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Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Meets The Indie Culture Vol. 2: Enter The Dubstep
This album boasts more featured rappers than I can be bothered counting and the variety of producers makes for an interesting and diverse play-through. Each track is unique with it's own feel, flowing through laid-back and ambient to throbbing synths and drops, each verse fitting seamlessly into the mix.
Easily a must-listen for any Wu-Tang fan, even if you're not so into dubstep there are definitely tracks still to be enjoyed. The same goes for dubstep fans, some of these songs can be readily appreciated from that perspective alone. And if you tick both these boxes and haven't heard this then it's time to get down already.
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Atmospheric Post-Black Metal
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Zomby - Dedication
Experimental/Atmospheric Electronic
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Track after track, you will be constantly bombarded by revolutionary constructions of sounds, and soon enough you will find yourself lost. Lost in the void of the deliciously upsetting atmosphere that is Zomby.
DyE - Fantasy (Official Video)
The visuals in this fascinating clip perfectly match the dreamscape audio of the artists DyE, taking the listener on an… intriguing journey… to say the least.
Jedi Mind Tricks - The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological & Electro-Magnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness
Fifteen years old and this album is still fresh as fuck. Unholy and raw tracks both groovy and ominous, boasting a repertoire of skilled rappers dedicated to the art and negligent of the norm, to spawn a collaborative masterpiece that remains unique to this day. This is one of those significant releases, pushing the boundaries of rap in succession to past masters, incorporating subtle elemental influences (as well as samples) of Wu-Tang's lyrical proficiency and Kool Keith's perspective character-based rhymes.
Jedi Mind Tricks set a new standard with this debut album, which retained a cult following and strong influence among many underground rappers to follow, drawing on the dark and mystical materials of the ages to bust esoteric stream-of-consciousness flows of volcanic and mythological proportions.
Seekae - The Sound Of Trees Falling On People
Immersive music, to be embraced by its contemplative lull-like shimmer.
If These Trees Could Talk - Red Forest
Enticingly melodic in a nebulous and flowing manner, fluidly shifting through movements of powerful intensity, invoking cavernous soundscapes of painterly richness. So this is pretty much everything that great post-rock should be.
Clark - Body Riddle
Earnestly idiosyncratic as the trembling hands that type this, this album suggests microchips and flesh intertwined. An electronic transmutation of humanity with such an organic feel, Warp Records' staple Clark deftly renders a mechanical synthesis of emotional expression through beautiful betrothal of order and inherently erratic elegance.
Quintessential thoughts and curious natures tapped like synapses to receiver circuits, neurons and nerve sparks subtly implored by every beat and each note that flares with its own unique flux of inferred personality. This is a good album.


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It's no surprise on the day former Red Sox third/first baseman Kevin Youkilis reported to Yankees spring training the first words out of his mouth to the media were about the Red Sox. What may surprise you to know is that those words were spoken with high regard for his former organization. Youkilis spent 9 years with the Red Sox organization (2004-2012) and was a vital member of the 2008 World Series championship team. After being traded to the Chicago White Sox during the 2012 season (thank you Mr. Valentine) Youkilis signed a 1-year $12 million deal with the New York Yankees this past off-season. Even though "Youks" will be sporting those ugly pinstripes for the foreseeable future, he still considers himself a Red Sock at heart. "I'll always be a Red Sock," Youkilis said. "To negate all the years I played for the Boston Red Sox, and all the tradition, you look at all the stuff I have piled up at my house and to say I'd just throw it out...
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"It's absolutely a critical issue," said Richard Garriott, one of the first developers of Comuter Entertainment.
Garriott said, "A computer that's on the internet. A cell phone that's on the internet, is such a powerful machine, it's actually very tricky to figure out how to filter content to keep it out of the hands of people that it's really not appropriate for."
Amid criticism after the Sandy Hook Elementary mass shooting, the video game industry is introducing a national campaign encouraging parents to better monitor the games their children play by reviewing the Entertainment Software Rating Board's Video game ratings.
Gamer, DeAnte Ellison, said, "You got the kid, that's like, 'yo, come on, can I have this?' They get it and now they're playing this violent game with all these cuss words and shoot 'em up and all that...It's labeled there...so it lets the people know that it's for a certain age limit, but... but I think parents aren't as aware of the violence on the games."
"There's a gap in generations with technology. The youth know everything and then the older people, barely know how to work a computer. It's a parent's responsibility. If the parents don't want the child to play the game, they shouldn't buy the game for the child," said another gamer, Symphanie Emeribe.
New public service announcements will also encourage parents to take advantage of the seldom-used parental controls on video game consoles.
"The industry gets that. They're simultaneously providing, both new content, but also trying to make sure that parents have the tools they need to...manage what their children have access to," Garriott said.
Mike Edgell, the Video Creative Director with Thornley Fallis & 76Design, added, "The stores are not stopping kids from buying the games. They're gonna have the games. Their friends are gonna have the games...They have to know and be open to have a conversation because as soon as a kid feels he has to hide it from their parents, then it's game over."
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Thomas Walls was stabbed during a party in 2007 and died from his injuries. The organs donated by Thomas saved the lives of six people he never knew.
Now, his image and story are headed to Pasadena. He will be one of 72 honorees featured on the 2013 Donate Life Float.
"He spent a lot of time here. Hockey was a big part of his life," Thomas' mother, Lee Ann Schafer told 14 News.
Hanging from the rafters of Swonder Ice Arena is a memorial to Thomas Walls. 20 hockey sticks for his 20 short years on earth, and a jersey bearing his number six.
"I'm in a club that nobody wants to join. I'm a mother who lost her son, but if I can tell his story then I can see some good in what has happened to our family," Schafer said.
Thomas' death in 2007 meant life for six people waiting for transplants.
Now, his sacrifice and contributions are being honored through a special float in the upcoming Rose Parade.
"It was a little hard to understand how his decision at 16 to become an organ donor would have carried through to this point,"Schafer said.
Friends and family gathered for what's called a 'finishing event', pouring some of the final seeds into a floragraph picture of Thomas to hang on the float.
"He lives on in many people, you know, that he donated his organs to. So, that's a special way to remember Thomas is that he still lives on in others," Cindy Schaefer said. Schaefer is the mother of one of Thomas' teammates.
The Indiana Organ Procurement Organization says more than 1,400 people in the state are currently waiting for transplants. A pledge to donate can save many more lives.
"I am looking forward to learning about other people's experience with this and just to help me be more of an advocate," Schafer said.
The organization says about 70 percent of Indiana drivers are organ donors, which is high among other states.
It's that organization that is funding the project and the family's trip to Pasadena.
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Yes I know many of you will say leave the work at home. But my husband and I own a business that does consulting to small businesses and we have a staff of 10 people. We are on call 24/7 but we work hard and play hard. You will find us at trivia games, ping-pong, volleyball, mini-golf, the casino, the shows, the gym, the walking track, etc. but we also get 4-5 hours of work in a day.
Anyway, the Dream looked like a nice opportunity to rest for a week. We've been to all these ports so it was just a get-away.
Embarkation. With Carnival pushing the faster to the fun, we arrived about 1pm and felt like we were the "last to arrive". We had rented a car from Hertz at MCO and returned it near the port. They took us to the boat. WE are Platinum but it didn't matter at 1pm there were no lines.
We went to our room and then up to get some lunch and join our informal cruise critic meet and greet – one of the best among my last few cruises.
While this is currently Carnival's biggest ship class, we had no problem with lines. It was similar to the Triumph Class in layout with just an extra floor (or two?). Our favorite place was deck 5 where you can walk around 2 ½ times per mile and on seadays there was an outdoor barbecue. The regular walking track was 7 laps to the mile (not bad) and the mini-golf was a fantastic 18 hole course!!! This is the first cruise (out of 12) that I remember them offering volleyball. I think my husband played twice.
This itinerary had two full and two half days at sea so there were lots of on-board activities. The entertainment staff was very good. While we've always seen the housekeeping staff learn our names, this trip we didn't see them too much, but the wait staff addressed us by name at dinner time which was nice.
I believe the morning at St Martaan, there was a mini invasion of towel animals but it wasn't as intense or complete as last summer on the Sunshine. On that ship they covered the Lido deck including swans in the water and monkeys hanging at the bars and the crew was done and out of site before 6am. Here they didn't do near as many and they were still working on them at 630
The biggest problem we had AND FOR US THIS IS BIG was that they had the internet set so that pretty much you could just "surf the internet". I know the connection is slow so to compensate I usually RDP into my server and do my work there so that if I get cut off I don't lose anything. Well – they blocked RDP (remote desktop/also known as terminal services) and VPN (virtual private networking, used to make a secure connection back to my servers) and I think due to bandwidth I couldn't use Logmein either. This crippled us in some things we wanted to do but luckily St Thomas has full AT&T cell service so we were able to use our "hot spot" with no extra charges that day. We found out that the ship changed internet companies and even the entertainment staff was frustrated.
The guy at the piano bar was pretty good and drew a crowd. If you take this ship just stand at the doorway to listen…… the comics seemed to draw less than on other ships, the casino was busy.. The shows are using the newer technology and were very well done. There was even some neon dancing like that on Americas Got Talent.
The perks of being platinum -- the "gift" was a nice beachbag. The chocolate strawberries had Italian macaroons and truffles as well (the macaroons were a little stale but ok) and we took advantage of two of the three bags of free laundry. The past guest reception was typical – we didn't particularly like the a'dourves but that was our taste.
We had no problems getting off at the ports – we saw a colleague in Nassau, walked around and went to the synagogue in St Thomas and took a carnival excursion on St Marteen.
We did self assist debarkation after eating breakfast in the dining room (watch on seadays they do "brunch" not breakfast – slightly different menu). We had no problems but we waited about ½ hour for Hertz – we saw two vans go by on the road above us and we couldn't reach them by phone, so we had not prepaid so we paid $78 to the Carnival rep by the airport buses. Of course then we saw two Hertz vans stop but the price was the same so it didn't matter car or bus.


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VietNamNet Bridge – The German Business Association (GBA) co-hosts and celebrates Germany's largest cultural event in the two cities of HCMC and Hanoi in October - Oktoberfest.
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Beer lovers in Ho Chi Minh City now have something to look forward to next month: the 19th Oktoberfest at the city's Winsor Plaza hotel on the October 7-8 and October 11-15.
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You don't have to stay at a five-star hotel to get a five-star experience. Caravelle Hotel in District 1, is a perfect hotel to "crash" for their amenities. Grilled dishes are plentiful including pork, beef and lamb. This is the place in Ho Chi Minh City for high-quality barbeque.
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Germany's Oktoberfest, which has become an iconic trademark around the world, kicked off on Friday evening at Ho Chi Minh City's Windsor Plaza Hotel.
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By Jennifer.Shirk On Mar 6 2010, 12:40 pm
Reading some of my old rejected pathetic manuscripts—did I mention pathetic?—has lead to me do some thinking about heroes in romances.
Readers want their romance heroes to be moral and smart. Heroes should be gorgeous—or at the very least sexy. Readers want a strong hero with just enough of a soft inner side only visible to the heroine. And of course, for me, my hero HAS to make me laugh.
Tall order, huh?
Well, along with all those characteristics, mostly every writing book will tell you that flawed characters are good to have, too. They're more real. Easier to identify with. Less boring.
Of course there is a fine line that you can accidentally cross with your reader.
I'm wondering if I might have crossed that line recently. You see, I have a problem hero. I don't know why but for some reason in the small cramped crazy portion of my mind, I thought it would be interesting to have my hero smoke. Yes, he's a smoker and it's a contemporary romance.
Do I smoke? No way.
Does my hubby smoke? Not a chance.
So why did I do that? Well, my hero is his own man, for sure, but for all the rough and toughness of him, I wanted this to be his secret vice. His weakness that he is trying to give up, but cannot…until he has a reason to give up cigarettes. Namely, the heroine of my story.
(PS. This is in no way a major plot point, but rather, something subtle I wanted to write into my story.)
As I keep mulling over my story, I wonder if having my hero smoke is a huge turnoff to romance readers? Yes, it makes him real. But does this ruin the fantasy of what a hero is by giving him that particular kind of imperfection?
I'm curious to know: in this day and age—is having your hero smoke a huge no no in a romance book? Or is it a forgivable flaw?
Jennifer Shirk
"Always Fun, Always Feel-Good Romantic Fiction"
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As an ex smoker and an avid reader, personally it wouldn't bother me so long as he's got a bit of a bad boy image—in other words as long as he's not a yuppie. Smoking is a struggle for alot of people and sometimes it just takes the right incentive to kick the addiction. Good luck.
The hero in Beneath the Surface smoked. He was in the process of quitting, and it gave him a neat quirk to play with (he was reaching for beef jerky instead of a cigarette) and added another layer, I think.
As a reader? I don't have a problem with it at all. As an author? To me it's part of the character arc…they have to have growth right? LOL.
I agree. Some of my closest friends are smokers. Should I kick them to the curb because they can't quit? It's a human foible. And I think a smoking character can add a lot of layers without coming off as preachy. Good luck!
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I think it's great to have a character that is real. But, at least for me, cigarette breath is NOT sexy, and this is a romance novel. That said, this character should have lots of gum and portable toothbrushes/toothpaste handy for those oh-so-inopportune jump in the sack/roll in the hay moments, LOL! I am interested to see how you work this angle.
Rhett Butler smoked a lot in GWTW, and that's still my favorite romance. Of course, that was in a time when people didn't know about the health issues, and it didn't seem to turn his teeth yellow.
Another smoker I liked was George Peppard's character from "The A Team".
So while I don't smoke or have any friends who do, I'd be fine with a hero/heroine who either smoked or was trying to quit. It would only be a turnoff if they were obviously endangering their health (e.g. coughing as they climbed a flight of stairs) or harming other people (e.g. smoking while pregnant).
This made me laugh because I ALMOST didn't date a guy I liked very much because I thought HE smoked.
Smoke smell gives me horrid headaches.
So back in high school, when this cute guy started pursuing me I was devastated. I adored his brilliance, his self assured attitude and his nonconformist ways, but he smelled of smoke and I refused to date him —until I found out it was his parents who smoked.
When I explained my resistance, he would shower immediately before seeing me. I was so taken by this and other acts of selflessness that I married him. LOL!
To get back to your question, it would kinda bother me that the MC smoked, but I guess as long as I'm convinced it doesn't bother the heroine, I'd be okay.
People smoke and sometimes it's people we love.
i could have wettirn this exact post. my love of writing began from the time i could read. i've never had anything published, not even in magazines. so, really? you can say you're a published author!! that, to me, is awesome!my goal for 2011 is the same as yours, to write and finish my novel. let's do it?!
As a reader and forgive me…a smoker I can't say it bothers me in the least.
Now that you mentioned it, wow I never really noticed that the majority of my favorite books do not contain a character that actually does smoke.
Come to think of it, none of them harbor any of the vices I do. I've made coffee and cigarettes a food group in my world. LOL!
I wonder why that is? So far the only theory that works in my mind is the characters we love, we love despite their flaws, quirks and so forth.
For me a bad boy persona just doesn't hit it unless there's an ample amount of hair, denim, leather and a pack of Marlboro's tucked in a rolled sleeve. Of course that's just me but we like what we like.
Keep writing. Your world is your own to create and I'd love to see what you come up with.
As for me, I don't smoke, but it's always represented the bad boy when a guy smokes. So, there is a draw for me there…As for a hero with flaws? Read Flowers From the Storm by Laura Kinsale. He was a Duke that had a stroke (in the time of king George the medical community just thought it was his life of excess that led to his illness) and he speaks in a disjointed jumble for most of the book. He still manages to be irresistable and hot dispite (maybe because of) his flaws. And to date he is one of the most endearing and beloved of all the heros I've ever read… a must read for anyone who likes a story of triumph and love conquers all!
First off, I despise smoking but I've read other books where the hero smokes and even on some tv shows and movies people I consider heroes have some type of vice (including smoking). However, as anyone who has ever give up any type of addiction will tell you, they have to give it up for themselves not because of someone. If they give it up "for someone" then they are more than likely doing it for the wrong reason and will relapse. But, to answer your question it would not turn me off to have a hero that smokes (as long as I'm not the one kissing him..LOL)!
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The Day Lincoln Was Almost Shot: The Fort Stevens Story
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As part of the sesquicentennial celebration of the Battle of Fort Stevens join nationally-known military historian and authority on the Defenses of Washington, Dr. Ben F. Cooling, for an engaging presentation and discussion of his new book on the famous battle.
The Day Lincoln Was Almost Shot: The Fort Stevens Story recounts the story of President Abraham Lincoln's role in the Battle of Fort Stevens in July 1864. This engagement stands apart in American history as the only time a sitting president came under enemy fire while in office. Cooling offers a close study of the attempt by Confederate general Jubal Early to capture Washington, D.C., to remove Lincoln and the Union government from power, and turn the tide of the Civil War in the South's favor. The dramatic events of this attempt to capture Washington—and the president with it—unfold in stunning detail as Cooling taps fresh documentary sources and offers a new interpretation of this story of the defense of the nation's capital.
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Black coalition 'codifies' values - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - March 23, 2005
ok, so this article comes from the Moonie newspaper in washington. doesn't mean it's full of crackpots...
or does it?
once more we're given the message that black folks just need to be more responsible and exude the right values. huh. ok. i can get behind that. i'm black. i'm responsible. i even go to church.
why do i think this new 'values' coalition is a bunch of crap, then?
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Call for legalising sports betting
Speaking at the conference on 'Regulating Sports Betting in India - A vice to be Tamed' here Wednesday, Mudgal was of the opinion that legalising sports betting and regulating it with proper laws could act as a deterrent to the illegal betting syndicates.
"If betting is legalised, the country stands to get close to 12,000 crores in tax. If this is regulated, this revenue can go into the development of sports. Rules can be drafted through the income tax regulation," said Mudgal, a former chief justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Citing example of horse racing, Mudgal said if it is legal to bet on one sport, it should be legal for others as well.
"If betting on horse racing is legal then it should be applicable to all sports. FIFA has advanced match betting warning system. If an unusual betting pattern is seen they immediately closed down the market," he said.
Azad, a BJP MP and member of the 1983 World Cup winning cricket team said: "Before we think of regulating betting in Indian sports, there is a need to regulate the sport federations and associations in the country."
Azad came down heavily on the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and said it has been seen that sports bodies have failed to abide by the law of the land and given a leeway for malpractices like spot fixing and match fixing to flourish.
"Instances have come up where there is no accountability of money being transferred from unknown sources to a sportsperson's account or new bank accounts being opened in foreign lands without prior permissions from the concerned authorities like Reserve Bank in India," said Azad.
Azad said the BCCI has no authority to conduct a criminal investigation on its own and the five players should have been booked by police for their involvement in spot-fixing.
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"Why were the five players caught not booked? BCCI is no authority to conduct criminal investigation. The police should have handled such a matter."
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Policy Profile
|Policy Title:
|Campus Designation on Diplomas, Permanent Record Cards and Transcripts
|APS Number:
|July 1, 2009
|Approved by:
|President Bruce D. Benson
|Responsible University Officer:
|Office of Academic Affairs
|Responsible Office:
|Office of Academic Affairs
|Policy Contact:
|Office of Academic Affairs
|Initial Policy Effective: Spring 1978
|Last Reviewed/Updated:
|July 1, 2009
|Applies to:
|All campuses
Policy Snapshot
Brief Description: To clarify the designation of campuses on diplomas and transcripts.
I. Introduction
The purpose of this policy is to clarify the designation of campuses on diplomas and transcripts.
II. Policy Statement
Awarding of Degrees - Degrees will be awarded by the campus where the student has applied, matriculated, and completed the degree requirements.
Diplomas - Diplomas must indicate that the degree has been conferred by the Board of Regents of the University and will indicate the campus where the diploma was awarded. The format to be used for all diplomas, if different from that currently in use, must be approved by the President.
Transcripts - Transcripts will include a coded designation of the campus at which each course was taken, and will also indicate the campus at which the degree was awarded, in the following format:
CONFERRED 12/20/76 at COLORADO SPRINGS
III. Contacts
The Responsible Office will respond to questions and provide guidance regarding interpretation of this policy.
The Office of Academic Affairs
IV. History
- Initial Policy Effective: Spring 1978.


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Baseball's second greatest rivalry promises to deliver a thriller of a finish this year. Finishing top two for the wildcard would be something of a consolation prize for the Dodgers after going pretty much all-in the past month in acquisitions. Just a refresher on the names that the team has brought in: Hanley Ramirez, Shane Victorino, Brandon League, Joe Blanton, Josh Beckett, and Adrian Gonzalez. Throw in Carl Crawford for next season as well. Meanwhile, the Giants lost Melky Cabrera, one of the top hitters in the NL this season, to suspension and their only major recent acquisition was the struggling Hunter Pence. Still the Giants came into Chavez Ravine and took three straight from Los Angeles last week in rather dominant fashion. Luckily, we'll still see the teams go head-to-head six more times this year, including a three-game series at Dodger Stadium to close out the season, and possibly, to close out of the team's season.
Important dates for your calendar:
Dodgers @ Giants: September 7 – September 9
Giants @ Dodgers: October 1 – October 3
1) AL Wild Card
As of now, four teams are separated by a single game for the top AL wildcard spot. The Orioles and A's sit at the top with the Rays 0.5 games back and the Tigers 1 game back. Then there's the Angels, who only trail by 4.5 games. The A's and Angels without a doubt have the toughest schedules down the stretch. The A's have out-of-division series against the Orioles and Tigers and close their season playing 7 of their last 10 games against the 1st place Rangers. The Angels face-off against the Tigers in early September and play 6 games against the Rangers. And the teams play 7 games against each other as well. Then after what should be a back-and-forth standings jumble for 35 days, the top two will face of in a one-game playoff to actually make the playoffs. So yeah, make sure to stay tuned as the race continues to develop.
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Do Prices Determine Vertical Integration? Evidence from Trade Policy
AbstractWhat is the relationship between product prices and vertical integration? While the literature has focused on how integration affects prices, this paper shows that prices can affect integration. Many theories in organizational economics and industrial organization posit that integration, while costly, increases productivity. If true, it follows from firms' maximizing behavior that higher prices cause firms to choose more integration. The reason is that at low prices, increases in revenue resulting from enhanced productivity are too small to justify the cost, whereas at higher prices, the revenue benefit exceeds the cost. Trade policy provides a source of exogenous price variation to assess the validity of this prediction: higher tariffs should lead to higher prices and therefore to more integration. We construct firm-level indices of vertical integration for a large set of countries and industries and exploit cross-section and time-series variation in import tariffs to examine their impact on firm boundaries. Our empirical results provide strong support for the view that output prices are a key determinant of vertical integration.
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- Alfaro, Laura & Conconi, Paola & Fadinger, Harald & Newman, Andrew, 2012. "Do Prices Determine Vertical Integration? Evidence from Trade Policy," CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers 9200, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
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Mavs shoot down Kings
The Dallas Mavericks began Saturday night's game with the ultimate mismatch in high-scoring 7-foot forward Dirk Nowitzki.
Nowitzki scored what looked like an easy 39 points to befuddle the Kings during a 126-108 victory before a crowd of 15,247 at Arco Arena.
The Kings rarely showed an ability to slow the Mavericks (53-27) offensively. Dallas' offense was orchestrated magnificently by maestro Jason Kidd, who earned his 105th career triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists.
Dallas jumped out to a 17-point lead in the first quarter to seize control of the game. Only briefly during the second quarter did the Kings show any sign of being able to compete.
Sacramento (25-55) narrowed the deficit to 41-35 with 8:03 remaining in the first half, but less than five minutes later, the Mavericks had fortified its advantage to 59-41.
The Kings never could prevent the veteran Mavs squad from finding holes in their defense and the result was one open Dallas shot after another. The Mavs shot 73 percent in the first quarter before missing their final four shots. Dallas still shot 12 of 20 (60 percent) in the first quarter.
Kings coach Paul Westphal used to work for the Mavs, so knows the team very well. And when Dallas shoots 53.2 percent from the field, 62 percent from three-point range and 85.3 percent from the free-throw line, it's usually bad news for the opposition.
"We had a nice crowd out there supporting us (Saturday night) and they got to watch Dirk Nowitzki show what he can do," Westphal said. "He showed why he's one of the greatest players ever to play this game. It looked like the basket was like three times the size of a normal basket when he shot tonight.
"On top of that, they had their other players shooting the ball extremely well. You want teams to shoot more three-point shots as opposed to getting inside when you are a small team like we are. But when they shoot 62 percent on threes, it's hard to mount much of a comeback. It seemed like it was a great offensive performance by a veteran team (that) is tuning up for the playoffs."
At the trading deadline, the Mavs added small forward Caron Butler, center Brendan Haywood and DeShawn Stevenson and became a deeper and tougher team.
"I like the guys they added," Kings swingman Francisco Garcia said. "They've got more depth and they are a better defensive team. They are going to give some teams some problems if they shoot like that."
It will be difficult for the Mavs in the playoffs to find a team that will give them as many uncontested shots as did the Kings on Saturday. However, Nowitzki and Jason Terry are proven playoff performers.
Terry scored 25 points in 27 minutes and said his squad is getting ready for the playoffs.
"Those guys we picked up are defensive minded and you know they are tough," he said. "Plus, they are hungry. They want to win and they play like it."
The positives for the Kings were few. Carl Landry tied his Sacramento season-high with 30. His talent came as no surprise to the Mavs.
"We know him from Houston," Kidd said of the former Rocket. "We tried to get him at the trade deadline."
Guard Tyreke Evans scored 27 points and moved closer to joining Oscar Robertson, LeBron James and Michael Jordan as the only rookies to average 20 points, five rebounds and five assists. The Kings play their final home game Monday against former Kings guard Kevin Martin and the Houston Rockets.


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A recent invitation from The Moms to preview the movie Frozen (Disney's newest animated film) was highly anticipated by both Lucia and Adrian. Thanks to Melissa and Denise of The Moms, my kids have had incredibly memorable movie experiences (I mean, Adrian's first movie involved meeting Pit Bull!). I imaged that we would be in for another treat with a special movie day, and Q & A with the lovely Idina Menzel.
Frozen tells the story of two sibling princesses in the Scandinavian province of Arendelle – little Anna and her older sister Elsa. After an early childhood incident, Elsa struggles with being ordered to suppress her emotions to conceal her ice evoking powers. Anna eventually embarks on a journey to find Elsa and help reverse Arendelle's eternal winter. The story unfolds in the most visually stunning way, with spectacular animation and memorable tunes. Brava to Disney for stepping away from the typical princess love story trajectory – as the true love among sisters ultimately saves the day.
The kiddos enjoyed the movie (I was worried about a few dark parts), and I believe that all attendees were smitten with Idina Menzel's powerful presence. Lucia asked Idina what super power she would want, to which she responded: a super power to make sick kids better. The Q & A culminated with an acapella singing of Let it Go per the request of a young attendee! It was beyond amazing.
Lucia naturally donned full princess attire to the movie premiere and left with a new found princess obsession (and adoration for Idina Menzel). I thought that a bit of secret sewing for an upcoming secret vacation (and 6th bday!) was in order and decided to recreate Queen Elsa's costume. Here's a simple tutorial.
I purchased all of the material at Joanne Fabric and highly recommend princess-dress-making shortly after Halloween (costume material is marked down substantially). I began with a white leotard and cut off the bottom. I made a skirt out of poly-satin and attached it to the cut-up leotard (for a good visual on how to do this visit my friends at Hungie Gungie). I then intended to use a pressing cloth and seam-a-steam to set a fancy-smancy sequined bodice in place. That didn't work, so I had to manually lift up the sequences piece by piece to sew the bodice into place. I cut small holes through the sequined material that wraps around the back to create a ribbon corset to tie into place. I then hemmed and gathered sheer snowflake material to create a cape that I secured above the bodice underneath the arms. I had the intention of adding jewels to the leotard with a bedazzler like mechanism (the Darice stone setter – don't buy it!!), but threw in the towel after securing four stones. I added a sparkly button to complete the look.
I can't wait to surprise Lucia with a bit of homemade love – possibly when we enter Walt Disney World!
Oh and go see Frozen, it opens in Theaters on November 27th!
UPDATE: View more dress photos in my Walt Disney World post.
Thank you to The Moms for providing tickets to the Frozen Movie premiere event. All opinions and Queen Elsa costume tutorial are my own.