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Even in the high-flying hedge fund world, where vast pools of capital surge in and out of markets with billions at stake, SAC Capital has stood out for its audacity, ambition and mammoth returns.
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Cohen left an old-line Wall Street brokerage, Gruntal & Co., to establish SAC Capital in 1992 with an investment that included millions of his own money. And over the past two decades, he built SAC Capital into one of the largest and most envied hedge funds. With its hothouse competitive environment for portfolio managers — and outsize bonuses for trading success and swift punishment for losses — the firm achieved extraordinary success.
New Impala tops sedans in Consumer Reports tests
DETROIT (AP) — The Chevrolet Impala, long the standard-bearer for mediocre cars from Detroit, has made an amazing turnaround.
Consumer Reports magazine has ranked the completely reworked 2014 version of the full-size car as its top U.S. sedan. It's the first time in at least 20 years that a domestic brand has beaten out cars from Germany and Japan.
The new version, which began arriving in showrooms in April, scored 95 out of 100 points in the magazine's testing to get an "Excellent" rating. Only two cars earned higher scores: the electric Tesla Model S, which starts at $62,400, and the BMW 135i coupe with a base price of $39,300.
GM 2Q profit beats estimates; North America grows
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A subpar second-quarter performance in the company's international operations division pulled GM's overall profit down 16 percent from last year, offsetting gains in North America and a stark improvement in Europe.
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Amazon.com Inc., which also makes Kindle tablets and e-reader devices, said Thursday that its loss was $7 million, or 2 cents per share, in the April-June quarter. That's down from earnings of $7 million, or 1 cent per share, a year ago.
Revenue rose 22 percent to $15.7 billion.
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The four-week average, which smooths out weekly fluctuations, fell 1,250 to 345,250, according to the Labor Department.
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The leaves have turned their golden colour, the shelves are stocked with Christmas cake so that means one thing. The countdown to Christmas is here. But wait. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Because it's still 60 days until the big day. But that doesn't mean we can't get in the winter mood in the meantime by putting together this spiced orange cake.
In actual fact, I made this cake as we have a special 'Christmas Day in October' at the office and I felt like contributing to the food on offer. I didn't want to go 'all-out' with a fruit cake as time was limited and if you're going to do it you may as well do it properly, but instead I came up with this, to make sure the food matched the attire.
Bursting with the Christmassy flavours of orange, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg this cake puts you right in the wintery spirit as the misty mornings and dark nights draw in.
Yields: 15 slices.
280g plain flour
170g butter, unsalted and softened
300g soft brown sugar
250ml buttermilk
3 large eggs
3 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
2 tsp orange extract
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
250g softened, unsalted butter.
500g icing sugar
juice of 1 orange
1 tsp stem ginger syrup
Ginger biscuits, crushed.
Grease 2 deep 6″ cake tins with butter and dust with flour – making sure the bottom and sides are covered with a thin film of flour. Pre-heat the oven to 180°C (170°C fan).
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together in a large bowl and set aside.
Beat the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer until pale. Mix in the brown sugar until soft and fluffy. Add the eggs one by one, beating lightly inbetween each addition.
Add the flavourings and beat for 20 seconds. Take the flour mixture and add a third, stir. Add half of the buttermilk and mix to combine. Add the flour, once again and combine followed by the rest of the buttermilk and flour. Mix.
Divide the batter between the two cake pans and bake for 35 minutes, checking with a skewer that it comes out clean. Once done, leave to cool completely.
While the cakes are baking, make the buttercream. Beat the softened butter for 5 minutes until pale and fluffy. Add half the icing sugar and beat again for 2 minutes. Add the remaining half and beat once more, along with the juice of an orange and the stem ginger syrup.
To assemble, cut each layer in two you you have four identical layers of cake. Take the buttercream and spread a layer a few millimetres thick on the top of the bottom layer. Place the next layer on top and repeat the process until the final layer, which you turn upside down so the base of the layer becomes the top, allowing for a nice flat surface. Now do a crumb coat on the whole cake. You want to lock in all the crumbs to stop your top layer of frosting dragging them all up again. To do this, spread a thin layer of the buttercream all over. Once the crumb coat is done, place in the fridge for up to an hour. Once set, complete the frosting – take the remainder of the buttercream and smooth the edges and top with a cake scraper.
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Fertility in Nepal 1981-2000 : levels, trends, and components of change
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|Fertility in Nepal 1981-2000 : levels, trends, and components of change
|Retherford, Robert D.
Thapa, Shyam
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|Fertility, Human - Nepal
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|Honolulu: East-West Center
|East-West Center working papers. Population and health series ; no. 111
|The objectives of this paper are, first, to provide improved estimates of recent fertility levels and trend in Nepal and, second, to analyze the components of fertility change. The analysis is based on data from Nepal's 1996 and 2001 Demographic and Health Surveys.
The first part of the analysis assesses the quality of the data from the 1996 and 2001 Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) on which the fertility estimates are based. Fertility levels and trends are then estimated using the own-children method of fertility estimation. The own-children estimates incorporate additional adjustments to compensate for displacement of births, and they are compared with previously published estimates derived by the birth-history method. Fertility is estimated not only for the whole country but also by ecological region, development region, urban/rural residence, and woman's education.
The own-children estimates indicate that the total fertility rate (TFR) fell from 4.96 to 4.69 births per woman between the 3-year period preceding the 1996 survey and the 3?year period preceding the 2001 survey. About three-quarters of the decline stems from reductions in age-specific marital fertility rates and about one-quarter from changes in age-specific proportions currently married.
Further decomposition of the decline in marital fertility, as measured by births per currently married woman during the 5-year period before each survey, indicates that almost half of the decline in marital fertility is accounted for by changes in population composition by ecological region, development region, urban/rural residence, education, age at first cohabitation with husband, time elapsed since first cohabitation, number of living children at the start of the 5-year period, and media exposure. With these variables controlled, another one-third of the decline is accounted for by increase in the proportion sterilized at the start of the 5-year period. About one-fifth of the fertility decline is not accounted for by any of these variables, but this remaining unexplained component does not differ significantly from zero.
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I am home alone after forever. The husband is out getting smashed at some work party and after many weeks of being surrounded by voices – good and bad, lyrical and karkash – there is suddenly some peace around me. One where I can actually hear the voices in my head. And no, it is not a bad thing at all.
So after a big Friday dinner of prawn curry and rice and just lying around, I logged on to Facebook to find a picture from over 2 decades ago posted on a nephew's wall. A picture with some of my most loved people in the world. People who are all over the world now, people I used to be awesome friends with, those who taught me how to have fun. A bunch of cousins, my mum's brothers kids – all of them at least a decade older if not more, and the first group of friends I ever had.
And suddenly it struck me that we have all grown up to be in incredibly different people. Different values, different life stages, different everything. Who knew just a few years ago how things would change.
It amazes me to see how far I suddenly find myself from everything that was once mine. My values may not have changed much from what I was brought up (take note of not much because there have been some fundamental changes.) but my life stage, my circumstances, and the daily grind are not what I expected. It is all very good, a tad surreal but good. I say surreal because really, how the hell did things change so much. I grew up, became responsible, made and lost friends, changes cities, changed phone numbers, changed countries, change marital status. All in 10 years. Of course it all happened so seamlessly that I never thought any one change was big enough to be life altering. But right now, when I look back, my life is nothing like it was 10 years ago. Or even 5. I don't know if I am making sense – it is 2 AM and I have had a 13 hour day, so being articulate is not a top priority. All I want to say is HOW THE HELL DID ALL THIS HAPPEN IN 10 YEARS!
On a separate note, I finally got to travel. Cameron Highland for a weekend getaway (and whatay getaway it was – hills, chai, coffee, scones, banana leaf meals and complete peace). One of the things that I find most awesome about Malaysia is that no matter what the undercurrents are, on the surface, I have never seen such amazing diversity and seamless coexistence. No, not even in India. How else would you explain a Chinese colleague checking in to banana leaf meal places every weekend? It is a very, very interesting little country. Sometimes annoying (but then, which country isn't?) but mostly intriguing. I also traveled to Singapore on work, and much as I craved work travel, I now know I am not made for it. When I travel, I want my pace. And when there is work to do, you really aren't traveling, are you?
Tonight is all about getting intrigued, so I must write about this. I also completed 5 years of agency slavery a few days ago. Given my famed patience, it is a little difficult to believe that I, of all people, survived agency life for 5 years. Of course I have days when I think I cannot take it anymore. That client servicing is all nonsense and I cannot wait to get to the other side. As a SAHM (Ok – kill me. On bad days, I don't think about how wrong it is to want to be a SAHM just so I can stop working.) or as a client. But then, it takes me about an hour or two to realize that I don't have a higher calling. Hell, slavery is my higher calling and I don't think I'd have it any other way. Not right now.
On that note, I am back to watching Monk again and thank God! I have been having a crazy time at work and coming back to this song and R and the one daily customary call with Ma is pretty much all that is keeping me going. That and looking forward to weekends. Friday night, here's to you!


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Seattle wins their 9th straight home playoff game as they throttled the Lions 26-6, with some spectacular all around performances on both sides of the football.
Seattle is always a huge threat in the playoffs, but even more so when their best offensive players are at the top of their game. Thomas Rawls went off and set a Seahawks playoff game record with 27 carries for 161 yards and a touchdown. His constant threat kept the defense guessing as Russel Wilson was able to complete 23 of 30 passes for 224 yard and 2 touchdowns and Paul Richardson and Doug Baldwin turned in magnificent performances as well. Richardson caught 3 passes for 48 yards and 1 touchdown and Baldwin caught 11 of 12 targets for 104 yards and a touchdown.
The world was waiting to see another comeback story from Matt Stafford and the Lions, but it never happened as they failed to reach the end zone. Seattle's defense was on lockdown and looked impressive without star safety Earl Thomas.
Seattle has to feel pretty good going into next Saturday's matchup against Matt Ryan and the high powered Falcon's offense. Their game plan will be simple as they have to try their best to keep Matt Ryan's possession time to a minimum and look for their reliable receivers and breakout running back to make plays as they did in this game.
Playoff experience got the best of the Lions this time as they still have a lot to learn before they can come into a tough building and win a playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks. Pete Carrol knows how to round up his guys around this time of year and they are always a threat to make a super bowl run.


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Year of the Artist, Day 187: Steve Ditko, Part 6 – Beware the Creeper #1
Every day this year, I will be examining the artwork on a single comic book story. Today's artist is Steve Ditko, and the issue is Beware the Creeper #1, which was published by DC and is cover dated June 1968. These scans are from The Creeper by Steve Ditko, which came out in 2010. Enjoy!
The last time we checked out Ditko (see the links below), he was drawing for Warren, presumably not making much money, but really pushing his art in interesting directions. The siren call of DC could not be resisted, however, and soon after that, he was back at National Comics and creating the Creeper, who's quite odd. I wanted to take a look at his work here, because it's obviously done with much less care than his work at Warren – he didn't have as much time to labor and he needed to fill more pages. For this second half of Ditko's art, I want to look at some of the inkers he worked with, because his style really didn't change all that much. So let's take a look at Ditko inking himself! (As usual, you'll have to forgive me if the scans get cut off on the edges. These hardcovers that DC puts out, as nice as they are, have the same dimensions as the comics, so the art tends to fall into the spine. It sucks!)
Ditko tilts the panel to lead us from the upper left to the bottom right, as the "Terror" (the story is called "Where Lurks the Menace?", but throughout the issue they call him the "Terror") swoops in to the window and his target, Jurgen, stands with his back to it (come on, Jurgen, you should know better than to stand with your back to the window like that!). Ditko surrounds the Terror with sinewy lightning, completely unlike the way lightning acts but which adds a strange surreal vibe to the background. The tilt in the panel makes the slanted rain streaming over the city almost horizontal, which adds to the sense of a tremendous storm raging outside. The frame in the window separates the Terror from the rest of the background, creating almost a separate panel within the panel, and the frame also points directly at Jurgen. Jurgen is nicely drawn. He's worried and scared as he waits for Jack Ryder to show up (it sure is helpful that Jack Ryder is coming!), and Ditko gives him worry lines across his forehead and hatches his face well – we get the black underneath his right eye, and the rest of the right side of his face is in half-shadow. Ditko puts lines under his eyes, and his heavily lidded eyes show his exhaustion and fear. The hand on the side of his head and the cigarette (even though that was still a common thing to see in 1968) complete the picture of dread. Ditko does a wonderful job in this panel of showing Jurgen's mindset and giving us a moment of anticipation before the Terror crashes through the window.
Ditko, while not my first thought when "action" comes to mind, does know a thing or two about drawing fights, as he always lays the page out well in action scenes. The Creeper leaps over the diving thug and assists him in smashing into his cronies, and then the Creeper attacks them all while they're a bit disorganized. He gets bonked on the head by – I kid you not – Gerk Kreg, the head bad dude (or one of them), and the punks grab him. In Panel 4, the gun moves our eyes from the left to the right, where we find the Creeper incapacitated, and then the punks realize that the Creeper isn't actually wearing a mask (well, he is, but when Ryder is the Creeper, it can't come off). Ditko adds some touches to the scene to create more "action," from the radiating lines in Panel 1 to the small bursts in Panels 2 and 3 when the Creeper and Kreg connect. Other than that, this is a fairly standard page, with nothing too surprising, just a well conceived page.
I don't usually write too much about the story in these posts, because it's not the point, but this issue is weirdly problematic because of the presence of Vera Sweet. First, however, I'll just point out that Ditko still draws nice-looking women, even when he's on more of a clock than when he was drawing comics for Warren. He gets the right mix of Vera's beauty and haughtiness in this panel, with her eyebrows arched … um, archly, and her nose upturned and her lips pouty. The akimbo arms also speak to her belief that the world owes her something as she waits impatiently for Jack Ryder. Ditko draws Ryder as insouciant as he usually is, and he does a good job even though Jack is tucked into the background. It shows Jack's "irreverence" much better than his somewhat hateful words (yes, I know he's joking, but the context of the story shows that he doesn't think much of Vera at all). Ditko plotted this and Denny O'Neil (writing as "Sergius O'Shaugnessy") scripted it, and Vera's subplot is … well, we'll get back to it.
Here's another nice panel, as the Creeper catches up to the Terror and eventually unmasks him. The storm rages on in the background, with the purple sky and black clouds providing a nice backdrop to the brightly-clad characters in the foreground (the credits don't list a colorist – although the hardcover lists Jerry Serpe – but I imagine this was touched up a little for the collection). The Creeper shows a disdain for safety, as he follows the Terror (who, naturally, scares easily when the chips are down) out the window without a rope, counting on being able to grab his quarry. Ditko draws him as somewhat chaotic – he manages to grab the rope, but he's parallel to the ground and his legs are splayed out at awkward angles. The Terror, meanwhile, grips the rope with both hands, but he's desperately trying to block the Creeper without letting go, which isn't working out too well. His mask, the expression of which never changes (obviously), has become less a menacing one and more a terrified one – the angle upward gives more prominence to the downturned mouth, which changes it from one that strikes fear into people to almost a pathetic face of a whining coward. It's kind of interesting. Notice the sinews of lightning again. Ditko dug 'em!
The final page of the issue takes us back to Jack and Vera. Again, Ditko does a nice job with the facial expressions. Vera is peeved in Panel 1, but Jack deflates that with his tale of a two-headed goblin – his wry face in Panel 2 is well done, as is Vera's expression of both scorn and slight belief. In Panel 3 she panics, and once again Ditko draws a fine female form. Jack collapses on the sofa in Panel 4, and Ditko draws a nice rendition of a jerk who's rather pleased with himself. The problem isn't really with the art, it's with the entire subplot. Vera – the "weather girl" at the television station – claims someone threatened her, and Jack's boss assigns Jack to watch out for her. This causes sitcom-like problems, naturally, as Jack needs to keep slipping away to figure out who the Terror is, and Vera becomes increasingly annoyed with him. The problem with the plot is that Ditko and O'Neil never even bring up the fact that someone threatened Vera – we hear about it only from Jack's boss, and it's never mentioned again. Plus, she's a stereotypical woman who wants Jack to walk her dog, for instance, because she's so scared of going outside. Jack, as we've seen, treats her with nothing but disdain, and in the end, he scares her away and laughs about it. But what happens if someone actually was threatening her? Ditko and O'Neil never give that any credence, which makes it seem like they wanted to put a woman in the story who spun tall tales about her safety simply to distract Jack from doing manly work like beating up the Terror and other assorted unsavory types. Vera became a recurring character in the short series, and I guess Steve Niles used her in his Creeper series, but at least in this iteration, her depiction really never gets any better. It's kind of frustrating.
But Ditko's and O'Neil's attitudes are a discussion for another day! Tomorrow we'll check out a Ditko book where he's inked by another legend, and the results are predictably awesome. And, uh, yeah, there's some more regressive attitudes toward women, too. Dang it.
As with Kirby, I've already shown Ditko, and you can take a look at his 1950s and 1960s work here, here, here, here, and here. Of course, there's always the rest of the archives, too!
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SANTA CLARA — Linebackers Eli Harold and Ahmad Brooks — embroiled in a position battle for the 49ers' starting SAM spot — entered a film session together Friday morning.
By the end of it, Harold was officially the starter, the mood was somber, and Brooks was gone — pulled from the meeting room and informed of his pending release.
"It's always tough, man," Harold said later. "I'm sad I lost a guy I really care about. We're from the same state and we went to the same school (Virginia). He taught me a lot."
It's no league for the faint of heart.
As the 49ers keep their fingers on the total reset button, the 33-year-old Brooks — who was the team's longest-tenured defender — is the latest casualty. He was due to make $6.1 million this season, while the 23-year old Harold's salary-cap figure is only $823,000.
Those financial details had hinted toward this move for some time. Still, after nine seasons, it's strange to imagine the defense without Brooks.
He first joined the organization in 2008. Brooks became a fixture through the nadirs and peaks of an especially mercurial era in franchise history: one Super Bowl, two stadiums, three NFC title games, five head-coaching changes and six different staffs.
So for those keeping score, Brooks played for Mike Nolan, Mike Singletary, Jim Harbaugh, Jim Tomsula, Chip Kelly, and — this preseason — Kyle Shanahan.
He leaves with the third-most sacks (51.5) in 49ers history, trailing only Bryant Young (89.5) and Charles Haley (66.5).
Harold manned the first-team SAM linebacker spot last week against Denver, and he'll now be there again for the 49ers' preseason game on Sunday night in Minnesota. While that position battle has been technically resolved, the 49ers will continue experimenting with their linebacker mixes.
Shanahan said the defense is striving to develop full flexibility between the SAM and LEO edge rushing positions so it can get creative with personnel combinations at those two spots depending on down and distance.
Here are some more roster and usage intricacies to watch during the third preseason game, which is expected to be the most accurate barometer of the 49ers' roster formulation as the opener approaches:
How will the running game shape up?
The 49ers have employed a planned running back rotation through the first two preseason games: Joe Williams, Matt Breida, and Raheem Mostert were the primary ball-carriers in the opener, while the Week 2 game plan focused on Carlos Hyde, Kapri Bibbs, and Tim Hightower (although the latter only rushed three times).
The crew highlighted against Kansas City in Week 1 saw considerable success, while the veterans used in week two didn't.
But without additional context, that's an over-simplification: Offensive lines and opposing defenses also undergo preseason personnel shuffles, so it's hard to judge where each running back stands with so many variables changing around him.
Williams, for example, hasn't seen any snaps against a first-team defense yet — but he also hasn't run behind the 49ers' starting offensive line in a game situation.
That's something that'll likely happen this week as Shanahan establishes a firmer gauge of how exactly to deploy personnel in his outside zone running scheme. Expect all four of the 49ers' presumed leaders in the backfield — Hyde, Hightower, Williams and Breida — to play against Minnesota, and prepare for the mixing-and-matching to begin.
The 228-pound Hyde is the starter, but as he discussed earlier this week, this new zone scheme necessitates an adjustment for the bruiser since a back's ability to reach the edge is now more important than ever. The door is open for Williams (205 pounds) and Breida (190 pounds), two lighter speedsters hand-picked by Shanahan to fit this aspect of the new rushing strategy.
The 49ers drafted Williams in the fourth round, so he's essentially a 53-man roster lock. Will Shanahan use him as the primary outside running threat to complement Hyde, whose bigger frame will be called on to absorb contact on inside runs into more crowded territory?
And where exactly can Breida, a lightning-quick undrafted free agent from Georgia Southern, fit in?
Hightower played in Washington under Shanahan in 2011, so he provides veteran leadership with knowledge of the coach's scheme. But Hightower's exact on-field fit with the rest of the unit is also still unclear, so Sunday's balancing act should provide clues about the 49ers' rotational plans at the position.
The pass-catchers
The 49ers' receivers have performed well so far this preseason. According to Pro Football Focus, they actually lead the NFL with a 5.9 overall grade. They've been particularly effective on play action — a Shanahan staple — amassing 268 yards on 13 catches catches coming off play fakes, good for 20.6 yards per completion.
"Kyle knows the right time to call play action, and he knows exactly where that open spot in the defense is going to be," receiver Aldrick Robinson said. "It's our job to beat our man and get to that spot, and we have a bunch of receivers who understand Kyle's system and know what they have to do."
In that regard, the 49ers receivers mesh well with Shanahan. But will the unit's lack of height pose a hindrance? The speedy Robinson is 5-foot-10. At this point, the 49ers' probable other top receivers aren't much taller: Headliner Pierre Garcon is 6-0, but Marquise Goodwin (5-9), Jeremy Kerley (5-9), and Trent Taylor (5-8) would give the 49ers the shortest wide receiving corps in the league.
As offensive coordinator of the Atlanta Falcons, Shanahan enjoyed the presence of 6-3 monster Julio Jones. That obviously won't be the case this season.
The 49ers have two 6-1 options in Kendrick Bourne and Aaron Burbridge. The former has played well this preseason; the latter is currently hurt. At this point, both may be on the on the outside looking in on a roster spot, especially if Shanahan only keeps five receivers. Can Bourne impress enough against Minnesota to improve his positioning? His ticket might come in special teams play, but even that doesn't come with a guarantee.
Rookie Victor Bolden's sizzling 104-yard kickoff return for a touchdown last week, for example, certainly gave him a jolt in the competition. But at 5-8, Bolden doesn't have the height to stand out in a 49ers receiving room that's crowded with players of similar body type.
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Kittle, now healthy after a hamstring injury, is still bidding to usurp McDonald.
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Arik Armstead is listed as the starting LEO edge rusher, but defensive coordinator Robert Saleh definitely has room to be creative.
With his two sacks in the opener against Kansas City, Aaron Lynch has been the most productive 49er pass rusher so far. Elvis Dumervil is at the tail end of his career, but Saleh believes he can still get pressure from him on passing downs.
On the other side, Tank Carradine holds the starting spot. He says he's much more comfortable now that the 49ers are in a 4-3 scheme — similar to the one Carradine excelled in while playing for Florida State. Saleh called Carradine a "damn-near elite six-technique" this week, highlighting his weight loss which has led to increased quickness.
Through half of the preseason, Carradine's 23.4 PFF pass rush productivity score is third among edge defenders in the NFL.
Carradine's depth-chart position ahead of Solomon Thomas, the 49ers' No. 3 overall draft pick, makes this surge all the more intriguing. Thomas has also been sturdy in both games so far, so it looks like the 49ers defensive line will enjoy something that it didn't in 2016: depth.
There are puzzle pieces to arrange this time around — and that challenge should be on display Sunday.
"It's a good problem to have," Saleh said.
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Shared web hosting - Weak Sides
A shortcoming of the shared hosting platform is that the web hosting servers have some software platforms installed on them and you cannot activate new software. Certain web pages, especially online storefronts, need software applications to be available on the hosting server for them to operate, and with a shared website hosting platform, you can install only software applications that do not demand complete server root access.
Virtual Web Servers and Dedicated Servers
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Virtual Private Web Hosting Servers
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Dedicated Hosting Servers
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Minnesota Student Survey
What is the Minnesota Student Survey?
The Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) is one of the longest running youth surveys in the nation. It is a triennial (every 3-years) survey that began in 1989. The survey is an anonymous statewide school-based survey conducted to gain insights into the world of students and their experiences. The MSS is a collaborative effort among the:
- Minnesota Department of Education
- Minnesota Department of Health
- Minnesota Department of Human Services
- Minnesota Department of Public Safety
The survey asks students about their activities, opinions, behaviors and experiences. Students respond to questions on school climate, bullying, out-of-school activities, health and nutrition, emotional and mental health, relationships, substance use and more. Questions about sexual behaviors are asked only of ninth and eleventh grade students. All responses are anonymous and cannot be traced to a particular student.
The MSS can be administered to fifth, eighth, ninth and eleventh grade students in public schools, charter schools, Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) tribal schools and non-public schools. It is also offered to students in alternative learning centers and juvenile correctional facilities.
The survey is voluntary for schools and students. Schools have the option of not participating in the survey. If a school chooses to participate, it must notify parents and inform them of their right to review the survey questions and opt their child out. This notification requirement is an obligation. Students also can decide not to take the survey or stop at any point while taking it.
Most questions have remained the same and therefore communities have been able to trend the data over time, however some questions have been added or deleted over the years. For example, the question: "Do you consider yourself transgender, genderqueer, genderfluid, or unsure about your gender identity?" was added in 2016.
In 2016, 282 of 330 school districts (85.5%) participated in the survey. Nearly 169,000 regular public school students took the survey. This included 66% of all fifth graders, 73% of eight graders, 71% of ninth graders and 61% of eleventh graders. In Wayzata, over 2,000 students participated in the survey.
How Does Partners in Prevention Use the MSS?
While the Minnesota Student Survey offers a lot of information about a variety of topics, our main focus areas with the results include: alcohol and substance use and perception information, mental health topics, general well-being topics and the connectedness students report to adults in their lives. Partners in Prevention has a Data & Evaluation Committee that analyzes results each cycle and works with the Branding & Communications Committee to construct a plan for sharing the results with community members. The data also helps us understand the culture of Wayzata students as it relates to their experience navigating adolescents. It provides incredible context into issues they face and the perceptions they share.
Aside from the wealth of knowledge it provides, the most visual and 'exciting' way we use the survey is with our Uncover the Truth campaign. To learn more about that, click here (or find Uncover the Truth under the Initiatives Tab above)!


text: BLANCHETTE. Paul H. Blanchette Sr., 86, of Rocky Hill, beloved husband of Anna (Francolini) Blanchette, died Friday (July 8, 1994) at Hartford Hospital. Born in Willimantic, he lived in Rocky Hill since 1960. He was a carpenter with Local No. 43 for 43 years, retiring several years ago. He was a member of the Stepney Seniors and the Rocky Hill Senior Citizens, both in Rocky Hill. He was a communicant of St. James Church, Rocky Hill. Besides his wife, he is survived by a daughter and son- in-law, Catherine A. and John S. Gorzkowski; a son, Paul H. Blanchette Jr., all of Wethersfield; three sisters, Mrs. Priscilla Turgeon of Newington, Mrs. Lucy Cosma of Manchester, and Mrs. Bertha Frawley of St. Augustine, Fla.; two brothers, Lawrence Blanchette of St. Augustine, Fla., and Leo Blanchette of New Smyrna, Fla.; three grandchildren, John S. Gorzkowski Jr. of Wethersfield, Thomas Gorzkowski and his wife, Lisa, of Norwalk, and Kenneth Gorzkowski and his wife, Debra, of Enfield; five great- grandchildren, Megan, Amy, and Brian of Enfield, Andrew, and Leslie Gorzkowski of Norwalk; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be Monday, 9 a.m., at the D'Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Blvd., Wethersfield, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m., at St. James Church, Rocky Hill. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill. Calling hours are Sunday, 4-7 p.m., at the funeral home. Memorial donations may be made to the Office of Radio and Television, Archdiocese of Hartford, 785 Asylum Ave., Hartford 06106.


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NORTH SALE, N.Y.--Although the air was not crisp over this past unseasonably warm weekend, the apples ready for the picking at North Salem's local farms were.
Outhouse Orchards and Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard, both located on Hardscrabble Road, were buzzing with time-honored seasonal activities. Families from near and far flocked to the farms for a taste of a quintessential fall weekend in the country—and those delicious apple cider doughnuts.
Outhouse Orchards offered bouncy castles, their annual corn maze, pumpkin picking, apple picking and pear picking, hay rides, pony rides and more. At its farm stand, visitors could purchase flowers, preserves, cider doughnuts and more. Dogs are welcome.
Adult-friendly options, such as its Hardscrabble Cider made right at the orchard, and a plethora of food options were available at Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard. It also offered activities like bungee trampolines, face painting, pony rides and more. Live music was enjoyed at both locations. Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard does not allow dogs.
Outhouse Orchards is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Harvest Moon Farm & Orchard is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fall activities are listed on the websites of both locations until Nov. 1. For specifics, visit their respective websites: http://www.outhouseorchardsny.com and http://www.harvestmoonfarmandorchard.com.


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Hi SONAR-Users out there... and especially those that use the new DFH Superior PlugIn... I get the midi to be sent to DFH. I see the pads light up, BUT: I can not get a sound. All other soft-synths inside SONAR I hear the sound... what might I be doing wrong?
thankx in advance


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Electronic Cigarette
E-Health Electronic Cigarette
To quit tobacco and nicotine smoking, electronic cig can be used with the four basic tastes such as the high, medium, low and zero nicotine thickness cartridges to meet the requirements of different smokers. The following four steps are designed especially for smokers who are willing to quit reduce their nicotine reduction unconsciously by decreasing the inhaled nicotine volume.
Starting with high nicotine density cartridge and follow normal smoking habits Then switch to medium nicotine density cartridge and follow normal smoking habits Then alternate between the low nicotine density cartridge and the non-nicotine thickness cartridge Finally, quit smoking by using the non-nicotine cartridge, you will quit the nicotine reduction unconsciously and completely When the cigarette cartridge is no longer working--generally speaking, they last the equivalent of about 20 cigarettes--it's time to swap in a new one. The smoker will know it's time to replace the cartridge when the amount of vapor leaving the e-cigarette decreases Remove the used cartridge from the e-cigarette. To do this, simply unscrew the two sides The used cartridge is the darker, smaller part that the smoker places in his lips to suck in the vapor Once the old cartridge has been removed, take the new cartridge and simply screw it on. Once it's on, the smoking electronic cigarette should be ready to go. If not, it probably needs to be recharged by placing it in the charger How to Refill Electronic Cigarette Cartridges: (E-Cigarette structure) Essential Differences between Electronic Cigarettes and Ordinary Cigarettes: Electronic Cigarette has no tar and other carcinogenic substance or harmful ingredients to human body Electronic Cigarette have no ignition required, without the danger hence will not lead to the of over 4000 chemical substance produced by the ordinary cigarettes, like carbon monoxide Electronic Cigarette is harmless to other and the environment, without the danger of second-hand smoking Electronic Cigarette has no possibility to cause fire. It can be used safely in most No-smoking places According to the smoke-quitting procedure, the target of quitting smoke can be reached non-pain-fully within a certain period of time Harmful Health Effects Of Smoking Cigarettes: Effects of Smoking: Tobacco smoke contains a substance called nicotine, a poisonous alkoid. It also has substances such as carbon monoxide, acrolien, ammonia, prussic acid, aldehydes and tar. Tobacco contains about 4000 chemicals which when heated produce a lot of substances that cause irreparable damages to the health Diseases Caused: The harmful effects of smoking are numerous. Smoking affects lung and causes lung cancer. Its harmful effects do not end there. Cancer and some other illness such as heart diseases, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases are caused by the act. The risks associated with the use of oral contraceptives and, occupational hazards such as the use of asbestos sheets, are increased by the harmful effects of smoking Passive Smoking: The dangers of smoking are not confined to the smoker himself. The non-smoker person by his side is also affected by the act of smoking. This is called passive smoking, inhaling the cigarette smoke of others.
The passive smoking is also known as environmental or secondhand smoking Package Included: 2 x Atomizer 1 x USB Charger 10 x Atomized Cartridges 1 x User Manual 1 x Plug 1 x Cigarette Liquid.
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So, a new update plan has been created and can be viewed on the Update Schedule page! The goal for posting will be that each story receives a minimum of one update per month, with YYH and TMTD going up on specifically scheduled days (second Sunday and last Sunday of the month, respectively) while SSS will not have a fixed day, just the goal of getting updated every month.
The reasoning behind setting the goal to only three total updates per month is that, hopefully, this will be relaxed enough that I won't have any trouble meeting it, and will be able to get back ahead on all three stories. If that doesn't go to plan, worst case I should still be able to manage to keep up with this relatively light update schedule. Best case, I get back to writing at something close to my old 'full speed' and get these stories FINISHED within a few months' time (at which point I will make an announcement post and begin releasing chapters of whichever work has finished at a rate of one per day until all chapters are posted). Most likely case, I'll be able to do enough writing to get ahead and have a buffer again which will let me gradually increase my posting frequency.
So, to everyone that's stuck around and kept clicking through my site in the hopes that I would eventually start posting again, THANK YOU VERY MUCH! Seriously, you guys have been one of the biggest motivators to get me back to writing now that I'm finally starting to work my way out from under my work schedule. Hopefully any further interruptions in my schedule can be kept to a minimum so that I can keep up with the serious business of posting free fiction on the internet ^_^


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We're dining last night in a restaurant next to the venue where we're about to see a ballet, where my wife is a long-time board member. As we're about to leave, my wife spies two of her fellow board members across the way. She says to me, "You MUST go over and say hello, they see us here!"
So, I turn the charm dial to maximum ("I can't give you any more power, Captain, or the warp drive will surely overheat!!") and begin to converse with them. One says to me, "You know, you're the envy of every man I've ever met." Oh, boy, I think, I'm going to hear how fortunate I am to be married to The Lovely Maria.
"Well, my wife is certainly…."
"No, not your wife. That absolutely gorgeous car outside. It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen!"
"I thought you were referring to my wife!"
"Oh, she's fine, but we're all just girls, really."
"You mean, a woman is just a woman…."
"Right, and a good cigar is a smoke!"
This charm thing might be worth paying more attention to….


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Dog sled Initiation
Distance : 40 km
(Sled of 10 to 15 dogs, near Lamarche)
Difficulty : Beginner
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Also available: Intermediate dog sled tour, 2 days and 1 night.
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Also available: Intermediate dog sled tour, 2 days and 1 night.
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This package offers the possibility to experience a secure introduction to dogsled, the guide drives a team of 10 to 15 dogs, and will also let you drive which gives the opportunity to live and fully enjoy the trek.
Start at 9 am at the Jos Bonka relay in l'Ascension, dog sled trek with a guide and followed by driving the sled with the guide's supervision.
Tour of about 40 km.
» Information on the package
Contact us for more details and reservations at firstname.lastname@example.com.
This activity can be added to a snowmobile trip inside a multi-activity package.
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The pacakge include:
- Presentation, preparation of the sled and harnessing the dog
- Explanation by the guide about the basics of dog sled
- Hot lunch around a fire
- Driving the dog sled under the guide's supervision


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The audit program of the Commission de l'équité salariale: what employers should knowLinkedIn
There, in black and white
NB bulletin Vol. 16 N. 8, June 2013
As set out in its strategic plan for 2009-2014, the Commission de l'équité salariale ("the Commission") has implemented an audit program intended to ensure the application of the Pay Equity Act ("the Act") by Quebec employers subject to it.
Since the Act came into force, the Commission's audit and investigation process was based primarily on complaints filed by employees. However, with the implementation of the Règlement concernant la déclaration de l'employeur en matière d'équité salariale in March 2011, the Commission now has access to a wealth of information that it can use to investigate, on its own initiative, employers suspected of wrongdoing.
The Commission's intentions with respect to the measures it is taking and the means at its disposal to ensure compliance with the Act are straightforward. Videos featuring the President of the Commission, Marie Rinfret, which make the Commission's intentions unequivocally clear, have been uploaded to and are available on the portail de l'Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés (French only).
As part of the audit process, the Commission has also given itself the mandate of ensuring the compliance of the work completed by employers (as the case may be, a pay equity process, a pay equity plan or a pay equity audit, hereinafter referred to as "work") and requiring corrective action when necessary. Employers who refuse to fulfil their obligations are subject to fines and prosecution. Fine amounts are set out in section 115 of the Act.
Report on pay equity
The report on pay equity (referred to as "DEMES" by Quebec government entities) is the annual reporting tool used by the Commission to conduct its audit program. This reporting requirement is separate from the requirement to demonstrate, through concrete work and postings, that the employer's compensation practices are free of gender based discrimination. Between two deadlines to complete work, every five years, an employer's report on pay equity is the same from year to year even though it must be filed yearly.
Various situations associated with the report on pay equity may prompt the Commission to open an audit file. These include:
An additional group of employers must complete pay equity work
January 1, 2014 is the deadline for the completion of a pay equity exercise for a new group of employers subject to the Pay Equity Act. Employers may be subject to the January 1, 2014 deadline for a number of reasons:
If your organization meets any of these criteria and is thus subject to the Act, the work to be completed will depend on the size of your enterprise:
1 The calculation method and excluded employees are set out in sections 6 and 8 of the Act. Please note that the calculation applies to Quebec employees only.
Please feel free to contact us for additional information.
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Montreal, Quebec, H3B 1S6


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