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Residents drinking and driving this holiday season are more likely to be caught by law enforcement, and this enforcement was in full force over the Thanksgiving weekend.
Lt. Ted Meador of the Montezuma County Sheriffs Office said deputies arrested one person on Saturday, Nov. 24 and another two were caught on Nov. 25.
The sheriffs office will have seven scheduled DUI shifts for the remainder of the year, though the date and times will not be made available to the public, Meador said in an email.
However, MCSO deputies will not be conducting DUI roadblocks, Meador said. Roadblocks typically have to be announced to the public beforehand.
Meador also said the sheriffs office has always had extra deputies focusing on DUIs throughout the year.
We are just aware that during holidays there are more parties and opportunity for people to drive intoxicated, he said.
The DUI overtime shifts are paid for by a state grant, and the only focus for these deputies is for DUIs during those shifts.
Meador said historically the sheriffs office sees a slight increase in DUI arrests during the holiday season.
Sheriff Dennis Spruell said the High Visibility Impaired Driving Enforcement grant was awarded by the Colorado Department of Transportation and the state of Colorado.
Police agencies are awarded funds through the grant for certain holidays to use the money to pay overtime for officers whose only duty will be for DUI enforcement.
All he does is traffic control while looking for DUIs, Spruell said in explaining what the DUI deputies will be providing through this grant.
Other officers can return to their duties, Spruell said.
Spruell said the sheriffs office, which applies for these funds every year, received $10,620 in 2012 through this grant.
The 2012 funds paid for DUI overtime enforcement for the Fourth of July, Labor Day, the Fall Festival, Halloween, Thanksgiving and now the Christmas holiday season.
The sheriff said he did not have the figures to show how effective DUI enforcement has been since being used.
Spruell said the officers working this detail usually work weekends because this is when most of the impaired driving occurs, but added if a holiday falls on a weekday these officers will work that day, too.


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Chris Avenir, a first-year chemical engineering student at
Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, is facing academic expulsion after
being called out as the administrator for a Facebook-based Chemistry study
group. Titled "Dunegons/Mastering Chemistry Solutions," after a campus
engineering study room dubbed "The Dungeon," Avernir's group had 146 other
students who used it to swap tips on homework and test questions in the school's
chemistry program.
The study group was discovered by school administrators over
the winter break, resulting in a professor changing his class grade from a B to
an F. He was also charged with 147 counts of academic misconduct and
recommended for expulsion: one count for running the group, and a 146 more for
each student involved.
"What we did wasn't any different than tutoring, than
tri-mentoring, than having a library study group," said Avenir in an interview
with the Ryerson campus newspaper, The
Eyeopener. "I'm being charged with something I didn't commit."
Students expressed outrage at the university's decisions,
accusing administrators of overstepping their bounds. "The university is interfering
in students' personal lives," said third-year student and student government
member Salman Omer. "This is an infringement of our rights."
University administrators defended their decision to
recommend Avenir for expulsion, emphasizing the need for a "tough
approach to online cheating." James Norrie, Director of the school's
Information Technology program, feels students are trying to paint the issue as
a generational one when it's not.
"We are not a bunch of old farts who are afraid of
technology," said Norrie. "The issue is that it doesn't matter where [cheating]
happens, we will pursue it … the code is clear that someone who enables others
to cheat will receive a severe penalty."
Ryerson's policy on academic integrity – currently in the
process of being updated – defines cheating as "any deliberate activity to gain
academic advantage, including actions that have a negative effect on the
integrity of the learning environment."
Avenir denies accusations of cheating, noting that the group
did not contain complete or satisfactory solutions to homework and test
questions, only the same things "we would say to each other if we were sitting
in the Dungeon."
"If this kind of help is cheating, then so is tutoring and
all the mentoring programs the university runs and the discussions we do in
Chatter on Avenir's group included things like, "Remember
what to do when you have positive cations (a type of positively charged ion)?"
says student advocate Kim Neale, who will represent Avenir at his upcoming expulsion
"All these students
are scared s***less now about using Facebook to talk about schoolwork, when
actually it's no different than any study group working together on homework in
a library," said Neale. "It's creating this culture of fear, where if I post a
question about physics homework on my friend's [profile] and ask if anyone has
any ideas how to approach this – and my [professor] sees this, am I cheating?"

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Seagate has submitted a patent for a technology it invented
that could give current hard drive technology a few more years of life. Using
nanotube technology, Seagate plans to bring a hard drive's read and write head
even closer to the spinning platter than it already is today. Because of
the mechanics of the way hard drives store data, the closer the read and write
head is to the patter, the more information can be recorded.
Earlier this year, we
started to see hard drives using perpendicular technology make their way
into the market. The technology is one of those inventions that changes the
fundamental way information is recorded onto disk. Without going into too much background information,
perpendicular recording techniques have given new life to hard drives.
Despite this however, storage demands continue to increase as consumers find
more uses for data-focused consumer electronics such as portable video players,
audio players and other mediums.
Using nanotubes, Seagate's patent involves coating the surface of a hard
drive's platter with an extremely thin layer of extremely tough lubricant. The
lubricant is designed to protect the actual magnetic medium, which in itself
ranges from 2 to 50nm in thickness. Using this lubricant, Seagate will lower
the read/write head to the point where it actually may come into contact with
the platter. Seagate will also be introducing a heating mechanism such as a
laser, which will heat up a small area of the platter allowing magnetic
particles to be arranged more precisely -- thus allowing greater data
densities. The laser itself will be positioned adjacent to the read and write
Since the lubricant layer is so thin however, the area that was heated will
have some of the lubricant evaporated. To combat this, a reservoir that
contains lubricant made of hundreds of thousands to millions of nanotubes is
contained within the hard drive. Using precise pressure, the lubricant is
evaporated into a vapor, and the vapor then deposits itself onto the area where
there was depleted lubricant. According to Seagate, the vapor lubricant will
take no more than a single disc rotation to complete the filling processes. The
patent also says that hard drives will contain enough nanotube lubricant to
last anywhere from 5 to 10 years. From Seagate's patent:
The saturated reservoir 60 of disc lubricant may be placed at any suitable
location within the disc enclosure 12. The reservoir 60 delivers a
predetermined vapor pressure of lubricant inside the enclosure. Lubricant
molecules thereby enter the gas phase and bombard the disc surface with a known
rate principally determined by the vapor pressure. A multilayer surface film of
lubricant is therefore built up from the gas phase. Equilibrium is then
established between the gas phase lubricant molecules and the outermost layer
of the formed multilayer surface film.
Although it is unknown when this technology will make it to market, it's
evident that scientists are hard at work devising new ways to keep the hard
drive going. Using nanotube technology in conjunction with perpendicular
recording, we should be able to see hard drives with capacities in the
terabytes become common. Seagate suggests that we can see hard drives with 10
times the capacities of today's largest hard drives.
Fujitsu also recently announced a breakthrough in the
lubricant layer of its hard drives. By
using an extra thin layer of hard, friction-reduced materials, the magnetic
head can get closer to the drive platter.
Thus, the bits can be smaller and
the density of the platter increased.


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"He looks good, he's got active, active hands, he's long, not afraid of contact, he'll hit you first," said Casey. "Again, we want to work with him to make sure he makes the right decisions, when to screen, when to hit people so he doesn't get the cheap fouls."
- Favourite quote of the story. Seems like JV wants you out of the way.


text: I don't know about you guys but lately, I cant help but feel underwhelmed by the dunks that derozan has been putting down. I don't know if its because I'm comparing him to the athletic monsta that is Tross (which really shouldnt be a problem considering I read a post a couple weeks ago where most of us, myself included, agreed that derozan is "more talented" as a dunker than ross) but the other day during the bobcats game he got a steal and a fast break and put down what was in my opinion the most boring two handed dunk he could think of. Now im sorry but when I see stuff like that i cant help but think back to the night we drafted him and the tweet he wasted no time posting claiming that "air canada is back." Now who knows, maybe he was referring to the airline's increase in stock market value, but personally I thought he meant that we were in for a few years of jaw-dropping highlights. Dont get me wrong, its not to say that derozan hasnt made his fair share of espn highlights over the years (see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MClaYOFGHCs) but i feel like since he got the contract he hasnt been as concerned with pleasing the ACC crowd as he used to be. Hey maybe Im reading too much into this.. but i think jack armstrong agreed with me when he said "enh he couldve done better than that." And jeez when Tross put down that insane tomahawk and jack said "Demar derozan! THATS what im talking about!" I almost spilt my drink cause I was laughing so hard. Basically what im trying to say is, i think derozan needs to get back to his pre-contract athletic antics that got him favoured by reggie miller to win the dunk contest a couple years back. What do you guys think?


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Durangoans know how to celebrate holidays, and events this year include a free community Thanksgiving turkey dinner, turkey giveaways and a variety of arts and commercial events.
Shared Christian Ministries hosts its annual free community Thanksgiving Dinner from noon to 2 p.m., Thursday, at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Everyone is welcome.
In the spirit of the season and the faith, New Hope Durango church gave away 300 turkeys at Walmart on Saturday for the second year in a row. Member Lori Falconer said the turkeys were all paid for by church members.
Similarly, the Durango Food Bank will have a food drive at Walmart on Tuesday and again Dec. 7 and 8. The food bank has seen increasing demand, especially during the holiday season.
The Food Bank also expects more people will need help this spring, according to director Sarah Smith. For information on how to help, call 375-2672.
The Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County finishes up its fifth annual Bids for Kids online auction Nov. 26. Funds collected help support the clubs after-school and youth programs. Bidding is at www.bgclaplata.org.
Government offices closed
For those with government business, Thursday, and maybe even Friday, will not be the best days for that.
Durango city and La Plata County offices will be closed both Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
State and federal government offices will be closed Thursday, but are set to be open Friday. However, residents are advised to call ahead Friday to make sure an office is open.
Durangos Holidazzle kicks off at 5 p.m. Friday with singing with Santa. Santa and Mrs. Claus get everyone started singing, then the crowd proceeds on a caroling procession and holiday tree lighting in Buckley Park at Main Avenue and 10th Street.
The Durango Arts Center Winter Solstice Artisans Market will host an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the centers Barbara Conrad Gallery, 802 East Second Ave. The market itself will continue through Dec. 24 and be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
The Arts Center also will conduct a needle felting ornaments workshop from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. A materials and workshop fee is $50.
A kids ornament-making workshop will be held 2 to 4 p.m. that same day. Cost for this workshop is $20, including materials.
Fort Lewis College will host a reception for the exhibit of work by graduating art students from 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 26 at the gallery in the Art Building, 1000 Rim Drive. Additional information is available via e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling 247-7359.
FLCs music department will host a jazz ensemble at 7 p.m. Nov. 27 in the Community Concert Hall. Tickets are $5 for adults and $1 for students and children. For information about this concert, e-mail email@example.com, call 247-7657. A complete concert calendar is available at durangoconcerts.com.
firstname.lastname@example.com Herald Staff Writer Steve Lewis contributed to this report.


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Census of Population and Housing, 1990 [United States]: Summary Tape File 2B (ICPSR 9848)
Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census
This data collection provides detailed tabulations of 100-percent data items from the 1990 Census of Population and Housing. These tabulations are presented for states, counties, places with 1,000 or more persons, county subdivisions with 1,000 or more persons (selected states), county subdivisions with fewer than 1,000 persons in Metropolitan Statistical Areas/Consolidated MSAs (MSAs/CMSAs) (selected states), and state and county portions of Native American and Alaskan Native areas. Population items include age, race, sex, marital status, Hispanic origin, household type, and household relationship. Housing items include occupancy/vacancy status, tenure, units in structure, contract rent, meals included in rent, value, and number of rooms in housing unit. Crosstabulations include variables such as single year of age by sex, tenure by age of householder, age by group quarters, aggregate value by units in structure, and tenure by number of nonrelatives. The dataset contains both "A" and "B" records. "A" records are provided for each summary level in a geographic area, and are repeated for each geographic component. "B" records repeat the same data for each summary level/geographic component combination, but are tabulated for each of 34 categories of race and Hispanic origin.
Series: Census of Population and Housing, 1990 [United States] Series
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U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Census of Population and Housing, 1990 [United States]: Summary Tape File 2B. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1991. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2000-02-01. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09848.v1
Persistent URL: https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09848.v1
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Scope of Study
Subject Terms: census data, census regions, demographic characteristics, ethnicity, Hispanic origins, household composition, housing, housing conditions, population, population characteristics, states (USA)
Geographic Coverage: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United States, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington
- 1990
- 1990
Universe: All persons and housing units in the United States.
(1) The data for Part 72, Puerto Rico, are structured differently than the data for the state files. There are no "A" and "B" records, nor categories for race or Hispanic origin. There are tables for condominium ownership, occupancy, and value. The tables for rent amounts do not include meals. There are 25 population tables and 63 housing tables for Puerto Rico. (2) The codebook for the state data is in ASCII text format, and the codebook for Puerto Rico is provided as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using PDF reader software, such as Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided through the ICPSR Website on the Internet.
Original ICPSR Release: 1993-02-14
- 2000-02-01 Part 72, Puerto Rico, has been added to the collection, with a corresponding data dictionary, codebook, and SAS and SPSS data definition statements.
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So Keiza is out with a personal issue (anyone hear anything else about this?) and Anderson has taken a lot of the SF backup minutes. I really do like Anderson, he does take some bad shots once in a while but overall he's a smart tough player. But man I think this team might need some Kleizerbeam right now. They just seem really nice right now and he could really help give the bench some scoring punch when he's on.
So who should get the minutes?


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CBS News/MTV/Gates Foundation Monthly Poll, March 2005 (ICPSR 4322)
Principal Investigator(s): CBS News; MTV; The Gates Foundation
This special topic poll, conducted March 31-April 9, 2005, is part of a continuing series of monthly surveys that solicit public opinion on the presidency and on a range of other political and social issues. A national sample of 1,586 respondents aged 14 to 24 years was surveyed, including oversamples of African American youth, Hispanic youth, and 14- to 20-year olds. Despite being termed a monthly poll, the foci of this poll were the opinions and judgments of teenagers and young adults about various aspects of the education system and process in the United States. Views were sought on the most important problem facing young people, the highest level of education respondents hoped to achieve, the highest level they expected to actually achieve, and whether a college degree was necessary to "get ahead". Respondents were asked about their plans after high school, the quality of their high school and its teachers and staff, whether their high school education was adequately preparing them for college and/or the job market, what measures respondents took or would like take to improve their chances of getting into the college of their choice, the importance of grade point averages and performance on standardized tests in getting into college, and their ability to get information about educational opportunities. Similar questions were asked of those respondents who were college students, regarding assistance received from college professors, the importance of internships, and whether college was adequately preparing them to get a well-paying job after graduation. Additional questions addressed MTV's involvement in issues concerning young people and how much impact MTV could have in raising awareness among young people about the importance of education. Demographic information includes age, race, sex, education, employment status, ethnicity, parents' education, perceived social class, level of religious participation, religious preference, whether respondents considered themselves to be an evangelical or born-again Christian, and the presence of other household members between the ages of 14 and 24.
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CBS News, MTV, and The Gates Foundation. CBS News/MTV/Gates Foundation Monthly Poll, March 2005. ICPSR04322-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2010-04-27. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04322.v2
Persistent URL: https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04322.v2
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Subject Terms: academic achievement, academic degrees, academic guidance counseling, adolescents, attitudes, career development, career goals, career guidance, career planning, colleges, education, education costs, educational assessment, educational objectives, educational opportunities, graduate schools, high school students, high schools, higher education, job training, media influence, public opinion, standardized tests, young adults
Geographic Coverage: United States
- 2005-03
- 2005-03-31--2005-04-09
Unit of Observation: individual
Universe: Teen and young adult population of the United States aged 14 through 24 who have a telephone at home.
The data contain oversamples of African Americans, Hispanics, and 14- to 20-years olds, as identified in the OSMP variable.
Interviews were collected in both English and Spanish, as indicated in the variable HISP.
The CASEID variable was reformatted in order to make it a unique identifier.
Truncated value label in variables Q2, Q4, and Q5 were corrected.
This data collection was produced by CBS News, New York, NY.
Sample: A national sample of 1,586 respondents aged 14 to 24 years was surveyed. These respondents were part of nationwide representative samples identified in households previously interviewed by CBS News and from RDD samples drawn from targeted areas. The 262 African American respondents, 200 Hispanic respondents, and 1,200 respondents aged 14 to 20 years in this poll included an oversample to provide larger bases for analysis.
Weight: The data contain weights that should be used for analysis. All oversampled groups were weighted to their proper proportion in the total sample.
Mode of Data Collection: telephone interview
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:
- Created online analysis version with question text.
- Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
Original ICPSR Release: 2006-09-19
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PSFCU Bullish on Chicago Expansion
Less than three years after moving into the Chicago area, the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union says its expansion has brought in more than $100 million in deposits and 9,000 new members.
The $1.5 billion, 78,000-member credit union, the largest ethnically based credit union in the nation, opened two branches in Chicago in 2010 and another in the heavily Polish Chicago suburb of Bridgeview in 2011.
The credit union also reported that the Illinois branches had generated $72 million in personal and mortgage loans.
"Opening new branches in Illinois was a natural step forward in the growth of our credit union. With the changing dynamics of the Polish population in the U.S., we needed to start expanding to new markets and Chicago was an obvious choice," said Marzena Wierzbowska, chairperson of the PSFCU board of directors.
"The efforts by Polish & Slavic Federal Credit Union to serve the growing needs of the Polish American community in the Chicago area have been nothing less than outstanding," said NCUA Board Member Michael Fryzel.
"Having reached $100 million in deposits in less than three years at their three Chicago branches is a clear indication of their vision and analysis of the need for credit union services for thousands of individuals," said Fryzel, a Chicagoan of Polish descent.
"When I attended the opening of their first Chicago branch I knew that the credit union would be successful. They have proven their abilities beyond my expectations and I expect continued growth and success as a result of their efforts and commitment," he said.
Of the credit union's 15 branches, all but the three Chicago locations are located in New York or New Jersey.


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National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1988 (ICPSR 9522)
Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Drug Abuse
This series measures the prevalence and correlates of drug use in the United States. The surveys are designed to provide quarterly, as well as annual, estimates. Information is provided on the use of illicit drugs, alcohol, anabolic steroids, and tobacco among members of United States households aged 12 and older. Questions include age at first use, as well as lifetime, annual, and past-month usage for the following drug classes: marijuana, inhalants, cocaine, hallucinogens, heroin, alcohol, tobacco, and nonmedical use of psychotherapeutics. Respondents were also asked about problems resulting from their use of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, their perceptions of the risks involved, insurance coverage, and personal and family income sources and amounts. Demographic data include gender, race, ethnicity, educational level, job status, income level, household composition, and population density.
Series: National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Series
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United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Drug Abuse. National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, 1988. ICPSR09522-v4. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2013-06-19. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09522.v4
Persistent URL: https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09522.v4
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Scope of Study
Subject Terms: alcohol abuse, alcohol consumption, amphetamines, barbiturates, cocaine, drug abuse, drug use, drugs, hallucinogens, heroin, households, inhalants, marijuana, methamphetamine, prescription drugs, sedatives, smoking, stimulants, substance abuse, substance abuse treatment, tobacco use, tranquilizers, youths
Geographic Coverage: United States
- 1988
- 1988-09--1989-02
Unit of Observation: individual
Universe: The population of the coterminous United States, aged 12 and older, living in households.
Data were collected by Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC, and prepared for release by National Opinion Research Center, Chicago, IL.
For selected variables, statistical imputation was performed following logical imputation to replace missing responses. Unique code values (7, 8, or 9) were assigned to the recency-of-use variable when such logical imputation occurred. These code values are readily identifiable by the phrase "... LOGICALLY IMPUTED" in the code value descriptions. For those recency-of-use variables with missing data for which no indication of use of the drug could be found by examination of all relevant variables in the record, a code value of 91 ("Never Used") was assigned if there were one or more indications of such nonuse in the set of relevant variables.
Data were weighted based on the three stages of sampling that were used. The person-level sampling weight is the product of the three-stage sampling weights, each of which is equal to the inverse of the selection probability for that stage. Adjustments were made to compensate for nonresponse and sampling error. Adjustments also included trimming sample weights to reduce excessive weight variation and a post-stratification to Census population estimates.
To protect the anonymity of respondents, all variables that could be used to identify individuals have been deleted from the public use file.
For some drugs that have multiple names, questions regarding the use of that drug may be asked for each distinct name. For example, even though methamphetamine, methedrine and desoxyn are the same drug, their use was measured in three separate variables.
Sample: Multistage area sample design with an oversampling of young people and minorities.
Weight: At the conclusion of data collection for the study, sample weights were constructed that reflect the various stages of sampling described in the codebook. These sample weights were then adjusted to account for sample households and persons who could not be found at home or who refused to participate. Finally, a poststratification adjustment was performed on the weights using November 1, 1988, Census population estimates. This adjusted weight (ANALWT) is the analysis weight for use in estimation. The calculation of sampling weights was based on the stratified, three-stage design of the study. Specifically, the household sampling weight is the product of the three stagewise sampling weights, each of which is equal to the inverse of the selection probability for that stage.
personal interviews, including self-enumerated answer sheets for questions on drugs
Response Rates: The completed interviews represented a 93.3 percent completion rate for screening sample households and 74.3 percent for interviewing sample individuals.
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:
- Performed consistency checks.
- Standardized missing values.
- Created online analysis version with question text.
- Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
Restrictions: Users are reminded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services that these data are to be used solely for statistical analysis and reporting of aggregated information and not for the investigation of specific individuals or treatment facilities.
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Children & Youth: Building tomorrow today
As young people mature, the decisions they make have an enormous impact on their families, their communities and our world. But growing up surrounded by poverty, war or in the aftermath of disaster increases their risks and limits their choices.
That's why giving children and youth the right support at this most critical time is essential to building tomorrow's strong, productive communities.
When disaster strikes, young children are especially vulnerable to developing emotional and social problems that can jeopardize their futures. Mercy Corps worked with experts to design our signature Comfort for Kids program that helps children process their trauma and recover through play, sports and art activities. See our expert's recommendations for how parents and caregivers can help children through times of crisis ▸
For adolescents faced with violence, early marriage and interruptions to schooling, we provide opportunities for community involvement, vocational training and life skills development. Our goal is to empower youth in the toughest places to make smart life choices and invest their energy in developing solutions to their countries' biggest challenges.
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Haiti: Three years later, investing in the long-term
Since the January 2010 earthquake, Mercy Corps has reached more than 1.6 million people with lifesaving assistance. Now, we're investing in youth, small business owners and rural communities to build back stronger.
Haiti: Building back stronger
Through programs that empower young people, support entrepreneurs, and protect valuable natural resources, Haitians are finding new reasons to hope.
Indonesia: Food carts on a whole new scale
In Jakarta, our teams found that 17% percent of children under 5 are malnourished, while 12% are overweight.
Indonesia: Nutrition on wheels
Resources for children after tragedy
All of us in the Mercy Corps family are struggling to comprehend today's unimaginable tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut. To families looking for guidance as they struggle with today's events, we offer these recommendations from our Comfort for Kids expert.
South Sudan: A classroom for Asholl
Asholl loves school so much that she wants to be a teacher when she grows up. The second grader would stay in class all day if she could: "I like learning to read and write. I am bored when I have to stay home and it is raining. There is nothing to do."
West Bank and Gaza: Voices from Gaza
In mid-November 2012, hostilities between Israel and Gaza brought incredible violence to both countries. Read how the conflict affected members of our youth leadership program in Gaza, one of the places around the world where we're working to build a global network of young leaders.
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Credit Union Miracle Day Secures Naming Rights for USA Track & Field Women's 10 Mile Championship
Credit Union Miracle Day, the sponsor group of a Family of Races, in cooperation with CUNA and NAFCU, has secured the naming rights of the USA Track & Field Women's 10 Mile Championship at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run on April 7 in Washington.
The championship name will say it is Presented by America's Credit Unions.
About 15,000 runners, including more than 900 Capitol Hill staffers, compete along a fast, flat route around the iconic memorials in the nation's capital.
"We are delighted to be connected with this nationally recognized women's sporting competition," said Charlie Mallon, president/CEO of the $771 million Congressional FCU in Oakton, Va., and chairman of the Credit Union Race Committee for the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run.
"This designation elevates not only this world-class running event, it also raises awareness of credit unions' commitment to serving their 95 million member-owners and communities," Mallon said.
Since becoming the title sponsors of races in 2002, Credit Union Miracle Day, a collaboration of 86 credit unions and 59 business partners, including lead partner PSCU, has donated more than $5.5 million to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals across the country, under the umbrella of Credit Unions for Kids.


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Disney Credit Union Looking to Tap Purchase Money Lending
The 98,000-member, $1.13 billion Partners Federal Credit Union says it inked a deal with the housing finance CUSO CU Realty Services in order to help it service what it calls a coming surge in demand for purchase money housing loans.
So-called purchase money loans are mortgage loans which go to purchase a new home versus housing loans that are refinanced. Many credit unions share the goal of increasing the percentage of purchase money loans in their housing finance program.
The Burbank, Calif., credit union serves the employees of the Walt Disney Company and their families around the country, including at Disney World in Florida.
"Building relationships with Realtors certainly strengthens our purchase mortgage business," said Michael Terzian, the credit union's vice president of marketing and business development.
"But, maintaining a network of qualified agents in multiple cities in two states would be very difficult for us to achieve," Terzian said. "CU Realty is making it easy because they provide a network of knowledgeable real estate professionals."
CU Realty Services seeks to help participating credit unions become the first point of contact for their members, whether they are buying or selling real estate.
Making the credit union the source of both information about potential home purchases or sales and Realtors ready to help credit union members at a reduced cost should help the credit union capture more of the purchase money lending, the credit union explained when announcing the partnership.
"We created CU Realty Services as an advantage to both credit unions and their members," said CUSO CEO Mike Corn. "Over the past decade, we've recruited and trained more than 400 Realtors in 20 states and numerous metro areas. And credit union members have saved millions in closing costs – over $2.2 million in 2012 alone."


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This is a procedure to fill and/or close blood vessels. This prevents bleeding and rupture. It is an alternative to open surgery.
Reasons for Procedure
Endovascular embolization can treat many conditions, including:
- Brain aneurysm—a weakened blood vessel in the brain that collects blood and can bleed
- Splenic artery aneurysm—a weakened blood vessel that may cause the spleen to rupture
- Vascular malformations—abnormal connections between arteries and veins (usually present at birth)
- Tumors
- Gastrointestinal tract bleeding
- Uterine fibroids
- Varicocele and varicose veins
The procedure can be used alone or with other treatments. It will not fix damaged areas of the brain, but it can improve quality of life by stopping bleeding or preventing rupture.
Possible Complications
Problems from the procedure are rare, but all procedures have some risk. Your doctor will review potential problems.
- General complications may include:
- Bleeding
- Infection
- Blood clots
- Reaction to the anesthesia or contrast solution
- Ruptured aneurysm during surgery
- Complications of treating brain lesions may include:
- Weakness
- Numbness or tingling
- Speech disturbances
- Visual changes
- Confusion, memory loss
- Seizures
Factors that may increase the risk of complications include:
What to Expect
Prior to Procedure
Your appointment before the surgery may include:
- Physical exam, blood and imaging tests
- Discussion of allergies, your medications, recent illness or conditions, risks and benefits of the procedure
- Pictures of the blood vessels to be treated may be taken with
- Arrange for a ride home.
- The night before the procedure, do not eat or drink anything after midnight.
- Discuss your medications with your doctor. You may be asked to stop taking certain medications.
Women should let their doctor know if they are pregnant or planning to become pregnant.
General anesthesia will be used. It will block any pain and keep you asleep through the surgery.
Description of the Procedure
Your blood pressure, heart rate, and pulse will be monitored. An IV will be placed in your arm for sedation and anesthesia. The groin area will be shaved and sterilized. The catheter will be inserted in this area.
TA tiny incision will be made in your groin area to access an artery. The catheter will be placed in the artery and threaded up to the site. A special dye will be given through the catheter. The catheter pathway will be able to be viewed on a monitor. X-rays will help the doctor find the exact weakened or malformed area.
Once the catheter is in position, medication, coils, stents, or other man-made material will be inserted into the catheter to the site. This will close or fill the blood vessel. Imaging tests will be done to make sure the blood vessels have closed.
Immediately After Procedure
The catheter and IV line will be removed. You will lie still for 6-8 hours.
How Long Will It Take?
30 minutes or longer—more complex procedures may take several hours.
How Much Will It Hurt?
Anesthesia will prevent pain during surgery. Pain and discomfort after the procedure can be managed with medications.
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- You will rest for several hours in bed.
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While some skeptics, such as Apple-cofounder
Steve Wozniak, dismiss artificial intelligence insisting that robots will
never be able to reach a human level of thinking process and behavior, the
reality is that artificial
intelligence is fast approaching human level thought process.
Battlefield robots are making
life and death decisions, and an international panel recently met to discuss
whether robots could be tried for war crimes.
In vehicles, DailyTech witnessed firsthand the GM-sponsored
DARPA robotic driver navigate a complicated course with efficiency matching
or surpassing that of a human. Meanwhile, SRI National works to create
DARPA funded robotic assistants which learn
and organize thoughts in a human-like fashion.
As robots become more and more human-like, we face the duality of the result.
On the one hand, in creating something that is human-like we learn more about
what makes us human; on the other hand, by creating a replica of man, the line
between human and machine becomes more blurry. As we enter the
future, reality in the virtual world and real world is merging into one.
Scientists already demonstrated
the first "mixed reality" systems -- systems in which a virtual
and a real world device were indistinguishable.
Continuing along the path of convergence between biology and the digital world,
researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) are developing complex
artificial intelligence to control characters in the popular online game
Second Life. These characters will be able to have beliefs, distinguish
human and AI characters' beliefs, and manipulate the behaviors of human and AI
characters based on these beliefs.
The team unveiled their first creation, a 4-year old child
avatar dubbed "Eddie", at an AI conference. The avatar not only follows the
aforementioned intelligence goals, developing beliefs, but also behaves
psychologically like a human child. Researcher Selmer Bringsjord explains
the creation process, stating, "Current avatars in massively multiplayer
online worlds — such as Second Life — are directly tethered to a user's
keystrokes and only give the illusion of mentality. Truly convincing
autonomous synthetic characters must possess memories; believe things, want
things, remember things."
You won't be seeing a character like Eddie walking around on the street for a
little while explains Bringsjord -- Eddie's complex behavior requires the
processing power of a supercomputer. The processing power is leverage to
combine traditional logic-based artificial intelligence with computational
cognitive modeling techniques.
Understanding, predicting, and being capable of manipulating the behavior of
humans is one benchmark of intelligence, and the principles behind how this
works in the human mind is known appropriately as the "theory of
mind". The RPI team's research marks one of the largest efforts to
date to engineer based on the principles of the theory of mind. The
researchers, implementing the part logic and part math theory, impart on the
AI-controlled avatars an understanding of such "human" concepts as
betrayal, revenge, and evil.
Similarly, they employ human-like stages of cognitive development. For
example, Eddie behaves correctly in a false-belief test. In a typical
false belief test a person observers an object, in this case a virtual teddy
bear. When the person leaves the room, another person moves the object to
a different location. Upon the return of the first person to the room,
the adult observer expects them to look in the old location of the object,
knowing that they don't have knowledge of the move. However, a child four
years old or younger will think that they will look in the new location, not
understanding that they couldn't see the move. In an example of a case
where it's right to be wrong, Eddie correctly believed in the "false"
location, the proper "human" behavior for a child.
Eddie can also be digitally switched to have adult-like reasoning and make the
correct decision. The reasoning is accomplished by an automated theorem
prover. An interface takes conversational English in Second Life and
turns it into formal logic, which is processed by the prover. A video
clip of Eddie in action can be viewed
The RPI research is sponsored by IBM. The RPI team's final goal is to
place humans in a Star Trek-like holodeck filled with projected virtual
characters with human-like behavior. The researchers say that they could
accomplish such a simulation in theory by leveraging the processing power of
RPI's Computational Center for Nanotechnology Innovations (CCNI) and the
Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC).
With over 100 teraflops of computing power, the CCNI is the most powerful
university supercomputer in the world. It is composed of massively
parallel Blue
Gene supercomputers, POWER-based Linux clusters, and AMD
Opteron processor-based clusters. And soon, it may be thinking, just
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Linux coordinator and former Transmeta employee Linus Torvalds, thought otherwise and considers these
bugs "totally insignificant."
Processor errata is nothing new, Torvalds said. Commodity CPUs such as chips based on the Intel Core 2 architecture have a considerably lower bug rate than proprietary boutique CPUs.
"Yeah, x86 errata get more attention," said Torvalds. "But those
things are pretty damn well tested. Better than most."
The errata document specifically mentions the Core 2 Duo E4000, E6000, and X6800 series processors.
None of the errata are nearly as insidious or widespread as more infamous
problems, like the original Pentium floating-point bug, although some can lead to buffer overflow exploits, claims de Raalt. All of the
current errata have patches in the works or can be — and have been — worked
around by developers.
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is this accurate:
We are all in agreement that Bargnani should not be a part of this team.
Pooka is saying, I agree that he should not be a part of this team, but the reason some postes have on why he should not be on this team, is not accurate
he's saying some of the statistics that are being brought up are horse shit... not they exist, or aren't real... he's questioning the validity of cherry picking advanced stats in order to discredit bargs...
kind of like... say you break up with a chick.... and your buddy asks you why you broke up with her... and you tell your buddy "oh it was her nose... i didn't like the way her nostrils were slightly upturned... and her nipples were strange... they were like innie nipples... and kinda peperroni like... not the big chicago pepperoni... the small tiny pepperonies you can buy in bulk at no frills... and her eyes were slightly uneven... and she has construction worker fingers"
he arguing against the nit picking... and basically advocating saying straight up "i broke up with her cuz she ugly"
that's what i take away from it anyways
I have admitted being in the wrong on numerous occasions. Clearly in this case, and many others, I'm just not all that smrt.
The reality is:
- the Raptors are, well now, 5-25 with Bargnani as a starter,
- they are 0-9 when he scores 20 or more,
- I've yet to come across a stat for this season that shows he helps Toronto in any way,
- numerous stats show the Raptors are worse with Bargnani on the floor.
From this I conclude the Raptors are better off without Bargnani this season and the better he does individually in the one thing he is suppose to be good at, the worse the outcome for the team. That is what I have been talking about.
I acknowledge there are are all sorts of reasons one could offer as to why the record is what it is with Bargnani (other teams best player ate bad sushi before the game, starting PG off opponent missed his nap, team didn't do the correct sequence in the warm up, the bus hit 4 red lights from the hotel to arena versus 2, Devlin only blamed the refs 87 times instead of the usual 93, someone flushed an arena toilet as Bargnani's ball was in mid air creating a butterfly effect causing the shot to miss and his confidence to take another plummet). But I always thought sport glory and criticism was outcome/production based: wins-losses/statistics. This subargument is bullshit in my opinion and splitting hairs for no other reason other than to be a dick. If the 'facts' I have provided are not suitable as to why Toronto is better WITHOUT Bargnani this season, and if p00ka or jimmie feel the same way, please show me how I could show this statement to be true so in the future I can be sure to state it properly. If wins and losses don't matter, lets give everyone a championship every year. If statistics don't matter, lets end the debate of best ever to play now and give the award to Popeye Jones because, well, I loved him when he played. MJ? Wilt? LeBron? Russell? Nah man. Fuck that shit man. Wins/losses/championships don't mean diddly squat. The debate of greatest coach ever? PJax? Red? Nah fuck that shit man. Number of championships or wins means nothing. Darrell Walker is the newly anointed great coach of all time. Why? Well look at the talent he had to work with... and they played in Canada.... and they played in the SkyDome. At some point some interpretation has to come in to what the numbers show. If you don't come to the conclusion the Raptors are a better team without Bargnani based on 5-25 as a starter and 0-9 when he score 20s or more (all of which happen to be games he started), then I don't know what to say and am going to clean up the drywall next to my desk that has accumulated from banging my head off it.
bargnani this summer will be either 1)amnestied or 2)sold for what we percieve as nothing ie. prospects, 2nd round picks. Quote me on that.
I know I'm being redundant in my post, but just trying to emphasis, we aren't getting anywhere with him as a Raptor, neither will he get anywhere as a Raptor.
Let's not kid ourselves here. It makes very little sense why someone would go through such lengths to discredit the methodologies of arriving at the conclusion that Bargnani sucks, unless they were trying to defend Bargnani, even on a subconscious level.
As the great Judge Judy often says, "if it doesn't make sense, it probably isn't true".
p00ka is a Bargnani fan (whether he wants to admit it or not).
Last edited by Nilanka; Fri Mar 8th, 2013 at 08:34 AM.
I hate discussions where lots (most) of people are in agreement with one side of the argument and consequently good reasoning is no longer needed. I'm all for fair criticism, but reasoning which (in my opinion) just uses wrong arguments to reiterate some broadly accepted opinion doesn't do it for me.
But just curious as to why you (or p00ka) don't come to the defense of Gay, Lowry, or DeRozan (for example) when similar stats are used to draw erroneous conclusions...
I understand that Bargnani gets picked on more than others, but that isn't a coincidence.
Edit: We're all fans here, so it makes perfect sense for emotions to get involved. Just don't pretend you're an impartial mediator, that's all. In other words, there's nothing wrong with being a Bargnani fan. Just admit it. [Not necessarily meant to be towards you, Soft Euro]
Last edited by Nilanka; Fri Mar 8th, 2013 at 11:01 AM.
research I did in the Boo Bargnani thread:
Since 1946, there have been a total of 109 players who were 6'11 or taller and averaged 20 or more minutes per game over the span of their careers.
Amongst those, guess where Bargnani ranks:
In rebounds per game? #100
In player efficiency? #80
In field goal percentage? #96
In blocks per game? #82
In Defensive rating? #109
your pal,
Hmm. I just ran it again and it seems it's changed.. I must've done something in the filter. But anyway, here's the rehash:
On a search for all players 6'11+ with 22+ mpg averaged over their careers. Totals are different because some stats didn't exist until certain times, or if they don't have the stat the player doesn't show up on the ranking:
In rebounds per game? #106 (out of 108)
In player efficiency? #82 (out of 109)
In field goal percentage? #101 (out of 108)
In blocks per game? #70 (out of 103)
In Defensive rating? #103 (out of 103)
Why defend a guy like this? Apparently this thread is about giving this guy more minutes.
your pal,
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The inspector general's office at the Department of Veterans Affairs says the Pittsburgh VA Healthcare System didn't follow its own rules to combat the waterborne bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease.
Tuesday's report, first reported by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (http://bit.ly/YL0qHR ) was prompted by 21 veterans sickened by the bacteria at VA hospitals in Oakland and O'Hara Township since February 2011. Five died.
The hospital developed guidelines after an outbreak in 1982, but the inspector general found the hospitals didn't maintain a copper silver ionization system used to track the bacteria, didn't routinely flush hot water faucets, and didn't properly test patients who developed pneumonia to see if it was caused by Legionella bacteria.
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, who has pushed for reforms, says the report is a "critical step" in preventing future problems.
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Corporate boards are changing much in the way of their approaches to technology and the way they do hiring. As the technology world changes, and as corporations become more aware of incorporating less-biased hiring practices, their approaches to business are shifting, and the WomenCorporateDirectors (WCD) group has researched specific ways in which corporate boards are altering their thinking processes.
The WCD's findings derive from the group's institutes and events conducted during this year so far, and have been narrowed down to eight areas that became hot button topics. The topics are:
- Rethinking the "consumer pyramid"
- Rethinking business models
- Rethinking competitors
- Rethinking the supply chain
- Rethinking the importance of board education
- Rethinking how to attract talent
- Rethinking what diversity brings to the bottom line
- Rethinking compensation
Further reading:
Women may dominate the compliance officer field, but it should lead to other corporate opportunities
Limited progress for Hispanic inclusion on corporate boards says study
How closely is the board paying attention to cyber risks?
Susan Stautberg, co-founder and global co-chair of WCD stated: "Boards are grappling with understanding shifts not only in the digital arena, but also in the very human dimension of what they do. Who their customers are, how to attract the talent they want, and who the competitors are for both – these are the kinds of issues that surfaced around this year's proxy season and in the conversations among directors outside formal board meetings."
Many of the changes come from understanding a new customer base and engaging with that base. Technology is changing the way businesses and boards can access their consumers through mobile means, social media and other outlets. Simultaneously, changes in how boards approach consumers changes competition with one another. Experts with WCD say that companies need to look outside their specific markets in order to understand their competitors.
Other challenges — and resulting alterations in business processes — stem from the supply chain aspect of pressures that urge companies to divert where they manufacture products. Since the recession, outsourcing has been an increasing concern, particularly for U.S.-based businesses as the economy struggles, and the government urges native-based investments.
Stautberg says: "We've seen that, for boards, it doesn't necessarily have to be a complex technology issue that challenges directors the most. Boards are having to shift their thinking around people and engagement, but the good news is that discussions around these can spark real change."


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Nedbank Golf Challenge
A major African golfing fixture since 1981, the Nedbank Golf Challenge is tagged the Millionaire Challenge because of the prize money.
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Venue: Gary Player Country Club, Sun City
Date: 2-5 December 2010
Time: 9am - 12pm
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sounded like a perfect plan -- high-speed trains that would carry passengers at speeds almost equivalent of commercial airplanes.
But now, thanks to government corruption and quality issues, the project
may never arrive at the station.
In February Liu Zhijun, the man in charge of China's $1T USD high-speed rail bid, was fired.
Under investigation on corruption charges, the 58-year-old's departure
signaled the start of some major questions about the future of the project,
which seeks to lay down as much track, in length, as a third of America's
interstate highway system.
This month, amid rumors of trains almost literally derailing, China's Railways Ministry announced that it
would be dropping the top speed of trains from 218 mph to 186 mph. It
would not comment on safety concerns other than to say the issues were
"severe". The slowdown drops China from having the world's fastest trains to being in a virtual
tie with Europe and Japan.
It also announced plans to slow construction and drop ticket prices in order to
try to close a budget deficit. The Railways Ministry owes $276B USD to
Chinese banks and failed to turn a profit in the first three months of the year
-- at a time when it was expected to be turning the corner.
Chovanec, a professor at Tsinghua University in
China states in an interview with The Washington
Post, "They've taken on a massive amount of debt to build it."
Zhao Jian, a professor at Beijing Jiaotong
University, says the project could lead to bank failures. He
states, "In China, we will have a debt crisis — a high-speed rail debt
crisis. I think it is more serious than your subprime mortgage crisis. You can
always leave a house or use it. The rail system is there. It's a burden. You
must operate the rail system, and when you operate it, the cost is very
Some of the funds for the project have been going towards their intended
purchase -- laying rail. Others have been going towards questionable
expenditures like elegant glass and marble for the country's 295 train
stations. And there are rumors of local officials, including a woman in
Shanxi province, setting up companies to take kickbacks from contractors.
Officials on the Beijing-Shanghai line project are accused of accepting $28.5M
USD in bribes. On top of that, the former Railways Ministry
chief, Mr. Zhijun, stands accused of pocketing $122M USD.
"Engineers" working on the vital Beijing-to-Shanghai line actually
had no credentials or formal education. And in March government officials
also found scores of fake invoices, which resulted in the government paying for
phantom work.
Much like the Chinese manufacturing industry's struggles, there are
fears that contractors are also cutting corners with substandard
In order to ensure safety, train tracks must be built with high quality fly
ash, mixed with concrete. But contractors are suspected of using lower
quality ash mixed with other substances, potentially compromising miles of
Despite having the world's second largest economy, China's average yearly per
capita income of $4,300 USD is well below the world average, according to
the International Monetary Fund. One of the
biggest problems facing the train system is that the people of China are simply
unable to pay the prices of tickets, which remain exorbitant by the nation's
The government shut down older, cheaper slow train lines in a bid to get migrant workers to use the new lines.
But the tickets were too expensive and the bid failed -- the workers
turned to the bus system, clogging highways.
China will have another crack at it, next February when the migrant workers
once again return home in a brief exodus. But it remains to be seen if
the government has dropped prices enough to sell tickets -- and if it will be
able to ensure the passengers safely reach their destination.
The Asian giant's struggles are of great interest to the U.S., which is
contemplating a much smaller government-backed high-speed
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Attitude Is A Choice.
How about Bargs to Charlotte for their 2014 First round pick, Ramon Sessions, and Hakim Warrick?
If Bargs comes back and plays well I think this could be possible. Some variation the the first round pick they'd send us depending on how well Bargs is playing.
Well, i'm pretty sure the Raps will not trade their core(JV, Amir, Gay, Ross, DD, Lowry) to get a guy like Gasol. If they can move Bargnani + whoever to LAL for Gasol then do it. If the LAL asked for the guys that i mentioned above then NO.
I want no part of Gasol in Toronto the guy is in and out game after game might as well try picking up Oden if you want Gasol ><
would love to get pau. a legit post pressence and a good passer out of the post would be key. he would do a lot for the development of jv which is reason to do it alone.
Despite the Rudy Gay trade, Toronto "remains intent on pursuing Gasol". http://lakerholicz.com/rumor-despite...sol/2013/02/02 …
I'd love Gasoline on our team, great mentor for JV, best post moves in NBA, and great passer, why not? The Anderson + Mr. Primo trade looks good to me.
I also like getting Dalembert. He wouldn't cost much but could play, and be a good mentor, tho prob not as great as Gasoline woulda been.
EDIT: Stupid Spellcheck
If its moving Bargnani then sure go for it and get Gasol but we need money to extend Lowry,
Bargnani+Anderson/Fields for Gasol and Steve Blake.
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Either hell hath frozen over, or Nouriel Roubini has a sunnier disposition after spending time with all those supermodels in his (recently closed) rooftop hot tub.
CNBC reports on comments Roubini made at IndexUniverse's Inside Commodities conference on Monday.
Although he used the term "anemic" several times to describe the global economic recovery, "the word "crisis" or any of its synonyms was missing almost entirely from the speech," the network reports.
It adds that he maintained the U.S. will be better positioned than most of its global competitors, leading to an appreciation in its currency, no bond market crash and only a gradual increase in interest rates.
"The dollar is likely to become stronger rather than weaker," Roubini said. "The thing about the U.S. compared to other advanced economies...the fundamentals for the U.S. are much better."
Among the advantages he cited, CNBC said, are "growth in productivity and technology as well as continued easy money policies from the Federal Reserve," even though Roubini sees the Fed cutting back on its quantitative easing soon and raising rates by 2015.
As for investing implications, he said he would be "overweight U.S. equities" and made a case for a stronger dollar as well.
"The U.S. is much more advanced and has much more success than other economies. The growth in the U.S. is going to be much faster than Europe, the U.K. and Japan," Roubini said. "Gradually the dollar is going to increase in value rather than collapse the way some dollar doomsday folks believe."
From a global perspective, CNBC added, he did caution against banking on a strong recovery in emerging markets, reasoning that China's growth is slowing and the so-called commodity supercycle is winding down, while U.S. central bank easing, and the liquidity it provides, is going to start evaporating.
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annual BrandZ study of the world's top 100 brands, which is produced by agency
Millward Brown, has declared Apple as the world's most
valuable brand.
which was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, is a
consumer electronics and computer software corporation that has designed and
marketed several new popular products in recent years. For instance, the iPod lineup has
offered a variety of music players to the market, and the Mac series has
made personal computers useful
for the creative community as well as those looking for a new computing
recently, Apple released its own
smartphone called the iPhone as well as tablets called
the iPad and iPad 2. In addition, Apple
is working on new services that will broaden the use and experience of Apple
devices, such as the cloud music platform for
music and media storage, which may be called iCloud.
portfolio of consumer products along with an increasing presence in both
corporate and home environments has thrust Apple to the number one position in
the world's top 100 brands. In fact, Apple is now worth $153 billion.
is breaking the rules in terms of its pricing model," said Peter Walshe.
"It's doing what luxury brands do, where the higher price the brand is,
the more it seems to underpin and reinforce the desire. Obviously, it has to be
allied to great products and great experience, and Apple has nurtured
In the
top 10 of the list, Apple beat huge technology and telecoms companies as well
as other popular corporations. The top 10 of the list of 100 is as follows,
from number one to number 10: Apple, Google, IBM, McDonald's, Microsoft, Coca
Cola, AT&T, Marlboro, China
Mobile, and General Electric.
brands scattered around the top 100 were Visa at number 20, which is
valued at $28.5 billion, and Facebook at number 35, which is valued at 19.1
billion. Also, Toyota is the first automaker on the list at number 27.
With all
100 companies combined, the total value of the top 100 brands is $2.4 trillion,
which rose by 17 percent as the global economy "shifted to growth."
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Obamacare: 40 CUs Sign on With Health Insurance Co-op
A little more than a month after the Iowa and Nebraska credit union leagues announced a new health insurance exchange partnership, more than 40 credit unions have already signed on.
Iowa and Nebraska credit unions will be the exclusive financial institution distribution channel for CoOportunity Health when open enrollment for health insurance begins Oct. 1.
The Des Moines, Iowa-based CoOportunity Health is a new health insurance consumer operated and oriented plan that was created as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to create new competition and new choice, the leagues said.
It is one of 24 co-ops approved nationwide, but the only one to serve Iowa and Nebraska. CoOportunity Health is managed by and for its members and any savings will be used to increase member benefits and lower premiums, according to the leagues.
Iowa and Nebraska credit unions will be the exclusive financial institution distribution channel for CoOportunity Health when open enrollment for health insurance begins on Oct. 1, the leagues said. Between Iowa and Nebraska, there are more than 180 credit unions serving approximately 1.45 million members.
Group Benefits Ltd. will serve as the preferred broker for the credit union and CoOportunity Health partnership in both states, according to the leagues. GBL is based in Urbandale, Iowa and has more than 40 employees and a network of more than 1,000 agents in Iowa and Nebraska.
"Credit unions have long served as trusted advisors in their local communities. CoOportunity Health will serve that role as well. Through this partnership, our members and those who seek out membership will have access to vital information and new health insurance options at a time of great confusion and need," said Patrick Jury, president/CEO of the Iowa Credit Union League.
Jury encouraged non-credit union members who will be shopping for health insurance this fall to consider joining their local credit union.
CoOportunity Health will begin enrollment in October.
The 44 credit unions who have already signed up to participate include:
Iowa Credit Unions
1st Gateway Credit Union, Camanche
Ace Community Credit Union, Ames
Advantage Credit Union, Newton
Alliant Credit Union, Dubuque
Ascentra Credit Union, Bettendorf
Capitol View Credit Union, Des Moines
Casebine Community Credit Union, Burlington
Cedar Falls Community Credit Union, Cedar Falls
Community Choice Credit Union, Johnston
Consumers Credit Union, Denison
Des Moines Metro Credit Union, Des Moines
Dubuque Teachers Credit Union, Dubuque
Dupaco Community Credit Union, Dubuque
EdCo Community Credit Union, Des Moines
Greater Iowa Credit Union, Ames
Members Community Credit Union, Muscatine
Metco Credit Union, Cedar Rapids
Midland Credit Union, Urbandale
Nishna Valley Credit Union, Atlantic
Northwestern Employees Credit Union, Council Bluffs
Peoples Credit Union, Webster City
The Cornerstone Community Credit Union, Des Moines
The Family Credit Union, Davenport
Town & Country Credit Union, Harlan
Tradesmen Community Credit Union, Des Moines
United Credit Union, Council Bluffs
United Service Credit Union, West Des Moines
Nebraska Credit Unions
Ameritas Employees Credit Union, Lincoln
Archer Cooperative Credit Union, Archer
First Lincoln Federal Credit Union, Lincoln
Fremont First Central Federal Credit Union, Fremont
Greater Omaha Federal Credit Union, Omaha
Heartland Area Federal Credit Union, Omaha
K.R.D. Federal Credit Union, McCook
Kearney Eaton Employees Federal Credit Union, Kearney
Kearney Federal Credit Union, Kearney
Liberty First Credit Union, Lincoln
LINCONE Federal Credit Union, Lincoln
Meadow Grove Federal Credit Union, Meadow Grove
Neighborhood Community Federal Credit Union, Omaha
North Platte Union Pacific Employees Credit Union, North Platte
Omaha Douglas Federal Credit Union, Omaha
Omaha Federal Credit Union, Omaha
People's Choice Federal Credit Union, Lincoln


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It's about time to officially grade the off-season. So please answer the poll, grading from the end of the regular season to now.
If you care to share, also tell us what were your favorite moments and your least favorite moments.
It's about time to officially grade the off-season. So please answer the poll, grading from the end of the regular season to now.
If you care to share, also tell us what were your favorite moments and your least favorite moments.
favorite moment was getting Lowry hands down and being on the good end of a trade. Least favourite moment is everyone bitching about landry fields contract. Let the guy show us what he's got under a system that will actually use him. Should be interesting year and I'm very excited to see our two rookies, i have a good feeling about them. (JV and Ross.... Acy i like but will have a small if any impact this year minus his intangibles in the locker room and at practice.)
I gave them a 75%.
For me the best moment was when Adam Silver said Quincy, unfortunately the worst moment was when he said Acy.
I'd give us a solid B for the off season. Good infusion of talent for this coming season, but can't grade any higher without the addition of All Star type players.
Favourite moment would have to be signing Lowry, as well. One of BC's best moves considering what it cost. Least favourite would be the Acy pick. Not sure why you would use a pick on an udersized big with JV, Gray, Ed, Amir, Bargs and Kleiza already on the roster. Especially with Quincy Miller available or we could have used the pick on a
3rd string PG like Machado, Tyshawn Taylor or Doron Lamb as well and not have to have signed JL3 who I'm not a fan of. Still happy with the off season though.
bonus for lowry over nash.
wouldve liked to see a splash by the way of AI or Gay, but our wait and see approach is fine with the hopes that the 2 and 3 pan out to be half decent.
wish we could peacefully go into the season with a potential forderon version 2.0 x 10, hopefully we get something in return besides a TPE is caldy is not happy.
No gapping holes in our lineup with lots of potential.
85% to the boys, excited for the season!
Entourage: Harvey - "E (BC) was right, there's genius in this (Bargnani)"
Ari - "You wanna buy it?"
Harvey - "I do, for a dollar"
I had originally gave them a B-, which I guess would be 70%. Nash not signing with us was a bummer, but that was more Nash than the Raptors.
Biggest regret was that they didn't move up in the draft. I don't see us tanking as hard as we did last year so I think that was our best opportunity to draft a stud. I like Ross, but I would have preferred MKG or Barnes. I think trading up somehow even if that meant trading DeMar would have been a good move. Acy was an odd draft choice, and really bummed out that they didn't draft Machado.
Happy with Lowry.. just didn't think a PG was that important at this particular time. Not happy that we didn't get a stud SF yet.. however that could change by mid-season.
So-so on the Fields signing. I think we're paying too much for potential. I really do like his character, and his girl friend is super hot (a bonus would be if TSN/SN created an Elaine Alden Cam). Also unfortunate that we lost both the MLE and the TPE. That could have netted us more assets.
85%. I'm grading on changes to the roster, not on whether Colangelo looked like he had a good plan that he was following. Nash pursuit was a bad idea and distraction from the guy who should have been #1 target all along, but Colangelo got lucky in paying a price for Lowry that was likely lower than the price on draft day. Not crazy about Fields' contract, but don't hate it either, and he'll improve the team. Like the Ross and Acy picks, given what was available at the time.
Worst moment: praying that Golden State would pick Drummond, but knowing deep down that they were taking Barnes.
Best moment: seeing the final confirmation on Lowry's deal. I kept worrying that something would go wrong before it was finalized.
80! Least fav moment: Finding out Nash was going to my most hated team.
Fav moment: Lowry make up trade that could even ending being better.
For me they lost some marks on how the Fields thing backfired. No matter how you spin it, no one was gonna offer him anything close to that.
Eh follow my TWITTER!
Without seeing the new team/acquisitions play at least 20 games, grading the off season moves right now seems premature. Besides, the off-season is not really over and there is still the possibility that Jose gets moved in which case significant cap room gets freed or a player may come back in a trade.
ps...I understand that it's the doldrums....
However, least fav moment...Nash saying "no". Good moment....Lowry trade.
I have to rock the "Incomplete"
I don't think the off season is finished.
I guess when AA and Gray are signed, that is the end of 'planned' roster moves. Maybe before training camp Magloire is resigned?Ryan Wolstat @WolstatSun
#Raptors will complete roster soon with Alan Anderson (vet minimum) and Aaron Gray (room mini-mid-level, $2.5M) Leaving 15th spot open 4 now
I have a feeling not much gets done in the league until the Dwama has sorted itself out.
I don't want to fill in the poll because, again, I don't think the summer is complete.... or should I say I am hoping the summer is not complete?
But I'll say here now based on the additions of 2014 2nd round pick from SAC, JV, Ross, Lowry, JL3, and Fields plus expected resigning of Gray and AA combined with loss of Bayless, JJ, and Forbes I give the summer a healthy 75-80%. As of now flexibility still remains moving forward should an opportunity presents itself. If an upper tier SF was added, easily 85-90%.
So for those letterly-inclined - B as of now and an A should the upper tier SF hit the roster prior to training camp.
I agree with Matt, the off season isn't over yet, not by a long shot. That being said I'm giving them Incompletes for Ross and Acy and Landry. We know Landry can ball the question is if he hit his glass ceiling y1 (on a pretty poor knicks team) and has come back to earth (or was it all melos fault?). I don't care about the contract because I happen to believe that a back loaded contract makes for valuable trade ballast in the final year, especially as the new tax laws come into effect.
Lowry was a great get but was Point our most pressing need? I kinda feel like the raps didn't have any scoring options for a pass first PG like JC to utilize (despite his fantastic dime dropping rate) so they "solved" the problem by getting a "get minez" pg. I love a lot of what KL brings to the table buuuuuut....
Where the Fushnick is our perimeter scoring coming from??? Has Demar learned to dribble or finish yet? We have great options at 4&5 on the pnr or pnp but where's the 3 point shooting (aka spacing) coming from that will free up the eurobeast that is now our front court? I don't get it and feel, at this point, we are still a full season of BS away from being a threat in the East.
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3 pt. shooting : Bargnani, Fields (his first year stats were not bad...hope he reverses from last year), Ross (rookie but has a good shot). Anderson was 39% from the 3pt. but with a smaller role. Lowry can be a threat and so can Kleiza.
All in all we dont have a proven specialist but again this is a team in flux so as I had indicated providing an assessment right now of moves made is premature....but I think we have a few threats for spacing the floor....they just have to prove it or BC shall have to improve it by trade deadline time.
Maybe the summer is done after all? I really respect Alex Kennedy at HoopsWorld.com for his insights and 'sources'. He is by far the best there. Here are his views on Toronto.
Raptor Fanatic
I like the moves Toronto has made. I believe Ross will make many eat their words soon enough. Toronto is no doubt improved but it seems like one major move is left to be made. Do you see any trade on the horizon for an upper tier wing? How do you feel about the Raps making the playoffs?
Alex Kennedy
I love the addition of Kyle Lowry. Even after last year's breakout season, he's still extremely underrated. He's going to make the Raptors a much better team, on both ends of the court. I think he's going to make everyone around him better and I think that was a steal for Toronto.
I'm excited to see what Jonas Valanciunas does as well. I've heard great things about him and he could make an immediate impact.
I'm a big fan of Terrence Ross too. I spent some time with him out at Impact Basketball in Los Angeles and I was very impressed with his game. I agree with you, I think he'll make people eat their words.
I think the Raptors would love to make one more major move and acquire a top-tier wing, but I don't think it'll happen this summer. They tried to pursue guys like Rudy Gay and Andre Iguodala, but neither team was willing to part ways with their star forward. After missing on those guys, the Raptors did a great job upgrading their roster in other ways and I think they could compete for a playoff spot next season. I'm not sure if they'll get in, but they'll be in the hunt. Talking to the players and coaching staff in Toronto, that's definitely their goal entering the season.
Took a step in the right direction while being relatively risk free (taking Ross was a little risky), and not hampering our future. We added tons of outside talent, and maybe see some players who were on the team last year improve (Demar). Getting an 80 or 90 would have been getting Gay/Iggy.
I put 80 Landry still needs to prove himself! I think Lowry can be an all star in this league still young still room for improvement and one of the best PG defenders. And ross looks good!
Matt how often do you hear tell of a significant move at the end of July and heading into August? I graded the off-season as a 70%. There were a lot of interesting young free agents that the Raptors could have went after. This was the off-season I think they should have capped out.
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