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Neighbors Who Care
EASTAR Health System offers community focused healthcare services in Muskogee, OK. The people of Muskogee have dedicated themselves to providing the highest quality of health care to the people of Muskogee County, OK and the surrounding areas. Today, our physicians, nurses, and other professionals take great pride in our hospital's inviting atmosphere and the quality of its services. Accredited by the Joint Commission, EASTAR Health System offers an extensive range of medical and surgical services.
A progressive and friendly city of 40,000, Muskogee is located in beautiful eastern Oklahoma in the heart of Green Country, a land of rolling hills, abundant lakes and luscious evergreen pine and deciduous forests.
The Hospital
EASTAR Health System (EASTAR Health Services) is a 275-bed full-service hospital. As one of the first hospitals established in Oklahoma, EASTAR Health Services has grown to become one of the state's largest and most comprehensive facilities outside the Tulsa/Oklahoma City area. With a staff of close to 900 and an active medical staff of 94 representing 33 medical specialties, the hospital serves a multi-county area.
Its many services include a Cancer Treatment Center, Rehabilitation Center, Emergency Services and the Pavillion, a comprehensive mental health program. The medical center recently updated the Perioperative Services area featuring a new cardiac cath lab and eight new, advanced operating suites.
Cardiac services provided at EASTAR Health System include EKG, Cardiac Ultrasound, Stress Testing, Nuclear Scanning, Holter Monitoring for the evaluation of heart rhythms, Pacemaker Insertion and Transesophageal Endoscopy, an internal echocardiograph procedure.
EASTAR Health System leaders discuss the benefits of the partnership their hospital has with Capella Healthcare…
The Community
Muskogee is proud of its excellent school systems, which includes two high schools, a junior college and two four-year universities. The city boasts of a wealth of museums and historical sites that showcase its proud heritage and rich legacy, including Three Rivers Museum, Five Civilized Tribes Museum, Muskogee War Memorial Park, Thomas-Foreman Historical Home, The Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, as well as the newly renovated Roxy Theater which hosts numerous events.
The 122-acre Honor Heights Park, one of America's oldest and most famous city parks, features acres of manicured gardens and over 30,000 azaleas. The park hosts the world famous Azalea Festival, which attracts more than 300,000 visitors each year.
Just up the road is the city of Tulsa, home of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, the Tulsa Ballet and Symphony, two major art museums (Philbrook and Gilcrease), and the Tulsa Zoo, as well as five professional sports teams in baseball, football, soccer, basketball and hockey. Tulsa also hosts an array of shopping, fine dining and evening entertainment options.
The Green Country surrounding Muskogee is a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts, featuring an abundance of lakes, rivers and streams for fishing as well as wilderness areas for hunting. Muskogee
is surrounded by four lakes – Ft. Gibson, Tenkiller, Eufaula and Greenleaf – all popular destinations for boating, fishing and weekend homes, with waterfront property that is reasonably priced. In addition, the Illinois River, located in nearby Tahlequah, is an ideal setting for canoe/raft float trips.
Locally, the Love/Hatbox Sports Complex features a water park, softball fields, baseball fields, soccer fields, a skateboard park, batting cages and a walking/cycling trail. For golfers, there are three premier golf courses to choose from: the Muskogee Country Club, Eagle Crest and Cobblestone.
Local Points of Interest
- Honor Heights Park – home of the world famous Azalea Festival, features acres of manicured gardens and over 30,000 azaleas.
- The Green Country – surrounding Muskogee is well known for its fishing and hunting and features four nearby lakes: Ft. Gibson, Tenkiller, Eufaula and Greenleaf.
- Love/Hatbox Sports Complex – is the city's center for recreation, with a water park, softball fields, baseball fields, soccer fields, skateboard park, batting cages and a walking/cycling trail.
Distance To Major Cities
Tulsa, Oklahoma . . . 54
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma . . . 140
Dallas, Texas . . . 234
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Sabrina Carpenter Tickets
Sabrina Carpenter could barely walk or talk, but her love for music was such, that she would be constantly seen putting up a show for her various family members and friends. By the time she was in grade school, she had acquired the services of a vocal coach who helped develop her voice and singing talent. By the age of twelve this up and coming star had already performed in front of large groups of people, and had started to upload videos of her performances on YouTube. Her debut album, titled "Eyes Wide Open" came out in 2015 and made it into the top fifty of the Billboard charts. Now you can check out some of her material for yourself too by getting your Sabrina Carpenter tickets to enjoy her performance, live.
Children today have a lot of pressure on them to succeed at a young age. The rising competition in the work place, as well as an increased exposure to the internet has given them quite a few options to succeed and this why you see so many up and coming talents make it big at a relatively early stage in their careers. The entertainment industry has been the most affected by this trend and Sabrina Carpenter is its latest teenage star to achieve worldwide recognition.
Can't Blame a Girl for Trying
Sabrina Carpenter is a seventeen year old, up and coming, actress, singer and songwriter who became popular through her various appearances on television and film, as well as her burgeoning music career. Her talent has been clear for all to see since a very young age, and her success today is just a result of all the hard work she has put into her career so far. She was born in 1999 and exhibited a love for music from the very start. She began to perform songs for various friends and family members, even though she couldn't always pronounce the words properly.
Even though not everybody believed in her dream of making a career in the entertainment industry, her own belief in her abilities never wavered and she started to take vocal classes when she was in grade school. These classes were very important for the development of her voice and have helped her become the amazing singer she is today. You can check out her voice for yourself as well. All you need are your Sabrina Carpenter tickets and you too can enjoy her concert, live.
The Middle of Starting Over
Carpenter first performed in front of a large crowd of people was when she was only twelve years old and she started to upload videos on YouTube soon after. One of her first major recordings was of the Bob Dylan song "Make You Feel My Love", in collaboration with Nathaniel and Cameron Hawk. She continued to record songs, before she released her first ever mixtape in 2014.
The mixtape was called "Can't Blame a Girl for Trying" and was preceded by a lead single of the same name. The album became a surprise hit for the talented singer and made it to number sixteen on the US Heatseekers music charts. It also laid the base for her debut studio album, titled "Eyes Wide Open," which came out a year later. The album made it in to the top fifty of the Billboard music charts and was preceded by the lead single "We'll Be the Stars."
In 2015, Carpenter won the Radio Disney Music Award for the "Best Crush Song" and won the award the following year as well, this time in the "Best Anthem" category. In 2016, she released a song called "On Purpose" and it was announced that this single would be followed by her second studio album, "EVOLution" a few weeks later. The album has since been received quite well by fans and critics alike.
Take On the World
Carpenter is a girl of many talents and in addition to her music career, she has enjoyed success in film and television as well. Her first appearance came on the small screen, when she got a small part in the popular television show "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" in 2011. She has since appeared in thirteen more shows, either as an actor or as a voice over artist. Her longest running job has been her current role as Maya Hart, on the hit series "Girl Meets World."
The up and coming artist has also appeared in two movies as well. Her first role came in the 2012 comedy "Noobz," while she earned great reviews for her role in the 2013 indie movie "Horns." Now you can check out her talent for yourself too. Just book your Sabrina Carpenter tickets and enjoy her show as she takes the stage live.
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- Apr 10, 2012
- Hip Hop & Rap
- 202732908917
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- Low Budget Records
- Bilal Salaam; Cy Young; DJ Marshall Law; DJ R.B.I.; Eric Roberson; Eye-Q; Kenn Starr; Raheem Devaughn; Sean Born; Wayna; yU (of Diamond District)
- Kev Brown
On April 10th, 2012, Kev Brown plans to release Random Joints, the first release on his new Low Budget Records label. An early/unmastered version of Random Joints first appeared back in 09, but fans around the globe have long asked for a proper vinyl/CD release and Kev is proud to answer the call with a product that will satisfy new and longtime fans alike. The album features a strong selection of tracks produced by the one and only Kev Brown, with appearances by many of Kev's longtime friends and collaborators such as Raheem Devaughn, yU, Ken Starr, Sean Born and more. Random Joints was mastered by K-Def and features artwork by the one and only Joe Buck, plus Kev decided to include some great bonus content. The deluxe vinyl version even includes a bonus 45 called "Beat Tape Joints Vol 1" and a download card that includes instrumental versions of all songs on the album.


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Jim Norris, interim director of athletics, speaks at a news conference announcing that he will retire in December. "I have been nothing more than a spoke in the wheel and it's a very strong wheel," the 20-year University employee said.
Norris, interim director of athletics, to retire in December
May 3, 2011
TweetUniversity Interim Director of Athletics Jim Norris has announced he will retire at the end of the fall 2011 semester. Norris and University President C. Peter McGrath made the joint announcement May 3 in front of local media in the Events Center's TAU Bearcat Room.
The advance notice allows Binghamton to immediately begin a national search for Norris' successor.
"I want to thank the athletic department and the University for all they have done for me," Norris said. "I have been nothing more than a spoke in the wheel and it's a very strong wheel. Our department is in better shape than when I started here 20 years ago and is certainly better than it was two years ago when I was named the interim director. That is a tribute to the many fine coaches and staff that we have here at Binghamton University."
Norris has served 20 years in a variety of capacities at the University, the last two as interim director of athletics. He is in his 11th year as a senior-level administrator, having previously served as a senior associate AD with direct oversight of 19 of Binghamton University's 21 Division I sports teams.
In September 2009, Norris was pegged to take over as director of athletics and in the last two years, he has provided crucial stability and hands-on leadership to the program. A longtime Binghamton-area coach and active community member, Norris has reinvigorated Binghamton athletics with his inspirational "Making an Impact" theme. That directive encouraged the 450-plus members of the student-athlete body and staff to maintain personal integrity, strive for success in all areas and give back to the campus and community.
"I have been working with athletic directors for a long time during my career and I have never come across someone as good, effective and strong as Jim Norris," Magrath said. "He is beloved in the community, not just because he is a fine human being but because of how strong of a person and a leader he is."
Norris, 54, arrived to campus as an assistant men's basketball coach in 1991 and has been instrumental in the transformation of the athletics department from a nondescript Division III program to the blossoming Division I program of today. He coached basketball for nine years, during which Binghamton enjoyed four of its most successful seasons in school history in terms of total wins. Norris then took the head coaching reigns during the transition to Division II and put the basketball program on a path to success.
After moving into athletics administration, Norris quickly gained a reputation as a highly organized professional who was a friend to all student-athletes. He also has been an unwavering advocate of the University and the athletics department at the conference, state and regional levels.
Norris has represented Binghamton in leadership roles within the America East and continues to serve as the "point person" for many committees and initiatives that are shaping the future of Binghamton University athletics.
Norris has more than 30 years of service to New York state, having worked previously for the City of Binghamton and Broome County.


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Tekijä(t): | Tenhunen, Sanna |
Nimeke: | Optimal Tax Policy with Environmental Externalities and Heterogeneous Preferences |
Vuosi: | 2005 |
Julkaisija: | Tampereen yliopisto |
Sivumäärä: | 26 |
Verkkojulkaisusarja: |
Tieteenala: | Kansantaloustiede |
Julkaisun tyyppi: | Erillisteos |
Kieli: | en |
URN: | urn:isbn:951-44-6332-3 |
Tiivistelmä: | This study considers simultaneously two important aspects of taxation, environmental policy and redistribution. Tax policy is constrained by the a symmetric information of agents' productivities and preferences. Two-dimensional heterogeneity affects the optimality of commodity taxation: it can be used to redistributional or environmental purposes, but there seems to be a trade-off between these objectives. However, the contradiction between the two aspects is not as clear as in the case with identical consumer preferences. It is also shown that the Sandmo-Dixit result of these parability of environmental taxes fails with two-dimensional heterogeneity in the pool ingoptimum, but not in these parating optimum. The explanation to this is that there are too few policy instruments in the pooling equilibrium: commodity taxes should take care of both redistribution and externality internalisation. |


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Nesting Season
Joy Rector 5/6/2012 5:16:44 AM
awesome capture #1461134Gina Cormier 5/6/2012 5:45:37 AM
The clarity and detail rock in this image!!!! #10125849Liz blahh 5/6/2012 7:49:33 AM
Aweome! #10126001Val Feldman 5/6/2012 8:16:55 AM
Love the angle taken and the wild swirl of nesting material with the eye peeking thru and of course, as always, your perfect color and detail captured. Hopefully, soon a brood of babies coming up for photo opps, Mary Beth! #10126065Christine Pentecost 5/6/2012 9:54:24 AM
Awesome photo! #10126180Carol Eade 5/6/2012 12:56:02 PM
Love this capture, Mary Beth! #10126354David Phalen 5/6/2012 5:54:44 PM
How did you get him to pose so that his eye was between two piece of straw?? Excllent colors and clarity here Mary Beth!! #10126782Linda L. Ruiz 5/6/2012 8:05:50 PM
#10126936Zita A. Strother 5/7/2012 12:37:28 AM
Give this one the gold! One of a kind...LOVE IT!!! #10127070Robert Jensen 5/9/2012 6:26:26 AM
Great capture - must have been fun watching this #10130663Lynn M. Whitt 5/9/2012 11:35:30 AM
I love this. Great capture and details... #10130943Dayna Cain 5/11/2012 5:39:19 AM
Winner winner winner!!!!! #10133435Patricia Seidler 5/11/2012 10:23:17 AM
Terrific detail, color and capture Mary Beth. Im sure we will see this one again! #10133711Carol Flisak 5/13/2012 3:00:05 PM
Terrific animal capture, Mary Beth... the light, details, clolors and clarity are wonderful! #10135869Tammy Espino 6/18/2012 1:37:12 PM
Congrats on your awesome finalist! :) #10185529Cathy Barrows 6/18/2012 2:22:16 PM
Congrats...excellent #10185768Patricia A. Casey 6/18/2012 2:26:59 PM
Congratulations on a terrific Finalist Mary Beth....love it....this little one was busy!!!! All the best in the next round! Cheers =^..^= #10185799frank w. degenhardt 6/18/2012 3:30:05 PM
Unbelievable colors and remarkable details. Congratulations on the Finalist my friend. #10186092Michelle L. Frick 6/18/2012 3:33:10 PM
WOW! Congratulations again! #10186109Ann Coates 6/18/2012 5:28:19 PM
Wow, congratulations on another fabulous finalist. #10186472Phyllis H. Burchett 6/18/2012 6:11:59 PM
Love this, congrats #10186696Ellen Hodges 6/18/2012 8:22:54 PM
Huge congrats and very best luck, Mary Beth!! #10187267Carol Quina 6/18/2012 9:56:07 PM
Super cool! Congrats on the finalist. Good luck in the next round! #10187496Naomi Weiser 6/18/2012 10:01:45 PM
congrats! #10187525Stefania Barbier 6/18/2012 11:35:43 PM
gorgeous finalist Mary Beth, huge congrats!!! #10187695Debbie Bray 6/19/2012 1:34:00 AM
This is really wonderful, Mary Beth!! Congrats on your finalist! #10187836Chris Ebben 6/19/2012 3:49:54 AM
A well timed image. Congratulations on the Finalist=^..^= #10187944JO ANN CLEVELAND 6/19/2012 6:35:34 AM
Perfect timing..Wowza! Congratulations on this awesome finalist Mary Beth..jo ann c. #10188431
Christopher Budny 6/19/2012 6:59:39 AM
Fantastic capture, Mary Beth! Congratulations! #10188498Patrick Rouzes 6/19/2012 7:45:23 AM
CONGRATS Mary Beth! #10188665Mitch Spence 6/19/2012 9:29:40 AM
I was so impressed with your capture of this moment when I first saw it, Mary Beth. Still am. Congratulations on this and all your finalists. #10189058Lyn Darlington 6/19/2012 1:17:43 PM
Congrats on your finalist! Amazing capture! #10189592Rona L. Schwarz 6/19/2012 3:53:49 PM
WOW! This is just a marvelous capture, Mary Beth! Many congrats on this superb finalist! #10189815Karen E. Baumann 6/19/2012 5:18:59 PM
Wonderful image Mary Beth! Awesome details, color, POV! Love Robins and this one is great!Errick L. Cameron 6/19/2012 5:57:32 PM
Just terrific #10190141R. J. Laudenbacher 6/19/2012 6:27:29 PM
Such amazing detail, MB. Congrats on this fabulous finalist! #10190246Michele Peterson 6/19/2012 7:12:56 PM
I really like this! What a great find and capture of it! Big Congratulations!! #10190374Jack Gaskin 6/20/2012 12:35:59 PM
CONGRATS I Obviously missed this when first postedGREAT CATCH & WORKJack #10192093
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Do what you love, and it will make your soul rich. CONGRATULATIONS, for being an award winner for the month of May, 2012. Merna #10192503Kathy Cline 6/24/2012 6:06:22 PM
Love this birdie...congratulations Mary BethKathy Cline 6/24/2012 6:06:43 PM
Love this birdie...congratulations Mary BethLaura E. Swan 6/26/2012 9:00:35 PM
Should have gone gold. This is sure a one of a kind perfect capture, Mary Beth!!-Laura #10201923
This robin was very busy building a nest in our garden yesterday. A lot of activity.
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George Gleason II
George Gleason is brimming with good corporate news and primed for an annual shareholders' meeting still weeks away. But then, Gleason always seems prepared.
For now, the chairman and CEO of Bank of the Ozarks Inc. will make do with a quick presentation for an audience of two. Seated at the head of the company's boardroom table in west Little Rock, Gleason enumerates the highlights of the $3.8 billion-asset concern under three headings: continued excellent performance, the growing importance of Texas markets and the rapid emergence of franchise building through FDIC-assisted acquisitions.
"We've had record earnings in 14 of the last 15 years, including the last 11 years," the 58-year-old banker said.
Gleason is especially proud the company has maintained that string of profits during the last five years, a time of challenges for the banking industry.
Bank of the Ozarks recorded net income of $101.3 million in 2011 while generating a 27.04 percent return on equity ratio. That holding company performance likely will lead to more national recognition.
BOZ ranked No. 1 among banks and thrifts with total assets of $3 billion or more with an ROE of 21.37 percent in 2010. In recognition of that achievement, ABA Banking Journal named Bank of the Ozarks the top performing lender in the nation, and American Banker named Gleason Community Bank of the Year.
A big contributor to the company's continued strong earnings was its Texas operation, which expanded to 10 locations during 2011 with the addition of branches in Keller, Carrollton and Plano.
A loan production office in Austin and a branch in The Colony boosted the Texas total to a dozen during the first quarter of 2012. The Colony office increased the company's presence in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, while the Austin facility marked new territory in the Lone Star State.
"Texas is the fastest-growing part of our franchise," Gleason said. "41.8 percent of our loan portfolio is generated there and 14.2 percent of our deposits. The Texas economy is robust and doing well."
During the past two years, Bank of the Ozarks expanded its footprint through seven FDIC-assisted acquisitions representing $2.2 billion in assets. The deals yielded ongoing offices in Georgia, 27; Florida, four; and one each in North Carolina, South Carolina and Alabama.
The company built a reputation as an aggressive bidder on failed lenders, and Gleason continues to prowl for new opportunities.
"That's a big part of what we're doing," he said.
The company's FDIC-assisted deals produced non-interest income gains of $65.7 million in 2011 and $35 million in 2010. Bank of the Ozarks also received $365 million in cash in connection with its three FDIC-assisted acquisitions in 2011 and $201 million in connection with its four FDIC-assisted acquisitions in 2010.
Gleason said opportunities to bid on loan pools during the savings and loan crisis in the 1980s helped his organization be better prepared for today's FDIC-assisted deals.
"That was great experience for us, going in and buying pools of distressed assets with FDIC-assisted acquisitions," he said. "We bought A-grade pools for C-grade prices."
The company's status as an expansive-minded, high-performance bank inspired one financial sector blogger to crown BOZ "King of the Regional Banks."
"The bank's challenge in 2011 will be to demonstrate its ability to efficiently manage its greatly expanded operations," an ABA Banking Journal article last year opined.
Gleason embraces the ongoing challenge of maintaining, refining, building and expanding the earnings machine known as Bank of the Ozarks.
"The bars are going to move higher tomorrow," he said of his expectations. "That has really served us well."
Gleason recently marked his 33rd year leading the company. His enthusiasm doesn't appear to have diminished since he took the plunge as a strong-minded 25-year-old back in 1979.
Gleason was rewarded for the company's strong performance in 2011 with a 20 percent increase in total compensation, which topped $2.6 million. His 13 percent stake in Bank of the Ozarks is worth about $137 million.
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Galactica - Mile-wide space cruiser built by the ancestors of the human race on the sci-fi series BATTLESTAR GALACTICA/ABC/1978-79 and later GALACTICA.ABC/1980.
Light years across the vastness of space was a solar system comprised of twelve planets. During their 7th millennium, these planetary systems were viciously attacked (while under a flag of truce) by robot Cylon Centurian warriors whose prime directive for more than 1000 years had been the total annihilation of all humanoid life forms in their galaxy.
Gathering together the survivors of the holocaust, Commander Adama, the leader of the Galactica star cruiser (crew of 500), fled the star system with a rag-tag armada of 220 spacecraft in search of a planet their legends called Earth.
"Fleeing from the Cylon tyranny, the last Battlestar, Galactica leads a rag-tag fugitive fleet on a lonely quest...a shining planet known as Earth." -- Commander Adama
The crew and passengers of the Galactica included:
Lorne Greene as Commander Adama Richard Hatch as Captain Apollo Dirk Benedict as Lieutenant Starbuck Herb Jefferson Jr. as Lieutenant Boomer Maren Jensen as Athena Tony Swartz as Sergeant Jolly Noah Hathaway as Boxey Terry Carter as Colonel Tigh Lew Ayres as President Adar Laurette Spang as Cassiopeia Wilfrid Hyde-White as Sire Anton John Fink as Dr. Paye Ray Milland as Sire Uri Ed Begley Jr. as Ensign Greenbean Rick Springfield as Lieutenant Zac David Greenan as Bridge Officer Anne Lockhart as Lt. Sheba
Crew of the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
The Galactica's defenses included massive laser cannons and the Red Squad, a fleet of small fighter crafts called Colonial Vipers. Their top pilots were Captain Apollo; Lt. Starbuck; and Lt. Boomer.
TRIVIA NOTE: The six-foot Battlestar model used for the series was designed by John Dykstra of Star Wars fame. His company, Industrial Light and Magic Co., built the large scale models of the Galactica's flight deck, that included three million dollars of fully operating computers.
The "Dyskstraflex" camera photographed all of the flying sequences, which created the sense of motion by moving itself instead of the model. See also "Galactica (2004)"
External Links
Battlestar Galactica - 1978 (IMDb)
Galactica - 1980 (IMDb)
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Cross-National Comparison of Internal Migration
Internal migration is the most significant process driving changes in the pattern of human settlement across much of the world, yet remarkably few attempts have been made to compare internal migration between countries. Differences in data collection, in geography and in measurement intervals seriously hinder rigorous cross-national comparisons. We supplement data from the University of Minnesota IPUMS collection to make comparisons between 28 countries using both five year and lifetime measures of migration, and focusing particularly on migration intensity and spatial impacts. We demonstrate that Courgeau's k (Courgeau 1973) provides a powerful mechanism to transcend differences in statistical geography. Our results reveal widespread differences in the intensity of migration, and in the ages at which it occurs, with Asia generally displaying low mobility and sharp, early peaks, whereas Latin America and the Developed Countries show higher mobility and flatter age profiles usually peaking at older ages. High mobility is commonly offset by corresponding counter-flows but redistribution through internal migration is substantial in some countries, especially when computed as a lifetime measure. Time series comparisons show five year migration intensities falling in most countries (China being a notable exception), although lifetime data show more widespread rises due to age structure effects. Globally, we estimate that 740 million people, one in eight, were living within their home country but outside their region of birth, substantially above the commonly cited figure of 200 million international migrants.
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- GBP/JPY Technical Strategy: Flat
- Support: 173.65, 173.13, 172.44
- Resistance: 174.32, 175.17-35, 175.86
The British Pound moved lower against the Japanese Yen as expected after producing a bearish Evening Star candlestick pattern. Prices recovered from rising trend line support set from late May to test the 23.6% Fibonacci expansionat 174.32, with a break daily close above this threshold exposing the 175.17-35 marked by the 38.2% level and the July 3 high. Alternatively, a turn back below trend line support – now at 173.65 – clears the way for a challenge of the 38.2% Fib retracement at 173.13.
Risk/reward considerations argue against entering long with prices sitting squarely at resistance. On the other hand, the absence of a defined bearish reversal signal suggests taking up the short side is premature. We will remain flat for now.
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I don't know this as fact but I am going to assume this was the biggest victory on Labour Day in the Calgary-Edmonton history of the game. The Stamps walked all over the Eskimos all day in front of a packed house at McMahon Stadium. Handing the Eskimos their worst loss of the season 52-5.
No in depth break down today because there really is no need. However I will highlight a few points.
You know it's bad when you get more points from opponents conceding safeties (6) than your opponent scores in the game. (5)
Henry Burris passed Dieter Brock for 10th place on the CFL's all time passing leaders!
Joffrey Reynolds is now a little over 50 yards from becoming the Stampeders all time leading rusher. I suspect he'll break that mark on Friday in the return match in Edmonton.
Eskimos coach Richie Hall looked sick the entire game and I couldn't blame him. Too bad he will lose his job. He is a good football man!
Edmonton can now tear down the 'City Of Champions' sign and replace it with a 'City Of First Overall Picks Sign'
Next up for the Stamps is the return match with the Eskimos on Friday in Edmonton. Normally it's hard for one team to win both these games, but as of right now there is no reason to suspect that the Eskimos are ready to put up much of a fight right now.
Have a good one!
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Its PowerPallet systems come in 10- and 20-kilowatt configurations and produce a fuel using a process called gasification that will work in most engines by feeding in dense biomass. The company says that its system can produce power for about $1.50 per watt, and is being used in many developing nations to produce power for about a third of the cost of existing systems. Most buyers purchase the $27,000 20kW system.
In addition to producing carbon-neutral electricity, the machines also produce a carbon-rich charcoal that can be used as a very effective fertilizer. Because it pulls more carbon out of the sky than it puts back in, the company says the system is carbon-negative.
The benefit of using biomass is that it can be found in abundance and at low cost everywhere in the world where there are people.
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All family and friends are being invited to attend the event, held at Shenandoah Estates Club House in Garden City, located just behind Wal-Mart on State Street, from 1-4 p.m.
Art and Barb were married on July 28, 1957 in Worcester, Mass., at the Quinsigamond Methodist church. They spent 20 years in the Air Force.
After retiring, Art opened Robins Nest Upholstery and retired after 25 years. Barb owned and operated two daycares in Mountain Home.
They spent six years traveling the United States in their motor home and now reside in Garden City.
They have three children, Mark and his wife, Kami, Tam'me and her husband, Rick, and Russell and his wife, Regina. They have eight grandchildren.
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What's Messing Up Japan's Market? Maybe Japan
Robert Neff and Larry HolyokeTokyo's stock market has seemed eerily immune to good news. Despite signals that the Japanese economy is coming back to life after a punishing three-year recession, the Nikkei 225-stock index has languished within a boring 1,000-point range for months. Now, with consumer spending, industrial production, capital expenditure, and corporate sentiment all showing modest signs of recovery, the Nikkei is headed due south. What gives?
Many investors and analysts blame the government. A series of huge, expensive initial public offerings of shares in government-owned behemoths--endorsed by the Ministry of Finance--is soaking up limited liquidity and enraging investors who overpay for the new shares. And the august MOF has come under attack for sticking to an ambitious IPO schedule that the market can't support, causing unnecessary volatility and battering non-IPO shares. "This is a big shame for Japan," says Kiyoshi Imai, senior managing director at NCB Investment Management Co., an affiliate of Nippon Credit Bank Ltd.
BIG DROP. The impact of these mega-issues can't be missed. On Sept. 6, the government floated 34,000 shares, worth $1.73 billion, of Japan Telecom Co., the country's third-ranking domestic long-distance carrier. Sure enough, by Sept. 14, the Nikkei 225-share index fell from 20,409 to 19,919, its first dip below 20,000 since May 10. Now, investors worry that the next IPO--more than five times Japan Telecom's size in yen--will drag the market down even further. The government on Oct. 27 will issue 666,666 shares in Japan Tobacco Inc., priced at 1.43 million yen per share, or $14,444.
The September flotation was bad enough. Japan Telecom shares are down more than 11% since they were listed at a rich 4.7 million yen per share. The Nikkei is still up about 15% so far this year, but an avalanche of costly new shares could lop off much of that gain.
The pattern isn't new, suggesting that Japan's approach to IPOs of state-owned companies may be innately flawed. Consider the government's first big privatization, Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. Its first tranche, issued in November 1986, went well and netted the government $20 billion. After all, the Tokyo stock market was soaring during most of that time.
STRAIN. But the MOF released its second tranche just one month after Bloody Monday in the U.S., when the Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 500 points on Oct. 29, 1987. With the Tokyo market under serious pressure, the MOF floated scads of NTT stock at more than twice the price offered the previous year. Tokyo fund managers still grumble about the extra strain those new shares put on an endangered market.
Then, as recently as last October, East Japan Railways went public at 600,000 yen and plunged to 389,000 yen by late November, helping to pull down the Nikkei by almost 4,000 points. The stock now trades for only about 503,000 yen.
Why hasn't the government learned its lesson? Some observers say the ministries just want to make money. For example, Japan Telecom is affiliated with several railway companies still largely owned by the semi-governmental Japan National Railway Settlement Corp. This entity, in turn, remains saddled with enormous leftover debts from the formerly state-owned Japan National Railways. So the MOF and the Transportation Ministry want to clean up the books by getting as much money as they can for the assets. "MOF is just greedy," sniffs a fund manager at a U.S. insurance company in Tokyo. She thinks now is the wrong time for big IPOs, especially with large corporations such as Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. announcing plans for mammoth convertible bond issues in coming weeks. "There's not enough money in Japan for both," she says.
Others see arrogance in the MOF's approach to IPO pricing. "Within the Ministry of Finance there's the `coercive idea' that because it's the country's property we should sell it high," the influential economic weekly Toyo Keizai opined recently. "But the market's declines after these IPOs make us wonder which is better for the nation's economy."
A LOT OF HYPE? MOF officials say their critics are impossible to satisfy. Used to be, everyone complained that IPOs were priced artificially low, soaring as soon as they were listed. This allowed brokers to get cheap shares into the hands of privileged clients, who scored big gains. The shares-for-favors scandal that toppled Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita in 1989 was a prime example, notes an MOF official.
But the new system has just as many problems, critics charge. NCB Investment's Imai places considerable blame on Japanese brokers, who, he says, hype gullible customers on the new issues. That's easy to do, because there's minimal information available about the new listings. Japanese regulations allow only a prospectus, and no independent research or pricing advice, to be circulated before a privatization. "A prospectus isn't enough, and it's too tough for most investors to understand," Imai says. So investors rely on signals from their brokers and the government-influenced mass media on pricing.
Also, the Japanese system suffers from a touch of xenophobia. Foreign capital isn't tapped to the fullest because the companies prefer friendly Japanese shareholders, and the conservative MOF dislikes facing the rigors of international equity markets. Other governments, from Singapore to Mexico, court foreign capital aggressively when privatizing big companies, staging elaborate "road shows" to ensure a broad sales base. By contrast, only 7,000 shares of the total 34,000 Japan Telecom shares sold this month were reserved for sale overseas.
Another culprit, some investors believe, is the unusual way IPOs are priced in Japan. In most major markets, new-issue prices are negotiated by the issuer, potential investors, underwriters, and advisers. In Japan, half the new shares are auctioned via sealed bids; the rest are offered to the general public several weeks later at a fixed price derived from the weighted average of successful bids. "Most participants in the auctions believe in the old myth that IPO shares will always go way up" so they bid high, says Thierry G. Porte, a managing director at Morgan Stanley Asia Ltd., which helped distribute Japan Telecom's shares overseas.
Change may be afoot. Nomura Securities is pushing for talks at the Japan Securities Dealers Assn. about reforming the IPO system. And if the flood of Japan Tobacco shares next month sends the Nikkei into a tailspin, it could cast a pall over Japan's fledgling recovery. Such a debacle might be what it takes to prove that the new shares truly aren't worth their price.


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- 2 cups Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 large egg yolks
- 1⁄3 cup orange juice
- 4 1⁄2 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- Smucker's® Orchard's Finest® Pacific Mountain Strawberry Preserves
- powdered sugar
- BEAT shortening, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer until blended. Beat in egg yolks and orange juice. Combine flour and salt. Mix in gradually until dough is soft. Add more flour if needed. Wrap in wax paper or plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.
- HEAT oven to 350ºF.
- ROLL out half of chilled dough at a time to about 1/4-inch thickness on a floured surface. Cut using a star cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Cut out centers of half the stars using a small round cutter. Repeat with remaining dough. Keep chilled until ready to use.
- BAKE 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on cookie sheets for 1 minute. Place on cooling racks to cool completely. Spread whole stars with preserves. Place stars with centers cut out on top. Sift with powdered sugar.


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LETTERS: Gov't thrown under bus
Re: Tax critics face their own revolt, March 6 letters.
In defending TransLink, Surrey Board of Trade CEO Anita Huberman states: "Property is owned and has been developed by the B.C. government for transit users."
Therefore, why is TransLink charging for parking at that expansion site?
Laurie Mark, Surrey
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Considering the repeated inability of TransLink to manage its assets – be it the expensive transit police, the overbudget Compass Card program, the transit police's explosive-on-a-jetliner fiasco, employees taking 60 per cent more sick days than the average non-government employee or the half-million-dollar expenditure on 13 television screens, etc. – the B.C. government ultimately should have known better than to ask TransLink to manage something as complicated as a $4.5-million parking lot.
TransLink has been the one responsible for the mismanagement of the lot, leading to it sitting empty on most days (Tax critics snort at barren park-and-ride, Feb. 27).
We are confident the Teddy Waste Award was, in fact, directed to the correct public body. Specifically on the mismanagement, the lot sits empty today – and every day – due to TransLink's complete and utter disconnect with its customers.
While the Canadian Taxpayers Federation supports user-pay mechanisms, we are not naive to believe they work in every circumstance, and certainly make little sense when hundreds of parking stalls sit empty as commuters spill into surrounding neighbourhoods.
We at the CTF take math seriously and, upon double-checking, we are confident zero cars paying $2 each results in $0 revenue for TransLink.
Scott Hennig, Canadian Taxpayers Federation


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Battle of Lake Erie
The Battle of Lake Erie was a pivotal naval engagement between British and American forces during the War of 1812.
At the beginning of the War of 1812, the United States sent Oliver Hazard Perry to command the American forces on Lake Erie. When he arrived in Presque Isle (modern-day Erie, Pennsylvania), Perry commissioned several carpenters to build a fleet. Within a year he had nine combat vessels. However, six of his vessels were gunboats, small vessels that mounted only a single gun. Only two, the Lawrence and the Niagara, were full-size ships with an armament of two long guns and 18 carronades each. Perry had also assembled a force of about five hundred men to serve under him, and after several months of drilling, they were a capable naval unit.
In September 1813, Perry set sail for Put-In Bay to meet the British fleet, which was under the command of Robert Heriot Barclay. Like the Americans, the British had begun constructing a fleet at the war's beginning to secure control of Lake Erie. The British were anticipating an easy victory over Perry's force.
On September 10, 1813, the Battle of Lake Erie took place. The Americans had nine vessels, while the British had six. Early in the battle, the British were taking a heavy toll on the American ships, principally because the British cannons were much more accurate at long distances. When the British destroyed the Lawrence, Perry took the ship's flag and transferred to the Niagara. After Perry moved to the Niagara, the Americans began to win the battle. Before Perry's arrival on the Niagara, this ship had hardly engaged the British fleet. Now, the Niagara and Perry inflicted heavy cannon fire on the British ships. The commander of every British ship was killed or wounded, leaving the British ships under the command of junior officers with limited experience. Perry took advantage of this situation. The Niagara rammed the British lead ship while the sailors fired rifles at the British seamen. By nightfall, the British had lowered their flag and surrendered to Perry, who was only twenty-seven years old.
Perry sent a dispatch to General William Henry Harrison, recounting the details of the battle. In the dispatch, he wrote, "We have met the enemy, and they are ours."
The American victory at the Battle of Lake Erie cut off the British supply lines and forced them to abandon Detroit. It also paved the way for General Harrison's attack on the British and Native American forces at the Battle of the Thames.
See Also
- Hurt, R. Douglas. The Ohio Frontier: Crucible of the Old Northwest, 1720-1830. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1996.
- Welsh, William Jeffrey, and Skaggs, Curtiss David, eds. War on the Great Lakes: Essays Commemorating the 175th Anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 1991.


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Dorothy had also worked as a telephone operator in Fulton, at Key Work Clothes in Fort Scott, and Tower Metal in Fort Scott. She enjoyed sewing, raising chickens, vegetable gardening, especially strawberries, and canning. She also had a love for dogs. She was a long-time member of the Barnesville Friendly Circle Club.
Survivors include one daughter, Newata Kay Thompson and her late husband, Gary, Hume, Mo.; three sons, Ronnie Joe Wimmer and wife Linda, Olathe, Kan., Gary Dean Wimmer and wife, Sheila, Fulton, and Philip Ray Wimmer and wife, Nancy, Fulton; 12 grandchildren, Brian Norton, Bill Thompson, Jeff Thompson, Melissa Payne, Eric Wimmer, Derek Wimmer, Zack Wimmer, Alyssa Wimmer, Ashley Wimmer, Brandi Wimmer, Christi Wimmer and Joseph Wimmer; 18 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Raymond Keith Dawson; an infant sister, Virginia Lee Dawson; an aunt, Gazyl Rodgers; as well as her parents.
Graveside services were held at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 22, in the Barnesville Cemetery, Fulton, Kan. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Bourbon County 4-H and may be sent to the Cheney Witt Chapel, P.O. Box 347, 201 S. Main, Fort Scott, KS 66701.
Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.


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A reporter recently asked me about creative solutions for beating the mid-winter corporate blahs, such as changes to workplace setups like free-range work spaces without offices and cubicles, nap rooms and X-box lounges.
Extreme amenities like video-game lounges are still fairly rare, and this is not necessarily a bad thing.
It's important to provide a pleasant environment, but let's not forget that there's a reason this place you go every day is called "work" and not "fun." It's not smart to go so far that you undermine the jobs that people are there to do.
There's also a danger inherent to jumping on board with any new fad. Free-range office space was all the rage a few years ago, and a lot of companies spent a ton of cash remodeling only to realize that most employees don't actually like this setup.
I think it's better for organizations to try to beat the blahs by planning communal activities, motivating employees through rewards, recognition and continuous exposure to new responsibilities and challenges.
–Alexandra Levit is the author of "They Don't Teach Corporate in College: A Twenty-Something's Guide to the Business World," and an authority on workplace issues facing young employees.
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This Tufo Elite Pulse Triathlon Tubular Tyre is no longer available although you may find similar or newer versions below:
This new top of the line model has been designed for a wide range of uses.
Weight (g): | 230 |
Tyre Bead: | Tubular |
Puncture Protection: | Protective Belt |
Use: | Triathlon/Time Trials |
Wheel Size: | 700c (622) |
Road: | Yes |
With its ideal round profile and smooth tread-sidewall transition it offers minimal head-on aerodynamic resistance. The tubular features a smooth centre with fine tread pattern on the sides for safe cornering and gives excellent puncture resistance and adhesion on wet or dry surfaces.
These tubular tyres are designed for tubular rims, these are glued on using tubular cement or tubular tape. They are the preferred choice for serious riders and professionals when all that matters is performance. A tubular is a sealed unit with an inner tube sewn into the tyres casing, this means the tubular is perfectly round in profile and offers a better feel when cornering. Vittoria have introduced open tubulars which are the same design as their tubular tyres but with a bead for use on a clincher rim, these will offer the closest feel of a tubular but the ease of repair associated with a clincher. Sizing is subtly different to clincher wheels and can be a bit confusing as most manufacturers still quote the old imperial sizes. However there are only 2 real sizes: 26" is the same as 650c, then 27", 28" and 700c are all the same size. We spotted this useful article on Bike Radar which explains briefly the benefits and how to fit tubular tyres.
Tufo was founded in 1991, based on more than 25 years of experience in rubber tyre industry and was founded by Mr Miloslav Klabal. The basic philosophy of the company is specialisation in the development and production of tubular tyres – the best option for cycling. From the very beginning Tufo has worked hand-hand with many world champions and elite riders from all cycling disciplines. This cooperation makes the transition of theoretical knowledge from development and research into new products much easier. The top priority from Tufo is the quality of their products, therefore all the production is under direct and everyday control in the Tufo plant in the Czech republic. Most of the production is accomplished by skilled handwork making it possible to concentrate on details which is very important to achieving maximum quality.
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