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When Tommy Medica was a junior catcher at Santa Clara University in 2009 he was regarded as a low first-round or high second-round draft pick.
Then he suffered a devastating arm/shoulder injury sliding into second.
Not only did dislocate the shoulder of his throwing arm, the labrum tore off the bone.
Scouts dropped the pursuit of Medica. The only other notable athlete who had suffered the same injury and returned was Chargers quarterback Drew Brees. And if you look back, you'll find doubters who believed Brees would never be able to throw a football again.
Medica could hit. But if he couldn't throw, he couldn't catch. If he couldn't catch, what was his professional future? Even though he was an All-American as a designated hitter and outfielder for Santa Clara in 2010, his stock plunged.
Far from being a first or second-round pick, Medica fell to the 14th round and the San Diego Padres.
When he signed with the Padres, Medica was still unable to throw. But he could hit. "The injury never affected my hitting," he says.
So he launched his career as a prospect with a National League team as a designated hitter. "I know," Medica jokes, "the career possibilities in that situation are pretty limited."
In his second full professional season last year, Medica hit .330 for Single-A Lake Elsinore with 19 homers and 87 RBIs in 93 games while taking inspiration from Brees and former Padres minor league first baseman Nate Freiman.
"Brees made it back," explained Medica. "And Freiman battled, improved and finally reached the major leagues this season (with the A's after being a Rule 5 draft pick by the Astros out of the Padres farm system)."
Medica's fortunes also improved this spring. His ability to throw the ball improved. And the Padres gave him the job as being the regular first baseman at Double-A San Antonio.
"Eventually, my goal is to catch again," said Medica. "If I can throw well enough to catch again, my chances are going to get a lot better. It'd be huge. And my arm feels 10 times stronger than it did last year."
Around the farm:
Triple-A Tucson (8-9): The T-Padres won a fifth straight game Sunday on a pair of homers and three RBIs by shortstop Dean Anna (.340) and a two-run homer by second baseman Jonathan Galvez. LF Travis Buck is hitting .372 with two homers and 17 RBI. OF Daniel Robertson is hitting .371 with a .438 on-base percentage and 16 runs scored.
Double-A San Antonio (7-9): LF Everett Williams, who missed games last week with a sore hamstring, is the second-leading hitter in the Texas League with a .385 mark while 3B Jake Blackwood is hitting .359 with a homer and 11 RBI. OF Reymond Fuentes is hitting .348 and leads the Texas League with 12 runs scored. RHP Burch Smith is 1-1 with a 1.13 ERA after three starts and RHP Matt Andriese is 2-0 with a 1.20 ERA in three starts.
High Single-A Lake Elsinore (5-12): 1B Lee Orr leads the California League with a .436 average with five homers. CF Travis Jankowski ranks fourth with a .344 average and is tied with teammate 2B Cory Spangenberg for the league lead with 10 steals. RHP Matt Wisler leads the leagure with a 0.60 ERA after three starts.
Low Single-A Fort Wayne (9-6): RHP Joe Ross is 2-0 with a 1.23 ERA after three starts.


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News New York City Exhibition: The Wall That Went for a Walk
21:38 | October 10, 2018
Transmitter is pleased to present The Wall That Went for a Walk, featuring work by Rehan Miskci and Natalia Nakazawa.
News New York City Exhibition: The Wall That Went for a Walk
21:38 | October 10, 2018
Transmitter is pleased to present The Wall That Went for a Walk, featuring work by Rehan Miskci and Natalia Nakazawa.
News Sasna Dzrer's Pavel Manukyan Pays Bail; Released from Detention
17:09 | October 10, 2018
Sasna Dzrer member Pavel Manukyan has been released from trial detention after paying AMD 1 million ($2,060) bail.
News Alaverdi Plant Workers Demonstrate; Want to Invalidate Negative Results of Recent Environmental Review
14:28 | October 10, 2018
Afraid of losing their jobs, employees of the Alaverdi Copper-Molybdenum Plant took to the streets in this small industrial town some160 kilometers north of Yerevan today demanding that the negative findings of a recent environmental study be thrown out.
News Armenia: Three New Provincial Governors Appointed
11:56 | October 10, 2018
The Armenian government today appointed the new provincial governors of Lori, Gegharkunik and Vayots Dzor.
News Gabriel Ghazaryan Appointed Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs
11:30 | October 10, 2018
Ghazaryan replaces Levon Vahramyan, one of the six cabinet ministers belonging to either the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) or the ARF sacked on October 3.
News Armenia Allocates AMD 25 Million for HIV Anti-Retroviral Drugs
11:26 | October 10, 2018
The Armenian government today allocated AMD 25 million ($51,500) to obtain anti-retroviral drugs to treat HIV patients.
News Sasna Dzrer Member Arayik Khandoyan Dies; Heart Attack the Apparent Cause
01:34 | October 10, 2018
Artsakh war veteran Arayik Khandoyan, a member of the Sasna Dzrer group that seized a Yerevan police building in 2016, died today after apparently suffering a heart attack.
News United States Announces Assistance Increase for Armenia
20:52 | October 9, 2018
Assistance will also support energy market liberalization reforms and promote cross-border trade and integration.
News Republican Party of Armenia Says It Doesn't Intend to Nominate Candidate for Prime Minister
19:19 | October 9, 2018
The Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) has released a statement today saying that while it does not oppose holding snap parliamentary elections, in theory, the best time to do so would be in May or June of next year, and not this December as proposed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
Interviews Transitional Justice in Armenia: International Expert Dr. Nadia Bernaz Discusses the Process and Challenges
18:19 | October 9, 2018
Dr.Bernaz focuses on the interplay between the business sector and human rights, investigating the impact of corporations on human rights, corruption and white-collar crimes.
News Education Minister Attends Launch of Mobile Kindergarten in Drakhtik
17:52 | October 9, 2018
Harutyunyan told the assembled crowd that it's been proven that children attending pre-school do better when they enter first grade and that the current Armenian government is paying close attention to improving pre-school programs and will be working with its European Union partners on the matter.
News Martun Grigoryan Replaces Tsolakyan as MP
16:47 | October 9, 2018
Armenia's Central Electoral Commission today designated Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) member Martun Grigoryan to replace Feliks Tsolakyan as MP representing the 11th electoral district.
News Privacy Under Threat: A Talk & Hands-On Workshop in Yerevan about Tools for Data Security
13:58 | October 9, 2018
Privacy under threat - together with trainers from n-vestigate network (Germany) dismantle myths and truths about the online habits by joining afternoon workshop with presentation, round table and hands- on around the topic of Open Source and data security in context of investigative journalism.
News Several Republic Party of Armenia MPs Break Ranks and Call for December Parliamentary Elections
13:44 | October 9, 2018
The Armenian Times (Haykakan Zhamanak) website issued a news brief today stating that 16 Armenian MPs, mostly members of the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) have signed a petition calling for parliamentary elections in December.
News Political Arrangement: Tsarukyan Promises Not to Nominate Challenger to Pashinyan as Prime Minister
21:06 | October 8, 2018
Gagik Tsarukyan, who heads the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), has promised not to nominate a candidate for the post of prime minister, or to support any candidate, if Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resigns to allow for snap parliamentary elections.
News China Detains Interpol Head Over Bribery Allegations
20:01 | October 8, 2018
Two weeks after Meng Hongwei, the president of Interpol, went missing after sending his wife a mysterious knife emoji, Chinese authorities announced that he was being detained and investigated over bribery allegations.
News Bulgarian Journalist Viktoria Marinova Violently Murdered
19:55 | October 8, 2018
Bulgarian authorities say that murdered journalist Viktoria Marinova, 30, was raped and beaten before her body was found in a park in the city of Ruse on Saturday. The murder of the TV host and director for the regional television network TVN.bg drew international condemnation.
Articles Yeghegnout's Water Worries; Adding Chlorine by "Eye" Measurement
18:28 | October 8, 2018
There's a big tank nestled in a hole in the ground behind the kindergarten in the Armavir community of Yeghegnout.
News Criminal Case Launched Into Construction of House Belonging to Former Syunik Governor
17:32 | October 8, 2018
The PGO investigated the matter on the basis of an August 24 Hetq article stating that while Surik Khachatryan has been building a three-story house, on 2,000 square meters of land owned by him in Yerevan, for more than 10 years, he got a construction license only recently, on June 8, 2018.
News Armenian Parliament Prez Hosts Outgoing U.S. Ambassador
16:11 | October 8, 2018
Armenian National Assembly President Ara Babloyan today hosted U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills who is finishing his diplomatic mission to the country.

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Biden's Fatal Conceit
The White House's misbegotten "Summer of Recovery" continued today with the release of another administration "analysis" that purportedly demonstrates the stimulus's success in "transforming" the economy.
Vice President Joe Biden unveiled the report alongside Energy secretary Steven Chu and numerous businesses officials willing to serve as political props in return for Uncle Sam's free candy. Biden bemoaned the nefarious "special interests" that were coddled by the previous administration. What does the vice president think those subsidized business officials attending his speech are called?
The money the White House has lavished on these privileged businesses isn't free. The money comes from taxpayers—including businesses that do not enjoy the favor of the White House—who consequently have $100 billion (plus interest) less to spend or invest. Therefore, the fundamental question is: Are Joe Biden — an individual who has spent his entire career in government— and the Washington political class better at directing economic activity than the private sector?
Biden repeatedly stated that the "government plants the seed and the private sector makes it grow." Because the government possesses no "seeds" that it didn't first confiscate from the private sector, what the vice president is advocating is the redistribution of capital according to the dictates of the Beltway. This mindset exemplifies the arrogance of the political class, which at its core believes that free individuals are incapable of making the "right" decision without the guiding hand of the state.
Unfortunately for Joe Biden, the state's hand guided the private sector into the economic downturn that the administration and its apologists would have us believe was a consequence of imaginary laissez faire policies. From the housing market planners at HUD to the money planners at the Federal Reserve, government interventions led to the economic turmoil that the perpetrating political class now claims it can fix.
Enough already.
The following are Cato resources that challenge the vice president's breezy rhetoric on the ability of the federal government to direct economic growth:
- Energy Subsidies: The government has spent billions of dollars over the decades on dead-end schemes and dubious projects that have often had large cost overruns.
- Energy Regulations: Most federal intrusions into energy markets have been serious mistakes. They have destabilized markets, reduced domestic output, and decreased consumer welfare.
- Energy Interventions: The current arguments for energy intervention and energy subsidies fall short.
- High-Speed Rail: Policymakers are dumping billions of dollars into high-speed rail, even though foreign systems are money losers and carry only a small share of intercity passengers.
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So the question is, which self buff should be used?
More power?
You can't ever go wrong with having increased spellpower from Inner Fire. That's an extra 1080 spellpower that you otherwise wouldn't have had. I consider if the de facto self buff to use in most cases. The extra armor buff isn't going to hurt either. Probably the default buff to use once our regeneration hits a point where we're not struggling for mana as much. If I'm leveling, then I'll definitely be using this for extra fire power.
More speed?
Inner Will reduces the mana cost of your instant spells by 15% and it increases your run speed. I've noticed myself resorting to using Inner Will more often in some of the dungeons I do and leaning towards a heavier spell usage involving Renew, Power Word: Shield and Prayer of Mending. This sounds like its going to be the armor buff of choice for Renew Priests if the viability is still there. Anything involving lots of running? Yeah, I'm going to toggle this on as well.
Don't forget about Inner Sanctum. I wouldn't spec into it normally. But if you find yourself using Inner Will more than Inner Fire just to run around faster, then it might be a worthwhile investment. I don't know if I find the 6% spelldamage reduction side of it useful. I guess it will come down to hard mode specific fights where it would be needed to help with survivability. 6% feels a bit low to me. I mean if they were going to combine it with Spell Warding, shouldn't it be upped to 10% instead? Of course, I'm probably forgetting the fact that we have a massive health pool.
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Shelley Moore Capito on Free Trade
Republican Representative (WV-2)
Proponents support voting YES because:
Rep. RANGEL: It's absolutely ridiculous to believe that we can create jobs without trade. I had the opportunity to travel to Peru recently. I saw firsthand how important this agreement is to Peru and how this agreement will strengthen an important ally of ours in that region. Peru is resisting the efforts of Venezuela's authoritarian President Hugo Chavez to wage a war of words and ideas in Latin America against the US. Congress should acknowledge the support of the people of Peru and pass this legislation by a strong margin.
Opponents recommend voting NO because:
Rep. WU: I regret that I cannot vote for this bill tonight because it does not put human rights on an equal footing with environmental and labor protections.
Rep. KILDEE: All trade agreements suffer from the same fundamental flaw: They are not self-enforcing. Trade agreements depend upon vigorous enforcement, which requires official complaints be made when violations occur. I have no faith in President Bush to show any enthusiasm to enforce this agreement. Congress should not hand this administration yet another trade agreement because past agreements have been more efficient at exporting jobs than goods and services. I appeal to all Members of Congress to vote NO on this. But I appeal especially to my fellow Democrats not to turn their backs on those American workers who suffer from the export of their jobs. They want a paycheck, not an unemployment check.
Proponents support voting YES because:
Rep. RANGEL: In recent years, trade policy has been a dividing force. This legislation develops a new trade policy that more adequately addresses the growing perception that trade is not working for American workers. The Trade and Globalization Assistance Act would expand training and benefits for workers while also helping to encourage investment in communities that have lost jobs to increased trade--particularly in our manufacturing sector. The bill is a comprehensive policy expanding opportunities for American workers, industries, and communities to prepare for and overcome the challenges created by expanded trade.
Opponents recommend voting NO because:
Rep. McCRERY: We should be considering trade adjustment assistance in the context of trade opportunities generally for US workers. That is to say, I think we should be considering modifications to our assistance network in the context of the pending free trade agreements that are before the Congress. Unfortunately, we are not doing that. We are considering TAA in isolation. [We should instead] restructure TAA from a predominantly income support program into a job retraining program. Other problems include that H.R. 3920 would:
After a month of debate the Senate passed a The Andean Free Trade Agreement (H.R. 3009) including language to grant the president trade promotion authority. With the unanimous support of all eight Republican Main Street Partnership Senators, H.R. 3009 passed 66 to 30. Included in the legislation is an expansion of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) providing a tax credit for 70% of the cost of health insurance purchased individually after losing employment as a result of a trade agreement. While the Senate maintained its pro-trade reputation by defeating amendments by Senator Kerry (MA) and Senator Byrd (WV) diluting Trade Promotion Authority, one amendment strongly opposed by Main Street remains in the bill. An amendment offered by Senator Dayton (MN) and Senator Craig (ID) would allow the Senate to remove from fast-track consideration any provision of an agreement that would limit US trade remedy laws. Main Street firmly believes that this negates Trade Promotion Authority entirely, and supports President Bush's veto threat should this language remain intact after a House/Senate conference.
The mission of the Cato Institute Center for Trade Policy Studies is to increase public understanding of the benefits of free trade and the costs of protectionism.
The Cato Trade Center focuses not only on U.S. protectionism, but also on trade barriers around the world. Cato scholars examine how the negotiation of multilateral, regional, and bilateral trade agreements can reduce trade barriers and provide institutional support for open markets. Not all trade agreements, however, lead to genuine liberalization. In this regard, Trade Center studies scrutinize whether purportedly market-opening accords actually seek to dictate marketplace results, or increase bureaucratic interference in the economy as a condition of market access.
Studies by Cato Trade Center scholars show that the United States is most effective in encouraging open markets abroad when it leads by example. The relative openness and consequent strength of the U.S. economy already lend powerful support to the worldwide trend toward embracing open markets. Consistent adherence by the United States to free trade principles would give this trend even greater momentum. Thus, Cato scholars have found that unilateral liberalization supports rather than undermines productive trade negotiations.
Scholars at the Cato Trade Center aim at nothing less than changing the terms of the trade policy debate: away from the current mercantilist preoccupation with trade balances, and toward a recognition that open markets are their own reward.
The following ratings are based on the votes the organization considered most important; the numbers reflect the percentage of time the representative voted the organization's preferred position.
[Explanatory note from Wikipedia.com "Exchange Rate"]:
Between 1994 and 2005, the Chinese yuan renminbi was pegged to the US dollar at RMB 8.28 to $1. Countries may gain an advantage in international trade if they manipulate the value of their currency by artificially keeping its value low. It is argued that China has succeeded in doing this over a long period of time. However, a 2005 appreciation of the Yuan by 22% was followed by a 39% increase in Chinese imports to the US. In 2010, other nations, including Japan & Brazil, attempted to devalue their currency in the hopes of subsidizing cheap exports and bolstering their ailing economies. A low exchange rate lowers the price of a country's goods for consumers in other countries but raises the price of imported goods for consumers in the manipulating country.
Congressional Summary:Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to include a countervailing duty or antidumping duty on merchandise imported into the US from foreign countries with fundamentally undervalued currency.
Opponent's argument against bill: (by the Club for Growth)We urge all House members to not co-sponsor the protectionist Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act. This proposal would make it easier for the federal government to slap
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5 Teens Who Are Making a Difference
They may be young, but these kids have a passion for good works that would inspire even old souls. Meet a new generation of doers who are improving the lives of people near and far.
"Ready, set, pitch!" Seventy high school and college students come to life in a conference room at New York University. Facing them in an outer ring of chairs are adults—a cross-section of government officials, foundation board members and other deep-pocketed notables from the worlds of social service and philanthropy. They will soon vote and award three students $1,000 each to fund their projects.
This is "Speed Pitch," the culmination of DoSomething.org's Social Action Boot Camp, which aims to inspire, empower and celebrate young people who are passionate about community service. Throughout the daylong conference, students have shared and sharpened their ideas of social reform; this is their final opportunity to present them to people of power. Each teen came with a plan for a nonprofit project, like creating a cheerleading squad for special-needs students or crafting homemade gifts for children in local hospitals. As the students deliver their two-minute speeches, the experts listen and offer advice. When a facilitator calls, "Time's up!" the teens move one seat over and start the pitching process again. Think of it as speed dating for social causes.
Community service is a core value of this generation—the so-called millennials. Their interest in giving back has become one of its most salient characteristics, according to Neil Howe, a demographer and the coauthor of Millennials Rising (Vintage). In fact, college students in 2009 ranked the Peace Corps and Teach for America among their top ideal employers. Neither made the cut in 2000; Wall Street brokerage firms and major financial institutions dominated the list back then. "The service ethic of kids today supports civic institutions and is built around the tangible doing of good deeds," says Howe.
And these teens see a real value in volunteering, not just for the people they help but for their own educations as well. Kids like 17-year-old Alex Pommier of Cupertino, California, who created the Ethiopian Aid Project to deliver school supplies and other goods to Gara Dima, Ethiopia. "I'm not implying school is unimportant, but we spend so much time memorizing facts," he says. "I'm not sure how much of that I'll still be using in 20 years." Volunteering, though, has taught him life lessons. "I've developed management skills, worked through language barriers and realized the importance of teamwork," he says. "I've learned things from volunteering that I will never forget."
Meet other millennials—all alumni of DoSomething's Boot Camps—who have channeled their idealism and energy into bettering the lives of others.
Kristen Powers, 18
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Once a neglected plot of land, Chapel Hill High School Community Garden has been cultivated into a lush, productive space.
Driving Force In early fall 2008, Kristen's biology teacher and eco-club adviser mentioned the ugly empty lot next to the school's tennis court. The 50 x 70-foot area was overgrown with grass and weeds; on it stood an abandoned greenhouse covered with vines and dirt. It was the perfect spot for a garden, the teacher said, but who had the time and motivation to clean up the mess? "It bugged me to see a problem when I knew there was a solution," says Kristen, who was the founder and president of the high school's environmental club, the Green Tigers. With six initial members, tackling the garden seemed like a doable first project. "We realized we could have a discernible impact," she says.
Call to Action Luckily, growing season was three months away. "It was just enough time to get the plot ready," says Kristen. But there was a bit of a learning curve. "We were Green Tigers without green thumbs," she admits. The students didn't know what to grow, and preparing the yard for planting was more involved than they'd anticipated. "Initially I thought we should make the garden produce as soon as possible," Kristen says. "But a more sensible short-term goal was to clean it up before researching which crops would flourish."'
Room to Grow Soon enough, the garden's visible changes inspired other kids, parents and teachers to pitch in and reclaim the land. Students received service credits for tasks like cleaning out the greenhouse, planting flowers and creating wood-chip walkways, but soon they were stopping by the garden simply to hang out. Local gardeners suggested growing techniques. "We tilled, moved mulch and added compost to beds," says Kristen, who also led a fundraising drive that brought in $3,000. In spring 2010, the Green Tigers had their first successful harvest: kale, mustard greens, arugula, potatoes and onions. It was enough to fill 50 bags with produce for an informal salad fest for the 100 volunteers—the majority of them students—who had beautified a piece of Chapel Hill under Kristen's direction. The Green Tigers have since donated 135 bags of organic produce to the community.
Say It Loud and Payin' the Price
Hackensack, New Jersey
The films Say It Loud and Payin' the Price promote awareness about issues affecting teens.
Driving Force In 2007 and 2008, Jordan was the voice of Tyrone the Moose on the cartoon show The Backyardigans. The gig earned him some extra money. "At first I wanted to spend it on clothes and sneakers," he admits. "But my parents challenged me to do something good for the community instead." So, using his cash, his Hollywood connections and his mom Chrisena's resources as a reporter, he decided to make a movie with a message. "While I always loved school, I noticed a lot of my friends didn't do so well," he says. "By the time I was in the sixth grade, I was one of only three African-American boys in advanced classes. Other boys seemed to be more interested in being the next sports hero or superstar."
Call to Action Say It Loud emphasized the importance of staying in school—a critical issue in the African-American community, since less than half of boys graduate from high school. Chrisena helped Jordan contact the agents of influential African-American entertainers, athletes and politicians. Those people interested in his cause agreed to on-camera interviews. Jordan spoke with NBA stars Kobe Bryant and Vince Carter, former NFL great Michael Strahan, rapper Ludacris and politician and talk-show host Reverend Al Sharpton. ("Did you do well in school?" Jordan asked Kobe. "I got mostly A's and B's," the basketball player said. Jordan asked Ludacris, "What advice do you have for African-American boys?" His response: "Education is first and foremost.") AMC Theaters sponsored a seven-city tour of the film in conjunction with Kids Summer Movie Camp; the $1 kids' admission fee was donated to Roy Rogers' charity. (See film clips at sayitloudfilm.com.)
Now Playing Jordan's most recent film, Payin' the Price, is about dating violence, a topic he became interested in after the stir created by the 2009 arrest of Chris Brown for alleged domestic violence against singer Rihanna. "That's what all the kids were talking about," he says. "Boys and girls had such different feelings about it." Through his research, Jordan found that one in three teens is a victim of dating violence. "That's a staggering statistic," he says. He shot the film using the $10,000 he received for participating in MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. "I want everyone to understand how serious this is."
Renaissance Now
Fremont, California
Renaissance Now aids artists and craftspeople in India and other countries by providing free tools, training and marketing assistance.
Driving Force In 2008 Ritwika and Radhika were visiting relatives in Calcutta. One afternoon they were taking a cab ride through the crowded streets and halted at a red light. "When you stop, people come to the window to sell their wares," Radhika explains. A boy who looked about 8 years old approached their cab and held up a handmade necklace. When the light turned green, a rickshaw seemed to come out of nowhere and knocked him down. "The rickshaw driver didn't do anything," Radhika recalls. "And the cab driver cursed the boy and then drove off." The callous disregard for a child's safety was stamped into their memory. "Alongside the poverty, seeing him get hurt and hearing his cries was too much to handle," remembers Ritwika. "We had to do something."
Call to Action They decided to raise money for tools—chisels, magnetic clasps and leather-sewing machines—to help local artists produce crafts like handbags, pottery and dolls more efficiently. The sisters organized a fundraising dinner and art auction in Fremont that drew 150 people and raised $11,000. But there was one more step: Before they could teach the craftspeople in India how to use the tools, they had to become skilled themselves. Consulting books and online tutorials, they learned how to weave and use the woodworking machines, says Radhika. The next year they returned to the Bengal region to share their lessons, and have since conducted projects in Romania, Bangladesh and the United States. Today, artists around the globe can connect with Renaissance Now and watch instructional videos through its channel on YouTube, youtube.com/supportren.
Key to Empowerment "We don't want to throw money at the problem," Radhika says. "Our goal is to help people become more financially independent so they don't have to put themselves in harm's way for the sake of making money."
Woofin' & Hoofin'
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Woofin' & Hoofin' sponsors a 5K race for people—and a 1-miler for their pets—to support a shelter and fight cruelty to animals.
Driving Force Adin's project marries two of his passions: animals (he grew up with one cat but his grandparents owned three dogs and three cats) and running (he was captain of his high school cross-country team). He always knew that he wanted to support a social cause but didn't know which one until he visited an animal shelter, DuPage County Animal Care & Control. "It was sad to see dogs and cats being abandoned," Adin says. "But I also realized many others were being adopted, which gave me hope." So he created Woofin' & Hoofin', a charity built around a fundraising race. "Instead of asking my parents for money, I applied for grants," he says. "I couldn't believe organizations would give money to teenagers on good faith!" Initially he received two $500 grants from DoSomething; once the event was established, he won a $5,000 Best Buy @15 award for social entrepreneurship.
Call to Action "I started by gathering a group of six people I could trust," Adin recalls. "All were achievers who could work independently." On Mondays after school the friends held 45-minute brainstorming sessions to throw around ideas. Eventually they agreed on raising money for the shelter by organizing Woofin' & Hoofin', a 5K for people, as well as a Doggie Dash 1-miler (woofinhoofin.org). Entry fees are $25 per person running the 5K, $20 for pet owners jogging alongside their dogs. In June 2009 about 70 runners competed in the first 5K at Newton Park in Glen Ellyn, and there were 15 Doggie Dash participants. "Everyone who competes gets something—either a medal or a doggie treat," says Adin. The following year there were 75 finishers in the 5K and 40 Doggie Dashers.
Pet Project The event has raised $16,000 for Friends of DuPage County Animal Care & Control, the organization that staffs the shelter. "This experience has taught me that life is about passion and dedication, not merely test scores and GPAs," says Adin, who is now a sophomore at Yale, majoring in political science and economics. "When I needed someone to take care of a last-minute emergency, I didn't turn to the person with the highest grades, but the one with the greatest commitment."
Nurture Your Do-Gooder
At DoSomething.org's six Social Action Boot Camps around the country, Nancy Lublin—CEO and Chief Old Person (yes, that's actually her title)—regularly meets kids who exemplify their generation's desire to make positive changes in the world. Lublin, who coauthored a book for kids interested in getting involved—Do Something: A Handbook for Young Activists (Workman)—talks about how to motivate your teen.
Q: How can parents get a kid to become more interested in volunteering and social action?
A: By creating a home environment that welcomes it. Notice I said welcomes, not pushes. There's a big difference. We don't recommend pushing this kind of thing on your kid.
Q: Experts often recommend encouraging kids to become involved in causes they care about. How can parents get that conversation started?
A: Don't ask, What do you like? Instead, ask, What makes you mad? What would you change if you could? One question that works especially well: If you had one minute to talk to President Obama, what would you want to tell him?
Q: So once you've helped your kid identify a hot-button issue, what comes next?
A: Some parents make the mistake of saying, "Since you care about abandoned dogs, let's go to the shelter next week and do something about it." Don't approach it that way. Let him express why he cares about the issue on his own. Then say, "I didn't know that," or "What can we do to help?" Let him feel like he is leading the charge, like the next step is up to him. Be supportive.
Q: How about leading by example? Should parents volunteer more often to spark their kids' interest?
A: That kind of role modeling is terrific—if you pick a cause that is meaningful to you. But be sure to let your kids find their own things. It will be longer lasting and more meaningful that way.
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On the refrigerator door at our son's house there is a family picture drawn by our grandson Luke, who is in kindergarten. There is Mommy and Daddy, his little sister Eliza, Luke himself, and their Jack Russell terrier, identified in the drawing as "Loosee."
Picky persons might want to point out that her name is really spelled "Lucy," but Luke's version comes from the concept of "Brave Spelling" being taught to the kindergarteners in Mrs. Meinhardt's room, dubbed "the Smarties." The youngsters are learning letters and the sounds they make, and the teacher encourages them to be bold with new words and make use of what they have learned to figure out how those words might be spelled. "Lucy" becomes "Loosee." Pretty good, logical thinking, if you ask Luke's grandfather.
I love this concept of "Brave Spelling." (I love it for kindergarteners, that is; interns and supervisors should know how to spell the words they use, and can fall back on Spell Check if they are in a jam.) I love the teacher encouraging the students to be bold, to take a chance, to spell bravely.
In those distant days when I was in elementary school, certainly the unhappiest years of my life, we were taught to live in fear of making a mistake, getting it wrong. You simply did not spell bravely. That was much too risky. Spell fearfully. Better to play it safe and not even try to use the word. Not sure about how to spell "Lucy?" Label your drawing "dog." Don't make a mistake. I like Luke's kind of school a lot more.
I like "brave ministry" when I see it, ministry that does not live in fear of making a mistake but strikes out boldly into the future. We usually associate bravery with those who face physical threats: members of the military, police and firefighters. But pastors are some of the bravest people I know, daring not only to walk into the presence of death, but also to call comfortable communities with no desire to change, to walk in the direction of mission. The ministers you see on TV are often either wimps or charlatans. The real life ministers I know aren't that way at all.
As Rick Foss writes elsewhere in this issue, the situation at Penn State which has recently come to light motivates us to think about another kind of bravery that clergy (including interns) sometimes must draw on: the courage to speak and act on behalf of a child being abused. If you suspect abuse, you might be tempted to look the other way for fear of making a mistake. But that child (or those children) might need you to be brave and speak up. If you weigh out the fear of looking foolish yourself, on the one hand, against further harm to a child on the other…well, that's not much of a contest, is it?
Time for a little bravery. Indeed, in many states clergy are mandatory reporters. For further clarity on this matter, here's a good website: http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/laws_policies/statutes/clergymandated.cfm
It's good for Luke to be a brave speller, and for us to be brave pastors.
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The rich got richer and the nation's top progams continued to bring in some of the nation's best young players during the NCAA's National Signing Day on Feb. 2.
And while the ACC may have endured something of an off year in 2010, the conference should be back as the dominant force it has been in the past thanks especially to the latest round of recruits.
Leading the charge are Duke and Virginia. The two programs, both of which suffered disappointing conclusions to the 2010 season, will welcome two very talented groups of players to their respective campuses in the fall.
The Blue Devils boast arguable the strongest class in the nation after bringing in US youth international Nick Palodichuk, along with three other top midfielders in Sean Davis, Nat Eggleston and Riley Wolfe (above left). All have spent time at various MLS academies.
Virginia's class, meanwhile, is nearly as impressive. With only a few holes to fill – although a big one in goal with Diego Restrepo's graduation – the Cavaliers grabbed two of Pennsylvania's best in Chris Sommerville and Kyle McCord. They also brought in two of their own in Virginia's 2010 Gatorade Player of the Year Ryan Zinkhan and Kyler Sullivan.
Maryland, North Carolina and Wake Forest all tried to keep pace with solid classes of their own. The Terrapins are in need of a replacement for Zac MacMath and will give New York Red Bulls Academy product Keith Cardona a chance at the No. 1 jersey. They'll also bring in Jordon Tatum, a local recruit.
Joining Cardona from the Red Bulls will be defenders Dan Metzger and Kyle Roach. But the prize of the class for Maryland is Alex Shinsky, a US youth team representative at the U-17 World Cup in 2009, and according to Top Drawer Soccer, the top-rated prospect in the country.
Trailing just behind the Terps are Wake Forest and North Carolina. While several of the blue chip prospects have drifted towards other schools, each of these Carolina-based programs scored impressive talent.
Because the Demon Deacons simply didn't have many seniors this past season, they return a number of top players who will be augmented by Seattle Sounders prospect Sean Okoli – provided he doesn't end up signing a deal with Sounders.
Over in Chapel Hill, the Tar Heels now face a year of uncertainty with head coach Elmar Bolowich. Whoever takes over can count on a class boosted by transfers. Having lost six players from last year, there's a lot of work to be done at UNC.
Forward Ryan Dodson and midfielder Jordan McCrary join former Butler defender Matt Hedges on campus in January, and they will continue to work and await word on a new coach.
[inline_node:324815]Two of the best recruiting classes outside the ACC were Akron and Indiana. The Zips, fresh off the national championship win, already had a few replacements in mind when selecting this year's recruits.
Heading the incoming class is midfielder Wil Trapp (above right), a US U-18 representative and one of the nation's top young players coming to Akron from the Columbus Crew Academy. Other MLS academy products include forward Andy Chiu, and defenders Bryan Gallego and DeAndre Yedlin. All will compete for time to help Caleb Porter cope with the loss of seven starters.
The Hoosiers, once regarded as a prominent destination for college talent before hitting a lull, reloaded in impressive fashion. Before their recruiting class had been announced, the arrival of defender AJ Corrado on a transfer from Southern Methodist was a sign of things to come.
Joining Corrado in Bloomington this fall is a class that includes Jack Coleman (FC Dallas Academy) and Eriq Zavaleta (Chivas USA Academy). Having spent time with the US U-17 Residency program, Zavaleta is a well-known defensive prospect that will team with Corrado to help replace Columbus Crew defender Rich Balchan.
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Continental Tire's new ContiForceContact tire brings together racing and passenger-car technologies for racing enthusiasts who have a zest for driving. Engineered for track and street performance, this DOT-approved, ultra-responsive rubber delivers precise control and confident handling. Features include a solid center rib and strong macro-block shoulders; Black Chilli special-grip resins, which enhance intermeshing between the tire and the pavement on the microscopic level for outstanding dry grip; and wide circumferential grooves in the center and bi-directional drainage grooves on the inside, which together efficiently evacuate water to resist hydroplaning. It's available exclusively through Tire Rack in popular 18-, 19-, and 20-inch fitments. Contact Tire Rack for pricing.
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Quick Fuel Technology's new QFI bolt-on electronic-fuel-injection (EFI) system combines the superior fuel-atomization aspects of a carburetor with the precise fuel control of EFI. The patent-pending, eight-hole, annular discharge sleeves inject fuel by way of 62-lb/hr injectors into a venturi, where air speed is at its peak and pressure is at its lowest, atomizing the fuel far better than any traditional injector nozzle. The result is a faster burn, more power, and better response. It's designed for 4150- and 4500-style flange intake manifolds. The price wasn't available at the time of print.
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1983 Subaru Rex Super Deluxe 668cc petrol Single Carb 2 Cylinder from Australia and New Zealand
Economy and quick acceleration
Had to replace entire exhaust system to get a warranty (had holes), so I replaced it with a bigger Nissan Pulsar one.
It needs servicing very regularly (4,000kms); new plugs, oil and oil filter, engine flush and radiator flush.
It has started to rust real bad. I'm currently doing a lot of rust work around the bottom rear end and it needs a new passenger door, and the bonnet needs attention.
I have replaced the battery and everything has been serviced on this car.
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This car is seriously quick for something that has 4 cylinders and a capacity of only 660cc. It gets off the tach very fast -- top speed is around 165km/hour (mine anyway).
The standing 1/4 mile for a Rex is 21.7 seconds. (0-400m)
Very economical car; $5 '91' petrol gets you between 85~95kms; that's at $1.03 a litre; about 25km/L.
The car understeers greatly and has poor braking due to 135/R12 tyres.
It has enormous torque for something with such a small engine. It can go straight up a hill without the engine knocking or pinging.
The seats are very uncomfortable and the car is very small; I have my seat as far back as it can go.
Night visibility is poor due to low-powered headlights.
It's a much superior car to the Suzuki Alto or similar vehicle.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
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SUMMARY:Emerging spin-orbit interaction driven phenomena in magnetic heterostructures\, Other...\, Xin Fan\, University of Deleware
DESCRIPTION:Charge and spin are both intrinsic properties of electrons. While the charge property has been ubiquitously deployed in every electronic device\, the potential of spin property is only realized since 1980s. The manipulation of spins in electronic devices\, known as spintronics\, has resulted in many practical applications. The first generation of spintronics devices\, such as spin valves and magnetic tunnel junctions\, uses the magnetization to tune the flow of electrons and has already revolutionized the development of computer hard disk drive. The new generation of spintronics devices uses electrons flow to control the magnetization. This electrical control on magnetization will lead to new generation of fast and nonvolatile magnetic random access memory. Such manipulation of magnetization becomes more feasible recently due to emerging spin-orbit interaction driven phenomena that arise from the interior of the materials as well as the interface in inversion symmetry-breaking heterostructures.
The Spin-orbit interaction is a relativistic effect describing the coupling between a particleaEuroTMs spin and motion. It lifts the spin-dependent degeneracy of electronaEuroTMs motion in a solid. The related phenomena have been intensively studied in semiconductors over the past decades. Very recently\, it has been shown that the spin-orbit interaction in metals can be orders stronger than that in conventional semiconductors. It is demonstrated that an electric current through a heavy metal/ferromagnetic metal bilayer can efficiently control the magnetization of the ferromagnetic layer.
Although the phenomena have been successfully demonstrated\, the microscopic detail of the spin-orbit interaction in the metallic bilayer is still unclear. The major question is whether the dominating spin-orbit interaction is from the spin Hall effect in the heavy metal itself (bulk effect) or the Rashba effect at the interface (interface effect). In this talk\, I will firstly introduce both electrical and optical methods that I developed to determine the magnetic torques generated from the spin-orbit interaction. Then I will show the co-existence of interface and bulk contributions in the samples under study. The result suggests that both the selection of the heavy metal and the engineering of the interface are crucial for the control of the magnetization. In the end\, I will discuss the challenges and potential researches in this area.


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On February 1, 2017, the new Youthpass website was launched. These are the changes that were included in this relaunch:
- New, responsive design;
- A new start page with first-hand information for users who visit the Youthpass website for the first time;
- New navigation of the website;
- Revised information about Youthpass;
- A section with information about recognition;
- A clearer tool for adding or changing the certificate languages;
- A further advanced participant management tool. It includes a better overview of the current steps in managing the different participants, and a possibility to take one action with several participants at once;
- A reorganised function for communication with the participants;
- Better usability of the preview function.
As the relaunch required also new or revised instructions in the Youthpass tool for creating certificates, translations of some parts of the tool still need to be updated. This will be done step by step, until then the untranslated parts will appear in English.
Update on 4.05.2017: choosing between one of the 2 main gender options is no longer required. We ask for gender in the Youthpass tool because in some European languages, this has an important impact on the way the sentences are formed. Now it is also possible to leave it unselected, as an alternative for choosing between male and female formulations. This is an option for people who identify themselves as non-binary or transgender (genderqueer, third-gender, gender-fluid, ...), or also in case the participant just wouldn't like the language to be gender-specific on their certificate. If gender is left unselected, the texts on the certificate are genderneutral or referring to both options, depending on the language.
We will continue working on both the content and technical development of the website, so please stay tuned!


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Diversity Resources
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Information and strategies for adapting teaching to meet the needs of all students. From Brown University.
Diverse Schools: "Skewing Myths About Diverse Schools"
Education columnist Jay Mathews discusses how author and parent Eileen Gale Kugler debunks seven myths that scare smart parents away from diverse schools. From the Washington Post (August 2004).
Diversity Calendar
Monthly listings of ethnic, national, and religious days. From the University of Kansas.
Diversity Web
This is a resource hub for higher education, part of an initiative is designed to create new pathways for diversity collaboration and connection, via the World Wide Web and more traditional forms of print communication. It is part of a larger communications initiative entitled Diversity Works.
Educating Teachers for Diversity
This article addresses the critical issue of preparing future teachers to promote "meaningful, engaged learning for all students, regardless of their race, gender, ethnic heritage, or cultural background." From North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL).
Equity and Diversity Resources
Articles, self checklists, stories, and more on the issues of equity and diversity in the classroom. From the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse.
Glossary of Terms Related to Judaism
This resource provides the origin and definitions of hundreds of people, places, and things. Prepared initially by Robert A. Kraft, University of Pennsylvania.
Multicultural Education and Ethnic Groups: Selected Internet Sources
A mix of Web resources on multicultural education and diversity, including background articles, Web sites for K-12 teachers, bibliographies, biographies, ethnic cooking, religion, and more. From the California State University-Stanislaus Library.
Multiculturalism: Celebrate It Through Reading 365 Days a Year
These Web resources promote multiculturalism through literature. They provide a window on the world for your students.
Tapestry for Teachers of English Language Learners
The Tapestry is a resource center developed for preK-12 teachers and administrators who work with ELL students.
Teaching English Language Learners
What the research does—and does not—say. From the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) (2008).
Tolerance.org's Resources for Teachers, Administrators, and Counselors
This Web site (a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center) encourages people from all walks of life to fight hate and promote tolerance. Two classroom resources are available free for the asking:
» Teaching Tolerance magazine subscription (one copy per issue)
» Responding to Hate at School booklet (available in bulk)


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lawschool22 wrote:aboutmydaylight wrote:Am I wrong in thinking that the quarter system is much more favorable to student loans than the semester system? Not only does semester start about a month before quarter system, but you also have to take out more money up front because its divided by 2 instead of 3. That seems to be a pretty significant difference.
For example, assuming you start at the beginning of August and take out the max $20,500 in Stafford loans, that means $10,500 per semester. Second semester starts at the beginning of January. By the beginning of August next year you've had 12 months of interest on the first part of the loan, and 7 months of interest on the second part of your loan. With an interest rate of 5.41%, that's 5.41% * 10500 + (5.41%*(7/12)) * 10500 = 568.05 + 331.36 = $899.41 in interest.
For quarter system, its $6833 per quarter, in September, January, and April. That means by August of next year (assuming your big law job starts at the same time regardless of semester/quarter), you'll have 11 months on the first part of your loan, 7 months on the second part, and 4 months on the last part of your loan. Again, that's (11/12)*5.41%*6833 + (7/12)*5.41%*6833 + (4/12)*5.41%*6833 = $677.719 in interest. That's significantly lower.
Or am I making a wrong assumption about how loans are distributed?
I didn't check your math but I don't really consider $220ish differential to be significant when we're talking about $100-$200k loans
Well that's only for 1 year of loans, and that's only for $20,500 in Stafford loans, and that's before the loans capitalize. I haven't calculated the difference over repayment but it could easily turn out to be ~10k or so.


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Error 0x8015402B or 8015402b occurs when you create a Microsoft account on Xbox 360
You see the following error message when you try to create a new Microsoft account or add a family member to your Microsoft family on Xbox 360:
0x8015402B or 8015402B
The e-mail address associated with the MSA has not been verified
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Spencer Rascoff stands in front of a cluttered whiteboard with marker in hand on the 31st floor of Seattle's Russell Investments Center. The CEO is explaining the fundamental framework of Zillow, the eight-year-old online real estate company that now boasts a market value of $1.27 billion.
At the center of the whiteboard drawing is what Rascoff dubs the "database of all homes" — the primary consumer Internet offering that's propelled Zillow to more than 45 million monthly visitors.
But what's most interesting about the drawing, scribbled by Rascoff in a previous meeting, is what sits on the outskirts. Represented by dotted and half lines, the drawing very much provides a roadmap of where Zillow is headed, from mortgages to rentals to marketing tools for real estate agents. It's all here, in one drawing.
"We've got a lot going on," says Rascoff with a laugh as he walks me through the various businesses, rattling off the total addressable market in each.
Then, he turns to the latest addition, tucked in the bottom left corner. That's where Rascoff has placed a visual representation of home improvement, which Zillow is expanding into today with the launch of new offering called Zillow Digs.
It marks the latest bet for the company, and it's a big one. Rascoff thinks home improvement — helping remodelers find the perfect kitchen sink or bathroom fixtures — could be as important as the other categories surrounding the database of homes. He pegs the market for home improvement at $5 billion to $15 billion, depending upon whether you count services and product sales (paint, tile, siding, etc.). "It's big," he said. "Far bigger than what we know what to do with if we can succeed in creating a product that consumers love, and that they use."
I look at the drawing and ask a simple question: Why haven't you done this sooner?
After all, home improvement has been on the radar of Zillow since the early days when Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink founded the company.
"It's mostly just prioritization," explains Rascoff.
But now, through the launch of Zillow Digs, the company is making home improvement a priority. A big one. Over the past six months, Rascoff said a team of developers, designers, photographers (and even some contractors who were brought on as consultants) have been working on the Zillow Digs project almost non-stop.
Launching today on the Web and as a free iPad app, the idea behind Digs is to provide home owners with an easy-to-use tool to peruse remodeling projects and get estimates on how much they'll cost.
The launch comes at a critical time, with Silicon Valley home remodeling upstart Houzz announcing $35 million in venture capital financing just last week from New Enterprise Associates, Sequoia Capital, Comcast Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Yammer founder David Sacks . (It's worth noting that Sequoia was one of the primary backers of Trulia, which is Zillow's longtime rival).
Houzz already boasts 12 million monthly visitors, about a quarter of Zillow's traffic base.
The Zillow Digs service also has a Pinterest-like feel — allowing users to peruse thousands of kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms. A user can tag their favorite kitchen or bathroom, for example, and in an added twist get an estimate of how much it would cost to follow that remodeling plan for their home. Users also can sort by things like great views or patios, adding the images they like best to a "board," much as they do on Pinterest (Pinterest was in the news today for reportedly getting a valuation in the $2.5 billion range).
Rascoff, who used Pinterest for his own recent remodel, calls the social networking service a "horizontal platform for the entire Web."
"Zillow Digs allows you to cull through tens of thousands of curated and tagged photos that are a tiny subset of the Web," he said. "It makes for a much more focused search experience."
Despite facing off with some new rivals, Rascoff thinks the biggest competitor remains the newsstand.
With Zillow Digs, Rascoff says remodelers no longer have to purchase a dozen home improvement magazines at the bookstore, cutting out images of the projects they like best. In that old-fashioned example, Rascoff said someone could see "pretty pictures of kitchens" in a magazine, but at the end of the day "they have absolutely no idea what that would cost."
A person using Zillow Digs could determine that a kitchen remodel would cost $92,000 when they take into consideration the appliances, tiling, cabinets and other elements they see in the photos. In that regard, you can almost think of the service as a Zestimate for an individual room, at this point just for kitchens and bathrooms. It also factors in one's geographic location, boosting costs if a project is based in Seattle or San Francisco.
"Unlike with Zestimates, we've actually used a human element here," said Rascoff. "We've sat down with contractors, and looked at tens of thousands of different photos, and gone through with them what would this backsplash cost, what would this cost, etc. Then, we built algorithms to take that sample set and extrapolate it across probably hundreds of thousands of photos in the cases of bathrooms and kitchens."
Rascoff says the service is "totally addictive," with people losing themselves in different remodel designs. "Who doesn't like pretty pictures of houses?" he says.
That could be an important aspect for Zillow. After all, one of the long-time rubs is that it only was needed at the point where the consumer was looking to buy or sell a home — a transaction that occurs relatively infrequently.
With home remodels, however, Zillow could gain users throughout the life cycle of them owning a home.
"Strategically, this is important for so many different reasons — one is that is makes us relevant through all stages of the home ownership life cycle," he said. "Right now, I'd say that we are somewhat relevant post transaction, if you want to keep an eye on your home's value or what is going on in your neighborhood, but not everyone is in that mind set. A home improvement product makes us relevant to almost everybody. There is also the sport element of it."
Zillow could monetize the service through traditional display advertising, but also through lead generation for local service providers (Think about the cabinet maker who may want to install those $30,000 cabinets you see in the photos).
"There are a lot of ways to monetize this, and we are not thinking much about any of them," said Rascoff with a laugh. "You know how we create these marketplaces. We build a product that attracts a large audience, and then a year or two later we start thinking about monetization. In this category, there are a lot of tried and true forms of monetization."
GeekWire Follow-up: Houzz fires back at Zillow Digs: It's a 'complete knock off'


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In scientific writing, passive voice is more readily accepted since using it allows one to write without using personal pronouns or the names of particular researchers as the subjects of sentences (see the third example above).
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This made a delicious Saturday brunch. I soaked the chopped sundried tomatoes in boiled water for fifteen minutes, rinsed them in cold then added them to the eggs with ground black pepper before cooking in the microwave (no salt needed). I served them on a wholemeal toasted roll spread only with a little pesto. Gorgeous and a nice healthy change from our usual cooked brekkie.


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Art Laffer, chairman of Laffer Associates, on how blue states with high taxes are struggling to compete for businesses and workers. Photo credit: Associated Press.
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... euro I'm Mary Kissel ... so it turns out that tax rates do actually matter according to the Census Bureau art Laffer chairman of Laffer associates joins me by phone to explain art ... the numbers show this big migration from low tech stuff from high tax states to low tax states ... isn't this what we've been writing about predicting for years he added it has been working for years years ... but it doesn't seem to penetrate the apology by ... the bar that ... doesn't fit the magnitude though of these changes surprising I'd get it done ... maybe I'm you know I left California to nap years ago to move to penetrate ... the protector if there is no income tax benefit ... and there's the highest in the world and in ... California so ... that I didn't ... mean that the deal but the movie ... I and a lot of other people will in all day long everyday it to somebody ... we've got a list of some of the top cities ... are seeing ... the biggest inflows in and put that up ... on the screen now are an awful lot of towns in the South ... rally North Carolina Orlando Florida in Charlotte ... aam and wants to Texas Austin Houston San Antonio Dallas oh four for the top states are from Texas alone ... on you and geographically in my correct to say that this really is a southern phenomenon ... but it created an account at the moment ... it looking for to can it be that the euro zero income tax rate ... if you're looking to pay for the original about it and ... there are a very high income that they think ... that if you can't have begun to prosperity during ... the test of the work that way ... her ... how is this all end up or we'll go in into a point where some day ... cities like ... New York City or Chicago or L a ... height of their taxes so high ... that enough people leave or they begin to really hit ... a budget will ... that ... happen to me if you go to my hometown of Cleveland Ohio ... where to go to Detroit Michigan ... where to put the Youngstown Ohio where I was born ... if you look at the fifth and they have had them fell into oblivion ... all of the Indo cliff ... it's tragic to me what happened in downtown ... Detroit or don't ... leave it ... that hollowed out all because of the dead ... how can they ... ok are the work that I think in the same thing over forced to develop I made sure ... that no hint that there's going to know when to their silliness ... Laffer chairman of Laffer Associates ... is done up in today's Wall Street Journal on my colleague Steve Moore ... art thank you so much for being