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Should we Follow Tweedy Browne Into This Oilfield Service Stock?
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Tweedy Browne, with more than $3.43 billion assets under management, is one of the most respected investment managers in the US. In the fourth quarter of 2012, it bought shares of Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL), an oilfield service company. As of December 2012, it had more than 4.64 million shares in the company, accounting for 4.7% of its total portfolio. Let's take a closer look to see whether or not we should follow Tweedy Browne into Halliburton.
Business snapshot
Halliburton, founded in 1919, is the leading provider of oilfield services to major oil and gas companies globally, with two main business segments: Completion and Production segment, and Drilling and Evaluation segment. The company is considered the world's biggest provider of hydraulic-fracturing services. In the past year, Halliburton has benefited from a fast growing demand in the pressure-pumping market in North America. Furthermore, in order to significantly reduce its carbon emission and safety concerns, the company has been offering customers a new kind of fracking fluid that uses only food-industry ingredients.
$17.38 billion, or 61% of total revenue, was generated from the Completion and Production segment, while the Drilling and Evaluation segment had around $11.12 billion in total revenue in 2012. The operating income of the Completion and Production segment was $3.14 billion, whereas Drilling and Evaluation generated nearly $1.68 billion in 2012 operating income. Halliburton maintained a diverse customer base as no single customers have accounted for more than 10% of its total consolidated revenue for the last 3 years.
A good growth company with a conservative balance sheet
Over the past five years, Halliburton has experienced decent growth in both its top line and bottom line. The revenue has increased from $18.28 billion in 2008 to $28.5 billion in 2012 while the EPS has risen from $1.70 to $2.84 in the same period. In addition, the operating cash flow has gone up consistently, from $2.67 billion to $3.65 billion. However, the free cash flow has fluctuated quite widely, in the range of $88 - $542 million. Investors might feel comfortable with the company's conservative capital structure. As of December 2012, it had $15.67 billion in total stockholders' equity, $2.48 billion in cash and only $4.8 billion in long-term debt.
Peer Comparison
With the current trading price of $41.50 per share, Halliburton is worth $38.52 billion on the market. The market is valuing Halliburton at nearly 6.7 times EV/EBITDA. Compared to its peers including Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) and Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB), Halliburton could be considered to be a bargain. At a trading price of $44.80 per share, Baker Hughes has $19.70 billion in total market cap. It is valued at only 6.25 times EV/EBITDA, the cheapest valuation among the three. Schlumberger is the largest company with $103.4 billion market cap. At the trading price of $77.85 per share, Schlumberger is valued the most expensive at 9.9 times EV/EBITDA. Schlumberger seems to be worth the highest valuation as it generated the highest operating margin at 18%. Baker Hughes had the lowest operating margin at 11% while Halliburton's operating margin was 16%. Thus, Halliburton's operating margin was 12.5% lower than that of Schlumberger but Halliburton's EV multiple valuation is 50% cheaper than Schlumberger's valuation.
Foolish bottom line
Quantitatively speaking, Halliburton seems to be a bargain. However, the fracking boom might not continue to grow forever. It is hard to predict whether or not the fracking business would experience a significant growth or a slowdown in this year. Taking that unpredictability into account, I would prefer to see a much cheaper valuation before I get interested in investing in Halliburton.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Andrew Cashner enjoyed pitching with the lead for a change.
Jedd Gyorko and Chase Headley had three hits apiece to back Cashner's strong outing in the San Diego Padres' 8-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.
"It was huge — they got me a run from the very get-go," Cashner said. "The guys swung the bat well tonight. The guys played solid defense behind me."
Cashner (9-8) earned his first victory since Aug. 2, throwing 7 2-3 masterful innings while limiting the Phillies to four hits and a walk. He matched a season high with seven strikeouts and retired his first 11 batters before giving up a double to Chase Utley.
"Really efficient early in the game, pounded the strike zone with the fastball and slider," Padres manager Bud Black said. "I thought it was an outstanding game by Cash, in control right from the start."
Cashner had allowed just one run in his previous two outings but did not get a decision in either one. He owns a 2.72 ERA since the All-Star break, with quality starts in eight of nine outings.
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Gyorko, who entered in a 3-for-28 slide, scored three runs and drove in another. Headley added two RBIs for the Padres, who have won four straight and six of seven.
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Two members of the Arkansas State bowling team experienced success in the Team
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Sophomore Sarah Lokker finished fourth with 75 ranking points and a 6,279 total pinfall. Junior Ashley Rucker finished with 144 ranking points and a 5,944 total pinfall. Rucker was able to qualify for Junior Team USA and joins Lokker on the team. Lokker qualified for the team last summer.
Lokker and Rucker have both played key roles in leading the Red Wolves to a 24-13 mark on the season and No. 7 ranking in the latest NTCA poll. Lokker has been named to the all-tournament team on two separate occasions this year. Rucker earned a spot on one all-tournament team and narrowly missed another so far this season.
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A bustling industrial city (Egypt's fifth-largest), TANTA marks the end of the cotton harvest in October with Egypt's largest festival, the Moulid of Saiyid Ahmed al-Bedawi, when its population jumps from 430,000 to nearly three million as visitors pour in from the Delta villages, other parts of Egypt and the Arab world. The moulid honours the founder of one of Egypt's largest Sufi brotherhoods. Born in Fez in Morocco in 1199, Saiyid Ahmed al-Bedawi was sent to Tanta in 1234 by the Iraqi Rifaiyah order, and later established his own tariqa (brotherhood), the Ahmediya. Streets and squares fill with tents and stalls for the moulid, thousands camp out amidst heaps of blankets and cooking pots among the music and chanting, vendors and devotees, Sufi zikrs, even a circus with tigers and a levitation act. Events focus on the triple-domed, Ottoman-style mosque (some 300m northeast of the railway station) wherein Bedawi and a lesser sheikh, Abd al-Al, are buried. The climax to the eight-day festival occurs on a Friday, when the Ahmediya – whose banners and turbans are red – parade with drums behind their mounted sheikh. If you attend the moulid, it is best to leave your valuables somewhere safe: pickpocketing is rife and people quite often suffer injuries from crushing or fist-fights in the dense crowds.
Tanta is known for its roasted chickpeas (hummus in Arabic, though it does not necessarily mean that they are mashed with garlic and tahini). They can be bought at any of the multitude of sweet shops surrounding the mosque.
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Nothing but a few pits and blocks of masonry remains of the once great city of SAΪS, beside the Rosetta branch of the Nile on the northern edge of the modern village of Sa al-Hagar, just west of the Tanta–Dasuq road, Founded at the dawn of Egyptian history, it was always associated with the goddess of war and hunting, Neith, identified by the Greeks with their goddess Athena. The city became Egypt's capital during the Saϊte Period, under the XXVI dynasty (664–525 BC). For more information about the site, go to w egyptsites.wordpress.com/category/delta and click on "Sa el-Hagar (Sais)".
Two moulids: Dasuq and Fuwa
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Fond hearts must part /
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Fond idol of my heart /
Fond mem'ries /
Fond mem'ries of home; Transcription brillante /
Fond memories /
Fond memories of home /
Fond memories of home; Waltz /
Fond memory binds me to thee /
Fond moments of my childhood, ballad /
Fond moments of my childhood, with brilliant variations /
Fond thoughts of home /
Fond thoughts; Ballad /
Fondest flower waltz (Pleasant moments) /
Fondest tho'ts of love for thee /
Fondly and truly /
Fondly are the flowers looking /
Fondly hoping; Waltz /
Fondly we yet think of thee /
La Fontaine d'Amour /
La Fontaine-Etude /
Fontainebleau polka /
The foo-foo! schottisch /
Fools will be fools /
Foot race galop /
Foot-steps in the snow /
The Footpath by the stream /
The Footprints of loved ones are fading /
Footprints on the sands of time /
Footstep on the stair /
Footsteps at the door /
Footsteps down the lane /
Footsteps of angels /
Footsteps of fairies /
Footsteps on the other side /
Footsteps on the stair /
Footsteps on the stairs /
Footsteps parting in the snow /
Footsteps soft and light /
For God and home and native land /
For God and the right [and] Home and heaven /
For God so loved the world /
For Hancock true and English too /
For charity's sake /
For ever /
For ever and for aye /
For ever and for ever - Fr immer und fr immer /
For ever and for ever! /
For ever galop (Mahler's dance music) /
For ever near thee /
"For fame and fortune" galop [and] Fanfani march /
For fame and fortune; Galop /
For fame and fortune; March /
For goodness sake, George let me be /
For goodness sake, don't say I told you! /
For goodness' sake don't say I told you /
For goodness' sake don't say I told you! /
For goodness' sake don't say I told you! [from] Pop /
For goodness' sake, don't /
For goodness' sake, don't say I told you /
For goodness' sake, don't say I told you! Ballad /
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The article "Building a Block Foundation" (5/06), by Rob
Corbo, shows "dampproofing" below grade in the wall
In my opinion, dampproofing is the wrong material for this
application; waterproofing should be indicated. I define
"dampproofing" as a product used above grade in the absence of
hydrostatic pressure, in applications like the outer surface of
CMU backup for a brick and block cavity wall.
"Waterproofing," on the other hand, is a product used below
grade in the presence of hydrostatic pressure, in applications
like the foundation wall in the wall section.
Whether one uses dampproofing or waterproofing on a foundation
wall, it won't keep water out for long without a drainage
protection board to keep the membrane from being punctured
during backfilling.
I'd like to hear Mr. Corbo's response to my suggested
Rex Garton, AIA
Hart Freeland Roberts
Brentwood, Tenn.
Author Rob Corbo responds: We simply followed the
specifications presented to us in the architect's drawings. I
agree that "dampproofing" is an appropriate description of the
method used on this job. I keep my fingers crossed, but I
usually find that parging and asphalt coating in conjunction
with perimeter drainage, sump pits where needed, and
surface-water controls — proper grading and ground
cover, as well as gutters, leaders, and dry wells —
will keep the basement walls dry.
We explain the differences between waterproofing and
dampproofing to the client, but bid projects per the
I also prefer a waterproofing membrane, for two reasons: It's
a fairly straightforward process and can easily be
subcontracted (whereas we can't find a sub willing to parge and
coat), and the waterproofing subcontractor assumes
responsibility for the basement staying dry.
Regarding the question "Do Door Jambs Need Shims?"
(Q&A, 5/06), there is no need for a shim at the top
hinge: The force at this point is outward, not inward. Not
shimming behind the top hinge allows for a little adjustment
later by tightening the 21/2-inch screw going into the
We have also had good experience with foaming between the jamb
and stud instead of shimming.
Charlie Weedon
Pomfret, Conn.
We have provided acoustical engineering on many single and
multifamily home projects, and we found the article
"Innovations in Sound Control" (3/06) to be one of the more
comprehensive and accurate articles that we've encountered in a
building-trades publication, especially regarding residential
Nevertheless, we do have a few additional comments.
While an STC rating is a good guideline for the control of
many types of sound sources encountered in residences, in cases
where very low frequency sound is concerned (such as in
home-theater applications), this descriptor is limited.
The STC rating is based on test data that extends only down to
100 hertz (Hz), whereas theater sound systems can often produce
considerable sound energy down to the 30-Hz range.
A single-stud wall assembly (with some type of isolation
device or proprietary sound-control sheathing) may have an STC
rating comparable to a staggered-stud or double-stud assembly,
but the sound-insulation performance below 100 Hz will be
considerably less and is not reflected in the STC rating.
Also, there are no isolation devices that could connect any
two building elements that will outperform an actual structural
This probably makes intuitive sense to most readers. Staggered
2x4 studs on 6-inch plates with standard fiberglass-batt
insulation will outperform any single-stud assembly of the same
overall thickness, regardless of the devices involved.
Finally, the "loaded vinyl limp-mass barrier" noted in the
article is indeed effective. When the material is unconstrained
("limp"), it is free to convert sound energy to mechanical
Adding the limp-mass barrier in the air space of the
staggered-stud assembly noted above, for example, will provide
added sound insulation. Adding the mass barrier between layers
of sheathing, however, will provide only a small increase in
sound insulation, proportional to the mass added. (It is no
longer "limp," as it is constrained between rigid
Thomas Schindler, PE
Charles M. Salter Associates
San Francisco
I'm a home inspector and roofing-project estimator in the
western New York region, and have followed your debate on roof
waterproofing membranes (Q&A, 1/06; Letters, 6/06). Over
the last 20 years, I've solved all types of problems relating
to ice-dam leakage.
The eaves waterproofing membrane should be folded down over
the finished fascia. If the home is to have formed aluminum
fascia, it can be installed first. Next, the leading edge of
the membrane can be folded down onto the fascia 1 to 2 inches,
then the drip edge installed.
Installing membrane on top of the drip edge or stopping it at
the edge of the roof sheathing will give no protection where
the fascia and the decking meet. This area is tested first and
is very prone to leakage as the gutter fills with ice and
The membrane should also extend up the roof a minimum of 24
inches horizontally over the heated area of the home.
Rob Bommer
Buffalo, N.Y.
I wrote to one of the companies listed in your article about
electrical connectors that can be used to tap conductors and
then concealed behind drywall (Q&A, 4/06). The company
denied having any. Could you please clarify?
Louis Duke
Tucson, Ariz.
Editor Don Jackson responds: The electrical code is very
specific about leaving access to splices in Romex, so I can
understand the reluctance of a manufacturer to encourage the
use of this kind of product without fully understanding your
There are two key points to keep in mind. First, you should
speak with your electrical inspector before proceeding with
this strategy. Second, the device in question must be listed as
meeting NEC 334.40(B), which excludes its use in new
The price for a 9-foot straight-run NexStep stair (Products,
5/06), including shipping, is around $540, depending on volume,
not $120 as stated.
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All roadways are now clear and flowing, reports Fox 35 traffic anchor Liz Horton, though commuters may experience residual slowness in areas near previous crashes. Earlier this morning:
* At I-4 and State Road 408, the on-ramp was closed due to a crash.
* At I-4 at the Florida's Turnpike interchange, a reported crash involving a tractor-trailer and pickup truck had three lanes blocked.
* At westbound I-4 near Michigan Street, all lanes of traffic were closed earlier due to multiple crashes.
* Lanes were shut down near eastbound I-4 and Orange Blossom Trail.
* At eastbound I-4 and Princeton, a reported three-vehicle crash closed lanes of I-4.
* At eastbound I-4 at Par Street, Orange County Fire Rescue and Orlando Fire were on the scene of a crash in which a FedEx truck spilled diesel fuel at Par, creating several accidents.
* The ramp from S.R. 528 to westbound I-4 was closed due to a crash.
* Seminole County Fire Rescue was on the scene of a crash that closed westbound lanes of I-4 at S.R. 436 in Altamonte Springs.
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The 21st Century LGBT leader must understand the important intersections of race and ethnicity with sexual orientation in order to create inclusivity and strengthen their organization. In the service of LGBT solidarity, the cultural diversity we represent frequently is ignored or marginalized.Using a five stage model of Cultural Competency participants in this experiential workshop will examine the impact of the multiple social identities we carry and the role privilege plays within those identities. This workshop delivers a roadmap of action steps for the attitudinal and behavioral changes necessary for living and working together synergistically, effectively and productively in an increasingly more diverse world. Participants will assess the state of their own organization in the areas of non-discrimination policies, workplace inclusiveness, benefits equality and support of international employees. During the class, each participant will develop an action plan to move their organization forward. Cultural Competency is not a specific endpoint but a lifelong engagement and commitment for individuals to appreciate the complexity of diverse cultural norms and work actively against the often invisible pervasiveness of majority cultural imperialism. Those who participate in this pre-summit seminar will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the day.
Developing a Strong LGBT Ally Program
Dr. David Hall
The key to full inclusion in the workplace for LGBT employees is the development of allies. Whether these allies are in management, HR, within our Employee Resource Groups or in our work groups, LGBT allies provide a voice and an outreach that directly impacts the policies, procedures and climate of the workplace. This course will discuss and develop action plans for engaging and working with LGBT allies to work toward LGBT workplace equality. The course will focus on identifying the concrete steps to take in changing corporate culture. Dr. David M. Hall, author of the book, "Allies at Work: Creating a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Inclusive Work Environment" will help examine the unique challenges of being out at work as LGBT people and analyze the ways to influence the culture, not just the policy and procedures. Using lecture, discussion and action planning work, the course will develop plans that can move from planning to results. Course topics include:
ERGs Working towards Success Across Affinities
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This seminar is designed to bring together ERG leaders from not only LGBT groups, but from other diversity groups as well. You'll engage on the 'why' and 'how' different ERGs can work together, find common cause and be a positive force within the company. As our companies increasingly recognize the power of employee resource groups, we too recognize the power of working across all types of diversity groups - whether women, people of color, generational groups or more. LGBT ERGs can improve our effectiveness by learning from – and teaching – other employee resource groups how we operate and build support. We also know that bringing allies to the LGBT movement is so important – and easier when we reach out to help others as well. You are encouraged to have your peers from other groups at your company register for this full-day seminar as well. Registration includes a ticket for the Executive Sponsor Breakfast to start the day.
Implementing Transgender Inclusion: Comprehensive Programming to Ensure Workplace Equality
Ann Dunkin, Jamison Green
Gender Identity in the workplace is a new concept for many. Having the latest updates and trends on Transgender employees provides senior executives, managers, human resources, diversity professionals, customer service representatives, and the general employee population with the tools to create and implement programs based on the culture and business concerns for transgender employees. The course breaks down barriers between transgender and non-transgender people, provides essential information for human resources professionals who work with employees in transition, and encourages participants to reflect on how their gender roles in society affect their own experiences in the workplace. The training helps participants gain a better understanding of the unique concerns of transgender employees, best practices on transitioning in the workplace, information on addressing benefit and health care issues and how to support inclusion of gender identity/gender expression in federal non-discrimination legislation and in the workplace.
Inclusion at All Levels - From the Board Room to the Stock Room
Steve Salee, Elena Deutsch
Frequently a company's diversity & inclusion policies sound great on paper, and are well executed at headquarters. However, the further away from the executive suite, the more diluted the practice of those policies becomes. Often the lived experience of inclusion is quite different than even the best company's intentions, leaving employees in remote locations and more junior roles with an experience that doesn't at all reflect the organization's intentions. This full day leadership seminar will provide Senior Managers, HR and Diversity & Inclusion leaders with a toolkit to help them execute company D&I policies at all levels of the workforce, and truly bring inclusion to life.
LGBT Diversity Leadership Train the Trainer Course
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We're just two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl year after year. Running over the same old ground, what have we found? The same old fears.
Wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl year after year. Running over the same old ground, what have we found? The same old fears.
Wish you were here.
Get high with someone awesome, make yourselves good drinks, wear sunglasses that make all the colors look like autumn, sit in a secluded area of a state park, listen to Shaw, Dorsey, Goodman, and Miller, and eat peaches.
Which is cool, but when I wear them and look at an Instagram photo, it's a little too dark to see, which is also cool because it's probably a really stupid picture. People in like 100 years are going to think when looking back on our pictures that the world suddenly turned colors. "Son, when my father was growing up, everything was sepia-toned. And everybody was an artist and worshipped the food they were eating at any given moment."
But, yeah. New sunglasses.
It was fucking cool.
Unfortunately, there was no Sally Sparrow, so it was a little lackluster compared to how it could have been.
Of all things bitter that we suffer, none are quite so miserable as our longings.
You know, it's a little hard for vegetarians and vegans not to be pretentious when everybody always has some stale joke to say when the subject comes up, that they think isn't offensive at all, and they think it's so fucking witty. Yeah you may not have meant it as an insult, but seriously, we hear it all the fucking time, and we kind of want to punch you in your fucking face. So don't blame us for acting superior when you are the ones making a big deal about it and thinking you're so much better that you can just say whatever you damn well please. And when you think we're missing out on some paradisiacal wonder when we refuse to eat meat, you're wrong. We've all made the conscious decision to abstain from eating sentient beings. We have conviction, so what's wrong with that? And it's funny how those who don't eat meat tend to know more about how your glorious food is the most poorly prepared food in terms of hygienics, since 99% of the meat you eat is splattered with essence of the animal's own shit, puss, and other bodily fluids. So, you enjoy your meat and I'll enjoy my health, and we'll both shut the fuck up.
Much excitement.
Sometimes when I'm happy and hear a sad song, I get a bewildering feeling that I should be sad too.
The summer is here at last
The sky is overcast
And no one brings a rose for Emily
She watches her flowers grow
While lovers come and go
To give each other roses from her tree
But not a rose for Emily.
Not only was Stanley Kubrick not at the top (that's fine; opinions will be opinions), but he was not on the list at all.
Please give us back literature. We will pay you any amount you want in cash. That's all you wanted right? That's why you wrote a book that even a near-illiterate, white trash, middle aged, unsatisfied woman who hasn't picked up a book since she was required to do so in high school could read. Right?
Scholars, intellectuals, good writers, avid readers, and really just about everybody who cares about the progression of the collective human mind and the continued hope for the human race
Is that really fucking weird?
I feel like that's really fucking weird.
I say 'really' too much.
I feel nothing. I feel like it wouldn't be so terrible if Voldemort succeeded, because his speeches wouldn't have been as god awful as Neville's, which was just about the worst rallying attempt ever. I thought Aragorn's speech was bad in comparison to Theoden's from The Return of the King, but seriously, Neville, go hang yourself up from the chandelier again.
And then he like pulls out the sword and does nothing with it while Harry is all like "Just kidding. Still alive."
"You know, Voldemort. You're kind of being a dick. So, could you please, you know, just… stop it. That would be awesome." -A shitty, yet still better speech than Neville's
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Delcath Systems (DCTH) is a development-stage, specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company, focused on oncology, initially cancers in the liver. This stock is trading up 8.7% to $1.87 in recent trading.
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Prospective utility and time-varying optimal asset allocation for the UK: 1803-1995
AbstractThe equity risk premium has attracted considerable debate and various proposed explanations. We re-examine one approach based on myopic loss aversion, while incorporating time variation in returns distributions. We identify optimal asset allocations across a two-century period for the UK, in the context of a range of plausible investment evaluation periods. We demonstrate that both the frequency of evaluation which achieves indifference between equities and bonds, and the optimal asset allocation profile, vary significantly over time. Although equities dominate for long periods, it is evident that periods of low inflation lead to the prominence of bonds in optimal allocations.
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20 U.S. Code § 1232–1 - Repealed.
Section, Pub. L. 90–247, title IV, § 431A, as added Pub. L. 94–482, title III, § 323(b),Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2218; amended Pub. L. 95–561, title XII, § 1249,Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2355; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(1), title V, § 507,Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677, 692, provided for maintenance of effort determinations, providing in subsection: (a) for promulgation of regulations and determination of amount expended, (b) for waiver of requirements, (c) for objective criteria in carrying out waiver authority, and (d) for duration of effectiveness of requirements.
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Repeal effective July 1, 1985, see section 711(b) ofPub. L. 98–511, set out as an Effective Date of 1984 Amendment note under section 1226c of this title.
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Whole Wheat Buttermilk Pancakes
Randy Mayor; Melanie J. Clarke
Whip up fluffy yet filling pancakes in only 20 minutes.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 2 pancakes, 2 tablespoons syrup, and 1 1/2 teaspoons butter)
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Recipe Time
20 Minutes
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 351
- Calories from fat: 26%
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated fat: 4.6g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.8g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.9g
- Protein: 7.6g
- Carbohydrate: 59.7g
- Fiber: 2.3g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
- Iron: 2.1mg
- Sodium: 570mg
- Calcium: 176mg
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups low-fat buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg white
- Cooking spray
- 3/4 cup maple syrup
- 3 tablespoons butter
- Lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk. Combine buttermilk, oil, egg, and egg white, stirring with a whisk; add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist.
- Heat a nonstick griddle or nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Spoon about 1/4 cup batter per pancake onto griddle. Turn pancakes over when tops are covered with bubbles and edges look cooked. Serve with syrup and butter.
Keep cooked pancakes warm in a 200º oven while preparing remaining pancakes, then serve them with heated maple syrup.
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Re: Donna Cothran (11 Nov 2010)
Who are those under the altar? What is the 5th seal all about?
To get the correct answer, we must back up to the first seal, and get the seals IN CONTEXT.
What is the context of the first seal? It is the vision of the throne room. God reveals the timing in this vision, if we read it carefully. First, this vision was seen by John around 95 AD. Look at these verses:
Matthew 22:44
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool?
Acts 7:55
But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
Ephesians 1:20
Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places
Colossians 3:1
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Hebrews 1:3
Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
Hebrews 8:1
Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
Hebrews 10:12
But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;
We see from these scriptures (there are several more) that when Jesus ascended, He went to be at the Father's right hand. In fact, Stephen SAW Him there.
Yet, when John saw the vison of the throne room, in chapter 4, JESUS WAS NOT THERE AT ALL, much less at the Father's right hand? WHY was Jesus not there?
Next, we see a search was made for one worthy to break the seals, and John got to see that search. John saw that the search ENDED and it ended in failure, for John wept and wrote that NO MAN WAS FOUND. If we read ahead, we find out WHO could be worthy.
Rev 5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
We see then, that ONLY the Redeemer could be worthy to break the seals.
Yet in a search that John watched, (in a vision) in 95 AD, NO MAN WAS FOUND. Why?
If we keep reading, we see that the Holy Spirit was there IN the throne room.
Rev 4:5
5And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.
Yes, Jesus said, when He went up He would send the Holy Spirit down:
John 16
7Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you
So we must ask, WHY is the Holy Spirit here?
Now we have three questions:
1) Why was Jesus not seen at the right hand of the Father?
2) Why was "no man found?"
3) Why was the Holy Spirit seen in the throne room?
The answer to these questions is TIMING. In this vision God is showing John TIMING and the movement of time. For example, John watched as the search for one worthy was done: first in heaven, then on earth, then under the earth. That shows the movement of time.
When John first saw the throne, Jesus was NOT THERE. But later, AFTER John watched this search that ended in failure, and another search started, suddenly SOMEONE WAS FOUND.
John looked and suddenly that was SOMEONE NEW in the throne room: a lamb, having been slain.
John saw the very moment that Jesus ascended into heaven, after telling Mary not to touch Him, for He had not yet ascended. This explains why Jesus was not seen at the right hand of the Father: He was on the earth, perhaps in the grave. This explains why "no man was found." He had not yet risen and had not yet become the Redeemer. In other words, John was seeing a vision of the PAST! A vision of about 33 AD. And it explains why the Holy Spirit was there: Jesus had not yet ascended.
Then, after John saw Jesus arrive in the throne room, having just risen from the dead, Jesus went straight over to the Father and got the scroll! There are NO 2000 years there to be found. The moment Jesus got the scroll into His hands, He began to break the seals.
So if we understand the context of the first seal, it was broken about 33 AD. In fact, all the first 5 seals were broken one after another in 33 AD. There is NO HINT of a delay between seals, UNTIL we get to seal number 5: the martyrs of the church age. Stephen was one of the first martyrs there.
They cried out, HOW LONG before they could be avenged.
Question: if they had only to wait 7 years, why cry out how long? But, if they had to wait 2000 years, then indeed, their question is very understandable. And they were told that they must WAIT.
So here is the first hint of a wait in the breaking of the seals. HOW LONG must they wait? Until the final (last) martyr of the church age. What will make this happen? Of course, the END of the church age. That will happen with the rapture of the church. The rapture will take place as the first event of the 6th seal, which we see is the VERY NEXT EVENT John writes about.
Rev 6
9And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal,
We see NO HINT that these were killed by the Beast. In fact, John as NOT YET even opened the 70th week much less got to the mid point of the week, when the Beast is made manifest.
So it is very plain and simple: these are martyrs of the church age, NOT people killed by the Beast.
You were MIXING UP two stories: those under the alter and the great crowd - too large to number - seen in chapter 7.
Rev. 7
9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
These are NOT MARTYRS. There is not one hint that they were murdered or martyred. Rather, they have been RAPTURED. They are not under the altar, they are in front of the throne!!
So a careful study will prove that these are TWO DIFFERENT groups of people. Those under the altar are the martyrs of the church age. People are being added to this group on a daily basis.


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About that Internet piracy study…
Yesterday, Richard Wray wrote up a piece in the Guardian on a study which has been backed by the TUC and claims that by 2015, losses from piracy will reach £218bn and put 1.2 million jobs in peril.
Let's be clear about something from the outset: my purpose here isn't to make the case that copyright infringement is fine, or even one of those mythical "victimless crimes", however these numbers immediately struck me as being a bit on the high side.
I took a look at the report itself, catchily-titled "Building a Digital Economy: The Importance of Saving Jobs In The EU's Creative Industries", to try to find out what the methodology behind and basis for the headline figures were. The good news is that this was easy to find. The bad news, on the other hand, was that it didn't inspire much confidence in the estimates.
The methodology is basically this: take estimates of current piracy levels, multiply down by a "substitution factor" (i.e., what proportion of downloads would otherwise have been sales), and scale the whole thing up to form future estimates based on anticipated improvements to speed and penetration of broadband Internet access.
As methodologies go, this isn't at all terrible. In fact, it's the only reasonable way of doing it. The devils in the details are twofold: everything hinges on the accuracy of both the current figures on infringement levels and the substitution factor.
For digital music piracy, a "conservative" figure of 10% was chosen. That is, for every ten tracks downloaded, one counts as a lost sale. Far from being conservative, this strikes me as being awfully high given anecdotal evidence regarding download patterns. Take a look at any BitTorrent site and you'll be hard pressed to find a download of a single song. Thus, as BitTorrent's popularity has risen, there's been a shift towards downloading albums — or even back-catalogues — rather than lone tracks. In other words, even if you only wanted to sample one song, you'd have to download an album at least. If albums contained an average of ten tracks each, this would mean that every single album download (increasingly the predominant distribution format thanks to BitTorrent's bias towards sharing large files) would translate to a lost sale of a song based on a substitution rate of 10%. As whole-album downloads become more common, this causes a bias of the effective substitution rate up towards 100%, which is clearly nonsensical.
Therefore, as usage patterns have changed, the substitution rate needs to change to account for it. If people when looking to download a single track are more likely than not to download the whole of the album that it features on (because it's easier to do this than not), then the substitution rate needs to be adjusted downwards to account for this. In terms of convenience, it's often easier to download a whole album now than it was to download a single track in 2003. If behaviour shifts towards downloading multi-album archives (as we've started to see), the same applies again. If the substitution rate doesn't change to account for this, you will massively over-estimate the losses resulting from piracy.
As an educated guess, I would put the real substitution rate for 2008 somewhere around 0.5%, and that's leaning towards greater losses to a fair extent. Others may have different (and more robust) estimates, of course, and I'd be interested to hear of solid research in this area.
The other piece of information — the infringement figures which are used as the basis for everything else — is even more problematic. Appendix 1 in the report details the figures and how they were obtained. In the case of the UK, digital piracy of music is pegged at 1,177M "infringements per year", and the figure is attributed to "BPI". The BPI's reports on piracy, however, are only accessible to members.
What the BPI does publish (repeatedly on its site) is the figure of "some 7.3 million people engaged in unlawful filesharing", according to Jupiter Research. Assuming these two figures — the number of people sharing and the amount of infringement taking place — are supposed to be consistent with one another, this leaves us with a few problems.
That 7.3m figure was investigated by BBC Radio 4's "More or Less" programme, and the results were written up by Ars Technica. To quote from the article:
The number was quoted in a recent government report, but it's not a government number; it turns out that the government commissioned a report from the CIBER research group at University College London, which contained the number. CIBER's report cited the number four times, noting that it came from yet another report from consultancy Forrester.
Still with me? Get ready to go down the rabbit hole, because it's here that things get weirder. The Forrester report in question does not in fact contain the "seven million" number, despite the CIBER citation. The number actually comes from a separate piece of research called the Jupiter Industry Losses Project, which attempted to quantify losses for the recording industry due to things like P2P usage. And who paid for the Industry Losses Project? The British recording industry, of course.
BPI, which represents the major labels, wouldn't turn over the complete Industry Losses Report to Radio 4, but it did supply some of the numbers from the piece. In addition, Radio 4 talked to the author of the report, Mark Mulligan.
The report estimates that there are 6.7 million illegal file-sharers in the UK, a number that was generated by multiplying two other numbers: the total number of Internet users in the UK and the percentage of the population engaged in file-sharing.
Both numbers used in this calculation turn out to be controversial. The UK government, for instance, says that 33.9 million people are online, while the Industry Losses Report said that around 40 million were online. As for the estimate of the piracy percentage, that comes from a 2008 survey of 1,176 UK households. The survey actually found that 11.6 percent of respondents admitted to using file-sharing software, but Mulligan adjusted this upwards to 16.3 percent to account for "underreporting" (i.e., the fact that some people were lying).
The differences in all these numbers are tremendous. If the lower numbers are used instead (33.9 million and 11.6 percent), it turns out that only 3.93 million UK residents are dirty pirates—a mere 60 percent of the original 6.7 million number.
The bottom line here is that the 7.3m figure is essentially meaningless; it's based on a survey of just over a thousand households and then multiplied up in the same way that the BASCAP report does in its predictions. If — and there's potentially some wiggle-room here — this (still publicised today) 7.3m figure is related to the 1.1bn "infringements" figure, then it renders the UK music part of the BASCAP report as worthless as an educated guess by a journalist. If this is the quality of the data across the board, then the entire report has little merit at all from a analytics perspective.
This is most of what I've managed to turn up after an hour or so of digging. There are a few other incidentals, though: job losses in the "creative industries" could reach a quarter of a million, yet according to UK Enterprise, the music industry employs 130,000. Does the rest of the creative industries really have much more than double that in total? If it's less than double, there's a risk that the job losses could get so bad that they transcend the total number of people in the industry!
The timing of report seems a little dubious. As the ORG and 38Degrees are asking people to write to their MPs to demand debate on the Digital Economy Bill (which given it's such a wide-ranging bill really should happen anyway), this report is released and FAST is sending out releases to its members:
John Lovelock, Chief Executive of FAST, said:
"The software industry and other copyright holders in the wider creative industry welcome the attention that is being focused on copyright issues in this digital age. We urge clear action against copyright infringers using the Bill's provisions after Royal Assent.
Delaying the legislation unnecessarily in the Commons will not help. The Bill has had scrutiny in the Lords to excess. FAST has lobbied for intellectual property legislation since its inception in 1984.
Whilst campaigners have rightly pointed out that we shouldn't allow politicians the power to meddle unrestrained with our copyright regime, let us be clear, there are checks and balances in place being eminently sensible given the rapid pace in digital technology and the difficulties in protecting intellectual property."
All in all, it's looking like rather convenient timing.
Let us not forget also that some research has suggested that losses due to piracy might actually be a negative value (i.e., sales increase), nor that 2009 saw record singles sales in the UK. Back in July, we heard that the music industry as a whole had grown 4.7%. Internationally, meanwhile, sales fell 10%.
It's also interesting that while in other industries falling revenues are attributed to the "global economic downturn", in creative industries there's a tendency towards pointing the finger of blame at piracy. Charles Arthur has an interesting take.
From the various figures and reports, it's clear that the music industry is in turmoil. What's not clear is why and how much of it is anything but evolution. The only figures we have on negative external impacts (i.e., piracy) are dubious, to say the least, and in the UK at least the sector overall is doing well despite being in the midst of a recession.
I don't doubt for a minute that some proportion of illegally downloaded materials translate to lost sales, but I'd love to know what the real figures are. How do they compare to lost sales through resale in charity shops (admittedly a rather flippant question, but something to ponder on)? On that note, it's interesting that although the price of "digital" sales has started to fall, they're still quite expensive compared to CDs, despite having very low distribution costs, no packaging costs, and — crucially — zero resale value.
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If communism was working the way its progenitors wanted it to, would it be better than capitalism?
The main reason why communism was made was people wanted to be equal without getting restricted by their environment, but nowadays communism is abused by some dictators such as North Korean leaders. Besides, capitalism also has its own problem. There are so many people who didn't have opportunities to try what they really wanted to do due to their poverty or else.
If communism was working as it should be, would it be better than capitalism?
(When there are no dictators)
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Zdenek Smith 100+Apr 22 2013: Instead of choosing between communism and capitalism, why not have an alternative that have the benefits but not drawbacks of both systems?
The alternative can have "communism" like benefits for all regardless of abilities such as free education, healthcare, same opportunities, protecting individuals/society against irresponsible companies, help for the disabled etc..
It can also have capitalism-like framework of market driven economy, awards based on performance, valuation of skills/abilities, money-based banking system.
Because of technology progress, society resources are increasing to the point where all people will have their basic needs (shelter, food, clothes etc.) provided regardless of their income or situation.
However, there is a danger that big corporations and wealthy individuals will take more resources from the society than they contributed (like tax avoidance, low taxes, too favorable laws etc.). This disparity and injustice can lead to social disorder and revolution that can bring communism back.
May 8 2013: A system was devised way back in the 1930's.
Getting rid of money and using energy as currency
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By S. Thomas Coleman
For the AJC
Emanuel County Institute Bulldogs
2012 record: 13-1, 4-0 in Region 3A-Division B, won Class A Public School title, 47-7, over Dooly County
Starters returning: 7 offense, 8 defense
Key players lost: QB Caleb Pressey (Georgia Southern, baseball), RB Greg Purcell, OT Gunnar Brown, LB Tiwain Daughtry
Key players returning: RB/DB James Brown, LB Des Williams, OL/DL Zach Thompson
Spring practice dates: May 1-May 11
Schedule: Aug. 24 vs. Metter at Paulson Stadium, Sept. 6 vs. Washington County, Sept. 13 vs. Jenkins County, Sept. 20 vs. Claxton, Sept. 27 at Portal, Oct. 4 at Wheeler County, Oct. 11 at Treutlen County, Oct. 25 vs. Johnson County, Nov.1 vs. Montgomery County, Nov. 8 Region playoff game
Outlook: With 15-of-22 starters returning, it will be hard to keep Emanuel County Institute out of the Public School championship game. Once the heir apparent to Pressey gets comfortable, the folks inTwin City will most likely make a return trip to the Dome in December.
One good thing about Emanuel County Institute football is that it is the main attraction in Twin City. One bad thing about ECI football is that it is the main attraction in Twin City.
Good or bad, the spotlight and the attention are always on the Bulldogs. Lately, there has been plenty of good and not much bad. Since 2005, ECI is 87-15 with four region championships and two state titles, the last one coming last season when the Bulldogs routed Dooly County in Georgia's first Public School football championship.
With 15 starters back, expectations in Twin City are high as a kite for ECI.
"Almost everywhere I go, someone says 'Time to win another one, coach,' " said Bulldog head coach Chris Kearson, who led ECI to a title last year in his first season as head coach. "I just laugh and say
'Yeah, it is.' All you can do is have fun with that and work as hard as you can to make it happen."
While Kearson and the community are proud of the 2012 state championship, he still wishes the word "Public" was not on the trophy. With both ECI (47-7 over Dooly County) and state private school champion Eagle's Landing Christian Academy (33-0 over Prince Avenue Christian) winning the titles so decisively, people began to wonder out loud "Who is the real Class A champion?"
"We didn't take a stand one way or the other on the [public-private] split. We stayed neutral and didn't pick a side," Kearson said. "And there are differences [between small public and private schools], there's no doubt about that. I get that. But at some point you do want to test your manhood. You want to find out who's best, and we feel we can play with anyone.
"[ELCA does] a great job and they do things the right way, and when you look at our only common opponent last season (Washington County), they played well against them and we didn't play well," Kearson said of his team's 48-22 loss to the Golden Hawks in Game 3 of the season. ELCA lost 24-19 in its season opener to Washington County, which went on to advance to the Class AAA quarterfinals.
"We respect [ELCA] a lot and we absolutely would have wanted to play them," Kearson said. "Absolutely."
ECI could find itself right back in the public school title game this season. The quarterback position is not set, as Zach Cowart and Jacokie Boatright will compete for the position. But 15-of-22 starters are back for the Bulldogs, including dynamic playmaker James Brown, whose long interception return early in last year's championship game sparked the blowout win over Dooly County. Joining him will be linebacker Des Williams (who had more than 100 tackles last season) and 300-pound defensive lineman Zach Thompson.
Kearson said this team appears to have a different mental approach to repeating than the 2008 squad that went 14-1 but lost to Wesleyan (33-21) in the championship game.
"We haven't gotten them on grass yet because we have a lot of kids playing baseball," Kearson said. "But this group doesn't seem as relaxed as [the 2008 team]. They are very focused, very serious, and they've really been getting after it in the weight room.
"People don't understand how hard it is to repeat, split or no split, it's hard. A lot depends on how the ball bounces," Kearson said. "But it will be fun to see how this group turns out. They are a fun group to be around and to coach. They show up ready to work and they work hard."
May 5th, 2013
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A lot of interest here.
May 5th, 2013
8:22 pm
FootballTopFan(c) CONGRATULATES the Emanuel County Institute Bulldogs and head coach Chris Kearson on their 2012 Class A Public School championship !!!
Coach Kearson did a super job in his first year as Head Coach.
The ECI Bulldogs have a strong program and will again be title contender.
Football Top Fan supports high school football.
May 10th, 2013
1:52 pm
It's gonna be ECI and JOCO for sub region, then to face either SCPS and CD for region, this year in 3-A. Then Jenkins and Claxton aint too shaby either. Should be interesting in 3-A this year. But i hope this is finally the year we beat ECI. 104 points in the makin!


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Ten Die On Kentucky Roadways Last Week (July 1 through July 7)
Five Fatalities Reported During Fourth of July Holiday Period
Date of News Release: 07/08/13
(Frankfort, KY) -- Preliminary statistics* indicate that 10 people died in seven separate crashes on Kentucky's roadways from Monday, July 1 through Sunday, July 7, 2013.
One triple-fatality, motor vehicle crash occurred in Perry County and one double-fatality motor vehicle crash occurred in Mason County.
One single-fatality, motor vehicle crash occurred in each of the following counties: Barren, Green, Jefferson, Pulaski and Warren. The victims in Barren, Green and Jefferson counties were not wearing seat belts. The crash in Barren County involved the suspected use of alcohol.
(Five of the fatalities reported above occurred in four motor vehicle crashes during the Fourth of July holiday period, which started at 6:00 p.m. on Weds. July 3 and ended at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 7. The crashes occurred in Barren, Green, Mason and Warren counties. Two of the victims were not wearing seat belts and one of the crashes involved the suspected use of alcohol.)
Through July 7, preliminary statistics* indicate that 323 people have lost their lives on Kentucky roadways during 2013. This is 74 less than reported for this time period in 2012. Of the 257 motor vehicle fatalities, 128 victims were not wearing seat belts. Twenty-nine of the 41 motorcycle fatalities were not wearing helmets. The two ATV fatalities were not wearing helmets. One bicycle rider has been killed. Twenty-one pedestrians have been killed. One fatality involving an animal drawn vehicle has been reported. A total of 65 fatalities have resulted from crashes involving the suspected use of alcohol. As of June 30, Kentucky has had 43 days with zero highway fatalities reported during 2013.
More information about Kentucky crashes can be found on the KSP website at http://www.kentuckystatepolice.org/tip.htm.
*These statistics are still preliminary as KSP waits for all local law enforcement agencies throughout the state to report any crashes and fatalities that may have occurred in their areas. Crash data for this report is generated from the Kentucky Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).


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Snow will taper off Friday with some light snow and flurries possible through the night.
Temperatures won't change much Friday with Northwest winds at 5-10 mph. The low will be slow to track away from us, so we will keep clouds through the weekend.
Once this storm moves away, the weekend will be dry with lots of clouds.
Another system will head our way for Sunday night through Tuesday with another round of snow expected. This next one will be a little bit warmer -- there is concern with some rain or freezing rain mixing in.
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Madden NFL 13 Podcast (Ep. 32) - Week 2 Roster Update
By EA SPORTS on Sep 14, 2012
In Episode #32 of the Madden NFL Podcast - We drop some Madden Ultimate Team news in an all new Collector's Corner as well as a HOT card give-away, we make some NFL predictions, and The Ratings Czar Donny Moore breaks down this week's Week-2 Roster Update! Check out all the Roster Update Blog for more details: