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djironchef necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 112 diseños de 22 diseñadores freelance.
International Classic Products or ICP
International Classic Products (ICP) is a home-furnishings start-up, focused on delivering value-driven and quality furniture & lighting. We're a home-furnishings outlet mall, for e.g., Costco Wholesale or IKEA, hosting a vast selection of affordable, yet attractive products.
The founders of the company have a combined 60 years of experience w/in the wholesale home-furnishings industry, and have long-established and reliable business partners, providing excellent sourcing and distribution channels. Our unique selling proposition is that we are able to deliver products directly from manufacturer to consumer, thereby helping customers avoid the retailer and save money on their home furnishing purchases. In essence, ICP will act as a wholesaler/retailer.
We'd like to emphasize, that we are not limited to selling furniture and lighting, and are able to carry and sell anything w/in the home, including decorative items.
Keywords that describe our product lines: furniture and lighting outlet, retail & wholesale furniture, discount furniture, discount lighting, discount massage chair, value furniture, liquidators furniture, discount lighting, liquidation furniture, closeout furniture, discount furniture online, massage recliners, overstock furniture, surplus furniture, chair massager, furniture discounts, leather massage chair, discount home furniture
Anyone looking to furnish their homes or apartments, primarily students at Universities and low to middle income families. The targeted demographic, is roughly between the ages of 20-45 years old, seeking for an alternative to IKEA. ICP's products will also be attractive to closeout and liquidators, as well as promotion & bargain hunters.
We'd like a logo conveying trust and name-brand recognition. While our product lines may sound cheap, the goal is to emphasize value and quality. ICP will deliver name brand products for less - it's affordable value-driven quality, not cheap.
Also, logos that can elicit a feeling or sense of movement or action are a plus!
Upon delivery of finalized logo, please deliver a CMYK image in either PDF, EPS, SVG, Corel Draw CDR, or Adobe Illustrator AI format.
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Program Manager
The Advancement Program Manager is a position of responsibility appointed by the Captain who supervises the Eagle and Denali trail advancement in a Varsity Scout team. He plans and is primary leader for advancement events within the team.
Position description
The Advancement Program Manager is an appointed leader of the aspects of the advancement field of emphasis in his team: Eagle trail rank advancement, Varsity Scout Letter and Denali Award advancement, and Scouting awards and merit badges. activities for Religious Emblems may also be coordinated with the team Chaplain Aide. He works with an adult Advancement Program Adviser to plan and perform primary leadership for team practice sessions and advancement events. He usually serves a 6- or 12-month term.
Multiple concurrent program managers for this field
The team captain (in consultation with the Team Coach) may optionally appoint one or more advancement program managers in the following ways:
- The Team Secretary also performs the duties of advancement program manager.
- The Team Secretary fulfills the requirement of primary leadership of an advancement program manager by faithfully performing the regular duties of his position. This option could apply when a team already has functioning program manager(s).
- Multiple advancement program managers are appointed within a team or squad. Advancement program managers work together and coordinate with other program managers from the other four fields of emphasis for activities or a big event.
- Appointment of two types of advancement program managers: one plans activities for rank and Denali advancement; the other plans activities for team Scout awards, individual Scout awards, or for earning religious emblems.
Reports to
- Keeps track of advancement progress for each team member.
- Communicates with team members to determine advancement needs.
- Represents the team members' needs at squad meetings.
- Coordinates team advancement activities (and coordinates with other advancement program managers when there is more than one). Meets with adult program adviser to plan a worthwhile activity to satisfy each activity requirement.
- Motivates team members to advance in Scouting.
- Promotes progress for each team member to earn his religious emblem.
- Conducts boards of review for team members earning Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, and Life ranks and the Denali Award.
- Plans and assists with coordination of recognition ceremonies and courts of honor.
- Set a good example of rank advancement by earning a Varsity Scout Letter, Denali Award, or another Scout awards.
- Enthusiastically and correctly wears the Scout uniform (all four parts).
- Lives by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Shows Scout spirit
The advancement program manager meets with each team member from his team or squad, and creates/updates an individual advancement plan for Eagle rank and Denali Award. During the meeting with each Varsity Scout, they jointly determine the "next step" or impediment needed to be overcome. He then plans activities that will help each Scout advance. Planned activities for each Scout may be as complex as organizing a merit badge clinic needed by many boys or providing help with an Eagle Project. Activities may be simple such as the program manager individually helping pass lower rank requirements or helping a Scout get ready to meet with a merit badge councilor to pass off outstanding requirements.
The advancement program manager especially encourages team members of lower ranks (First Class rank and below) to advance to Star rank. He does not impose advancement deadline pressure, but instead meets regularly with Scouts not advancing, and works on the individual's advancement plan and discusses ways to overcome obstacles.
Working with an adult advancement program adviser
The Advancement Program Adviser is the adult counterpart to the Scout program manager. The program adviser helps and encourages the youth program manger to:
- Establish a personalized advancement schedule for each Scout and help each Scout set goals to obtain the Eagle Scout rank, Denali Award, and religious emblems.
- Keep the team coach apprised of the advancement needs of the team.
- Set up boards of review on regular basis.
- Reach out to the Varsity Scouts who are lagging behind or are not active in team meetings and events.
The Advancement Program Manager is a youth special program leader in its unit. Other youth program leaders are:
Program helps
Advancement records
- Varsity Scout Individual History Report (45K PDF) Keep track of Varsity Scout letter and Denali Award progress dates and events.
See also
|Varsity Scout portal
- Varsity Scouting
- Varsity Scout Program
- Varsity Scout Advancement
- Boy Scouting
- Boy Scout Uniform
- Merit Badges (Worksheets)
Varsity awards:
Team Advancement Leaders:
- Advancement Program Manager
- Advancement Program Adviser
- Unit Advancement Chair
Team Positions of Responsibility and Adult Advisers
|Team Leadership:
| Captain • Cocaptain • Team Secretary • Squad Leader • Quartermaster • Chaplain Aide •
Librarian • Instructor • Den Chief • Order of the Arrow Team Representative
|Program Managers:
|Advancement • High-Adventure/Sports • Personal Development • Service • Special Programs and Events
|Other team leadership:
|Historian • Bugler
|Team Coach • Assistant Team Coach(es) • Committee Secretary • Committee Treasurer
|Program Advisers:
|Advancement • High-Adventure/Sports • Personal Development • Service • Special Programs and Events

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If any of you are food blog whores to the extent that I am, you are probably aware of the spike in fruit cobbler posts over the past week. A certain blogging group was assigned to make a berry cobbler, and thus all manner of cobbler-like creations have proliferated on the culino-blogo-sphere.
This post, though it deals with said dessert, is decidedly more interesting than any of the others I have read on the subject (not that I'm biased or anything...). This isn't because my cobbler is necessarily better than any of the others, but rather because my cobbler is the bearer of three important cooking revelations.
The first has to do with frozen produce, and in particular, frozen fruit. The argument I'm about to make is a contentious one, what with the popularity of locavorism, farmers' market-ism, and general food snob-ism. My claim is that for a fruit dessert like this one, it just makes sense to use frozen produce. Yep, like the kind that comes in a bag and that you find in the freezer section of the grocery store.
Gastronomical blasphemy, I know. Alice Waters, if you're reading this post, I'm sorry, but it's true. I used frozen fruit to make this cobbler, and nobody's going to make me feel guilty about it. It might be a different story if I lived in California or southern France, but here in Massachusetts, fresh summer fruit ain't cheap, and if I happen to get my grubby little hands on some, I'm probably going to eat it unadorned, straight from my eco-trendy canvas shopping bag, and with juice dribbling every which way.
When you live in the city, it isn't like you ever have an extra bushel of peaches on your hands that needs getting rid of, so why squander the opportunity to enjoy fresh fruit in its most natural form? Frozen fruit, while certainly not as delicious as fresh, is significantly cheaper, and, when mixed with all sorts of sugar-y, biscuit-y goodness (like in a cobbler, for example), makes a pretty good substitute for the real thing. Plus, the frozen stuff is pre-peeled and pre-chopped! In general, I enjoy doing the peeling and chopping myself, but sometimes a quick and easy dessert - one that can be whipped up in 10 minutes or so - is definitely in order. In this particular cobbler, I used frozen peaches, mangoes, and blueberries, and trust me, it was good. Really good.
Have I made my case? Have you had your frozen fruit revelation yet? Ok, here's number two: almond butter is my new secret baking ingredient. As Jonathan can attest, I'm an almond butter junkie. I scour the cabinets for stray cracker shards so that I can use them to scoop up the stuff straight from the jar. I spread it on anything non-liquid. I go through $7 jar after $7 jar. I especially like the "fresh-squeezed" variety, which my Whole Foods carries in the bulk bins section. They have a slightly scary-looking machine that grinds the almonds and poops out (I know it's gross, but really, that's what it looks like) the butter right into your eager plastic container.
This is the stuff that I wanted to bake with, because it is much chunkier and more solid than the jarred variety. In fact, when making the biscuits for my cobbler, I stuck it in the freezer beforehand and crumbled it into my dry ingredients just like you would butter. Almond butter, like any nut butter, is primarily fat, but the fats are healthier than those in butter, and it also packs in some protein and fiber, too. Also, it lends a lovely, fragrant flavor that I adore. I used almond butter in this recipe as the only fat - no butter at all - and I'm very pleased with how it came out. I can't wait to try some cookies (oatmeal chocolate-chip, perhaps?) with it.
Ok, third and final revelation: fruit cobblers are, like, the best summer dessert. Ever. Here are my top five reasons why:
1. It's ridiculously easy to make
2. It's ridiculously quick to make
3. It's ridiculously yummy to eat
4. It proves my claim about frozen fruit being a suitable substitute for fresh in certain fruity desserts
5. It's pretty
Convinced? In addition to the top five listed above, this dessert is also great because it is so flexible. You can use any fruit that is in season (or in stock in your freezer section), and you can jazz it up with a fancy biscuit topping, or jazz it down with some easy and relatively healthy, like the topping listed here. You can make it family style, in a big iron skillet:
Or you can make it cute and mini, in a ramekin:
However you choose to make it, it's sure to be delicious, light, and the perfect ending to any meal. A few notes on how I made this revelatory cobbler: My new apartment doesn't exactly have a microwave, so I defrosted my fruit in the skillet, keeping it covered and stirring every few minutes to ensure even heating. This kept the fruit really liquidy and juicy, which is perfect for the cobbler. After defrosting, I dumped everything into a mixing bowl to add the remaining ingredients. I do a pretty rustic cobbler, dropping the biscuit topping by the spoonful on top of the fruit before baking. This makes the undersides of the biscuits nice and gooey, but if you prefer, you can bake your biscuits separately and simply serve them with the cooked fruit. When it comes to choosing fruit for the cobbler, I like to have mostly fleshy fruits (not berries), and add a few berries, for color and texture. Berries generally need lots of sugar in baked desserts, but naturally creamy and sweet fruits like peach and mango don't.
This recipe can be used as a guideline; there are many substitutions that can be made. Also, any biscuit recipe will work here; the one I used is plain, healthy, and light. Really, there is no excuse not to try this out - you can't go wrong!
As-You-Please, Revelatory Fruit Cobbler
4-5 c. frozen (chopped, peeled) fruit (I like a mix of peaches, mangoes, and blueberries)
2 tbs. turbinado sugar (more if your fruit mix is berry-heavy)
1 tbs. flour
sprinkle each cinnamon, cardamom, and ground ginger
Biscuit-y Topping:
1 c. whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 c. chunky, fresh almond butter, chilled
1 tbs. turbinado sugar
1/2 c. buttermilk
1/4 tsp. almond extract
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Defrost fruit, keeping it in its juices. Pour into a mixing bowl and add remaining ingredients. Mix until well combined. Spray an iron skillet (mine is about 6 inches), or 5 or 6 ramekins with cooking spray, and portion fruit into its vessel. Prepare biscuit topping: Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar in a medium bowl. In a separate bowl, mix buttermilk and extracts. Add cold almond butter to flour mixture, and use your hands to incorporate it until you have something resembling a coarse meal. Add buttermilk to flour mixture, and stir until just combined. Drop biscuit batter by the spoonful all over the top of your fruit mixture, spreading it slightly so that it isn't too thick. Bake the cobbler at 350 F until the fruit is bubbly and thickened, and the biscuits are cooked through and golden-brown, about 20-25 minutes.


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I have an audit customer that is in the process of finishing his basement. The basement foundation walls are poured concrete. He has installed a polyethylene vapor barrier over the concrete wall per his brother's instructions who is a builder. He plans to install unfaced insulation in the 2 by 4 stud walls that are 2 inches away from the concrete wall. He will be also installing drywall and heating the space with his existing HVAC unit. This is an all-electric two story home located in Ohio.
I'm already recommending he seal the entire rim joist with foam since they are leaking a lot of air. The rim joists are currently fitted with faced fiberglass batts. My thoughts are to advise him to also foam the entire basement wall but I'm not sure this is the correct or the best solution. If he decides to install fiberglass batt insulation in the 2 by 4 walls, where should the vapor barrier be installed? The poured cement basement walls are dry with good drainage outside so I'm thinking the vapor barrier should be installed between the drywall and insulation since the basement will be a conditioned space.
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Also, review the work of the Pat Huelman and the folks of the Cold Climate Housing Center. Pat and his people have done a lot of work in this area. And he and Dick Stone do a lot of training -- Affordable Comfort, the Duluth EDC conference, etc.
I don't believe any of their work contradicts the info in the "Builder's Guide: Cold Climates" book. But they may well have info on the most recent "miracle" materials out there intended to "allow" building assemblies that will just never work. (Like this goofy idea that you can successfully put a functioning vapor barrier on the warm side of a below-grade concrete wall!)
Your question and the subsequent responses got me thinking.
I tell myself I should know the answer to this question but I found myself wavering a bit.
I have "Cold Climates" but it has been awhile since I have reviewed it and looked at this wall profile.
Out of curiosity I searched the web and here is what I found at an EPA site.
"An appropriate assembly for the inside of a basement wall consists of 1 in. of plastic foam board or closed-cell polyurethane spray foam followed by a stud wall with fiberglass insulation filling the cavities. This assembly is covered with moisture- and mold-resistant gypsum board covered by two coats of latex paint. The foam board serves two purposes: providing a capillary break between the foundation wall and the stud wall and keeping warm, humid basement air away from the earth-chilled foundation. It is good practice to put 1 in. of foam board beneath the sole plate of the stud wall and the basement floor and to leave a ½-in. gap between the basement floor and the bottom of the gypsum board. Doing so provides protection from minor floods and damp concrete floors."
Clicking the link provides additional explanation and context for this strategy.
I wonder if this is consistent with the other resources mentioned. If not i would like to hear others thoughts.
You can find an excellent publication on this question at http://www.buildingscience.com/documents/reports/rr-1003-building-a.... The publication presents many solutions and rates them on several criteria. They also conducted detailed thermal and moisture modeling.
I put 2" XPS on my basement walls as a temporary way to add some insulation before I got to the task of finishing the basement walls. I did not seal the joints between the sheets or the gaps at the top and bottom of the sheets. I had lots of ice on the top of the foundation wall and ice at every joint and gap down to the soil line. A well sealed vapor barrier at the foundation wall is absolutely critical to preventing moisture problems.
After seeing the moisture/ice problems first hand, I think I will insulate the stud walls with closed cell foam to assure that I have no air leaks. This will cost more but the peace of mind is worth it. I live in a very cold climate near Yellowstone National Park. We have had many consecutive days of -20 to -30 F this winter. I am sure this contributed the ice formation behind the XPS and on top of the foundation wall.
Bad link. Try BSC Building America - basements
polyethylene vapor barrier is the most common that the contractors use. See this http://www.agmrenovations.com/safebasement/ incase you need any information
No first-hand experience, but that stuff looks like spray-on bulk water proofing material not moisture seal. And why are they spraying it on after the stud wall was erected and not before?
Since he's also in Ohio and has a great deal of experience, you might want to reach out to Nate Adams at Energy Smart Home Performance for his opinion.
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Just as we suspected last week, Samsung plans to run a Super Bowl ad this Sunday for the Galaxy Note. The commercial, which will air in the fourth quarter, is directed by Hollywood director Bobby Farrelly and will run 90 seconds. As the guy behind There's Something About Mary, Kingpin, and Dumb and Dumber (among others), we're thinking we might be in for something more than a little funny.
Samsung Launching Revolutionary Galaxy Note Super Phone with 90-second Super Bowl Commercial
DALLAS – January 31, 2012 – Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the U.S.1, is launching a revolutionary super phone, the Galaxy Note™ in the first-ever Super Bowl ad in the technology giant's 71-year history.
"During the past six months we've launched the Galaxy S II, Galaxy Nexus and now the Galaxy Note super phone in North America bringing unparalleled innovation to the marketplace," said Todd Pendleton, Chief Marketing Officer for Samsung Telecommunications America. "The Galaxy Note ushers in the era of truly personalized communications, allowing people to capture, share and create like never before."
The game changing Galaxy Note required a launch platform just as significant which is why Samsung chose the largest event in North America to unveil this product – Super Bowl XLVI.
Samsung handpicked Bobby Farrelly to direct his first ever TV commercial. Farrelly, along with his brother, Peter, created the famous comedy films There's Something About Mary, Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin and Fever Pitch.
Another Super Bowl commercial first is Samsung using footage shot by the Galaxy Note's HD-quality video camera in the ad. Samsung is also one of the advertisers in the inaugural livestream of the Super Bowl broadcast.
The Galaxy Note ad will air during the 4th quarter of Super Bowl XLVI on February 5th.
An extensive digital and social campaign will accompany the ad release with Samsung Mobile US Facebook and Twitter followers gaining exclusive access to content and giveaways.
The Samsung Galaxy Note will be available for pre-order starting February 5th and go on sale at AT&T and Best Buy Stores nationwide on February 19th.
Key Product Features of the Samsung Galaxy Note include:
- Integrated S Pen™ Solution
- 5.3″ HD Super AMOLED™ Screen (1280×800)
- Smartphone Portability with the Power of a Tablet
- Samsung Approved for Enterprise (SAFE™)
- 1.5GHz Dual-core Processor
- Android™ 2.3, Gingerbread + TouchWiz®
- Kies Air
- AllShare™
- Social Hub
- Media Hub HD
- Enabled for 4G LTE
- 8.0 Megapixel Rear-facing Camera with LED Flash
- 2.0 Megapixel Front-facing Camera
- 1080p HD (30fps) Video Recording
- 2500mAh Battery
- eReader Capabilities
- Enabled For Video Chat
- 16GB Internal Memory
- Expandable Memory up to 32GB
- Swype™
- AT&T Navigator®
- Bluetooth® Technology
[1] Number one mobile phone provider in the U.S. claim for Samsung Mobile based upon reported shipment data, according to Strategy Analytics, Q3 2011 U.S. Market Share Handset Shipments Reports.
About Samsung Telecommunications America
Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC, a Dallas-based subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., researches, develops and markets wireless handsets and telecommunications products throughout North America. For more information, please visit www.samsungwireless.com.
About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2010 consolidated sales of US$135.8 billion. Employing approximately 190,500 people in 206 offices across 68 countries, the company operates two separate organizations to coordinate its nine independent business units: Digital Media & Communications, comprising Visual Display, Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions, and Digital Imaging; and Device Solutions, consisting of Memory, System LSI and LCD. Recognized for its industry-leading performance across a range of economic, environmental and social criteria, Samsung Electronics was named the world's most sustainable technology company in the 2011 Dow Jones Sustainability Index. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.


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MIAMI � LeBron James is finally getting his championship ring.
MIAMI � LeBron James is finally getting his championship ring.
Somehow, that seems like an ancillary element to opening night in Miami.
It�s Boston vs. Miami, a rematch of last season�s Eastern Conference finals that went seven games before the Heat prevailed. It�s Ray Allen vs. the Celtics for the first time since he left after five seasons to join Boston�s biggest current rival. And, oh, it�s also the night where the Heat celebrate last season�s NBA championship with a splashy ring-and-banner ceremony.
�We�ll honor and respect what we were able to accomplish before the game,� Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.
After that? All business � for both teams.
The Heat and Celtics practiced simultaneously Monday in Miami, because Boston arrived a day ahead of schedule to avoid dealing with the brunt of Hurricane Sandy. And both preached the same mantra � yes, it�s a big game, but win or lose, both teams will still have 81 games left to go in the regular season when they wake up Wednesday morning.
�If we win, do we get a trophy? We get one win and that�s it,� Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. �And if we lose, which we don�t want to do, we get one loss and it doesn�t mean we still can�t win it. But at the end of the day, we�re all human. � These games, they don�t really have more meaning, but they do have more meaning.�
It comes as no surprise to either side that the schedule-makers sent Boston to Miami for ring night.
�Every time there�s something big going on,� Heat forward Chris Bosh said, �we�re playing the Celtics.�
There has been a slew of upgrades at the arena over the summer � slightly different looks here and there, a new nightclub and restaurant, more concessions and bars for ticketholders to enjoy. The Heat will even offer fans the chance to purchase championship-ring-related merchandise, designed in the same manner as the players� title-reward jewelry.
The upgrades extend to what�s going to be on the court as well.
Miami kept its championship rotation intact, plus added Allen and Rashard Lewis to the mix. Allen knows it will be unusual to see the Heat get their rings, especially since five months ago, he was busy trying to thwart their title march.
�I�m excited for these guys, having spent time around them over the last two, three months, getting to know them and their families,� Allen said. �I�m happy for them that they won, but at the same time, they beat me and put us out. I understand the emotions that Boston will feel, watching the whole ceremony. But at the same time I�m excited for these guys. And once it�s over with, it�s business as usual.�
Boston figures to be better as well. Jason Terry now comes off the Celtics� bench, there�s an influx of youth in the rotation, Jeff Green is back after heart surgery, and the remaining members of what was a Big Four � Rondo, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett � are loaded up for another championship push.
�It�s just another basketball game,� Rondo said.
Not even he probably believes that. The rivalry and the Allen reunion, make no mistake, weighs heavily on both sides. Neither Garnett nor Pierce has spoken to their former shooting guard since he signed in Miami.
�We�re not going to make this into a Ray Allen or Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Rondo thing,� Pierce said. �Right now my focus is on playing in the game tomorrow vs. the Miami Heat. Everything�s that happened has already happened. He�s here. He�s happy to be here. We wish him the best for his family and the situation, but I�m more focused on the Boston Celtics.�
It�s the second ring-night in Heat history.
It�s almost certain to go better than the first one after Miami�s 2006 title.
Any mention of the score from that Chicago-Miami opener � 108-66 � still makes Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem cringe. They�re the last two players remaining in Miami from that Heat team, which endured the worst opening-night loss ever for a reigning champion.
�I just remember we got beat,� Wade said. �I don�t remember the game. That�s how long ago that was. Different time.�
Haslem remembers plenty.
�It sticks,� Haslem said. �But it�s six years later. You learn and you move on and you try not to let it happen again. We�ve got a different group of guys. We�re smarter, me and Dwyane are. And we understand the challenges of defending the title now. We were naive. At that point, we thought we could do it again the next year and just do it again and do it again and do it again.�
Well, actually, that is James� goal.
He didn�t come to Miami for one title. He came for multiple ones. That�s one of many reasons why even he�s downplaying the ring ceremony and placing his focus squarely on another marquee matchup with Boston.
That being said, he�s not overstating it, either.
�Game one doesn�t determine who�s the better team,� James said. �I mean, it�s game one. Tomorrow night will not be what we want to be in April.�


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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
My son's reaction to All Cats Have Asperger's Syndrome
Anyway, my guy loved the book--especially the pictures. He even looked at the book for quite some time after we were done reading it together. I don't know if he made the connection between the book about Asperger's syndrome and his own condition. When we came across a passage about a child with autism saying embarrassing things I said with a smile: "I wonder who does that? Who once said why does that old lady talk like a man?"
I thought I saw a glint of understanding in his eye, but he just smiled and pointed to the picture of the cat. If only I could have read his mind at that point. Well, at least liking the book is a start. We'll keep bringing the topic up in a slow and gentle way until he understands what we are trying to tell him.
I enjoyed reading the book to him. Sitting on the futon together and seeing his happy reaction to it was one of the true good moments of a not so great day.
10 comments:
- Maddy said...
I read that to all of mine some months back. They all loved it, but only my daughter made the connection. Luckily they all love cats so it was a great hit regardless.
Best wishes
- January 9, 2008 at 9:53 AM
- J said...
The pictures are wonderful aren't they and there is something therapeutic about animals. We like cats here too. There are two senior felines in our household--Simba (13) and Pumbaa (12).
- January 9, 2008 at 1:42 PM
- John Elder Robison said...
Have you heard my audio book? I narrate the abridged version (the one bookstores sell) myself. Moms tell me that autistic kids identify with my flat voice and its cadence.
Listen to the sample on my blog and see if your kid feels the same.
- January 9, 2008 at 2:50 PM
- J said...
We would listen to it, but my son somehow managed to turn the sound off on our computer and we haven't been able to figure out how to turn it back on. He's talented that way.
- January 9, 2008 at 3:13 PM
- Elissa - Managing Autism said...
So glad the book was a hit after your 'bad day' (LOL).
As you know, we love the book in our house, it's one of those real treasures!
(PS - I hope you have a better day tomorrow.)
- January 10, 2008 at 1:36 AM
- J said...
All is going well now. Suppose the day could have been much worse than it was.
I agree that All Cats Have Asperger's Syndrome is a real treasure. Will be reading it to the younger one soon, although he already snuck a peek at pictures and loved them. Take care. --JML
- January 10, 2008 at 7:28 AM
- Kathy said...
Hi Julie,
Thanks for your kind words about my book. It gives me pleasure to know that All Cats is helping people understand and appreciate AS.
Kathy Hoopmann
- January 11, 2008 at 1:21 AM
- J said...
You are most welcome. Your book seems to be popular amongst autism mom and with good reason. Thank you for your comments. Take care--jml
- January 11, 2008 at 5:16 AM
I am a one to one teaching assistant for a 10 year old boy with asperger syndrome. We read the book together-he seemed to enjoy it-and now I am looking for a followup activity lesson plan. Can you help?
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- September 26, 2009 at 5:33 AM
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Kim: How about having him make a book about himself using a three ring binder. It could be just writing or feature pictures as well. He could either focus on how he is the same as everyone else (for self esteem purposes) or have both similarities and differences. For example, Does he like video games like most everyone his age? Does he have a talent that stands out in the crowd? You get the idea...
A simpler version of the same idea would have him make a collage that represents himself.
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Mr. Briggs came to Acxiom when he met Mr. Cool while waiting for a flight seven years ago. Mr. Cool said he immediately was struck by Mr. Briggs' energy, and a few months later he was on the team at Acxiom, a company based in Little Rock, Ark., that is a provider of information management and marketing services.
In the mid-1990s, Mr. Briggs helped buy a struggling wireless retailer that had less than $100,000 in annual sales, but eventually grew into a multilocation enterprise with more than $1 million in annual sales before it was sold in 2001.
But for Mr. Briggs, it is failure as much as success that has shaped his career. In 2000, he helped start Nexi.com, a high-speed Internet provider, which nearly folded and was sold to a competitor a year later.
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I think it might be a good idea to have navigation templates for articles relating to the Second Wizarding War to show a chronology of battles; otherwise a person would have to look at the Second Wizarding War article to know exactly which battle precedes which. We could use the succession templates we already have, but those are designed for positions, so I'm not sure about that. But, for the Attack at Godric's Hollow, it would look something like this:
And then for the Ambush at the Lovegood House:
And so on, enabling a user to be able to navigate chronologically through the events of the Second War. Any thoughts? Oread (talk) 15:38, 12 April 2009 (UTC)
- This is a good idea. However, there may have been events outside of those presented or mentioned in the books. Succession boxes give the impression that the chronology they present is complete, when that may not be the case. But we can only work with as much information as we have currently; the succession boxes can be modified if we learn of new events. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 04:05, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
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We are an 11-year-old real estate company that helps people in Spokane, Washington sell their homes by owner. We will be automating several parts of our website in the next few months and we'd like to start with a fresh web 2.0 style home page and carry that look through to other parts of the site in the header. The layout of our home page at http://www.spokanebyowner.com isn't bad; we are open to a similar layout or something new. I like this look (without the flash): http://healthychild.org/main/ down the road after we are set up with a database, I'd like to incorporate the concept of "__ easy steps." We just don't know how many steps it will take until we have the programming done, but would like to have that "feel" and be able to start the transition with the homepage and page headers.
Our target audience are home owners in Spokane, Washington, USA that are considering selling their home and indirectly, home buyers that are interested in buying a home in Spokane, WA. Our clients are the sellers. That's who we work with directly. The sellers (our clients) are trying to attract buyers to their property ads on our website, so indirectly we need to attract the buyers as well.
Many of our customers aren't computer savvy and don't know the difference between the address and search bar on their browser or how to attach a photo to an email, so we would like to keep things very simple with a clean look.
Format should be a layered Photoshop PSD file, 800 pixels wide..
I'd like local landmarks &/or properties on our home page & page header. Similar to what we have now with local landmarks would be great. Here's our logo & some photos: http://www.spokanebyowner.com/SBO_Graphics.zip
Page should be bright with a white or light colored background & lots of white space. Web 2.0
Page Elements to Include: Logo, Title: Spokane Real Estate, subtitle: Spokane Homes For Sale By Owner, Navagation: Home, Sellers, Buyers, About, Quick Search (we are eliminating commercial & rental, privacy link can go to the footer.)
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George W. Bush's wish for a grandchild is finally coming true.
After a delay of a year or ten.
His daughter Jenna Bush Hager announced yesterday while appearing on The Today Show that she and her husband, Henry, are going to have a baby in spring of 2013.
"I am fired up! Looking forward to it," the 43rd president said about becoming a grandfather. "I am excited for Jenna and Henry, I could barely contain the news when I found out."
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We all aware that our former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam left us with his dreams on 27-July-2015. We can use this thread to contribute towards his dreams and thoughts you admired from him. I could see whole people irrespective of gender/community crying for him. I am bit emotional from the day he passed away. we all will pray his sole will RIP.


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Last weekend, some of my best friends came down to visit us in San Diego for the 4th of July. We had a potluck bbq after a long day at the beach (which never fails to be the right combination for a happy afternoon!) Here's a corn salad that I've been whipping up for outdoor get-togethers and cook outs. It takes 10 minutes to make and is really just assembling lots of delicious, healthy, goodness together in a bowl.
*Serves about 4-6 people*
2 cups butter lettuce chopped
2 cups arugula chopped
2 cups cherry tomatoes sliced in half
2 cups of sweet canned corned
One avocado, diced
Crumbled feta cheese to taste
1 1/2 tbsp of olive oil
Squeeze lime juice to taste
Salt and Pepper to taste
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Served with lime wedges.
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DENVER -- The only way for the Rockies to stop their slide is to own their problems and fix them. Catcher Wilin Rosario stepped to the front of the fix-it line Thursday afternoon. He needed to.
Starting pitcher Juan Nicasio struck out nine Marlins in seven scoreless innings before a 93-minute rain delay. After play resumed, Rosario let the game's first run score when he tried to backhand an Adam Ottavino pitch with a runner at third, only to see the ball roll to the backstop.View Full Game Coverage
DENVER -- The only way for the Rockies to stop their slide is to own their problems and fix them. Catcher Wilin Rosario stepped to the front of the fix-it line Thursday afternoon. He needed to.
Starting pitcher Juan Nicasio struck out nine Marlins in seven scoreless innings before a 93-minute rain delay. After play resumed, Rosario let the game's first run score when he tried to backhand an Adam Ottavino pitch with a runner at third, only to see the ball roll to the backstop.View Full Game Coverage
Rosario wasn't alone in letting this game -- a deflating 5-3 loss to the Marlins at Coors Field in front of 33,165 -- escape.
Ottavino had two quick outs before giving up two singles to put runners at the corners. Wilton Lopez, a day after forcing a key groundout in a win, gave up four ninth-inning runs, and the Rockies' offense didn't manage a run until a futile bottom-of-the-ninth comeback try.
The Rockies came out of the All-Star break and into a 10-game homestand hoping to make their move in the National League West. But, having faced the Cubs and the Marlins, the Rockies are 3-4 and must sweep the Brewers to finish above break-even on the stand. They dropped three of four to the Marlins, who are last in the NL East.
"I've got to block that ball," said Rosario, who has struggled to keep balls in front of him in key situations this season. "That's my responsibility. I need to put myself down in front of the ball. It didn't happen on that pitch.
"We paid. Maybe if that run doesn't score, maybe we come back the next inning and win it."
What's wrong with the Rockies?
These days, it's almost everything but starting pitching. Most perplexing is an offense that managed just seven runs in the series. Yes, the Marlins displayed bright young starting pitching. On Thursday, Nathan Eovaldi held the Rockies to three hits in six innings before the delay and nearly matched Nicasio. Winning pitcher Dan Jennings threw a scoreless seventh, and after Kevin Slowey struggled, Steve Cishek earned his 20th save. Cishek ended the game by forcing Jonathan Herrera into a double-play grounder.
And if the day wasn't bad enough, Carlos Gonzalez, who entered the game tied with the Pirates' Pedro Alvarez for the NL home run lead with 26, left the game in the fourth inning with an aggravated right middle finger sprain. Gonzalez originally suffered the injury before the All-Star break in Arizona and has played in pain since. It worsened after he struck out against Eovaldi in the first inning Thursday.
Now the Rockies are trying to keep the season from deteriorating.
An NL West in which no one has taken charge has kept them relevant, but since a strong start, the Rockies haven't succeeded at a pace of a bona fide contender. Colorado began 13-4 and Miami was 4-13. Since then, the Rockies, who had three hitters start the All-Star Game, are 36-50, and the Marlins, who are fully into a youth movement, are 34-49.
Especially scary for the Rockies is they have three straight three-city road trips on the horizon.
"We've got to play better," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "There's no way around it. We've got to get to the point where we put together a run.
"We saw some good, young arms, no question, but at the same time, they caught us at a time where our offense has stalled a little bit. That's pretty obvious. We've got to be better than that."
The Marlins were better than they've been at any point this season.
"It was phenomenal," Marlins manager Mike Redmond. "If you had told me coming in here that the highest-scoring game would be five runs, I would have told you, you were crazy, all the games that I've played here over the past 13, 14 years.
"I give our guys credit, our starters did a great job, got deep into games, that bullpen just continues to put up zeroes and keep us in ballgames."
With the exception of Drew Pomeranz's poor start in Monday's series opener, the Rockies could say the same about their starting pitching. Nicasio's nine strikeouts were one shy of his career high, and he has given up one run and eight hits in 19 innings over his last three starts.
"I was not looking for the strikeout. I tried to throw more strikes, locate the fastball and try to go deep in the game," Nicasio said.
Late-innings stalwart Matt Belisle had appeared in three of the Rockies' previous four games and was not available. Ottavino began the eighth by striking out Donovan Solano and Jake Marisnick, before Rob Brantly and pinch-hitter Greg Dobbs singled into a deep-playing outfield to put runners at first and third. Ottavino missed low and far outside the zone with a 1-1 slider, and Rosario's backhand attempt came up empty, so Solano scored.
"That's how quick an inning can happen," Ottavino said. "I thought I threw the ball all right, and nothing went my way."
Lopez gave up doubles to Christian Yelich and Giancarlo Stanton, and Solano's second homer of the season for a crushing 5-0 deficit.
"It looked like he was really on his way to ironing some things out," Weiss said. "He's a great competitor, no question about it."
Michael Cuddyer's RBI double in the ninth off Slowey averted a shutout. Rosario added an RBI single off Slowey, and was in scoring position with no outs.
Cishek worked Charlie Blackmon into a popup. Rosario scored when Stanton misplayed Nolan Arenado's single in right field, but Cishek forced Herrera into a double-play grounder.
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Hardball in the Rockies, and follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb.


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Time To Wake Up, America!
John Rocker | It's time! The buzzer has sounded; the tip off has been had; the whistle has blown; and the lineup cards have been exchanged. Wake up, conservatives, the game is passing you by! It's time to do one of two things: Either take it to the showers or get off your lazy backsides, hit the field and get after somebody.
Little by little, year by year, ever so consistently, conservative ideals and principles are being dismissed in our society. Conservative ideology is being flippantly ignored as if it represents a backwoods ignorant mentality that only existed when people were "uneducated" and not as "progressive" as those who call themselves progressive think they are today. You can almost hear the thought rolling around in the liberal's skull as he humorously listens to a voice of conservative thought: "Silly conservative. It's so cute when they say stuff like that." Other times – rapidly becoming the norm – we witness all-out assaults on conservative principles, ideologies and themes that have made up the very backbone of this great nation for generations. These assaults – largely promulgated by our beloved America-hating mainstream media, specified minority groups, along with an obnoxious array of special-interest factions, everything from NAMBLA to PETA – do nothing but weaken many of our nation's core values while undermining the unity of the American people. Brother against brother.
I don't know about you, but I've had it! This country was not founded and did not rise to become the greatest nation this world has ever known on the back of liberal principles, yet these ideals are forced down our throats daily while conservative ones are exploited as somehow rudimentary and fundamentally archaic. The United States did not become the beacon of hope and freedom around the world through the ideology of rampant undocumented immigration. We have not become the envy of millions across the globe through the mindset of cradle-to-grave governmental dependence. Our Founding Fathers and the generations responsible for constructing this great nation promoted limited government while championing the individual and his ability to succeed. Additionally, the United States has not redefined to the world what prosperity truly is through the promotion and encouragement of dissimilation, corrupt morals, wealth redistribution and ethical values that only exist when convenient. Liberal, like it or not, your ideology and beliefs did not fashion the greatest union this planet has ever seen, but they are slowly but surely fracturing it morally, ethically, fiscally and socially.
From observing daily media outlets, it appears the overwhelming sentiment is that this country is going to hell in a liberal hand basket. To look at the facts, however, one gets a much different perspective. In the 2010 election cycle, for example, the two predominately left-leaning states of Wisconsin and Ohio went Republican in their respective governor's races. Currently, each state is experiencing strong job growth and declining debt. Additionally, labor unions, which generally have a strong left-leaning base, saw their numbers decline last year to their lowest levels in 70 years. In 2011 union membership fell by a staggering 612,000, signifying that many workers are just not buying into the left-sided union mentality.
On the social side of the coin, most Americans flippantly assume that California is perhaps the most liberal state in the union – yet the "ultraliberal" citizens of that great state strongly supported traditional marriage when it came to a vote on Prop 8. A similar outcome was had in "liberal" Florida in 2008 when the state voted by a 62 percent margin against a referendum condoning gay marriage.
Conservatives, we are not alone. We are the majority. Once upon a time the liberal left fashioned a new word, a new concept if you will, and called it "political correctness." With media's assistance in enforcing this self-created policy, leftists have done a relatively good job in keeping the right quiet for many years when it comes to truly speaking our minds and walking on egg shells when we dare to do so. Why does liberal ideology get to define the framework of what is supposedly acceptable or not? When was the last time a liberal thought was labeled "politically incorrect"? It doesn't exist; yet when a conservative ideal breaches the fictitious barrier, the term is quick to fly, bringing all the hellfire and brimstone the left can muster to squelch thoughts and opinions from the right. It's not blatant infringement of our freedom to speak, but it's definitely an attempt at mob-like intimidation designed to draw the same effect.
Enough! The situation with Chick-fil-A spelled it all out using third-grade grammar. It was "politically incorrect" for Dan Cathy to exercise his American right to voice his opinion regarding gay marriage. It was politically "correct," however, for the left to chastise, harass and verbally abuse a man and his organization with accusations of hatred, bigotry and discrimination. We all saw how the scenario played out when the right was called to defend one of their own. Chick-fil-A had the most profitable day in the company's history last Wednesday with the organized Appreciation Day. (I don't think Friday's "kiss in" went over to well.) [NOTE: Many mayors attacked the Christian Chick-fil-a's stance regarding gay marriage, but the same mayors did not mention the Muslim and Jewish businesses who oppose same-sex marriage.]
It's time to get up, right-thinking Americans. Stop cowering and shuddering at the accusation of "political incorrectness" along with the fear of the chastisement that will often ensue. It's time to re-establish the knowledge that the right IS the majority and restore the principles upon which the greatest nation this world has ever known was founded.
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John Rocker, a Major League Baseball pitcher for six years, is the author of "Scars and Strikes." After retiring from baseball, Rocker embarked upon a successful career in real estate development.
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Aubrey Plaza, Oliver Platt and Jeff Goldblum are the latest names to join the star-stacked cast of the Johnny Depp-fronted action-comedy Mortdecai. This talented trio joins an ensemble that already boasts Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Olivia Munn and Paul Bettany.
The Wrap reports this casting coup comes as the production of Mortdecai swings into its second section, moving from London to Los Angeles. Based on Kyril Bonfiglioli's series of novels, the movie will star Depp as Englishman Charlie Mortdecai, a roguish art dealer who is seeking a stolen painting that inexplicably holds the key to finding a treasure trove of Nazi Gold. There's no mention of what parts Plaza, Platt and Goldblum might play.
Published in the 1970s, Bonfiglioli's original satirical Mortdecai trilogy included titles like Don't Point That Thing at Me, Something Nasty in the Woodshed and After You With the Pistol. The fourth and final tale of this art dealing anti-hero didn't come out until 1999. The lag between volumes can predominantly be blamed on Bonfiglioli's death in 1985, but thanks to the contribution of satirist Craig Brown, The Great Mortdecai Moustache Mystery's last draft was completed.
With a cast that features affable A-listers and a slate of stellar character actors, there's obvious reasons to be excited for Depp's in-production follow-up to the massive flop that was The Lone Ranger. But be warned, there are two worrisome names connected to this project, and they are taking on key roles in the production.
Set to helm Mortdecai is director David Koepp whose filmography is a mixed bag at best. First came the critically praised thriller The Trigger Effect, which bombed at the box office. His 1999 horror feature Stir of Echoes was a hit with critics and audiences, but while his first collaboration with Depp, The Secret Windows, was a commercial success it was scorned by critics. Next came the well-reviewed box office dud Ghost Town, a romantic comedy with Ricky Gervais. And last came the little noticed 2012 Joseph Gordon-Levitt vehicle Premium Rush. The bike messenger-centered drama earned good reviews, but little more than its budget back at the box office.
At least Koepp has managed some wins, and some earnestly interesting features. The same can't be said for Mortdecai's screenwriter Eric Aronson, who is a greater cause for concern. His only previous credit as a scribe is the film On The Line.
This $16 million romantic comedy was meant to appeal to 'N Sync fans, with Lance Bass and Joey Fatone playing the movie's two leads. In spite of this, it pulled in a painfully low $4.4 million worldwide and was savaged by critics. The best thing to come from it seems to be the hilarious How Did This Get Made podcast episode about its creation (you can listen to it below).
Being admittedly over Depp's madcap shtick, I'm inherently dubious of all his latest endeavors. Maybe this mix of incredible cast members and curious crewmates will make for a thoroughly entertaining comedy. I mean, stranger things have happened, right?


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The Ravens scored two rushing touchdowns in last Sunday's 25-15 win against the Cleveland Browns. Bernard Pierce's 12-yard scamper with one second left in the first quarter gave the team a 14-0 lead, but it might have gone for naught if not for a timely block by Anquan Boldin.
Lined up to the left of the offensive front, the wide receiver engaged cornerback Sheldon Brown long enough at the 8-yard line for Pierce to bounce to his left and race down the sideline untouched. It was a seemingly minor footnote in a performance in which Boldin had five catches for 57yards, but to Boldin, the block was just as important as his 21-yard reception that contributed to Torrey Smith's game-winning 19-yard touchdown catch.
Boldin talked about the block and the value of blocking as a receiver.
What do you remember about that block that sprung Pierce?
It was just a run play. For us here, we take pride in blocking outside, and for me, it was a man-over block with no safety on that side. So it was an easy read for me.
When you are making a block, how do you know when to continue to block and when to let go so that you don't get flagged for holding?
Sometimes you can see the Jumbotron, and that lets you know. You can see the Jumbotron and see where the running back is. And you can tell by the defender, whether he's trying to slide off. If he's trying to slide inside, obviously, the running back is coming up inside. So you try to reposition yourself.
How much pride do you take in your blocking?
I just look at it as, when I have the ball in my hands, I want people blocking for me. And you never want to be caught on film and see that your guy could have had a touchdown, but your man made the tackle. That's something I take pride in. I think some people overlook it just because wide receivers aren't known for blocking. I think it makes the offense go. Whenever you see long touchdown runs, it's because guys are making blocks outside. Guys want to sustain drives and get their running backs big runs by blocking outside.


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LONDON (AP) — The British government has chosen Mark Carney, a Canadian, to become governor of the Bank of England, the first time a foreigner has been tapped for the position since the central bank was founded in 1694.
Treasury chief George Osborne announced the surprise choice to the House of Commons on Monday, saying Carney — who is currently the head of Canada's central bank — would apply for British citizenship.
"Mark Carney is the outstanding candidate to be governor of the Bank of England and help steer Britain through these difficult economic times," Osborne said. "He is quite simply the best, most experienced and most qualified person in the world to do the job."
Besides his job as a central banker, Carney is also head of the G-20's Financial Stability Board, a global supervisor, and spent 13 years at Goldman Sachs. He had been speculated as a possible choice but was not considered a front-runner.
"I'm honored to accept this important and demanding role," said Carney, who will start July 1, at a news conference in Ottawa.
"It's a decisive period for reform of the global financial system including its leading financial center, the City of London. And it's a crucial point in the Bank of England's history as it accepts vital new responsibilities."
Carney will succeed the current governor, Mervyn King, when his term ends next year. As well as chairing the committee which sets the U.K.'s main interest rate, the governor will be given the new responsibility of supervising the country's banking industry. Carney told Osborne that he will only serve five years of the usual eight-year term.
King said Carney was "an outstanding choice" and represents "a new generation of leadership."
Ed Balls, economic spokesman for the opposition Labour Party in the House of Commons, said Carney "has a track record of handling tough and complex challenges" and is "a good choice".
Osborne had boasted that this was the first time that the Treasury had advertised the governor's job, but Carney said he hadn't applied.
"I didn't apply as part of the formal process to the position," he said. "These discussions really only intensified in the last two weeks."
Carney, 47, was appointed to a seven-year term as governor of the Bank of Canada in February 2008. He will step down on June 1.
He gained a bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University in 1988, and master's and doctoral degrees in economics from Oxford University.
Carney was employed by Goldman Sachs for 13 years, working in London, Tokyo, New York and Toronto, before being appointed deputy governor of the Bank of Canada in 2003.
The Canadian Carney is not the first ex-Goldman Sachs employee to lead a central bank, President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi is also a former employee of the U.S. investment bank.
"I'm not without ties to the United Kingdom. My wife is a British and Canadian national. My children are both. I lived there for a decade. I know a lot of people in the City, in industry, in the U.K.," Carney said.
"Obviously I think I can play a constructive role as the next governor in relaunching this institution with its new responsibilities, contributing to price stability, to financial stability and to insuring that the rebalancing of the U.K. economy, which is under way, but is seen through over the course of the next five years."
Paul Tucker, one of the two deputy governors of the Bank of England, had been the betting favorite to become governor. Osborne said he hoped Tucker would remain at the Bank, adding that he had extended the term of the other deputy, Charles Bean, for another year until mid-2014.
With Bean's time running short and a disappointed Tucker possibly ready to leave, "today's appointment could well usher in a period of significant upheaval at the Bank of England," said Philip Shaw, chief economist at Investec Securities.
Canada's commodity-rich economy has experienced a better market rebound than the other G-7 nations. The country did not suffer from a mortgage meltdown or subprime lending crisis during the Great Recession of 2008, and its banks are rated among the soundest in the world.


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Lt. Gen. Michael Barbero did three tours of duty in Iraq. The first time in 2003 in Tikrit, Saddam Hussein's hometown. Then during the U.S. troop surge as a key aide to Gen. David Petraeus and again from 2009 to 2011, overseeing the training of Iraqi security forces.
In November, he was in Baghdad as a business consultant. He sat face to face with a former Iraqi official in a heavily guarded palatial office. Their conversation was emblematic of all that has gone wrong in the relationship between the United States and Iraq since 2011.
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"This … started out as a successful joint venture but you left too quickly and created a vacuum," the former official told Barbero as the men sipped tea. The ex-official, a Shiite who has held important posts in the Iraqi government, took the retired general to task for America's close relationship with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, whose critics consider him a budding authoritarian ruler, and warned: "It's not only al Qaeda but also government measures that threaten democracy and democratic institutions."
Barely two months after Barbero's visit, and two years after the last U.S. troops departed Iraq in December 2011, ending an eight-year presence, Iraq is in flames. Al Qaeda has seized territory in western Anbar province; Maliki's forces are fighting alongside some Sunni tribesmen against al Qaeda; while other Sunni tribes are in a full-scale revolt against both al Qaeda and Maliki's forces, whom they see as oppressive as the Sunni radicals they detest.
It begs the question that many are now asking back in Washington: What went wrong? Did America lose Iraq? What happened to the country that President Barack Obama and his aides have described again and again over the last two years as stable, prosperous and democratic?
The president's critics have one theory: "Obama did not want to stay in Iraq, and that's what it was all about," as Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) put it this week. "If we'd had a residual force of 10- to 12,000 [troops], I am totally convinced there would not have been a rise of al Qaeda," according to McCain's fellow hawk, Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.).
The White House has another message: We did all we could, but the Iraqis didn't want an agreement. Besides, no one could have predicted Syria's deleterious effect on Iraq.
So who's right? Was the new violence in Iraq indeed the White House's fault for not securing a troop agreement? Did Obama, who ran for president promising to end the war, ever really intend to sign a deal? And could the United States have done more to help stabilize Iraq once its soldiers left?
What happened is far more complicated than the critics contend. It's the story of an administration that struggled to define its relationship with Iraq as it withdrew the majority of its forces, and that was unclear about what its future military presence should look like. It is the story of an Iraqi government whose politics were poisonous, where one's stance on the status of American troops became another weapon for rivals to bludgeon each other. And none of it fits neatly into a tight Washington narrative.
It was the April 2010 national election and its tortured aftermath that sewed the seeds of today's crisis in Iraq. Beforehand, U.S. state and military officials had prepared for any scenario, including the possibility that Maliki might refuse to leave office for another Shiite Islamist candidate. No one imagined that the secular Iraqiya list, backed by Sunni Arabs, would win the largest number of seats in parliament. Suddenly the Sunnis' candidate, secular Shiite Ayad Allawi, was poised to be prime minister. But Maliki refused and dug in.
And it is here where America found its standing wounded. Anxious about midterm elections in November and worried about the status of U.S. forces slated to be drawn down to 50,000 by August, the White House decided to pick winners. According to multiple officials in Baghdad at time, Vice President Joseph Biden and then-Ambassador Chris Hill decided in July 2010 to support Maliki for prime minister, but Maliki had to bring the Sunnis and Allawi onboard. Hill and his staff then made America's support for Maliki clear in meetings with Iraqi political figures.
The stalemate would drag on for months, and in the end both the United States and its arch-foe Iran proved would take credit for forming the government. But Washington would be damaged in the process. It would be forever linked with endorsing Maliki. One U.S. Embassy official I spoke with just months before the government was formed privately expressed regret at how the Americans had played kingmaker.


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Baseball's Winning Streak Comes To An End With 6-3 Loss To Northern Colorado
March 21, 2008
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By Matt Storey
Arizona State's 19-game winning streak to start the season came to an end with a 6-3 loss to Northern Colorado Friday night in the Bob Schaefer Memorial Tournament. The loss drops Arizona State to 19-1 on the year, ending the longest winning streak to begin a season since 1961.
The Sun Devils struck out 10 times and stranded 13 runners in the game, including loading the bases in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings but coming away with no runs.
Freshman Seth Blair took the loss, allowing four earned runs in the third inning, to drop to 2-1 on the season.
ASU jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first on an RBI double by Jason Kipnis that scored Raoul Torrez, and then Kipnis came around to score on a balk.
The Bears then took the lead with a four-run third inning, but the Sun Devils climbed back within one in the fourth after a solo home run to left by Kiel Roling, his third of the season.
Northern Colorado's pitching, led by starter Chris Reap, shut down the ASU offense the rest of the night, and Kevin Sandberg had RBI doubles in the fifth and seventh innings to extend his team's lead.
The Devils threatened in the ninth, loading the bases with no one out, but Rocky Laguna grounded into a double play and Mike Leake struck out looking to end the game.
Also, in earlier action at the Bob Schaefer Memorial Tournament, UC Irvine defeated Florida International 5-2.
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How a Government Shutdown Could Affect the Economy
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — It would be inconvenient and frustrating. But how much would a federal government shutdown affect the economy?
It depends on how long it lasts.
"The effects build over time: Two weeks is worse than one week, and three works is still worse than two weeks, and four is still worse than that," Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf said earlier this week.
Mark Zandi, chief economist and co-founder of Moody's Analytics, got more specific.
Zandi estimates that a shutdown that lasts just a few days might cost the economy two-tenths of a percentage point of annualized growth during the fourth quarter. That's the economic equivalent of a smidge.
But if a shutdown runs for three or four weeks? "[That] would do significant economic damage" — reducing GDP by 1.4 percentage points for the quarter, Zandi said in congressional testimony.
The last time there was a shutdown that long was at the end of 1995, when the government was shut down twice for nearly four weeks combined.
The CBO estimated those shutdowns shaved only about half a percentage point off growth in the fourth quarter of that year.
Zandi said he is assuming a greater hit this time for two reasons. The first is timing: The 1995 shutdowns started in the second half of the quarter. This time, if Congress fails to pass a funding bill, the shutdown will begin on Oct. 1, the start of a new quarter.
In addition, Zandi noted, "the economy is much more fragile today than in 1995-96 when the economy was on the verge of the tech boom."
Mohamed El-Erian, the CEO of bond fund firm PIMCO, thinks a shutdown could have several negative effects.
"First, it increases uncertainty which makes companies less willing to invest in new plants, equipment and hiring. Second, it forces the Fed to continue with experimental policies, the impact of which are uncertain," El-Erian told CNN.
Much might depend, too, on just how much of the federal government remains running during a shutdown. The White House will have some discretion in determining what's essential and what's not.
Typically any federal program or agency charged with protecting life and property — such as air traffic control and food inspections — is deemed critical, so operations there are likely to continue uninterrupted. Also likely to continue would be benefit payments such as Social Security checks.
But much of the federal government would be shuttered, and the money those agencies would normally spend would be delayed. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers would be furloughed without pay.
Another factor that could affect the economy in a prolonged shutdown is consumer, investor and business psychology, Zandi said.
And there's no telling what their psychology would be if a shutdown runs concurrent with a major standoff over the debt ceiling, raising the risk of a U.S. default.
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