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military is starting to look at new ways to handle the need for energy on the
battlefield and in its operations. Power requirements for weapons and equipment
like radios and night vision gear is often one of the limiting factors on how
long a patrol can stay in the field and the distance a campaign can move from
fresh supplies.
The Pentagon has now unveiled a new strategy that looks to make formal plans
for the military to manage
the use of energy on the battlefield. The new strategy will also
consider energy needs when acquiring new weapons. This is the first time that
the DoD has looked to change how energy is used in military operations.
Sharon Burke, assistant secretary of defense for operational energy plans and
programs said during a taping of a program called this Week in Defense News, "It's become clear in the current operations
that there are risks and costs we're taking on that we don't need to be taking
The new strategy made its way to Capitol Hill this week reports Defense
News. The strategy calls for not only reductions in the need for energy in
the field but for the expansion and securing of our energy supply and the
building of energy into future forces. The strategy also asks that the DoD
components document the projected energy consumption in current and planned
operations with the individual services and combatant commands gathering the
raw data.
The strategy reads, "To build and sustain this 21st century military
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commodity. The strategy document reads, "[the DoD] tends to treat energy
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The military is making adjustments and using tech to reduce the need for fuel
and batteries in the field. Already, Marines operating in Afghanistan are using
solar panels to help power their electric hardware. The strategy paper
also notes that the DoD doesn't even have a set standard for batteries in
radios. Needing only one type of battery would make life in the field easier.


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Apple fans have indicated claimed the tablet will kill less
full-featured e-Book readers like the Amazon Kindle or recent Sony
Pocket Reader. If that's the case, these competitors sure
seem unusually nonchalant.
Sony, which actually competes with
the tablet in two arenas -- eReaders (Sony Reader series) and mobile
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Sony certainly has a lot of
business savvy in the field of digital books. It is second only
to Amazon in this arena, and it is estimated to own 35 percent of the
market, selling an estimated 1 million units in 2009.
advantage it has over its new Apple competitor is perhaps a less
obtrusive name; since its announcement the iPad has been lampooned by
many readers who say it sounds like a feminine hygiene product.
Annie Colbert on the blog "Holy Kaw!", "With "iTampon"
quickly emerging as a trending Twitter topic, it's probably safe to
say that many women found themselves cringing as they asked, 'Do any
women work at Apple?'"
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MadTV skit -- an Apple feminine hygiene device called the iPad.
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21st Century Americanism: Nationally Representative Survey of the United States Population, 2004 (ICPSR 27601)
Principal Investigator(s): Schildkraut, Deborah, Tufts University; Grosse, Ashley, Washington State University. Social and Economic Sciences Research Center
The 21st Century Americanism survey was conducted to study (1) the multidimensional nature of American identity ("Americanism"); (2) resentment among Whites toward immigrants, Latinos, and Asians, fueled by perceptions that these groups violate the cherished norms that constitute American identity ("symbolic nativism"); (3) how perceptions of discrimination affect the process of "becoming American" among ethnic minorities ("reactive ethnicity"); and (4) the relationships among these issues and public opinion on policies that address ethnic change. The data collection began in July 2004 and was completed by October 2004. This nationally representative random-digit dial telephone survey has 2,800 respondents and includes oversamples of Blacks, Latinos, and Asians in the United States. It contains questions that allow for the examination of the causes and consequences of two facets of American identity: (1) how people define the normative content of American identity ("identity content"); and (2) the extent to which people think of themselves primarily as American rather than primarily as a member of a pan-ethnic (i.e., Latino or Asian) or national origin group ("identity attachment"). The survey can be used to test hypotheses regarding whether the alleged traditional consensus on what it means to be American is breaking down, or whether people are increasingly rejecting an American identity and instead prioritizing pan-ethnic or national origin identities. It can also be used to examine how these aspects of one's identity affect political attitudes and behaviors, such as trust in government, voting, and one's sense of obligation to the national community. Demographic variables include gender, age, country of origin, United States citizenship status, race, Hispanic origin, and language and educational attainment. Variables focusing on economic characteristics include employment status and household income.
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This study contains both a public and a restricted version. The restricted version contains full FIPS codes, ZIP codes, ADI (Area of Dominant Media Influence) codes, DMA (Designated Market Area) codes, MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) codes, CBSA (Core Base Statistical Area) codes, and CITY variables. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete an Agreement for the Use of Confidential Data, specify the reasons for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research. Apply for access to these data through the ICPSR Restricted Data Contract Portal, which can be accessed via the study home page.
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Schildkraut, Deborah, and Ashley Grosse. 21st Century Americanism: Nationally Representative Survey of the United States Population, 2004. ICPSR27601-v3. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2015-04-02. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR27601.v3
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Scope of Study
Subject Terms: African Americans, Arab Americans, Asian Americans, cultural attitudes, discrimination, ethnic identity, Hispanic or Latino Americans, immigrants, income, military service, national economy, national identity, national pride, patriotism, political attitudes, political awareness, religion, self concept
Smallest Geographic Unit: ZIP code
Geographic Coverage: United States
- 2004-07-12--2004-10-08
- 2004-07-12--2004-10-08
Unit of Observation: individual
Universe: Nationally representative random-digit dial telephone survey in the United States plus oversamples of Blacks, Latinos, and Asians.
Study Purpose: This research enables a better understanding of the complex nature of American identity.
Study Design: The final script contained 116 questions, 11 of which had open-ended response components to them. The survey was aimed at ten survey objectives: (1) identification of the proper respondent, (2) United States residency and country of origin, (3) opinions about immigration and immigration policies, (4) opinions on what makes a true American, (5) language policy in the United States, (6) knowledge of American government, (7) obligations of American citizens, (8) fear of terrorism, (9) discrimination, and (10) demographic questions.
Sample: Random-digit dial supplemented with an oversample of Blacks, Latinos, and Asians. The oversamples were generated through a combination of procedures. The primary procedure involved using the 2000 Census to draw samples stratified by region, urbanicity, and minority density. Areas were categorized as "high density" if Blacks, Latinos, or Asians made up 31 percent to 50 percent of the population in a telephone exchange area and as "medium density" if these groups made up 20 percent to 30 percent of the population. A high and medium density sample was drawn for each group. After six weeks in the field, the Asian American samples were supplemented with a sample of Asian surnames due to higher than expected non-contacts. More sampling information can be found in the ICPSR-generated codebook (Appendix: Sampling Information).
Weight: There are two weighting variables for the sample. The first weight variable (POP_WT) weights each respondent according to his or her self-identified race so that results from the entire sample can be generalized to the United States population as a whole. The second weight variable (POP_WT2) weights cases by the proportion of the race/ethnicity population, based on the 2000 Census, in the general population. More weighting information can be found in the ICPSR-generated codebook (Appendix: Weighting Information).
Mode of Data Collection: computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI)
Response Rates: The cooperation rate, the ratio of interviews to interviews plus refusals, was 31.2 percent.
Extent of Processing: ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
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Fiserv Reports Record 10 Million Auto Loans Processed in 2012
Pent-up consumer demand and favorable rates helped Fiserv Inc. process more than 10.8 million loan applications in 2012, the company said this week.
The Brookfield, Wis.-based financial services technology provider said the 10.8 million loan applications and 3.7 million contracts processed through its Automotive Loan Origination System set a record last year and marked a 31% and 33% year-over-year increase for applications and contracts, respectively.
"We are seeing continued growth in the sector due to favorable interest rates and pent-up consumer demand, which contributed significantly to the record-setting volumes being supported by our Automotive Loan Origination System," said Kevin Collins, president of lending solutions for Fiserv.
The three key elements that are currently driving the use of auto finance technology are third-party collaboration and integration of applications that offer seamless services, eContracting and other digital initiatives that eliminate paper and reduce costs, and business process outsourcing, Collins said Thursday.


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^ The Bobcats started the season 7-5 and everybody thought Mike Dunlap had a good shot at COY.
They have gone 5-35 since.
^ The Bobcats started the season 7-5 and everybody thought Mike Dunlap had a good shot at COY.
They have gone 5-35 since.
Anyways, yes, it is a small sample size, but Rudy Gay is a talented, elite player. It's not Linsanity-esque... We know what he is capable of doing, and the potential.
Twitter: @ReubenJRD NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
Fri, Nov 2 vs Indiana W 90-89
Sat, Nov 3 @ Dallas L 126-99
Wed, Nov 7 vs Phoenix L 117-110
Fri, Nov 9 @ New Orleans L 107-99
Sat, Nov 10 vs Dallas W 101-97 OT
Tue, Nov 13 vs Washington W 92-76
Wed, Nov 14 @ Minnesota W 89-87
Sat, Nov 17 vs Memphis L 94-87
Mon, Nov 19 vs Milwaukee W 102-98
Wed, Nov 21 vs Toronto W 98-97
Fri, Nov 23 vs Atlanta L 101-91
Sat, Nov 24 @ Washington W 108-106 OT
Indiana struggled to start year at 3-6 and have since been very impressive.
Dallas x2, NO, PHX, WSH x 2, Toronto (horrible to start year and blown call at end of game), MIN (injuries) have all proven to be weak teams this season.
I think it is safe to say it was an easy schedule to start the year with 8 of 12 games at home as well.
Raps have gone 5-2 with 6 games vs. teams +.500 including 2-0 on the road where teams were combined 40-13.
Twitter: @ReubenJRD NBA, Raptors writer for Daily Hive Vancouver, Toronto.
Again, my point was size of sample matters and snap judgments are bad. Certainly, I'd agree with you the Raptors have done better than the Bobcats started and I wouldn't expect the Raptors to go 5-35 in their next forty games, but that wasn't the point. I guess I shouldn't have used such a cheap example, but my point still stands. I'm not saying Rudy Gay is terrible for Toronto; I'm simply not making any judgment until he's been here longer. A month, two months... then you can make more substantial claims. But for now, I'm not getting too high or too low and taking a wait-and-see approach.
Isnt that still good? .500 in close games? you win half and lose half? When you say theyre "good" in the clutch, would your definition of good mean winning all those close games? I think thats "overrating" it a little bit dont you think?
And didnt Dirk just hit a couple of crucial baskets a couple of days ago against, i think Houston? And Portland? He's still a clutch guy.
As a team, we have never had our best talent also be our leader. Not in the Carter years (Oak, AD, Willis, Alvin), not in the Bosh years (TJ, Garbo, AP, Jose)...and you can see what a difference it makes, because it's so much better when the team can follow the lead of the best player on a nightly basis, instead of trying to find a way to get the best player to follow his teammates (or coach).
1. "Clutch" is about more than just the final shot. Every possession matters equally.
2. Confirmation bias. People are more likely to remember the memorable (hitting a game winner) than the unmemorable (missing a game winner), obviously. What percentage of game winning attempts do you think Kobe has made? Or even Jordan?
3. I don't really believe you need one go-to guy at the end of games anyway; you just need players willing to find the best possible shot. Better the open guy in the corner than the superstar up top shooting a fadeaway over two guys. Team execution > hero ball any day. Now, of course, I'd prefer a great play call leading to an open shot for a superstar in his spot because that's gunna be high percentage.
No? .500 in close games is average. Every team in the NBA can play so if they've played basically even in the first 43 minutes, they're basically playing at the same level on that particular night. At that point, it should basically be a coin flip. Kind of hard to understand at first and I had to think about it, but logically, it makes sense.
re: Dirk, again, that's my point. When's the last time he missed a "clutch shot"? Do you remember? Probably more recently than you think.
In my opinion, clutch, as most commonly defined, is a narrative/story that journalists and newspapers can sell to sports fan, nothing more, nothing less.
I think of clutch probably as you do...as a performance type where you lead your team to a win, very clearly, both through tangible and intangible impact....Last night, for example, Rudy had a terrible night against the Knicks scoring-wise....but he did lots of other things to help the team win. This is when you start to think you've got a clutch player, because he's always trying to make sure he's having an impact. He got boards, led our team in assists (only 4, but really took it on himself to attract attention and move the ball, especially with Lowry out), and along with Fields and Demar, played amazing D on Melo for most of the night....So though Rudy Gay was struggling with his shot, team execution was still better with him on the floor on both ends, I found. Even with him struggling, having him out there made such a difference compared to a lineup of AA, Fields and Demar, who all had strong nights as well.
I think Rudy's late game value mostly stems from the fact that unlike DeMar, Andrea, and so many others, he can get his own shot off consistently. That, combined with his intangibles, defensive contributions, and double team attractions make him extremely valuable. I expect his FG% to increase slightly, but am not expecting it to every be greater than ~47%.
It would be nice if Rudy could shoot close to 50%, and if he could, he'd be a perennial All-star. But that doesn't mean his not extremely valuable, and a big boost to this team.
2. Confirmation Bias? For real? I think as a Raptor fan i had more than my fair share of agonizing through missed opportunities due to missed last second shots. Of course i cant name all of them, but the double overtime loss to the nets in london, double OT loss to Utah, to name a few. I remember the losses just as much as the wins. Actually, people probably tend to remember the losses more because they sting. I'm not really sure about Kobe or Jordan, but i would probably say theyve had more wins because of their clutch play rather than losses.
3.what a safe answer. you want team ball but wouldnt mind a superstar going iso either. blech.
So you're saying, with the game on the line, infront of 18,00 screaming people, you'd rather have Ross, a rookie taking an open jumper rather than Gay having the ball, whos been in the same situation a bazzilion times? Well then, i guess pressure and experience is way overrated then.
Im lost on the .500 argument. Lets just put it this way, if the Raptors went even close to .500 somewhat around the 10-12 games they lost because of not being able to perform in the clutch, wouldnt they be right up there in the playoff hunt?
re Dirk. You maybe right, he might have missed a crucial shot in the past couple of games, but does that instantly degrade his ability to close out games, or to keep within the discussion, a clutch player? of course not. the next time the game is on the line, you know theyre putting the ball in his hands.
And i respect that. But in my opinion, being able to perform in the clutch is a highly prized commodity in the NBA. Thats why the CP3s, MJs, Kobes, Wades, Millers, Magics, Durants, Pierces are very much revered. And the O'Neals, Jabbars, McHales, Garnetts couldnt get championships on their own.
If Ross has a higher percentage shot than Gay and he is not afraid to take it, he should take it.
Players who can create their own shots end up shooting a higher proportion of last shots than jump shooters because they generally can get a shot off, even a bad one of necessary, within the time remaining. It's not just a question of the percentage of making the shot, it's also about how likely you will get a shot off in time.
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Im fine with Ross taking the last shot if it was a botched play. But you cant run a late game play and hopefully a man will get freed up. What if Aaron Gray was the undefended player? Would you be comfortable giving him a perimeter shot? Of course you give it to your best player, and let him work to get a decent shot. If he cant then thats the time to pass.
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Q&A: Education and life skills
Why World Vision? In today's Q&A, Linda Hiebert, senior director for education and life skills development with World Vision International, delves into World Vision's work in education and our new model, aimed at ensuring quality education for children for life.
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1. How does our work with education tie into our child sponsorship program?
Child sponsorship is a primary contributor to World Vision's programs. It funds key programs in education, as well as health and child protection, and is designed to achieve child well-being in these areas. The community-based child sponsorship approach gives us the opportunity to monitor the well-being of children through enrollment and sponsorship activities.
2. What are some of the barriers that children face to getting a good education?
Some barriers are geographic: children in remote parts of the world don't have schools nearby. Native language can also be a barrier, when instruction is in a region's majority language, but some children only speak a minority language. Other barriers like class size have to do with the schools — in northern Uganda and Malawi there are classes with more than 200 children in one classroom. Some schools are not properly equipped, and some teachers are inadequately trained or absent from the classroom.
There are social barriers as well, like intergenerational poverty: if parents didn't go to school, often they don't encourage their children to go. Sometimes parents can't afford school fees, uniforms, or supplies. In some parts of the world, children with disabilities are labeled as incapable of learning and kept out of school. Gender roles can also be a barrier: in some African countries, boys are taken out of school to farm, and many girls must stay home to watch after the family. Also for girls, early marriage will take them out of school before graduation.
Finally, violence and illness are strong barriers to education. When families feel that their daughters are unsafe going to and from school, they won't let them go, and in many parts of the world violence both inside and outside of school makes education impossible. And illnesses like HIV and malaria keep children sick at home instead of in school.
3. Why is education so important to community development?
Education and life skills is a platform to ensure a well-functioning and developing society. Basic education in reading, writing, and arithmetic helps children function in society. Developing life skills is essential for becoming a productive citizen.
4. I understand that World Vision is changing the way we work in Education around the world. What's the current model that we're moving away from, and why do we need to make this change?
World Vision can better assure that children are actually learning and not just attending school by re-balancing our approach from focusing on access to education to achieving child-learning outcomes.
To illustrate this need: in Mali, Pakistan, and Peru, more than 70 percent of children in primary grades cannot read at grade level. In sub-Saharan African countries, children with five years of education still have a 40 percent chance of being illiterate. In the rural provinces of Kenya, only 15 percent of grade two students can comprehend what they've read. And in Malawi, at the beginning of grade two, 95 percent of students were classified as non-readers.
Through a targeted three-year program, World Vision will refocus its investment in education on achieving results in literacy, numeracy, and life skills. We will still focus on access where necessary, but we are moving toward programs that focus on helping children learn. We need to make this change because there's a worldwide crisis where children are in school, but not learning.
Several factors contribute to this crisis.
– a lack of teachers: in Niger there's only one teacher for every 1,300 children!
– lack of support for teachers: half of all teachers in Africa have little or no training.
– instructional time is frequently wasted: less than half of classroom time is used for learning.
– not enough books: in Mali, 75 percent of students in grade two did not have textbooks.
– problematic language: dismissing children's native languages makes teaching reading difficult.
5. How will we measure that it's successful?
The measurement will be that children are functionally literate by age 11. Functional literacy means that the child can recognize each word, read it aloud in a sentence, and distill its meaning. We also plan on improving numeracy and rolling out tools to support this. Finally, we will contribute to improving life skills. Survey tools will help measure life skills. Cognitive, social, and communication skills are some of the skills these surveys measure.
6. World Vision's aspiration for education is that "children are educated for life." What does this mean, and how do we measure success in this area?
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We will measure success in these areas by focusing on two targets: first, an increase in the percentage of children who can read by age 11, and second, an increase in children's self-perception of their well-being.
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There will be a USDA Commodity Card Registration for 2013 cards on Wednesday, Jan. 16, for Cortez, Dolores and Mancos recipients.
There is a one card per household limit; those that have more than one dwelling at their address must bring in proof of two dwellings, such as two electricity bills. Applicants must bring a copy of their proof of 2012 income to be left at the office. Office staff will not make copies of paperwork brought in by applicants. Applicants must also bring proof of physical address, and Social Security card for the head of the household only. If the correct information is not brought to the office, applicants will not receive a card that day. Applicants must have a Dolores card if they want to pick up their commodities in Dolores.
Registration places and times are, Cortez, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the County Annex; Dolores, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Dolores Community Center; and Mancos, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge Basement. Those that are unable to register on this day may register on Wednesdays from 9 to 11 a.m.
Gross monthly income limits are: for one in the family - $1,575; two in the family - $2,111; three in the family - 2,648; four in the family - $3,184; five in the family - $3,721; and six in the family - $4,257. For additional family members, add $536 per person to these income limits.
USDA prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410; or call 202-720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer
Those that are interested in helping with the distribution, please call the local office at 564-2772.
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Classes are back in session Monday after the two-week holiday, and students wanting to purchase breakfast or lunch from their school cafeterias will need to bring along some extra change.
Beginning Monday, meal prices across the board in Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 will increase 50 cents from current levels. For elementary students, this means $1.25 for breakfast and $2 for lunch. Since middle and high school students consume larger portions, their new rates are $1.75 and $2.25.
School faculty, meanwhile, will be charged $1.75 for breakfast and $3 for lunch.
The change does not impact students on free or reduced-meal plans.
With 90 school days remaining until the end of the school year, the increase amounts to $45 dollars - over the course of the semester - for students who buy one meal per day, and $90 for two meals a day.
Food Services Director Sandi Vanhoutean emphasized that the district's prior rates were below the state average and hadn't been adjusted since 2004.
"We were lagging behind. The price of everything - food staples, fuel to transport it, wages - have all risen drastically since then," she said.
For the last few years Re-1 has lost money on its meal program, since expenses consistently outweighed revenue from lunch money and state reimbursement.
The school board opted in September for one large price increase rather than an ongoing series of incremental ones, so parents knew what to expect.
"Hopefully this means we won't have to change prices again for a while," Vanhoutean said.
Recent federal legislation to boost nutrition standards in schools was another contributing factor. A provision in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 requires school cafeterias to serve more fresh fruits and vegetables, which are pricier than frozen, processed foods.
"Vegetables must be served every day at lunch," Vanhoutean said, adding that categories like leafy greens, red-orange vegetables, starches and legumes must be offered at least once each week.
Only Cortez Middle School has a self-serve salad bar at this time, Vanhoutean said, so her staff tries to offer at least two vegetable options for students to choose from.
Stricter standards are part of the national battle to curb childhood obesity, which has tripled since 1980. Approximately 17 percent - or 12.5 million kids - between ages 2-19 are considered obese according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Vanhoutean said parents with questions about the price increase can contact her at 565-5157. Those who feel they qualify for free or reduced-price meals can pick up an application form at their school office or cafeteria.


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Damn, she's hot and she's a superior athlete.
I think I'm in love.
Damn, she's hot and she's a superior athlete.
I think I'm in love.
Mehh...not my cup of tea.
Antonija Misura who will be playing basketball for Croatia in London is easy to look at.
That's e2thed in the background.
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hahaha, that's hilarious where they have him taking the picture! Face Down, Ass Up!
jesus christ... wow.
looks like there's a second olympic event im going to pay attention to...
the first being women's beach volleyball of course.
so the video has now made the rounds around my office... and the consensus opinion is "FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!"
bad news.... she didnt make the olympics this year... just missed the cut
luckily she's only 19... so she'll probably be good for the games in Brazil.... the hot and humid sweat glistening glory of the brazil games..
Can't post any pics from my phone, but you guys need to check out this pole vaulting chick named Allison Stokke. She's a real smoke show.
Allison Stokke got it going onnnnnnnn. I'd let her vault my pole, no problem.
I swear the olympics was suppose to be about something else..oh well.
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Fees Now Provide More Card Income Than Interest: Analyst
For the first time ever, non-credit union credit card issuers of prime and super prime credit cards in 2011 and 2012 have made more money from operational fees on their card programs than they have from interest on credit card loans, according to a leading card industry analyst.
R.K. Hammer, founder of the Card Knowledge Factory, a California-based card consultancy, said fee income as a percentage of total income from card portfolios with the highest credit scores had been rising for some time.
"The R.K. Hammer card revenue model estimates that 55% of the card industry's total revenue last year came from fees, with 45% from interest; never has the card fees trend line intersected the revenue line from interest – except for 2011 and 2012," the firm noted.
"A combination of declining outstanding card loans these past four years which in turn reduced interest earned, plus legislation on how rates may not be changed and cautious consumers caused the amount of interest income to decline. Interest was falling, while fees were rising, a growing trend written about often in the past.
"As expected, issuer attention in 2012 had in response been directed to fees, of all types, including ... fees on services that had no fees earlier. In the year earlier period, 2011, card fees earned 52% in our model, while interest came in at 48% of total revenue that year," the firm concluded.
Credit union card programs have generally carried significantly lower fees than non-credit union card programs, but marketing experts point out that credit unions have often failed to market their cards on that fee difference.


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Now it appears that a handful of Toyota dealers raised their
prices to offset the government rebate and cash in on the high
demand for its vehicles.
DailyTech has an exclusive
inside look at some Toyota dealers' so-called "market value
adjustments" (MVAs) on popular vehicles such as the 2010
third-generation Prius hybrid. With the typical sticker
price of the Prius coming it at around $26,000, many dealers across
the country have been charging $3,000 to $10,000 markups, more than
offsetting the "Cash for Clunkers" rebate of $3,000 to
$4,500 in some cases.
On the forum PriusChat, one
customer reports,
"We live in Lake Placid Fl. and could not deal with the dealer
here. One charge they wanted was a market adjustment for this area of
$3999.99 also dealer fees of $695.00."
A number of others
on the same site share similar stories of their own. States one
buyer, "A certain dealer in NJ that I am not at liberty to
mention charges 6500 over sticker and calls it fair market value
adjustment. luckily I found another one close by with better morals.
They are charging sticker price and not a penny more."
with a trusted source who had recently been shopping for a Prius,
DailyTech was able to confirm one such dealer that was spiking
prices. Located in the heart of the U.S. auto industry,
Suburban Toyota of Troy, Michigan was charging more than a $2,000
markup on a Prius it had in store.
States our source,
"Suburban Toyota in Troy was one of the ones that wanted a
$2,000 additional fee over the MSRP, to the best of my recollection.
The other places weren't named, but only referred to by a salesman
who was offended by the other dealerships charging what he said was
price gouging. I thought it was like ticket scalping. They know they
have a hot item and could probably sell all they have, even for
$5,000 additional MSRP. The Prius is a great car but they didn't
produce enough, especially ones with the amazing solar roof that
keeps your car cool when it's parked in the summer."
to gain further insight into this, DailyTech posed as an eager
buyer and called Suburban Toyota. The following is our
"I've been calling all over trying to find a new 2010 Prius and
no dealerships have any in stock. Do you have any?"
Agent: "We do... it's been sold to Ford but
the sale isn't finalized yet."
"But I heard from another dealer that I might have to pay more
than the MSRP on it -- something about MVA or something like that --
is that true?"
Sales Agent:
DailyTech: "How
much more?"
Sales Agent: "About
$4,000 to $5,000."
The sales agent went on to elaborate
that we might be able to buy it if we moved fast. The agent
explained, "When one comes in, typically it's sold before it
even gets the chance to hit the lot."
then proceeded to contact six other Toyota dealerships in lower
Michigan. None of the other dealers had stock in, but when
related a slightly altered version of the story of the MSRP markup by
Suburban, they all said that they sold their vehicles at MSRP.
A couple expressed shock or surprise at the development, but at least
one commented, "I know who you're talking about."
appears that most dealers are clean, but based on the feedback
DailyTech has picked up on in various Prius forums, there are
dealerships in at least several states that are similarly price
gouging on the 2010 Prius via MVA's.
Toyota was
contacted by DailyTech and we are awaiting their
Markups such as these are really nothing new, but are
typically limited to low-production vehicles or vehicles that have
been recently introduced. The Prius itself has also been the
victim of occasional price gouging since its introduction in the
U.S. While it's unknown exactly how many people were willing to
pay the MVA's on the Prius, the fact that the elevated MSRP erased or
even surpassed the Cash for Clunkers rebate was likely a hard pill to
swallow for many buyers.
Update 1: One of the dealerships DailyTech contacted earlier this morning received a vehicle this afternoon and offered it to our "buyer" at MSRP. This essentially invalidates the argument that no vehicles are available on the local market.


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The Cortez man convicted in the shooting death of a local attorney eight years ago is petitioning for another hearing.
Aric Miera, 38, was scheduled to appear in District Court Friday morning, but his hearing was postponed until May 3 at the request of District Attorney Will Furse and Katharine Whitney, Miera's defense counsel.
In 2006, a local jury found Miera guilty of first-degree murder and he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He later had appeals rejected by the Colorado Court of Appeals and Supreme Court in 2010.
Case closed, surely. Or maybe not.
According to Rule 35C of the Colorado Rules of Criminal Procedure, a convicted defendant can ask the sentencing judge to reconsider his or her case and reduce the sentence in light of new evidence uncovered after the original verdict.
On March 4, 2005, Miera entered Richard S. Luhman's law office at 30 W. First St., in Cortez, brushed past his secretary, and opened fire four times. Miera then fled and led police on a two-hour manhunt before being arrested by Montezuma County sheriff's deputies on County Road L. Luhman had represented Miera's ex-wife, Cordelia Miera, when the couple filed for divorce.


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SECU Launches Life Insurance Company
The $25.3 billion State Employees' Credit Union in Raleigh, N.C. now offers personal life insurance services through its own company, SECU Life Insurance, the credit union announced.
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin signed the new organization's official license at a ceremony in December, marking SECU Life Insurance's Jan. 1 launch, SECU said.
A $25 million capital investment from SECU members will provide the initial funding for the organization, SECU said.
SECU Life Insurance products, which the credit union plans to offer by summer 2013, will include simplified issue term and whole life policies, single premium deferred and immediate fixed annuities, and supplemental insurance.
The credit union said the organization will provide $1,000 in life insurance coverage for members of its FAT CAT and Zard programs, which are designed for children and teens, free of charge.
SECU said the organization will use SECU employees as non-commissioned agents to follow an efficient underwriting process with no required medical exams or office involvement.
"The North Carolina Department of Insurance is pleased to approve SECU Life Insurance Company as an authorized provider of personal life insurance services in North Carolina," Goodwin said in a statement.
"SECU Life Insurance Company, a North Carolina-based service organization, will be able to pass on the benefits of its offerings to SECU members and their families across our great state," he said.


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OCZ Technology has traditionally used Solid State Drive (SSD)controllers from JMicron for its multi-level cell (MLC) SSDs. The controller and firmware used can mark a large difference in performance and long-term reliability.
DailyTech has been able to confirm that OCZ will use a version of the Barefoot SSD controller from Indilinx for the first time in its Vertex series of SSDs. Indilinx is a fabless semiconductor company specializing almost exclusively on SSD controllers and SSD technologies. It is backed by venture capital firms Softbank Korea Investment and MVP Venture Capital.
Its business operations are centered on the city of Milpitas, California, in Silicon Valley. It's also home to the corporate headquarters of SanDisk, LSI Logic, Adaptec, Promise Technologies, and Maxtor. Seagate and Western Digital also have a large presence in the area. However, Indilinx's main Research and Development center is in Seongnam, Korea.
The first Barefoot controller we saw in August last year was built on 90nm process technology, with a very fast read speed of 230MB/s and support of up to 512GB of MLC NAND flash using at least four channels. Indilinx classifies it as a second generation SSD controller, meaning it has maximum read speeds over 200MB/s and maximum write speeds over 150MB/s, using a native SATA controller.
The Barefoot controller is notable for using up to 64MB for data buffering, surpassing traditional hard disk drives. It also features ECC capability of more than 12 bits per sector to ensure reliability, with hardware implementations of both Reed-Solomon and BCH (Bose Chadhuri Hocquenghem) Error Correcting Code.
Indilinx is currently focusing on its third generation controller, codenamed "Jet Stream". It will feature ONFI 2.0 support and a SATA 6Gb/s interface, providing throughput of up to 600MB/s, with a target release date in the third quarter of 2009. Both Intel and AMD are working on new chipsets that will support 6GB/s.
OCZ will soon release its highly anticipated Vertex series of drives at a lower price than originally announced in December due to lower component acquisition costs and lower than expected production costs. Their 120GB and 250GB models will exhibit faster speeds due to the fact that the controller has access to a greater number of channels, providing a significant boost to read and write speeds over what was previously announced. These drives feature 64MB of cache, while the 30GB and 60GB models will have 32MB of cache.
Intel recently lowered prices on its lineup of SSDs, which feature an SSD controller designed by Intel itself. Competition has been fierce from drives like the G.Skill Titan and OCZ Apex series of second generation SSDs.
Delays to the Vertex line have been primarily due to firmware optimizations. According to sources inside OCZ, the company wanted to use the best version possible in all of its drives, rather than having end users perform it themselves or ship several different versions of firmware as is common in the hard disk drive industry.
Their latest version of firmware has been highly tweaked for performance and reliability. Wear-leveling algorithms are especially important in MLC SSDs in order to maintain long-term performance and write reliability.
Seagate, the world's top hard disk drive manufacturer, has been rocked by multiple firmware problems across its entire Barracuda 7200.11 product series, shaking its previously sterling reputation. Seagate's leadership has also been criticized for not responding to the performance threat posed by SSDs to sales of their 15k Cheetah and Savvio enterprise drives.
OCZ is currently updating the firmware of Vertex drives it has already produced. It was hesitant to provide a firm shipping date, but stated it would be out by the end of February. Initial shipments could be out as early as next week pending quality assurance testing, with retail availability several days after.
With better performance, higher reliability, and a lower price, the delay may well be worth the wait.


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Celebrating the quasquicentennial anniversary of National Geographic, this is the illustrated book that explores the venerable institution's growth from a scientific club into the world's most respected geographic organization. Written by Mark Collins, former Chief Historian of the National Geographic Society's archives, the book provides rare insight into National Geographic's evolution from a magazine that served government scientistswho discouraged the use of pictures and anecdoteto a publication renowned for award-winning photojournalism and cartography. The book has 350 vibrant color images of ocean and space exploration, archaeology, mountaineering, and many other disciplines. It provides a chronological history of the publication's coverage of seminal discoveries in the realms of earth, sea, and sky from summiting Mt. Everest, landing on the moon, and discovering the sunken Titanic. Interviews with Buzz Aldrin, Jane Goodall, Bob Ballard and others provide key insight into the history and future of exploration and frontiers of research. Hardcover; 384 pages. 11" H x 9" W x 1 1/4" D. (4 lbs.)
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NCM Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Universal Pictures presents the third event in the TCM Event Series by celebrating the 50th Anniversary of "To Kill A Mockingbird" starring Academy Award® Winning Actor Gregory Peck and the 100th Anniversary of Universal in movie theaters nationwide on Thursday, November 15th at 7:00 PM (local time). The event begins with a Turner Classic Movies original production featuring TCM host Robert Osborne providing historical commentary devoted to exploring the racially divided towns in the 1930s and all of the tensions that existed amongst members of society during this era.
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one of the biggest games to be released this year will be
Activision's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 . The game is widely
expected by analyst to be a huge
money maker for Activision. Some analysts predict that the game
will make up a significant portion of Activision's profits for Q4
The game officially went on sale at 12
am this morning and many locations reported small lines of
hardcore gamers waiting at the doors of stores to get their hands on
the game. About 10,000 GameStop and Best Buy locations around the
world opened at midnight to sell the game.
One GameStop
location at Union Square in New York City had a line of about 80
mostly young people lined up about two hours before the store
One person waiting in the line said, "This is the
only game I'm probably going to do this for." The young woman
planned to play the game all night online against a friend.
employee at the Union Square GameStop said, "Gamers are
enthusiastic about picking this stuff up at midnight."
of the game are expected to top 11 to 13 million units by the end of
2009. One San Francisco Best Buy store had about ten people lined up
at 10pm Monday night to buy the game. One man waiting in the line
said, "I'm going to be up all night playing it, until I
Modern Warfare 2 has a long way to go to beat the
top game from last year -- GTA IV. The game sold 3.6 million units on
its first day and 6 million in its first week totaling more than $500
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U.S. Mint Announces Baseball-Themed Coin Design Contest
The United States Mint on Thursday announced a call for entries for a coin design competition that will select the image for the obverse (heads side) of the 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative coins.
It is the first public design contest organized by the Mint since 1992.
The design shall be emblematic of the game of baseball, the U.S. Mint said in a release. The Baseball Coin Design Competition will be open to all U.S. citizens and permanent residents, ages 14 and older. The winner of the design competition will be awarded $5,000 and the winner's initials will appear on the minted coins.
The Mint also announced a separate Kids' Baseball Coin Design Challenge for children ages 13 and under. Winners will receive a National Baseball Hall of Fame $1 silver commemorative coin. The winning children's designs will also be showcased on the Department of the Treasury, U.S. Mint and National Baseball Hall of Fame websites.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act calls for a three-coin program of $5 gold, $1 silver, and half-dollar clad coins, and requires a competition to select a common obverse design emblematic of the game of baseball.
The $5 gold and $1 silver coins will be the first "curved" coins minted and issued by the Mint, with the reverses (tail sides) being convex to more closely resemble a baseball, and the obverses being concave to provide a more dramatic design.
More information regarding the contest, including guidelines for designs, can be found in the Mint's website.


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Iowa Businesses Can Now Pay Cigarette Taxes With Dwolla
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has joined with Ben Milne, founder of Des Moines-based Dwolla, in announcing that the state's businesses can now pay their cigarette stamp taxes electronically via Dwolla.
Some $100 million in cigarette stamp taxes is paid annually by Iowa businesses.
"Dwolla is a safe, secure payment method, and we are proud as a state to be partnering with such a great Iowa company," said Branstad in a press statement. "This new method is an efficient, effective means of payment for Iowa taxpayers, and I look forward to expanding this service into additional areas within state government."
Up until now the only way businesses had to pay these taxes was with a check, Jordan Lampe, a Dwolla spokesman, said in an interview. Payees will pick up Dwolla's 25 cents per payment fee but, noted Lampe, that is less than the cost of a postage stamp.
Because no costs are absorbed by the government, Iowa was not required to issue an RFP and go through a protracted bid process. As a result, this deal came together "very quickly," said Lampe, who elaborated that the Iowa governor had made public commitments to cost cutting and the Dwolla electronic payment option allows the government to collect taxes at lower costs than processing paper checks. Businesses, for their part, will also get their tax stamps quicker.
"The number of state and federal payments are in the billions with transactions totaling in the trillions, meaning even a fraction of savings could have a profound effect on the economy." said Milne, Dwolla's CEO, in a statement. "This partnership is about creating a more sustainable, responsive and convenient business climate for the state and its taxpayers, both today and tomorrow."
The joint Dwolla-state government announcement elaborated: "From collecting property taxes to issuing refunds, from renewing vehicle registrations to paying government contractors, Branstad [said] the state will be identifying the potential impact Dwolla's open, social, online and mobile payment technologies could have on every level of state government."
Dwolla, with backing from The Members Group, has announced a string of integrations with credit unions as a person-to-person payments tool.
Dwolla indicated it was in talks with other governments about offering payments tools to their citizens, but also said revealing details was premature.


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This dataset is maintained and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), the criminal justice archive within ICPSR. NACJD is primarily sponsored by three agencies within the U.S. Department of Justice: the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Annual Probation Survey, 1994 (ICPSR 29668)
Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics
The 1994 Annual Probation Survey provides a count of the total number of persons supervised on probation on January 1 and December 31, 1994, and a count of the number of persons entering and exiting probation supervision during 1994. The survey also provides counts of the number of probationers by certain characteristics, such as gender, race and Hispanic or Latino origin, offense, and supervision status. The survey covers all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the federal system.
Series: Annual Probation Survey Series
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United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Annual Probation Survey, 1994. ICPSR29668-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2012-12-10. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR29668.v2
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Subject Terms: criminal justice system, offenses, probation, probationers, sentencing
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Geographic Coverage: United States
- 1994-01-01--1994-12-31
- 1994-12--1995-02
Unit of Observation: jurisdiction
Universe: Adult probationers, regardless of conviction status, who have been placed under the supervision of a probation agency as part of a court order between January 1, 1994, and December 31, 1994.
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