text:
Zoobean is a great tool for parents, guardians, and even educators to help find great books for children.
And the most useful tool, in my opinion, is that you have many filters set up to tailor your preferences - two major ones are Language and Ethnicity.
Having this gives you the opportunity to look for books that suit your family needs, because families are all different and unique in their own ways.
What I recommend you do after you've found the book or books you want or need, is to head on over to WorldCat and search for the title to see if you can find it at your local library to check it out!
Zoobean is still a beta website, so it will probably adapt and change as they see fit for their user needs. This means if you see something they can add or edit, let them know! There is also an option to suggest books, so it also becomes a community project where you can suggest books you found useful to others possibly looking for the same thing!
I read a very interesting story on Yahoo News today about an article that caused a lot of uproar - the author stated that old books that use racist language should not be changed and censored. A little girl wrote in her own words how she believed the author was wrong. I fully agree with the little girl that these books make children feel horrible - but I believe this is beyond censoring. Those books need to just be put away where kids cannot find them until they are older and can understand the nuances of race issues of the past, and replace them with books that teach children better things.
These are her words
Dear Editors,
You're in luck that I'm at least writing this letter to you in my best handwriting because I am very angry at you. Why should it not be prohibited to write 'Neger' in children's books? One has to be able to put oneself in somebody else's shoes. Because my father is Senegalese, and he is a very dark shade of brown; I am café-au-lait brown. Just imagine if you were Afro-German and lived in Germany. You're a newspaper reader and unsuspectingly buy the ZEIT of January 17th 2013. Suddenly, you note the article 'The Little Witch Hunt.' This is when you read that the word 'Neger' is supposed to be deleted from children's books, and that this would allegedly spoil the children's books. I find it totally shit that this word would remain in children's books if it were up to you. You cannot imagine how I feel when I have to read or hear that word. It is simply very, very terrible. My father is not a 'Neger' [lightning bolt sign] nor am I. This is also true for all other Africans. Right. That was my opinion. This word should be deleted from children's books.
Ishema Kane, 9 1/2 years old
Where do you stand in this issue? This isn't just a problem in Germany, but everywhere. Stand up for your children.
Read more about it here.
Reprinted from Rethinking Our Classrooms, published by Rethinking Schools (www.rethinkingschools.org), 1994. Adapted from a longer article that appeared in the Bulletin of the Council on Interracial Books for Children, which is no longer published.
"Both in school and out, young children are exposed to racist and sexist attitudes. These attitudes - expressed over and over in books and in other media-gradually distort their perceptions until stereotypes and myths about minorities and women are accepted as reality. It is difficult for a librarian or teacher to convince children to question society's attitudes. But if a child can be shown how to detect racism and sexism in a book, the child can proceed to transfer the perception to wider areas. The following ten guidelines are offered as a starting point in evaluating children's books from this perspective."
1. Check the illustrations
Look for Stereotypes. A stereotype is an oversimplified generalization about a particular group, race, or sex, which usually carries derogatory implications. In addition to blatant stereotypes, look for variations which in anyway demean or ridicule characters because of their race or sex. Look for Tokenism. If there are non-white characters in the illustrations, do they look just like whites except for being tinted or colored in? Do all minority faces look stereotypically alike, or are they depicted as genuine individuals with distinctive features?
Who's Doing What? Do the illustrations depict minorities in subservient and passive roles or in leadership and action roles? Are males the active "doers" and females the inactive observers.
2. Check the Story Line
The Civil Rights Movement led publishers to weed out many insulting passages, particularly from stories with Black themes, but the attitudes still find expression in less obvious ways. The following checklist suggests some of the subtle (covert) forms of bias to watch for.
Standard for Success. Does it take "white" behavior standards for a person of color to "get ahead"? Is "making it" in the dominant white society projected as the only ideal? To gain acceptance and approval, do people of color have to exhibit extraordinary qualities-excel in sports, get A's, etc.? In friendships between white children and children of color, is it the child of color who does most of the understanding and forgiving?
Resolution of Problems. Now are problems presented, conceived, and resolved in the story? Are people of color considered to be "the problcm? "Are the oppressions faced by people of color and women represented as causally related to an unjust society? Are the reasons for poverty and oppression explained, or are they just accepted as inevitable? Does the story line encourage passive acceptance or active resistance? Is a particular problem that is faced by a person of color resolved through the benevolent intervention of a white person?
Role of Women. Are the achievements of girls and women based on their own initiative and intelligence, or are they due to their good looks or to their relationship with boys? Are sex roles incidental or critical to characterization and plot? Could the same story be told if the sex roles were reversed?
3. Look at the Lifestyles
Are people of color and their setting depicted in such a way that they contrast unfavorably with the unstated norm of white middle-class suburbia? If the non-white group is depicted as "different," are negative value judgments implied? Are people of color depicted exclusively in ghettos, barrios, or migrant camps? If the illustrations and text attempt to depict another culture, do they go beyond oversimplifications and offer genuine insights into another lifestyle? Look for inaccuracy and inappropriateness in the depiction of other cultures. Watch for instances of the "quaint-natives-in-costume" syndrome (most noticeable in areas like costume and custom, but extending to behavior and personality traits as well).
4. Weigh the Relationships Between People
Do the whites in the story possess the power, take the leadership, and make the important decisions? Do people of color and females function in essentially supporting roles? How are family relationships depicted? In African-American families, is the mother always dominant? In Latino families, are there always lots of children? If the family is separated, are societal conditions - unemployment, poverty - cited among the reasons for the separation?
5. Note the Heroes
For many years, books showed only "safe" non-white heroes - those who avoided serious conflict with the white establishment of their time. People of color are insisting on the right to define their own heroes (of both sexes), based on their own concepts and struggles for justice. When minority heroes do appear, are they admired for the same qualities that have made white heroes famous for because what they have done has benefited white people? Ask this question: "Whose interest is a particular figure really sewing?"
6. Consider the Effects on a Child's Self Image
Are norms established which limit the child's aspirations and self-concepts? What effect can it have on African-American children to be continuously bombarded with images of the color white as the ultimate in beauty, cleanliness, virtue, etc., and the color black as evil, dirty, menacing, etc.? Does the book counteract or reinforce this positive association with the color white and negative association with black?
What happens to a girl's self-esteem when she reads that boys perform all of the brave and important deeds? What about a girl's self-esteem if she is not "fair" of skin and slim of body?
In a particular story, is there one or more person with whom a child of color can readily identify to a positive and constructive end?
7. Consider the Author or Illustrators Background
Analyze the biographical material on the jacket flap or the back of the book. If a story deals with a multicultural theme, what qualifies the author or illustrator to deal with the subject? If the author and illustrator are not members of the group being written about, is there anything in their background that would specifically recommend them as the creators of this book? The same criteria apply to a book that deals with the feelings and insights of women or girls.
8. Check Out the Author's Perspective
No author can be wholly objective. All authors write out of a cultural as well as personal context. Children's books in the past have traditionally come from white, middle-class authors, with one result being that a single ethnocentric perspective has dominated American children's literature.
With the book in question, look carefully to determine whether the direction of the author's perspective substantially weakens or strengthens the value of his/her written work. Are omissions and distortions central to the overall character or "message" of the book?
9. Watch for Loaded Words
A word is loaded when it has insulting overtones. Examples of loaded adjectives (usually racist) are "savage, "primitive, "conniving," "lazy," "superstitious," "treacherous," "wily, "crafty, "inscrutable," "docile," and "backward."
Look for sexist language and adjectives that exclude or ridicule women. Look for use of the male pronoun to refer to both males and females. The following examples show how sexist language can be avoided: "ancestors" instead of "forefathers;" "firefighters" instead of "firemen;" "manufactured" instead of "manmade;" the "human family" instead of the "family of man."
10. Look at the Copyright Date
Books on "minority" themes – usually hastily conceived - suddenly began appearing in the mid-1960s. There followed a growing number of "minority experience" books to meet the new market demand, but most of these were still written by white authors, edited by white editors, and published by white publishers. They therefore reflected a white point of view. Only recently has the children's book world begun to even remotely reflect the realities of a multiracial society or the concerns of feminists.
The copyright dates, therefore, can be a clue as to how likely the book is to be overtly racist or sexist, although a recent copyright date is no guarantee of a book's relevance or sensitivity. The copyright date only means the year the book was published. It usually takes a minimum of a year - and often much more than that-from the time a manuscript is submitted to the publisher to the time it is actually printed and put on the market. This time-lag meant very little in the past, but in a time of rapid change and changing consciousness, when children's book publishing is attempting to be "relevant," it is increasingly significant.
This is an update to this post, which as written in mid 2011 because it shows statistics for children's books published in 2011.
This Census article from March 2011, states that
More than half of the growth in the total U.S. population between 2000 and 2010 was because of the increase in the Hispanic population. Between 2000 and 2010, the Hispanic population grew by 43 percent, rising from 35.3 million in 2000 to 50.5 million in 2010. The rise in the Hispanic population accounted for more than half of the 27.3 million increase in the total U.S. population. By 2010, Hispanics comprised 16 percent of the total U.S. population of 308.7 million.
The non-Hispanic population grew relatively slower over the decade at about 5 percent. Within the non-Hispanic population, the number of people who reported their race as white alone grew even slower (1 percent). While the non-Hispanic white alone population increased numerically from 194.6 million to 196.8 million over the 10-year period, its proportion of the total population declined from 69 percent to 64 percent.
Interesting facts on their own, but then compare it to statistics like these that are independently run by the Cooperative Children's Book Center. Click HERE to see their ongoing research on children's book on and by people of color since 2002.
2011 saw a decline in books by and about African Americans and Latino/Hispanics, but saw a small increase in books by and about Native Americans and the breadth of Asian Americans.
If the Census is clearly showing us that Hispanics are becoming an ever present majority along with other minorities…why are they such a small percentage of these books published dedicated for minorities?
It works out so that roughly out of these 5,000 or so books published each year, only 5% of that 5,000 will be for all minorities. 16% (that means 1 in 6) of the population in the US is of Hispanic/Latino descent,. But the book statistics from show that roughly 1 in 75 books are by or about Latinos.
What about Asians? African Americans? American Indians? The numbers are equally appalling. Even more so when you realize that you have to take into consideration that there are many different nationalities that cannot be lumped up into one book. Of those yearly books on Hispanics, how many are about Mexico in comparison to Guatemala or Chile?
It is a lot to take in. It's quite scary too. So I will be showing books that beat the odds, publishers that are making an effort, and what you can do (we can all do something!).
The most important and easiest thing to do right now, is contact your school and public libraries and demand more books that represent a diverse group of children. Contact publishing houses and ask them what they are doing to close the gap? Encourage authors and illustrators with diverse backgrounds to make books for children. The more voices they hear from, the more pressure they will have to do something. Make your voice heard, stand up for your kids and your families now.
I recently came across what could be considered a sister blog to mine and is created by a former classmate of mine. Debbie describes her blog as
She is also studying to become a librarian as I am, and her ventures in this blog are important to spread the word that these old images portrayed of Native Americans are NOT okay now because it perpetuates many stereotypes.
It reminds me of a book I recently found and will soon be covering, Let's be Indians by Peggy Parish (this is the same Peggy Parish who wrote the Amelia Bedelia books)
The problem here is that dressing up as a Native American is not a Halloween costume, you can't just pretend to be one without offending many other people. This goes equally for Geisha costumes or any other ethnic costume - just avoid them. It speaks volumes that Caucasian people for centuries try to oppress a culture then on top of that, demean it by devaluing it's cultural dress.
Debbie's blog Images of Indians in Children's Books is a great resource for those interested in seeing more specific examples of bad stereotypes towards the Native American culture.
Design by Simon Fletcher. Powered by Tumblr.
© Copyright 2010


text:
Bill Walton Named Honorary Chair, Parade Grand Marshal
The Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl announced today that hall of fame basketball player Bill Walton, will serve as Honorary Chairman of the 33rd annual Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl. Walton also was named Grand Marshal of the bowl game's parade, the Port of San Diego Big Bay Balloon Parade presented by the San Diego County Credit Union.
Walton achieved superstardom playing for the UCLA Bruins in the early '70s, winning three straight College Player of the Year Awards. He then went on to have a prominent career in the NBA. He was the number one overall pick in the 1974 NBA Draft by the Portland Trailblazers. In 1977 he won his first championship. Nine years later he earned another championship, but this time with the Boston Celtics.
He started his broadcasting career in 1990 as an analyst. For his television broadcasting work, Walton has been nominated for several Emmy awards and in 2001 won an Emmy for best live sports television broadcast. In 1997 he was selected as one of the NBA's fifty greatest players of all time. In the same year, Walton was inducted into the National High School Sports Hall of Fame, making him the first male basketball player to be so honored from the state of California. He played his prep hoops at La Mesa's Helix High School.
Walton remains active in basketball through clinics, camps, coaching, and television commentary. He currently resides in his hometown of San Diego with his wife Lori. They are the proud parents of four sons: Adam, Nathan, Luke and Chris.
The Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl kicks off at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium at 7 p.m. PT on Thursday, December 30th. The game matches teams from the Pacific-10 and Big 12 Conferences. The 2009 game featured a 33-0 Nebraska Cornhuskers victory over the Arizona Wildcats in front of 64,607 fans and a national ESPN television audience.
The Parade steps off at 10 a.m. PT on game day morning along downtown San Diego's scenic waterfront on Harbor Drive. The event is recognized as America's Largest Balloon Parade, having more giant character balloons than any other parade in the United States. Street-side viewing is free, though reserved grandstand seats are available. The parade is televised live locally on Channel 4 San Diego, and broadcast nationally on the USA Network on a tape-delay basis.
For tickets and information for both events, visit BridgepointEducationHolidayBowl.com.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
For Atheists of Jewish origin and others interested in Jewish history and culture.
Members: 83
Latest Activity: on Friday
Started by Freethinker31. Last reply by Freethinker31 on Friday. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Started by jlaz. Last reply by Mordekhai ben-Yosef on Friday. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Started by jlaz. Last reply by Grinning Cat Aug 30. 7 Replies 0 Likes
If I say I'm Jewish, people might think I believe in the religion, so if people ask about my religion or ethnicity, I now say that my family is Jewish but I'm an atheist and I don't do any part of the religion. If I don't say I'm an "atheist" I still say I I'm not religious and don't believe in a god or that i know god is imaginary.
I may be less interested in Jewish culture than the Humanistic Jews, just because I don't have or know I should have no guilt whatsoever about not doing anything Jewish, and I don't think I have to invent new secular reasons why the old meshugas, time-wasting rituals are somehow still necessary to do, and I know god or HaShem doesn't care what I do because god is imaginary.
Just last Dec. 24, at the grocery store I work at, food was provided in the break room for the employees, and I ate half of a shrimp and a few bites of ham, just to see what i had been missing and just so I could tell people what I ate and boast that 'see, I ate treyf nothing bad happened to me, god is imaginary', not that saying this to my fellow ethnic Jews and family is polite.
Another thing: I don't do Rosh Hashana or Yom Kippur, and I certainly don't fast. I skipped hanukah this year, because nobody was going to see me light candles, and I know god does not care because HaShem is imaginary. I can read prayerbook Hebrew but I can't speak any Israeli conversational Hebrew. I do have a degree in Yiddish literature. i don't really care about Isrel, and I think my ancestors were turkic or slavic speaking psople who got converted to Judaism in E. Europe, somewhere between the 800's and 1300's. Later, their language got mostly relexified with Middle german and a little old Hebrew vocabulary but retained the original grammar of whatever slavic dialect they spoke.
Every so often I eat treyf on purpose just to remind myself that the idea that there really is a god, especially a god who cares what we eat, is totally imaginary. Today, for example, at the grocery store I work at, there was food provided for the employees in the break room, and I had a shrimp and a little ham. I've also tried scallops, swordfish, and oysters, just so I could call my brother and see his reaction when I told him I ate treyf.
I'm not even sure I care about a Jewish culture (even) without god or religion. I really thought I was the only ethnically Jewish person who realizes that god is imaginary and davening is a bizarre waste of time.
The thing I hate most about being from a Jewish family is that my genitals were damaged in that Jewish ritual infant penile mutilation ceremony called a bris done to myself and most other Jewish boys (and without our permission!) on our 8th day. I want genitals like those of a completely un-circumcised man. I want nothing to do with a culture that hates sexuality and actually does penile reduction surgery to its sons.
© 2014 Atheist Nexus. All rights reserved. Admin: Richard Haynes.


text:
- Miriam Rugo
- London
- United Kingdom
This conversation is closed.
Do you think shopping at charity shops is an 'ethical' consumption? Why/ why not?
Do you have any favourite charity shops? (Yes, mine is Oxfam!)
I'm currently conducting a dissertation research about consumption of second-hand clothes at charity shops.
People around me gave me some opinions about the question, including...
-YES because the part of money I spend goes to poor people in Africa
-NO because charity shops sell those fast fashion brands and by buying those clothes, consumers are reproducing the whole evil system of clothing industry
So, what do YOU think? It would be most helpful if you could give me some opinions with a bit of your charity shopping experience :)
Showing single comment thread. View the full conversation.
Jul 6 2013: Nothing ethical or unethical in it. It's one's individual choice from where s/he will buy her / his consumables. People's buying choices depends on different motive , in your case motive can be Charity but I am not sure, how much money from the profit of that shop goes for Charity?
Last not least " charity begins in home"
Jul 7 2013: Hi Miriam
While choosing a store to buy things different customer may have different motive. Say some customer have motive to buy things cheap , some others may have motive of having a sense of prestige or pride while buying , so these two groups will choose completely different sorts of stores.
Here comes the strategy how a store wants to position itself in the eye of its target segment. The store of your example may have targeted the segment who wants to have a feeling of helping others while buying. For that particular segment definitely that kind positioning will may influence behavior of its target segment .
Jul 8 2013: For this question, you might look at a related literature. I have noticed over the last decade or so, the popularity at for-profit stores of advertising that some stated amount out of each purchase is contributed to some worthy cause- water in Africa, heart disease, research into women's cancers, supplies for foster children...
I understand that attaching a charitable purpose is a marketing strategy business schools teach.
There ought to be some research, then, on the effect on consumption decisions or sales from appending a charitable cause to purchases.
On a separate matter related to your research, where I live the charity shops selling second-hand merchandise are dramatically larger than the for-profit ones. They are larger because people are more likely to choose to donate used items to charity shops.
The prices at charity shops are much lower than those at for profit second hand stores, and because of the size of these shops, someone looking for, say, a pair of khakis, is likely to save a lot of time going to one huge place.
Example: my younger daughter lives in a college town with quite a few small second-hand clothing stores. When she needed khakis, she went to all of them and found only one pair that was even worth considering (condition and fit). When I then went with a tape measure to the closest enormous charity shop, there were probably 100 pairs of khakis in a size that could fit her.
Have you seen this TED talk? http://www.ted.com/talks/jessi_arrington_wearing_nothing_new.html
Showing single comment thread. View the full conversation.


text:
Rick Wilson, the AP photographer whose work was bogarted by George Zimmerman for the Florida man's new awful painting, has hired an attorney and is contemplating legal action. "You just can't do that," he says. "You just can't take somebody else's work and make it your own."
Pending approval Adam Weinstein


text:
Quick Pear Tart
Recipe courtesy of Sunny Anderson
Recipe courtesy Sunny Anderson
- Cooking for Real
- Total Time:
- 45 min
- Prep:
- 15 min
- Cook:
- 30 min
- Yield:
- 6 servings
- Level:
- Easy
- Total Time:
- 45 min
- Prep:
- 15 min
- Cook:
- 30 min
- Yield:
- 6 servings
- Level:
- Easy
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
In a small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon together. Lay puff pastry sheet on a work surface brush with melted butter and sprinkle with half the cinnamon sugar. Cut into 6 even pieces. Fan the pear slices over the puff pastry, using 1/2 a pear for each puff pastry square. Sprinkle tops of pear tarts with remaining cinnamon sugar mixture. Bake until pastry is golden and cooked through, about 20 to 25 minutes.
Remove from tart from oven, sprinkle with cheese and bake until cheese melts, 5 minutes more.
More Recipes and Ideas
Upside-Down Pear Cranberry Tart
Recipe courtesy of Food Network Kitchen
Pear Tart with Goat Cheese and Port
Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse
Rustic Pear Tart
Recipe courtesy of Guy Fieri


text:
Mayhem #833741
Most of the work seen on this page is work that I created with models in the last couple of years. If you wish to see more updated work and work that I have done with clients, please visit my website HERE or my Facebook page (updated almost daily). I will be uploading more work in the coming weeks.
I wish I had time to work with everyone that came my way and asked, but I simply cannot. This is my primary source of income and because of that I am extremely picky in who I work with on a TFCD/TFP basis. I look for exceptional physiques and gorgeous faces in women. For men I look for exceptional physiques and chiseled, good looking faces. So please take that into consideration before messaging me. That being said, I am not above entertaining offers. If you have done beauty work and/or fitness work and are looking to submit images to magazine, please contact me.
Here is a link to my current casting calls for which I am looking for models. It is updated weekly if there is a change: Casting Calls
I love what I do with everything in me and I hope it comes through in my images!! I consider myself to be one of the most professional photographers that KY and the US has to offer. I have a list of credentials ranging from MAXIM, Playboy (Cyber Girls), to fitness magazines, advertisements for supplement lines, fashion promotions, promotional work for gyms, and was recently named in the top 100 fitness photographers for 2012. For a full list of credentials please contact me.
I shoot fitness, glamour, fashion/beauty, as well as nude art/physique photography. My passion lies in fitness and beauty/glamour. So if you have something that you feel may look good in my portfolio please do not hesitate to ask.
Click below and help me take over the world!!!
Gustavo Alfaro has set a password in order to view this album.
more modelmayhem on: | | | edu
©2006-2014 ModelMayhem.com. All Rights Reserved.
MODEL MAYHEM is a registered trademark.
Toggle Worksafe Mode: Off | On
Terms |
Privacy |


text:
Hard Rock: Behind the Music with Silverlight 2
Scott Stanfield, CEO of Vertigo, presents the Hard Rock Memorabilia web site containing pictures with 200 Mp resolution and how one can zoom in to see very fine details using Silverlight's Deep Zoom. He also shows other projects to underline some of the Silverlight's capabilities.
Architecting Toronto.com with ASP.NET
Toronto.Com attracts over 700,000 unique visitors per month, and offers comprehensive and searchable access to business and event listings. Originally built in 1997, the Java/J2EE technology foundation for the site was expensive and time-consuming to maintain, and limited TorStar Digital's ability to share content and functionality between Toronto.Com and other properties.


text:
By now everyone has heard about the tragic series of events that ended with the death of a British nurse, Jacintha Saldanha.
Just to recap, Australian DJs Christian Michael and Mel Greig called the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge staying pretending to be Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. The call was received Saldanha who transferred to Kate's ward where some personal information was provided. After the prank was posted on the radio station's website, Saladanha allegedly committed suicide.
The media and the public have had a field day since the death was reported. The DJs have been suspened and they have been bombarded with abuse on Twitter following news of her suspected suicide. They later removed their accounts. The radio station has also lost a lot of advertisers in the last couple of days.
But did the prank really cause the nurse to commit suicide? She didn't even provide any information to the callers but merely transferred to call. The hospital claims that no one had confronted her or blamed her for the security breach. Does a normal person end their life after playing such a minor role in a prank? I don't see it.
Over time much more will come to light regarding this tragic event. Michael and Greig are guilty of a tasteless and foolish prank but it's an over reaction to accuse them of murder. The media and public's initial reaction is totally overblown.


text:
About Us
Press Room
Page Navigation
Income and capital gain tax savings generated by a gift of stock
of mutual fund shares can dramatically reduce your after-tax cost of giving.
When you sell appreciated assets, you will be taxed on the gain in value. When
the Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) sells them, there is no tax on the transaction because the UUA is tax
An example, Jeannie Mae Eliot has 50 shares of Quikfix, Inc.
stock which she bought ten years ago at $10/share. Today, those 50 shares are
worth $20,000.
If Jeannie Mae Eliot sells the stock herself, she must pay capital
gains taxes on the $19,500 increase in the stock's value since she purchased it.
She is in the 36% tax bracket, and the capital gain tax rate on this asset would
be 20%. After she pays tax on the gain, she will have $16,100 of the original
$20,000 remaining to give away or reinvest.
After-Tax Cost of Stock Gift
If Jeannie Mae Eliot gives the stock to the UUA and the UUA sells it, then
she saves both income taxes and capital gain taxes, as follows:
What are the new tax rates on capital gains?
Here's a chart of the capital gain tax rates you are expected to pay, based
upon how long you have owned or held the securities and your ordinary income tax
The Holding PeriodIf you owned the security for 12 months or less (short-term appreciated property), your deduction will be limited to cost, or the purchase price you paid for the stock.
If you owned the security for more than 12 months (long-term appreciated property), your deduction will be for the full fair market value, calculated as a mean of the low and high market values of the stock on the day that it is transferred to the UUA. Deduction Limits and Carry-Over Period
Gifts of cash and short-term appreciated property (see box above)
are deductible up to 50% of your adjusted gross income (AGI) in one tax year.
Gifts of long-term appreciated property are limited to 30% of AGI.
Unused excess deductions may be carried forward to the next tax
year, for up to five years beyond the year of the gift.
Getting Started
Can I make a gift and receive regular payments for the rest of my
Yes. The UUA operates both a Pooled Income Fund and Charitable Gift Annuity Program. These IRS-approved gift arrangements pay fixed or
variable amounts to one or two individuals for the rest of their lives. After
the death of all income recipients, the charitable gift is released to the UU
group named by the donor. These gifts may be used to support the UUA
directly, and/or any UU-affiliated organization, including your local
For more information contact web @ uua.org.
This work is made possible by the generosity of individual donors and congregations.
Please consider making a donation today.
Last updated on Thursday, September 8, 2011.
Sidebar Content, Page Navigation
More Ways to Search
Donate to Support This Program and the Ongoing Work of the UUA
Read or subscribe to UUA.org Updates for the latest additions to our site.
Learn more about the Beliefs & Principles of Unitarian Universalism, or read our online magazine, UU World, for features on today's Unitarian Universalists. Visit an online UU church, or find a congregation near you.


text:
Recent scholarship on intellectual property ("IP") law argues that doctrinal and theoretical sophistication in IP requires an understanding of "midlevel" principles, purportedly constitutive of IP's positive law. Proponents of this line of scholarship claim these principles serve as a bridge, connecting IP doctrine and practice with deeper foundational philosophical principles. They assert that such midlevel principles-the principles of proportionality, nonremoval, dignity, and efficiency, for instance-explain, predict, and justify IP cases. According to this scholarship, IP doctrine, case outcomes, and statutes are suffused with midlevel principles. In turn, the scholarship treats midlevel principles as consistent with broadly conflicting foundational accounts of property entitlement, from Lockean liberalism on the economic right, to Rawlsian egalitarianism on the left. The result is an account of IP law that unifies practice and the positive law with facially conflicting accounts of foundational property theories. This Essay argues that such claims to IP unification-however revolutionary-are untenable. Drawing from prominent IP cases, including cases addressing the patentability of DNA, this Essay demonstrates that midlevel principles are not rigorously embodied in the positive law of IP and therefore cannot serve to explain or predict case outcomes. Further, these midlevel principles conflict with important liberal "foundational" accounts of property, thereby calling into question the justificatory force such principles might hold. Moreover, contrary to Professor Robert P. Merges's view, different foundational principles, whether maximizing wealth, net aggregate value, or the position of the least well-off, will yield different substantive outcomes in IP cases. Accordingly, this Essay shows that any project conjoining this set of midlevel principles with maximizing distributive principles cannot be sustained. A sophisticated understanding of IP, its theory, and crucially its legal doctrine and practice, does not, and should not, include midlevel principles understood to be consistent with such variously competing foundations. Instead, this Essay acknowledges that courts deciding IP cases often invoke forward-looking foundational principles, whether aimed at utility or distributive justice.
Circuit: Archived Content
The New "Human Equity" Transactions- Shu-Yi Oei & Diane M. Ring
Wawrzynski v. H.J. Heinz Co.: The Lucky Ketchup Packet- Lauren Blakely
Koontz v. St. Johns: Expanding Property Rights in Takings Jurisprudence- Christopher Hammond
Sterilization and Minors with Intersex Conditions in California Law- Anne Tamar-Mattis
- August 2014 (1)
- June 2014 (2)
- April 2014 (3)
- February 2014 (1)
- December 2013 (2)
- November 2013 (1)
- October 2013 (2)
- September 2013 (5)
- 2011 Jorde Symposium (5)
- 2012 AALS Section on Law and Humanities Program (9)
- banquet (1)
- birth control (1)
- california supreme court (1)
- chesney (1)
- cole (1)
- constitutional democracy (1)
- consumer protection (1)
- Crime (1)
- Deportation (1)
- detention (1)
- dodd-frank (1)
- domestic violence (1)
- elkins (1)
- family (1)
- fourth amendment (1)
- Germany (1)
- Independence (1)
- information behavior (1)
- intersex (1)
- John Yoo (1)
- judicial restraint (6)
- law schools (1)
- partisanship (1)
- party politics (1)
- popular democracy (1)
- Privacy (2)
- Professionalism (1)
- Prosser (1)
- Prosser Symposium (1)
- Punishment (1)
- sterilization (1)
- Tort (1)
- Torture (1)
- war powers (1)
- Yoo (1)
- zelon (1)
August 12, 2014Defining the Whistleblower Under Dodd-Frank: Who Decides?
- Angela Harris: The Person, the Teacher, the Scholar
- Angela Harris and the Racial Politics of Masculinity: Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, and the Dilemmas of Desiring Whiteness
- I Am/I Am Not: On Angela Harris's Race and Essentialism in Feminist Legal Theory
- What an Originalist Would Understand "Corruption" to Mean
- Corruption Temptation
The California Law Review is the preeminent legal publication at the UC Berkeley School of Law.
Founded in 1912, CLR publishes six times per year on a variety of engaging topics in legal scholarship.
The law review is edited and published entirely by students at Berkeley Law.
Founded in 1912, CLR publishes six times per year on a variety of engaging topics in legal scholarship.
The law review is edited and published entirely by students at Berkeley Law.


text:
I will give you 1,000 acres of land on Planet Orgy for your people if you aid us in this military conflict.
mgb519 wrote:Seriously, you are now the first ever forum superhero.
Colette wrote:I hereby acknowledge Silverdream as the one and only forum troll as agreed in the bet.
Quantumsurfer wrote:No, I have 2 silver.
fixedSilverdream wrote:Royal command? What sort of bourgeoisie drivel is that?
Honestly not bad though.
mercury19 wrote:Did anyone else hear this entire post in their heads as an entirely monotone robot voice?
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 3 guests


text:
Chapman University's winningest baseball coach, Tom Terechuk, has been placed on administrative leave with the school's newspaper reporting the popular coach violated university policy and specifically citing the use of profanity.
The Panther Online broke the story Monday and spoke with one current and one former baseball players about the allegations of swearing.
"Baseball coach Tom Tereschuk has been placed on administrative leave, effective March 28 and is being investigated internally by Chapman University's Human Resources Department for possible violations of university policy," the university said through a statement sent to Fox 11.
The university would not confirm the specific reasons for the suspension but the school's newspaper spoke with Michael Newman, a former baseball player and current senior at Chapman who said Tereschuk commonly screamed profanities at him and other teammates.
"He's screamed and cussed at me on the field and called me useless. If a player messed up, he would belittle them until he got it all out of his system," Newman said.
Newman reportedly left the team in the Fall of 2011.
A current player on the team, who wished to remain anonymous, confirmed the consistent use of profanity to the student paper.
"He has absolutely directed vulgarity at the team on many occasions," the anonymous player said.
While cursing may not be a punishable offense at other universities, the use of profanity is something that can be an issue at faith-based schools like Chapman.
According to an excerpt from the school's code of conduct, students can be punished by the school for abusive behavior including verbal abuse.
"Which may include shouting at another individual or acting in a hostile or aggressive manner," the brochure states. "Any student found to have committed any of the following misconduct is subject to…sanctions."
35 Skyline Drive
Phone: (407) 644-3535
Didn't find what you were looking for?
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2014 Fox Television Stations, Inc. and Worldnow. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy | New Terms of Service What's new | Ad Choices


text:
5 Night Cottage & Breakfast from $899/couple
White Point Beach Resort
75 White Point Beach Resort Road
White Point
South Shore
May 5th, 2014 to December 20th, 2014
Perfect for any reason, and every season! Curl up into 5 nights at White Point in a 1 bedroom cottage with fireplace, private deck, and breakfast daily!
Spend Spring/Summer/Fall days strolling the beach and trails, surfing, playing golf or tennis, paddling out on the lake, reading a book or enjoying breakfast at sunrise on your deck.
In the Winter months, against a backdrop of pounding ocean surf, bring your boots and head out on the golf course or nature trails for a walk, head inside for the pool, sauna and hot tub or hang out in the games room. The Main Lodge fireplace has a couple of cozy chairs to curl up in there as well.
Evenings on weekends are filled with live entertainment and special events too. Be sure to check out what's happening at www.whitepoint.com around the dates you are coming!
Just remember, it doesn't matter which season you come, there's plenty of wood in your woodbox for your fireplace, and the ocean surf will be here to lull you to sleep.
5 nights with breakfast daily for 2 people: Jan 1 - March 6 & Nov. 1 - Dec. 20/14: $899 plus tax March 7 - Oct 31/14: $999 plus tax
Detailed InformationCoupon: P8547
Conditions: Based on 2 people sharing a 1 bedroom Seaview Cottage, based on availability, plus tax Year-round rates available More than 2 ppl in your party, no worries, we can add breakfast for them too!
Admission: 5 night Cottage & Breakfast @ White Point $899/couple plus tax
AffiliationsTaste of Nova Scotia
Canada Select
Check In
Golf Nova Scotia
Destination Southwest Nova Scotia
Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia
Destination Halifax


text:
Are Cumulus Media's woes Rush Limbaugh's fault?
The company's CEO says the conservative radio host is costing it ad sales. The controversy could lead to a split.
According to reports in Politico and the New York Daily News, the conservative talk show host is balking at claims made by Cumulus Media (CMLS) CEO Lew Dickey that his controversial remarks about a law student have cost the Atlanta company millions in lost advertising revenue as sponsors fled his show.
Limbaugh, who last year called student Sandra Fluke a "slut" and a "prostitute" after she pressed lawmakers on federal funding of birth control, denies he is at fault. Instead, Limbaugh argues that Dickey is trying to blame him for the shortcomings of the sales force at WABC, Cumulus' flagship station in New York, the Daily News said.
The remarks about Fluke did hurt Cumulus' bottom line. As Politico noted, Dickey told analysts last year during an earnings conference call that the company's top three stations had lost $5.5 million because of Limbaugh, who later apologized to Fluke. Dickey reiterated that comment earlier this year when he spoke of the challenges created by Limbaugh's remarks for Cumulus, the largest independent radio station owner.
Perhaps Limbaugh's impact on Cumulus' earnings will be discussed tomorrow when the company reports its financial results. Wall Street analyst are expecting it to report a loss of 6 cents on revenue of $233.9 million. As Limbaugh knows, controversy sometimes doesn't hurt ratings, and the Fluke issue may have helped the show attract fans. Talkers, a trade publication, estimates Limbaugh's audience at more than 14 million, the most of any figure in talk radio.
Talkers publisher Michael Harrison told MSN Money that Limbaugh's enemies are trying to make too much out of the normal fluctuations in his ratings. Limbaugh, who began his career in 1984, isn't in danger of losing his job, Harrison says.
"If he wants to stay on the radio, he certainly can," Harrison says, adding that if Limbaugh wanted to follow Glenn Beck and Howard Stern into alternative outlets, he could do that, too, and "bring a large segment of his audience with him."
Spokespeople for Cumulus and Limbaugh couldn't be reached. The company, which owns 525 stations in 110 cities, has a programming lineup that features conservative hosts such as Mike Huckabee, Geraldo Rivera and Michael Savage, along with gossip columnist Perez Hilton and shock jock Don Imus.
Jonathan Berr does not own shares of the listed stocks. Follow him on Twitter @jdberr.
Nineteen of 20 Newtown children are white.
All of a sudden the 2nd amendment should be
repealed or radically altered.
Chicago children are mostly black.
The media is virtually silent about Chicago violence.
Chicago: 446 children shot last year with strongest gun
laws in country the media is silent.
The cesspool known as Chicago probably has the toughest gun laws in the country, yet despite all the shootings, murders, and bloodshed, you never hear a peep about this from the corrupt state run media.
In Chicago , there have been 446 children shot in leftist utopia run by Rahm Emanuel. 62 children have actually been killed by crazed nuts in Chicago so far this year.
So why isn't this news worthy?
Is it because it would embarrass those anti second amendment nuts who brag about Chicago's tough gun laws?
Is it because most of the kids who were shot and killed were minorities?
Or is it because the corrupt media doesn't want to show Chicago in a bad light?
446 List by age of Children Shot in Chicago Last Year, 2012:
18 year old -110
17 year old - 99
16 year old - 89
15 year old - 62
14 year old - 39
13 year old - 21
12 year old - 10
11 year old - 2
10 year old - 3
09 year old - 1
07 year old - 3
06 year old - 2
05 year old - 1
04 year old - 1
03 year old - 1
01 year old - 2
So why isn't this news worthy?
The Political Leaders in Illinois;
All Democrats!
President: Barack Hussein Obama
Senator: Dick Durbin House
Representative: Jesse Jackson Jr.
Governor: Pat Quinn
House leader: Mike Madigan
Atty. Gen.: Lisa Madigan (daughter of Mike)
Mayor: Rahm Emanuel
Chicago school system is rated one of the worst in the country.
State pension fund $78 Billion in debt, worst in country.
Cook County ( Chicago ) sales tax 10.25% - highest in country.
A culture of corruption that would make a Louisiana politician blush with envy.
Blame Republicans ?
There aren't any in Illinois' leadership!
So the real reason the Press is Silent ?
There's no one they can blame ?
What makes me angry about the Fluke situation is being put in a position to defend this s.o.b. Fluke staged the whole thing. She admitted to choosing a Catholic university for the express purpose of creating an issue that would force their rules into the public spotlight. She sold herself alright, maybe not in the way Limbaugh meant, but if it walks like a talks, and sounds like a duck.....
After my dad retired as a mechanic, he worked for several years trading cars and car parts around the area for dealerships. Limbaugh gave him many hours of pleasure and laughter. He'd come back and tell my mom what idiotic thing he'd heard that day.
I used to listen to Limbaugh too, but the joke wore too thin after a year or so. Hate begats more hate.
Say what? They carry Imus and that foul tempered joke of a yapper named Savage and they want to blame Limbaugh for whatever losses they may have generated. He's their bread & butter man compared to Savage who is just plain nasty to almost everyone.
This is a smoke screen being used as an opening salvo in contract negotiations with Mr. Limbaugh. Any takers for a small wager?
Copyright © 2014 Microsoft. All rights reserved.
Fundamental company data and historical chart data provided by Morningstar Inc. Real-time index quotes and delayed quotes supplied by Morningstar Inc. Quotes delayed by up to 15 minutes, except where indicated otherwise. Fund summary, fund performance and dividend data provided by Morningstar Inc. Analyst recommendations provided by Zacks Investment Research. StockScouter data provided by Verus Analytics. IPO data provided by Hoover's Inc. Index membership data provided by Morningstar Inc.
[BRIEFING.COM] The stock market finished an upbeat week on a mixed note. The S&P 500 shed less than a point, ending the week higher by 1.3%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (+0.1%) cemented a 1.7% advance for the week. High-beta names underperformed, which weighed on the Nasdaq Composite (-0.3%) and the Russell 2000 (-1.3%).
Equity indices displayed strength in the early going with the S&P 500 tagging the 2,019 level during the opening 30 minutes of the action. However, ... More
More Market News
As geopolitical tensions threaten to spin out of control, investors are wondering how best to position their portfolios for the global turmoil.
- Shared
- Commented
- Viewed
- Video: Easy DIY smoked meats at home
A charcuterie master shares his process for cold-smoking meat at home.
- Jetpacks about to go mainstream
- Weird things covered by home insurance
- Bing: 70 percent of adults report 'digital eye strain'


text:
- Musician's Friend Best Selection, Price & Service. Guaranteed.
Need Help? Call our Gear Heads at 800-449-9128Private Reserve Guitars 866-926-1923
Need Help? Call our Gear Heads at 800-449-9128
Results 1 - 4 of 4 matches
The RE2-N7 System includes the RE-2 Diversity Receiver and the HTU2PRO Transmitter with N/D 767a Cardiod...
Get more wireless for your money with this complete setup.
Includes the RE2 Receiver and the HTU2 handheld transmitter. The RE2 is a completely programmable frequency...
Our product catalog varies by country due to manufacturer restrictions. If you change the Ship-To country, some or all of the items in your cart may not ship to the new destination.


text:
Men's Tennis Picked To Repeat As NEC ChampionsHAMDEN, Conn. - The Northeast Conference's men's tennis coaches have picked Quinnipiac as the preseason favorite to repeat as league champions, the conference office today announced. The Bobcats, which captured their fourth NEC Championship in the last seven years last season, took five first-place votes.
Champion and 2010 Runner-up Sacred Heart took two first-place votes
in being picked second in the poll. Fairleigh Dickinson also picked
up two first-place votes in being selected third. Following in the
poll were Monmouth, Mount St. Mary's, Robert Morris, Saint Francis
(Pa.), St. Francis (N.Y.) and Wagner.
2011 Northeast Conferenece Men's Tennis Preseason Coaches Poll
Quinnipiac (5)
2. Sacred Heart (2)
3. Fairleigh Dickinson (2)
4. Monmouth
5. Mount St. Mary's
6. Robert Morris
7. Saint Francis (Pa.)
8. St. Francis (N.Y.)
9. Wagner
The Bobcats return four starters from their championship team of a year ago. Brian Mikkelson (Mequon, Wis.) returns to the top singles position, while Andrew Weeden (Martinsville, N.J.) played No. 3 last year and will look to jump to the No. 2 flight. James Kwei (Dedham, Mass.) was named First Team All-NEC at No. 5 last year, and will jump to the No. 3 flight. Senior Dillon Kraus (Bayside, N.J.) returns as a doubles specialist.


text:
News Archives
UConn has joined the Scholars at Risk Network
In December 2009, the University of Connecticut joined the Scholars at Risk Network.
About the Scholars at Risk Network:
Around the world today, scholars are attacked because of their words, their ideas and their place in society. Those seeking power and control work to limit access to information and new ideas by targeting scholars, restricting academic freedom and repressing research, publication, teaching and learning. The Scholars at Risk Network (SAR) is an international network of universities and colleges responding to these attacks. SAR promotes academic freedom and defends the human rights of scholars and their communities worldwide.


text:
The suspect from an armed robbery late Monday night at Liberty Gas on Old Canton Road has been identified.
Witnesses tell us the suspect was armed with two handguns.
We are told that during the robbery there was an explosion which caused the store to catch on fire.
Chief Fire Investigator Travis says, "That's part of our investigation. Were not making the accusation that someone intentionally set this fire, but were trying to rule out all options whether or not it was intentionally set, or an accidental fire that subsequently occurred."
During a follow up investigation, detectives learned that an individual showed up at a local hospital suffering from serious burns.
Twenty-nine-year-old Marcus Carr is the suspect identified in this incident.
The suspect was taken into custody on Friday and has been charged with Attempted Armed Robbery of a Business and Aggravated Assault.
The store clerk was not shot but suffered minor burns and is being treated at Central Mississippi Medical Center.
His friends say he was burned on his legs, arms and face.
Copyright 2014 MSNewsNow. All rights reserved.
715 South Jefferson Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
(601) 948-3333
WLBT FCC Public File
EEO Report
Closed Captioning
WDBD FCC Public File
EEO Report
Closed Captioning


text:
Chicken with pancetta, fennel and celeriac
Crisp-skinned chicken with tender autumn vegetables - what could be easier?
Photo: William Meppem
- extra virgin olive oil
- 4 free-range chicken breasts, winglet attached and skin on
- sea salt and freshly ground pepper
- 80g pancetta, cut into lardons
- 12 heads baby fennel, cut in half and boiled until tender
- 1 small celeriac, peeled, cut into quarters and boiled until tender
- 2 small red onions, peeled, cut into quarters and boiled until tender
- 2 tbsp butter
- 3 tbsp good-quality red wine vinegar
Heat a non-stick pan large enough to hold the 4 chicken breasts to medium-hot.
Add a splash of olive oil.
Season the chicken with sea salt and place, skin side down, in the pan.
Cook for 5-6 minutes, then turn over carefully and cook for a further 5 minutes.
Rest the chicken in a warm place while you finish the vegetables.
Add a little more olive oil to the pan with the remaining ingredients, except the butter and vinegar.
Turn the heat up and cook the vegetables, stirring all the time, until they start to brown and heat through.
Add the vinegar and butter and remove the pan from the heat.
Swirl the pan until the butter makes a sauce, add freshly ground pepper and check the seasoning.
Divide the vegetables among 4 plates and place a chicken breast on top of each.
Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, add a pinch more seasoning and serve.
- Main Ingredients - Chicken


text:
You are here:
Programme policy advisers assist in improving the coherence, quality, and impact of Oxfam's programmes and ensure that we learn from good and innovative work through facilitating programme-focused learning processes and resources.
Office location: Oxford, UK
See profile
Office location: Sana'a,Yemen
Office location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Office location: Kampala, Uganda
Office location: Barcelona, Spain
Office location: Nairobi, Kenya
Office location: The Hague
© 2013. Oxfam is a registered charity in England and Wales (no 202918) and Scotland (SC039042). Oxfam GB is a member of the international confederation Oxfam.


text:
Pico De Gallo (fresh salsa)
1 medium tomato, diced
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped (can use ½ to reduce spiciness)
Juice of 1 lemon or lime
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
½ teaspoon garlic, minced from jar
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
Chicken Salad
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, visible fat removed cut into 1-inch cubes (or chicken tenderloins, whatever is on sale)
Cooking spray
8-10 leaves of green leaf or red leaf lettuce, washed and torn into bit-sized pieces (approx. 8 cups)
Cilantro or lemon/lime slices for garnish (optional)
TIP: Pico de Gallo is super versatile with unlimited uses! Try it as a salad dressing, a dip with low sodium whole-wheat chips/crackers (Check the ingredients for the chips/crackers to ensure that they are not made with any hydrogenated oil or tropical oil, such as palm or coconut oil.) or fresh vegetables, mixed with brown rice to make "dirty rice," over fish, or even on baked potatoes.
Per serving:
Leftover ingredients? Use them in these recipes!
Allspice-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin with Cinnamon Apples
Asian Marinated Vegetable Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette
Chicken and Black Bean Tostada with Avocado Cream
Chickpea Salad with Tomatoes and Cucumber
Crockpot Pulled Orange Chicken Tacos with Pickled Vegetables
Texas Caviar
Zippy Southwest Chicken Fajita Salad
Mexican Chicken Soup
Quick Chicken Chili
Pollo Guisado
Blackened Fish with Strawberry Kiwi Salsa
Black Bean Soup
Black Bean Salad (or Salsa)
Caribbean Pink Beans
Apple and Walnut Chicken Salad with Green Salad
Southwest Turkey Burger and Sweet Potato Fries
Zippy Southwest Chicken Fajita Salad
Spicy Asian Salad Cups
Mediterranean Salad
Recipe copyright © 2014 American Heart Association. This recipe is brought to you by the American Heart Association's Simple Cooking with Heart ® Program. For more simple, quick and affordable recipes, visit heart.org/simplecooking.


text:
The Spelling Society's Guide To Better Spelling
Why is English spelling so difficult?
With a few exceptions, such as Chinese and Japanese, most modern languages adopt the alphabetical principle for their writing systems. That means that a letter or letter combination stands for a particular sound. In certain languages such as Spanish and Italian, we can usually predict the pronunciation of a word from seeing the spelling as well as predict the spelling of a word from hearing it pronounced (so called "two way phonemicity"). With most other languages you can at least predict the pronunciation from the spelling, even if the sound can be represented in more than one way (eg French). Unfortunately, good old English, for all its many pluses (one gender, simple plurals, few inflexions etc) suffers from a "double whammy" when it comes to spelling – not merely can't you predict spelling from pronunciation but you can't always predict pronunciation from spelling. This is because English has many different ways of representing the same sound AND has some letter combinations as well that can represent more than one sound. Understanding this fundamental problem will help you to understand the difficulties your child may be facing – as indeed you probably did in your youth!
Most children in the English Speaking World do eventually learn to master spelling more or less satisfactorily. But they tend to take up to three years longer to complete this process than those speaking other languages (at massive cost to the educational budget and therefore the taxpayer), and an unacceptably high proportion (about 23%) never master the process at all causing all kind of social problems. Of course we don't want our child to be one of these, do we – which is why the Spelling Society has caused this booklet to be published.Leave us your feedback on this chapter. It only takes a minute! Or select another chapter on the right


text:
PY 2610 - Eastern Philosophy
Credits: 3
A study of central philosophical concepts and issues from the point of view of some of the major sources of Eastern thought, such as the Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad-Gita, Tao te Ching and Buddhist writings. Fall of odd years.
*All course information is from the 2013-2014 Catalog.


text:
Main Content
Just because you work a white collar job doesn't mean you're a pushover; a warrior's spirit never goes out. Show everyone a glimpse of your bad boy side in this Industrialized tee from Xtreme Couture featuring two eagles and an XC shield printed on the front, and brand lettering across the back!
- 100% Cotton fabric
- Made in the USA
- Premium fit T-shirt
- Screen print graphics
- Tagless collar
- Woven clip tag
Couture Customers also liked:
Special event items are produced by manufacturers only after the outcome of a game or event. These are advanced sale items and will ship immediately after they are received in our warehouse.
Manufacturer direct items are shipped directly from the manufacturer. These items are not available for international or expedited shipping.
Customized items can be personalized with options such as your name, your favorite number, and/or designs. Some options may be limited by league rules.


text:
Four brothers and sisters were flipped and flopped about a Jeep Thursday morning after a driver fell asleep at the wheel and crashed into a snow bank on Route 5 southbound in West Springfield.
All of the Doberman Pinscher pups survived the one-car accident, which occurred around 10 a.m. They were wrapped in a blanket and placed in a laundry bin to stay warm after they were shaken up in the wreck.
The SUV flipped just south of Elm Street, after the intersection where the McDonald's is located. Traffic was rerouted onto Elm Street. The driver was taken to Baystate Medical Center and treated for non-life threatening injuries.
The driver's sister-in-law arrived shortly after the accident to pick up the litter of pups. There was no word on the exact age of the dogs.
Copyright 2014 WSHM (Meredith Corporation). All rights reserved.


text:
Ed Westwick
The latest news and gossip about Ed Westwick's love life.
Quick Facts
Birthday: June 27, 1987
Hometown: Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
Quote: "We look the same, but that's about it. I'm all for being in love and whenever I like someone, I end up pretty much completely smitten." -Teen Vogue, January, 2009.
Lovestage: Ed Westwick is dating co-star Jessica Szhor.
Ed Westwick is dating Gossip Girl co-star Jessica Szohr. He has been linked to Drew Barrymore and also rumored to have dated co-star Chase Crawford, which both have denied.


text:
Why investors love Men's Wearhouse
The apparel retailer has a strong dividend and a favorable valuation. No wonder shares have zoomed 30% in 2 months.
Men's Wearhouse (MW) reported a second-quarter earnings surprise of 2.7% earlier this month, marking its ninth beat in the past 10 quarters. Shares of the menswear retailer have gained some 30% in the past two months, and closed Friday at $34.43.
A fairly impressive dividend yield of 2.1% and an enhanced earnings per share guidance for the full year make this Zacks No. 2 rank ("buy") an attractive pick for investors looking for growth and income.
On Sept. 5, The Men's Wearhouse reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $1.15 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.12 and increasing 3.6% year over year. Results were driven by increased gross margin in the retail segment and a lower tax rate.
Revenue crept up 1% year over year to $662.3 million from $655.5 million. However, it marginally missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $663 million.
Gross profit increased 3.6% to $320.3 million from $309.2 million a year earlier, primarily due to lower costs of goods sold as a percentage of sales. Consequently, gross profit margin expanded 120 basis points to 48.4% from 47.2%.
Increased merchandise gross profit led to a 2.9% increase in operating income to $91.6 million from the prior-year level of $89.0 million. Consequently, operating margin expanded 20 basis points to 13.8%.
Promising guidance
Men's Wearhouse raised its guidance for fiscal 2012 while also setting out targets for the third and fourth quarters. The company expects full-year earnings per share between $2.74 and $2.80, up from its prior guidance of $2.70 to $2.78. Earnings per share for the third quarter are forecast at 95 cents to 98 cents, while the fourth quarter is seen at 12 cents to 15 cents.
Total net revenue for fiscal 2012 is anticipated to increase between 4.8% and 5.6% versus the prior guidance of 4% to 5%. Sales for the third quarter are expected to advance between 8.8% and 9.3%, while the fourth quarter is forecast to increase 11.3% to 11.8%.
Guidance drives estimates
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2012 rose 2.2% to $2.78 per share in the last 30 days on upward movement in five of six estimates. This represents year-over-year growth of 17.2%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2013 advanced 1.6% to $3.11 per share over the same time frame as five of seven estimates moved upwards. This reflects year-over-year growth of 11.8%.
Strong dividend
In addition to maintaining steady earnings growth, Men's Wearhouse has been rewarding shareholders with regular quarterly dividend payments for the past several years. Currently, the company pays a quarterly dividend of 18 cents per share, which yields a solid 2.1%. The company has a payout ratio of 25%, while its 5-year annual dividend growth rate stands at 21.98%.
Favorable valuation
Men's Wearhouse currently trades at 12.4 times forward earnings, reflecting a 24.4% discount to the peer group average of 16.4. On a price-to-book basis, shares trade at 1.6, a 41.6% discount to the peer group average. The company's compelling fundamentals are well supported by its long-term estimated earnings per share growth rate.
Strong chart
The chart below indicates a steady growth in the company's share price in the last two months, reflecting an upside of about 31.3%. Currently, shares of Men's Warehouse are trading above its 50 and 200-day moving averages. Average volume also remains fairly strong at roughly 595K daily.
Operating nearly 730 core Men's Wearhouse and Moores brand full-line stores in the United States and Canada, the company has successfully expanded the demographic appeal of these brands. Furthermore, the company's strong brand positioning, strategic marketing initiatives, store expansion plans, consistently rising estimates and an impressive dividend yield offers considerable upside potential.
Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Houston, Tex., Men's Wearhouse now has more than 1,150 stores in the United States and Canada. The company mainly sells men's suits, sport coats, slacks, sportswear and outerwear as well as shoes and accessories. The company operates stores under the brand names Men's Wearhouse, Moores, K&G stores and Men's Wearhouse and Tux stores. Its K&G stores also feature women's apparel. The company's market value is $1.75 billion.
Read this article on Zacks.com
Read the full analyst report on "MW" (email required)
The suit is dead. However, if you need one, Men's Warehouse it the best place to go and get one. Their prices are decent, they quality is excellent, and you will look good when you leave. A good value. Their sales people know the products, even for young men.
If you need a suit, I'd recommend them. Great Service, helpful, non-pushy sales people.
Copyright © 2014 Microsoft. All rights reserved.
Fundamental company data and historical chart data provided by Morningstar Inc. Real-time index quotes and delayed quotes supplied by Morningstar Inc. Quotes delayed by up to 15 minutes, except where indicated otherwise. Fund summary, fund performance and dividend data provided by Morningstar Inc. Analyst recommendations provided by Zacks Investment Research. StockScouter data provided by Verus Analytics. IPO data provided by Hoover's Inc. Index membership data provided by Morningstar Inc.
As geopolitical tensions threaten to spin out of control, investors are wondering how best to position their portfolios for the global turmoil.
Top Stocks provides analysis about the most noteworthy stocks in the market each day, combining some of the best content from around the MSN Money site and the rest of the Web.
Contributors include professional investors and journalists affiliated with MSN Money.
Follow us on Twitter @topstocksmsn.


text:
Quick Links
Media Contact: Miranda Enzor
Office: 713-292-0384
Girl Scout repairs and donates bicycles to children to earn Gold Award
Houston, TX – Girl Scout Lauren T. collected bicycles, help a repair workshop and donated the revamped bikes to children at Mission Centers of Houston and to St. Vincent de Paul Resale Store to earn Girl Scouts of the USA's Gold Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can receive. Less than five percent of girls who join Girl Scouts achieve this national recognition.
"I learned that a successful leader is only as successful as the team she builds," said Lauren, a senior this fall at St. Agnes Academy. "I also learned that I can accomplish what I set out to do and that I can make a difference in my community."
Earning the Gold Award is a significant honor that requires recipients to demonstrate outstanding leadership skills, career planning, community involvement and personal development. It takes more than 100 service hours and two to three years of intensive work to complete the award requirements, which include planning and completing a project that is a service to the community.
"I chose this project because I realized that childhood obesity is a growing national issue, and I wanted to combine my concern for this issue with my passion of recycling and exercise," said Lauren. "Recycling used bikes definitely involves all of these."
For her project, Lauren first collected more than 30 bikes in her community. Some bikes were in need of repairs, so Lauren hosted a bike repair workshop where she led her volunteers in fixing up the donated bicycles. Once repairs were complete, the bikes were donated to Mission Centers of Houston's Gano Street Center along with helmets for children as well as the St. Vincent de Paul Resale Store.
"Lauren has found out that perseverance matters," said Linda P., Lauren's mother. "She tried several projects before finding one that worked. She was able to take this idea and run with it, and she grew as a leader and in her organizational skills."
Lauren has been a member of Girl Scouts for 12 years. At St. Agnes Academy she is a member of water polo, Amigos de las Americas, National Honor Society and cross country. Following graduation she plans to attend college to study bilogy.
Girl Scouts of the USA is the world's preeminent organization for girls, with a membership of more than 3.7 million girls and adults. Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place. Chartered by GSUSA to provide Girl Scouting locally, Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council is one of the largest Girl Scout councils in the country serving more than 70,000 girl members and 19,000 adults in 26 southeast Texas counties. For more information call 1-800-392-4340 or visit www.gssjc.org.
GSSJC | Communications Department
3110 Southwest Freeway Houston, TX 77098


text:
- Select your view:
- Shows
- Schedule
- Select Date:
- Select Genre:
Japanese Artisan VillageJul. 1–13Josie Robertson PlazaAn open marketplace reminiscent of Edo-period Japan, in honor of Heisei Nakamura-za's return to Lincoln Center Festival.
Kaidan Chibusa no Enoki
Heisei Nakamura-zaJuly 7–12Rose TheaterThe acclaimed Kabuki company returns with a masterful staging of rarely performed 19th-century ghost story.
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
FaseJuly 8–9Gerald W. Lynch TheaterA "jaw-dropping" work to music by Steve Reich that propelled Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker onto the international dance scene.
Houston Grand Opera
The PassengerJuly 10–13Park Avenue ArmoryPatrick Summers conducts the Houston Grand Opera in the New York premiere of Mieczyslaw Weinberg's opera masterwork.
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Rosas danst RosasJuly 11–12 at 8:00Gerald W. Lynch TheaterIn this physically intense work for four dancers, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker furthers her exploration of repetition in music and movement.
The Bolshoi Opera, Orchestra, and Chorus
The Tsar's BrideJuly 12–13Avery Fisher HallThe Bolshoi Opera, Orchestra, and Chorus perform Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's most popular work inside Russia.
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Elena's AriaJuly 13–14Gerald W. Lynch TheaterIn this dance set to operatic arias, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker moves away from repetition, questioning her past work.
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Bartók/MikrokosmosJuly 15–16Gerald W. Lynch TheaterAnne Teresa De Keersmaeker's company presents an evening in three parts, about the pleasure of dancing and playing music together.
The Bolshoi Ballet and Orchestra
Swan LakeJuly 15–20David H. Koch TheaterThe Bolshoi Ballet presents one of classical dance's most famous stories, about the love of Prince Siegfried and his Swan Queen, Odette.
The Bolshoi Ballet and Orchestra
Don QuixoteJuly 22–23David H. Koch TheaterThe Bolshoi Ballet dazzles in Alexei Fadeyechev's staging of Cervantes's classic tale.
The Bolshoi Ballet and Orchestra
SpartacusJuly 25–27David H. Koch TheaterA hymn to pulse-raising male dancing created specifically to showcase the Bolshoi Ballet.
Sydney Theatre Company
The MaidsAug. 6–16New York City CenterSydney Theatre Company returns with Cate Blanchett, Isabelle Huppert, and Elizabeth Debicki in Jean Genet's absorbing play.
Powered by Dmms


text:
date of birth -
Gender -
- Male
- Female
location -
India record historic Test win at Lord's to go one-up!
Here's the match report of the second Investec Test match between India and England.
England vs India: No love lost at Lord's
Here's a preview of the second Investec Test match between England and India at Lord's:
England vs India: First Test ends in a stalemate
The first Investec Test between India and England eventually ended in a stalemate due to a great show of resistance shown by both teams. Team India recorded an impressive score of 457 in the first innings thanks to Murali Vijay's brilliant century of 146. India looked like they were going to get England out cheaply but an astonishing 198-run partnership between Joe Root and Jimmy Anderson changed the course of the match.
Yuvraj cracks memorable century in Lord's bicentenary match
In a dream match organized to celebrate the bicentenary of cricket's very own Mecca, Lord's, Yuvraj Singh stood out for the Rest of the World XI against the Tendulkar-led Marylebone Cricket Club XI with a cracking century.
India get off to a positive start in England
India recorded a morale boosting win in the second practice match of their long English campaign scheduled till the first week of September. Dhoni's men chased down 142 runs in the second innings to beat Derbyshire by 5 wickets in the 3-day tour game and are all set for the 5-match Test Series against Alastair Cook's side.
Fanatic Fan


text:
NHL and the Players' Association met with federal mediators for a second straight day Thursday, but the meeting apparently was unproductive again. The session came three days after the National Hockey League eliminated another block of games from the schedule with the lockout nearing a full three months.
In minor league hockey, in the ECHL, the Kalamazoo Wings play twice at home this weekend, tonight against Evansville and Saturday night vs. Florida. On Sunday, the K-Wings skate at Ft. Wayne. And in college hockey, it's Western Michigan at Michigan tonight and tomorrow night while Michigan State hosts Ferris State tomorrow night.


text:
Significance of 10 Classic Logo Designs
Creation of an enticing, attention grabbing logo is definitely not a child's play. An attractive and functional logo not only requires time, for its development, but also a great amount of meaningful thoughts.
Given below are ten renowned logos with innovative logic for the way they are designed which, expectantly, will motivate graphic designers and enlighten the clients too. There is a high probability that you will at least, somehow, see one of these logos before you hit the sack tonight!
1. Adidas
The three slanted strips above the Adidas Logo symbolize the peak of a mountain. They also remind the audience of the hard times anticipated in the future and the goals that need to be accomplished.


text:
Featured events
Berkeley sites
- 510 Families
- Another Bullwinkel Show
- Bay Nature
- Berkeley Afoot
- Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association
- Berkeley Art Center
- Berkeley Artisans
- Berkeley Blog
- Berkeley Byte
- Berkeley Chamber of Commerce
- Berkeley Community Fund
- Berkeley Council Watch
- Berkeley Daily Planet
- Berkeley Dwellers
- Berkeley Film Foundation
- Berkeley High Jacket
- Berkeley Historical Plaques Project
- Berkeley Historical Society
- Berkeley Neighborhood Council
- Berkeley Parents Network
- Berkeley Partners for Parks
- Berkeley Path Wanderers
- Berkeley Property Owners Association
- Berkeley Public Library
- Berkeley Public Schools Fund
- Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board
- Berkeley Startup Cluster
- Berkeley Street Cleaning
- Berkeley Tenants Union
- BHS Development Group
- Bookswept
- Buy Local Berkeley
- Cal Performances
- Claremont and Elmwood Kids
- Claremont Elmwood Neighborhood Association
- Déjà vu: down memory lane in California
- Downtown Berkeley Association
- East Bay Ethnic Eats
- Ecology Center
- Elmwood Merchants Association
- Eye on Berkeley
- Fiat Lux!
- Friends of Lorin Station
- Friends of the Berkeley Public Library
- Habitot Children's Museum
- Humans of Berkeley and the Bay Area
- In Dulci Jubilo
- Infospigot: The Chronicles
- Jewish Music Festival
- League of Women Voters
- Lettuce Eat Kale
- Locate In Berkeley
- McGee-Spaulding-Hardy Historic Interest Group
- Open Town Hall
- Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
- Parents Press
- Quirky Berkeley
- Rookie Moms
- Run Berkeley
- Solano Avenue Association
- Telegraph Berkeley
- Telegraph Berkeley
- Telegraph Merchants Association
- The Berkeley Blog
- The Berkeley Diet
- The Daily Californian
- Thousand Oaks Neighborhood Association
- UC Berkeley Extension
- UCPD Crime Alerts
- Uncharted: The Berkeley Festival of Ideas
- University Avenue Association
- Visit Berkeley
- What I Saw in Berkeley Today
- Work it Berk
Tag Archives: Jeffrey Chu
Berkeley police officers promoted in public ceremony
Four officers from the Berkeley Police Department were promoted in a ceremony at Berkeley Repertory Theater on Tuesday, only the second time officers have ever been promoted in public.
Four former police chiefs, a number of city officials, off-duty cops, and dozens of friends and family gathered at the theater to watch as two officers became sergeants, one sergeant became a lieutenant, and a lieutenant became a captain.
"As August Vollmer (Berkeley's first police chief and a pioneer in the field) once said, 'it is by developing people that we make progress in our society," Police Chief Michael Meehan said in his remarks to the crowd. "What was true then is true now." … Continue reading »


text:
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. -- The long wait for the opening of H&M is over Thursday.
A small crowd of customers lined up for several hours to be the first to dig into the trendy clothes and accessories.
The store originated in Sweden. Spokane Valley's opening marks the 256th.
Valley Mall staff told KREM they get multiple requests for new stores, but H&M was often on the top of the list. Customers told us its the reasonable prices and hip styles that keep them coming back.


text:
Richard Baraniuk:
The birth of the open-source learning revolution
Rice University professor Richard Baraniuk explains the vision behind Connexions, his open-source, online education system. It cuts out the textbook, allowing teachers to share and modify course materials freely, anywhere in the world.
pin This talk was presented at an official TED conference, and was featured by our editors on the home page.
101 comments
Enthusiastically agree? Respectfully beg to differ? Have your say here.
Sort comments by
There are currently no comments for this talk.


text:
6 U.S. Code § 428 - Identification of new entrants into the Federal marketplace
prev | next
The head of each executive agency shall conduct market research on an ongoing basis to identify effectively the capabilities, including the capabilities of small businesses and new entrants into Federal contracting, that are available in the marketplace for meeting the requirements of the executive agency in furtherance of defense against or recovery from terrorism or nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack. The head of the executive agency shall, to the maximum extent practicable, take advantage of commercially available market research methods, including use of commercial databases, to carry out the research.
Source(Pub. L. 107–296, title VIII, § 858,Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2238.)
The table below lists the classification updates, since Jan. 3, 2012, for this section. Updates to a broader range of sections may be found at the update page for containing chapter, title, etc.
The most recent Classification Table update that we have noticed was Tuesday, August 13, 2013
An empty table indicates that we see no relevant changes listed in the classification tables. If you suspect that our system may be missing something, please double-check with the Office of the Law Revision Counsel.
|Description of Change
|Session Year
|Public Law
|Statutes at Large
LII has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references LII.


text:
Related Content: minority
May 10, 2013
Weekly Show
The latest on the House Oversight Committee hearings on Benghazi, the diplomatic dance between the U.S. and Russia over the Syrian civil war, Congress addresses immigration and guns, and African-Americans in 2012 voted at a higher rate than white Americans. At the roundtable: Peter Baker, New York Times; Charles Babington, AP; Jeanne Cummings, Bloomberg News; and Jeff Zeleny of ABC News.
McConnell Takes Hard Line
Essential Reads
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has found shrewd ways to solve some of Washington's most intractable budget standoffs. In the current battle, the Kentucky Republican is taking a notably tougher tone, leading colleagues to wonder about his role as the debate unfolds.


text:
City Year
City Year is an education focused, nonprofit organization that unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service to keep students in school and on track to graduation. At City Year's 21 locations across the United States, teams of diverse young people called corps members serve full-time in schools for 10 months working to improve student attendance, behavior and course performance in English and math. As tutors, mentors and role models, corps members are uniquely able to help students and schools succeed through academic support, attendance and behavior encourage, and community and school improvements.


text:
We love lists around here. They are easy to read, don't try too hard to impress, and give our lives some sense of direction. If it's a list about the hottest women in the world, great. If it's a list regarding the things you must do before you do, even better. But there's no list that we like more than a list telling us to drink alcohol. Hence, this gem of a list over at GQ.com we're promoting today about the 50 beers you have to try right now.
Going through the list, this is our favorite:
Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
Dark stouts usually have hints of cocoa to them already, so the trick with chocolate beers is subtlety. Brooklyn nails it: Not too sweet, not too bitter, but chocolatey enough to make it special.
Also, we notice looking through this list that there are about 30 beers on the list we've never tried. So, if you'll excuse us, we're heading out to go and right that wrong immediately.
About the Author


text:
CME Group's Trading Challenge is a complimentary four-week electronic trading competition where teams of undergraduate and graduate students can trade a variety of CME Group products from multiple asset classes in a simulated trading environment on a real-time professional trading platform provided by CQG.
Top ranking students will be eligible for cash prizes and exclusive CME Group experiences.
This competition is an annual event and the number of schools that participate has grown each year - with 207 schools from 31 countries and over 385 teams competing in 2014. The Trading Challenge is a unique chance for students to learn hands on techniques for trading futures. Teams must consist of 3-5 members and can register with a student leader or faculty advisor.
VISIT CQG's TRADING CHALLENGE WEBPAGE
1. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - Team Ocean Futures
2. Boston University - Team Lighthouse
3. Georgia State University - Team Panthers FX Traders
4. Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation - Team Forex Traders
If you would like to be included in our email distributions regarding the CME Group Trading Challenge, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Preliminary Round – Final Results – February 21, 2014
1. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - Team Ocean Futures
Team Members: Rodri Brugue, Ramon Pina, Helena Lagarda
2. Boston University - Team Lighthouse
Team Members: Anastasios Mallis, Duyong Lee, Sarah Hochstatter, Lingchen Guo
3. Georgia State University - Team Panthers FX Traders
Team Members: Sang-Yoon Kim, Kevin Tanujaya, Pablo Stuardo
4. Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation - Team Forex Traders
Team Members: Li Kien Wong, Muhammad Talha, Jo Anne Wong, Shuya An, Yee Chee Liang
CME Group's Day of Market Education is a one-day conference that provides students with an exclusive look into CME Group and the financial industry. During the conference, business experts will deliver presentations relevant to the global marketplace, and attendees will have the opportunity to view live open outcry trading and learn about CME Group's electronic trading platform, CME Globex. After the days' educational offerings, students will be joined by the industry's top firms for a networking reception and dinner.
This complimentary conference is by invitation-only for the top ranking student teams participating in CME Group's Trading Challenge.
2014 CME Group Trading Challenge Photo Gallery
2013 CME Group Trading Challenge Photo Gallery
CME Group's 2013 Trading Challenge included three contracts from two asset classes; Crude Oil, Gold and Corn Futures. Participation included nearly 1,500 students from more than 320 schools around the world.
Congratulations to the following winning teams of the 2013 Challenge.
|University - Team Name
|Final Simulated Account Balance
|1. Rice University – "Rice JJRS"
|2. Polytechnic Institute of NYU – "The Masterminds"
|3. Escuela de Ingenieria de Antioquia – "MONTEROJO"
|4. Georgia Institute of Technology – "M.I.R."
2013 CME Group Trading Challenge Final Standings
2013 CME Group Trading Challenge Global Participation
2013 CME Group Trading Challenge Participating Schools
Read CME Group's OpenMarkets Interview
We would like to thank all of our 2012 CME Group Trading Challenge participants and for making this year's competition a success! We look forward to the competition in 2013!
Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Open Outcry Trading Challenge in Houston:
1st - Brooke A. Weldon, Suffolk University
2nd - Drew Puchot, University of Houston- Downtown
3rd - Blythe Perez, University of Houston
4th - Zhen Li, Suffolk University
5th - Sameed Gagai, University of Houston
Runners Up:
Benjamin L. Barr, University of Houston
Max Dobrushkin, University of Texas-Dallas
Lateef B. Frierson, University of Houston
pre Peter Watson, University of Houston
Allyson Quintana, University of Houston
Congratulations to the winners of the 2012 Open Outcry Trading Challenge in Chicago:
1st – Tarek Alruri, Indiana University
2nd - Chang Xu, Ohio State University
3rd - Ross Ward, University of Houston
4th - Michael P. Brown, Menlo College
5th - Chelsea Shupe, Stevens Institute of Technology
Runners Up:
Joseph Busch, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Michael Groff, University of Dayton
Christopher Hakim, University of Windsor
Derek Mulvey, Stevens Institute of Technology
Marc LeBoeuf, Menlo College
Thank you to all of our participants this year!
Final Electronic Trading Challenge Results (XLS)
Congratulations to our top 4 teams from the 2012 Electronic Trading Challenge representing the following schools:
1. University of Chicago
2. Chicago State University
3. Princeton University
4. Menlo College
We would like to thank all of our teams for participating in this year's challenge!
Preliminary Round Final Results (XLS)
View photos from the Chicago Open Outcry Trading Challenge – March 23, 2012
CME Group and CQG are managing various aspects of the competition. Please see below for the appropriate contacts to reach out to with questions.
For specific questions related to the electronic trading platform and challenge specifications, please contact:
CQG Support
+1 212 809 8893 (available 24 hours)
For general challenge inquires and questions related to registration, please contact:
CME Group Trading Challenge Team
Equity Index
Interest Rates
Foreign Exchange


text:
Fall Creek is a non-navigable waterway in Indiana, and a tributary of the White River. It is 57.5 miles (92.5 km) long and has a watershed drainage area of 318 square miles (820 km2) in central Indiana before flowing into the White River in Indianapolis. As it flows southwest, Fall Creek is the namesake of three townships in Indiana, in Henry County, Madison County, and then Hamilton County.
Fall Creek begins near the town of Honey Creek, Indiana. Initially, it flows north, and crosses just into Delaware County, near Bell Creek, another tributary of the White River that joins the West Fork near Yorktown. Here, Fall Creek turns sharply to the southwest, crossing near Middletown. Tributaries in Henry County include Honey Creek and Sugar Creek.


text:
Global Home >
Admissions >
For International Students >
Why Choose LIU Global?
LIU Global is open to students of all faiths, races and nationalities. It seeks those with the capacity for undergraduate study who desire a broad liberal arts education but who, in addition, want to use experience as a means to discover and prepare for meaningful and satisfying vocations and professions. Admissions runs on a rolling basis, although international students are urged to submit complete applications by May 1st to ensure a position in the incoming class.
The College does not attempt to maintain a protective or isolated campus environment, so learning here is not an easy process. It involves direct confrontation with oneself, with other cultures, with constant transition, with life itself. It requires:
LIU Global combines a structured and focused curriculum with the freedom of independent study. LIU Global utilizes classroom and field-based seminars, low faculty-to–student ratio community-based service learning, directed independent study project, internship and one-on-one tutorials. In addition LIU Global is highly experiential. Students interact with the local community, the environment, faculty, advisers and other LIU Global students around the world. We are the only college the takes successive yearlong experience in other cultures and integrate them into a progressive four-year degree. We are the only college of its kind!
Studying with LIU Global affords students the opportunity to look at some of the most pressing regional and global issues while getting involved on a local level. Almost immediately students will learn that a LIU Global education occurs in and out of the classroom. The coursework is designed to broaden a student's understanding of the culture and to help process experiences. Students will immerse themselves in the theory and practice of experiential education; participating in seminars on topics that are of local and global interest, completing an internship, field project, or service learning project within the community.
The combination of LIU Global's instruction and independent learning prepares students not only for the future but also for becoming active global citizens with a greater sense of the world. Apply today to become part of this amazing opportunity!
© 2013 Long Island University | University Policies | Terms of Use | Working at LIU | Faculty/Staff E-Mail Login1 University Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11201-5882 | Telephone: 718-780-4312


text:
Alvernia - Lehigh Carbon Community College Spring Transfer Fair Visit
Lehigh Carbon Community College
March 26th Spring Transfer Fair Visit
Get ahead by going back. At Alvernia University Schuylkill Center, you can go back to school without giving up important commitments at work and home. Courses are offered in three accelerated formats: Online, Blended and Classroom. You'll find that Alvernia University makes it convenient and affordable for you to continue to get your bachelor's degree.
We invite you to learn about Alvernia University firsthand. Attend LCCC's March 26th Spring Transfer Fair to get more information about Alvernia. Stop by, and we'll even waive the application fee to help you get started!
Monday, March 26, 2012 - (9:00 am – 1:00 pm)
Location: Lehigh Carbon Community College, Community Services Center
Main Campus, Schnecksville, PA
Call 1-888-ALVERNIA ext. 9 for more information. No registration is required.
End Date: 3/26/2012 2:00 pm
Location: Lehigh Carbon Community College, Community Services Center
Price: Free
Sponsor: School of Graduate and Continuing Studies
Contact: Visit our website or call 570.385.2382 or email email@example.com for more information
- History: Established as a private four-year liberal arts college in 1958, Alvernia celebrated its 50th year by being awarded university status in 2008.
- Heritage: Founded by the Bernardine Sisters, a Catholic religious order, the university embraces the Franciscan core values of service, humility, collegiality, contemplation and peacemaking.
- Motto: "To Learn, To Love, To Serve"
- Campus: The main campus in Reading is 121 acres, with two satellite campuses in Philadelphia and Pottsville (Schuylkill County).
- Location: Our residential campus is situated three miles from center-city Reading, in the scenic Blue Mountain area of Eastern Pennsylvania.
- Enrollment: 3,000 students attend Alvernia including 1,500 traditional undergraduates, 600 continuing education students, and 780 graduate students. Over 77% of first-year students live on campus.
- Faculty: Our professors are accomplished scholars, experts in their fields, and supportive mentors. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14:1. Most classes are 20 students or fewer.
- Athletics: NCAA Division III, member of the Commonwealth Conference of the Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation and member of Eastern College Athletic Conference, 8 men's and 10 women's intercollegiate sports.


text:
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The second juror to speak publicly about George Zimmerman's trial tells ABC News that she feels the neighborhood watch volunteer got away with murder for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin. But she says there wasn't enough evidence to convict him under Florida law.
RELATED: Gun group gives George Zimmerman check for $12K
Juror B29 told Robin Roberts in an interview made public Thursday that she favored convicting Zimmerman of second-degree murder when deliberations began. But by the second day of deliberating, she realized there wasn't enough proof to convict Zimmerman of a crime. Juror B29 is the second juror to go public with what went on during deliberations earlier this month. She allowed her face to be seen and used her first name, Maddy, unlike Juror B37 who was interviewed on CNN last week with her face obscured.
Follow @myfoxorlando
KMSP-TV11358 Viking DriveEden Prairie, MN 55344
Phone: (952) 944-9999Fax: (952) 942-0455


text:
Ways to connect
* Required fields
** Acceptance of the
Blogger Agreement
is required if you wish to receive product from MuirGlen
View mobile site
We love getting recipes from fans that use our products. Please fill out the form below. Who knows, we may feature your recipe on our website!


text:
You are currently viewing the beta version of the new AMM site.
Click here
to return to the current site.
Apr 29, 2013 | 04:39 PM
| Samuel Frizell
wire rod,
Samuel Frizell
NEW YORK Steel wire rod prices have retreated in April on the back of lower scrap prices, with many market sources having reported signs of weakness in the wire market at the beginning of the year. Though some wire producers reported improved business in the first four months of 2013, most said sales were flat over the same period a year ago, and mill sources said they havent seen the effects of a gradually improving economy on their order books this year. People havent seen the pickup there would normally be this time of the year. The weathers holding everything back. Were waiting for spring, one rod mill source told AMM. Were down everywhere about $1 (per hundredweight). ....
To access AMM's full content, please log in below. If you do not have an AMM account, we invite you to take a free trial or subscribe below.
Access to amm.com editorial content is granted only to paid subscribers and trialists. If you do not have an active account in your own name, please either subscribe or take a trial and you will have instant access to amm.com content. Sharing your login credentials with individuals who are not subscribers represents a violation of AMM copyright.
Every morning, every minute no matter how often you follow the markets, there's an AMM subscription to fit your needs.
Not sure if you are ready to invest in a subscription right now? Take a free, no-obligation trial. Start your free trial today.
Are you stocking more inventory today than 18 months ago?
We actually don't know who his investors are. At the point when we are ready, we will investigate further. There are just so many things to handle and there are a lot of items to be considered with the project."
-- Charles C. Mitchell, Barstow city manager