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The genius of this book comes from neither Peter nor Andrew Schiff, however. Much of the credit belongs to Irwin A. Schiff, who created the first draft of this introduction to Austrian economics back in 1985. The Schiff brothers acknowledge that "this story would best be described as a riff on the original." But Peter and Andrew Schiff have perfected their father's already brilliant work, which had some presentational shortcomings. The sons have new illustrations by Brendan Leach, and additional material that brings the text up to date.
In other words the Schiff brothers have, as good capitalists have done for generations, improved the works of their forebears and risen to new heights. Lew Rockwell of the Ludwig von Mises Institute is in the habit of saying that the best introduction to Austrian economics is Tom Woods' brilliant Meltdown. Although he has been correct on that point, he may no longer be.
This short, easy read is a work of genius, illustrating economic concepts using a simple island economy of three people — Able, Baker, and Charlie — dependent upon their livelihood by fishing with their hands. The authors explain how the three improve their lives by creating "capital" (fishing nets and other technology) through risk-taking investment, under-consumption, and savings. The economic basics are outlined in the first 90 pages of this book, including money ("fish" on the island economy), inflation, and banking. The subject matter is covered almost in comic-book style.
The second part of the book attacks Keynesian "controlled economy" economic fallacies that politicians have pushed since the New Deal, employing fishy/nautical names for historical figures who took part in development or government destruction of the island economy such as Franky Deep (Franklin Delano Roosevelt), Buddy Goldfin (Barry Goldwater), and Ally Greenfin (Alan Greenspan). Peter Schiff even makes a cameo in the mythical island fish world as "Piker Skiff," an accurate economist who's laughed at on talk shows by conventional political operators. This matches the real world, as Peter Schiff was indeed laughed at on numerous talk shows in 2006 and 2007 for accurately predicting the current "Great Recession" and explaining in detail why and how it would happen.
The genius of this book is that even a middle-school economics student could understand the basic concepts outlined in this book. As a teacher of high-school students, I can testify that this book could be understood by even the most basic of my students. It would make an excellent textbook for an "Introduction to Economics" course in any high school or middle school.
While children should be able to understand the concepts outlined in this book, adults desperately need to understand these concepts as well. But most don't. This book could be an easy cure for economic ignorance, as most adults could absorb it in a few hours. The Schiff brothers take on the greatest economic myth of the modern era: Deflation is bad, but inflation is good. They note in digressions from the book's narrative that "during a recession prices need to fall in order to rebalance the economy. Recessions should be deflationary. Falling prices will cushion the blow of low employment. Somehow, modern economists see falling prices as a never-ending abyss toward demand destruction. They forget that when prices fall far enough, people start spending again. The process allows unneeded inventories to be worked off, and for prices to fall to a level justified by underlying supply and demand. By keeping prices artificially high, inflation prevents this from happening."
The Schiffs explain that despite the political emphasis on job creation, "it is not the aim of an economy to provide jobs. The goal is simply to increase productivity." Even raw economic growth numbers can sometimes be deceiving, if the growth is based upon government stimulus. Government stimulus leads to inefficient investment, which creates bubbles that must eventually burst.
Such was the case with the housing bubble, which all economists — except those from the Austrian school — failed to predict. The Schiff brothers note: "It was as if all the meteorologists in the country failed to predict a category 5 hurricane when it was just 10 miles off the coast of Miami. Is there any more evidence needed to confirm the utter cluelessness of mainstream economic thinkers?" Yet despite the urgent pleas of warning from Peter Schiff and hundreds of other Austrian economists, the refrain from most people after the bust was that nobody could have known.
But the signs were clear for anyone who took the time to look that a bubble had formed. Citing Robert Schiller's Irrational Exuberance, Schiff notes that "in the 100 years between 1900 and 2000, home prices increased by 3.4 percent per year (which is slightly higher than the rate of inflation). There were good reasons for this. Prices were firmly tied to people's ability to pay, which is a function of income and credit availability. But from 1997 to 2006 national home prices gained an astounding 19.4 percent per year on average. So why would people pay so much? The difference was credit, which government policy made much cheaper and easier to get."
Sadly, even most college-educated people today can't put their finger on the real cause of the housing bubble/bust, other than to label it as "greed." Greed was the main cause. But most don't know that it was greed for office, rather than just the banks' financial greed. The Schiffs acknowledge this unfortunate fact: "Wall Street leaders were also irresponsible. The profits made by the big banks during the boom years were obscene. After the crash they should have paid far more dearly than they have. But bankers were playing the distorted hand dealt them by government."
The Schiff brothers conclude: "So the good news is that now we have finally learned to be more realistic.... Right? Wrong. Even after the collapse of the mortgage market, people still don't understand how home prices are influenced by government policies. And so while the Bush and Obama administrations have committed massive amounts of government resources to prop up the deflating market, people still don't recognize how these trusses are simply extending the pain and setting us up for an even bigger fall."
That's not a happy picture, but they end the book on a hopeful note: "There is time to stop the train before it heads off the cliff." They write: "We need leaders who have the courage to be honest with voters, and voters who have the strength to accept the hard work of economic renewal." Part of that means rejecting the Keynesian consumer-spending pseudo-economy and acknowledging that "an economy can't grow because people spend; people spend because an economy grows."
The Schiff brothers have perfected one heck of a fish story. If enough Americans read this book, Keynes' bogus economic voodoo will be thrown out to sea and America will see prosperity again.
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes, by Peter D. Schiff and Andrew J. Schiff, Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons, 2010, 233 pages, hardcover.


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May 30, 2012
Public-Private Partnership Plans Kickoff of 'ECEWorks!'
Effort led by L.A.'s early childhood education experts, business leaders and educators seeks to boost stature and salaries of L.A. County's preschool teachers and childcare workers
LOS ANGELES -- First 5 LA has joined forces with university academicians, local preschool education experts and Los Angeles business leaders to undertake a major multi-year effort to raise the professional standing and earnings of nearly 41,000 local women and men they believe are critical to the growth and vitality of the L.A. County economy due to their work in childcare and preschool education.
First 5 LA will announce the launch of ECEWorks! on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at UCLA Anderson School of Management (UCLA Campus Building B., Room B1.17, Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095).
First 5 LA has teamed with UCLA Anderson School of Management, UCLA Forecast, Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP) L.A. County Office of Education (LACOE) and L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce to put their combined weight behind a campaign to nurture, strengthen and expand L.A. County's childcare and preschool workforce.
Representatives from UCLA Anderson School of Management, Los Angeles Universal Preschool, L.A. County Office of Education and UCLA Forecast will join First 5 LA at their public-private partnership announcement. ECEWorks! is a public outreach effort of First 5 LA's Early Care and Education Career Development Policy Project.
ECEWorks! will highlight the professional work of L.A. County's nearly 41,000 childcare workers and preschool teachers. It will focus attention on their critical role in providing childhood learning, comprehension and social development to hundreds of thousands of L.A. County children aged 0 to 5 each year.
ECEWorks! intends to show the economic might of L.A. County's ECE workforce. In 2011, childcare centers, licensed family childcare homes and licensed preschools contributed $1.7 billion to the L.A. County economy.
ECE is a growth industry. It tops legal services, hotels, women's retail clothing stores and other small businesses in terms of total L.A. County employment. But despite the ECE field's economic standing, L.A. County lacks enough career childcare workers and preschool teachers to meet the region's growing demand for childcare services. Hampering hiring efforts is the fact that ECE workers earn far less than their teaching counterparts in K-12 education.
ECEWorks! is an effort to change how ECE workers are viewed by the public and policymakers by developing a multi-part strategy to increase the total number of career childcare workers and preschool teachers in L.A. County, and mounting a focused campaign to raise their childcare and preschool teacher compensation to encourage continuing education, professionalism and to promote career longevity in the field of early care and education.
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Herman Cain: 'The Biggest Threat to the Left Since the Fall of Communism'
Sexually obsessed tabloid persona Andrea Peyser customarily writes her column by feeding her cat large quantities of GHB-laced Fancy Feast, and then allowing it to wander over her keyboard. Still, today's is even more laughable than usual. Who would have thought that a racist white lady would lionize a black Republican? Oh, everybody!
Andrea Peyser is contractually obligated as a frothing New York Post columnist to be impressed by doddering pizza man Herman Cain. And buddy, Andrea Peyser would like to tell you: she is very impressed with Herman Cain (black guy, but nice!).
He is plain-spoken, articulate and a Tea Party conservative. And, in a state of affairs that drives the thought police nuts, Cain, 65, the Republican presidential front-runner, is also black. This makes him the biggest threat to the left since the fall of communism.
Diversity — of thought — be damned.
What? What was that last sentence? And also the one right before that? I have to admit that both of those sailed clear over my head. Let's not dwell on that! The point is that Andrea Peyser is sick of sane people pointing out that Herman Cain is not one of them.
A color-blind society does not rip a man because of his political beliefs.
This is America, isn't it?
Uh, hmm. Well, a color-blind society could indeed vocally disagree with a man because of his political beliefs, yes. Racism and political debate are two different things. Did you look this column over before you published it, Andrea? Do you even have an editor?
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Did Adele Get Married?
Is Adele off the market? Did the singer get married?
Well, the singer set off rumors that she had wed Simon Konecki, her boyfriend and father of her son Angelo, 8 months, when she was photographed with two diamond bands on her ring finger.
However, her grandmother said (quote via 4Music) that "she has not got [sic] married."
So there you have it. Adele is still technically and officially single, but all the while still loved up with Konecki.
A while back, a source said that Adele was anxious to have a lovely ceremony and to finally do the deed, suggesting that she was planning to marry in July, which is this month.
A source said, "It's been one of the best years of Adele's life and to get married is the most amazing way to round it off. She's never been so in love. She's planning a modest do at a local church in a small village near their home in Sussex. The reception will just be at their house - it's all very low-key."
Adele has fended off these sorts of wedding rumors before, shooting down the gossip that she wed last year Twitter with a "Zzzzzzz" comment, indicating that she was bored with all this talk.


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It�s no secret that football is important to the Southwest High community.
It�s no secret that football is important to the Southwest High community.
It�s what has put the school on the map across the state, but just how big and important is the sport?
Allow coach Phil Padgett to shed some light on that with a story that happened during the dark hours of the morning.
�I just remember a few years ago, it�s like 4:30 in the morning in the late spring and I can�t sleep and I�m going out there to get my paper,� Padgett said. �It�s dark and the garbage truck comes by. I can�t even see the guy and I hear, �HEY COACH, y�all going to be any good next year?�
�I said, �I hope so. We�re counting on it.� I knew what it meant then. It�s important.�
But Padgett�s experience with hard-core Stallion fans doesn�t end with the garbage collectors. They also come when he�s shopping.
�Our community wants us to win,� he said. �I�ll walk into Wal-Mart and I�ll get 10 hits about Stallion football. There�s a love there. Everybody in our community wants us to win, and I appreciate that, but there�s pressure. But no more pressure than I put on myself.�
Smooth transition
Being a first-year head coach � and a young one at that � can be tough.
Dixon interim head coach Brandon Iseman is certainly learning how hard is it since he�s been leading the Bulldogs following coach Ray Swaney�s deployment last month to Afghanistan with the Army Reserves.
�I guess like anything you run into challenges you�re not expecting,� Iseman said. �I think for me the on-the-field management is easy. I feel comfortable with that, and I feel comfortable with running practices and with what we need to get done.
�But I think when it comes to a lot of the off-the-field things like communicating with parents to making sure we got dates nailed down and all those logistical things, maybe I�ve learned to do it on the fly.�
Despite those adjustments, Iseman said he�s having fun being the man in charge.
�I enjoy it,� he said. �It�s nice to be able, when you have an idea, to put that in play.�
Now about that pressure
Padgett said his program faced pressure to win the state title last year after the Stallions hadn�t return to the state final since losing to Albemarle in the 2009 1-AA title game. While a lot of teams are just happy with a playoff berth, Southwest is used to contending for state titles.
�Once you�ve been there, you want to go back and if you don�t go for a couple of years, it kind of gnaws on you a little bit,� Padgett said. �We went back last year and won it. It didn�t make me say, �God, we got it off our back,� but when you�ve been there as many times as we have and all of the sudden you go a few years like we did, you do put more pressure on yourself.�
Moving forward
The Stallions are certainly the area�s most successful program as their NCHSAA 1-AA title last year marked the school�s fourth state football crown. Still, Padgett knows that doesn�t mean anything entering this season.
�We have been as successful in this 25-year run that I�ve been fortunate to be apart of and it�s hard to be better than we we�ve done, but that doesn�t do a dang-on thing this fall,� Padgett said. �We�ve been successful and we are going to try to continue to be. But I promise, our coaches will work extra hard to hopefully continue the success.
�It�s tough to maintain the level we�ve been at and that�s pressure in itself.�
No answer
Every team has a strength � or at least something coaches can points to as a starting block.
Well, that�s not exactly the case for White Oak, said coach Chad Ashley, who believes his team doesn�t have one stand-out physical thing the Vikings can build on from this season.
�Honestly, I don�t know what our strengths are just because last year and the fact we were so inadequate,� Ashley said. �We have so many areas (that needed to improve). We have improved in a lot of areas.�
Mentally, however, Ashley believes his team will be strong. He said his players have bought into the system. Still, the Vikings have to show it on the field.
�I don�t know what that means on the scoreboard,� Ashley said.
Moving on
Padgett was asked if returning players have been complacent since they won the state title in December with a 44-34 victory over Swain County.
�You�re always going to have a couple of kids who are kind of just looking at their rings and shining them up,� he said. �But, overall, we�ve worked pretty hard and we had a pretty good spring. We don�t want to win a state championship and then go 2-9. That�s not our style.
�Our skill guys have really busted their butts and our linemen have done a good job. I think the coaching staff has worked twice as hard to get ready for the season.�
And the players have been working hard in the memory of quarterback Shak Pershey, whose drowning death in May shocked the Southwest community.
�We are probably even hungrier than we were last year,� senior offensive lineman Brad Cannon said. �We want to do it for Shak.�
Not bitter
Ashley said he doesn�t have a bitter taste in his mouth after his first season saw WOHS go 1-10 � with the victory a forfeit over D.H. Conley.
�I guess the way I look at it is, I want to have more success than we had last year,� he said, �but I don�t know if bitter is the right word. It was a very long year.�
Short kicks?
East Duplin has usually benefitted from strong-legged and reliable kickers capable of recording touchbacks on kickoffs and making their extra points and field goals. But coach Battle Holley said special teams have been a work in progress so far, especially the kicking part.
�We might be onside kicking every time,� he quipped. �We just don�t have that guy who can kick it in the end zone or even get it close.�
Tough slate
Holley didn�t dispute it when told East Duplin faced a difficult schedule, including power programs Wallace-Rose Hill and James Kenan to go along with Northside and Southwest in East Central 2-A Conference play.
But that doesn�t mean he doesn�t like it.
�I like playing against people that good and the kids like it, too,� Holley said. �It�s a challenge. We are going to have to come ready to play every week. We are not going to be able to take a week off. I think it will be fun and exciting to play those guys.�
Speaking of tough
Northside also faces a challenging schedule that features four 3-A teams, although the Monarchs do play host to Mattamuskeet, one of the state�s smaller schools.
�When you win a lot, scheduling is harder,� coach Bob Eason said. �If you lose a lot, scheduling is really easy. We are a victim of our own success.�


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No public convention would be complete without the dress-up art that embodies the spirit of fandom: cosplay. There were a wide variety of different schoolgirls, Matrix-esque "Corpsemen" playing the Live MMO, and more. Some diligent fans, though, went above and beyond the call of duty to stand out from the crowd. Here's our favorite three:
Cloud Zack: After a long day of fighting evil while searching for his place in the world, this Cloud look-alike did what any post-modern hero does after a hard day: call up his girlfriend on his new Motorola as featured in the cult CG film based on the movie. (Editor's note: Wow, I am ashamed I didn't know that.)
Princess Peach: Don't let this guy's pink fabulousness fool you: this Princess Peach is a dick. Though agreeing to pose for a picture, the Princess turned down our request for an interview. We just wanted to know where he got his nails done.
Parappa: How can we not give mad props to the doctor of dance, the sultan of soul, the father of funk, Parappa the Rappah? Cruising around the Exhibition Hall with escort in tow, Parappa was a sight to behold. Master Onion was nowhere to be found.
With such a bright cast of characters on the first day of the show, I can't even begin to imagine what we'll see tomorrow.


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BAMAKO, Mali, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A monthlong French offensive in Mali against Islamic militants will begin to wind down next month, the French defense minister said.
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said "hundreds" of militants have been killed since French troops arrived in the African country at the request of its government, CNN reported.
"From the moment our forces, supported by Malian forces, began missions and patrols around the towns which we have taken, we have encountered residual jihadist groups which fight," Drian said during a radio interview.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said some French troops will remain in Mali to flush out militants in "terrorist havens" in northern Mali.
France's ground-and-air campaign in its former colony sent Islamic fighters who seized the northern region into the desert. Northern Mali fell during the chaotic times that followed a military coup.
The Islamic extremists imposed Sharia law and banned music, smoking and drinking, among other activities. They also destroyed historic tombs and shrines.
French-led troops control Timbuktu and Gao, along with an area between the two cities that was an insurgent stronghold for nearly a year, CNN said. Troops are working to secure Kindal, the last major city under militant rule.
French officials said there are 4,000 French soldiers in Mali fighting alongside nearly 3,800 African soldiers.
Fabius said France has "no intention" of staying in Mali, The New York Times reported.
"It is the Africans and the Malians themselves [who must] guarantee the security, the territorial integrity and the sovereignty of the country," he said.


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It's all over but the shouting; stage 20 starts in the Essone town of Marcoussis, then loops through the hilly Chevreuse valley before it enters Paris for the eight circuits on the Champs-Élysées. It will be an emotional moment as always as the Maillot Jaune and his victorious team lead the race into the capital of France leaving the sprinters to battle it out for final stage glory.
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Km 74: Chatenay-Malabry
Km 108.5: Haut des Champs-Elysees
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Our pal VisuaLingual's Seed Bombs have been getting mad press lately, and it couldn't have happened to a more better product. Maya and Michael have designed the bombs to make random acts of gardening a cinch. They have chosen native seeds that are bird, bee, and butterfly friendly.
The seeds were chosen because they are native to the midwest, but they will work all over the U.S.A. They include:
Queen Anne's Lace, Upland White Aster Aster, Prairie Aster, Pot
Marigold, Cornflower, Siberian Wallflower, Shasta Daisy, Godetia,
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Rossi's Turn
Writer Bruce Morrison (guest star Ken Olin) is interrogated by Rossi (Joe Mantegna) as he and the BAU investigate why Morrison's daughters have gone missing on the one year anniversary of Morrison's wife's mysterious disappearance. Series star Thomas Gibson directs his first episode of the series. Photo: Monty Brinton/CBS ©2013 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


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British actor Daniel Day-Lewis felt apprehensive about playing a U.S. president in "Lincoln," because he was convinced the lead role should have been given to an American.
The "Gangs of New York" star was born and raised in London, but also has Irish citizenship, and he admits his British background made him feel like a fraud for taking on the role of beloved U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
He tells Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper, "I was very aware of the responsibility involved as I didn't want to be the person who desecrated the memory of the most loved president America has ever known. … It seemed like an outlandish idea to take someone who grew up in southeast London and make him President of the United States. … I'm not an American citizen so I don't have the right to be president."
Day-Lewis previously admitted he had doubts about taking on the film project, but the gamble paid off – he has received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for the role, as well as a nod at the upcoming British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards. He also won a Best Actor trophy at the recent Golden Globes.


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Topic: Time to vote
This is my first time using the message boards, but um, just raise your hand if Boba should have killed Mace Windu in E3. Just raise your hand...
Message Boards - Boba Fett Fan Club → General → Time to vote
This is my first time using the message boards, but um, just raise your hand if Boba should have killed Mace Windu in E3. Just raise your hand...
Good point sir, you are a frickin genius. I love you. *raises hand* I shouldn't have stayed home from school today...
I think it would be interesting to see him do that, but it would be completely against Fett's code to kill Mace for Revenge. He understands that revenge doesn't accomplish anything, it only adds one more thing to do on his list...
There's concept art from ROTS that wasn't used in the movie, but in it it showed Mace falling from the window only to be hit midair by a laser blast coming from Boba.
I would have loved for Boba to kill Mace, however how he does die is perfect for proving he is Dark. Mwahah... Sorry, I couldn't resist saying it. Anyway, I think the concept art's true for canon, I mean, it makes sense. The will of the Force allowed Boba to be in the right place at the right time.... ok maybe not canon but a fanfic at least.
In the Scholastic Book, Young Boba goes after Mace. Mace beats him (cause george always lets the fricking Jedi win). Before he can fell the killing blow, the Emperor interrupts (because they have the fight in his parlor - no lie). I wanted Mace's death, but, hey, it was a kids book, so you get what you get. It was interesting in that first Fett wanted revenge, but, then, he got a credit cube and went on to focus on another bright and shiney.
Dude... I need to find that concept art again, because I saw it before and it was really cool. I was going to sketch my own image of Boba killing Mace from behind, but it's not quite done. Also, where can I find this book you are talking about where Boba goes after Mace Windu? Oh and Kudar, I really think that Boba would go after Windu. Code shmode, he killed his frickin father, BOBA WOULD SEEK REVENGE!
Also, where can I find this book you are talking about where Boba goes after Mace Windu?
Boba Fett 6: Pursuit, you could find it at any bookstore, I think.
I thought it was nice how they did the fight in the books. Ambitious little Fett wants revenge, but learns revenge is not nessescary. If he had killed Mace, he might have ended up like Bossk for all we know...
I think while mace was falling Boba saves him with Slave I and mace says "Hey, thanks pal" and then Boba says "No thank you" and then Boba blows the h*** out of him! REVENGE IS SWEET!
"Hey, thanks pale"
Hey thanks pale? Was that a racial comment?
"Hey, thanks pale"
Hey thanks pale? Was that a racial comment?
I think he meant "pal" as in buddy.
Hand raised.
all limbs raised
"Hey, thanks pale"
Hey thanks pale? Was that a racial comment?
You know I just relized that you were saying that to me. Man I am slow, sorry for the confusion I don't know how to spell pal right. Back to first grade! to learn to spell!
oh my gosh thats what should have happend i mean revenge thats a true mandalorian
Well, even if Boba didn't get to kill him we can all have fun imagining Mace getting hit by a star wars greyhound bus going really really fast.
Hand raised.But it doesn't matter,Lucas always ALWAYS lets the Jedi win.
Luke,Luke,Obi-wan,Mace,all won.
Does Etain count though?Loved the almost romance thing in Hard Contact.But she stayed and Darman left.Some part of me says that Darman did the right thing,the other well;dont know what its saying.
mace could not have been killed by Boba.
Boba is a great warrior but would not have had the skills to defeat mace i'm afraid.
can someone explain to me what a mandalorian is?
The armor Jango and Boba wear is called Mandalorian armor. Mandalorians were a group of guys who wore that armor, and they have a moral code and an honor code, and the ones in the old-old Republic loved the glory of war and battles. Mandalorians were a species to start off with, a grey skinned humanoid species. But when they started dying out they started to accept aliens into their ranks. Their leader is always called Mandalore, it's a title sorta like "king". Over the years they faded in and out, but finally resurfaced, led by Jaster Mareel. Jaster adopted Jango, and then died, leaving Jango leader of the Mandalorians. Then all the Mandalorians were killed except Jango. The Mandalorians came back years and years later, led by Boba.
I'm sure you could find out more about them OL, try googling it. SW.com didn't have a databank entry about them, and I didn't wanna link to Wiki cause most that entry's probably full of lies. So I'd say try googling or reading some books if you want to know more about them. I know Open Seasons, a comic book, has some Mandalorian stuff. And KOTOR has a lot too.
wow thnx you really put a lot of effort into that post. thnx a lot dude.
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Last week we had the honor of being invited to High Point Market in High Point, North Carolina! We were more than thrilled when we were contacted to host a tour of new vendors at the Suites at Market Square building.
Our first evening there really set the tone for the entire trip. Material Girl Lauren, Material Guy Nathan, our friend Meg of LeSueur Interiors, and I made our first stop at the CR Laine showroom for a little get together with hors d'oeuvres and cocktails. While we were there, we met up with Material Girl Jill, and our fabulous friend Christian, of Maison21. It was a great first night in High Point! What could be more fun than having a blast with friends in a gorgeous showroom, while meeting other fellow designers and design bloggers?!
The Material Guy and I at CR Laine!
Material Girls Lauren and Emily with Meg Lonegran! Check out that awesome Schumacher fabric on the wing chair and accent pillow! It's perfect with that sofa!
Emily, Rachel and Meg with design blogger Nicole of So Haute!
Our first full day was just that…. a FULL day of shopping, checking out all the vendors we could possibly squeeze into one day, and spotting all the new stuff we could see! We found a ton of new and exciting vendors that we can't wait to start using in our designs! There is so much to see at High Point Market, we feel like we barely scratched the surface!
Amazing new lamps at Visual Comfort-
We brought home lots of great new vendor sources to use on our client projects!
The Bungalow 5 showroom was amazing in person!
We've always been a fan of glass knots as accessories. These beauties are from Sklo.
We met Tara Shaw of New Orleans, who couldn't have beem more nice! It was incredible that she gave us a one on one tour of her booth while we were there.
We loved these guys too! Their look is fresh and exciting, with great use of color and materials.
On day #2, we hosted our Material Girl tour through the Suites at Market Square. It was really special to be able to meet and connect with some of our devoted readers! The vendors I targeted on the tour Nathan and I hosted were Festoni, The Detroit Wallpaper Co., CHC Art, Louise Gaskill Lighting, Tamarian Carpets, Saddleman's of Sata Fe, and Tara Shaw. We had a really good group, and we think they enjoyed their tour! We know we sure did!
Tamarian Carpets
CHC Art
The Detroit Wallpaper Co.
Louise Gaskill Lighting
Saddleman's of Santa Fe
Our tour group at Tara Shaw!
After our tour….. you guessed it! More shopping and scouting for new vendors to add to our list! We found some good ones!
Of course Aerin Lauder (and her new collection at Visual Comfort) was s-t-u-n-n-i-n-g!
Regina Andrew had some great new lighting and accent furniture pieces that are to die for also!
Loving this wheel bookcase from Noir!
The agate series from Wendover are so colorful and each one is really unique. We will be specifying these asap for a client.
After another full day of shopping, checking out vendors, showrooms, and hosting tours, it was time for the famed Halo party! What a great way to spend our last night in High Point! We were finally able to get all the Material Girls that were at market all together in the same place, at the same time! It was a blast getting to hang out at the fab Halo showroom and share a glass of champagne with our fellow Material Girls!
From left to right: Nathan (Dallas), Emily (Dallas), Julia (Chicago), Jill (LA), and Lauren (Houston). We missed you Rebecca (New York)!
Our last day in High Point was short, but we were still able to squeeze in a few more places to see! Our first stop was Oly Studio's showroom. It was beautiful with it's clean and crisp white color scheme. Have always wanted to see their pieces all in one space and they certainly did not disappoint!
The biggest highlight of the day we found at the Vanguard showroom. As we were walking through, we turned the corner, and low and behold, there was Thom Felicia! How adorable is he and his greek key belt? Love!
Before we headed back to our hotels to pack up and head to the airport, we were able to have a fantastic roof top lunch over looking High Point. A perfect way to end a spectacular trip to market that we'll never forget!
We'd like to give a big thank you to the High Point Market staff and vendors who all helped make 2013 Spring Market memorable and successful! See you next year!
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This weekend, on April 20, 2013, I will be giving my presentation "The Families of the Socorro Land Grant" at the Historical Society of New Mexico Conference in Las Cruces. If you are unable to see my presentation there, don't fret. I will be giving the same presentation - will additional information - in Albuquerque for the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center on May 4th. The May 4th presentation will begin at 10:30 AM, and will be at the Special Collections Library in Albuquerque. For more information, visit the HGRC website at http://hgrc-nm.org, or the Special Collections Library website at http://library.cabq.gov/specialcollections.
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WALES didn't quite send out a statement of intent to their European foes but they won ugly against Italy to get their defence of the Six Nations crown off to a successful start.
Warren Gatland's men avoided coming a cropper against the Azzurri in Cardiff but they made far too many errors in what was a scrappy, unsatisfactory affair.
A dramatic improvement will be needed if Wales are to keep their Grand Slam and Triple Crown hopes alive in Ireland next weekend but, unlike in 2013, they got the job done in their opener.
Wales made a dream start thanks to a fifth-minute howler by Italy debutant Angelo Esposito, who failed to gather Rhys Priestland's grubber kick to gift wing Alex Cuthbert the simplest of scores.
Leigh Halfpenny expertly converted from wide on the right and he was nearly calling for the tee just seconds later when a counter-attack saw George North attempting a kick and chase only to be denied by the timely cover of opposite number Leonardo Sarto.
Italy were on the scoreboard when flanker Dan Lydiate failed to roll away, fly-half Tommaso Allan knocking over a 14th-minute penalty to make it 7-3.
The Azzurri recovered well from their shocking opening but a silly penalty conceded by talisman Sergio Parisse – gently pushing Alun Wyn Jones while the skipper was in the air at a lineout – was punished by Halfpenny's ruthless right boot.
But Wales had a narrow escape after 35 minutes when number eight Parisse was denied by the TMO after knocking on while challenging North for scrum-half Edoardo Gori's crosskick.
And the hosts made the most of their fortune when inside centre Jamie Roberts barged through midfield before putting midfield partner Scott Williams over, Halfpenny adding the extras for a 17-3 lead.
Wales were a tad fortunate to enjoy such an advantage but their luck ran out just two minutes after the restart when impressive centre Michele Campagnaro scored a super try.
Priestland was turned over in the Italy half and the ball was worked wide (with what looked like a forward pass) to wing Sarto who kicked forward before the Treviso centre showed pace and the footballing touch of Andrea Pirlo to cross.
Allan was off target with the conversion and that was followed by the rare sight of a Halfpenny miss from the tee before Allan struck the left post with an attempted three-pointer.
Rhys Priestland was close to jinking over but Wales were hindered by a lack of patience in attack against their resolute visitors.
The hosts were fortunate to be more than a score ahead but stretched their advantage with a quarter of an hour left when Halfpenny made it 20-8.
It was squeaky bum time when the Wales full-back's pass was picked off by Campagnaro, who ran under the posts from 50 metres with Allan's conversion making it 20-15.
But Halfpenny made no mistake when given a chance to secure the spoils with six minutes left by bisecting the uprights, leaving Wales to utter 'a win's a win'.
Wales: L Halfpenny, A Cuthbert, S Williams, J Roberts, G North, R Priestland, M Phillips (R Webb 67), P James (R Bevington 78), R Hibbard (K Owens 67), A Jones (R Jones 64), L Charteris (A Coombs 57), AW Jones (captain), D Lydiate (S Warburton 64), J Tipuric, T Faletau.
Scorers: tries – A Cuthbert, S Williams; conversions – L Halfpenny (2); penalties – L Halfpenny (3)
Italy: L McLean, A Esposito, M Campagnaro, A Sgarbi, L Sarto (T Iannone 76), T Allan, E Gori (T Botes 65), M Rizzo (A De Marchi 55), L Ghiraldini (D Giazzon 57), M Castrogiovanni (L Cittadeni 68), Q Geldenhuys, M Bortolami (J Furno 68), A Zanni (M Bergamasco 72), M Bergamasco (F Minto 57), S Parisse (captain).
Scorers: tries – M Campagnaro (2); conversion – T Allan; penalty – T Allan
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
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2012: Competed in six meets as a freshman … finished second at the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational (9/15) with a time of 18:29.61 … came fourth in 22:30 at the Purple Valley Classic (9/22) … placed 17th with a time of 17:49.67 at NEICAAAs (10/07) … finished third at NEWMACs (10/27) in 18:37.56 … came 31st at the New England Cross Country Championship (11/10) in 22:21.15 … placed 74th at NCAAs (11/17) with a time of 22:34.4 … NEWMAC First Team All-Conference … NEWMAC Rookie of the Year.
Off the Cross Country Trail: Also competes on the MIT indoor and outdoor track and field teams.
High School: A 2012 graduate of Gill St. Bernard's School … first-team All-Conference, All-State, All-Country and All Prep B … Courier News All-Area … captain of track and indoor and outdoor track teams … also played soccer … Cum Laude … Spanish Honor Society … award for highest four year GPA.
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Today marks the publication of the second International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) annual report, which looks at progress made from January to December 2013. The IATI Annual Report demonstrates that IATI is truly a multi-stakeholder movement and is gaining momentum.
The provision of better quality data can enable developing country governments receiving development cooperation to make more informed decisions on budgeting and resource allocation, thus increasing the impact of their own resources as well as those from donors.
In her foreword to the report, UNDP Administrator Helen Clark says "The work of IATI is also highly relevant in the context of the deliberations on the post-2015 development agenda, where the issues of accountability and governance are central components. Among the 1.8 million people who have shared their priorities and perspectives in the UN-led consultations on the agenda, one of the most consistent and strong messages is the desire for better governance. IATI is well placed to make an important contribution to these discussions."
According to a press release released by UNDP, several key highlights included in the Annual Report are as follows:
In 2013, IATI supported more than 109 new publishers to publish to IATI, almost doubling the total number of publishers by the end of the year. Many of the new publishers represent international, regional and national NGOs, philanthropic foundations and academic, training and research organisations, as well as the first private sector companies.
IATI also welcomed five new members: The Adaptation Fund, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Bond, the European Investment Bank (EIB), and the Global Environment Facility (GEF). These five newcomers brought the total number of IATI members at the end of 2013 to 59.
Partner countries continued to make progress towards strengthening aid management capacity and improving the efficiency of development cooperation.
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) launched a new web tool, Development Tracker that has detailed information about UK development projects, including project documents and financial transactions. The Development Tracker uses IATI data, making it easier to compare between countries, incorporate data from other IATI publishers, and trace aid through the delivery chain.
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) launched a new public aid tracker. The tracker uses only IATI data for all core visualisations.
The IATI Secretariat also took part in negotiations to define the first transparency indicator as part of the Global Partnership Monitoring Framework, and subsequently assisted the joint UNDP-OECD support team to pilot the indicator.
Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have also made notable progress to publish to IATI. The annual report provides case studies and lessons learned from CSOs, including Oxfam Novib and Plan International USA. Other stakeholders, including the CDC Group and Climate Investment Funds have also contributed with case studies highlighting their commitments to strengthen transparency.
Lastly, the report highlights initial steps being made towards improving transparency in the publication of humanitarian aid. A working group has been established to work on integrating humanitarian needs into the IATI Standard in order to provide up-to-date information for humanitarian decision-making and planning for emergency response.
UNDP has been a member of the IATI Secretariat since its inception in 2008. In September 2013, UNDP assumed the leadership of the IATI Secretariat in collaboration with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), the Governments of Ghana and Sweden, and Development Initiatives. In this capacity, UNDP has the overall responsibility for coordination, communications, outreach to partner countries and non-traditional donors, and liaison with the Steering Committee.
While IATI has reached critical mass in terms of membership and growth in publishers and has made progress, the message is clear, it is now important to improve the quality of data and ensure that it can be used to add value at country level.
In concluding her foreword, UNDP Administrator Helen Clark says "I encourage providers of development assistance to redouble their efforts to publish timely, comprehensive, and forward-looking information. UNDP, as a founding member of the IATI Secretariat, is fully committed both to improving its own transparency and promoting transparency by all development actors."


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A bright outlook from Home Depot, which lifted its expectations for full-year results, underpinned the mood on Wall Street.
The home improvement giant posted third-quarter results that beat forecasts and provided an optimistic picture for the coming months-for its own future and that of the housing industry in general. Shares gained 3.9 percent.
"Our third-quarter results were better than we expected and reflected, in part, what we believe is the start of the path toward the healing of the housing market," Home Depot Chief Executive Officer Frank Blake said in a statement. The housing market is becoming "an assist to growth, rather than an anchor."
In afternoon trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.38 percent, the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.50 percent, while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index eked out a 0.03 percent gain.
Shares of Microsoft suffered, last down 2.8 percent, after the company said Windows President Steven Sinofsky was leaving. Microsoft had grown concerned over Sinofsky's ability to get along with other executives, including CEO Steve Ballmer, a person with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg News.
In Europe, the Stoxx 600 Index finished with a climb of 0.4 percent from the previous close. France's CAC 40 advanced 0.6 percent, the UK's FTSE 100 added 0.3 percent, while Germany's DAX rose 0.1 percent.
Rumours that the Spanish government is preparing to ask for a full financial rescue soon supported stocks and bonds. The yield on Spain's10-year bond fell four basis points to 5.85 percent.
Meanwhile the handwringing over Greece continued. Euro zone finance ministers agreed that the beleaguered country facing a crucial repayment this week needs more time to reduce its debt to gross domestic product ratio, suggesting the deadline for lowering it to 120 percent should be moved to 2022, from 2020.
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde failed to appreciate that call. "Debt sustainability of Greece has to be measured in 2020," she said, according to Bloomberg. "We clearly have different views. What matters at the end of the day is the sustainability of the Greek debt."
EU finance ministers won't decide until later this month on releasing the next tranche of bailout funds for Greece.
And there was another piece of evidence of the mounting toll of the sovereign debt crisis as German investor confidence suffered a surprise drop in November.
An index of investor and analyst expectations slid to minus 15.7 from minus 11.5 in October, according to the ZEW Center for European Economic Research.
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BOSTON -- A week ago, the Sunday Mass at Cathedral of the Holy Cross included a special blessing for runners taking part in the Boston Marathon.
On Sunday, in the aftermath of the bombings that terrorized the marathon and the entire region, Cardinal Sean O'Malley told parishioners to seek reconciliation, not revenge.
O'Malley prayed for victims of the "senseless violence" that took place Monday and later in the week, which took the lives of three at the marathon and a Massachusetts Institute of Technology officer.
An additional 176 people were injured, including 17 critically, as a result of the marathon bombings.
More officers were wounded when responding Thursday as violence continued. The tense week came to a close Friday with the arrest of one suspect, a day after the other was killed in a gunfight with police.
At the cathedral on Sunday, photos of Martin Richard, 8, Lu Lingzi, 23, and Krystle Campbell, 29, the victims of Monday's bombings, rested on a board to the right of a photo of MIT officer Sean Collier, 26, behind a row of candles on the altar. Prior to the Mass many parishioners took photos of the victims' pictures.
"We must be a civilization of love, or there will be no civilization at all," O'Malley told hundreds of attendees.
Speaking of the victims, he reminded parishioners death is not the end, and they will "live in eternity."
On Thursday, the church was the site of an interfaith vigil, which brought hundreds to pray and hear the words of dignitaries including President Barack Obama, Gov. Deval Patrick and Mayor Thomas Menino.
While it is difficult to understand what motivated the acts of alleged bombers Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, and his deceased older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, O'Malley said it is "amazing" to witness the goodness and generosity in the community in the past week.
He said as believers in faith, community members need to continue those acts.
"Our challenge is to keep the spirit of community alive going forward. As people of faith we must commit ourselves to the task of community building," O'Malley said. "We must be people of reconciliation, not revenge."
"The crimes of the two young men must not be the justification for prejudice against Muslims or against immigrants," O'Malley said. "The gospel is the antidote for the eye for an eye tooth for a truth mentality."
Those comments were what resonated with Dorchester resident and Guilford, Conn., native John Spadaccini.
Spadaccini said he hopes there is no backlash against the Muslim community, as those who follow Islam read the Koran, which has parallel lessons to the Bible.
"For humanity we have to come together. There's many faiths here... but when there's violence in your city, as a Bostonian.... we have to come together, sometimes put our differences aside so it can work towards peace and love."
O'Malley's comments extended outside of the immediate event, adding a commentary on what he believes is a "culture of violence."
He said based on information gathered about the two bombing suspects, it was apparent people "need to be part of a community to lead a full human life."
Abortions are an indication of "how human life has been devalued," and violent entertainment has "coarsened us and made us more insensitive to the pain and suffering of others."
He added "the inability" of Congress to restrict access to automatic weapons is "emblematic of the policy of our violent culture."
"Individualism and alienation of our age has spawned a culture of death," O'Malley said.


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At the Great Falls in Paterson, New Jersey, spectacular natural beauty and American history come together at the heart of one of America's newest national parks.
For many Americans, the idea of a national park evokes the likes of Yellowstone, Yosemite, or the Grand Canyon. And like them, this national park features a spectacular natural wonder, the Great Falls of the Passaic River, one of the nation's most powerful waterfalls.
But the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park is about more than natural beauty. It's about the urban experience: located right in the center of a city of some 150,000 residents, less than 15 miles from Manhattan. It's about the human spirit, and the many immigrants who came to this country to build a better life for their families. It's about perseverance, and men and women overcoming incredible odds. It's about America, and our nation's rise to become the world's greatest manufacturing power.
Download Mill Mile, the self-guided walking tour of the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park, and a diverse mix of Paterson youth, historians, actors and athletes, and other public figures as they guide you through the city's rich history and vibrant present. You'll even hear a bit of poetry, salsa, and rap.
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CHESAPEAKE - A sergeant at arms, hazmat crew, and intelligence team working in uniform behind guarded gates and a barbed-wire fence isn't anything out of the ordinary in this region that's home to major military installations. But the men chosen to perfo
CHESAPEAKE - A sergeant at arms, hazmat crew, and intelligence team working in uniform behind guarded gates and a barbed-wire fence isn't anything out of the ordinary in this region that's home to major military installations. But the men chosen to perform those tasks a few miles from the North Carolina border are unusual.
Unlike their comrades who perform these duties on ships and bases, about 80 civilian prisoners are doing so as inmates at the medium-security Indian Creek Correctional Center. Each served in the military before landing in prison, and state officials hope grouping them together to create a military environment will help change their lives and keep them from returning to prison. About 2,000 of 30,000 inmates in the state prison system say they are veterans, though officials say there may be more.
The Virginia Department of Corrections opened two dormitories this summer exclusively for veterans - one at Indian Creek and another in Haynesville - where inmates have served in conflicts from Vietnam to Iraq. Similar dorms have opened at several prisons in Florida, another state home to a large veteran population, as well as at a jail in Columbus, Ga., near Fort Benning. The inmates receive therapy that addresses some problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder, anger issues or substance abuse problems that may have led to them winding up in prison.
Prison officials say these treatments help reduce recidivism among all inmates, but that grouping veterans together may be particularly effective.
"These offenders have a particular bond because of the service they did for their country, and what they learned when they were in the service, all the good things they learned in the service, all the discipline and structure, is morphed into this program so that those things can now be channeled positively to help them," said Virginia Secretary of Public Safety Marla Decker.
They're also given information about resources for veterans to help continue treatment and find housing and employment after they're released.
"Before being part of this dorm, I didn't know I was qualified for more benefits in the military, and being in the dorm helped me with that and gave me more confidence with an outlook to adapt," said Johnny Casiano, a Navy veteran who is serving time in Indian Creek for arson after trying to kill himself in a Fairfax County house fire he lit.
Casiano, is expected to be released from prison by the end of the month. He's battled drug and alcohol abuse ever since his brother was killed in New York while Casiano was serving in the Navy in the early 1980s - retribution from rival gang members who couldn't attack Casiano because he was in the military.
Casiano said he's learned the tools he needs to live a productive life with the support of his fellow veterans.
"My greatest fear on getting help was overcoming the fear of opening up to someone. Today, I'm not afraid to speak to no one. I can open up to anyone and get past that hurt," he said.
At Indian Creek, each inmate is given a job that harkens to terms many learned in their military service. The sergeant at arms is in charge of enforcing rules like making sure everyone's shirts are tucked in and making sure no one reads magazines in therapy. The mess crew serves as the kitchen staff, the hazmat team is responsible for waste cleanup, and the intel coordinator provides news and information from the outside world.
The logos of each branch of the military are painted on the entrance to the dormitory. Murals painted by inmates above the bunk beds include paintings of the Navy's Blue Angels, as well as the logo for Prisoners of War. There are reminders of the program's goals on the walls, too, such as remembering to deal with stressful situations and learning how to accept and cope with major losses. The idea is to create a sense of community, trust and accountability.
"It helps a lot because we're like-minded and, you know, there's an understanding that he understands where I've been and some of the things I may have gone through. While I may not have done any deployments, I understand those guys that maybe experience some PTSD issues. It also helps in a major way because this program instills structure and discipline, and it's easy for me because I did it in the military," said former Army Sgt. Richard Broome, who is in prison for multiple driving under the influence convictions he got after leaving the Army in 2001.
Broome was a former budget analyst at Fort Belvoir who said he was raised believing that as long as you did your job Monday through Friday, it was OK to blow off steam on weekends and get "sloppy drunk."
"Culturally, it was a part of what I had learned over the years, which was it was acceptable," Broome said.
Now, though, Broome said he's learned that his choices could have endangered others.
For some prisoners, the hurt was self-inflicted.
Judson Anderson was an Army medic in the Vietnam War who later started using crack cocaine, which landed him in prison. After going through the Indian Creek program, he's now proud of his military service again and plans to continue his addiction treatment after being released in February.
"I wasn't going to tell anybody about my service, about being in the Army, because I was ashamed. I was mad, I was real resentful. I kept that within me for a long period of time," he said. "I had a lot of issues. I thought I was normal. I wasn't."
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – A new initiative in the Penn State Smeal College of Business Executive MBA Program provides students the opportunity to draw on their classmates' talent and expertise in a student-led forum to develop entrepreneurial ideas and business strategies.
At the First Friday Think Tank forums, students present their ideas for new business concepts, product development, entrepreneurial ventures and workplace innovations. Then, in a collaborative discussion, their classmates apply their unique skills and perspectives to analyze the opportunities and challenges and develop possible solutions.
"It's easy to daydream about the power of an idea, but when you put it forward to a group of very smart people who have a lot of experience in business, they start teasing out the nuts and bolts of building that idea into something real."
-- Ben Rice, Executive MBA student
"This is a fairly unique opportunity among EMBA programs," said Gwen Cohen, associate director of the Smeal EMBA Program. "EMBA students come to the program with a vast range of expertise, and Think Tank forums provide students with an additional way to benefit from all that expertise and learn from each other."
Ben Rice is an EMBA student who has participated in the Think Tanks since they began in January. At a recent forum, he presented an idea to expand his family's apple business.
"I think the most significant value for me is the opportunity to apply classroom concepts in a live environment while still feeling like I'm in the safety of a learning context—and am allowed to make a mistake or two," said Rice.
Students in the EMBA Program come from a wide variety of backgrounds and professional experiences, so both presenters and panelists benefit from the collaborative exchange of ideas.
"It's easy to daydream about the power of an idea, but when you put it forward to a group of very smart people who have a lot of experience in business, they start teasing out the nuts and bolts of building that idea into something real," Rice said. "It's amazing how much I've learned from my classmates."
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Bell peppers are sweet, alkaline, warm and pungent. They are antioxidant, and a circulatory stimulant. Peppers are high in beta-carotene, vitamin C, and bioflavonoids, with some vitamin E, B6 and folic acid. Bell peppers are considered useful in warding off angina, atherosclerosis, constipation, colds, high blood pressure, obesity, respiratory ailments (asthma, bronchitis, catarrh, sinus congestion), cataracts and macular degeneration. Their high silica content makes them an excellent beauty food for skin, hair, teeth and nails. Peppers also contain lycopene, a carotenoid believed to help reduce the risk of prostate, cervical, bladder and pancreatic cancers.
Most of the sweet peppers on the market are green, however red is considered riper, sweeter and more nutritious. Green peppers will not become riper once picked. Shiny peppers are often waxed. Look for firm, unwrinkled, brightly colored peppers that are heavy for their size. Crooked shapes do not adversely affect quality of taste. Store peppers in a cool area. Use peppers in salad, sauces, crudités, and soups, stuffed or as a garnish.
Those that suffer from arthritis may benefit by avoiding Nightshade Family members (potatoes, tomatoes, eggplant and peppers), as they contain solanine, an alkaloid that if overused, can inhibit calcium absorption. The heat of a pepper is due to the pungent substance capsaicin, which is not highly present in bell peppers. With over a hundred varieties of pepper on the market, about half are grown for their heat.


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How much do you know about magic? It's time to see through the illusion! The Magic! exhibit is now open at HMNS. Throughout the run of the exhibit, check back here for exclusive videos and descriptions of the unique items on display from curator Scott Cervine.
These 20th Century Wooden Cups by the Indian maker D. A. Tayade are based on an ancient, traditional design. Unlike the traditional conical Western cups, these do not stack and the knob on top is used to lift and manipulate the cups.
Despite the technical differences, the structure of such routines is similar in that small cork balls appear, vanish and transpose between the cups, ultimately leading to the surprising revelation of something other than small balls (larger balls or fruit) under the cups.
The traditional Indian performers, known in Hindi as "Jadoo Wallah," perform the cups seated on the ground, rather than sitting at or standing behind a table.
See Richard Hatch's version of this classic illusion in the video below; Richard also performs live in the exhibit on certain days. Click here for the schedule.
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"0 to Comedy in 60 seconds" The Crapshots are bizarre sub-minute shorts from the minds of the LRR crew. This is where we keep all the little ideas that can't be allowed to live on their own. Crapshots are for your own protection.
Crapshots Ep638 - The Introduction
I assure you, something will happen.
Crapshots Ep636 - The Snap
What are the odds?
Crapshots Ep635 - The Gardening 7
Invasive species are a serious problem.
Crapshots Ep634 - The First Name
Roll call! (BTW, this was a joke Bill came up with like 17 years ago)
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Some exciting new developments!
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Clyburn earns maiden win in Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands – Holly Clyburn carded a 2-under 71 on Sunday and wrapped up her maiden Ladies European Tour victory at the Deloitte Ladies Open in Holland.
Clyburn, a rookie, finished three rounds at the International in Amsterdam at 8-under-par 211, three shots clear of Charley Hull, who tallied a final-round 69.
"I'm flabbergasted," said the 22-year-old Clyburn, who was playing in just her fourth LET event of the season. "I played great golf all week pretty much. I just relaxed, didn't get nervous all day and kept in my own little bubble."
Carin Koch (71) placed third at 4-under, while 2012 champion Carlota Ciganda (74), overnight leader Camilla Lennarth (77) and Bree Arthur (71) shared fourth at minus-3.
Clyburn began the final round a single stroke off the pace and bogeyed the second hole before promptly taking control of the tournament. The Curtis Cup winner recorded back-to-back birdies from the fifth with putts of 15 and 10 feet, respectively, then drained a 15-foot birdie effort at the 12th to create more separation.


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About The Original Guitar - ESP MX 250
To the new design of the MX-220 was given the name MX-250 (and later just the MX-II, when the price was raised from 250,000 yen). The MX-250 is a little bit lengthier compared with MX-220, far more pointed at the tip. During early nineteen nineties, ESP implemented parallel spherical jacks. And in this ESP James Hetfield guitar, the pickups switch is a bit farther away from the volume control and pickups.
The MX-250 Guitar appears officially in the 1993 catalog. This is the most famous model that James Hetfield use, from the "Black Album era" to today…in every live concert or studio recording…
About Our Replicated James Hetfield Exolorer MX250 Black Guitar
About the original MX250, we think we needn't say any more. If you are a fan of James Hetfiled, you will know this is a very typical guitar of james', which has accompanied james to show lots of concerts and it is james' favorite guitar. The guitar features mahogany body and neck, and the shape of this guitar respects MX250 have more sharp points (no banana headstock), slightly longer body (bottom strap button to tip of headstock), switch moved further away from the volume pots, no step in the neck, Gibson style single screw bell shaped truss rod cover changed in 1996 to bullet style truss rod cover. Regardless of what color you desire, they are usually pricey-more than $3000. To many guitarists in the street, it is indeed a sky-high price, but anyway it worths. Guys like it but can't afford at all. But if you are looking at our website now, your dream of owning a MX250 guitar with much less money will come true!!!
You can go and look at more details on our Facebook Page, and we are waiting for your like!
More info about our replicated James Hetfield Exolorer MX250 Black Guitar!!!
Perfectly matched two-piece solid Mahogany neck and body . Not weight relieved! Not chambered!! No swiss cheese here!! SOLID !!
Our replicated James Hetfield Exolorer MX250 Black Guitar has set neck construction, which accords with the original one. You will feel the difference in your rib cage when you sit down and play this unplugged. No exaggerations here!!
This original guitar has pearl dot inlays and come in black color. Our replicated MX250 guitars have the same pearl dot inlays and also with black finish.
New design bullet style truss rod cover with one screw, which is different from MX220's bell-shaped truss rod cover!!!
The original James Hetfield Exolorer MX250 Black Guitar costs fucking more than $3000, we said guys who like it can not afford at all. Now our replicated guitar is sold with only $399. We just want to realize fans' guitar dream, and share it with all our friends.
Some customers come here complaining about other sellers' replicated explorer guitars, due to they do not enquire and ask for detail pictures carefully before they order the items. To help our customers know more about what look like of real explorer guitar, we list a few pictures of other sellers' explorer guitar and ours.
1. The right logo position is at middle of headstock, but other copies on the market print the logo on the top of headstock.
2. Our replicated Explorer was built as the blueprint, both the body and the neck is same with the original guitar. But on the replica market, some Chinese copies
are totally wrong, their headstock shape is much bigger, pls look at this pic above.
3. Some Chinese copies often make wrong shape of cover of controls, our explorer guitar on the right picture above shows you what is right.
4. Volume, Tone and Way Toggle Switch of the original mx 250 is not in a straight line. But some copies on the market make them in a straight line.
Those above are just a few points about the shape and error details. Please pay attention to them. As for the wood selection, processing and quality, we do not enumerate one by one. But when purchasing, you need to pay attention to every details.
About pickups
It is worth mentioning that the pickups we select are Wilkinson pickups, Which is more attractive in quality and price. Wilkinson pickups are what we strongly advise. They will save you much money!!! With top quality, Wilkinson pickups are stable and reliable enough!!!
Of course, we also have original pickups- EMG 81/60, which are James Hetfield's favorite pickups, and they can give you original James sound. But you need pay extra money.
Custom Options of Customers
Many guitars of james have the design of two volumes. But what we usually acquiesce is one volume, one tone. But if you need two volumes, you can contact us.
How Our MX-250 Sounds Like!!!
About James Hetfiled
James Hetfiled is the rhythm guitarist, co-founder, main composer and lead singer in the heavy metal band Metallica. Metallica was set up in Oct 1981, since that time, Metallica has won 9 Grammy Awards, and released 9 studio albums, three live albums, four extensive plays and twenty-four singles. In 2009, Hetfield was recorded No. 8 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists, and rated No. twenty four in the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists after beating Parader. James favors Explorer guitar so much that he has employed Explorer guitars from Gibson to ESP successively, and he has been the primary endorser for ESP since 1980. James' main custom-made guitar is the Explorer specifically manufactured by Ken Lawrence.
Other Jame Hetfiled Guitars Offered in Our Custom Shop Now
According to our customers' requirements, we have built other kinds of custom versions. Please see details as below. They are all available now.
MX250 Olympic White
MX-250 man to wolf MX250 Elk Skull
There are some differences in Shape, Fretboard Inlays and other details between 220 and 250. So don't mistake when purchasing.
How Interesting!!!
James Hetfield has been a major endorser of ESP Guitars since the 1980s, and is best known for playing custom-made Explorer-style guitars with an EMG 81/EMG 60 set for pickups. Hetfield's main guitar from the early days was a Flying V copy made in Japan by Electra.
But when the headstock broke on his white Flying V, James turned to his backup guitar: a white Gibson Explorer. Although he later got the Flying V repaired and dabbled with other Vs, it was the Explorer that would become his main guitar for nearly the next 15 years. James began using several versions of the 1984 Gibson Explorer. These were unlike the 1976 version, with rounded edges and no pickguard. Also making a difference was the control layout which was not in-line like other Gibson Explorers. The following are Gibson explorers James Hetfield once used, pls check!!!
1984 Gibson Explorer
Other James Hetfield Guitars Made by ESP Company
ESP James Hetfield Snakebyte Guitar
This guitar is the newest model from ESP Guitars, the James Hetfield Snakebyte. Finished in a clean looking snow white or black, the guitar is built of a mahogany body and neck, ebony fretboard, set-neck construction, a thin U neck contour, and 22 Xj frets. The Snakebyte is loaded with EMG 81 and 60 humbuckers, which pump out a tone that is clear and tight, excellent for riffs and palm muting. To top it all off, the guitar has a real cool looking snake inlay on the 12th fret.
24.75" Scale
Mahogany Body
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Ebony Fingerboard
42mm Bone Nut
Thin U Neck Contour
22 XJ Frets
Black Hardware
Sperzel Locking Tuners
Schaller Straplocks
Tonepros Locking TOM Bridge & Tailpiece
EMG 81 (B) / 60 (N) Active p.u.
Finish: BLK, SW
This guitar is available in our custom shop!!!
ESP James Hetfield Truckster Guitar
The ESP James Hetfield Truckster Guitar is the fifth Hetfield Signature Series guitar to carry his name since James and ESP joined forces in 1991. This latest guitar is manufactured to the exact specifications of James' Truckster, a modified ESP Eclipse-style stage guitar used on the St. Anger tour. This signature ESP Truckster features a multilayered finish strategically sanded through and fully distressed to simulate the original guitar.
24.75" Scale
Mahogany Body
Mahogany Neck
Rosewood Fingerboard
42mm Standard Nut
Thin U Neck Contour
22 XJ Frets
Satin Chrome Hardware
Sperzel Locking Tuners
Tonepros Locking TOM & Tail
EMG 81 (B) / 60 (N) Active p.u.
Finish: Aged Primer Grey
This guitar is available in our custom shop!!!
Besides, we also can supply ESP JH-1; ESP JH-2; ESP JH-3; ESP LTD "The Grynch" ; ESP Eclipse #5 Iron Cross guitars of James Hetfield, you can visit our website or contact us to know more info.
James Hetfield Guitar Wall
Here you can see other guitars of james hetfield. If you are a james' fans, you can customize any of his guitars here in our custom shop. It is our pleasure to realize your guitar dream.
If you are interested in our replicated guitars, please don't hesitate to contact us. Pictures in our website are limited, and if more HD pictures needed, please email us. We will serve for you with our all sincerity.
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helo again, here is a test piece for an enviroment study.
helo again, here is a test piece for an enviroment study.
This is fantastic! Great job and awesome sculpts on your blog!
UArtsy - the Online Art School
That's really great!
Mind if I ask what techniques you used? Is it just applying alphas with stencils?
Anyway - it's a really great study. Good job!
When in doubt, run and shout.
Sketchbook thread
I tried making an environment with sculpting (i set the whole program up myself)
but i couldnt get it to work. but youve definitely got it to work here so I guess
im thinking of attempting the "sculpted world" again.
Its probably heaps of work isnt it, but what youd get at the end possibly could
be worth the effort.
(i didnt have a flatten brush tho...)
But ive actually worked out a new technique where i can complete mix my
course work with my sculpting. and I think its possible now, but now im
thinking more about just a course map with the complex geometry just put
in with uv the normal way - now displacement mapping is fully out realtime.
So, I cant decide.
Just completely drivelling personal crap in a page where noone will even
listen nor care.
But great work for prooving you can sculpt the whole thing micropoly if
you want.
hi all, thank you for your comments.
I plan on putting together a little walkthrough of my process, which ill try and post up tomorrow.
heres another test shot.
This is brilliant stuff...such an inspired use of z brush....not a naked lady or cloven hoofed creature in sight.
Cant wait to see your walkthrough.
Thats cool! I would also like to see your tutorial. Looking forward to it.
That looks great. Nice Detail for the rocks.
Wow.. Love it. Really looking forward to your technique flow. This is why I think Zbrush is tearing up the world of 3d. I tell my students all the time, Digital Sculpting is going to propel 3D forward into a new level of finish.
Every now and then something pushes the medium to a new height. Great to see this kind of non creature but totally organic sculpting.
brendan g.
You've given me plenty of ideas with this sculpture! I'm currently using Vue and Terragen 2 for the over all landscapes, but having a sculptured set is a wonderful idea. In this fashion you could get the very best of both worlds of 3D, and environment and a set for characters. I think this method might be the next direction for those physically modeling sets as they have since the film industry started. So..., I'm really curious about your methods and approach to your set modeling. I'm looking forward to your future posts! Someone else did a set with crumbling stone walls and structures a while back I'll have to see if I can find those posts as well.
Great Job!
Keep pushin' those pixols, and tappin' to the code!
great effect on the rockface
can't wait for the tutorial....
hello everybody, thank you greatly for all your comments.
here is the process i used to create the rock face with.
my appologies for any spelling mistake or bad gramma.
if im being to vague, please feel free to post any questions.
very cool mate, thanks for the quick walktrough
Perfect!... I really wish I had more ram for this kind of thing.
Edit: Just tried the technique out and it works great!... I'd just love to have a computer powerful enough to build a level this for say Custom Edition Halo this way.


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Learning Index >> Ceramic Decoration: a selective guide to pots in the collection of the Crafts Study Centre
No 28: Bowl, undated (P.75.25)
This simple, thrown stoneware bowl is untypical of Staite Murray's work. The exterior decoration, which features a Greek key type of pattern, is more symmetrical than normal and is worked in a brushed wax resist. A soft grey underglaze shows through a tenmoku (brown/black) overglaze.


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Recently published a detailed market study on the Non-Soap Thickener Market Outlook 2017 Industry Growth, Size, Share, Demand, Segmentation, Analysis, and Forecast 2022
The report published on the Non-Soap Thickener market titled Non-Soap Thickener provides an analytical view of the Non-Soap Thickener industry's performance in the global scenario. In a detailed chapter-wise format, the study evaluates the numerous aspects corresponding to the global Non-Soap Thickener market. To begin with, the market definition, demand, Size, Share, Forecasts, applications, classification, and industry value chain structure is included in the report, to update stakeholders on incumbent market dynamics. Development trends exhibited by the Non-Soap Thickener market globally are analyzed in conjunction with studying in detail the competitive landscape of the market and the development status as demonstrated by key geographic regions.
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by Trevor Kuss, sports information assistant
>>>Full Poll
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Georgia College softball team (30-12, 12-4 PBC) has earned its first spot in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) National Rankings coming in at No. 21. The Bobcats surged into the top-25 after sweeping then-No. 19 Columbus State University in a pair of road games last week.
The Bobcats had earned votes in each of the previous two polls before being named No. 21. The Bobcats are among the four teams from the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) in the top-25, with Armstrong at No. 3, the University of North Georgia at No. 6 and Columbus State at No. 24.
The University of Indianapolis remains in the No. 1 spot for the second week in a row and West Texas A&M remains in the No. 2 spot.
The Bobcats have a 6-3 record against ranked opponents this season, including wins against Columbus State and North Georgia.
Georgia College softball will return to action today, April 10 at 5 p.m. when they welcome USC Aiken to the Peeler Complex.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Read the original story here in The Oregonian.
Tektronix said this morning that it has donated $250,000 to help build the new School of Business Administration building at Portland State University.
PSU is anticipating $40 million in state support for the building and has raised more than $13 million in private money, including an $8 million anonymous donation made last month. The school hopes to raise another $7 million in private funding for the project.
Tektronix, the godfather of Oregon's tech industry, makes oscilloscopes that measure the output of electronic devices. Its headquarters are in Washington County.
Earlier this year Tektronix donated $22,000 in equipment to PSU's engineering school. And in February the Tektronix Foundation donated $75,000 to laboratory and engineering programs at Oregon State University.
PSU has 3,000 students enrolled at its business school. It plans to expand the existing building from 52,000 square feet to 94,000 square feet, starting construction in 2015 and wrapping up in time for the fall term in 2016.
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I stumbled across this forum when putting in a google search for cavalier and snow. I currently live in Melbourne Australia where it doesn't snow or get much below 8°C (46F). We are thinking of relocating to Salt Lake City for 2 years to work and I want to bring my cavalier. Lucy can survive 40°C (104F) heat but I'm not sure how she'll go in the cold. I guess if we rent a house with a doggie door she'll be OK in winter whilst we're at work. How pet friendly are rentals in Utah? Does anyone know? And how do cavaliers really go in the snow?


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The Mertz Gilmore Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution that supports and promotes vibrant communities, the performing arts, and a sustainable environment. The Foundation uses a variety of philanthropic strategies to strengthen civic and cultural institutions in underserved communities of New York City and to address the climate crisis.
Today, with assets of roughly $100 million, Mertz Gilmore continues a five decade tradition of focused grantmaking on a small number of programs while maintaining relatively long-term commitments to its core areas of concern. The Foundation makes grants in three program areas:
The Climate Change Solutions program aims to bring about substantial reductions in global warming pollution through sustainable policy and practice.
The New York City Communities program promotes an equitable city of vibrant communities by supporting work in low-income neighborhoods.
The New York City Dance program sustains a high level of activity and visibility for dance in the city, and cultivates a rich mix of artists and audiences.