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For Saints RB Deuce McAllister, the offseason has been full of changes from the coaches behind him to the linemen in front of him as he gets back to work during the club's Coaching Sessions.
The fifth-year back went over the 1,000-yard mark for the third straight season in 2004 and needs only 74 yards to become the club's all-time leading rusher, surpassing RB George Rogers, who had 4,267 from 1981-84.
This season, he will have a new position coach in long-time NFL assistant Johnny Roland and a new offensive coordinator in Mike Sheppard. The men doing the blocking in front of him have changed as the team acquired G Jermane Mayberry in free agency and drafted T Jammal Brown in the first round to strengthen the offensive line.
"The workouts have been pretty good so far," McAllister said about the Coaching Sessions. "Everybody's picking it up very well on the offensive side with a new coordinator. Everything is coming along well."
With all of those changes, the goal of the 14 workouts is simple, according to McAllister. "They (the new players) have to pick up the offense and we have to get a feel for each other, especially up front with the new linemen, like my thoughts on certain plays and their style as far as run-blocking. It will take some time, but we are working on it."
With the type of success that McAllister has had in running the ball, he knows what a strong offensive line can do for him individually and the offense as a whole.
"You're only as good as your offensive front," he said. "Regardless of how good you think you are as a back, if your offensive line is not sustaining blocks and getting up to that next level as far as the linebackers are concerned, you are not going to be real successful as a running back. Those guys are an extension of the running back."
One of the major storylines of the offseason was the promotion of Sheppard from quarterbacks coach to offensive coordinator and the simplification of the offensive playbook. McAllister said the work done in this area will assist the offense in making adjustments as defenses shift sets and coverages before the snap.
"The easiest thing it does now is gives you an opportunity to read the defense more," he said. "We came out of the huddle with seven or eight seconds on the play clock and the way defenses are today and how they disguise themselves -- they're moving at the last second -- those guys are smart as well. They know we have a short time and they hold what defense they're in until the last second and change to another one. Now, we have an opportunity to be aggressive and we'll be out of the huddle with 14 or 15 seconds to go which gives you time to go over the defense and process it better."
McAllister has a new position coach in Roland, one of the league's most respected teachers at the running back position. The two are getting to know one another and McAllister respects Roland's experienced ways.
"He's an old school guy," McAllister said of Roland. "We had to feel it out and I had to understand coming in that some of the drills -- you might not want to do them -- are only going to make you a better football player."
Roland has worked with many of the game's greats, including the last two all-time NFL rushing yards leaders in Walter Payton (Chicago 1983-87) and Emmitt Smith (Arizona 2003).
"Obviously, he's been around a lot of good running backs," he said. "Hopefully, he will continue the positive production he's had over his career. I haven't played a game with him yet to see the fire and the passion that he has, but as far as his knowledge of coaching, he has all of the tools."
McAllister's training regimen to be ready for the rigors of an NFL season has not changed much since he entered the league in 2001.
"I'm usually here for the offseason workout program," he said. "Rock (Gullickson, the team's strength and conditioning coach) does a good job year-in and year-out. The biggest difference is that since I've played for four years, I understand and I know what shape my body needs to get in to be able to play a 16-game season. The first year going in, I didn't know what to expect -- you are tired and don't know how to space out your time and now I know what my body can handle and what it can't."
McAllister has been very active in the community during the offseason with his participation in the club's Eastern Regional Caravan and his recent "Rookie Premiere Night" at New Orleans' Generations Hall.
McAllister will hold another event -- his Catch 22 Foundation Celebrity Fishing Tournament/Celebrity Waiter Dinner & Auction -- June 4 in Gulfport, Miss. Fans can fish with a celebrity during the day and then have their dinner served to them by some of those same celebrities in the evening as they compete for tips for his foundation.
"It is an opportunity to get out and be seen without the helmet on," he said about his off-the-field activities. "You can go up to a player, get your picture taken and sign some autographs and just talk, and not necessarily about football. Any player shouldn't let football make him as a person. You should be able to do more than just play football. Any type of event I get involved in has to have a meaning for me. You might deal with people who don't have a chance to see a lot of professional athletes, so it's probably the most important thing for me in doing these events."
McAllister, who has held the Celebrity Waiter dinner in New Orleans the last two years and will do it again in September, wanted to add a location that is in the Saints regional market area.
"Gulfport is in our region and in our market and we can make the event work there," he said about the event. "We've done the celebrity waiter dinner the last couple of years in New Orleans and now we want to take it to the Mississippi Coast and see how well it does."
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10 Vegetarian Soups to Warm You Up
Winter has certainly arrived with a vengeance! There's only one antidote to these snowy days with their record low temperatures: a simmering pot of soup on the stove. Soups like pumpkin chili and Minnesota wild rice have a near-magical ability to warm our toes and erase the memory of shoveling out the car. We want to make sure you stay warm and nourished this cold season, so here are 10 vegetarian soups that are sure to keep the chill at bay.
After all the richness and indulgence of the holiday season, a vegetarian soup sounds just perfect. But don't think these soups won't satisfy. This Pumpkin Chili is packed with tender bits of squash, turnips, and beans, and a big herb dumpling makes our roasted vegetable soup into a whole meal. These soups will definitely stick to your ribs.
If you're looking for something quick to make for dinner tonight, take a look at our Creamy Curried Cauliflower Soup and our Easy Green Minestrone. You can have these soups ready in about a half an hour, and they make great leftovers for the chilly days ahead.
Stay warm, everyone!
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- 2 Creamy Curried Cauliflower Soup
- 3 Minnesota Wild Rice & Mushroom Soup
- 4 Hot & Sour Mushroom, Cabbage, and Rice Soup
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ATLANTA — Corporate real estate executives at large corporations won't be moving many higher level or service functions overseas in the next 12 months, according to a study conducted by CoreNet Global, an industry association of corporate real estate executives.
The survey findings were unveiled at the organization's CoreNet Global Summit held Oct. 11-15 in Atlanta.
Nearly three quarters of the 119 respondents (72%) indicated that they aren't planning to outsource jobs overseas, while 28% said they did have such plans for next year.
About half of the respondents who said they would transfer jobs overseas said they would reduce their U.S. workforce by less than 5%, while 34% said that it would have no effect on American jobs.
The most likely functions to be moved overseas include call centers, engineering and accounting. The most popular countries for overseas expansion include India and other regions of Asia.


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The World Economic Forum recently published its Future of Jobs Report. In this report it lists the top 10 skills to succeed in the 2020 job market for knowledge workers. Since this is not expected to be a step-wise skills requirements it may be worthwhile to visit these skills identified and ranked in this report and to understand what they are and how to ramp-up on them. This will give you time and space to ramp-up on these skills to stay relevant in the near future and to win the career race in 2020 and beyond.
Below is the ranked listing of the top 10 skills for 2020 (Rank for 2015)
- Complex Problem Solving (1)
- Critical thinking (4)
- Creativity (10)
- People management (3)
- Coordinating with others (2)
- Emotional intelligence (Not mentioned, but Quality Control was #6)
- Judgment and Decision Making (8)
- Service orientation (7)
- Negotiation (5)
- Cognitive flexibility (New skill; Active Listening was then #9)
Let us visit the list and see what it entails to master each one to succeed in the emerging job market for the knowledge worker:
- Complex Problem Solving: With the increasing complexity of the world around us and the exponential complexity that rapid advances in technology is creating, handling complex problems in a systematic, streamlined, and rapid manner for consistent and cogent answers is going to be a premium skill. In a complex environment that involves technology, people, and intricate ecosystems getting to the root-cause for identifying any malfunction or dysfunction can be daunting. Those who understand what factors are relevant in this analysis and how to measure their impact in the final outcome, ignoring all other factors (noise) in such a system can provide a clear line of sight to problem solving. Such problem solving will require not just disciplined analysis of complex system, but also leveraging your intuitive powers coupled with rigorous analysis to arrive at an iron-clad conclusion.
- Critical Thinking: Critical Thinking is ability to look at a problem and break it down systematically to find the answer to the problem at hand. Contrasted with Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking is a systematic process of breaking down any problem into its elements and finding the answer that is logically acceptable. Such an answer may NOT be rationally suitable, which requires Rational Thinking. An example of this difference may be that of a group of hungry friends after a movie one night, who have limited time to go to a restaurant before they close for the night. The Critical Thinking approach may entail identifying all restaurants within about five miles, researching the food they serve to meet everyones taste, finding the ratings of each, and then going through each menu to see what the group can afford. By the time all this analysis is done and acceptable to all involved the restaurants would be closed. An approach with Rational Thinking, on the other hand may entail quickly finding the closest well-rated vegetarian restaurant and taking chances with its menu and prices.
- Creativity: Creativity implies the ability to create something new or to innovate. It is a power or faculty that we all possess that allows us to leverage what we already know to apply that knowledge to build or create something new. Weeding through the inevitable complexity that we are now forced to deal with coming with creative solutions will entail finding simple and elegant solutions to provide the answers to our problems without getting overwhelmed by our inability to deal with this complexity. To counter the increasing complexity made inevitable by todays technology Frugal Innovation (Jugaad) is one way anyone can leverage their creativity to find a practical solution in any economyrich or poor.
- People Management: Any organization is made up of people and they are the ones responsible for creating the outcomes for which the organization is established. No organization is stronger than the people who run it and who understand how to delegate this authority so that it continues to run in an effective way for ever. Although each individual is different, the organizational systems must be designed to provide a consistent environment for all people to function efficiently, but at the same time each manager must recognize that each person reporting to them is an individual and must be treated as such without compromising the framework set up for the welfare of all. In todays complex organization and world this is one of the top management priorities and those who understand it well and are able to deal with it will become successful leaders in a winning organization.
- Coordinating with Others: Organizational and national ecosystems have become increasingly complex with many interdependent elements. For any endeavor to function successfully the leaders must understand how to influence all stakeholders over which they have no authority, yet they must get things accomplished through their individual influence. How to do you influence someone over whom you do not have direct authority? By understanding what motivates them. This is where the WIIFM factor becomes critical. WIIFM stands for Whats In It For Me. So, for anyone to be motivated to help in your cause you must first find the WIIFM factor and then approach them with how to satisfy that factor before you expect them to give you what you want. This is the essence of how to coordinate with others without authority.
- Emotional Intelligence: Emotional IntelligenceEQis defined as is the capability of individuals to recognize their own and other people's emotions, discern between different feelings and label them appropriately, use emotional information to guide thinking and behavior, and manage and/or adjust emotions to adapt to environments or achieve one's goal(s). Until recently, (1970s) in individuals IQ was considered a main determinant in their professional success. Recent studies and surveys have shown that ones IQ correlates almost directly with their cognitive abilities (not necessarily their cognitive flexibility) and academic grades, but the correlation between their IQ and adult success is only about 20%. Other Qs that matter in adult success are EQ, PQ (Political Intelligence), CQ (Cultural Intelligence), and XQ (Contextual Intelligence). Of these only the IQ is innate; all others can be learned skills.
Emotional Intelligence has five components: Self-awareness, Self-control, Empathy, Communication, and Motivation. Awareness and development of each of these factors contributes to the overall EQ development.
- Judgment and Decision-Making: Referring back to #1, Complex Problem-Solving and #2, Critical Thinking, the ultimate decision to act must involve sound judgment and decision-making skill. Merely deriving an input from robotic analysis of a complex situation using problem-solving technique may result in an ultimate decision that is flawed with unintended consequences not factored into the analysis. Using human experience and past learning one must internalize and develop how to override or temper decisions based on ones judgment and good common sense.
- Service Orientation: In a Service-Oriented culture what matters is the Experience one creates in the users hands and minds. Creating this Experience entails not only understanding what the user requirements are, but also what the user and the customer expect from the interactions with the provider, without expressly stating those expectations. In addition the provide must also be able to anticipate the needs that the user and the customer cannot always articulate because they do not know what they do not know (their unconscious incompetence: a la Faster horse, not a horseless carriage syndrome!)
- Negotiation: As multiple players take part in any endeavor, making sure that their ability to participate to make it productive and worthwhile depends on each player getting what they want without sacrificing the needs of others. Negotiations in a complex arrangement can be difficult to navigate through, but looking for a perfect outcome is virtually impossibleeven navein such an arrangement because then no one wins. For all to win, such an agreement must be imperfect, yet optimal and that requires negotiating skills that are not easy to master. This is where all the five Qs discussed in #6 must be utilized.
- Cognitive Flexibility: This factor can also be called intellectual agility. What this means is that a person who is able to show accommodation in a complex environment where multiple parties are involved to make an endeavor successful by providing their intellectual edge to deal with the complexity of the situation and accommodating all stakeholders parameters by being able to shift from one context to another. Ones ability to quickly shift their frame of reference from one context to another without losing the sight of the objective demands Cognitive Flexibility; merely having high IQ in such situations may not be enough.
If you look at how the 10 job skills have shifted in their ranking and priorities from 2015 to 2020 (in just five years) it is a clear indication of how people-centric skills, ones ability to deal with complexity, analytical and problem-solving skills, and knowing how to use ones judgment in complex situations before making a decision have become higher priorities. Those who are able to embrace this change in the coming years will have an edge in navigating through the job markets of the future and win their career race.
Good luck!
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Got Miles?
I picked up my copy of the latest Sports Illustrated on my lunch break this afternoon. No, unfortunately I'm not a subscriber, usually you get so tired of the bashing and failed predictions, etc. but this fan just couldn't pass up a Cowboy cover! Miles Austin looks great.
Inside they label Austin "the Antidiva". I think we all know what (or rather who) that's referring to.
The last line of the Miles Austin section cracks me up – Coach Ray Sherman told Austin, "You're not a surprise to anyone anymore. They'll be gunning for you now. Don't go all Hollywood on me."
Gotta love it!
I shall put my magazine in a slip cover and preserve it to remind me of this wonderful season. But, don't put away the memory chest just yet, we ain't finished here. Without a doubt, there will be more Cowboy covers on the newsstands as they make their way to top and reach for the Lombardi!


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Re: Jedi Elite (RPG)
High in the space above Geonosis, Talo fought for his life. He twisted and twirled, he dived and looped but the TIE fighters and the Victory-class Star Destroyers stayed on his tail.
After being descovered on Cardia, he and his master had fled the planet from empirel forces, Talo and his master had come here, Geonosis for refuge. But the Empire had been lying in wait, with three Victory-class star destroyers, and a compliment of TIE fighter wings. His master was almost killed instantly in the ambush of TIE fighters.
His aft shields where weakening, from the constant laser blasts. He tryed a different approach. He swung around heading strait for the Star Destroyers. The TIE fighter pilots where so supprised by this maneuver, that they couldent get out of the way as they got blown to space dust. Talo maneuvered the Shadows Hand close to the Star Destroyer, so they couldent bring there large turbolasers to bare. As Talo closed in on the enemys bridge he fired his ion-cannones into it, sending the ship into disoray. This caused a hole to appear in the fleets formation, And as Talo cleared the planets gravity well, he jumped to hyperspace, useing the hole that he had created.


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White House Threatens To Veto CISPA If Privacy Is Not Protected
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Both government and private companies need cyber threat information to allow them to identify, prevent, and respond to malicious activity that can disrupt networks and could potentially damage critical infrastructure. The Administration believes that carefully updating laws to facilitate cybersecurity information sharing is one of several legislative changes essential to protect individuals' privacy and improve the Nation's cybersecurity. While there is bipartisan consensus on the need for such legislation, it should adhere to the following priorities: (1) carefully safeguard privacy and civil liberties; (2) preserve the long-standing, respective roles and missions of civilian and intelligence agencies; and (3) provide for appropriate sharing with targeted liability protections.There are some good amendments proposed, which would help protect privacy, but it's unclear how likely they are to pass.
The Administration recognizes and appreciates that the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) adopted several amendments to H.R. 624 in an effort to incorporate the Administration's important substantive concerns. However, the Administration still seeks additional improvements and if the bill, as currently crafted, were presented to the President, his senior advisors would recommend that he veto the bill. The Administration seeks to build upon the continuing dialogue with the HPSCI and stands ready to work with members of Congress to incorporate our core priorities to produce cybersecurity information sharing legislation that addresses these critical issues.
Furthermore, it's still quite troubling that no one seems willing to explain why this is needed, and what existing laws are somehow getting in the way of important information being shared. We keep asking that question, and it seems odd that no one replies other than "but... but... but... cyberattacks from China!!"


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When I published The pinball approach to genealogical research this past Monday, I knew it was a complicated blog post, but I wanted to discuss it during Mondays with Myrt at noon. Aside from describing the willy-nilly research habits beginning genealogists have, my post went a step further to encourage thoughtful analysis and correlation of a variety documents. I probably should have put that later section in a separate post.
The post also included my thoughts about how to organize more complicated kinship determinations, where no single document hold the information we seek. My example included info about the type of spreadsheets we were taught to use in Dr. Jones' SLIG course.
The reason I inserted those additional concepts was to describe the difference between simple, quick fix "pinball" genealogy, and anything resembling analysis up to and including a spreadsheet. But I failed to adequately describe "The Pinball Approach to Genealogical Research."
I've been told Ol' Myrt here has coined a new phrase "The Pinball approach to genealogical research" or "pinball genealogy". We did discuss this concept somewhat during this week's Mondays with Myrt and I feel it will be a recurring theme.
Randy Seaver attended the webinar and has taken the, er, um "pinball" and decided to run with it. In this post Pinball Genealogy - My Ancestry.com Hints Practices, Randy cites my original post, and describes his reaction to it. Randy says the pinball approach to genealogical research "is a great description - I can surely relate, and I'm sure that many of my readers also can relate to it, and probably enjoy the experience. I know that I do! I'm "in the hunt," finding new names, dates, places, entering data into my genealogy database, all's right in my genealogy cave."
Then Randy goes on to describe what he calls "pinball" genealogy pursuits. However, he clearly does some analysis before he accepts documents specifically mentioning an ancestor and links it to his ancestor in his Ancestry Member Tree (AMT) and genealogy software. Randy may be doing quick work, but he isn't doing willy-nilly pinball genealogy research. Being in the "zone" where research seems to "click" and answers are forthcoming, isn't pinball genealogy either.
Perhaps there was once a time when Randy had to think hard about Ancestry.com "shaky leaf" suggestions. As with many more experienced researchers, Randy can now more readily assess the reliability of information provided in a document. For instance, experience has taught him that he should categorically not connect to other Ancestry Member Trees (AMT) as they are usually fraught with errors. So Randy can quickly "ignore" that suggestion and move on to the next, though he does admit to using AMT for clues.
|PHOTO: Circa 1948 pinball machine,
from WikiPedia Commons.
What does Ol' Myrt consider "pinball" genealogy?
Ol' Myrt here tried to look for a grungy old electric pinball machine, and settled for the graphic above.
When I think of a pinball machine itself, I recall the smoke-filled room in my uncle's basement, where a "few choice words" were known to spew forth when there is an epic "fail" in the game. I avoided the drunken fury at all costs. It wasn't a pretty picture.
With that in mind, "The Pinball Approach to Genealogy" includes these elements:
- Quickly accepting unsubstantiated information.
- Seeking a single document that answers the question – say, "who is the father of …?", when more than one credible source is recommended by credentialed genealogy professionals such as Dr. Jones, my SLIG instructor.
- Looking at only "quick-click" online resources.
- Relying on an index entry as the "final word" without making eforts to find the original.
- Assuming everything is online, after all "those Mormons are digitizing their entire granite vault."
- Being unaware of the need for microfilm, fiche and on-site research of surviving record groups for clues about family relationships.
- Being unaware that only a fraction of the world's vital records, etc. have ever been filmed or digitized. The rest probably won't be during our lifetime, due to cultural and financial constraints.
- Being unaware of the Genealogical Proof Standard when making kinship determinations based on the documents at hand.
This is very different from:
- Quickly canvassing a variety of online genealogy websites for the low-lying fruit obviously mentioning an ancestor.
- Deftly entering the information contained in a document in one's genealogy management program, based on years of experience with that software.
- The ability to type quickly.
Happy family tree climbing!
Myrt :)
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Diary of a Bad Year by J.M. Coetzee
Diary of a Bad Year is immediately impressive simply because it isn't incoherent. That may sound like faint praise, but in this case it is not, because J.M. Coetzee has decided to structure this novel as three voices speaking, mostly, at once. The first pages are split between a top section and a bottom section, with the top devoted to short essays about current events and the bottom devoted to the diary of the writer of those essays, a South African novelist known around his apartment building in Australia as "Señor C". On page 25, a third section is added to each page: the diary of a woman named Anya, who becomes the typist for the novelist's opinions.
Such a structure is a recipe for confusion, but it is a testament to Coetzee's skill that the novel is always readable and often compelling. We have the choice of sticking with one of the sections for as long as we want to keep flipping pages, or we can read the pages top to bottom, drifting between voices. I mostly did the latter, even when, as happens toward the middle of the book, the sections began to stray parts of their sentences across multiple pages, providing no convenient spot to pause.
In his insightful New Yorker review, James Wood says, "In truth, one reads the top section of each page with mounting excitement, and the bottom two sections rather dutifully," but my experience was exactly the opposite -- the "Strong Opinions" (as, a la Nabokov they will be called when translated and published in Germany) are interesting enough, but few of them are particularly incisive, and many are quite ephemeral, rushing through the current of the events they respond to. Which is, it seems to me, the point. Novelists are not inherently better opinionators than any other pundit or person. Señor C is writing outside his realm of greatest competence. The meaning of his essays lies not in what they say, but in how they fit into the story of Diary of a Bad Year, for which they are simultaneously the motivating material and the byproduct. It is not a novel of ideas so much as it is a novel depicting the inspiration and effect of ideas, their predictable limits and unpredictable force.
Coetzee is also once again playing with our desire to match writer to writings. He's done this from his very first book, Dusklands, and Foe and The Master of Petersburg fictionalized and riffed on the lives of Daniel DeFoe and Fyodor Dostoyevsky, respectively, to examine the connections between writers and texts, readers and what they read, the world and the book. Recently, Elizabeth Costello and Slow Man dared us to wonder even more about the connections between Coetzee, his characters, and their opinions. Diary of a Bad Year feels, in some ways, like a summing up of those two books, an attempt to discover a post-Elizabeth Costello world.
Diary of a Bad Year, though, is a much less frustrating book to read than many of its predecessors, and this is, in some ways, its weakness. Coetzee's least traditional books frustrate us by jumping out of the way of our genre and narrative expectations; his more straightforward books frustrate us with their moral complexity, their brutal details, their cold eye toward a world of everyday atrocities. Some of Coetzee's books frustrate us by appearing to be allegories and then refusing to be so; some frustrate by undermining our sense of history and reality in ways that can't be summed up in soundbytes; some frustrate by objectively presenting deeply flawed and even repulsive protagonists. It is a productive and exciting frustration, the sort of frustration the greatest literature provides -- an effect that cannot be summed up, but only pointed toward and experienced. For a reader not much interested in the stories Diary of a Bad Year has to tell, I expect the book is more numbing than frustrating; for a reader, like me, who finds it all quite interesting there is no frustration at all -- this is probably as close to a page-turning romp as Coetzee is ever likely to write. The effect, then, of reading the book is a perfectly pleasurable one, but Diary of a Bad Year is less of a provocation to thought and feeling than Coetzee's other, more unsettling, books.
Nonetheless, Diary of Bad Year is an extraordinary book, and even if I think it offers less than some of Coetzee's best work, that is very light criticism: few living writers possess Coetzee's mix of intelligence and skill, and he is one of the few writers I can think of where I can't imagine ever calling any book his "worst", even though, as with any writer, he has books that are better than others. As I said at the beginning, this one cries out for rereading, and I look forward to entering its pages again.


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Why Hitler May Not Be In Hell... Minister's New Book Reveals Why There Is Life After Death - For Everyone!
Description: For every human being, the fear of death is an everyday reality. Yet…it isn't just the fear of death itself but what happens afterwards. The great unknown. For centuries the Christian Church has taught that Hell waits for those who have done evil and haven't repented and Heaven is the reward for those who do good and honor God with their lives. So why is it that the Bible tells a very different story? Former journalist, minister and author James Glover took on that question and shares his mind-blowing revelations in his newest book Global Grace: Everyone Gets a Second Physical Life! Global Grace begins by asking twelve of the hardest questions that have ever been posed concerning the teaching of the Christian faith such as "If God exists, why does He allow so much suffering?" and "Are Hitler and others who committed great atrocities going to be resurrected, too?" It then provides answers to those questions by separating the most significant elements of the Bible and putting them back together chronologically and in plain language, pointing out the common points of creation and human experience. Global Grace is amazing book for readers of all faiths.
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DUBLIN, Ohio, USA, 18 April 2011—OCLC has acquired the assets of German library system provider, BOND GmbH & Co. KG. BOND, based in Böhl-Iggelheim, near Mannheim, is a leading integrated system provider for public libraries in German speaking countries.
The addition of BOND services will enhance and expand OCLC services for German libraries. OCLC serves the academic library community in Germany with a variety of library services including the SISIS-SunRise, CBS and LBS solutions. Together, OCLC and BOND combine to bring more than 50 years of experience in the development of library management solutions for libraries of all types.
BOND staff of 60 employees will continue to manage and serve libraries from the offices in Böhl-Iggelheim. OCLC also operates a technology and service location in Oberhaching, Germany. OCLC will continue to maintain and advance the BOND BIBLIOTHECA suite of library system solutions.
"In the rapidly changing library environment, it is increasingly important to fulfill the expectations and meet the high demands of the libraries we serve," said Michael König, Managing Director and owner of BOND, who will continue his work under the new organization. "Our users will benefit significantly from the development and service expertise of OCLC."
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Former British PM Margaret Thatcher Dies at 87
Margaret Thatcher, the former British prime minister who became one of the most influential global leaders of the postwar period, died on Monday. WSJ's Kelsey Hubbard is joined by Cassell Bryan-Low from London. Photo: Getty Images.
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Suspended upside down by his feet from a skysurfing wing attached to a hoist, Yves Rossy wiggled and twisted, struggling to break free from bindings without using his hands. It wasn't a Houdini stunt, but a test of a life-saving escape move in case he lost control of the wing in the air. Rossy fell head first a few feet to the ground, satisfied.
In a wide-ranging presentation, Rossy, 54, shared that and other behind-the-scenes videos and stories of his journey to become Jetman with EAA AirVenture attendees Au g. 1 during a Theater in the Woods event in Oshkosh, Wis. Rossy detailed his early attempts at skydiving, using a wingsuit, sky surfing, and experimenting with different types of on-the-back wings; he also opened up about struggles with his ego and how failures have ultimately led to his success. Of particular interest to EAA AirVenture attendees was his struggle with the FAA to be allowed to fly in the United States.
Rossy reassured the crowd that what some would call death-defying feats were instead research aimed at saving his life in case something went wrong during one of his quests to fly free like a bird.
That research—and an important lesson he carries with him from his background as a pilot to always have an out—has saved his life more than once.
Since he was a child, Rossy had a dream to fly. He became a fighter pilot and an airline pilot. But he wanted more.
"The idea was to come back to the roots, to the idea (of flying like a bird)," Rossy said.
Skydiving offered him 45 seconds of flying free with "only a little parachute on your back," he explained. That's when he decided to try to extend such flights. In the mid-1990s, Rossy started skysurfing, a type of skydiving where one stands on a board, after researching others' strategies. He later began adapting the board to a winglike shape.
He tried wingsuits, but they had limitations as well, he said: Holding the suit open for long periods of time was tiring. Plus, he didn't like feeling as if he were "in a sleeping bag. You aren't free in your movement."
Then, he researched wings mounted on his back.
He tested a harness that would allow him to separate from the wing, one parachute for himself and another for the wing. "If you have something on your back, you should have a harness, you should have a Plan B in case something goes wrong," he said.
Jumping with a combination rigid/inflatable wing (rigid in the middle with ends that inflated after he jumped from the airplane) improved his glide ratio: "For each meter I did lose vertically, I did four meters forward."
Rossy modified the wing more, adding two small JetCat engines and electric ailerons, and achieved level flight in 2003.
"With that wing, I could only do six minutes of flight," he said. Still, it was a vast improvement over his 45-seconds of flight less than a decade earlier.
To this point, Rossy, then an airline captain, had funded all of his work himself. "All this did cost a lot, I was my own sponsor," he said, adding that he had a nice salary that allowed him to do so. "Instead of buying a nice car every two years," he said all of his money went into his quest to fly like a bird.
In 2005, Rossy traveled to Abu Dhabi to participate in the Al Ain Aerobatic Show in hopes of securing a sponsor. But, during a training jump before the show, he had to detach from the wing; despite the wing's parachute deploying, it was damaged and prevented him from flying.
"You go over there, full of hope you will find support," he said expressing his devastation. "You are aircraft builders, and you have the same experience in the garage—sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't."
After that, Rossy decided he wanted to be able to climb. He changed the wingtip aerodynamics. During a test flight he rolled onto his back and had to break free. At that point, he said he experienced fear. "Hey, I will kill myself. I will kill myself," he thought.
The passion to fly like a bird was still there, but "I did need a break."
"We have a very big, great capacity to forget and keep the good things near and the bad away. So, I had that capacity," he said, laughing as he explained the process of rebuilding and testing the wing. (He also showed dramatic footage of a bad landing he had to recover from after tumbling head over heels with the wing still attached.) He filmed his flights to analyze what was going wrong, and when. From the footage, he spotted the problem: The hinge on one side of the rigid wing moved, causing the instability.
With a more stable wing and increased power (he added two more engines for a total of four), Rossy jumped again—and flew as he had dreamed of since childhood. The aircraft he jumped from joined up with him in formation, and he could climb and descend. "That was like in the dream," he said. "It was completely unreal."
"To climb is just arching back," he said, demonstrating the small movement and explaining that once he reached the appropriate climb angle, he returned to his original position. He could climb at more than 30 degrees.
"That's for these moments that I do that, that we do that," he said. "I'm the only one under the wing, but I had so many friends participate. It was really great to share that with them."
He posted videos of the flight on YouTube, and soon traffic to his website increased exponentially. "From this point, finally I could get sponsors," he said.
With a sponsor and international attention, along with a request from National Geographic to feature him, Rossy faced new pressures, including reining in his own ego.
National Geographic wanted Rossy to fly across the English Channel in 2008. He would need to fly more than 20 miles over cold water and would approach the limits of his range. Quickly changing weather conditions presented another challenge, along with the pressures of a film crew on each side of the channel and an aircraft flying overhead to provide a satellite feed.
"During the preparation, I was completely in ego," Rossy admitted. "I was nervous, angry, not so friendly with my friend. It was ego driven."
Bad weather forced Rossy to cancel the flight that day, and his friends took the opportunity to talk to him that night. "Thanks [to] this bad weather, we did discuss this in the evening." His friends said, "Don't go alone, take us with you," Rossy recalled. The next morning, he had a better attitude and crossed the channel.
"I did cross the channel with really everybody holding me in the air," he said. Now, he keeps his friends and team in mind when achieving a new feat. During the Theater in the Woods presentation, he introduced and thanked the team members present, acknowledging he can't do it alone.
Rossy also admitted that his first marriage ended because he was wrapped up in his ego.
"You learn, each step of your life," he explained. "I put the priority at the wrong commitment." Now, he said, his wife is No. 1 in his life. "And she's my best supporter."
In addition to checking his ego, Rossy also learned that he had to carefully examine his mental and physical state before each flight. "I am the fuselage," Rossy said, explaining the difference between flying a wing and flying an aircraft. "If I am not so good in my head or my body, it doesn't fly well. If I am completely under tension, it doesn't fly well."
A sponsor wanted him to cross the Strait of Gibraltar for an intercontinental flight from Africa to Europe. A small cloud layer formed the day of the flight, but Rossy climbed above the layer. However, he encountered turbulence over the cloud, causing him to descend into it.
"So, I'm not IFR!" he exclaimed. He popped out of the cloud with a vertical descent of about 160 mph and was forced to break free of the wing.
"This is my wing in the middle of Gibraltar," he said as he pulled up a picture. "It's still there because they couldn't find it. But they did find me. Plan C did work."
As he did after each previous failed attempt or crashed wing, Rossy went back to testing. This time, he also secured a donor and used a sophisticated wind tunnel to measure the airflow over the wing. The wing was unstable in yaw and roll.
"They said this thing shouldn't fly," he said. Rossy, however, saw this as a positive discovery. He had successfully crossed the English Channel with something that shouldn't be able to fly. Just think of what he could do with a wing that was stable.
He refined the design again and has used the same wing profile for the last four years, only adjusting the four engines. The wing holds 7.5 gallons of fuel, giving him 10 minutes to fly. He's also experimenting on some flights with a pyrotechnic parachute that will allow him to fly lower before pulling the chute. The pyrotechnic parachute would work safely even if he had to deploy it in the event of an engine failure, turned on his back, at low altitude.
When Rossy's next feat—overflying the Grand Canyon—brought him to the United States, he faced a different obstacle: the FAA. The agency said he needed to register his wing as an aircraft and receive many exemptions.
"I have no transponder, I have no radio, I have no nothing," Rossy said, adding that he has a timer for fuel and an altimeter with an alarm that sounds at his minimum altitude. "It was a fight, a paper fight."
Rossy canceled his Grand Canyon overflight moments before launch with dozens of media outlets present. Some may have thought it was a publicity stunt, but Rossy said it was a move—the right move, he emphasized—in favor of safety. He received permission for the flight from the FAA just 20 minutes before he was scheduled to fly, leaving him no time to practice. He had never flown with the helicopter pilot who would be carrying him aloft, and he had never flown over the canyon with its unique wind currents. He had been focused on the paperwork, not the training.
"That was the right decision," he said of canceling. "If you have a bad gut feeling, it's don't go."
He successfully flew over the canyon the following day without media present. "That was absolutely fantastic, just one with nature," he said.
Rossy has also flown around Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro. "To land on Copacabana, it's not every day!" He's flown formation with a DC-3, wingwalkers, and L-39s. But he isn't done yet. Now, Rossy is training a student Jetman and hopes to one day open a school to train others to fly like a bird.
"Hold onto your dreams, it's worth [it]," he said. "It's fantastic."


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Another Judge Says There's No Trademark Violation In Selling Ads On Trademarked Keywords
from the understanding-trademark-law dept
The good news is that in this case, the judge has come out and said clearly that there is no trademark violation in selling ads on trademarked keywords. Unlike in some of the other cases, the judge didn't punt on the issue and very clearly said there is no trademark issue here. Of course, Rescuecom is not happy with the decision and will probably appeal. It has made a statement on the matter that is worth quoting just for the level of hyperbole: "A dangerous precedent has been set that allows a behemoth to pit smaller competitors against one another, while it rakes in the additional revenue. The immense power enjoyed by Google will be compounded by this ugly tactic as advertisers clamor to reach critical online audiences. Rescuecom will not be the last company hurt by this scheme." Of course, much of that statement is wrong. This really is no different than earlier cases, and it is consistent with the purpose of trademark law. It has nothing to do with allowing a behemoth to do anything, and whether or not Google makes money has no real bearing on whether it's a problem for Rescuecom. Furthermore, it's not clear how Rescuecom is "hurt" by this. If it's true that they're hurt by someone else's ad, then it would seem that any competitor's advertisement is hurting them as well -- but last we checked, advertising against your competitors is perfectly legal. Update: Lawyer Eric Goldman has a great summary of the details in the decision. As noted here, unlike previous cases, this judge didn't punt on the issue, but clearly said that search engines selling ads on trademarks are not violating trademark law. However, the News.com article was a little confusing, and may have missed the bigger point. In this case, the judge was more focused on that "second" issue I described above: Google's liability. That's what the decision was based on, saying that a search engine selling keywords is not "using the trademark in commerce" and therefore there's no misuse. So, the decision is a big deal, because it highlights that search engines selling ads on trademarks are not actually using the mark in commerce, and therefore, not liable for its misuse (though, the advertisers who buy the ads still could be, depending on how it's used). Update 2: It turns out that the company thought this lawsuit would make for a good publicity stunt. Nice of them to abuse the legal systems for the sake of PR.


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After winning four straight, the Mets have put themselves in position of possibly righting their season. There's reaching .500 and climbing out of the NL East basement, both of which can be reached during this road trip to Washington and Philadelphia.
Who would have thought it after a dreadful stretch in which they lost nine of ten games?
The improved starting pitching has gotten a lot of attention for the turnaround, but don't forget the offense, which has scored 27 runs powered by nine homers.
Keying the attack has been David Wright, who went 6-for-14 with three homers and six RBI during the streak. Also hot has been Ike Davis, who carries a seven-game hitting streak into tonight's game. During that stretch Davis is batting .417 with three homers and seven RBI.
The Mets have also been getting consistent production from Jose Reyes and Jason Bay the past week.
Chris Young will be activated from the disabled list tonight to face the struggling Nationals, who have lost four of its last five games. Young is 3-1 with a 2.18 ERA lifetime against Washington.
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This post is about brined but unfermented cucumber pickles, a Northeast tradition. A recipe is included.


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Team First Place Sports led by Frank Silva is joining Rally Against CancerSM to support the Jimmy Fund. Team First is "rallying" to win a visit from Red Sox pitcher Daniel Bard.
When the Red Sox suit up against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park on Friday, April 13, Red Sox Nation is encouraged to Rally Against Cancer to benefit Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund. By contributing $5 or more to the Jimmy Fund, participants have the opportunity to "Dress for Sox-cess" and wear Boston Red Sox gear to work or school April 13.
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Welcome to ChicagoSports.com and a chance to share the Bears game with us.
There are a couple of changes this week. One is that we finally came up with something to call this thing: 'Bear' with us. Here's what we mean by 'Bear': To worry about the offense, to trust the defense, to blame the coaches/officials, and to curse the biased announcers.
Let us know if you like it.
The other change is that George Knue is sitting in for Adam Caldarelli, the man who usually fills this space. Send any complaints to firstname.lastname@example.com. You want to talk to me, send it here.
That's it for now back at ya around kickoff.
First quarter
Can't figure out what's best kick off or receive? If the Bears kick off, then Drew Bledsoe gets first crack at our defense and remembering what Aaron Brooks did last week does not inspire confidence. On the other hand, if the Bears receive, you can run Anthony Thomas down their throat.
Think it's receive.
Boy, nice sunny day, great day for football … dang, we kick off. Here comes Bledsoe. Good sign Bills off-sides on first play. Bad sign running back Travis Henry gets about 15 on the first real play.
Worse, on the first third down play, Bledsoe hits Eric Moulds for about 35 to put the Bills deep into Bears territory. Knew it didn't want to kick off.
Flush Bledsoe from the pocket and he dumps one off to put the ball inside the five as Brian Urlacher slips on the coverage. Next play, Bledsoe hits Peerless Price for six.
That looked way too easy scoring in about four minutes.
Bills 7, Bears 0
Thomas gets the ball on the first three plays for the Bear offense and it's a first down. But the brief success doesn't last long. Big rush forces bad pass, Thomas gets a couple and we get that fan favorite, the wide receiver screen. Guess what? Bears punt.
Bears can't seem to get to the passer, not an unfamiliar complaint. After an incomplete pass, Bledsoe has about 15 minutes to get a receiver and a first down. Same thing one play later.
At this rate …
Again, Bledsoe finds a receiver for a first down. But whoa Buffalo's Henry fumbles and the Magic Man, Mike Brown, takes a lateral from Rosie Colvin and brings it home for six.
Can you ever give up on these guys?
Bears 7, Bills 7
Give Colvin the fumble recovery and Brown a 60-yard return after the lateral. Reggie Austin showed some good defense to slow Henry up and set up the gang tackle that resulted in the fumble. Bills' crowd silenced. The Bears have yet to really stop the Bill offense and it's a tie game.
Bledsoe again avoids the rush and converts the third down. The Bear defense has gotten close twice once when Keith Traylor blocked a pass and once when Colvin had him in his grasp when the pass was thrown and has nothing to show for it.
Geez, Bledsoe did it again, converting another third down in the face of a blitz. Haven't we seen enough of this?
Second quarter
Now Alfonso Boone and Traylor get to Bledsoe, and he gets loose for a gain. Next play, on third down, Bledsoe again completes a pass but the receiver is stopped short of the sticks. Mike Hollis tries a 48-yard field goal and it's there.
Bills 10, Bears 7
Amazingly, the Bear offense gets the ball for only the second time early in the second quarter. The drive starts poorly with a holding call on the kickoff return. Two Thomas running plays get three, the crowd gets loud and Jim Miller calls a time-out.
This drive is not off to a good start.
But Buffalo helps with an illegal contact penalty and the Bears get to start fresh. Another dropped pass by Dez White, a 3-yard gain by Thomas, a pass to John Davis for five and the Bears punt. Two possessions, 11 plays, about 30 yards in total offense. This is not enough.
Shawn Bryson has been at running back for Buffalo ever since Henry's fumble, and he gets two nice runs as the Bills drive again. Bledsoe keeps hitting passes when he needs to and the rush can't get to him.
Colvin gets a personal foul for hitting Bledsoe and the Bills are knocking at the door once more. Bledsoe hits Moulds for the TD.
Bills 17, Bears 7
This has not been an especially inspiring afternoon for the Bears, on offense or defense. The offense has done nothing, and with the exception of the fumble, neither has the defense. Now would be a good time for something to happen.
The offense gets a first down on a completion to White, another first down on a late hit on Miller, and then Booker catches one for 36 yards. The Bears are in Bills territory at last, with about two minutes to go in the half.
Thomas gets about six yards on two runs, and Miller calls time with 34 seconds left. This is a big play.
And David Terrell, who has been the money man when the Bears get close, makes it. He catches the TD pass from Miller and the Bears are back in it.
Bills 17, Bears 14
The Bills get the ball, and the Bears finally get a sack, by Rosie Colvin on the last play of the half.
The Bears haven't distinguished themselves on either side of the ball, but they have shown the resiliency that has been their trademark since the start of last season. But here's the thing the defense is going to have to find a way to keep Bledsoe (15-of-19 for 170 yards and two TDs) from making them look like a bunch of wanna-bes. We're saying that's where this game is going to be won.
Third quarter
The quarter starts inauspiciously. Three plays and out for the Bear offense, and then a facemask penalty on the punt return. Bledsoe gets to start with good field position. This stinks.
Warrick Holdman left the game with an injury in the first half and hasn't returned. Mike Caldwell is in there.
Stunner the Bears stop the Bills on third down, Hollis tries the field goal, and makes it.
Bills 20, Bears 14
The offense is back on the field, and again, it's time to do something. But they dont. Again, three and out.
But the Bears catch a break on the punt return. Buffalo gets hit with a pair of penalties and starts from its own five. Two short gains and an incomplete pass will give the ball back to the Bears, who get the ball at Buffalo's 34 after the punt.
C'mon, let's see something.
But nothing. Again, three and out, with this one ending with a field goal from Paul Edinger.
Bills 20, Bears 17
Just when you think things may start getting better, the Bills get a great kickoff return that puts them around midfield. Two steps forward, one step back.
Big third down, and finally a big play. Colvin and Alex Brown combine to sack Bledsoe. Punt leaves the Bears with the ball at their own 11, but that was a big stop. Here's hoping, again, for some big offense.
Boy, Thomas can't get anything going. He's averaging about two yards a carry. Can't we get a running game?
Miller hits Booker for a big first down, then Thomas gets 4 and 5 yards on his next two carries. Can the run game be happening at last? Maybe not … short by inches.
Bears go for it, but a false start messes it up.
The defense has held Buffalo to minus-2 yards in its last four possessions. This possession ends with a Bear sack and it's back to the Bear offense.
Fourth quarter
Booker makes a great catch that puts the Bears into Bills' territory as the quarter starts. Terrell gets another first down on the next play and White does the same on the next play. First and goal from the seven.
Thomas for one, incomplete pass to Booker in the end zone, and it's big play time. And it's Terrell again touchdown.
Hold on, Bills protest, saying Terrell only got one foot in. The call is reversed and it looks right. Edinger on to try the field goal. Good.
Bears 20, Bills 20
The defense has been really solid the entire second half, allowing only five yards of offense. The Bears need more of the same. But they're not getting it Bills drive into field goal range.
Henry's back in at running back and he makes two good runs, including one to the one-yard line. Bledsoe hits Dave Moore for the TD. That didnt take long.
Bills 27, Bears 20
Thomas gets a first down on third-and-one with about seven minutes to go. Leon Johnson does the same as the Bears get to midfield.
Big third-down catch by Marcus Robinson; First-and-10 at the 39. Down to four minutes.
Huge pass interference call on a Miller pass to Terrell. First-and-goal from the four.
Thomas for one. Miller, under some pressure, hits John Davis for the TD.
Bills 27, Bears 27
There's 2:46 to go. The defense really needs a stop. Have we been here before? In every game this season, the defense has been in this position and they haven't stopped the other guys much.
It's time.
Maybe not. Bledsoe hits one for about 20. A tripping penalty on Bryan Robinson gives the Bills 10 more. A pass to Moulds puts the Bills in range at the 34.
Two-minute warning. Urlacher tackles Henry for 1-yard loss. Bears call time. First-down catch by Larry Centers. Another Bear timeout. Henry to the 25. And another time.
Henry for four … fourth down and here comes Hollis.
It's a 39-yard field goal attempt, with 32 seconds left.
Blocked by Big Cat Williams. Life, with 25 seconds to play.
The Bears run out the clock and it's overtime, the Bills' third OT this season.
The Bears win the toss and get the ball first.
Leon Johnson returns the kickoff to the 20. Incomplete pass. Thomas for five. Incomplete pass. And a short punt, giving Buffalo great field position at it own 40.
Terrific catch by Eric Moulds at the Bear 26. Travis Henry catches a pass from the game-winning TD.
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While the sales numbers don't do a good job of reflecting it, 2009 has actually been a pretty good year for video game releases. As developers become more familiar with the current game systems, the level of quality in titles has increased dramatically.
As you gear up for your holiday shopping, here are the games most likely to be on the wish lists of friends and family.
By Chris Morris, Special to CNBC.com
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Corporate earnings are expected to be just short of awful in the third quarter and then stage a fairly dramatic turnaround the rest of this year—and analysts believe the rebound will last into 2013.
So how does that happen?
After all, the conditions present in the current quarter can't change that much in the next three months. Or can they?
Analysts, in fact, are betting that a confluence of factors — the ending of what some hope is just an economic soft patch, an influx of newly minted money from the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank, and a presidential election, to name three — will help change the earnings story.
"A lot of market commentary seems to forget that at least in the old way of thinking about the market, investors are looking ahead six to nine months as much as they're regarding the immediate surrounding circumstances," says John Carey, a portfolio manager at Pioneer Funds, which manages $194 billion for clients. "The market has been holding up and having a few days of significant strength, despite conditions which don't seem so reassuring."
Indeed, the stock markethas been on a tear lately, with the Standard & Poor's 500 gaining more than 13 percent year to date and within striking distance of its 2007 all-time highs.
That has come amid worries over persistent economic weakness as unemploymentstays above 8 percent, consumers retrench and geopolitical troubles in Europe and Washington continue to boil.
Yet earnings projections say the slowness will be short-lived.
While this quarter could see earnings per share declines of 2.1 percent, growth is expected to hit 10.2 percent in the fourth quarter and 11.7 percent for 2013, according to Reuters estimates.
But Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at BTIG in New York, cautions against reading too much into the earnings projections as a signal of economic strength.
Instead, he says, the numbers are inflated by "base effect," which simply means that because growth was so weak a year ago — particularly in the fourth quarter of 2011, when earnings barely moved — this year's numbers have a very low bar to clear.
"Let's be clear: The reason why the market is going up is because of multiple expansion. Earnings estimates are coming down but the stock market is going up because people are becoming enthusiastic about likely central bank accommodation in Europe and the United States," Greenhaus says. "We've seen this movie several times before, and each time we've seen the market multiple expand. That's exactly what's happening now."
Central banks have been in high gear in terms of accommodation, and earnings expectations seem anchored to monetary policy as well as a few other factors.
The Federal Reservelast week announced an unprecedented measure to continue easing each month, with an open-ended program of quantitative easingthat will be tied specifically to the unemployment rate.
Also, American voters will cast their presidential ballots in November, possibly paving the way on negotiations to avert a series of spending cuts and tax hikes that will kick in unless Washington can agree on deficit reduction.
To be sure, not everyone is so convinced that the health of corporate America will improve, with or without the Fed and the ECB, which has shown its intentions to ease in order to staunch the euro zone's sovereign debt crisis.
After all, S&P 500 companies are coming off a quarter in which earnings grew less than 1 percent as only half beat earnings estimates and just 36 percent topped sales expectations.
Every sector but health care missed on revenue projections, "with the highly foreign-exposed and commodity-exposed sectors seeing the biggest misses amid a stronger dollar, lower than expected commodity prices and slowing global growth," Savita Subramanian, equity and quant strategist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, said in a note to clients.
Subramanian said earnings estimates remain "unrealistic" and the fourth quarter projections are likely too high by 6 percent.
For their part, companies continue to take down their third-quarter expectations, though the negative ratio has come down some over the past four months. Currently, a net 10.2 percent of the S&P 1500 companies have issued negatively revised forecasts, according to Bespoke Investment Group.
That isn't stopping investors from buying into the notion that the stock market can keep rising even if earnings don't quite meet their lofty expectations for future quarters.
"You're at the point in the cycle where earnings growth slows down. That's undeniable," Greenhaus says. "But even moderate earnings growth is still earnings growth, and that's the point of the cycle in which we find ourselves."
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I popped into Lush yesterday to pick up a free magazine for my work colleague and ended up picking 6 new skincare/haircare items. D'oh!
I've noticed the stores now have a new look – it's cleaner, I guess a little more commercial but quite nice to browse in. Is it me or does it stink less? I didn't have to hold me breath anyway!
Here is my 'accidental' haul:
Ocean Salt Face Scrub (why?! There's no way my sensitive skin will like this! Still, what a lovely shade of clue!):
Because my skin is soooooooo delicate at the moment I bought 3 items from Lush that are suited to sensitive skin:
Angels on Bare Skin (bought this years ago when it was still sold like a piece of sushi. Didn't like it then, willing to try again):
Eau Roma Water (was going to buy Nars Toner but its £27 so I decided to try this instead – this entire haul only cost a little more than that!):
Celestial Face Cream (unfragranced, seems quite hydrating too):
My scalp is also sensitive and sore so I bought…
Their new Stimulating Spice Shampoo (contains Cinnamon leaf, love and peppermint oils – hello, the smell of Christmas?! Anyway, it's good for irritated scalps so that's great for me even though I don't like Shampoo bars much):
Snake Oil Scalp Treatment Bar (great of irritated scalps and flaky dry ones too – peppermint, lavender and tea tree kills soothes and kills off bad bacteria. Wonder how easy this will be to use?! Hmmm):
So that was my 'accidental' haul of the day, whoops. I can't wait to try out the skincare stuff especially, it could do with some TLC.
What products do you like from Lush?
Oooh incase you are interested, I have a tutorial on how to make a facial cleanser like the now discontinued Sweet Japanese Girl bar.


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Creating Pretty Cards – Sketch Challenge #59!
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Creating Pretty Cards – Sketch #59
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May 18, 2007
The Lipscomb baseball squad dropped game two of a three game series vs. the Jacksonville Dolphins on Friday evening but because cross-state rival East Tennessee State was swept by Mercer, the Bisons secured a spot in the 2007 A-Sun Championship Presented by Progress Energy.
The Bisons wasted no time getting on the board in the first as the leadoff batter Ben Williams reached on a walk and scored on a single by Casey Bond, but, the Dolphins answered in the top as the Dolphin leadoff batter, John Tiner, also reached on a walk, and was hit in by a double to right field by the Jacksonville first baseman Ryan McArdle.
The Dolphins jumped ahead in the bottom of the fifth: third baseman Thomas LePage being hit by Bison pitcher Rex Brothers to reach, and scoring on a balk by Brothers. Neither team would score the rest of the evening, but the one run would be enough to shut down the Bisons.
Brothers received the start and pitched five innings, striking out five, only allowing two hits and one earned run. Junior Chris Burnett pitched two innings of relief, only allowing one hit and no runs. Senior John King closed out the game, pitching one inning.
"It was a good baseball game," said head coach Jeff Forehand, "I'm disappointed we lost because we had so many opportunities. When you leave thirteen runners on base and strike out twelve times, things just won't go your way."
The Bisons drop to 28-27, and Rex Brothers drops to 7-4 for the season.
The Bisons will close out the series and the regular season tomorrow vs. Jacksonville at 12:00 Noon CST, and then head to Deland, Florida for the championship which will be hosted by Stetson University and held Melching Field at Conrad Park, May 23-26.


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January 1, 2011
// Happy 2011 //
We're still recovering from not enough sleep and too much magret de canard with this homemade chutney.
The fortune cookies we made were fun and the chocolate chip cookies served with vanilla ice cream yummy as always. We were in good company and had fun at playing the Wii and Pictionary.
We made it to the Eiffel Tower in time for the count down and fire works, and left almost immediately after the countdown because of some idiots firing off their own crackers and scaring off the kids. Seeing the Eiffel Tower light up and hearing the crowd cheer was magic, though!
We're ready for a new beginning and hope you are too!
Wishing you a happy and creative 2011!
xo, Pascale
8 comments:
- Kylie said...
Happy New Year! Best wishes for a wonderful 2011! K
- January 1, 2011 at 10:31 PM
- vlijtig said...
We'll be leaving in a few days for Paris, too. Any tips? All the best for 2011 for you and your loved ones.
- January 2, 2011 at 8:43 AM
zo te zien was het een leuk oudejaar, in goed gezelschap en lekker eten! fijn dat jullie ervan genoten hebben, en de erbij waren voor de aftelling naar het nieuwe jaar! alleen spijtig dat sommige mensen het plezier van anderen moeten verpesten door hun pétards tussen publiek te gooien , wetende dat er ook kleine kinders rondlopen!
- January 2, 2011 at 10:46 AM
- Noga said...
Happy new year Pascale! Keep on with your lovely posts, and make meny pepole happy!
- January 2, 2011 at 2:21 PM
- Baa-Me Kniits said...
Happy New Year Pascale to you and your family :-) How lovely to be at the Eiffel Tower for New Years.....even if the crowds do get a bit crazy. She is such a majestic structure!
- January 3, 2011 at 12:16 AM
- by night said...
Douce année créative et pleine de bonheurs(s) à tes chéris et toi!
- January 3, 2011 at 9:19 AM
- Lynn said...
Happy new year! I have you on my yahoo reader but you are stuck on a post from over a year ago!! Any thoughts on how I can solve this!
- January 4, 2011 at 12:21 PM
- RosaMaría said...
Have a wonderful 2011 Pascale!!!
- January 5, 2011 at 3:13 PM


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A Leavenworth man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for the sexual abuse of a child.
A Leavenworth man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for the sexual abuse of a child.
Daniel A. Young, 26, was sentenced Wednesday in Leavenworth County District Court for charges of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and attempted aggravated indecent solicitation of a child.
The crimes occurred between 2005 and 2011 in Leavenworth and involved a girl who was born in 2002.
The seven-year sentence was recommended as part of a plea agreement. Young pleaded guilty to the charges in September.
Young was evaluated at the Larned State Security Hospital as part of the presentencing investigation process.
District Judge Gunnar Sundby said Wednesday the evaluation found that Young has some issues but nothing that would prevent him from being dealt with in the criminal justice system or serving his sentence with the Kansas Department of Corrections.
Young had been found competent to stand trial earlier in the case. But Young's mental capacity resulted in the judge ruling that statements the defendant made to police couldn't be used during a trial.
The ruling, which came in April, followed a hearing during which two psychologists testified that Young has a borderline intellectual functioning and likely didn't understand his Miranda rights.
County Attorney Todd Thompson previously has said that what is known as Jessica's Law doesn't apply in Young's case for multiple reasons including the earliest possible date of when the crimes occurred as well as the defendant's mental capacity.
Jessica's Law can result in life sentences in some cases involving sexual abuse of children.
Thompson said Wednesday that the prosecution stood by the agreed upon recommendation for a seven-year sentence. He said the family of the victim acknowledged that Young has had serious substance abuse problems.
Defense attorney Gregory Robinson said Young has a somewhat diminished capacity.
"I'm somewhat disappointed in Larned's response," Robinson said of the findings of the mental health evaluation.
When given the opportunity to speak, Young requested to be sent to Larned instead of a prison.
"I have a hard time with a lot of stuff," he said.
Sundby sentenced Young to what were considered the standard sentences for the two charges under state sentencing guidelines. He ordered the sentences to run consecutive to total the recommended seven years. He ordered the sentences be served with the Kansas Department of Corrections.
Noting the defendant's request, Sundby said he can't direct that Young go to Larned.
"I can't send you to any particular place as you requested," the judge said.
Sundby said officials will send Young to the place they feel is appropriate.


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