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This is a difficult time. AXA is here to help you through it. If you need personal assistance at any time, we recommend that you contact your financial professional, or select a product below for forms and customer service contact information.
Step 1
Check the policy or contract to find the specific company that issued the coverage. All forms and contact information are specific to each AXA Equitable Company and/or specific product line. One of the names listed below should be prominently displayed. If none of these are on your documentation call the company or financial professional that does appear.
Step 2
Select the appropriate products from the lists below. If you have multiple policies or annuity contacts, a separate form needs to be completed for each of them.
If the contract owner was receiving regular pension or annuity benefits use the "Death After Retirement" form.
Life insurance policy forms
Annuity contract forms
Support resources
What to do after a loss
During this time it will be difficult but important to keep track of all the legal and personal issues you are facing. We've put together this guide to help you.
The First Few Days
Find the will (if there is one).
Funeral instructions may be contained in the will, and, therefore, it should be the first document you locate. Usually the will is kept in a safe deposit box or in a home safe.
However, a copy may be obtained at the office of the attorney who drew up the will or on file at the Surrogate Court.
Make funeral or memorial service arrangements.
Funeral directors often help notify newspapers and associations for the purposes of publishing a death notice.
Order 15 or more certified death certificates.
You may obtain death certificates from either the funeral director or the County Clerk's office. This can usually be done for a nominal fee. You will need certified copies of death certificates to claim Social Security and insurance benefits, change ownership of joint property, to enter safe deposit boxes and to file tax returns. Larger estates may require as many as 50 certificates. Photocopies are often not acceptable.
Check with Social Security and the Veterans Administration (VA).
You may qualify for burial allowances. The VA also provides a marker for the grave, an American flag for the casket and, in some cases, transportation to a Veterans Cemetery. Contact them again within the next two weeks to discuss death benefits.
Clip obituary notices.
Some insurance companies require a dated newspaper announcement in order to process claims.
Call your financial professional.
You don't need to pay an advisor to file for insurance or annuity proceeds. Your Financial Professional can help you expedite your claims processing, discuss payment options and help you and your other professional advisors review your new financial situation.
Check the status of your medical insurance coverage.
Spouse and children may be entitled to continue their medical coverage under the deceased's employee benefit plan as long as they continue to pay the premiums. If the present coverage
cannot be continued or can only be converted to an individual policy at a higher rate, your financial professional may be able to help you find the most cost-effective coverage.
Contact each financial institution where the deceased banked.
A bank may seal the deceased's safe deposit box and may freeze any checking or savings accounts after the death announcement is published. You may then be required to obtain
a release before funds can be withdrawn from those accounts. A bank officer can explain the procedure for obtaining a release.
Apply for death benefits
Write formal letters notifying companies and organizations that the insured is deceased. These include: the Social Security Administration, the Veterans Administration, the deceased's employer or former employer, union, civil service, professional and trade associations, fraternity/sorority, alumni and automobile club. Employment and membership organization benefits do not come automatically. You must apply for them. (You may want to contact Social Security and the Veterans Administration right away because a delay in applying can result in the loss of some benefits.)
Consult an attorney
It is wise to seek legal counsel on such matters as setting up trusts, recording property deeds, disposing of stocks, bonds, bank accounts or business property, as well as conserving and
disbursing the deceased's estate. During the initial consultation, discuss fees and the need for engaging an attorney's service.
Have someone watch your home during services
Burglars have been known to read obituaries to find out when no one will be home.
Within Two Weeks
Locate important papers and documents.
Certain documentation is needed (document checklist) to claim death benefits. Anyone involved in an estate will need access to a wide range of information and documentation.
Also you will need to check with the deceased's accountant, who may know of certain business arrangements that you are not aware of and who will help access tax records.
Do not throw out any documents such as life insurance policies and certificates, even if the policyholder stopped paying premiums. The policy may still be in force.
If you have trouble finding anything, ask family, friends and business associates who may be able to point you in the right direction.
Advise all creditors
Be sure to notify all agencies that hold installment loans, credit cards, mortgages, student loans and service contracts about the death. Ask if any outstanding loans are insured, or if any life insurance benefits are available. Some of these loans may become fully paid in the event of a customer's death.
Discuss outstanding debts with an attorney or surrogate court
Do not use insurance proceeds to pay debts of the deceased unless advised to do so by an attorney. You may not be obligated to use the insurance proceeds to pay such debts. Also,
beware of swindlers who send phony bills and overcharge for services. When in doubt, check with the Better Business Bureau and refer suspicious bills to your attorney.
Contact the trust officer
If a trust was established by the deceased, discuss the terms of the trust with the trust officer.
If children are attending college, contact their school's financial aid office
When a parent dies, college students are often eligible for increased financial aid, loans or grants.
The First Month
Set aside your inheritance and death benefits
If you are the beneficiary of a policy insuring the deceased, you may want to choose a relatively safe, short-term financial instrument until you determine how to invest your money for the long term.
Review your life and disability insurance coverage
Your needs may have changed and, therefore, your life and disability insurance needs may be different. You may want to talk to an AXA Advisors, LLC Financial Professional about your situation.
Start or continue to establish your credit rating.
This can be done by applying for credit cards, bank or car loans in your own name.
The First Six Months
Prepare a Budget
Record all income and expenses for several months to help determine where you stand financially.
Review your own will
If you do not have a will, have your attorney draw one up for you. This is a proper time to make contingency plans in the event something happens to you. Remember to appoint an executor, and if you have minor children, a legal guardian. Be sure to ask person(s) you have in mind for these roles for their permission before you appoint them.
Change names on joint property
Be sure to include joint billing accounts, credit cards, house, property, automobiles and subscriptions. Once your property is released from joint tenancy, you should change any fire, auto or other insurance coverage you may have held jointly. Change beneficiary designations on life insurance policies and retirement plans that named the deceased. Contact your local Motor Vehicle Department to clear title to your automobile, since it is handled differently in each state.
Find out if state and federal taxes on the estate are payable and when they are due
Most states impose either an inheritance tax or a state death tax. (Check your state law for filing deadlines.) The federal government also taxes estates valued above a certain amount and requires a return to be filed within nine months. Since tax laws are complicated, and can have a tremendous effect on you, consult a tax attorney and/or certified public accountant.
Postpone the decision on where to live for at least six months
If you feel the need to act sooner, consider taking temporary measures such as renting out your house instead of selling it, visiting family for a week or two before moving, or taking a long vacation before relocating. This will give you a chance to feel out a new neighborhood, living arrangements and conveniences.
The First Year
Plan for your future
Begin to make decisions you have postponed, including changing your residence and investing your inheritance. It is also a good time to set financial goals, such as providing for your children's education and building a retirement nest egg. We offer this simple four-step process to help you identify your priorities and sort through your finances to make sure your needs are met. You may want to enlist the support of one or more financial professionals, and a certified public accountant and/or tax attorney. Talk to an AXA Advisors, LLC Financial Professional
Step 1: Define your goals
When you lose a loved one, chances are your priorities will change. Your financial goals will take many forms, some immediate, some long-term. For example:
- If the deceased was your household's primary wage earner, generating an income may be your immediate goal.
- If you've lost an adult child, you may wish to provide for the future of your grandchildren.
- If a parent has passed away, you may need to care for your surviving parent during his/her golden years.
Step 2: Assess your finances
Next, you'll need to take a look at your finances. If the deceased took care of the bills and investments, you may not even know where to start. The first thing to do is to simply gather together all brokerage and bank statements, retirement accounts, annuity and insurance policies, and a listing of the contents in your safe deposit box. Give them to your financial advisor. At the same time, you should prepare a simple budget to evaluate your income and expenses. This will help you understand your immediate financial situation.
Step 3: Make an investment plan
Once you know your financial situation, you can figure out strategies to help you meet your goals. You may be well on your way to achieving some of them, if you haven't already. However, there may be others — perhaps new ones — that are far from being satisfied. Here is where a Financial Professional can really help. An advisor can provide invaluable advice on how to:
- Select a benefit payment plan — or combination of plans — that is best for you.
- Help manage your money to meet immediate needs.
- Invest to help achieve long-range objectives.
Step 4: Monitor results
Creating a plan is not a one-time event — and any plan developed in the wake of a significant loss should be designed for change.
- Keep an eye on your investments to help achieve your immediate goals.
- Evaluate the services and successes of your financial advisor.
- When you feel able, you should solidify your long-term strategy and make necessary changes.
Additional resources for beneficiaries
These resources may help you find the practical information you need for dealing with a loss - and the changes this loss may bring to your life.
Notifying organizations
After the death of a loved one it may help to get in touch with various organizations. Using these resources can simplify the process.
Leaving a legacy
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Related websites and resources
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Sterling's beliefs are based upon his misguided religious beliefs. Not for being Jewish, but for believing that it's ok to be racist towards people because Black Jews in Israel are discriminated against. I have no idea how or why this was developed in him....just that it's about as wrong as can be.
Thankful he didn't take away any future or this year first rounder. Wish all the owners had votes ready by the press conference. The real question when the votes come in and he is kicked does the league own the team during likely court battle.
Go to nba.com/clippers Powerful.
Yeah, but Silver specifically said that his past was not considered in doling out the punishment (whether that is true or not we don't know).
I'm listening to this Roger Mason Jr. (representing the NBPA) now and the first thing he said was "we will not be discriminated against".. and that kind of bugs me because there was no discrimination here. Sterling was basically lynched for having an opinion (albeit a pretty outdated, awful opinion). Where was the discrimination?
To be clear, I am totally happy with the results because it is great for our team. But I can't honestly say I support the policies here, especially if they are indicative of future law (and social media's effect on it) where they actually will affect our day to day living.
The Clippers P.R. person needs a raise.
I damned near gave a one-man standing ovation in a parking lot while listening to the radio broadcast, screaming like an idiot. Best news I could have received, and my birthday was yesterday too, but this completely trumps it.
The Clippers will not be sold for $1 billion since the team does not have a lucrative local TV contract like the Lakers. Since Silver's decision was made to ban Sterling, he made it harder for the franchise to be sold for top dollar. Sterling is also liable for any damages suffered by the NBA and its owners for loss of revenue. Sterling will make a profit, but not as big as advertised. The actual cash value of the team minus TV contract revenue, gate receipts, and merchandizing is far less than $50O mil. Consider how long he has had the team (since 1981) he could have made more money if he invested in more real estate. This is a well-deserved kick in the butt.
No. If you hold reprehensible views that you need to get out, just do what all the other scumbags do; post them on the internet.
SWEET JESUS! This almost feels as good as (I imagine) winning the championship would be!
While I have no doubt that there will be some form of legal arguments made by Sterling, I also don't see any way he
can remain involved.
The difference between now and his past transgressions? The Clippers are good, they matter. We're not just some laughing stock of a franchise. Social media also had a HUGE impact. I've heard 'Clippers' more this past week than I have since I've been a fan in the mid 80's (a very bittersweet experience).
Thank you commish! Now, if we can just keep our godsend of a coach/GM and players....
LOVE IT! I had to screen shot it. WE ARE ONE.
My heart cries for the poor soul, lol. The franchise will sell for +700 mil...count on it.
Its unfortunate, but there is some barrier in society that need to be broke to commit a better world. Yes, it may be illegal to record Donald's private conversation, but like Silver say once his private conversation went public, it's not that private anymore and NBA have every rights to react that response. If anything, the girl would have been the most trouble for recording that tape if anything.
Even if he get more real estate, there wouldn't be any client that are willing to work with him. No one want to be associated with this guy. He's basically dead now.
This seems like a necessary step to having a great franchise. We got the right coaches and players but the universe couldn't allow us to win with such a scumbag owner. Life is good.
As for ppl worried about a possible privacy issue I totally agree. But how about striving to be a good human being and be who you really are in public and private.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti making statements now in support of the decision during the NBA players associations press conference. Steve Nash, Luke Walton, Tyson Chandler, Kareem, AC Green are in attendance as well. Kevin Johnson stays today presented another great moment in the history of sports and a statement of where we are as a country. He also stresses that the players demand a new ownership for the Clippers. Kevin Johnson says that the players are very proud of commissioner Adam Silver's decision.
Roger Mason, the rep of the NBPA, says that the players were ready to boycott if the NBA did not act powerfully enough. He also says the players want a time table on the vote to oust Donald Sterling as owner.
Steve Nash is now up speaking on behalf of current players. Says the situation can an educational experience to help reduce racism in the future. Kareem comes up and voices his support for Adam Silver as well.
Eric Garcetti says "Go Clippers!" and that Los Angeles is rooting for them.
It has been this way, legally, for a long time. If a recording is illegally obtained, it may warrant a misdemeanor, but its content is STILL legally admissible as evidence.
Wonder how the every day Clipper employees are celebrating. Yahoooooo!!!
Congrats ClipperNation! THIS is a defining moment in Clippers and NBA history! and Congratulations to those that stood strong for so long through harsh times. I think we can say are the strongest fan base in the league!
The Mayor is a fan? It's becoming a Clippers town slowly, but surely. We just need to finish this playoff run with a title. I have all the faith in the world that we'll win that first ring. This controversy is going to bring the team together.
Wrong. Clippers are very profitable right now. They have the 3rd longest selling out streak. they have 2 top 10 players locked in for the next 4-5 years. There will be a bidding war for a high playoff team in the second biggest market.
Yep, Magic and group, Geffen, Caruso, just to name a few.
Although I wouldn't mind Magic's group, my first choice would be a group not associated with the lakers, like Geffen.
I think they rebrand the team unfortunately whoever buys the team
No NEW owner would want to associate themselves with the Clipper logo
I am ecstatic!! Now all the Clippers have to do is win the the championship!!!!!
Let's go, Clippers!!!!
They are all Laker fans. Patrick Soon-Shiong is a Laker fan, but would be a great owner for us.
I still like Geffen and Magic more though.
I'm so glad this finally happened. Hopefully we can focus on tonight's game now!
I just watched this as well. Great day, thank you Silver. There is so much support for our team. I can't wait for the game
I love the message on the Clippers website. What's happened today is monumental. I hope that this energizes the Clippers into giving the Dubs a complete drubbing tonight!!! LOL
Any owner who was formerly associated with the lakers and then bought the clippers will immediately be on the clipper bandwagon. So I'm not worried about where their allegiance lies
Whoever it ends up being we all don't know what kind of a Basketball owner he/they will end up being as time will only sort that out. But, we do know that whoever it is, they will have a 1000 fold more respect then The Donald ever had on his best day, LOL. All is good.
It's such a classic, unique name and it goes hand in hand with lob
City. I would be crushed. Who still thinks our players and doc will try to exit?
I love Magic, but the last thing I want lorded over Clipper fans is the phrase "it took a Laker to save you".
No thanks.
I can't see why they would want to leave now.
Think that's buls#%t.
NO! that's associated with DTS... lol
Well done Adam Silver. This was a huge test for Silver and he handled very well. I'm glad he's taking the steps to do whatever it takes. You can tell that he talked to people he needed to help him make this decision. Now we can finally breathe a little. This is far from over, but this is a great first step. Now let's focus on tonight's game.
Go clippers
I think that would be a great decision! I would miss the name Clippers, but we have to start fresh after all this that happened
It would be perfect if we went back to the Braves.
I don't know about becoming a Clippers town, but it's great to know that we can all rally behind them being a Los Angeles Basketball Team. The support from everyone given towards the Clippers players, coaches, and fans today was amazing to see. So proud!
Sterling didn't come up with the name clippers.
Nothing will make more sense. Let's get serious now, I hope a name change is brought up and dismissed
So does the league automatically take control after the votes come in? Like that the NBPA want those votes submitted as soon as possible.
When we got Blake and CP3, and it was looking like we'd be a perennial good team, people were wondering if we should change our logo, and rebrand us. I think keeping the name "Clippers" is important because it always showed where we came from, the losing seasons, the stream of jokes against us, and most currently, the racism of our owner. To keep the team name and the logo will always be a great story of the power of transformation. We aren't running from the past, nor will we ever forget it. We should keep it because I want the Clippers to always be associated as a team that persevered through all that, and became a success.
I always thought "Clippers" was an awkward name......but nowhere near as odd as "wizards", or especially "pelicans"
Perhaps a new logo, the main logo reminds me way too much of the Laker logo.
Not really. Stay with the Clippers, fits our city's coastline.
Regardless of if it was said in private, it became public. People should be accountable for every word out of their mouth. Now the girlfriend should be arrested and tried for breaking California laws about secretly recording private conversations and making them public. Hopefully her tramp-ass winds up in jail too for not waiting till the playoffs are over to release this shitstorm on us (and for breaking the law)
The sooner the votes come in the better.
Great day!!! Now let's win tonight! Fans should be excited and hopefully the atmosphere is crazy!!!
I say Doc.

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Three School of Law alumnae played key roles in the defeat of the Defense of Marriage Act in federal court.
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Law and health sciences professor Kristin Madison analyzes the Supreme Court's 5–4 ruling upholding President Obama's Affordable Care Act.
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Keeping it clean
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Law professor Roger Abrams analyzes the repercussions of baseball great Roger Clemens' acquittal Monday of lying to Congress about steroid use.
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This year's Kawkawlin River cleanup day in Bay County was more about debris from Mother Nature than trash from people.
About 60 volunteers came out this morning for the 15th annual event, getting wet and dirty for about three hours and hauling an estimated 40 tons of stumps, logs and twisted metal docks from a stretch of the river in Bangor Township.
"It's turned from cleaning the river to making it safe for everybody to be able to enjoy it," said volunteer Mike Darbee, 39, of Bangor Township.
Thick ice broke up twice on the river over the winter, pushing trees, docks and other debris toward the river mouth and Saginaw Bay.
Area residents and members of the Kawkawlin River Watershed Property Owners Association used eight boats, a number of chainsaws and a crane to haul debris from the water and shoreline during today's effort.
Tim Banaszak, association president, said a major concern on the river this spring was "deadheads," or logs floating just below the water's surface, which can damage boat hulls and props and injure people who use the river for recreation.
About four docks that were washed out by the ice also were removed from the water.
"There could be many more. We don't know," said Banaszak, 46, of Bangor Township.
"There's a lot less trash" this year, he added.
"More and more people have been more and more respective of the environment and are picking up after themselves.
"The plastics, the cans, the bottles, we hardly see any more of it and we're very grateful."
He said several government officials came out to help, including Bay City Mayor Charles Brunner, Bay County Commissioner Ernie Krygier, State Rep. Jeff Mayes and Bangor Township Supervisor Terry Watson.
Loads of debris, deposited at five locations along the river, will be hauled away by the Bay County Road Commission for disposal.
"This is our sixth fill-up," said Glenn Rowley, 39, a volunteer from Bangor Township, loading wood and other stuff onto a pontoon boat at the river mouth.
Rowley said he's participated in every river cleanup.
"If we don't do it, who will?" he said.
Sponsors of this year's cleanup were: AAA Transport & Limo, Aquatic Nuisance Plant Control, Bay Antique Center, B Jay's Pizza, Castaway's, Consumers Energy, Mussell Beach, Prime Bros. Furniture, Rivertown Funeral Chapel, RTH Communications, J.L. Skrocki Builders and Tri City RV.


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Looking Back, Looking Foward: A Conversation about the Fiscal Health of New York City
Presented by: Wagner Economic and Finance Association (WEFA)
FY2010 was the 30th consecutive year New York City closed out its fiscal year with a General Fund surplus since the near fiscal meltdown of the 1970s. According to Comptroller Liu, "This past Fiscal Year saw New York City's economy begin to crawl out of recession." Yet, the Mayor's office is proposing unprecedented budget cuts across the board. This event aims to answer the Whys, Whats, and Hows.
The focus of the conversation will explore three things from the public, private, and watchdog perspectives: 1) how has the City dealt with the economic slowdown, 2) what are the short-term strategies to meet immediate budget gaps, and 3) what other strategies should be considered to maintain/improve financial stability.
The panel will feature many of New York City's leading budget experts, including Carol Kellermann, President of the Citizens Budget Commission of New York, Ronnie Lowenstein, Director of the New York City Independent Budget Office, and Richard Raphael, Executive Managing Director of the U.S. Public Finance Group at Fitch Ratings. The discussion will be moderated by Professor Daniel L. Smith, Assistant Professor of Public Budgeting and Financial Management.
A Brownbag Discussion: Higher Education and the Criminal Justice System
Presented by:
Students for Criminal Justice Reform (SCJR) & Wagner Education Policy Studies Association (WEPSA)
John Molina, Senior Academic Counselor of the College Initiative and a first year Wagner student specializing in health policy and management, will talk about his work with the organization and the intersection of higher education and the criminal justice system.
The mission of the College Initiative is to connect men and women in New York City who have been incarcerated or have had involvement with the criminal justice system with opportunities for higher education; to provide a range of academic and other support services that promote successful enrollment in college and completion of degrees; and to serve as a guiding force for students to realize their full potential as gainfully employed individuals, family members, informed citizens, and community leaders. John has an extensive background in community heath education and harm reduction counseling, working primarily with at-risk youth from
Please join us to discuss questions such as:
BJPA: Lecture by Rachel Shabat: Serving the Soul of the Practicing Rabbi
The Berman Jewish Policy Archive at NYU Wagner presents a lecture by Rabbi Dr. Rachel Shabat Beit-Halachmi, Vice President, Shalom Hartman Institute-North America, Israel Department.
Jewish spiritual leadership in an age of uncertainty, experimentation and creativity has led rabbis across the denominational spectrum to seek significant additional training and spiritual development. What role is text study playing in these initiatives and how does it serve the rabbinic soul in our time? What role does scholarship play? Spiritual practice? Political/social action? Given the intensity of these initiatives and their indisputable impact on the rabbi, what is the impact on the communities they serve and on North American Jewry as a whole?
How US Foreign Policy is Made: Special Focus on Policies Related to Women and Development.
Topic: A discussion about how foreign policy is made, with a special focus on policies related to women and development.
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Women's Economic Empowerment
Topic: Women's economic empowerment through entrepreneurship, mentorship and training
Speaker: Maria Pena is the Senior Director of Entrepreneurship and Economic Development at Vital Voices, the preeminent non-governmental organization (NGO) that identifies trains and empowers emerging women leaders and social entrepreneurs around the globe.
In that role, Maria guides Vital Voices' economic empowerment work globally and directs a portfolio of programs that provides training, mentoring, and networking opportunities to high-potential businesswomen, allowing them to develop the skills they need to excel as business and community leaders. Maria previously served as the Americas Leader of Entrepreneurship at Ernst & Young, one of the world's largest professional services organizations, where she was responsible for developing strategies and directing initiatives designed to celebrate and support entrepreneurship across the Americas. Prior to that role, she was responsible for designing the firm's signature corporate responsibility programs, with a special focus on emerging market entrepreneurship. Maria holds a BA in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
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The Presentation of Self in Everyday [Transit] Life: An Ethnographic Study of Los Angeles Bus Culture
The Presentation of Self in Everyday [Transit] Life: An Ethnographic Study of Los Angeles Bus Culture
In this session of the New Thinking in Transportation and Society Doctoral Research Series, UCLA doctoral candidate Camille Fink will discuss her dissertation research, which uses the lens of ethnography to explore behavior and attitudes on different Los Angeles bus routes.
Brown bag: Affordable mortgage and loan program in the West Bank
Discussion on mortgage finance in the Palestinian territories.
Earlier this year, the Unites States, World Bank Group, Palestine Investment Fund, the United Kingdom and others launched a landmark $500 million mortgage finance program designed to promote the private ownership of residential housing in the Palestinian territories. Kieran Brenner, a lawyer to the project, will discuss the project and its potential impact on the development of housing finance, new communities and the banking industry in the West Bank, as well as its likelihood to spur economic growth in the region.
Iraq and the American Empire.
Iraq and the American Empire
Gideon Rose is the editor of Foreign Affairs and the Peter G. Peterson chair. He served as managing editor of the magazine from 2000 to 2010. Prior to this, he was the Olin senior fellow and deputy director of national security studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. From 1994 to 1995, Mr. Rose served as associate director for Near East and South Asian affairs on the staff of the National Security Council. He was assistant editor at the foreign policy quarterly the National Interest from 1986 to 1987, and held the same position at the domestic policy quarterly the Public Interest from 1985 to 1986. He received his BA in classics from Yale and his PhD in government from Harvard, and has taught American foreign policy at Columbia and Princeton.
He is author of How Wars End: Why We Always Fight the Last Battle (Simon & Schuster, 2010). His other publications include Understanding the War on Terror (Council on Foreign Relations, 2005, co-edited with James F. Hoge Jr.); America and the World: Debating the New Shape of International Politics (Council on Foreign Relations, 2002, co-edited with James F. Hoge Jr.); and How Did This Happen? Terrorism and the New War (PublicAffairs, 2001, co-edited with James F. Hoge Jr.); "Democracy Promotion and American Foreign Policy," International Security (Winter 2000/2001); "Conservatism and American Foreign Policy: Present Laughter vs. Utopian Bliss," the National Interest (Fall 1999); "It Can Happen Here: Facing the New Terrorism," Foreign Affairs (March/April 1999); "The Rollback Fantasy," Foreign Affairs (January/February 1999); and "Neoclassical Realism and Theories of Foreign Policy," World Politics (October 1998).
Opening Reception for "FolkloRican: The Art of Pepe Villegas" -- Gallery Space at Wagner, Fall/Winter 2010
The Gallery Space at Wagner, in partnership with NYU Steinhardt, the Latino Studies Program at NYU, and the Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies (CLACS), is proud to join in the celebration of NYU's Latino Heritage Month with the opening of FolkloRican: The Art of Pepe Villegas, our second exhibition of the 2010-2011 season.
Renowned multi-media artist Pepe Villegas presents us with a ten-piece collection of oil paintings that delve into an intriguing archive of personal and cultural memories referencing his Puerto Rican upbringing. Ranging from striking representational and semi-representational portraiture to abstract and symbolism-rich canvases, this highly evocative criollista sampling is deeply rooted in cultural pride, introspective contemplation, and national nostalgia.
The event will feature live music by percussionist and NYU Steinhardt masters candidate Carson Moody and is cosponsored by NYU Wagner's Alliance of Latino & Latin American Students (ALAS), the Stonewall Policy Alliance (SPA), and the Student Network Exploring Arts & Culture (SNEAC).
WTA/UPSA: Brown bag with Rod King
Join Wagner Transportation Association and Urban Planning Students Association for lunch and discussion with UK traffic safety advocate, Rod King. Since 2004, Rod King has been campaigning for lower speeds limits on residential roads. In 2007 he founded 20's Plenty for Us to provide information, guidance and support to local communities and organizations campaigning for lower speeds. The organization has gained wide recognition for its effectiveness, with more than 60 local campaigns running across the country. Recently the Sustainable Development Commission featured the organization in a Case Study for "mobilizing communities to create political mandate for action". By focusing on a "grass roots" campaigning 20's Plenty for Us facilitates real behavior change in communities to create a better, safer and more sustainable use of our urban and residential roads.
Favela: a conversation with Janice Perlman
BOOK LAUNCH & PANEL Discussion presented by Urban Planning Student Association
Favela: Four decades living on the Edge in Rio de Janeiro by Janice Perlman, founder & president of the Mega-cities project, author of the book will present her work on Rio's Favela.
Panel Discussion facilitated by Professor Shlomo Angel on urban poverty, housing policy issues and slum upgrading in Brazilian cities.
Food Insecurity in NYC: Addressing Hunger in Low-Income Communities
From low-income neighborhoods in the U.S. to developing countries, the inability to find affordable, nutritious food is increasingly occupying the attention of policy leaders around the world. In New York City alone, 3.3 million people are food insecure, meaning they do not have access at all times to enough food to lead an active, healthy life. Please join the Wagner Policy Alliance, the Wagner Food Policy Alliance, and the Wagner Health Network for a panel exploring the problem of food insecurity as it exists in local neighborhoods and communities throughout New York City.
The panel will focus on programs and approaches including food stamps, emergency food resources, school meals, and urban farming, to meet short-term food & nutrition needs as well as eliminate hunger, obesity and other health issues in the long-term. Panelists will discuss successes and challenges with implementing these programs on a systemic, neighborhood-wide level and suggest recommendations going forward.
Sabrina Baronberg, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene http://www.familyfarmedexpo.com/biosabrinabaronberg.html
Jim Wengler, NYC Coalition Against Hunger
Philip Malebranche, NYC Coalition Against Hunger
Michele Mattingly, Fiscal Policy Institute
Moderated by Beth Weitzman, Associate Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs, Professor of Health and Public Policy at Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/nutrition/faculty_bios/view/Beth_Weitzman
Please join us for the discussion. The panel will begin at 6:45pm.
The Foreclosure Crisis and NYC Crime
Presented by the Wagner Economics and Finance Association (WEFA), Professor Ingrid Gould Ellen, Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy at New York University's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and Co-Director of the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, will facilitate a conversation on the impact of the foreclosure crisis in NYC on local crime.
Equality for Whom? The Intersection of LGBTQ Policy and Politics
Sponsored by the Stonewall Policy Alliance, the NYU Wagner LGBTQ student organization
How do issues such as same-sex marriage and the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell come to the forefront of the fight for LGBTQ equality? Are these issues that will benefit the whole LGBTQ community? Who is at the table when it comes to setting legislative and policy priorities?
Equality for Whom: The Intersection of LGBTQ Policy and Politics will engage interested stakeholders from Wagner, the broader NYU community and the city at large through presentation of front line accounts from practitioners and academics.
The Campaign for Women's Rights in Cambodia
Topic: The campaign for women's rights and against political corruption and oppression in Cambodia.
Japan's Trade and Economic Policy Outlook
A leading Japanese economic-policy government official, from the powerful agency JETRO, discusses Japan's trade policy in the context of larger economic development. Focus both on recent years and the outlook for coming years.
How Conflict between the US and Iran in the Past Shapes Thinking about War in the Present
Return to the Future: How Conflict between the US and Iran in the Past Shapes Thinking about War in the Present
Dr. David B. Crist is a senior historian in the Office of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. He has written and lectured extensively on contemporary military history, and he has produced numerous classified and unclassified studies examining current military operations in the Middle East. Dr. Crist recently served as a visiting fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He is currently working as a special advisor on the Iranian military for the commander of U.S. Central Command.
Dr. Crist is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve and has served tours in both Afghanistan and Iraq with Special Operations Forces.
He is currently completing a book for Penguin Press on the history of the U.S.-Iranian conflict, which is due out next fall.
Debriefing the 2010 Midterm Elections: Implications for the next two years
Join us for a conversation on the 2010 midterm elections and what the results mean for the upcoming years. Discussing the shifts in the political landscape will be deputy managing editor for the National Review, Kevin Williamson; former democratic strategist and NYU Wagner Senior Fellow, Bob Shrum; and Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service at NYU Wagner, Paul Light. The conversation will be moderated by Rogan Kersh, NYU Wagner Associate Professor of Public Policy and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.
Wagner Reception at APPAM for Faculty, Alumni & Friends
At this year's Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Conference in Boston, Dean Ellen Schall will host Wagner Faculty, Alumni, and Friends for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at the Hyatt Regency. See old friends, mingle with colleagues, catch up with the faculty and local Wagner grads. Please join us!
Response and Resistance: Multiple Strategies Addressing State Violence against LGBTQ Youth
Presented by the Stonewall Policy Alliance (SPA), Students for Criminal Justice Reform (SCJR), Alliance for Latino/Latin American Students (ALAS), and Wagner Intersectionality Studies is Essential (WISE)
This dynamic fishbowl-style presentation will examine the implications of systemic violence and discrimination against LGBTQ youth. This event will discuss multiple responses employed by various grassroots advocacy organizations, researchers, and other practitioners.
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Moderated by Dr. Jo Rees, Adjunct Professor of Social Work, NYU Silver School of Social Work and Smith College
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The Politics of Settlements in Israel-Palestine
NYU Wagner's International Public Service Association (IPSA) presents the Politics of Settlements, a panel discussion to generate greater understanding of the realities and complexities of the settlement issue in Israel-Palestine, and its impact on the peace process.
Featuring three speakers with varied perspectives and expertise on the settlement issue, the event claims only to shed some light on this controversial topic. The goal is to allow Wagner students to be exposed to some of the facts, beliefs and histories that have shaped the settlement issue, raising awareness of its complexities and fostering greater opportunities for dialogue.
Dr. Alon Ben-Meir, Professor of International Relations and Middle East Studies
Uri Zaki, U.S. Director
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Poverty Discussion Group
The Wagner Policy Alliance is pleased to present the new student-led Poverty Discussion Group. The group will bring together students who are interested in issues related to domestic poverty and low-income families/communities to have informal brown bag discussions the first Friday of every month.
The second meeting of the group will discuss topics in affordable housing with guest speaker Sarah Gerecke, Executive Director of the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy. Ms. Gerecke will present the topics of place-based investments vs. people-based investments in low-income residents and housing. Before working for the Furman Center, Ms. Gerecke was head of the Neighborhood Housing Services (NHS) of NYC from 2001-2009, and previous to that worked at various positions in New York City government including for the Department of Housing Preservation and Development.
Please join us for the discussion.
Conducting Research and Policy Analysis in Afghanistan: Overcoming the Challenges
Research and evaluation have always played a key role in informing policy choices around the world, but how does this important work continue in a conflict zone? Please join IPSA for a conversation with Dr. Pierre Fallavier and his colleagues from the Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit to discuss the challenges and impacts of policy research in Afghanistan. In preparation for the political transition in the country, AREU has focused much of its work on analyzing political participation, governance, corruption, and peace and reintegration. The AREU team will present the findings of some this research and facilitate a conversation with students and other guests on challenges, lessons learned, and opportunities for research.
Thinking and Doing Breakfast Series: HUD Regional Administrator Adolfo Carrion
Featuring HUD Regional Administrator Adolfo Carrión
Increasing efforts to "break down silos" that separate traditional government agencies and growing support for the concept of livability have together drawn attention to the links between the fields of housing and transportation, among other cross-agency connections. This installment of the the Thinking and Doing Series will focus on this intersection.
Adolfo Carrión is the Administrator of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Region II, which serves New York and New Jersey. Previously Mr. Carrión served as the first White House Director of Urban Affairs and was elected to two terms as Bronx Borough President.


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HACKETTSTOWN — A home on Monroe Street was "significantly damaged" by a fire that was initially reported just before 10 last night. No one was injured, police said.
Police said that a call came in at 9:59 p.m. on Jan. 2 for a chimney fire at the residence at 100 Monroe St. Hackettstown firefighters and police responded.
"When officers arrived on location they observed the chimney and the side of the residence on fire. The home was significantly damaged due to the fire," police said.
Assisting at the scene were Hackettstown Fire Police, Hackettstown Rescue Squad, Tri County Fire Company, Washington Borough Fire Department, Budd Lake Fire Department, the Mount Olive Township Fire Marshal, the Warren County Fire Marshal and the Hackettstown Department of Public Works.
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Ridley-Ellis, Daniel, Owen, J S and Davies, G (2003) Design of RHS for torsion using simplified thick wall theory. The Structural Engineer, 81 (11). pp. 31-36. ISSN 1466-5123Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)
The theory of torsion in Rectangular Hollow Sections (RHS) is reviewed and discussed with reference to design code treatments in the UK, Europe and the USA. The classical theories based on thin wall and thick wall assumptions are compared, and thick wall theory is shown to be a better representation of the torsional behaviour of RHS with reference to the results of finite element analysis. Simplified thick wall analysis is then extended to create expressions for the complete torque–rotation relationship, which are shown to produce predictions that are almost identical to those produced by finite element models. Since thin wall theory overestimates the torque required to cause permanent deformation, the use of thick wall theory in design is advocated. The effects of warping and shear buckling of the tube wall are also examined and are shown to be insignificant for most practical cases, although local instability can lead to a reduction in torsional capacity for extremely slender tube walls.
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Town of Dickinson, NY (WBNG Binghamton) A Town of Dickinson resident had valuables stolen from inside their home by men claiming to be town employees.
Two men entered a home on Sunrise Terrace Monday, claiming to be employees of the town.
One of the men talked with the resident, while the other scoured the house, stealing the jewelry.
Town Supervisor, Michael Marinaccio said, "Do not let anyone into your home. Call the town hall or the sheriff to verify identity of any individual who wants access into your home."
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SYDNEY — A 26-year-old Glace Bay man entered not guilty pleas Monday to weapons offences and is now scheduled to stand trial in December.
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Michael Brandon Gilmet of Nolans Lane is charged with possession of a firearm with no licence, possession of a prohibited weapon with no licence, careless transport of a weapon and using a weapons in a careless manner.
The weapons involved were a .12-gauge shotgun and a sawed-off 22-calibre. The offences are alleged to have occurred last Aug. 20 in Glace Bay.
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D. E. Brownlee (University of Washington), P. Tsou, M.S. Hanner, R. Newburn, Z. Sekanina, J. D. Anderson (Jet Proplusion Lab), B.C. Clark (Lockeed Martin Astronautics), F. Horz, M.E. Zolensky (NASA Johnson Space Center), J. Kissel (Max-Planck Institut fur extraterrestrische Physik), J.A.M. McDonnell (Open University), S.A. Sandford (NASA Ames Research Center), A.J. Tuzzolino (University of Chicago)
Stardust, NASA's fourth Discovery mission, will fly past comet Wild 2 on Jan 2, 2004 and head towards an Earth return in Jan 2006. During the 6.1 km/s flyby, 150 km from the nucleus, Stardust will collect thousands of particles for Earth return, do insitu analyses of particles with a time-of-flight mass spectrometer, take high resolution images of the nucleus, measure the flux and size distribution of dust in the coma and place an upper limit on the comet mass. The samples are collected by impact into low density silica aerogel and they will returned to a landing site west of Salt Lake city Utah by small direct atmospheric entry capsule. The collected samples will be made available for researchers world-wide for study by analytical techniques that are appropriate for the study of small primitive particulate samples. The samples from the Kuiper Belt will provide information on the materials and processes that existed at the edge of the solar nebula disk at the time of formation of Kuiper Belt objects. They should provide fundamental insight into the relative roles of pre-solar grains and nebular solids in the outer regions of the nebula and they can provide information, literally the atomic level, on key issues such as the nature of interstellar silicate grains and the interrelationships between amorphous and crystalline materials around stars and in the ISM.
Stardust is doing quite well and it has completed all of its major tasks except for two: Wild 2 flyby and Earth return. In November 2, 2002 Stardust completed a highly successful ?dress rehearsal? flyby of the remarkably shaped S type asteroid Annefrank.
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The wait is over for the CSI/McCown boys' basketball program, which has been granted entry into the Staten Island High School League Tournament for the 2012-13 season and will join the league on a full-time basis next year.
"Come February we'll have an opportunity to compete for an Island championship," said CSIM coach Ray Palma, "which is all we ever wanted."
The Dragons' entry into the SIHSL had been delayed over the past few years by the program's lack of a PSAL-sanctioned junior varsity team. That hurdle was finally cleared when Palma was informed Tuesday afternoon by PSAL Staten Island boys' basketball coordinator Fran Mitilieri that CSIM's request for a junior varsity had been approved.
Palma directed much of the credit for the long-awaited junior varsity to Mitilieri.
"Without Fran's efforts none of this would have happened," said Palma.
The timing of the approval offers mixed blessings. On the one hand, Palma understood that with the SIHSL coaches holding their annual preseason organizational meeting on Thursday night, any chance at inclusion for the upcoming season would require a decision from the PSAL by that date. On the other, the approval did not come in time to avoid complications.
While the SIHSL's seven other PSAL teams are already scheduled to play CSIM twice this season, among the Island CHSAA squads only Monsignor Farrell had the Dragons on the schedule. The teams will again play on the traditional Thanksgiving Eve tip-off date for Island basketball.
With a 24-game regular-season limit and obligations to the CHSAA and the SIHSL and its tournament, there tends to be little extra room in the schedule for the Island Catholic schools. A Christmas tournament usually eats up that remaining space. So St. Peter's, Moore Catholic and St. Joseph by-the-Sea had already filled their schedules.
"There is no way that we could fit them into the regular season," said SIHSL president and Moore head coach Tony Rafaniello. "So rather than say, 'No, you have to wait until next year,' we came up with a solution."
The solution is that while the Dragons' games will not count in the SIHSL regular-season standings, CSIM will be provided entry into the SIHSL Tournament. Regardless of regular-season outcomes, the Dragons will be the ninth seed in the tournament and play on the No. 8 seed's home court in the play-in round on Thursday, Jan. 31.
Traditionally St. Joseph by-the-Sea has hosted the play-in round, which will increase from three games to four with the addition of CSIM. If the Vikings are the No. 8 seed, there will be a four-game slate in Huguenot. If not Sea will host three games and the Dragons will play on the eighth seed's home court.
Beginning with the 2013-04 season, CSIM will play a full SIHSL regular-season schedule that includes all four Island CHSAA teams.
"We informed (CSIM) and Ray was very happy and pleased," said Rafaniello. "He realized the fact that we were notified so late, it kind of put us in a bind. However, we did not want to penalize them because it was not of their doing, so we tried to come up with a solution that was fair to everybody."
Another change coming for the tournament is that after 20 years, the quarterfinals will be moved from Sunday to Saturday, which also pushes the play-in games up from Friday to Thursday. For most of the tournament's history, including 2012, the quarterfinals fell on the same day as the Super Bowl.
"Last year we felt attendance was affected," said Rafaniello, "so this way we'll give it a shot on Saturday."
Rafaniello said no final decision had been made on whether the junior varsity quarterfinals will remain on Saturday or be moved. The varsity semifinals and final will remain on the traditional Wednedsday-Saturday schedule. Whatever the schedule, going forward the tournament will include the CSIM Dragons.
"It's been a long journey, but it's quite rewarding," said Palma, entering his fifth season coaching the Dragons. "Obviously with the time frame given to the Catholic school coaches it put them in a difficult position, so I'm just pleased that everybody worked together to come up with a common ground."


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|The pull of coaching led Curry to take the head job at Georgia State three seasons ago. (Getty Images)
The moment didn't really draw a lot of headlines. Things that happen in remote villages like Orono, Maine, usually don't make the evening news.
But Saturday night one of the truly good men in college football called it a career.
History will record that Bill Curry, 70, coached his final game when Maine defeated Georgia State 51-7. Curry, who had announced his retirement, finished his 20-year head coaching career with a record of 93-128-4.
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But the sheer numbers are cold. They lack context and don't reflect the passion that was behind them, regardless of what column in which they happen to fall. They don't tell you how much Curry has meant to a sport he loves and will always love. They don't tell you how many lives he touched and how many boys who lacked direction became men under his watch.
It has been a football life in the truest sense of the word. Curry was an undersized lineman from College Park, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta. His grandparents lived in Athens in the shadow of Georgia's Sanford Stadium. On Saturdays he would sit on their porch and watch people go to and from the games.
"I wasn't old enough to completely understand how important college football was to people," Curry told me several years ago. "But what I remember is that when people left the stadium and headed back to their cars, they were either very happy or very sad. What I eventually learned was that in the South, college football was not just a game. It's who we are."
Curry thought he might be headed to the University of Georgia some 75 miles away. He also visited Clemson, about two hours away. Both venues were too far from home. Because home was the one thing that Bill Curry loved more than football.
In the sixth grade Curry told his father that he was going to marry Carolyn Newton. His father told Curry that it just might be the smartest decision he would ever make. When it came time for college she went to Agnes Scott in Atlanta. So he went to Georgia Tech to play for the legendary Bobby Dodd. Curry was told by more than one friend and more than one teacher that he would not be able to cut it at Georgia Tech -- either athletically or academically.
And thus Curry began a 50-year journey of proving people wrong.
"I wasn't a gifted student and frankly I was lazy," Curry said. "At Georgia Tech I had a Freshman Chemistry course at 8 a.m. and I really didn't see the sense in that. So I didn't go."
What Curry had yet to grasp was that Dodd, by his own admission a poor student, had become obsessive about his players earning a degree from Georgia Tech. When players cut class they were immediately ordered to join assistant coach Dick Inman at 6 a.m. at Grant Field.
"He ran me up and down those stadium steps until I threw up," said Curry. "And I suddenly discovered that I really liked Freshman Chemistry."
When Curry left Georgia Tech he gave professional football a try. Again, they said he wouldn't make it in the rough and tumble world that was the NFL of the 1960s. But when Bart Starr of the Green Bay Packers lined up under center in the first Super Bowl, he took the snap from Bill Curry. He played in two more Super Bowls for the Baltimore Colts, snapping the ball to Johnny Unitas. He played for three Hall of Fame coaches: Dodd, Vince Lombardi and Don Shula. He played in the NFL for 10 seasons.
"How could you not learn about leadership and character and all the things that matter by being around those men?" Curry asked.
After pro football, Curry decided to get into coaching. After one year at Georgia Tech and three more as an assistant with the Green Bay Packers, Curry was named head coach at his alma mater in 1980. Curry's timing was awful. Georgia, the in-state rival, had just signed a kid named Herschel Walker. Vince Dooley's Bulldogs were about to go on the best four-year run (43-4-1, three SEC championships, one national championship) in school history.
Curry was undaunted even after a combined record of 2-19-1 in his first two seasons. He kept working. His Georgia Tech teams beat Georgia in consecutive years in 1984-85. In 1985 he was named the ACC Coach of the Year. In 1987 Alabama gave him the coaching opportunity of a lifetime. Ray Perkins was going back to the NFL after four seasons as the successor to Bear Bryant.
It was not a popular hire in some Alabama circles because Curry went to Georgia Tech. Dodd and Bryant, once friends, began a feud after an on-field incident in 1961. They later made up but the fan bases never forgot.
Curry was told he would never be successful at Alabama. Again, Curry pressed on. In 1988, Alabama lost an infamous Homecoming game to Ole Miss and somebody threw a brick through the plate glass window in his office. Curry pressed on.
In 1989, Curry led Alabama to a 10-0 start and a No. 2 national ranking. But on Dec. 2, 1989, Alabama played at Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium for the first time in history (since 1948 the rivalry had been played at Birmingham's Legion Field). A victory would give Alabama an undisputed SEC championship and a berth in the Sugar Bowl with a shot at the national championship.
Auburn won the game 30-20. Then Alabama lost in the Sugar Bowl (33-25) to Miami, which was declared national champion.
After the season it was clear to Curry that no matter how many games he won, he would never get the full support of Alabama's fans. So when the opportunity came to become the head coach at Kentucky and work for C.M. Newton, he took it. But he never regretted his decision to coach at Alabama.
"The wonderful thing about that place is that the kids who put on that uniform understand how important it is to play for the University of Alabama," said Curry. "You're going to get everything they have."
Curry coached for seven seasons at Kentucky and then gave television a try. Always a great communicator, Curry was a natural in his 10 seasons at ESPN. He could have called it career right there but was intrigued when the opportunity came in 2009 to build the Georgia State program from the ground up.
Carolyn Curry earned both her Master's and Ph.D. from Georgia State, located in downtown Atlanta. Without having to move, which Carolyn made clear was not an option, Bill Curry could find out if he had one more big push left in him. It made no sense for a man his age to resume 80-hour work weeks. So what did Curry do when common sense said to say no? He went for it.
"I'm so glad you're not a mountain climber," the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Carolyn Curry once told her husband. "Or we'd live at Mt. Everest."
In three seasons he wished he had won more games. But in that short span of time Georgia State has gone from no football program, to an FCS independent, to a member of the Colonial Athletic Association and next season will be a member of the FBS Sun Belt Conference.
Curry doesn't know what he is going to do next. He has five grandchildren and he hasn't seen them nearly enough. But this much we know. Bill Curry is going to do something. And he's going to do it full speed ahead. There simply isn't another way.
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There are a lot of empty buildings in the Detroit area, but the beleaguered city's mayor announced today that he's found the perfect vacant space to house HQs for both the city's police and fire departments — the old MGM Grand Detroit casino.
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The DrakePro is softer and in general a more versatile fin offering a wider all round performance range. In general, heavier guys who sail with hi fin loads will find the DrakePro(in slalom sizes) becoming a bit soft earlier than average weight riders, especially when pushed hard in chop/swell. However in light winds the Drake Pro still has some advantages (ease of sailing, speed at various angles) even for the heavy,hard guys.
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Heavy frost evident this morning, temp -3C to rise into double digits by afternoon. Remains clear and calm. The harbour resembles a reflecting pond with Ross Island showing nearly halfway across the water. Looking good for the remainder of the week.
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EASTHAMPTON - The life and work of late Police Sgt. Derrill F. Stoddard will again be celebrated Sunday with a "run-walk race" that raises money for scholarships and a foundation.
The fifth annual Derrill's race will begin at 10 a.m. on the Manhan Rail Trail, starting at the Easthampton Public Safety Complex at 23 Payson Ave.
Stoddard died in February 2004 at the age of 53 from leukemia. The fund-raiser, organized by local chiropractor Shelly A. Wilton, had more than 420 people participate last year and raised more than $13,000.
Money goes to Cam Neely Foundation
The money goes to the Boston-based Cam Neely Foundation for Cancer Care and two Derrill's Race Scholarships which are administered by the Citizens Scholarship Foundation. Each year, the size of the scholarships increase and this year they will be $700 each, Wilton said. The race Web site is www.derrillsrace.com.
"Derrill was a great guy. He was the quintessential police officer," said Police Chief Bruce W. McMahon, whose best man at his wedding nearly 19 years ago was Stoddard. "He put his heart and soul into everything he did. That's why it's important to hold a function like this in his memory."
Sgt. Christopher M. Patnode said that Stoddard was a role model for him when he first became a police officer and went on to become one of his best friends. They enjoyed camping trips together.
"He was the best of the best. He was well-respected in the department and with other agencies. He was very knowledgeable," Patnode said.
Other officers looked to Stoddard
Stoddard was the one officers from other departments would turn to for information. He was the type of investigator who would come into the office at 3 a.m. when he was working on a big case and had a lead to chance. And if a fellow officer or their family was a victim of a crime, it was Stoddard they wanted as an investigator, Patnode said.
Toward the end of his battle with leukemia, Stoddard sought treatment from Wilton and they became friends.
"I knew him for a short five months, but it was clear from the beginning that he was someone special. Even with his illness he had that twinkle in his eyes. We talked a lot about the community, as that was a big part of both of our lives," Wilton wrote on the race Web site.
Dedicated to Easthmpton
"His dedication to the town and the citizens of Easthampton reached far beyond his service as a police officer. That's why I wanted to sponsor this race, in honor of his lifetime dedication and commitment to this community," Wilton said.
Race registration begins at 9 a.m. The kids race is at 9:30 a.m., adults at 10 a.m. Awards are at 10:30 a.m.
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the availability of a second mobile product resulting from its relationship with
, a vendor of mobile enterprise platforms and applications,
The new product, SMART Service Manager, was selected by a medical system supplier to hospitals worldwide to connect its field service technicians to the SAP (
) Customer Relationship Management application. SMART Service Manager lets field service techs use intuitive action-driven workflow to work in the field with up-to-the-minute customer history, equipment, contract and service information.
The supplier's technicians, who maintain customer-owned medication and supply management assets, will use SMART to view, capture and update real time SAP CRM-based customer account, equipment and service order data in the field.
'This new product offering, resulting from the co-innovation agreement between SAP and Syclo, will enable SAP CRM customers to complete the last mile of automating field service management process,' Jujhar Singh, senior vice president, CRM Solution Management and Global Strategy, SAP, said.
Increasing the company's SLA-compliance rate could help increase customer satisfaction and retention also, he said.
Syclo officials said as part of their relationship with SAP, the two companies are aligning product roadmaps, solution specifications, development efforts, testing, and support.
SMART Service Manager is an SAP-endorsed product -- products 'endorsed' by SAP are complementary to SAP software offerings, developed in accordance with SAP development guidelines.
Earlier this year, at Sapphire 2009 and the 2009 ASUG Annual Conference, Syclo and SAP AG
their working partnership.
With a mobile product for the market, 'we'll be expanding our relationship for SAP's customers in CRM,' said Rich Padula, president and CEO of Syclo at the time. 'As a recognized leader with proven mobile solutions for field service and asset management, Syclo's solutions offer integration with SAP Business Suite software and are in use by SAP customers today.'
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After making a quick three-day turnaround from the conference semifinal series-clinching game Thursday in Portland to playing in the first leg of the conference championship series Sunday, now the Timbers must wait nearly two weeks before playing another game.
"It's a weird rhythm. There's no doubt about it," Portland coach Caleb Porter said. "It's a strange rhythm to literally play a Thursday game then a Sunday. Then you get two weeks off and then you play another game."
The second leg of the series is scheduled for Nov. 24 in Portland. The lengthy break in between games is a result of MLS working around FIFA's international fixture dates that occur Nov. 15-19.
Porter says he is happy with the break, which will give him time in training sessions to work on shoring up his defense, which conceded four goals in the 4-2 loss at Real Salt Lake Sunday.
"We've got to get back to working on set pieces and box defending. Getting tight again and organized in our back four," Porter said. "I thought at times, we were not quite as disciplined and organized and tight as we have been."
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CARO - Some 106-year-olds might enjoy a nap or chicken dinner with the family this Sunday afternoon.
Not Lenore B. Schultz.
The Essexville woman will be on parade - literally - in her hometown of Caro at the 1:30 p.m. Tuscola County Pumpkin Festival parade.
Thousands of visitors will flock to Caro this weekend to buy pumpkin pies made by Knights of Columbus volunteers, gobble other goodies or attend the annual parade along M-81 in downtown Caro.
"I'll throw some kisses," vowed Schultz, who will ride as a special guest in the parade in a 1951 surfside blue Packard Caribbean convertible driven by Niles "Nick" Yaklin of Bay City, onetime owner of Bay City's former Brass Lantern restaurant.
9 a.m.-9 p.m.: Pumpkin pie sales (Fairgrounds)
10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Pony Rides (Thumb Area Center for the Arts lawn)
11 a.m.-10 p.m.: Food Court (Fairgrounds)
11 a.m.: Bostrom Brothers Celtic Music (Fairgrounds)
11:30 a.m.-3 p.m.: Auto Show (Fairgrounds)
Noon-2:30 p.m.: Children's activities (DDA lot)
1 p.m.: Pumpkin Giveaway (Fairgrounds)
2 p.m.: Mutt Strut/Bike Parade (M-81 downtown)
4 p.m.: Harvest Idol Contest (Atwood Park downtown)
4-9 p.m.: AYSO 3-on-3 Soccer (Soccer Fields, M-81)
8 p.m.: Pumpkin Bash with dueling DJs (Brentwood Lounge)
10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.: Food Court (downtown)
10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.: Pumpkin pie sales (downtown)
1:30 p.m.: Grand Parade
John Sauber, owner of JJ Jamokes restaurant near Caro, also will ride with Schultz, known as "Schultzie" to her friends.
"Lenore wanted her boyfriends with her in the parade," quipped Kathy Sauber, John Sauber's wife.
"She's just in her glory," Kathy Sauber added.
Schultz won't have any trouble getting dolled up for the town she left as a teenager prior to 1920; she worked for years as a milliner, trimming and selling hats.
"I'm honored," Schultz said, "to be back in a little town that had dirt roads down the main street at one time."
John Sauber, 58, said Schultz "never goes anyplace without a hat that matches her outfit."
Schultz, born Lenore B. Taylor on March 2, 1902 in a farmhouse along Orr Road near Caro, said she knew hard times as a girl.
"I was born in a little two-room shack, in a blizzard, and Dr. Handy got there too late," she said. "The hired girl delivered me. They called 'em midwives."
Schultz attended Caro High School but struck out for Bay City - "a big city" - in her late teens.
"You couldn't get a job in Caro except as a waitress or a babysitter," Schultz said.
She found employment at Milliken-White Music Studios, on Washington Avenue, in downtown Bay City.
"They hired me for $15 a week and I was in heaven," Schultz said. "I got at room at the YWCA and Mrs. E.B. Perry was the head honcho, and very strict.
"You had to be in by 10 p.m."
Schultz later moved to Kalamazoo to work in a hat shop, and eventually ran her own hat shop in Adrian. Her late husbands include a newspaperman, William C. "Curt" Beck, and Wilbert Schultz.
Lenore Schultz didn't have children, but said she has "more friends than I can count."
Schultz still has her own teeth and can still dance, according to John and Kathy Sauber, who have helped her discover some of her relatives around Caro.
"A group of us go up to the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island twice a year," John Sauber said, "and she dances until about 10:30 and is up the next morning about 7 a.m., doing her exercises in bed."
John Sauber said Schultz "adores attention," but she said she also dishes it out. "You gotta tell people you love 'em," Schultz said. "Some people never get a smile all day."
Schultz counts the Saubers, Nick and Kathryn Yaklin, and Hampton Township's Bob and Verlene Stiefel, among her closest friends.
"I have the most wonderful neighbors here in Essexville who look out for me, and the people at my church help, too," Schultz said.
Schultz advises folks to never quit working, "do a little something extra for the company now and then," treat their bodies well, and make prayer their No. 1 priority.
"The Lord has something for me to do - I know there's a purpose for me, and he's my great, great healer," Schultz said. "I know this. I can prove it.
"I've had health problems and I've fallen down, but I didn't break any bones."


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Happy Wednesday, Southeast and Southwest Portlanders!
The former Salvation Army building in Southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department announced Tuesday.
The brown brick building, which was constructed in 1893 and remodeled in 1930, was used as a major "industrial home" for the Salvation Army, providing work and shelter for homeless men, according to the press release. The residents collected, sorted and sold second hand items. It was the city's second longest used-goods charity shop until it closed in 2010.
The 200 S.E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd site was considered as a new location for the Right 2 Dream Too homeless camp, but according the release the building is being rehabilitated for retail uses.
And here's some other neighborhood news:
Samantha Bakall provides a first look at Sprinklefingers, the "reincarnation" of St. Cupcake on Southeast Belmont Street that opened Jan. 10. The shop sells one cupcake flavor a day, candy, chocolate and more.
The Lincoln boys basketball team lost to Jesuit by just four points last night.
Got any fur apparel or accessories you don't want anymore? Donate it to a local Buffalo Exchange store to benefit the Coats for Cubs drive.
Police are looking for a man who is suspected of posing as an undercover policeman and searching a woman's car. Shane Dixon Kavanaugh reports the man started following the woman when she left a Southeast Plaid Pantry. He got her to pull over by trailing her, flashing his lights and emitting blue and while lights from another device.
Southeast Uplift has announced a new partnership with ADX, a warehouse in Southeast Portland that offers events, classes and membership for people interested in learning how to build or create something. According to the coalition's website, Southeast neighborhoods with approved projects will get a 30 percent discount on membership so the pros at ADX can help them build garden beds, signs, kiosks, key chains and more. There is an open house at ADX on Jan. 30.
That's all for now! Please email me with any story ideas. You can follow me on Twitter at @SEPDXreporter and @SWPDXreporter.
-- Melissa Binder


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Overall, the 11 casinos reported seeing their operating profits drop 11.7 percent when compared to the same three-month period last year, down to $280.7 million from $317.9 million.
Only the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa posted an increase in revenue over this period, at 14.2 percent.
The city is in the midst of a third straight year of declining revenues that started when slots parlors began opening in neighboring Pennsylvania in November 2006. The recession also has made gamblers keep a tighter hold on their wallets.
Previous coverage:
• Atlantic City casino revenue falls 16.6 percent in August despite improved weather
• Atlantic City casinos report 12.7 percent drop in monthly revenue


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As I mentioned at the beginning of the Roccat Isku review, I bought very plain hardware when I built my first gaming PC 15 months ago. The motivations behind the choice were financial (as the standard mouse was quite affordable) and ignorance (as I hadn't done any research on gaming mice and was unable to make an informed purchase). After having played games designed for the PC though, the advantages of a gaming mouse were quickly evident. Consequently, I was excited to try out the Roccat Kone [+].
The right-hand only mouse is made out of a black plastic that allows good grip on the sides but also has a rubber coating on top that keeps the Kone [+] from sticking to palms. The form of the mouse was unexpectedly comfortable. The inward curve on the thumb-side made holding the thing a breeze. There are a lot of buttons on the Kone [+], five more than would be found on a standard mouse, including a left and right push function on the scroll wheel. Two thin ones line the top edge of the thumb curve, while two sit below and one more above the scroll wheel.
Another aesthetic touch is that the mouse has two thin strips of lighting along the left and right. The neon toned colors can be adjusted with the mouse's software as well as the pattern in which the lights blink. To be honest, it's a bit gimmicky. While I can see the advantage of having a backlit keyboard, striped lighting doesn't help users locate the Kone's particular buttons. As it doesn't harm the gameplay experience though, the worst that can be said about the feature is that it's gauche and superfluous.
As trying to analyze the technical specs would be beyond my depth, I'll instead relate my experiences. The mouse handled great across a variety of surfaces. The two buttons that lie under the scroll wheel change the DPI (the relationship between hand and cursor movements) and each setting provided either the minute movements that I needed when sniping in Tribes: Ascend or the high speed turning needed when engaging in duels in the same game. Whether in-game or out, the mouse didn't glitch the cursor or jitter in any way. If there was any delay, it wasn't noticeable at all. By setting the distance control level in the software, lifting the mouse to change positions also provided accurate results even when raising it only slightly off surface.
In terms of handling, the buttons are a little stiffer, but in a good way. The scroll wheel has a very deliberate feel that made switching between weapons more accurate. I have the tendency to fly past items when scrolling, so this was particularly useful. Four included 5g weights also allow users to change the mouse's weight up depending on preference. Speaking of changing things up, let's get to Roccat's specific features.
For those who've already read the Isku review, the EasyShift should be a familiar concept. With the press of button, all other buttons on the mouse gain alternate functions. This allows for a wider variety of either plain shortcuts to keys which you'd like easier access, to creating programmable macros. What I found this feature most useful for was for gaining access to weapons' alternate functions in FPS games and using a unit's specific abilities in RTS games. As the EasyShift key is defaulted to the rear, thin button at the top of the thumb indentation, activating the alternate keys is quite accessible.
The software for the Kone [+] is extremely similar to that which came with the Isku. Macros can be programmed in greater detail. Keys on the mouse can be personalized to a user's taste. Five different profiles can be created, saved, and loaded at any time. As mentioned before, the lights along the sides can be changed to whichever color and pattern setting users would like (including the subtle, underappreciated 'off'). DPI settings can be customized. In short, the software provides the mouse with the flexibility and personalization that makes the PC platform so compelling and worthwhile.
Lastly, there's the Roccat Talk feature. This allows buttons on Roccat devices to affect other peripherals. For instance, the EasyShift key that exists on the Kone [+] also exists on the Isku. By pressing the Isku's key, users can activate the alternate buttons on the Kone [+] and vice-versa. Another example is that pressing a button on the keyboard will change the DPI on the mouse, freeing users from having to use the buttons that lie under the scroll wheel. While neat in theory, I found myself not using it in practice. Also, be aware that as of now, only the Isku and Kone [+] have this feature implemented.
As is important with any hardware purchase, the best type of research one can do is personally experiencing the product- seeing how it fits your hands and whether it's comfortable or not. That being said, I can confidently tell you that I had a fantastic experience with the mouse and am excited to continue using it. The build is a perfect fit for my hand and the EasyShift feature continues to excite me as it allows for more functions without the addition of more buttons. While I left lukewarm on the Roccat Talk, that was due more to how I felt comfortable using my hands more than anything else. If you're interested in what the Roccat Kone [+] is aiming to do, know that it manages hit mark.
Here's the Rundown:
+ Comfortable design
+ Flexible customization
+ EasyShift performs as advertised
– Neon strips are bit much
– Roccat Talk feature not as useful as I had hoped
The Roccat Kone [+] was developed and manufactured by Roccat and is available at the retail price of $ 74.99. It was provided by the manufacturer to RipTen for the purposes of review.


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F2 Missile Tuttle boxes
No the F2 smaller range use tuttle boxes.
As I said the sanded fins now fit the F2 and SB boxes perfectly.
It wasn't just a little bit of sanding either. I had to buy an electric sander and I was at the fin for about a half an hour, being very careful not to take off too much from one side or the like.
The other point was that the fin provided with the Missile XS required significant sanding to get it into the box.
The problem is with the fin heads not the boxes, as all boxes are the same.
Surely someone else has had this problem???
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Roofer killed after falling 30 feetUPDATED 10:27 PM CDT Jul 16, 2013
Omaha police confirmed a roofer died after he fell from a building in downtown Omaha on Tuesday.Video Transcript
WE'RE LIVE WITH BREAKING NEWS IN THE OLD MARKET-- AS A ROOFER FALLS TO HIS DEATH. LET'S GO STRAIGHT TO KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S AMANDA CRAWFORD AT 13TH AND HARNEY.. AMANDA? POLICE SAY THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT -- THE ROOFER'S BOSS WAS HERE -- I TALKED TO HIM-- BUT HE WOULDN'T GIVE ME HIS NAME OR COMPANY. I DID JUST FIND AN OMAHA CITY COUNCIL AGENDA WHERE IT SAYS THE OWNERS OF THE BUILDING -- THE ANTIQUARIUM OR "FAIRBANKS" BUILDING ARE REMODELING -- PUTTING IN RETAIL SPACE AND APARTMENTS. TWO MEN WERE UP ON THAT ROOF -- ONE OF THEM FELL DOWN TO THE ROOF BELOW ABOUT FIVE THIRTY ... BUT OMAHA FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE STILL HAD THE STREET BLOCKED OFF HOURS LATER. THE ROOFER'S BOSS TELLS ME HE'S A SUB-CONTRACTOR AND TWO MEN WERE WORKING ON THE ROOF. THE BUILDING IS VACANT. THE MEN WERE ROLLING OUT SOME PAPER WHEN ONE SAW THE OTHER SLIP AND FALL OVER THE EDGE. (officer Shade: he did fall over 30 feet and succumb to his injuries. Omaha Fire checked him out and could not resuscitate him) I ASKED THE ROOFER'S BOSS ABOUT THE HARNESSES. HE SAYS THE EQUIPMENT WAS UP THERE -- HE DOESN'T KNOW WHY HIS CREW WASN'T WEARING THEM. HE SAID HE KNOWS IT'S AN OSHA REQUIREMENT -- AND THAT IF HE THE HARNESS ON -- THE MAN MIGHT STILL BE ALIVE. REPORTING LIVE AT 13TH AND HARNEY, AMANDA CRAWFORD, KETV NW7.
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May J. Norkevich, age 94 years, formerly of Three Bridges, died on Tuesday, April 15, 2014, in Country Arch Care Center, Pittstown.
Born in Bridgewater Township, Nov. 11, 1919, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Duffy Stenger.
May was an avid artist and gardener. Her love of animals was well known.
Her beloved husband, Michael Norkevich, Sr., pre-deceased her in 1952. Surviving are her children, Betty Hughes of Clinton, Michael Norkevich of Idaho, Frank Norkevich of New York, and Stanley Norkevich of Phillipsburg; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at 11 a.m. in the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington. Interment will be in Three Bridges Cemetery, Three Bridges. There will be no calling hours.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Clinton Presbyterian Church, 91 Center Street, Clinton, NJ 08809.
Visit holcombefisher.com for further information, or to send condolences.


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Director: Rodney HuffmanWe have a 500,000 gallon "spheroid" water tower in Oakley. We have four wells that pump water to our system and water tower. Each well is injected with chlorine to ensure safe drinking water. Our wastewater treatment plant is a mechanical trickling-filter plant. The plant is designed to handle 400,000 gpdof wastewater. We currently receive approximately 150,000-200,000 gpd of wastewater.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose a fourth day, the longest gain since June, as a jump in Hewlett- Packard Co. helped the measure recover from earlier losses.
The Standard & Poor's 500 Index advanced 0.1 percent to 1,402.21 at 4 p.m. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 7.04 points, or 0.1 percent, to 13,175.64.
"People have been particularly surprised with earnings," said David Goerz, the San Francisco-based chief investment officer at Highmark Capital Management Inc., which oversees about $17.5 billion of assets. "Profit margins are still very high and will not fall off a cliff. There's a tendency for people to be more inclined to be a buyer than a seller."
A four-day rally has taken the S&P 500 up almost 10 percent from a five-month low on June 1. The index is trading above the average year-end forecast among Wall Street strategists of 1,389. About 73 percent of S&P 500 companies that reported second-quarter results so far have beaten analysts' earnings estimates, Bloomberg data showed.
Earlier today, benchmark gauges fell after Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher said adequate economic stimulus already is in place and that global central banks may not have the capacity to undertake additional measures to boost growth.
Stocks rose yesterday as Fed Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said the central bank should pursue an "open- ended" easing program of "substantial magnitude."
"Stimulus can't hurt, but the problem is that it has less and less effect," said Madelynn Matlock, who helps oversee about $14.7 billion at Huntington Asset Advisors in Cincinnati. "Any argument by policymakers is going to pull the market in various directions, depending on what they are saying."
The S&P 500 is in a "make-or-break situation" that will probably lead to either large gains or losses for the benchmark U.S. stocks gauge, according to technical analysts at UBS AG.
After climbing through the 1,390 level, the S&P 500 may go on to test the highs reached in March and May, Michael Riesner and Marc Mueller in Zurich wrote in a report dated yesterday. A drop below 1,325 would indicate a retreat to the early-June low of 1,266. That would be a 9.7 percent slide from yesterday's close of 1,401.35.
Investors should watch the flow of money into so-called defensive stocks, whose earnings are less dependent on economic growth, and cyclicals, which are more tied to the performance of the economy, for signs of future moves in the S&P 500, the analysts said.
"The U.S. market remains in a classic make-or-break situation, where a breakout and a subsequent trend move shouldn't be too far away," they wrote. "Either the market is able to start a new momentum impulse — and for this we would need to see a rotation on the sector basis, from defensives into financials or cyclicals — or the S&P 500 will very soon get a breadth problem, when defensives are starting to pull back."


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With the final deadline for all Great Backyard Bird Count tallies to be submitted set as March 1, to date Pennsylvanians have submitted 5,987 checklists of the birds they observed this year.
That ranks Pennsylvania as the second highest state or province behind New York, which submitted 6,397 checklists, and ahead of Ontario, which submitted 4,698.
The GBBC ran Friday through Monday, asking participants to watch birds at any location for at least 15 minutes, tally the numbers of each species they see, and report their tallies online at www.birdcount.org.
A joint project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Audubon, with Canadian partner Bird Studies Canada, the GBBC is open to anyone of any skill level and welcomes bird observations from any location, including backyards, national parks, gardens, wetlands and urban landscapes. The four-day count typically receives sightings from tens of thousands of people, reporting more than 600 bird species in the U.S. and Canada. This year the organizers also opened the reporting system to birders internationally.
As happens nearly every year, Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area at Kleinfeltersville on the Lebanon-Lancaster county line contributed one of the largest tallies of a single species in the just completed Great Backyard Bird County.
Andy Keister, a regular on online bird discussion groups, reported 25,000 snow geese on Friday at the Pennsylvania Game Commission tract.
The snow geese were one of 141 species reported by Pennsylvania observers during the four-day bird count.
"We're eager to see how many of the world's 10,240 bird species will be reported during the count this year," said Cornell Lab director John Fitzpatrick. "We're looking forward to this historic snapshot of birds that that will be reported from around the world. We need as many people as possible to help build the wealth of data that scientists need to track the health of bird populations through time."
Carolyn Hoffman, a Rossville woman who has participated in the GBBC for several years, sees the value in what has become known as citizen science because citizens gather the data that scientists then analyze and report.
"There are a lot birds around and there are not a lot of scientists," she explained. "This is a way to do a really extensive survey over many, many people. There just aren't enough scientists to do that."
Running the GBBC in the middle of winter also provides a specialized look at bird populations in the places they remain throughout the year, she noted.
"Winter's a time when you don't have all the summer visitors," she said. "So you have the resident birds. And, some of them are not always easy to, something like a hairy woodpecker."
Another regular Central Pennsylvania participant, Scott Bills, of Halifax, crammed his count this year into just one of the four GBBC days because of other commitments away from his backyard, where he maintains 17 bird feeders.
"Not a very exciting first day for the count, with the weather being so fair," the land management group supervisor with the Pennsylvania Game Commission reported on Friday. "Last week I counted 212 birds at them. Today was slow, with 15 species.
"Most notable are the five bluebirds that have decided that my homemade bird dough is now their daily fare."