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You've been meaning to do something about your finances forever. Sound familiar? Now may be the time to launch the new financial you.
New Zealand's first ever Money Week, beginning tomorrow, has been timed with the start of spring. There are numerous events to attend, all listed on moneyweek.org.nz.
The week, co-ordinated by the Commission for Financial Literacy and Retirement Income, is designed to inspire Kiwis to take steps to manage their everyday money better.
The commission wants us all to:
* Set short, medium and long-term financial goals
* Make a money plan to ensure we are living within our means and can save towards our goals
* Pay off debt faster using the surpluses identified in the money plan
* Repay our mortgages faster if we have no consumer debt
* Review our insurances
* Invest in KiwiSaver or other retirement savings schemes.
In Auckland there are a number of public Money Week seminars and workshops. For example, Craigs Investment Partners has a women's wealth seminar as well as general investor basics workshops. The New Zealand Federation of Family Budgeting Services has a world cafe workshop.
Learning about money doesn't have to be dull. There are some interesting events planned, such as the Kaitaia Family Budgeting Service's guess the groceries competition. The person whose guess is nearest to the dollar value of the basket of groceries from the local Pak 'n' Save supermarket wins the lot.
Instead of outlining the events, here are some organisations that can help you with your financial spring clean:
Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB). The CAB is an information clearing house. It can help people directly with financial problems or point them to third-party organisations for help. The CAB helps people get the information they need to solve problems, which can include personal financial problems, says Kerry Dalton, the bureau's chief executive. People who call into a CAB office may have more than one problem. If the problems can't be solved at the CAB the person will be referred to other agencies. They may, for example, be going through a divorce and need counselling, legal assistance, benefits, budgeting advice and possibly a food bank. The CAB's range of services include:
* Specialist welfare clinics to ensure that people are receiving their full entitlements.
* Employment services such as CV clinics, careers counselling and interview preparation.
* Consumer services including advice about cancelling contracts, buying and selling cars, loans, going guarantor and scams.
* Tax clinics for people with tax issues. www.cab.org.nz
New Zealand Federation of Family Budgeting Services. The federation is an umbrella organisation for more than 150 community budgeting services nationwide. The services are all slightly different, but usually help clients prepare budgets and may be able to negotiate with creditors on their behalf. Some deliver budgeting help only. Others such as the Salvation Army offer multiple services from the same location. Fronting up for face-to-face budgeting advice can be humiliating. As a result the federation also offers a telephone budgeting advice service on 0800 BUDGETLINE (0508 283 438). www.familybudgeting.org.nz
Sorted.org.nz. I would hope all readers have heard of Sorted.org.nz. The Commission for Financial Literacy and Retirement Income's consumer website is packed with useful information and planning tools. One very useful one is a "money plan", or budget that is very easy to complete and is designed to get people started on their spring clean. www.sorted.org.nz
Relationships Aotearoa. The link between Relationships Aotearoa (formerly Relationship Services) and personal finance may not be an obvious one. But if a couple isn't on the same page financially the relationship can be strained. Counselling at Relationships Aotearoa isn't free. It costs $90 a session unless the couple qualifies for free counselling sessions funded by the Family Court. Counselling can help couples solve their financial issues. www.relationshipsaotearoa.org.nz
Financial advisers. As a general rule financial advisers will produce a financial plan and give advice about investing in shares, bonds, managed funds and KiwiSaver. Many manage their clients' investment portfolios on their behalf. Good advisers are concerned for the client's whole financial position and will often spend more time and energy with a client building a relationship than the mere sale of products requires.
Some financial advisers offer other services such as insurance or family trust advice. Or they might refer clients to other professionals. The Institute of Financial Advisers website enables searches for specific guidance on subjects such as KiwiSaver, debt reduction, tax advice and estate planning.
It is also possible to find an insurance adviser using the same search tool. These advisers specialise in personal insurances, such as life, critical illness, and income protection cover. Advisers' services are often "free" because it is common for them to be paid by commission. ifa.org.nz
Mortgage brokers. Mortgage brokers earn a commission by connecting clients with suitable lenders. Some mortgage brokers are simply transactional. Others view their clients more holistically, ensuring repeat business. They may work with a client for months or sometimes even years to help them qualify for a mortgage. The Professional Advisers Association website has a mortgage broker search.
Community law centres. Financial problems and legal problems are often intertwined. Yet when someone is in financial trouble, they can't necessarily afford to pay for a private lawyer. Community law centres provide free legal information and advice over the phone or face to face.
For people who meet eligibility criteria it may be possible to get free representation in court and at tribunals. The centres can also offer mediation to solve legal problems for those who can't afford to pay for legal services.
Robyn Martin, manager of the Otara Community Law Centre, says her lawyers often work with people who have loan-related problems and defaults. Sometimes a relatively small debt has spiralled out of control. www.communitylaw.org.nz/
Christians Against Poverty (CAP). Basic money management courses are few and far between in New Zealand. CAP Money is a three-session course that teaches people budgeting skills and a simple, cash-based money management system. The courses are offered through churches across the country. Attendance is open to anyone, not just the church's congregation. www.capnz.org
Debtors Anonymous. Most people have heard of the hugely successful Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and its 12-step programme. Over the years AA has had a number of successful offshoots including Debtors Anonymous (DA).
A spokesman for the Auckland chapter says members come because they suffer from compulsive "debting", spending, or under-earning. DA appeals to people who work best in groups and can benefit in a supportive atmosphere.
In the first weeks as they start to "right the ship" attendees will be encouraged to cut up their credit cards and to keep a spending diary. They are then given tasks to complete each week, which attack the problem bit by bit.
The group's spokesman says DA members are often professional people such as lawyers, doctors and even sometimes accountants, who have expertise to share as well as their own problems to solve. www.debtorsanonymous.org.au
Tenants Protection Association. Tenants find themselves in a financial pickle all too often. If the problem relates to the property and/or landlord, they can seek advice from their local Tenants Protection Association. There are associations in Auckland, Palmerston North and Christchurch. The Department of Building and Housing also has tenancy helplines that can provide unbiased advice to both tenants and landlords. The Tenants Protection Association (Auckland) can be contacted on (09) 360 1473.
Young Enterprise Trust. If readers' children have a chance to participate in any of the Young Enterprise Trust's programmes in their school, encourage them to. The programmes teach both enterprise and personal financial literacy. www.yetrust.co.nz
A number of government organisations also offer financial help. Inland Revenue, Work & Income, Careers New Zealand, ACC, Insolvency and Trustee Service, Housing NZ, Ministry of Justice and others have helplines and services. There is also the Banking Ombudsman, Insurance & Savings Ombudsman and other dispute resolution services.


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The characteristic that renders Silvana Ambar so impressive as a curator is her ability to attract internationally known artists who are either trained in the finest art academies in the world, or who have demonstrated such self-taught skill that they are credible to "show" with the pantheon of international artists whose work she has assembled.
Silvana Gallery is currently showing a group exhibition of traditional paintings and sculpture of great interest internationally, as well as a small collection of California plein-air paintings.
Broni Likomanov, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, studied at the National Academy of Theatre and Film Art, says, "Sculpting for me is telling a story where the human body is the main character." This would be second nature for a man who has worked in the animation industry with icons like Disney and Universal for 20 years.
Silvana displays his bronze titled "The Act" (14"H x 4"W x 4"D), which is emblematic. It suggests a hollowed figure, mask in hand, in the act of either hiding or unmasking itself. It personifies the classical dramatic symbolism: happy mask, frowning mask. The viewer is left to conjure the story in progress behind the vacuous character. The options are endless and well inspired. Likomanov's works are in private collections in the U.S., Netherlands, Belgium, Hungary, Canada and Bulgaria.
Armenian-born Samvel Lachikyan received his graduate degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Yerevan. He has exhibited in numerous individual and group exhibitions all over the world. He has illustrated books by classic authors like Charles Dickens, Tolstoy, Mark Twain and Daniel Defoe. He transcends mastery of the watercolor medium in his work titled "Late October" (18" x 9") with a bird's-eye view landscape that incites one's senses. He accomplishes a "sfumato" or smoky atmospheric effect, which brings to mind wooded villages in classic tales.
This location could have been born out of the imagination of any one of the classical authors whose work Lachikyan has illustrated. In actuality this inspiration came to him outside his own window. The autumn version of this viewpoint is complemented by an equally stunning version of the same perspective in winter dress. Lachikyan painted the autumn version the day before a snowstorm, and the snowy alternative the following morning. Silvana hangs them just opposite each other in the gallery, which causes one to pause and ponder. The two paintings are beautiful companions.
Fongwei Liu is an extraordinary painter in the traditional figurative genre. He has earned a master of fine arts degree from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. His works stun the viewer and dominate the gallery with scale, color and brilliantly trapped subject matter. His oil painting titled "Before the Performance 2" (30" x 40") depicts a beautiful young dancer, in Middle Eastern-style dress, red pants and bare midriff, anticipating — in angst, prior to a performance. She is timeless and controls the canvas.
The background is designed to support her with splashes of complementary colors, staging to give sense of depth, and a structure of sorts, in the left background to give balance and interest to the composition. Fongwei has a gift for lighting, color and composition.
Silvana has assembled so many fine pieces for this exhibition that I am frustrated not to discuss more of them. Dali Higa is a brilliant self-taught painter who has developed a very successful confetti impressionism technique. Jennifer McChristian's orange under paintings ignite her scenes. Many others deserve recognition as well.
TERRI MARTIN is an art historian, artist and art critic.
What: "Traditional Art: Great Impressions — Masters of Fine Art"
When: Continuing through Dec. 11
Where: Silvana Gallery of Fine Art and Crafts, 1731 W. Glenoaks Blvd., Suite 200 Glendale
Cost: Free
Contact: (818) 662-7070 or e-mail email@example.com

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Buying pressures continue to reign supreme on Wall Street as economic data releases are not giving the bulls many reasons to back off. Corporate earnings took a backseat on Wednesday as better-than-expecting housing and employment data made its way to center stage; weekly jobless claims came in at 335,000 versus the previous reading of 372,000 marking a healthy improvement in the domestic labor market. To top it off, December's housing starts figure came in at 954,000, blowing past estimates of 883,000 as well as last month's reading of 851,000 [see ETF Technical Trading FAQ].
Investors will keep their eyes on the homefront today as earnings results continue to roll in, while the latest consumer sentiment report should offer valuable insights as well. With major equity indexes sitting on hefty gains thus far in the new year, our ETF to watch for the day will be the well-known SPDR S&P 500 (SPY, A), which will look to fight off profit-taking pressures and continue its impressive run-up. Analysts are expecting for January's University of Michigan consumer sentiment figure to come in at 74.2, marking a solid improvement over last month's reading of 72.9 [see 101 High Yielding ETFs For Every Dividend Investor].
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The S&P 500 ETF is sitting at a five-year high as upbeat economic reports provided the much-needed fundamental catalyst to push SPY over resistance at the $147 level. From a technical perspective, SPY's recent price action is very bullish considering that this ETF has been able to hold its gap from the start of the year while also managing to break above a key resistance level, which it previously failed to summit during September and October of 2012 [see ETF Call And Put Options Explained].
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Entering into a long position at current levels is attractive given the clear bullish momentum behind this ETF; however, we advise setting a tight stop-loss around $147-$145 a share, as a short-term correction is long overdue and would actually be quite healthy if this run-up is to continue [see How To Swing Trade ETFs].
If the latest consumer sentiment report continues the streak of good news on Wall Street, equity markets may continue their trek higher; in terms of upside, there is no clear cut resistance level ahead of SPY, although profit-taking pressures may resurface as it nears $150 a share. On the other hand, disappointing consumer data can just as easily open the doors for the bears on Wall Street who have been eagerly waiting at the gates; in terms of downside, SPY has near-term resistance around $147 a share, followed by $145 a share, followed by major support at the $140 level. As always, investors of all experience levels are advised to use stop-loss orders and practice disciplined profit-taking techniques.
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Muhammad Ali has been named the new face of Louis Vuitton's "Core Values" campaign.
The campaign focuses on accomplished individuals and great humanitarians who have made positive differences in the lives of others. Core Values embraces timeless classics in real situations with real people.
The 70-year old, legendary boxer was photographed by legendary photographer Annie Leibowitz. Ali stares with amazement at his grandson who is wearing over-sized boxing gloves, while a large Louis Vuitton duffle bag rests humbly by his side. A tag line reads: "Some stars show you the way. Muhammad Ali and a rising star. Phoenix, Arizona."
"Muhammad Ali is the epitome of an outstanding personality – a true living legend in boxing and far beyond," Yves Carcelle, Chairman and CEO of Louis Vuitton, said in a statement.
'We are honoured that he agreed to be photographed for the Core Values campaign, and delighted with the way this beautiful portrait of the champion and his grandson captures the idea of transmission, which is of great significance to Louis Vuitton."


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Last week Novell filed a motion requesting that the court lift SCO's bankruptcy stay so that Novell can obtain UNIX licensing royalties wrongfully retained by SCO. Novell has also filed a motion requesting that SCO turn over all future royalties that it collects from selling licenses for Novell's intellectual property.
SCO filed for Chapter 11 shortly after federal district judge Dale A. Kimball issued a ruling declaring that Novell owns the original UNIX copyrights. The ruling effectively put an end to SCO's slander of title lawsuit against Novell, which was based on SCO's allegation that Novell had wrongfully claimed ownership of UNIX. Judge Kimball also determined that, as stipulated in the original agreement between the two companies, SCO owed Novell 95 percent of the royalties collected from Novell's intellectual property—which includes a considerable portion of the $25 million paid to SCO by Sun and Microsoft.
During SCO's bankruptcy hearing, Novell requested the establishment of a constructive trust in order to prevent SCO from using money owed to Novell to perpetuate business operations. The judge declined to do so because he didn't wish to give Novell preferential treatment over other debtors who "could be in the same position." The judge stayed the bench trial that had been scheduled to determine how much SCO owes Novell. The judge suggested that Novell could move to have the stay removed, and Novell's latest filing does precisely that.
In the filing, Novell argues that resolution of the present conflict between the two companies is necessary before SCO can make any legitimate attempt at reorganizing. "Because SCO's business model is so tied to its issues with Novell, both strategically and financially, SCO will be hard pressed to make any progress towards reorganization in the Chapter 11 cases without finality concerning the respective rights between it and Novell," the filing says.
In recent SEC filings, SCO acknowledged that the company will probably not survive if forced to pay the debt that Novell estimates at approximately $30 million. The licensing royalties that SCO collected from Sun and Microsoft represent the company's only profitable activity—a point that Novell addresses in the filing. "The only periods in which SCO appears to have been profitable are those periods in which it generated substantial one-time revenues through transactions wrongfully based on Novell's property (the SVRX copyrights). When not based on Novell's property, SCO's historic business model does not appear to be profitable or provide SCO with reasonable prospects for reorganization," the filing states.
In the second filing—which requests that SCO be forced to turn over all future royalties collected from licensing Novell's intellectual property—Novell argues that allowing SCO to retain the royalties "would, in essence, transform Novell into a forced lender of high risk loans to the estate not through perpetuation of an existing loan, but through the creation of a loan where there was none before."
Novell also points out that merely forcing SCO to turn over all future royalties owed is practically an act of charity in light of the fact that the agreement between the two companies would also permit Novell to simply reassign all rights to the property to itself. "The relief that Novell seeks here is far from extraordinary. Indeed, Novell only seeks the equivalent of a subset of what it could already accomplish at its sole discretion under the [Asset Purchase Agreement]," the filing says. "Moreover, in asking for this relief, it is willing (for the moment) to leave the job of royalty collection in SCO's hands, thereby allowing SCO to continue to earn its 5 percent commission on collections, even though it also could deprive SCO of that function and income by exercising its reassignment rights under Section 4.16."
Despite the fact that SCO has acknowledged meager prospects for survival, company executives remain optimistic. SCO CEO Darl McBride believes that the company can reinvent itself in the mobile space with a new lineup of subscription mobility services acquired from Me Inc. "We have a number of key technologies coming out in the next couple of quarters that will drive value for our customers," said McBride in a statement. "Those expanding their IT infrastructure into the mobile space will see a solid solution in SCO Mobile Server, with its UNIX technology backbone."
SCO wants to reorganize in order to focus its efforts on UNIX development and expanding its mobile platform software. SCO chief technology officer Sandy Gupta was promoted to President of Operations earlier this week to oversee the effort. At this point, SCO's attempt at recovery looks a bit like rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic, but the next year should show if the new mobile strategy can help the company avoid the obvious iceberg ahead.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - SAFETY in MEXICO-TIPS & ADVICE!!! Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in SAFETY in MEXICO-TIPS & ADVICE!!! Goto page Previous 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Mexico View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message mejmsJoined: 04 Jan 2010Posts: 389 Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 5:49 pm Post subject: Quote: Queretaro is only 2 and half to 3 hours from Mex City. It's an industrial city with a colonial flair. Clean, mostly quiet, kinda boring. In this violent country, clean, quite, and boring sounds kinda nice. P.S. Wouldn't those 3 words be the least likely you'd normally associate with Mexico? Back to top TeresaLopezJoined: 18 Apr 2010Posts: 601Location: Mexico City Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:07 pm Post subject: Prof.Gringo wrote: These attacks have been occurring with greater frequency and they can happen morning, afternoon, or night. Weekday or weekend. I still want to know just WHERE you got this so-called information. Yes, this happens. It has been happening for as long as I have lived in Mexico, but I have not heard, or read, anywhere that it is increasing in frequency, nor do I know of anyone (and I asked about 50 people) who has been a victim in the last few years, nor did any of them know of anyone who had been a victim. Not flashing cash, or jewelry or expensive cell phones is a good idea no matter where you live or go, Not just in Mexico. Back to top TeresaLopezJoined: 18 Apr 2010Posts: 601Location: Mexico City Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:34 pm Post subject: Since Prof Gringo was not forthcoming with his figures I did a little research on my own, and here is what I found, in brief, full text in Spanish from SETREVI´s website. For every MILLION trips there are 230 crimes against a passenger. Say they are under-reported and the real figure is double or even triple, The fact is, that these crimes are going down, not up. And, there are far more crimes commited in taxis, something you have a lot more control over, than in micros or the Metro (which is actually one of the safest public transportation systems in the world). So, where are your figures, or is this just another of your alarmist posts without any basis in fact. At roughly 300 crimes per MILLION, I think I will cross this off my list of things to worry about for now. Of course, use common sense. Don´t going into funky areas. Don´t take public transport late at night. Use sitio taxis. Good advice. But don´t walk out the door every morning thinking you will be a crime victim. Chances are overwhelmingly in your favor that you won´t. En la ciudad de México, por cada millón de viajes en taxi, microbús y metro los robos en transporte público fueron 266 en los primeros diez meses de 2009; pero en el mismo periodo de 2010, este indicador registra 239, de acuerdo con cifras oficiales de la Procuraduría General de Justicia del DF. En una conferencia de prensa, el subsecretario de Políticas Públicas del GDF Alberto Esteva apuntó que al día de hoy, se ha logrado bajar la tasa de incidencia en robo a usuarios del transporte público. En Taxi, de 6.2 delitos por millón de usuarios a 2.3; de 1.8 en Microbús a 0.5; de 0.4 en Metro a 0.2; de 1.5 a 1.1 en Metrobus y en RTP de 1.5 a 0.9. Más adelante, en la misma conferencia, el funcionario precisó que las tasas refieren a la reducción. Back to top TeresaLopezJoined: 18 Apr 2010Posts: 601Location: Mexico City Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:39 pm Post subject: silvery wrote: I am an experienced, qualified teacher in my early fifties. Work considerations will most likely dictate one of the following locations: Chihuahua, Colima, Cuernavara, Culiacan, Guadalajara, Merida, Mexicali, Monterrey, Puebla, Queretano, Riviera Maya, Toluca or Veracruz. Any thoughts? P.S. While I asked for recommendations, I guess it would also be useful to know which of the above you'd eliminate outright, too . Personally, I would eliminate Chihuahua, Culiacan, Mexicali and Monterrey because of ongoing cartel problems. I would eliminate Toluca and Veracruz too because I think they are borning towns. Queretaro is beautiful, safe, clean and close to Mexico City for an occasional trip, as it Puebla. I love Guadalajara and lived there for a while. It has a lot of the same problems as Mexico City, loads of traffic, bad air, etc. But I never felt unsafe there. I don´t know enough about the other places to have an opinion. Of all the cities in your list, I would probably choose Puebla. It´s a good sized city, but not too congested traffic wise, it´s clean and pretty, and has lots of interesting places to visit. And has the best food, hands down, in the whole country. The only bad think I can think of is that they have a crappy soccer team. Back to top Mr. KalgukshiMod TeamJoined: 18 Jan 2003Posts: 6598Location: Need to know basis only. Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:51 pm Post subject: This is now a locked Sticky. 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Hokitika Glow Worm Dell
Hokitika is lucky to have the cutest glow worm dell right at the edge of town. Free and fun to see. Children especially love the outing in the dark.
Enjoy a refreshing walk in the evening along to Hokitika's cute glow worm dell.
Only a minute from the road side, this fascinating display by glow worms is like a miniature fairy land as you gaze at all these little lights.
The insects live in the banks under tall trees and are present all the time. However, they can be seen only in the dark. If you do not have a torch, your cell phone will provide enough light for that minute's walk from the footpath.
Stay at Jade Court Motor Lodge while in Hokitika and be just a short walk away.from the dell. There is a large carpark beside the dell, should you want to drive.


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It's a sweltering summer afternoon in a five-floor mansion uptown, and 12-year-old Willa Doss and her seven besties are unwinding the cool way — with cucumber masks slathered all over their faces.
"Your face is going to feel amazing afterwards!" promises Willa.
"Most importantly, it's good for sleepovers."
Willa isn't just a budding cosmetologist; she's a pint-size entrepreneur who's talking about her own cucumber face mask ($1.75), part of her natural beauty line, Willa, conceived by her and her mother, Christy Prunier.
It all started four years ago,
when Prunier kept tussling
with willful Willa, then 8, over sunscreen application.
"Kids never do anything because their parents tell them to," says Prunier, a 44-year-old former Hollywood film producer with titles such as "The Thin Red Line" and "The People vs. Larry Flynt."
So Prunier decided if you can't beat 'em, you might as well start a skin-care line for 'em. She did so with Willa's help — and plenty of input from chemists, dermatologists and makeup artists. Willa helped design the purple-hued packaging, and gave her mom suggestions for the development of the willaskincare.com Web site.
Willa's pals — many of whom have known each other since kindergarten — participated in numerous focus groups and talked about why their tween demo tends to slip through the cracks; skin-care giants Johnson & Johnson and Clearasil have well-established lines for babies and teens, but nothing for pre-adolescents. Willa and her crowd wanted fun products that weren't too childish.
The line, which was launched in March, is now sold at Target, J.Crew and the UES pharmacy Clyde's on Madison Avenue. With 300 of its stores carrying the line, Target says it's committed to growing the brand and expanding to full distribution over the next few years.
Tooth-fairy money won't snag you much, but the luxury-lite line is priced well within reach of the baby-sitting set, starting at $1.75 for the cucumber mask and topping out at $15 for Face the Day, a tinted sunscreen.
The 17 products in the line, including an acne spot treatment, Start Fresh foaming face wash and a sleepover travel bag, don't skimp on the SPF factor — or on the fun. Upbeat, cheery names like Be Brilliant body lotion complement sleek packaging that deliberately skips the clichéd pinks of Disney and Hello Kitty, and avoids cloying scents.
"This is the Apple generation — they're very design-driven," says Prunier of the understated packaging.
"We wanted the products to be affordable, but aspirational."
Mom and daughter have no plans to introduce cosmetics to the brand; the Willa line will remain fresh-faced and wholesome.
"There's something refreshing about 12-year-old girls who actually want to look like they're 12 years old," says Prunier of the preteens, decked out in brightly colored and age-appropriate maxidresses.
Meanwhile, as the girls are busy talking — also singing, chirping and squealing — about braces, boys and their recent walk over the Brooklyn Bridge for friend Anna's birthday, they're doing right by their skin. "They don't realize it, but they're really clearing out the impurities," says Prunier, who recently moved with her family from the Upper West Side to Greenwich, Conn.
Down-to-earth Willa, who's into Maroon 5, French immersion camp (that's all French, all the time) and dog walking, waves off talk of being a mini-mogul: "I'm just a kid!" she demurs.
At least her friends think she's a rock star: "It's so cool for someone our age to have her own line," squeals her longtime friend, 12-year-old Shanna of the UWS.
"I mean, she has her own business at 12!"
And for all her worldly smarts and city-bred sophistication, Willa is a kid at heart.
"I don't really need makeup," she says. Adds Anna, 12: "Except on Halloween."


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Pierre Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Girl Scout Money
PIERRE - A Pierre woman has pleaded guilty to stealing money from the sale of Girl Scout cookies.
KCCR and KGFX reports that 47-year-old Bonnie Gallagher appeared in Hughes County Circuit Court on Wednesday to plead guilty to a charge of grand theft.
Prosecutors say Gallagher stole $38,000 in cookie money between 2007 and 2012. She is currently out on bond.
Gallagher told the judge that she was in charge of handling the money raised from the cookie sales. She says she would deposit the money into her own account for her to use.
Gallagher faces up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. She must also pay restitution.
Sentencing is set for March 5.
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Advanced visualization laboratory opens
At the launch of Memorial's new Landmark Graphics Visualization Laboratory, visitors use special glasses to look at the 4D images generated in the lab.
What would it be like to walk around an oil reservoir that's hundreds of metres below the sea floor, or peer into a human heart or travel through a blood vessel? Imagine being able to fold a DNA molecule to find out how genetic defects work. Researchers at Memorial University of Newfoundland are hoping that a new laboratory will help them do just that.
The new Landmark Graphics Visualization Laboratory, which officially opened April 27, is the first of its kind at a university. This immersive visualization laboratory, is a scientific IMAX theatre where up to 20 researchers can collaborate and view data in 4D (three spatial dimensions plus a temporal one).
The lab contains a wrap-around screen and special glasses which trick the viewer's eyes and brain into 4D perception. Simulation research depends on visualization, the process where numerical data is used to create a multi-dimensional image. This new technology will revolutionize how offshore oil and gas reservoirs are studied and understood, allowing researchers at Memorial to analyze images of large volumes of data and conduct detailed simulations. A high performance computer powers the imaging technology by sending graphics data to three digital projection cameras which superimpose them to a large, curved screen to produce the three-dimensional effect.
The $20-million futuristic lab was built with support from Landmark Graphics, IBM Canada and Panoram Technologies Inc., along with the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) through the Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF).
Dr. Axel Meisen, president of Memorial University, says the lab represents a commitment that Memorial made when it instituted the Oil and Gas Development Partnership in 2000.
"Thanks to our collaborators Landmark Graphics, IBM, Panoram, ACOA and CFI, the Landmark Graphics Visualization Laboratory provides a very strong link between Memorial researchers and the local oil and gas industry," he said. "In addition to being a significant resource for the oil and gas industry, we are certain that this innovative lab will also assist researchers who are studying ocean circulation, seabed habitat and even those engaged in other areas such as biotechnology and DNA research. This laboratory is a cornerstone in building our position as a world leader in visualization and simulation research."
Tom Hedderson, minister of the Department of Education for Newfoundland and Labrador, noted the visualization laboratory is an excellent opportunity to advance the future of the oil and gas industry in Newfoundland and Labrador. "The involvement of our post-secondary institutions in the oil and gas industry is quite extensive and we are making great strides in providing support to this critical industry," he said.
The Canadian Foundation for Innovation and the Atlantic Innovation Fund, of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, through an award to the PanAtlantic Petroleum Systems Consortium, also contributed $2 million to help create the facility.
"The Government of Canada is committed to enhancing the innovative capacity of our universities in ways that benefit our economic development," said John Efford, minister of Natural Resources Canada and regional minister for Newfoundland and Labrador. "The Landmark Visualization Laboratory is an excellent example of how government, academia and the private sector can work together to stimulate innovative ideas and activity."
The facility features $18 million in specialized software from Landmark Graphics Corporation, coupled with innovative computer technology allowing researchers to create precise 3D images of the Earth's subsurface.
"This centre marks the culmination of years of partnership between Landmark and Memorial," said Peter Bernard, president of Landmark Graphics, a wholly-owned business unit of Halliburton Company. "Because the laboratory represents the very latest in visualization, exploration and production software technology, it will have a significant impact on the research, energy industry, and community as a whole in eastern Canada."
"Halliburton's investment in this centre reflects the company's continued commitment to investing in eastern Canada," said Brad Bechtold, regional general manager, Canada, of Halliburton - Digital and Consulting Solutions. "Students participating in Memorial's petroleum engineering program will have access to the very latest in visualization technology."
IBM Canada contributed Deep Computing Visualization software and IntelliStation workstations for the visualization laboratory along with significant integration support services for the lab's capabilities. "IBM is very proud to be one of the founding contributors to Memorial's new high tech visualization lab," said Dan Fortin, president, IBM Canada Ltd. "As an innovation leader in the IT industry, IBM looks forward to working with Memorial for years to come and providing them with leading-edge technology solutions."
Panoram Technologies contributed hardware and software for the visualization laboratory, along with significant integration support services for the lab's capabilities.
The Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (through the Agency Atlantic Innovation Fund) also contributed $2 million to help create the facility. "The opening of the visualization laboratory is a powerful example of what can be achieved through partnerships," said Dr. Eliot Phillipson, president and CEO of the CFI. "The investment we are celebrating…will strengthen Canada's capacity to effectively compete locally, nationally and internationally in this important economic sector."
Dr. Jim Wright, director of major research partnerships at Memorial, said initial projects will focus on existing oil and gas reservoirs. "The Landmark Graphics Visualization Laboratory does more than let us view existing seismic data," he said. "It opens tremendous opportunities to discover new reserves with no extra drilling or platforms. It's a very modest investment with the possibility of a very large return."


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COLUMBIA - State lawmakers have granted nearly $10 million to the S.C. Conservation Bank, a tiny agency that has already protected more than 10,000 acres in Beaufort and Jasper counties.
The bank provides money to purchase conservation easements from willing landowners. Even if the land changes ownership, the new owner may not develop the property.
In May the bank provided $1.3 million to the owner of the Exley Plantation in Jasper County to create a conservation easement on 5,300 acres.
It's located within in the Savannah River Preserve, adjacent to the Savannah River intake for the Beaufort-Jasper Sewer and Water Authority and has a mile of frontage on the Savannah River northwest of Hardeeville.
In April a settlement was reached between environmental groups, the Georgia Ports Authority, the S.C. Savannah River Maritime Commission. Part of the $43.5 million outlay Georgia agreed to as part of the agreement allowing it to proceed with the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project includes $5 million for the Conservation Bank.
The amount, distributed over five years, is "exclusively for preservation of wetlands, acquisition of conservation easements, and/or upland buffers that directly benefit the Lower Savannah watershed" according to the settlement.
The bank, created after Sen. Chip Campsen, R-Charleston, introduced legislation while serving in the S.C. House, about 10 years ago.
It relies on a portion of documentary stamp revenues from real estate transactions but in recent years has seen its funds diverted to other functions of government.
Gov. Nikki Haley is preparing her list of budget vetoes of the about $22 billion spending plan. Lawmakers will meet this week to vote on whether to overturn them, which requires a two-thirds vote in both chambers.
Opponents of the bank have argued the funding would be better spent on core functions of government, such as road maintenance, schools and law enforcement. Proponents, however, have countered that maintaining unspoiled places statewide enhances the quality of life and attracts business.


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Workers' Compensation
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Okay. I've seen and heard enough. Being in the insurance business, specifically Workers' Compensation, not only am I disheartened by the bad people who "sue" their employers, but I'm shocked at the stupidity of these same people who think they are making a fortune.
For one thing, every state in this nation requires employers to carry workers' compensation insurance. It is not only mandatory, but statutory, meaning that it has it's own set of laws, rules/regulations, etc, that dictate how to pay benefits, how much, and when. There are no made up numbers or dollars, every state has a schedule of how much your injury is worth. It is nonnegotiable.
Second of all, it is a NO FAULT system, meaning that regardless of whatever idiotic act an employee did to hurt himself (like running down a hallway to answer a phone and tripping over his own shoelace), it is STILL covered. This was to protect employers from frivolous lawsuits and gave employees immediate medical and income benefits if they lost time from work.
Thirdly, the costs of your claim come out of employees pockets. Yes, that's right. Every dime used to pay you disability benefits and medical bills come out of your pocket. How? It's an operating cost for your employer, just like salary. The higher insurance premiums your employer has, the lower the raises you get, lower bonuses (if any), higher health insurance premiums. Ah, didn't know that did you!
And what's with the attitude that once you injure yourself you treat your employer like shit like it's their fault? YOU fell, no one pushed you (as is USUALLY the case), so what are you doing?
Do you really think your employer BELIEVES how injured you are because you whine and complain at work? Go into show business if you want that attention. We don't cry about our injuries we sustain at home do we? No. But you injured workers feel you need to prove up your case. It's not necessary and, IN FACT, causes your employer to rethink your honesty!
Next up: Settlements. So you got an attorney who's convinced you that not only did you hurt your back, but your sex life, sleeping, and psyche are all injured as well. Really? So now your employer can't talk to you and KNOWS way too much about the crap you and your attorney are trying to pass off as work injuries. You fell, no one pushed you or cut off your balls.
Here's what kind of settlement you'll get for the scenario above: First, you will lose your job. Bet your attorney didn't tell you that right? They found you a doctor to give you a really high permanent disability rating, say it's worth $35k. Well that same doctor also said you couldn't do certain things in that job and your employer can't alter that job any more and now you are out of a job. Your attorney wants to get paid (he gets 15% of whatever YOU get).
So let's say your work comp claim has been open 4 years (that is the average for any of you who get attorneys by the way) and in the end, you settle for $50,000. OOOHhhh. You won the lottery! $50k less 15% (atty fees) = $42,500 in your pocket. You could buy a boat, a car, etc! Well let's look at it this way. Say you missed the max 2 years of work and received $500/week (based on $39k annual salary). That's $52,000 tax free. Oh, and by the way, Work Comp qualifies for FMLA so after 12 weeks, you now have to pay your own health insurance (and yes, it's legal). So $52,000 + $42,500 = $94,500 in total benefits. Sounds like you did great being off work for 4 years right? Divide that by the 4 years your claim has been open and that works out to be $23,625 per year in income. Didn't do so hot did ya? No job. No health insurance. No other benefits. You saw a pay off and didn't do the math so you ended up losing over $15k per year!
So for those who take their legitimate injuries TOO FAR, consider what you will lose if you not only get an attorney, but exaggerate and add body parts. After all, when we hurt ourselves at home, we usually go to work right? Sure, you see people with casts and canes all the time. But for those with a little back strain from work, you miss as much time as you can and try to "milk" your employer when all you end up doing is hurting yourself.
Congratulations to the idiot workers of America. You are just bad human beings and should be ashamed of trying to get ahead by cheating the system.
— Good luck with your claim you Moron.


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Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS)
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment Standards Administration
Office of Labor-Management Standards
St. Louis District Office
1222 Spruce Street
Room 9 109 E
St. Louis, MO 63103
(314)539-2667 Fax: (314)539-2626
January 29, 2007
Mr. Frank Linck, President
Communication Workers of America
Local 14620
1269 Brenthaven Lane
Florissant, MO 63031
Re: Case Number
Dear Mr. Linck:
This office has recently completed an audit of CWA Local 14620 under the Compliance Audit Program (CAP) to determine your organization's compliance with the provisions of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA). As discussed during the exit interview with you, David Griffith, and Robert Mielziner on January 21, 2007, the following problems were disclosed during the CAP. The matters listed below are not an exhaustive list of all possible problem areas since the audit conducted was limited in scope.
Title II of the LMRDA establishes certain reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Section 206 requires, among other things, that adequate records be maintained for at least 5 years by which each receipt and disbursement of funds, as well as all account balances, can be verified, explained, and clarified. As a general rule, all records used or received in the course of union business must be retained. This includes, in the case of disbursements, not only the retention of original bills, invoices, receipts, and vouchers, but also adequate additional documentation, if necessary, showing the nature of the union business requiring the disbursement, the goods or services received, and the identity of the recipient(s) of the goods or services.
In the case of receipts, the date, amount, purpose, and source of all money received by the union must be recorded in at least one union record. Bank records must also be retained for all accounts.
The audit of Local 14620's 2006 records revealed a violation of Section 206 for failing to maintain adequate receipt records. Union receipt records must include an adequate identification of each receipt of money. The records should show the exact date the money was received, the identity of the source of the money, and the individual amount received from each source. Local 14620 did not maintain records that verified monies received during fiscal year ending September 30, 2006. You stated that you would implement a receipt system for all payments to Local 14620 and would list the date and reason for each payment.
As agreed, provided that Local 14620 maintains adequate documentation as discussed above in the future, no additional enforcement action will be taken regarding this violation.
The CAP disclosed a violation of LMRDA Section 201(b), which requires labor organizations to file annual financial reports accurately disclosing their financial condition and operations. The Labor Organization Annual Report (Form LM-3) filed by Local 14620 for fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, was deficient in that payments to officers were not properly reported in Item 24 of the LM-3 report.
Allowances paid on the basis of mileage or meals and all expenses directly reimbursed to the officer are to be reported in Column E of Item 24. Local 14620 reported all payments to the offices in Column D and did not separate the salary and lost time payments from the allowances and other disbursements.
After discussing this with you and Mr. Mielziner, I am not requiring that Local 14620 file an amended LM report for 2006 to correct the deficient items, but as agreed, Local 14620 will properly report the deficient items on all future reports filed with this agency.
It was also learned that there were a few occasions when a member paid dues in cash. On these occasions, you deposited this money into your personal account and then wrote checks to the local that were deposited into the general account. I strongly recommended that this practice be stopped. All monies received by the union should be deposited into the general fund.
I want to extend my personal appreciation to CWA Local 14620 for the cooperation and courtesy extended during this compliance audit. You mentioned during the exit interview that you will be retiring after the next two years. I would ask you pass this letter, asp well as the compliance assistance material provided, to future officers. If we can provide any additional assistance, please do not hesitate to call.
cc: Robert Mielziner


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The Siege of Lothlorien is a special 3-stage challenge dungeon. The three stages run consecutively with no break in between, meaning your gold stocks have to last across all three levels. It is initially locked but can be made available once all playable classes and races have been unlocked.
Level 1 - Scouting
You play an elven rogue - 20% dodge, +50% damage, first strike, glyphs convert to +2 mana. The enemies are Goblins, Gorgons, Imps and Goats. Imps and especially Goats are the easy meat here, with one-hit kills aplenty. CYDSTEPP, BURNDAYRAZ and APHEELSIK are glyphs worth hoping for, and deities with +% damage are a help. The boss is a goblin with 20% resistances, 90 damage and 397 hits. Plan on finding a way to plink him down while healing in between blows. This boss, like the next one, is pretty much tooled in a way that makes him impossible to defeat using any single strategy. Fireball chains with Mystera, full damage dealing with Taurog, things of that nature alone won't be enough. You'll need to use level-ups as free heals for both health and mana to chip away at him as you progress- just be careful that the only creatures left to level up on aren't Goblins, because having first strike on them means you'll trade instead and if you're low already from attacking the boss this could result in an accidental potion use.
Level 2 - Defending the walls
This time you're an Elf Wizard. Enemies are Naga, Dragonspawn, Serpents, Goats. Boss is a Dragonspawn with 75 damage, 954 hits and 25% magic resistance. Even worshipping Mystera Annur, I wouldn't bet on fireballing him to death. Again, you'll need to become a sort of melee wizard to deal with the dragon straight-up. This doesn't mean go Binlor or Taurog- though if you think you can swing the Avatar ability as a "last level up for a heal" tactic than go for it. Because you'll need physical attacks as well as magical, be wary when fighting the Naga. They're there for a reason- even taking a single Weakening blow from them could spell doom for the campaign as the missing damage adds up and costs you in the final battle. Conversely, the goats are there as excellent leveling tools for your mage. Having lower hit points but higher attack means they're prone to the First Strike via Higher Level effect- and because your attack is weakened as a mage, this works out about even. Alternatively, as with all these campaign scenarios, you could also simply worship Jehora, hit the Polymorph button, and pray you get a tier 1 boss that's much easier to for a mage to handle- like the ghost.
Level 3 - Kill the Leader
Ever wanted to be an Elf Berzerker? Here your wishes are fulfilled, and you're likely to be low on cash by this point as well. You'll be fighting a remix of enemies from the previous levels, and the boss is a Goat with 300-odd hits, dealing 270 damage per hit (so plan on being incredibly tough or casting CYDSTEPP a lot). Oh, and he blinks, so if you were thinking of hitting him, poisoning him and then exploring to regain hits/mana... sorry.
Level 3 Tips
- Deities are key here, getting Jehora Jeheyu and subsequently using polymorph makes this a winnable battle.
- Health potions are also worthless in the boss fight, use them only to level up!
- CYDSTEPP and getting the Poison Blade from a shop is a lucky break.
- Make sure you unlock as much as you can before undertaking this quest as it makes it much, much easier.
- It's best to begin the map with the final battle in mind. Every decision you make should revolve around the laser focus of how you're going to deal with an enemy that 90% of the time will kill you instantly with every attack. Dodge Boots and CYDSTEPP form a nice combo when they work- you dodge once or twice, and this saves repeat casts of CYDSTEPP which as a Berserker are very expensive. And remember- in the end, you're fighting a Goat. Goats are supposed to have two things- high attack, and low HP. Beating him at his own game via Death Protection and every attack buff on the map is the way to go. That, or lucking out with Jehora.
- Level 1's Elven Rogue, Snafu Glitterfinger, is a god that was scrapped in the June 10, 2010 release of Desktop Dungeons. The Snafu most likely represents it's five-letter expression as the god's name was simply Glitterfinger. Glitterfinger granted extra gold to the player upon a successful kill and there was no way to anger him. However, because granting a measly 1 gold for every kill was useful only for beginning players, Glitterfinger quickly became very useless for mid-end game Crawlers and was seen by most as a "waste of a shrine" by that point. His ability was retooled and merged with Binlor, who now grants starting piety based on the amount of gold collected over the course of the current map.
- It's entirely possible, through the use of Polymorph, to turn a boss from one section of the campaign into another. I found this out the hard way when after Polymorphing the Goblin boss from part 1 I found myself facing the Dragon boss from part 2 instead.
|Desktop Dungeons Alpha
|General Concepts:
|New Players Guide · Strategy · Advanced Strategy · Races · Glyphs · Mana · Leveling · Items · Scoring
|Tier 1: Fighter · Thief · Priest · Wizard
|Tier 2: Berserker · Rogue · Monk · Sorcerer
|Tier 3: Warlord · Assassin · Paladin · Bloodmage
|Special: Transmuter · Crusader · Tinker · Gorgon · Half-dragon · Vampire · Changeling
|Binlor Ironshield · Dracul · The Earthmother · Glowing Guardian · Jehora Jeheyu · Mystera Annur · The Pactmaker · Taurog · Tikki Tooki
|Animated Armour · Bandit · Dragonspawn · Goat · Goblin · Golem · Goo blob · Gorgon · Imp · Meat man · Naga · Serpent · Vampire · Warlock · Wraith · Zombie
|Normal · Snake Pit · Library · Crypt · Factory · Ranked · Gauntlet · Lothlorien (Campaign) · The Boss Hive


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A book by J.J. Mueller, S.J. & Thomas M. Rochford, S.J.
The stained glass windows of St. Francis Xavier (College) Church narrate an extraordinary story of community created by the twelve Jesuit saints whose lives the windows celebrate. These Jesuits–professors, pastors, missionaries, writers and administrators–lived in different eras but pursued a single mission that the College Church and Saint Louis University continue.
The renovation of the church in the 90s and the subsequent cleaning of the windows revealed details in the intricate stained glass that had been obscured for decades and are still difficult to interpret without the insight into the windows that this book provides.
By reminding us of our ancestors, the windows provide the context for what happens inside the church, a context of Jesuit activity reaching out from Belgium in the old world to a growing new world on the banks of the Mississippi River. The lives of the Jesuit saints provide the context for a worshipping community that is part of the university that surrounds the church. Bellarmine and Canisius stand out as giants of Jesuit scholarship, but all of the saints came from a world of learning. Perhaps most telling, the St. Ignatius window begins his story at the University of Paris where the first companions discovered a mission that would guide them far beyond their student years. The windows connect the twelve saints to the Society of Jesus worldwide and make that connection even more explicit for worship and work in St. Louis.
To order a copy of this beautiful full-color, hard-cover art book contact Mary Beth Erickson, Parish Center Administrator by phone at 314-977-7304 or by email at email@example.com. Cash, checks or MasterCard and Visa credit cards are accepted for payment.
$35.00 plus shipping and handling. All proceeds benefit St. Francis Xavier College Church.
J. J. Mueller SJ teaches in the theology department at Saint Louis University. He was chair of the theology department and has been at the university since 1984. He also taught at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, and in South Africa. His current interests focus on theology and art. He worked on the "Shared Vision: Jesuit Spirit in Education" video series, as well as a collection of images that he and Rochford published as "Ars Jesuitica."
Thomas M. Rochford SJ is Assistant to the Provincial for Communication for the Jesuits of the Missouri Province, and currently serves as editor of the Jesuit Bulletin magazine. He was Secretary for Communication for the Society of Jesus on the staff of the Superior General in Rome and has worked on special projects including the "Shared Vision: Jesuit Spirit in Education" video series and the Sacred Encounters museum exhibit. He is an artist whose work includes photography, graphic design and oil painting.
Published online: http://www.slu.edu/college-church/merchandise/saints-in-glass


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Tagged: Jason Murphy
6-13-11 PNC Park
After a poor performance on Sunday, I was hoping for some luck. It wouldn't happen, at least not on the Riverwalk.
A ball flew out of the stadium about 100 feet to my left and landed in the river. The ball was very reachable with my water device, but the device failed. It never was able to scoop up the ball, and after a minute or two, the ball sank.
To make matters worse, as I was attempting to snag that ball from the river, a ball bounced out of the stadium right where I had been previously standing. It would've been an easy snag. That one ended up in the river, and sank to its final resting place in the depths of the murky Allegheny as well.
When the gates opened, I snagged ball #1 off the bat of Andrew McCutchen. It was a home run that landed in the front row near the bullpen. I ran over and picked it up, as the other ballhawks were searching for balls down by the left field foul pole. McCutchen was in the last Pirates group because he was given the day off from starting today, despite having an 11 game hitting streak, and being 6 for 12 lifetime against Mets starter Mike Pelfrey. Cutch would later enter the game late and single to extend his streak to twelve games.
A few minutes later, McCutchen hit an absolute blast more than half way up into the second deck of bleachers. I ran up and found it after a brief search for ball #2.
Ball #3 was glove tricked at the base of the wall in left field when the Mets were hitting, as the Pirates ran off the field at 5:05 again. Lame.
My fourth ball was tossed by Jason Pridie. I had asked him for a ball a few times earlier, and this time he tossed it high above the other fans right to me four rows back.
Ball #5 was glove tricked over by the bullpen.
My sixth ball was a home run hit by an unidentified Met. It landed in a small crowd of people and shot straight up in the air. I hopped up and snagged it.
Less than a minute later, I snagged ball #7 on the fly, on the run in section 134. It brought a few grumbles from the crowd, as the average fan doesn't like seeing someone get more than one ball, especially in such a short span of time.
A minute after that, I snagged ball #8, which landed on the cross aisle in left field, bounced off the upper bleachers, and rolled to the railing separating the wheel chair section from the aisle, where I had been blocked off from getting up onto the cross aisle. I reached down and grabbed the ball.
Another ball was left unattended by the bullpen, so I went over and glove tricked that one for ball #9.
I then made my way over to right field and was able to snag a Daniel Murphy home run ball that landed in section 140. It hit near the top of section 140, and I snagged it as it trickled down a few rows right to me.
That was ball #10, making today a total success.
I would snag another ball, #11 of the day behind section 141. I caught it on the fly between the wall and the seats that you see here:
I had to jump for the ball, as the ball carried on me a little, and I was boxed in by the seats from behind.
Ball #12 came during the game and was thrown to me by Garrett Jones in the 5th inning. I picked a nice open space on the Clemente wall and got him to toss me his between inning warm up ball.
That would be the last ball I snagged today, as I spent the seventh inning with Amy on her break. She bought me this with her Pirates Bucks ($5 Gift Certificates that workers get every game):
It's a therma base pullover – like what the players wear during BP when its chilly. I am lucky to have such a wonderful fiancee.
It turned out to be a great day, despite it being the 13th of the month, but I've never suffered from triscadecaphobia.
Today's baseballs:
Sweet spots:
Game: 12 balls (7 hit, 2 thrown, 3 device)
Season: 218 balls (87 hit, 49 thrown, 56 device, 226 found)
Games: 36 games
Average: 6.06 balls per game
Career: 1,340 balls
Attendance: 15,555


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You Think Your Education Is Bad?Par bestgalinteslanar dans Accueil le 30 Août 2012 à 11:21
Let's start with the fact that Canada is, in principle, there is nothing like the exam. In general, SAT plays a much smaller role at university than in the U.S., but rather, it is mainly sit in when they want to study it abroad. Admission to the University is largely based on school grades and success at the local analog competition that exists.
Canada - a much more egalitarian country than the U.S.. If the top universities in the U.S. (well, there, MIT or Harvard) have a negligible number of students of the Bachelor (several thousand to 300 million people), Canada is widely opens its doors: for example, the University of Toronto, the most prestigious university of the country (from which, however, are not far behind several other universities) 30,000 undergraduate studies - with a population of 34 million. The top (Toronto, McGill, UBC, MakMasters, Queens - then make a list of free, as he sees fit) does not differ from each other either in quality or cost of training, and thus, unlike the U.S., where "I was in Harvard "is something quite unikanym, Canada" I was at the University of Toronto "does not release you from the crowd does the same bachelor graduates. On the one hand, some people may be upset that no sverhelitnyh universities that separates you from the crowd, on the other, from my point of view - the difference is the level of training among graduates of Harvard and Toronto at the Bachelor's not so great as to produce this elitism the blue.
Thus, in many ways Canadians have to find other ways to distinguish yourself from the crowd. This is, first of all, Master - access to which is primarily based on the estimates for the last two years of study at the university, of course, that you have selected, and other criteria, not on the basis of the curriculum, and on how "toothy "Man in a much more complex world of objects of the third to the fourth year, and, second, internships in companies, access to which, again, is primarily based on estimates of the university.
Therefore, in contrast to the U.S., get ready for that in high school you will be hurt.
When I was at the University of Toronto (about 2002-2004 and 2004-2006 for the Bachelor to Master), layout estimated was: less than 50% of the final score - F, ie Fail, 50% -60% - D, ie formal two, but did not require re-take the subject, if required as mandatory; 60-70% - C, ie type only three points, the subject considered as delivered, 70-80% - this is B, ie Four, and 80-90% - this is A, ie Five. Inside each estimate was divided into, for example, B-/B/B +, then there are subcategories within the subject; standard for all intervals of separation: 70-72% - B-; 73-76% - B; 77-79% - B +. And so on.
The main criterion for admission to the master's is the so-called GPA (grade point average), especially in the last two years of training, when the level of objects sharply. In general, GPA - it's average score for all the training, but it from the literal translation systems into a number. In general, the logic of the following: A / A + = 4.0; A-= 3.7; B + = 3.4; B = 3; B-= 2.7 - well, etc.
In order to really claim a place in the top master's program, it is highly desirable to have this score at 3.5 and above.
At the same time, informally, the first courses students strongly schemyat. Average rating on a class in the first courses are often held at the level of 50%, which, of course, very much clicks on the nose of former standouts. In general, professors are not very shy love students, they are much less attached to their money than in the U.S., so where in the U.S. talk about "inflation estimates", ie Professors effort to inflate estimates in Canada just laugh about it. The logic of such behavior are present: where in the U.S. you will be billed at 20 000 per year of study in Canada, you will present an account on 5000, as a college education is subsidized, and for all.
Comparing with Ukraine, in which I was studying, I would say that in general schemyat a little beside the point. Lectures in the first year is often held in Toronto in the audience at the 2000 people, where a professor in the literal sense of the word at the microphone, and the level of seminarians is the first year in Canada was much lower than in Kiev, as there were thrown straight from the tin graduate students, and not experienced docents. In my case, I would say that the gap is significant for physics and mathematical analysis. On the other hand, the recent graduate has its advantages: first, they are hungry, meaning they only recently were students, and HSE to fresh guys with condescension (which, from my point of view, the more plus than minus) and, second, they are much easier to approach. In addition, this approach is very strong filters guys who grasp objects from the guys who need to be taught it. And the result, it does not "from session to session, students live cheerfully," and really need to plow all year round.
In general, universities like Toronto torture is not always repeated in smaller universities, which often are the people to avoid such an impersonal relationship. I was told the people who were in much smaller universities where professors often quite closely involved with the students - and it is, in general, their main advantage, for which there are.
Fortunately, Canada has another big advantage over the CIS can be transferred easily. In Kiev, I know as much as a one in one hundred people, when people moved from one institution to another, and in Canada, the numbers are much higher.
The main reason for this is that, in general, each university considers its program less unique, and a diploma svodetsya not to undergo hard coded set of courses, both in the former Soviet Union, and provides wealth of choice. For example, when I received my diploma in programming and statistics, I measured a maximum 2/3 of items that I had to successfully complete - the rest had to choose. The Canadian system is considered that, firstly, the applicant in the first year are not yet fully aware of who he wants to be, and, on the other hand, thinks that the person who comes to education, much better University presents its own strengths and weaknesses side.
At the same time I do not want to give readers the impression that this approach relaxes the discipline and allows people to dial the study of butterflies (the code) instead of equations of mathematical physics - quite the opposite. Not only that there are courses that are nailed (ie they have to take mandatory) - so still and professors to them often comes under the slogan "We have to separate physicists (substitute needed) to people who like physics, so these course we love people, and love mercilessly ". Conversely, the ability to dump legally, in my view, unleashes a professorship, which is now without any pangs of conscience killed those people would have to fill up, without thinking "well, it is necessary to obtain a diploma." Well, to - let studying butterflies or something. The same degree, you know.
If you survive the first two years, the next two years, turned into a more or less normal experience. Contingent, which is in the class, has a hundred percent accustomed that lecturers need to listen to what you need to work on the subject, it's fucking important to estimate the last two years largely determine your fate - and about that time a professor relax . The last two years are considered the time when the people raise their grade point average - and people look at it quite easy, since it is assumed that the student has passed the basic test. On the other hand, I sometimes sat in the library late at night, and sometimes I felt uncomfortable, because all my classmates already took all places, and had to follow in advance.
On the other hand, in general, I believe that the student is too heavily dependent on how well developed his university job center students. For example, do you even know what does mba stand for? Like, the University of Toronto and is strong - but, on the other hand, the Center for employability he worked just disgusting. Of course, I think, less shocking than many other universities, but where the University of Waterloo (he nahoditya under Toronto) nazvanival employer and actively literally vparivaet its graduates, the university was limited thoron literally no seminars on how to write your summary (which, in a few years, I would advise them to roll into a tube and thrust deep into ...). As a result - in my work there are times when a job interview are literally all graduates of one of these active university, and none of those who are considered vypuskinkom prestigious uni. From a certain point of view, maybe it is correct - but, from the point of view of the graduate, yet fair.
But, overall I really liked the atmosphere of learning. I think that if she would not like me, and I would not stay in Canada. For me, Canada has largely been one outlet, which put students' work to a high level after that session with the delivery of pornography I've seen in Ukraine. Not only will your efforts as a few people are worried about the student - so more often I've heard that, de, they say, why do we need these honors, they are no good there. From my point of view, it's about how to look at a summary of man, and say, so what, he went out to the heads of department in the three years of good there.
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A violent start to the year continued with three people shot on Baltimore's west side Tuesday morning, including a 17-year-old girl who died after she and a man were shot in an alley.
Though the city started the year with almost 11 days without a gun homicide, it belied a string of nonfatal shootings that was higher than the beginning of 2012. Five people were killed last weekend, and the city has started off 2013 with a 65 percent increase in gun violence compared with the same time last year.
Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts, speaking at a previously scheduled meeting to highlight partnerships with federal and state law enforcement leaders, said he was satisfied with the "energy level" authorities are showing in moving against violence. Last year's homicide rate increased but was still the second-lowest since the late 1980s.
"We've had a slight spike that has taken place since Friday. We're responding to that spike, and we've readjusted our deployment numbers to stay on top of the issues in the community," Batts said.
U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein said investigations were ongoing. "I warn violent criminals who are carrying guns on the streets of Baltimore: We know who you are, and we're after you and we're going to catch you," he said in front of television news cameras.
Tuesday's shootings occurred within minutes. At around 10:30 a.m., police said, a man was shot in the groin while inside a liquor store at the corner of North Fulton Avenue and West Lexington Street. While rushing to the scene, a police cruiser and another vehicle crashed at the intersection of Mulberry and Monroe streets, taking out a utility pole and shutting down traffic in the area.
The police cruiser ended up on a grassy lot with all its air bags deployed, while the front of the other vehicle was smashed. But police said the drivers were not badly injured.
Around the same time, a double shooting was reported in Southwest Baltimore in the 3900 block of Mulberry Street. Police said the 17-year-old girl and a 19-year-old man were shot, with the man suffering only graze wounds.
The victims were not from the city, but additional details about the incident were not available.
Col. Dean Palmere, the chief of criminal investigations, said a motive was not known. "We're still interviewing witnesses," he said.
At the scene, officers stood in a field behind the 300 block of Lyndhurst St., and witnesses said the victims had been in a blue pickup truck. There were tire marks leading out of the field to where the truck was parked.
Much of the city's recent violence has been concentrated on the west side, after a spate of violence at the end of 2012 occurred around Greenmount Avenue, where the Police Department's Northern and Eastern districts meet. Batts has attributed those shootings largely to warring gangs.
Two people were also shot and injured on Monday night. The first was reported at 6:22 p.m., when Baltimore County officers advised city detectives of a walk-in shooting victim at Northwest Hospital.
The 23-year-old man suffered from a gunshot wound to his left hand, and he told detectives he was walking to a bus stop at Liberty Heights and Parkview avenues in Grove Park when a car drove by shooting at him.
A relative drove him to Northwest Hospital and he was transferred to a city hospital.
At about 9:10 p.m., Baltimore police responded to Sinai Hospital, where another shooting victim had checked in. The 33-year-old man told investigators he was leaving a liquor store at Boarman Avenue and Reisterstown Road in Central Park Heights when he was approached by a man of average height between 18 and 25 years old with a gun.
The men engaged in a struggle, at which point police said the victim was shot twice in the torso. The suspect then fled. Police suspect robbery as a motive and said the victim is expected to survive.
Tuesday's news conference at police headquarters was called to reaffirm that law enforcement agencies are cooperating in the city, including state police and federal agencies such as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Batts said "crime will have ebbs and flows. You'll have good weekends and bad weekends. It's about sustainability throughout the year. This collaboration has made the difference," he said. "We're going in the right direction."
Baltimore Sun reporter Justin George contributed to this article.


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I am not a one for 'meme's as a rule. Not because I don't like them – lists have always fascinated me. As a child there was a 'Book of Lists' that came out to a great fanfare (these things still having some sort of novelty in the '70s and 80s) and I was glued to the brick sized volume of endlessly useless and often inaccurate facts. However I have that gnawing feeling as I start to compile my own list of favourite albums, children's books, green vegetables etc etc that I am going to be a lot less interesting than everyone else. So there are just two on my blog.
But this morning I read on the fabulous Diary of a Desperate Exmoor Woman (writer Jane Alexander's blog) her response to another blogger's meme, '7 things you never knew about me'. It was written a year ago, and I know lots of others have taken this meme on since but Jane had come up with some really original ideas (helped by having interviewed David Byrne and Phil Collins). Having promised in my last post to take opportunities, get writing and risk failure, I have decided to use this as a prompt to get tapping away and expose myself to the derision of my peers (see no. 2).
So here goes:
1. I was once predicted to be the first female prime minister. I was seven, in my first year of junior school and the political commentator with her finger firmly off the pulse (this was the '70s and Mrs T was already on her inexorable (or execrable) rise to the top) was my teacher, Mrs O'Connell. Looking back this cannot mean anything positive about me at all. I was clearly an utter nightmare to teach.
2. Aged fifteen I fell in love with Keith Chegwin. He didn't know it of course. I sat glued to Multi-coloured Swap Shop every Saturday morning longing to see in which football ground or park he was freezing his vitals off that day. I watched him exchanging some lucky child's Tiny Tears for an Etch a Sketch and longed to be there with him instead of Maggie Philbin. When they announced they were to marry I tried to be pleased for them but could only gaze longingly at the Jackie poster on my wall. I can remember the green and blue striped rugby shirt he was wearing even now… As I got a little older and realised he was just 5ft 4 tall (to my 5ft 8) and had got so desperate for alcohol he would down bottles of Listerine mouthwash I felt unable to worship him so ardently. But deep down, I know it should have been me instead of Maggie…
3. I have no idea what colour my hair is. The real colour that is. At present it is L'Oreal Excellence Creme Light Natural Blonde. If you are interested. Which you won't be.
4. I am (or was) a qualified football referee. I took the exam as part of my Duke of Edinburgh's award with my friend Sue. We were the only women on the course and came out with the two highest marks. However, knowing the offside rule is not the same as applying it and I refereed just one match. I gave throw-ins to the wrong team, didn't notice when one team scored a goal and actually lost control completely to the point where I tried to pretend I had sprained my ankle in order to be substituted. It didn't work. It was hell. Eleven year old boys can be very cruel…
5. I still believe in Father Christmas. I do, I can't help it. Not the Coca-Cola bushy bearded chap so much as the Raymond Briggs character or a slender Byzantine St Nick in green garb throwing presents though the windows of needy souls. Christianity and I have a problematic relationship largely due to my reluctance to buy into the idea of the established church. However I can translate the birth of Christ into the charitable Nicholas and I cling to idea of the man himself living round the corner from us in a red-brick terraced house just like ours, keeping reindeer in the garden…
6. If I was allowed to take just one album on to a desert island it would be Jesus of Cool by Nick Lowe. The first 'proper' album I ever bought and a genuine classic. I love the sound of breaking glass... (no that isn't number 7), Little Hitler, Marie Provost (an ageing film star lying dead in her flat, nibbled by her pet dachshund – 'She was a winnerrrrr who became a doggy's dinnerrrr'…). Love it.
7. I want to be a proper writer. You may have guessed this by now but apparently I don't say it often enough, so in case you haven't noticed….
Like Jane I'm not going to tag anyone as I find those prompts to writing rather intimidating but I would love to know at least one new thing about people who read my blog.
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Tepco - the operator of the stricken Japanese nuclear complex - is finally admitting what independent experts have been saying for months.
Initially, Tepco now admits that reactor number 1 melted down hours after the earthquake. As NHK notes:
Tokyo Electric Power Company, the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, says most of the fuel rods in the No.1 reactor had dropped to the bottom of the pressure vessel within 16 hours of the earthquake on March 11th.
The utility revealed its study on the subject on Sunday.
TEPCO said it analyzed the data and calculated a timeline for the developments in the No. 1 reactor on the assumption that the reactor lost its cooling system as soon as it was hit by the tsunami.
The firm said that within about 3 hours after the reactor automatically shut down, the cooling water had evaporated to a level at the top of the rods.
In the next hour and a half, parts of the fuel rods are believed to have begun melting.
Almost of all the fuel rods melted and dropped to the bottom of the pressure vessel by 6:50 am on March 12th.
The firm says the melted rods created small holes on the bottom of the vessel...
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