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Dynamo first round pick AJ Cochran talks to Sebastian Salazar after his selection at MLS SuperDraft.
Check out the final mock draft on MLSsoccer.com as Jason Saghini, Matt Doyle and Simon Borg predict the 38 players that will be drafted in Thursday's SuperDraft.
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Houston Dynamo SuperDraft History
|2006 - January 20, 2006 - Philadelphia, Pa
|1 - 8th overall
|Patrick Ianni
|UCLA (Generation adidas)
|3 - 32nd overall
|Andrew Schmid
|St. John's
|4 - 44th overall
|Mike Chabala
|2007 - January 12, 2007 - Indianapolis, Ind.
|1 - 13th overall
|John Michael Hayden
|2 - 26nd overall
|Corey Ashe
|North Carolina
|3 - 39th overall
|Mike Sambursky
|South Carolina
|4 - 52nd overall
|Eric Ebert
|2008 - January 15, 2008 - Baltimore, Md.
|3 - 42nd overall
|Geoff Cameron
|Rhode Island
|4 - 56nd overall
|Jeremy Barlow
|2009 - January 15, 2009 - St. Louis, Mo.
|3 - 41st overall
|Danny Cruz
|UNLV (Generation adidas)
|4 - 56nd overall
|Marcus Tracy
|Wake Forest
|2010 - January 14, 2010 - Philadelphia, Pa.
|3 - 43rd overall
|David Walker
|California - Santa Barbara
|3 - 46th overall
|Samuel Appiah
|4 - 62nd overall
|Euan Holden
|New Mexico
|2011 - January 13, 2011 - Baltimore, Md.
|1 - 7th overall
|Kofi Sarkodie
|Akron (Generation adidas)
|1 - 11th overall
|Will Bruin
|Indiana (Generation adidas)
|2012 - January 12, 2012 - Kansas City, Mo.
|1 - 18th overall
|Colin Rolfe
|2 - 37th overall
|Warren Creavalle
|Central Florida
|2013 - January 16, 2013 - Indianapolis, Ind.
|1 - 13th overall
|2 - 37th overall
Tune into this year's SuperDraft at 11 a.m. CT. This year's draft will be streamed across all MLS networks including HoustonDynamo.com. For complete coverage leading up to the draft visit http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2013
In any sport, draft day provides a wide range of emotions for players who hope to have their name called by that sports' commissioner. Some players enter full of confidence, others enter full of nerves, while others are there to just enjoy the ride. We caught up with four Dynamo players to discuss their draft-day experience and get their thoughts on the day that changed the course of their professional career.
Corey Ashe
Houston Dynamo (2nd round No. 26 overall in 2007)
Thoughts on draft day
"I had attended the draft with my dad and my agent. It was a pretty exciting experience because it determines where you are gonna go. It's a big step for any professional soccer player. I remember being a little nervous. There was a group of us sitting together and one-by-one everyone around me was getting drafted. Then the second round rolls around and I didn't think Houston would draft me. I was told Kansas City or Real Salt Lake would take me. Sure enough, Dom and the staff selected me and it was a sense of relief."
Had you spoken to the Dynamo ahead of the draft?
"I had no idea I was even on their radar. At the combine, I had spoken with RSL head coach John Ellinger - also my coach at Residency - and KC head coach Curt Onalfo. KC was coming up after Houston so I was sure I was going there. Getting picked by Houston was exciting, though, because they were the defending champs. I knew it was gonna be a lot of fun and I would gain a lot of experience."
Will Bruin
Houston Dynamo (1st round No. 11 overall in 2011)
Thoughts on draft day
"I was nervous. It was a rollercoaster of a day. I was told I was going to go top-3 and then I was told I would go No. 5 and then I kept falling, more and more. Teams changed their minds last minute and were scrambling so you have no idea what to expect. My agent was also telling me things all day and eventually he said 'This one is for sure, you are going to Houston with the trade.' So I was excited about that.
Eric Brunner
New York Red Bulls (2nd round No. 16 overall in 2008)
Thoughts on draft day
"I wasn't lucky enough to meet my fiancé yet, but my cousins and my parents were there and I was just soaking up the experience with them. It's cool to experience first-hand what you previously had watched on TV. It was a little overwhelming having the fans, coaches and general managers there, but it was definitely an experience I will never forget."
Calen Carr
Chicago Fire (1st round No. 10 overall in 2006)
Thoughts on draft day
"I remember it very well. It was in Philadelphia. My mom flew in and one of my closest childhood friends, who lived in New York at the time, took the train in. I remember the excitement of becoming a professional and the feeling of accomplishment of realizing your dreams. It was just a fun experience to be sitting in that room, not knowing where you were going, but knowing you would be a professional soccer player no matter what."
Did you have an idea of where you might get drafted?
"It was pretty wide open for me. Just looking at the draft coverage from then to now, there is so much more coverage now. The process has really evolved, which is another good indicator of how far the league has come."
A lot of times I come across stats that I find interesting that I think others will find interesting as well. Other times I come across stats that I find interesting that I fully admit no one else will find interesting. I think this stat falls in the middle.
Since 2006, 20 first-round draft choices of have played for the Houston Dynamo. By first-round draft choices I'm including players who were selected in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft (2000-present), as well as players were selected in the first round of the MLS College Draft (1996-1999).
Now the fact that 20 first-round draft choices have played for the Dynamo isn't the interesting part to me. What interests me is that the Dynamo drafted only five of those players. And if you want to include the San Jose franchise that moved to Houston, only eight players of the 20 were drafted by the San Jose / Houston conglomerate. The other 12 were acquired via trade or free agent signing. Here is the complete list.
|Team drafted by
|Wade Barrett
|San Jose Clash
|Richard Mulrooney
|San Jose Clash
|Brian Mullan
|LA Galaxy
|Brad Davis
|NY/NJ MetroStars
|Kelly Gray
|Chicago Fire
|Ricardo Clark
|NY/NY MetroStars
|Nate Jaqua
|Chicago Fire
|Joseph Ngwenya
|LA Galaxy
|Ryan Cochrane
|San Jose Earthquakes
|Hunter Freeman
|Colorado Rapids
|Jason Garey
|Columbus Crew
|Patrick Ianni
|Houston Dynamo
|Kei Kamara
|Columbus Crew
|Calen Carr
|Chicago Fire
|Nathan Sturgis
|LA Galaxy
|John Michael Hayden
|Houston Dynamo
|Julius James
|Toronto FC
|Kofi Sarkodie
|Houston Dynamo
|Will Bruin
|Houston Dynamo
|Colin Rolfe
|Houston Dynamo
Tune into this year's SuperDraft at 11 a.m. CT. This year's draft will be streamed across all MLS networks including HoustonDynamo.com. For complete coverage leading up to the draft visit http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2013
It's no secret that ratings for the MLS SuperDraft have never been high, and while those in soccer circles would love to see the draft rival those of the NBA and NFL, MLS has decided to think outside the box to attract viewers for this year's event. This year's MLS SuperDraft will not be televised on ESPN or any other network, but it will be streamed across the world on ESPN3, ESPNFC, MLSsoccer.com, YouTube.com and all club websites. That's right folks, you can watch this year's draft live on HoustonDynamo.com.
Some might consider the move minor league, but I think it's a brilliant idea. A 12 noon time slot was never going to attract hundres of thousands of viewers. But now, if you are at work or at home, you can turn on your computer and catch the draft, without missing a beat of your regular work day. And if you don't have time to catch the draft live, it will be archived on YouTube later in the day for your viewing pleasure.
Now on to MLSsoccer.com's mock draft following the first day of combine matches.
Click here for the full mock draft.
In the previous mock draft, Simon Borg predicted the Dynamo would take West Virginia defender Eric Schoenle. This time, Borg is giving the Dynamo CSU Bakersfield defender Korey Kindle.
Borg: Sensational athlete. Immediately leaves a mark when he comes into the match. His leaping ability makes him another dangerous aerial weapon for the Dynamo.
Jason Saghini also gave the Dynamo Schoenle in the first mock draft, but this time around he has selected Washington defender Dylan Tucker-Gangnes for Dominic Kinnear's squad.
Saghini: Looked strong in the air, which was expected. But he also looked quicker on the turn than I thought he'd be, and was confident in distribution. Don't see how Houston passes on him.
In his previous mock draft, Matt Doyle projected the Dynamo would take Georgetown defender. In this version, he sticks with a Georgetown defender, but he switches positions from left back (Jimmy Nealis) to center back (Tommy Muller).
Doyle: With Hainault out in Houston, center back is the biggest need and left back option can wait.
In this mock draft, all writers predicted the second round as well. Borg predicted the Dynamo would take Brown defender Eric Robertson. Saghini stayed on the defensive live and gave Houston Wake Forest defender Anthony Arena. Doyle believes the midfield could use a reinforcement and selects Louisville holding mid Paolo DelPiccolo for the Dynamo.
Borg: Dynamo add a tall defender (6-foot-3), who's quick on his feet and excellent in the air.
Saghini: The Dynamo get cover for central defense and left back, both of which are needs with their huge schedule this season.
Doyle: Holding mid is an area that could use some reinforcements and DelPiccolo will fit the Houston system well.
MLSsoccer.com writers are convinced the Dynamo will use their first pick (and maybe their second pick) on a defender. So what do you think? Would you like to see the Dynamo draft a defender or is there another position you would like to see drafted?
Be sure to follow http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2013/combine for the latest information about the MLS Combine and MLS SuperDraft.
With exactly a week to go before the 2013 MLS SuperDraft, the real fun begins. Now is the time that draft experts make their predictions about who will be selected by each club come draft day. Unlike college basketball and college football, college soccer is not as widely televised, so fans of most MLS teams rely on reporters and bloggers to learn more about their team's potential picks leading up to the draft.
MLSsoccer.com recently completed their first mock draft, with Simon Borg, Jason Saghini and Matt Doyle providing their first round selections.
Click here for the full mock draft.
Both Borg and Saghini predicted the same player, West Virginia defender Eric Schoenle, would be drafted by Houston with the No. 13 pick in the first round. Here is what they each had to say about the pick:
Borg: A center back the way Dominic Kinnear loves them. No-nonsense, tough and exceptional in the air on defense and on attacking set pieces.
Saghini: Neither Schoenle nor the Mountaineers had a great 2012 season, but he's still a big, technical central defender who can provide depth at a spot where Houston needs it.
Doyle also projected the Dynamo to select a defender in the first round, but believes it will be Georgetown left back Jimmy Nealis. Here are his thoughts:
Doyle: Without many glaring needs, Kinnear takes the best left back off the board to provide some competition for Corey Ashe and depth for CCL.
So what do you think? Would you like to see the Dynamo draft a defender or is there another position you would like to see drafted?
MLS Combine matches start tomorrow, so be sure to follow http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/2013/combine for the latest information about draft-eligible players.
In part 3 of a 5 part series, Matt Doyle and Dan Haiek look ahead to the SuperDraft, breaking it down team by team, looking at the Houston Dynamo, Real Salt Lake, Chicago Fire & Columbus Crew.


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I love a lot of things about summer, but one in particular is the sweet crunch of fresh corn on the cob. Here's a wonderful corn chowder recipe—to make with fresh corn—or, canned corn if fresh corn is not available.
I believe in the forest, and in the meadow, and in the night in which the corn grows. –Henry David Thoreau
I grew up eating boiled corn, but the first day I sank my teeth into a piece of fresh, just-picked corn was a day that changed my views on corn forever. This Corn Chowder recipe from the Almanac Everyday Cookbook makes the most of summer's corn bounty, and when you add potatoes, fresh veggies and cream, you've got yourself a lovely midsummer's night meal, hot or cold.
I made a few changes to the recipe, adding a ½ cup each of red bell pepper and celery, using 1 pound of red potatoes and 1 pound of sweet potatoes, and adding in some leeks. Also, I love the taste and texture of fresh corn, but if you like yours a little softer, you can boil the corn first or use canned corn in its stead. Feel free to play around with it—and remember that bacon is always a lovely and well-received addition . . .
The Old Farmer's Almanac Everyday Cookbook, page 56
4 cups chicken stock
4 potatoes, peeled and cut into ½-inch cubes
1 sprig fresh thyme
1 teaspoon celery seed
2 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cups heavy cream
3 cups sweet corn kernels
salt and pepper, to taste
Combine the chicken stock and 4 cups of water in a stockpot. Add the potatoes, thyme, and celery seed and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover, and cook for 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender. Melt the butter in a skillet. Add the onion and cook until transparent. When the potatoes are tender, add the onion, cream, and corn to the stock. Season with salt and pepper. Heat, but do not boil. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
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It doesn't take long to figure out why this place is called Hot Shops. In a corner of the ground floor, heat ripples from thrumming furnaces at Crystal Forge where glassblowers expertly manipulate molten globs that droop without constant turning. Around the corner at Bruning Sculpture, you can see metal forged and shaped or bronze poured into sculptures. At Hot Shops Pottery, it takes a forklift to transport gigantic clay vases into the jumbo kiln for firing.
It isn't all heavy-duty art, but it's the hands-on action—the chance to see artists in the thick of creation—that makes Hot Shops stand out. More than 70 artists rent 56 studios in this 92,000-square-foot former Serta mattress factory. Visitors are welcome to wander the three floors and try their luck at catching artists in action. Colorfully painted studio doors stir curiosity and hint at the talents behind them. If artists are absent, they often have minidisplays of their work on Hot Shops walls.
We visited an illustrator (who does paintings, prints, cards and children's books) and did the equivalent of window-shopping at a studio with a giant wooden lion and ostrich with intricate moveable parts. Another artist specialized in toys, dollhouses and barns; others crafted delicate jewelry and created playful paintings that use puzzle pieces for texture.
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INTERVIEW: Fedde Le Grand at Tomorrowland
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Fedde Le Grand has been a significant part of dance music for years now, and is responsible for many of the most beloved club anthems. He continues to make his fans happy by producing numerous original tracks, remixing many popular radio tracks, and touring the world, playing at the most prominent festivals and clubs.
Fedde recently played the main stage at Tomorrowland in Belgium, where we caught up with him. He talked to us about his new music, who he grew up listening to, and more! Check it out below:
What you think of Tomorrowland?
It's awesome. Every detail is there, the people there are just literally from all around the world. This is what a festival should be like, you know, it's absolutely amazing. And I played it a few times before but this was the first time on main stage, so I can cross that off my list, which is just great! So I'm a happy happy camper.
What do you think Tomorroworld will be like?
I hope something like this, and I think they'll pull it off. I think they made such a good name for themselves, so I just hope that people will take the effort from all over the world and travel down, and just party.
Tell us about your collab "Lion (Feel The Love)" with Michael Calfan?
Well actually, I've always admired his productions - I hope it's vice versa. But actually, he hit me up on email and he said "you know I've got this track that I'm working on, could you check it out, maybe it's something we could do together," and I was like "wow, that's really cool!" So, I sent him my ideas. And actually the weird thing [is] I haven't even met him yet, so it's just over the internet going back and forth. But I'm super super happy with the track. And I think he is too.
You also have another track with Sultan + Ned Shepard, "No Good," and that was a track that was made famous by the Prodigy. Are you a Prodigy fan?
Yeah! I grew up on Prodigy, Faithless, Daft Punk, Underworld, you know Basement Jaxx, all those guys. And to me, they are still legends. So you know it's funny sometimes things just come together. We were working on a track together, and I think Ned actually found this old disco record that they sample as well, that has the "no good" sample. I was like "man, this is just too good" you know, let's just basically do a remix because I think it's also cool to do a remix every now and then that people might've forgot about or not everyone knows. You know, there are so many new people in this scene, so I think it's cool to let them know that the old stuff is still very cool.
If you had your own land what would you name it?
My own land, it would probably be something very nerdy like PlayStationLand or something. Something very nerdy.
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Parvovirus B19, Molecular Detection, PCR
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
B19, previously classified as a parvovirus, is now in the genus erythrovirus based on preferential replication of this virus in erythroid progenitor cells.(1) Infection with B19 occurs early in life and the virus is transmitted by respiratory secretion and occasionally by blood products. Antibody prevalence ranges from 2% to 15% in early adults.(1)
B19 may result in an asymptomatic infection or produce a wide spectrum of disease ranging from erythema infections (slapped cheek syndrome or fifth disease) in children to arthropathy, severe anemia, and systemic manifestations involving the central nervous system, heart, and liver depending on the immune competence of the host.(2,3) Infection with B19 in pregnant women may cause hydrops fetalis, congenital anemia, abortion, or stillbirth of the fetus.(4) B19 is also the causative agent of persistent anemia usually, but not exclusively, in immunocompromised patients, transplant patients, and infants. The deficiencies of appropriate immune responses to B19 impair viral elimination in virus, which results in enlargement of B19-infected erythroid-lineage cells.(5,6)
Most acute infections with B19 are diagnosed in the laboratory by serologically detecting IgG and IgM class antibodies with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay testing.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Diagnosing erythrovirus B19 (parvovirus) infection
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
The presence of erythrovirus B19 DNA by PCR indicates infection with this virus.
The absence of erythrovirus B19 DNA by PCR indicates the lack of infection with this virus (see Cautions).
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
A negative result does not necessarily indicate the absence of B19 infection. False-negative results may be due to suppression of virus replication to levels below the detection threshold, or to inhibitory substances that may be present in the specimens.
This assay has only been validated for the detection of genotype 1 parvovirus B19 and its ability to detect the less common genotypes 2 and 3 is unknown.
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Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Heegaard ED, Brown KE: Human parvovirus B19. Clin Microbiol Ref 2002;15:485-505
2. Bultmann BD, Klingel K, Soltar K, et al: Fatal parvovirus B19 associated myocarditis clinically mimicking ischemic heart disease: an endothelial cell-mediated disease. Hum Pathol 2003;34:92-95
3. Rerolle JP, Helal I, Morelon E: Parvovirus B19 infection after renal transplantation. Nephrologie 2003;24:309-315
4. Chisaka H, Morita E, Yaegashi N: Parvovirus B19 and the pathogenesis of anaemia. Rev Med Virol 2003;16:347-359
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This tropical weight cotton safari jacket conjures images of intrepid early 20th-century explorers forging into the African bush, but they've since become popular with travelers and treks of all kinds. The many pockets on our cotton safari jacket are great for holding small electronics like mp3 players and smartphones, or for stashing small photography necessities like extra film or SD cards.
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I was delighted when the package arrived thinking my purchase would provide me with a light and breathable quality jacket to wear in spring/summer for the next few years. That delight ended abruptly when I opened the packaging and found inside a long sleeve dress shirt with an assortment of pockets stitched to the exterior masquerading as a jacket.It looks and feels exactly like a denim dress shirt available for a fraction the price and despite the XL sizing tag wouldn't fit over my right arm. Re-packaged it and shipped it back within the hour expecting a refund. DO NOT PURCHASE
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Have a full width single storey flat room extension on back of a semi, and there are rats in the roof. Poison put down kills them off for 2 weeks, then they return ao need permanent fix.
Have sealed all cavity walls in extension at head height and this barred them from the roof but they were still in walls. Found a loose brick below damp course in main house where it joins extension, pulled it out and found a lot of gaps between bricks where a gas pipe had been put in, so put loads of concrete in below damp course and sealed it. This barred the rats from walls.
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- Rhome Balmeo
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How do we lessen the gap between the rich and the poor?
Economic and social disparity is quite apparent in third world countries such as the Philippines. We hear that education is the key to a better future and may perhaps shorten that gap between the rich and the poor. We see however, men and women who are school drop outs but became completely successful in business and other lucrative fields. Thus, aside from education, what is there that can contribute to the alleviation of poverty? Is there anything cultural, psychological, philosophical or whatever factor that makes the rich become richer, and the poor become poorer? How do we lessen this gap between the rich and the poor?
Apr 30 2012: Get rid of the unjust system that creates such inequalities.
But, hey, no one wants to get rid of the causes, now do they?
Competition is not the key word as the competition is fixed from the very beginning. It isn't fair, it is a cheat, it isn't a free market, because there is no such thing.
Stop making our systems dependent upon inequality, crime, greed, poverty and slavery for survival and growth, with incentives and profits for those who can afford to invest in war and death.
In short, money. Get rid of it, all monetary systems have the needs I just listed in order to survive. Do those meet your needs?
Tell me we cannot eradicate these from the world. We can. We don't or rather those in power don't allow us to. Thus, we must take the initiative and get rid of those things which are irrelevant to our lives and the problems we need solved.
Politicians, laws, authority, banks, government, etc. do not solve our problems. We don't need them. They say they will. They don't but we act as if everything belongs to them and people say they don't want the government to give us anything for free. Well, it doesn't belong to government. It belongs to the people of the world and we have to give it to ourselves.May 9 2012: Easy start by removing mega banks from political groups. How many Goldman and Sachs reps work in the Presidential cabinet. End lobbying it is bribery at a higher level. Make it so if you are in politics can not vote on anything that has anything to do with what you and your family have invested into as a business. Why not can a judge make a ruling on a case he has personal connection to?
Rhome Balmeo
May 11 2012: Hello Jamie. Yes, this is part of the problem and a problem by itself. These situations you mentioned breed corruption. It is funny that some governments such as ours have laws against nepotism and conflicts of interests. They are toothless because these ingenious politicians find ways to circumvent the laws. Minimizing graft and corruption in government I think will definitely improve the lives of the people that eventually lessens the gap between the rich and the poor.
- +1
May 11 2012: I think these laws are just for looks because usually the politicians are involved in a lot of the laws that rules over businesses they own a part of.May 1 2012: starting of a community where they should be an equal participation from the rich and the poor and which there by provides a platform to encourage interaction among the rich and the poor!!
May 1 2012: This is ideal. The reality however, is that rich people live in gated communities, exclusive subdivisions.
A platform, for interaction between the rich and he poor is a good idea. The poor can learn a lot from the rich, isn't it? But while they are at it, it would be even better if the rich provides funds for projects where the poor can try out their time-tested ideas on business and money-making ventures.
May 2 2012: yeah!! poor need a platform which provide them the support that they need in the long run!!!and it can be done by the rich as u say by providing funds and knowledge+guidance which will thereby help them to pursue what they want. it can be best implemented when rich people get out of their gated communities and prepare themselves to share a community which include people who aren't rich!!Apr 30 2012: By establishing a political system in which money is not the basis of well-being and meaning for people's lives.
Apr 30 2012: To get proper political system or government, we need to read and support "Proposals of Sitaram Naik" at http://www.complexproblems.in/May 29 2012: Negative income tax. Governments should tax the rich and distribute money to to poor.May 11 2012: Thank you for this interesting question, First I would like to state a few things:
a) Social and Economic disparities are correlated with cultures. In general, European countries tend to have more income redistribution, and South American, and South African countries tend to have a bigger gap.
b) Those gaps come from lack of social mobility and from weak social governments.
c) In general, as richer a country is, as fare it distributes it income to the population. (the bigger exception are the USA)
Education, like you sad, it's highly important do decrease that gap, but education is not everything. People need to be able to climb to higher social levels, and there is were social mobility enters. In the past, America was considered the best country to get wealthy. But nowadays it only happens to a group smart or lucky people, a really small group, while the rest of the population remains poor.
Countries like Denmark and Norway have high levels of social mobility, due to their investment is higher education, so if you want to live the American Dream, go to Denmark.
May 12 2012: Thanks for the inputs, Marco.
Did I get it right that when you say "social mobility", you are referring to the increase in one's income (through variety of means, such as jobs, trade or businesses) that consequently raises their level in the economic and social strata, e.g., from lower middle class to upper middle class; or from poor to lower middles class? You see, this is interesting because I watched a special on TV (on Oprah if I am not mistaken) about how Denmark has the highest tax imposed on individuals but they are considered to be the "happiest" in the world. I surmised that Denmark's government use all of those collected taxes back to the people through services and critical infrastructure. Needless to say, this type of situation is only possible if there is very minimal if not totally nil of graft and corruption.
Government plays an important role since the conducive environment for business and generation of jobs for the people to accomplish "social mobility" are the responsibilities of government. So what you are saying is that make the "weak" governments strong! I agree, 100%.
As for the correlation of the disparities with culture, we may need to examine this further. In Asia for instance, the gap between the rich and the poor in Thailand is not as wide as its neighboring country like India. Can you share more of your thoughts on the relation of the gap with culture and how we can address in closing the gap? I imagine it would be very hard if it's rooted with culture....May 10 2012: i think it comes down to the rich trying to create opportunities to enable the poor to seek ways of becoming productive in a society.I honestly feel like at least in USA if there were an initiative to do more urban farming and employing and teaching the poor to grow and sell food to local stores (Chain or mom/pop) it would help alleviate some of the stress and the age of our farmers in USA is only getting older at the same time its costing more to transport goods. it could also be seen as a cost cutting mesure on part of large corporations to seek to buy produce from local and urban farmers.
I can imagine the transportation costs this could help cut down as well as let up the stress on our decaying infrastructure. im trying to start do a start up with my friend now to start to adress this problem. were trying to meet with local farmers near our city but i hope to create some kind of training/vocation program to teach the homeless how to grow food and be able to take their skills into the city and help with the local economy
May 11 2012: Yes, Cinque. I am all for "community trade"! For instance, teaching poor communities to develop their local resources and eventually sell their products to manufacturing companies is a great way in not only developing the economy of the community but more importantly making the people self-sufficient and self-reliant. I applaud you Cinque!
May 11 2012: Hold the applause, haven't accomplished what i wanted to yet. A lot of work still needs to be done.
May 12 2012: That's the right attitude. But hey, taking the first step is the hardest and that deserves some praise. Best of luck!...May 9 2012: Wealthy people should always remember that their wealth is often the result of earnings directly or indirectly through sales of goods and services. All people in the world are consumers, and must have access to resources (jobs, education, opportunities) to continue being able to purchase and consume. Poor people make poor consumers and as the gap widens between the rich and the poor, we will reach a point where the rich will have to carry the poor, or let millions of them die of hunger and disease. The more opportunities and resources are made available to all, the more the cycle continues and all benefit.May 7 2012: Hello Mr. Rhome.
It seems that rich people don't know about poor people very well. The opposite seems to be true.
Like you said, they may have considerable distance with each other. "Rich people live in only gated community" It is one example of such distance.
So first, it seems to be better to know with each other. But like this conversation, it will be better to think about the problem in global community. If this scale is too big, we could think in ASIA.
"Rich people can learn from poor people. Poor people can learn from rich people."
It maybe difficult, but this mindset seems to be important.
May 11 2012: Hi Taketomo. Learning from each other is the proper mindset. If we genuinely hear and understand each other, then we can act to resolve the problems one by one. This is the start...May 2 2012: Ruby Payne wrote a book called A Framework for Understanding Poverty. It discussed the 2 different types of poverty (situational and generational) and provides tons of research she did on the subject. The book is rooted in education, but has appeal to others as well. I would recommend checking it out!Apr 30 2012: care. success can not exists without stability. Everyone needs jobs and some items to own.
This is a game. In the U.
s. We have so many subsidies for the affluent or loud, but the variables thatg might help this
problem are not discussed. Really create job and wealth for everyone.Apr 30 2012: Improve education so that everyone has a more "equal" foundation.
Apr 30 2012: I think improving the quality of education has always been one of the priorities of every governrment (at least here in our country). The problem you see is "access to education". Let me give you a concrete example. Elementary and secondary education here in the Philippines is free. In poor communities in some rural areas in the Philippines, kids who go to school have to walk for 2 hours traversing rivers and rugged mountain terrain. Imagine the hardship these kids undergo whenever it rains. Most of the time, because of this severe condition that each kid had to go through day in and day out, parents would not allow their kids to go to school. Instead, they would ask their children to help them in tending their farms. There is free quality education availale but access is the problem. This makes me think that the problem lies in the local governement. Graft and corruption could also be at fault.
Karla Boza
May 1 2012: I see what you mean, the same is the case in the majority of developing countries.
- +1
However, it is also the case that these countries, at least in a majority, are corrupt. It is therefore almost impossible to assume that they will fix these issues since they have other things on their mind rather than the development of the country.
This is sad given that if we expect local governments to develop a solution to access education, then we are waiting in vain.
Having said this and taking your point into consideration, I think than in order to have a access to education which would be the solution to lessen the gap between the rich and the poor, the basis for everything lies in diminishing corruption in governments and then, having a positive and strong foundation, build schools and improve the education system.
May 3 2012: good one karla..corruption is prevaling every where in the world..corruption is one of the biggest problems that every one is going through..though people come out with a remedy to stop corruption government have to actively participate in alliance with the people who are ready to work against it..but government neither wants 'corruption' to wipe out nor they want people to work against it.Apr 30 2012: The key word is compitition. Compitition between rich and rich makes both them richer. Compitition between poor and poor makes both of them poorer. Life of a person living in a large poor community will degrade further as there is huge compition among poor people to be poor.
Mixing poor and rich people in an area improve lives of poor people.
Apr 30 2012: Thank you for your comment. I do however, disagree on your point of view about competition. Competition among rich people in retail business for instance would result to lower prices. The poor benefits. This means that poor people would be able to afford those products with lower prices.
Competition among the poor? Isn't is that in competition there will be a winner as well as a loser. I don't see anyone shortchanged in competition because in the long run, competition would elevate quality. Win-win in the end.
Apr 30 2012: You are right in your context where retailers are rich and customer is poor. Just think about the opposite scenario where retailers are poor and the customer is rich. Prices go down with competition and poor people lose.
To know my context, read the last section (Advantages of making people rich) of the article "Poverty" at http://www.complexproblems.in/
The poverty-line concept is discouraged in this article.Apr 29 2012: The best way for a person to guarantee that they will not be successful or prosperous is to be more worried about payday instead of their job.
Apr 30 2012: I get what you say. There has to be passion in what you do. With passion you are happier with your job and rewards surely come later. How about those who do not have jobs? Third world countries have problems with those living beneath the poverty line. What can be done to give hope to these poor people?
Apr 30 2012: Concept of poverty line itself is wrong to decide whether a person is poor. Read the definition of poverty and solution at http://www.complexproblems.in/
W.P. Baldwin
Apr 30 2012: @ Rhome
- +1
What is a job? A job is a means by which we feed, clothe and house ourselves. It does not matter whether we work as an engineer, doctor, attorney, dig ditches or it could be grow, make and build our own.
Now, if someone does not have the knowledge to do those things then the best way is to teach them how not to be poor.
Keep the following in mind while you work on the problem. The best way to keep someone poor is to give them their sustenance.
Thanks for engaging,
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Charges stemming from incidents during the 2010 election season were filed Feb. 13 in Charles County Circuit Court against Curtis Litten, 41, of Dunkirk after he was granted change of venue motions in Calvert County Circuit Court in December.
In two separate cases, Litten is charged with newspaper theft and with two counts each of theft less than $1,000 and theft scheme less than $1,000.
Trial dates for both cases have not yet been scheduled.
Litten is accused of taking newspapers and returning some to racks with his own advertising inserted in July and August 2010 when he was a Democratic candidate for District 3 Calvert County commissioner.
According to original charging documents, the then Calvert Independent vice president and general manager Charlie Mister contacted a Calvert County Sheriff's Office investigator on July 29, 2010, and told investigators that someone inserted business-type cards reading "stop the pig un-elect Linda Kelley 2010" in newspapers in several newspaper box locations in Dunkirk. These types of inserts would have cost $30 per 1,000, charging documents state.
The owner and executive editor of The Chesapeake Current, Diane Burr, told Deputy C. Waldron during National Night Out on Aug. 4, 2010, that someone removed some newspapers at a North Beach location and replaced them with "political propaganda." The remaining newspapers in the stand had a pink insert placed in them referring to Litten's charges of illegal dumping at the old Sunderland post office property he owns and calling elected officials names. Burr's business partner, John Pugh, also contacted investigators and said that the pink inserts were placed in newspapers in a newspaper box in Owings. During the investigation, detectives received calls from other businesses around the county that gave similar complaints of inserts being placed in the newspapers.
Burr told police that full-page inserts like the ones found in the newspaper cost $799 and she wrote in an email to investigators that the inserts were placed without permission and without payment. She also wrote that former publisher Thomas F. McKay "called Mr. Litten to ask him to please stop this unauthorized use of our newspapers and boxes." During the phone call, Burr wrote that Litten boasted about the inserts, saying that because the newspaper was free he could do whatever he wanted to with the newspapers, charging documents state.
Investigators on the case went to several locations throughout the county where the inserts were placed in the newspapers. Witnesses told them they saw a man take newspapers from a stand, according to charging documents, and some saw him return with the newspapers containing fliers. The documents say Litten matches the description the witnesses gave, and some of the witnesses recognized him.
Gail Hatfield, elections administrator of the Calvert County Board of Elections, said her business cards that were on a desk came up missing after Litten was at the office. She said she was told by a voter that they found one of her business cards with the words "stop the pig un-elect Linda Kelley" stamped on it at the Hudson Sunoco in Prince Frederick. She relayed the information to the sheriff's office.
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Toto Wolff admits Mercedes are in a difficult position as while the decision not to implement team orders "doesn't function" any more, he can't ask one driver to move over for the other.
Forced to battle rival teams for the victory in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix, Mercedes did not have it all their own way and found themselves under pressure.
That pressure, according to Niki Lauda, resulted in the pitwall issuing team orders for Lewis Hamilton to allow Nico Rosberg to pass him.
The British racer refused, saying he would not slow down for his team-mate and that it was up to Rosberg to find the speed to overtake.
Hamilton later stated that he was "very shocked" that Mercedes, who have insisted several times this season that they would not resort to team orders, had done just that.
Now months after Mercedes initially felt that wildly contrasting strategies were not on the cards, Wolff says it is time for a rethink as to whether they should take the gloves off completely.
"Maybe what we decided at the beginning of the season doesn't function any more," he said.
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Pressed as to whether Hamilton's refusal to adhere to team orders had cost Rosberg the victory, Wolff said he understood why the Brit did not move over.
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"It is getting intense and it is clear that they are direct competitors for the World Championship. We need to sit down and discuss it.
"If Lewis had let Nico go, Nico could have won the race, but as a racer, a driver, I can understand why Lewis didn't obey.
"I could have gone on the radio, or Paddy could (to insist a move was made), but we didn't.
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DES MOINES — It was a classic Keaton Hulett match.
Notorious for winning close shutout decisions, the Creston/O-M senior was in a familiar position in a repeat trip to the 195 championship match Saturday night.
Points were not only scarce in his third meeting of the year with Centerville's Riley Denny, they were nonexistent. Hulett had ridden out Denny in the second period, and the match stayed 0-0 well into the third as Hulett was unable to escape Denny's ride.
Then, suddenly, with only 18 seconds left, Hulett found an opening as he rose to his feat, and quickly reversed Denny. He held on tight for the 2-0 victory, and then jumped into a primal scream of excitement.
One year ago, Hulett had suffered disappointment on the same stage, dropping a 3-2 decision to West Delaware's Adam Reth, who claimed the 220 crown Saturday. He won his semifinal match Friday night, 1-0.
"He doesn't lose because he doesn't get scored on," said Panther coach Darrell Frain. "He wins 2-0, 3-0. Keat just kept coming to his feet. You have to keep doing that. He got a little separation on that final one, and that's all it took. He gets his hips away. He's pretty athletic for a 195-pounder."
Hulett, also patient in reversing Sioux City Heelan's Christian Brobst to his back late in a quarterfinal victory after trailing 1-0 in the third period, said he finally seized an opportunity.
"I got a quick reversal when he tried to put the legs in," Hulett said. "The opportunity was there. He figured me out. He rode me a lot better this time. I wish I'd had a better match, but you know what, 2-0 is a win and a state championship."
Hulett finished his senior season 51-1, with his only loss to an Oklahoma wrestler at the Kansas City Stampede, 3-0. He was not taken down by any Iowa wrestler this year, matching the feat of teammate Jake Marlin.
For his career, the Northwest Missouri State University football recruit was 178-31 with 87 pins.
"It's amazing," Hulett said after the match. "It won't hit me until I go up there and see my parents, see them crying. This is the last time I'll be wearing the gold singlet. I'm going to miss it."
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Creston/O-M finished fifth in the 2A standings with 70 points. West Delaware won with 151, followed by Davenport Assumption (113.5), Mediapolis (100) and Union, LaPorte City (81).
Junior 160-pounder Trevor Frain placed fourth in his second trip to state. He was defeated by Sawyer Anderson of New Hampton, 4-2, in the third-place match. Anderson, coached by former Panther assistant Nick Hemann, had derailed Frain in the quarterfinals by a fall in 5:47.
After the much closer placing match, Frain (55-6) was second-guessing his decision to choose the down position in the third period, trailing by two points.
"I was breaking him on my feet, I don't know why I took down," he said. "I felt I could get away."
"They're very similar kids, good at football and athletic," said Hemann, Frain's first-grade teacher in Creston. "We have a lot of respect for Trevor. It was a tough match."
New Hampton finished 4th with 37.5 points.
"A good part of my coaching foundation comes from coach Frain and coach Long," Hemann said. "I have a lot of respect for them. We got them on their (nearfall) tilt. They call it the New Hampton tilt up in our part of the state."
Frain, who placed one spot higher than his No. 5 rating, ended his 2013 season with a determined outlook toward 2014.
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Panther senior heavyweight Nate Robinson was eliminated Friday afternoon after advancing to the second-round consolations with a victory Thursday night.
Mario Pena, a strong, stocky sophomore from Hampton-Dumont, got a first-period takedown and third-period escape to defeat Robinson, 3-0. In his only varsity season, Robinson went 42-21.
"We thought he had a chance, but he gave up that early takedown," Frain said. "We needed to score first, or keep it scoreless until late. It was a great year for Nate. He makes it to state and three points from being a placer. He proved that he belonged here."
Class 2A team scoring — 1. West Delaware 151; 2. Davenport Assumption 113.5; 3. Mediapolis 100; 4. Union, LaPorte City 81; 5. Creston/O-M 70; 6. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 62; 7. Charles City 56.5; 8. Clear Lake 50; 9. Denver-Tripoli 49; 10. Bondurant-Farrar 44.
138 — Jake Marlin (Creston/O-M) pinned Brett Marcum (Missouri Valley), 1:14.
160 — Sawyer Anderson (New Hampton) pinned Trevor Frain (Creston/O-M), 5:47.
182 — Nikko Wheeler (Humboldt) dec. Cole Bonde (Bedford/Lenox), 5-1.
195 — Keaton Hulett (Creston/O-M) pinned Christian Brobst (Sioux City Heelan), 4:31.
Consolation second round
160 — Trevor Frain (Creston/O-M) dec. Jake Sherman (Saydel), 7-2.
182 — Colton Spaur (Knoxville) major dec. Cole Bonde (Bedford/Lenox), 14-2.
285 — Mario Pena (Hampton-Dumont) dec. Nate Robinson (Creston/O-M), 3-0.
138 — Jake Marlin (Creston/O-M) major dec. Alan Perry (Bondurant-Farrar), 23-9.
195 — Keaton Hulett (Creston/O-M) dec. Luke Johnson (Charles City), 1-0.
Consolation third round
160 — Trevor Frain (Creston/O-M) dec. Collin Barker (Osage), 5-0.
Consolation semifinals
160 — Trevor Frain (Creston/O-M) pinned Jacob Van Ginkel (Western Christian/Unity Christian), 3:04.
Third place
160 — Sawyer Anderson (New Hampton) dec. Trevor Frain (Creston/O-M), 4-2.
138 — Jake Marlin (Creston/O-M) pinned Adam Staudt (Charles City), 2:55.
195 — Keaton Hulett (Creston/O-M) dec. Riley Denny (Centerville), 2-0.


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Boulder, CO (Sports Network) - Keith Price completed five touchdown passes as the Washington Huskies cruised to a 38-3 victory over the Colorado Buffaloes in Pac-12 Conference tilt at Folsom Field.
Price completed 22-of-29 attempts for 248 yards to lead Washington (7-4, 5-3 Pac-12) to its fourth win in a row. Kasen Williams led all receivers with 80 yards and a touchdown on seven receptions while Bishop Sankey paced the Huskies' rushing attack by turning 23 carries into 139 yards. The Washington defense held its opponent to 141 yards of total offense. The unit was anchored by Travis Feeney, who recorded 10 solo tackles and a sack in the victory.
Colorado (1-10, 1-7) could not get anything going offensively and achieved just 10 first downs. Jordan Webb and Connor Wood both saw action under center, but neither found any success. Webb was sacked four times and generated just 33 yards on 6-of-16 passing while Wood tossed interceptions on two of his six attempts. Christian Powell picked up 66 yards on 17 carries, but the Buffaloes were held to just 90 team rushing yards as they were handed their seventh consecutive loss.
Both sides delivered unflinching performances on the defensive side of the ball in the first half. The game remained tied at 0-0 until one minute before halftime when Price connected with Cody Burns for a three-yard touchdown pass. The made extra point by Travis Coons sent the Huskies into the intermission with a 7-0 advantage.
Washington's defense sparked a huge second half run by forcing and recovering two fumbles that returned the ball to its offense with a short field. Price took advantage of the great field position by completing a 17-yard touchdown pass to Kasen Williams before finding Kendyl Taylor for a 23-yard passing play that resulted in six points.
Colorado stopped the 21-0 run at the 6:15 mark of the third frame when Will Oliver made a field goal from 37 yards out, but the Buffaloes were unable to produce any more points the rest of the way.
The Huskies added three points with a 25-yard field goal by Travis Coons with just over a minute left before the final quarter. Price completed touchdown passes to Austin Seferian-Jenkins and Jaydon Mickens in the fourth quarter to complete the 38-3 rout on the road.
Washington's offensive unit scored on 5-of-7 trips to the red zone while its defense forced five turnovers to keep Colorado at bay.
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Craig Baird is in the box seat to win the first round of the re-born Porsche Carrera Cup, after winning race two at the 2011 Formula 1 Qantas Australian Grand Prix.
Having finished second to fellow-Kiwi Jonny Reid yesterday, Baird bolted from the front row of the grid and was never troubled throughout the eight laps.
His winning margin was 9.6sec, and he now holds a 24-point lead heading into tomorrow's final.
With a lap to go, the top three for the race looked like a foregone conclusion. With Baird way in front, Reid settled into a comfortable second place; well behind the leader, but well ahead of the battle for third.
Meanwhile, Briton Ben Barker looked to have third sewn up, having battled hard with Steven Richards and Daniel Gaunt for the final podium spot.
But in the last few corners of the race, disaster struck both Reid and Barker. Reid slowed dramatically, a problem seeing him limp across the line in sixth place, while Barker ran wide at turn 15, recovering to finish fourth.
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I have a syncro 250 (Model JK54xxxxx)that I have never actually gotten the pedal to work on. Tonight I finally spent some time with the cover off, and a meter. I have a pdf of a service manual, but it does not have my wiring diagram in it, though it does have the schematic, and a section on measuring voltages and wave forms. I did not bother getting the scope off the shelf to look at ave forms because the machine works perfect in stick mode, and it semi-works in tig mode if I leave amperage control at panel and just use the pedal as an on off control ( with contactor set to remote)
Measuring the pedal while disconnected from machine it looks like it is fine, 0-1k varying resistance, and A-B is on off as it should be.
I measured every voltage from RC55 and RC54 on the main board. The guide( TM353 in footnote, t353e.pdf filename) has the pins numbered, not lettered. My board seems to have letters, but the sequence seems to match up for expected values, except for 2 things:
RC55 pin 4 always reads 0v, but should be 0-4v as arc force is adjusted with the switch on. RC55 pin 10 does vary from 0-4 with the switch off.
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RC54 pin 9 - should be 0-10v varying with amperage adjustment with contactor on. RC54 8 reas fine from 0-10 as amperage is adjusted with machine knob.
RC54 pin 9 does not vary, and reads -5.8v with the pedal connected.
When I disconnect the pedal it reads -10v.
That pin 9 wire is labeled 106 in my machine, which I traced to pin C on pedal connector RC1. ( should be 0-10v signal in from the board?) Measuring on the back of RC1 I can measure from E to D and the value goes from 0v to -5.8v as I fully depress the pedal.
It seems like my root problem is that I am getting -5.8v from the main board instead of +10v. Any one ever dig this deep into a machine to figure out why, and if it can be fixed?
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RC54 Pin 9 is labeled BJ, connects to remote pin C.
The trace on the circuit board leads through an inductor RFC4 to two components:
transistor labeled Q13 pin 1 with number 2n2219a ( pins 1-emiter, 2 base, 3 collector and metal case) ~ $.45 online
to a 14 pin IC labeled A4 pin 14 with numbers RC4136DB RAYC8830 ($4.50 online)
Which is a package of 4 high gain op amps of type 741. Pin 14 is amp D negative input, pin 13 is positive input, and pin 12 is output.
I dont know what any of this means sadly. I get ~4 ohm resistance through the inductor which seems normal since it is just a really long piece of wire.
I suspect as these are the first components inline with this signal, and the whole rest of the board seems to be working, that one of both of these components has died.
The maximum values for the pin of the transistor are only in the 40v range, and when I had my meter in the guts of the machine, hitting the pedal on and off I could see a 130v spike that settled right back to the -5.8v value I was seeing.
At a service center, is the actual board worked on or is it just tossed and a new one used?
http://www.plccenter.com/en-US/Cart/...itemId=2465080 $123.50 is looking like a pretty good option, though just swapping out both of these components semi-blindly would be **** satisfying if that would fix it... My concern is maybe there is something else that is killing them via that voltage spike I saw when hitting the pedal.


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Eight strangers engaged in an intense game of experts-only paintball find their friendly game taking a terrifying turn when one member of the team begins playing by a different set of rules. It started as a remote raw battle of wits and wiles set against the backdrop of majestic wilderness. With each shot fired, the stakes grew higher. But something horrible has happened, and what was once a team sport has become a relentless struggle for individual survival. The danger growing by the minute, the combatants gradually come to realize that their greatest adversary may be the very game they set out to play.~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
Cast: Patrick Regis, Brendan Mackey, Neil Maskell, Iaione Perez, Jennifer Matter
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Directed by: Daniel Benmayor
Written by: Mario Schoendorff
Running time: 1hr 30min
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