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- blue – pornographic ("a blue movie")
- bugger
- the process of wrecking or wearing something out, or making a general mess of things ("You'll bugger it up"),
- a general purpose epithet that can range from endearment to awed surprise to outright hostility ("He's a dear old bugger" vs "well bugger me" vs "You little bugger!")
- describing something as hard to do ("It'd be a bugger to fold up a full scale road map").
- commonly used as a word of exclamation, as in "bugger!" Originally a very offensive word that is no longer considered as offensive.
- to sodomise: originally considered very offensive due to this meaning
- buggered – broken (for example it's buggered, mate or Steve buggered it); or exhausted, tired out (for example I'm buggered). Also "I'll be buggered!", an expression of surprise, or an intention to disallow something ("I'll be buggered if I'll let that stop me").
- buggerise – see "piss-fart around"
- crack a fat - get an erection
- crack onto (someone) - to hit on someone, pursue someone romantically
- franger – condom. Not generally used in Melbourne, where Franger or Franga is more likely to be a diminutive of Frankston.
- flog – to masturbate: "flog himself off", "I've just had a flog"
- gobby – to receive fellatio. As in 'This hot chick gave me a great gobby last night'.
- in the nuddy - naked
- have a naughty - have sex
- on the pull - generally a male dressed up and trying to pick up a sexual partner.
- pash – to French kiss, a long passionate kiss; hence "pashing on"
- perv – as a verb, "to have a look", as in "I'm going round to have a perv at my mate's new car". Often, and possibly its original use was with the slight sexual connotation of looking lustfully at the opposite sex as in, "Let's have a perv at those sheilas over there". As a noun, referring to a person, it is used with a stronger and often disapproving connotation ranging in meaning from "dirty old man" to someone who likes to leer at the opposite sex. From this is derived uncle merv refers to going out to specifically check out the opposite sex.
- polly waffle – brothel
- root – synonym for fuck in nearly all its senses; (v) to have sex, (n) the sexual act, as in "I'm dyin' for a root." This can inadvertently cause embarrassment for Americans visiting Australia, if they declare that they "root" for a particular sports team.
- rooted – broken or tired; see buggered.
- slapa – a female sex worker/prostitute.
- sprog – Semen. Also old Australian term for an infant, as in, "The misses just gave birth to a little sprog", or "The buggar's got 3 young sprogs at home".
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Mesu Kyoushi 4: Kegasareta Kyoudanon August 5th, 2017 at 2:09 am
Based on the erotic game by Bishop.
Based on the erotic manga by Suzu Suzuhane.
No synopsis information has been added to this title.
Original Title: 真・秘湯めぐり
Release date: Aug 30, 2013
Type: OVA
Genre: Hentai
Duration: ~30 min
Adapted from: Visual Novel
Other: Hitou Meguri Kakure Yu: Mao Hen
Original Title: えろげー! ~Hもゲームも開発三昧~
Mochizuki Tomoya is a guy that lives on his own with only a day job at a convenience store keeping him afloat. While he really likes eroge, he can't draw, isn't much of a writer or composer, and doesn't know much about business. Still, his dream is to get a job at an eroge studio in hopes of creating what he loves, eroge.
Original Title: 小悪魔カノジョ THE ANIMATION
It is rumored, that a mysterious DVD exists and whoever dares to watch it, gets cursed.
The first story centers around Akuno Mika who is in love with Kazuya, a school mate. But it seems she is too shy to confess to him. But what happens, when she is cursed into a horny demon by the rumored DVD?
The second story is about Kana, who is watching the rumored DVD in request of her scared class mates. But she and her curious little sister Mai have to realize, that the rumors are actually true!
Saki, a high school senior girl, decides to work as a babysitter/tutor for the neighbor children while their parents are absent. Little did she know what lies ahead of her as she walks into the house of three lust-filled and curious junior high school boys. A tale of unusual sexual debauchery and humiliation begins.
(Source: ANN)
They wake up in a white room remembering nothing――
The protagonist Takato Keisuke and 6 others are locked up in these hidden white rooms. His childhood friend Hokari Kanae, classmate Ando Miyako, underclassmate Mikaba Rika, English teacher Aoi Natsuki, same year Byakuya Rinne, and classmate Manaka Nemu. While still confused about their unusual situation, a "mystery voice" suddenly speaks to them: "A game has now started.
In order to escape the room, Keisuke is the "unlocker" and one heroine the "keyhole". With an assigned act, he must "use the key".
Based on the adult game by Syrup: Many Milk.
Japanese: 狙われた女神天使エンゼルティアー ~守った人間達に裏切られて~ (more…)
Based on the adult manga by Sawaru Erect.

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Tim Cahill is supremely confident that Everton can gain some consistency after a mediocre beginning to the Premier League season.
The 10th-placed Toffees have produced four wins and been beaten six times in their last 10 outings but the Australian international feels that following tough games against the likes of Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United and Newcastle United since the end of September that things are bound to turn at Goodison Park.
"The run of games was always going to be difficult," said Cahill.
"You can see how well teams like Swansea have stepped up but it is such a long season and there is still 30 games to go.
"I'm pretty sure there is going to be loads more to talk about from now until the end of the season.
"For me and the club it is about being consistent and maintaining that and trying to see where we finish.
"We nearly always come good all the time so it is more about taking it one game at a time and making sure we stay focused on what is important and that is basically getting results - whether it is a draw or a win.
"With our squad and the team we have got we are doing pretty well."
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Founded in 1984, North Carolinians for Home Education (NCHE) is a private, volunteer organization active at the state level, serving homeschoolers in North Carolina and beyond.
In order to better serve, NCHE divides the state into nine regions. Each region has an assigned number and Regional Director.
Homeschooling is the view that education is best when teaching and learning are integrated into the relationships and activities of the family.
The oldest form of education, homeschooling was legally recognized in NC in 1988.
Article 39 of chapter 115C of the General Statutes defines a Homeschool in NC. The Division of Non-Public Instruction (DNPE) administers the NC law governing homeschooling practice.
Our guide to your first steps
How to Homeschool High Schoolers
We're different in NC!
It is our goal to have the most informative website about homeschooling in North Carolinia.
Recordings of conference workshops & lectures.
NCHE is proud to share in the work of vast network of passionate educators who serve as authors, speakers, and volunteers.
There are many groups of North Carolinians who are working to promote or practice home education. Find home educators like or near you.
NCHE divides the state into 9 regions. Each region has a director.
Did you benefit from homeschool? Be part of a growing group of alums.
Middle and High school sports include Boys Baseball, Boys & Girls Basketball, Boys & Girls Cross Country (individual & team), Golf (individual & team), Boys & Girls Soccer, Boys & Girls Swimming (individual & team), Girls Volleyball
Join us and connect with other homeschooling families
Spend a week in Raleigh, serving in our capital
A multi-day event occuring in Winston-Salem in late Spring featuring national and regional speakers, workshops for the curious as well as the experienced and a vendor hall of over 45,000 square feet.
Coinciding with our annual conference, NCHE hosts a graduation ceremony for NCHE members.
Our biannual Spring event in Raleigh. Meet legislators and visit state museums.
Become part of an organization devoted to serving NC homeschoolers. Help us advance our threefold purpose: PROTECT the freedom of educating at home, PROVIDE encouragement & support to homeschooling families, and PROMOTE home education as an excellent method of education.
Do you have a passion for home education? Find a place to employ your talents and serve with NCHE!
Want to reach NC homeschoolers with your product or service?
Southeast Middlers at Home (SEMAH)
An inclusive, secular social network for Johnston County and Wake County homeschool families with upper elementary and/or middle school age (9-13yo) children. This network is not meant to take the place of the larger area support groups, but to fill the needs of this specific age group in our area. Of course, siblings of all ages are always welcome, but the focus is on making connections between the older kids. Regular meet-ups will be held in the western Johnston County/eastern Wake County area, with a co-op as a future possibility.


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Ask a Law Question, Get an Answer ASAP!
Thank you for your question
My name is Clare
I shall do my best to help you but I need some further informtaion first
Is there a mortgage on the property?
Then she will have no problem obtaining a mortgage and an retain her interest in the family home.
Please ask if you need further details
That is up to her


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Take a look at the below list of Top 10 Most Beautiful Hottest Swedish Models 2017. Swedish Women are some of the best and most appealing women in the world. They have always had a history of being beautiful, sexy and marketable. Swedish models are among the best in the world. These amazing women are constantly sought after for brand promotion and for media presentations. Here is a list of the top 10 most beautiful Swedish models in 2017.
List of Top 10 Most Beautiful Hottest Swedish Models 2017
10. Marie Plosjo
Marie Plosjo is one Sweden's top rated models. Her face has been featured in many publications within the nation and she has even appeared in Playboy posing nude. Plosjo is truly one of the finest Swedish women in the world. She has amazing body features and is a sexy female to behold. Keep in mind that Plosjo is more than just a pretty face she is also a respected artist with artwork and exhibits all over the world. Her artistic talent is what helps this woman to stand out from the competition.
9. Malin Akerman
Malin Akerman is a beautiful Swedish model with hypnotic sparkling blue eyes. She is known for more than just her modeling ability; she is also known for her acting skills. Akerman appeared in film since the late 90s. Some of her most famous features include Earth: the Final Conflict, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and the Final Girls. People can become hooked on Akerman when they look at her for the first time. She is just that stimulating to watch. Akerman is truly a national treasure for the Swedish people.
8. Dani Karlsson
Dani Karlsson won Miss World Sweden back in 2010. She also has been winning many beauty pageants since that time. Karlsson beauty is hard and fast. A person will find it hard to ignore her once they take notice. She has dark black hair, thick full lips and a body that is just as fascinating. Dani is definitely making a solid a career for herself and her amazing physical features is helping her to stand out in the world of modeling.
7. Elsa Hosk
Elsa Hosk is a good old fashion down to Earth Swedish girl. She has the classic Swedish looks and style. She is tall with golden flowing locks and an amazing face. She has modeled for famous agencies in the past and has even appeared in Victoria Secrets. She has appeared in commercials and in other media outlets as well. Hosk is still young and fresh. This model is forging her career for the long haul and is off to a very good start.
6. Karin Victoria Silvstedt
Karin Victoria Silvstedt is a Swedish supermodel of epic proportions. She is more than just an amazing face on the pages of a magazine. She is also a popular figure on TV. She has done her fair share of high profile fashion work. Brands such as Giorgio Armani, Chanel and Givenchy have worked with this honey. She has posed nude in Playboy and won Playmate of the Year back in 1997 and has won Miss World Beauty in 1993. Films such as Basketball, Out Cold and Boat Trip feature her solid acting talents. She is one of the Top 10 Most Beautiful Hottest Swedish Models 2017.
5. Elin Nordegren
Elin Nordegren used to be Tiger Woods wife. However, the couple had divorced him in 2010. Despite her past relationship wiht Tiger Woods, this Swedish model has been very successful over the years. She started modeling at 20 and slowly became an international sensation. This young honey worked hard to establish her career. Her looks truly are wonderful.
4. Mini Anden
Mini Anden is a model but she is also an actress and a producer. She got involved in the media world when she first started to model at 13. She was worked for many great fashion brands including Victoria's Secret. Mini has dark hair and a mind-boggling face. She is a great on-air personality as well. She played in Tropic Thunder and the Mechanic and she also played in television roles such as Bones, Knight Rider (2009) and Entourage.
3. Liza Berggren
Liza Berggren won Miss World Sweden in 2005 and she also represents her country in other pageants as well. Liza is a popular model who has an outstanding body. She is a marvelous site to behold. Her skin smooth and tan and her hair is golden, thick and full of body. Berggren mostly stays in the world modeling and does not venture into other areas of entertainment.
2. Katarina Wigander
Katarina Wigander won the Miss Sweden title back in 2004. Since that time, she has entered in more pageants and done more things within her career. If you ever seen Wigander you will clearly see why she won an honor like Miss Sweden. She is mind-blowing to say the least. She has thick legs that help to support her nicely built frame Wigander is truly one of the top notch Swedish beauties within her country.
1. Erika Johnson
Erika Johnson is the most starling Swedish beauty in the world according to the critics. She won the Miss Hawaiian Tropics Sweden pageant back in 2001. Winning that honor helped to propel her career into stardom. She has played in American television shows and films such as Boat Trip, American Standard and After School Special. Erika's body, face and overall appearance is truly unforgettable.
These are the Top 10 Most Beautiful Hottest Swedish Models 2017. All of these models are among Sweden's finest. They are truly amazing women with amazing talent and loaded with an abundance of beauty. Be on the lookout for upcoming Swedish modeling talent because more are on the way.


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Celebrate in Thanksgiving style with elegant and simple table settings.
Leaf and Berry Napkin Rings
YOU'LL NEED (makes one ring)
5. Use fine-tip marker to write guest's name on paper leaf; tuck under cluster.
- Two dried leaves
- Craft paper
- Pencil
- Scissors
- Drop cloth
- Small nut, such as an almond
- Gold spray paint (krylon.com)
- Small bowl
- Gold glitter
- Hot-glue gun
- Three dried berries, such as cranberries
- Ribbon (7" length)
- Fine-tip marker
1. Place one leaf on craft paper and trace around. Cut out.
2. In a well-ventilated area, lay out drop cloth; set down leaves and nut. Spray-paint gold; roll nut in small bowl of glitter while paint is still tacky. Let dry.
3. Glue two leaves together, overlapping like a fan. Glue gold nut and three berries to leaves.
4. Attach cluster to center of ribbon with glue. Roll napkin, wrap with ribbon and secure back of ribbon with glue.
5. Use fine-tip marker to write guest's name on paper leaf; tuck under cluster.


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According to a new survey by the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health and the Reproductive Health Technologies Project, 74 percent of Latino voters "agree that a woman has a right to make her own personal decisions about abortion without the interference of government. The data shows that a majority of Latinos in the U.S. hold a sympathetic view in regards to abortion", reported the Huffington Post.
My heart sunk as I read these harrowing statistics. Just two days ago, thousands upon thousands of people Marched for Life in my hometown of Washington D.C. to protest 39 years Roe vs. Wade, which lead to 54,559,615 lives lost to abortion. Despite the fact that the survey in the study was referred to as "simplistic" because it had a limited sample size of 200 registered Latino voters, I believe that is time to stand in prayer for the Latino population in this country. Why? Latina women made up 25 percent of all abortions in 2008 alone despite the fact that Latinos only account for 16 percent of the overall population in the United States.
"After African Americans, Hispanics are the second group with the highest abortion rates in the U.S," the Huffington Post reports. "But more significant than the numbers themselves are the social and political implications of the abortion debate.
The question of where Latinos stand in the social spectrum– including their stance on abortion — is a key indicator of how they will vote in the coming elections. The survey confirms the notion that Latinos are no longer as socially conservative as they have historically been."
In this vase Internet age of information, where news is readily available to us at any moment of the day, we can turn discouraging news like into encouraging intercessions because we are also living in a growing praying age. As believers, we appeal to the greatest government of all in God's Kingdom. I ask that you will keep the Latino community close to your heart and pray against the findings in this study, although other sources already undermine the stipulation that Latinos sympathetic on the issue of abortion, when they have been known to be in "greater opposition to abortion than the public overall," as the Washington Post reported.


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U.S. has new anthrax fears / Al Qaeda suspects say group wants to obtain pathogens for attacks
Published 4:00 am, Sunday, December 28, 2003
Two years after the anthrax letter attacks, senior Bush administration officials say that they have fresh concerns about the nation's vulnerability to terrorist attacks with the deadly germ.
Officials said their fears had intensified in part because they now recognize that anthrax spores can be more widely dispersed than previously believed. In addition, they said, terror suspects with ties to al Qaeda have told questioners that the group has been trying to obtain anthrax for use in attacks.
One indication of concern was a secret Cabinet-level "tabletop" exercise conducted last month that simulated the simultaneous release of anthrax in different types of aerosols in several U.S. cities.
- Final version of Stephen Hawking's emulator San Francisco Chronicle
- Buggy version of Stephen Hawking's voice emulator San Francisco Chronicle
- Stephen Hawking 1996 voice video San Francisco Chronicle
- Stephen Hawking's 1986 voice San Francisco Chronicle
- Sean Dorsey Dance Claudia Bauer
- Bob Melvin's Friday interview session San Francisco Chronicle
- Bodies of man, woman pulled from Lake Merritt after reported dispute San Francisco Chronicle
- SF mayor candidate Mark Leno on his favorite place in the city Dominic Fracassa
- Time lapse of storm clouds moving over San Francisco Daniel Alrick
- El Cerrito high school students participate in nationwide walkout to protest gun violence Paul Chinn, The Chronicle
The drill, code named Scarlet Cloud, found that the country was better able to detect an anthrax attack than it was two years ago, said officials knowledgeable about the exercise. But they said the exercise also showed that antibiotics in some cities could not be distributed and administered quickly enough and that a widespread attack could kill thousands.
Veterans of America's biological warfare program of the 1950s and 1960s said the recent recognition of the ability of anthrax to spread widely appeared to be in line with research conducted decades ago that remains secret.
"The new generation of biological and chemical experts is simply unfamiliar with the earlier studies," said William C. Patrick III, a former head of product development at Fort Detrick, Md., then the military's center for developing germ weapons.
Another factor fueling concern about anthrax is the questioning of senior al Qaeda agents now in U.S. custody, administration officials said.
One official said that after his arrest in March, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, one of Osama bin Laden's top lieutenants, confirmed to U.S. officials earlier reports that al Qaeda, and particularly its second in command, Ayman al- Zawahiri, a physician, had long been eager to acquire biological agents, particularly anthrax. The official noted that Qaeda agents had inquired about renting crop-dusters to spread pathogens, especially anthrax.
According to an article by Milton Leitenberg, a biological warfare expert at the Center for International and Security Affairs at the University of Maryland, computer hard drives and handwritten notes seized at the home where Mohammed was arrested included an order to buy anthrax, along with other evidence of an interest in acquiring anthrax and other dangerous germs.
"Nothing so far translated implies access to the most dangerous microbial strains or to any advanced processing or delivery methods," Leitenberg concluded in a survey of recent developments in bioterrorism published in the journal Politics and Life Sciences.
U.S. officials also said in interviews that Mohammed had told questioners that until the U.S. invasion after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, al Qaeda's anthrax program was based in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and was led by two men: Riduan Isamuddin, known as Hambali, and Yazid Sufaat, a Malaysian member of Jemaah Islamiyah, an al Qaeda-affiliated group.
Sufaat, who received a degree in biological sciences in 1987 from California State University at Sacramento, was a technician in the Malaysian military. In 1993, he set up a company to "test the blood and urine of foreign workers and state employees for drug use," Leitenberg wrote. Government officials say that his company appears to have been involved in transferring money and buying ammonium nitrate for explosives for al Qaeda groups in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.
Although Sufaat tried to acquire anthrax, there is no evidence that he was able to procure the appropriate strain used in attacks, officials said. Sufaat was arrested in 2001 as he tried to enter Malaysia and is being held at an undisclosed location, officials said. He has reportedly confirmed numerous details about al Qaeda's effort to develop anthrax and other biological agents.
So, too, has Hambali, who like Sufaat fled to neighboring Pakistan after the United States invaded Afghanistan. He was arrested last August in Thailand and has been cooperating with U.S. officials, several officials said.
CBS News reported in early October that Hambali had been trying to open a new biological weapons program for al Qaeda in the Far East when he was arrested.
Officials said that recent notices from the Department of Homeland Security also reflected the concern about a bioterror attack. A Nov. 21 warning from the department to law enforcement agencies states that while al Qaeda is not known to have executed an attack using chemical or biological agents, "the acquisition, production, or theft of these materials and subsequent dissemination is a top al Qaeda objective."
Jerome Hauer, a former acting assistant secretary of health and human services for biodefense who now heads a biodefense center at George Washington University, said it was "no secret that al Qaeda wants to use anthrax." He said that "if they get to the point where they have the technical sophistication to execute an attack, I think they would do so."


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May 21 2007
The sixth annual Great Lakes Bat Festival on Aug. 11 will include presentations about the benefits of bats, bat houses, bat research, bat conservation, public health, and much more.
The event will feature live bat programs by the Organization for Bat Conservation and will include local insect-eating bats,and large flying fox bats from Africa. The ISU Bat Center will introduce its first publication, "Bats of Indiana.â€Â
The agenda includes talks by leading bat experts, conservation exhibits, an inflatable cave to explore, kids activities, story time for kids, a new U.S. Forest Service film "Cave: Life Beneath the Forest,†book authors, bat house information, and lots of bat merchandise for sale. Presentations will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in ISU's Hulman Memorial Student Union. An evening family-style barbecue will be offered from 6 to 8 p.m. in Dobbs Park on the eastern edge of Terre Haute. From 8 to 10 p.m., also in Dobbs Park, bat experts will demonstrate how bat research is conducted.
During the "Bat Science Night†experience, bat researchers will show bat netting, radio-tagging, bat detectors, light tagging, and much more.
Bat experts at the events including John O. Whitaker Jr., professor of ecology and organismal biology at Indiana State University and director of ISU's Center for North American Bat Research and Conservation; Al Kurta; professor of biology at Eastern Michigan University; Rob Mies, director of the Organization for Bat Conservation at the Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; Tim Carter, assistant professor of biology at Ball State University; Bill Scullon, wildlife biologist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources; Dale Sparks, research associate with the ISU Center for North American Bat Research and Conservation; Rod Foster, science teacher at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Livonia, Mich.: and Mike Frayer of the Milwaukee County Zoo.
Thanks to a generous grant from General Motors Corp., the cost to attend the festival, including Bat Science Night is free, but there will be a charge of $6 per person for the evening barbecue.
Contacts: Rob Mies, director, Organization for Bat Conservation, Cranbrook Institute of Science, (248) 645-3239 or firstname.lastname@example.com; Brianne Walters, Center for North American Bat Research and Conservation at Indiana State University, (812) 237-8294 or email@example.com.
Indiana State University will host the sixth annual Great Lakes Bat Festival on Aug. 11. The event will feature live bag programs by the Organization for Bat Conservtion and ISU's Center for North American Bat Research and Conservation will introduce its first book, entitled "Bats of Indiana."


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July 17, 2011
If a true level playing field is desired with retention of the retail investor, through the possibility of benefit, the unfair advantages provided larger market participants whose primary means of success is scalping the small investor must be removed. These include not only a greater level of expertise, which we can't really address, but a greater access to near-real-time complete and accurate data.
The latter issue can be addressed.
What's needed is actionable information. This can be accomplished by viewing the market action in relation to beneficiaries.
Actions occur to benefit three major groups of participants: end buyers and sellers, broker/dealers and market-makers.
For information to be actionable, we need to know the generic beneficiary (market-maker, broker/dealer or end customer) as well as the nature of the transaction.
As is currently done, providing less than 1/2 the needed information related to a short sale, legal or otherwise, market-maker or not, leaves the retail investor at a decided disadvantage in his decision-making effort. Similarly with a buy - if the buy purpose is not flagged the retail investor can not act on that information alone since the buy may be just a market-maker return to a market-neutral position.
With both market-makers and broker-dealers selling and buying in the market for both their own interests and on behalf of their clients, no actionable information is provided unless every transaction contains the following.
- generic beneficiary - is the action in response to an order or for the interests of the broker/dealer or market-maker? Generically, who is the beneficiary?
- Transact is a sell, short sell, buy, buy to cover, forced buy-in, ...
With each transaction generically identifying the beneficiary of the transaction - market-maker, broker/dealer, "end customer" - and the type of transaction - sale, short sale, buy, covering buy, forced buy - there is actionable information provided.
Currently the "transparency" provided is nothing more than increased opacity in the guise of transparency as no actionable information can be determined from the data as currently provided.
Every order should be marked as the proposal suggests, long, short, cover, ... and in addition should indicate the generic beneficiary.
If the market-maker is shorting to satisfy a received sell order for which the securities are not yet in his/her control, this would be indicated by the beneficiary field. If not so marked then it can be deduced that it is for purpose of market-making (liquidity). This then means that a covering buy should shortly be seen as the market-maker attempts to maintain a market-neutral position.
If the market-maker is buying to maintain market-neutral position, the transaction should be marked both as a cover and with the market-maker as beneficiary. If the cover is in response to a received order, that would be so indicated by a beneficiary other than the market-maker or broker/dealer.
With these relatively small changes in coding, folks like me can at least at the end of the day determine how the net short position has changed and see the effects of short-related activities on the share price and volume behavior.
Yes, it is only "rear view mirror", but that's better than nothing.
I have written some programs that process both the EOD short sales files provided by FINRA and others and the fails-to-deliver files.
Although some statistics can be derived, there is no actionable information available with the current lack of detail.
William L. Maltby


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My husband isn't quite as hot natured now as he was several years ago, but he still always complains that his feet are hot. He used to say that he wanted to invent a fan that would spritz cold water on his feet as he slept. It seems that someone has created the fan of his dreams. The Cooling Mist Fan has a 48-oz water tank that provides up to nine hours of cooling mist. The fan has 3 wind modes and 3 fan speeds, a timer, and a remote control. It also has rotating louvers to direct air flow. The fan measures 7.87″ X 15.75″ X 31.5″ and weighs 13.67 pounds; it has wheels that allows you to more easily move it from room to room. The Cooling Mist Fan is $189.99 at the Sharper Image website.
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Awe man I can see the blades. I don't want it. 😛
Yup I refuse to have anything with blades now. Nope won't do it. I'm installing Dyson fans in every room of my house, and in my car too. Office bathroom, etc


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Using an heirloom chain, this style of dangling gemstones and hexdot triangles as a self-balancing necklace was created. The offset pieces allow the center stones to lay perfectly centered between the collarbones, and stay there, catching light as intended.
14k yellow gold, diamonds, tanzanite.
Vinca's bolder sister.
14k yellow gold, grey rosecut diamonds, tourmaline
Stella wanted to update her childhood favorite pair of pearl earrings. A little gold goes a long way.
14k yellow gold, diamonds, pearls
Stella's photographed here with a Snow Queen Stud by Catbird.
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14k yellow solid gold buckle, pierced with the Scorpio constellation (as well as a Leo version, not pictured) to be matched with leatherwork by Kelly McGovern. Pictured here wrapped around the recipient/bride's bouquet.
This signet-esque ring was created for a friend who wanted his wisdom tooth, cavities and all, forever represented in solid gold. The tapered knife-edge band is oxidized sterling silver, and the 10k yellow gold tooth is set with a black diamond.


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Does YOUR Hubby Do Chores?
'Hot Dads Doing Chores' Are Every Mom's Fantasy (VIDEOS)
Make sure you have a fan close by, because these videos of Hot Dads Doing Chores by CafeMom Studios are HOT. Let's start with this delicious dad who wants to do your laundry. Brace yourselves.
Seriously, what could be hotter than that? Well, maybe this one of a hot dad unloading the dishwasher.
Sigh. What wouldn't you give to get your dishes done like that? I wouldn't even complain if there were spots.
What are your housework fantasies?
Does your hubby do chores?? And more importantly, does he do them in his underwear? :)
He does it all! I do too, sometimes, but my husband is good about taking a day and cleaning the entire house from top to bottom. He often does that on Wednesdays, his day off. He mops, vacuums, dusts, cleans the fans and baseboards, does laundry and does dishes. It's fantastic! The best part is that he is teaching our sons how to do all of these things, too!
Oh my! Cafe MichelleP you are making me blush!
My DH does help out a lot but never in his underwear. Hmm, might mention that to him.hahaha
My husband didn't use to do them. Course he was working full time, instead of looking for work.
Now, we both clean around the house.


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Tacoma police are looking for Jerry Heilman, who left his home early Aug. 1, and has not contacted family, friends or his employer since.
Heilman, 49, is an avid hunter and fisherman who knows the areas around Silver Lake, Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens, police said.
He bought gas at 8th Avenue East and Mountain Highway at 1:18 a.m. Aug. 1, police said.
Heilman is described as 6 feet, 1 inch and 202 pounds. He was last seen wearing a "Massage Envy" t-shirt and khaki pants.
Anyone with information about Heilman's whereabouts is asked to call Tacoma police at 253-798-4722.


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About John Stuchell Fisher, Governor
John Stuchell Fisher (May 25, 1867 – June 25, 1940) was Pennsylvania's 29th Governor, a Republican.
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Fisher was born in South Mahoning Township, Pennsylvania, in 1867. Fisher graduated from Pennsylvania's Indiana State Normal School (now Indiana University of Pennsylvania) and began his career as a teacher; he then served as principal for schools in Plumville and Indiana, Pennsylvania.
In 1893, Fisher finished his law degree, was admitted into the Pennsylvania Bar, and set up a private practice. He won his first major office, to the Pennsylvania State Senate, in 1900, and was re-elected in 1904. He did not seek re-election in 1908, but he would go on to serve on the state's Commission on Constitutional Revision, and from 1919 to 1922 as State Commissioner of Banking. He rose to the Governor's office in 1927.
As governor, Fisher focused on fiscal policy, public works, and conservation. Partly due to his efforts to eliminate voting fraud, the state began using voting machines. The Department of Revenue was established during his term. Fisher's term was marked by a major investment in public works, most notably the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bridge in Harrisburg. Also during Fisher's administration, nearly 500,000 acres (2,000 km2) were added to Pennsylvania's state forests.
After leaving office, Fisher became a consultant to his son's law firm. He would also serve on the boards of several financial establishments as well as Indiana Hospital, the State Normal School in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Pennsylvania State College. He died in Pittsburgh in 1940.
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TDCI Expands BuyDesign® Sales and Configuration Software Solution
TDCI Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, has announced an expansion of its BuyDesign® Internet-based sales and configuration software solution. With new applications for 'interest capture' and 'requirements capture' to complement existing applications for multi-level sales channel quote and order management and self-service end-customer sales, BuyDesign now provides support for the full 'interest-to-order' cycle for highly configurable products sold through both in-direct and direct sales channels.
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IndyCan Calls For Lawmakers To Pass Regional Transit Plan
November 7th, 2013 | WFYI | link to article
A group of church and business leaders is calling on state lawmakers to pass legislation creating a regional transit system. IndyCan, which includes individuals of 17 different denominations, kicked off its "Ticket to Opportunity" campaign outside the statehouse Thursday.
"We're here today to call on the Transit Study Committee to recommend a plan to the state senate that doubles the bus service and connects hard working bus riders to job hubs in Plainfield, Whitestown, Carmel, and other satellite cities," said Reverend Al Goertemiller of Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Carmel. "Sometimes the people are not where the jobs are. That's why we need mass transit."
IndyCan hopes to present lawmakers with 1,000 stories of bus riders when the session reconvenes next year.
Pastor Brent Wright of Broad Ripple United Methodist Church says legislators need to look beyond political and economic factors when it comes to transit.
"Will they have the moral courage to give all of us the opportunity to do our part to improve our city? Will they have the moral courage to take a stand for those who are working hard to make better lives for themselves and our next generation?," he said. "Or, will they shrink from the opportunity of this moment in history, choosing instead an inadequate status quo?"
He says bettering the system is important for Indianapolis' overall growth and the current system is keeping individuals such as Dwayne Penelton from opportunities.
Penelton says he ended up homeless because of limited transit options.
"There was a time when I was unemployed for six months. I was offered a job at an airport, third shift making $11.50 an hour," he said. "But, instead I had to turn the job down because there was no public transportation."
The Central Indiana Transit Study Legislative Committee meets again November 21 and expects to vote on a final plan proposal by December 15.


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Z is for Zap is available in the iTunes Store .
About the Jamaroos series
Zap and the No Fly Zone is the first book in a series of 26 that will come out this year (one for each letter in the alphabet).
Each story features one of the animals that live in the Jamaroos Jungle.
The first is Zap Zebra's story. Zap is having trouble figuring out how to solve the nonstop bugging by the pesky flies. The next story we are releasing in February is about Jag Jaguar and his trials and tribulations as a nocturnal animal learning how to play the jungle bells in a crowded jungle.
Meet Sam, the mom behind the App series.
Let me introduce you to Sam, mother of a baby girl who is about to turn 1 and the Mompreneur who wrote and illustrated Z for Zap, the first in a series of 26 that will come out this year. I had a million questions for her about creating an App series (how COOL is she!?) but narrowed it down to three, which she kindly answered:
Me: When and how did you come up with the concept for your iPad book series?
Sam: I actually have two clients. One is Dale Carman who is the cofounder of Reel FX,www.reelfx.com and the founder of Carman Industries, LLC, his new company created to develop apps. In my other life I produced animated commercials and worked for him.
His client is Reading Friends, an amazing preschool in Fort Worth TX. It focuses on teaching young children to read. It has a history of educating children who end up advanced at the top of their class once they enter school. It's been around for 30 years.
Their curriculum involved capital the 26 animal characters for each letter in the alphabet. A little over a year ago, Dale met the Reading Friends team and their curriculum, and saw an opportunity to bring their characters to life and bring the proven pre-school reading curriculum to a wider audience. He reached out to me to write and illustrate the books and characters. I've written and illustrated the next book about Jag Jaguar, and it will be out in February. The following 24 books will roll out through 2013.
Me: How did you get the app developed?
Sam: This project has been a labour of love for all of us. Dale started with a group of developers in India to create the book, and ended up not being happy with the result and spent too much money. He went back to the beginning and we redid everything. With his background in animation, he taught himself how to code and build out the interactive features in the book. We hired a team of experienced local developers to build out and finish the book. I had a baby last January, and started working on this at home in the hours I could find (sometimes the middle of the night when baby was sleeping and I couldn't !?). Now I have a wonderful nanny that comes to the house while I work at home from 8am – 3pm, so I can actually dedicate enough time to get these books illustrated. I take every Wednesday off for mommy baby day.
Me: Has your baby girl discovered your iPad yet?
Sam: Only when we fly. I'm from Toronto, and she's popped up to Canada with me 7 times so far in her young life! It's been VERY HELPFUL. But she's also totally obsessed with grabbing my iPhone whenever she sees it. I'm looking forward to introducing her to reading through the app and the time I've put into it. I can't imagine anything more amazing than watching her learn to read using something I've had a hand in creating.
Z is for Zap is available in the iTunes Store . It is adorable! My son loves it.


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(WCBD) – Edisto Beach was one of the areas hit the hardest during Tropical Storm Hermine. Wednesday afternoon, Edisto Beach was shut down. People were only allowed to leave the island, and police were turning away anyone trying to drive in. People were scrambling to get everything done, and they say they were under a time crunch.
One resident, Robert Harrell, says, "I think it's too early. I've got places to be up here that I need to help get straight and ready for the storm and if I don't get it done by 3 o'clock, I can't get back down to my house to get myself packed up and get off the island. I think waiting til Thursday would've been much better for those of us on the island who have to get ready."
Harrell manages a hardware store on Edisto. He says they are running out of supplies.
Harrell says, "It's been fairly busy, selling screws, anything for tying stuff down. We're out of ropes, ratchet straps, all that sort of thing."
He says he plans to evacuate.
Harrell says, "Most people seem to be getting out."
But Jerry Christenbury did the opposite, and drove to Edisto from the upstate last night.
Christenbury says, "We remember Hugo from when it came through and all the damage it did, and so we've been watching this for about a week."
He owns a house on Edisto and drove down to get it storm ready.
Christenbury, "If it goes out to sea, great, we just wasted a little bit of time but it was fun anyway. But if it comes in, we've got a chance to save the inside of the house."
He says the roof was damaged during Hermine, so he's expecting a harder hit from Matthew.
Christenbury says, "We've got a contractor lined up to put the roof on, we just haven't had a chance to get it done, which is probably a good thing because I am sure we are going to lose shingles this time."
Edisto Beach will not allow anyone to enter the island until the hurricane has passed.


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Arlie Latham was one of the most colorful and biggest stars on Charley Comiskey's rowdy St. Louis Brown squads of the 1880's. There were no coaches back in baseball's infancy; each player used to take turns coaching 1st and 3rd base. Arlie had a particular knack for the job; he used to run up and down the third base line screaming like a lunatic at the pitcher in the middle of his wind-up. At that time there was no rule preventing a coach from engaging in such behavior. Because of his antics, the league had to establish the coaching box to prevent him from doing this. Because of his obvious proficiency at the job, after his career was finished, Latham would become baseball's first full time third base coach. The characteristic chatter that goes on in the field, with constant encouragement to the pitcher and derogatory remarks to the batter that is part of the fabric of the game is also attributed to Latham. It was this kind of mischievous behavior on the diamond that earned him his moniker as the "Freshest Man on the Earth", which was a popular song during that period.
Latham always was intent on injecting humor into baseball. Playing one game in front of a sparse crowd, which he described as "eight fans and a stray dog", Arlie stopped the game, tipped his hat, and said "Ladies and gentlemen, please don't go yet. Do you see that church steeple over there? As soon as this game is over, I am personally am going to dive off that steeple into a quart of milk." On another occasion, Arlie became enraged over a decision made by umpire Tim Hurst. He slammed his glove to the ground, and kicked it toward Hurst, who then kicked it back to Arlie. Arlie kicked it back to Hurst, Hurst back again. The two continued to engage in this match until the glove finally came to rest in the depths of center field.
On one occasion, the Brownies were playing the Brooklyn club in the final game of the season. The winner of the game would win the pennant. St. Louis had the lead in the seventh inning, 4-2, when storm clouds gathered on the horizon, and the field grew dark. Comiskey asked the umpire to call the game, but he refused. Arlie then ordered 12 large candles brought to the bench, lighting them as a hint to the umpire that the game should be called. The umpire strolled over and blew out the candles, whereupon Arlie lit them again. This went on several times, until the umpire, now in a rage, forfeited the game to Brooklyn. Luckily for the Browns, their protest was upheld, and that decision was overturned.
The instigator of the candle episode was said to be the owner of the Browns, Chris von der Ahe, a bulbous-nosed German immigrant who was quite a character in his own right. Von der Ahe used to sit in his own special box, and summon players, police and his lackeys with a whistle to attend to his needs when necessary. He would be especially irate after a loss, storming the clubhouse, goatee sticking out several inches, and say things like "Chris vil do all da drinking for dis club, see?" After awhile, the players tired of this, and one day they locked him out. After the game, he pounded on the door, shouting, "Dis is Chris, dis is Chris!" Latham proceeded to fill a bucket of ice, and poured it over his owner's head. An irate Von der Ahe called a meeting after the game. He stated that he intended to fine the perpetrator $50. He offered $200 for any player who told him the name of the responsible player. Latham immediately confessed to the offense. Von der Ahe bellowed "That vil cost you $50!" but Latham collected the $200 reward.
Besides being a cut-up, Arlie was a heck of a ballplayer. His greatest season was in 1887. That year Latham batted .316, with 198 hits, 45 walks, 129 stolen bases, and an unbelievable 163 runs scored. If you add up his hits and walks, he was on base 243 times, scoring 163 times, an incredible percentage. It is entirely possible that Arlie was the greatest SAGNOF in the history of Roundball. Arlie once challenged the famous evangelist, Billy Sunday, to a footrace. Sunday was once a baseball player before he hit the sawdust trail – in fact; he was described by some pundits to be the equal of the immortal Ty Cobb. The Parson won the race by quite a few strides.
Latham lived a long life, during which time he coached for John McGraw, became the oldest man to ever steal a base, taught King George V how to throw and catch a baseball, served seventeen years as the Administrator of Baseball in England, operated a delicatessen in Manhattan, and was the press box custodian for the Yankees and Giants. Arlie died in 1952 at the ripe old age of 92. He was an endearing man who enjoyed life immensely. He was a great ambassador for baseball.


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Rafael Benítez has launched a resolute defence of Fernando Torres after the striker was booed off the pitch during Chelsea's defeat against Swansea City, insisting the supporters "will love him again" when his form improves.
Torres was replaced by Demba Ba after 81 minutes on Wednesday night and came under fire from a large section of the home fans at Stamford Bridge. However, Chelsea's interim manager claimed the Spaniard's poor performance was due to a stomach bug that he picked up more than a week ago.
Benítez said that because Ba had sustained a hamstring injury in training, Torres was the right choice to start the first leg of the Capital One Cup semi-final, and praised him for playing through severe pain.
"We only had Fernando Torres so he was doing a massive effort for the team. He was criticised but was working so hard in difficult circumstances," Benítez said. "The other day he was sick on the bench, that was why he didn't play at Southampton. He was there and making an effort just in case.
"It was explained to me as a bug, a virus. He is feeling better, but there are still some problems. The fans loved Torres when he was scoring and giving everything, they will love him again when he starts scoring goals again. They will appreciate the effort."
Asked about Torres's perceived negative body language, Benítez added: "In England if a player makes a mistake, what do you expect? Bad body language is normal. Fernando Torres is improving in a lot of things. If he is not sick he will be smiling and everybody will be saying the body language is good."
Following the 2-0 defeat to Swansea, which Chelsea will try to overturn in the second leg at the Liberty Stadium on 23 January, the chair of the club's supporters group described the atmosphere in the stands as "toxic".
Much of the fans' ire was directed at Torres, who has not justified his £50m transfer fee since arriving from Liverpool in January 2011, having scored 14 goals in 66 Premier League appearances.
Benítez acknowledged that the significant price tag for the 28-year-old has left Chelsea fans expecting more from the striker, but he is confident that Torres can turn his form around after a miserable spell in west London so far.
"Because the club paid big money, everybody expected a relation between money and goals to be easy," Benítez said. "He is a top striker so defenders are more aware of him. He can score again and will have more confidence.
" I would like to see all my players pressured every day. When a professional is not doing as well as expected he will be criticised."
Chelsea visit Stoke City on Saturday but Torres is expected to be left on the bench, with Ba starting up front. Petr Cech could return from a groin injury, while John Terry will be in the squad for the first time since suffering knee ligament damage against Liverpool in November, after playing 45 minutes in an Under-21 match against Fulham on Thursday, although he will not be in the starting XI.
The European champions' form has been better away from home this season, which many believe is a direct result of the hostility directed at Benítez and the negative atmosphere inside Stamford Bridge. The speculation surrounding the futures of Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole, two players who are highly regarded by the Chelsea supporters, has also contributed to the uncertainty.
On the reception he continues to receive, Benítez said: "I would prefer them to support the manager and the players. But that's the way it is. If we continue winning it will be easier and the players will be under less pressure. Then it will be fine.
"The majority of the fans support the team and enjoy it when we are doing well. Some are expecting more and we will try to give them more. If they are happy, fine. If not we will try to change them by winning games."
Benítez, who was appointed in November, said speculation that Roman Abramovich will attempt to lure Pep Guardiola to Chelsea in the summer does not faze him and claimed that he should not be judged after such a short time in charge.
"I am under contract and will do my best for the team," he said. "I signed a contract and have to do my best to improve the team. I have been here seven weeks. The players are happy, the staff are doing a great job and doing their best every day. Things are going in the right direction."


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Friday, June 20, 2014
One Month
Sweet Hayes.
Five weeks now, to be precise.
Day by day, making our home light shine a whole lot brighter.
* Also, thank you for all your solid input on the last post. So many great comments, and suggestions we will most definitely be making use of over at The Ma Books here soon.
And please, keep the suggestions, contributions, personal comments coming. Together we can build a site we all love and look forward to reading. You know, a village, as they say.
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thank you Catie. I think so too, but I am biased, so I never really know :)Delete
He is a truly beautiful baby. XO.ReplyDelete
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You have quite the enviable brood of boys. My own will be a month this Sunday. I'm happy to have the MaBooks to read as I navigate this new time in our lives. Your position is refreshing, and I'm always happy to know I'm not reading a covertly sponsored post when coming to these pages. Sending love and light!ReplyDelete
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Love that first picture. The colors. The rug. The baby ;)
ou lucky girl.
That is one gorgeous baby. Can't wait to see who he resembles, each of your boys is such an indecent character. I'm loving the Ma Books too. I have no clue how you're pulling it all off!ReplyDelete
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Haha, glad I took the time to re-read this AFTER I posted, because I certainly don't think your boys are 'indecent' characters!! ;) I meant 'independent'... thx autocorrect :)Delete
He is a sweetie. I love all his little cooing noises he makes :)ReplyDelete
Hayes looks so comfy in the world. Great pics~ I am quite partial to the one where his eyes are open.ReplyDelete
He is so beautiful and perfect! So happy for you all to have such a handsome addition to your family! :)ReplyDelete
Ahhhh! He is so beautiful!ReplyDelete
you have beautiful children!ReplyDelete
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Man pleads guilty in Pender County murderFriday, July 18th, 2014
PENDER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — 41-year-old Tony Allen Harris plead guilty today in the 2012 murder of Debra Gail Long.
According to District Attorney, Ben David, Harris appeared in Pender County Superior Court and plead guilty to second-degree murder. The case was scheduled to go to trial July 28.
Long and Harris were previously romantically involved. She was found in her home on Chinaberry Lane in Rocky Point on June 6, 2012. Harris stabbed Long fourteen times in the face, neck and chest.
"Cases of domestic violence receive my office's full attention and this case was no different," said Ben David. "We are happy to bring this result to Ms. Long's family and look forward to giving them the opportunity to speak on their mother's behalf at the time of sentencing."
Sentencing will take place July 29. Harris remains in custody.
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15. Sean Maitland: 6
Very rarely got the ball in hand and when he did, he would either needlessly kick it away or he would ship it on. Compared to last week he did not look comfortable at the back, and although he did well under the high ball, he has to be put back on the wing for the next game.
14. Tommy Seymour: 6
In a game where the ball was never going to make it as far as the wing, Seymour still neglected to come infield and offer an attacking option. Made a couple of half breaks but that was about as good as it got.
13. Nick de Luca: 5.5
Received the ball only a handful of times all game. His handling was poor and he never once got passed the gainline. A change definitely needs to be made at outside centre.
12. Duncan Taylor: 6.5
Better than his centre partner, Taylor seemed solid enough in defence and made a few yards with a number of carries. No attacking spark though.
11. Sean Lamont: 6.5
One of Scotland's better players in the first half but fell away in the second. His tackling and defensive work was impressive and he made hard yards with the ball in hand.
10. Ruaridh Jackson: 6
The fly-half was far too deep in attack and many of his passes didn't reach their intended recipients. His chips in open play might have looked good, but they gained little or no yards and often just ended back in the Boks' possession.
9. Greig Laidlaw: 5.5
One of Laidlaw's worst games for a long time. His distribution to Jackson was often too high or behind him and his organisation of a forward pack under so much pressure was poor.
1. Alasdair Dickinson: 7
Considered one of Scotland's lesser able props, Dickinson held his own in the scrum and made a number of tackles and carries in open play. Improving from game to game.
2. Ross Ford: 5.5
Just like last week, Ford's hooking was non-existent and his lineouts extremely poor. His rating is only so high due to the number of tackles he made. Pat MacArthur has to be given a shot against Australia.
3. Moray Low: 6.5
Just like Dickinson, Low held his own against a far superior opposition pack when he was expected not to. One of the few players to finish the game with his reputation intact.
4. Richie Gray: 6
A very quiet game from someone who should have been leading from the front, his lineout jumping was poor and although he did nothing wrong, he also did nothing to catch the eye.
5. Jim Hamilton: 7
Big Jim was placed in the squad for a reason and he did exactly what he was supposed to do; disrupt the Bok attack and put them on the back foot when tackling. Also made a few vital turnovers.
6. Alasdair Strokosch: 7.5
Not the best in attack, but he was willing to take the ball in hand and run at South Africa, which is more than can be said for many of his teammates. Slowed down ball at the breakdown and he was Scotland's most prolific tackler with 18.
7. John Barclay: 7
Hopefully Scott Johnson may have learnt something with playing a proper seven in this game. Again, he did well at the breakdown and made a number of tackles.
8. Dave Denton: 7
Like last week, there is no faulting Denton's efforts. Carried the ball on a number of occasions and, like his back-row colleagues, he tackled well.
Replacements: 7
Chris Cusiter played well when he came on and Duncan Weir showed more attacking intent than Jackson. Jonny Gray and the other replacement forwards got stuck in to the South African pack when they started to tire.
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Adele Covers 'Cosmopolitan' December 2011
Adele shows off her wild side in Dolce&Gabbana on the cover of Cosmopolitan's December 2011 issue.
The 23-year-old English singer/songwriter chatted about who her favorite singers of all time are.
"My favorite singers are Etta James and Aretha Franklin. If you were to look up the word singer in the dictionary you'd see their names. Not mine," she dished.
Adele recently had to cancel her U.S. tour because of issues with her throat – she'll undergo surgery but is expected to make a full recovery.
For more from Adele, visit Cosmopolitan.com!
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I'm so glad the Olympics are over. Finally, I can get back to being a productive, contributing member of society. I've been enthralled with the 2012 Summer Olympics — so much so that I've completely tuned out all media sites (even Facebook and Twitter) during the day to avoid spoilers. It seems I've also tuned out other people.
I'm so glad the Olympics are over. Finally, I can get back to being a productive, contributing member of society. I've been enthralled with the 2012 Summer Olympics — so much so that I've completely tuned out all media sites (even Facebook and Twitter) during the day to avoid spoilers. It seems I've also tuned out other people.
This infatuation with the Olympics has harmed some vital relationships for me. I received a text from my daughter the other day that read, "having a great time at the beach." Confused, I walked to her bedroom and confirmed she wasn't there — and appeared to have been gone for several days. I sent back the following text: "Hope things are going swimmingly. Enjoy the beach volleyball."
During the first week of the Summer Games, a co-worker called me to apologize about missing work the previous day. I couldn't let him know that, due to sleep-depravity from watching handball until 4 a.m., I was oblivious to his absence. So, I told him to "dive back into things because even on marathon days, it's a sprint to the finish." He now seemed more confused than me — an Olympic feat in its own right.
My Olympics watching has produced one bright spot. Since the opening ceremony, I've become a self-proclaimed medal winner, bringing home gold in the couch potato event, silver in insomnia and setting a personal best in laziness.
In addition, I've become quite the expert in Olympic sports and would like to share some insights on how the Americans can bring home more hardware at the 2016 games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
First, I think the U.S. Olympic Committee should focus on the three events in which the American contingent has never won a medal: badminton, table tennis and handball.
The 2012 U.S. badminton team sent three players to the London games: Rena Wang in women's singles and Howard Bach and Tony Gunawan in men's doubles, all of whom failed to move out of pool play.
Nearly every summer cookout in the South includes a raucous game of badminton. All Southerners have been to one of these events where no one knows the rules, everyone hits the birdie — which, incidentally, is officially known as a shuttlecock — as hard as they possibly can, and where at least one of the women, usually an aunt visiting from out of town, trips spectacularly over her own feet and crashes into the net.
Surely we could transform enough of these backyard warriors into world-class athletes and rejuvenate the U.S. badminton program. We're just recruiting players in the wrong places.
My second suggestion would require some finagling, but I believe it could be done. The U.S. Olympic Committee should push the International Olympic Committee to add a "beer pong" category to the table tennis program. This would entice hoards of fresh young Americans, primarily collegiate-aged players, into the sport. I imagine that Ireland and Germany would field strong teams as well, but I don't see the American squad being kept off the podium.
My last suggestion comes with some misgivings, but I believe it's time that handball be removed from the Olympics and replaced with something a little more American. Don't get me wrong; this is not a knock on handball. It's actually a fun sport to play (from what I can remember from eighth-grade gym class) and fun to watch (even in the wee hours of the morning). But, common sense tells me that we are too far removed from the sport to compete on an international level. That's why I recommend that the USOC push for replacing handball with cornhole for the event lineup for 2016.
We already have a governing body (the American Cornhole Organization) and according to the ACO's website, Americans dominate the world rankings in singles and doubles. From a nationalistic point of view, bringing cornhole to the Olympics seems like a no-brainer. In addition, televising cornhole would be a hit in the South, home of 12 of the top 15 cornhole players in the world. The U.S. Olympic Cornhole team might be the only chance we ever have of seeing athletes competing in cut-off jeans and airbrushed T-shirts.
The 2012 Summer Olympics had something for everyone. There were surprises and upsets, heartbreak and jubilation, but my favorite Olympic moment came courtesy of my 11-year-old daughter. After watching Jamaica's Usain Bolt once again become the world's fastest man, she proclaimed:
"Well of course the dude named 'Bolt' was going to win. It doesn't seem very fair to everyone else running."
Wayne Hunt has been a lifelong fan of the Olympics and attended the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta. He is already making plans for a return trip — to the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


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Neither of our two choices for best graphics application even has a GUI interface. Sometimes you need to script something, and converting any unlicensed GIFs you may have lying around to the legal PNG format is one of those times.
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There is a large selection of backup tools for Linux, and we're glad, because it makes it easier to back up your new Linux box where the Powers that Be have already chosen the backup software to be used.
At Linux Journal though, we run Amanda. We can get whatever software we want at no charge because software companies give us copies to butter us up. But our sysadmin team chose Amanda, which stands for "Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk Archiver". There's an unrelated project called Amanda at Berkeley, so be sure not to install the wrong software—the Berkeley Amanda is the Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array, and you don't want to find yourself with a bunch of muon-tracking data instead of backups of your files.
Amanda is classic, old-school free software—infinitely configurable, not fancy, but reliable. It takes a while to learn and set up, but once you've got it configured the way you want, it should be trouble-free.
In an earlier article we wrote, "Jabber is built so wide open that it's hard to see the limits of what can be done with it." And we like the "explosive combination" of XML and instant messaging. With Jabber, any two identities, whether human or machine, can send and receive real-time messages that contain pretty much anything and can do so in a structured way, independent, if necessary, of intermediating protocols. Jabber is going to be the basis of some fun applications.
Think of Blender as the planter for the render farm—it's the application that lets you design 3-D scenes. But fire it up and you'll quickly realize that Blender is no Xpaint. This is some heavy software and takes a real-time investment to learn. But we judge a tree by its fruits, and digital art produced with Blender is pretty impressive.
Tim Perdue, a well-known PHP wizard, explained the benefits of using PostgreSQL as a back-end database for his web projects: "To start, we will make use of Postgres' SELECT...FOR UPDATE syntax, which effectively locks selected rows so you can update them and commit your changes within a transaction."
And, he adds, "With some databases, like MySQL, you can't easily lock specific rows of data to prevent other processes from decrementing the inventory while you are also trying to decrement the inventory. What you wind up with is inaccurate numbers and a useless inventory count." Now, we can't have that. If your e-commerce site sells the last Furby twice, you're in big trouble.
For "big-database" features and the configurability and administration advantages of open source, we give PostgreSQL a big thumbs-up.
If you invest your time and money in a computer game, you want to see people suffer when you shoot them, right? Anatomically correct gunshot wounds. Screams of agony. Simplistic plot. Put it all together and what do you get? Hours of fun, that's what.
Weak stomach? Try GNOME Freecell.
We must confess something right now. Here at Linux Journal, we're just not big office suite users. We basically get by with vi until we send articles to layout, and when someone sends us a proprietary-format document, we just trash it and add them to the bozo list. But every once in a while, in our personal lives, we have to do up a batch of anti-DMCA flyers or something. For that, there's StarOffice. A bit on the hoggish side, but it gets the job done. And we'll buy beers for Sun people at the next Linux show—thank you for putting the new version under the GPL.


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Yenzer tries to get young players to higher level of speed
Published 7:38 pm, Sunday, August 26, 2012
The biggest adjustment for a player advancing from one level of football to another is typically learning how to deal with the increased speed with which the higher level is played. Such was the case for Midland High in its scrimmage against Temple on Friday.
The Bulldogs feature new starters at a majority of positions this season, and most of the players on the varsity squad spent the main part of last season on the junior varsity. That's why it didn't surprise Midland High coach Craig Yenzer when the Bulldogs seemed a bit caught off guard at the beginning of the Temple scrimmage.
"I thought we kind of did what I expected us to do," Yenzer said. "It took us a while to catch up with the speed (Temple) possesses. That was expected, but I was pleased with intensity early."
Yenzer attributed some of the problems Midland High had with Temple to a lack of continuity due to starters at several positions still being decided. For example, the offense never got into a rhythm as senior Connor Beck and Joseph Perez and junior Sam Grimes were continuously subbing in and out for one another.
"The battle we're having at QB led to us having no continuity offensively," Yenzer said. "We were rotating a lot of people at a lot of different positions. Temple didn't do that. They have their quarterback in place, and they knew who their starters were at other positions."
Yenzer said the position battles will be placed behind the Bulldogs beginning today, though. He plans to have a depth chart in place and the varsity roster for the season opener against El Paso Coronado on Friday finalized. That includes deciding on a quarterback to lead the offense, although he will not officially reveal his decision until later today.
Yenzer hopes finalizing the remaining position battles will allow the Bulldogs to practice at a faster pace as they prepare to open the regular season.
"We have to get this stuff fixed. We're running out of time," Yenzer said. "We have to start moving forward and give our starters more reps in practice. I thought we got a lot out of the scrimmage, but we have to learn how to increase our practice habits, increase our intensity and practice faster. We have to get practices as close to game speed as we possibly can."
After all, district play is now less than three weeks away for the Bulldogs.
"We don't have a lot of time to get ready for district this year," Yenzer noted. "We must make sure we have everything in place by the time we open district against Amarillo Tascosa. That's what all of this is about."
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Fantastic holiday at Yuvam Hotel! Jun 15, 2011
My mum and me stayed for two weeks in Hotel Yuvam. We really enjoyed our holiday there. The staff members were really nice and they would do anything for you. All are very hard workers and they keep smiling the whole day. Some nights they even wanted to go out and asked me and others to go with them. Some of them also try to speak Dutch!
The pool could possibly do with some updating but, most of the time we lay on the beach. Sometimes there was no space on the beach, but Mehmet the beachmaster was always there for you to make some place. You can order drinks and food on the beach by Mehmet and someone of the staff will bring it to you.
The room was good enough, the only thing we did in the room was sleeping, changing clothes and using the bathroom. I didn't like the shower that much but it was good enough.
Breakfast was nice and there is a 10% discount off evening meals if you are staying at the hotel. It's not on the menu card but you can also get (buy) fishbowls and water pipes.
The Keleş family (hotel owners) are really sweet, my mum fell and her elbow was total dislocated, so we needed to go to the hospital. The Keleş family were all the time with me and my mum in the hospital (for a few hours) and helped us very good!
We wanted to stay another week but then my mum fell and she wanted to go home..
Will definitely be back again as soon as possible!
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Set on the beach, but only a few minute's walk back into town, the Yuvam Hotel Marmaris is a good choice for short and long-term visitors to the area, as well as those on business or leisure trips. It is less than mile into the heart of the city, making it a convenient and peaceful accommodation. The Yuvam Hotel Marmaris is located at Kemeralty Mahallesi Uzunyaly Sok No122 which is approximately 55 miles from the Dalaman Airport, and less than two miles from the bus station.
The 42 rooms in the Yuvam Hotel Marmaris are all equipped with modern conveniences that include private balconies, climate controls, full baths, television, direct dial phones, and more.
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Since Sony split with Ericsson they have been trying to re-brand their products very quickly with some new stock, the latest one launched today is the Xperia Sola, which according to Nokia has a "floating touch" UI and great web browsing, alongside that the device comes with a dual-core NovaThor processor (which sounds awesome), NFC technology and other spectacular features.
Getting back to the floating touch UI, according to Nokia this will provide an entirely new experience for the user as it will allow you to perform tasks on the phone without touching the display, instead, all you have to do is hover you finger above the screen, like a moving cursor.
Alongside the great new user interface, the Sola will also have a 1GHz dual-core processor, 3.7-inch Reality display with Sony's mobile BRAVIA engine, which according to Sony provides "razor sharp clarity."Alongside which you also get xCLOUD technology, 3D surround sound, a 5-megapixel camera and 8GBs of storage.
One thing we thing lets the whole phone down is it's OS, as the Sola isn't running Android's latest Ice Cream Sandwich OS and instead their previous 2.1 Gingerbread. But Sony has stated they will update this to 4.0 in the summer.
One cool thing Sony have decided to build that can work alongside the Sola's NFC technology is their new SmartTags, which will be included with the phone providing you with options to personalise with 10 different commands, they basically allow you to change settings and launch apps from your phone just by touching a tag, check ou the video below if you want to know more.
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I think this phone sounds great and if I actually liked Android I would probably buy one, currently the device will be available around the world in black, white and red during the second quarter of 2012.
Check out this video Sony made showing the Xperia Sola:
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China Telecom profit falls, but shares rise on network deal
Fixed-line operator aims to further expand 3G mobile base through purchase of parent's wireless set-up despite a profit fall of 8.3pc
China Telecom, the world's largest fixed-line network operator, plans to step up the expansion of its 3G mobile user base after landing a deal to buy the wireless network of its parent company.
Chairman and chief executive Wang Xiaochu said the Hong Kong-listed carrier, which posted yesterday a drop in interim net profit, agreed to pay 84.6 billion yuan (about HK$103.7 billion) in cash to acquire the domestic mobile network it is now leasing from state-owned parent China Telecommunications Corp.
The acquisition is slated to close at the end of this year. It comprises a nationwide mobile infrastructure that supports the 2G cdmaOne and 3G CDMA2000 mobile standards.
"That is 19 per cent below our purchase price assumption of 104 billion yuan and 30 per cent lower than the asset's 120 billion yuan book value at the end of last year," said Lisa Soh, an analyst at Macquarie Capital Securities. Wang described the deal as "timely" and made "at a fair and reasonable price".
Operating the smallest of the mainland's three nationwide wireless networks, China Telecom has discussed plans to acquire its parent's mobile infrastructure since March last year. The deal would allow the carrier to boost operating efficiency and cut expenses by avoiding the escalating costs of leasing the network.
The price of China Telecom's shares rose 4.51 per cent to close at HK$4.17 each yesterday on news of the transaction.
That may have lessened the sting of a disappointing 8.3 per cent fall in first-half net profit to 8.8 billion yuan, down from a revised 9.6 billion yuan a year earlier, mainly due to intense market competition, higher operating expenditures and increased marketing costs.
Wang said China Telecom's introduction of Apple's iPhone to its network in March "required an appropriate increase in marketing initiatives" this year that would pressure profitability in the near term. But he expected the iPhone to help the company draw more high-end users, which would "enhance long-term sustainable growth".
Citing confidentiality agreements with Apple, Wang declined to say how many iPhone users were now with China Telecom and how much subsidy it provided for that smartphone.
First-half revenue climbed 14.8 per cent to a record 138 billion yuan, up from 120.2 billion yuan the previous year, as it added more 3G subscribers and mobile data usage grew.
China Telecom, which became Apple's second mainland carrier-partner after China Unicom, reported 144.18 million total mobile subscribers at the end of June, including 50.96 million 3G network users.
As more users accessed the internet through their 3G smartphones, China Telecom's first-half mobile data revenue rose 46.7 per cent to 19.3 billion yuan from 13.1 billion yuan a year ago.
Wang noted there was an "accelerated migration trend" by domestic 2G users to 3G networks in the first half. "Approximately 900 million 2G service users nationwide are potential 3G users of the company," he said.
Macquarie's Soh, however, said the plan to scale up the carrier's 3G business "seems to suggest that [domestic] competition will not ease in the second half", which will "put more pressure on China Telecom's declining profitability this year".
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SUNDERLAND are set to complete a whirlwind 24 hours in the transfer market today with the signings of Craig Gardner and Ji Dong-won.
With the unveiling of Ipswich starlet Connor Wickham yesterday, it means the Black Cats have made three signings in the space of a day and with Keiren Westwood and Seb Larsson's moves set to be officially rubber-stamped by the club tomorrow, five signings in 72 hours.
Gardner's signing has happened relatively smoothly while Ji's was complicated by the pursuit of a work permit for the South Korean.
But manager Steve Bruce will be delighted to have all five available to be part of pre-season preparations.
The squad is due to return from its summer break next week and while not all the new signings might be there from day one – Ji, for example, will have loose ends to tie up in his homeland – they will all be available over the next few weeks to work on match fitness and team spirit ahead of a new campaign.
Wickham and Ji will add height to the front-line not seen since the departure of Kenwyne Jones, Seb Larsson will provide a danger from set-pieces which has been missing since the days of Nicky Summerbee, while Gardner will offer a potential for goals from midfield which has been lacking in recent seasons.
Sunderland fans can expect more signings through the door with Sunderland still hoping to sign Manchester United trio John O'Shea, Wes Brown and Darron Gibson.
Wigan striker Charles N'Zogbia remains a key target of the summer but that is likely to take time with Sunderland having to offload players and reduce the wage bill before he genuinely comes within their reach.


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SEATTLE (AP) -- Two people, including a toddler, were fatally shot Monday night in a south Seattle apartment and police shot and critically wounded a gunman.
A 6-year-old girl, stabbed in the head, was hospitalized in serious condition, Harborview Medical Center spokeswoman Susan Gregg-Hanson said.
Police responding to 911 calls about a shooting at about 7:15 p.m. saw an armed young man on the balcony of an apartment. He pointed the gun at officers, then disappeared inside, Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske said.
The young man, in his late teens or early 20s, then jumped out a window and began running, the chief said. Officers chased him.
''He refused to stop and in fact confronted officers with the gun,'' the chief said. ''Shots were fired and the suspect was wounded.''
The young man was reported in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was undergoing surgery Monday night at Harborview.
Kerlikowske could not say immediately whether shots had been fired at police. One witness told KING-TV the gunman had fired at police.
Police entered the residence, in the 9200 block of 51st Avenue South in the Rainier Beach area, to find the bodies of a 2- or 3-year-old boy and a young man in his late teens. Both had been shot, the chief said.
They also found the stabbed 6-year-old girl. A police officer who was also an emergency room nurse began treating her, the chief said.
''The officers acted, in my opinion, extremely courageously by chasing this armed suspect down the street,'' the chief said.
Kerlikowske said he did not know a motive for the attacks nor the relationship, if any, between the armed man and the victims.
In his first year in office, Kerlikowske has faced World Trade Organization anniversary protests, Mardi Gras riots that left one man dead, and the fatal shooting of a black motorist by police.
He stepped in to lead the city's troubled Police Department after the resignation of Norm Stamper, who shouldered blame for the handling of the 1999 WTO protests that left downtown in shambles.
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Nicole Kidman's spokesperson has brushed off reports the actress is expecting her second baby with Keith Urban, insisting the actress is "absolutely" not pregnant.
The Moulin Rouge! star and the country singer, who married in 2006, welcomed little Sunday Rose in to the world in July 2008.
The actress was recently spotted sporting a fuller figure than usual, prompting speculation she was expecting again – but her representative tells GossipCop.com Kidman is "absolutely, positively NOT pregnant".
Kidman also has two children, Bella and Connor, from her marriage to Tom Cruise.


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"Successful organizations in the twenty-first century will have to become more like incubators of leadership. Wasting talent will become increasingly costly in a world of rapid change. Developing that leadership will, in turn, demand flatter and leaner structures along with less controlling and more risk-taking cultures. The negative consequences of putting people with potential into small boxes and micromanaging them will only increase. People need to be encouraged to attempt to lead, at first on a small scale, both to help the organization adapt to changing circumstances and to help themselves to grow. In this way, through thousands of hours of trial and error, coaching, and encouragement, they will achieve their potential."
Leading Change, John P. Kotter (page 166)