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Originally Posted by Boom_Boom: this is why your a idiot What is so hard to understand that what Clemson did was WAAYYYY much less of a risk vs what miss st did. If you cant understand that you are exactly what I said you were....a friggin idiotYour logicClemson up by 2 scores...and there taking a bigger risk by running the ball.Miss st is up by one score and actually throws the ball on 4th down...but there risk is less then the one Clemson tookStay off the crack slick
Ok, let me try this ONCE MORE. And I won't pull the childish act of calling you names while doing it.
CLEMSON is up 9. WITH the ball. THEY HAVE POSSESSION. They are in NO DANGER of giving possession back to GT. You Kneel on the ball, the chances of GT getting possession are worse than converting a 4th down. You have ONE exchange from Center to QB and no defender will reasonably get to you to cause a fumble. If you RUN, you have TWO exchanges. Follow me now, Center to QB, QB to RB. You just doubled your chances to FUMBLE and give GT possession, something they had nearly NO CHANCE of getting if you kneel. Add to that your RB is now RUNNING TOWARDS 11 DEFENDERS that are gonna try and strip the ball. All it takes is ONE FUMBLE for GT to scoop it up and possibly score a TD (Hence the Miracle in the Meadowlands link, you heard of that play?). If that happens, then GT would still be down 1 score but the KEY THING is you just gave GT POSSESSION of the football to try an onside.
Kneeling, GT has nearly ZILCH chance of getting possession and a chance to win.
RUNNING TWICE just QUADRUPLED (an then some) the chance that GT could win the game.
Dude, you have been doing this a long time, this can't be that hard for you to grasp. Either you just don't get it, or you are so adamant about defending your cover as NOT A MOOSE that you are losing more and more credibility. Wow.
believe it or not, the only pure thing left is high school sports and I am sure someone has a hand in there somewhere---like down south where high school football is king
i coach here in Pa and we can actually find lines for our games.....unreal!!
Originally Posted by Boom_Boom: I have always thought the college game was about as pure as competitive sports gets... and like i say, I have never been one to believe in the conspiracy theories...but things I have seen with my own eyes this year is making me question things.
Hawaii last year was the most obvious I've seen as far as shaving...but maybe because I witnessed the games first hand. TCU this year is shady at best. Anyone who thinks there is no squirrelly stuff going on in football, college or pros, I have a bridge to sell you.
dont even let texas dude get to ya.....bigger fish to fry my man
Amen to that!!
Originally Posted by Boom_Boom: your such a little girl. You want to talk garbage and have a good time on here is one thing..me and you can talk some trash to each other is fine too... but talking about my family dont you ever talk about my family again. you have no idea.I will more then likely be at the game. Get lostDont post in my threads again
prob some young punk, no wife, no gf, no friends, just a computer to make him feel tough....no worries
Originally Posted by Boom_Boom: your like talking to a stop sign...This conversation is over. You just dont get it
You are right, this conversation is over. Instead of refuting my assertions, you response is...wait for it...
LOL, is right.
GLTU this coming week. Hope you get back in the positive, I honestly do.
Originally Posted by lsufasteddie: You obviously don't care but damn man.Your=/= you're
Haha, thank god I'm not the only one that is bothered by that. Once or twice, here and there, ok. But everytime? lol.
Well Boom....One thing is for sure...We won't have a Joe sighting talking about Stoops being outcoached for a while...Lmao


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Damith Herath obtained his PhD in robotics from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Autonomous Systems (CAS) at the University of Technology, Sydney. He received his BSc Eng (Hons) degree in production engineering from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Damith is a Professional Mechanical Engineer according to the Institution of Engineers Australia. He started his engineering career as a Trainee Engineer at Hayleys, one of the largest manufacturing conglomerates in Sri Lanka. Since then he has worked as a researcher, academic and a consultant in fields related to Robotics, Automation and Manufacturing (and Robotic Art). He has had consulting engagements with MAS Holdings and the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney amongst others.
Damith began his academic carrier in 2000 working on CIM systems. Moving on to mobile robotics research in 2003 at CAS – he has worked on developing novel algorithms used in robot navigation and perception. Over the last five years, at the MARCS Institute, he led a number of multidisciplinary robotic research projects (with successful grants in excess of AUD 300k) that have received widespread
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A unique hobby: Halifax man turns roadkill into art
Doug Hillman of Halifax is a self-taught taxidermist who has sold dressed, stuffed animals online for upwards of $1,000 each.
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Walking down the hall toward his Halifax apartment, Doug Hillman stopped in his tracks before opening the door.
"Sorry about the smell," he warned Tuesday. "Yesterday I was boiling walrus bones."
Inside Apartment 25, framed posters of Frankenstein and pictures of human anatomy cover the wall.
Across the room, above his desk, hangs the pelt of a zebra and the heads of two mounted reindeer.
Beside it, a stuffed coyote, rabbit and seal.
On a hook in the corner of the room hangs a white lab coat he wears while working.
Hillman is a self-taught taxidermist.
His bachelor apartment is filled with the skeletal remains of cats, lizards and rodents.
Other decor includes a stuffed duck wearing a handmade suit bearing a rose and a raccoon outfitted in a grey hoodie.
"I found out I had a knack for dressing up small animals," Hillman said.
He can't really sew, so he glues pieces of fabric together. He sells the stuffed, dressed animals online for upwards of $1,000.
For the past seven years, Hillman has made a hobby out of turning roadkill into art.
"Until recently, I didn't call myself an artist," he said.
Growing up in Cape Breton, his father was a butcher. Hillman would often search the woods for cow skulls that his father had thrown away.
"I kind of got the love of nature through that ... For me, that's what the skeleton kind of meant."
The skeleton is an amazing thing in general, he said. "It's like nature's puzzle piece."
When Hillman performs taxidermy, he does it very quickly, so as not to spoil the animal remains.
First he skins the animal. He washes it up before cleaning the skin with borax, which helps dry it out. Then he molds the shape of the body from tinfoil and covers it with thick wire.
The head of the animal is sculpted out of foam. He puts it all together and slides the skin over the body. He sews it up as best he can and then pins the face in position until it dries.
"The smaller the skeleton, the more intricate it is," he said.
"I try to bring the dignity back as much as I can."


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FULLER LILLIAN E. Passed away peacefully on February 16, 2013 at age 98. Dear Mother of Sheila (William) Johnson and Dianne (Henry) Robertson. Beloved grandmother of Melanye and William Johnson, and Charles Robertson. Long time committed volunteer for the Girl Scouts of Metropolitan Detroit, Metropolitan Hospital, the Urban League, NAACP, and St. Stephen AME Church. Visitation 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22, at James H. Cole Home for Funerals, NW Chapel, 16100 Schaefer, Detroit. Family Hour 10 a.m. and Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at St. Stephen AME Church, 6000 John E. Hunter Drive (Stanford), Detroit.
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With Deepest Sympathy, Aunt Lillian will be always be in our thoughts and hearts. She loved her family, church and her community. God has spoken, and he is saying.. Job Well Done. To my family, God does not give us burdens we can't carry. May you find peace with each passing day. Love Deborah & Barbara "Bootsie" Blakely Campbell, Ohio
My deepest sympathy to the Fuller family. It is a joy to recall the wonderful years our families spent at St. Stephen A.M.E. Church in our religious and civic activities. May your memories sustain you. Peace and love. Evelyn Browne (Arizona)and Family
I will miss my aunt, she was my mother's baby sister. She had a life well spent and was a pillar of her church, her community and her family. She was our matriarch and we will miss her dearly. I pray that we will be able to pick up the torch and carry on her good work. Rest in Peace Auntie, you have earned your rest. To the family I say, stay strong, we have big shoes to fill.
Always an elegant and kind lady, Aunt Lillian is remembered and will be missed. Peace to Sheila and Diane and their families. Sandra Blakely, New Orleans
Always and forever missed RIP Aunt Lil
I will always remember Aunt Lil's pleasant spirit. Every time I saw her she reminded me of her sister and my grandmother Amanda. She may have been short and small but she was larger than life. She presented grace and love whenever she entered the room. You will truly be missed Aunt Lil. I will always remember her homemade Plum Wine which she would soak in her homemade Fruit Cake delicious. I am sending my love and prayers to Sheila and Diane and the family. God Bless Toni


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->''"In 1902 father built a house at the crest of the Broadview Avenue hill in New Rochelle, New York, and it seemed, for some years thereafter, that all the family's days would be warm and fair."''
-->-- "Prologue: Ragtime" (from TheMusical)
''Ragtime'' is a 1975 historical fiction novel by E. L. Doctorow. It takes place in and around UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity between 1900 and 1917, and follows three fictional American families whose lives intersect with those of various major historical figures from the time, such as Evelyn Nesbit, Creator/HarryHoudini, Emma Goldman, Booker T. Washington, Henry Ford and J.P. Morgan. The three families are: an upper-class [=WASP=] family from New Rochelle, consisting of [[NoNameGiven a grandfather, a father, a mother, their son, and the mother's younger brother]]; a talented young black pianist Coalhouse Walker Jr., his girlfriend Sarah, and their son; and a Jewish Eastern European immigrant and his young daughter. [[SceneryPorn It is written with a ridiculous amount of detail]], approaching JRR Tolkien levels.
In 1981 it was adapted into a [[TheFilmOfTheBook film version]], written by Michael Weller and Bo Goldman and directed by Creator/MilosForman. The film, which featured Howard E. Rollins Jr., Creator/MandyPatinkin, and Creator/JamesCagney (among others), was nominated for eight UsefulNotes/{{Academy Award}}s.
It was further adapted into a [[TheMusical musical]] with a book by Terrence [=McNally=], lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty. The original cast included Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra [=McDonald=] and Marin Mazzie. It was nominated for twelve Tony awards, and won four: Best Featured Actress ([=McDonald=]), Original Score, Book, and Orchestrations. A revival of the musical opened on Broadway on November 15, 2009 after transferring from a successful regional production located in the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It closed January 15, 2010.
!!Includes examples of:
* AllMusicalsAreAdaptations
* AnyoneCanDie: [[spoiler: Sarah, Coalhouse, Father, and Grandfather. Also Younger Brother in the novel.]]
** Although [[spoiler: Father and Grandfather's]] deaths are only mentioned in the epilogue.
* AxCrazy: Coalhouse after [[spoiler: Sarah's death]]
* BigNo: Coalhouse, once again after [[spoiler: Sarah's death.]] It works.
** Father gets to have one as well [[spoiler: at the end of the play when Coalhouse steps outside the library with his hands up, only to be gunned down.]]
* BigApplesauce: The majority of the plot takes place in New York and the surrounding area.
* BilingualBonus: Or Quadralingual. "A Shtetl is Amerike" has three separate parts, being sung at the same time. The languages are Yiddish, Italian, and ''Creole.''
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Coalhouse, Sarah, and Father]] are all dead, but the rest of cast is (generally) happy!
* {{Bookends}}: The prologue/epilogue
* CrowdSong: "'Til we Reach That Day", "Prologue"
* DarkReprise: "Prologue:Ragtime", "Wheels of a Dream", though it then gets a light reprise also, and "Your Daddy's Son", though the original was already dark, the reprise is much darker.
* ADateWithRosiePalms: Younger Brother, while watching [[ItMakesSenseInContext Evelyn getting massaged naked by Emma Goldman]]
* DeathByAdaptation: Tateh's wife is dead before the musical starts.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Younger Brother, until "The Night That Goldman Spoke at Union Square." Then he goes kind of crazy with the newfound purpose.
* DoubleMeaningTitle
* EpicRocking: "Till We Reach That Day", "New Music", "Journey On", "Make Them Hear You", the reprise of "Wheels of a Dream" in the epilogue.
* FinalLoveDuet: subverted, "Sarah Brown Eyes" is a flashback
* HeroicBSOD / BSODSong: "Coalhouse's Soliloquy"
* HistoricalDomainCharacter
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: J.P. Morgan
* InThePastEveryoneWillBeFamous
* InspirationNod: Coalhouse's name is a ShoutOut to ''Literature/MichaelKohlhaas''.
* IWantSong: "Goodbye My Love", "Journey On" and "What Kind of Woman", in sequence.
* MeaningfulFuneral: [[spoiler:Sarah's]]
* MoodWhiplash: "Sucess" going right into "His Name Was Coalhouse Walker"? "Wheels of a Dream" to Tateh [[spoiler: working his fingers to bloody stumps at the loom?]] Yeah, the play was full of this.
** "Atlantic City" and the associated songs and "What a Game" in the rather grim second act.
* MotiveDecay: Coalhouse goes from seeking reparations for his car to terrorizing the city of New York as revenge for [[spoiler:Sarah's death.]]
** Lampshaded in the narration, where Booker T. Washington explains that Coalhouse choosing a target so wholly unconnected with his stated grievances was regarded as proof of his insanity.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Sarah's song "Your Daddy's Son".
* MsFanservice: in-universe: Evelyn Nesbit
* {{Narrator}}: At different times in TheMusical everyone behaves as if they were a third-person narrator.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Averted; the book features numerous public figures from the 1920s and is not shy about putting them in compromising positions.
* NoNameGiven: Father, Mother, (Mother's) Younger Brother, Grandfather, Tateh (which is just the Yiddish word for 'father'), the Little Girl.
** In fact, this is invoked so much that (historical figures aside), it might as well be a NamelessNarrative.
*** In TheMusical, The Little Boy is NamedByTheAdaptation, addressed onstage as "Edgar", named after E.L. Doctorow. WordOfGod says this was because it was too difficult to address him otherwise.
* NotSoDifferent: Coalhouse and Younger Brother ("He Wanted to Say")
* OffingTheOffspring: Sarah attempts to kill her baby by burying it after Coalhouse abandoned her.
* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: "And although the newspapers called the shooting the Crime of the Century, Goldman knew it was only 1906...and there were ninety-four years to go!"
* ScaryBlackMan: Quite literally, as the Coalhouses are black terrorists.
* SceneryPorn: The book is ''ridiculously'' detailed.
* ShootHimHeHasAWallet: [[spoiler: Sarah dies this way]]
* SidekickSong: "What a Game", "Crime of the Century"; in a semi-subversion "Atlantic City"
* StalkerWithACrush: Younger Brother for Evelyn Nesbit
* StalkingIsLove: Evelyn and Younger Brother become a couple after she discovers he's been stalking her.
* StepfordSmiler: Mother is implied to have been this, but we only see her as she grows more and more independent and farther and farther away from Father.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: From Younger Brother to Father: "You are a complacent man with no thought of history! You have traveled everywhere and learned ''nothing''! '''I despise you.'''"
* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The epilogue of TheMusical
* TwoLinesNoWaiting: There are three separate plotlines following the three families. They cross over and eventually become one towards the end.
* VillainousBreakdown: Since Fire Chief Will Conklin is the closest thing to a villain in the show, he breaks down first in "Coalhouse Demands" and even more in "Look What You've Done."
* WaifProphet: Male variation, with the little boy who ''sees World War I coming,'' and keeps trying to tell [[strike:people]] Harry Houndini that he needs to save Franz Ferdinand.
--> "Warn the duke!"
* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:Sarah's death is the first of ''many'' in the last 15 chapters of the book.]]
* WhamLine: During "He Wanted To Say" in the musical:
-->'''Emma Goldman:''' But all he said was...
-->'''Mother's Younger Brother:''' [[spoiler:I know how to blow things up!]]
* WhatTheHellHero: Booker T. Washington to Coalhouse in "Look What You've Done."
* WideEyedIdealist: Younger Brother during the first half of book.
* YiddishAsASecondLanguage: Makes sense, considering Tateh's Jewish.


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I'm loving beautiful old doors….All the carved details, weathered finishes, and architectural elements are amazing
You don't even need to do anything with them – just lean them against the wall:
But you CAN do some really cool projects with old doors, like these:
Mount bedside sconces on them – I love the color & interest they add to this space!
There's a zillion ways to DIY up old doors – search Vintage Door Projects on Pinterest – Everything from picnic tables to garden decor.
Old doors are just cool. And I was smitten…..But I didn't have an old door, I had this:
And you do need a full length mirror in your bedroom.
How else can you avoid VPL, flood pants, and other disasters.
I believe the world might be a better place if everyone had a full length mirror to check before they left the house.
So the Mirror had to become a Door.
When we purchased the dressers on Kijiji, they came with a headboard (and 2 nightstands, which are still waiting to be amazing). I have no 'Before' picture (as in, 'Before' we cut it into pieces) of the headboard, but it was basically just all these wooden scroll-y pieces, which I thought were pretty groovy.
The groovy scrolls were glued on (after much deliberation on placement & angle). Then it was all primed (Zinsser Cover Stain) and painted (Sherwin Williams Proclassic paint in Oxford White (Benjamin Moore CC-30), the same as the dressers. Once dry, I lightly sanded in a few spots, revealing the original dark color underneath.
Now to add all the 'door bits' – metal backplate, glass door knob, and hinges.
I picked up the glass knobs (at the time, purpose TBD) at an Antique/Collectible place for $15 each. I got 2 – and used 1 here.
The metal backplates were $10 each.
See how the door knobs are connected with a metal rod?
It's threaded, so the knobs just screw off. Good to know.
The glass door knob was epoxyed onto the metal backplate.
I sprayed 'Egyptian Brown' 4" door hinges (Home Depot) with Rustoleum Antique Nickel then Rustoleum Oil Rubbed bronze – layering the 2 so that they ended up a bit mottled looking.
I really was not sure that the IKEA frame could be screwed into, so I took the heads off the screws and just glued them into the holes. I used PL2000 Adhesive to adhere the hinges and the metal plate to the mirror-almost-door.
And now we have a cool 'old door' in the bedroom. Without risking fashion disaster.
This was a really simple project. You could use store bought wooden pieces to add the detail, and paint it any color that works in your space. Of course, white was our my choice, but this would be gorg in a juicy bright raspberry, or in a bold teal blue.
Pretty much everything in our bedroom was a DIY project – the bench, dressers, headboard, vintage lighting, and TV shelf – it's time to move on to another room !


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Dont be afraid to come aboard the most magnificent and luxurious yacht in the San Diego Harbor, The Inspiration. With four of Southern California's hottest DJs performing live on 2 decks, well rock this boat with the best club mixes on the planet.
Top Ten Reasons Why Pier Pressure is the #1 Party this Halloween:
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Don't be a land lover this Halloween! Get your significant other and/or your entourage of friends, and escape to biggest and best party this Halloween!
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Republicans in the state Senate threw cold water on an amendment to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Women's Equality Act that would explicitly make partial birth abortion illegal. A federal ban is already in effect.
"We're very firm on our stance … it's not an issue we're going to move on, and we're very clear," said Deputy Republican Leader Tom Libous, of Binghamton. He reiterated that GOP members who control the chamber in coalition with the Independent Democratic Conference would still not bring any abortion provision to a floor vote. Republicans have said they are open to versions of the bill's nine other planks, including anti-discrimination and pay equity measures.
The language was aimed at Sen. John Bonacic, a Hudson Valley Republican who says he's pro choice. In a statement, Bonacic said the change is "probably too little too late."
Religious groups who oppose abortion also panned the change. The State Catholic Conference, in a statement, said the change is "legally redundant and pointless, and would not affect the most common and prevailing method of late-term abortion, known as D&E, which is equally brutal and inhumane."
Here's Bonacic's full statement:
The Governor's apparent desire to offer an amendment to expressly prohibit partial birth abortion is smart, but probably too late. This bill language should have been sent up months ago instead of sitting on these four paragraphs for four months, and then expecting to wrap it all up in two weeks. Ultimately it is the call of the Senate Co-Leaders whether this amendment is enough, but quite frankly, it's probably too little too late with so many other issues under debate. It does seem absurd to me though, that we cannot pass 9 points on a 10 point bill – particularly when the 10th point, it has been claimed, does 'nothing'.
I would rather spend time on 'something'. We should be spending time finishing the casino gaming bill to create jobs upstate with a transparent bill that lets voters know where casinos can and cannot go. We should be spending time trying to ensure the Governor's tax free NY plan will truly create jobs. We should be spending time stopping sexual harassment and wage discrimination. We should be spending time negotiating the Senate's package of proposals to reduce regulations that hurt small business. There are a lot of 'somethings' that can truly impact – for the better, the lives of millions of New Yorkers, and that is more important than spending hours working on a bill whose advocates claim does 'nothing'.


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The Committee will inquire into the arrangements surrounding crimes committed at sea, with a focus on crimes against the person.
The Committee will, having regard to the principles of international law:
Further, to inform its inquiry, the Committee seeks experiences of victims of crimes at sea and those impacted by crimes committed at sea. If your contribution contains personal experiences, please remove any identifying information from the body of your submission. Please note that the Committee cannot investigate particular cases.
For background information on the referral of the inquiry, please refer to the Government Response for the recommendations of the NSW coroner's report.
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Kolokithopita (Greek Zucchini Pie) from Closet Cooking
(makes 6+ servings)
2 pounds zucchini (grated and squeezed and drained)
1 cup feta cheese (crumbled)
1/2 cup herbs (such as dill, mint, parsley, chopped)
1 bunch green onions (sliced)
3 eggs (lightly beaten)
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup olive oil
12 sheets phyllo dough (thawed over night in the fridge)
1. Mix the zucchini, feta, herbs, green onions, eggs, salt and pepper in a large bowl.
2. Brush the bottom of a 13x8 inch baking pan with olive oil.
3. Brush the top of a sheet of phyllo dough with olive oil and place it in the pan. Repeat until you have 6 layers.
4. Place the zucchini mixture on top of the phyllo dough.
5. Brush the top of a sheet of phyllo dough with olive oil and place it on the zucchini filling. Repeat until you have 6 layers.
6. Bake in a preheated 350F oven until golden brown on top, about 30-50 minutes.


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JADO Stoic Collection: Elegant Bathroom Faucets that are Built to LastPosted by: | Comments
If you are looking to add a sophisticated touch to your bathroom, the Professor strongly recommends the JADO Stoic collection of luxury bathroom faucets. Inspired by the elegant look of modern jewelry styles, the collection is available in four distinctive handle options and three signature hand-buffed finishes. The Professor finds that the wide variety of styles allow the faucets to fit any number of different stylistic settings, easily complementing more minimal bathrooms or gracefully contrasting with more transitional ones.
Underneath the beautiful finishes and delicate-looking shapes lie solid brass construction for durability and ceramic disc valve cartridges, which ensure a lifetime of drip-free performance as well as noticeably smooth handle control. Stoic sink faucets are also WaterSense-certified and feature the exclusive JADO Luxury Speed Connect Drain, an innovation that radically simplifies drain installation, something that even certified experts like the Professor can appreciate.
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Bathroom Safety Month: Bathtubs and BeyondPosted by: | Comments
January is Bathroom Safety Month! This may not seem like the most exciting or important observance, especially compared to widely celebrated holidays like World Toilet Day. However, the Professor recently read some very sobering statistics that should make anyone reevaluate the importance of investing in home furnishings and fixtures designed to help keep seniors safe and steady, especially in the bathroom. A few examples:
- 70% of home accidents occur in the bathroom
- Every 2.3 seconds, an adult aged 65 or older suffers a fall
- 40% of those hospitalized from hip fractures do not return home
Whether you are making arrangements to have an aging parent move into your home or simply wish to plan ahead to grow older independently in your own home, incorporating universal design features into your home can be a wise idea. Fortunately, there are many ways to help prevent slips and falls, even while maintaining a stylish and luxurious bathroom.
One task that can be especially dangerous for older adults – and anyone with limited mobility, such as after an injury – is getting in and out of the bathtub. According to a recent report submitted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, an average of 370 Americans suffer bathtub or shower-related injuries every day.
An increasingly popular solution to this issue is to upgrade to a walk-in bath. Modern walk-in tubs are attractive and available with luxury options like air bath and whirlpool features. The Professor is also impressed by the special Quick Drain option available on American Standard's line of walk-in baths that drains water from the tub in less than 2 minutes, so there's no need for a long, cold wait before exiting the tub.
Ready to start making your bathroom a safer, more comfortable place to be? The Professor is pleased to offer the chance to win a single-control JADO Hatteras faucet to help you do just that. The stylish faucet meets the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines and is also WaterSense-certified. For your chance to win, just answer the following questions in the comments. The Professor will choose his favorite response on 2/3/12 as the winner.
1. What are some creative ways you gear up your bathroom to be a safe place for children and the elderly to use?
2. What creative remedies have you found to protect against falls on a slippery tub or floor?
3. What are some changes you have made to your home that will allow you to "age in place"?
4. Thinking of safety with the other end of the age spectrum, what are the best ways to baby-proof a bathroom? What are your favorite kid-friendly safety devices?
Smart and Beautiful: Commercial Restroom InnovationsPosted by: | Comments
Smart commercial restroom innovations are, in the Professor's experience, few and far between. The status quo is so readily accepted that many manufacturers of plumbing fixtures have little incentive to invest in attractive designs and technological innovations. That's why the Professor is so impressed by the latest commercial offerings from American Standard. From smart, water-saving technology to sleek, unexpected shapes, here are a few of the commercial toilets, sinks, and urinals that are transforming modern restrooms.
- If you'll pardon the pun, the Professor's hands-down favorite innovation is American Standard's hands-free dual flush toilet valve. The way it works is that the Selectronic dual flush toilet valve releases a light flush of 1.1 gallons when motion is detected for less than 60 seconds. A standard 1.6 gpf volume is used when motion is detected for 60 seconds or longer.
The Lucia wall-hung lavatory sink is a great solution
for commercial spaces in need of extra storage areas for soaps, toiletries, and accessories but have little space to spare in the restroom. The sink has a graceful, upscale appearance and offers a surprising amount of usable storage surface for such a small fixture.
- The strikingly modern Decorum high-efficiency urinalwould not be out of place in spaces like an art museum or a luxury resort. Decorum only uses 0.5 gallons of water per flush (gpf) and also features the EverClean permanent finish that inhibits the growth of stain and odor-causing bacteria, mold and mildew on the surface – making it ideal for commercial, institutional and other high-use, public installations.
- The surprisingly smart Ceratronic proximity faucet that allows users to control water temperature in addition to the on/off function, all without touching the faucet. Ideal for hospitals and other settings where spreading germs is a concern, the faucet's detection range and time variables can be customized with the touch of a button from an optional remote control.
What's most exciting to the Professor about all these creative, problem-solving products is the knowledge that even more transformative innovations are still to come. Here's to a future of cleaner, smarter, more beautiful restrooms for us all.
Note: This post is part of the 2011 Bathroom Blogfest, now in its sixth year. The Professor is thrilled to participate in the blogfest for a third year this year. For more information about the blogfest, visit Bathroom Blogfest. Look for the tag "#BathroomEXP" on flickr, del.icio.us, Technorati, Twitter and Google, or 'Like' on Facebook. A list of participants is below.
|Blog Name
|Blog URL
|Susan Abbott
|Customer Experience Crossroads
|Paul Anater
|Kitchen and Residential Design
|Shannon Bilby
|From the Floors Up
|Toby Bloomberg
|Diva Marketing
|Laurence Borel
|Blog Till You Drop
|Bill Buyok
|Avente Tile Talk
|Jeanne Byington
|The Importance of Earnest Service
|Becky Carroll
|Customers Rock!
|Katie Clark
|Practical Katie
|Nora DePalma
|O'Reilly DePalma: The Blog
|Paul Friederichsen
|The BrandBiz Blog
|Tish Grier
|The Constant Observer
|Elizabeth Hise
|Flooring The Consumer
|Emily Hooper
|Floor Covering News Blog
|Diane Kazan
|Urban Design Renovation
|Joseph Michelli
|Dr. Joseph Michelli's Blog
|Veronika Miller
|Modenus Blog
|Arpi Nalbandian
|Tile Magazine Editors' Blog
|David Polinchock
|Polinchock's Ponderings
|Professor Toilet
|American Standard's Professor
|David Reich
|my 2 cents
|Victoria Redshaw & Shelley Pond
|Scarlet Opus Trends Blog
|Sandy Renshaw
|Purple Wren
|Bethany Richmond
|Carpet and Rug Institute Blog
|Bruce D. Sanders
|Paige Smith
|Neuse Tile Service blog
|Stephanie Weaver
|Christine B. Whittemore
|Content Talks Business
|Christine B. Whittemore
|Smoke Rise & Kinnelon
|Christine B. Whittemore
|Simple Marketing Blog
|Ted Whittemore
|Working Computers
|Chris Woelfel
|Artcraft Granite, Marble & Tile
|Patty Woodland
|Broken Teepee
|Denise Lee Yohn
|brand as business bites
Saving Water & Looking GreatPosted by: | Comments
Switching out an outdated faucet can do wonders to perk up your bathroom, but there are other great reasons to upgrade to a stylish new model – like conserving fresh water resources, for instance. Many of the most attractive faucets on the market right now are WaterSense certified. Watch the video below for more info, or start shopping for water-saving faucets now!
Bathroom Design with Nautical StylePosted by: | Comments
The Professor is typically a land-lubber, but still appreciates the unique look that nautical decor can bring, particularly to the bathroom. The stylish Hatteras collection of lavatory faucets and shower fixtures available from JADO is a great example.
Handsome Bathroom Style with the Town Square CollectionPosted by: | Comments
The Town Square collection from American Standard is a stylish and water-efficient collection of fixtures and furnishings, perfect for any traditionally-styled bathroom. It's also highly customizable with 20 pieces to mix and match. See the video demonstration of the Town Square faucet, shown below in oil-rubbed bronze.
Bathroom Remodeling: Easy Faucet InstallationPosted by: | Comments
Dreaming of updating a bathroom faucet, but think the installation is beyond your capabilities? Many new lavatory faucets, like those manufactured by JADO, American Standard, and Eljer, come equipped with a great piece of technology called the Speed Connect drain. These drains contain ten fewer parts than standard drains and can easily be installed without special materials or complicated guesswork. Watch the video below to see how easy it is.
Bathroom Faucets: A Pull-Out InnovationPosted by: | Comments
The Professor had foolishly thought that bathroom faucet innovations had gone as far as they could. Well, witness the OutReach faucet from American Standard, which features a convenient 24″ pull-out hose hidden in a traditional-looking faucet.
Green Tea: An Innovative New Lavatory FaucetPosted by: | Comments
Add the smart function of a pull out lavatory faucet without sacrificing style with the Green Tea Pull Out Faucet from American Standard. The Green Tea collection, designed to provide a calming sanctuary in the home, includes five sizes of whirlpools and premium air baths, along with design-matched lavatory faucets, a deck mounted tub filler, showerhead, tub spout and bath accessories. Watch the video below to see the pull out function in action.


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Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Lauren McGrath and her mother, Suzanne co-authored Good Bones, Great Pieces, a book full of advice regarding how to get your money's worth in home décor.
Here are 9 ways to decorate with a high-low mix of keep-forever antiques and secondhand buys.
1. The best things often come in small packages. Less expensive than full-size sofas, settees can function outside the living room by being the focus piece in the foyer, providing seating at the foot of a bed or complimenting a dining table.
2. Give an outdated lamp a top-down makeover. A modest drum shade can modernise any old fixture. There's no need to splurge on silk as paper delivers a crisper, more contemporary look.
3. The secret to beautifully stocked bookshelves is to scour thrift stores for hardbacks, which do not cost much, then arrange them by colour for extra pizzazz.
4. Empty frames offer endless potential. It's easy to find these castoffs at junk shops for next to nothing. To turn one into a posh bulletin board, cut a piece of foam core to fit and wrap it in burlap. Another possibility is to have professional cut mirrors to size.
5. A frugal fix for homely floors is paint. Refinishing them on your own involves renting a sanding machine and buying supplies like polyurethane. As an alternative, simply clean floors and hand-scuff any rough spots, then apply a few coats of a self-priming floor paint.
6. Expand your seating options. Even affordable dining-room chairs become exorbitant, once you calculate how many you need to surround a table. The smart solution can be a rustic looking bench or two to frame the table.
7. Feel free to scrimp on shelving. It's so easy to knock up some shelving for a home, and by making them yourself, you'll have plenty left over for filling them with decorative stuff.
8. Why pay a premium for matching pieces? When pairs of lamps, chairs, and side tables get separated, their prices usually plummet. Take advantage of the opportunity to shake up an overly symmetrical room.
9. Keep it local when deal-hunting online. Narrow your purview to items you can pick up easily and not have to pay shipping costs.
Article courtesy of www.home-dzine.co.za


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How to Avoid Mold Mishaps in the Most Expensive Rooms of Your Home
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Homeownership is a wonderful thing, but it is a huge responsibility. Home maintenance is never ending. There are some problems you need to prevent at all costs, and one of those problems is mold. Mold, a fungi that can grow inside and outside, doesn't just silently destroy your home, it puts everyone in your home at risk for serious health problems. If mold gets deep enough, you could end up having to evacuate your home completely while it is removed and portions of your home are repaired or rebuilt. Prevent mold with these tips, and avoid a lot of heartache, inconvenience, and money spent.


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How did you start out betting/trading?
Unlike most people involved with trading, I had no background at all in gambling when I first discovered Betfair. I'd never played cards for money, I didn't even have £1 on the Grand National each year and had only set foot inside a bookies once. I have a mate who loves a bet on the football and he coaxed me into having a tenner in Ladbrokes whilst he popped in. The bet lost (my first in almost 30 years on the planet!) and I vowed never to gamble again, so gutted was I!
A few years later, I found myself made redundant and in need of some cash. I'd just got a subscription to a sports channel and started having a few small punts on matches online, just to pass the time. At the same time, I discovered bookie bonus bagging and stumbled across Betfair. I made close to a grand just from matched betting and could see the potential in trading but as I was new to betting full-stop, I found it all a bit daunting. I am not a numbers man. I am much more of a word smith than a mathematician, a creative mind rather than a logical one. So I decided to stick to pure gambling and take advantage of the lay facility on Betfair. But I didn't really know what I was doing.
I became a 0-0 layer but ended up with huge losses. I gave LTD a go. Like everyone else, I bought The Football Cash Generator (£200 that set me back!) and thought I would soon be on the road to riches. That was doomed to failure too! I ended up in a massive hole because I made all the classic mistakes that new traders make: chasing losses, betting with money I shouldn't have, not having any knowledge of value, not sticking to any strategy for long enough, not taking any notes........I was your classic Betfair loser.
But I could see the potential in trading, as opposed to gambling and I think it helped that I had never been a gambler because I didn't get a huge buzz from it and it wasn't ever something I wanted to pursue recreationally. I got into trading/betting to make money - that's it. If I could do it whilst watching something I loved since the age of 5, even better! I just needed to work out how to trade properly.
How long have you been betting on tennis for? Why did you start betting tennis in particular?
I've been trading tennis for 3 years. I decided to switch from football mostly because I was rubbish at it and was ready to give up! But I always felt like I was gambling, rather than proper trading. Football markets are so tight and efficient and lacking in dynamism, I couldn't see where I could find an edge. Tennis was really a last resort after a couple of painful years staying up till 4am chasing losses on Copa Libertadores and MLS soccer. I could have told you anything you wished to know about the Bundesliga 2 or Japanese J-League but I had barely watched any tennis for years and couldn't tell you the names of more than 5 or 6 players.
However, I used to love playing and watching as a kid. As I hate horse racing, golf and US sports, it was really my only option left if I wanted to make it as a trader! I found that the dynamic nature of the tennis markets suited me much more than the slow, predictable football markets, so it was a great fit. Tennis markets are exciting, unpredictable, vibrant roller-coasters.
Above all, the sport hasn't been ruined by money in the way football has. I'd almost gotten to the point where I hated football, I'd seen so much of it. Now, I struggle to sit through an entire match; the cheating, gamesmanship, uneven distribution of wealth and dull cliches have rendered it less entertaining to me. These days, I get most kicks from mocking football; @footballcliches and @usasoccerguy give me greater pleasure than the actual matches.
Tennis on the other hand, was still relatively new and I think I relished the chance to learn about and eventually love, a new sport. Also, it runs for 10 and a half months a year and unlike football (where you are scratching around for decent competitive matches to trade in the summer) the tournaments remain high quality right the way through and every week sees between 1 and 5 tournaments to trade - perfect for if you are considering going full time as it is rarely quiet.
When did you realise this was something you were good at?
A year ago. I already knew I had the knowledge of the tennis markets and the sport to become a successful trader but I didn't have the perfect mindset or a strategy that I was 100'% happy with. Then, February 2012, it all finally clicked into place and I started making good profit. I haven't had a losing month since.
Six months earlier, I began a complete overhaul of my tennis strategy. I had struggled for 18 months and just wasn't getting anywhere. Ironically, it was the introduction of the super premium charge that forced me into action and eventual success. The tennis markets changed (albeit only for a few months) as the big players left, leaving us smaller fry fighting over scraps - I was finding it much harder to get matched.
Truth be told, I had never felt comfortable with what I was doing anyway but this now was the last straw and it sparked a new injection of work ethic within me because I knew if I didn't change, it was all over. I learnt about value, read blogs more deeply, downloaded more trading literature, took more detailed notes and began looking at entirely new angles that I had previously ignored. In particular, I worked on psychology more, thinking up plans to combat my terrible mindset issues. It was that 6 months of hard graft which eventually resulted in a full year of profitability for the first time in 2012. I've a long way to go before I consider myself truly successful but I am confident in my ability to consistently make money now.
How would you describe yourself as a bettor/trader?
Emotional! I realised a year or so ago that I am never going to be one of these stone-cold, stoic, robots that are supposedly the holy grail of what a trader should be. I don't actually subscribe to that belief.
We cannot deny our emotions, only suppress them. I am always going to be pissed off when I lose a trade because that's just the way I am - a perfectionist. The difference between me as a successful trader and me as a losing trader, is that I don't let my emotions rule my decision making any more. I no longer become overwhelmed by anger or fear or greed. Those emotions are still there (mostly just anger these days!) but they don't affect my trading.
I still get pissed off when a player sends a simple smash into the net or I miss a huge market move by one point and if you are in the same room as me, you will know exactly what has happened! Emotions are not a bad thing in trading, you need to have them to some extent to keep you alert. Besides, I find letting out frustration much more beneficial than suppressing it inside. That's just storing up negative emotion and it has to come out some time - best to do it immediately rather than store up a volcano-load that can do serious damage when it blows!
A book by Curtis Faith 'Trading from Your Gut', was a key factor in defining my own style. It showed that you don't have to be a 'system' trader (more reliant on stats, trigger points and strict systems) to be successful. In fact, you need to have elements of a 'discretionary' trader, who tends to be more reliant on gut feeling and instinct. On the sliding scale, I am definitely much, much closer to the pure 'discretionary' trader. I don't have any databases or mathematical models and my strategy is fairly flexible and allows for game reading and instinct to take precedence.
On the technical side of things, I am a value trader. I look for prices in-play predominantly, that I believe are out of line with what they should be. It's my opinion that very few tennis matches hold real value pre-match. But the beauty of in-play trading, is that people's emotions come into play a lot more and too much emotion can cloud your judgement and cause people to make rash decisions. I aim to take advantage of those over-reactions.
What was your most disappointing loss and your greatest win?
My greatest win is probably my lay of Reading this season, when they were 4-0 up against Arsenal in the League Cup. Arsenal scored literally seconds after I placed the lay, so going in at half time 4-1 down, I knew I had a serious chance of getting a huge payout. I fully intended to green up at 4-2 but the second goal didn't come till about 20 mins to go, so I was forced into staying in the trade because I was barely in profit. They equalised in the dying seconds and I can tell you, I went mental in a way I haven't done for years!
I have so many disappointing losses its hard to keep track, so I will go with a moment instead! I often hark back on my blog, to a time I call 'The Dark Ages', which was when I first started blogging. I began with the usual verve and optimism, thought I'd be the envy of the trading world once I started raking in the cash for all to see.
The reality soon became a nightmare as within 2 months, I'd almost blown my bank of thousands but worse than that, I was a complete wreck. I'd become anxious every time I entered the market, couldn't bear to be in the same room as the laptop to watch matches unfold (invariably, against me) and my anger levels were so high that I would see red on a daily basis, completely losing all sense of rationality and slapping down stupid bets to chase losses. I couldn't sleep at night and my heart was beating out of my chest for 8+ hours a day. It was truly horrible and I'm afraid that is the ugly side of turning 'pro' - I wasn't anywhere near ready to do so and paid the consequence.
Those 'Dark Ages' eventually lead to better bank management and an upturn in fortune but I'll never forget how awful I felt -I can't even if I tried, as it's all documented on the blog! But I think without that period, I wouldn't have built up the following I have on the blog (readers seemed to appreciate my honesty) and wouldn't have the understanding I now have about the pitfalls of trading being your only source of income.
Have particular tournaments been more successful for you than others?
Not really. I treat every one the same; from Wimbledon to a tiny event in Colombia with no one inside the top 50 in the draw. It really makes no difference to my style of trading - value is value, no matter who is playing or where it is. I've had dreadful Grand Slams in the past and made more money in 250's, so it really just depends on what you are dealt on any given week and how you deal with it.
I don't choose what I trade based on what tournament it is, I choose based on the match up and whether I feel it will produce opportunities in-play.
If there were 3 things that are key to successful tennis betting/trading, what would they be?
Specifically focusing on tennis, the first would be knowing the markets. They can be extremely volatile and this scares a lot of traders. If you fear the market, you are always going to struggle. But you only get to that point where you are fearless, when you have studied them for long enough. It's not like football, where you know that the same pattern will occur every single time - a slow erosion in the price as time ticks on. With tennis, it is going to jump around and flip between players and at times, it will happen very quickly and in huge momentum shifts. You have to learn to be comfortable with that and that's something most traders never get to grips with. Yet that is not to be feared because that is where the money lies in tennis trading.
Secondly, you need to know your players. You can look at stats till you are blue in the face but they will never give you a complete picture. Watching matches and getting a feel for each individual player is vital. The more you know, the better. Limiting yourself to just the top 10 will only get you so far - I'm pretty clued up on almost everyone inside the top 200, men and women. Get to know who plays well on which surface and in which tournaments, who tends to be more consistent in a match, who tends to be more streaky, who tends to give away their serve after breaking, who will fight harder when they are behind, who often starts slowly etc. Look for little personal habits that often signal whether a player is struggling or just not up for the fight and those signs that a player is confident. You get to know from the way a player walks around the court, the way they show frustration, the way they strike the ball, facial expressions, how they are likely to perform and those are things that the market doesn't necessarily pick up on.
Thirdly, I would say have patience. This goes for any sport you trade but having spent a fair bit of time on Twitter over the past year, it has confirmed what I already had an inkling about - that the average tennis trader has little or no patience. Everyone seems to need to be 'on' someone at the start of a match. Many traders seem to be involved in a game from start to finish, dipping in and out and changing position constantly. OK, maybe that is their suitable style of trading and if so, they should stick with that but I'm convinced that too many people are desperate to be involved so that they don't miss out, when I would say that waiting and being patient is far more likely to reap rewards.
I don't think this is a trading issue though, it's a personal / societal issue. We all want everything NOW in this consumer age. Everyone is busy and has little time to fit what we want to do into the day and as a consequence, very few people have any patience. Yet it's a quality that is VITAL in trading; the ability to wait and only enter the market when there is real value plus the ability to think long term and slowly build a bank. I didn't have it until very recently and if I had, it would've saved me years of learning and no small amount of money. I always say to myself now "There is always another match just around the corner" and it helps to keep me patient because there really is always another match on within a matter of hours. With tennis in particular, there is no need to always be getting involved so early because there are loads of matches on almost every day and plenty of momentum shifts in many of them.
In general what stats are important in assessing the form of a player?
This is where my views will no doubt cause some controversy but I don't really take into account any in-depth stats. That's partly because most stats analysis bores me to tears and so I refuse to do any but also because I think there is no substitute for actually watching matches, even when you aren't involved in the market. When I first started trading, I looked at stats far more than I do now but soon realised that they are just as likely to go out of the window once the match starts, than be any use. I'm sure many traders will disagree with me and use them religiously to determine their every move in the market (those will be the pure 'system' traders I mentioned earlier) but I don't and I do alright! If you want to really assess a player's form, watch them play - you can pick up far more in body language and style of play, than from numbers after the fact.
Match stats can give you an indication of how well they played but they don't always tell the full story. If a player converts only 2 of 10 break points (BPs), it looks like they struggle on big points but what if those BPs were in just 2 games? They still broke in both games they had BPs. Stats won't normally show you that. Certain stats can be manipulated to suit what a trader is looking for and I think that's something we all have done at some point. Some wins can look better than they actually were, on paper. If I've not seen a player actually play recently, I can usually gauge by who they've beaten and the scoreline, just how good their form is (though this is only something I've acquired through thousands of hours of watching tennis). Going any further and looking at serving percentages and net points won and BPs saved has little influence on my style of trading but it might be a winning formula for someone else.
I believe that everyone should stick to their strong points when developing trading style and mine has always been reading players, not analysing stats.
How do you see tennis betting/trader in the future? And what are your personal ambitions?
It's my opinion that the tennis markets are pretty mature now, so don't foresee them changing much unless the game itself changes. That could happen; courts now are much slower across the board than a few years ago and return games are stronger because of this. It definitely seems that players struggle to hold serve as easily as they did. That could also be down to ball and racquet technology as well as improvements in fitness. Within the industry, I hope to see more tennis liquidity on Betdaq in-play. It happened once (back in 2011 following the super premium charge) so it's not impossible but I fear it may take more than the Ladbrokes take-over to really get things moving.
Personal ambitions: I've never sought to be rich from trading, only to either make a comfortable wage or to find opportunities to become involved in, something within the trading industry. With the hard work I've put in and experience I now have, I think it would be a shame to just quit and leave the trading scene entirely (as I've considered recently) but I'm less certain about exactly what I should do. I don't think I'd want to be reliant on my own trading forever, so I'd like to get my fingers into other pies.
Having my own blog has opened up a few interesting opportunities for me but only one truly excited me; when I was asked to trade on behalf of a syndicate. I would love to have that kind of opportunity again (it was pulled after a month, despite me making a good profit) but until that happens, I will continue to slog away on the ladders every week and see where it gets me.
I will also continue to blog. Posts have dried up this year but I may well be taking 'Centre Court Trading' in another direction (maybe even back to an old direction of daily posts). I've loved having a blog these last 2 years and don't want to retire it but I think I need a fresh angle or a new challenge to kick-start it and my trading as a whole. I'm still at a cross-roads right now and need to make decisions about exactly where to go with everything but I definitely am not ready to walk away from trading just yet.
UPDATE: Since the interview, I've decided that I want to 'make hay whilst the sun shines', and my trading has kicked on another level, to the point where my goal is now to reach the Super Premium Charge level as quickly as possible, rather than be happy with just a regular monthly amount to live off.
If you were going to give one key bit of advice for anyone wanting to start out on betting/trading tennis, what would it be?
I answered this earlier - be patient! That's the biggest advice I would give for ANY trader. Don't expect to make any money at all for months if not years (in fact, you should expect to LOSE money at first) because it will take years to learn your craft.
But if I could give another tennis-specific bit of advice other than the above, it would be that the tennis markets have changed from 2 or 3 years ago, when I first started. Techniques that were popular then, will not necessarily work now. Backing the server is not a great strategy any more. There was a time where everyone was doing this and it made it virtually impossible to get a reasonable number of ticks to make it worthwhile. The downside makes the risk-reward ratio very poor value. 15-40 is simply unworkable now - you will not get a big enough move on break point any more to make it worthwhile. Most of the market movement will have taken place earlier in the game. Scalping has always been a minefield but I doubt any serious long term traders use this technique anymore, unless they are court-siding or have fast pics. And if you don't, you are at such a massive disadvantage to these guys, that you are pretty much doomed anyway.
Learning about value is the best chance of finding an edge. The tennis markets are much more efficient now, so it's harder to profit unless you can spot value.
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It's been nearly a week since I returned from ALA, and I am still exhausted. As I mentioned before this was my first library conference and I could not have picked a better conference or location.
I arrived in Anaheim Thursday afternoon, registered and received my orange tote, unpacked, ironed, and sorted out the 60lb box of handouts and presentation supplies that I had shipped to my hotel. Later that evening I had dinner with Helene Blowers and Melanie Huggins (both former PLCMC colleagues) in downtown Disney.
Friday morning I presented along Betha Gutsche, Catherine Vaughn, and Thomas Galante at the preconference session: Competencies For Your Staff: From Implementation to Integration. You can find links to all the handouts and presentation slides on the ALA Presentation Wiki.
It was a packed house! Lots of great questions and interaction between the participants. A big virtual round of applause to Janie Hermann for coordinating this session and Pat Taviss for moderating. When you have this many trainers facilitating a session you can be assured that it will be energizing and engaging with active participation.
Friday was my daughter's first birthday and I tried not to think too much about it. I ran into another former PLCMC colleague Warren Graham and his wife. Ironically it was their son's first birthday too.
This made me miss my little one even more. But it wasn't until my husband uploaded this video to Flickr that it really hit me! I have lots of thoughts on having a career and being a mom but that's for another post.
Friday night Paul Signorelli organized an informal dinner for a group of fellow library trainers. We had some wonderful conversations about learning, the need to stop reinventing the wheel, and whether customer service can actually be taught in an online classroom. Interestingly enough I "met" Paul through a comment on this site back in February. Since then we've emailed and IM'd quite a bit. By the time I met Paul at dinner it was like seeing a familiar friend. There are stories like these throughout ALA and I'm sure other conferences. For me this example helps cement the value of online social networking. Especially when library "trainers" are so scattered throughout the field. It helps to stay connected with others who share the same day-to-day experiences as you.


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Protesters halt mining operations
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A group of furious Ermelo residents have stopped operations at a local coal mine to protest against its employment of workers from other towns.
Toyi-toying youths from Wesselton township near Ermelo were earlier today protesting outside the entrance of the Golfview Colliery along the Ermelo/Hendrina road, demanding to see the mine's management.
"This mine has a tendency of employing people from the township and then firing them after two weeks to replace them with workers from KwaZulu-Natal and other places," said protester Wellington Dube over the phone.
"They must stop this tendency and employ local people. We're not moving (from) here until the management meets us," he added.
A number of police officers have been dispatched to the scene and the Msukaligwa local municipality's local economic development unit has been trying to convince the youth to negotiate with Golfview's management.
Golfview Colliery operations manager Rob Tryte said he was driving from Johannesburg to meet the protesters.
"We never had a problem with the community before. I'm going there now to find out what the problem is before I can comment," Tryte said.
The mine is owned by Anker Coal and Mineral Holdings SA (Pty) Ltd, which also has another mine, Elandsfontein, in Emalahleni (Witbank).


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Raj Purohit loses face value in BJP?
His picture was nowhere to be found alongside faces of other leaders in booklet that listed party's achievements
His picture was nowhere to be found alongside faces of other leaders in booklet that listed party's achievements
If things are to be judged from the newly-inaugurated booklet that the BJP-Shiv Sena released listing out their achievements in the city before the upcoming civic polls, it would appear that BJP workers have forgotten their own city chief Raj Purohit.
Missing: The booklet that the BJP released yesterday at their
headquarters does not have city chief Raj Purohit's photograph
Yesterday, party workers from the BJP released a new booklet registering all the work they have done in the last five years. The booklet contains photographs of Sena head Balasaheb Thackeray, Sena Executive President Uddhav Thackeray, Republican Party of India chief Ramdas Athawale and even Aaditya Thackeray. But the most glaring omission was that of BJP city chief Raj Purohit. The photograph oversight left Purohit red-faced and he was forced to leave the conference held at the party's headquarter at Nariman Point midway. According to sources, the oversight is owing to the warring factions within the BJP.
The brochure was compiled by Ashish Shelar, who was one of the contenders for the post of city chief. A party leader said, "Purohit and Shelar are in different factions existing within the BJP. Internal conflicts like these hurt the party's image."
When MiD DAY asked Shelar about the issue, he said, "Purohit's photograph is on the CD made by the party and there is a picture of him inside the book. Hence, it is not an issue."
Meanwhile, the party came down heavily on ticket aspirants who were accused of providing their kin with poll tickets. "We won't give tickets to relatives of party members," said Sudhir Mungantiwar, BJP chief.


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Where are your Patients? Use Locative Media to Find Them
More and more consumers are carrying Internet-enabled devices that come equipped with global positioning systems (GPS). Although consumers are using GPS to find their way from point "A" to point "B," companies are, in turn, discovering how to leverage GPS capabilities to find new customers and build brand loyalty. Since its onset, location-based technology has largely been used by retailers to increase foot traffic and mobile commerce. Led by the concept of seek and serve, they have created mobile applications that put coupons and discount codes literally at the consumer's touch screen fingertips as they travel within close proximity of the nearest brick-and-mortar store. The path these retailers paved now provides medical marketers with a unique opportunity to reach patients in real-time based on their actual, physical location.
Below are three easy steps that can help those in the medical sector leverage the advantages of locative media.
Determine the need/consumption profile: If you – the marketer – are able to ascertain the end user's exact location and you are able to target useful information at that point in time, the benefits are shared mutually between you and the end user. However, depending on where, when, how, with whom, and why customers are navigating in physical space, their needs will vary. For example, a married father who is taking their child to soccer practice after work is going to have a different agenda than a single, recent college graduate out shopping. The first step in utilizing location-based technology is to identify your target audience and develop a need/consumption profile.
Offer a clear value to the customer to drive user engagement: Once the target and profile are established, create marketing content that offers a clear and authentic value to the end user. A silly ad is meaningless to a person with a to-do list a mile long and not enough time in the day, but an application that will make their lives a little easier is one worth using. As patients who have downloaded your app drive in the vicinity of your medical practice, the app can send an alert to their phone with a reminder that they are overdue for teeth whitening or their regular mammogram, and provide them with the online tools to schedule their next appointment. An application like this will help them realize the satisfaction of crossing out another item on their to-do list, and it will help you increase patient volume. For out-of-town patients travelling to your office for all-day diagnostic testing or treatment, create an app that helps them find local eateries, places to stay overnight, or areas of interest to explore in the downtime.
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Privacy? The government has an app for that.
Well, to be precise: The Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced last week that mobile apps and privacy will be the first issue considered in the White House plan for enforceable privacy codes of conduct. Leading players in industry, consumer and advocacy groups and academia are due in Washington in mid-July to begin developing rules to protect the privacy of app users.
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The fact that the Obama administration wants to look first at mobile privacy in devising a privacy bill of rights demonstrates how ubiquitous apps have become and the privacy risks they create.
Online stores now offer hundreds of thousands of apps, and billions have been downloaded. Yet the ground rules for personal privacy and consumers' control over personal information are far from clear.
Like so much modern technology, no one thought about setting baseline rules on privacy. App stores now have some policies in place, but without consistent rules to cover the many participants in the mobile ecosystem, personal data is flowing through apps — including locations, address books, texts, emails and other highly personal information. Popular apps have been caught uploading users' address books without asking permission. Advertising companies can bypass mobile browser privacy settings to track users.
The greatest sin of most online ad models is that they can verge on being creepy when ads seem to know too much. But the missteps of a naive app developer can create serious problems.
Ad networks, analytics companies, device manufacturers and location service providers collect and use consumer data, creating confusion over who is responsible for making sure consumers know. Despite an agreement between leading app stores and the California attorney general, many apps still lack privacy policies.
Plenty of companies in the app ecosystem want to do the right thing when it comes to privacy. A recent gathering of app developers at Stanford showed how eager many people are to learn how to protect consumers. They realize that unless consumers can trust them, the entire app economy could be jeopardized. That's one reason for the traffic on www.applicationprivacy.org to learn about privacy.
The Washington conference is designed to bring together diverse points of view. Some privacy advocates most likely will call for the strictest controls. Some developers — and advertising companies that support them — very likely will argue for a more laissez-faire arrangement.


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Dukan Diet Recipe: Simple Lemon Cheesecake
Just a very short post to give you my third and last cheesecake recipe for now.
This is such a simple recipe that has no baking involved but it does need to set in the refrigerator overnight. This means that some patience and forward planning is required! It uses no tolerated items so it is fine to eat on any day of any phase of the Dukan Diet and the recipe can easily be made suitable for vegetarians and vegans by replacing the gelatine with agar-agar.
Simple Lemon Cheesecake
- 500g of Fat Free Fromage Frais
- Juice and Zest of one Lemon
- 5 tablespoons of Splenda or other Sweetener
- 6 leaves of Gelatine
- 75ml of Warm Water
- Soak the gelatine in a bowl of cold water to soften. Squeeze out any excess water and place back in the bowl with the warm water and allow the gelatine to fully dissolve.
- In another bowl, mix the fromage frais with the sweetener and add the lemon juice and zest
- Combine the two mixtures together and pour into a suitable mold and refrigerate for at least twelve hours or overnight.
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Marcy Rockwell has tagged me for THE NEXT BIG THING, and since I am an obliging sort of fellow, my post is going up today. "THE NEXT BIG THING" is basically writerly self-promotion crossed with a chain letter. The idea is that I answer 10 questions about my current work-in-progress, and then I tag five more writers, who can then answer the same ten questions about their current work-in-progress (or not) as it pleases them.
So, with the formalities out of the way, let's get down to business:
What is the working title of your book?
SOUL OF SKULLS. This will also be the final title of the book. I'm also playing around with ideas for short books about the iPod Touch and Linux Mint, but right now SOUL OF SKULLS is consuming all of my mental oxygen.
Where did the idea for the book come from?
SOUL OF SKULLS is the sixth book (of a planned seven) in my DEMONSOULED series. The idea for the book flowed pretty naturally out of events that happened in the previous DEMONSOULED books.
Specifically, the idea came from three events in the previous books (note that these are spoiler-free, so feel free to read on):
-The Skulls, the assassins' brotherhood based in the city of Barellion.
-The skull one of the characters finds in a citadel called Arylkrad, which was once the seat of a High Lord of Old Dracaryl, an empire ruled by necromancer lords.
-The popular idea of the zombie apocalypse. If you want to know what kind of zombie apocalypse, read SOUL OF SORCERY. 🙂
What genre does this fall under?
Sword-and-sorcery and epic fantasy.
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie version?
Hollywood actors are generally too photogenic to be characters in the DEMONSOULED universe.
That said, I think Russell Brand would make an excellent version of the villain Malaric, since he'd need only to dye his hair blond and act like himself. And someone like Jillian Michaels would be good as Molly Cravenlock because Jillian Michaels is terrifying, but I don't know if Jillian Michaels can actually act. Daniel Day Lewis would do well as the Old Demon, but Daniel Day Lewis is reputedly a hardcore method actor, so if he played the Old Demon it would be extremely unpleasant for the crew.
What is the one-sentence synopsis of the book?
Mazael Cravenlock tries to save himself and those he loves as the world burns around him.
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
Definitely self-published. No agents for me – I can steal money from myself via shady accounting much more efficiently.
How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?
I started on November 7th, and the good Lord willing, I'll be done within the week. So about five and a half weeks to write a rough draft of 150,000 words or so.
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
Anything by David Gemmell.
Who or what inspired you to write this book?
In this case, the events in the previous five DEMONSOULED books inspired the story in SOUL OF SKULLS. Developing the backstory is easy by the time you get to the sixth book in the series, since you've already written all the backstory you need.
What else about your book might pique the interest of readers?
There's adventure, fighting, battles, romance, derring-do, and an invincible army of super-powered zombies. Also an invasion of serpent-worshiping Vikings. And a winged woman whose wings are fashioned from sword blades, not flesh and bone and feathers.
Now comes the part where I tag five other writers.
Mary Catelli – Author of many excellent short stories.
Tom Simon – Author of the excellent LORD TALON'S REVENGE, and numerous insightful essays.
John C. Wright – Author of many science fiction and fantasy novels, and writer of the single most logical blog on the Internet.
L. Jagi Lamplighter – Author of the PROSPERO'S DAUGHTER trilogy, one of the best fantasy series I've read this year (or any other).
And I can't think of a fifth writer right now. Volunteers?


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You will be able to run, but you won't be able to hide - that was the message to potential hijackers of the Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton from its Melbourne-based designer Paul Charlwood last week.
The baton, which was unveiled at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday, will tour the world in the lead-up to the Melbourne 2006 games with a secret security device on board.
While much has been made of the baton's technological features - two video cameras, two microphones, a global positioning system and more than 200 lights - Mr Charlwood revealed to The Sunday Age that an extra tracking device was included in the 1.5-kilogram baton in case of a hijack attempt along its 180,000-kilometre journey.
"There is a police transmitter in it," he said.
"There's a tracking device in it so we can track it if someone runs off in a certain direction with it."
Mr Charlwood said the transmitter was a separate device to the much-vaunted global positioning system, which will identify the baton's location for visitors to the Melbourne 2006 website.
He said the baton would be carried in a "radio frequency-transparent" case when taken on aircraft to enable the baton to be tracked "if anyone steals it". "They will carry it on the plane . . . they don't put it in the luggage," he said.
Unlike the Sydney Olympic torch relay, where a different torch was used for each leg, a single baton will complete the 357-day journey to the Melbourne 2006 opening ceremony - raising fears that it could be a target for souvenir hunters.
The baton will have a permanent security companion, a Victoria Police officer dressed in relay uniform, and is protected from "hindrance or obstruction" under state legislation.
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Media Digest (4/26/2013) Reuters, WSJ, NY Times, FTApril 26, 2013 by Douglas A. McIntyre
The Bank of Japan believes it can reach its inflation targets by 2015. (Reuters)
Amazon.com Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AMZN) growth slows in the first quarter but margins are better because of lower marketing costs and profits in noncore businesses. (Reuters)
Research firm IDC reports that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) lost more global market share in smartphones in the first quarter, down to 17.3% from 23% in the same quarter a year ago. (Reuters)
Samsung Electronics profits grew in the most recent quarter, ahead of the launch of the Galaxy S4. (Reuters)
George Soros buys 7.9% of the shares of J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP). (Reuters)
Results at U.S. banks drop as borrowing falls. (Reuters)
Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ: VOD) wants $30 billion more for its 45% share in Verizon Wireless than Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is willing to pay. (WSJ)
Fred Amoroso, the chairman of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO), resigns. (WSJ)
The chief executive of United Continental Holdings Inc. (NYSE: UAL) says that many of the integration problems of the merger that created the company are gone. (WSJ)
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The recession in southern Europe could spread to Germany and other northern European nations. (NYT)
A system that allows electric car owners to send power back to their power companies becomes a financial success. (NYT)
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Russian Studies
Russian is one of the most widely used languages in the world today. About one-third of all scientific articles are published in Russian. Russian writers such as Pushkin, Dostoevsky, and Tolstoy have produced some of the world's greatest literature. Politically, Russia and the former Soviet Union continue to influence world affairs. Knowledge of Russian will provide students with a better understanding of one of the world's important and influential countries.
The Russian program at SDSU offers a range of courses in language, literature, and culture. Majoring in Russian opens up significant opportunities for careers in the private and public sectors, such as Foreign Service, international relations and business, etc. This major is useful preparation for graduate programs in international trade, international law, public administration, political science, geography and economics. Russian majors and other students of Russian are encouraged to study in Russia through the California State University program in Moscow or in programs sponsored by other institutions.
Students majoring in other departments throughout the university are invited to minor in Russian. Consult the department for further information.
Program Overview
Preparation for both the Bachelor of Arts and secondary teaching credential programs requires that students complete five courses. This coursework provides a solid foundation in speaking, reading and writing Russian.
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The upper-division curriculum for the high school teaching credential requires the completion of ten courses. The curriculum includes courses in translation, syntax, and two courses in advanced Russian. In addition, candidates for the teaching credential are required to pass a proficiency examination in Russian.
Special Features
Distinctive features of the Russian major include:
- The Russian Club, an active student organization which sponsors activities such as guest speakers - journalists, film directors and writers - cultural meetings and trips to the Commonwealth of Independent States.
- Dobro Slovo, the National Slavic Honor Society, recognizes academic excellence in the study of Slavic languages and literature and provides an incentive for scholarly interest in Slavic life and culture.
- The Russian program has offered the Bachelor of Arts degree in Russian for more than twenty years.
- The Language Acquisition and Resource Center (LARC) at SDSU has a state-of-the-art facility, where students may practice their speaking and listening skills by using interactive video, participating in computer-assisted instruction, viewing videotapes of Russian television programs, listening to Russian recordings, or other means.
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Knowledge of Russian has become a valuable asset, particularly when combined with business-related courses. Many American firms have opened offices in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Vladivostok, and the volume of American trade with Russia and Russian-speaking countries has grown rapidly. As a result, American businesses are showing increased interest in graduates with a major in Russian, offering possible employment, both in the United States and abroad.
Other careers open to Russian majors include work as Russian consultants (generally employed by the federal government), high school teachers, librarians, translators, and interpreters.
To further explore career options in this field, visit the Career Services Web site for more information.
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You can view more complete information regarding the Russian program in the General Catalog. All students are responsible for reading and knowing the information pertinent to their areas of study available in the General Catalog. It contains requirements for all academic majors, course descriptions, policies, and regulations governing progress at the university. Catalogs are distributed at all New Student Orientation programs. To order a General Catalog, call (619) 594-7535.


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Sarah and Mark are the type of couple you just love being around because they are full of joy. Whenever you see them, they are always laughing and smiling. It's no wonder people love being in their presence. Read more about how they met and their proposal story here.
They had their fall wedding at the Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center. It was a beautiful venue with the convenience of shooting wedding portraits right outside the venue with all the red and oranges of fall colors. I loved their handmade programs and colorful bouquets. One of their favorite things to do together is to watch movies, so they decided on a movie theme for their wedding with name cards that looked like admission tickets and popcorn boxes during the reception.
Ceremony & Reception Venue: Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center // Photography: Esther JuLee Photography // Wedding Planner: Fanti Events // Hair & Make-up: Wedding Line // Florist: Flower and Gift // Wedding Dress & Bridesnaids Dresses: David's Bridal // Shoes: Chinese Laundry // Groom & Groomsmen Tux: Men's Wearhouse // Programs: DIY // Cake: Publix // Rings: Shane Co Jewelry // Favor's: Christina Collepardi // DJ: Complete Music and Video