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SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) -- Muslim clerics debating the exploding popularity of Facebook in Indonesia said Friday that followers could use the networking site to connect with friends or for work -- but not to gossip or flirt.
The nonbinding ruling followed a two-day meeting of clerics in the world's most populous Muslim nation.
Around 700 clerics, or imams, agreed to draft up guidelines on surfing the Web after receiving complaints about Facebook and other sites, including concerns they encourage illicit sex, said Nabil Haroen, a spokesman for the organizers.
They decided ''Facebook is haram (or forbidden) if it is used for gossiping and spreading lies,'' he said, and that users also could not ask overtly intimate questions or in anyway encourage ''vulgar behavior.''
But the clerics noted, too, there were many upsides to Facebook and other trendy, new forms of communication, from mobile phone text messaging to video conferencing.
It has become easier today for the young to connect, the imams' 300-word edict said, ''erasing space and time constraints'' and making it possible for couples to get to know -- before they get married -- if they really are well-suited.
Facebook had no immediate comment Friday, but said ahead of the ruling that people typically use the site to connect with their friends, family or learn about local and world issues and events.
''We have seen many people and organizations use Facebook to advance a positive agenda,'' said Debbie Frost, a Facebook spokeswoman.
Indonesia is a secular nation of 235 million people, 90 percent of whom are Muslim, and Facebook is the top-ranked site in the country, beating out even search engines Yahoo and Google.
Though an edict by the clerics does not carry any legal weight, it could be endorsed by the influential Ulema Council, which recently issued rulings against smoking and yoga. Some devout Muslims adhere to the council's rulings because ignoring a fatwa, or religious decree, is considered a sin.

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- Release Date: 4/7/2009
Look what Ed has done again. His third guitar album tells it all. His second album has made it across the world, supporting U.S. Soldiers over in Iraq & Kuwait. Letters had been sent back to him to thank him already! The four songs are on this one. Each time you buy one of Ed's albums, one of the U.S. Troops Freedom CD (his second guitar album)goes to our U.S. Soldiers Over-seas. Ed Thanks You All. BIG EDDIE'S Concert/Show and Tour Information: Big Eddie's past performances: MARCH 24, 2009 Chucker Chubbs Reading, PA. MARCH 19, 2009 Kutztown UniversityMARCH 12, 2009 Stonersville Hotel, Stonersville, PA. MARCH 11, 2009 Thunder Road Shenandoah, PA. FEBRUARY 13, 2009 Ando's Pizza Kenhorst, PA. FEBRUARY 6, 2009 Alpenhof Restaurant & Guesthouse Reading, PA. JANUARY 22, 2009 Stonersville Hotel JANUARY 15, 2009 Stonersville Hotel JANUARY 14, 2009 Expresso Yourself Café JANUARY 11, 2009 GoggleWorks Cohen Gallery AUGUST 23, 2008 Birtie's Stoney Creek, PA. 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Big Eddie has always dreamed of being up on stage like the bands of his era doing concerts and being on tours, but nothing ever seemed to wrap up for him. That didn't stop BIG EDDIE from playing as he loved to play. Busting through playing only at open mics, ladies' auxilary dinners, some weddings, coffee shops, malls and frat parties; teaching lessons back in 1978 through 1991, in the State College area where he was from, he never really could get his name 'out there.' He also wrote some piano compositions and won awards from the AMERICAN COLLEGE OF MUSICIANS that also published his name in the Magazine, Piano Guild Notes in 2007 & 2008. He has entered 2 more piano compositions this year. In March, we'll find out how he does. He did well. Big Eddie won $100 for his piano composition, 'DRIVING IN THE SNOW.' He now has 5 piano composition awards, local and internationally. BIG EDDIE did sell some CD's on his own, but it just wasn't pushing enough. 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Harrington (The Secret Circle) will appear in the ninth episode as Paul Hewitt, a charming and relentless lawyer for a grieving stepmother who's suing for custody of her dead stepson's cremated ashes. Paul will call a witness whose testimony may derail the entire defense for Jane (Brooke Elliott) and Grayson (Jackson Hurst).
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MOJO Kitchen
BBQ Pit Blues Bar
1500 Beach Blvd.
MOJO no. 4,
Urban BBQ Whiskey Bar
3572 St. John's Ave.
MOJO Smokehouse
BBQ & Blues
1810 Town Center Blvd.
Fleming Island
MOJO Bar-B-Que
A Southern Blues Kitchen
1607 University Blvd W.
MOJO Old City BBQ
5 Cordova St., St. Augustine
All locations open at 11am daily.
Talking about MOJO BBQ with John Preston Moore, Operations Manager
1. Tell us about MOJO.
It's a family owned restaurant with 5 locations in the Jacksonville area. We have a focus on barbecue and Southern cuisine, with everything being made in-house - no pre-made stuff coming in from the food distributors. Also, we provide premium service, not just a window handing out food. We've recently added a bar aspect to provide craft cocktails and whiskeys.
…is MOJO unique to Jacksonville?
Yes. Todd Lineberry, a Carolina native, moved to Jacksonville in the 90s and started MOJO almost 10 years ago, on March 18 (2003). He's slowly grown it to 5 restaurants in the area.
2. Is the goal to grow MOJO beyond Jacksonville?
It would be nice, but that's not our main focus. If an opportunity presents itself and we like the area, and we like the building, and all our other stores are working well, then we'll take a look. We won't grow unless all our other stores are taken care of correctly and we like the situation we're going into.
3. Can you tell us about the restaurant name, Mojo?
It's that stuff you have when you're good at something. It's in a lot in blues music. For us, the concept started off with needing something to fill the walls in the restaurant and blues goes great with barbecue and mojo is a common theme in blues, so it all just fit.
A lot of people mispronounce the name, thinking it's Spanish. So, they call us "Mo-ho." But it's pronounced "Mo-Joe." And there is no "s" at the end of the name, just MOJO.
4. Why do you have 5 different restaurant names, or at least significant variations in the naming?
They're each designed to the community they're in and each has a certain amount of distinctiveness. The original location was just a small place, and then we built the location at the Beach and it had a focus on music because of the popularity of live music there. So, there's a distinct feel to each location. The differences do add a bit of a management challenge - to make things not all the same but representative of their communities. But even when we make changes for one store we still draw on things we like from all the other locations.
…is the food the same at every location?
The food is similar but some items aren't carried if there's less demand in a particular location. For catering though, we provide anything someone needs that may be on the menu at any of our locations.
…that's interesting. All your locations are relatively close to each other. Is there that much of a difference in the tastes between the different neighborhoods?
It's strange but, for example, in St. Augustine, our grilled items, such as hamburgers, salmon, and mahi sell in crazy amounts. If you go to our University location they sell a lot of pulled pork. And they have an item on their menu - potato salad - that none of the other locations have, but they sell it, and it's very popular.
5. Can you tell us about MOJO No. 4 and it's affiliation with whiskey? How did that come about?
If you go to barbecue restaurants in major metropolitan areas with larger populations they often sell a lot of alcohol, and especially whiskey, along with their barbecue. When we looked around town we noticed that there really wasn't anywhere that combined barbecue and a good selection of whiskeys. Some places carried the major brands like Maker's or Jack Daniels and Jim Beam, but it was much harder to find some of the more obscure brands. We thought we'd try it out and started with about 130 whiskeys. It's now grown to over 200. The community in Avondale has embraced it really well. At first we were a little nervous, which is why we started smaller. We've been pleasantly surprised. When people come in they drink it properly too. For a glass that may cost $10 or $12 they're not mixing it with Coke, they're drinking it on ice or neat.
6. How do you select your whiskeys? Is there someone special on staff who handles that?
It's me! I'm in charge of the beverage program for the company. Distributors bring samples to me, and I get emails from distilleries when they have new products coming out. I usually taste them to try them out. When I select something I'll bring it in and educate the bartenders on it and see if the community embraces it. If they don't, we'll take it off the menu and try something else.
7. Do you have a particular style of whiskey you look for?
Usually it's bourbon that is associated with barbecue, but I try to satisfy a lot of different palates, so we carry a nice list of different things. If you look at Scotch whiskey, it has certain types ranging from very mild to heavily smoky and peaty that taste like having a campfire in your mouth. When people come in to try something we want to be able to walk them through all the different flavor profiles.
8. Do you have an educational aspect to your whiskeys?
We do it one-on-one or in small groups when people come in. It's harder to do when it's really busy, but when we can we'll talk to people and give them samples to try. That helps them to pick something they like.
9. Are people coming to MOJO to learn about whiskey or are they already used to whiskey and just looking for a place that serves it?
I don't think people are coming to learn about whiskey if they don't know anything about it. We see people who are dragged along by their friends who have heard that we're serving good whiskeys. That's when we grab their attention. They're often really surprised - and they'll feed off our enthusiasm and their friend's enthusiasm to try a few whiskeys. That's how its slowly grown in Avondale and is trickling into the other stores.
10. Are you going to expand the whiskey to all the restaurants?
We've just added whiskey to the Beach location. We redesigned the back bar - it's a 4 level shelf that goes about 10 or 12 feet up in the air. It's coming along now. The St. Augustine location has a lot of whiskey. Just 3 locations now. The University location has no hard alcohol, just beer and wine. It's a small restaurant too, so there's no room for a separate bar. We have talked about doing it in Fleming Island location as well, but right now we are focusing on the Beach location.
11. On the food side, how does MOJO distinguish its barbecue?
One thing is having everything made in-house, and holding ourselves to a high standard. If something doesn't turn out right we'll throw it away. We don't have an "oh well" attitude of just serving whatever we make. If it's not good, we get rid of it and make something better. That's a big thing. When people come in their meal is always fresh.
12. What makes for great barbecue?
In our opinion, the time and patience you put into smoking meat is extremely important. It's not all about low and slow, because if you cook it too slow you can create a tough outer skin on the meat. We also don't like to put sauce on a lot of our stuff because we put so much time and effort into smoking it that we want the guest to taste that. If people want to add sauce, we include all the sauces on the table.
Different people like different styles of barbecue. It's all a matter of preference. We try to have a little of everything so people can go around the world with barbecue when they eat with us.
13. What can you recommend to someone new to MOJO who wants to get a good idea of what MOJO is all about?
If we're just talking about food I'd have them try our onion rings to start because you'll never see onion rings like ours in any other place. Most places pre-bread their onion rings. We bread everything to order. And our rings are nice and big, served with a home made ranch dressing.
For an entree I'd go with beef brisket or smoked turkey breast, and sides of macaroni and cheese and smoked yellow corn.
That gives you a nice overview of everything we do. If you're at a location that serves drinks I'd get The Drunken Cucumber to go with your meal; it's our number one selling drink. We use Jim Beam in it because a lot of people associate Jim Beam with their dad's whiskey or what they drank in high school or college - and we want to show them that whiskey isn't bad and you can make a great drink out of a decent bourbon that doesn't have to be at the high end.
14. What's the most popular item?
Pulled pork is the number one item.
15. What do you like best?
I like the smoked turkey the most. Then the chicken wings. For sides, I like dirty rice, which is a combination of beef sausage, ground beef, spices, celery and onions, and rice of course.
16. I have to ask, where does your sweet potato mash fit into your list of sides? It's the hands down, number one favorite of every visitor to Jacksonville we bring to MOJO.
Everyone loves sweet potato mash! I can't eat it because I'm lactose intolerant, so I can't say it's a favorite for me. We originally didn't put in on the menu in Avondale. Sweet potatoes vary through the year in how ripe they are. At times, when they're less ripe, they're much harder to cook with and you have to change the recipe a little. So we thought we'd keep it off the menu in Avondale. But we had a backlash for that, so we put it on.
17. How do you come up with your recipes?
The owner, Todd Lineberry, along with one of the operations managers, Jackson Rust, they created the original food and it's slowly evolved over the years. When we opened Avondale Jackson came up with a bunch of new sandwiches. He started with 5, and 3 stuck. They sell very, very well. We also come up with ideas by visiting other barbecue places around the country to see what's going on in the industry and try to stay ahead of the curve. We work new ideas in and combine them with what we're doing in our restaurant. Over time we also tweak things to see if we can make them better. That's how something makes it onto the menu.
18. Have you ever been really surprised by something you brought in that really took off?
The Drunken Cucumber was definitely a surprise. The first time we made it we tested it at MOJO Kitchen on one of our music nights. I made 3 or 4 of them and then it was just like wild fire and everyone wanted one. That was a good sign that it would make it to the menu.
Another thing was the Kansas City Burnt Ends. It was a novelty item in Avondale when we put in on our menu there. Now it's available at 4 of the 5 locations.
…what are Kansas City Burnt Ends?
It's the crispy outer end of the brisket. There are 3 points on a brisket that we use for burnt ends. They receive a lot of smoke, have a crispy outside, with a juicy inside. We've had to change they amount of brisket we cook because of this one item.
19. How did you get involved with the drinks at MOJO?
I started in the restaurant industry about 9 years ago as a bus boy and a bar back. I really, really liked it and moved up the ladder. I started off learning about wine. When Todd Lineberry came to me about the restaurant in Avondale doing the whiskey bar I dove head first into brown spirits. That's how the whiskey part came about. But through the years, as you make drinks, you start to see how flavors pair together, kind of like you do with food. You start to get a little more creative and adventurous Now, drink ideas will pop into my head when I'm driving home at 2 or 3 in the morning. I come in the next day and try them out. I aso read a lot of books and magazines on the history of cocktails, distilling practices, industry news, etc.
20. Do you have music in all the restaurants?
The Beach, Avondale and St. Augustine all have music. The Beach does some bigger acts, both regional and national. We've also started with more local acts at the Beach, which we also feature in Avondale and St. Augustine. It's a way to help out local artists and showcase them to local residents. It also provides more entertainment on late evenings at the bar.
…is the focus all blues?
When we bring in regional and national acts it is. But the local acts vary a little in style. We do like to lean towards blues and rock.
21. Do all the stores have catering?
All stores cater and it's a big part of our business. We've become very efficient at catering and our guests really love that. They're always surprised at how fast we can come in and set up. We love doing them; it's a lot of fun. It's a great way to meet new customers and get introduced to people who may never have heard of us.
22. Who's the audience for your catering?
Recently it's been weddings but from the start it's been business luncheons downtown, at the Beach, Fleming Island, Green Cove Springs - it's all over the place. Recently though, weddings and rehearsal dinners have been very popular.
23. Have you ever thought of doing a food truck?
We've thought about it and I like the idea that every day you can be in a new location meeting new customers. But it's a lot of logistics to manage. And you can only carry so much on your truck. With the amount of business we do it would be very hard to fit everything onto a truck. We do have a mobile smoker that we bring to events when we know we'll be doing large amounts of food and will be cooking on site.
24. Have you considered opening at the Town Center?
The Town Center is always good to look at, but it's very expensive. At the same time there are so many people you can reach in one location that it's always interesting to consider.
25. What's next for MOJO?
If we did something new it would probably be outside of the Jacksonville area. Right now we're focused on our restaurants here. We spent a lot of time getting St. Augustine going and now we're focused on our local Jacksonville area locations.


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Holidays Pub & Grill [Chicken Torta]
It was 70 degrees and sunny this morning when we pulled into Holidays for lunch so the natural choice was to sit on the rooftop patio. I have been to Holidays just once in the past and had Stuc's Pizza in the Chicago Bears room (yes, they have a BEARS room and not a PACKERS room), but this is my first time on the patio and ordering off the Holidays menu.
Torta Does Not Mean Turtle
For some reason I thought that the world "torta" meant "turtle" or "tortoise" but I'm not exactly known for my vocabulary skills. Pav-ih-lon. <– Inside joke. Anywho, it turns out torta is a spanish word that has a "wide array of culinary meanings" according to Wikipedia, and refers mainly to the round and somewhat flat bread used to make the sandwich (one might say the bread is shaped like a … oh, I don't know, a turtle). And here I was hoping for a turtle sandwich. Okay, not really. That sounds somewhat unappetizing.
Kettle Chips n' Chicken Sandwiches
There were a few things on the menu that looked enticing, but I decided to stay firmly within my comfort zone and went with the chicken torta. Available sides included fries and kettle chips, and I obviously opted for the kettle chips, which were pretty awesome. They weren't deep fried into oblivion nor were they soggy. Straight from the Holidays menu, the chicken torta is "cubed grilled chicken, blended with roasted peppers & onions, melted pepperjack cheese, tomato, and chipotle mayonnaise. $8.99." Unfortunately, the pepperjack shipment had not arrived that morning, so I opted for a cheeseless torta in some sort of misguided attempt at reducing the impressive calorie count associated with my turtle-shaped lunch.
The service was just fine, the wait time was perfectly acceptable, and the sun was shining. All in all it was a great little lunch on the patio. On a side note, I was sorely tempted to try a Lakefront Brewery beer, as they had the Milwaukee-based brewery's sign in the window. Sadly, I stuck with my usual water.
Holidays Pub & Grill
1395 W. American Drive
Neenah, WI 54956


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Lindsey, Alton A. (Alton Anthony) (1907-1999) | Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Name: Lindsey, Alton A. (Alton Anthony) (1907-1999)
Historical Note: Alton Lindsey was a renowned Purdue University ecologist who served as the vertebrate zoologist for Admiral Byrd's second Expedition to the Antarctic in 1933-35 and is considered the father of Indiana's nature preserve system. Born in Pittsburgh in 1907, Lindsey earned a bachelor's degree from Allegheny College in 1929 and a doctorate from Cornell University in 1937. He came to Purdue in 1947 as a biology professor and in 1969 wrote Natural Areas in Indiana and Their Preservation, considered "the bible" of preservation. The book was instrumental in the creation of 170 protected nature preserves in the state. He was instrumental in the preservation of Ross Hills Park and Pine Hills Nature Preserve, among others. In 1960, 12 Lindsey Islands in Antarctica were named for him, and in 1973 a new genus and species of animal was named for him. Lindsey wrote 10 books and 75 research papers. He was named an emeritus professor in 1973, and in 1976 the Ecological Society of America conferred on him the Eminent Ecologist Award. He received an honorary Purdue doctorate in 1995. Lindsey died December 19, 1999 at age 92.
Sources: Lafayette Journal and Courier, December 29, 1999, p. A1.


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Either bring Canadian money, Euros or Sterling. Make sure you have NEW bills. From past years experience, cuban banks won't take it if it's ripped, torn, defaced , written on, or has any type of ink stamp on it. The bills can be folded but that's about it !!!!
Medical Insurance.(see note below)
Bug repellant.
Sun block. (you can buy in Cuba but it generaly cheaper at home)
Imodium and Florastor Probiotics are good for upset tummies.
Camera. Do not forget the charger
Energy bars, gels and electrolyte powder for your ride water, are all a great idea. These are not available in Cuba and if we happen upon a closed or out of food cafe (it happens), you will be glad to have these along.
Money & Passport. Make sure passport will not expire while here in Cuba. Bring a photo copy of passport just in case you loose said document
A small backpack and walking shoes.
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SAN FRANCISCO --Microsoft is unveiling a new technology Wednesday aimed at tracking and removing every trace of child pornography from the Internet.
The system, called Photo DNA was developed by Microsoft and Dartmouth College.
The system converts known images of child pornography into a mathematical pattern, which can then be used to identify and remove the images from other networks.
The developers say Photo DNA can track the images to every online location they move to after their original posting.


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Cebu Beaches and Resorts is obviously one of the favorite travel destinations for tourists. With pristine beaches, crystalline waters, and fine white sands, everyone would surely love the tropical relaxing island.
Enjoy a wonderful white sand beach at Tingko Beach in Alcoy.
Taoist temple is also open to all worshipers and non-worshipers alike. There also a ritual among devotees where one prays to the gods to grant one's wish.
Simala Shrine the place wherein you can have peace of mine because of solemnity and places is sorrounded by many trees and flowers.
If you're coming here on vacation no doubt most of your planning was already done via the company you booked your flight with such as the hotel.
Cebu, as many people know, is an island in the Philippines where Ferdinand Magellan landed when he first explored the archipelago.
Cebu is famous for a lot of things but the most mouth-watering of them all is Cebu Lechon.
Would you believe that some foreign travelers have thought that Cebu, the country's oldest city established since the arrival of Spanish colonizers in mid 16th century, is not part of the Philippines?
How to commute in and out of the city, as well as know how to explore using the host of public and private transportation available.
Cebu foods have some ingredients so strange that a typical food enthusiast would wonder why they were there in the first place.


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EXCLUSIVE: Will Gordon get the ax on Halt and Catch Fire?
Joe and Gordon are at odds in our exclusive clip from the July 13 episode of Halt and Catch Fire, titled "Giant."
So far on this season of AMC's new series, Gordon (Scoot McNairy) hasn't always been a great guy — at least when it comes to his personal life. Let's be honest, he's kind of a lousy husband and a so-so dad. But when it comes to his job, he knows what he's doing and he's not afraid to say it.
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In our exclusive clip, Joe (Lee Pace) and Gordon go at it during a meeting discussing the latest program for Cardiff. It sounds like Joe is keeping everyone on their toes by making more changes to the design and Gordon is not happy about it. He's barely keeping up with the workload he has and now Joe is suggesting a change that will take hundreds of hours to implement. Can you blame him for getting upset?
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Gordon's anger only gets worse when he finds out what Joe has decided to call their program: "The Contrail." Joe seems to think that the name denotes a certain amount of power, like they will be leaving all of their competitors in the dust. While Gordon thinks the name denotes that they are nothing but the dust that floats behind a powerful aircraft. The name is the final straw and Gordon leaves the meeting in a huff after claiming that Joe's attempts to put form before function are going to leave everyone in the industry laughing at them.
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Has Gordon gone too far? Even if he had some good points, should he really be talking to Joe like that? We'll have to wait and see if his outburst will earn him some respect or if he's about to make a huge mistake for his career.
Be sure to check out the next episode of Halt and Catch Fire to find out what happens.


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According to the world's trends, online stores should be adapted for mobile users. We'll pass without notice any disputes on this issue. We'll also ignore the implementation methods: mobile and responsive themes, applications and separated mobile websites. Let's simply agree with the following fact: mobile store customers should be just as satisfied with browsing experience as their desktop colleagues.
So be it, then – mobile themes are reasonably necessary. Let's now find out who spends more time in the online store. Is it a fastidious customer? Or a competitor? Or maybe Tax Authorities? None of the above. This is an admin! But we care about our customers as much as we ignore our managers. I don't mean that developers don't think how to make easy-to-use admin panel. They work on desktop devices and develop admin panel for themselves. It sounds justly. But this justice doesn't work for the admin who decided to check out how it goes in the store during the trip. (more…)


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Tis statement provides a lot of information that people are ignoring. I originally thought he should be DQ'd but after reading the statement it's clear they made he right decision and applied the rules properly. Tiger was saved by the "HD Replay" rule.
But then done in by the "post-match television interview" rule.
I disagree. The HD tv rule explanation, from the USGA's website, is below:
"This revision to Decision 33-7/4.5 addresses the situation where a player is not aware he has breached a Rule because of facts that he did not know and could not reasonably have discovered prior to returning his score card."
According to the USGA, the rule only applies if the player is not aware of certain facts. What fact was Tiger not aware of here? Ignorance of the rule is not an excuse. He took the drop, he deliberately dropped two yards away. That is a rule violation. How is he saved by the HD TV rule? That explanation makes no sense.
In fact, the illustration of why this is a wrong decision comes from the USGA's website. As an explanation for the rules, the USGA gives the following example:
As a players ball is in motion, he moves several loose impediments in the area in which the ball will likely come to rest. Unaware that this action is a breach of Rule 23-1, the player fails to include the two-stroke penalty in his score for the hole. As the player was aware of the facts that resulted in his breaching the Rules, he should be disqualified under Rule 6-6d for failing to include the two-stroke penalty under Rule 23-1.
This is precisely the situation here. Woods was aware of the facts of his violation and he didn't take the penalty. He should have been DQ'd. It seems pretty apparent that they are ignoring the rules to keep woods in the field. That's embarrassing.


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CHAGFORD, Devon, England — The tiny village of Chagford sits amid emerald hills and patchwork fields stretching as far as the eye can see. Its Three Crowns Inn, Old Forge Tea Room, stone church and thatched cottages look to be straight out of a BBC period drama. I half expect a film crew to appear, pack up the entire town and put it in storage until the next time there's a call for a picturesque English village.
England often has been described as "a green and pleasant land" — an estimated 80 percent of it is rural, and much of it is under the stewardship of the Crown or the National Trust, thus providing a safeguard against widespread development.
Devon, in the southwest part of the country and about 21/2 hours from London, is surely one of the greenest and most pleasant of England's counties, rich in diversity and history.
In the former category, the area around Torquay on the south coast, dubbed the English Riviera, has a climate so mild that palm trees and subtropical blooms flourish. On the north coast, Clovelly, with whitewashed cottages draped in scarlet bougainvillea and overlooking a sapphire sea, appears more Greek Islands than British Isles.
In stark contrast, the interior is home to Dartmoor, a fog-shrouded moorland so forbidding that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle used it as the setting for the Sherlock Holmes adventure The Hound of the Baskervilles. Now a National Park, it is the largest open space in southern England.
When it comes to history, the town of Plymouth has it to spare. It was from here in 1588 that Sir Francis Drake set out to meet the superior-in-numbers Spanish Armada. The story goes that Drake was engaged in a game of bowls on Plymouth Hoe overlooking the harbor when he saw the huge fleet approaching. The Lord High Admiral, who was playing with him, wanted to put to sea at once, but Drake calmly carried on, allegedly remarking, "There is plenty of time to win the game and to thrash the Spaniards, too."
Tying itself to American history, Plymouth Harbor was the place that in 1620, 102 pilgrims set sail for the New World aboard the Mayflower. Today's visitors may channel their voyage by standing on the Plymouth Stairs near the spot from which the Pilgrims departed.
A boat trip of the colorful harbor and Plymouth Sound is obligatory, especially on a clear day when the coasts of Devon and neighboring Cornwall are visible. You can keep the nautical theme going with a visit to the National Marine Aquarium, the largest in the United Kingdom.
Plymouth's Old Town, known as the Barbican, borders the harbor. You won't find chain stores or franchise restaurants, but you will find cafés serving seafood from the sound, cozy tea rooms, one-of-a-kind shops and the Plymouth Gin Distillery, the oldest working distillery in England.
George III was on the throne in 1793, when it opened, and the original recipe is still used for distilling the gin. Its official name, Black Friars Distillery, refers to the Black Friars Monastery that once stood on the site. It was in this building that the Pilgrim Fathers spent their last night before setting sail for the land that would become America.
The appeal of Exeter
Exeter isn't as well-known to Americans as Plymouth, but its history goes back even further — more than 2,000 years — and is dominated by Celtic tribes and Roman legions (part of the original Roman walls remains).
Explore Exeter at a leisurely pace, especially its magnificent cathedral, dating to the 12th century and one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in Britain. The west front is decorated with exquisite statues; particularly noteworthy are those of English kings Alfred the Great, William the Conqueror and Richard II.
Although damaged by Oliver Cromwell's troops during the civil war and heavily bombed by the German Luftwaffe during World War II, the cathedral has been elegantly restored and is surrounded by green space and gardens in the city center.
If you're looking for a unique lunch spot in Exeter, try The Magdalen Chapter. Formerly an eye hospital dating from the Victorian era, it's now a boutique design hotel with a restaurant offering locally sourced food.
If traditional English country-house hotels are more to your taste, Combe House is a short distance from Exeter. This Elizabethan manor house has all the requisite features: lush grounds, magnificent great hall, blazing log fire and a reputation for good food.
Even if you don't stay, stop at Combe House for its lauded afternoon cream tea. Devon (and its neighbor county Cornwall) is famous for clotted cream made from unpasteurized cow's milk. The cream is the same; the difference lies in the way it is applied to the scone. In Devon, the cream comes first, followed by jam; in Cornwall, it's jam and then cream. Either way, you'll be licking your lips for a long time.
Tavistock on the River Tavy, sandwiched between Dartmoor and the sea, has been a market town since 1105, when it received a royal charter from Henry I. The current incarnation, the bustling Pannier Market, is Tuesdays through Saturdays.
Tavistock's origins date to 961 with the founding of its namesake abbey, whose ruins dominate the town center. The most romantic is the gatehouse, known as Betsy Grimbal's Tower, named for a local girl allegedly murdered by a jealous monk.
Denizens of Dartmoor
On a sunny day, Dartmoor, a 368-square-mile expanse of heathland, appears benign. Rocky outcrops known as tors punctuate a landscape where shaggy ponies run wild and clumps of yellow gorse and purple heather form a patchwork quilt.
However, when the fog rolls in, masking the sometimes treacherous bogs and quicksand, or a storm descends on the moors, this description from an old guidebook seems more appropriate: "awful, perilous, astounding and pitiless, and woe to the stranger who, on a dark night and without a guide, is forced to encounter it."
It's not just the often physical inhospitableness of the moors. Even discounting Conan Doyle's diabolical hound, Dartmoor is said to have more than its share of otherworldly denizens: pixies, a headless horseman and the spectral "hairy hands" that menace travellers on the isolated Two Bridges road. Even the devil was once reputed to have paid a visit to Dartmoor during a savage thunderstorm.
By all means, chat with locals about Dartmoor's ghostly residents, but it's best to do so in front of a cheery fire, pint in hand, at a moorland pub such as the Plume of Feathers.
On the edge of Dartmoor are two hotels that appeal to distinctly different clientele but have in common a reputation for excellent food and service. The Arundell Arms in the Lifton Valley has been voted the United Kingdom's top hotel for its fishing school by The Field Magazine (quite a feat when you factor in the salmon-rich Scottish waters).
A 300-year-old former coaching inn, the Arundell Arms is owned by Adam Fox-Edwards, a former fighter pilot and onetime aide to Queen Elizabeth II. A charming host, he will put on his Wellies and accompany fly-fishing novices such as me to a stretch along the 20 miles of privately owned waters on the River Tamar and its tributaries in search of salmon and sea trout.
Bovey Castle isn't a castle in the strict sense of the word (having been built in the 20th century), but it's grand enough to suit even the imperial tastes of Downtown Abbey's Crawley family. The hotel's website poses the question: "Where else can you wear your Wellies at 8 a.m., golf spikes at 3 p.m. and Manolo Blahniks at dinner?"
Where indeed? Bovey's manorial pursuits include golf, horseback riding, hiking on the moors, falconry and clay pigeon shooting — and those Manolos definitely would be de rigueur in the glamorous Oak Bar and Edwardian Grill.
Devon, England
Where to stay:
■ The Arundell Arms. Voted "the UK's best fishing hotel," this is the place to go for salmon and trout fishing. Just a couple of miles from the Cornwall county line, the 24-room inn is a good base for trips to Tintagel, legendary home of King Arthur, and the fishing village of Port Isaac, which doubles as the fictional Portwenn in the TV series Doc Martin. Arundellarms.com.
■ Bovey Castle. Just on the edge of Dartmoor, this 64-room property is the definition of a stately English manor. Enjoy a horseback ride on country lanes or get a lesson in falconry before retiring to the drawing room for a cup of tea. Boveycastle.com.
Learn more: Visitdevon.co.uk, Visitbritain.com


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Although Shawnee Mission East's historic football season ended with a 28-21 loss to Derby in the Kansas 6A state championship game last Saturday, the effects of its success will linger.
This season, the Lancers set a school record for football victories with an 11-2 record and went farther than any other SM East team had gone by making it to the state title game and finishing as the state runner-up. That leaves a lot for first-year head coach Dustin Delaney to build on next season.
"Our kids see the rewards of teamwork and hard work and playing hard, and you get the opportunity to come to the state championship game," Delaney said. "It's been a heck of a ride."
Last Saturday in Topeka, the Lancers appeared to be in control for the first quarter by holding a usually prolific Derby offense to three punts and without a first down. Offensively however, the Lancers turned it over twice.
Derby scored 14 straight points in the second quarter, but SM East trailed by only one touchdown at halftime, thanks to a 62-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Gunnar Englund to junior wide receiver Alec Dean. The two connected again on a 37-yard scoring pass in the third quarter, tying he score.
Derby regained the lead 21-14 on a touchdown in the fourth quarter, but again the Lancers tied it with a 17-yard touchdown run by Ryan Carter. With 1 minute, 21 seconds left in the game, it took Derby just one play from scrimmage after a 35-yard punt return to score on a 24-yard touchdown run.
The Lancers had two more possessions but turned it over on both of them. They had four turnovers in the game with three fumbles and an interception.
Englund went 7-for-15 on his passing and led the Lancers with 127 yards and two touchdowns. Dean led the receivers with 99 yards on two receptions, and Carter led the running backs with 64 yards on eight carries.
"I appreciate the kids. We've got some of the best kids around. They'll do anything for each other and for the coaches," Delaney said. "It's hard when you walk off a loser of the last game, but we can hold our heads high knowing that we played (all out) all year."


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The Stock Market's Box Score: Part I
...the most overrated question in the country is, "How'd the market do?"
I was talking to a new partner about my two favorites, baseball and the markets, last week. He was a professional ballplayer and major league scout for the better part of four decades. Talking to him about baseball (he once threw a no-hitter using only two more pitches than Larsen's perfecto) and the quantitative system he revolutionized in scouting and then comparing it to the quantitative research system we have built, is as close to nirvana as I get. He convinced me to share an old book report I wrote. Yes the only thing extraordinary about me is my willingness to demonstrate what a geek I am. I write book reports, for myself, after every book I read. A good lesson for all us parents though, is to not give up too quickly on junior because I was a below average student at best, and a stick of dynamite was needed for me to finish a book report (after an important double-header most of the time). But here I sit today, doing them by choice. So, there's hope Mom and Dad, you too could have a closet-capitalist-geek and just not know it yet!
On a Bigger Field
What takes shape every single day in every kind of market, good or bad, are perceptions that viewers congregate around. We like to take a perception and break it apart, sorting out all the pieces of data first. We then examine the conventional wisdom, and agreed upon viewpoints under a different lens. We are looking for two distinct images: Will they prove accurate? And even more importantly, are the odds of their success or failure priced accurately? Many investors know the risk of being incorrect, but few consider the even greater risk that can come with being "correct." Looking for good ideas that are clear to see often prove surprisingly disappointing investments if they already had "good" prices asked for them. What may be visible to most people, even when true, can provide terrible payoffs because the common knowledge was already inside the price of that asset. So, being correct can cost even more money than being incorrect; that is the danger of agreement.
Understand up front that, from our perch, we view the Stock Market as neither good nor bad. There is no sector or style of investing that is necessarily more "risky" than another, as a rule. For example, an investor can lose just as much money in a bond portfolio as in a stock portfolio. What dictates investment success or failure is price, and price alone. You can lose just as much money buying a great company at the wrong price as you can by buying a terrible company. Therefore, the key ingredient in striving for success is to not only understand a business, but to understand a stock, and its own customers – investors. Let me explain how this overlooked group can create value…
MoneyBall is the name of the last book my partner and I each reviewed. I finished it off between the burps of midnight feedings, while Mike flipped the pages into the breeze on a beach in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Thankfully, our partnership is stronger than my recent jealousy. The book had absolutely nothing to do with investing, yet came closer than any we have ever read in describing how we approach money management. The vocabulary for the book was from one of the two most beautiful languages in the world: baseball statistics. We will translate it here back into the other, a box score with a little more riding on the outcomes: the Stock Market.
The background to the book needs to be explained for baseball and non-baseball fans and should interest each because the comparison to the Stock Market will follow. A few years ago, a blue ribbon panel was assembled to address the economic landscape of Major League Baseball's completely un-level playing field for its competing teams. With no salary cap, rich teams could buy the best players. Money was seen as the only problem and the only solution. The Commissioner of Major League Baseball, Bud Selig, said that a team like the Oakland A's "…can't compete. They're not viable without a new stadium." The majority of the panel agreed that poor teams needed more money for better players, and the rest of the country agreed. There was only one dissenting opinion on the entire panel, cast by the only voter with a financial background. It was the former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker who asked, "If poor teams are in such dire financial condition, why did rich guys keep paying higher prices to buy them?" Another little noticed item drew some curiosity from the panel as well. "If poor teams had no hope, how did the Oakland A's, with the second lowest payroll in all of baseball, win so many games?"
The fascinating answers to that second question were explored in this book Moneyball, written by Michael Lewis, one of our favorites for many years but who had no knowledge of baseball before this story captured his interest.
If the conventional wisdom in baseball were correctly assessing the value of ballplayers, then all of the best talent would be bought up by the rich teams, and the Oakland A's would not stand a chance. Yet they not only stood a chance, they won. Why?
In a parallel story that we write every day in the Stock Market, if prices rationally reflect all known information then stocks would theoretically trade efficiently based on those fundamentals. Yet, in our opinion, they do not. Why?
Let us explain, using a couple of lines and lessons from a few guys that were discussing their own investing disciplines throughout this book (quotes from the book are in italics), along with the translation onto the pages of our own playbook.
"Too many people make decisions based on outcomes rather than process."
Source: Moneyball, Michael Lewis
The Book:
The author described sitting with the Oakland A's General Manager Billy Beane: "I'm watching the whole game, and responding the way an ordinary fan responds. I'm looking for story lines and dramatic events and other fuel for my emotion. They (Beane and staff) are watching fragments – not the game itself but derivatives of the game – and responding, so far as I can tell, not at all." Beane will not sit in the crowd to watch the team that he built. Instead he has a remote office in the bowels of the stadium from which he monitors the game, not on television, but rather from a direct feed from a camera above centerfield with the only clean look at the strike zone.
The Market's Translation:
Investors who read about the Stock Market being up or down 100 points, and believing their investments had a "good day" or a "bad day" are focusing on the outcome, and a misleading one at that. We believe the most overrated question in the country is, "How'd the market do?" The notion that the market had a good or bad day would confirm a very bad seat amongst the crowd. Before you confuse us with contrarians who strictly go against the crowds, my partner correctly created a word that better describes our money management: Apatharians. We have no feelings about what we are watching with investments.
It takes a strange bird to occupy such an anonymous perch, where there is no room to flap your wings. Beane could watch games objectively though. It would seem his peers would do the same, with a camera angle and monitor to focus on each pitch, watching the process of each piece inside the puzzle put together the outcome. But instead you are almost certain to find the majority of his fellow general managers sitting in a sky box watching the game waiting to see the outcome with the rest of the crowd. With possibly the worst angle to see the game, could it be to afford them the best angle with which to BE seen? There are different perches for different birds, but this proves the notion that all of the best information is factored in to a market's price of a ballplayer or a stock is simply not true. In other words, they are not all looking at the best information, even when it is available.
"Traditional yardsticks of success for players and teams are fatally flawed."
"The naked eye was an inadequate tool for learning what you needed to know."
Source: Moneyball, Michael Lewis
The Book:
A good portion of Beane's advantage is described as simply doing better homework. After graduating from Harvard, one of his assistants input the raw statistics of every baseball game ever played in the 20th century into their computer to analyze what most correlated with winning and losing. Think about how much sense this makes, yet realize that for those 100 years, assumptions trumped these facts that had never been compiled. The study proved that almost all of the widely-followed statistics in a game of baseball never consistently correlated with which team won or lost. There were two striking exceptions: on-base percentage and slugging percentage. Simply having players getting on base any way they could, and having players making each successful contact count as much as possible, were the two Holy Grails. These two measurements proved superior to all others yet they are not followed as closely as the more popular statistics like batting average, runs batted in, and speed. These three were not only inferior indicators, but the players who possessed them became over-priced because everybody was bidding for the same wrong things.
The Market's Translation:
It is our belief that, just as in baseball, managers in the Stock Market rely on statistics that often do not help them. In our experience, the two most often used are P/E's and Earnings. Over time, it has been difficult to prove the ability of either to give you a consistent edge in predictive power. Yet, until the end of time you will always read about stocks with "low P/E's" and stocks with "better earnings growth" even though this data may not help performance when managing money. The only thing worse than owning something that does not work is paying dearly for it. Investors pay premiums for the assumptions of conventional wisdom since they all end up bidding for the same stocks.
Going back to on-base-percentage, think about why that works in determining success far more than even the industry experts of baseball realize. That statistic is not derived from what you did. Rather it is calculated from what you did not do – make an out. So, the most valuable players are often the least noticed because wins and losses are not determined by great hits, but by the ability of each player to avoid outs.
It works the same way in the Stock Market where losing hurts you more than winning helps you. Many people are willing to accept the risk of losing 50% if they can make 80%. But instead of looking for that kind of hit, do the math. $100,000 is worth $50,000 before becoming $90,000. You are not up 30%, you are down $10,000. Few investors consider that losing might hurt them more than winning helps them. But, that is the camouflaged truth and it will remain invisible in plain sight until a vaccine is developed for a debilitating disease called human nature.
Check out The Stock Market's Box Score: Part II
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LONDON (AP) — The partner of the grandmother of a missing British schoolgirl was charged Saturday with the 12-year-old's murder, police said.
The charge came as police apologized to Tia Sharp's mother after they failed to find the girl's body in her grandmother's house the first three times they searched it.
Scotland Yard blamed "human error" and apologized for "the distress and concern" caused by the delay in finding Sharp's body, which was discovered Friday in the house — her last known whereabouts — one week after she disappeared in south London.
Stuart Hazell, the 37-year-old partner of Tia's grandmother Christine Sharp, has been charged with murder and will appear in court on Monday.
Two others, a 46-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of murder and a 39-year-old man suspected of "assisting an offender," have been bailed to return to a London police station, they said.
Neither suspect was identified by name in line with British practice, and police did not disclose what relationship, if any, the suspects had with the victim. The Press Association and the BBC said the woman was Christina Sharp, and the man was a neighbor.
It is not yet known how the schoolgirl died, and a post-mortem examination is expected to take place Sunday.
The discovery of Tia Sharp's body led to anger and disbelief in Britain. The family's frantic search and appeals had even managed to displace much of the feel-good Olympic coverage from the front pages of the nation's tabloids, with at one point The Sun offering 25,000 pounds (nearly $40,000) for the tip that led to the girl's safe return.
The Daily Mirror newspaper asked its readers "WHY DID IT TAKE COPS 8 DAYS?" with the figure 8 outlined in red. The Daily Mail was even more critical, writing under a bold-faced "SHAMBLES" headline: "Despite a week-long hunt by 100 police with dogs, Tia is found dead in her granny's house, which officers had searched THREE times."
Police have not specified exactly where in the house the body was found, but Scotland Yard Commander Neil Basu said Friday they had been juggling several different leads with detectives sifting through 60 sightings of the missing girl, 300 calls, and 800 hours of surveillance footage.
Associated Press writer Cassandra Vinograd contributed to this report.


text: The York County School Division has employed geothermal heating and cooling systems in seven construction and renovation projects to date. The division has been very successful in lowering not only energy consumption, but maintenance intervals as a direct result of geothermal heating and cooling. All of the geothermal schools have earned the Energy Star certification. The division has given presentations on the energy savings resulting from retrofitting buildings with geothermal at many conferences. The division has also provided tours of the geothermal installations to architects, engineers and maintenance staff from other organizations and schools systems. Below are links to spreadsheets that detail all of the installed geothermal well fields, heat pumps and architects and engineers. The division will be retrofitting Dare Elementary School with the eighth geothermal system this summer. When that school is complete nearly half of the divisions schools will be geothermal.


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The distinctive property to block UVA and UVB sun rays makes zinc oxide one of the most important ingredients in a variety of cosmetic and personal care products including baby care, oral care and skin care products. Zinc oxide also acts as an SPF booster and has antimicrobial properties. The applications of nano zinc oxide in cosmetics and personal care include,
Nano zinc oxide also has acid scavenging, heat resistance and UV protection characteristics which enables its use in general products such as home care products; paints, coatings and adhesives; and plastics and polymers.
Tata Chemicals (TCL) manufactures a variety of nano zinc oxide — ZnCare C, Zing C, ZnSpers AB50, ZnSpers AQ40, ZnSpers CT 50, and ZnSpers Ti 50-2, which are dispersible and transparent zinc oxide grades, produced through a patented process. These are available in two forms, micro fine powder and organic and aqueous dispersion forms.
The distinguishing factor of TCL's nano zinc oxide is its protective action against a broad spectrum of UV rays. It blocks UVA I from 400-340nm, UVA II from 340-320nm and UVB from 320-290nm. It also has an ultrafine particle size that ensures more than 95 percent transparency in the visible spectrum of light. Plus, the ability to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) makes it an antifungal and antimicrobial additive.
It can be used by itself or combined with an organic and inorganic UV blocker to boost the SPF and PA rating. The product is free from heavy metal impurities and is easily dispersible because of its patented manufacturing process.


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So, we get questions all the time about this, and people always tell us, everything sounds great about FHA 203k mortgages, …sounds like it's the perfect loan for me…it does everything that I want it to do, BUT there can't be the perfect loan- there has to be something wrong!" And you're right- maybe not so much wrong, but there is a downside to anything, which is what we tell any client, realtor or contractor during our initial conversation.
From A Customer's Standpoint:
- For customers, the interest rate is typically a little bit higher– somewhere usually about a quarter to a half percent higher than you would get on the typical FHA loan.
- The second one is that it can be a little more expensive. From an expense standpoint- there is a HUD certified FHA consultant who is involved. The FHA 203k Consultant fees can range anywhere from $400 dollars to $1,100 dollars depending on the cost of the rehab. In addition, there are re-inspection fees included for that must be paid when a draw is requested (fees fees are financed into the loan).
The cost of this loan is slightly higher than using a typical FHA 203b mortgage or conventional financing however these other financing types do not give you the flexibility to roll in renovation and rehab into your mortgage so there is a tradeoff. The pros far outweigh the cons for using a FHA 203k mortgage.
From A Realtor's Standpoint:
From a realtor's standpoint, there aren't any downfalls. There really is not much that has to be done differently except for giving additional access of the property so that we can get the FHA consultant and contractors into the property. That's really the only thing that's going to change on the realtor standpoint.
From A Contractor's Standpoint:
From a Contractor's Standpoint, as we spoke about in other blogs, the contractor doesn't get paid up front- they are paid on a draw schedule. The truth is, some contractors are going to work with FHA 203k loans and some aren't. The one great thing about working with the FHA 203k loan is the contractor is going to get paid. He doesn't need to worry that the money isn't going to be there.
So, as I said, there are some cons to a FHA 203k mortgage but the pros far outweigh the cons when it comes to renovation financing. I hope that answers all of your questions.


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August 17th @ The A's
Brett Tomko? Really? Brett Tomko?
Oh, well, at least it was a fast game – 2 hours and 15 minutes. Shame, overall, A.J. Burnett pitched good enough to win.
First time this month that the Yanks have lost back-to-back games. (Their last back-to-back losses were against the White Sox on July 31st – August 1st.) This is the first time the Yankees have been shutout since June 23rd – when Cashman went to Atlanta the next day. Time for another meeting? Sure, the Yankees averaged 5.8 runs scored per game between June 24th and August 16th. But, that was then and this is now…yeah, I am kinda kidding here.
Brett Tomko? Really? Now, that's no joke…


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Report NEP-MIG-2013-12-29This is the archive for NEP-MIG, a report on new working papers in the area of Economics of Human Migration. Yuji Tamura issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.
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Other reports in NEP-MIG
The following items were announced in this report:
- Bohn, Sarah & Pugatch, Todd, 2013. "U.S. Border Enforcement and Mexican Immigrant Location Choice," IZA Discussion Papers 7842, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
- Miranda, Alfonso & Zhu, Yu, 2013. "The Causal Effect of Deficiency at English on Female Immigrants' Labor Market Outcomes in the UK," IZA Discussion Papers 7841, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
- Bauernschuster, Stefan & Falck, Oliver & Heblich, Stephan & Suedekum, Jens, 2013. "Why are educated and risk-loving persons more mobile across regions?," DICE Discussion Papers 123, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE).
- Qing Li & Arthur Sweetman, 2013. "The Quality of Immigrant Source Country Educational Outcomes: Do they Matter in the Receiving Country?," CReAM Discussion Paper Series 1332, Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), Department of Economics, University College London.
- Batista, Catia & Narciso, Gaia, 2013. "Migrant Remittances and Information Flows: Evidence from a Field Experiment," IZA Discussion Papers 7839, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
- Battiston, Diego, 2013. "The impact of immigration on the labour market: Evidence from 20 years of cross-border migration to Argentina," MPRA Paper 52424, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Slobodan Djajić & Alice Mesnard, 2013. "Guest Workers in the Underground Economy," IHEID Working Papers 15-2013, Economics Section, The Graduate Institute of International Studies.
- Item repec:mpr:mprres:7990 is not listed on IDEAS anymore
- Farré, Lídia, 2013. "New Evidence on the Healthy Immigrant Effect," IZA Discussion Papers 7840, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).
- Hercog, Metka & Van de Laar, Mindel, 2013. "What's the best place for me? Location-choice for S&E students in India," MERIT Working Papers 066, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT).
- Fausto Galli & Giuseppe Russo, 2013. "Immigration Restriction and Long-Run Cultural Assimilation: Theory and Quasi-Experimental Evidence," CSEF Working Papers 349, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy.
- Andrew Geddes, 2013. "The Transformation of European Migration Governance," KFG Working Papers p0056, Free University Berlin.
- Gabriel Romero & Iñigo Iturbe-Ormaetxe Kortajarene, 2013. "Financing public goods and attitudes toward immigration," Working Papers. Serie AD 2013-09, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas, S.A. (Ivie).
- Gabin Langevin & Pascaline Vincent, 2013. "National Identity and Immigrants' Assimilation in France," Economics Working Paper Archive (University of Rennes 1 & University of Caen) 201341, Center for Research in Economics and Management (CREM), University of Rennes 1, University of Caen and CNRS.
- Ashley McCormick, 2013. "Ageing of skills and complementary immigration in the EU, 2010-2025," EUI-RSCAS Working Papers p0353, European University Institute (EUI), Robert Schuman Centre of Advanced Studies (RSCAS).
- Cormac Ó Gráda, 2013. "'Because She Never Let Them In': Irish Immigration a Century Ago and Today," Working Papers 201319, School of Economics, University College Dublin.
- Skeldon R., 2013. "Bringing migration into the post‐2015 agenda : notes, reflections and policy directions," MERIT Working Papers 065, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT).
- Johanna Catherine Maclean & Douglas Webber & Jody L. Sindelar, 2013. "The Roles of Assimilation and Ethnic Enclave Residence in Immigrant Smoking," NBER Working Papers 19753, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Hercog M. & Laar M. van de, 2013. "Determinants of international mobility decision : the case‐study of India," MERIT Working Papers 067, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT).
- Gillian Kingston & Frances McGinnity & Philip J. O'Connell, 2013. "Discrimination in the Irish Labour Market: Nationality, Ethnicity and the Recession," Working Papers 201323, Geary Institute, University College Dublin.
- Kevin Denny & Cormac Ó Gráda, 2013. "Irish Attitudes To Immigration During And After The Boom," Working Papers 201322, Geary Institute, University College Dublin.
- Andrew Geddes and Andrew Taylor, 2013. "Those Who Knock on Europe's Door Must Repent? Bilateral Border Disputes and EU Enlargement," KFG Working Papers p0054, Free University Berlin.
- Fernandez-Leiceaga, Xoaquin & Lago-Peñas, Santiago & Sánchez, Patricio, 2013.
"¿Ha contribuido la población inmigrante a la convergencia interregional en España?
[On the contribution of immigrants to interregional convergence in Spain]," MPRA Paper 52381, University Library of Munich, Germany.


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EmPeraw – Obia Se ( Buildin ) Music Video ( Dir. by Jeneral Jay )
Emperaw of the MTN Hitmaker fame, has finally unleashed the long awaited music video for the hit single "Obia Se" (Buildin) after critical analysis by his management and top music critics.
The Jeneral Jay directed music video was scheduled to be released late last year (2015) but was held back for necessary checks and to make sure its worthy to be Emperaw's maiden official video and something his fans and Ghanaians as a whole can really enjoy watching.
Jeneral Jay did put a lot of hard work in the shooting of this music video. The video is made up of excellent pictures, thought-provoking concept and mind blowing set ups.
I believe this video demonstrated the right elements Emperaw is made of; and his lyrics became well visualized! This music video being the first from the vibrant and skillful artist, we can only expect bigger things coming from him. Watch closely and understand why "Obia Se" #Buildin !!!


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Last week, Chipotle Mexican Grill announced plans to take its first nationwide price hike in almost three years to help offset rising food costs. In discussing the move, Chipotle CFO Jack Hartung expressed confidence that the chain—No. 2 in the fast-casual restaurant segment behind Panera Bread, based on U.S. systemwide sales—had built up sufficient customer goodwill so as not to turn away guests with the price hike.
"We believe we have a lot of pricing power," Hartung said during last week's first-quarter conference call, as reported by Reuters. "We won't cash in on all of that pricing ability right now, so we will still have some in the bank." (The chain is targeting a mid-single-digit percentage range for the price increase.)
Chipotle founder, Chairman and co-CEO Steve Ells also talked during the conference call about chain's strong relationship with guests—a relationship supported by such dialogue-encouraging initiatives as the launch of the "Farmed and Dangerous" video series on Hulu. That program, intended as a satirical look at industrial agriculture, "creates curiosity," Ells said, and gets consumers talking about the kinds of food sourcing and production issues that are at the core of Chipotle's Food With Integrity mission.
Hartung's and Ells' confidence would seem to be well-founded. Chipotle posted same-store sales growth of 13.4% for Q1 2014 over Q1 2013, and that follows U.S. systemwide sales growth of 16.7% for full-year 2013 over full-year 2012, as Technomic's new 2014 Top 500 Chain Restaurants report reveals.
Also impressive: the fact that, as Chipotle noted in a news release about the first-quarter results, recent sales growth has been driven by increased traffic. Traffic's a factor with which full-service restaurants and even other fast-casual players have struggled early this spring.
So what about 21-year-old Chipotle continues to resonate so strongly with guests? Technomic's Consumer Brand Metrics research program, which tracks guest attitudes about 128 restaurant chains (as well as 43 retail food chains), offers several insights.
The key takeaway: In the end, it's all about taste. Seven in 10 Chipotle customers (71%) polled this year through the Consumer Brand Metrics program rate the taste/flavor of the food at Chipotle as excellent. Not just good, but excellent. That compares with 62% of consumers who say the same about the food at quick-service restaurants as a group, and 68% who rate the fare overall at the 29 fast-casual brands tracked by CBM as excellent.
And food taste is what matters most to guests. Around 96% of consumers cite food taste/flavor as an important or very important factor in their selection of a limited-service restaurant. Issues such as ingredient quality and food sourcing are undeniably of growing interest to guests, but what drives them to return to a concept time after time is the taste of that concept's food relative to their other options for that occasion.
Chipotle also ranks very strongly (in third place among fast-casual concepts, behind Zaxby's and Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers) on the measure of "craveable items I can get only at this restaurant." Consumers indicated in a poll for Technomic's 2012 Menu Positioning & Occasion Driver Consumer Trend Report that cravings are a major influence on their foodservice purchases: 83% said they visit a restaurant to satisfy a craving for a particular meal at least once a month.
We know as consumers ourselves that there's a difference between foods we enjoy, and foods we crave—between yeah-that-sounds-fine foods and gotta-have-it-today foods. A solid share of Chipotle's customers identify the brand's food with the latter of these. And such ardent enthusiasm for the chain's fare can help give Chipotle the kind of pricing power about which its executives (justifiably) boast.
Speaking of pricing and value, Chipotle customers also give the chain high marks on "ability to provide value through high-quality menu items": Chipotle ranks No. 4 among fast-casual concepts on that attribute—notably, that's a higher ranking than the brand achieves on the measure of "prices relative to other, similar restaurants." This suggests that Chipotle's guests recognize they may not be getting the least-expensive limited-service meal they can find, but they see visit-justifying value in the quality of the chain's menu offerings. In fact, some 83% of Chipotle customers said that the restaurant is always in their consideration set, placing the chain first among all fast-casual brands on that attribute in the latest CBM analysis.
Chipotle positions itself as offering consumers a more-thoughtful choice when it comes to a quick and convenient meal. It's definitely capturing the zeitgeist there, and it effectively uses online social platforms and social events (the Chipotle Cultivate Festival) to engage the Millennial and Gen X consumers that so many fast-casual brands covet. But at the last, what most inspires Chipotle's brand loyalty—and what best allows any restaurant brand to weather a price hike—is just this: Consumers love the food.


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Programs of ABC/NY
Born out of the Business Volunteers for the Arts® (BVA), a national skills-based management consulting program created by the Arts & Business Council of New York (ABC/NY) in 1975, the art@work program is a fresh approach that strives to develop a more creative and engaged workforce and promote integrated partnerships between the arts and business sectors that lead to collaborative resource and skills sharing, as well as a mutual investment in the cultural vitality of local communities. The program deploys multi-disciplinary, interactive arts-based workshops into business environments to catalyze company objectives and enhance employee skills and community impact, while creating a new channel of income for artists and nonprofit arts organizations.
Diversity in Arts Leadership LABS (NEW!)
Prospective Participants Apply Here by May 1, 2018
Prospective Mentors Apply Here by June 1, 2018
In 2018, ABC/NY is expanding its commitment beyond our Diversity in Arts Leadership Internship into creating solutions along the career continuum to include an offering for alumni and others 5-10 years out in their careers who are motivated to become senior leaders in the arts, called DIAL Labs.
DIAL Labs
This 3-part series of professional development for 20 mid-career and DIAL Internship alumni across arts disciplines to explore critical skills needed to advance from junior and mid-level positions to senior-level roles in the arts. The workshops will be held between May and August 2018 in-person in NYC and livestreamed so alumni from across the country have access to the benefits. DIAL Labs is unique in two ways:
• NYC Leadership Labs capitalize on the phenomenal connections and expertise available to ABC/NY through its local network of arts nonprofit leaders, corporate professionals, board members, and friends at foundations, government agencies and other organizations. Our team has surveyed alumni and arts managers for feedback on topics that would be the most beneficial to learn at this pivotal time in their careers and our findings have informed some initial topics. Live panels and Q&A's with leaders will address topics and a live streaming component will broaden impact beyond New York City allowing alumni and others living across the country to participate and interact with the group.
Workshop leaders include executives of arts nonprofits, corporations, and DIAL alumni who will lead workshops on topics like: marketing yourself and your arts organization; creative problem solving within constraints, and navigating traditional nonprofit structures.
• One-to-one mentoring for participants who have completed our 2018 leadership labs and developed a set of professional goals. One-to-one mentor matching is available for those who complete our professional development with senior arts or business leader in the community for an extended 6-month period to serve as champions, accountability partners, and advisors.
Invited mentors represent organizations like: Aetna, Con Edison, Jones Day, JP Morgan Chase, Sotheby's, Women in Development, and others.
Locations and Times
Labs will take place at various accessible locations in Manhattan and will typically be 2-hour evening sessions (one per month in May, June, and July).
There is no cost to apply or participate thanks to generous support from the Mertz Gilmore Foundation.
- Mid-career leader 5-10 years out in your career.
- Live in New York City and are available for three in-person workshops OR live anywhere in the nation and have the capacity to tune in virtually.
- You have the commitment and habits of mind to explore senior level arts management roles.
- You are available in-person or virtually for the duration of the program (May 2018 – February 2019).
Prospective Mentors Apply Here
Prospective Participants Apply Here
If you have any questions, please contact Emma Osore, Program Manager: firstname.lastname@example.com
Diversity in Arts Leadership Internship
For 25 years, the Diversity in Arts Leadership internship program (DIAL) has been training and mentoring college students from underrepresented and untapped backgrounds to become arts leaders. One of the longest running programs of its kind in the nation, DIAL's aim is to strengthen and advance diversity in the arts management field and provide the newest members of the workforce with real-world career experience in the arts and business sectors in New York City.
Arts management interns are carefully chosen from a competitive nationwide pool of students and granted paid, full-time, ten-week-long internships at multidisciplinary arts organizations.To ensure an immersive and well-rounded experience, the summer includes:
- full time work placement at a New York City arts nonprofit,
- summer stipend and transportation cards,
- weekly group site visits to intern host placements,
- monthly professional development workshops, cultural outings, and networking events, and
- a private sector mentor.
Learn more about the program and participants, photos/videos, and its impact.
Trainings and Convenings
ABC/NY's trainings and events support our overarching mission of bridging the arts and business community around creative and mutually beneficial partnerships, but also focus heavily on specific programs. Through the DIAL program, we aim to build practical skills and networks for students and alumni to become arts leaders and through the Art@work program, we focus on training artists/nonprofit organizations to develop, implement, and manage creative arts workshops that help address business challenges and skill-building, as well as spark creativity and dialogue for private sector partners.
Check out our past events recaps for more.
Board of Directors
Chair - Melanie Childress Carucci
Global Business Director, Thomson Reuters
Vice Chair - Alessandra DiGiusto
Head of CSR Americas and Executive Director of Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation
Treasurer - Kevin Hogan
Director of Planning & Assessment, Asia Society
Secretary - Frederica Wald
Chief Marketing Officer & VP University Relations, Pace University
Madison Bedard
Charity Boutte'
Multicultural Marketing Director, Aetna
Leah Fischman
Principal, LF Strategic Advisors
John Haworth
Director Emeritus, George Gustav Heye Center (National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution)
Jackson Jeyanayagam
Chief Marketing Officer, Boxed
Justin Kerr
President, Imprint Projects
Regan Lynn Larroque
Principal, Regan Lynn Larroque Consulting
Robert L. Lynch
President & CEO, Americans for the Arts
Alton Murray
Public Affairs Manager - Strategic Partnerships, Con Edison
DeVon Prioleau
Associate Director, Turner & Townsend
Janet Zagorin
Client Services Officer, Sidley Austin LLP
ABC/NY History
Looking Back...
The Arts & Business Council was created in 1965 by a group of business leaders from the New York Board of Trade, with the purpose of creating closer ties between business and the arts. Arts membership was started in 1970, and the organization was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 1973.
The Business Volunteers for the Arts program was launched in 1975 and, with assistance from the Rockefeller Foundation, replicated across the country.
Through the 1980s and 1990s, the Arts & Business Council expanded its affiliation with like organizations in other cities and started the National Arts Marketing Project.
In 2005, the Arts & Business Council merged with the national organization Americans for the Arts; national affiliates are now coordinated by the Private Sector Initiatives department of Americans for the Arts.
Together, arts and business strengthen the leadership—staff and volunteer—of New York's cultural treasures of every discipline and every size.
Together, arts and business excite and energize existing work forces and can guide young people to join in fulfilling careers.
Together, arts and business build capacity and effect New York's economic growth.
Scroll through highlights of Arts & Business Council history from 1965-2015.
Encore Awards
The Encore Awards, presented by the Arts & Business Council of New York, celebrated innovative collaboration, creative volunteerism, and excellence in arts management. Held annually through 2011, this event brought together arts organizations from every arts discipline with members of the business community who support the arts through their time, talent, and/or treasure. The Arts & Business Council of New York continues to recognize and celebrate arts-business partnerships in a variety of ways.
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