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This is the first of an occasional series of tips from Michael Karlin and Robin Corbett.
Remember, even a small adult looks like a giant to a 5-, 6- or 7-year-old. You tower over them and it's intimidating when a large adult tells the player to run at, dribble past or shoot past the coach or if the coach or a parent is simply standing in the goal or, worst of all, if the coach challenges a player for the ball or plays keep away. The kids get frustrated and anxious.
So, please, stay out of the way. Let the players play. If you have to demonstrate something with a child, try to get help from an older sibling or be at least be aware of the size disparity and adjust for it as you show the players what to do.
Bonus tip: When talking to young players, get down on one knee. Engage them at their height.
Future tips will cover Standing and Moving, Talking to 5-Year-olds, Planning a Session and Sunshine and Sunglasses. Send us your best tips at firstname.lastname@example.com. We'll publish the best them and award you a 100% increase in your coaching salary, just like the one we get every year!


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My baby is almost 6 months old and gets two bottles a day at daycare. I nurse when I drop her off at 8 am, she gets a bottle around 10/10:30, I nurse at lunch (they call me), she gets a bottle at 3/3:30 and I pick her up around 5.
I've been pleasantly surprised at how informed her caregivers are about breastfed babies. They seem really good at reading her hunger cues, and aware the possibility of overfeeding. She's generally been drinking between 3 and 4 oz per feeding. Everything I've read indicates that this is right on target for a breastfed baby.
Then this past week, one of her teachers said that she seems like she's been pretty hungry lately and has been wanting more and more 4 oz bottle and she thinks she might even want a 5 oz bottle from time to time. She suggested that it might be a growth spurt. I was kind of skeptical and asked her to start with 3-4 oz and if she is still hungry, to offer another oz. Which she agreed was the right approach. Sure enough, the next morning she took a 5 oz bottle and then the next morning she had 4.5 oz.
Is this too much? This seems like a lot for one feeding. But, interestingly, I've been pumping a little more than usual. I usually pump between 3 and 4 oz and now I'm easily pumping close to 5 oz at my morning pump. I didn't even notice it until I looked down and the bottle was about to overflow. I was shocked. I haven't been doing anything differently. I wonder if she really is having a growth spurt and eating more and I am producing more. So that makes me think it really is what she needs. But it still seems like a lot, right? Or is this normal? Thanks for any thoughts!

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Big U.S. Companies Get a Lift as Customers Come Back
Recent Earnings Results Show Signs of Return to Basic Revenue Growth
Many big American companies are starting to see a turn they have long hoped for: Customers want to buy more of what they are selling.
For much of the past two years, lackluster sales forced companies to boost earnings by cutting costs, squeezing suppliers and buying back stock. But second-quarter results for companies in the S&P 500 index show signs of a return to basic revenue growth.


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Recent events in the scientific community have illustrated the need for the use of proper protective gloves while working with hazardous chemicals. Serious injury and even death may occur if these chemicals are able to permeate or degrade the glove lining. In order to avoid the risk of injury, careful attention must be given to the type of glove chosen for each particular procedure.
Most laboratories rely on natural rubber (latex) or PVC gloves for routine procedures, however, these gloves are not appropriate for all situations. There are a variety of glove types on the market today which are designed for use with specific chemicals and chemical families. Each glove type has its own advantages and disadvantages which should be considered carefully before use.
This bulletin presents an introduction to the glove options available and may be used as a starting point in the determination of appropriate hand protection for your specific chemical usage and procedure. As many additional sources as possible should be used in making this decision.
One of the best information resources is the exposure controls and personal protection section of the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) that accompany a chemical purchase. These sheets are filled with pertinent safety information and can be obtained from the vendor, individual laboratory files, the Environmental Health and Safety Office (x4152), or one of the three 24 hour MSDS stations located throughout the medical center.
Other important information sources are the chemical vendors and the glove vendors. These companies often have conducted in-depth testing of their product's safety characteristics, and may be very helpful with finding the correct glove-chemical match. There are also a number of web sites on the Internet which contain valuable information on personal protective equipment. While all of these sources contain advisory information it is up to you to determine the degree of protection needed for your operation.
The following table was obtained from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It lists the most common types of gloves on the market today along with their associated advantages and disadvantages.
dexterity, better chemical resistance than natural rubber vs. some chemicals
(Silver Shield)
Once you have decided upon the gloves that are right for you, there are some practices that can be easily followed to better insure that the gloves are being used in the safest manner.
Remember, all gloves are permeable to some degree. It is up to each user to familiarize themselves with the types of gloves recommended for each practice. It is often advisable to wear two separate gloves together. Wearing one pair of gloves over a snug fitting flexible laminate glove combines the advantages of each type.
If you have questions concerning a specific glove or chemical please call Sean Thomas (x4152) or Delia Vieira-Cruz (x3560) in the Environmental Health and Safety Office.
Chemical Protective Clothing, Vols. I and II, edited by J.S. Johnson, and K.J. Anderson 1990. American Industrial Hygiene Association, Fairfax, VA. [Tel: (703) 849-8888]
Guidelines for the Selection of Chemical Protective Clothing, by Arthur Schwope, et al. American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienist, Cincinnati, OH. [Tel: (513) 661-7781]
Also see the following PDF:
Ansell Chemical Resistance Guide, Permeation and Degradation Data.


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Multicultural Nashville
Diversity is a key part of the city's past, present and future. Nashville is a model of the American "melting pot" with a deep African American history, an active Native American population, thriving Hispanic community, and growing Middle Eastern and Asian presence. Different cultures, religions, ideas, and customs come together harmoniously in Music City.
Multicultural Heritage and Events
Each September on Tennessee State University's main campus, the African Street Festival celebrates the sounds of Africa. This free three-day event offers daily stage shows featuring poetry, rap, reggae, blues, jazz, gospel, R&B, and drama. During the festival, there are over 150 vendors from around the country selling Afrocentric wares from ankhs to zebra skin fabrics.
In a city where one in six residents is foreign-born, the Celebrate Nashville Cultural Festival is a celebration and reminder of what makes Nashville a unique and diverse city. This international festival takes place at Centennial Park features food, art, and fun, which draws representatives from more than 50 cultures showcasing the diversity of Middle Tennessee each October. Activities include music, dance, an international food court, and an international market.
Each June, Jefferson Street keeps the music tradition alive with its annual Jazz & Blues Festival. This festival is a full day of music and great food. From the 1940s through the early 60s, Jefferson Street was one of America's best-known districts for jazz, blues and R&B. Famous African-American musicians like Little Richard, Jimi Hendrix, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, and Memphis Slim played repeatedly in the many clubs.
The NAIA Pow Wow brings together Native Americans from across the nation and Canada. Held at Long Hunter State Park in October during Tennessee Native American Indian Month, the festival includes competitive dancing, storytelling, demonstrations, fine art displays, and food booths with traditional dishes from different tribes. Billed as the largest Pow Wow east of the Mississippi River, the festival serves as a reunion of family and friends, as well as a celebration of culture still nurtured by the 10,000 Native Americans who call Tennessee home today.
In September, experience Greek culture with dance, music and food at the annual Greek Festival at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Tours of the cathedral with its Byzantine-style sanctuary and hand-painted iconography are included with the admission cost.
Held in December, this three-day commemoration pays tribute to African Americans who fought in the Battle of Nashville, a decisive Civil War engagement. Activities take place at Fort Negley, National Cemetery and Seay Hubbard Church.
Multicultural Attractions
The American Negro Playwright Theatre (ANPT) is a local theatre company housed at Tennessee State University's Thomas Edward Poag Auditorium. Students perform various roles, including acting in major productions, and also have an opportunity to work with professionals in the area of theatre. ANPT aims to bridge theatre arts and the community, inviting anyone to witness the black experience, regardless of their own race or family background. These plays are drawn from the experiences of black Americans and are intended to dissipate stereotypes and promote cultural diversity.
This historic venue showcases the 1853 Greek revival mansion and seven outbuildings including the colossal Carriage House and stables housing an antique carriage collection. Experience the stories of enslaved African Americans who helped build and maintain the world-famous thoroughbred plantation in the 19th century. One hundred years of history come to life as costumed guides tell stories of life at Belle Meade.
The Civil Rights Room is located in the Downtown Public Library. The collection of materials documents Nashville's contributions to the Civil Rights Movement and the room features a replica lunch counter with timelines of local and national events in the Civil Rights Movement.
The nationally-historic Nashville sit-ins of the 1960s were the inspiration for the special collection. Large format photographs of those sit-ins form the backdrop of the room. In the center of the room resides a circular lunch counter surrounded by stools designed to replicate the settings of many nonviolent demonstrations led by students from local universities that began in Nashville on February 13, 1960.
Additionally, the Nashville Public Library continues to grow its Civil Rights Oral History collection. Seeking to collect the oral histories of participants and witnesses of the student sit-ins in Nashville, the library has collected 40 interviews to date, which will be available to researchers once the interviews are transcribed and cataloged.
Founded by the American Missionary Association and the Western Freedman's Aid Commission, Fisk University began in 1866 as the Fisk School, a free school for blacks in Nashville. Jubilee Hall, completed in 1875, was the first permanent building erected for the higher education of African Americans in the United States, and is now a National Historical Landmark. Money for its construction was raised by the Jubilee Singers whose worldwide singing tours brought them international acclaim. Additionally, the Little Theatre, built in 1860, is the oldest structure on the campus of Fisk University. Erected as part of the Union Army Hospital barracks during the Civil War, it was readapted for use as the campus theatre in 1935.
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Fort Negley was the largest and most important fortification built by Union troops occupying Nashville during the Civil War. Built in 1862 on St. Cloud Hill, the complex fort was designed with European features. Using a partial star-shape design, the unique layout of the fort allowed crossfire against the Confederate army.
Intent on keeping control of Nashville because of its important transportation means with river and rail, the Union army constructed the 180,000-square-foot fort covering four acres. Two thousand African-American workers, some slaves and some free blacks, built the fort for the Union army in preparations for the Battle of Nashville. Approximately 800 people died while building the fort, and many more African-American soldiers died during the Battle of Nashville. Because the Union army would not supply weapons to the black soldiers or slaves, they were forced to protect themselves with shovels and picks.
The fort fell into disrepair after the war but was restored in the 1930s by the Works Progress Administration only to deteriorate again. Because of its rich Civil War history, the fort was again renovated and reopened to the public in 2004 and the Fort Negley Visitor Center opened in 2007. Fort Negley is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Established in 1912, Hadley Park is thought to be the first public park for African-American citizens in the United States. The 34-acre park stands on part of the antebellum plantation of John L. Hadley, a white slave-owner committed to helping post-Civil War freed men and women adjust to their new status. At Hadley's invitation, Frederick Douglass spoke to former slaves in 1873 from the porch of the Hadley house, which stood in the park until 1948. Tennessee State University stands on another portion of the Hadley land. Today, Hadley Park also offers baseball fields, tennis courts, picnic shelters, a playground, and summer concerts. The park is located at the intersection of 28th Avenue North and Centennial Boulevard.
Born a slave on The Hermitage plantation and known simply as Alfred, this now-legendary man assisted with the horses and maintained the wagons and the farm equipment. After emancipation, he chose to remain on the plantation as a tenant farmer and lived at The Hermitage longer than anyone else, white or black. Additionally, when The Hermitage was opened to the public as a presidential home, Alfred was the first tour guide telling visitors authentic stories about President Andrew Jackson. When Alfred died in 1901, his funeral was held in the center hall of the mansion, and he was buried in the family garden next to the President himself. Alfred was the only non-family member buried in Rachel's garden.
George W. Hubbard, a professor in local African-American schools after the Civil War, built a house in 1920 when he retired as president of Meharry Medical College. The house, designed by Moses McKissack III, is a four-square Colonial Revival-style structure and is the last vestige of the original Meharry campus. Now on the property of the Seay-Hubbard United Methodist Church, the house is listed on the National Register of Historic Homes.
From the 1930s through the early 1960s, Jefferson Street was one of America's best-known districts of jazz, blues and rhythm and blues. Famous African-American musicians played regularly in the many clubs: Club Baron, Del Morocco and the New Era Club. Little Richard, Jimi Hendrix, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, B.B. King, Ike and Tina Turner, and Memphis Slim performed here regularly. Etta James recorded a live album, Etta James Rocks the House, at The New Era Club. Nashville artists, many with hit records, made the district their home. Show business headliners stopped in Nashville to try their acts. The Silver Streak, the great off-Jefferson Street ballroom, booked such big names as Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Count Basie, and Ella Fitzgerald.
Members of the old Negro Baseball League and recording artists such as Ruth Brown, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, and Ella Fitzgerald stayed at Brown's Hotel and played the famous Blue Room at Del Morocco, owned by "Uncle" Teddy Acklen.
In 1994, a group of concerned citizens — homeowners, business owners, longtime residents and developers with new construction in mind — met to create a framework for advancing Jefferson Street.
The result of their vision of progress was the Jefferson Street United Merchants Partnership (JUMP), a non-profit organization whose mission is "To develop, foster and promote cooperative economic development through revitalization, acquisition, education, and public safety programs in North Nashville."
A great way to explore Jefferson Street is through the Jefferson St. Sunset Walking Tour, offered by United Street Tours. Visit www.unitedstreettours.com to learn more.
Founded in 1869, Mount Ararat Cemetery was Nashville's first African-American cemetery. The cemetery, acquired in 1982 by Greenwood Cemetery, has been restored and renamed Greenwood Cemetery West. One of the many leaders buried there is Dr. Robert Fulton Boyd. Boyd was an African-American physician and graduate of Meharry Medical College who helped found the National Baptist Association, a national association for black physicians.
The National Museum of African American Music, opening date TBD, will stand as an international iconic cultural museum dedicated to the vast contributions African Americans have made in music. As the only museum in the nation with a dedicated focus on all dimensions of the contributions African Americans have made to American music, NMAAM will encompass musical distinctions that reinforce the impact of African Americans across the country and around the world.
Born in Davidson County around 1883 to former slave parents, William Edmondson worked as a railroad and hospital laborer until 1931, when he began to produce primitive limestone carvings. A deeply religious man, Edmondson believed that he was called by God to carve stones. Without formal training, he first began carving simple tombstones and later primitive animals, angels, Biblical characters, and even celebrities such as Eleanor Roosevelt. Famed photographer Louise Dahl-Wolfe's images of Edmondson's works for Harper's Bazaar led to a 1937 exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Edmondson was the first African-American artist to be honored with a one-man exhibit at the museum. Many of Edmondson's work is part of Cheekwood's permanent art collection.
AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION is an African American-owned publishing company. 500 8th Ave. S. amecpublishinghouse.com/about_us.php
AMERICAN BAPTIST COLLEGE was founded by the Southern Baptist Convention in 1924 for the development of African-American pastors. 1800 Baptist World Center Dr. abcnash.edu
BAPTIST WORLD CENTER is headquarters for the National Baptist Convention of the United States of America. 1700 World Baptist Center Dr. nationalbaptist.com
CUPCAKE COLLECTION is located in the heart of Historic Germantown. Cupcake Collection features made-from-scratch daily cupcakes and icings, at only $1.50 each. 1213 6th Ave. N. thecupcakecollection.com
FISK JUBILEE SINGERS were the first world-touring musical group and the first representatives of Nashville as Music City. They were among the inaugural inductees in the Music City Walk of Fame in 2006. fiskjubileesingers.org
FISK JUBILEE RELATIONS INSTITUTE was organized in 1942 to analyze the reasons for division among races, ethnicity and religion. fisk.edu/about/history
GARDEN BRUNCH CAFE is one of Nashville's premier brunch venues that has an upscale and comfortable atmosphere. Enjoy original cuisine, artwork and ambiance. On occasion, Garden Brunch Cafe will entertain you with spoken-word or jazz inspired nights. 924 Jefferson St. sites.google.com/site/gardenbrunchcafe1/home
THE GRAND OLE OPRY has been on the air for more than 85 years. Charley Pride got his start in Nashville on the stage of the Opry. DeFord Bailey, the "Harmonica Wizard," is a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame. 2802 Opryland Dr. opry.com
GREENWOOD CEMETERY was established in 1888 by Preston Taylor, one of the founders of Citizens Bank. Outstanding Nashvillians buried in the cemetery include three of the original Fisk Jubilee Singers, DeFord Bailey (the first black Grand Ole Opry performer), civil rights leader Kelly Miller Smith, famed evangelist Marshall Keeble, and others. greenwoodcemetery.com
HARPER'S RESTAURANT serves mouth-watering Southern food and is owned by Paul and Senator Thelma Harper, prominent Nashvillians and community leaders. 2610 Jefferson St. harperssoulfood.com
MARY'S OLD FASHIONED PIT BAR-B-QUE is a Nashville tradition for mouth-watering ribs. 1108 Jefferson St.
MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE at one time was responsible for graduating more than 50 percent of African-American health care professionals in the U.S. 1005 D.B. Todd Jr. Blvd. mmc.edu
NASHVILLE MULTICULTURAL CHAMBERS/ ORGANIZATIONS include:
- African Caribbean Institute, 904 Kipling Dr. 615-399-7955
- African Chamber of Commerce, 904 Kipling Dr. 615-399-7955
- Jefferson United Merchants Partnership (JUMP), 1215 9th Ave. N. jumptojerrson.com
- Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, 211 Commerce St., Suite 100 nashvillechamber.com
- Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 40541 nashvillehispanicchamber.com
- Nashville Black Chamber of Commerce, 4322 Harding Pike, Suite 100 nasvhilleblackchamber.org
- NAACP, 1308 Jefferson St. naacpnashville.org
- Tennessee Chinese Chamber of Commerce, 1801 West End Ave., Suite 1150 tccc.us
- Tennessee Christian Chamber of Commerce, 5543 Edmondson Pike, Suite 208 tnchristianchamber.org
- Tennessee Latin American Chamber of Commerce, 9003 Overlook Blvd. TLACC.org
- Urban League of Middle Tennessee, 2214 Rosa L. Parks Blvd., Suite 100 urbandleagueofmidtn.org
NASHVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY offers a permanent exhibit in the Civil Rights Room, which captures the drama of the 1960s when non-violent demonstrations in Nashville sparked the Civil Rights Movement. 615 Church St. library.nashville.org
R.H. BOYD PUBLISHING CORP. is one of the oldest minority-owned publishing companies in the country, celebrating 110 years. 6717 Centennial Blvd. rhboydpublishing.com
SWETT'S RESTAURANT is the oldest minority-owned restaurant in Nashville, serving unforgettable meals since 1954. 2725 Clifton Ave. swettsrestaurant.com
TED RHODES GOLF COURSE was named for the first African-American Nashville native to ever play in a PGA event. 1901 Ed Temple Blvd. nashville.gov/Play/Parks-and-Recreation.aspx
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY, founded in 1912, has produced more Olympic gold medalists than any other university in the United States. This historically African-American school is the alma mater of Olympic champion Wilma Rudolph and Oprah Winfrey. 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd. tnstate.edu
The African American Guide to Nashville can be accessed online, please visit taagtn.net for additional information.


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My ancestor, William White, b. 1788-d. 1886, was said to have been a direct descendant of Peregrine White. I have not been able to make that link. My William was born in Dutchess County (his obit said Pennsylvania - I think it was NY). He was married twice - first to Lydia Tucker, second to Mary Ann (Margie) Grant. He died in Felix, Grundy County, Illinois.
Does anyone have additional information about William's parents, ancestors? HELP!
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Carl W. Lentz III, MD, FACS
About the Practice
Practice Philosophy
Judgement - Skill - Compassion
Carl W. Lentz III, M.D., FACS believes that there is no more important and personal relationship than that of a patient and their physician. He has been serving the needs of patients in Daytona Beach, Florida since 1979.
We treat all patients with sound judgment, professional skill and human compassion - a principle which has always defined our practice. We and our entire compassionate, well-trained staff would feel honored to be involved in this most sacred relationship - your health care.
Practice Specialization
Breast Augmentation
Eyelid Surgery (blepharoplasty)
Body Fat Reduction
Breast Reduction
Post-Mastectomy Reconstruction
Lateral Thigh/Buttock Lift
Ear Surgery (otoplasty)
Chin and Malar (Cheek)
Skin Lesions, Skin Cancer
Scar Revisions
Collagen Injections
Lash Line Enhancement (permanent eyeliner)
Background & Certification
Board Certification
American Board of Surgery - 1976
American Board of Plastic Surgery - 1978
Professional Background
Plastic Surgery Residency - Wilford Hall
General Surgery - Keesler AFB Med. Ctr.
College - Emory University
University of Miami
High School - Seabreeze High School
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American Association of Hand Surgery
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Inc.
Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Florida Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Lipolysis Society of North America
American Medical Association
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Florida Medical Association-President, 2003 -2004
AMA Delegate 2001-2003
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Vice-Speaker of the House -1999 -2000
Florida Medical Foundation Board of Directors - 2002
Florida Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - President -1991-1992
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - Executive Committee of the Board of Visitors
Lively Arts Center Board of Directors - 2000
AAAASF - Legislative Committee
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Volusia County Medical Society, President -1991-1992
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Integrated National Programmes
Information Exchange/Website Development
Chemicals management at the country level often involves a wide range of activities conducted by ministries, stakeholders, and other institutions. Often, national chemicals management experts and civil servants lack knowledge of activities that are conducted by different national institutions due to inadequate information exchange. In support of country-based efforts UNITAR, in cooperation with UNEP and other partners, has developed guidance for strengthening information exchange at the national level. UNITAR's SISEI Programme is also a key contributor to this work.
Preliminary guidance has been developed by UNITAR and has been pilot tested. In addition, UNITAR was a partner in an August, 2001 UNEP/USEPA-sponsored workshop in Senegal aimed at the development of an Information Charter and other key tools. Similar workshops in other countries are planned. A joint UNITAR-UNEP guidance document on this topic is also under development and will be available in draft form by end-2003.
A Thematic Workshop on the topic of Strengthening National Information Systems and Information Exchange for the Sound Management of Chemicals, held in Geneva in 1998, discussed innovative approaches and provided practical guidance to countries on how to strengthen national information systems for chemicals management in a systematic manner.
Policy Recommendations
During its Third Session in Bahia, Brazil, October 2000, the IFCS recognized that "there are many barriers to timely and effective information exchange. Forum III recognized that resolution of communication gaps must assume a very high priority in the near term".
In Priorities for Action beyond 2000, Programme Area C, the Forum recommended that "All governments should be encouraged to identify and/or to establish arrangements for the timely exchange of information on chemicals. Through the effective operation of such arrangements, barriers to information exchange would be more easily overcome".
Forum III also "Agreed to support a global effort to assure that government officials responsible for the sound management of chemicals have access to the Internet (email and Web) in the near term (e.g. 1-2 years), and the training to make effective use of it".
UNITAR has developed the following guidance - Information Exchange for Sound Chemicals Management, Guidance Note - Working Draft (2001).


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11/09/2012 Closing Price: 126.23
Intermediate Term Trend is bullish.
Current Position: FLAT
Current Downside Targets = 124.26 – 123.54
Projected Weekly Range: 1.54
Trading 50,000 Shares
- FXE total trade profits since 07/25/2012 equal $425,500 or 0.85%.
- FXE seeks to track the movement of the Euro currency.
- FXE failed to rally back to our trade entry point of 128.25, preventing our second chance opportunity to enter a short position. Trading followed through as expected, making new weekly lows on the current correction, which officially began last week. Although the reduced trading range did form a VRCB, this was due in part to both significantly below average volume and support from buying pressure. Friday close was in the bottom ten percent of the weekly trading range, resulting in a 78% chance of trading lower this week. Expect the correction to continue lower in the coming weeks, until support within the 124.26 to 123.54 price range comes into play.
IShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (EEM):
11/09/2012 Closing Price: 41.00
Intermediate Term Trend is bullish.
Current Position: FLAT
Current Upside Target = 48.19 – 49.23
Projected Weekly Range: 1.22
Trading 135,000 Shares
- EEM total trade losses since 07/25/2012 equal $7,560 or 0.02%.
- EEM seeks to replicate the performance of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index by investing in the underlying international securities.
- EEM has totally failed to establish a clear direction over the last two months. Currently trading within the strong bullish weekly range of Sept. 14, prices seem to have found support above 40.50 and resistance below 42.50. Price action last week formed an OVB, or a higher high and a lower low. When OVBs form, the weekly close indicates the trading direction for the following week. Last week's close in the bottom 25% of the weekly range indicates there is an 82% chance of trading 40.86 before 42.27. We believe the sideways trading that has plagued emerging markets will largely continue for the remainder of 2012. For this reason, we maintain our flat position.
11/09/2012 Closing Price: 138.16
Intermediate Term Trend is bullish.
Current Position: FLAT
Current Downside Target: 133.83
Projected Weekly Range: 4.10
Trading 39,000 Shares
- SPY total trade profits since 07/25/2012 equal $71,799 or 0.14%.
- SPY seeks to track the movement of the S&P 500 Index.
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Thomas Schultz
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Sports, Super Smash Brothers Melee, Rubik's Cube, Computer Programming (Haskell and Java), Drumming
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US Physics Team 2008, ISSYP 2008, 2008 Department Prize in Mathematics 2008, 2007 Department Prize in Physics, National Greek Exam Merit Ribbon 2008, 2007
Two of the most influential academic experiences of my life have been being a member of the US Physics Team and attending the ISSYP (international Summer School for Young Physicists). I feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to be on the team again this year. Last year's experiences were some of the most intellectually stimulating and intense work I've encountered. It is exciting to learn new concepts in math and physics, especially when they lead to an unexpected result, contradict longstanding assumptions, or reveal order across unrelated domains – even more so when I learn alongside other people who share my passions. What have I have been up to since last year? I worked in the Advanced Materials Process Control Laboratory at Boston University measuring and analyzing nanofiber data, took Chaotic Dynamical Systems as well as Modern Physics at BU, and started teaching myself computer programming (partially through solving problems at projectEuler). There's more information about me in my bio from last year. Looking forward to seeing everyone in May!
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Midway through the preseason, the Ravens' special teams have already scored two touchdowns.
During the Ravens' preseason-opening 44-16 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, rookie safety Brynden Trawick blocked a punt that was recovered in the end zone for a score by wide receiver LaQuan Williams. In a 27-23 win over the Atlanta Falcons last week, reserve cornerback Asa Jackson returned a punt 78 yards for a score.
"We always like to score. That's very rewarding, particularly when you score in the fourth quarter and you're able to get the lead out of it," Ravens special teams coordinator Jerry Rosburg said. "It was gratifying. I like the way our guys are practicing. We've been working a lot on fundamentals, and when you see the fundamentals come through in-game, it reinforces your work, and the light comes on a little bit. It's been fun, in all honesty.
"I look forward to more opportunities to cover kicks. We really didn't have any chances this last week -- as Atlanta chose not to bring the ball out. Even though we had kickoff opportunities, we didn't have any opportunities to make tackles, to make plays, and that's what we're trying to do in the preseason. Hopefully, that will be different this week, and we'll have an opportunity to go down and see who can cover kicks."
With jobs on the line and several players on the roster bubble, how they perform in kick coverage can create separation when it comes time to make decisions on who makes the team and who will be cut.
"I think we've all been desperate since we got here," Rosburg said when asked about the sense of urgency on special teams. "We're a desperate bunch. We're trying as hard as we can every day to get as good as we possibly can. The tempo of practice has been crisp all the way through. In OTAs and in football schools, in minicamps, it's been good.
"Now, I think just because the clock is ticking and the season is upon us, people think that now there is going to be a whole other level of preparation. This has been going on for a long time. Guys understand that it's not something you can kick in at the end and suddenly make an impression or suddenly become a player. Guys are doing that from the first day we showed up."


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Tonight's Concert Picks: Plow United at The Boneyard, Mock Suns at Johnny Brenda's, Cheap Girls at North Star Bar and more
Plow United will be playing at Atlantic City venue The Boneyard tonight. After looking like they might never come back to the stage, the thrashcore pop-punk band made an unexpected return and proudly released their new album, Marching Band, last April. Can't make it tonight? Catch Plow United tomorrow at the Mojo Main in Delaware. For more information and tickets for tonight's show, click here. Watch a video of the band performing a cover of Siouxie and the Banshees' "Burn-Up" from this week's Key Studio Session below.
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The Lonely Side Lyrics
My convictions have been burned at the stake. You're casting spells I'm determined to break. All that binds me to hell, a.k.a. when I look at your face, but you know
I want my shirt--I want it back. Giving in to all the facts that I've been thinking about, what she said to me, she's been looking about other company. And all around the world boys are living on the lonely side. (I'm a little on the lonely side, and I have been so sad.) We're just two pawns in a battle of wits. I bring the brains girl and you bring your tits. And we all sing along, guess I forgot to mention your name… What's your name? I want my shirt--I want it back. Giving in to all the facts that, lately, things are never what they seem to be: the scattered images, the way you move in and out of my life. So, I'm burning all of your photographs.


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Lex ascendent: The first chapter of the new "Injustice League" begins in issue No. 30, continuing the "Forever Evil" story line. (Ivan Reis, Joe Prado and Rod Reis / DC Entertainment)Link
Justice League No. 30 comes with a Mad Magazine variant cover, featuring a very different take on Darkseid. (Ivan Reis / DC Entertainment)Link
The Secret Society reveals itself on Page 1 of "Justice League" No. 30. (DC Entertainment)Link
The debut of newest incarnation of the "Injustice League" featuring Lex Luthor at the helm is seen on Pages 2-3 of "Justice League" No. 30. (DC Entertainment)Link
A stunned newsroom reacts to Luthor's surprising heroics against the Crime Syndicate on Page 4 of "Justice League" No. 30. (DC Entertainment)Link
In dialogue with Bruce Wayne, Clark responds to the news that Lex Luthor's stock is "at an all-time high" on Page 5 of "Justice League" No. 30. (DC Entertainment)Link
Lex Luthor plays the unlikely hero, though Clark remains unconvinced on Page 6 of "Justice League" No. 30. (DC Entertainment)Link
Geoff Johns has always had big plans for Lex Luthor.
When the "Forever Evil" story line, the first universe-wide event in DC Comics since Johns' "Flashpoint" reset reality and launched the New 52 more than two years ago, began last year, he spoke with Hero Complex about his interest in Superman's longtime nemesis.
"For me, Luthor has always been about being humanity's hero. I think the arrival of superheroes really destroyed everything he had planned out for his life and his eventual role in the world. And this is a chance to take it back."
So far, the events of the "Forever Evil" series, which sees the Crime Syndicate devastating the League and the world, have slowly laid the foundation for that vision.
In "Justice League" No. 30, it appears that Lex Luthor is finally ready to lead.
Hero Complex readers can get an early look at the issue's first six pages in the gallery above or via the links below.
"Justice League" No. 30: Page 1 | Pages 2-3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6
While the events of the previous "Justice League" issues have been focused on Cyborg's struggles in a world severely depleted of heroes, Issue No. 30 starts off all about Luthor. He has finally assembled his "Injustice League" team of Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg, Shazam and Captain Cold and is riding a public approval rating that Bruce Wayne calls "an all time high."
With a shocked newsroom of the Daily Planet reacting to the morning's headline, "Lex Luthor Saves World," and Luthor pontificating on television about "saving Superman's life," it would appear that Wayne's assessment is right.
Understandably, Clark Kent is struggling to make sense of it all. And meanwhile, it appears that the Secret Society is both planning a surprise and is in for one of its own.
The "Forever Evil" series was initially supposed to conclude in March, but is now slated to wrap up this month, as the "Injustice League" arc begins.
So is this it? Is the Luthor-led "Injustice League" really the future of the Justice League? Inquiring minds can find out when the issue hits stores Wednesday.
– Justin Sullivan | @LATHeroComplex
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FS#738 - Lost Layer and Block List caused by closing the empty "Untitled 1" drawing ...
Example case:
I open QCAD and I have automatically the "Untitled 1" drawing.
If I open now an additional, saved drawing I have all Blocks and Layer listed and I'm able to work normal with my drawing ...
If the "Untitled 1" drawing is NOT the active drawing and I close it with the X in the Tab I will lose the Layer and Block List (only the List!) in the other drawing ....
I have to play around with QCAD "Window minimizing" "Draft mode" or I have to reopen the drawing to get the Layer/Block List back!
Seems to be a refresh problem .....
Funny is that this not occurs if I have opened a couple drawings .... but in this case I'm able to switch (and refresh?) the drawings with the tabs ....
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Nashua mother accused in beating death of her son offered plea deal by prosecutorsBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
October 07. 2013 6:24PM
NASHUA — The mother charged with manslaughter in the beating death of her 2-year-old son could possibly avoid trial if she accepts a plea deal now being offered by prosecutors.
According to court documents, a plea deal has been presented to Unique S. Gould, 21, of 8 Ash Court, who is accused of repeatedly hitting Devon Gould, 2, causing a catastrophic brain injury and subsequent death.
As of Monday, Gould had not accepted the plea agreement, according to court records. Specifics about the plea deal are not being publicized, and court documents do not indicate what the state is offering the woman who has been free on bail since August.
Additional documents were sealed last week at Hillsborough County Superior Court, where Gould is facing charges of manslaughter, first- and second-degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child for the April 25 assault at her Nashua home.
Without a deal, Gould could face between 20 and 40 years in prison for the manslaughter charge, which does not take into account the additional felony charges.
During a dispositional conference hearing last month, Judge Diane Nicolosi scheduled jury selection for April 7, 2014, with Gould's trial planned to begin on April 10, 2014, according to court records.
Police allege that Gould repeatedly hit Devon on the buttocks and head on April 25. After the child went to sleep shortly thereafter, he slept for up to 20 hours before Gould placed him in the shower and shook him in an attempt to wake the toddler, according to prosecutors.
Gould eventually called 911, but only after roommates and family members said they would call themselves if Gould didn't take action, according to prior court testimony.
Following the boy's hospitalization, Gould was interviewed by two detectives, at which time she allegedly acknowledged spanking her son on April 25, according to court documents.
"She admitted that she struck (him) numerous times on his buttocks, and confirmed that she also struck him in the head with her hand. Gould made admissions that she 'blacked out' at one point, and admitted to hitting (him) very hard," according to a police affidavit filed by Det. Marc Anderson.
Police have refused to comment on whether Gould may have been impaired at the time of the alleged assault.
Devon was placed on life support following the attack, and ultimately died two weeks later, family members previously told the New Hampshire Union Leader.
Gould has been free on bail since August, and has been ordered to have no contact with any children or the boy's father, Christopher Parr of Berlin.
Gould's public defense attorney, Anthony Sculimbrene, previously described this as a "very sad case." In a prior statement, Sculimbrene said his client asserts her innocence.
Meanwhile, Karinne Brobst, assistant Hillsborough County Attorney, said that if Gould is convicted of any of the charges against her, the state intends to seek an extended term of imprisonment, according to court documents.


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Police in NY try to find owners of 30,000 pieces of bling pinched by thief over 5 years
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For five years, someone prowled rural counties in upstate New York, pilfering pearl necklaces, gold chains, bracelets, coins, silverware and other valuables from an untold number of homes.
Now authorities face the daunting task of finding owners of the roughly 30,000 items discovered in 31 duffel bags after John Suddard's recent arrest on charges of possession of stolen property. So police in the village of Hudson Falls, near the Vermont border, took the novel step of displaying the items at the local high school on Wednesday night.
Burglary victims were invited, and an officer escorted them around tables set up in the school cafeteria to see if any of the items are theirs.
Francesco Venturiello, whose Schenectady home was burglarized in May, said he was "hoping." He said he lost cash and roughly $75,000 worth of his wife's jewelry, including irreplaceable pieces bought in Italy.
"I swear to God, if we find anything in there, I'm going to have to call an ambulance," he said. "My wife will faint."
But it wasn't his night.
"Must have been another crook who got into our house," Venturiello lamented after he and his wife left empty-handed.
He said hundreds of people showed up at the school and it took him an hour just to complete the check-in
"Everybody was like hoping to find something, anxious to look," he said,
"They had everything, rings, chains, silverware, money, even a small gun," Venturiello said.
"And lots of Coach bags," his wife interjected.
Though some people apparently did get lucky. Venturiello said he saw several bags of items that had been claimed.
"I'm glad they got them back," he said.
Suddard, a 39-year-old who has served three prison terms for burglary since he was 19, was arrested days before Christmas as he attempted to pawn at an Albany-area coin shop jewelry and coins stolen from near Hudson Falls a day earlier, authorities said. He was being held in jail without bail, and it was unclear whether he had a lawyer. He declined a phone interview from jail.
Hudson Falls police Chief Randy Diamond said items recovered link Suddard to 24 burglaries, though there could be many more.
Police say the burglar's method of operation was basic: Wait until people leave their house, break in and search for cash and jewelry. He worked mostly in colder months, when the sun sets earlier, and struck whether the homeowners were gone for weeks or minutes, police said. He kept burglar's tools and a camouflage ski mask in his car, they said.
"Seldom did he actually encounter anybody in the house," Washington County Undersheriff John Winchell said. "There were a couple of times when he was spooked — people showed up and he had to run out the back door. ... Generally, his crimes went unnoticed for days."
The burglar pretty much stole "anything somebody would throw in their jewelry box," Winchell said, and then some. Along with jewelry, police found cash, coins, a handgun and game tokens.
"One of the bags I went through actually had an adult molar," Winchell said, "right down to the roots."
The duffel bags were found on the property of Suddard's brother-in-law, who is cooperating with the investigation.
Police said they believe most of the items were stolen since Suddard's last release from prison in 2007. He operated mostly in the cluster of three counties around Hudson Falls, though it's unclear how far he traveled, police said. He also spent time in other Northeastern states and in Florida, they said.
Diamond said it appears that Suddard pawned the most expensive items and may have held on to the remaining booty to sell later. Of the items recovered, a few have inscriptions linking them to victims.
The display at Hudson Falls High School on Wednesday was for the items that couldn't be identified. The viewing was restricted to people who reported burglaries and have police reports. Victims will not be allowed to take identified items home just yet, because they are still potential evidence.
Diamond said the police department has been inundated with calls from as far away as New Jersey and New Hampshire, some from callers missing cars, boats and other items clearly not involved in this case. With interest so heavy, police said they plan to do at least one more display after Wednesday.
"We've caught this guy," Diamond said. "We need to link him to what we can and return the property that we can."
Hill reported from Albany. Associated Press writer Tom McElroy in New York contributed to this report.


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Vanessa Hudgens: Planet Blue Babe
Vanessa Hudgens keeps it cute as she goes shopping on Sunday (June 27) in Malibu, Calif.
The 21-year-old actress, who was spotted texting a message on her Blackberry, made stops at Intermix and Planet Blue on her day out!
Vanessa is the cover girl for the July 2010 issue of Glamour magazine – expect the cover and pics to come out this week!!
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Deer Harvest Down in 2011
As expected, North Dakota deer hunters took fewer deer last fall than in previous years, according to harvest statistics recently finalized by the State Game and Fish Department.
Slightly more than 95,000 hunters took more than 49,000 deer during the 2011 deer gun season. Hunter success was 51 percent, down from 64 percent in 2010 and well below the annual average of 70 percent during the past decade.
Randy Kreil, wildlife chief, said the final numbers were somewhat expected due to low deer numbers in many parts of the state following three consecutive difficult winters, and a past aggressive harvest approach on antlerless deer in units with deer numbers above management goals.
"There is no question our deer population has been reduced because of these factors," Kreil said. "This mild winter is exactly what is needed for the population to start rebounding. However, hunters should expect a lot fewer licenses this fall."
The Game and Fish Department is in the process of determining recommendations for licenses in the 2012 deer proclamation. These recommendations will be discussed at the upcoming Game and Fish advisory board meetings, scheduled for the week of April 9-13. The proclamation will be sent to the governor's office for approval in late April.
A number of population indices determine license numbers, including harvest rates, aerial surveys, deer-vehicle collision reports, depredation reports, hunter observations, input at advisory board meetings, and comments from the public, landowners and department field staff.
Game and Fish made available 109,900 deer gun licenses in 2011, with more than 97 percent issued to hunters.
Hunter success for antlered white-tailed deer was 53 percent, and antlerless whitetail was 53 percent.
Mule deer buck success was 54 percent, while mule deer doe hunters had a success rate of 59 percent.
Hunters with any-antlered or any-antlerless licenses almost exclusively harvest white-tailed deer. These buck hunters had a success rate of 50 percent, while doe hunters had a success rate of 54 percent.
Hunters drawing a muzzleloader license had a success rate of 35 percent, while young hunters during the youth season had a success rate of 48 percent.


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November 27. 2013 7:59PM
I-293: A plan to make it better through Manchester
By BILL SMITH
New Hampshire Union Leader
MANCHESTER — An engineering firm has come up with a series of plans for making Interstate 293 safer and easier to drive as it winds its way along the Merrimack River through Manchester.
The priciest set of alternatives — now in the hands of the state Department of Transportation — would cost an estimated $148 million. The study focuses on the stretch of highway just north of Exit 5 at Granite Street to about one mile north of the Exit 7 interchange at Front Street.
"The purpose ... is to identify if there is a sufficient problem that we should spend significant dollars on," said Martin Kennedy, senior principal at Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc, the engineering firm that prepared the report. "This study has determined that there is a substantial enough problem so the state should continue down the process."
Several problems with I-293 and its connections to city streets are recognized in the study.
One of the most well-known to commuters is congestion at the highway's interchange at Amoskeag Circle off Exit 6. Another is the tendency of drivers to weave in and out of traffic in a sharply curved section near exits 6 and 7 in a battle to gain position between the closely spaced interchanges to get on or off the highway.
Widening to three lanes
At the core of the alternative proposals presented is widening I-293 from two to three lanes in each direction from Exit 5 to the area of Exit 7. That part of the project could cost $8 million to $20 million.
The study also suggests various schemes for rebuilding interchanges at exits 6 and Exit 7. Relocation of Exit 7 a bit to the north is one possible solution that is to receive further study.
Planners are also looking at ways the highway can be configured to help two economic development projects in an industrial area in Goffstown and the Hackett Hill section of Manchester.
Five alternatives are presented for rebuilding Exit 6. A variety of interchange configurations are suggested, at a price tag estimated to range from $34 million to $60 million.
Relocating Exit 7 could cost as much as $46 million."It's a question of trade-offs," said Bill Cass, director of project development for the New Hampshire Department of Transportation. "We wouldn't want to shortchange anything, but we are going to spend a lot of resources so we want it to have sufficient design life and meet transportation needs."
Toll increases on horizon?
The affected parts of I-293 are part of the state turnpike system. Increases in turnpike tolls — even extending the tolls to the highway as it cuts through Manchester — may need to be considered, Cass said.
"Anything going forward with (exits) 6 and 7 would require some level of toll increase to support them," Cass said.
The project now enters another study phase, in which the alternatives are compared to each other and against the impact on surrounding city areas. Building along the Merrimack River involves environmental issues, while widening the road could also disturb regulated historic remnants of Manchester's past.
While the impact construction work would have on the surrounding area is studied, the state DOT will prepare a report for the Federal Highway Administration — required before an interstate highway is altered.
"This next phase is probably in a two-year time frame," Kennedy said. "At the end of that, if the solutions make sense, the project would go to a design phase that would take another couple of years."
Jan. 7 public hearing
A public hearing on the status of the project is planned for Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. at Manchester City Hall.
The question of how to improve transportation without adding to the burden of taxes and fees on the public has been controversial in New Hampshire over the past year. Those involved concede that much of the coming discussion is apt to be over what the state can afford compared to what the experts think is needed.
"Maybe at the end of the day, what we come up with is the best of both worlds," Cass said. "We just don't know at this point."


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The U.S. Supreme Court re-entered the business of dubious policymaking with its decision in a case from California, Plata v. Brown. With Justice Anthony Kennedy writing for himself and four colleagues, the court sustained a lower court's order requiring the state to reduce the number of convicted criminals in its correctional facilities by as many as 46,000.
California's prison system was built to house 80,000 inmates and now holds almost twice that number. The system is overcrowded, and maybe Plata will motivate elective officeholders to reduce it in ways that make sense.
In any case, Plata is the culmination of two prisoner lawsuits dating to the 1990s, one involving prisoners with serious mental disorders, the other prisoners with serious medical conditions. The district judges in the two cases both came to the view that reducing the prison population was the only effective cure for the constitutional violations they identified. Because authority to issue such a remedy is confided under the Prison Litigation Reform Act to a special three-judge court, the two judges asked for such a court to be convened.
It is the order of this court that was challenged in Plata. The order does not say how the state must reduce overcrowding. It is entirely possible that the state will have no place to relocate some prisoners other than on the streets of California. Just how many might be released, no one knows. But it could be in the thousands — even as many as 46,000. Given the relationship between incarceration and crime rates, it stands to reason that, as prisoners are prematurely released, crime will increase — a prospect that led Justice Samuel Alito, in dissent, to accuse the majority of "gambling with the safety of the people of California."
It is also possible that the court will amend its order in ways that enable California to reduce overcrowding without having actually to release any prisoners — such as by extending the length of time (now two years) the state has to implement the order. On the other hand, it's possible the judges will be less accommodating than not. And that is where the smart betting lies.
As Alito pointed out, the judges' order "flies in the face of the PLRA" and its requirement that remedies must be "narrowly tailored to address proven and ongoing constitutional violations." Alito asks whether any of the deficiencies in the California prison health care system identified in the judges' order and highlighted in the court's opinion could have been remedied without releasing (potentially) 46,000 prisoners.
Alito's point is that the judges seemed so intent on attacking the broader problem of general overcrowding that they could not bother with trying to come up with truly "narrowly tailored" remedies, as the law requires and to which their authority only extends. Indeed, Alito called the judges out for having their own criminal justice agenda, one at odds in key respects with the sentencing policies adopted over the years by the legislature.
It is not surprising — though it did not interest Kennedy — just who was on the three-judge court: the two district judges in the original prisoner lawsuits, who indeed asked to be appointed to it, and 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Reinhardt, who is among the most liberal jurists in the nation. The lawyers for the prisoners could not themselves have picked a better (from their point of view) threesome.
It is not necessary to accept Justice Antonin Scalia's characterization of the special court's order as "perhaps the most radical injunction" ever issued by a court in American history. But it certainly is a radical injunction, at odds with the governing statute and betraying no concern for traditional constitutional limitations on the judicial power. Certainly it deserved more careful scrutiny than Kennedy, whose vote decides so many of the big 5-4 cases, gave it. The last thing the country needs are judges running our prisons. Unfortunately, that is precisely the state of affairs in California.
Terry Eastland is the publisher of The Weekly Standard, where this article appeared.


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Monday, October 22, 2012
AMD Offers Game Discount Coupons, New "Never Settle" Performance Drivers
According to AMD, this driver introduces significant performance improvements for many games across all 28nm AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series products: HD 7700, HD 7800 and HD 7900.
Performance improvements (vs. AMD Catalyst 12.8):
- Up to 18% in Battlefield 3
- Certain maps will see an improvement in excess of 20%
- Up to 15% in Civilization V
- Up to 18% in Medal of Honor: Warfighter
- Up to 11% in 3DMark 11
- Up to 8% in Borderlands 2
- Up to 9% in StarCraft 2
- Up to 8% in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Up to 15% in Unigine Heaven
- Up to 5% in Just Cause 2
AMD Catalyst 12.11 enhancements:
This driver enables full support for WDDM 1.2 on the AMD Radeon HD 7000, HD 6000 and HD 5000 Series. WDDM 1.2 is an
updated model for graphics drivers that Microsoft has developed to
ensure smooth performance and wide compatibility in their new operating
system. AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series users will additionally enjoy full
support for DirectX 11.1. Amongst other features, this includes support
for stereo 3D gaming that is now built right into DirectX. Future games
can be designed to enable stereo 3D graphics without relying on
third-party SDKs or libraries, and AMD says it is ready to support these titles
with AMD HD3D technology. AMD Radeon HD 7000 Series graphics further
support a new DirectX 11.1 feature called "Target Independent
Rasterization" (TIR), which enables hardware anti-aliasing for vector
graphics. For users of products on AMD's extended support cycle—AMD
Radeon HD 2000, HD 3000 and HD 4000 Series—AMD has also made a Windows 8-compatible version of AMD Catalyst 12.6 available. This driver brings the full AMD Catalyst Control Center
experience to these GPUs in the new OS. As a reminder, these products
have been transitioned to the extended support phase of the product
lifecycle because they have reached peak optimization from a feature and
performance perspective.
The "Never Settle" version of the AMD Catalyst Driver is available for download here.


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The all new two piece Vortice sole is constructed of a polyurethane and rubber blend. It features a removable insert in front of the arch area where much wear and tear normally occurs due to sharp metal brake pedals and shift levers. Another patented exclusive Sidi feature!
-The toe slider is made of nylon reinforced with fiberglass. It is fitted with a new air intake and an innovative non-spark alloy insert.
-External ankle brace system.
-Shock absorbing heel cup.
-DuPont polymer toe shift pad.
-Padded Achilles area.
-Perforated Lorica outer for maximum air flow.
-Tecno VR adjustable calf system is designed to be used with race suits.
-The Vortice can accommodate riders with up to a 18-inch calf diameter 12.5 inches above from the bottom of their heel.
-Tecno buckle system for a perfect glove like fit.
-Closable air vents on the foot outer and toe areas.
-An elastic panel adjacent to the entry zipper allows a bind free zip and improved fit.
-Perforated Teflon treated nylon lining.
-All bolt on parts are replaceable.
-Removable arch support.
-Double stitched in all high stress areas.
-Lorica outer construction.
"While a lot of other boots sport flashy knickknacks that don't have much substance, the new Sidi Vortice's features have all been designed with rider protection in mind, with input from orthopedic doctors as well as racers. It was difficult to imagine Sidi improving upon the Vertigo Corsa, but they've managed to do just that with the new Vortice."
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Body acne on men can be quite an irritating problem to have to live with. However, it is one that many men have to deal with on a regular basis. We all like to have the best looking skin we can, and one of the best ways to do this by taking good care of your skin.
There are ways men can work on reducing the amount of body acne they have. It is a good idea to first try to pinpoint where the body acne is coming from, or what is causing it. Once you are able to find out this problem, there is a good chance, you will have a much easier time curing as well as controlling the acne.
It is a good idea to make note of when there is a lot of body acne on men, because when you do this, it can allow you to recall what you were doing that day to help cause the body acne. By making notes, it will allow you to have a better idea of the cause of it.
It is a good idea to keep in mind that there are things you can do to help treat the body acne men have. Try using a special type of body lotion and this can be a great way for you to treat body acne and start allowing your skin to not only look better but to feel better as well.
So, take the time to do your research and it is very likely you will be able to not only treat the body acne on men but also be prepared to get rid of it in a very short period of time. This is ideal for anyone with this problem.


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We previously covered general grain fundamentals to monitor during the summer, key reports to follow and the 2013 picture ("Quick and easy guide to summer grain trading," June 2013). Here, we tackle the less-understood, but opportunity-rich, livestock markets, namely cattle and hogs. We'll provide a breakdown of the complex and offer a general taste of fundamental analysis. A framework for finding true value in pricing will be given.
The value picture is drawn mostly by livestock balance sheets similar to those prevalent in the grain complex. However, instead of trying to estimate the amount left over, called ending stocks, the meat industry is priced off the amount left for the U.S. consumer in a given period. It is that measure, the supply left in the United States, that is the basis for price determination.
The implications of this discussion should be clear. Production decisions are made months in advance, without a perfect knowledge of demand for that period, and the market must find the right price to make that supply move through the system. This gives many opportunities for both sharp rallies and declines.
In "Balance sheet" (below), we see an example of the pork balance sheet for the coming fourth quarter. Separate numbers are used for cattle. We are not comparing these numbers against the first, second or third quarters because demand changes from season to season. Only a comparison against other fourth quarters is made.
In the meat world, analysts monitor pricing for the live animal, wholesale processed meat and retail levels using slightly different tools. The table shown here works well for finding true value at the live animal level for the general trader. Background tables of these per capita disappearance numbers can be found on the website for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/livestock-meat-domestic-data.aspx#.UdcvwZys_Qh).
Traders also can get a feel for the USDA's own viewpoint on future production and trade figures in the back tables of the monthly Livestock, Dairy & Poultry Report (available at www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ldpm-livestock,-dairy,-and-poultry-outlook/ldpm228.aspx#.UdrshZys_Qh).
For cash-settled lean hogs, you need to estimate the lean hog index on the expiration dates for futures. You either can compute where those dates typically fit into the quarterly average or move to a monthly format. Focusing on the current 2013 December contract, last year's December 2012 price for the lean hog index was $82.59. Research suggests that we will see a slightly higher supply offered to the U.S. consumer this year. Excluding estimates of U.S. consumer financial health and competing meats, this would imply a slightly lower price for the 2013 contract.


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Pachter: Wii U "negativity" won't affect sales
Wii U will sell like hotcakes despite negative comments from press and industry, industry analyst Michael Pachter believes.
"Negativity overall will never go away so I expect the negativity to continue through the holidays," the Wedbush Morgan analyst said, as reported by NowGamer.
"I don't think this has much impact on the launch and continue to expect launch quantities to be sold out, and reorders to remain sold out through March."
That means Nintendo will shift 5.5 million units by the end of the first quarter of 2013, Pachter predicted, bang on the company's own targets.
"The company probably will ship 3 million by Christmas, and all will be sold out," Pachter added.
The Wii U's US launch reception on November 18 was somewhat mixed, thanks to a hefty day-one firmware update, missing video services, and rumbles of consoles bricked by aborted updates – but plenty of consumers and critics alike seem pretty delighted by it, and stock is thin on the ground.
The Wii U arrives in Europe and Australia on November 30.
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March madness is over! The big month of Nintendo games which saw LEGO City Undercover and Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate being released for Wii U plus Luigi's Mansion 2 and Castlevania coming out for 3DS has come to an end so what have we got to look forward to next? Well, you've been telling us.
In an ONM poll we asked you to choose your most wanted Wii U game and, after more than 1,000 Nintendo fans voted, we now have the results. Sadly some of these will be a long way off but with Pikmin 3 and Resident Evil Revelations Wii U on the way soon, there is still a lot to look forward to for Nintendo fans.
I fully agree with the number one choice.
Now, if only they can stick with the vision they have in that video. And the new blood working on the project should make for some nice changes, hopefully.
The Legend of Zelda Wii U
Super Smash Bros. 4
Xenoblade Chronicles 2/Monolith Soft's Project X
Mario Kart
Earthbound (and I want 16 bit style graphics)
Balloon Fight
Bayonetta 2
Wonderful 101
No More Heroes 3
Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem
Dragon Quest X


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Ten days after Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) founder Richard Schulze offered to take the ailing consumer electronics retailer private, the former chairman is demanding that the board OK his request to form a group to conduct due diligence, a necessary step as part of a potential takeover.
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Schulze, who stepped down earlier this year from his position as chairman after failing to disclose an alleged affair between ex-CEO Brian Dunn and a female subordinate, offered to buy Best Buy earlier this month for $24 to $26 a share.
The proposal had represented a premium of 36% to 47% to Best Buy's closing price the day before the offer was made public, or a total value of $8.16 billion to $8.84 billion.
The board said it would evaluate the proposal and pursue the best course for shareholders. However, in a letter released on Thursday, Schulze says that the board dismissed his proposal as a "highly conditional indication of interest."
In another letter sent to the board on Aug. 16, Schulze requested that the Richfield, Minn.-based company grant permission for him to conduct due diligence, which includes forming a group so that he can acquire information necessary to acquire funding.
"You can easily test how real my proposal is by granting me permission to form a group and by providing basic due diligence information necessary to present a fully financed offer and allow shareholders the opportunity to receive a substantial cash premium for their shares," said Schulze, who is Best Buy's biggest shareholder with a 20.1% stake.
Information the former chairman needs includes financial data as well as standard corporate information necessary so that he can secure funding. Schulze said he is confident due diligence can be completed quickly once the documents are provided.
Best Buy said it will review and consider the letter in due course and will as always pursue the best course for shareholders. A Best Buy spokesperson said Minnesota law does not prevent Schulze from further exploring and engaging in discussions with his private equity partners or require that he is granted consent by the board to bring forward a proposal.
Upon quitting in June, Schulze had said that he was exploring strategic options for his ownership stake and reports emerged that he was considering bidding to regain control of the company.
Best Buy's current board, however, has opposed such a takeover. In June, the board proposed not allowing shareholders to vote on any buyout proposal without first receiving the board's consent. It had also set the minimum threshold of ownership required for a shareholder to call a shareholder meeting to 25% from 10%, pushing Schulze below the required level.
"I am deeply concerned about the direction of the company and, as Best Buy`s largest shareholder, I cannot simply stand aside," Schulze said in the Aug. 16 letter. "I still hope to work with the Board on a mutually beneficial transaction – but you should know that I am not going away."
The deal Schulze has proposed would include a combination of private equity investment, debt financing as well as about a $1 billion investment of his own equity.
While Schulze hasn't inked any formal, he said he's spoken to "a number of major banks" interested in providing financing. Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS), Schulze's financial adviser, has said it is "highly confident" the bank can arrange the necessary debt financing.
Schulze, who also served has CEO until 2002, has held discussions with several of Best Buy's former executives, including former CEO Brad Anderson and former Chief Operating Officer Allen Lenzmeier who are reportedly interested in rejoining the company as a private entity.
Schulze has called his bid a "unique win-win opportunity," which he says would eliminate market risk and provide Best Buy with the flexibility needed to reinvigorate the retailer's brand.
Along with his bid, Schulze provided a business plan that he says addresses "many challenges Best Buy faces." It is an effort to turnaround the company after several quarters of weak growth as Best Buy continues to lose market share to rival Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN).
In May, the company reported a 26% drop in profit and another quarter of reduced same-store sales. Shares of Best Buy were up about 2% Thursday morning following the news but remain down about 15.5% since January.
Standard & Poor's downgraded Best Buy's corporate credit rating to BB+ from BBB- earlier this month, citing the proposed transaction that the ratings company said would add "a significant amount of debt."
The ratings company said it estimates the total purchase price could be as high as $9 billion, which would, if completed, "materially weaken" the company's "credit protection metrics."


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Senior Tuesday – All Day
It's time to socialize! Senior guests (age 55 years +) enjoy the unlimited buffet and drink, for just $4.50 plus tax. Bring your dominoes, decks of cards or board games, and have a great time with your friends!


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General Comments: Futures were a little lower again as traders get ready for the USDA January reports that will be released on Friday morning. A stronger U.S. dollar hurt demand ideas, but ideas are that the overall pace of export sales remains strong. Some are wondering if planted area might be lower next year here in the U.S. because of weak prices against competing crops. The area lost would go mostly to Corn and Soybeans. Current weather features some precipitation in Delta and Southeast areas, but western Texas was mostly dry. Trends are not well defined on the charts, but ideas are that the market can continue to work higher overall.
Overnight News: The Delta and Southeast will be dry today and tomorrow, then will see rain move from west to east the balance of the week. Temperatures will average above normal. Texas will get dry weather except for some rain on Wednesday. Temperatures will average above normal. The USDA spot price is now 70.49 ct/lb. ICE said that certified Cotton stocks are now 0.098 million bales, from 0.097 million yesterday. USDA said that net Upland Cotton export sales were 196,500 bales this year and 12,200 bales next year. Net Pima sales were 7,700 bales this year and 0 bales next year.
Chart Trends: Trends in Cotton are mixed. Support is at 74.60, 74.40, and 73.70 March, with resistance of 75.90, 76.40, and 76.95 March.
General Comments: Futures closed a little higher in consolidation trading. Weather remains good in Florida, although more rain would be beneficial. Temperatures remain mild in the state, and conditions are mostly dry. Forecasts call for mostly dry conditions to continue, but temperatures could drop a bit starting this weekend. Fruit is holding for now, and irrigation is being used by producers to hold crop condition. Winter is here, and with Winter comes the threat for a freeze to Oranges and other fruits grown in Florida, but there is no real cold weather in the forecast. Harvest in Florida of mid and early oranges is continuing. Demand for domestically produced Juice remains down from last year. Weather in Brazil is reported to be good. Brazil is seeing warm temperatures and light showers or dry conditions.
Overnight News: Florida weather forecasts call for mostly dry conditions. Temperatures will average near to below normal. ICE said that 0 delivery notices were posted today and that total deliveries for the month are now 0 contracts.
Chart Trends: Trends in FCOJ are down with no objectives. Support is at 108.00, 107.00, and 104.00 March, with resistance at 118.00, 122.00, and 126.00 March.
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PUC opens investigation of PSNH's electric ratesBy GARRY RAYNO
State House Bureau
January 18. 2013 10:49PM
CONCORD - The state Public Utilities Commission is opening an investigation to determine if Public Service of New Hampshire can provide safe and reliable electric rates to its customers.
The order issued Friday says market conditions have changed significantly since the 2003 law passed allowing Public Service to retain it generating plants and customers may be paying higher rates because of the generating facilities.
The order states: "This is an inquiry to be conducted by Commission Staff to explore the market conditions facing PSNH in the near term, PSNH's proposals to maintain default service at just and reasonable rates in light of those market conditions, and the impact, if any, of continued ownership and operation on the competitive electric market." The commission notes with the abundance of natural gas, the cost of electricity has been reduced substantially below the company's generating costs.
When the company does buy electricity at lower prices on the competitive market, the PUC notes, customers still have to pay the cost of maintaining the generating facilities.
"We share the PUC's interest in ensuring the costs associated with vital services are fair and as low as possible," Public Services spokesman Martin Murray said Friday. "We're very interested in working with regulators and the legislature on measures to provide rate flexibility in recovering costs associated with state environmental initiatives."
He said the company's most recent filing for default service included a 1.5 cent a kilowatt hour charge for environmental initiatives mandated by the state.
Murray said there is an admitted disparity in costs today between those who can purchase energy on the open market and those customers who are on default service.
The PUC notes in its order, as prices rise more and more customers leave Public Service and purchase their electricity from other providers, which results in fewer and fewer customers paying the base costs of the utility's generating facilities.
Large commercial customers for years have been steadily moving to other providers for their electricity, although they continue to be customers of Public Services distribution system.
The migration of large users away from the utility caused the company several years ago to ask regulators to approve a surcharge on its distribution customers to help address the costs of its generating facilities, but regulators balked at the proposal.
Murray noted that for years, the company's generating facilities served the state very well, saving customers millions of dollar.


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COLTON – Family and friends of Santa Monica shooting victim Margarita Gomez on Friday held a candlight vigil at Fleming Park for the 67-year-old, whose son and family lives in Colton.
Gomez was at the campus June 7 when John Zawahri, 23, shot and killed five people before police shot and killed him at the the Santa Monica College library.
On Friday, family and friends remembered a loving, active woman who made a point of collecting bottles and cans at the campus to raise money for groups she belonged to.


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NKorea to Panama: Free detained freighter and crew
PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea's Foreign Ministry says Panama should release the crew detained in the apprehension of a freighter carrying missile components because no drugs or illegal cargo were aboard.
A Foreign Ministry spokesman, who was not named by the official Korean Central News Agency, says "The Panamanian investigation authorities rashly attacked and detained the captain and crewmen of the ship on the plea of 'drug investigation' and searched its cargo but did not discover any drug."
Decades-old missile components were found on board.
North Korea said Wednesday "This cargo is nothing but aging weapons which (North Korea) are to send back to Cuba after overhauling them according to a legitimate contract."
North Korea says "The Panamanian authorities should take a step to let the apprehended crewmen and ship leave without delay."


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This article by Peter Berkowitz in the Weekly Standard brings us up to date on the situation in Lebanon, where an election was held in June, but a new government is only now being formed. In the election, a moderate, pro-Western, pro-democracy coalition — led by Saad Hariri, son of the linfluential anti-Syria eader whose death by car bombing in 2005 sparked the "Cedar Revolution" — exceeded expectations and obtained a small parliamentary majority. The overriding issue, according to Peter, was "whether Lebanon would submit to Hezbollah and the political authority of Syria and Iran, or build a free and democratic state."
Although the voters opted for the latter alternative, the winning coalition was unable to form a government for five months because Hezbollah blocked it — formally, by means of the powers it obtained through the Doha Agreement (a deal reached after Hezbollah forces took over Beirut in 2008), and informally, through threats and intimidation. But the stalemate has finally been broken, at least for now, by the formation of a "national unity government" in which 2 of the 30 ministerial portfolios will go to Hezbollah politicians.
Conventional wisdom holds that Israel is the key to undermining Hezbollah's influence. The idea is that if the Israelis would only abandon the small strip of land they control in Southern Lebanon (Shebaa Farms) and negotiate the creation of a Palestinian state, Hezbollah would lose its status as the heroic resistance.
It's a convenient analysis inasmuch as it relieves the Lebanese of responsibility for their own fate, but Peter rejects it. In his view, "resistance does not refer merely to armed struggle against Israel's occupation of this or that piece of land, or even the battle against Israel's very existence, but a fight to the death against the claims of liberty and democracy in Lebanon and throughout the region in the name of Islamic law as dictated by the Iranian mullahs."
What should the United States do?
First, the Obama administration can stop encouraging the widespread view, rooted in decades of pan-Arab rhetoric, that the key to Middle East peace is solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Peace between Israel and the Palestinians should be assiduously pursued, but to suppose that the absence of a final agreement between them is what stands in the way of security and stability in the Middle East is to play into the hands of Arab governments that cynically use the conflict to shift their people's attention from their own countries' internal failings and destabilizing ambitions.
Second, the United States can expand programs to support civil society in Lebanon, particularly K-12 education, and also economic development, particularly in the south, since one way to loosen Hezbollah's grip is to enable the Lebanese government to better provide the social services and financial support that, thanks to Iranian financing, Hezbollah now delivers.
Third, the administration can redouble efforts to degrade Iran's ability to deliver cash and transfer funds electronically to Hezbollah.
Fourth, it can place at the heart of engagement with Syria an insistence on cutting off the enormous flow of ammunition, machine guns, bombs, rockets, and missiles that Iran pumps through Damascus to southern Lebanon.
But ultimately, the future of Lebanon depends "most of all on crafting strategies to thwart Tehran's export of Islamic revolution" which, in the near term "depends most of all on thwarting Iran's drive to acquire nuclear weapons."


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Council's European Market Design Task Force meeting with European Commission
A European Market Task Force comprised of member committees from across Europe are to meet on 22 February in Brussels with the European Commission. Our European Members have already carried out a survey to identify key areas of market design that are likely to become relevant in 5 -10 years time, but are not currently […]
Posted on 19 February 2016
WEC intensifies Central and Eastern Europe activities
The WEC is set to intensity its members' activities in Central and Eastern Europe. At the recent WEC Central and Eastern Europe regional meeting, held in Bucharest during 18–20 March, WEC member committees agreed to establish the regional meeting as a regular gathering, to take place every year. Every second meeting will be held within […]
Posted on 15 April 2013
WEC speaks at Baltic market integration conference
Einari Kisel, WEC Senior Fellow, commented on European energy market policies and discussed the role of the World Energy Council in a presentation at the Conference on the Baltic Energy Market Integration Plan (BEMIP) on 14 September in Vilnius, Lithuania. The BEMIP aims to connect the electricity and gas markets of the Baltic states (Lithuania, […]
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