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The Belmont used to be easy.
Woody Stephens would have a horse hiding in the weeds in New York, and you just picked Woody's horse. He won five in a row.
Woody's gone, but his approach to the Belmont is not.
Now trainers point their late blooming three year olds toward the first week in June.
Couldn't make the Derby? We have a one million dollar consolation prize and a Grade One trophy.
Here are some of the ways to get to the Belmont.
Don't beat your horse up on the Derby trail. Give him a New York prep race like the Dwyer or the Peter Pan and wait for everybody else to show up on Long Island.
Skip the Preakness. The Triple Crown is a grueling event, so show up at Belmont with a fresh horse.
Look around your barn for a distance pedigree. Not many horses will be running at the end of a mile and a half, so if your horse is just covering ground, you have a chance.
Find a smart jockey with a good sense of pace, who doesn't move too soon at the top of the Belmont stretch. Many a Belmont has been lost by a jock, who hit his horse too early on the last sweeping turn.
And, don't be afraid to enter.
How many people thought that Sarava, Jazil or Birdstone had a chance to win a Grade One. A lot can happen in a mile and a half, and you have to enter to have a chance to win.
And who has a chance to win? Certainly Ice Box will be the favorite based on his stretch run in the Kentucky Derby. He shows up fresh and his stablemate Fly Down won the Dwyer by six lengths on this same track.
Ice Box is a deep closer and he'll be trying to close on First Dude, who may grab the lead as he did in the Preakness.
But the answer to the Belmont may be in between those two favorites.
So, I'm going to pick Drosselmeyer. He's something of a grinder, who gets clever jockey Mike Smith to keep him moving down the stretch.
Drosselmeyer will have to run the race of his life to win the Belmont, but I think he will.
And if you're looking for the exotics, Make Music for Me would be my second choice, and Fly Down third.
And hey, never ever forget Calvin, who sits on the rail.
Happy Belmont everybody!


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At least the apartment market is showing signs of life.
Developers have proposed two high-rise apartment complexes for Midtown, AJC writer Christopher Quinn reports.
Plans for the 23-story Sky House at the northwest corner of West Peachtree and 12th streets were laid out for the Midtown Development Review Committee, along with plans for a 22-story complex at the southwest corner of 12th Street and Cresent Avenue, Quinn writes.
Apartment construction has been coming on strong, in part, because of the real estate and foreclosure crisis, Quinn reports. The U.S. Department of Commerce's monthly release of housing data showed that apartment construction through June is up more than 30 percent in the U.S. since the beginning of the year.
Sky House will include 320 residential units and parking for about 500 cars in a six-level parking deck, Quinn writes. Novare Group is behind the proposal, according to documents. It will include 8,400 square feet of retail space on the ground floor.
The 22-story project unnamed in the documents will also have ground-level retail, 311 apartments and parking for 461 cars, Quinn reports. Daniel Corp. of Birmingham and Selig Enterprises are behind it, according to the Birmingham Business Journal.
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July 22nd, 2011
8:04 am
961 more cars in about a 2-3 block area. Brilliant!
July 22nd, 2011
9:39 am
Thats at least 600 new people bringing commerce to Midtown. Thats people going to bars/restaurants, thats people shopping around midtown, thats people bringing money into the city. You want a 24/7 environment where commerce/business never ends. You want energy, you want excitement. You want a true real city. This is great news for midtown! We need to stop all this doom and gloom and start taking chances again, start getting to work. Banks need to start loaning out money again. Companies need to spend some of the millions of dollars of cash they are hoarding. Enough of the negativity.
July 22nd, 2011
10:52 am
H…you are 100% correct except for the cars. In a good midtown setting you wouldn't need nearly two cars per unit. More like 100-200 with many not owning a car. Why do we feel it is critical that we continue to build multi-level garages?
July 22nd, 2011
11:37 am
It's looking like apartments are being overbuilt right at the top of the cycle, similar to the residential and commercial real estate overbuilding a few years ago.
When R/E recovers, and it will, a bunch of these apartment units will be converted to condos. We've seen this film before.


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1. CBS's "60 Minutes" caused a stir with its report Sunday, based on a forthcoming book by Peter Schweizer, about members of Congress who may have traded stocks based on insider information to which they were privy because of their elected offices.
2. Many members of Congress are desperate to raise new revenues any way possible, in the name of stopping our borrowing binge.
3. Some of our politicians, and even more European leaders, are partial to the so-called Tobin Tax on financial transactions.
4. In light of the revolving door in Washington — in which politicians and their appointees leave public service and then cash in by lobbying or otherwise working for the companies they used to regulate — the law professor and proprietor of the Instapundit blog, Glenn Reynolds, has proposed "a 50 percent surtax on any earnings by political appointees in excess of their prior government salaries for the first five years after they leave office."
Voila! How about a 50 percent tax on financial transactions by members of Congress and their staffs while they are with the government, and for five years thereafter?
Let them trade all they want on the knowledge they gain as public, ahem, servants. Just make sure that half of the proceeds go to the U.S. Treasury. Heck, this is one case where I'd be completely in favor of a deeply progressive tax: 50 percent for the first $10,000 profit; 60 percent for the next $90,000; 75 percent on the $250,000 after that; and 90 percent on everything above that.
We could call it the Insta-Tobin tax. Or the Nancy "You have to pass the bill to find out what's in it (for me)" Pelosi Honorary Tax.
Either way works for me.
– By Kyle Wingfield
November 15th, 2011
5:42 am
OK. For once in this lifetime, I'll agree with you.
November 15th, 2011
6:03 am
In 68 years I've heard good ideas from Republicans. I can count them on one hand. Your article is one of those times I could cross party lines to vote yes.
November 15th, 2011
6:09 am
Heh heh…OK Kyle.
Your tax is of a piece with the know-nothings who think we can make a dent in Obozo's trillion-dollar deficits by cutting Congress' pay and benefits.
November 15th, 2011
6:35 am
[...] tax. – After the recent 60 Minutes story on insider trading by members of Congress, Kyle Wingfield has found a tax hikes he likes. – Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens believes that the Kelo decision wasn't a [...]
November 15th, 2011
6:54 am
The problem with schemes like blind trusts is that they don't work. Recall that in the early 90s when we were debating the first healthcare reform, Hillary Clinton, as part of the secret White House committee, announced that the reform would regulate drug prices. The overall value of the us pharmaceutical companies dropped by $4B. He "blind trust" administrator had, a few days before the announcement, shorted several drug stocks. Her trust made a profit on these trades of about $60,000.
Coming up with some further complication to the tax code to provide salve for those who have no access to information or power is a complete waste of time. The way to remove corruption is to remove the power.
November 15th, 2011
6:58 am
Lil' Barry, please stop calling the deficit Obama's deficit. He cannot help it if a big part of the deficit are programs that must be paid for (somehow) . These are programs like Medicare, Medicaid, etc. that have grown to monstrous proportions as the demands have grown because of the aging Boomers and the fact that the number of people living in poverty has grown because of loss of decent jobs because of NAFTA. Oh, let's not forget two unfunded, off the books wars that have lasted for longer than our other major conflicts COMBINED and the largest entitlement program ever punched through an aiding and abetting Congress–Medicare Part D. Then there's that nightmare useless and costly No Child Left Behind. Lil Barry, you do realize that those are all part of the deficit, don't you? Because either you are stupid and you don't know this, or you are like the radio talking heads that can't gin up any real, reasonable reasons to fault this President at ever turn. He takes out ALL of the boogey men Dubya the Dumb and his puppet masters identified and failed to get, and all you bozos do is say…but…but..but…So when you are all going on your anti tax rants, remember, and remember well…Dubya the Dumb was told by his first two Treasury Secretaries, O'Neil and Snow that if he passed his Bush tax cuts we would have massive deficits. Dubya, being the mental lightweight he is and the conniving creep with an agenda fired them both and appointed Hank Paulson, a man who had run Goldman Sachs for fourteen years. But he was fine with the Bush tax cuts, especially since he and his cronies have benefited from them so mightily since 2003. So Lil Barry and Kyle, keep firing your pathetic arrows and slinging your mud. We out here know exactly who and what got us here, and it wasn't President Obama.
November 15th, 2011
6:58 am
How about a tax on all stock transactions. Perhaps it would serve the economy and the public better if Wall Street facilitated investing instead of trading.
November 15th, 2011
7:18 am
I like it. In many instances "public service" has become "self service" for political power and insider information. However, it has about as much chance of passing as tort reform.
I'm sure the Congress is going to give us the same medical benefits and retirement options they have.
I HOPE there is some CHANGE soon.
November 15th, 2011
7:22 am
Kyle, one more you might like:
A $0.01/share tax on all transactions involving "high frequency trading"… you know, the kind of trading the well-connected financial firms can make to arbitrage the market, but the rest of us have to use the "slow lane".
November 15th, 2011
7:27 am
all these financial problems are bush's fault! Obama needs 4 more years to clean all this up!
November 15th, 2011
7:35 am
Interesting that the 60 Minutes report indicates members of both parties had questionable trades (as Kyle's linked blog mentions) but the only politician called out by name in this article is Nancy Pelosi.
Why is that? And Kyle, how much would your new tax raise?
November 15th, 2011
7:43 am
Really? So if the x-congressman makes 300 million bucks in stocks the first year out because of such insider info (actually, according to the proposal, that doesn't have to be proven), he still carries away 150 million with the 50%!!! Really? Not a solution to the insider trading nor to fixing the deficit. Stupid idea. Set up a small task force (there aren't that many that leave each election year) and monitor their ass… find out if they have insider info etc and prosecute the crooks.
November 15th, 2011
7:43 am
Boy your ignorance is showing like a laser beam, it IS Obozo's debt, he has increased the deficit more than ALL other presidents combined!
"These are programs like Medicare, Medicaid, etc. that have grown to monstrous proportions as the demands have grown because of the aging Boomers and the fact that the number of people living in poverty has grown because of loss of decent jobs because of NAFTA"
Again you should get some facts before you blare out the liberal lies, if Medicare and Medicare have grown to the proportions that you claim, in the last 2 years right? No other president had these issues, right? If they have grown so much and caused a deficit why are the taking 500 billion from those programs to spend elsewhere?
NAFTA and no child left behind, I agree with you both are mistakes, but where we differ is if they are so bad why didn't the dimacrats take care of that when they had a super majority, or better yet why didn't they pass a budget during that 2 years? Better yet why didn't they do ANYTHING during that time, like BALANCE the BUDGET?
I am still confused as to why you even like Obozo, since he has kept ALL the Bush policies that you claim to hate him for, and even expanded on some…Even the Bush tax cuts, that liberals keep crying about, and kept them under a super majority? So if you understand what logic is, or deductive reasoning you should despise Obozo worse than Bush, right?
"We out here know exactly who and what got us here, and it wasn't President Obama."
Almost right, he is the one that is keeping us here and making it worse, and spending 4 times and much as Bush, so tell me again how Obozo is different from Bush?
The dimacrats count on blind elegance from the sheeple they wish to enslave. Thank you DeborahinAthens, for proving that point.
November 15th, 2011
7:45 am
Sorry, hit the send button too quickly. … It's like me robbing a bank and then letting me keep half the money if I pay 50% taxes on it.
November 15th, 2011
7:48 am
members in congress should have their assets over a certain limit placed in blind trust…
if not make them report net worth changes ie sources from salary, stocks, real estate, commodities on monthly basis
probably some staffers are doing the same thing….or selling info to hedge fund folks….
if working in DC and having home back in distric too costly, give them a housing allowance unless they somehow are already doing this…
why do they spend millions for a 200k job? doubt public service is #1 reason for many
November 15th, 2011
7:50 am
"Lil' Barry, please stop calling the deficit Obama's deficit."
He's been in office three years and has done nothing to fix the deficit. He owns it, being the one who proposed these trillion dollar deficits.
Obozo: Failure.
November 15th, 2011
7:51 am
debby, bless your blind little heart. urkle is toast, haven't you heard? He gets to start his book tours and speaking engagements in Ja. 2013. Don't worry though, I'm sure here will donate all proceeds to charity, he wouldn't want to become part of the 1% would he? He might upset the druggies, sexual predators, convicts and thugs that make up the occupy something crowds.
November 15th, 2011
7:52 am
If you want to end the money laundering, you will also have to put a stop to labor unions feeding at the public trough and then sending the money to Democrats who give them more access to the public trough.
November 15th, 2011
7:52 am
The last Republican Congress' deficit was $160 billion. The next year, Pelosi/Reid took over. Big mistake, America.
November 15th, 2011
8:08 am
Dam,we need to give back our money to politicians? sorta like giving a condom to a high school student saying it,s alright but keep the baby.
November 15th, 2011
8:09 am
I rarely agree with you Kyle but this is a very good idea. Add it just goes to show that when we find ways to UNITE instead of divide Americans, that progress CAN be made. I bet both Tea Partiers and Occupiers could unite behind your idea. If they did, they could make things happen in 2012.
November 15th, 2011
8:09 am
He's been in office three years and has done nothing to fix the deficit
A fool is someone who thinks the deficit is the most important problem to be solved RIGHT NOW.
These are the same idiots who would propose starvation as a way to "cure" anorexia.
November 15th, 2011
8:11 am
DeborahinAthens You are so right about this one. If the so called GOP would look at Dubya when he was in office you didnot see any writing about what he did. But soon as we get Obama in office they write about everything he has done to bring the man down. Not one penny has been spent to increase this defecit since he's been in office. All of his plans and bills that haave been passed won't be funded until 2013. So how it is that he has increased the defecit as of now.
November 15th, 2011
8:13 am
OK, ByteMe, if we give your Idiot Obozo a pass on fixing his deficit, is it OK to hold him accountable for his 9% unemployment? I'm betting you have an excuse for that too.
Obozo: Failure.
November 15th, 2011
8:21 am
yea, let's see where we'd be with mccain in charge, wall st execs would be still be doing fine (phil gramm influence), another war or two unfunded, and america would be farther down the road to ruin ala rome….you repubs don't know squat….trace the origins of the deficit to decisions per admininstration and most can be attributed to your side….
November 15th, 2011
8:29 am
November 15th, 2011
8:30 am
Can we include waterboarding somehow? And we could raise even more revenue from showing it on PPV.
November 15th, 2011
8:44 am
Careful Kyle, Grover might put you on the blacklist
November 15th, 2011
8:45 am
Hilarious. I took Glenn Reynolds's Admin Law class a couple of decades ago, he was a hoot even then (think I finished second or third in that class, truly a lot of fun.) Why the heck not? Has anyone calculated what would have been the tax on Jamie Gorelick (she of "wall of separation" fame for its role in 9/11, followed by her profitable service at FNMA, now insolvent.) She was a real two-fer.
November 15th, 2011
8:52 am
Kyle, the Insta-Tobin may work for you, but if you think Congress will ever go anywhere near this, I have some good oil wells in Snellville I'll be glad to sell to you. As for you, Barry, if you think any of those clowns running for the Republican nomination could actually do better than Obama, I'll be happy to sell you some oil wells also.
November 15th, 2011
8:57 am
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November 15th, 2011
9:15 am
Why only half? Obviously these gains are mainly from the insider trading they are openly allowed to participate in. Everything above the rate of return they would get on the government suppressed interest rate they would earn in a savings account should be taxed at 100%
November 15th, 2011
9:35 am
Great idea however I dont think that will ever happen. I am more for term limits.
November 15th, 2011
9:43 am
Good, sound thinking. It'll never pass. Incumbent Dems and Repubs both will hate it.
November 15th, 2011
9:45 am
The warchest $$$ should go to charity when a politician steps down.
November 15th, 2011
9:53 am
Anything this snot nosed, supercilious punk likes has to be bad.
November 15th, 2011
9:56 am
A lot of incorrect statements are being made today. Here are some facts.
Here is the National Debt at the end of the Fiscal Year in the last 30 years since Reagan inaugrated (by decade to keep the list short).
Note that every budget was approved by Congress either as a budget or as a continuing resolution.
Every penny spent by each President was approved by Congress.
Note that between the FY 6/30/1961 (Kennedy sworn in Jan 1961) the National Debt increased $709 billion for the 20 year period.
Note that between 9/30/81 (Carters last budget) and 9/28/90 (Bush 41's first budget) that the national debt more than tripled. So what happened here?
Note that between 9/30/2000 (Clinton) and 9/30/2009 (Bush 43's last budget) the national debt more than doubled.
Now Obama is in office and the 30 year trend continues. The latest national debt figure as of 11/10/2011 is $14,979,610,349,743., up $3 trillion for the period. (treasurydirect.gov)
It appears it does not matter which party occupies the White House. In the last 30 years the Republicans have had the White House 20 of the 30 years.
And as noted every penny has been approved by Congress. And Congress has been split between Dems and Repugs about 50 – 50.
Would a strong 3rd party be useful? Just asking.
November 15th, 2011
9:56 am
ByteMe: Actually it's more like someone who tells a fat person that they need to eat less, and eat healthier when they do eat. A much more apt analogy, and fitting because if you do tell a fat person that, the left will get mad at you for being insensitive.
November 15th, 2011
9:59 am
jconservative….a strong third party. WHile the idea is nice, it will never float. The spending is controlled by the president and the House. Until the spending gets under control the number will continue to rise.
November 15th, 2011
10:00 am
Jimmy62…I am sure Heavy D would agree.
November 15th, 2011
10:02 am
UGA 1999: And if our country doesn't learn to eat less (i.e. spend less), we'll end up right where Heavy D is.
November 15th, 2011
10:03 am
Kyle, I like this tax, but the bank robber scenario is right on as well. Better tax is to charge the wacko environmental groups 10% of the total revenue lost in delays that they cause frivolously. In turn if their efforts have an validity, we could put the tax on the developer.
We are taking too long to do anything in this country, aka: pipeline thru Nebraska. We do not seem to be able to complete anything on time and under budget, because of deliberate actions taken by the wacko environmentalist, the unions, the ACLU, etc.
November 15th, 2011
10:04 am
Jimmy62… 1000000% agreed.
November 15th, 2011
10:10 am
Kyle, you are right. The NASDAQ would crash.
November 15th, 2011
10:19 am
Kyle, I mentioned in my post that your original article pointed that out.
So a piece that mentions both parties and then a reference to it from a one-sided blog is fair?
November 15th, 2011
10:20 am
Atticus….if you would like to see a one sided blog….go over to Bookmans garbage.


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LEESVILLE, La. - Some Vernon Parish residents used social media to help get a man who was allegedly exposing himself and performing lewd acts out in public get arrested. News Channel Five's Nolan Crane reports.
Belinda Wood trains in mixed martial arts so she can protect her family and she says on Tuesday, she saw something in her Leesville Wal-Mart parking lot, that made her nearly put those skills to the test.
"I went ahead and I was watching him out of the corner of my eye and noticed hand movements. I grabbed my phone and I recorded it. I knew that without that proof it was my word against his and I didn't want him to get away," says Belinda Wood.
Wood says she saw this man, 42-year-old Samuel Blackmon, sitting in his truck, engaging in lewd acts right in front of her, and her two young sons. She says she called police, and then snapped these pictures before he took off. She says she posted them online as a warning to others and as a way to track the suspect down.
"As of Thursday morning there was over three thousand shares of that picture. I spent the better part of Wednesday night and Thursday searching for this man, street by street here in Leesville," says Belinda Wood.
She wasn't the only one who was looking out for her community. Police say somebody else saw the suspect doing the same lewd act inside a Taco Bell in Leesville, right there in public. The person who snapped this photo and placed it online, says it is the same man, Samuel Blackmon.
The Leesville Police Department says somebody recognized the man in the pictures that wood and others posted. They arrested Blackmon, who they say is from Deridder.
"He was arrested for one count of obscenity and one count of indecent behavior with juveniles do to juveniles being in the presence of him performing these acts," says Landon Dowden.
Investigator Dowden says Belinda and other residents did a great job in helping them find Blackmon.
"It's great to have the public assist in contacting, locating, identifying these perpetrators," says Landon Dowden.
Belinda says she's glad she trusted her instincts to stand up against someone who would do such a thing.
"I was irate, I was mad. how dare somebody try to take the innocence of my children away from them by doing something so dirty and so disgusting and making them feel unsafe. I was hell bent from that moment on find this man," says Belinda Wood.
Investigators say the charges he faces in Leesville, might not be the only ones. He's also a suspect in additional cases by both Deridder police and the Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office.
Blackmon is still in jail and bond has been set for 30-thousand dollars.


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NTSB called for a total ban on mobile phones for truck and bus drivers in September. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration banned handheld cell phones for interstate truck and bus drivers last month and banned texting in January 2010.
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TEN TRUCKER FAMILIES from the United States and Canada received $700 each in this year's Trucker Charity Christmas Group fundraiser. The 10 families were selected from among 23 nominations. Since the all-volunteer Christmas group was formed in 2008, more than $37,000 has been raised and distributed to 59 needy trucking families. The money is donated by drivers and others in the industry.
Groups want hours lawsuit dismissed
Both sides in the lawsuit that resulted in the new hours of service rule have asked a federal court to dismiss the case.
The Washington, D.C., appellate court had asked both parties on Dec. 7 to file motions to govern further court proceedings. They were given until Jan. 23, when the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, Teamsters union, Public Citizen, Truck Safety Coalition and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration filed a joint motion requesting voluntary dismissal of the case.
The court, per the parties' 2009 settlement agreement, is holding the case in abeyance while the agency undertook a new HOS rulemaking to replace the 2008 HOS rule that prompted the lawsuit.
— Jill Dunn
FLORIDA. Two I-75 rest areas near Tampa-St. Petersburg that were torn down have been rebuilt. The new rest area on northbound I-75 north of State Road 56 (Exit 275) has 58 truck parking spaces, while the rest area on the southbound freeway south of County Road 54 (Exit 279) has 53 truck parking spaces.
ILLINOIS. Truck speed limits on non-interstate highways in the state increased Jan. 1. Big rig speeds on various four-lane roads rose to 65 mph from 55 mph on more rural roads outside of Chicago, matching the passenger car speed limit.
KENTUCKY. The U.S. 60 Ledbetter Bridge across the Kentucky River is closed to heavy trucks until 2014 as the state builds a new bridge nearby. Truckers face a 120-mile detour on U.S. 60 to U.S. 641.
MARYLAND. A state pilot program provides truck parking in select park and ride lots during snowstorms of six inches or more. A new smartphone application also is available to locate parking at 45 locations statewide where park and ride lot snow removal also is provided.
NEVADA. The state banned all drivers from texting and using hand-held cell phones while driving. Hands-free cell phone use is allowed if the device is used throughout the call. The law is a primary offense, meaning law enforcement can stop and cite drivers solely for that offense.
NEW HAMPSHIRE. A new law increases the maximum weight limit by up to 400 pounds for trucks equipped with auxiliary power units. A 2005 federal law allows states to permit trucks to exceed the 80,000-pound limit to encourage use of idling-reduction technology.
OHIO. Construction on I-75 in Dayton will continue until 2017. The first phase involved adding a third I-75 lane in the area of Ohio Route 4, while removing a sharp curve and other work to relieve congestion. Work is ongoing to add lanes in the area of U.S. 35, with the last phase of the project ahead to improve the interstate through downtown Dayton.
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Deposit insurance in developing countries
AbstractAbout a dozen developing countries have deposit insurance systems and several others are considering establishing them. These systems are typically created to prevent contagious bank runs, to provide a formal national mechanism for handling failing banks, and to protect small depositors from losses when banks fail. Without a deposit insurance system, many developing nations in recent years have extended implicit deposit protection to depositors on a discretionary, ad hoc basis. Deposit insurance systems have several advantages over these implicit protection schemes. Deposit insurance probably gives the banking system more protection against bank runs, provides more protection for small depositors, and provides a faster, smoother administrative process. On the other hand, deposit insurance probably creates more moral hazard for depositors, thereby contributing to the erosion of market discipline and increased bank risk-taking. Deposit insurance also tends to be a more expensive mechanism for protecting depositors because it offers less freedom of action to policymakers than an implicit scheme. Finally, developing countries often do not adequately fund their deposit insurance schemes. As a result, the systems often lack credibility in the marketplace and bank supervisors may be unable to close insolvent banks because the insurer would be unable to pay off insured depositors.
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This is essentially a remixed version of Metal's theme from Sonic 4 Episode II, just with a better quality mix. I think all of the padding and inner harmonies really work better with this higher quality mix—you really get to hear the quality of the chord, especially at the beginning of the loop (which is my personal favorite part). There's a nice melodic use of the flat-II, which brings a darker color to the entire mix. The drums are pretty stoic, but it's a beat that reflects itself to the feel of the entire game, and a racing game in general. The sweeping synths lying underneath are really neat as well!
When Metal Sonic goes all-star, you better not be in the way. >:)


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For some, one more gadget is one too many, no matter how cool, shiny and new
In this May 13, 2009 file photo, Jonathan Hutcheson works on his laptop as his iPhone lays beside it at a coffee shop in Columbia, Mo. According to figures compiled in September by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project and provided to The Associated Press the average teen has 3.5 gadgets. Adults between 18 and 29 averaged nearly four gadgets, those between 30 and 64 just under three. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/L.G. Patterson, File
NEW YORK - Kira Marchenese works in online communications, and so she arrived on a business trip to New York earlier this week equipped with all the gadgets you might expect: personal smart phone, work smart phone, laptop, iPod touch.
Problem is, her hotel room didn't have enough outlets to keep the darned devices charged. "I unplugged the lamp and still couldn't do it," she noted ruefully. "At least half the things I'm carrying right now are just dead hunks of metal."
And so, though communications is her world, Marchenese has no plans to rush out and buy the iPad, Apple's new tablet device unveiled with much fanfare on Wednesday. She just doesn't see the need for yet another gadget.
Nor does Ray Bowman, a self-described "techno-junkie" who lives on a farm in Kentucky, raising sheep some 100 kilometres from the two nearest Apple stores.
Bowman spent Wednesday eagerly following the news of Apple CEO Steve Jobs' presentation, via Twitter, Facebook and wherever else he could find it. "I can't wait to see what this puppy is capable of," he said enthusiastically beforehand.
And yet by Thursday, he'd decided not to jump in, even though he still plans to swing by the Louisville store when the iPad is in, just to examine it in his own hands.
"I've seen the hype and the after-hype," said Bowman, 58, executive director of an agriculture-oriented non-profit organization. "I'll stick with my netbook. Right now, I can't see making the switch."
Marchenese and Bowman use at least seven devices between them. Are they indicative of a cultural tipping point, a sense of general gadget overload? Steve Jones, a historian of communication technology, has seen signs of it, and believes it's at least partially connected to the state of the economy.
"I think we're at the point where we're getting a little more mileage out of our old gadgets, being a little more budget-conscious," says Jones, a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
"There's a significantly growing culture of people tweaking their old technology to keep it useful," Jones says. "For some, it's actually a point of status now to get more mileage out of their gadgets."
How many gadgets do we own, anyway? The average teen has 3.5, according to figures compiled in September by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project and provided to The Associated Press. Adults between 18 and 29 averaged nearly four gadgets, those between 30 and 64 just under three.
Seen from another vantage point, the average household owns about 24 electronic gadgets, according to the Consumer Electronics Association - a figure that includes TVs, mobile phones, computers and home receivers.
It shouldn't be surprising, then, that consumers are getting harder to convince with each new gadget that comes along.
"The last decade was defined by mass adoption," says Sean Dubravac, the association's director of research. "We loaded up on gadgets. The next decade will be defined by refinement, and a refocus on usability and functionality."
Debby Abbott sees it both ways. "I'm a techno-geek," confesses the 48-year-old college administrator, who also followed Apple's presentation on Wednesday, and pronounced herself "salivating" over the iPad.
Make no mistake, Abbott says: She plans to own it. Well, eventually. First, she wants to wait for the second generation, when the kinks have been worked out and the price, now $499 and up, may be lower.
She's also decided to wait until her 8 1/2-year-old iBook finally crashes - something she expects (and maybe hopes) to happen soon. Finally, she's awaiting this year's income tax refund.
"I'm frightened that I want this," says Abbott, who works at Harper College in Palatine, Ill. "With the monthly fee for my iPhone, and the monthly for this, it's getting to the point where the average person can't afford this stuff."
For others, it's also a matter of scarcity, not of money but time - time to set up and really learn how the things work.
"Every new device is an investment in time," says Marchenese, 36. "The whole power of the device is that you can set up all these apps - but that doesn't happen by itself. And if you're not going to make the most of it, why have it?"
That's all part of a general feeling of conflict many have about their devices, says Lee Rainie, director of Pew's Internet project. A December 2007 study, he says, showed that "Lots of people have conflicted views about their gadgets. On the one hand they can be expensive and time-consuming ... on the other hand they help people navigate their social and information worlds and can make life easier or more exciting."
And it's the excitement that takes over when a cool new toy emerges, says Jeffrey Cole, director of the Center for the Digital Future at the University of Southern California.
"Yes, we are really deviced out, tired out, overburdened," Cole says. "And all that goes out the window when a must-have device appears. We still fall for this stuff."
Matt Scatchell seems to have already fallen hard for the iPad.
The high school senior in Avon, Conn., was in school Wednesday but received constant text alerts of the Apple presentation on his cellphone, via a website for Apple enthusiasts. He scoured them even as he travelled with his hockey team to a game. Nothing surprising for someone who waited 13 hours online to buy an iPhone - for someone else. (He had sold his spot in line on Craigslist.)
"I was getting more and more excited as the press conference went on," Scatchell says. "I think the iPad is excellent. Apple has the most efficient touch screen around."
But youth's impetuosity has not carried the day. He, too, is not ready to buy the device.
"Most kids my age aren't pragmatic enough," says Scatchell, who obviously is. "I want to see if I can really use this. I don't want to get carried away just 'cause it's the next cool thing."
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A flood warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for creeks and rivers in Cheatham, Hickman, Montgomery, Perry and Robertson Counties in Middle Tennessee and Butler, Edmonson, Muhlenberg, and Warren Counties in Kentucky.
A flood advisory has been issued for rivers and creeks in Davidson, Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Montgomery, Perry, Wayne, and Williamson Counties. Get the latest Weather Alerts here.
On Wednesday morning, some roadways were impassable for motorists.
Officials in Warren County, Kentucky, have issued a warning to motorists due to high water covering the roadways.
Sheriff Gaines with the Warren County Sheriff's Office urged motorists to use alternate routes and never drive through flooded areas.
Two feet or less of rushing water can carry most vehicles.
The following roads have been reported as hazardous or impassable:
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Brave, the latest animated feature from Pixar, has debuted a new trailer and clip, giving us our clearest look at the Highland adventure so far.
The new footage touches upon the relationship between Kelly Macdonald's impetuous young princess Merida and her parents (Billy Connolly and Emma Thompson), before giving a glimpse of some of the perilous action that follows further down the track.
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this year, rather than make one over-arching new years resolution, i'm going to improve myself in small bursts with monthly resolutions.
they say it takes 28 days to make a new habit, so hopefully these will stick!
i kick things off with jumpin' january:
i've racked up a number of livingsocial deals to different yoga and spinning studios in my neighborhood which should make it easier when i don't want to venture out into the freezing january weather.
the remaining monthly resolutions of 2013 are yet to come, so stay tuned!
Olives are my fav. For those of you who are also HIMYM addicts, the "olive rule" is one of the cutest story lines ever:
On Lily and Marshall's first date, Marshall got olives in his salad. Lily asked if he likes olives and Marshall said he didn't, and let Lily have them. Marshall says The Olive Rule says that makes them a perfect couple, because he can let Lily have all his olives.
Turns out Marshall actually loves olives, and just pretended he didn't to make Lily happy.
Olive tapenade:
1 jar Spanish olives
A few capers
A dash of garlic (powder), salt, and pepper
A splash of olive oil
A bit of ground mustard
Combine in food processor. Eat with pita chips (or spoon).
I've been working on going off recipe more when cooking. Mainly, I've been glancing an a recipe and then flying by the seat of my pants when it comes to ingredients and measurements.
So tonight, I tackled a homemade chicken marinade. I couldn't find the recipe I went off of, so apologies to the original chef. But here's what I came up with, and it turned out pretty awesome:
3 splashes of apple vinegar
A few squirts sriracha
3 spoons mustard
A bunch of salt (I love salt)
Black pepper
Garlic (I used powder, but fresh would be good)
Lemon pepper powder
A squeeze of lime
3 splashes olive oil
Whisk together and pour over chicken breasts. Marinade for as long as you want (the longer the better, I've heard).
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Simply Exquisite by the ...
4538 Benzie Hwy.
Benzonia, MI 49616, USA
Florists, Coordinators/Plan...
4 ratings, 4 reviews, 4 weddings
Kristi was amazing! Would not have been able to pull off a long-distance wedding...
Mr. Music Disc Jockey Se...
526 E. Eighth Street
Suite A
Traverse City, MI 49686, USA
DJs, Coordinators/Planners
2 ratings, 2 reviews, 2 weddings
Very easy to work with. I only asked them for a couple of special songs...other ...
A Day in May, Event Plan...
576 Madeira Drive
Traverse City, MI 49686, USA
Coordinators/Planners, Deco...
1 rating, 1 review, 2 weddings
Alicia was invaluable to our wedding and we appreciated your dedication and atten...
Orchestrated Grace
11162 Cedar Valley Ridge Drive
Traverse City, Michigan 49684, USA
1 rating, 1 review, 1 wedding
The crew at Orchestrated Grace ROCKS!!!!
Weddings By Design
Traverse City, MI, USA
1 rating, 1 review, 1 wedding
Weddings By Design did a fabulous job planning our wedding along with our help. ...
Events By The Bay
2044 E River Rd
Traverse City, MI, United States
Coordinators/Planners, Offi...
2 ratings, 2 reviews, 2 weddings
They did a great job. Our original officiant was delivering her baby, so we had a...