raids have recently been carried out in 8 states, including Wisconsin. About 2,000 mink were released from a farm in Calumet County. The FBI and sheriff's deputies are investigating the raid Saturday at the Bonlander Furs farm in New Holstein.


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Ken Whisenhunt is hard at work for the San Diego Chargers this week, but it's unlikely to be a working arrangement that continues much longer.
Whisenhunt interviewed with the Detroit Lions on Thursday and remains the clear front-runner to become their next head coach. A source close to the search told NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport, "It is all Whiz."
Rapoport said Saturday on NFL Network's "NFL GameDay" that a deal between the Lions and Whisenhunt could come together quickly if the Chargers are knocked off by the heavily favored Denver Broncos in Sunday's divisional playoffs.
Whisenhunt has been a busy man this week, prepping for the playoff game while interviewing with the Lions, Tennessee Titans and the Cleveland Browns.
Whisenhunt was hired as the Chargers' offensive coordinator last year after being fired as coach of the Arizona Cardinals. He compiled a record of 45-51 in six seasons with Arizona, coming painfully close to a Super Bowl XLIII win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Whisenhunt's offensive background and reputation as a respected disciplinarian makes him a strong fit for the Lions, who could use a kick in the pants.
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