text: Reviewer: Chunkblower Review Date: June 3, 2012 Format: Blu-ray Released by: Blue Underground Release date: March 26, 2012 MSRP: $29.98 All Regions Progressive Scan Codec: AVC, 1080p Widescreen 2.35| 16x9: Yes 1975For the screenshots and the review of the previous Blue Underground DVD, click here. We're so used to postmodernism, irony and self-referential horror films that it's easy to forget when the genre had clarity of purpose that, looking back, seems almost naïve and innocent. Although my knowledge of the subgenre is admittedly limited, in my experience no form represents this clarity quite like the giallo. I have to admit that my understanding of giallo was largely academic. I knew of the style and clichés that distinguished the subgenre from other flicks- bold use of color, ultra-violence, black leather- but I simply hadn't seen many gialli. My excursions into the subgenre were limited to the most popular entries, mainly Dario Argento's early filmography and select films from Bava and Fulci. I still wouldn't consider myself an expert but I've been given a crash course in giallo by Strip Nude for You Killer. It is every trope of the subgenre writ large: stylish, brazenly sleazy, in-your-face-violent and almost entirely nonsensical. So, of course, I loved every minute of it. The Story In a seedy room drenched in blue a doctor (Filippo La Neve) gives a young, unwed woman gets what amounts to a backroom abortion. Unfortunately, the procedure doesn't goes as planned: she has a massive heart attack and dies while still on the operating table. Panicked, the doctor calls photographer Carlo (Nino Castelnuovo) and both men conspire to cover up her death, taking the body to the girl's home and callously dumping her body in the tub in the hopes the authorities will think she died of natural causes (uh huh). The men leave and although they think they've gotten away with it, someone knows what they did. Soon after, the doctor is murdered literally on his own doorstep by a figure clad in a black leather jumpsuit and back motorcycle helmet. Meanwhile, Carlo is living his life, blissfully unaware of what's about to transpire. In addition to covering up accidental abortion deaths, he's the kind of sleaze bag that would try and dupe naïve girls into having sex with him as a way to jump start their modeling careers. This is exactly the game he runs on Lucia (the indescribably hot Femi Benussi) when he sees her at the health club. Their first encounter culminates with some steamy (and medically unadvisable) sauna sex. However, the agency's owner, Gisella (Amanda) and Carlo's girlfriend, photography assistant Magda (Edwige Fenech, also indescribably hot), are less than impressed with both the girl and Carlo's philandering antics. No matter. Immediately following an abusive lesbian tryst with Gisella, Lucia is murdered by the same black leather-clad killer responsible for the death of the abortion doctor. The murders clearly have something to do with the young woman who died, but what's the connection? As the bodies pile up, that's exactly what Magda and Carlo begin investigating. The question is: can they find the key to solve the mystery before they fall under the killer's blade? The film starts off with a botched abortion and moves on to a sleazy photographer extorting sex from a prospective model. From the start, the audience is sent a very clear message: Strip Nude For Your Killer isn't interested in fucking around. By the end of the film, almost every woman in it has done a full frontal scene, had sex with at least one person and been murdered in an exceedingly gory way. To top off this buffet of debauchery, Strip Nude ends with the hero of the story pretending that he's going to anally rape his girlfriend. Oh, you. What I found positively refreshing was the surprisingly playful tone to a lot of the film that makes much of the sleazier aspects more palatable. Despite having more explicit nudity, sex and bloodletting, when compared to more mainstream films by David Lynch or Paul Verhoeven, Strip Nude for Your Killer seems, at times, almost sweet natured in comparison. When Carlo extorts sex from Lucia in the sauna, or when his violent temper leads him to forcefully choke his lover in bed, he comes across more as a mischievous scamp than a misogynist asshole. There's no wonder Magda can't stay away from a charmer like Carlo. Sadly, the film seems intent to spend any goodwill it builds up in these early scenes with the extremely distasteful scene where Maurizio (Franco Diogene) tries to rape Doris (Ema Schurer) and she prevents him from doing so, by consenting to have sex with him. Ugh. At least the filmmakers have the good sense to immediately follow this scene with one of Maurizio being cut to ribbons by the killer giving the audience an earned, if disproportionate, sense of justice. The film recovers after this point, but the whole scene leaves a lingering bad taste after the film's over. On the positive side, the set up for this scenario is exceedingly well done. When the Maurizio gives Doris a ride through crowded Roman traffic, it's a great guerilla style shot. If it the footage wasn't stolen then the amount of logistics required to pull it off are impressive. A lot of low budget genre films take place only in a couple of rooms and, while that's mostly true of Strip Nude, the aforementioned chase scene as well as some short scenes under an overpass and by a fountain at night gives the film a sense of scale that other films lack. We get a feeling that a world exists beyond the bounds of the frame and that the characters' actions have an effect on that world, even if it's not a huge one. It's odd that Benussi is killed off with nearly an hour left in the film. In addition to the expected character introductions, the first act centers largely on Lucia's "discovery" and her introduction into the world of modeling. To have her killed off so soon was a genuine shock. Not a Psycho level game-changer or anything like that, but still a genuine surprise. Some might be tempted to read a pro-life message in the killer's motivation, and I suppose that's a legit take on the film. I'm not willing to go that far; I think that the rest of the film lacks enough of a connection to the opening scene that any underlining message is essentially rendered moot. The abortion was likely chosen not for a social message, but simply to have the most shocking opening scene possible. The killer's motivation is completely arbitrary. The abortion was the just the sleaziest excuse the filmmakers could think of for having attractive women sliced and diced. The film is ostensibly a whodunit but, like Friday the 13th, the final revelation of the killer's identity is pretty arbitrary and doesn't stand up to much scrutiny. If you're paying attention you can guess the killer's identity before the actual reveal through the process of elimination. Not that it really matters; the ride is what is important here. At any given moment the film doesn't seem to care what has gone on in previous scenes or seem much concerned with what will happen in subsequent scenes. And you know what? As long as I'm being entertained, neither do I. Image Quality Strip Nude for Your Killer employs some bold visual flourishes and they're more or less done justice by the transfer on this Blu-ray. While the image is a little bit soft and even the boldest colors can be a bit muted at times. Night scenes are fairly grainy but detail is strong even in the darkest areas of the frame. Whether the scene is drenched in lurid reds, or oppressive, inky blacks, it's free of compression issues. As always, Blue Underground struck this transfer from what looks to be pristine source material. Not the best I've seen from the Underground, but still very good. Sound There's not much to say about the DTS-HD Master Audio mono tracks, really. Both English and Italian dubs are included and both sounds exactly as you'd expect a film of this vintage and provenance to sound. The dialogue in the English dub is slightly sharper, while the music in the Italian version displays a bit more presence. Either choice will likely satisfy you. It's not going to shake the foundations of your home, but it does its job well. Supplemental Material Befitting a film about the photography business, talent from both in front of and behind the camera are on hand to reflect on its making in Strip Nude for Your Giallo (11:44). First up is co-writer Felisatti. Considering Italy's reputation for being a trailblazer at the forefront of avant-garde and envelope pushing, it's funny to hear him ruminate on how chaste Italian cinema was back in the mid -60s. It was funny to learn that director Bianchi received story credit because he so heaped on the gore and sex that the other writers wanted him to take some of the heat if the film was received poorly because of its extreme content…though I don't think even today that Strip Nude can be described as mediocre, in any sense of the word. Also proving once again just how well European women age, Solvi Stubing adds her perspective on her involvement in the film. The International and Italian Trailers (both 3:41) are included and besides the language and font used, there's not a huge amount of difference between that two. They're both equally enjoyable. Even a red-band Internet trailer wouldn't be as ballsy as these trailers. A comparatively unremarkable Poster & Still Gallery rounds out the supplemental features. Call it unreasonable expectations, but I was disappointed that the North American distributor didn't try to sell Strip Nude for Your Killer as a sequel to Psycho, complete with Anthony Perkins' face on the one-sheet and a font borrowed from Death Wish. Final Thoughts Despite using an artistic medium as window dressing for the story, Strip Nude for Your Killer doesn't have any pretensions about aspiring to be art. It is stylish exploitation sleaze, doled out with reckless abandon. While I have to attach a huge caveat with regards to some of the more sordid plot details, I have a tough time imagining any genre fan not having a good time with this one. Blue Underground serves up another great disc that should please fans. This Killer is killer and comes highly recommended. Rating Movie - A- Image Quality - B+ Sound - B Supplements - B Technical Info. Colour Running time - 1 hour and 38 minutes Not Rated 1 Disc Chapter Stops English Mono DTS-HD Master Audio Italian Mono DTS-HD Master Audio English subtitles for Italian Version English SDH subtitles French subtitles Spanish subtitles Supplemental Material "Strip Nude for Your Giallo" Interviews with Actress Solvi Stubing and Co-writer Massimo Felisatti International Theatrical Trailer Italian Theatrical Trailer Posters & Still Gallery Other Pictures


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Loyola mourns the loss of College of Business professor Lee Yao
Loyola press release - November 16, 2012
The Loyola University New Orleans community is mourning the loss of Lee J. Yao, Ph.D., the Rev. J. A. Butt, S.J. Distinguished Professor in Accounting in the College of Business. Yao passed away Nov. 14 due to complications from cancer. He was 54. A memorial service honoring Yao's life will be held Friday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. at Fortbend Community Church, 7707 Texas 6, Missouri City, TX 77459.
Yao joined Loyola's College of Business in 2007 after serving as associate professor at Monash University in Australia. His impact on College of Business students, faculty and staff was extensive.
"Lee brought an energy and passion for accounting that made his teaching style engaging for students. He was known by the academy for his insightful and rigorous research in international accounting issues," said College of Business Dean William Locander, Ph.D. "We in the College of Business will miss him as a colleague who would take any assignment willingly and finish it with excellence."
Loyola alumnus and past board of trustees member Barry LeBlanc, MBA '82, met Yao several years ago when they both served on the College of Business advisory committee together. They became good friends and spent time together on the golf course. Yao, who took the Jesuit values to heart, often brainstormed with LeBlanc on how best to get his accounting students involved in the community.
"One time on the course he was struggling on how he could ingrain the ideas of community service on the radar of his accounting students, get them to realize there is more than number crunching and their studies. My wife and I had been working for several years with the Loyola University Habitat for Humanity home in the area and suggested that Lee ask his students to participate," LeBlanc said.
"Lee was able to get some of his students to come down and help with the annual maintenance and landscaping. It was a real testament to how much he cared for not only Loyola, but the community."
Yao, who was also a Marquette Faculty Fellow, was one of the pre-eminent researchers in fraud examination, forensic accounting, cost/managerial accounting, accounting information systems and audits. He was a CPA, an Australian and British Chartered Accountant, an Australian Certified Management Accountant, a Certified Fraud Examiner and a British Chartered IT Professional.
Prior to Monash, he served as associate dean of research for the School of Business and Technology at La Trobe University in Australia and as associate professor of accounting at the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Before joining the academic world, he had more than 20 years of extensive senior management experience with multinational organizations, including Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Arthur Andersen in accounting and information systems in Australia, U.S., U.K., and Singapore.
Earlier this year, Yao received two rare academic grants from the Chinese government to study investment strategies, as well as investment education, in the emerging Chinese marketplace. Yao planned on traveling to China over the Christmas break to work and collect data with the Chinese investigators before returning to Loyola to analyze the information and produce his reports. He had also recently accepted an honorary professorship at his alma mater of Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia, as well as a visiting fellowship at the prestigious Wolfson College at the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, U.K.
In addition to holding post-graduate degrees from the University of Cambridge and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, Yao received his doctorate from Deakin University in Australia and both his MBA and bachelor's from Minnesota State University.
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Take a deep and knowledgable and organized Experience all year around trip.
Get a chance to see the real Mayan People, real natural and real Mayan Remainders in Guatemala,
Start in Antigua - End in Guatemala city.
Highlight: Antigua - Pacaya Trek, Lake Atitlan - Chichi - Xela - Lanquin - Flors.
Day 01 Guatemala city airport to Antigua colonial City
Description: you will be met with our Friendly driver to transfer you inmediately to your hotel in Antigua for the first day.
Hotel Posada Don Diego.
Day 02 Antigua Pacaya Trekk,
Description: you will have a tour to Pacaya, you will have a experience of Stunning active volcano, you will hike a volcano for 2 hours, and will amazing and suprise of unique lava one.
Hotel Posada don Diego.
Day 03 Antigua Panajachel
Description; you will be transferred to Panajachel at time of your choise,
Transportation: Shared van for 15 passengers
Day 4 Panajachel Chichicastenango - Market
Description: get a real local experience to shopping in bigest market of chichicastenango, market where you bargain the thousand of kind of guatemalan textiles,
Day 05 Panajachel tour on the lake atitlan.
Description: Get a scenic paromic of Lake Atitlan by boat and get a chance to visit a mayan community of San Juan La Laguna, Santiago Atitlan.
Hotel Casa Ramos
Day 06 Panajachel - Quetzaltenango
Description: At the morning one of our driver will pick you at your dock to transfer you to Quetzaltenango, (you have to take a public boat by your own, from San Marcos to Panajachel for 15 minutes,)
Hotel: Mañen
Day 07 Quetzaltenango Warm spring.
Description. take a day tour as personazed one, start your tour about 9 am from you hotel in Quetzaltenango by a private van to visit the Natural Warm spring of Fuentes georgineas while pass through local vialleges like Zunil and Cantel. defintely you will see around the mayan farmers. once you are there you will not miss the chance to relax in natural warm spring.
Hotel Mañen or Hotel Villa Real
Day 08 Quetzaltenango - Antigua
Description: Getting there is half the fun, you will take a shared van from Quetzaltenango to Antigua, you will have stop in Panajachel and go to Antigua.
Hotel in Antigua: Hotel Posada Don Diego.
Day 09 Antigua - Lanquin
Description: Lanquin its a natural paradise, getting there is half the fun, take a shared van for a day to get in Lanquin, an unique place you will find the real natures, where you find water, rivers, pools, caves etc.. do a lots of thins in Lanquin and semuc champey,
0venight Hotel: Hotel el retiro-
Route: Antigua-Guatemala- Coban- Lanquin
Day 10 Lanquin - Semuc champey
Description: you will have a free day, where you can by your onw to explore the real natural are in the crystal pools of Semuc champey.
Overnight: Hotel el retiro.
Day 11 Lanquin - Flores
Description: Getting there is half the fun, you will be transferred from Lanquin to flores during a day while you will see the real nature and people on the way, your be for 8 hours by a shared van to Flores.
Overnight: Hotel Meso de los Mayas. (becuase you will be there late)
Day 12 Flores - Tikal
Description: Tikal one of stunning archeological site of Northen of Guatemala, get a chance to see the real mayan clasics remainders, further you will see in the morning, the ruins, temples, monkers and immerse in the Jungle of this unique relatives.
Included: transport and Local Guide
Doesnt Included: Entrances fee (20usd per person)
Overnight in Tikal Hotel Jaguar inn
Day 13 Flores bus to Rio Dulce.
Description: you will have a very good free day to relax at the hotel Jaguar inn
Free day in Tikal park
Day 14 Rio Dulce Dulce by your own
Description: by you onw you can take a public boat to go to Livinsotong in the morningn and back in the afternoon, Livinsgtong kind of remaind how Guatemala got also the black people from another continent which now a days its considers part of culture.
Duration: 5 hours
Pick up/drop off: Bus station to Bus station:
Overnight: hotel Hacienda Tijax
Day 15 Rio Dulce - Guatemala city
Description: you will take a public autobus from Rio Dulce to Guatemala city airport. Flight back fromGuatemala to your home.or wherever.
Physical Rating,
This kind of tour require people very good conditions, becuase you will travelling mostly in the Shared van and First class Auto bus.. its adventures trips.
What included,
Hotel basics with private room / private bathroom
Shared van and Autobus whole the way
Local Guided day tours
Shared van in Some places.
Doesnt included.
Meals, entrances fees
taxi from Bus station to bus station.
Doesnt included.
Meals, entrances fees
taxi from Bus station to bus station.
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Name: Laura Wysocki
Background: Professor Wysocki is a Byron K. Trippet Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Wabash, with a specialty in Organic Chemistry and research interests related to the synthesis of fluorescent dyes. She grew up as the mayor's daughter in New Berlin, Wisconsin before graduating in 2003 from Northwestern University with a double major in Chemistry and the Integrated Science Program. She received her Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2008 and spent some time at Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Farm Research Campus before arriving at Wabash in 2011. She is a fan of the Packers, the Badgers, beer, and cheese, like any good Wisconsin native.
Department and specialty at Wabash: Department of Chemistry, specialty in Organic Chemistry
Favorite part of Wabash: My favorite part of Wabash is getting to know the students inside and outside of the classroom. Whether it is a Chemistry major who tries his hand at a theater production or a history major whose discovers an interest in Chemistry 101, getting to know these young men and their diverse talents is incredibly rewarding.
Favorite place on the campus: My favorite place on campus is the Chapel. While the seats aren't always the most comfortable, there is a sense of community that happens there when we gather throughout the year for some of the events that are quintessentially Wabash.
Favorite food: My favorite food is pizza, which makes me a happy attendee at most seminars on campus!
Something most people don't know about you: Although I love playing with my 5 nephews whenever I get the chance, I never learned to ride a bike myself! Many have threatened to teach me over the years, but none have succeeded.


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Who would've thought that our dear little Albuquerque could muster such a sizable explosion of theatrical creativity? The latest addition to our city's growing pantheon of theater organizations is the Mother Road Theatre Company. Consisting of some of the finest veterans of Burque theater, the group's innovative vision sets it apart from the rest of our impressive scene.
Mother Road Artistic Director Julia Thudium—who you might recall from numerous memorable performances at the Cell Theatre—is the chief instigator of the organization. "Every one of the people involved in this made it through childhood because we had theater in our lives," she says. "As an army brat, that was certainly true of me. I felt like I had a vision that I wanted to make happen, something on a bigger scale than just putting on shows."
With this in mind, a key component of Mother Road is educational outreach to the community. They've got two basic programs. One, called InRoads, is the adult education wing, which featured Academy Award-winning actor and Santa Fe resident Alan Arkin as its first celebrity teacher. (Arkin also serves on Mother Road's Artistic Advisory Council.) "Basically, we're planning a wide range of workshops and ongoing classes to serve the community," says Co-Executive Director Tom Schuch. "It'll be for all different skill levels, covering technical aspects of theater, as well as acting workshops, theater appreciation, etc."
The other program, called Avenues, is the company's youth education wing. Created by Mother Road's Director of Education David Sinkus, Avenues is designed to teach kids literacy through theater games. Its popular pilot program was held at Van Buren Middle School. The group plans to expand it to elementary and high schools throughout the city.
In other ways as well, Mother Road is designed to play a more integral role in the community than your typical theater company. "Developing real regional theater in New Mexico is part of it, too," says Kristin de la O, the company's other Co-Executive Director. "There's room for more professional theater here. There's just a ton of local talent that's underemployed. Especially with our burgeoning film industry."
Schuch adds that, in theater as in film, we still have a lot of acting professionals in New Mexico who have to leave the state to make a living. "Ultimately," he says, "we want theater to start here and end here."
In addition to these education programs, the group has several ideas for building an audience base to encourage more local support for theater. One of the most interesting is Mother Road's upcoming "prebut" (say pree-byoo), planned for some time in September, where the company will perform scenes from five different plays, then allow audience members to vote on which ones they should perform for their first season, which kicks off this January.
The company is especially excited because it plans to open that season in a beautiful building on south Fourth Street in Barelas that once housed a gas station. The 1,600-square-foot garage will serve as the performance space. Thudium says they're planning to use "sweat equity" to get the place ship-shape and performance-ready by January. Situated across the street from Out ch'Yonda, the new facility will contribute enormously to the continuing revitalization of that historic neighborhood.
For now, though, the company has to focus much of its energies on fundraising. "It's critical that we raise funds to get us on this path," says de la O. "We're looking for all manner of support to get this thing off the ground, rocking and rolling."


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> Not sure where you're located, April, but the last two years, I brought
> Jonathan to Michigan in the fall. We'll probably do it again this fall.
> Are you anywhere near Ann Arbor, MI? ;-)
Did you gage the quantity of beer needed to make him talk? Any special beers, or are Coors, Heineken and Miller fine products sufficient? How about playing pool? Have you tried that?
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text: Mostly Autumn is a British band, producing music heavily influenced by classic 70s rock. The group formed in 1996, and have built their reputation through constant touring, never signing to a major label. The group's early influences were Genesis and Pink Floyd, and folk music. Later albums also included more contemporary influences.


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Dirty Dozen Largess DerbyWednesday, August 21st, 2013
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this is a little competition that was created out of the need for more largess made by the hands of our very talented artisans. Please feel free to ask questions, make suggestions, and share ideas here!
so… the info,
basic rules for running/promoting a Dirty Dozen Donation Derby
suggested rules:
*all entrants must create 12 items based on a theme that are suitable for largesse
-12 needlebooks
-12 hats from different (or the same) period(s)
-12 items suitable for a specific time period
-12 childrens toys
—12 socks would not be suitable as that is only 6 pairs
*all entries must be tagged and ready to be gifted the day of the competition
*items need not be documentable, this is not an Arts and Sciences competition
*items should not have heraldry on them as they are meant to be given to other areas
*judging has, to this point, been done by the 'beads in a cup' method. First time was the populace in general as it was a small event, at a larger event it was done by the Peerages. **These are only suggestions.
now, the best part, PRIZES!!
*winner of the Dirty Dozen Donation Derby is the person with the most beads in their entry's cup. The winner gets to select one item from each of the other competitors. So 12 entries means the winner gets 11 prizes.
*second, third, etc place is up to whomever is running/sponsoring the competition.
*it has been suggested that an "entrant gift" would be a good idea. Either something donated by the sponsor or everyone having an opportunity to select from the other entrants.
*at the first one there was also prizes for "Baron and Baroness' Choice" and "Prince and Princess' Choice" again, this is up to you. The winner got to select one item from the other competitors. I would suggest that, after the winner selects their prizes from the full display that one of each of the entries is gathered and set aside for other prizes to be selected from.
*final distribution of gifts is, again, up to whomever is sponsoring/running the competition. A gift basket of one of each entry was given to both of the Baronies in attendance and the rest of the entries went to the Principality. If a Barony is sponsoring the competition perhaps half goes to the Barony and the other half goes to the Principality or Kingdom.
this is just a list of how things have been done. The main focus of this is to have fun creating largess for our groups. Please feel free to suggest ideas, share patterns and tips and plans! Largess is a wonderful way for everyone in the SCA to share their talents and gifts with people near and far, this is just a way to put a little competition and incentive into that process!
Ves Heill
Aldgudana Gunnarsdottir
Tir Righ, An Tir


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Financial Assistance OfficePicken Hall 202Fort Hays State University600 Park StreetHays, KS 67601
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2018-2019 Final Deadline: February 15, 2018
(Late applications will not be accepted.)2018-2019 Priority Deadline: November 15, 2017
You must meet the requirements listed for each individual scholarship you apply for as well as be a full-time student during the 2018-19 academic year unless otherwise specified. To be considered full-time, undergraduate students must be enrolled in twelve credit hours per semester at FHSU and graduate students in nine credit hours per semester at FHSU. Unless otherwise noted, students must have earned a high school diploma or GED to be eligible for scholarships.
Apply now at https://fhsu.academicworks.com/users/sign_in. The online scholarship application will automatically match and recommend scholarships for which you are eligible, as well as allow you to search for and select scholarship for which you wish to apply. You must be admitted to FHSU by February 11, 2018, in order for your account to be active to apply for 2018-19 scholarships. If you have not applied for admission, complete this step. Additional scholarship opportunities will be posted throughout the scholarship application cycle (September 15, 2017 - February 15, 2018). Be sure to log back into your Scholarship account periodically to view additional opportunities that may be available.
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By taking the ACT or SAT, an incoming freshman could be eligible for one of four scholarship programs that are based solely on the student's highest composite ACT/SAT score.
To apply for one of the Freshman Academic Awards:
In order to receive a Presidential Award of Distinction, University Scholar Award, Hays City Scholar Award, or Traditions Scholar Award, ACT/SAT scores must be received by FHSU before June 1, 2018. All freshman academic awards offered to students but not accepted are VOID after July 1, 2018.
More information about Freshman Scholarships is available at http://www.fhsu.edu/admissions/freshman-scholarships/.
The Freshman Academic Awards are partially funded by the following scholarship funds and individuals:
Floyd Bedker Scholarship, Beeson/Nygen Trust, Eva Campbell Davis, Clark and Flora Carlile, Arthur Courtney, Lois Cline Crissman, Edith and Harry Darby Foundation, Helen Davis, Lester Adrian Davis Sr., Endowment Trustees, Albert V. Erickson, Elgie L. and Nellie W. Fireoved, Esther Grant Education Fund, Russell & Lucine Hanson, Tom and Roberta Harkness, Helen F. Hornbrook, William A. Humbird, Lulu James, Jellision Trust, Lulu Kitterman Bischof, Harry R. and Elva Kraisinger Glass, Marva J. and Dorothy M. Lange, Harold Long, Stella Campbell Martin and Leslie Thomas Martin, Don and Norma Lee Matheson, Gilbert Meyer, Paul & Virginia Miller, Florence Muir Parks, Harvey & Della Niermeier, Harry & Clara (Hood) Nielsen, Alice M. Powell Estate, William E. Pywell and Brian Pywell, G.A. and Helen Rafferty Memorial, William C. Reed, Anna M. Reed, Carl S. Rohwer, Robert T. Schafer & Olive Reed Schafer, Dr. Owen R. & Sally L. Robinson Memorial, Jack Shade, Richard Spann, J.R. & Ethel Wells, L.D. Wooster Memorial Scholarship Fund, R.L. "Sam" Young, FHSU Endowment Association Endowed Scholarship
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High school graduates designated as state scholars may apply for State of Kansas Scholarships. Applications are available online at www.kansasregents.org/students/student_financial_aid/scholarships_and_grants. The Kansas Board of Regents and in the FHSU Scholarship Services Office, 222 Picken Hall.
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Thirty Years Of Pictures And Their Stories
by Tom Clark
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About the Book
This 30 year retrospective of photographer Tom Clark's career shooting pro is showcased in a beautifully crafted book with 211 images across 120 pages. The celebrities, the models, the actors, the singers, the dancers, the athletes and the fine art nudes are all here in a dizzying display of beauty and unfettered sensuality. Adding depth to the images are Tom's accompanying stories that allow us a peek behind the curtains and some insight into who he is and how he works. From Photographer Frank Bennett: Tom is one of those rare artists whose skill with visual mediums is matched by his equally elegant use of language. After meeting Tom my initial respect for his photography quickly gave way to love for his art in its complexity and layered beauty. When watching him work it becomes immediately obvious that he approaches his imagery without an agenda. He simply captures each thought, each feeling, each breath of light and texture with a brilliance that sets his work apart from any other photographer. And because Tom flows so organically through the very images he is creating, anything can and does happen. With no thought to please the masses, his subtle intensity affords him a creative versatility that few artists can approach, and none can duplicate. A single image may be at once profoundly disturbing and quite beautiful, while the next might be exquisitely evocative in its tenderness. His work never fails to produce admiration, excite imagination and generate lively discussion by all who view it. And because I love that sort of interaction, a copy of every one of Tom's books can be found on my coffee table. So much more can be said about Tom but if you truly want to know him you need simply view his photography and read his prose. From Writer and Editor Mike Norton: Many photographers have their own little niche. Ansel Adams could capture the great outdoors, especially Yosemite, like nobody before or since. Anne Geddes captures motherhood and the innocence of babies beautifully. But if you want to enjoy the work of an artist who truly captures the human soul, you are in luck. Tom Clark has honed his gift of capturing souls on film for over thirty years as a professional photographer. Whether his subject is a Hollywood legend, an anonymous model or a close personal friend, Tom has a gift for capturing on film a sliver of the soul of every person he photographs. And now with Storytime, Tom shares the stories behind some of his favorite photos from a growing lifetime of work. In his past compilations we've seen bits of the souls Tom has captured over the years. Now as he shares the stories behind the photos, prepare to see a bit of the soul of Tom Clark. From Photographer Gordon Nebeker: Tom Clark is a photographer's photographer. He is the real thing and a master of his art and craft. Each of his photographs is a treasure to consider and be thoughtfully opened like a gift. And just when you think you have understood the photograph you are looking at, some new element appears to your eye or to your understanding that serves to reinforce why Tom's work is so compelling and makes you want to view more. What a joy to have this new retrospective of his photographic work over the past 30 years to add to my valued and well thumbed art books. From Photographer Lynne Ericksson: Combine the most adept skill with superb, transcendent vision and you begin to appreciate the exceptional creative eye that Tom Clark brings to every image he captures and creates. His work is mesmerizing and sure to enthrall every viewer who has the soul and spirit to appreciate his work. From Photographer Andrew Craig Sanderson: It is difficult to find words of sufficient honour to praise Tom's work. His photographs are captivating, powerful, rich with quiet thunder and exquisite silence. In a world saturated with photographs Tom Clark creates masterpieces. His talent is precious, a sweetly intoxicating joy for the senses. Erotica without fear, pixels teeming with story, Tom's work is a stunning visualisation of freedom. From Auri Wann, Tom's Daughter: Growing up with a dad who is a photographer changed the way I look at the world. Pops has been taking pictures professionally as long as I've been alive - I grew up in his studio in Hollywood and have always been a part of his work.; creating and capturing beauty is just a part of who we are and how we breathe. From Actress Judith Chapman: Throughout my many journeys in life, Tom has always been there to capture them; beautifully.
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- Category Fine Art Photography
Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
120 Pages
- Publish Date Aug 10, 2012
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Born in Alaska, raised in Italy and upperschooled in the US, Tom Clark has long straddled two cultures; drawing at times from each of them to create an amalgam of influences that are increasingly evident in his artwork.


text: Six weeks ago, a little boy was born with a rare condition, which affects only around 35,000 people in the United States, to a young couple living in Aloha Township in Cheboygan County. Khyran Dustin was born with a form of albinism, which causes sensitivity to light, vision impairments and lack of pigment in the skin. He is the son of Sonya and Tel Dustin. "There are several different types so we have to narrow it down to the type he has," Khyran's mother, Sonya, said. "Some of the conditions vary from internal bleeding, easy bruising, digestion issues and major vision problems." The type of albinism Khyran has isn't certain at this time, but his family is working with several different doctors around the state, including in Grand Rapids, Ann Arbor and Traverse City. "We know Khyran can see to an extent. He is already very light sensitive," Dustin said. "He already has sunglasses and needs to be kept out of direct light; even the glare from the TV bothers him. We live in the dark. We always have our lights dimmed. We always have his car seat covered in the stores or going out so he's not bothered by the light. We are really careful with germs due to not knowing what type of albinism he has right now." Dustin said they won't know the extent of his vision loss until he is talking and able to explain to his parents what he can and cannot see. According to the Mayo Clinic's website, there are several different types of vision loss associated with albinism, including sensitivity to light, astigmatism, and rapid, involuntary back-and-forth movement of the , also known as nystagmus. "He suffers from a condition called nystagmus," Dustin said. "We really don't know what kind of treatment he will need as of right now other than vision correction of some sort." According to the website, the cause of albinism is a mutation in one of several genes. In most types of albinism, the person has to inherit two copies of the mutated gene, one from each parent, in order to have the condition. If a person has only one copy, their offspring will not have the disorder, because it is due to recessive inheritance. The mutation in the gene may result in melanin not being produced at all, or a significant reduction on the amount produced, causing a pale look to the skin and white hair. The type and amount of melanin produced by the body determines hair, skin and eye color. Dustin said no one in her family has any signs of albinism, and while she was pregnant, all signs pointed to a normal, healthy baby. "When Khyran was born I remember the doctors commenting on the color of his hair and how he was a 'toe-head.' His hair was light. I asked if it was normal and they said they assumed he was just a blond," she said. "The nurses didn't notice anything in the delivery room even though they had to pry his eyes open to apply the antibiotic to his eyes." Later that night, when she and her husband were back in the room, holding Khyran with the lights dimmed, they noticed something was different when he opened his eyes. "They were almost see-through, like they had a blue tinge and a red backing," she said. "I called in the nurse who told me she would call the pediatric doctor. He came in the next day and told us that Khyran had albinism, but he had never seen it and really didn't know anything about it. It was one week later that we had a meeting with a doctor that informed us a little more about it." Dustin said the family isn't too worried about any complications and will take it one day at a time. Their only concerns are how well Khyran will be able to see and if there are any other medical complications that go with the disorder. "One of our bigger worries is society, his peers. School might be difficult for him with his conditions. He will always look a little different," Dustin said. "We live by the phrase, 'Don't teach your child what they don't know.' We plan on making him feel just like every other child. To us he's not different." They couple have four other children, three together — one from a previous relationship. Harper age 5, Lillyan age 4 Ryeker age 4 and Genavieve age 1 1/2.� The family will be holding a benefit dinner for Khyran Feb. 8 at 5 p.m. at the Eagles in Cheboygan to help with ongoing medical costs. The public is invited to attend.


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add a new model for parabolic confinement
The present bound states lab computes the parabolic confinement potential wavefunctions end eigenstates numerically. Unlike the square well case which mimics a finite potential well and has different eigenvalues and eigenfunctions from the infinite square well, one would expect this parabolic case to deliver the same results as the analytical case.
That is only true in the limit if the discretzation is in the parabolic regime. So for studying the impact of the numerical tight bonding dispaersion it would also be interesting to compare this numerical result to the explicit analytical result. Also the analytical result might run just faster. Who knows. Definitions of Hermite polynomials can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermite_polynomials the eigen energies of the parabolic confinement are of course trivial.


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2009-07-08 / Obituaries
Jessie Egan, gifted artist and Amityville teacher, at 81
Longtime East Massapequa resident and artist Jessie Frances Egan died May 23, 2009 at Peconic Bay Hospital in Riverhead after an extended illness. She was 81. She was born July 31, 1927 in New York City to Harold and Mary K. Egan and later graduated from The Cooper Union School of Art, Hofstra and Columbia universities.
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In Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans, which made $20 million at the box office over the weekend, Rhona Mitra plays a sword-wielding vampire. But in Cosmo's February issue, she's a damsel in distress.
While the movie had its flaws (it sucked), at least Mitra's character, Sonja, delivered fatal blows to her enemies — often from horseback — with a swift, sure thrust of her shimmering blade. But the magazine's "From Dusk Til Dawn" photo spread casts Mitra as a helpless babe in the woods.
Here, Mitra looks lovely, modeling a dress, which, of course, is the point of this fashion shoot.
This shot is not offensive, but the text — "maybe the hunter would become the hunted" — promises a femme fatale storyline which never manifests.
Here's the problem: Maybe the Cosmo editors didn't want to have Mitra as a vampire (even though she plays one in the movie she's promoting), so they hired some dude to play a bloodsucker. Why does she have to be so passive?
Is this what Cosmo readers want to see? The heroine of a fantasy film being dragged around by a dude who uses a flatiron?
She found it "impossible to resist" this guy? Or she was forced to sit still as he caressed her for this shot?
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The Be operating system and the myths surrounding the scene have always intrigued me. I've used BeOS for a long time, and I still consider it to be the best operating system ever made - when put in perspective, of course. Windows was still crashing and burning every three seconds, and the Mac OS didn't even have memory protection. All in all, the state of the mainstream operating system was abysmal. However, there came the BeOS, descending from heaven while riding a chariot of fire, pulled by magnificent stallions - and all was good. Sure, it didn't do multiuser (but neither did Windows and the Mac), and it was terribly afraid of anything having to do with networking and the internet, but who cared?
It was lightning fast, very stable, easy to use, and for the first time, it was an operating system that made sense. Installing an application or a driver amounted to little more than dragging and dropping a file/directory in place. It had an instant-search system based on metadata that could be used to perform all sorts of tedious tasks other operating systems (still!) need separate programs for. But most of all, the BeOS had something that no other operating system ever had: personality. BeOS felt alive. If you weren't part of the BeOS crowd back in the day (and I was pretty late to the game too, 2000 or 2001), then it's pretty hard to understand what is meant by a piece of software having a personality.
We're in 2009 now, and the Haiku project has come a long way. Many were sceptical about the project's chances at success, but they developed onwards anyway. Now that the alpha release is getting ever closer, it also becomes more apparent that the Haiku team has some very big shoes to fill. BeOS fans are a picky, whiny bunch.
Does it work?
Haiku works. Actually, it works so well, it makes you wonder why they haven't declared the project alpha already, and why they haven't put out a nice .iso image for everyone to enjoy. There are a number of reasons for this, but first, let me focus on the things that Haiku already does well.
Haiku boots in an instant, just what we BeOS fans have come to expect from our little pet operating system. The same row of icons still serves as the boot screen for Haiku, and hardcore BeOS fans will know what the icons mean and what happens during each blinking icon in the boot process. Whether or not Haiku employs the same boot order is something I actually don't know. Still, it's a "feast of recognition" for BeOS fans.
The current pre-alpha builds boot into a desktop that is instantly recognisable by any BeOS user. Sure, the icon set looks more modern, and Haiku has anti-aliased fonts, but for the rest it's pretty much r5 all over again. There is a big hint, however, that we're dealing with an operating system that is in heavy development, and not by any means ready for general consumption: Haiku loads a terminal window by default. Welcome to the Haiku shell, it says.
You can choose to work with the 'vanilla' Haiku image or build, or opt for the 'pre-alpha' build which includes a number of applications within the disk image. With r5 compatibility being one of the pillars of the Haiku project, getting applications to run is paramount. In any case, Haiku runs important applications like Firefox without a hitch, and the same applies to BePDF, Wonderbrush, StyledEdit, VLC, Vision, and many more. Stability seems very good application-wise; I haven't encountered an application crash yet.
That's all fine and dandy, but how well is the operating system itself doing? Sadly, most of my testing is done in a virtual machine (more on that in a minute), so I have little to say about how well Haiku runs on real-world hardware - reports from developers and users in #haiku, however, indicate that stability is excellent, with a number of developers using Haiku full-time. Not only for development, but also for day-to-day usage. In any case, in my VMwae virtual machine Haiku has never crashed. I've had multiple applications running, and have yet to encounter any problem. My most memorable experience so far was clicking on a PDF link in Vision, which automatically launched Firefox, which downloaded the PDF file and launched BePDF. This just goes to show how solid Haiku already is.
Still, there are problems. The biggest problem I've encountered so far are the difficulties concerning installing Haiku on real hardware. Even though the installer is working just fine, the DriveSetup [the partitioner] is not. All it can do at this point is initialise an existing partition as BFS; it can't create, delete, or move partitions. This means you will have to create one by other means first. The installer also does not make the partition bootable; you will have to run the
makebootable command from within Haiku first.
This is where I ran into problems. I used
dd to turn an USB stick into a bootable Haiku installation, but for some reason, getting it to boot was a process ruled by chance. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't. I had Haiku installed on a partition, but was never able to get as far as to run
makebootable from the Haiku system running off the USB stick. This might very well be my own fault, since many Haiku developers manage just fine this way.
In order for Haiku to be proclaimed "alpha", I strongly advise the team to make sure the installation procedure is fully functional, so that aspiring users do not run into any walls when trying to install Haiku. Back in the BeOS heydays, operating system enthusiasts weren't put off by some hard labour - but in this day and age of virtual machines and ridiculously easy-to-install Linux distributions, alternative OS projects cannot afford any install problems.
There is also a list of bugs that the developers want to have fixed before they want to move Haiku to alpha status.
The other side of the spectrum
When KDE 4.0 hit the streets, many complained it wasn't ready, and that it should have never been released as a final release. The reason KDE 4.0 was released as-is had to do with the KDE team wanting to attract enough users so more bugs could be found; they wanted to avoid being in eternal beta. Sometimes, I get the feeling the Haiku guys are in danger of reaching the other side of the spectrum KDE 4.0 was on: eternal alpha.
During my short tests and my time in #haiku it became clear that Haiku is pretty much ready to go alpha - installation problems aside. In fact, some Haiku developers personally believe Haiku should move to alpha as well, and I find it hard to disagree with them. Still, I understand their hesitance; the project is burdened by huge expectations, and they want to avoid failure at all costs. Still, at one point, you have to let your baby make its first steps without holding its hands. Sure, it'll topple over some times, but it will only learn from that.
Haiku is ready to move to alpha. Sure, it's not ready to take over the world and feed your cat, but it sure is ready to be labeled as alpha. Exciting times ahead, boys and girls: BeOS will be back.
As many Haiku community members know, one major hurdle that has been making it difficult to port new software to Haiku has been the lack of an up-to-date GCC4 compiler. While a GCC 4.1.2 cross-compiler has been available now for some time, cross-compiling software for a GCC4-built Haiku can be painful and frustrating. What Haiku really needed was a native GCC4 toolchain to run on a GCC4-built Haiku install. It has one now.


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RTTN: Dollar Mixed Ahead Of U.S. Economic Data
16 Mar 18:14
At 8:30 am ET Thursday, the U...
BLBG: Treasuries, Stocks Jump as Fed Sees Gradual Pace: Markets Wrap
16 Mar 18:13
Officials raise rates, leave timeline for futre hikes in place
Euro strengthens as Liberals look set to prevail in Dutch vote
BLBG: Housing Starts in U.S. Climbed to Four-Month High in February
16 Mar 18:12
Beginning construction of U...
MW: Jobless claims drop 2,000 to 241,000
16 Mar 18:11
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) â The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits fell by 2,000 to 241,000 in mid-March, as layoffs remained near the lowest level in decades...
MW: Home builders speed up work in February
16 Mar 18:10
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) â Construction on new houses climbed 3% in February to the second highest level since 2007, reflecting pentup demand in a steadily growing economy that builders are aiming to address...
LSE: Dollar Edges Up Following US CPI, Retail Sales
15 Mar 18:14
BRUSSELS (Alliance News) - Following the release of the US consumer price index and retail sales for February at 8:30 am ET Wednesday, the greenback ticked up against its major rivals...
PT: US dollar ends lower against the rupee
15 Mar 18:12
Mumbai, Mar 15 (PTI) The US dollar ended lower against the rupee at 65...
MW: U.S. retail sales barely budge in February
15 Mar 18:12
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) â Most U...
MW: Inflation posts smallest gain since last summer, CPI shows
15 Mar 18:11
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) â American consumers paid slightly more in February for good and services such as groceries and rent, reflecting upward pressure on inflation thatâs intensified since last summer...
CF: Producer Prices Post 2.2% Year-on-Year Gain
15 Mar 18:09
Last month's increase in the PPI was the largest since 2012, providing further evidence that inflationary pressures are building in the U...
INV: U.S. consumer prices increase in line with expectations
15 Mar 18:07
BLBG: Europe Stocks, Oil Rise as Bonds Steady Before Fed: Markets Wrap
15 Mar 18:04
Crude prices were once again a dominant story in markets, with oilâs rebound helping underpin European stocks as investors wait for Wednesdayâs expected U...
BS: European Investment Bank increases green bond to 1b euros
15 Mar 18:04
[LONDON] The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it has increased its 500 million euro green bond to 1 billion euros (S$1...
MW: Empire State index stays strong in March
15 Mar 18:02
A gauge of New York-area manufacturing remained close to two-year high levels in March, according to data released Wednesday...
LSE: Dollar Mixed Ahead Of US CPI, Retail Sales
15 Mar 18:01
BRUSSELS (Alliance News) - The US consumer price index and retail sales for February are due at 8:30 am ET Wednesday...
ND: CANADA STOCKS-Futures indicate higher open as oil rebounds
15 Mar 17:59
March 15 (Reuters) - Futures pointed to a higher opening for Canadian stocks on Wednesday as oil prices rebounded from three-month lows, a day after the S&P/TSX composite index tumbled to its lowest this year...
DJ: India imports petrol, diesel from China
15 Mar 17:59
New Delhi, Mar 15 (PTI): India has perhaps for the first time imported petrol and diesel from China as the world's third largest oil consumer looks at diversifying its sources of fuel...
BS: Gold inches up ahead of clues about interest-rate increases by US Fed
15 Mar 17:57
London â Gold prices edged up on Wednesday as the market waited for more clues on how many times the US Federal Reserve would raise interest rates in 2017, and on uncertainty over the outcome of Dutch elections...
RTTN: Japanese Yen Advances Ahead Of BoJ Decision
15 Mar 17:56
The Japanese yen climbed against its major counterparts in the European session on Wednesday, ahead of the Bank of Japan's policy decision due tomorrow, which is expected to keep its rates and yield-curve policy unchanged...
BNN: Oil rises after IEA says OPEC cuts may create deficit
15 Mar 17:55
LONDON â Oil prices climbed more than US $1 on Wednesday, lifted by a surprise drawdown in U...
MW: Dollar trades in tight range ahead of Fed, BOJ
15 Mar 17:55
TOKYO--Investors are taking a wait-and-see approach ahead of key central-bank meetings in the U...
MW: U.K. unemployment hits 4-decade low
15 Mar 17:54
LONDON--The U...
MW: U.S. stocks poised for tepid gain as traders await Fed decision
15 Mar 17:53
Wall Street is set for modest gains Wednesday, but with investors cautious ahead of the Federal Reserveâs rate announcement that is likely to include the third rate hike in 10 years...
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14 Mar 18:37
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MN: Australian Dollar Slips As Business Confidence Retreats Join our daily free Newsletter
14 Mar 18:27
Australian business confidence retreated in February, according to NAB Firms' assessment of business conditions fell even more, but they had been riding pretty high AUD/USD took time off from Fed-watching and slipped The Australian Dollar fell on Tuesday as a snapshot of business conditions fell short of its previous vigor...
LIV: Oil prices edge off three-month low
14 Mar 18:25
London/ Tokyo: Oil prices recovered modestly from three-month lows on Tuesday, with concerns persisting about rising US inventories and few clear signs that Organisation of Petroleum Countries (Opec) will extend supply curbs beyond June...
RTRS: Dollar rises before expected Fed rate rise, euro zone bond yields up
14 Mar 18:23
By Nigel Stephenson | LONDON
The dollar rose before the start on Tuesday of a Federal Reserve policy meeting expected to raise U...
CNBC: Stock index futures fall as oil prices slide
14 Mar 18:22
GD: OPEC detects âhigh complianceâ with oil cut deal
14 Mar 18:20
OPEC said Tuesday oil producers have kept their promise to cut output in accordance with a landmark deal designed to lift petroleum prices...
RTRS: U.S. producer prices increase 0.3 percent in February
14 Mar 18:19
MW: Gold tries for second day of mild recovery ahead of Fed decision
14 Mar 18:19
Gold futures tried for back-to-back gains Tuesday after a nine-session slide had landed the yellow metal at lows last seen in late January...
ER: Pound Sinks Against Euro and US Dollar Amid Increasing Sense of Brexit Uncertainty
14 Mar 18:18
As Theresa May is set to trigger Article 50 before the end of the month the appeal of the Pound has weakened dramatically, leaving GBP exchange rates on a sharp downtrend...
LIV: Gold prices fall for fifth straight session on subdued demand
14 Mar 18:15
Mumbai: Gold weakened for the fifth straight session at the domestic bullion market in Mumbai on Tuesday owing to slackened demand at prevailing levels amid steady global cues...
TMS: Stock markets in Asia, Europe drift as investors await Fed meeting
14 Mar 18:14
SEOUL, Korea â Global stock markets drifted in slow trading on Tuesday as investors awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserveâs meeting, and a batch of economic and political events later this week...
INV: Oil collapses after OPEC report shows jump in Saudi output
14 Mar 18:13
TH: Stocks slip ahead of Fed meeting; pound drops on Brexit move
14 Mar 18:12
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of â Global stocks drifted lower on Tuesday as investors looked to the Federal Reserve's policy meeting for an expected interest rate increase and hints on future hikes...
BS: Dollar rises ahead of expected increase in US rates
14 Mar 18:12
London â The dollar rose on Tuesday before the start of a Federal Reserve policy meeting expected to raise US interest rates while eurozone government bond yields headed higher as investor concern over an election in the Netherlands appeared to ease slightly...
LSE: Dollar Little Changed After US PPI
14 Mar 18:11
BRUSSELS (Alliance News) - Following the release of US producer price inflation for February at 8:30 am ET Tuesday, the greenback changed little against its major rivals...
MW: Eurozone industrial output steps up in January
14 Mar 18:11
The eurozone's factories, mines and utilities stepped up production as 2017 got under way, a fresh indication the currency area's economic recovery may be strengthening...
MW: Germany expects economy to grow faster in 2018
14 Mar 18:10
BERLIN--The German government forecasts the country's economic growth to accelerate next year thanks to a strong domestic economy, according to the 2018 draft budget seen by The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday...
BLBG: Wall Street Has Found Its Next Big Short in U.S. Credit Market
14 Mar 18:09
Struggling retailers such as Macyâs are fueling mall defaults
Investors are betting against commercial mortgage-backed debt
Wall Street speculators are zeroing in on the next U...
MW: Oil prices tumble after OPEC report shows Saudi production rising
14 Mar 18:09
Crude futures reversed direction and turned lower on Tuesday, after a monthly report from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries showed production out of Saudi Arabia cresting back above 10 million barrels of oil per day...
RTRS: OPEC says oil stocks keep rising despite supply cut deal
14 Mar 18:07
OPEC said on Tuesday oil inventories had continued to rise despite the start of a global deal to cut supply and raised its forecast of production in 2017 from outside the group, suggesting complications in the effort to clear a supply glut...
MW: ADP reports blowout 298,000 jobs gain for February
08 Mar 19:10
Private-sector employment increased by 298,000, ADP reported Thursday...
WS: Global stocks waver after Wall Street losses
08 Mar 19:08
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LONDON â Global stock markets traded on a soft note Wednesday after Wall Street fell for a second day following U...
INV: Gold slides below $1,210 after blowout ADP report
08 Mar 19:08
MW: Commodities Are Weaker amid the Firmer Dollar
08 Mar 19:07
After closing flat for two days amid increased volatility, crude oil prices are weaker in the early hours on Wednesday...
MW: U.S. productivity left unchanged at 1.3% in fourth quarter
08 Mar 19:01
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) â The increase in productivity among American firms and workers was left unchanged at 1...
BC: Global stocks waver after Wall Street losses
08 Mar 19:00
LONDON â Global stock markets traded on a soft note Wednesday after Wall Street fell for a second day following U...
RTTN: Gold Slides Near $1210 As Fed Preps Possible Rate Hike
08 Mar 19:00
Gold futures extended steep recent losses Wednesday morning as the dollar continued to firm versus major rivals...
TMS: Sterling cuts losses as UK raises 2017 growth forecast
08 Mar 18:59
LONDON, March 8 (Reuters) - British finance minister Philip Hammond announced his tax and spending plans for the year on Wednesday, his first full budget statement since Britain voted to leave the European Union last June...
RTTN: Dollar Mixed Ahead Of ADP Private Payrolls Data
08 Mar 18:59
Automatic Data Processing releases U...
BNN: U.K. budget speech steadies sterling
08 Mar 18:57
LONDON - Britain's pound recovered from morning losses on Wednesday to turn briefly flat on the day against the euro and regain a foothold against the dollar as Finance Minister Philip Hammond delivered his 2017 budget statement...
WP: Global stocks waver after Wall Street losses
08 Mar 18:52
LONDON (AP) â Global stock markets traded on a soft note Wednesday after Wall Street fell for a second day following U...
IRS: Pound decline deepens as Budget seen offering little support
08 Mar 18:52
Sterling falls for a third day as analysts say Budget will do little to support currency
The pound fell for a third day, touching a seven-week low against the dollar, before a UK budget that analysts say will do little to support the beleaguered currency...
BS: UK ups economic growth forecast for 2017, sees slower growth after
08 Mar 18:50
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has raised its official forecasts for economic growth for 2017 but lowered them for the following three years, finance minister Philip Hammond said on Wednesday in Britain's first full budget since the referendum decision to leave the European Union...
UK: ECB to stand pat on policy as it looks through rise in inflation
08 Mar 18:46
The ECB is expected to stand pat on policy at Thursday's meeting despite a rise in inflation
Headline inflation in the euro area rose to 2...
CH: Global stocks mixed after Wall Street losses
08 Mar 18:45
Global stock markets were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street fell for a second day following U...
ECM: Crude Oil Prices Remain Under Pressure, Traders Braced For Record Inventories
08 Mar 18:44
The much larger than expected increase in American Petroleum Institute (API) inventories undermined crude sentiment and pushed WTI prices lower with markets expecting US inventories to be at record highs in Wednesdayâs data...
RTTN: Crude Oil Set For Weekly Loss, Rig Count On Tap
03 Mar 19:00
Crude oil prices were steady Friday morning after falling sharply earlier in the week...
MT: Oil edges higher on weaker dollar after sell-off
03 Mar 18:58
By Karolin Schaps
LONDON (Reuters) - Oil prices ticked higher on Friday, recouping some of the previous session's losses, as a weaker dollar encouraged buying but investors remained cautious after Russian production figures showed weak compliance with a global deal to cut output...
RTRS: Fed and ECB go their separate ways
03 Mar 18:56
By Balazs Koranyi | FRANKFURT
Two of the world's biggest central banks are likely to find themselves with a bigger policy gap by the end of the coming fortnight
The European Central Bank on Thursday will resist calls to start tightening policy against surging inflation but robust U...
RTRS: UK economy's strong growth since Brexit vote starts to slow leftright 3/3leftright
03 Mar 18:55
By Andy Bruce | LONDON
Britain's unexpectedly strong economic growth since last June's Brexit vote may be starting to fade as inflation picks up, according to a major business survey that chimed with notes of caution from several top companies...
RTRS: Oil edges higher on weaker dollar after sell-off
03 Mar 18:53
By Karolin Schaps | LONDON
Oil prices ticked higher on Friday, recouping some of the previous session's losses, as a weaker dollar encouraged buying but investors remained cautious after Russian production figures showed weak compliance with a global deal to cut output...
MW: European stocks decline as investors step cautiously ahead of Yellen
03 Mar 18:51
European stocks drove lower Friday, with caution setting in as investors waited to hear what Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen may say about a possible interest rate increase...
FXS: Dollar Remains Bid
02 Mar 18:06
The US dollar is bid against the major currencies as the combination the increased expectation of a Fed rate hike and the President's commitment to fiscal stimulus buoys sentiment...
BLBG: Dow Passes 21,000, Dollar Jumps as Rate Hike Looms: Markets Wrap
02 Mar 17:58
BS: Gold drops on firmer dollar as bets on US rate increase in March rise
02 Mar 17:57
Meanwhile, US inflation recorded its biggest monthly increase in four years on Wednesday while eurozone inflation surged to 2% in February
London â Gold prices fell on Thursday, pressured by a stronger dollar on rising expectations of a US rate hike in March, but losses were muted as investors remained friendly to bullion as a hedge against global uncertainty and rising inflation...
MW: Oil prices under pressure after historical high for U.S. crude stocks
02 Mar 17:56
Oil prices fell further Thursday, depressed by the latest pick up in U...
NS: Euro zone inflation jumps past ECB target
02 Mar 17:55
By Francesco Guarascio and Balazs Koranyi
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation surged to a four-year high last month, zooming past the European Central Bank's target and piling pressure on rate setters to open talks about when and how extraordinary stimulus measures will be scaled back...
ECM: Europe Roundup: Sterling hits 6-week low despite upbeat
02 Mar 17:51
BS: JSE firmer on positive post-Trump speech sentiment
02 Mar 17:49
The all share and blue-chip top 40 move slightly up at midday, and the probability of US Fed interest rate hikes is now seen by many as more likely
The JSE was slightly firmer on Thursday at midday, drawing support from the positive market sentiment flowing from US President Donald Trumpâs speech, which saw the Dow rally and break through the 21,000 level on Wednesday...
GB: Gold drops on firmer dollar as rate hike looms
02 Mar 17:47
Gold prices slipped on Thursday as the dollar firmed on hawkish comments from US Federal Reserve officials that stoked expectations of a US interest rate hike in March...
GF: Oil falls as record US crude supplies offset Opec output cuts
02 Mar 17:44
New York: Oil dropped after government data showed that US crude stockpiles rose to a record, offsetting Opecâs efforts to drain a global glut...
MY: Russian cuts to oil production stall in February
02 Mar 17:44
Russia's oil output stayed unchanged in February from the previous month, with cuts at just a third of the levels pledged by Moscow under a global deal to reduce production, Energy Ministry data showed on Thursday...
RTRS: Dollar rises, global stocks hold highs on March Fed rate hike bets
02 Mar 17:43
By Nigel Stephenson | LONDON
European stocks held near 15-month highs and the dollar strengthened against other top global currencies on Thursday on growing expectations that the U...
RTRS: Oil down on record U.S. crude stocks, flat Russian output
02 Mar 17:42
By Christopher Johnson | LONDON
Oil prices fell on Thursday after U...
RTRS: METALS-Copper dips on profit taking, China demand supports
02 Mar 17:42
* Dollar index hits fresh seven week high on rate hike bets
* Escondida strike turns violent as protesters battle police
* Strike continues at Noranda zinc processing plant, Canada (Recasts, adds quote/detail, updates prices, changes dateline)
By Maytaal Angel
LONDON, March 2 Copper dipped on Thursday as a firmer dollar weighed and recent gains tempted bullish investors to book profits, though improved manufacturing reports in China and elsewhere brightened the demand outlook...
MW: Eurozone inflation hits 2%, rises above ECB target
02 Mar 17:40
The annual rate of inflation in the eurozone rose above the European Central Bank's target for the first time in four years during February, driven higher by another rise in energy prices...
BLBG: Dollar Climbs Spurred by Fed as Stocks Edge Lower: Markets Wrap
02 Mar 17:40
WH: House prices rise slightly in February
01 Mar 18:50
House price growth edged up slightly last month after hitting a 14-month low in January, according to Nationwide...
LSE: Euro Little Changed After German CPI Data
01 Mar 18:48
BRUSSELS (Alliance News) - German statistical office Destatis released its preliminary consumer price report for February at 8:00 am ET Wednesday...
MN: Oil Prices Higher Ahead of U.S. Stockpile Data
01 Mar 18:41
By Neanda Salvaterra and Jenny W...
RDG: Oil remains deadlocked ahead of US inventory report
01 Mar 18:39
A Bloomberg survey sees inventories rising by 3 million barrels, which would bring the total to another record of close to 522 million barrels...
ECM: Silver Prices Decline as Trump Speech Triggers Large Rally in U.S. Dollar
01 Mar 18:36
Silver prices dipped lower on Wednesday, as the U...
LSE; Euro Mixed Ahead Of German CPI Data
01 Mar 18:35
BRUSSELS (Alliance News) - German statistical office Destatis is scheduled to release its preliminary consumer price report for February at 8:00 am ET Wednesday...
PT: Gold declines on global cues, silver recovers
01 Mar 18:34
Mumbai, Mar 1 (PTI) Gold prices declined further by Rs 95 to Rs 29,480 per 10 grams at the domestic bullion market here today due to reduced demand from jewellery stockists amid bearish global cues...
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|Sharing is nice.
I think most people want their genealogical research passed down to their descendants. No one wants all their hard work to die with them, right? But what about people other than your direct descendants?
I tend to think of my genealogy as something I want to add to a greater whole. Yes, I want my descendants and other future and current relatives to have it, but I also want it to be out there for the world to see. Imagine if everyone's genealogy was easily accessible; think how much work could be saved!
Of course, it's only really helpful if it's correct and properly sourced. That actually makes me want to share my genealogy even more! All the error-filled trees out there in books and on the net just keep multiplying, because people find them and use them as sources. So my thinking is, every correct, sourced tree that's out there is countering that. If someone finds my correct tree, maybe they'll use that instead of the spurious ones.
One topic that I think really brings out people's levels of altruism in genealogy is one place studies. When I get on this topic I tend to complain about how no one does one place studies in Canada and the US (they're really big in the UK). Recently, someone suggested to me that it's because people are less tied to places here, unlike in the UK where some families have been in the same parish for generations. Therefore, a one place study won't be as useful in one person's genealogy.
The thing is, in my opinion, one place studies aren't about helping myself with my own genealogy. They're about making a contribution to the body of genealogical resources, that will be useful to everyone who's family ever lived in that place.
What are your thoughts on this? Do you put your genealogy out there for the world to see, or do you hide it away on your hard drive or in a private online tree? Do you stick to your own family, or do research that can benefit even people you're not related to? And I want reasons! Let's get a discussion going!


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Chad Barrett is Norway bound.
A Galaxy spokesman confirmed to LA Galaxy Insider on Monday that Barrett will join Norwegian club Vålerenga on loan. Word of the loan was first reported by Yanks Abroad's Brian Sciaretta on Twitter.
Barrett made 18 appearances for the LA Galaxy this season, tallying one goal and three assists for the club. The 27-year-old striker made his final appearance for the Galaxy last Tuesday with a brief stint during LA's friendly with Tottenham Hotspur.
The 27-year-old forward departs after nine-year stint in MLS with stops at the Chicago Fire, Toronto FC and the Galaxy.


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I have been breastfeeding my 3 month old DD. I got my periods about 12 days back. Its kind of silly, but we forgot to use birth control last night and I am not on pills.
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13 Staggering Facts About The Global Super Rich• www.businessinsider.com
And more than ever, that figure is concentrated at the top of the pile. A mere 0.5% of the world's population owns an eye-popping 38.5% of its total wealth.
As protests against the "1%" continue to rage on in downtown Manhattan and cities across the globe, we're taking a look at how wealth is distributed and which countries are increasing their share of the world's richest people.
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