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Stephen Greenspan, a psychologist who did not evaluate Román but reviewed the reports of three other doctors, called Román "the odd man out" in his family, and said he has always needed others' care to survive.
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Doctors said Román struggled with impulse control and decision making. When he was younger, he would walk in front of trucks "and thought he had superhuman abilities" to make them stop, Greenspan said.
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According to charging documents, Román, 39, shot and killed the 37-year-old Fox during a traffic stop on Jan. 5, 2010. Fox had stopped the car because Román had allegedly been involved in a drug deal just minutes before.
When Fox walked up to the car and asked for license and registration, Román pointed the barrel of an AK-47 out the driver-side window and fired, according to preliminary hearing testimony.
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Q: We are in the process of revamping our bathroom. There are walls that are brick that we are planning on painting white but the actual walls have a dark green and peach like baseboard tile which continues onto the floor. We were thinking of using a sage like green and painted a test patch with this color as you can see in the photo. Our color options seem limited due to these tiles. Interested to hear what other people think.
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What about keeping the bricks white and painting the walls a Navy? I know it might seem like a dark colour for a small bathroom but with the white brick I think it would look sofisticated and the white would help to make it brighter. I think Navy would also go well with the tiles, especially since there's a darker tile between the peach tile and the wall.
The specific colour I'm thinking of is Benjamin Moore's "Raccoon Fur" in eggshell. Check out this link to see the paint colour and how it was used in the small bathroom
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Or maybe work with the tile a bit better and go with a deep rust colour or a terracotta. It's hard to tell exactly what colours are in the tile.
Keep the walls white. Don't get too hung up on making everything MATCH. The floor tiles are a great neutral, and work as an organic complement to the white walls. Just bring in a VERY few accessories to unite them… maybe a few simple line drawings on buff paper.
or maybe go very dramatic and go black to match the separation tile. It's just on a few walls and you could add mirrors with light colour frames to lighten things up
I hesitate to recommend green in a bathroom. The color can reflect onto the skin and distort your view of your makeup and healthy skin! (Been there...)
I'd probably go with white or maybe a light peach. Then you could use green accents (plants, towels, accessories... whatever) if you still want to add that color.
Hi, I think Farrow & Ball "skimming stone" would work really well with your tile colours.http://www.farrow-ball.com/pws/client/images/catalogue/products/100241/large/100241_1.jpg
Maybe get a sample pot and see if you like this? I've used this colour heaps with clientsmand everyone loves it - it's a great neutral with a bit of depth and interest to keep it from being bland. It's grey based and so would work with your dark tile detail and I think Grey and beige tones always look super elegant together. Good luck with it all, Hunter & Ivy
I love the industrial/factory look of the brick and agree that white is a good choice for those walls, but that sage green looks an awful lot like the reverse side of drywall (though maybe it's just the picture.) I would stay with a more neutral look, in keeping with the rustic feeling of the materials already present. The beige tile is innocuous; it's just the green band that is problematic. Rather than try to bring in additional green, I would go with something strong -- maybe a deep bittersweet chocolate -- for the smooth walls, with that green band of tiles painted (or replaced with) black to match the window frame.
have you thought about painting the strip of baseboard tile? it's a pain to paint tile, but it can be done, and if you cleaned it up with white, you could do whatever you like with the rest of the color palette.
Yes, green will reflect some weird colors on your skin if the lighting isn't tightly controlled. I'd go with a very light yellow just to bring some warmth in. As the other poster said, a bold navy with the white brick would look great (and oh so French!).
Well, if you are "revamping" the bathroom, why not retile? And move that sink a bit further from the toilet?
But if you aren't ready to retile, then I would recommend going for a dark charcoal-grey. Nix the white - normally I love white in a bathroom but with the yellow tiles I think a crisp white will just make the floor look dirty.
I would do white walls...it will make it look fresh. Have you seen the bathroom from "How I met your mother"....similar colours to that:
Green makes the tiles look more pink. If you did a creamy off white it might draw out the more yellow tones in the floor. Then hang some black and white photography or artwork in a black frame with a white matte on the wall to pick up on the other black trim. And a plant in a wicker hanging basket.
i agree with the few other posters who said stick with white. then you can introduce color through accessories instead of through paint that'll butt right up against the tile colors and probably look kinda weird (since they're difficult colors to complement).
ORRRR matte chocolate brown walls, which could be really pretty.
Prime and paint the tiles that extend up the wall. Any color you want. Then you can paint the walls any color you want.
I would definitely keep the brick walls white and paint the rest in a light blue hue.
Paint the brick white and the walls a warm grey/warm charcoal.
Add white towels and natural bamboo wood accessories for a modern and warm feeling to the room.
You could continue the brick with faux brick and paint it white. Then I'd go for changing the floor tile. I think that would depend on the feel of the rest of the home, but I think a dark wood/laminate would look great.
The computer ate my comment last night (safari crashed...), so here goes again.
Racoon Fur (Benjamin Moore) is NOT a navy! It is a charcoal grey with blue undertones. It is a lovely colour, but I have to wonder how it could ever be called navy??!! (and I have a swatch of it in front of me)
Given the peachy and green nature of what you are working with, I wouldn't pick a dark grey with blue undertones -- it would only highlight the yellowness and greenishness of what you have.
So -- if you go with dark grey (which could look very good), go with a more neutral charcoal.
But -- it really would take very little work to pull off that "baseboard"; easy peasy. And why stop there? why not just retile? It's easy, especially with big tiles. The biggest work is making sure that you have a good subfloor (straight and level, and well screwed-down).
Go with big 12" x 18" tiles of honed stone, perhaps a dark grey slate, like so:
We installed honed unfading green in our bathroom, sourced from Vermont Structural Slate, and love it.
Or install a melange of encaustic cement tiles, like so:
Or not mixed:
Either way, your tiles are dated and the grout is grungy; a tile job would make the biggest impact in your space. Have fun with it and good luck!
@ mschatelaine: I stand corrected :P having only seen "Racoon Fur" online without the benefit of a swatch card infront of me I thought is was a deep Navy.
Given that computer screens show colours differently... You're charcoal with blue undertones, to me looks like a Navy with charcoal undertones :)
How big is the bathroom... if not that big, it might worth the effort to change the tile... If not possible, then make whatever furniture in the bathroom modern and in the darkest wood stain possible without it being black, nickel finish hardware. Pure white walls and lots of bright light. It will make it all more slick and make you look nicer too!!
I'm in the minority; I saw embrace the floor color. Pick a shade from the tile (a rusty peach, perhaps) and paint it all over. It will make the floor recede and level out the inconsistencies. Choose a shade several tones lighter or darker for the brick, if you wish to emphasize it. Then, apply accents in a darker/bolder color (window coverings, art, etc) and the emphasis will shift away from the floor and border.
I think you have a good idea with the green but why not try something a little more out of the box - like seafoam. Maybe work in a few accessories made of oxidized copper to help tie in the dark and light green shades. Your tile is very earthy looking so going with a natural color combination might work in your favor. To keep from getting lost in a sea of copper ore, incorporate some brick red - or better yet - try and find a patterned wallpaper that uses all of your colors. Like this one I saw and loved a while back:http://i-cdn.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/la/020110_warymyers.jpg


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They did this art show for Deus Ex: Human Revolutions (that game looks tight!) and I was having a look at the prints online. The show was for charity so they are using this site Charity Buzz, which is a for charity auction site. A pretty nifty idea! The site, not the DE exhibition cause the art sucked. The only one I liked was the rabbit, which I've put above. It has the original title of Deus Ex: Human Revolutions and is by Jeremy Fish.
I had a look around the other art on Charity Buzz and saw some cool pieces which I've put up above too. They are, in order:
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Abandoned observation decks are my favorite things in the world. If you can get me access to a previously unvisited abandoned observation deck you get:
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2) A .pdf and/or paper copy (two feet by three feet) of the secret map of the Parisian Catacombs.
3) A personalized catacomb tour if we happen to both be in Paris at the same time.
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5) Good faith cooperation on your story on "Urban Exploration," (or whatever else you want to write about for that matter).
5) Good faith cooperation on your story on "Urban Exploration," (or whatever else you want to write about for that matter).
Unvisited abandoned observation decks are:
70 Pine Street (AIG building), Downtown.
40 Wall Street (Trump Building), Downtown.
20 Exchange Place, Downtown.
Paramount Building, Times Square.
Met Life Tower, Madison Square.
Riverside Church Carillon, Morningside Heights.
Chanin Building, 42nd Street, across from the Chrysler Building.
Park Row Building, where J & R Records is now.
Torch of the Statue of Liberty.
Note 1 - these are just the one in NYC. If you can get me to an abandoned observation deck in another city, definitely drop me a line)
Note 2 - if you can't specifically get me to the abandoned observation deck, but can just get me in the building, I can probably figure it out from there. Successful excursions get you 1 - 5 above, failures will still get you 1 - 3 and possibly 5.
Other places that are not technically abandoned observation decks, but are still acceptable for this offer are:
103rd floor or antennae of the Empire State Building.
Roof of the Met Life Building (former Pan Am building), north of Grand Central.
Any interesting cupola, antennae, or spire
Outdoor roof of any building over 800 feet tall
The tuned mass damper of the Citigroup building on Lexington Avenue
Roof of the tallest building in Staten Island (Castleton Park Apartments) or the Bronx (Tracy Towers).
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I have been trying to find the explaination why the wavelength of a wave is the limit of the resolution of an image (i.e. one cannot see the detail smaller than the wavelength), which is sited as the reason why we cannot see an atom using visible light. I don't think I really understand why this is so. can someone please explain to me the physics behind resolving detail with wave and the reason behing this limit? Thank you.
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Firstly, the diffraction limit is wavelength/2 (approximately) - actually a more precise formula is 0.67*wavelength/NA where NA is the numerical aperture of the imaging apparatus and has a practical maximum of about 1.4.
When we image something, the light we collect is spatially modulated. That means if I measured the field as a function of distance, in the x direction for example - call it E(x), E(x) would vary with x, as opposed to being a constant. The best resolution we can get actually depends on the Fourier transform of E(x) - what is sometimes called the spatial frequency spectrum in the direction of x, and the label we give to spatial frequency is k (so the Fourier transform E(x), would be E'(k_x) since we are concerned with the x direction only).
To further illustrate the above point - take transmission through an aperture at z = 0. E(x) will be a rectangular function at z = 0, and it's spatial frequency spectrum, E'(k_x) will be a sinc function. If we decrease the width of the aperture, the width of the spatial frequency spectrum increases. This is because higher spatial frequency components are needed to "resolve" smaller objects.
So where does the diffraction limit come from? It comes from the fact that only a certain range of spatial frequencies can propagate in a vacuum. Take the dispersion relation of free space;
[tex]c = f\lambda[/tex]
which can also be written
[tex]c = \omega k[/tex]
Where omega is the angular frequency and k is the wavevector. If we rearrange the previous equation thus;
[tex]k^2 = \frac{c^2}{\omega^2}[/tex]
Remember that k is a vector and can be broken down into its constituent components;
[tex]\frac{c^2}{\omega^2} = k^2 = k_x^2 + k_y^2 + k_z^2[/tex]
Only components of k that are real will reach the far-field. Imaginary components result in evanescent waves that die off exponentially with distance and thus do not reach the far-field. From the above equation, it is easy to see that;
[tex]-\frac{c}{\omega} < k_x < \frac{c}{\omega} [/tex]
The resultant image of a sub-wavelength object (obtained by taking the inverse Fourier transform of E'(k_x)) is therefore the Fourier transform of the rectangular function of half-width [itex]c/\omega[/itex], which is a sinc function of width [itex]\pi.c/\omega[/itex]. It is then noted that;
[tex]\frac{\pi c}{\omega} = \frac{\pi f \lambda}{2\pi f} = \frac{\lambda}{2}[/tex]
Which is the resolution limit for diffraction. To get the more precise expression, one needs to simply repeat the above process with the 2D case.
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Bringing Wellness Centers to Long BeachHealth — By VoiceWaves on November 7, 2012 2:05 pm
Khmer Girls in Action (KGA) is currently working on a campaign to bring wellness centers to LBUSD schools. We believe that when a students' physical, emotional, and mental health care needs are not addressed it makes it difficult for them to focus in the classroom, attend school, and reach their academic potential. We are seeing this play out in our community with disastrous effects on students and our school system.
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Joe Macri, the owner of the barn, said minature horses, sheep, rabbits, pigs, and goats were all lost in the late night fire Friday.
A small horse managed to make it outside, however it had to be put down.
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How to make and maintain friendships at any age
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People in their 20s often complain that it's hard to make friends after college, but it isn't. Not really. Many of the same conditions that applied during your college years are likely to persist throughout most of your 20s. Namely, you and many of your peers are at the same stage in your lives and moving along the same general path—at least for a little while loanger.
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Instead of worrying about finals, term papers and whether to change your major, however, you're worrying about your career, where to live and how to find a relationship that makes sense. Sure, the world you're navigating now is bigger and more complex than your college campus, but you're still likely to find that you have a lot in common with most people your age. So just live your life, do the things you enjoy, and remember to smile and speak up when you encounter someone who seems interesting.
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Meet friends of friends
Blind dates—the practice of having your friends set you up with prospective mates—may be the punch line of dating life, but the people you already know and like are a great resource when it comes to meeting new friends.
You may not become lifelong friends with every person you meet through a mutual friend, but chances are you'll really like at least a few of the people that your friends find appealing. So extend an invitation to one of your best buds, and encourage her to bring along a friend or two.
Reach out
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Many women find their 30s to be an extremely stressful age, a time when they may marry, start having children or kick their careers into overdrive. Sometimes all three. Yet, ironically, women often react to the stress of their busy lives by reducing their contact with friends, the exact opposite of what they may need.
"Every time we get overly busy with work and family, the first thing we do is let go of friendships with other women," says Dr. Ruthellen Josselson, co-author of Best Friends: The Pleasures and Perils of Girls' and Women's Friendships. "We push them right to the back burner. That's really a mistake because women are such a source of strength to each other. We nurture one another. And we need to have unpressured space in which we can do the special kind of talk that women do when they're with other women. It's a very healing experience."
Uncouple as needed
Being a couple and trying to make friends with other couples is like matchmaking on a massive scale. Ultimately, the whole relationship depends on all four people liking each other enough to make it work—and that kind of group chemistry is often hard to find.
That's not to say that you and your partner shouldn't befriend other couples; just don't put all your emotional eggs in that particular basket. You're more likely to enjoy satisfying friendships if you make friends that you can relate to person-to-person rather than couple-to-couple.
Book play dates
Mothers of young children have a built-in reason to connect with other moms, plus a pretty strong likelihood that their overtures will be welcomed. Kids are a unifying force for mothers of any age, and moms benefit from the person-to-person connection and the opportunity for adult conversation as much as from the advice and empathy they receive from other mothers.
Having kids and sharing the motherhood experience may not be enough common ground on which to build a lasting friendship, but it's a start. If it turns out after a few visits that you and the other mom don't have a strong connection, or if you and she adore each other but your kids don't click, you may have to make adjustments. That's OK. Not every friendship has to be forever. But don't overlook this easy opportunity to connect at a time when you may really need a friend.
Look beyond age
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Don't let age be a barrier to friendship. As you mature, choosing friends is less about being the same age and more about having the same values, sharing similar circumstances or liking to do the same things. Having friends who are older and younger than you can enrich your life immeasurably. So let life stage, rather than age, be your guide.
According to Eric Klinenberg, the NYU sociology professor who wrote Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of Living Alone, people who live alone "tend to have active social lives as they age. They are more likely than married people to spend time with friends and neighbors, more likely to volunteer in civic organizations, and more likely to go out at night and spend time in bars, restaurants, cafes and other public places where strangers meet.
"One of the themes of my book is that today life stages are less tightly linked to age," Klinenberg says. "We move in and out of different experiences, so there are a lot of singles in their 40s who have already raised children as well as married people in their 50s with young kids at home."
Make friends on the job
People of every age form friendships at work—and with good reason. You spend a lot of time with your coworkers and there is often a shared sense of purpose in working for the same organization. In addition to all the usual benefits of having friends, your work friendships may also help your career.
According to research by The Gallup Organization, close friendships among coworkers boost productivity and profitability, but the benefits are not all on the corporate side. The same research shows that people who have a good friend at work are seven times as likely to be engaged in their jobs and that work friendships increase employee satisfaction by nearly 50 percent.
Experts cite some downsides to workplace friendships, such as the bad feelings that may result if one friend is better paid or advances more quickly than the other. But if you and your friend are truly devoted, you should be able to celebrate each other's successes without reservation.
Fight stress with friendship
When life gets crazy and you feel overwhelmed, you may find yourself wanting to spend more time with friends. Pay attention to that impulse.
A landmark study at UCLA found that women appear to have a larger behavioral repertoire than men in responding to stress. When women experience stress their oxytocin levels increase. So instead of just feeling the standard fight-or-flight response to stress as men do, women feel moved to care for children and gather with other women. According to researchers, when a woman actually follows those urges, more oxytocin is released, which reduces stress even more and produces a calming effect.
Make new friends, but keep the old
Take care to nurture and deepen your existing friendships, even as you continue to make new friends. Close friends can help you weather periods of change with far less turmoil, anxiety and potential heartache than you would experience by going it alone. Life transitions are not limited to any specific age, of course, but they seem to come more frequently during your 50s, 60s and beyond.
Divorce, coping with an empty nest as your kids leave home, retirement, downsizing, becoming grandparents, the death of more friends your own age and, perhaps, a spouse. These and other changes are much easier to face with a few good friends in your corner.
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If you think social networking is just for kids, think again. Sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn are a great way to stay in touch with friends, including some you may not have seen in years, and to revive old friendships or initiate new ones.
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Scouting began in 1907 when Lt. Gen. Robert Baden-Powell took a group of
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Since 1910 the Governor General has been either the Chief Scout for Canada (prior to 1946) or Chief Scout of Canada (after 1946). The current Governor General and Chief Scout is His Excellency David Johnston.
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Under typical weather conditions, it should have taken the divers only an hour and a half to reach the 3-5's area on the 42-foot Oceana Longitude this morning. But because of rough seas, the divers decided to divert from the course when they realized that it would take nearly twice as long to reach the location. Instead, they visited Marquardt's Barge, approximately 10 miles from where the Oceana Latitude is anchored in Port St. Joe.
On Wednesday morning the Oceana Latitude pulled up anchor and started to make its way to Port St. Joe, Fla.
As we left Mobile Bay, we passed Dauphin Island, home of the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo. Oceana has participated in this conservation minded fishing tournament in the past, which typically attracts more than 100,000 spectators and more than 3,200 fishermen. Unfortunately, like so many other summer activities in this part of the Gulf, the Rodeo was canceled this year after the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.
In an unexpected turn of events, the generator used to power Oceana's ROV was hit by a large rogue wave Monday afternoon near the edge of DeSoto Canyon. While the ROV technicians spent the rest of the day trying to repair the damaged system, the Oceana Latitude began to adjust course and head towards Mobile in hopes of getting replacement parts.
After making several transects of the Alabama Alps today and comparing Oceana's observations with those from previous scientific investigations, we believe to have a fairly good snapshot of the area.
Based on what we saw from the ROV footage and CTD scans, there are no obvious signs that this area was harmed by the recent Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Here's Oceana conducting a CTD scan: http://www.vimeo.com/14927235
The heat and humidity did not divert the Oceana crew from the important task at hand today.
After running a few more quick tests on the Spanish ROV, the crew sent it down for its first operation. Positioned near the "Alabama Alps," the ROV was lowered nearly 250 feet to the ocean floor.
As strong underwater currents tried to move the Oceana Latitude from the operation site, expedition leader Xavier Pastor worked closely with the ships' crew to ensure that all the necessary measures were taken to keep us on course.
Here's Xavier Pastor:
From the surface of the water, it's hard to imagine that a small underwater mountain range with pinnacles reaching as high as 1000 meters above the seafloor is below us.
With the help of an echo sounder and Olex seafloor mapping software, Oceana's experts were able to create a visual image of a section of "The Pinnacles" off the coast of Alabama, which some people call the "The Alabama Alps."
As Will and the rest of our Alaskan colleagues headed back to Juneau this week, a new crew was making its way to Gulfport to board the Oceana Latitude.
The next mission: Documenting seafloor habitat areas along the continental shelf of the Gulf of Mexico that may have been harmed by underwater oil.
During this leg, Spanish ROV operators Jose Manuel Saez and Josep Fleta will use a device to reach depths of approximately 1,500 feet and film in high-definition. Stay tuned for updates about what we are finding!
We get up early because there is still much to be done. The days in port are all alike, a lot of planning, preparing and logistics. But today, the divers take advantage to dive on one of the hundreds of oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Specifically, the platform is roughly 30 miles from our current location, the Port of Gulfport in Mississippi. This is roughly 2 and a half hours each way.
Gulfport: the Latitude looks like an anthill. There's a crane working on deck unloading part of the material that was used during the last phase of the campaign; anchors, compressors, chains, ropes, buoys…
Part of the Oceana crew is also packing their bags because we need to make room for the new occupants that will be arriving shortly.
The frenetic activity is only affected by the heat. It's so hot and humid that the workers have to stop and drink water to avoid dehydration.
Oceana Latitude – Today marks the final day of the mapping the plume expedition. This morning the Oceana team pulled up the last two moorings of the trip and cast one last CTD scan.
Test strips will be sent back to a lab and will be analyzed. Initially, the strips will be placed under a black light. If the strips glow under the black light they have been exposed to hydrocarbons. Further testing will be done in the lab to determine levels of exposure.
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The Federal Reserve's stimulus efforts provided a boost to U.S. equity markets in 2012, propelling financial companies to the top performance among industry sectors during the fourth quarter and all of last year, according to CME Group analysts.
Financial stocks posted a 6% return during the fourth quarter and a 29% return for the full year, ranking first in both categories among nine S&P Select Sector Indexes, according to CME Group's quarterly Equity Market Monitor. Technology companies had the weakest fourth-quarter performance, losing about 6%, but still returned almost 16% on the year.
"Domestic equity market action during the fourth quarter 2012 was largely colored by the state of the U.S. economy," CME Group directors John Labuszewski, John Nyhoff and Richard Co. wrote. "The Federal Reserve did a good job in articulating the major economic issues during the quarter."
The Fed's efforts, including another round of quantitative easing through purchases of mortgage-backed securities, "seem to have exerted some positive impact," they said. The broader S&P 500 Index returned almost 16% in 2012.


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The last Cincinnati Bengals playoff win has taken on a surreal, where-were-you-when aura. Each time the franchise so much as sniffs a postseason berth, the drought gets brought up.
January 6, 1991 stands both as a high point for the franchise and a constant reminder of just how damn long ago it was when this organization won in the playoffs.
How long, exactly? Since the last time the Bengals won a playoff game…
- The metro population of Cincinnati has fallen by more than 500,000.
- Xavier picked up 18 of the 21 NCAA Tournament wins in school history.
- The Reds … bad example, let's move on.
- The U.S. Federal Debt grew by more than $12 trillion.
- The world witnessed both the mercurial rise and fall of 98 Degrees. (We love you, Nick.)
- The Pittsburgh Steelers have won 17 postseason games and appeared in four Super Bowls.
- The Somali Civil War began its Bengals-esque streak of futility.
- The Watts riots, the Cincinnati riots, all kinds of riots.
- Robert Griffin III celebrated his first birthday. (Catered by Subway, I'm sure.)
- Sonic the Hedgehog was released on Sega Genesis.
- Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested.
- The spread of cell phones, computers, instant messaging…I'm telling you, it was a long time ago.
- The UC Bearcats made their first NCAA Tournament appearance of the Bob Huggins era.
- Friends made its debut.
- Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to the franchise's first NBA title. (And a few more after that…)
- The Soviet Union dissolved. (Eat it, Stalin.)
- Gas prices rose by more than $2.50.
- Ken Griffeys Sr. and Jr. both retired from Major League Baseball.
So basically, what I'm saying is, the Bengals are due. That Sonic thing blew my mind.
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After purging the roster over the last few seasons to acquire prospects and draft picks, the St. Louis Blues have collected some valuable potential for their rebirth. With a focus on rebuilding a strong foundation, both assistant General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen and the scouting staff have really rolled up their sleeves the past four years. The entire organization is flush with talent and the Blues now have strength and depth - especially at forward and in goal. If the hockey operations staff can work some magic unearthing NHL talent, then the Blues should have a bright future very soon. Over the past four NHL drafts, the Blues have had a total of 19 picks in the top three rounds with seven first round picks, six second round picks and six third rounders. Those 19 picks could be the backbone of the organization for the next decade. With the graduation of Erik Johnson, Tyson Strachan, Jeff Woywitka and David Perron from last year's list, a new group has replaced them.
The forwards are led by talented NHL rookies Patrick Berglund, T.J. Oshie and a very solid group of prospects in Lars Eller, Aaron Palushaj, Simon Hjalmarsson, Nick Drazenovic, Tomas Kana, Jori Lehtera, Phillip McRae and Brett Sonne. Both Berglund and Oshie will graduate from this list after the end of the season, but the Blues still have depth and potential in Eller, Palushaj, Sonne and Hjalmarsson. With all of these bodies, one would think about making trades to upgrade the NHL team. But expect St. Louis to be patient with their kids.
A log jam of talent between the pipes will soon be a nice problem for the Blues, as they have Ben Bishop crafting his trade in the AHL and Marek Schwarz back in the Czech Republic. With two other promising netminders in Jake Allen and Reto Berra a few years behind, the Blues will not have to make a tough decision for a while.
On the blue line, it starts with defenceman Alex Pietrangelo - who has the potential to become a No. 1 man for a decade. Both Cade Fairchild and Ian Cole played for Team USA at the WJC and have shown promise. The lone European defenceman on the list is Sweden's Jonas Junland, who has made the jump to North America.
1. Alex Pietrangelo – Defence, 19 (1st round 4th overall 2008)Currently with Niagara (OHL)He's a two-way defenceman who is as comfortable in the offensive zone as his own and has the potential to be a No. 1 defenceman one day. He sees the ice exceptionally well, reads the developing play quickly and makes the appropriate decisions. He moves the puck with very little hesitation and uses his options well, whether making the first pass or in the transition game. He shows little panic with the puck and has the stickhandling ability to buy himself time when needed. His skating mechanics are excellent and he seems to glide instead of skating since he is so smooth and gets to top speed quickly. He has the agility to handle speedy forwards and is smooth when turning forward to back. He possesses a powerful right handed slap shot from the point. Inside his zone he looks to be a solid, dependable player that shows good poise under duress and makes good decisions. Regardless of the situation, he breaks to his position pretty quickly while using his wing span and mobility to reduce options in the passing lanes. He has an active stick and breaks up many passes, especially since his keeps his head on a swivel. He logs heavy minutes and is out on the ice in all crucial situations and can always be relied upon due to his work ethic.
2. Patrick Berglund – Centre, 20 (1st round, 25th overall 2006)Currently with St. Louis (NHL)A smart playmaker that has size at 6-4 and 210 pounds, along with deceptive speed after growing into his lanky frame. He shows excellent puck skills and his hockey sense is at a high level. Berglund can play with elite players. His play away from the puck is good for his age and he understands which angles to take and the lanes to plug. He keeps an active stick and makes an effort on the back check. All he needs to do is work hard in the offseason and play with greater intensity. A future as a second-line centre in the NHL that can produce 70 points a year seems likely at this point.
3. T.J. Oshie – Centre, 22 (1st round, 24th overall 2005)Currently with St. Louis (NHL)He's a skilled centre with potential to be a valuable top six forward. He has looked solid as an NHL rookie so far. His vision, hockey sense and poise are NHL calibre and he can produce under any tempo or speed. He makes smart decisions with the puck at speed and has the stickhandling ability to create time and space for himself or linemates. He has decent size at 6 feet and 192 pounds but needs to add additional strength to battle NHL defencemen more effectively. His skating is good, he can break away at times and can jump on loose pucks with his quickness. He has a quick and dangerous wrist and snap shot which can fool goaltenders. He has the character, ability and work ethic to develop into a solid No. 2 centre in the NHL.
4. Ian Cole – Defence, 20 (1st round 18th overall 2007) Currently with Notre Dame (NCAA)An offensive minded defenceman who is a good skater, along with the size at 6-1 and 215 pounds He does not do anything that's great but he is solid, smart and could develop into a dependable two-way defenceman with offensive skills. He can make safe nice passes out of his zone or in transition and reads the ice well. He shows poise and does not get forced into problems very often. He has a good shot that is low and accurate and can be effective running the power play from the point. He also has an aggressive nature and will battle hard for loose pucks and body position. He is improving in his overall defensive game.
5. Lars Eller – Centre, 19 (1st round 13th overall 2007)Currently with Frolunda (SWE)Eller is a slick playmaking elusive centre that has the hockey sense and vision to play at the professional level. He is a good skater that will be faster with additional strength, but he has the quickness and agility to create mismatches. He moves the puck quickly, uses his linemates well and has a decent wrist and slap shot. On the defensive side, he is responsible and makes an effort in his own zone, but could use a little refinement as he uses instincts over strategy too often. He is not a physical forward, although he has decent size at 6 feet and 198 pounds and he could use more grit in his game.
6. Jake Allen – Goalie, 18 (2nd round 34th overall 2008)Currently with Montreal (QMJHL)He's a lanky netminder at 6-2 and 175 pounds, but Allen will gain strength and weight as he matures and there is no rush since he is at the beginning of his development. He displays maturity and poise beyond his years and does not seem to get rattled or lose his cool when under fire or when things go bad. His crease mechanics are very good considering his age, as Allen shows an aggressive nature and will challenge shooters and has little difficulty tracking pucks in heavy traffic. He skates very well and displays excellent quickness and agility in the crease. Like all young netminders, he must continue to work on his rebound control even though it is currently quite good. The one aspect of his game that truly stands out is his ability to pass and play the puck as Allen is like a third defenceman. He has shown flashes of being a dominant goaltender and has the ability to carry a team on his back. If the Blues are patient, they could have their goaltender of the future in about four years.
7. Ben Bishop – Goalie, 22 (3rd round, 85th overall 2005)Currently with Peoria (AHL)The 6-7, 210 pound netminder had been solid for the Maine Black Bears over the last three seasons and looked dominant at times. He had good numbers in college with a 55-34-7 record and a .917 save percentage and led his team far in tournaments. For a towering goaltender, Bishop does not have any awkwardness to his game and shows good mobility and lateral movement. However, he still requires some refinement to his game. He has a pretty decent glove hand and uses his blocker well to deflect the puck. He sees the ice and the developing play due to his height and uses his size well and can be aggressive in the net. Bishop can move the puck but he needs to be a little more careful with his decisions. He has played well at times as a rookie in the AHL and is learning and refining his craft. Bishop's numbers are respectable and there is room for improvement, and the Blues will be patient with his development. He did see some time in the NHL and showed he is capable of playing at that level and shows potential.
8. Aaron Palushaj – Right Wing, 19 (2nd round 44th overall 2007)Currently with Michigan (NCAA)An underrated prospect who has followed up a breakout year as a freshman with a great season as a sophomore. He has good hockey sense and vision and simply finds a way to be in the right place at the right time. He makes good decisions with the puck under duress and uses his linemates well while showing poise. He shows good puck skills, can stickhandle to create time and makes hard accurate passes in traffic with speed. He is a good skater with quickness and agility to create separation in tight areas, but he could use another gear and get stronger. He has shown responsible play defensively, but needs to improve upon taking the right angles on the back check, keeping an active stick in the lanes while keeping his head on a swivel. He can play a chippy physical game at times and will go after loose pucks in the slot. He has the potential to turn into a fine NHL player with time and development.
9. Simon Hjalmarsson – Right Wing, 20 (2nd round 39th overall 2007)Currently with Frolunda (SWE)He's a skilled forward with an NHL level of hockey sense that seems to get overlooked at times due to his current size at 5-11 and 170 pounds. His puck skills are exceptionally good, as Hjalmarsson feather passes quickly into tight areas and can stickhandle to create time and space for himself. He makes smart decisions with the puck in the neutral and offensive zones and shows very good poise with the puck under duress. When he has an opportunity to shoot, he can fire off a nifty quick wrist and snap shot with dangerous accuracy. His current weight and overall strength are a detriment, as Hjalmarsson would have difficulty competing at the AHL at this time. His skating has improved but it is not at the level needed to avoid hits. Away from the puck, he has shown improvement and understands the value of body position - keeping an active stick and making sure his feet are moving. His strong play at the WJC in Ottawa showed his skill set and now it's a matter of rounding out the rest of his game.
10. Brett Sonne – Centre, 19 (3rd round 85th overall 2007)Currently with Calgary (WHL)He's a late bloomer compared to many other of his peer group early on in his junior hockey career, but Sonne has exploded offensively this season after injuries stalled his development last year. He shows above average hockey sense and has a knack for finding the right place to be to score goals. He tends to be more of a goal-scorer than a puck distributor, so Sonne might be better off on the wing once he turn pro. He is currently listed at 6 feet and 187 pounds, so Sonne will need to add additional strength and weight to his frame. He has above average puck skills and can score goals in bunches - he possesses a dangerous array of shots all with good accuracy and power. He's also an above average skater and needs a little more quickness and power in his foot speed. He is a strong defensive player who displays hustle and work ethic, with a good understanding of limiting options. He has been well coached, and with time and patience in the minors Sonne could develop into a NHL role player.
11. Jonas Junland – Defence, 21 (3rd round 64th overall 2006)Currently with Peoria (AHL)He's an offensive minded defenceman that is just beginning to round out the rest of his game and develop into a more complete blueliner. He displays good hockey sense and can process the developing play pretty quickly even at a high tempo and speed. Has good size at 6 foot 2 and 200 pounds but is not a physical defenceman and tends to play a more puck possession style. He has a good shot from the point as he finds seams to get the puck through and has power and accuracy. His defensive game needs work and part of it is adjusting to the new angles, speed and tough play of the North American game. He will need to be more competitive in puck battles and more assertive. It remains to be seen if Junland can handle and adjust to the North American game, so patience will be needed over the next few years.
12. Cade Fairchild – Defence, 20 (4th round 96th overall 2007)Currently with Minnesota (NCAA)He's a 5-11 and 186 pound rearguard with offensive flair. He has some intriguing tools but is still in need of continuing development. He is an accurate passer that can hit a forward in stride, whether he is coming out of his zone or in the transition game. He has the ability to run a power play and shows some good decision making and poise in the offensive zone. A pretty good skater overall but it would not hurt if he was a little quicker and stronger on the puck in terms of balance. Away from the puck is where he will need the most work, as Fairchild must be consistent and display good habits if he wants to play at the NHL level. He has not shown consistency when it comes to breaking to the right position and maintaining proper body position. His experience at the WJC for Team USA and playing for University of Minnesota will go a long way in helping his long term development.
When looking at the drafting and developing record of a NHL organization it becomes an interesting blend of statistics and circumstances with perhaps some luck thrown in for good measure. Most of the time the General Manager receives kudos for a teams fortunes at the draft table when in reality it is usually never the case in today's NHL. For the most part there are three aspects that make the whole process work; first is the amateur scouting department's ability to evaluate and project talent which may be the most challenging of all. Next the organizations player development department must attempt to mold the prospects by giving the players tools to enhance his talents. Perhaps most importantly is the prospects responsibility to pay the price and sacrifice which generally requires a tremendous work ethic. If one of these aspects fails then the likelihood of a prospect turning into an asset to his organization and having a NHL career becomes remote.
The reason for the analyzing the years from 1997 to 2003 is to first give each NHL organization five years to develop their prospects as players from different leagues evolve differently. Secondly the years from 1997-2003 are the players that should be the building blocks of the core of your team as they will be in the 23-29 year old age range. What makes each organization unique is what they do with the picks they have as management will often trade draft choices for immediate help on their NHL and AHL teams. Now some players may be real late bloomers and eventually make the criteria set in this analysis down the road but at this stage it is fascinating to see the results.
St. Louis Blues 1997-2003
Total: 7 yrs – 65 draft picks – 10 NHL Players = 15.3 % success rate
1st rnd Draft Choices: 4 total picksUndeveloped Prospects: Shawn Belle (1/30)7 yrs – 4 draft picks – 3 NHL Players = 75% success rate
2nd rnd Draft Choices: 7 total picksUndeveloped Prospects – Tyler Rennette, Maxim Linnik, David Morisset, Alexei Shkotov, Andrei Mihknov7 yrs - 7 draft picks – 2 NHL Players = 28.5% success rate
3rd rnd Choices: 9 total picksPeter Smrek, Antoine Bergeron, Justin Papineau, Tuomas Nissinen, Tomas Trogliga, Zack Fitzgerald, Konstantin Barulin, Konstantin Zakharov7yrs – 9 draft picks – 1 NHL Players = 11.1% success rate
Total: 7 yrs – 20 draft picks – 6 NHL Players = 30% success rate in first 3 rounds
First Three Rounds - Developed vs. Prospects/NA vs. EuroDeveloped players: (5) North American, (1) EuropeanUndeveloped Prospects: (6) North American, (8) European
4th rnd to 9th rnd Choices: 45 total picks7 yrs – 45 draft picks – 4 NHL Players = 8.8% success rate
Shane Malloy provides hockey prospect insight and analysis on his Prospect Insider feature on TSN.ca, Canada's leading sports website. Many sports networks, hockey magazines and major newspapers have drawn upon his expertise and knowledge. His passion for the game and involvement in grass roots hockey from the junior hockey to the National Hockey League is evident. He is currently a host and hockey event reporter on XM Sirius Satellite Radio (Home Ice 204) where he co-hosts a hockey radio show on Hockey Prospects and the Business of Hockey.
Prior to joining TSN, Malloy was the columnist-covering prospects for NHL.com for two years and a NHL and prospect columnist Fox Sports.com for six years.
This document is the intellectual property of Shane Malloy and cannot be used or duplicated in anyway without expressed written consent. Any use of this document without the expressed written consent of Shane Malloy will result in public exposure and legal prosecution.
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Mother's Day: Special Needs Edition
Mother's Day for moms that have been thrust into a world that we never wanted to visit.
Homeschool Mom: I was at Children's Hospital yesterday with my two kids who have cystic fibrosis. We were in the waiting room, my kids wearing mini surgical masks to protect them from the germs in the hospital, and as usual they were acting like three-year-olds when they are actually ten and thirteen. They were rolling around on the giant couches arguing, bugging each other, and complaining about waiting too long and of course having to wear the masks. To them, the worst part about having a tragic, genetic condition are the smaller things. The things that I say in my obnoxious stoic mother way, "Be thankful that is your biggest problem right now." They have no idea what I'm talking about because everything uncomfortable to them is the worst possible thing. Swallowing Tylenol can be like the death scene from Camille to a kid. A young Mom sat near us and my daughter asked if her cute baby had C.F. and the woman said "No, he's been tested for it, they don't know what he has."
And she made me think about all of us moms who have been thrust into a world that we never wanted to visit or thought we would, and have become members of a club that we'd do anything to get out of. The day we found out our kids had cancer or C.F. or Down Syndrome or anything else that includes medicine and hospitals and tubes and sickness, we sailed to a shore that other moms can't imagine. Moms of healthy children wonder, "How do they do it?" I get asked all the time, "How do you handle it so well?" Well, I don't handle it so well, that is how I handle it. None of us do. We simply love our children and do the best we can to care for them, and the dailiness of that puts one foot in front of another and we go on.
So, I just wanted to give a shout out to my sisters who had to sail to that crummy shore with all the rocks and tell you that there are a lot of us with you here and we know that you flush PICC lines and ports and work ventilators and change oxygen tanks and suction breathing tubes, and can speak medical jargon like you've done residency. We know that you don't sit around crying all day because the truth is that there are not enough tears anyway to cover the fear and disappointment and sadness you feel for your children, just like you'd never stop crying for the orphans in Africa because their numbers and plight are never ending. Besides, we are too busy enjoying our kids just like the mothers on the other shore, the one we left behind. We know that we don't handle it because we are Super Moms; we do it because that is what we must do to care for the loves of our lives, our children. Happy Mother's Day!
|Homeschool Mom: Pam Heilman is a California Credentialed Teacher who once won some body lotion in a raffle at the Y. She is currently residing in Southern California with her husband Eric, and homeschools their three children.
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"We know that we don't handle it because we are Super Moms; we do it because that is what we must do to care for the loves of our lives, our children."
This sums it up for me. Thank you for this. My youngest daughter has Congenital Heart Defects. Last year I spent Mother's Day in the hospital following her second open heart surgery in her young little life. This year I am just reflecting on that and am glad that she is well.
Beautifully written and completely true to life from one who has lived this reality for 14 years. You have an amazing gift of capturing this life we live!
Right on, Sister!!! It helps to have a wicked sense of humor, a fierceness (alas, more fierce than that wimpy "Sasha Fierce" who can dry her tears with wads of $), and some good hooch every now & then. There's a great analogy of getting on a plane that's destined for Tuscany with having your heart set on that and the excitement towards it, but then getting your plane unexpectantly rerouted for Buffalo, NY (no offense, Buffalo), and having to accept that destination, resigned to the fact that you will have to learn to find some other things to enjoy there instead of the Tuscan vacation you had been anticipating. It's not something we asked for, or wanted, but we love our children, and make the very best we can out of all of our lives. You find some small victories & snippets of happiness in the most absurd & unexpected places. We still envy those with "normal", or "healthy" kids & wonder why they got the perks we feel we also deserve, but I believe there is a reason for everything, and I certainly have lived more lifetimes than I thought I ever would in this one! You must look for joy wherever you can find it!
What a wonderfully written article! It allows the reader a short visit to that "other shore" and a glimpse into the life of a remarkable person and mother. We can all learn from her as we deal with the challenges that life throws at us.
Very well-written article, and I have felt a lot of what you write. I have 3 children, all with high-functioning autism. We don't deal with the medical stuff, but we deal with the invisibleness of their condition: they LOOK normal, so why do they act like THAT? Must be their parenting.
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Good luck getting people behind this one. Though you make some VERY fascinating points, youre going to have to do more than bring up a few things that may be different than what weve already heard. What are trying to say here? What do you want us to think? It seems like you cant really get behind a unique thought. Anyway, thats just my opinion.
Thanks for this. I have a daughter with CF and feel everything you described…


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11 campuses across the state to take part in a best practices case studies
Each of the 11 campuses were designated by TEA as High
Performing and High Progress Title I Reward School.
September 22, 2014
The U.S. Department of Education notified Commissioner of Education
Michael Williams that a request to extend the state's conditional waiver
from specific provisions of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (more commonly known as the No Child
Left Behind Act of 2001), has been granted.
September 19, 2014
Sept. 19, 2014
Five Generation 19 charter school applicants complete process
AUSTIN – Five Generation 19 charter school applicants today successfully
completed the final step of the state's application process allowing them to
begin operation in Texas for the 2015-2016 school year.
Originally granted
September 18, 2014
On Sept.
10, 2014, the Texas Education Agency notified the U.S. Department of Education of
its intent to submit an application for a federal preschool expansion grant. Commissioner
of Education Michael Williams issued the following statement today regarding the
application process: "Over
the course of the next several weeks, agency staff will be working to design a
proposal that clearly defines how our state would utilize those federal dollars..."
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