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NEW YORK — U.S. stocks on Wednesday finished mostly higher, with the blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average extending its record rise after an encouraging report on private-payrolls growth.
The S&P 500 index— a broader gauge of the stock market — posted slight gains, ending the session 24 points from its all-time closing high recorded in October of 2007.
The market's bull run has come amid central-bank monetary easing both in the United States and overseas, with the European Central Bank and Japan's central bank among those participating.
"I wonder: Is it counterintuitive optimism growing from Japan to the U.S. that they are going to keep the punch bowl out there? Central bankers are all in; how can you collectively fight all of them? If you're betting against them, that's a big bet to make," said Nick Raich, CEO of the Earnings Scout, an independent microeconomic research firm specializing in corporate earnings trends.
A day after closing at an all-time high, the Dow Jones industrial average furthered its gains, ending up 42.47 points, or 0.3 percent, at 14,296.24.
The S&P 500 index added 1.67 point, or 0.1 percent, to 1,541.46, leaving it 24 points shy of its record-high finish hit in October 2007.
"We're approaching all-time highs because we're at all-time levels of profit," Raich said. "Earnings growth for the S&P 500 reaccelerated form the third to fourth quarter, but there is going to be a temporary slowdown in first quarter."
The Nasdaq composite lost 1.77 points, or 0.1 percent, to 3,222.36, hit in part by a 1.3 percent decline in shares of Apple Inc.
Data showed a welcome rise in private-sector payrolls in February, a less-than-expected drop in U.S. factory orders the month before, and evidence of slowing retail sales from the Federal Reserve's Beige Book.
"I am getting worried about a temporary growth scare coming up," Raich said.
Ahead of the open, stock-index futures extended gains after Automatic Data Processing Inc. reported private-sector jobs rose by 198,000 last month, exceeding expectations. The January jobs data were revised higher.
"It all looks good; the numbers are showing roughly 200,000 now for the last two months," said Raich.
Other Wednesday data had the government reporting orders for U.S. factory goods in January declined by the most in five months, hit by weak appetite for military hardware and commercial aircraft.
Among individual stock movers, Staples Inc. slid 7.2 percent after the office-supplies retailer projected profit beneath estimates.
VeriFone Systems Inc. added 8.6 percent after the manufacturer of credit-card terminals reported earnings that topped expectations.
Shares of Best Buy Co. rose 1.9 percent after Jefferies Group Inc. raised its view on the retailer to buy from hold.


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A Few notable things - 10-31-2000-2:08-EST - Serebii Happy Halloween. Well Hey You Pikachu is going to be released in a few days. The Mobile System GB Adapter has been pushed back to January 27th 2001. Well I managed to ge pics of Saturdays episode A Sappy Ending but no synopsis yet: A Sappy Ending Pictures I will try and get you a Synopsis ASAP. Btw the Canadians are getting the new episodes now and have just overtaken the US. If next week you canadians are watching. Send me the names of the episodes you watch. See Ya
Not much I am afraid
Well therem isnt much news at the moment I am afraid. But as you can see I made a new splash and top pics to suit the feel of halloween. Well the new layout isnt coming on well due to time. But could you please send in suggestions for the new layout and I will try to put them in :) See Ya
Boy, am I glad that fiasco is over
Well all the cgi and SSI is back up so the forums are now re-opened. Well I had some people e-mail me saying dont close. When I said sites were closing I didnt mean this one See Ya
Stadium GS
Well have I got hot news for you. Stadium GSC, the new Pokémon Stadium featuring all 251 Pokémon will be out in the US on March 26th 2001. Not that long. Also this might show us the crystal release date. I have found a pic of the great Stadium game of Lugia Vs. Ho-oh See Ya
Gold Shiny Pics
I have the gold shiny Pics: Gold Shinys and Silver As you can see, a few look dis-proportionate but I will fix that in due time. See Ya
Not much news
There isnt much news today. Go to This Page for the pics of the Silver Shiny Pokémon. I will have Gold up soon. I also came across this Shiny Umbreon Crystal Pic Well The Dex is coming on Nicely and should be complete soon See Ya
Slight Differences
I have updates the Episode Guide With all the epi guides I have missed so now we have all of the episodes from 001 - the latest ones. I have synopsi for yesterdays Episode: The Double Trouble Header The Double Trouble Header Pictures In Gold and Silver you may have noticed that some Pokémon Look different than in the Japanese versions. Well Lucky you I managed to spot that and I am making a list
Those are the ones I have so far. I have got pics of yesterdays episode, but I will add them when I add the synopsis See Ya
A Couple of things
The walkthrough will be slightly delayed due to our incompotence. I will also get a Synopsis of today's new episode later on. I have begun work on the pokedex it will have all 251 soon. I have also found another crystal picture It shows the character as a girl See Ya
Walkthrough Almost dne
Well the walkthrough is almost done. I am sorry that these celebrations havent been as good as they could have been but my GCSE coursework got in the way :/ I will try to make it up some how See Ya
Not much
Well I just wanted to tell ya that I wil be having a new, more helpful (complete) GS walktrough up. Not much else See ya
Updates a.k.a. Lack of
Sorr y about there being less updates but the server had a muck up and split, some of you could join, some couldnt. I was on the couldnt. As for this, the celebrations will last longer + we miised the actual day of the birthday :(. I got the episode guides for the Johto episode and I have added a new feature into the episode guides: Episode Pictures Dont touch that 'Dile Dont touch that 'Dile Pictures GS has been released aswell, I will be upgrading all the pages with names etc. Well i gotta run due to there being no time for this See Ya
A New Gym Section
I made a New Gym section. Have a look: Here it is. It involves the gym leaders. When you click on them, you come up with a list of cards based on them, a few of the pics arent up yet so bear with us. Here are the pics of the leaders: Well have fun. Remember this section is only up for a limited time See Ya
Gym Challenge
The Gym Challenge section is complete (well not many pics). Go have a look. I am also working on a secret section for the TCG for later. Also the Johto Journeys start today and I will bring you tons of pics from Dont Touch That Dial. Well until then See Ya
Let the celebrations Begin
ITS SPP'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION WEEK UNTIL THE 21ST SO WATCH OUT FOR ALL THE SPECIAL EVENTS. Well more as it comes See Ya
I completely forgot about the celebrations so they will start tomorrow (gulps due to it being Friday the 13th). Also some of you may know that GS has been released early in some places. I should get you all TMs, Attacks etc. tomorrow (I hope) Well see you then See Ya
Not Much News Today
Well the Celebrations of the site's 1st birthday start tomorrow so be prepared. I will be writing the Gym CHallenge et list soon so look out for that. See Ya
Tons of GS OFFICIAL Names
But not of Pokémon. These are of People and things Firstly the old hero and villain: Red Blue Falkner Zephyr Badge Bugsy Hive Badge Whitney Plain Badge Morty Fog Badge Chuck Storm Badge Jasmine Mineral Badge Pryce Glacie Badge Clair (sister to Lance) Rising Badge Will Karen Janine (Koga's Daughter) Instead of Stunt Stone, it is EverStone Instead of boarding the SS Anne you board The SS Aqua The Golden Wing for getting Ho-oh with is now called Rainbow Wing The Johto is connected to the Kanto (old world) bu the Tohjo Falls Mt. Silver is now known as Silver Cave Speed Balls are now called Fast balls Sabrina's Female Mr. Mime is still a Female Mr. Mime And the Golden Gyarados is situated in the Lake of Rage Well thats all for now. I will give you more as I get it. You may use this info if you link back to me See Ya
A Few Things
Well I have updated the Episode Guides with Last Weeks episodes and updated a few others. I have also updated the 3 movie sections and added in (Finally) The Power Of One's Section. I have Finished the Stadium Section. Also Gym Challenge was released yesterday and I have a Pic of quite alot of the holographic cards Like Rocket's Mewtwo So I will have those up soon! See Ya
Not Much News Today
Well there isnt much news except Gym Challenge has been pushed back to the 16th :( I have also been working on the b'day celebrations. As you can see, the banners are up See Ya
GS NAmes, New Page
Well, I just made a new page for the GS Names, this one has the 'Anime' Pics in it not the Gold Pics. A Word of warning tho, It will take a long time to load because they are Big pics like this Espeon: So Be Warned: Here It Is along with The Original See Ya
More Official Names
Now these are rubbish yet official from someone with an advanced version of the game, especially the last one seems fake. This stops all speculation with the finish of the name game (I bet half of these are wrong): #162 Furret #166 Ledian #168 Ariados #169 Crobat #170 Chinchou #171 Lanturn #176 Togetic #178 Xatu #184 Azumarril #186 Politoed #189 Jumpluff #190 Aipom #192 Sunflora #193 Yanma #200 Misdreavus #203 Girafarig #205 Forretress #210 Granbull #216 Tediursa #217 Ursaring #218 Slugma #219 Magcargo #220 Swinub #221 Piloswine #222 Corsola #223 Remoraid #224 Octillery #225 Delibird #226 Mantine #229 Houndoom #230 Kingdra #231 Phanpy #233 Porygon2 #234 Stantler #236 Tyrogue #238 Smoochum #240 Magby #243 Raikou #244 Entei #245 Suicune #246 Larvitar #247 Pupitar #248 Tyranitar #251 Celebi I have added these to the GS Names list See Ya
Not much news today
Well there isnt much news today. I have begun work on the Birthday Celebrations with graphics and a history. These should be up on the 13th. I have the entire list of the domain names that Nintendo are sueing for. Arent they a nice bunch of people (Thanks to PPN For this info): articuno.com bulbasaur.com butterfree.com clefable.com dewgong.com dodrio.com dratini.com Ekans.com flareon.com geodude.com growlithe.com jolteon.com krabby.com lapras.com machoke.com magikarp.com moltres.com nidoking.com nidoqueen.com ninetails.com oddish.com omanyte.com poliwag.com raticate.com sandshrew.com shellder.com Spearow.com staryu.com vaporeon.com venomoth.com vileplume.com wigglytuff.com zapdos.com zubat.com Well if you own any of these release them immediatlyor face lawsuits. Sorry if this inconvieninces you See Ya
More New OFFICIAL Names
These were stated by Kevin of Pokémasters after he went to the tour so these are true, no doubt #177 Natu
Not Much
Well not much news today, but what do ya expect. I have just begun preparing for the SPP Birthday celebrations/gs celebrations for Dates October 13th - 21st (Spp's Birthday is on the 21st There will be lots of special things happening so dont miss them See Ya |
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1200 Greenmount Avenue (formerly 501 E. Preston Street), Baltimore, Baltimore City
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1912 & 1914
Architect: Theodore W. Pietsch; Engineer: P.O. Kielholtz
The Industrial Building is a large 7-story industrial-style structure. It features an "E" plan, reinforced concrete and steel-frame construction, and large pivoted-sash windows. The front façade is 5 bays wide, while the 244-foot Brentwood Avenue (west) façade has 12 bays. The building is located in a primarily residential area with some mixed industrial uses. It is highly visible, rising above the surrounding 2 and 3-story housing. The building's front (north) façade is characterized by a symmetrical window arrangement and a large 2-story, round-arched entranceway. The entrance arch has a pronounced keystone and geometric neo-classical ornamentation. Seven stone steps with a simple iron railing lead to two sets of wood and glass double doors each with a three-light transom. A large tripartite semicircular multi-paned window fills the arch above the entrance doors. Above the arch, the words "INDUSTRIAL BUILDING" are carved in stone. The first level of the front façade is rusticated, with basement window wells. The windows have been infilled with concrete. This façade is divided into a three-bay entrance section and two narrower one-bay end sections by large pilasters extending from the second to the seventh level. The end section windows are smaller and square. The roofline of the front façade is defined by a cornice and parapet wall with crenellations on the entrance section. The roof detail of the end sections features incised diamond ornamentation and parapets rising above the roofline of the entrance section.
The Industrial Building is one of a trend of such structures built in American cities in the early 20th century. For Baltimore, and the other cities as well, it was an innovative effort to attract small industries to the downtown. It was successful as such until the 1960s. The building is again planned for an innovative use in its conversion to housing for the elderly, which it is hoped will encourage the revitalization of the neighborhood. Architecturally the building stems from the commercial style and reflects directly its industrial use in the interior open space, electrical system, and pivoted-sash windows. It was designed by Baltimore architect Theodore W. Pietsch.


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Governor Lincoln Chafee has a habit of going out on a limb. Last year, he pushed for a doomed expansion of the state sales tax. His refusal to turn over murder suspect Jason Pleau to federal authorities, fearing they might seek the death penalty, seemed like a legal longshot from the start. And his stubborn insistence on calling the State House spruce a "holiday tree" - two years running now - remains deeply unpopular.
Now, his push to negotiate a settlement on the big lawsuit at the center of Rhode Island politics - public employee unions are seeking to overturn last year's historic pension reform, passed by the General Assembly and signed by Chafee - looks like more of the same.
As Chafee acknowledges, the General Assembly would have to sign off on any agreement he forges with union officials. And it's been clear, from the outset, that a legislature which expended significant political capital passing the bill last year was unlikely to back down before the courts issued a ruling. Speaker of the House Gordon Fox has confirmed the obvious with a statement today.
And Fox's statement came long after the architect of the overhaul, popular Treasurer Gina Raimondo, made it clear she strongly opposes a settlement. While she has no vote in the legislature, as Chafee has noted, it would be folly to underestimate her pull in the chamber on this issue. Indeed, it was the political cover she provided - as much as any other factor - that made passage of pension reform possible in the first place.
Bob Walsh, executive director of the National Education Association - Rhode Island teachers union and a central figure in the lawsuit, lays out a compelling enough case for a settlement. The unions, he says, have a strong case that the state broke an implied contract with its workers. And while the state can argue that it did so for a compelling purpose - righting the fiscal ship - the union can argue that it didn't take the most "reasonable" course available (i.e. the least injurious to workers who have been depending, for decades in some cases, on a certain pension).
Indeed, Walsh maintains, if the unions prevail it'll likely be on this "reasonableness" ground and all the players will be back on Smith Hill trying to craft a new agreement - an agreement similar to the deal the unions are attempting to forge with Governor Chafee right now. Why not skip all the costly litigation?, he asks.
Well, pension reform advocates are confident of a court victory. But there's another reason to let the legal process play itself out: if a courtroom loss simply means a return to Smith Hill to develop a new reform package, as Walsh suggests, there's little incentive to negotiate now. Sure, you lose some money to legal fees. But otherwise, you wind up with the same outcome.
Letting the court case run its course is, essentially, a no-lose proposition.
It's the sort of political calculation Chafee either doesn't make or brushes aside in pursuit of principle. Either way, he winds up out on a limb. Either way, he loses.


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The Ultimate Round-Up of Print Design Tutorials (via @smashingmag) -
Although web design is everywhere nowadays (even when we're not at the computer it still manages to squeeze it's way in to our everyday life), print design is still a huge part of the design industry and is everywhere we look: newspapers, posters, prints, manuals, restaurant menus, business cards – the list goes on and on. So how do you make sure that you leave a good impression on people holding your piece of art in their hands? This is where experience and advanced print design skills come into play.
Below we present 25 useful print design tutorials as well as a collection of inspirational links at the bottom of the post to improve your skills and get your imagination running wild. These tutorials make use of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, and even the experienced designers out there can give their skills a polish by taking the time to read through these tutorials to squeeze a few more tips, tricks, do's and dont's up their already stuffed sleeves.
Print Design Tutorials
Printing and Prepress Basics (Ps, Ai & Id)
- Learn about four-color process printing (CMYK)
- Find out the differences between plain & rich black
Making a Print-Ready Business Card (Ps)
- Set up CMYK documents in Photoshop with bleeds
- Use textures to spice up your backgrounds
- Create custom shapes using the Polygonal Lasso Tool
Create a Magazine Cover Design (Id)
- Use the Fill Frame Proportionally Tool to save time
- Create custom shapes with the Pen Tool
Design a Super Cool Retro Poster in 10 Steps (Ps)
- Create custom type in Illustrator
- Use textures to add depth to your artwork
Create a Five-Color Magazine Cover using a Spot Metallic (Ps, Ai, Id & Acrobat Pro)
- Learn how to print spot metallic inks
- Create custom shapes using the Shear Tool
- Use textures to add depth to your artwork
Create a Grid Based Resume/CV Layout (Id)
- Use grids to create a professional page layout
- Work with text settings to align paragraphs to grids
Create and Print a Business Card with UPrinting (Ai)
- Use templates to assist in setting up documents for print
- Create outlines of text to prevent problems in pre-press
Create an Impactful Magazine Headline (Id)
- Learn the process of designing a page layout
- Use several tools to learn professional page layout techniques
Designing for Print – Setting Up Crops and Bleeds (Ps, Ai & Id)
- Correctly set up bleed margins in Adobe CS
- Correctly set up crops in Adobe CS
Combining Special Finishes (Ps, Ai & Id)
- Turn sketches into process ready vectors
- Design complex sculpted embosses
- Prepare artwork for foil-blocking
Create an Intense Movie Poster (Ps)
- Use curves, color adjustments & the burn tool to manipulate photographs
- Use brushes & the Pen Tool to create new light sources
- Work with different blur tools to create a spooky text effect
Design & Print Bold Promo Cards in 60 minutes (Ai)
- Set up Illustrator print documents with bleed margins
- Learn about different kinds of blacks used in CMYK printing
Design a Print-Ready Business Card Design for Designers (Ai & Ps)
- Set up CMYK documents in Photoshop with bleeds
- Use Illustrator vector images in Photoshop
- Exporting files as print-ready PDFs
Business Card Design Walkthrough (Ai)
- Set up CMYK documents in Illustrator with bleeds
- Use the Gradient Mesh Tool to add depth to print products
Design a Print-Ready Beer Label (Ai)
- Work with Warp Tools to create realistic shapes for labels
- Use the Threshold and Live Trace Tools to create interesting vectors
PreparingMultiple Instances of a Bumper Sticker for Print (Ai)
- Add Crop Marks to your artwork
- Set up a page of multiple copies of the same artwork for print
- Learn how to correctly place images into your InDesigndocuments
- Use the Placeholder Text Tool to fill areas with mock-text
- Add custom CMYK swatches to InDesign
CreateStunning Printwork using Overprinting (Ps)
- Experiment with unique CMYK color combinations
- Learn how to create an overprinted composition
Howto Create a Music Magazine Cover (Id)
- Set up CMYK documents in InDesign with bleeds
- Use the Rectangle Tool to make your work more interesting
- Work with textures to create interesting backgrounds
- Use the Brush Tool to add depth to your artwork
- Combine stock photos to produce the images you want
Design an Abstract Business Card (Ps & Ai)
- Set up CMYK documents in Photoshop with bleeds
- Use vector shapes from Illustrator in Photoshop
- Use textures to increase your artworks visual interest
Create and Print a Brochure (Ps & Id)
- Learn why you should export PDFs in InDesign
- Set up CMYK documents in InDesign with bleeds
- Work with text and character styles in InDesign
Design a Ready to Print Brochure (Ps)
- Set up CMYK documents in Photoshop with bleeds and column guides
- Work with images to create grungy textured backgrounds
Designa Six-Panel CD Package (Ps & Ai)
- Use cloning, burning and dodging to manipulate photographs
- Work with TIFF images and text in Illustrator
Gig Poster Design: The New Sex (Ps & Ai)
- Combine stock photos to produce the images you want
- Use the Live Trace Tool to produce vector images
- Produce custom patterns to add distress to your artwork
Inspiration & Further Resources
To get your imagination running wild we've collected a few round-up links which are all jam-packed full of stunning print work! You'll also find a link or two for the beginners just stepping into the world of designing for print.
- The Art of the Business Card: 187+ Creative Examples, Tutorials & Resources
A huge collection of creative business cards, and tutorials on how to make your own. - Creative Print Typography Layouts
A showcase of 40 different typography page layouts for print design. - Beautiful Brochures and Booklets
A showcase of interesting and visually appealing brochures and booklets. - Beautiful and Expressive Packaging Design
Some excellent examples of beautiful, attractive and communicative packaging designs. - 15 Delightful Brochure Designs
A collection of superb brochure designs that look great and read well. - The Web Designers Guide to Print Design
The basics of print design, from choosing the right software to different kinds of printing. - Pantone: The Official Website
The official site of Pantone, offering Pantone colors, products and guides. - RGB versus CMYK
A beginners guide to the differences between RGB and CMYK color modes. - The Top 15 Magazine Covers since 1960
Striking photography and creative typography at it's best in the top 15 mag covers. - 40 Examples of Beautiful Typography in Advertising Design
A collection of some beautiful typography based advertising campaigns.
About the author
Callum Chapman is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator based in Cambridge, UK. He is also the creative blogger behind Circlebox Blog a design related blog offering articles, inspiration, tutorials and free, high-resolution textures.
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Vow to Wager Awarded Battaglia Win Via DQ
Donegal Racing's 23-1 longshot Vow to Wager was awarded the win in an eventful running of the $100,000 John Battaglia Memorial Stakes Feb. 27 at Turfway Park after Codoy was disqualified for interference.
Donegal Racing's 23-1 longshot Vow to Wager was awarded the win in an eventful running of the $100,000 John Battaglia Memorial Stakes Feb. 27 at Turfway Park after Codoy was disqualified for interference.
The John Battaglia Memorial Stakes, the last of three preps on the way to the Lane's End Stakes (gr. II), drew a field of eight 3-year-olds led by Kera's Kitten and graded stakes placed Codoy.
Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey's Kera's Kitten, far back in the Jan. 2 Turfway Prevue Stakes after a poor start, bounced back in a big way with an easy score in the $50,000 WEBN Stakes for 3-year-olds at Turfway Park Jan. 30.
Trainer Mike Maker will saddle two sons of turf champion Kitten's Joy in the $50,000 WEBN Stakes at Turfway Park Jan. 30, one already a stakes winner and the other making his first foray into stakes competition.
The 24th running of the $50,000 Turfway Prevue Stakes at Turfway Park Jan. 2 opens the track's stakes series for 3-year-olds and is the first prep for the Lane's End Stakes (gr. II) in March.
Kera's Kitten, one of three horses entered in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IIT) for owners Ken and Sarah Ramsey, has been scratched from the Nov. 7 World Championships card to make room for another of the couple's entrants.
As expected, Wertheimer and Frere's homebred Interactif was made the favorite for the $1 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IIT). The son of Broken Vow, 4-1 on the morning-line, will face 11 rivals in the one-mile race Nov. 7 at Santa Anita.
Wertheimer and Frere's impressive homebred Interactif will be the likely favorite for the $1-million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IIT) Nov. 7 at Santa Anita, but the son of Broken Vow will have to defeat what is expected to be a full field in the one-mile event.
"We are going to California," proclaimed Ken Ramsey after his homebred 2-year-olds Lisa's Kitten and Kera's Kitten each captured victories in a pair of $100,000 stakes over the turf course at Retama Park on the night of Oct. 24.
Trainer Mike Maker shipped in a pair of Kitten's Joy juveniles owned by prominent owners Ken and Sarah Ramsey hoping their performances will propel them to the World Championships Nov. 6 and 7 at Santa Anita Park.
Trainer | Michael J. Maker |
Jockey | Julien R. Leparoux |
Owner | Kenneth L. & Sarah K. Ramsey |
Breeder | Kenneth L. Ramsey & Sarah K. Ramsey |
Kera's Kitten View Five-Cross Pedigree | Kitten's Joy | El Prado (IRE) |
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Did you ever have a really great teacher? Someone who changed your life?
I've been lucky to have more than one. In elementary school, I wasn't the easiest kid — you could say I was pretty tough. These days I'd surely be diagnosed with ADD (actually, to say I had an attention deficit is a huge understatement). But Mrs. Arnold and Mrs. Ballangee stuck with me. It would have been easy to ignore this rowdy kid, but they put in extra hours, helping me learn what I couldn't have learned on my own. I'm grateful they did.
Legal access to marijuana in Colorado seems to be a constantly moving target. As new medical marijuana laws go into effect in our state, a number of other things are coming together as well.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is considering a more flexible definition of post-traumatic stress disorder at virtually the same time as the state health department is being asked to add PTSD to the list of medical conditions for which medical marijuana could be prescribed. If both these things come to pass, it would liberalize access to medical marijuana for PTSD sufferers.
Wake up, America: Even France gets it
Leaders of the world's 20 industrial economies recently met in Toronto to discuss global economic problems, including the worrisome developments in European sovereign debt. The meetings resulted in a group statement announcing a concerted effort to reduce government spending.
"Advanced economies have committed to fiscal plans that will at least halve deficits by 2013 and stabilize or reduce government debt-to-GDP ratios by 2016," G-20 leaders announced last week.
One of Congress' fundamental responsibilities under the Constitution is budgeting. With large majorities in both houses of Congress, the only hurdle Democrat leaders have in developing and garnering support for the annual budget resolution is themselves.
Yet, this past week House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer officially announced during a speech that Congress will make no attempt to develop and pass a budget this year.
By any account, Colorado has a robust citizen initiative process. Both by law and practice, we are asked to vote on more proposed constitutional amendments and initiated laws than people in other states.
There's something singularly awful about watching the worst environmental disaster in our country's history and knowing that, with all of America's wealth and technological prowess, nothing has been done to prevent the ongoing catastrophe that threatens an entire way of life.
Long before the earthquake that devastated Haiti hit in January, aid to the island country was in vogue in Evergreen. The latest chapter of the story is a heartwarming tale about how compassion and culture can help ease a terrible situation.
The new government in Great Britain is wasting no time getting down to business. Shortly after taking power, the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition announced spending cuts totaling about $8.2 billion. According to The Economist, "this is a small first step on a long journey."
When legislative budget staffers were looking into ways to balance the state's budget during the 2009 session, they happened onto the fact that Pinnacol Assurance, the quasi-public agency that serves as the insurer of last resort for workers' compensation, had reserves in excess of half a billion dollars more than appeared to be necessary. When legislative leaders suggested taking some of the money to address budget issues, the reaction from Pinnacol, business interests and Pinnacol customers was swift. They said the state should keep its hands off.
Who among you is a card-carrying member of the Evergreen Park and Recreation District? Only a fraction of our Evergreen area residents actually are. Since our two rec centers are used only by a minority of our populace, do we really need them? On the other hand, can you imagine our community without them?
In less than two months, mail ballots will start to arrive for the 2010 primary elections, which means it wonít be long at all before the airwaves start to fill with wall-to-wall political advertising. And more than ever, those advertisements will come from groups with vaguely appealing names (ìColoradans for Mom, Home & Apple Pieî) that leave you with absolutely no idea who is behind them.
Do you screen your calls before answering the phone? Do you ignore calls if you don't know the caller? You should make an exception and answer a call from area code 540 if you get one in the next couple of weeks.
Christie Greene didn't have to marry Dan to get green. As a young child growing up in Florida, she felt a visceral connection to the environment, one that led her to Evergreen more than 20 years ago and honed her passion for sustainability.
Elections seem to bring out the best and the worst in people. On the positive side, the interest in public service and scrutiny of government services re-energizes us and provides the impetus to update and improve services. On the negative side, the emotions of campaigns inevitably lead to conflicts and vilification of candidates and causes that don't deserve it. Such was the case with our recently completed Evergreen Park and Recreation District election.
In 1983, the Baltimore Colts selected John Elway with the first pick in that year's NFL draft. Elway had no interest in playing for the Colts, and said he would play professional baseball if they took him. So the Colts traded Elway to the Broncos for two players and a first-round pick in the 1984 draft. The rest is history.
Since then, Broncos drafts have been pretty ordinary. No big headlines, no huge stories.
Until this year.
Sometimes the story isn't as big a deal as the story about the story. How much different would United States history look if, the day after the Watergate break-in, President Nixon had said, "Campaigns make people do crazy things," instead of getting involved in the cover-up that led to his resignation?
While there is little doubt there is nothing in Scott McInnis' tax returns or John Hickenlooper's charitable contributions that rise to the level of Watergate, the principle is the same. The longer questions persist, the bigger the story gets.
On May 3, 1972, Sylvia Brockner wrote her first column for the Canyon Courier, about pine siskins, and readers flocked to her words about nature's rhythms and the beauty of Evergreen and its surroundings.
An important election May 4 will determine the direction the Evergreen Park and Recreation District takes in future years, and may affect property taxes. Property taxes provide 41 percent of the current EPRD operating budget. The other 59 percent comes from user fees, grants, etc. EPRD costs will likely remain stable or increase. Tax revenue is projected to decline for the next two years. We consider key issues to be dealing with finances, determining the broad needs of the district (not special interests), and Buchanan Park development.
Two weeks ago, my kids returned home from school with new backpacks. The green bags — which more resembled re-usable grocery totes — touted the U.S. census, proclaiming "Be counted" in several languages, with a backdrop of multi-colored hands.
Before Coloradans went to their precinct caucuses last month, it looked like U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and former lieutenant governor Jane Norton were on their way to meeting in a combative and expensive race for Colorado's U.S. Senate seat. What a difference a month makes!


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Join Douglas Chase as he digs up his backyard in search of treasures and fame!*** iPhone 3GS not supported ****Douglas Chase is a not so great archeologist working for a failing museum. He must dig up objects to save his job and the museum as well.* Nigel the mummy will be out to get Douglas, but don't worry, Nigel's sense of direction is not so great (too many years buried in a tomb will do that), however if Nigel does touch your digging line, all heck will break loose!Many more enemies will join Nigel so collect hats (magic hats of course!), that will help Douglas along his adventure digging deeper and deeper to the center of the earth… Inspired by the arcade game "QiX", Dig! is a fast paced game which requires quick changes of direction and strategy to dig out 75% of each level to complete. Different enemies will add to the difficulty however Nigel will always be close by, wandering around as he does. Collect artefacts for money to help the museum and to buy power-ups and hats. Collect exhibit pieces to put into the museum and earn a paycheck for Douglas. *Description:•Quick arcade action.•Interesting areas to unearth.•Power ups! •Hats! (that give perks!) •Unusual enemies; Nigel the mummy, moles with fezzes and many more!•Artifacts to collect. •Museum collections to find. •Colorful 3D art.•Great soundtrack.•Appropriate for all ages.
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"Our records indicate that you have elected not to receive the AT&T directory currently being delivered," said the tag left on Chris's doorknob. This is correct. He has requested to not receive any phone books whatsoever, from any phone company, for the last three years. AT&T doesn't believe him, though, so they left him some phone books just in case.
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Sunday night links: Prospects, lineups and the Captain
The Yankees top three pitching prospects survived today's first wave of cuts, just like they survived this winter's search for proven big league starters. In a Q&A with Marc Carig of the Star-Ledger, general manager Brian Cashman said he's confident his young pitching would be enough to trade for a short-term rotation upgrade, but he's more focused on the long-term impact of keeping his best pitchers in the organization.
"I have enough chips," Cashman said. "But if people want to demand certain bullets, those certain bullets I'm not going to shoot… There are untouchables here."
Cashman didn't name names, but clearly Manny Banuelos, Dellin Betances and Andrew Brackman have made strong impressions this spring. Brackman had some control issues today, but he's clearly opened some eyes. The "Killer Bs" are widely considered the top pitching prospects in a pitching-rich system, and all three were kept in camp through this morning's round of seven cuts, and the afternoon's round of three more.
• More good stuff from Carig, who took a look at the remarkably small impact a lineup change is likely to have on the Yankees. The Yankees could make a change this season, but is it worth rocking the boat — and maybe pushing some of the wrong emotional buttons — for what could be such marginal improvement? Maybe, maybe not.
• Ben Shpigel of the Times stayed behind in Tampa yesterday and wrote a nice piece about Derek Jeter's increasing comfort at the plate. "Early on, he told me, 'I'll probably take a lot of pitches during spring training until I get comfortable,'" Kevin Long said. "He's not taking those pitches anymore." Jeter swung at the first pitch he saw this afternoon and drove a fly ball to center field for an out.
• Nice stuff from my old friend Donnie Collins about his immediate thoughts after seeing news about the earthquake in Japan. For Donnie and I, who spent a lot of time around Kei Igawa the past few years, it was impossible not to worry about Igawa on what had to be a terrible day for him. It was also great to hear that both Jonathan Albaladejo and Darrell Rasner were safe and largely unaffected.
• Supporting everything we've seen and heard in Yankees camp, Buster Olney talked to one evaluator who said Eric Chavez has looked good while "hitting the ball hard" this spring. He really does seem to be an ideal fit on the Yankees bench.
• The Royals put a pitcher on the 60-day disabled list to make room for Robert Fish.
• In former Yankees news: Despite the fact Russell Branyan is making a strong impression in Diamondbacks camp, Juan Miranda remains the favorite to be Arizona's starting first baseman. With the Padres, Dustin Moseley is keeping himself in the rotation mix and has "all but guaranteed" a spot in the bullpen.
• It's not a link, but here's a leftover quote from today that I thought was funny. Russell Martin was asked about calling pitches for Mariano Rivera: "It's cutter or sinker," Martin said. "It's pretty basic. Cutter on one side. If he doesn't want that, it's a cutter on the other side. And then it's a sinker. If he shakes more than twice, I'm putting down the wrong signs."
• My high school won its first boys basketball state championship this weekend. I saw the team play when I went home for my friend's wedding a few weeks ago. They went 10 players deep, substituted five at a time, and pressed the entire game until the game was no longer in doubt it was too cruel to keep up that frantic pace. They were fun to watch. Go Bulldogs!
Associated Press photo of Jeter meeting Dave Stevens from Easthaven, Conn., who was born without legs and participates in sports using a wheelchair


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- The Ramesseum Papyri
- Sasanian coin project
- Snettisham Iron Age hoards
- Astrolabes
- Parthian coin project
- Andean textiles
- Gothic ivory carvings
- Ashurbanipal Library Phase 1
- Roman imperial coinage
- Hagr Edfu, Egypt
- The East Leicestershire Hoards
- Ming: courts and contacts
- Ashwell Roman treasure
- Money in Africa
- Merowe Dam project
- Domuztepe excavations project
- Pantanello
- Pottery bowls from Miletos
- Naukratis: the Greeks in Egypt
- Etruscan mirrors
- Cyprus digitisation project
- Forum Novum, Vescovio
- Coins from Pompeii
- Featured project: Happisburgh
- Kom Firin, Egypt
- Ancient maritime pitch and tar
- Cosmetic Grinders
- Greek & Roman surgical objects
- Investigation of laser
- Visigothic artefacts
- Merv, Turkmenistan
- Asante gold regalia
- The Mildenhall Treasure
- Knossos Urban Landscape
- Beyond Boundaries
- Exhibiting Hajj
- Chinese painting
- Ancient polychromy
- Chiseldon cauldrons
- Antinoupolis
- Sloane's Treasures
- Visitor research
- Iron Age pottery and society
- Shunga: Japanese art 1600-1900
- Collaborative doctoral awards
- Islamic metalwork technology
- PAS in archaeological research
- Empires of faith
- African rock art image project
- Wadi Sarga
- Safeguarding evidence
- Excavations at Ras al-Hadd
- West African goldweights
- El Corazón del Caribe
- Ur project
- The copper plates from Kollam
- Sudan
- Indian Ocean trade
- Antiquarian drawings
- Indian Ocean connections
Greek and Roman surgical instruments and medical objects in the British Museum
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The British Museum has an important collection of Greek and Roman surgical instruments and medical implements and related medical artefacts, the majority in the Departments of Greek and Roman Antiquities and Britain, Europe and Prehistory, with a small component in Ancient Egypt and Sudan and Coins and Medals, little of which has been properly published.
Since the early 1980s Ralph Jackson's research, and that of others, has helped to define a diagnostic range of Roman medical instruments.
This has been achieved by concentrating on securely-contexted and well-dated finds. It is now possible to identify with confidence the many important, but often un-contexted, instruments in museum collections. By combining this study with clear and accurate drawings and photos and detailed scientific analyses, the publication of the British Museum collections will comprise a major contribution to the understanding of ancient surgical instruments, of Roman surgery and of the history of medicine.
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This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word know-nothings
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a party in the United States that sprung up in 1853 and restricted the right of American citizenship to those who were born in America or of an American parentage, so called because to those inquisitive about their secret organisation they uniformly answered "I know nothing."
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"I was approached by AAP but as I do not have time, I refused. However, I have gone and campaigned for Medha Pathkar who is now contesting from there," Ayub told IANS here.
Ayub, who is shooting for a new television serial here, feels that the AAP has stirred a new sense of national consciousness among the people and brought awareness among the youth. "I do believe that there is a change and now people want to do something for the country without any ulterior motive," he added.
Khan: I have gone and campaigned for Medha Pathkar
He also said he has campaigned for Anoop Nautiyal, a social worker and AAP candidate from here.
On being questioned about film stars joining politics, he refused to comment but wished all of them luck. "Now people want to do something patriotic and are sincerely working for it. Like Archana Puran Singh is coming to campaign for AAP at her own expense," said the actor.


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The initiatives implemented by the newly certified Green Belts include motion reduction, wait-time and set-up time reduction, direct labor time and efficiency improvement, time-scan error reduction, reduction of part delivery delays, and labor cost and cycle-time reduction.
The participants certified by BRTC as Six Sigma Green Belts in 2011 include Bishop Sparks, SBU 1 Leader (Strategic Business Unit) and Tammy Harrell, Quality Assurance Manager.
The rigorous (BRTC)80-hour certification program offered by the Greene County Industrial Training Council (GCITC) requires each participant to complete a money-saving improvement project within his/her organization using the tools and skills they acquired during their six sigma training.
The end result is an effectively completed improvement initiative and Six Sigma certification from BRTC and complete preparation to take the national ASQ certification test. The Green Belt certification is a pre-requisite to the Black Belt certification course.
The BRTC instructor of the Six Sigma certification courses is Scott Follett. Scott has over 20 years of experience as an industrial engineer and quality assurance educator.


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The Location's are Yucatan, the Keys,Deep water Cay, Andros.....Hook- 1, 2, 4, or 6..... Thread- brown..... Tail- small clump of orange marabou..... Body- Tan/Brown ultra chenille.... Wing- Four strands of golden pheasant tip or elk hair or bucktail ,then four strands of Krystal flash..... Eyes- Black marking pen...... More details in Brown's book and designed by Bill Hunter.
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Hal, I am almost done. I think I have another 6 to do. I tied 130 of the 150 in Brown's book... There is still a series I want to do from Tim Borski and some others in Ververkas book and then some Chico Fernandez flys which for some odd reason were not in Brown;s book.... I figure I will add 50 more as the year goes on.. but I am pretty much done setting up our archive for future reference and st up a framework for any additions that someone wants to add to a particular pattern.
You must have some fly tying material inventory there.
Every time I try new patterns I usually have to make a stop at the fly shop for more material and have to account to my wife why I spent an extra $ 20- $ 30 for lunch this week.. ;) ;) Never marry a women accountant who is now a Real Estate agent and can do math etc..... Hal |
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Apple has been granted patents for its "Ping" service and more by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Patent number 7886072 involves network-assisted remote media listening. In other words, Ping. Introduced with iTunes 10, Ping is a music-oriented social network for following your favorite artists and friends to discover what music they're talking about, listening to and downloading.
iTunes Ping lets you post your thoughts and opinions, your favorite albums and songs, the music you've downloaded from iTunes, plus view concert listings and tell your friends which concerts you plan to attend. Per the patent, improved approaches for media listening amongst different users are disclosed.
For example, methods, systems or computer program code can enable users to have a remote listening experience in real time. Advantageously, a remote user at a remote client device can in effect listen to a particular digital media asset that is being played at a local client device...
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By NEMS Daily Journal
An impressive, standing-room-only turnout of citizens alarmed about the potential inadequacy of mental health services and funding in the region provided clear direction about priorities for a dozen legislators Monday night. Those legislators will almost certainly face a gubernatorial veto if they adequately fund mental health's programs and facilities.
The 400-plus who crowded the main conference room at Itawamba Community College's Technical Education building in Tupelo included some of the patients and clients of public mental health services in the region. Most of the others were family and friends of people "in the system" – in residential centers, in community-based programs and in affiliated programs receiving at least partial state support.
In sum, officials said about 100,000 Mississippians use the state's mental health network – and most arguably have few if any alternatives that are easily available or affordable.
Compelling testimony – freely and passionately offered by former patients, current patients, parents, professionals and friends – kept most of the audience alternately in riveted attention or in standing ovations – for two and a half hours. Many would have stayed longer had the meeting not been adjourned at 9:30 p.m. because of the hour.
The meeting revealed deep alarm about all levels of mental health care – residential centers like North Mississippi Regional Center in Oxford, in-patient treatment facilities like North Mississippi State Hospital in Tupelo, and the community-based and/or affiliated programs serving a diverse patient/client base.
The financial bottom line is that the system needs $37 million more in budget year 2012, beginning July 1, just to stay even if no additional cuts are put in force. But if Gov. Haley Barbour's proposed reductions are enacted, the shortfall for maintaining services would be $68 million.
As pointed out, the state has about $500 million in reserve, and it doesn't have to be spent as the governor proposes.
The political picture is this: Funding for mental health care is about policy, which is almost always about politics, and it is clearly arguable that Barbour places what he perceives as the best financial plan for the state above human needs demanding more than "equal" treatment.
The governor's position doesn't make him immoral or unethical, but it puts him at odds with a sizable, vocal and engaged statewide constituency in strong disagreement with him – and possibly with legislators who support him.
We wish the governor had attended Monday and met with those deeply concerned people face-to-face.


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At Amaldo.com, our goal is to take care of our readers. To do this, we strive to engage our audience with the latest in pop culture news using both video and blog formats. We figure if you're too lazy to read, then you should still be able to indulge your eyes in a little visual soma.
Our topics range from the more cerebral to the more comical and light-hearted in nature. We don't have a slogan (we don't think that highly of ourselves...yet) but if we did it would go something like, "Bringing you the latest news you might never need to use from the intersection of film, TV, music, and technology."
When you visit our blog, you'll see that we've managed to muster and attract some stellar talent on our humble site ranging from video blogs by our featured vlogger/cultural pundit, Ilana Donna, to a DJ whose ability to predict emerging, soon-to-be hit artists is uncanny. Scott Register's weekly updates from the world of indie music aside, we have an inexplicable attraction to Amy Winehouse on this site and consider ourselves hopelessly hooked on her junk. So haters or wannabes, beware.
And if you're still not satisfied by our explanation of who we are and what we do or simply want to learn more about the origins of our site's name (it's a good one), you'll have to contact us here. We promise a good back story behind the creation of The Shnitzel Song.


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Steamboat Springs The passage by Congress of the federal farm bill Wednesday offered a one-year reprieve for $1.47 million in federal funding that Routt County has been counting on to help carry out improvements to Routt County Road 14 this summer.
The funds comprise payments in lieu of taxes, or PILT, that Congress typically appropriates each year to compensate local governments for the property taxes they forgo on federal lands.
The monies have been a source of concern for Routt County this year, as well as for rural counties across the West. Earlier this month, PILT funds were left out of the federal budget bill. Now, they've been added back to a contentious farm bill that emerged this week from conference committee with bipartisan support. It's that bipartisan support that pulled the PILT monies out of limbo.
"The loss of $1.5 million would (have been) a significant negative impact on our ability to fund capital projects within the pay-as-you-go fiscal policy," County Manager Tom Sullivan said Wednesday.
"Prior to 2004 or 2005, we received less than full funding, and as low as 50 percent. The history has been something that we have had to deal with every year and likely since the inception of the funding in the early 1970s," he said.
Passage of the farm bill assures only that rural counties receive their 2014 PILT funds. Next year's funding still would be subject to appropriation by Congress.
While hailing the PILT deal, Colorado Sen. Michael Bennett was quoted in a prepared statement as saying budgeting from year to year without being able to count on those funds is a problem for small governments.
"Rural communities in Colorado and across the country rely on these critical resources to provide basic services like police and fire protection and road maintenance," Bennet was quoted as saying.
"This extension means they can move forward with their budget and plan for the rest of this year. At the same time, we need to provide more certainty for these communities in the long term rather than force them to wonder year to year whether Washington will live up to its end of the bargain," Bennet said.
Routt County Board of Commissioners Chairman Tim Corrigan said Jan. 15 that Routt County historically has avoided relying on PILT monies for its operating budget, deciding instead to put them in a fund for road maintenance. If the $1.47 million were to not come in, sacrificing the improvements to C.R. 14, one of the primary routes from Steamboat to Stagecoach, presented a logical sacrifice, he said.
Sullivan said this week that the commissioners since have contemplated using 2013 PILT funds to do at least part of the scheduled work on C.R. 14 this year and perhaps dip into reserves to do a little more. The county would like to spend $750,000 in 2014 and another $750,000 in 2015.
"Basically, because PILT always comes in late in the year, the funding we received in 2013 is what we have in 2014," Sullivan said. The 2014 monies would be carried forward to fund the second phase of the work in 2015.
Safety improvements on C.R. 14 include shaving off the top of hills on the winding road to improve sight distances for drivers.
PILT monies had taken a backseat to the debate in Congress between Democrats and Republicans about how much money to appropriate for food stamps in the new farm bill.
The Associated Press reported Monday that plans in the House of Representatives to make major cuts to food stamps were moderated under a bipartisan agreement on the farm bill.
The Web page Politco reported this week that House Speaker John Boehner approved of House Ag Committee Chairman Rep. Frank Lucas' plans last week to promise Western lawmakers that PILT funding would be added to the farm bill in an effort to ensure greater buy-in for the larger piece of legislation.
To reach Tom Ross, call 970-871-4205, email firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him on Twitter @ThomasSRoss1


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What are Your Options When Your Parents Refuse to File the FAFSA?
Mark Kantrowitz
July 26, 2010
I am hoping you can help me with my FAFSA issue. I am 16 and a senior this year in high school, so I plan on attending a university in the fall. However, my dream college is a private university and is extremely expensive. My parents refuse to help pay a dime towards furthering my education — they believe college isn't necessary and that I can get by without it. I begrudgingly accepted this, but asked if they would give me their tax information so I can fill out the FAFSA. They now won't even let me look at their tax information and refuse to fill out the FAFSA because they don't want the government seeing their assets and what not and don't want an audit. This was extremely upsetting for me, as the scholarship I want to apply for requires a completed FAFSA, and a FAFSA is required for a work-study job on campus. I have pretty much no money for college myself, just $1,000 in my personal account but that is all I have. I'm not sure how much we make — my mom doesn't have a job and my dad is a printer and owner of our family business, which is enough to make ends meet, but we are definitely middle class. I am willing to take out loans, but I can't pay my entire education on loans. The FAFSA considers me to be a dependent student. Is there any way I can receive federal aid while still being a dependent student and not filling in my parents information? — M. D.
As President Barack Obama said, "In a global economy where the most valuable skill you can sell is your knowledge, a good education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity — it is a prerequisite." There are more jobs available for college graduates than for people with just a high school diploma. Unemployment is lower for college graduates and salaries are higher.
But your goal of enrolling in the film school at one of the most expensive private colleges in the US is unrealistic. This college charges $37,500 a year in tuition alone. Even with student aid you would have to borrow excessively in order to attend this college and you will have difficulty repaying that debt as a starving artist. You should consider pursuing a more practical field of study instead, one that will help you pay your bills after you graduate, and enroll in a less expensive college. You might be able to minor or double-major in film.
The US Department of Education does not currently share FAFSA application data with the IRS. Discuss your situation with a financial aid administrator at the college; sometimes they can help address your parent's concerns about the privacy of the information provided on the FAFSA.
However, it is possible that your parents may not have filed their federal income tax returns. (Self employment combined with excessive concern about triggering an audit increases the likelihood of tax evasion or tax fraud.) If they haven't paid their taxes, you won't be eligible for federal student aid until they do.
The Higher Education Act of 1965 allows a student whose parents refuse to complete the FAFSA and who have terminated all financial support to obtain unsubsidized Stafford loans of $5,500 to $7,500 a year, depending on the year in school. That is just a drop in the bucket compared with college costs at an expensive private college.
If your parents do not change their minds about completing the FAFSA and helping you pay for college, there are only two practical options. One is to enroll at a low cost community college. You might be able to obtain a part-time job to pay for the college costs. The other is to wait until you turn age 24 to go to college, when you will automatically be considered independent.
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Releasing today at Kith NYC stores, Converse presents the Motorcycle Pack for Spring 2012. Available in special Jacket Hi and Jacket Low versions, the Motorcycle pack features durable leather uppers inspired by rugged motorcycle outerwear. Special details can be seen on the side Converse patch on the Jacket Hi as well as unique zipper eyerow detailing with metallic eyelets utilized on both models. The shoes include standard Converse textile lining, cushioned footbeds, cap-toe details and textured rubber toe bumpers. These Converse are only available at select accounts this Spring 2012 season and will be available for purchase starting today at Kith NYC stores and online at KithNYC.com for $70 USD.


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The Ravens will face the New England Patriots on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore at 8:20 pm EDT. Here's a few things to look for in week 3:
- Watch for the Raven's secondary to have a better game than last week. This will be two weeks in a row for the defense to take on an elite quarterback, and after allowing 371 passing yards last week, look for the Raven's secondary to make a statement. One thing that will help the secondary is the Raven's defensive line getting pressure on Tom Brady. Paul Kruger will be out of the game with a back injury, so look for second round draft pick Courtney Upshaw to get more reps this week.
- Last week, most of the Raven's passing yards went to the backfield and the tight ends. Look out for the receiving core to step up their performance and see some more action. Michael Oher will also be out for the Raven's and Bryant McKinnie will most likely fill in. Watch Flacco's blindside, hopefully no fumbles from pressure will occur this week.
Special Teams:
- Watch for Sam Koch (P) to continue to help the Raven's win the battle of hidden yards on the punt team. He has proven himself as a valuable asset for the Raven's over the years. Look for big plays on the Raven's kickoff return team. Rookie Deonte Thompson is a big play threat on kickoff return.
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Brandie is a graduate from Utah State University where she competed as a Division 1 gymnast. Growing up in the DC area Brandie has always been a fan of the Baltimore Ravens and is honored to have the privilege to write about them.


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UW-Stout Fashion Without Fabric Show
Come take pleasure in the entertainment of a fashion show unlike any other. Stout's own design students employ creativity and innovation to produce unique fashions using anything and everything but fabric. Also, stop by the MSC Fireside Cafe after the show to get a closer look at the designs.
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The living Allah from HOly Quran fame told his messenger Elijah Muhammad
"I had a dream once when I was six years old. I dreamed that I was over here in America pushing these big Devils like Rockefeller and DuPont and the like in a lake of fire." And then he glanced back at me and said, "I see my dream coming true."
This particular living manifestation of Allah iz the living one One one one who gives the living angels orders in da bestselling book da holy Quran and da Poison Book(the bible)...Fard Muhammad exited his Mothers womb in 1877...so 1883
3 a m...3 am....3 a m....eter ter know who whoa ahhhh owe
praises to the GOd on da ffffffrrrr-own from Revalations 4 Fard Muhammad
and ummmmm his Messenger
and uhhh...hmmm...da Father Allah and Justice who taught the first 9
which was responsible for Hip Hop being reborn in Pelan
can't forget about Malcolm the one who inadvertently brought forth
the vanguard of Revolution in North Amerikkka Huey P Newton
oh shit.....it would be a crime not to mention the real general
Khalid...not the imposter General thats run amuck from ronald
reagans corpses asshole but the real general....Khalid Muhammad
oh shit and can't forget about Noble Drew Ali for preparing
the way for da one who come like a theif in da night
all eye fuckin know is eye feel good...healthy...eye have
so much energy eye know not whut to do with it which
is a figure of speech because in actuality eye know whut
to do with it
thank you 5 percenters cuz eye feel good
*knew cheeze shakes his head in disbelief at how
energized he feels*
when one submits to that culture which brings long life
once the body expels that which causes the body
to experience unpleasant pain or has the potential
to cause it further on down da line in 1-4 dimensional time
you start feeling the effects of vibrational frequency increasage
in other words you can PLACE YOURSELF IN HEAVEN AT ONCE
as Holy Quran Allah Fard Muhammad says....or be a little bitch
and be a revealer of your psycological booh booh's in regards to
your approach to 120....you listen here Mister...you can either
make it a love cipher or a helll cipher....the choice is yours bucko
the perfect spot to build an and destroy from is God
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O.C. lawyer gets 7-year sentence for $20 million Ponzi
May 22nd, 2012, 12:39 pm by Ronald CampbellIrvine attorney Jeanne Rowzee, 53, was sentenced Monday to more than seven years in federal prison and fined $25.5 million for her role in a notorious O.C. Ponzi scheme that cost investors millions.
Rowzee and co-schemer James Halstead, 65, of Tustin, promoted fraudulent "public investments in private entities," or "PIPES," from 2004 to 2006. They promised returns of 25 percent to 35 percent every three to four months. When the scheme collapsed, some 140 investors lost $20 million dollars.
Rowzee and Halstead told investors their money would be used as short-term "bridge loans" for companies that were in the process of getting equity capital for growth. They claimed they had never lost money. To bolster their claims, they said that Rowzee was an experienced securities attorney who had formerly worked for the Securities and Exchange Commission.
In reality, however, the pair never invested the money. Instead they used some investors' money to pay investors in classic Ponzi scheme fashion while using other money to support their lavish lifestyles -- including a $1 million Las Vegas home, a $191,000 Ferrari and a $162,000 Porsche for Halstead.
They invented their "no losses" track record and also invented Rowzee's history as a securities lawyer.
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Subject: | Re: How would you pronounce Hermia? |
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Date: | October 27, 2005 at 12:54:05 AM |
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I'm not convinced that Shakespeare would have pronounced it with the stress on the middle syllable. It fits far better into the iambic pentameter rhythm if you say HERmia - same as her old school friend is HELena, not heLEEna.Same with (Titus) anDRONicus, indeed.
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The York City Zoning Hearing Board was established in order that the objectives of the Zoning Ordinance may be fully and equitably achieved and a means for competent interpretation. The City currently operates under 2011 Zoning Ordinance adopted by York City Council on August 16, 2011.
The general purpose of the Zoning Hearing Board deals with the zoning regulations and districts set forth in the ordinance. The ordinances have been made in accordance with the City of York community development goals and objectives designed to address health, safety and welfare; the quality of life; and, facilitate the appropriate development and redevelopment of the City, protect the tax base and encourage economy in public expenditures.
The Zoning Hearing Board consists of five (5) members appointed by Council resolution. Members shall be residents of the City and hold no other office in the City. Regular members serve 5-year terms with Alternate members serving 3-year terms. A quorum of three (3) members is needed to hear evidence and decide all contested questions. The ordinance has a waiver clause when all parties are in agreement to hear the case; the waiver agreement shall be made a part of the record.
The duties and powers of the York City Zoning Hearing Board are governed by Articles IX and X-A of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.
Zoning Hearing Board Members
- Robert J. Hollis, Chair – Term Expires: 1/1/21
- R. Franklin Williams – Term Expires: 1/1/20
- Michael G. Miller – Term Expires: 1/1/22
- Benjamin Michael – Term Expires: 1/1/19
- Vacant (To fill expired term of Patricia Maher) – Term Expires: 1/1/22
Alternate Members
- Vacant (To fill expired term of Patricia Maher who was moved to a regular member) – Term Expires: 1/1/22
- Vacant – Term Expires: 1/1/18
- Vacant – Term Expires: 1/1/19
Zoning Officer
- Cheryl Rascoe,
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Phone: 717.849.2280
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- John Herrold
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The Sumter County Aid to Industry Program is a valuable local incentive often awarded to new companies, but more often to existing industries. The program assists companies with needs that can be fulfilled with existing County resources.
The incentive is awarded at the discretion of the Sumter County Administrator.
This 104,600SF spec facility can cut up to a year off a company's startup time. Owned by Sumter County and located in Sumter's Black River Airport Industrial Park, this flexible and expandable facility has all utilities available. Click the photo for details.


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Survey: International Experience Increasingly Important for Accounting Professionals
MENLO PARK, CA -- To get a good job at home, tomorrow's accounting professionals may first need to work abroad, a new survey suggests. Seven out of 10 (71 percent) chief financial officers (CFOs) interviewed said international experience will be necessary for accounting and finance professionals five years from now. This is up from 56 percent in 2002, when the same question was asked of finance executives.
The survey was developed by Robert Half Management Resources, the premier provider of senior-level accounting and finance professionals on a project and interim basis, and conducted by an independent research firm. It was based on telephone interviews with more than 1,400 CFOs across the United States.
CFOs were asked, "How necessary do you feel international experience will be for accounting and finance professionals five years from now?" Their responses:
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"The accelerating pace of globalization and the impending U.S. adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards will continue to drive demand for accounting and finance professionals with international business experience," said Paul McDonald, executive director of Robert Half Management Resources. "Professionals who are bilingual and have had exposure to other countries' tax, compliance, legal and regulatory issues have a competitive advantage in the job market, particularly among the largest firms."
McDonald continued, "Job seekers who are unable to work in another country can still enhance their career prospects by gaining an understanding of different cultures, languages and business protocol to better serve their companies and clients around the globe."
About the Survey
The national study was developed by Robert Half Management Resources. It was conducted by an independent research firm and is based on more than 1,400 telephone interviews with CFOs from a random sample of U.S. companies with 20 or more employees. For the study to be statistically representative and ensure that companies from all segments are represented, the sample was stratified by geographic region and number of employees. The results were then weighted to reflect the proper proportion of employees within each region.
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THE WORLD HAS BEEN INVADED BY ALIENS! It's up to a nerdy, lazy high school kid to save it!
3.81 / 5.00 7,603 ViewsHello, this is my first video I am posting at newgrounds. I have been working with flash for about one month now and this is my best flash until now.
Description of video -
A rabbit is walking around in the woods gathering eggs for easter. He suddenly sees a gigantic egg which he want's even more. Will he get the egg or not?
Could use some more work
This isn't one of the best flashes I've ever seen. You might want to work on making the character move and behave more realistic, I think it to be a little ''stiff''. For the design and sound effects I don't have a lot to say about, but you might want to improve your drawing skills in combination with your animation skills, for example, practice some with drawing and animating blood, and making flames more realistic.
However, for a first video, this is not bad!
thanks, I will practice with what you told me. I understand the unrealistic fire and blood :P, I will work hard to become a better drawer and animator.
Ran very slowly on my computer, but a very good animation none the less.


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TOOTHPASTE is a new twosome made up of Kassa Overall, who--outside of drumming for jazz pianist Vijay Iyer--has rapped alongside the members of Das Racist (and done much more), and Tecla Esposito, a New York City artist whose work with similar collaborators reflects her impressively broad range of style. As TOOTHPASTE the duo has readied 1996, a new 14-song project that catches them right at the intersections of skill, talent and fun as they rap over classic tracks from the year in question. Here they take on Ghostface Killah's Ironman cut, "Daytona 5000."
The enormous posse cut "Daytona 900"--which features, in order, Big Baby Gandhi, Chaz Van Queen, Lakutis, DVS, Davito, Iron Soloman and Kool A.D.--is as much of a race as it sounds like. With Kassa and Tec on verses two and three respectively, it's as if no rapper here wastes a bar; it's hard, even, to say who's got the top verse.
Frankly, the confidence of this cypher is palpable and that--on top of its participants being past technically proficient--is what makes it so enjoyable. As much as I want to note Kassa's changes in flow or the end of Tec's verse or the a cappella ending of the whole track (or the couple Drake references), it seems useless to go off quoting one person when everyone involved has something to show. "Daytona" is available for stream and download below.
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We've been collecting coverage of this past weekend's BlizzCon 2009 from around the Web, and have compiled a small fraction of it here for you to catch up on anything you may have missed, or just read more about your favorites. Whether you're interested in hands-on write-ups of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, detailed information about Diablo III's monk class, news from StarCraft II's panels, a peek into the future of Battle.net, scads of pictures from the costume contest, or anything else that emerged from BlizzCon, take a look at the links below.
BlizzCon General Coverage
You can now check out all the images of BlizzCon attendees taken throughout the weekend at the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, StarCraft II, and Diablo III themed photo booths. Head over to the BlizzCon website, browse the pictures, and download your favorites now.
BlizzCon 2009 has officially come to an end! Ozzy Osbourne's thunderous performance brought down the roof of the Anaheim Convention Center; Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain escaped through the hole in their stetched zeppelin and headed to their next gig in Orgrimmar; and at least half of the audience members survived.
We'd like to thank everyone who helped to make this year's show a success, including comedian Jay Mohr, who hosted the contests on Friday evening, Ozzy Osbourne, and all of our partners and sponsors, including ASUS, DIRECTV, Intel, Mountain Dew, NVIDIA, and Razer. Most of all, we'd like to thank the community of gamers – without your dedication and support, BlizzCon wouldn't be possible.
You can check out some of the highlights from this year's show on www.blizzcon.com, from the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm announcement to the Diablo III monk reveal to the new details on what players can expect from the updated Battle.net when it launches with StarCraft II. And there's still more photos and other post-show updates to come, so be sure stay tuned to www.BlizzCon.com.
The second day of the BlizzCon gaming convention is now underway! Yesterday, we unveiled World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, Diablo III's new monk class, and discussed some of the new features of the updated Battle.net. Today's main events include the finals for this year's Warcraft III, StarCraft, and World of Warcraft Arena tournaments; more developer panels, including the World of Warcraft Game Systems, Diablo III Art, and StarCraft II Lore panels; and the epic closing concert featuring Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain and Ozzy Osbourne. Keep your eye on www.BlizzCon.com throughout the day for updates -- and don't forget that you can follow us on Twitter via @Warcraft, @StarCraft, and @Diablo.
The fourth BlizzCon is underway, and we'll be giving players a look at the new game features and upcoming developments discussed in some of the World of Warcraft, Diablo III, and StarCraft II panels throughout the show. We'll be updating www.blizzcon.com with new information from the panels regularly, so be sure to check back often.
The fourth BlizzCon has begun! The two-day celebration of Blizzard Entertainment games and the passionate communities of players surrounding them is now underway at the Anaheim Convention Center, and we're inviting everyone at home to follow along with the exciting events and announcements at www.blizzcon.com. We'll be updating the site throughout the convention with breaking news, updates from the developer panels, and photos from the show floor, contests, and other activities. We'll also be broadcasting streaming video of the tournaments taking place throughout BlizzCon, so be sure to check back often over the next couple of days.
If you're looking for up-to-the-minute coverage, you can also catch us on Twitter by following @Diablo, @Warcraft, and @StarCraft. For those watching on DIRECTV Pay Per View or via the Internet stream, don't forget to tweet us suggestions for what you'd like to see covered using the #BlizzConDTV tag.


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It all started..
A few years ago, around this time of year, Im driving home from work and see the most awesome lit up ball of color on this guys front doorstep.
I was amazed at this thing. It was beautiful. It had so many flashing lights, it seemed like a glowing orb in the snow.
That was the only one I had ever seen. No one else had one. This was surely a work of art. One of a kind.
I moved to a new job that next year, so taking that path was no longer an option for me. I did however manage throughout the years to take that path when headed out for the evening - To make sure I got to see this light.
This year, something unexpected happened. I saw another. This time it was close. Up just a few blocks from me. WOW. It again was just brillant. Just as I had seen in the past, it was full of life.
I knew what must be done. I had to ask. I had to seek out the way. I wanted to have one for my very own.
I drove up the block to the house. I parked and walked up to it. I knocked on the door to find the artist, but no one answered. The light was there though. I was close. I touched. I saw its secret.
I rushed home to mark out my plans. It was only a matter of time before I had one. My very own.
I grabbed the needed materials and got to work. It took time. Time I knew I didnt have. Christmas was drawing near, and soon it would not matter.
I started to build, I was nervous, things werent right. The light was too big. It wouldnt work. The materials were all wrong, blurry. I cant see the lights.
I start again. This time,. fresh materials in hand. The right ones. I worked to get this light together quickly. I had experience now and knew what to do.
I had it. It was done. I plugged it in. awesome. OMG. awesome.
I ran to hang it up outside. I wanted it to be seen by everyone. I wanted to show it off tonight!
I hang it on a hook that was already there from the previous owners.. and run the cord to another hook..
The hook gave. The light dropped. It smashed into 50 pieces.
Merry Christmas.
Im okie.


text: The Best (You Make Up The Category) Video Games Of The YearStephen Totilo12/05/12 11:00amFiled to: Year in Review2012 Year in video gamesKotaku's GOTY and Suchgame of the yearAwardsTopProfessor layton and the miracle mask1171EditPromoteShare to KinjaToggle Conversation toolsGo to permalink It's Game of the Year season. You'll be seeing lots of people name their Best Video Game, Best PC Game, Best Xbox 360 Game, Best Shooter, Best Fighting Game, Best, Best, Best... Advertisement And yet I can tell you right now that some games that deserve recognition won't win anyone else's awards, because they don't fit. We're going to prevent that problem, you and I, by creating all sorts of new categories that our favorite games of 2012 can win. Join me, starting with...Best Game That Lets You Teach a Rabbit How To Act As Well As How To Trick Shoppers Into Buying Stuff They Don't NeedThe winner... Advertisement Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask. By a nose!WHY: The new Layton doesn't just let you solve puzzles in order to solve mysteries as the esteemed Prof. Layton (plus minions). It also gives you access to a variety of nutty side games. There's a little side adventure that involves you guiding of a toy robot through a dangerous land. That would be other games' odd side mode. In Layton, that's playing it stupidly safe. In this game there's a mode in which you select a cute bunny rabbit, teach it new poses and then have to figure out which of those poses it should strike while it is on stage "acting" in a series of plays. You are graded on the quality of the bunny's acting. And then there's the amazing I-think-there's-a-hidden-message-here shopping mini-game that straight-up requires you to up-sell shoppers and trick them into buying stuff they don't need. It goes like this: here are a variety of, say, fruits. Put them on a store shelf in such a way that the item the shopper comes into the store to buy is similar to the one next to it, in the hope that shopper will buy the one next to it, too; then line up a third item that is similar to the second item so that they impulse-buy that. They came in for a red apple? Put a yellow apple next to that, a banana next to yellow apple, etc. This will fool them into buying all three pieces of fruit. But don't line this stuff up in such a way that the shopper will see two appealing things at once because that will make them think about their purchases and bail. No, line these things up in such a way that they fall for each product in succession and clear the store of all its stuff. Wow! Is Layton also our Satirical Game of the Year?? Advertisement Sponsored Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask gets the first nod. Please give out some more awards below.(We'll be doling out some more traditional awards in the weeks to come. Don't worry!)Reply117 repliesLeave a reply


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The Last of Us New Gameplay! Infected Details, Story, Crafting, and More! Adam Sessler Interview
After his first hands-on, Adam got a chance to talk to The Last of Us' Creative Director, Neil Druckmnann.
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By Dan Fitzpatrick, Devlin Barrett
WASHINGTON—J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. has reached a tentative agreement of roughly $4 billion to settle claims the bank misled mortgage-finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac about the quality of mortgages it sold to them during the housing boom, said people close to the discussions.
The amount J.P. Morgan is willing to pay is less than the $6 billion initially sought by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, these people said. FHFA and J.P. Morgan declined to comment.
The New York bank and the U.S. regulator of Fannie and Freddie worked up the general framework of the agreement recently, and now J.P. Morgan hopes to wrap it into a larger pact with the Justice Department that would resolve several probes into the bank's past sale of mortgage bonds and settle potential civil and criminal charges, these people said. The Justice Department and the bank have discussed a total of $11 billion of cash and consumer relief—an amount that would include the roughly $4 billion for FHFA.
The FHFA agreement won't likely become finalized until either a broader deal with the Justice Department is reached, or the parties abandon those larger talks, said people close to the talks.
J.P. Morgan separately has reached another tentative settlement with the National Credit Union Administration, a federal regulator that supervises the nation's credit unions, said a person close to those discussions. It is not known how much J.P. Morgan has agreed to pay NCUA, which in 2011 accused the bank of duping credit unions into buying mortgage bonds that performed poorly. An NCUA spokesman declined to comment.
The agreements with FHFA and NCUA represent progress in J.P. Morgan's effort to put as many legal woes behind it as possible. But a larger deal with the Justice Department remains elusive as the two sides have yet to agree on terms for ending a criminal investigation of the bank's conduct, said people close to those discussions. Another sticking point has been the bank's desire to get the U.S. government to promise there will be no further civil probes of J.P. Morgan's past mortgage-bond sales practices.
If talks with the Justice Department collapse, the government will likely settle the FHFA case individually and could file a civil lawsuit against J.P. Morgan over a series of mortgage securities issued between 2005 and 2007, along with continuing a parallel criminal probe, said people familiar with the matter.
J.P. Morgan disclosed last week that it set aside $9 billion in additional legal reserves in the third quarter, giving it a total of $23 billion to use toward any future settlements and lawsuits. In the last month it also agreed to pay more than $1 billion to end an array of investigations into a 2012 trading debacle that cost the bank more than $6 billion and raised questions about governance and oversight.
Now the bank is trying to end a number of cases that revolve around residential mortgage-backed securities that J.P. Morgan, Bear Stearns Cos. and Washington Mutual Inc. issued between 2005 and 2007. J.P. Morgan purchased Bear Stearns and the banking operations of Washington Mutual during the 2008 financial crisis.
Those purchases—encouraged by U.S. regulators five years ago—are now costing J.P. Morgan as investigators examine whether mortgage-bond investors were misled about the quality of loans made during the housing boom. In 2011 FHFA sued J.P. Morgan and 17 other banks, taking issue with the quality of nearly $200 billion in mortgage investments sold to Fannie and Freddie.
The agencies bought the securities when they offered rich returns. But the investments produced large losses once the housing downturn hit. Fannie and Freddie had to write down those investments sharply in 2008 when the agencies were taken over by the federal government.
J.P. Morgan had the second-largest exposure of the 18 financial institutions sued by the FHFA, with $33 billion of the $200 billion at issue. Bank of America Corp. is No. 1, with $57.5 billion. Not counting J.P. Morgan, three other institutions have reached settlements with the FHFA thus far. The regulator announced pacts with Citigroup Inc. in May and with General Electric Co. in January but didn't disclose the amounts. In July it reached an $885 million settlement with UBS AG.
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