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NEW YORK -- Have NFL fans seen the last of the Pro Bowl?
The game could be suspended next year, two people familiar with discussions said Thursday.
Commissioner Roger Goodell, among others, expressed concerns about the quality of play after January's game, and the league has been holding talks with the players' union about the future of the all-star game. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the talks were not being publicized.
Responding to an ESPN report that Goodell is "strongly considering" suspending the game in 2013, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said: "No determination has been made yet."
Goodell said before the Super Bowl in February he was unhappy with what he saw in the AFC's 59-41 win in the Pro Bowl at Honolulu -- a game that often resembled touch football. Many players chosen for the game bow out, and if the Pro Bowl is held before the Super Bowl, as it was during the past three years, players from the conference champions don't participate.
The game still draws solid TV ratings, but isn't considered a money maker. Although viewership dropped 8.1 percent in January, the Pro Bowl still was the highest-rated sports program of the weekend.
The big factor is cost, particularly when played in Hawaii. And with so many defections-- there were 20 replacements for non-participating players in 2012, including Pro Bowlers from the Giants and Patriots who were occupied with the Super Bowl -- it raises the question of whether the game is still special.
Newly elected NFLPA President Domonique Foxworth tweeted Thursday: "The Pro Bowl is an important tradition we are in talks with the league to improve and preserve the game for our players and fans"
Hawaii began hosting the game in 1980 and it was held there annually until 2010, when it moved to Miami and was played the week before the Super Bowl there. Before moving it, the NFL said there was a need for a more modern stadium in Hawaii.
The game returned to Hawaii in 2011, but now the site -- and the very existence -- of next year's game is up in the air.
"We have had lots of talks with the players about the Pro Bowl," NFL counsel Jeff Pash said last week. "When should it be played? Where? And certainly the quality of the game.
"We understand what contributes to the low quality of the game. It does not mean very much either financially or competitively. Players are reluctant to participate in a way that they could be injured. It's not going to ever look like a playoff game, but it needs to improve so fans don't say, 'I feel bad watching it.'"


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It's only natural, says Scott Colyer, CEO and CIO of Advisors Asset Management, that U.S. investors have focused their international investing horizons on equities, since equities have dominated the investment universe and continue to hog the lion's share of domestic investment portfolios.
Internationally, too, people have had a greater affinity for equity markets because they are more homogeneous, more developed and easier to understand and navigate than their bond counterparts.
Even today, Colyer says, most investors believe that they need look no further than equities to get the best out of their international exposure. But people who want to generate income, and who know that the best investment opportunities today are found overseas, are doing themselves a great disservice if they're not investing in international fixed income as well. As much as foreign equity markets offer great potential for reward, so too, says Colyer, do overseas bond markets.
"The bond markets have been changing considerably over the past decade, and not only has international product become more prevalent, the ways in which one can trade it have always improved and many of the risks that used to exist have been mitigated," he says. "Today, many U.S. investors have a genuine need and desire to diversify away from the U.S. dollar. Foreign bonds allow us to do just that."
Whether it is in the form of emerging or developed market debt; sovereign or quasi-sovereign bonds; or straight corporate or structured products, the international fixed income markets today are a real treasure trove of opportunities that span the length and breadth of the globe.
"The market is so much bigger than it was 10 years ago, when it was mostly government bonds that were available," says Mark Beischel, co-manager of Ivy Investment Management's Ivy Global Bond Fund. "Not only do we now have so much more corporate issuance on a global basis, we've also seen so many changes in where the issuance is coming from."
The international fixed income market, Beischel says, has come a long way since the days when top brass, quasi-sovereign issuers like Mexico's state-owned oil company, Pemex, and Brazil's Petrobras, were among the few issuers borrowing funds. Those names are still very much present, but today, there's also a plethora of credit-worthy Latin American issuers with strong balance sheets from places like Colombia and Argentina. A couple of years ago, Ghana and Gabon—two African nations that many may not have expected to be able to issue debt internationally—successfully sold sovereign issues.
Today, the greatest amount of new corporate bond issuance is coming from the Asia-Pacific region, Beischel says, from places like Indonesia and Thailand, and new local currency corporate bond markets are also developing in unexpected places like China. As financial systems continue to modernize and strengthen, and as global corporate finance increasingly moves away from the traditional bank lending model, bond financing will become more and more popular, he says.
U.S. investors looking to get in on these new opportunities stand to gain immensely because they will be able to benefit from both the stability that is characteristic of bonds and the income stream that they provide.
"In the past 10 years, people's portfolios have been blown up twice by equities and once by the housing market, whereas in the past 13 or 14 years, bonds have actually done better than the S&P, and with less volatility," Beischel says. "Add that to the general aging of the U.S. population: People don't need volatility, they need stability in their portfolios."
While international bond funds have been in existence for years, the asset class is now attracting new participants who are finding different ways to play it. Advisors Asset Management has long been trading in and offering its clients individual international bonds, but the firm has only recently structured an investment product—a unit trust—dedicated to international bonds, which Colyer says was a runaway success.
"There is a huge amount of demand for these kinds of products as the interest in international fixed income grows," Colyer says.
The trust invests in the tried-and-tested international fixed income marketplace, in investment-grade names that have global business, that have issued debt denominated in hard currencies and are highly liquid and tradeable.
"But given the success of the product, we would look to do more, and the natural progression would be to explore in greater depth companies from emerging and frontier markets," Colyer says.
There are many different kinds of bond funds on the marketplace. Investment Advisor talked to a few managers with different approaches to getting the best out of the international bond asset class.
The Global Bond Fund—Part 1
On a recent roadshow, Michael Mata, portfolio manager of ING Investment Management's Global Bond Fund, heard investors raise repeated concerns about inflation and the correlated value of the U.S. dollar.
"This is why having a global fixed income allocation with just a little bit of U.S. in it makes sense, and gives an investor a great deal of flexibility," he says.
Being able to play against inflation and the falling value of the dollar is one of the greatest advantages of running a global fixed income fund. Mata and his team are able to go in and out of markets as they see fit. To do so, they score countries based on where respective governments are in their monetary policy cycles and the impact that that has upon individual company business cycles. Depending on their assessment, they will then invest in a range of bonds, including sovereign and corporate credit, and structured products such as commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS).
"A global, diversified fund is the best way to get the most out of international bonds," Mata says.
The flexibility of a global portfolio like the ING Global Fund at once protects against and capitalizes on global interest rate and currency trends, Mata says.
"The [United States] is not anywhere near the point where we'd start to see rates rising, but elsewhere in the world there are places like Australia and Brazil where they are closer to the end of the tightening cycle, where economies have done well and yields are high," he says. "It's only because we have a flexible fund that we can modify our portfolio to take advantage of where we are in the cycle."
The ING Global Bond Fund is currently invested mostly in investment-grade corporate credit with some CMBS holdings. On the sovereign side, Mata has taken on interest rate risk in places that are closer to the end of the tightening cycle, such as Brazil, Indonesia and South Africa, where the fund owns five- or 10-year bonds. It is also positive on some of the smaller developed markets, such as Norway and Sweden, which have robust economies and exposure to commodities.
The Dedicated Global Emerging Markets Fund
Through a dedicated fund, David Hinman, manager of the Forward EM Corporate Debt Fund, has chosen to zero in on the best opportunities in the $600 billion emerging market corporate bond market. His reason, though, is less because of the growth story that's tagged to the emerging markets and more because of the additional yield per unit of duration and yield per credit risk that these bonds offer.
"You get 100 to 200 basis points more yield for both duration and credit risk [in emerging markets corporate bonds] compared to U.S. bonds," Hinman says. "You can, for example, construct a double-B rated emerging market bond portfolio with a 7% yield."
Hinman is not spoiled for choice when it comes to finding investment opportunities: "Last year, there was $180 million in new emerging market issuance, and currently, there are about 1,000 different issues in the emerging market corporate space," he says.
The market, he says, continues to expand to include small-cap companies that need capital to expand, companies with strong balance sheets for which it makes more sense to issue debt than equity.
To find these opportunities, Hinman ascertains the strength of country fundamentals, then industry fundamentals and, finally, individual company prospects.
Currently, Eastern Europe offers the best opportunities, he says, and infrastructure bonds in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan are particularly interesting. Hinman is also finding value in Nigeria and in Latin American agricultural bonds. But unlike the equity markets, where many still are focusing on Brazil, he believes better fixed income opportunities are to be had in the corporate sector of countries like Argentina, Mexico and Venezuela. In Asia, equity market darlings India and China aren't on his list either (India, in fact, makes up only 10% of the emerging markets corporate bond market), since he finds better opportunities elsewhere in that region.
"Investors still tend to think that owning emerging market debt means owning only the international debt of countries, but the corporate bond universe is really growing nicely, and people should get some exposure to it," Hinman says. "Unlike in equity, which is earnings and growth driven, corporate debt is about the security of the issue, the call-and-put dynamics, the amount of debt a company has maturing, and so on. The emerging part of the world offers many good opportunities and fairly good investor protection, and offers good diversification."
The Global Bond Fund—Part Two
Dan Vrabac and Mark Beischel, co-managers of the Ivy Investment Management's s Ivy Global Bond Fund, have allocated two-thirds of their portfolio to corporate bonds. This is different from other global funds, Vrabac says, which tend to have a concentration of government or agency bonds, and the rationale is that corporate bonds enhance yield and keep duration lower.
Although there are issuers from more than 20 different countries represented in the fund, the vast majority of those bonds are denominated in U.S. dollars at the current time, but Ivy, unlike other global bond funds, has the additional flexibility to move outside of U.S. dollar-based investments into foreign currency bonds if fundamental analysis dictates.
"Overall, we're trying to give people exposure to other markets," Vrabac says. "The U.S. bond market is less than half of the total bond market, so if you're in a global fund, you have the opportunity to go into different markets and take advantage of the tremendous amount of very solid corporates outside the [United States] that are issuing debt at higher rates compared to a comparable U.S. credit, and that offer greater yield for less risk."
Being able to invest globally also means being able to take advantage of different dynamics and trends across the world. Beischel cites the example of Arcos Dorados, a high-quality Argentine issuer of a 10-year bond that came last fall with a 7.5% coupon, but because of its country of domicile, received a low rating. Arcos Dorados (which is Spanish for Golden Arches) has about 1,500 franchises across Latin America; it is a very profitable and solid business, Beischel says, and one that the Ivy Global Fund, because of its flexible mandate, can take advantage of.
Flexibility affords diversification, which in turn produces income. Duration, though, is also an important parameter in managing the fund, particularly in today's low interest rate world, so the fund's target duration is instruments that mature between "2 and 2.5 years," Vrabac says.
The Local Currency Fund: China
The driving force behind Guinness Atkinson's newly launched local currency China corporate bond and currency fund is the appreciation of the Chinese renminbi vis-à-vis the U.S. dollar.
"The increasing pool of deposits in Hong Kong, a result of China allowing currency in international trade settlements, will only get larger because China wants to increase the internationalization of its currency," says Edmund Harriss, who manages the Guinness Atkinson Renminbi Yuan & Bond Fund.
Renminbi is the official name of the Chinese currency; yuan is the unit of currency.
"As China increasingly uses its currency as a tool for economic management, there will be a better allocation of capital and companies will find it more attractive to use the bond markets to raise funds," Harriss says.
Although most Chinese companies are still raising about 90% of their capital through bank lending, Harriss believes that China's continued engagement with the rest of the world will encourage more companies to use the bond markets, and this will result in more issuance of greater size and more rational pricing.
Thus far, the offshore renminbi market consists of renminbi held in Hong Kong, which (apart from Macao) has the only official clearing system for renminbi outside Mainland China. However, an agreement is expected soon that would permit renminbi clearing in Singapore, which would be the first outside China's sovereignty and would require more distant regulation and monitoring via the Monetary Authority of Singapore, thereby underscoring China's desire to extend the use of its currency outside its borders.
"[The renminbi currency and bond market] is a developing and maturing market, but what's surprising is the speed at which it's happening," Harriss says.
He gives the example of a bond issued by Beijing Enterprise Water, whose five-year maturity makes for the longest local currency tenor to date. A range of other Chinese companies are in the pipeline with similar issues, he says, and multinationals like Unilever are also in line to issue more debt with longer tenors.
Of course, investing in Chinese local currency instruments is still such a far-off prospect, it's only natural that people fear a market that is so remote, so young and fraught with risk. Liquidity is a huge concern, as is the ever-present threat—real or perceived—of China reversing its market-oriented course and heading back in the opposite direction.
But, says Harriss, "China's role in the global economy means its currency has to be freely usable."
Harriss is banking on his 18-year experience and expertise in the Chinese market: "I know my way around. I have a sense of what companies are good, what issues are priced keenly and where there is value to be had," he says. "As more issues come, we will see a greater understanding of the market, more ratings, greater governance and transparency."


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I am Vietnamese. I am doing research on numerical idioms between Vietnamese and English people. Would you mind telling me some webs related to numerical idioms
I don't know of any sites that specialise in this.
What's a numerical idiom? Like:
It takes two to tango.
Third time's the charm.
A cat has nine lives.
A coward dies a thousand deaths (the brave man dies but one)
I regret that I have but one life to give for my country.
Aces and eights.
Two's company but three's a crowd.
To get your fifteen minutes of fame.
Eleventh hour.
Dollar-a-year man
Double take
Seventy times seven
Bermuda Triangle
Double duty
Triple threat
Five easy pieces
Here in double trust
First trimester
Twelfth of never
A fifth wheel.
Cheaper by the dozen.
Seventh heaven.
Cloud nine.
Revolution Number Nine
19th hole
Second wind
Fifty yard line.
Ninth circle of hell.
Three strikes and you're out.
Zero sum game.
One is the loneliest number.
Two can live as cheaply as one.
And baby makes three.
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
10 Downing Street.
Number one (biological function)
Number two (another biological function)
Behind the eight-ball
Ninety-nine bottles of beer on the wall
Eighter from Decatur
Deuces and treys wild
Spirit of 76
Hotter than a two-dollar pistol on the Fourth of July
Two bits, four bits, six bits, a dollar
To the Nth degree (does algebra count?)
Fifty-four forty or fight!
Big Red One
Put in my two cents worth (but if it's only a penny for my thoughts, do I get change back?)
Sweet sixteen (and never been kissed)
Give it to 'em with both barrels
Double play
Triple play
Hat trick (sorry, not directly a number but couldn't resist)
Get to first base
Get to second base
Get to third base
Laying down a tune on the old eighty-eights
Seventy-six trombones
Twelve days of Christmas
Second coming
Second sight
Sixth sense
Twelve angry men
Friday the thirteenth
Three squares a day
Double or nothing
A long shot (in horse racing... does this count as "numerical"?)
Ninety-nine and a half just won't do
A perfect ten
Straight eight
Double jeopardy
Stunt double
Double trouble
Double team
Triple team
The Third Man (Orson Welles)
The Sixth Man (basketball)
The Twelfth Man (football)
Unholy trinity
7-11 store
Nine to five (or nine-to-fiver)
Million dollar baby/In a five-and-ten cent store
Cat o' nine tails
Four score and seven years ago
Dirty dozen
Double double toil and trouble
Double your pleasure, double your fun
Double down
Double up
Million to one shot
Baker's dozen.
Fourth street (in Texas Hold-Em Poker)
First among equals (Primus inter pares... we stole this one from Latin)
At sixes and sevens.
The whole nine yards.
Little Deuce Coupe.
Seven come eleven.
Seventh son.
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Seven deadly sins.
One-armed paper hanger (to be busier than __)
Three time loser
Once is not enough
You only live once
You only live twice (according to Ian Fleming)
Life begins at forty
Get your kicks/On Route 66
77 Sunset Strip
Six of one, half-a-dozen of the other
Double dose
Double shot of my baby's love (yea yea yea)
Thirty seconds over Tokyo
101 Dalmatians
Are these numeric idioms?
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'Double shot of my baby's love' is stretching it a bit, isn't it? Mind you, the Swinging Medallions are probably glad of the plug.
You think it's a stretch????... well.... OK.... seemed righteous at the time.
I think they're actually still playing, on the schlockly circuit, college parties and the like, aren't they??...... probably with the children and grandchildren having inherited the positions.
Actually I thought You Only Live Twice was the stretch, or maybe "long shot" since it doesn't entail a specific number. But ... you guys would like the Ian Fleming reference, n'est ce pas?
Hey, tdol, I bet you've got some good ones floating around in there.... throw in your two pence worth, why doncha?
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1001 Nights
The Magnificent Seven
Six pack
Love at first sight
The second time around
The eternal triangle
Tit for tat (does that count?)
Fool me once, shame on you... fool me twice, shame on me
You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time (numeric???)
23 skidoo
Five gallon hat
Two by four (as in lumber)
Four eyes
23 Skidoo- now that takes me back.
The Swinging Medallions are still playing- I heard a more recent track of theirs and it just reminded me of how good their first effort was. Have you heard the Residents' cover of Double Shot?
Unless I missed it, 'body double' can be added to the list. And a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Cloud seven is an alternative for cloud nine.
now tdol... ))) surely you know 23 skidoo from your parents or old TV. That was popular in I think the 1920s!! I think I remember it movies...
I'm guessing you're about my age, around mid-40ish or so.??
Well, the Sw. Med. are around, eh? Well, I didn't know they did records still. I figured they were playing the crap circuit of fraternity parties and so on. Good money probably, but hard work, and surely a come-down from being on Top 40 Radio.
23 Skidoo were a band to me from the late seventies, early eighties period- I didn't know the 1920s version. You're right about my age.
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In the same year, Andreu de Haldanstone of Edinburghshire rendered homage to King Edward I after his conquest of Scotland. In the same century, the name had often been shortened to Alston, and in some cases lengthened to Haldanston. The Scottish branch at Craig Head in Lanarkshire and at Westerton in Dumbartonshire also assumed the spelling of Auldston and Alstounes.
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Hey, everyone makes mistakes.
A truism, sure, but does it justify the continued city employment of a paramedic who once made a whopper of an error � one that may have cost a man his life � and then repeatedly lied about it?
Seth Peters of Paxton, described by many as a knowledgeable and experienced paramedic, earns $65,000 a year as the city's chief of epidemiology and health protection. Peters is the same paramedic who was fired in 2009 by UMass Memorial after he made a critically ill patient walk down three flights of stairs before the man suffered a fatal heart attack a half hour later in the emergency room.
For perspective, here's a dirty little secret. It's apparently not uncommon for EMTs to sometimes walk patients down the stairs rather than use a stair chair device. The job is a dangerous one, rife with strains and injuries, and people can abuse ambulance calls and treat them as a taxi service. Do EMTs sometimes drop their guards and be less vigilant as a result? Probably.
But the follow-up state report about Peters' judgment and conduct is scathing. As first reported last year by colleague Thomas Caywood, Peters and his fellow EMT not only nixed using a chair stair for a patient in obvious cardiac distress � a clear violation of protocol � but then lied on a �trip record� that they had used it. They also claimed, falsely, that the fire department didn't arrive in time to help them carry the patient, 48-year-old Charles Rondeau, who weighed just 160 pounds.
A state investigation was triggered by devastated family members who noticed the lie about the stair chair in the paramedics' written account. The probe revealed that the fire department had not only arrived at the Winfield Street home before the paramedics, but had briefed them by radio that the patient was �experiencing severe chest pains, difficulty breathing, was diaphoretic and had a cardiac history,� according to the report.
The errors in judgment cost UMass Memorial $1 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Rondeau's widow.
Peters was hired by the city in August of 2008, just months before he was fired by UMass, and he apparently has no contact with patients. Still, his continued employment by the city once again underscores the disconnect between public and private employment. In the private sector, would a company continue to employ someone who erred so badly and repeatedly lied about it? As usual, the cover-up here exposed the crime. Should we trust this man to analyze health data for the city?
City Councilor Joseph O'Brien, a longtime paramedic, said he knows Peters by reputation only.
�By all accounts, he was a good paramedic,� O'Brien said yesterday. �The reality is, he made a tragic mistake, one that had terrible repercussions. But we all make mistakes. Should his career be over because of that?�
I have the highest regard for paramedics, having watched them more than once transport my mom and an asthmatic friend to the hospital. I'm in awe of their professionalism, expertise and sensitivity. They save lives every day.
But different mistakes carry varied degrees of consequence. If I screw up at my job, I write a correction the next day and shake it off. Health care professionals have more at stake. This week, city officials said the matter has been �addressed and resolved,� but I would challenge them to tell that to the family of Charles Rondeau.
No one is arguing that Seth Peters deserves a jail sentence or life-long punishment. By most accounts, he's a decent guy. But to hold the post of the city's regional hospital coordinator and head of health protection? It's enough to make us a little ... queasy.
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UPLAND — The Mt. Baldy Chapter of the National Active & Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Association on May 14 will have Joe Hoover, a community liaison for Care 4 You In-Home Care, as the featured speaker.
The meeting will be at 1 p.m. at Coco's restaurant, 60 W. Foothill Blvd.
Hoover's organization provides personal care, home care, mobile assistance.
The Mt. Baldy Chapter serves retired and active federal employees. Information: http://www.narfe.org/field/chapter1497/default.aspx


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Let me introduce you to John Best Jr. I actually started blogging shortly after I stumbled upon his blog. I thought it was necessary to address the sort of nonsense he likes to spout. This guy, perhaps the most vocal representative of the other side of the debate, hates autism, autistics and other minorities. He loathes the neurodiversity ideology and at the same time is obviously obsessed by it. Whenever he is unable to refute an argument, he either (1) explains it away as coming from a brain damaged by mercury, (2) claims that it is all just part of a vast conspiracy led by the CDC, the government and the drug companies, or (3) claims that the person making the argument does not exist.
John will likely claim the following quotes are taken out of context. But believe me, there is no context that can explain these away. I'll just let his own words speak for themselves. Enjoy.
John on homosexuality...
- Some "brilliant" goofball coined the term "Homophobia" in a pathetic attempt to bring some small measure of respectability to a perversion. Fortunately for me, I grew up in an era when people were not subjected to public acceptance of sexual perversion. I never "stomped" a queer and I don't approve of that behavior. I also don't want to have to hear about this nonsense portrayed as anything near normalcy.
It has nothing to do with fear which means there is no phobia.
- You can use any term you want regarding homosexuality. I really don't care. I'd just like to see it back in the closet where it belongs along with wackos who want to send pictures of their groins to people.
- The insanity of agreeing with those who poisoned our kids goes hand in hand with stating that homosexuality is not a perversion. It just shows how screwed up all of you are.
- The normal people who find that stuff disgusting aren't homophobes. They're what sane people call normal.
- The Neurodiverse tribe seems to be in basic agreement that homosexuality is a difference that should be tolerated.
- Claiming homosexuality is not a perversion shows how out of touch you are, Kev. Acceptability doesn't make it normal.
John on women...
- You seem fairly intelligent for a girl but you've been misguided.
- I'd suggest sending a nice letter to shut the dumb broad up.
- Read this post again so you can understand why the dumb broad received an apology.
- I guess she's proud to say that she got a letter that, to me, said "Shut up and don't bother me, dumb broad".
- That's interesting. I always thought you were female. I guess you just write like a woman.
John on tolerance...
- When a kid is already dead mentally due to mercury poisoning, there is no choice. You either try to cure him or you torture everyone in your family with autism until the day arrives that the kid has to be sent away... If he dies young, I will rejoice for him that he has excaped the nightmare that was his life.
- Celebrate their differences, LOL. How many parents do you think are that stoned that they would buy into something so absurd?
- This nut thinks it is demeaning to autistic people to refer to them as train wrecks.
- "Train Wrecks" is not a slur on the person but a comment about the effects of mercury.
- Mr Rollens was accurate in his use of the term "Train Wreck".
- The "Train Wreck" comment did not offend a LOT of people. I don't think it offended anyone. The dumb broad just wanted to use it in her deranged quest to discredit those who help poisoned kids. It has nothing to do with respect, bonehead.
- Were you offended by the "Train Wreck" comment? Give me your address so I can send you a crying towel.
- Get that address to me soon. My wife bought too many bananas so I'll send some for your daughter when I send the crying towel.
- It doesn't matter to them that that "different wiring" will cost taxpayers in the neighborhood of $5 million per person for these people who will never be able to hold a job.
- This sort of Neurodiverse philosophy sounds eerily similar to the philosophy that begets welfare recipients.
- As for spending money on the military, you will change your tune in a hurry if some crazed muslim shows up at your front door with a bomb strapped to his torso.
- As to what I'll do if my son isn't cured by his teens, I probably won't have a choice in the matter. He may have to go away for his safety, the safety of my other kids and my wife.
- I almost forgot your "tossed in the trash" comment. How do you suggest society care for those who can not care for themselves?
- You're right, name calling doesn't help arguments but it does make me feel good.
- Having to resort to insults doesn't say much for your side of the debate.
- You can teach a monkey to do some of the things that ABA does but you can't ever teach the monkey to think. That's why some of these Asperger's adults can repeat the crap they swallow from neurodiversity but they can't figure out that neurodiversity is based on obsolete principles which makes the whole philosophy invalid.
- Any decent father teaches his sons how to fight. Otherwise, they might grow up to be pussies.
- Why don't you just hook up with one of the guys from AutAdvo and have your own kid? That psychobollox guy's divorced. Clay is single and he's old enough that he'll probably croak before you get sick of him. Then you might have an autistic kid and, if not, you can always shoot it up with thimerosal and change it into an autistic kid.
- I'll assume you consider my position to be one of bigotry. Nothing could be further from the truth.
John on freedom of expression...
- In the age of the internet where any wacko with a computer can publish lunacy, I suppose the wackos are more difficult to ignore than they were in the past when no decent newspaper would publish their drivel.
John's profound insights...
- Mr Ed wasn't autistic. Neither was Flipper. In fact, Flipper may have cured some autistic people. I once had a very affectionate cat so it couldn't have been autistic although it didn't talk much. I don't think Hornig's mice were autistic until after she gave them mercury and they became violent like "Hands" from Boston Legal. So, there goes your "all animals are autistic" theory.
- I'm guessing Rett's would've been called a birth defect or brain damage...
Autism could not have been called anything because, as Kanner told us, it didn't exist. It was something that had never been seen before.
- Since we didn't have any adult autistics until the 50's, I think we'd be fine without them. Maybe without them, we could start making good cars again.
- I'm just pointing out facts. If there was no diminished capacity, there would be no need for a label.
- If you can cure all autism without using any chelation, you'll convince me.
- The premiss that anyone is autistic to begin with is absurd since autism didn't exist until doctors started shooting mercury into us.
- There is no such thing as neurodiversity. There is only mercury poisoning.
- If you're right and lots of autistics were missed in 1992, then it must be true that autism is decreasing more than the Geier's could see. Or, it was rising faster than we thought in 1992. You're not claiming that we missed the "Train Wreck" types of autism, are you?
- Einstein was not autistic. Autism had not yet been invented when he was born.
- The whole world recognizes that autism is not a normal existence except for a few freaks from Neurodiversity. That makes it abnormal.
- [Geier's] training in genetics makes him the perfect man for the job. Autism isn't genetic and he knows that. You should listen to him.
- Actually, it's your reaction that looks silly. Most people never heard of VAERS. It makes sense that lawyers would know about it and file the reports.
- If you don't want to cure him, why do you bother discussing autism?
- If your uncle wasn't diagnosed until the 1960's, it was probably early Alzheimer's from the mercury he had accumulated.
- If [Temple Grandin] is such a genius at talking to animals, why isn't she at the racetrack talking to the horses and picking up some easy cash?
- I could grasp the science if I wanted to but I'd nuch rather grasp a golf club or a Racing Form. The Racing Form is more of an intellectual challenge.
- If there was more hype and every parent bothered to notify the CDC, the [VAERS] data might be accurate.
- Both [prevalence going up and prevalence going down] can be true.
John's version of reality...
- It is not really a Government within the Government but an organization of wealthy individuals who literally rule the world. This organization has a name but I can't remember what it is. I learned of it in school a long time ago. It is made up of people with names like Getty, Rockefeller, Kennedy, etc.. They decide what rotten things must take place for the good of the world as a whole. They are probably the ones who told China, years ago, to limit families to one child. They probably ordered up AIDS to cut down the homosexual population and the African population. They, most assuredly, allowed Bush to attack Iraq. Yes, this organization exists and it is made up of old money worldwide. Whatever they have done will always be conjecture since they don't advertise their projects.
- I don't believe for a second that Not Mercury is telling the truth and used to be one of us.
- I don't believe Maria Lujan is real, nor do I beleive Not Mercury is real. I think they are just identities that your side conjured up.
- Autism was invented in 1931 by Eli Lilly.
- Your placebo effect may have a point but it's mostly another futile attempt to expect parents to hurt their kids by letting them rot in the abyss.
- I have not lost an argument to any of you wack jobs.
- The Geier's are trying to help children.
- What you consider peer reviewed research is actually drug company propaganda that is reviewed by drug company shills who are engaged in a coverup. It's pure bullshit and you know it.
- The people who want to disprove the fact that thimerosal caused the autism epidemic went into the history books and dug up stuff that they claim was autism.
- Playing horses is much more of an intellectual challenge then playing the stock market and is also more profitable and more exciting.
- Chimps are not related to humans. Darwin was wrong.
- The money and politics are much more important than the science here.
- You call good science junk science and fail to realize that the junk you call good science is actually corrupt science. That is why the science can't give you the answer. The answer is in the politics so you have to follow the money.
- Science doesn't use the word "probably". Chemical reactions either take place or they don't. Good science says that methyl B-12 helps 90% of autistic kids by giving them that substance that mercury prevents their bodies from manufacturing. The kids prove what the science states.
- My son has emerged from the APPARENT vegetative state. If I had not used chelation, he would not have progressed.
- I wouldn't be surprised if neurodiversity was just a sham concocted by the drug companies to make it seem that sane people agreed with them.
- The fact that mercury caused the autism epidemic is old news and only those involved in the coverup and damage control are still trying to deny it.
- I don't think all of these ND's are real people. I don't think some of the others who write blogs are real pepople. There's just too much opposition to curing kids and that makes zero sense unless you're a high functioning autistic who doesn't know any better. For any parent to buy into this crap requires either abject stupidity or an ulterior motive.
- That's the facts. Zero autism in my state in 1993 among school age kids. It did not exist. 1,600 autistic kids in 2005.
John and his knowledge of autism...
- Since the only things proven to cause autism are mercury and fragile X and fragile X is extremely rare, I'll just stick with saying autism is mercury poisoning for simplicity.
- If autism has always been with us as some of you claim, it certainly was nothing like what kids today are presenting like.
- While some Asperger's people claim high IQ's and seem to do well in areas that only require ROTE learning, they are sorely lacking in the ability put two and two together.
- No person with autism could possibly write the pseudo-intellectual musings that come forth from the pens of this batch of lunatics.
- You have not proven there was any autism prior to 1931 and you have also not shown there was more than a few rare cases of autism in China.
- What we do know is that Kanner described autism as something that had NEVER been seen before in 1943.
- The only difference between a profoundly autistic kid and a normal kid is the inability to rid the body and brain of mercury. There is no "wiring".
- The ONLY thing genetic about autism, aside from fragile x, is an inability to get rid of mercury.
John on autism treatments...
- I don't have all the facts about Lupron and have not tried it myself. I'd like to know more about possible side effects. It seems that references to chemical castration are far-fetched since it is suggested that Lupron should only be used on kids who have not yet reached puberty.
- I don't think it would matter if you're studying treatments for autism and the size [of two inequivalent groups] is large enough.
John on proper medical procedure...
- I had him checked for genetics and that wasn't it. The improvement I have proves it's mercury.
- We just did what we were told by Easter Seals to start, play, occupational, physical and speech therapy, bled him with leeches and checked with a priest about an exorcism.
- I saw no need to test for mercury. The improvement from chelation was all the proof I needed.
- I didn't test him. I didn't bother with chelation challenge tests because I thought it was too much DMSA to give him at one time.
- I did use tests. I ruled out genetics.


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I am here to warn Americans about two Muslim war strategies: the salami method, slice by slice so no one opposes
Is there anyone who genuinely thinks there exist a carefully woven plot to islamize Europe, step by step? If so, please go seek help.
The basic understanding of a dhimmi is a person who is under Islam's so-called protection and pay Muslims, "jizya", a kind of "protection money". A lot of Christians live under very bad conditions as dhimmies all over the Muslim world but today I will use the word dhimmi in another way.
Name a single place in the world where anyone lives as designated dhimmis. You can't because no such place exist in the world. Nor do you present any evidence that people who have been designated as dhinmis have historically lived under bad conditions.
We use dhimmi to describe mainly left-wing multicultural people who are Muslim appeasers
Or another way to put it: "We describe anyone we disagree with as a dhimmi, because villification of people we disagree with is much easier than arguing our point. We're shameless demagogues who appeal to people's fear and predjuices, rather than their intellectual side. Also, it makes us sound real knowledgeable about islam"
Muslims demanded special times for Muslim women only to use the public swimming pool because Muslim women are not allowed to swim together with men.
If some women feel uncomfortable in bathing suits in front of men, what the hell is the problem? And why the hell do you care if they get a day to go swimming? People like you aren't satisfied with integration, you want complete and total assimilation. There must be absolutely no sign that they are in any way different to the "natives".
Muslim men demanded curtains in the changing room in the shower section because Muslim men are not allowed to show themselves naked in front of other men. They have got their curtains.
The Muslim children are not allowed to take showers with the other children after gym hours in school.
What is it with your obsession with where and when different people feel comfortable bathing?
The Muslims can't even be dead together with the so-called non-believers in the mortuaries in the hospitals. Muslim relatives have demanded special rooms for their dead family members. And they have got it – paid for by our tax money.
An outrage!
In some cemeteries, the dead are buried facing Mecca – Muslim or not.
LOL. So even the most mundane religous detail that in no way affects anything or anyone whatsoever can not be accomodated. How about you go get a life rather than worrying about what direction the dead are buried in?
In England, a church was converted into a mosque and the Christian graves there were bulldozed to oblivion.
Christianity is dying, Islam is blossoming. Those are the facts. Muslims buy buildings, and make them into a house of religious worship. Again, I fail to see the secret plot.
Pigs were removed from children's books and banks have removed the children's piggy banks because they offend the Muslims' feelings.
LOL. Did Muslims demand that, or did they remove the pigs per own initiative as an empty gesture to attract muslim buisness? I think the latter.
Muslims have demanded praying rooms in the schools and have got it.
This does nothing to impact the daily life of anyone or anything else.
Everybody is obliged to take any kind of job offered when getting social welfare, but unemployed Muslim women are allowed to say no to certain jobs where they could come in contact with men – or with pork meat.
Does the same not go for anyone else? Is a Danish women not allowed to turn down a job for a legal brothel? Can jews not deny jobs where they come in to contact with pork as well? Where's this "special treament" you keep talking about?
At Christmas time, big supermarkets have removed the Christian Christmas decorations, just because it could offend the Muslims.
Even if such a thing happended, did Muslims demand it, or were the buisnesses trying to attract muslim costumers? Anyway, it sounds pretty weird, since even Muslim capitals had large Christmas decorations last year.
Ninety-nine percent of all poultry in Denmark is now halal-slaughtered, and a fee is paid to Muslim organizations for each poultry that is slaughtered that way.
Large food chains such as KFC now only offer halal meat in some stores.
Do you not believe in the free market? Supply and Demand? Are you a communist?
Some of the schools in Copenhagen have recently introduced mothers-only parent-teacher meetings. The fact is that they are appeasing the Muslim men who do not allow their wives to take part in any meetings where men are present. Therefore, Danish fathers have to stay home when women-only meetings take place.
It was only one school actually. And it was quite shameful to say the least what a large case people like you made of it.
Because of the cartoon crisis, journalists no longer dare to publish Muhammed cartoons in the newspapers. Books have been rewritten because of fear of violent Muslims and recently, an auction house didn't want to sell a drawing made by Kurt Westergaard, the artist who drew the Muhammed cartoon, because of fear from Muslim protests. Clearly, Sharia censorship is creeping in.
Quite an odd thing coming from SIAD, an organization that publish personal information, adresses, phone numbers etc. about their opponents. And who recently called for the execution of Danish mosque-builders for treason.
In Denmark we have the right to demonstrate in any public place we like. As long as the demonstrations are peaceful the police cannot forbid them. But because of the increasing Muslim population, the police have now ordered the demonstrations to stay out of certain areas with many Muslim inhabitants.
The reason: the police fear Muslim violence and vandalism.
Ha! That is a blatant lie. The police ordered SIAD demonstrators out of areas with large muslim populations because of the neo-nazis and hooligans with a violent record you brought along.
In other words, we now have areas where Muslims control the streets and where Danish law no longer applies. We have to hire professional security for our own legal demonstrations.
. By "hire professional security" you mean call your friends the neo-nazis to come along to attack Muslim counter-demonstrators.
Muslim criminal gangs are ruling the streets in many of the major cities in Europe where their dominant behavior spreads fear amongst the people living there.
Why exactly should these gangs be described as "Muslim" rather than "immigrant", since they're not exclusively muslim? What exactly makes them different from the much larger criminal gangs from the former USSR, or the Italian organized crime in America?
In Copenhagen, Muslim gangs have made special zones where people will be body searched if they want to pass through.
Uh, care to provide any proof of that? Even if it was true, it's probably based on a legitimate fear of Hells Angels and Bandidos criminals attacking them for no reason, as they have done many times in the past.
This dominant behavior spreads to non-Muslim areas as well. If a person meets a group of young Muslims on the street and dares to look them in the eyes, the Muslims take that as a provocation and attack the person. This happens every day. Most Danes now look down when passing Muslim groups as a result of their dominant behavior.
That is a load of fabricated baloney."Looking them in the eyes" LOL.
Rape is also a part of the dominant behavior. Rapes have increased over the last 20 years and many do not report the rape because of threats. Sweden is the most compliant nation of all European countries and they have one of the highest rape rates in Europe. Most of them are committed by Muslims.
Alot of people have made that claim. None backed it up with any evidence so far. Though there's plenty of evidence to the contrary.
Greenland is part of the Danish state, which is why there are many Greenlanders in Denmark. Some of them have been stoned out of Muslim areas, and they have actually been expelled from Gellerup, a Muslim area in the second biggest town Århus.
So Muslims hate greenlanders now, eh? The poor treatment of greenlanders in Denmark is exclusively done by ethnic Danes.
Jews are being hunted down and beaten up in Europe these days. Many Jews dare not to wear their kippa in certain areas because they fear violent attacks from Muslims. In fact many Jews have now left Europe because it is no longer safe to live in major cities in Europe as a Jew. Jews have also left Denmark because of that. It hurts to watch this development in Denmark, because Denmark is known for our rescuing of numerous Jews during World War II. Now, Police Intelligence has openly declared that they cannot even guarantee their safety anymore.
The vast majority of hate crimes in Europe are against Muslims. How can you explain the increasing anti-semitism in Hungary, a land with almost no Muslims?


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Archival collections also include records of local organizations and businesses, as well as personal papers and manuscripts of both well-known and unknown individuals and families. The San Francisco History Center also holds archival collections for the James C. Hormel Gay & Lesbian Center.
Most of the San Francisco History Center and Gay & Lesbian Center's archival collections can be accessed via their collection guides--or finding aids--published on the Online Archive of California (OAC), and/or via the San Francisco Public Library online catalog.
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Hot Stove completely ablaze before Meetings
Slow it down, fellas. Take a deep breath, count to nine and give us a chance to get our minds around these past 24 hours. Players were changing teams so quickly it has been impossible to keep it all straight. Save something for the Winter Meetings next week.
On the other hand, this is why we love the Hot Stove. It's not just tallying up winners and losers. It's watching the various general managers construct their rosters. It's both an art and a science.
Slow it down, fellas. Take a deep breath, count to nine and give us a chance to get our minds around these past 24 hours. Players were changing teams so quickly it has been impossible to keep it all straight. Save something for the Winter Meetings next week.
On the other hand, this is why we love the Hot Stove. It's not just tallying up winners and losers. It's watching the various general managers construct their rosters. It's both an art and a science.
So let's go to our handy little tote board and check out who has had a good week even if it's only Tuesday.
Nationals: General manager Mike Rizzo may have won the offseason with his acquisition of reliable right-hander Doug Fister from the Tigers. If the Nats aren't baseball's best team, they're certainly in the conversation.
Red Sox: If you don't like the idea of inserting A.J. Pierzynski into the middle of the Red Sox-Yankees series, you have no sense of adventure. His signing is proof that Boston general manager Ben Cherington is comfortable changing his clubhouse mix even after winning the World Series.
Athletics: In one busy day, general manager Billy Beane replaced two free agents, closer Grant Balfour and starter Bartolo Colon, with Jim Johnson and Scott Kazmir. Beane then added one of baseball's best defensive outfielders by getting Craig Gentry from the Rangers. Well done, Billy. Kazmir's arrival gives Beane the freedom to at least consider trading a starting pitcher for some of the offensive help he needs. Beane may not have made his club the favorite for a third consecutive American League West championship, but he took a significant step in the right direction.
Tigers: General manager Dave Dombrowski had promised to acquire a proven closer. He did a little more than that in getting Joe Nathan, the best guy available in free agency. Now he can shift his focus to adding a hitter.
Astros: Acquiring Dexter Fowler from the Rockies is a start for the Astros. He's a high-end, athletic outfielder who is still only 27 years old. Now, Houston general manager Jeff Luhnow turns his attention to upgrading his bullpen.
Rays: Yeah, catcher Ryan Hanigan hit just .198 in 75 games for the Reds last season. But he has a .262 career batting average and is one of the game's best defensive receivers, especially in allowing pitchers to get comfortable and trust his approach to pitch sequencing. He's one of those low-key moves that could look pretty smart.
Rockies: In getting Jordan Lyles from the Astros, the Rockies are getting a 23-year-old right-hander with nice potential. He has a 5.25 ERA in 65 career starts, and maybe a change of scenery will help. The Rockies are also getting Brandon Barnes, a 27-year-old right-handed hitter who could compete for a roster spot.
Rangers: General manager Jon Daniels has upgraded his team at first base by getting Prince Fielder and added a potential power hitter in Michael Choice. Daniels still needs another bat, either to play the outfield or be the designated hitter.
Now for some of the remaining unanswered questions.
Orioles: Johnson's departure creates a significant void in the clubhouse and on the mound. He led the big leagues with nine blown saves last season and seemed to lose confidence in his stuff at times. That said, Johnson's still on the short list of baseball's best closers with 101 saves the past two seasons.
Johnson's leadership in the clubhouse also should not be discounted. But with Chris Davis, Matt Wieters, J.J. Hardy and Nick Markakis approaching free agency, the Orioles had some tough decisions to move. Executive vice president of baseball operations Dan Duquette will find someone else to take the ball in the ninth inning, but for O's fans and players, it's going to take some time to get over losing one of their favorites.
Mariners: They're busy here, there and everywhere. Jacoby Ellsbury remains on their radar. Nelson Cruz could be there, too. General manager Jack Zduriencik has money to spend and an aggressive attitude about upgrading his club. So far, he hasn't found anything that works for both sides.
Yankees: Like the Rangers, the Yanks have made one solid move (Brian McCann ). Like Texas, New York has plenty of other needs -- specifically in the outfield and the rotation. Carlos Beltran seems to be the most logical fit, but there seems to be a nice market for him.
Mets: General manager Sandy Alderson still hopes to be a significant player in free agency, but as with the Mariners, he has yet to find a match in terms of both salary and a player's desire to be in Queens. Stay tuned.
And next week, we'll be in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., for the Winter Meetings. That's when things really get busy.
Richard Justice is a columnist for MLB.com. Read his blog, Justice4U.


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Probability, you fickle law. Here we are to think more Chicago chefs competing means a greater chance a Chicagoan would be crowned Top Chef, and we forget its inverse, that Chicagoans also have a greater chance of being eliminated.
Four weeks ago, the show premiered with such promise. Cooking was one field of competition where the Second City didn't have an inferiority complex. Sure, it's just a television show, but six-for-six Chicagoans advancing into the finalists round of 16? Sign us up for the pep squad.
But last week, we saw Moto's Richie Farina get the Padma heave-ho, really, for drawing the short straw. He happened to be the least best chef in the episode. Now this week, it was Chilam Balam's Chuy Valencia, the second Chicago chef in as many weeks to be eliminated. Valencia had spent the last two episodes in the winner's circle, which tells us winning streaks aren't sustainable and forward momentum doesn't exist on this show; one false move and you're a television footnote.
Nevermind Valencia's smoked trout with rice was among the favorites in this week's quickfire challenge, in which chefs cooked with non-perishable canned goods and powdered drinks on the side of a road. It was when the group arrived at a progressive dinner party in a posh suburb that Valencia and Co. felt out-of-place. (Was this a Bravo cross-promotion with the Real Housewives of Dallas?)
Teams were split into three groups for the elimination challenge: appetizers, entrees and desserts. Each contestant would be judged for their own dish, not a group effort like previous weeks.
For a while, it looked like Moto's Chris Jones was in danger. He took roasted chicken, sweet corn, and wrapped in collard green to resemble a cigar. Cumin was made to look like ash. He took inspiration when he noticed the host's cigar collection. (For the record: this is a dish straight from the Moto repertoire, so the idea is not completely original.) Judge Gail Simmons said the last thing any woman in a cocktail dress wanted was a "giant greasy cigar." Guest judge John Besh called it a "gimmick," and head judge Tom Colicchio threw in the obligatory "close but no cigar" crack.
In the end, Valencia's sockeye salmon with goat-cheese stuffing, a take on lox-and-cream cheese, did him in. Colicchio seemed positively offended that Valencia insisted the salmon be overdone for the goat cheese to melt to its desired effect. Said Besh: "In the end, it was the overcooked salmon in a dish that wasn't thought through that sent Chuy home."
Eleven episodes remain. Two Chicagoans gone, four left. The odds still look good.
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I went back & forth all week long about what dessert to make for Easter dinner. I originally was going to make a Snickerdoodle Cake, but I think I am saving that for this upcoming weekend (Jon's 13th birthday). So, I tossed around several ideas….Lemon Bars, Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie, Spice Cake, Vanilla Cake or Lemon Bundt Cake. I opted for the Lemon Bundt Cake because is seems so "Springy" to me.
This recipe really couldn't be any easier. I used Pamela's Classic Vanilla Cake Mix (which, I have to share, my sister got on clearance at Kroger for $2.49!!!! Thanks KELLY!). There are several variations listed on the package and I chose the lemon one. All I had to add to the mix, aside from the water, oil & eggs, was 4 tsp. of lemon zest and 1.5 tsps. of pure lemon extract. Instead of using the recommended pan sizes (yes, that is the rule breaker in me coming out. 😉 ), I used a bundt pan. It worked perfectly! I baked at 325 degrees for about 35 minutes, keeping a very close eye on the cake.
I let the cake cool for 10 minutes or so and then placed my plate that I wanted to display the cake on upside down over the top of the bundt pan and gently flipped it over. Perfection!
After the cake cooled, I iced it with Lemon Icing.
Lemon Icing
1/4 cup Lemon Juice
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Mix above ingredients until smooth. Slowly drizzle over the cooled cake.
The cake was a hit! Jon loves it. Our Easter guests, Aaron's parents , Mack & Mary, enjoyed the cake as well. I especially liked the icing and will be making this again soon!
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Below I will give some definitions. My question is: do these appear in the literature, and if so, under what name?
Let $G$ and $H$ be groups that may not be commutative. For $y\in G$, define $R_y:G\to G$ by $R_y(x)=xy$. Let $f$ be a function from $G$ to $H$. Define $\delta_n(f):G^n\to H$ by \begin{align*} \delta_0(f) &= 1 \\\\ \delta_1(f)(x) &= f(1) f(x)^{-1} \\\\ \delta_2(f)(x,y) &= f(1) f(x)^{-1} f(xy) f(y)^{-1} \\\\ \delta_3(f)(x,y,z) &= f(1) f(x)^{-1} f(xy) f(y)^{-1} f(yz) f(xyz)^{-1} f(xz) f(z)^{-1} \end{align*} and in general $$ \delta_{n+1}(f)(x_1,\dotsc,x_{n+1}) = \delta_n(f)(x_1,\dotsc,x_n) \delta_n(f\circ R_{x_{n+1}})(x_1,\dotsc,x_n)^{-1}. $$ This has one term for each subset $J\subseteq\{1,\dotsc,n\}$, with exponent $(-1)^{|J|}$. The order of the terms corresponds to the Binary Reflected Gray Code (see Wikipedia, for example). One could imagine using other orders such as lexicographic, but the BRGC order seems to do the right thing for the examples that I am considering.
I'll say that $f$ is polynomial of degree at most $n$ if $\delta_{n+1}(f)$ is the constant function with value $1$. Clearly $f$ is polynomial of degree at most $0$ iff it is constant, and it is polynomial of degree at most $1$ iff it is a constant times a homomorphism. The commutative case is fairly well-known, and is consistent with the usual meaning of 'polynomial' for maps $\mathbb{Z}^p\to\mathbb{Z}^q$. I know of a 1971 paper by Andreas Dress, but it would not surprise me if there were earlier references. However, I have never seen the noncommutative case.
Even in the commutative case, it takes some work to prove that any composite of polynomial maps is polynomial. I do not know whether that holds in the noncommutative case.


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Working at the Property Council means seeing the very real results of your endeavours, and those of your team, as part of an industry that touches the lives of all Australians.
We strive to create an environment where our people flourish and their achievements are recognised and celebrated. Our flat organisational structure means staff are empowered with autonomy, accountability, and stimulating work.
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Why Baidu, First Solar, and Alpha Natural Resources Jumped Today
The stock market bounced back Tuesday, showing modest gains after two straight days of dramatic losses. The tech-heavy Nasdaq got most of the benefit from the bounce, climbing almost 1%, while other market indexes had to make do with much smaller gains. Nevertheless, for investors in Baidu , First Solar , and Alpha Natural Resources , today's gains were especially sweet, as those stocks were among the best performers in the market Tuesday.
Baidu gained 5% on a strong day for Chinese stocks in general, with the added bonus of reports of a possible deal between its Qunar travel website and industry rival Ctrip.com International . Although discussions are reportedly at an early stage and could involve anything from a takeover to a strategic partnership, Baidu could benefit greatly from taking a bigger role in the online travel industry. As more Chinese residents become more prosperous and can afford to travel, the online trip-planning portal will be increasingly lucrative. Moreover, using Baidu's search prowess will give any combined entity a valuable competitive advantage.
First Solar rose 7%, leading all of its peers in the S&P. The momentum-sensitive stock gained back all the ground it lost late last week and yesterday, as shareholders look favorably on the combination of First Solar's strong presence in the utility-scale solar market and the company's new plans to work itself into the residential and small-commercial market. Despite concerns about the sustainability of utility-scale project sales, First Solar has the financial resources and the experience to challenge its solar rivals. Still, bullish investors will want to watch closely to make sure that First Solar's ambitious earnings guidance for the next few years won't prove unreachable.
Alpha Natural Resources also picked up 7%, with coal stocks in general reacting favorably to positive comments from various players in the industry. Today another of Alpha Natural's peers raised its guidance for coal production by roughly 3%, citing higher demand for thermal coal used for electricity production. The outlook for metallurgical coal used in steel production isn't yet as strong, but today's positive performance in China could also change that outlook in the long run. With Alpha Natural Resources beaten down recently, even a glimmer of good news could be enough to keep it and the rest of the sector moving higher for the foreseeable future.
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Broncos QB Peyton Manning leading Pro Bowl voting
The NFL announced Thursday that Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning leads all players in Pro Bowl voting with five weeks remaining to vote.
Voting will end Thursday, Dec. 26 at 4 p.m. MT.
Manning has accrued 654,309 votes, and Saints quarterback Drew Brees has the next most, with 540,036. Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles (453,761 votes), Lions receiver Calvin Johnson (449,346 votes) and Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch (443,533 votes) comprise the rest of the top five vote-getters.
The NFL also released the leading vote-getters by position, and two Broncos in addition to Manning made that list: guard Zane Beadles (108,105 votes) and special teamer David Bruton (75,118 votes).
The Pro Bowl will be played Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014 — the Sunday before the Super Bowl — and televised on NBC at 5 p.m. MT from Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. In a new twist, players will be assigned to teams during the first-ever Pro Bowl Draft, which the NFL Network will air live during the week before the game. The NFC will no longer play the AFC in this format, as the draft will render conference affiliation will be meaningless.


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Read more: Homeless Irish woman freezes to death in New York City
A friend of Grace Farrell from her time in an orphanage in Drogheda, Ireland has penned a memoriam for Grace, the young Irish woman who froze to death in New York last Sunday.
A childhood friend, now based in Washington, knew Grace during their time together in the Irish orphanage.
Grace Farrell died huddled on the steps of St. Brigids Church in Tompkins Square Park in new York, a church built by Irish famine emigrants. It was the coldest night of the year.
She had come to New York to follow her dream as a talented artist. She died alone and freezing and homeless.
She was just 35.
Her childhood friend wrote a beautiful tribute after we contacted him. Here's what he had to say to IrishCentral.com:
'Here's what I'm prepared to say about Grace. She had the name for a reason. I knew her only as a child back in Drogheda in the 1980s.
We were nine years apart and she lived with us for but a short time. For how long and why I cannot say. I don't know and nor do I wish to speculate. Eventually she left and I never saw her again.
She was a sweet girl with a lovely smile, good natured and she possessed a heart of gold. She believed in the promise of life and sought it out for herself here in the U.S. Ironically we both ended up in the U.S. the same year (1993) but didn't know that.
Somewhere her life took a sad and unfortunate turn, but if recent reports are any indication, she was helping others in distress, even amidst her own struggles. For many, Grace is another statistic among the homeless.
But for her family and those she met throughout the course of her life she was a real human being who lived a life that was cut all too short.
She should be remembered for the young innocent child she once was and the mother she later became. It's a heartbreaking and tragic end. My heart goes out to her family and all those who knew her."
The lifeless body of Mary Grace Farrell, known as Grace Farrell, was discovered by a homeless friend at 8 a.m. last Sunday morning in an alcove at St. Brigid's Catholic Church on Avenue B, a church founded by Irish immigrants in the 1840s.
Preliminary autopsy results have proved inconclusive, and further toxicology tests are being conducted before the exact cause of death is known.
A spokeswoman from the office of New York's Chief Medical Examiner told IrishCentral.com that the Irishwoman's body had been identified by family members and that funeral arrangement have yet to be arranged.
It is expected that the woman died as a result of exposure due to Saturday night's plummeting temperatures.
Farrell had emigrated from Ireland when she was 17 years old as an aspiring artist. However, she had fallen destitute after alcohol dependency left her estranged from an abusive husband and her son who is thought to be around nine years old.
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I have a vectorial, non-linear second order ordinary differential equation $$Z''=f(Z)$$ for which I have a solution $Z^0$ on $[0,1]$ with $Z^0_i(0)=0$ and $Z^0_i(1)=1$. I would like to know under which kind of conditions on $f$ it is true that no other solution with same endpoint values can exist. The dimension $1$ case would already be interesting for me to understand, even if I am in fact truly interested in systems.
I am pretty sure this kind of question is very classical, but I have some trouble finding relevant keywords to make my way in the literature. Any pointer would be appreciated.
By the way, my initial motivation is a Riemannian geometry problem, but I do not think it is especially relevant to this question.