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You did not win the $US640 Mega Millions jackpot on Friday. But neither did all of the idiots out there who tried to fake it — some of them pretty darn convincingly. Dr Neal Krawetz over at the Hacker Factor blog went out and squashed one of the especially convincing fakes. Here's how.
The fake was originally posted on Reddit before a lot of details had come out about the winners, so some obvious things like it being from a state that didn't have a winner weren't readily apparent. But even beyond the obvious, there were a few technical methods that Krawetz used to debunk the trickery. All of it is documented in detail and with screenshots for the less Adobe-adept among us. [Hacker Factor via Hacker News]


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I would like to solve a series of linear systems Ax=b as quickly as quickly as possible. However, the systems are related. Specifically, each matrix A is given by:
cI + E
where E is a fixed sparse, symmetric positive definite real matrix (unchanged in all the linear systems), I is the identity matrix, and c is a varying complex number.
In other words, I am wondering how to quickly solve a series of complex linear systems which are all identical except for complex perturbations along the diagonal. I should say that the resulting matrices are not necessarily Hermitian, so currently I compute the LU decomposition. This works, but given the large number of rather closely related systems to be solved, I wonder if there is a better way to solve the problem, perhaps by using a more expensive (e.g. QR) decomposition up front.
(Edit for Jiahao: Yes, the bs are all the same.) (Edit for J. Mangaldan: The matrices are of order n=10^5 ~ 10^6, with about 10 times that many nonzeros.)
I'd like to thank everyone here for their suggestions. My implementation is ugly, but in the end interpolation was the key to a reasonable (10x) speedup. Since the c are quite close (imagine a small region of the complex plane, small in the sense that the spectrum of the matrix E is much larger) I could get away with computing solutions for a subset of the values of c and interpolating a solution for a given value of c using the precomputed values. It isn't elegant at all but it's something.

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Cameron University will host Graduate Studies Preview Night on Tuesday, April 24, at 6 p.m. in the McCasland Ballroom of the McMahon Centennial Complex. Attendees will be able to visit with representatives from each of CU's graduate programs as well as financial aid and admissions departments. CU staff will provide valuable insight into the graduate programs available and the process of applying for admission, financial aid and scholarships.
"Graduate Studies Preview Night is a prime opportunity for individuals interested in pursuing a graduate degree to learn about the master's programs available at Cameron," says Jamie Glover, Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management.
Cameron offers six quality programs that are affordably priced and offered in schedules to accommodate busy working adults. CU offers graduate programs in the following disciplines:
- Master of Business Administration
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Wat Phra Yai
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Na Muang Waterfalls
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There is a lot of exciting activity within this popular spot. You can go swimming or simply relax on its beautiful sandy beaches flanked by clear and cool waters. Another thing that it area is renowned for is its cabaret shows, or even more specifically its kathoey cabaret demonstrates that feature transgender women or effeminate males who dress and perform in classic cabaret or Thai dancing garb. The shows usually feature the dancers lip syncing to popular music and often performing detailed choreography, making for an enjoyable experience that is full of glitz and glam.
Hin Ta and Hin Yai
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Samui Aquarium and Tiger Show
It becomes an aquarium where you can see many of the local wildlife of your area. Many of the marine life is from the Gulf of Thailand like tiger sharks, manta rays, nurse sharks, various tropical fish, and more. The zoo inside features many animals like monkeys, otters along with other birds, with all the main attractions being the leopards and tigers who take the stage inside a live show. Also you can pay some extra to acquire the picture taken with them.
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Secret Buddha Garden
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
The Craft's Meow Sneak Peak Owl Be Thinking of You
Starting with a pink patterned paper panel, I stamped the tree image twice on two separate papers, cut out the heart and added it to the tree. I then stamped my sentiment onto woodgrain pp and cut them out and added those to my tree as well.
Tied some twine in a bow and added a fabulous Prima flower!
I hope you enjoyed today's little preview and check out the other ladies lovely work using this set. You won't be disappointed! Also, commenting to win the release sets will need to be placed at The Craft's Meow blog to be eligible to win. I do appreciate your comments though!
Thank you for popping in, catch you tomorrow for another set that will surely please!
P.S. If you haven't voted for Gallery Idol yet, please click on the widget over in my side bar or go here. Voting ends today at noon (mountain time) Thank You!
Paper: White Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: BoBunny, Crate Paper
Stamps: Owl Be Thinking of You The Crafts Meow
Ink: Rich Cocoa, True Black Tsukineko
Embellishments: Prima Flower, Twine Westrim Crafts
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The set looks very yummy. Love how you stamped the trunk on the pink paper.ReplyDelete
Hi Lindsey, this is adorable! So sweet and simple.ReplyDelete
How adorable!!! Love your card and these cutie stamps, TFS :)ReplyDelete
Sweet Card Lindsay!ReplyDelete
Sweet Card Lindsay!ReplyDelete
Hi Lindsay! Love this sweet card!! Love the woodgrain paper, the effect is quite something.ReplyDelete
I didn't realise you are in the running on Gallery Idol. Best of luck!! Will be voting for you..{smiles}
that is so cute! love the little sign hanging from the tree. fun!ReplyDelete
Lindsay, this is such a sweet card!! This set looks adorable! TFS (or enabling, lol)ReplyDelete
Fabulous card!ReplyDelete
woot woot...soooooo sweet!ReplyDelete
This is beautiful, loving the pink and the wooden dp too, looks like a real wooden sign!ReplyDelete
I love how you left the outline of the tree and didn't color it! It looks beautiful against the pink paper!ReplyDelete
love how you made the sentiment look like a sign hanging from the tree. CUTE!ReplyDelete
I love how you stamped the tree on pattern paper! Such aReplyDelete
different look! Lucky you to get to design with Jenny's new sets! I'm envious!
This is so adorable! I love that tree!ReplyDelete
This is so sweet. Love you stamped the tree out of the inside panel.ReplyDelete
Wonderful babycard!!!ReplyDelete
So cute, love the heart detail on the trunk :)ReplyDelete
Beautiful card. I love how you popped up the sentiments...ReplyDelete
FABULOUS! Love all the detail!ReplyDelete
This is such a sweet card! TFS!ReplyDelete
Cute, cute, cute!! Love your card!ReplyDelete
cute card: I love how you stamped the tree on the pink paper and let it go over onto the white: it adds a dimension that isn't usually seen on cards!!ReplyDelete
Love the pink and the wooden signs:)ReplyDelete
Very sweet--I like the wood grain sentiments.ReplyDelete
Oh my dear goodness, this card is so sweet, and I just love the style. So totally jealous of your new craft space too, wow!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 29, 2011 at 1:42 AM
Lindsay this is so cute!ReplyDelete
Too cute! I really like that sign hanging from the tree and the paper pieced heart!ReplyDelete


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Ten steps to effective philanthropy
Many donors look at their charitable efforts and wonder: Does the nonprofit I'm supporting really have an impact? What can I do to make my philanthropy more effective? Being an effective philanthropist doesn't depend on the amount of time or money you give, but rather upon how you approach your giving.
Here are ten steps to philanthropy that makes a difference:
- Determine why you're giving and what outcomes you want to achieve. The reasons individuals give might include compassion, gratitude, tradition, religion, status, peer pressure, tax advantage, guilt, moral duty, ego, reputation, setting an example for or passing values to family, creating a legacy, and more. You may seek to help others in need, find a cure or solution to a problem, advance a cause, or preserve something you believe is valuable.
- Develop a strategy to achieve your goals. As with any investment, you must develop a strategy to achieve the desired return. Knowing why you're giving and what outcomes you want to achieve are the first two building blocks of a philanthropic strategy.
- Volunteer your time. Some people have more time than money. Others can contribute both. Volunteering for a charity or cause important to you can help you learn more about the work and achieve even greater impact.
- Involve your family. Whenever possible, involve your children, grandchildren, siblings, parents and grandparents in your philanthropic endeavors. Every generation has much to teach, and learn from, the other. Family communication across generations can identify shared values, create traditions, heal wounds, foster collaboration, and magnify impact.
- Research before you give. With over 1.4 million nonprofits in the U.S., 500,000 of which were created since 2000, it takes more than a glossy brochure or a snappy website to tell you which ones are achieving real outcomes and which are not. Doing your homework helps you determine which charities are worth your investment of time and money.
- Give boldly in your lifetime. People rarely donate so much money or time to charity in their lifetimes that they can no longer take care of themselves or their loved ones. Many have capacity to give far more than they do without sacrificing the quality of their lives or that of their descendents.
- Go deep, not wide. Focus your giving and volunteering on fewer charities where you can make a difference rather than spreading them thinly across many beneficiaries.
- Add charity to your estate plan. Your will is the last chance you have to pass on more than money to your heirs, shape your legacy, and help create a better world after you're gone.
- Evaluate and change.Many people donate to the same charities year after year without learning whether any real progress has been made towards achieving their desired outcomes. Evaluation of your strategy and a willingness to change direction are essential.
- Start now! Your community, nation and world need you today. The sooner you start, the sooner you'll see results in your life and in the lives of others.
For many people, philanthropy runs on the fumes of their lives, rather than being part of the engine. Following these steps to effective philanthropy will not only help you achieve better outcomes for the causes or organizations you care about, it will help you find the joy, meaning and satisfaction of philanthropy.
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Marvin Hamlisch, the stage and film composer who created the memorable songs for "A Chorus Line," has died at 68. The composer died on Monday in Los Angeles after collapsing from a brief illness, his family said in a statement.
One of the most decorated composers in entertainment, Hamlisch had won a Tony Award, three Academy Awards, four Emmy Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for drama.
Hamlisch was still active just weeks ago. In his role as lead conductor of the Pasadena Pops, he conducted a July 21 concert at the Los Angeles Arboretum with Michael Feinstein.
Hamlisch was a kibitzing emcee during the salute to Cole Porter, sharing jokes with the audience and trading patter with Feinstein as he conducted the orchestra. The two ended the show playing a lively medley of musical chestnuts on two grand pianos. For the encore, Feinstein fittingly sang Hamlisch's indelible "The Way We Were."
Hamlisch made his mark in the musical theater world with "A Chorus Line," which originated at New York's Public Theater in 1975 before transferring to Broadway, where it ran for nearly 15 years. Hamlisch wrote the music for the show, working with lyricist Edward Kleban.
The musical tells the story of a group of aspiring theatrical performers braving a cattle-call audition, and features such memorable songs as "One," "I Hope I Get It" and "Dance: Ten; Looks: Three." The show is one of the most honored musicals in Broadway history, receiving multiple Tonys and the Pulitzer for drama.
Hamlisch's other musical stage work includes the scores for "They're Playing Our Song," "The Goodbye Girl," and "Sweet Smell of Success." Most recently, he wrote the score for the stage adaptation of "The Nutty Professor," which recently opened in Nashville. He was also expected to work on on a new Broadway musical titled "Gotta Dance."
In Hollywood, Hamlisch wrote music for the movies "The Way We Were," "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "Sophie's Choice." In recent years, he teamed with director Steven Soderbergh on "The Informant!" and the upcoming "Behind the Candelabra," a biopic of Liberace.
In 2011, Hamlisch became the lead conductor of the Pasadena Pops. He also held conducting positions at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra and San Diego Symphony.


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Corruption Squared?
The Kenya head of Transparency International, a respected anti‐corruption group, has been fired on the basis of allegations of …. corruption. That follows on the resignation (and departure for the United Kingdom, for understandable reasons) of John Githongo, who had prepared a scathing report on corruption in his capacity as Permanent Secretary for Governance and Ethics in the Office of the President of Kenya. Githongo made a powerful presentation at the Cato Institute shortly after his resignation.
We've learned from experience that one way to reduce corruption is to reduce the power of politicians and bureaucrats to create "artificial shortages of freedom" through their powers to approve or withhold permits, permissions, certifications, etc., etc. Limiting the powers of politicians and bureaucrats is not the only measure that will reduce corruption, but it is certainly a central element of a solution to the problem of corruption, theft, and shakedowns.


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Your morning roundup for Aug. 23, the day they found a lot of semen in a fancy hotel room. H/T to bigsombrero for the photo. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors.
What we watched: Mike Tirico requesting that "somebody pick up Major Wright's jock." No, really.
[h/t to Donny for the video]
No one shuts down Sidney Crosby ...: "CTV News reported Monday that Crosby suspended his training after suffering a recurrence of concussion-like symptoms and wouldn't be ready when the Penguins open training camp next month. … 'Sidney hasn't been shut down by anyone. He has simply adjusted his summer program accordingly to the different needs for the appropriate recovery,' Crosby's agent Pat Brisson said. 'Training camp is in three weeks from now. It is too premature to speculate all kinds of deliberate information at his point. ...'" [ESPN]
... except maybe this guy: "Why would Crosby risk an invalid's life in order to return to a game he has already conquered? His trophy case is full. He has a championship ring and an Olympic gold medal. He's been league MVP, leading scorer and the consensus best player in the game. He's only 24 and his hall-of-fame bonafides are beyond questioning. His material needs are settled for a dozen lifetimes." [Toronto Star]
Auburn-Alabama is way more entertaining off the field: "An Auburn fan suggested that one way to find out who owned the car would be to intentionally drive into Richardson's vehicle. (If Alabama and Auburn fans ever put the mental energy they put into the rivalry in to worthwhile projects, it's possible the national debt would be erased in a matter of weeks.) If that direction surprises you then you haven't ever spent any time on message boards. Remember back when talk radio was considered a cesspool? The dark corners of Internet message board life make talk radio seem like a mid-day stroll in a well-kept garden. Where did the idea to poison Toomer's Corner originate? On message boards. Which brings us to this, did someone intentionally drive his 18 wheeler into Mark Ingram's car already?" [Outkick the Coverage]
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How has this injury not happened to a Mets player before?: "In a bizarre episode, a moth got stuck deep in [Matt] Holliday's right ear, forcing the St. Louis Cardinals star to walk off the field while the Los Angeles Dodgers batted in the eighth inning Monday night. With two outs, Holliday called time in left field and started toward the dugout holding his ear. Cardinals trainer Barry Weinberg met Holliday and tried to help. 'He had a moth fly into his ear, deep into his ear. I don't even know what happened to it,' St. Louis manager Tony La Russa said moments after his team's 2-1 loss." [AP]
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The latest DOS port of lynx is 2.8.5rel.1. You can download it here (2463576 bytes, 18 April 2004). This version is compiled with openssl-0.9.7d to give SSL support. This means that it can now access https:// URLs. This can now be distributed because of the easing of US export controls on encryption. Please note, however, that US regulations still prohibit export to Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Sudan, or Syria. Do not download the file if you are from any of these countries. Please check your own country's regulations on the use of strong cryptography before using or redistributing this file.
This version has support for internationalization. That is, it can be set to show some of its messages in languages other than English. If you wish to use this functionality, please read the file "INTERNTL.TXT" in the lynx package. The following modules are currently available: Catalan (6 July 2003), Chinese (Simplified) (15 October 2002), Chinese (Traditional) (11 February 2003), Czech (11 December 1999), Danish (4 June 2003), Dutch (8 April 2000), Estonian (3 June 2003), French (5 June 1999), German (4 June 2003), Hungarian (3 June 2003), Italian (23 June 2002), Japanese (19 April 2003), Portuguese (30 July 1999), Russian (3 June 2003), Slovenian (29 December 1999), Swedish (7 June 2003), Turkish (4 June 2003), and Ukrainian (22 January 2003).
If you need a smaller sized binary (such as to fit on a floppy disk), you can get a binary compiled without internationalization. All other compilation options are unchanged compared to the file in the regular distribution package listed above. This is distributed as the binary only. You still need the main package for all the ancillary files. Just use this binary as a "drop in" replacement for the regular "lynx.exe" file. You can get it here (918006 bytes, 18 April 2004).
This is for plain DOS only, not for a DOS window under Win9x. If you are trying to run lynx under Windows95, Windows98, WindowsNT, Windows2000, or WindowsXP this is not the site you want. For Windows ports of lynx, see Takeshi Hataguchi's site, Wayne Buttles' site, Jim Spath's site, or Frederic Meunier's site.
There is a Cygwin version for Win32 that is SSL enabled, so it can access https: sites. To run this you need several Cygwin dll files installed in addition to the lynx executable. These include cygwin1.dll, cygncurses5.dll, cygintl.dll, and cygz.dll. You will also need the cygwin terminfo file. I am not sure if a cygwin termcap file can be used instead or not. It can be found at any Cygwin mirror site in "release/lynx". For a list of Cygwin mirror sites, see this file.
In addition, there is also a Borland C++ compiled version of lynx for Win32 available with SSL support. This is distributed as an executable with a stripped-down lynx.cfg by Thorsten Glaser and is currently lynx2.8.4rel.1. The Borland version with SSL support is believed to include the IDEA algorithm, and may require licensing. IDEA is licensed without charge for individual non-commercial use.
The latest DOS port of bzip2 available from me is 0.9.5b. You can download it here (156255 bytes, 10 August 1999). This should handle long filenames under Win9x, but not under WinNT. See the text files for a description of filename problems under DOS with this port. There is an independent port of bzip2 for DOS available in the DJGPP mirrors. The latest available there is version 1.0.3.
A DOS port of the LHA archiver is available, based on the cvs sourcecode of LHA for Unix 1.14i from 9 October 2006. This is for manipulating ".lzh" archives. You can download it here (88359 bytes, 2 November 2006). There isn't much documentation in English, since it is developed in Japan. This should work in DOS and under Windows. For those interested in the source from which this was built, here it is.
Now available is a DOS port of wget 1.8.2. It uses the WATT-32 tcp library, as does the lynx port. This version also supports SSL so you can retrieve via the https protocol. Please see the distribution restrictions for strong cryptography in the section on lynx above. This port will automatically convert filenames that are illegal under DOS as it retrieves the file. If running under Win9x or WinNT, you should probably use a port that uses Winsock instead of a packet driver. You can download wget here (538575 bytes, 2 September 2002).
A DOS port of the file retriever curl, version 7.10.5 is also available. It also is SSL enabled, uses WATT-32, and automatically converts illegal filenames. The same distribution requirements for strong cryptography apply. You can download curl here (718264 bytes, 4 July 2003).
Also available now is a DOS port of urlview-0.7. This can extract URLs from text files and present them to lynx for browsing. Instructions for using it with the DOS port of lynx are in the package. Download urlview here (116635 bytes, 5 June 2000).
The programs using strong cryptography require a file of trusted root certificates to verify the identity of the site to which they connect. You are advised to obtain these by secure means. A copy of the file that I use is available here (251496 bytes, 2 April 2005). Note that this is NOT a secure site, so do not use this file for applications where security is important.
Effective cryptography requires a source of random data. This is not generally available on DOS systems, leading to potential insecurity in these DOS ports. The latest versions of OpenSSL, with which the DOS ports will be linked, may refuse to function if adequate random data can not be obtained. Hence I would recommend installing a driver which collects random data and makes it available to these programs. One program which may suffice is "noise", which creates two DOS character devices RANDOM$ and URANDOM$ (also known as /dev/random$ and /dev/urandom$), generally loaded from your config.sys file. Download noise here (138236 bytes, 12 January 2005). The application binaries now on the website don't use "noise", but the next versions will.
Although I try to keep these fairly up to date, these are not necessarily the latest versions available for unix.
For more information about lynx,
click here.
For more information about bzip2, click here.
For more information about wget, click here.
For more information about curl, click here.
Alternative binaries of lynx for DOS can be found at Wayne Buttles' fdisk site and at archives of Bill Schiavo's old blynx site. For an alternative packaging of the binary, which some may find easier to set up, see John Lewis' site (look for "Bobcat386").
If you have specific questions about these ports, you can send me email.
This page last updated 2 November 2006.


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The development of the NURSA 3.0 website has been intimately tied to input emerging directly from the research community that the NURSA Hub serves. The NURSA Beta Testing Group has been instrumental in shaping the look and feel of the site, determining what data are displayed, how they are displayed, and identifying additional data resources that should be included. We thank our beta testers, acknowledged individually below, who attended monthly webinars where new features were demonstrated, navigated the beta site, and provided feedback.
If you are interested in becoming a part of the NURSA Beta Testing Group or would like to provide feedback as we continue to develop new tools and add new data resources, please email firstname.lastname@example.com. Also, if you would like to have a sneak peak at what may be coming soon, you can check out our beta site.


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Aviva Premiership
Six sign on with Bath
ESPN Staff
December 21, 2012
Matt Banahan is one of six players to sign a contract extension with Bath © Getty Images
Bath have given their fans an early Christmas present by extending the contracts of six of their players.
Centres Matt Banahan and Ben Williams, second-row Ryan Caldwell, prop Nathan Catt, flanker Carl Fearns and hooker Lee Mears have all agreed new deals with the west country outfit as they seek to push on from their mid-table position in the second half of the season.
Bath are currently seventh in the Premiership table following five wins and five losses from 10 matches and head coach Gary Gold believes the six players will help the club realise their ambitions.
"These signings represent a huge declaration of intent from our playing squad," Gold said. "We put a real emphasis on taking care of our current players and their contracts, so we are very happy to have completed these deals in such good time.
"That these guys were all keen to stay and be a part of what we are trying to achieve here at Bath says an enormous amount for the club. They are all outstanding individuals as well as outstanding players, so it's fantastic news that they will all be wearing the Bath jersey for seasons to come."
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NH police seek info after 2 hurt in Bedford home invasion
BEDFORD, N.H. (AP) � New Hampshire police are continuing to seek information about a violent home invasion in Bedford that sent two people who lived in the home to the hospital, one of them with life-threatening injuries.
Police have not commented on a possible motive for the Saturday night attack at the home on Proclamation Court or said if they believe it was a targeted attack.
There were three people in the house during the attack. The two homeowners were injured. A child was not hurt.
Bedford Chief John Bryfonski tells WMUR-TV (http://bit.ly/V3ONc6 ) one of the victims provided police with general information, but he wouldn't describe it.
Police have not released the names of the victims.
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Guerilla Gardener in New Zealand
Grahame Beakhust
1 Season, 13 Episodes
In these Guerilla Gardener series shows, host Grahame Beakhust is in New Zealand.
You can also join Grahame in:
- The United States
- Canada
This show's tagline is "Gardening with an Attitude" because host Grahame Beakhust is militant, he's a maverick, he's the Guerilla Gardener — liberating the landscape, freeing the foliage, growling at the grass and flaunting his flowers. Grahame provides an affectionate and irreverent look at gardens and gardeners, emphasizing the experience of gardening rather than the details, welcoming guest gardeners — from the experienced to the eccentric — and showing how anyone, anywhere, with a windowsill, balcony, suburb or sea coast, can create a personal vision of paradise.
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Explore Our Hotel
Enjoy Stunning Views from Our Hotel in Heber City, Utah
Nestled among the Rocky Mountains in a beautiful valley, Heber City is a year-round destination with eight ski resorts, three large reservoirs, several championship golf courses and plenty of mountain trails. With its breathtaking views and convenient location, the Holiday Inn Express® Heber City hotel is the "Smart Choice" for your trip to Utah.
Endless outdoor activities await our hotel's guests in Heber City, Utah. Surrounded by lakes and mountains, the Wasatch Mountain State Park courses offer 36 holes of championship golf and 18 holes at Soldier Hallow. If water activities are on your agenda, we're near Deer Creek, Strawberry and Jordanelle Reservoirs. Park City Mountain, Canyons, Sundance and Deer Valley Ski Resorts are also located within 20 minutes from Heber City.
We want to make sure you have everything you need for a carefree stay while you're in Heber City. Our hotel's free Express Start Breakfast Bar is the perfect start to the day. After a long day of hiking or skiing, enjoy a relaxing swim in our indoor pool and whirlpool or stay warm by the cozy lobby fireplace.
- Black-out Shades
- Rollaway Bed/Cot Available
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Kids Pick a Side: Mom or Dad
Fractured FamilyThree months ago, Dawn says she caught her husband, James, cheating — and that when she confronted him about it, he confessed that the affair had been going on for three years. "I punched him," she admits. "I was so angry. He betrayed me."
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"There was something missing, something that I wasn't getting or feeling from my relationship with my wife," James says, adding that he has been living with his mother since the confrontation with Dawn. "The relationship became very bitter between us. She was always very bossy, controlling of everything I did, and I wanted somebody to respect me; and I didn't get any respect at home."
Dawn admits that she and her 16- and 17-year-old daughters went through James' phone records and called several numbers that they didn't recognize. "Four of the women who talked with us admitted that they were having sex with my dad," the couple's 17-year-old daughter says.
"This cheating has just torn our family apart," says Camron, Dawn's 21-year-old son and James' stepson. "My sisters and I are caught in the middle."
"In my children's minds, they feel like they have to pick sides," Dawn says. When asked by Dr. Phil if she's contributing to their misery, Dawn responds, "I guess so."
"I'm not happy with my marriage, and I want out, but at the same time, I'm hurting my kids," James says. "I don't know which way to go with this."
Torn between Mom and Dad
"You never solve problems in a marriage by turning away from your partner," he continues. He tells the couple that they should leave no stone unturned before getting a divorce, and suggests working on their relationship for 90 days before making any final decisions. "Either you find a basis to sustain this marriage, or you find a way that you can get out of it without making [your kids] pay for it for the rest of their lives," he says. He offers professional help in doing so, and they accept.


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A winner was selected from 35 designs submitted by 6 freelance designers.
Logo to depict the brand of "automated" electronic greeting card. We want the logo to represent the brand WhinQ as an alternative to other cards. As an example, when you need to blow your nose you don't ask for a "tissue', you ask for a Kleenex. The Kleenex brand has become synonymous with a tissue. This is the same thing that we want to create with the WhinQ brand of electronic greeting card.
A logo to brand our revolutionary "automated" electronic greeting card service. We don't want people to send their clients a card, we want to WhinQ 'em.
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Kesha Dishes on 'Magic' Record and Her 'Supernatural' Experiences
Kesha is getting ready to release her new album, 'Warrior,' in December, and now she's dishing on the inspiration behind the sophomore LP.
In an interview with RyanSeacrest.com, the 25-year-old revealed that she went on a soul-searching trip that had a major impact on her record. "The theme of this record is magic. I went on a spirit journey by myself. No security guard. No managers. I just went around the world and lived on a boat," she explained. "I was in Africa rehabilitating baby lions. I went diving with great white sharks, and just went on this crazy spirit quest. I got hypnotized, and I just really wanted this record to be really positive, really raw, really vulnerable and about the magic of life."
Kesha just released her lead single, 'Die Young,' but opened up about another song on the album called 'Supernatural,' which was written about an intimate encounter with a ghost. "It's about experiences with the supernatural…but in a sexy way," she said. "Well, I don't know his name! He was a ghost. It was just like … I had a couple experiences with the supernatural. I'm very open to it."
In a press release, the singer made sure to express her enthusiasm about her forthcoming release, explaining that she's been hard at work on the album for one year. "This process has been long and intense and I couldn't be more stoked to share this music," she added. "I hope with 'Warrior' my fans get to know me in a much more raw and vulnerable way." 'Warrior' will be released on Dec. 4.
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Welcome Back, NYT Readers!
F1@1F has made the New York Times for the second time in two months, this time in a piece entitled, "Step Away from the Courthouse Doors":
Mike Sacks, a third-year law student at Georgetown who tries to attend all of the major arguments, commented on the developments on his blog, First One @ One First.
"For those who line up at the Court for each of its public sessions, this process marks — quite literally — a rite of passage from sidewalk to sacred space," Mr. Sacks wrote. "To deny these men and women this dramatic piece of their pilgrimage is quite mistaken."
For those of you new to the site, please do stick around and explore. You'll find the above quote in the immediately prior post. But don't stop there: I suggest starting from the beginning! And to keep up with future posts from F1@1F, you may subscribe via RSS or email and follow my twitter feed, all available on the right of this page.
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Rising customer expectations, potential regulatory shifts and future water scarcity are converging to force water utilities to reconsider what they do and how they do it. This client is no exception. While other utilities are adopting a "wait and see" approach, this company has set its sights on transforming its operations and enhancing the customer experience through digital technologies. Doing so, the client believes, will enable it to proactively address the challenges it faces and also pursue new and valuable opportunities.
For help in understanding how it could become a leading-edge digital utility, the client turned to Accenture Strategy. Within just four weeks, Accenture Strategy, Accenture Consulting and Fjord (a design and innovation consultancy that is part of Accenture Interactive) helped the company develop a set of eight future business models, as well as potential pathways to help guide its leaders' strategic decisions. With a range of options for moving forward, the client is poised to become the high-performing digital utility it envisioned.


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ER girls in critical showdown today
Eagle River's girls second-place bowling team split 15-15 with third-place Bartlett in Anchorage High School Bowling League play on Jan. 5 at Center Bowl. Carly Meacham rolled the high individual game for the Wolves with a 171.
The Wolves have their biggest match of the season at 3:30 p.m. today at Eagle River Bowl when they take on first-place Dimond. Heading into the match, the Wolves trail the Lynx by 22 points in the season standings. With 30 total points on the line, Eagle River has an outside shot of overtaking Dimond in the standings.
The third-place Eagle River boys fell 20-10 to Bartlett at Center Bowl. Bobby Libbrand rolled a 191 to lead the Wolves in individual play.
Chugiak's boys lost a tight 16-14 decision to West. Travis White had a 161 to pace the eighth-place Mustangs.
Chugiak's girls also fell to the Eagles, dropping a 25-5 decision. Joselynn Curry had a 160 to lead the seventh-place Mustangs.


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Regular medical care is frequently accompanied by clinical trials that are conducted in all departments with the aim of developing new diagnostic and therapeutic options. Patients at Heidelberg University Hospital consequently have access to treatment options that are otherwise provided by only a very few centers worldwide.
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After the disputed November 2010 presidential elections, incumbent Laurent Gbagbo and rival Alassane Ouattara, whom the United Nations recognized as the winner, waged a months-long struggle for power led by partisan media outlets. The fight was centered in the economic capital, Abidjan, where Gbagbo controlled the national media and security forces. Ouattara enjoyed the support of a handful of newspapers and set up an improvised television station in the hotel where he was protected by U.N. peacekeepers. Both sides targeted rival outlets with reprisals, forcing numerous journalists into hiding. A journalist and a media worker were murdered in the violence. Fighters loyal to Ouattara clashed with Gbagbo troops for control of the national public broadcaster Radiodiffusion Télévision Ivoirienne in March and April, damaging studios and transmitters and knocking the station off the air, according to news reports and local journalists. While media movements were limited during the final battle for Abidjan, some citizen journalists provided exclusive footage of explosions and military operations by posting unedited videos on social media. With Gbagbo's April 11 capture, Ouattara assumed power and promised reconciliation, but his administration jailed a pro-Gbagbo TV host on antistate charges and his forces ransacked and occupied media outlets loyal to the former president. Journalists seen as sympathetic to Gbagbo faced continued harassment.
With the assistance of CPJ and the local Ivorian Committee to Protect Journalists, the U.N. peacekeeping force airlifted journalists trapped by heavy fighting in Abidjan to the northern city of Bouaké on March 30. All of the journalists resumed work after the fighting ended, but some faced continuing reprisals from the new government.
CPJ documented dozens of assaults, detentions, threats, instances of censorship, kidnappings, and murders of journalists stemming from the presidential standoff that ended in April.
Attacks by month:
January: 13
February: 22
March: 37
April: 15
A journalist and a media worker, both working for pro-Gbagbo outlets, were murdered by Ouattara supporters.
Two politically inspired killings:
February 28, 2011: A mob of Ouattara supporters dragged Marcel Legré, a printing press employee for La Refondation, publisher of the pro-Gbagbo newspaper Notre Voie, out of his home and hacked him to death in the Abidjan suburb of Koumassi.
May 8, 2011: Forces loyal to Ouattara killed Sylvain Gagnetau Lago, an assistant editor with community station Radio Yopougon, during a sweep in the Yopougon district of Abidjan, a former stronghold of Gbagbo.
The most prominent detainee was former state journalist Hermann Aboa, host of a political talk show that had favored Gbagbo. In July, he was imprisoned on antistate crimes. Authorities had not disclosed evidence to back the charges as of late year.
Timeline in the Aboa case:
April 11, 2011: Aboa fled to Ghana on the day Gbagbo was captured.
April-May: Ouattara government officials assured CPJ that pro-Gbagbo media outlets and journalists had nothing to fear.
June 13: A state prosecutor froze the assets of 97 people accused of supporting Gbagbo, including Aboa, according to news reports.
June 14: Aboa returned to Ivory Coast, heeding Ouattara's call for exiles to return.
July 21: Aboa was arrested on antistate charges after filing a petition to unfreeze assets.
July 27: In a press conference at U.N. headquarters, Ouattara accused Aboa of hosting a program that "called on hate, hatred." CPJ found the accusations baseless after reviewing footage of Aboa's program.
On April 16, 2004, Franco-Canadian journalist Guy-André Kieffer disappeared from a parking lot in Abidjan while investigating corruption in the country's lucrative cocoa export industry. Kieffer has never been located.
Timeline in the Kieffer case:
May 25, 2004: After the opening of a French judicial inquiry, Ivorian authorities charged Michel Legré as an accessory in the disappearance of Kieffer. Legré was the brother-in-law of Simone Gbagbo, Ivory Coast's first lady at the time. Kieffer was on his way to meet Legré when he was kidnapped, according to new reports.
January-February 2006: French authorities detained former Ivorian army officer Jean-Tony Oulaï on suspicion of involvement in Kieffer's disappearance.
August 23, 2007: France 3 interviewed Berté Seydou, who claimed he was the driver for an army commando unit led by Legré that kidnapped Kieffer. Ivorian prosecutor Raymond Tchimou denied government involvement in the disappearance.
April 2009: French investigating magistrates questioned Simone Gbagbo and several other officials, according to news reports.
April 2010: A French court dismissed the case against Oulaï, according to news reports.
April 13, 2011: Ally Coulibaly, the ambassador to France, pledged the Ouattara government would do everything in its power to solve the disappearance.


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Life on Mars
Tweeting Rover Reignites Public Imagination When It Comes to Space
Touching down on Mars. Date: Aug. 6, 2012. 12:25 a.m. EDT.
"Entering Mars' atmosphere. 7. Minutes. Of. Terror. Starts. NOW. #MSL," said the Mars Rover Curiosity over Twitter.
Right on time, at 12:32 a.m., came another tweet: "I'm safely on the surface of Mars. GALE CRATER I AM IN YOU!!!"
Back on Earth, hundreds of thousands were following the feed—and over three million were watching live online.
Like a burning freefall through an atmosphere, things were getting heated. By the end of the night, even the flight director—and his mohawk haircut—was an Internet phenom. In one night, his 200 Twitter followers ballooned to over 14,000.
But of course, there was no robot talking to anyone. Human progress has come a long way, but as of yet real artificial intelligence has eluded us. The real voice behind the persona was only human. Three humans, to be exact.
Veronica McGregor is the principal brain behind the Mars Rover Twitter account. A Montreal native, her father was a graduate of Loyola College, while her mother attended McGill University. Now, she is the director of communications for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA.
The Original Tweeting Spacebot
McGregor started experimenting with robotic personalities in 2008, when she thought to give the Phoenix Lander the Pinocchio treatment as it made its way through the Martian arctic, looking for frozen water samples.
Looking back, McGreger wasn't sure what to expect.
"Honestly, when I first wrote in first person, I just sat there and waited and cringed and thought: I'm going to get people writing back saying, 'That's silly—don't do that,'" she said.
McGregor had only expected a couple of hundred followers—just a few major space enthusiasts, really—in time for the rover's landing. Instead, the whole campaign went viral. It was the fifth-most-followed account on Twitter in the summer of 2008, garnering over 40,000 followers by mission's end.
People were hungry for answers. Until then, NASA had to rely on the mainstream media to reach anyone.
"Up until that point we relied heavily on the news media," she admitted. "We got great feedback from people. They really appreciated even just a one-sentence update every day on the mission—and it opened up that door for people to be able to send us questions."
Not surprisingly, others around NASA started to take notice. New NASA Twitter accounts started popping up. The project manager for two other Mars rovers—Spirit and Opportunity—wanted McGregor to manage those accounts as well.
But there was a catch: no first-person robots.
"I said, I can do it that way, but you'll not get the followers you can get from first-person."
Objectively, she was right, though McGregor said the missions' outreaches have still been very successful.
As a talking robot, Phoenix was exuberant, enthusiastic and extremely excited. But it also had to put on a brave face—it was going to die in a few months.
"People started writing us back, [asking] 'Why do you have to die? Can't you move?'" she said, holding back a small chuckle.
"And I had to be this very brave little robot, saying, 'It's okay; I don't want to be anywhere but here. This is amazing!'"
Out of the Ballpark
Phoenix was one thing, but by the time Curiosity was launched, popular interest had blown past the stratosphere.
"In the week prior to landing, we had over 374,000 tweets that were related to the Mars Curiosity Rover, and that could have reached a potential 1.2 billion people," said Jason Townsend, social media coordinator for NASA in Washington, DC.
"That's like knocking every ball out of the ballpark as a homerun," he admitted.
But compared to previous rovers, everything about Curiosity is bigger.
"She is the biggest, most capable rover ever sent to another planet," said McGregor matter-of-factly. "We gave her a real sense of bravada—and she knows she's a big tough rover," she added.
Curiosity hosts the most comprehensive chemistry set ever assembled for a rover mission. It hasn't even used most of its tools yet, according to McGregor.
The big mission goals—determining methane deposits, finding water and other signs of life on Mars, past or otherwise—are only just underway. Curiosity has yet to even collect any drill samples.
Two-Way Learning
Interest is still high as the Curiosity mission continues—thanks in part to McGregor and her team's daily in-character tweets. According to McGregor, it's social media that's driving the public's imagination.
"What's really wonderful is now we have this two-way communication ability with the public," she explained. "We've learned so much from the public about what information they're looking for and what they need cleared up. It was this real eye-opener for us."
Townsend sees a similar role for social media.
"I think it's really important to engage with the public. We've got millions of people who follow us right now on all of our social media accounts who agree with that," he said.
"It's a way for us to connect directly with them: to share as much as we possibly can about what we're doing, our missions, our people, our programs, and really connect—kind of pull that curtain back and see what's going on here."
McGregor said social media is also great for engaging more and more young people, who she says are asking about scientific careers.
But one of the biggest gifts of social media is reaching everyday people and fostering their scientific interest, she said.
"Our goal is to always try and get people interested in what we call STEM: science, technology, engineering and math," she said.But space is only one of many arenas making progress. Around a third of all research conducted at JPL is actually in the earth sciences, according to McGregor.
NASA also has social media accounts and programs dedicated to these fields, including an app called Earth Now, which allows users to follow NASA satellites.
"We're doing more on that front to get people connected with NASA," McGregor said. "Because the most important planet to study is our own."
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Political consultant George Merritt headed to Kansas City
George Merritt, who covered John Hickenlooper's mayoral run as a rookie reporter for the Denver Post and later served as his campaign spokesman when Hickenlooper ran for governor, is leaving Colorado.
The political consultant and his wife, Liz, and their twin daughters, are moving to Kansas City next month where he will work at a PR firm.
"As much as I will miss so many people who have shaped my adult life, I'm excited to announce that my girls and I are heading east where family and a great career opportunity await," he said in his announcement.
"I've spent 15 years in Colorado as a goofy college kid, a newspaper reporter and a consultant. Along the way there have been an enormous number of people who have taught me, carried me, pushed me and cared for me. I can't say thanks enough to everyone. Colorado is a part of who I am, and I will never be too far away."
Merritt also has worked for the Associated Press, and most recently at the political consulting firm of Onsight Public Affairs with Mike Melanson and Ben Davis, who handled Democrat Mark Udall's 2008 U.S. Senate campaign and Hickenlooper's 2010 gubernatorial campaign. Last year, Merritt worked on the "Yes on S" campaign.
At the Capitol, Merritt's a go-to guy on several issues, ranging from beers to elections to enjoying a good laugh with someone.


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Welcome to Sunday Matinee, where we highlight classic car reviews or other longer videos I find on YouTube. Kick back and enjoy this blast from the past.
Top Gear may be wildly popular nowadays, with its 21st season about to start this winter, but it got off to a bit of a slow start. The studio audience was tiny, the budget was even smaller, and there was no James May but there was some guy named Jason Dawe hanging around.
You can see a lot of potential in it, though, and why not? It's a show about cars! It's a subject matter I always find highly appealing. It's a good thing, then, that we've got all the best parts of the very first season of the show all in this one handy-dandy clip.


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Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Uni Cycle
It's that time of year again when thousands of school leavers, pack their bedrooms into the back of their parents cars and head off to a random city for 3 years studying and partying.
But what the best way to get round once your parents have driven away? Cycling of course, it's a no brainer... Not only is it free but you will soon become the interesting, quirky one amongst your peers for turning up to lectures like a young Iris Murdoch...
A prime example is the wonderful Lilly Cole who does interesting and quirky exceptionally well. Throughout her 3 years at Cambridge she was often spotted cycling from lecture to lecture by bike. From her attire it's clear that she was a year round cyclist too... go Lily
Three rules for cycling at Uni:
1. A wicker basket is essential.
2. Don't cycle when you're wasted. Leave the bike at home on pound a pint night.
3.Get a second hand bike locally. Instead of trying to cram a nice shiny new bike in your parents boot, Look around when you get to uni and grab a local bargain.
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3 comments:
I recently came across your blog and have been reading along.I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting.
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- 22 September 2011 at 08:59
- Caz said...
Great glad you like it!
- 22 September 2011 at 10:32
- Chris said...
When I was at uni, I got a folding bike - it was really nice because I could keep it in my dorm room without taking up too much space.
- 18 October 2011 at 21:00
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Ended up being a beautiful warm, sunny day. If I was done with my gardening - I would have started on my outside decorations
Ended up being a beautiful warm, sunny day. If I was done with my gardening - I would have started on my outside decorations
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
chilly again here.
Not too bad...8c but a bit on the dull side...
Merry Christmas to all...
Looks overcast, but it's been warm the last few days
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
We are having HORRIBLE weather right now with a tornado watch until 8:00 pm and still possible hail and strong winds after that. It's depressing!!! It's moving east, so watch out Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York.
Lots of wind today...It's bringing in a wave of Canadian air that is going to chill us to the bone!! I had to put several extra reinforcements on many of my lawn decorations.
I love Outdoor Christmas Lights!!
we're getting a little rain and winds are to bad here.
The weather was bad yesterday, but we didn't have a lot of damage in our county. However, near our youngest daughter's house a tree fell and crushed a car and took down a power line:
I'm grateful that it wasn't worse. Today it's 41 °F (Feels Like 33 °) and winds are 15 mph; it's overcast. Later it should be partly cloudy and 46 °F.


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Another solution in search of a problem
Here's what Miguel of San Antonio risks if he tries to vote.
He has been in this country for 15 years. He has four children, three of them U.S. citizens. He wants to stay. Legally. That's in the works.
But if he votes and is caught, any path to legal residency goes kablooey. That's on top of jail, a hefty fine and, after deportation, leaving his family or uprooting them.
Vote? "Practically speaking, no," said Miguel, who is, of course, undocumented and didn't want his real name used. He knows of no one in his situation who would risk voting.
And yet Texas Secretary of State Hope Andrade recently joined several other states in asking the federal government for access to a Homeland Security database that the states hope will help them bar noncitizens from voting. But the cost-to-benefit ratio is questionable here.
Sparking this drive around the country has been fear of people like Miguel, undocumented immigrants, and legal residents ineligible to vote.
Here's a census snapshot: There are 192,741 San Antonio residents who are foreign-born, 14.4 percent of the city's population. In Bexar County, make that 221,256, or 12.6 percent; in Texas, 4.1 million, or about 16 percent.
The database to which the secretary of state wants access is also a snapshot. It's called SAVE, or the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program at the Department of Homeland Security. It's used to determine if people are eligible for government benefits. At least 12 other states also want access.
Some people on this list will be listed as undocumented but will be lawful residents now. And there will be lawful residents who are now citizens, eligible to vote.
Andrade wrote that she understands that this list should not be "relied on as the sole source of confirmation of an individual's citizenship status." And this is wise. There is no foolproof list.
Secretary of state spokesman Richard Parsons said the office has not yet determined how to best use this database. He noted that noncitizens are flagged now if they have at some point self-identified as such to get off jury duty. He said the database will not be used as a "purge tool."
But here's what we should all realize about noncitizens voting: It is rare.
Undocumented immigrants work hard to stay under the radar. Voting is potentially that radar "ping." And legal residents are not likely to risk deportation.
A 2007 national report showed an average of eight noncitizen voting episodes per year between 2002 and 2005. And Major Forrest Mitchell of the Texas attorney general's law enforcement division testified in the voter ID case in federal court recently that he knew of no cases of noncitizens voting in Texas referred to his office.
State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer of San Antonio, chairman of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, after the request for the Homeland Security database said the state is hypocritical for now seeking database matches after criticizing the matching process in voter ID testimony last week.
The National Immigration Law Center and the Advancement Project, two groups interested in the topic, note that the database is unproven for this purpose and that the federal government should place restrictions on its use as a result.
Miguel, meanwhile, simply observes that he wants papers and that voting could mean never getting them.
In a column Wednesday, I suggested that the GOP's U.S. Senate nominee Ted Cruz might be talked about as a veep candidate in 2016. He may very well be, but not credibly. He was born in Canada.


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Took over 500 pictures at the rally. Time to start posting a few of them. If you persevere and make it to the end there are 161 of my shots and then other forum members have added more. For the environmentally conscious all pictures have been printed on recyclable media.
Will be posting them a few at a time. Have to think up some captions, crop the shots and do some color correction.
Near Sarnia, Ontario I stopped for a rest and joined this group of Canadians. They gather once a week for a ride. Very friendly folk.
How do they figure these exchange rates?
If you followed the Riding of the Edge thread I did make it to Dobbers Pasties and tried the pizza pasty. It was worth the journey.
Sibud staking out an early prime location.
Sibud explaining to local constabulary why he should be allowed in early to claim a prime piece of real estate.
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A new scam has surfaced in which potential victims are told they have won $85,000 in cash from the Colorado Lottery, officials warned today. The scammers, using Colorado Lottery logos and a Denver mailing address, are contacting consumers through the mail, informing them that they've won an unclaimed prize and asking them to contact a number in Montreal to claim the winnings.
The scam artists tell potential victims that they were selected from Reader's Digest, Publishers Clearinghouse, and Computer Games and Sweepstakes consumer databases. Those targeted also receive a check for $2,150, supposedly to cover processing fees that they would be asked to pay to receive their winnings.
"Don't cash that check. It is not an official Colorado Lottery check and cashing it may give a scam artist access to your personal bank account information," Colorado Lottery Director Jack Boehm said in a prepared statement.
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Puerto Rico is duking it out with another major rating agency over the state of the commonwealth's troubled finances. After Fitch Ratings cut Puerto Rico's credit rating deeper into junk territory, Puerto Rico's Treasury Department and Government Development Bank issued a joint statement calling Fitch's assumptions "erroneous," and today issued another statement reiterating their commitment to strengthening the commonwealth's credit.
First, Fitch late yesterday knocked Puerto Rico's general obligation bond rating to BB- from BB, and also cut to BB- its ratings on $15.2 billion of bonds issued by the Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation, known as COFINA, which had previously enjoyed higher ratings than the GO rating. From Fitch:
The rating actions follow passage of the Puerto Rico Public Corporation Debt Enforcement and Recovery Act, which establishes a restructuring regime for public corporations that may become insolvent. The Act contemplates two procedures for addressing debt obligations. While they are intended to restore solvency over the long-term, both procedures entail debt restructuring that would trigger suspension of debt payments and preclude the timely payment of principal and interest during the pendency of the proceedings....
Fitch is lowering its rating on the COFINA bonds to the level of the Commonwealth's general credit. Pursuant to Fitch criteria, the amount of credit given to a special tax security is tempered by the risk that the state, faced with extreme financial stress, could exercise its sovereign powers to the detriment of bondholders. Although COFINA bonds are specifically excluded in the Public Corporation Debt Enforcement and Recovery Act, the passage of the Act has substantially increased Fitch's assessment of the risk that the Commonwealth may take steps to the detriment of COFINA bondholders if the Commonwealth considered that a fiscal emergency and its need to provide essential services required legislative action limiting revenues available to COFINA.
Here's Puerto Rico's rebuttal:
We are disappointed by Fitch's erroneous interpretation that the recent passage of the Recovery Act suggests Puerto Rico may take actions in the future to the detriment of the COFINA credit. As Fitch has acknowledged, COFINA is explicitly insulated from the Recovery Act, which was created to provide a clear legislative framework that allows certain public corporations to address their financial difficulties without compromising the essential services these corporations provide….
All the steps taken since the beginning of this Administration have been consistent and aligned towards the same goal: to strengthen the General Fund and COFINA while ensuring the self-sufficiency of public corporations that provide essential services to island residents. Towards this objective, during the past 18 months this Administration has (i) increased the COFINA base rate from 2.75% to 3.50%, (ii) pledged an additional 0.50% of the SUT to COFINA, (iii) expanded the sales tax base in the fiscal year 2014 budget and (iv) for the fiscal year 2015 budget, and pledged to begin charging the SUT at the Commonwealth's ports. These measures have increased COFINA's debt capacity, improved coverage ratios and break-even growth rate scenarios, and resulted in unprecedented SUT growth rates during fiscal year 2014. We believe that these actions, coupled with the actions to protect General Fund finances, make the COFINA credit stronger than it was when this Administration came into office 18 months ago.
Puerto Rico issued $3.5 billion of 21-year bonds back in March at a discounted face value of 93 cents on the dollar and a yield of 8.727%. Those bonds traded at 93 cents as recently as June 27, right before Puerto Rico passed the Recovery Act, which then triggered a three-notch downgrade from Moody's. Today those bonds are languishing around 85 cents on the dollar and yielding 9.7%, per the MSRB's EMMA website.
Separately, Bloomberg reports today that Puerto Rico's non-voting representative in Congress is "exploring changes to federal law that would allow the commonwealth's municipal agencies to file for bankruptcy to restructure their debts."


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