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Norman, OK (PRWEB) March 31, 2014
For the most part when people hear IT outsourcing they think of India or China. Then maybe the Philippines, or somewhere in Eastern Europe or South America. Few people think to look at Pakistan, but India's neighbor to the west is on the rise in the world of IT outsourcing. Few know this fact better than Randall Agee, CEO and owner of Allshore Global Resources. Allshore is an IT staffing firm based in Norman, Oklahoma that connects its clients in the United States with developers in one of their three locations in Pakistan. Allshore has found a lot of success with their unique working model – a model that wouldn't be possible working with any other country – and they want people to know the potential of Pakistan.
Why Pakistan?
When Randall started Allshore in 2009, he didn't set out to become a spokesperson for Pakistan – he set out to run a business for the same reason most everyone else does, to generate profits. Over time though he became closer with the employees overseas and saw more and more how much they shared in common and how much potential they really had. While the developers were skilled, that wasn't what made Pakistan stand out, it was the work ethic and the attitude of the employees.
Randall has a wealth of experience with outsourcing, both as a provider and a client, and working with professionals in Pakistan was different: they were humble, dedicated, and hard-working no matter what the situation was. Randall has tried branching out into other countries, but many of the developers that Allshore interviewed (and they interviewed around 400 over several months) either didn't have the skills or couldn't communicate well enough in English to work directly with an American client. Those who could came with a laundry list of demands and an attitude that didn't fit Allshore's model. "We don't work with divas," Randall explained. "We work with many of our clients long-term so our developers need to be stable and reliable."
Spreading the Word
Randall's view isn't shared by all—Allshore has met resistance from clients in the U.S. who were wary of working with anyone in Pakistan no matter what their credentials were. Allshore's unique model accounted for all the shortcomings usually surrounding offshoring, but it is much harder to account for prejudice that had been fanned by years of media hype and shaky international relations. The Pakistani developers had the experience, the education, and the skills, but often the associations surrounding the word Pakistan overruled any other factors. Randall isn't too worried: "People just need a chance to meet someone in Pakistan and form their own opinion."
Randall has taken that on as his personal mission, to help others in the U.S. see Pakistan as more than a news headline and appreciate what its people have to offer. Pakistan has the potential to be the next big thing in IT outsourcing and Randall Agee wants to help make sure everyone knows it.


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Stumbling into the Old World
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The two hour transit in Stockholm passed rather quickly. I strolled the terminal building taking a few photos but was shocked to see that they were all badly streaked. The brand new Fujifilm camera I had bought the day before leaving the U.S. turned out to be junk - typical of the cheap crap sold at Wal-Marts nationwide. According to the troubleshooting guide in the owner's manual, internal overheating caused the problem. I was furious and there was absolutely nothing I could do about it.
The two hour and fifteen minute flight to London went smooth in cloudy skies but my seat was in the tail end of the fully booked MD-80. The only view out either window was of noisy engine nacelles. And like a domestic flight in the U.S., only food or drink from an over-priced menu was offered.
I cleared immigration at Heathrow after lengthy questioning for not having an onward ticket. Being a 'carry-on' with just a daypack and shoulder bag made it possible to bypass the baggage claim. I changed US$150 for 82 Pounds then found the tube (underground subway) station. A long line at its ticket counter encouraged me to learn how to use one of the touch-screen ticket machines. That dreaded task turned out to be quite simple by just typing in the first three letters of my destination and inserting the stated amount: three Pounds fifty.
The Piccadilly Line got me from Heathrow to Earl's Court.
Fortunately the Southfields station had just one exit at street level so I knew my ultimate destination was somewhere to the left. My nephew Adam had e-mailed an address which I googled before leaving the States. The Italian waitress at Rubino's could not confirm the nearby street but I was able to find it on my own.
Adam and Bella's home had a third floor guest room reserved for visiting friends and family. After settling in and cleaning up, I walked with Bella and the kids to a nearby park. Christian and Dorothy played and ran - or crawled in Dorothy's case - on fresh-cut lawns surrounded by giant trees as ancient as the nearby buildings. Southfields seemed a fine neighborhood for the dynamic young family. From a back gate they led me to the Earl Spencer, the favored local pub of Adam's. I enjoyed a pint there, realizing the dubious beginning of my new journey to the old world was rather brilliant after all.

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The Cruiser had a lot of firsts: it was the first Italian four-stroke scooter, the first scooter in Italy with an automatic transmission and the first scooter produced by Ducati. Initially the Cruiser was designed to have 12 horsepower but the engine was later reduced to 7.5 hp because of a governmental regulation limiting the scooters speed limit to 50 km/h.
This model was Ducati's response to the ever-increasing invasion of scooters in the motorcycle market. The Cruiser was an elegant luxury scooter, superior to the standards of the time and made for a mid-to high portion of the market. Ducati spared no expenses in the development of the Cruiser: Giovanni Fiorio was responsible for the development of the engine and the style was designed in cooperation with Ghia, a company famous for designing luxury cars.
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Tutorial: Changing Colour
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Now with the polygonnal lasso tool we want to outline the whole car
since there are objects like windows, headlights, windshield, etc we do not want to change the colour of...like stated in the other tutorials hold (ALT) until you see a (-) sign show up on your lasso tool, scroll to where you want to deselection to be made and click on where you want to start...connect the lines...on the other side if you want to add a selection hold shift until you see a (+) sign and scroll to where you want to click, and simply connect the lines.
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next..since sometimes the cars come in bright or darker colours, we want to desature it (take out the colour) by going to:
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you can see on this car it will not have much effect but on for example red or yellow cars it will.
Then, go: "Image - Adjust - Color Balance."
From here you can slide the color bar towards the color you want. Remember to click the "Shadows, Midtones, and Highlights" option in the same box and move those sliders as well.
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There are more ways than just clour balance like:
Image > Adjust > Replace Colour / Selective Colour / Variations
You may want to play with brightness/contrast as well as playing with the "Levels" and "Curves" to tweak your color to match your liking. These options are also found under Image > Adjust.
Another tip (maybe I can provide a screenshot of this sometime), is to select the car like you show in pic #2, convert the selection to greyscale for proper shading, then copy, and paste into a new layer. Fill in the newly pasted shape with the colour you want to use (detail is null, just fill the whole shape in with a solid colour) Then, blend the two layers by choosing Hard Light, or Soft light, and tweak the transparency.
yup..thats a good way also, thanks contra :)
Hope you don't mind me posting this.
This is a link to tutorial i made for colour change.
with the lasso tool, how do you outline the car like that so perfectly???
wow old ass tutorials lol...
just zooom in pretty close, and take it slowly i guess? no other way.
thanks, i thought there might have been at easier way =/
damn 2003, lol, been a while....
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ull learn a lot.
Thanks so much :), its perfect job,
hey the guy put a lot of effort into this. So appreciate. But I get what you mean. Pics would help make this tutorial better.
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Swansea City manager Brendan Rodgers continues to shape his squad for the Premier League next season by releasing four senior players.
Cedric Van Der Gun, Albert Serran, Jamie Grimes and Kerry Morgan will now look for different clubs after their contracts at Swansea came to an end this month.
It's far from surprising to see these players leave following our promotion to the top flight, as they struggled throughout last season for a first team place.
Ever since Roberto Martinez signed Albert Serran in 2008, he never proved himself to be good enough for the first team, while Cedric Van Der Gun failed to live up to the hype when he arrived in 2009. Youngster Jamie Grimes never featured in a match for the Swans while Kerry Morgan played in a handful of Cup games but often played his football on loan in the League of Wales.
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- Animation Studio: Sun Woo Animation.
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- Cartoon Characters: Darkwing Duck/Drake Mallard, Launchpad McQuack, Gosalyn Waddlemeyer-Mallard, Honker Muddlefoot, J. Gander Hooter, Steelbeak, Police Officer.
- Voice Actors: Jim Cummings, Terence McGovern, Christine Cavanaugh, Katie Leigh, Danny Mann, Rob Paulsen, Edie McClurg.
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'American Horror Story': Possible Clues For Season 3
I may see the first episode twice already and i can say without hesitation that I haven't seen a drama pilot this good since Missing in action. Both of my viewings were in packed auditoriums of course you can was clear that the FlashForward premiere was success with everyone.
Mr. Cox plays Frank, who is serving an existence sentence within a prison so ancient it's almost middle age. Upon learning that his daughter is gravely ill, Frank determines to sneak out. He recruits a crew of very capable accomplices while the unrecognizably bulked-up joseph fiennes testimony, Liam Cunningham of "Hunger" and Dominic Cooper of "Mamma Mia!" Meanwhile, the fearsome inmate ringleaders, played by Steven Macintosh and Damian Lewis, stand squarely in their way.
No matter if Flash Forward or V is often a more apt successor to Lost, none of it needs to matter if both associated with these new series fail. Given that Lost premiered, ABC and each one other major network has struggled to develop new successful, serialized series in the same vein, with only Heroes coming closer. If ever there was annually to break that trend, it are going to be this year, with Lost nearing an end and some network having two long awaited sci-fi shows ready to its place.
The clue that was hard to ignore was gambling that Sister Mary Eunice (Lily Rabe) put on a particular song in her jukebox. "I Put a Spell on You" probably be probably the most subtle hint, but then again, all of us talking about "AHS." The perfect fact that the it had the word spell to them screams witch, as does the undeniable fact that Mary and Dr. Arden's bodies were both burned. So perhaps a few additional see a vacation to Salem? That will probably be something, however lets hope the reception is much better the one "True Blood" got considering that the resulting tried the same storyline.
Timothy Hutton, who is rather comfortable in his latest TV series, will return to the Silver Screen in PYGMALION. Hutton will have an agent sent to Barcelona to be able to down a serial murderer. Look for the evil twin scenario to unfold in the plot.
The TV series V returns for the small screen with this remake among the 1980s version of your name. This series tells about aliens who arrive on earth with therapies see just like intentions, but in reality offer evil purposes. If it follows prior series, that just tends to make it. I enjoyed the prior series and plan to convey it chance. It stars Laura Vandervoort who played Kara, the cousin to Kal-El or Clark Kent on the TV series, Smallville. This will air on ABC but currently not on the times.
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Manchester United winger Ashley Young insists he's no serial diver.
Young says it's up to the refs to decide if he has been fouled or not.
He told the Manchester Evening News: "I think it's one to ask the referees - they're the ones who are giving free-kicks and penalties.
"I remember getting booked against Crystal Palace and then won a penalty. Against Real Sociedad it was another penalty that was given.
"Referees have got tough decisions to make, they have a tough, tough time out there making decisions, but they have made the right decisions I think.
"I don't take notice of the headlines or the debates. That's obviously for the media to debate and people to have their say on it and everyone is entitled to have their say on it.
"For me, the referees have made decisions and that's it.
"It's been talked about obviously by the previous manager (Sir Alex Ferguson) and the current manager (David Moyes) but that's in house. I'm not going to comment on what's been said.
"I understand what you're saying (about getting a reputation) and everyone is going to have their say on it but like I say I've spoken to the previous manager and current manager, the referees are giving decisions and that I where I think it lies."
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Instead of arguing, I thought it would be healthier and more mature to do science and collect some data about perceptions.
Let's all answer it in a spirit of "these are my actual thoughts when I hear those words", not "this is how I think language should be used"
I'll publish the data, minus email addresses, so we can have slightly more informed discussions.
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Cherry-picking crime stats may have pitfalls for Jean Quan
Updated 4:50 am, Friday, February 14, 2014
At just about every event she's attended this year, Oakland Mayor Jean Quan has repeated the campaign mantra she hopes will win her another four-year term in November: Crime is down and Oakland is on the rise.
It's true that crime stats dipped in 2013 from the previous year's. It's true, too, that Oakland's economic prospects are bright. But it seems a bit premature to release the balloons and doves and to usher in a chorus line just yet.
Quan's opponents in the mayor's race believe her selective use of crime statistics is a campaign ploy to gloss over the reality.
"We should celebrate the reduction in shootings and homicides, but we need to be real about the measurements we're using," said Libby Schaaf, an Oakland City Council member who is running against Quan. "Celebrating going from the second most violent city to the fourth most violent is not appropriate."
Using crime statistics compiled by the Oakland Police Department, Schaaf provided an example of just how easily the numbers can be chosen to reach a completely different outcome.
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Instead of looking at a single year of crime statistics, Schaaf did a quick spreadsheet analysis of crime statistics since Quan became mayor in 2011. The results weren't nearly as impressive.
In that context, robberies climbed by 50 percent, burglaries rose 45 percent and motor vehicle theft by 70 percent. Homicides during the same period fell 2 percent.
Together, crimes of violence - which include rape, robbery, assault and homicide - rose 26 percent. If burglary, auto theft, larceny and arson are included, the cumulative rise is 37 percent, Schaaf determined.
"We need to talk about hiring more police, better policing, creating a force trusted by the community and using smart, preventative measures with laser focus on truancy and dropouts," Schaaf said. "But we also need to be honest about whether we've succeeded, and I see much more work to be done."
Another mayoral candidate, Joe Tuman, pointed out that for all the hype around a drop in homicides last year, Quan achieved the same results former Mayor Ron Dellums saw in his last year in office - and he wasn't even trying.
"To claim this is turning a corner, when you cherry-pick the stats this way, is frankly just ignoring the reality of crime," Tuman said. "The overall picture is still bleak, and if you talk to residents in every part of this city, they will tell you they don't feel safer.
"No one wants to sound like they're tearing down Oakland, but you don't make things better by pretending that things aren't worse. Politicians and elected officials have to be honest about these things in order to galvanize consensus about what our priorities should be," he said.
But the biggest potential pitfall in Quan's campaign strategy is the frequency of crime in the days and months leading up to the November election and whether the reductions she is touting will last until then.
So far, it's not looking very good.
Since the start of the year, Oakland has recorded 16 homicides, nearly double the number for the same period last year. In the past two weeks, three elderly women have been attacked in their homes, and two of them were killed in the attacks.
If the trend that has begun the year continues, Quan's message is lost on likely voters who compare news headlines to campaign pledges.
She declined to talk with me for this column, instead sending a statement in which she repeated the drop-in-homicide statistic, adding, "Violence is unacceptable and losing even one life is too much. There is much more work to do, but we are on the right track together."
Sean Maher, the mayor's spokesman, said Quan's focus early in her first term was to stabilize city finances in preparation to launch more police academies and address the city's public safety needs.
"You can't hire cops without money, and now that we've secured the city's budget, we're able to operate," Maher said. "But first you've got to stop the bleeding."
Chip Johnson is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. His columns run on Tuesday and Friday. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @chjohnson


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MasterChef: The Final Three
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The bells-and-whistles cooking contest reaches its hernia-inducing final week, with the remaining chefs battling it out for that naff glass trophy. First up for our wannabes is a trip to Italy, where they receive a tutorial from chef-to-the-stars Mamma Agata, before being flung into the kitchens of Michelin triple-starred eatery Enoteca Pinchiorri. On Wednesday, the trio cook for the Chef's Table, before creating a three-course feast for John Torode and Gregg Wallace in Thursday's final. Gwilym Mumford
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8pm, BBC2
In the first of a two-part catch-up, no-nonsense Medusa-haired entrepreneur Alex Polizzi revisits businesses she previously growled at, to see if they've pulled their silly socks up. First stop, the Chough Bakery in Cornwall, previously the scene of many a row and recrimination. Have the owners stopped arguing long enough to make some real bread? Then it's back off to Kettley's, a furniture shop in West Yorkshire. Has a revamp of the showroom brought any joy for owner John? Ali Cattrell
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Last month, 60 people – including seven members of one family – were convicted of participating in a crash-for-cash insurance fraud of such magnitude that motorists in County Durham, where the scam was based, had their insurance premiums bumped up by £100. This is the story of that scheme, and – as is often the case with large-scale fraud – it's hard to avoid wondering if the ingenuity and audacity involved in staging motor accidents for a living might not have been put to more constructive use. Andrew Mueller
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It's no weddings, a funeral and a fraud case on the Chatsworth estate as Patreesha (Jacqueline Boatswain) sees her dreams of stardom shattered in Shameless's unpredictable final series. Her late husband's fortune is revealed to be dirty money, leading her to plot to keep the ill-gotten gains. What will happen when Avril finds out and the owners of the cash come forward? Elsewhere, Frank is falsely accused of a heinously pervy crime against Mimi and Letitia keeps Aidan on his toes. Hannah J. Davies
The Wright Way
10.35pm, BBC1
Once upon a time, Ben Elton wrote sharp, funny comedy that aimed for a mass audience yet didn't seem to care too much if it was too close to the knuckle for the great British public. But that was a while back. Now, sadly, the health-and-safety-culture-spoofing The Wright Way, which this week finds Gerald trying to prove that playing conkers is dangerous, merely seems rather dated. Quite remarkably, it also proves that, yes, you can try to squeeze too many cock and humping jokes into 30 minutes. Jonathan Wright
Breaking Amish
9pm, TLC
Four Amish (and one Mennonite) teenagers ponder whether or not it's the life for them by spending their Rumspringa in New York City, sharing an apartment so they can try their hands at "going English" (the Amish see the world outside their own community as English). It's basically MTV's The Real World with five Morks. They stare inexplicably at elevator buttons, get confused by technology and accidentally get into modelling careers with hilarious consequences. Finally, and inevitably for a reality show, two of them fall in love. Julia Raeside
Sweat The Small Stuff
10pm, BBC3
Because what the world needs now is not love, sweet love, as extolled by Burt Bacharach, but another panel show. This one is hosted by Radio 1's breakfast disc jockey Nick "Grimmy" Grimshaw. In an unusual meeting of brands, Kiss FM's Rickie & Melvin and Rochelle Humes from the Saturdays helm the teams, which explore the titular small issues of the day with some special guests. It's already bagged a second series before the commencement of the first, something even Alan Partridge never achieved. Ben Arnold
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Arguably the revelation of this year's Champions League, the robust, rapid Dortmund side have done for the likes of Shakhtar Donetsk and Manchester City on their way to a semi-final place and they visit the Bernabéu for the second leg with a 4-1 lead. Gwilym Mumford


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The Baltimore Ravens didn't have the best offensive year in 2013, ranking 30th in the league in rushing yards per game behind the now-infamous Ray Rice and 18th in the league in passing yards per game behind former Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco. However, re-signing Jacoby Jones was a solid move toward improving the pass game — and so would adding Julian Edelman.
It has been rumored that the New England Patriots are still negotiating with their top receiver from a year ago, but they might lose out to a higher-paying suitor. It seems like the Edelman to the Ravens rumors are beginning to heat up as the team has reported major interest in the 27-year-old wide out.
Ravens remain quite interested in WR Julian Edelman. Pats want him back too. Other teams in the mix
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) March 12, 2014
Adding Edelman would do nothing but help this team looking for a solid first-down type of receiver and slot receiver that the Ravens would desperately need to upgrade their otherwise slacking offense.
With no true slot receiver on the team that can contribute, Edelman's 105 catches would be quite welcome in Baltimore and it could be the help that Flacco desperately needs in the passing game. Heck, Flacco didn't have a reliable receiver outside of Torrey Smith in 2013 and the Super Bowl winning QB hasn't been fully comfortable with the pass game since Anquan Boldin left.
Edelman caught 105 passes for 1,056 yards and six touchdowns last season. Albeit, Flacco isn't the same caliber of quarterback as Tom Brady is, he will flourish under an offense that's looking for an identity.
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5 Ways to Gain Free Publicity and Exposure for Your Home Business
Making Yourself Newsworthy
By Lin Grensing-Pophal
You think you've got a great story to tell, but how do you convince the media? And, once they call, what are the dos and don'ts that can help you get effective coverage?
"Reporters are always looking for good sources," says Traci Klein, a former reporter herself with eleven years of experience and currently a media relations professional who offers training and consulting to those trying to get their names in the news.
Home-based businesses are typically closely aligned with a niche, more so than other small business. Rather than having a broad-based market focus, home business entrepreneurs must focus on a niche to be successful. This leads to increased knowledge and familiarity with one's business sector.
The more knowledge you are perceived to have, the more credibility you have by default. The savvy entrepreneur can leverage this credibility for news coverage and exposure in the media. It begins by understanding your niche.
Finding Your Niche
The key to obtaining effective coverage, says Traci Klein, is having a good understanding of the media market and which publications or broadcasts are likely to reach the people you want to reach. Make a list of the publications or programs you'd like to approach and learn something about them.
If the list is very large, you'll want to do some prioritization. You might want to develop a tiered list of these media outlets, with the top tier representing places you'd most like to receive coverage. Learn as much as you can about each of these media outlets, the type of information covered, the tone, the reporters, etc. The more you know, the better you'll be able to target your own pitches to meet their needs and the more comfortable you'll be in responding to their inquiries.
"Any person who wants to get into a media market either locally or nationally, and wants to be taken seriously, should research their media outlets," says Klein. That can be as simple as making a call to introduce yourself to an editor and finding out about deadlines and the types of stores or sources they're interested in. "You can usually tell if a reporter is interested in what you have to offer, or not," says Klein. If they're not, don't waste your time with them.
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Once you've identified some potential markets, the next step is to generate interest in what you have to offer.
Cherie Kerr is the president of ExecuProv ( www.execuprov.com ), a communication training company and principal of Kerr Companies Public Relations. "Find story ideas that are unique, timely and interesting," says Kerr, "ideas that will pique the media's interest. They get hundreds of pitches every day. You need to make yours stand out."
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The combination of high volumes due to the expiry of futures contracts and a further rise in the iron ore price prompted another strong day for the local sharemarket and a new high for 2012.
But the Australian resources sector ended its two-week run as investors moved into defensive stocks in response to a hitch in the US budget negotiations.
The S&P/ASX 200 Index rose 16.3 points, or 0.35 per cent, to 4634.1 points, a fresh 2012 high. Investors appeared to park their money in safe-haven stocks.
CSL gained 1 per cent to $54.13 and Telstra Corporation rose 0.23 per cent to $4.35. Rises from National Australia Bank, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Westpac Banking Corp also helped pull the market upwards.
The lift came despite a fall on Wall Street overnight on news President Barack Obama would veto House Speaker John Boehner's "plan B" to avoid the fiscal cliff. The scaled-down plan offered by the Republican Party offers tax increases to people earnings $1 million or more per year.
"The market took the options expiry in its stride, rising despite a bad lead from Wall Street," Perpetual head of investment research Matt Sherwood said. "Then there was the budget announcement, too, and you can see the reaction to that in the sector performance. Energy and materials stocks are leading the market lower and the defensive sectors like healthcare, telcos and banks are doing reasonably well."
Volumes were far above average due to the December quarter SPI futures expiry, which boosted the number of shares early trade, with 1,0795 million shares changed hands – about 40 per cent higher than the yearly average of about 770 million.
Further price strength in Australia single largest export, iron ore, also appeared to bolster sentiment. Iron ore added another $US3.30 to $US135.50 overnight, its highest level since July 9.
"It does appear that things are getting better globally," said Mr Sherwood. "Combine that with central bank liquidity and it has caused a very sharp upgrade in markets. But it's all been driven by valuations so even though all markets are up this year most of it is driven by higher valuations rather than higher earnings. So the questions investors are now asking is what the earnings outlook is next year. That will drive most of the price trends."
Even though the broader market finished higher on Thursday, mining and energy stocks closed in the red.
"What the budget indicates is the earnings from the resources sector have been hit quite sharply by lower commodity prices," Mr Sherwood said.
Before that, mining stocks had been the biggest reason for the market's rally. Rio Tinto in particular underpinned the market's strength, rising 11 days straight. Its winning streak came to an end on Thursday, with the stock closing down 0.62 per cent at $65.30. BHP Billiton also faltered, finishing 0.05 per cent lower at $37.04.
"For the market rally to continue you are going to need to see very aggressive rate cuts, which the market is now increasingly expecting," Mr Sherwood said. "The economy tells you where things are now the sharemarket is where things are going six to 12 months away."
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Turnovers cost Nederland in loss to Georgetown
Published 11:41 pm, Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Nederland had it - a two-point lead with 1:33 left.
And then the Bulldogs lost the game and the ball; committing two turnovers in crucial back-to-back possessions in a 41-36 defeat against Georgetown Tuesday night at Magnolia West High School.
With a 36-34 advantage and 93 seconds to go in the Regional Quarterfinal matchup, the Bulldogs (27-10) knew what they had to do; make smart passes, run the clock and maybe score again to pad their lead.
But Georgetown stole the ball as Nederland dribbled it on their side of the floor near halfcourt, and broke to the basket for a layup to tie the score at 36.
On the Bulldogs' next possession, they lost it again with the Eagles recording a layup and foul. After Georgetown missed the free-throw, 17 seconds were left with Nederland down two.
"They just got out there and made plays," Nederland coach Brian English said of the two turnovers. "Our two seniors had the ball and we were trying to get the last shot. I didn't think we were in any kind of bind, they just got a tip and the steal. We didn't want to shoot too early, they just made good plays at the end."


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PICTURED: An historic transportation hub for local farm units, the Spofford Station is one of the last operations still moving wheat from Walla Walla through the system of dams on the Columbia River out to Asia.
One winery, two labels, three cows. Spofford Station is the starting point for grapes moving on to become fine wines. I make my wines from baby (vineyard plants) to bottle It's a one girl "show" start to finish.
It's not uncommon for a winemaker to wear a whole lot of different hats. I don't always have the tasting room open, but I'm always happy to meet you if I can. Just give me a call!
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I left Walla Walla the day I graduated "never to return." I completed college and headed to Washington, D C. Before long, my cousin (from Omak) had the same idea and joined us in DC. We all lived together until he completed an accounting degree and took his first job in Napa Valley. Within a few weeks he called to say that it was a great place to live with "free" wine everywhere. Being twenty year olds, this seemed like a worthy plane fare.
As we visited more often, the wine education became of peak interest. We tasted and traveled through the appellations and developed better palates. Soon we were in the back areas of the wineries asking questions and developing plans to grow our own vineyards. The more we learned, the better Walla Walla started looking again and by the early l990s we headed back to Washington and eventually, the Walla Walla area. The exodus from farm life as kids, in the end was a boon to our development of wine grape growing.
I bought a wheat and pea farm which I began converting to higher income crops such as mint and ultimately grapes. The vineyard was started in 1998 and is Cab Sauv; Merlot; Syrah; Carmenere; Petit Verdot; Malbec; Semillon, Viognier and Tempranillo.
Farming in this decade means being able to vertically integrate crops and constantly create new ideas. We take the wine grapes from baby to bottle. After pressing the pomace (wine skins) we feed those out to our pasture cattle. They are branded CABERNET COWS and sold as "pre-marinated" beef to restaurants and used for wine dinners and events.
Spofford Station is a unique site located at the base of the Blue Mountains. This site was highly impacted by the Missoula Flood waters as the "backwash" settling pool known as Lake Lewis (30000 ish years). Deep top soils full of everything from volcanic ash to granite boulders, the unique flavors of Spofford Station are unmistakable.


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Update from the Academy5th October 2016
Please see attached the most recent letter from the academy with some key updates. Guidance on uniform expectations is also below.
Price Increase3rd October 2016
Chartwells have advised us that the price of some items will increase with effect from Monday 3rd October with the details as follows:
Meal Deal Increase by 5p from £2.00 to £2.05
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Record GCSE Examination Results!26th August 2016
RASA are pleased to announce record levels of progress have been achieved in this year's Yr11 GCSE summer examination results. Students exceeded expected progress in the core subjects of English and Maths, whilst the Sciences, MFL and Humanities, alongside other option subjects achieved record results.
Headline Figures – students making expected progress:
English – 85%
Maths – 74%
Biology – 79%
Chemistry – 89%
Physics – 93%
Record levels of students exceeding expected progress were also achieved in these subjec
Uniform Guide and Behaviour Policy15th July 2016
Please see below the uniform guidance and revised Behaviour Policy for September 2016.
Final Letter to Parents8th July 2016
Please see below the final letter to parents this academic year with some key information and dates.
ROSCARS8th July 2016
Wednesday, 6th July saw the third annual ROSCARs Ceremony held at Rossington All Saints. As always, the audience were treated to an evening of spectacular entries across all key stages at Rossington schools: 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' won the Foundation Stage award with the Tornedale Infant Academy's Neptune Class taking home story book resource packs to use in their next adventures; Key Stage 1 winners included entries about Andy Goldsworthy and 'The Queen's Knickers'; a professional film trailer too
Accelerated Reader8th July 2016
Readers in Year 7-9 have been devouring books since September, They have managed to read 23 million words so far this year surpassing their target of 20 million words!
Special congratulations go to Ella Hughes and Matthew Hall who were the star readers for their own particular years.
Each time students pass a quiz they are entered into a raffle and this terms winners were Mia Hornsby and Molly Wilson.
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INDUSTRIAL ACTION – Tuesday 5th July 2016
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) representing some teachers in schools have voted to take industrial action in the form of a one-day strike on Tuesday 5th July 2016.
We respect the teachers' right to take this action in the dispute they have with the Department of Education. However, we recognise that this will be disruptive to students' education and can create problems for parents and carers. We will therefore try our best to minimise any di
Help for Heroes28th June 2016
Congratulations to our Commando Joe's walking team who successfully scaled one of the Three Peak mountains yesterday to complete the challenge set by Commando Joe mentor Scott Palmer and raise funds for Help the Heroes. They completed hours of training with Scott, secured sponsorship from friends and family, and even washed staff cars to raise money for this cause!
Congratulations to everyone who took part!
Education and Skills Commission13th June 2016
As a young person, we want to hear from you about your hopes, fears, difficulties – and any ideas you might have for the future of Doncaster.
Education and Skills experts are looking at how to ensure Doncaster's young people have the qualifications and skills needed to land future jobs being created across the borough – and they need your help.
The independent Education and Skills Commission led by a top team of national education and skills experts has started work in the borough. It aims to help raise atta
World Record Attempt12th May 2016
Lindsy James, Active Fusion Director, will attempt to set the world record for the fastest female to complete a half marathon whilst pushing a baby in a pram at the Derby Half Marathon on Sunday 5th June.
Lindsy will be aiming to beat the existing world record of 1 hour 30 minutes and 51 seconds set in 2001 by the USA's Nancy Schubring.
Having lost her mother, Lynne, to cancer in March last year, Lindsy felt inspired to take on this bold challenge and raise money for both Macmillan Cancer Support, Ramathon'
Consultation-Proposed Change to School Day9th May 2016
Please see below the most recent letter to parents regarding a proposed change to the timings of the school day. Please email any comments to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The consultation period will run from 6th May to 9am on 6th June.
Auschwitz Visit5th May 2016
Two sixth form students have just returned from a day trip to Auschwitz as part of the Lessons from Auschwitz Project run by the Holocaust Educational Trust.
The students took part in an orientation seminar last week before their early morning take off from Leeds Bradford airport to Krakow. There they toured Auschwitz 1 and Auschwitz-Birkenau with a guide. They felt that it was all very surreal, very quiet except for the occasional birdsong and they felt that at any time an SS guard could come round the
Doncaster Book Awards22nd April 2016
All year our students have been taking part in the annual Doncaster Book Award, and have been busy reading books from a long list. Students voted for their favorite and on 15th April we attended the finale at Doncaster Dome, where the winning book was announced. The event gives students the opportunity to meet up with other schools from Doncaster and meet famous authors involved in the book award.
This year the guest authors were: Liz Pichon- Tom Gates: A Tiny Bit Lucky, (The Winner) Pamela Butchart- The
Move on Move Up Project15th April 2016
As your son/ daughter is currently in Year 11 and preparing to take their GCSE examinations, we would like to make you aware of a series of free rewards based study sessions being held at leisure centres across Doncaster throughout April and May.
The sessions are part of an exciting and brand new initiative aimed at the young people of Doncaster and is supported by the Mayor Ros Jones. The 'Mayor's Move On Up Project' is designed to support all secondary schools in helping young people raise their attainmen
Accelerated Reader Update12th April 2016
Congratulations to students in Y7,8 and 9!
Readers in Y7-9 have been devouring books since September. They have managed to read 24 million words so far this year surpassing their target of 20 million words already!
Special congratulations go to Gio Filippio and Jasmine Hancock who were the star readers for their own particular years. Every time students pass a quiz they are entered into a raffle and last terms winners were Joshua Best and Liam Thompson.
Congratulations to our super readers. Let's hope we m
Easter Revision Sessions18th March 2016
Please see below the revision sessions that will be running during the Easter holidays.
Mon 21st March
GCSE Catering
Mon 21st March
BTEC Engineering
8.30am-10.30am & 10.45am - 12.45pm
Mon 21st March
A/AS Psychology
Tues 22nd March
Y10 Sport
Tues 22nd March
CiE English
Tues 22nd March
Tues 22nd March
Wed 23rd March
Thurs 24th March
Thurs 24th March
Tues 29th March
Y11 History
10am - 1
Happy Easter18th March 2016
Best wishes for Easter from the students, staff and governors at the Academy.
Easter Letter to Parents18th March 2016
Please see below the most recent letter from the academy.
Business & Employability Day16th March 2016
The academy recently ran the second annual Business & Emplyability Day with the whole school being off timetable for the day with a range of activities planned for pupils to interact with local businesses to find out mor about the local labour market and to develop employability skills. Students took part in a careers fair, question carousel, workshops and mock interviews. All Y11 students had the opportunity to have a 1:1 mock interview with a business volunteer.
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It is a pity Jamie Dalrymple did not get a bowl against Bermuda on Monday. It may have been understandable to get the seamers into some sort of rhythm and pecking order - albeit on a pitch that in all likelihood was slower than they might expect throughout the tournament - but the surface at Arnos Vale gripped and bounced for Dwayne Leverock's left-arm spin.
England were ruthless in scything down some complicit batting in just over 22 overs, and oddly it would have been easy not to have been once the game was in the bag. But Dalrymple must feel that having got into the trip with the bat, he now needs some bowling. With points to prove, and a bloodthirsty occasion in the offing despite its practice status, it may not come against Australia on Friday either.
The impact that spin will make in the next month and a half remains to be seen, but it is a fair guess that quality one-day spinners will be expected to play a significant part. "It could be indicative of how important spin could be," Dalrymple said yesterday. "A lot comes into it for spinners and how much pressure a batsman is under makes a huge difference, but it looked like there was some genuine turn out there and that makes the game a lot more interesting for a spinner."
There are several unknown quantities, though, including the nature of the pitches and the size of the grounds. Dalrymple has recent experience of the Caribbean with England A but that is helpful only with St Lucia's easy pace and relatively true pitches about which sufficient is already understood. England's two matches there three years ago, in which they were roundly beaten twice, saw Chris Gayle bowl 19 overs in all for 72 runs and three wickets, in totals of 280 for eight and 281 for eight. England's spin options were Ian Blackwell (7-0-47-1) and then Gareth Batty (9-0-40-2). But Antigua and Guyana have new grounds, and Barbados has a relaid pitch that reports suggest has good carry. They are probably not going to offer the same turn as Arnos Vale's tired track.
Boundaries look like being more numerous than the Caribbean norm, but that is relative, and the thunderous nature of bats effectively reduces that factor. One further pointer, alluded to in part by Dalrymple, also comes into play. In the Caribbean, and more pertinently in the Windward Islands, which include St Lucia and Grenada, the north-east trade winds blow steadily and with pitches orientated north-south, this means a diagonal crosswind. If seamers are operating in tandem with a spinner, they habitually take the wind at their backs, and that means that batsmen can hit the spinners down breeze. At these venues, then, there will be a case for seamers who are looking to take pace from the ball to bowl into the wind.
It could be that Dalrymple's optimism for the spinner is overstated. Only the very best of them - those from the subcontinent, plus Gayle, Daniel Vettori and possibly Monty Panesar, despite his inexperience in one-day cricket - will be truly confident that they will not simply get picked off by the big guns.


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According to data compiled by Bloomberg, based on data filed to the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (Zoetermeer), where one of the largest financial entities of the group, Chanel International BV is registered, the house of Chanel is valued at $18.5 billion. Millward Brown Optimor calculated Chanel's brand value alone was worth $7.1 billion in May 2013.
The report data compiled by Bloomberg is based on the average enterprise value-to-sales, enterprise value-to-Ebitda and price-to-earnings multiples of five publicly traded peers: L'Oreal SA, Estee Lauder Companies, Prada Spa, LVMH SA and Kering. However, none of the evaluations take into account mass market cosmetics brand Bourjois sold in hypermarkets around the world or premium lingerie brand ERES. According to CPP, with these business included, the 'Wertheimer Group' is worth in excess of 27 billion dollars.
Brothers Alain and Gerard Wertheimer control 100% of the company, which has subsidiaries, all over the world, in a very secretive corporate structure – for instance, the Hong Kong headquarters would mostly deal with market research, globally, while, New York with marketing and PR. The pair keep their private lives and their finances out of the spotlight to such an extent that their combined $19.2 billion fortune is more than double previous estimates.
The brothers each own half of the company, according to "The Secret of Chanel No. 5," a history of the fragrance by Tilar Mazzeo. They also own three French vineyards, including Chateau Rauzan-Segla, and Wertheimer et Frere, one of the world's top horse racing and breeding operations.
adapted from Bloomberg / additional comments by CPP Luxury Industry Management Consultants LLC
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Jeni Klugman Delivers Pardee Distinguished Lecture on Human Development
Dr. Jeni Klugman, the Director and Lead-Author of the UNDP Human Development Report Office, delivered the Pardee Distinguished Lecture at lunchtime today to an audience of over 100, including BU faculty, students and guests from around the Boston Area. The lecture was organized jointly by the Boston University Global Development program and the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future.
Titled "Human Development: A Retrospective and Prospective," Dr. Klugman provided a background of the Human Development Reports, which will mark their 20th anniversary this year, before giving a retrospective and future prospects for the Human Development initiative, including the Human Development Index (HDI). She began by explaining that the Human Development Report, which was first commissioned by the United Nations Development Program in 1990, represented an alternative approach on how successes in development can be interpreted and measured. She also pointed out that the report stands out because it offer an independent assessment of development performance and has covered a diverse and ambitious range of themes since its inception. Dr. Klugman also emphasized that the reports are more than documents for bureaucracy but meant to enable and foster debates and advocacy.
Dr Klugman continued her lecture with a retrospective on the Human Development Reports. She assessed world progress using a Human Development Index (HDI) lens and demonstrated that there have been marked improvements in measured human development since the 1970s. However, she also emphasized that there is a need for a deeper assessment of human development drivers, policies and institutions despite the HDI success stories. Dr. Klugman challenged the audience to think about a broader story beyond the HDI given the complexity of the concept of human development. She also stressed the importance of sustainability in the context of human development given the need to provide future generations with the capacity to generate capabilities.
Dr. Klugman concluded her presentation by discussing prospects for the future. She explained that the Human Development Report Office at the UNDP places great importance on ensuring the robustness of the conceptual underpinning of the reports and the deepening of policy agenda. In particular, 2010 provides a special opportunity to revisit the conceptual construction of the human development ideas since the next report will be the 20th anniversary report.
Following her presentation, Dr Klugman engaged the audience in a lively discussion. Some of the issues discussed included the long term implications of the human development reports and index, how sensitive are the measures over time and the role of governments in using HDIs in developing policy.
A video of the lecture is available in the 2010 Multimedia Archive section of our website.
Download Dr. Jeni Klugman's presentation from the Pardee Distinguished Lecture here.


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Portions of the following information are based on facts provided by the arrested individuals. Those individuals have been booked with, not convicted of, the offenses shown. All accused should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Jan. 15, 2010
Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office
Garret Gautreaux, 22, 8193 Hwy. 308, Lockport, third-offense DWI, driving under suspension, open container
Thibodaux Police Department
Joshua Smith, 19, 1416 Palmisano Lane, Houma, simple escape
Tracy Green, 25, 434 Carol St., Thibodaux, warrants
Terrebonne Sheriff's Office
Shanell Lynn Thompson, 20, 243 Hummingbird Drive, Houma, two counts simple battery.
Melissa Ann Williams, 43, 115 Ivy St., Houma, contempt of court.
Abraham Flores, 22, 304 Miles St., Houma, following too close, hit and run.
Corey Anthony Smith, 29, 212 Mobile Estates Drive, Gray, fugitive from justice.
Caria Ciara Percle, 23, 220 Murial St., Morgan City, issuing worthless checks less than $100.
Tammy Terrell Tillman, 41, 243 Hummingbird Drive, Houma, simple battery.
Allison Karin Long, 24, 422 Harding Drive, Houma, two counts failure to appear.
Dexter Maurice Walker, 19, 1105 Dora St., Morgan City, failure to register as sex offender.
Eileen Dupre White, 28, 60 Kingsridge Loop, Houma, failure to appear.
Albert Anthony Lacouban, 53, 225 Sterling Drive, Houma, domestic abuse battery (strangulation).
Aimee Marie Pellegrin, 20, 208 Wynn Drive, Houma, terrorizing.
Houma City Police
Jared Allen Collins, 28, 1511 Bayou Dularge Road, Theriot, drag racing on highway, DWI.
Charles Danny White Jr., 30, 130 Charter Court, Houma, open container violation, four counts failure to appear, open container violation, open alcohol container in vehicle.
Reginald James Garner, 50, 204 Naquin St., Houma, distribution schedule II controlled dangerous substance.
Louisiana State Police
Terry Don Smith Jr., 29, 225 Marietta Place, Gray, second offense DWI, texting violation.
Henry Charles Brown, 45, 414 Ashlawn St., Houma, DWI, improper lane usage.
Ken Keith Trahan, 46, 146 Kimino Drive, Gray, DWI, improper lane usage.
Anthony Joseph Fredrick, 26, 124 Parrot Court, Gray, third offense DWI, failure to dim headlights.
Jan. 16, 2010
Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office
Ronald Young, 30, 13190 N. Spruce St., Vacherie, home invasion, domestic abuse with child endangerment, aggrivated 2nd degree battery
Thibodaux Police Department
Joel Vince, 22, 1316 Lee Drive, Thibodaux, warrants, nuisance, misrepresentation during booking
Terrebonne Sheriff's Office
Linzie Eve Smith, 18, 4494 Shrimpers Row, Houma, contempt of court, failure to appear.
Keysha Lynn Bourque, 27, 631 Brunet St., Chauvin, failure to appear.
John Wilson Fanguy, 20, 7147 Shrimpers Row, Dulac, resisting arrest by violence, battery on police officer, simple assault, fugitive from justice.
Houma City Police
Keronn Sylvester Garner, 18, 124 Prince Collins St., Houma, theft of goods less than $100, resisting arrest by violence, three counts battery on police officer, failure to comply with sentence, failure to pay fine and costs.
Percy Dernell Poindexter, 21, 2616 Payne St., Houma, resisting arrest by false information, simple battery, failure to comply with sentence.
Louisiana State Police
Robert Anthony Aucoin Jr., 38, 144 Bayou Blue Trailer Court, Houma, DWI, disregarding traffic control signal.
Chad Michael Blanchard, 34, 127 Victoria Court, Houma, DWI, careless operation.
Mathew Kedric Smith, 29, 461 South Hollywood Road, Houma, hit and run, careless operation, expired vehicle inspection sticker.
Jason Lee Livas, 25, 219 Livas Lane, Thibodaux, careless operation, no driver's license, possession of stolen things, resisting an officer.
Jan. 17, 2010
Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office
Latisha Bellanger, 22, 141 E. Lafourche St., Lockport, aggrivated battery, simple battery
Wendell Johnson, 49, 130 Jones St., Napoleonville, warrant
Amanda Soudelier, 32, 126 Little Rock Drive, Gray, violation of protective order (6 counts)
Kerry Alvis, 33, 428 Sharnell Drive, Houma, contempt of court (two counts)
Louisiana State Police
Kerril Breaux, 19, 1213 Park Drive, Thibodaux, third-offense DWI, improper lane use, two headlights required, interlock device required
Thibodaux Police Department
Robert Guidry, 49, 709 Hwy. 308, Thibodaux, disturbing the peace, simple criminal damage to property, unauthorized entry, posession of marijuana
Police Report: Jan. 15-17, 2010
Portions of the following information are based on facts provided by the arrested individuals. Those individuals have been booked with, not convicted of, the offenses shown. All accused should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.


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Bioluminescence EP
Chicago native Keith Masters, previously known as Stretch Nyce, brings you his debut solo effort, "Bioluminescence". While trail-blazing his solo career with a full-length album in the works now, Keith has steadily worked with rap peers (Vordul, Kast Uno, etc.) not to mention being a member of The Reavers. Regardless of the venue, Keith's versatility and insightful lyricism stand out as selling points for any fan of true and earnest Hip Hop music.
- 1. The Best In The Game
- 2. Simple Things
- 3. Level Up
- 4. 12:31 f. Kast Uno
- 5. Write This Way
- 6. Resume
- 7. Amongst The Havenots f. Vordul Mega
- 8. Surreal Life (Or Something Like It)
- 9. The Plan
- 10. Where Did Life Go Wrong f. Vordul Mega
- *BONUS TRACK – Poisonous Hot Wax f. Stretch Nyce


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ENNIS, Texas -- Texas Motorplex is hosting a record number of cars in this weekend's South Central Division NHRA Summit Racing Series Finals. The 617 competitors from 15 tracks across the Southwest are competing in five classes - Super Pro, Pro, Sportsman, Motorcycle and High School. Drivers in the top four classes are competing for a share of the $23,950 purse.
The winners in each of the four higher classes will compete against the winners from NHRA's other six division at the NHRA Automobile Club of Southern California Finals in Pomona, Calif. Each class will compete for a "winner-takes-all" purse of $5,000.
In Motorcycle, Lake Dallas, Texas resident Larry Eperjesi took the win over Mike Hullett. Epperjesi, who made an 8.275-second pass at 152.80 mph on his '00 Koeing, won the race when his opponent, from Maypearle, Texas, red lighted at the starting line.
The final round of High School competition featured a double breakout win for 17-year-old Chad Sandlin of Burleson, Texas. He defeated Mission, Texas, resident Mario Cantu. Sandlin drove his '67 Dodge Dart to a 13.756-second, 100.27 mph pass over Cantu's 16.365-second, 78.65 mph effort in his 2001 Dodge Dakota.
Due to the number of cars, race officials opted to run first round of eliminations in Pro and Super Pro on Saturday night. Each class boasted more than 200 cars. Elimination for all other classes will begin Sunday at 8 a.m. Gates at the Motorplex will open at 8 a.m.
"Racr Within a Race" Crowns Best of the Best at NHRA Summit Racing Finals
Each of the South Central Division's 15 participating racetracks brought a team of up to 50 racers and of those competitors the track champion raced against each other in a "race within a race" contest. The Race of Champions crowned a winner in two classes; those cars with Electronics and those without.
In the Electronics class, Larry Eidson of Mineral Wells, Texas defeated Jimmy Smith, from Batesville, Miss. With a .507 light, Eidson likely would have beaten Smith regardless, but in the end, Smith broke out.
In No Electronics, Reggie Bishop, who hails from West Monroe, La., took out Lubbock, Texas', Brian Lozano. This race was over at the starting line when Lozano red-lighted.
Team Managers Fight for Bragging Rights in Manager's Race
In another "race within a race" today, the track operators from across the South Central Division faced each other down on the dragstrip. Racing in such unsuspicious vehicles as full-size vans and SUVs, and posting reaction times that seemed to be counted with a calendar rather than a clock (although they did improve through the later rounds), the track manager's race is for nothing more than the right to say, "I beat you!"
Twin Cities team manager Ken Berry came away with the win. He beat No Problem Raceway's Felix Acosta. Although both drivers red lighted (.466 to .480), Berry ran within .058 seconds of his 14.77-second dial-in.
2001 South Central Division NHRA Summit Racing Series Participating Tracks
Alamo Dragway, San Antonio, Texas Amarillo Dragway, Amarillo, Texas Hallsville Raceway, Hallsville, Texas Houston Raceway Park, Houston Idalou Motorsports Park, Lubbock, Texas International Racetrack, Edinburg, Texas Memphis Motorsports Park, Memphis, Tenn. No Problem Raceway, Belle Rose, La. Paris Dragstrip, Paris, Texas State Capitol Dragway, Baton Rouge, La. Texas Motorplex, Ennis, Texas Texas Raceway, Kennedale, Texas Texhoma Motorplex, Walters, Okla. Thunder Valley Raceway Park, Noble, Okla. Twin Cities Dragway, Monroe, La.
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It will show up that you didn't graduate. It probably will cause a problem because not having a degree when you said you do is kind of a big deal.
I recently was given an offer pending a background check. On my app I put my anticipated college graduation date as 08-08, my last class was an online class that I which I turned in an assignment formatted the wrong way and I failed the class. Now I won't graduate until 12-2008, will this ruin my background check?
It will show up that you didn't graduate. It probably will cause a problem because not having a degree when you said you do is kind of a big deal.
There are often delays of all kinds that can happen, so if it does come up in some way it's not something that can't be explained in a perfectly understandable way (unless the position truly requires having a degree, or that particular degree in some way, in which case it can be a little bit trickier).
I misread your post, actually. Since you only put an expected graduation date, I'm sure that they will be understanding about a delay so long as, like the previous poster said, the position does not require a degree.
It's as a CSR and I rechecked my application and the question where they ask you "Did you graduate" I said No and that my expected graduation date was 08/08, hopefully everything works out.Originally Posted by Syckx
Thanks to everyone who replied I feel a lot better now.
Edit-My job is in Northern Texas and my offer is a lot IMO for retail. Is this how Verizon pays all of their employees or is this just indicative to my area?
Seriously?Originally Posted by d-dub-82
That won't be a problem. It asked you when you expected to graduate, and you said when you thought you would. No lie (accidental or otherwise) no problem.Originally Posted by d-dub-82
I almost had the same thing happen. Some teachers are just meanOriginally Posted by MidwestDrummer
http://ratemyprofessors.com/ Is your best friend to avoid situations like that.Originally Posted by radiofreejenn