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Thank you for joining Sepatu merah first giveaway!
The giveaway has end and now its time to announce the winner :)
The winner for the first prize (plushie) is :
The participant number 26: annur_islam
The winner for the second prize (handphone charms) is:
Participant number 98: Dayana AZ
Congrats to the winner! Please send me an email with your details for delivery :)
The gifts will only be valid for 3 days. If the winner do not claim them within 3 days, then i will pick another winner on the 4th day. For those who did not win, worry not. I'm going to have another giveaway this August in conjuction with Sepatu Merah 2nd anniversary and my graduation.
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Numbers can lie -- but they're the best first step in determining whether a stock is a buy. In this series, we use some carefully chosen metrics to size up a stock's true value based on the following clues:
- The current price multiples
- The consistency of past earnings and cash flow
- How much growth we can expect
Let's see what those numbers can tell us about how expensive or cheap SAIC
The current price multiples
First, we'll look at most investors' favorite metric: the P/E ratio. It divides the company's share price by its earnings per share -- the lower, the better.
Then, we'll take things up a notch with a more advanced metric: enterprise value to unlevered free cash flow. This divides the company's enterprise value (basically, its market cap plus its debt, minus its cash) by its unlevered free cash flow (its free cash flow, adding back the interest payments on its debt). Like the P/E, the lower this number is, the better.
Analysts argue about which is more important -- earnings or cash flow. Who cares? A good buy ideally has low multiples on both.
SAIC has a P/E ratio of 77.0 and an EV/FCF ratio of 6.7 over the trailing 12 months. If we stretch and compare current valuations to the five-year averages for earnings and free cash flow, SAIC has a P/E ratio of 11.2 and a five-year EV/FCF ratio of 8.3.
A positive one-year ratio under 10 for both metrics is ideal (at least in my opinion). For a five-year metric, under 20 is ideal.
SAIC has a mixed performance in hitting the ideal targets, but let's see how it compares against some competitors and industry-mates.
1-Year P/E
1-Year EV/FCF
5-Year P/E
5-Year EV/FCF
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|ManTech International
Source: S&P Capital IQ.
Numerically, we've seen how SAIC's valuation rates on both an absolute and relative basis. Next, let's examine...
The consistency of past earnings and cash flow
An ideal company will be consistently strong in its earnings and cash flow generation.
In the past five years, SAIC's net income margin has ranged from 0.6% to 5.7%. In that same time frame, unlevered free cash flow margin has ranged from 3.8% to 6.8%.
How do those figures compare with those of the company's peers? See for yourself:
Source: S&P Capital IQ; margin ranges are combined.
Additionally, over the last five years, SAIC has tallied up five years of positive earnings and five years of positive free cash flow.
Next, let's figure out...
How much growth we can expect
Analysts tend to comically overstate their five-year growth estimates. If you accept them at face value, you will overpay for stocks. But while you should definitely take the analysts' prognostications with a grain of salt, they can still provide a useful starting point when compared to similar numbers from a company's closest rivals.
Let's start by seeing what this company's done over the past five years. Due to losses, SAIC's EPS growth rate isn't meaningful. However, here's how its peers did:
Source: S&P Capital IQ; EPS growth shown.
And here's how it measures up with regard to the growth analysts expect over the next five years:
Source: S&P Capital IQ; estimates for EPS growth.
The bottom line
The pile of numbers we've plowed through has shown us the price multiples shares of SAIC are trading at, the volatility of its operational performance, and what kind of growth profile it has -- both on an absolute and a relative basis.
The more consistent a company's performance has been and the more growth we can expect, the more we should be willing to pay. We've gone well beyond looking at a 77.0 P/E ratio, and we see that its free cash flow multiple is much, much lower at 6.7. Its five-year price multiples are the lowest of its peers. Of course, you could also argue that its past performance is the worst -- at least in terms of its margin range. And SAIC recently missed on its quarterly earnings but did initiate a dividend.
As another data point, our CAPS community rates SAIC three stars (out of five). But all this is just a start. If you find SAIC's numbers or story compelling, don't stop. Continue your due diligence process until you're confident one way or the other. As a start, add it to My Watchlist to find all of our Foolish analysis.
I wrote about a stock that's flying under the radar in our brand new free report: "The Stocks Only the Smartest Investors Are Buying." I invite you to take a free copy to find out the name of the company I believe Warren Buffett would be interested in if he could still invest in small companies.
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A new Gallup poll shows that socialization is clearly linked to happiness and lower stress levels. Seniors (65 and older) report the highest levels of happiness of any age group, and those who spend at least three hours daily socializing are more likely than their peers to report happiness.
The level of happiness reported increases with each hour of social time, to a maximum of about seven hours. Most interesting is that the senior group seems able to maintain their levels of happiness with less social time, provided they are getting at least a few hours each day.
The biggest gap, it seems, is between seniors who get no social time and those who get at least three hours of socialization each day. In fact, the number of seniors reporting happiness and contentment increases by 20 percent between zero and three hours of socialization. But figures remain nearly the same for this age group between those reporting three hours of social time and those reporting up to seven or eight hours.
Research limitations
It's always tough to generalize findings from this type of research. There are many variables that are unaccounted for which could be impacting the numbers.
- How is socialization defined, specifically? Is there a difference between social time inside or away from the home? The Gallup poll asks, "Approximately how many hours did you spend socially with friends of family yesterday? This can include telephone or email." But the results don't account for differences between those who socialized primarily on the phone and those who spent more time in the direct company of others. Further, it's not clear whether socialization at work counts. Most of us have friends at the job, so does friendly office chatter count?
- How many respondents are widows or widowers, and how does this variable skew responses? It's possible that those reporting high levels of contentment have a living spouse, for instance, whereas seniors living alone may require more social hours for the same level of contentment.
- How many seniors responding are residing in communal settings, such as assisted living or independent living, and what effect does this have on responses?
Clear link between social time and positive emotional state
Still, we can safely conclude that seniors are more likely to be happy if they're spending time with friends and family for at least three hours each day. That could mean spending time in a senior center, an adult day care facility, on the golf course or at the fitness center. For some seniors, it could mean it's time to consider a move to an assisted living home.
Individual personalities and preferences can strongly impact how much satisfaction a senior may get from different activities. Some social outings, for instance, can be very stressful for seniors who struggle with mobility or prefer the comforts of home.
Gallup notes that the average amount of social time spent each day drops dramatically with age. The 30-and-younger crowd reports an average of 8.1 hours of socialization each day, but Americans 65 and older average about 5.7 hours. Among the 65+ group who reported positive moods without a lot of stress and worry the previous day, the average social time was 6.1 hours.
So what's the bottom line? If you're a senior and you're feeling down, try getting out and about. Grab lunch with a friend. Give a loved one a call. If you're a caregiver, and your loved one lives alone and isolated, consider trying a community setting like a senior center or elderly day care center. Encourage your loved one to get involved with activities at church or local social clubs. But be sure to keep a close eye on unpredictable stressors, like a hidden mobility challenge.


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Indonesian Islam promoted as moderate, peaceful
SHAFAQNA (International Shia News Association) A scholar, a poet and a comedian shared their opinions about what constitutes Indonesian Islam and how it differs from that adhered to by fundamentalists.
During the discussion "Understanding Islam" at the Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2014 on Thursday, the three speakers promoted Islam in Indonesia as "moderate", saying hardliners were only a tiny minority among those who upheld tolerance and peace in this country with its diverse religions.
In the post-9/11 world, Islam has been both accused and staunchly defended across borders.
A prominent Muslim scholar known for his moderate views, Azyumardi Azra, pointed out that Indonesian Islam was different from elsewhere, including the Middle East.
"Indonesian Islam is different from other places, including the Middle East. The absolute majority is moderate, and has been used to living with adherents of other religions peacefully for centuries without any bloodshed," said Azra, who is known for his firm opposition to the persecution of the Indonesian minority Ahmadiyah and Shia groups.
"Of course, there are isolated cases of Islamic communal conflicts, but that is usually related to politics," he added, citing a conflict in Sampang, Madura.
The professor, who strongly opposed the adoption of sharia into Indonesian law, added that fundamentalists were present in the country as tiny minority groups, like the ones who twice bombed Bali, but they basically gained their hard-line principles elsewhere, not from Indonesia.
However, he stressed, although Indonesian Islam was "colorful and flexible", that did not mean that Muslims here were less Islamic or not loyal in implementing Islamic practices.
Poet Goenawan Mohamad, who supports the Islamic Liberal Network (JIL), shared his experience on being a liberal Muslim.
The founder and editor of Tempo magazine said his views, which were similar to some prominent Muslim figures known for their pluralistic and moderate beliefs, like Nurcholis Madjid and Abdurrahman Wahid, were that "Faith is not like a fortress. That is why I choose to be a liberated Muslim".
"Fundamentalists say we should not interpret Islam, but I think Islam is always an interpretation," said Goenawan, who marked his 70th birthday by republishing several of his works, including Marxisme, Seni, Pembebasan (Marxism, the Arts, Emancipation), Indonesia/Proses (Indonesia/Process) and Puisi dan Antipuisi (Poetry and Antipoetry).
Regarding the growing concerns about Islamic State (IS) movement, Azra commented, "It is basically a Middle Eastern Islamic phenomenon, not from Indonesia where Islam is moderate, accommodative and peaceful."
Meanwhile, Goenawan said that IS was "a threat for everyone, not only for Muslims, because they kill people".
Sacha Stevenson, who is best known for the YouTube series "How to Act Indonesian", expressed her opinions in a wittier way, including talking about how she had been threatened for uploading her videos, which went viral on the Internet, wearing a jilbab (headscarf).
"I wore a hijab for six years, but now I'm more Islam KTP," she said wittily referring to a Muslim who does not really practice Islam in their daily life but is recorded as Muslim on their identity card.
She also talked of her concerns about fundamentalists like the Islam Defenders Front (FPI), which was "using Islam to sell themselves", including in this year's presidential election, in which the FPI was associated with one of the candidates.
"Hardliners are a minority here, but they have a loud voice."
She categorized Indonesian Muslim into groups: the liberal Muslim community that was quite educated, hardliners — consisting of two minority groups — and the majority, who were those who wore the jilbab not for religion but more for cultural reasons.


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— Porsche is recalling certain model year 2010 911 GT3 vehicles because the rear wheel hubs can fail. You could lose control of the vehicle if the rear wheel hub fails.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration also said the suggested maintenance intervals may not be enough to prevent wheel hub failure. The vehicles included in the recall were manufactured May 15, 2009, through February 11, 2010.
The recall should begin this month. Porsche dealers will replace the wheel hubs on the rear axle. The recall notice that will be mailed will include updated service interval specifications to prevent the problem from recurring.
Owners may contact Porsche at 800-767-7243 and refer to recall number AC05.


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These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
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These are reports on financial activities of Utah County prepared by the Auditor's office for the previous year. They contain information on assets and liabilities for different appropriated funds, tax levies, money used on roads and water projects. Overall, the reports are a "statement of the financial condition of Utah County." Until 1965, they were known as Annual Reports. Copies from 2000 ongoing are available through State Auditor's web site in PDF form (cf. series 3747).
Chronological by year
Related Records
County financial reports from the Office of the State Auditor, Series 3747.
Additional Forms
This series is available on microfilm.
Access Restrictions
Microfiche holdings require staff assistance due to fewer reference copies. Handle masters under supervision.
Preferred Citation
Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.
Processing Note
Microfiche processed by Rebekkah Shaw under the National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant to the Utah State Archives and Records Services for the Utah Microfiche Backlog Project (Grant No.: NAR10-RB-50086-10). July 2010-December 2011
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We ask grantees to deliver skills outcomes for young people as part of their Young Roots projects. We know from our Young Roots programme evaluations that high numbers of participants are picking up new heritage skills – nature conservation, archiving, exhibiting, object handling and digitisation to name a few – and also important 'soft skills', for example, in leadership, communication and teamwork. The current Barclay's LifeSkills campaign underlines the value that employers place on young people being able to demonstrate such skills.
At a time of high youth unemployment we shouldn't underestimate the opportunity that Lottery projects provide for young people to gain experience and demonstrate employability. Some grantees have used such 'hooks' to recruit young people to projects. Many have planned into their projects practical training and ways of endorsing young people's achievements, including in-house certificates and awards such as this environmental one promoted by the John Muir Trust. Our research tells us, however, that for some young people - in particular for those who are struggling in formal school settings - the chance to obtain formal accreditation or a qualification can be significant.
If you have helped young people develop skills as part of a Young Roots project please share your experience with us. If you have a question about how to plan good skills work, someone in the community might be able to help.


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Cassie, a feminist parliamentary lobbyist, barely knows Rose, but Gumtree has brought them together and they are sharing a rented flat. Rose, insanely optimistic and daffy, doesn't know city slicker Mark, but she says that she needs him and loves him. Mark needs sex, and he'll turn himself into a chameleon to attract any woman who has caught his eye – even if that means wearing a T-shirt that says: "This is what a feminist looks like." Bereaved Tim is living with Mark while he looks for a job, but all he really wants is somebody to love and look after, and somewhere to put his nan's ashes.
A London of random connections and disconnections, loneliness and neediness is conjured in Penelope Skinner's hugely enjoyable tragic-comedy, an urban fairytale about a generation with nothing left to believe in while adrift in the big city. The play is brilliantly funny; the fantastic lines coming fast and furious. Mark tells fat Tim that he has no future and one day he will wake with "nothing except a new species of fungus growing under your man boobs".
The half-finished sentences, in which it seems as if words themselves have broken, trip lithely off the tongues of a top-notch cast in Polly Findlay's smart production. The trouble is that, for all the show's vividness and many pleasures (including an extended scene of fellatio that will make you squirm), Eigengrau remains as mysterious as its title, which apparently refers to the colour seen by the eye in perfect darkness.
It's so busy being funny and smart that it neglects to tend its emotional heart; the show is full of dramatic thrills, but little real darkness or fragility. Ninety minutes whiz by making an immediate visceral impact, but when it's over, it really is over.


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Black History Month – Library Events & Services
In celebration of Black History Month the library has organized several special events & services:
- A documentary viewing and discussion of "4 Little Girls", took place on Sat. February 7 at 2:00pm.
- An African-American Theme, Afterschool Kids Program (Ages 6-10) will take place on Fri., February 20 at 3:15pm
- The library has signed up for a free trial of ProQuest's Black Studies Center, a website that can be accessed from the library's public computers. Ask a librarian for assistance in using this resource!
- There are several book displays highlighting the library's related collections in different areas of the library.
- Dr. Elaine Cawley Weintraub will speak about The African American Heritage Trail of Martha's Vineyard on Thurs., February 26 at 6:30pm


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Comments up/down, new search
Commenting availability's going to be erratic while I'm tinkering behind the scenes. Apologies for any inconvenience.
Update: tinkering continues
In other news, the old site search bar in the upper right's been removed in favor of a Google search box, which you'll see on the left-hand column. Among other problems, the site's search was fairly good at finding posts, but if you wanted to dig up an old comment you vaguely remember as really interesting, you were SOL. So this tweak is dedicated to Rusty and Jim Osmer.
USSM Labs — we're like a less-innovative 3M, if 3M only had four people and they were all Mariner fans.
49 Responses to "Comments up/down, new search"
Shoeless Jose on
December 23rd, 2005 12:25 pm
Yeah for google search. Yeah for registration (which hopefully will add the ability to go back and edit comments, so we get fewer redundant correction comments). Yeah for offseason improvements. Too bad they're all happening on this website, and not on the actual M's roster….
Roger on
December 23rd, 2005 12:34 pm
Cool. Thanks for thinkering.
Bruce on
December 23rd, 2005 12:34 pm
After a quick test drive of the comment search: I like it. Thanks for all the hard work, guys.
Terry on
December 23rd, 2005 12:56 pm
Doesnt this violate my constitutional right to go on anybody's blog and post anything I want anonymously? 😛
DMZ on
December 23rd, 2005 12:58 pm
Gomez on
December 23rd, 2005 1:37 pm
Count me in with others in favor of requiring registration. As long as you're not a gratuitous jerk, there's little reason having to register to make comments should be a problem for someone.
And if only the Mariners could see in the five… THOUSAND dimensions of the Mooninites. And their laser shots move faster than Raul Ibanez.
DriveByBlogger on
December 23rd, 2005 2:33 pm
The new Search is great – thanks! Too bad it just reminds me how good the "suggested moves" were, compared to the depressing Real Moves the Mariners made…
Also, count me in for registration.
David J Corcoran on
December 23rd, 2005 2:36 pm
Registration is the awesome. I like logging in. It makes me feel important.
David H on
December 23rd, 2005 2:43 pm
But what happened to Peter? Lost in the tweaking, or no longer a ussm author?
mln on
December 23rd, 2005 2:44 pm
Do we get any perks if we register? Like an autographed picture of Rick Rizzs, perhaps? That would be a certain crowd pleaser.
desertborn on
December 23rd, 2005 2:47 pm
9 – I was wondering too.
Google Ads. Sigh. I new this day would probably come but was enjoying the time without.
Registration: I've been expecting it for a long time. Glad its coming finally.
desertborn on
December 23rd, 2005 2:50 pm
Ads gone: Was I just seeing things or were they actually there for a minute?
wabbles on
December 23rd, 2005 2:52 pm
Yeah, registration was a necessary evil at my other online hangout. It too was invaded by trollers. 'sigh' Glad to see the comment search, it should make a lot of discussions more about the validity of what was said instead of what was said. Any chance you could require Bavasi and Co. to register before making any more roster moves? That way we all could approve them first. 🙂
DMZ on
December 23rd, 2005 2:53 pm
Peter quit, as he's got a ton of other stuff going. We keep his author login warm, though, should he ever feel like posting.
David J Corcoran on
December 23rd, 2005 2:54 pm
No Peter, ads, registration….
This feels so different. I don't like it anymore 🙁
But it's necessary, I guess. So I'm for it.
Terry on
December 23rd, 2005 2:55 pm
Registration sucks but having to login so that youre no longer anonymous is cool! 🙂
Now that Texas has shocked and awed Millwood with their whopping 3 year offer, I bet the 4 year 44 million offer the M's *didnt* make seems really good. Any chance the M's would revisit loosening the purse strings a little more?
DMZ on
December 23rd, 2005 2:56 pm
No off-topic drift on a site info thread pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase
Jeff Nye on
December 23rd, 2005 2:58 pm
I approve of registration. I haven't used the google search yet; I have no real problem with ads. I'm sure this site isn't cheap to run.
(yes, this was mostly just a post to see how it worked)
Pilots fan on
December 23rd, 2005 3:02 pm
Thanks again for all of your work to keep this site up and running as you all best see fit.
Monster for LF on
December 23rd, 2005 3:07 pm
I haven't been coming here long, but I appeciate everything you guys do. This is the best site I've been on for venting, theorizing, questioning and statistically debating different sides of all baseball issues. I welcome whatever changes people with longer standing think are necessary, as, to me, the people and discussions here are the change for the better. Thanks for the great discussions you've allowed and inspired!
AK1984 on
December 23rd, 2005 3:10 pm
You guys keep doing whatever it is that you've got to do to keep the website working at full capacity; yet, that notwithstanding, I don't plan to stop myself from either complaining about unimportant things or going off on unrelated tangents.
Goob on
December 23rd, 2005 3:16 pm
I like the new search bar and I might be in the minority when I say I'm all for the Google Ads. I find they are the least obtrusive of any ads out there. I don't see why people would complain about them, especially since they'll help keep the site up and running for free.
David J Corcoran on
December 23rd, 2005 3:20 pm
Oh, if there must be ads (and I can see why there must be ads) Google Ads are by far the best choice.
Mat on
December 23rd, 2005 3:23 pm
The ads are only on the searches, so I'm cool with that.
DMZ's gone on the record as being against web ads that jump up and start screaming at you or putting video all over your screen. As long as he holds that opinion, and the rest of USSM is behind him, I'm not too worried about the potential ad scenarios.
Jim Thomsen on
December 23rd, 2005 3:29 pm
Job duties for Mariner interns:
 Must shave Mr. Bavasi's head as smooth as Yuniesky Betancourt's glove every morning.
 Must do exhaustive research into marginal wins, opportunity cost, park factors and defense-independent pitching statistics, then bring research documents into Mr. Bavasi's office and immediately feed them into the shredder.
 Must read USS Mariner every day, then post responses anonymously as "MarinerIntern."
 Bring copy of "Moneyball" to work, then use wadded-up pages in wastepaper-basket games of "M-O-R-S-E" each day with Mr. Bavasi.
 Must rent new Belltown "crib" for Mr. Bavasi's daughter.
 Must meet Mr. Finnigan each day at midnight in Smith Tower underground parking garage with each previous day's wildly revised operating budget figures.
 Must take minutes during each day's meeting of the Ichiro Appeasment Subcommittee.
 Must call Mr. Bavasi on cell phone exactly four minutes into all media interviews.
Jim Thomsen on
December 23rd, 2005 3:29 pm
Oops, sorry, DMZ … I meant to e-mail that, not post it.
Pat on
December 23rd, 2005 3:39 pm
Thank you thank you for search in comments.
Tad on
December 23rd, 2005 3:55 pm
USSM Labs: Like 3M, only with two less M's.
Registration and the Google search bar are long overdue. I appreciate how long you guys were able to hold out, though!
DavidE on
December 23rd, 2005 4:46 pm
Google ads are no worry. Nice I can comment again. Not registered. How do I register or do you have to be a chosen one (kinda like Gmail used to be)?
eponymous coward on
December 23rd, 2005 5:04 pm
It's not like the ads are on the front page.
And David Corcoran pointing out there's probably a good reason for Google ads is pretty funny, though it would be funnier if he also mentioned needing to build an I-284 beltway around Boise.
PaulMarrottWeaver on
December 23rd, 2005 5:08 pm
Can't wait to register.
I've loved coming to this site, and used to love reading the comments. Hopefully registration means I won't have to sort through 119 comments to find the 29 meaningful ones. Although I'll miss anonymous posters with one liners and a name to drive home the point.
(Hypothetical Example:
Raul Ibanez said:
Hey, I can run a little faster than a mooninite laser beam!
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December 23rd, 2005 6:11 pm
I guess this is the last time I will get deleted for aesthetic reasons. Good luck with Bavasi, looks like your going to need it.
Evan on
December 23rd, 2005 6:30 pm
Can I be the dissenting voice on the Google search?
The old search was nice enough to present the actual posts as I remember them, and sort them chronologically. Now I just get a random jumble of Google synopses that don't resemble the posts I remember having seen.
Searching the comments is all well and good, but we've lost a lot of value in searching the blog entries themselves (and the blog entries are why we're all here).
David J Corcoran on
December 23rd, 2005 6:41 pm
I-284 would be a beautiful thing. But Boise needs more southward growth because as it stands now they'd have to tear out downtown or the North end to put in an I-284 because of the foothills and that would be depressing.
David J Corcoran on
December 23rd, 2005 6:41 pm
I'm with Evan on the Google search thing.
DMZ on
December 23rd, 2005 7:11 pm
I can't win for losing.
Jim Thomsen on
December 23rd, 2005 7:26 pm
Or for boozing.
Jim Thomsen on
December 23rd, 2005 7:43 pm
Will there be a "keep me logged in" option? Or will we need to enter our ID and password each time we access USS Mariner?
peter on
December 23rd, 2005 7:48 pm
Re 9, 11, 14:
Peter was not tendered a contract for the 2005-2006 writing season as his production for the team was slightly less than Jaime Bubela's.
Rumors of a steroid-use suspension have yet to be substantiated.
Thank you for your concern.
Jim Thomsen on
December 23rd, 2005 7:52 pm
Did you get an NRI from the Nats blog, Peter?
MonkMojo on
December 23rd, 2005 8:10 pm
testing….123..Great tweaks ussm! A few ads wouldn't hurt, this joint has gotta eat up some bandwidth.
msb on
December 23rd, 2005 8:14 pm
dang. I am never going to remember that password.
peter on
December 23rd, 2005 8:15 pm
Have I, Jim? My agent doesn't tell me these things.
msb on
December 23rd, 2005 8:16 pm
ah, I see that I can 'Manager my profile' and so change the password there….
joran on
December 23rd, 2005 8:23 pm
This is nice. I love the upgrades!
msb on
December 23rd, 2005 8:25 pm
#39– Peter's free agency reminds me that SI has a piece about the anniversary of the Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally ruling…
Deanna on
December 24th, 2005 1:46 am
Wow. Registration. Funky. It looks like it's working, so good job!
Google search still doesn't find me one of my favorite comments ever — maybe it got deleted somehow? It was the story about when Pat Borders got picked up by the Mariners, the team he was on at the time was coming into Tacoma, and Borders crossed the field, changed into a Rainiers jersey (but kept the pants from the other team, he liked them), spent the game there, grilled some steaks afterwards, slept in the clubhouse, and then drove up to Seattle the next day.
It ended in "If you don't like Pat Borders, you don't like baseball."
DMZ on
December 24th, 2005 1:57 am
You'll find it here. I would never delete such a fine comment.
Rusty on
December 25th, 2005 7:45 am
Woo hoo! I made it onto the main page.


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Nicholas Dronen wrote:
That's good news. We're currently using OpenLDAP 2.2.13, which is theversion included in RedHat EL 4.6. (RedHat is apparently quite conservative in the versions of the packages they include in their distribution.) The next release of our product will run on RedHat EL 5.x, which comes with OpenLDAP 2.3.27, so we should be okay in the long run.
Sort of: 2.3 is now at 2.3.43, with a quite long list of bugfixes (~500? not to mention new useful features).
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Unfortunately, we're more or less at the mercy of Red Hat when it comes to the versions of packages that are included in their distribution. We use a commercial version, not Fedora, for support reasons. In this particular case, the fact that we were exceeding the default limit of 1024 file descriptors for select(2) resulted in pam_authenticate blocking for up to four minutes, which is a huge problem in a production system, enough to justify including a rebuilt RPM. Generally, JPam's use of libldap is pretty simple -- just enough to bind and authenticate a user -- so as long as that basic functionality works as desired, we should be okay with 2.3.27. :-) If we're not, then we'll have to include our own RPM.
That being said, where can I view the list of bug fixes that are in 2.3.43?
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Hi there! Lady Gaga is staying in Japan now. I'm ever so impressed with how she's trying so hard to help Japan recover from this adversity. You know she loves Japanese culture and she's been pulling for Japanese people ever since the earthquake.
Well, today's bento. I wanted to have noodles so bad for no reason today so I made oyster sauce yakisoba. I first boiled ramen noodles to al dente and rinsed, then stir fried separately the noodles and other ingredients (bok choy, shimeji mushroom, pork belly slices, scallop, shrimp, squid). And then combined all together, seasoned with oyster sauce, sesame oil, a little syoyu and salt. This was very good! There are so many variations of yakisoba. You should give them a try!
Take a look! We finally got the first pick from our teeny tiny garden yay! But I'm a bit scared to take the first bite.
Hey welcome Little Cuke chan!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Oyster Sauce Yakisoba
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Love your yakisoba, and your strawberry is so cute!ReplyDelete
Thanks sheri! The yakisoba was just success but the strawberry... yuk lol.ReplyDelete
Thanks sheri! The yakisoba was just success but the strawberry... yuk lol.ReplyDelete
- sheri fujihara chenFebruary 9, 2012 at 8:29 AM
Love your yakisoba, and your strawberry is so cute!ReplyDelete
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Oh I love your little strawberry and cucumber! I hope they taste lovely! You have me craving yakisoba now! I might have to cook some this week :)ReplyDelete
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Remember that easy Pound Cake from last week? Well, this "Tiramisu" is just an extension of the leftover pound cake. It is a very quick dessert, tastes almost like old fashioned Tiramisu and it only costs pennies to make compared to expensive ingredients one has to purchase to make authentic dessert. Whey don't you give it a try? I am sure you will love this dessert, the taste and rich feel of it.
Here's how I made it.
Quick Tiramisu
1 cup chunks of Pound cake
¼ cup strong brewed espresso
2 Hunts Vanilla pudding cups
2 cups Coolwhip light, thawed
Cocoa powder to garnish
How to:
Arrange Pound cake pieces in a bowl or parfait cups in a single layer.
Brush with the espresso until the chunks are completely soaked.
Mix pudding and thawed Coolwhip Light and layer on top of pound cake pieces.
Dust with cocoa powder.
Chill until ready to serve.
You can make layers of this and serve as Tiramisu Parfaits.


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Regulation A Reform in JOBS Act a "Game Changer" for Small BusinessPosted by on June 27, 2012
The JOBS Act, passed by Congress and signed by the President earlier this year, reduces government barriers to entrepreneurship, innovation and capital formation. It combines six separate proposals that originated in the Financial Services Committee into one bill. These six proposals were part of the Committee's plan announced in January 2011 to help small companies gain greater access to the capital that is necessary for them to grow and hire workers.
One of those six proposals, the Small Company Capital Formation Act sponsored by Rep. David Schweikert, makes it easier for small companies to raise capital and test the waters for a future initial public offering (IPO). It does this by raising the offering threshold for companies exempted from registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Regulation A from $5 million to $50 million. Raising the offering threshold helps small companies gain access to capital markets without the costs and delays associated with the full-scale securities registration process.
While that may sound complex, the result "will be a game changer" for small businesses trying to raise capital, according to a recent column in the Washington Post.
"What this means to small businesses across the country is that they will be able to access needed capital without having to conduct an IPO or complying with the significant restrictions on resale. In addition…there will be a larger pool of potential investors, many of whom will now be less hesitant to invest in smaller offerings."
Section 3 of the Securities Act of 1933 authorizes the Securities and Exchange Commission to exempt small securities offerings from registration. Under Section 3, the SEC promulgated Regulation A, which exempts public offerings of less than $5 million in any 12-month period. The SEC set the threshold at $5 million in 1992, where it had remained until passage of the JOBS Act.
Congress originally authorized the SEC to set the Section 3 threshold at $100,000. It has raised the limit several times since: to $300,000 in 1945; to $500,000 in 1972; to $1,500,000 in 1978; and to $2,000,000, also in 1978. Before 1980, each time that Congress raised the statutory limit, the SEC promptly exercised its authority and raised the Regulation A threshold. Congress established the current level of $5,000,000 in 1980, but the SEC waited 12 years, until 1992, before raising the Regulation A threshold to the statutory limit authorized by Congress.
Since the SEC set the Regulation A threshold at $5 million in 1992, issuers and market participants have pointed out that the offering threshold has been too low to justify the costs of going public under Regulation A. In addition, inflation, which has risen approximately 165% since 1980, when Congress gave the SEC the authority to set the Regulation A offering threshold, has further exacerbated the imbalance between costs and benefits. Between 1995 and 2004, companies have used Regulation A only 78 times; in 2010, only three times. The low number of Regulation A filings—each for the maximum amount of $5 million—demonstrated that a revision to Regulation A was necessary. To increase the use of Regulation A offerings and help make capital available to small companies, Rep. Schweikert introduced the Small Company Capital Formation Act, which increases the offering threshold to $50 million.
After its approval by the Financial Services Committee on June 22, 2011, the House voted 421-1 for the Small Company Capital Formation Act on November 2. It was later incorporated into the JOBS Act along with five other bills from the Committee, which became law on April 5, 2012.
Small businesses are critical to job growth in the United States. Information released in January 2011 from the Small Business Administration states that 65 percent of all net new jobs created in the United States during the previous 17 years came from small businesses. Amending Regulation A to make it viable for small companies to access capital will permit greater investment in these companies, resulting in economic growth and more jobs. By reducing the regulatory burden and expense of raising capital from the investing public, Regulation A reform will boost the flow of capital to small businesses and fuel America's most vigorous job-creation machine.
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Chapter 3 Digestion
A summary of the 3rd chapter (Digestion) from the AQA Human Health and Physiology textbook
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3.1 Physical and chemical breakdown of food
- We physically digest food by breaking large pieces into smaller pieces, which increases the surface area. Most physical breakdown occurs in mouth, by the teeth (fat is broken down by bile)
- Starch, protein and fat (large insoluble molecules) are broken down by enzymes into small and soluble molecules, able to pass into bloodstream
- Carbohydrate+ carbohydrase= glucose
- Protein+ protease= amino acids
- Lipids (fats)+ lipase= fatty acids
- We have 4 types of teeth- incisors, canines, pre-molars and molars
- Enamel is the hard outer layer, but is dissolved in acid. If it is eroded, the sensitive dentine may be damaged and expose the pulp, which results in pain
- Saliva is an alkaline liquid which help neutralise acids that are eaten or that bacteria make when they feed on plaque. It also contains amylase to digest starch
- You bite with incisors, then add saliva and chew with molars to crush it. Your tongue mixes the food and saliva to break it down, and then it is swallowed.
- When you swallow, the tongue pushes the food back, and the mucus in saliva helps the food slip down the oesophagus
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3.2 The human digestive system
- The salivary gland, pancreas and gut lining contain specialised cells with produce enzymes
- The digestive juices (with enzymes) pass into the gut and are mixed with food, the gut wall contracts and relaxes (peristalsis) to help the process of mixing
- Each digestive enzymes best works in a small range of pH. A different pH could denature the enzymes
- The stomach holds the food for a few hours (so we can eat regularly). The acid activates a protease enzyme and kills microbes. The stomach cells are protected by a layer of mucus
- Food moves from the stomach to the small intestine. Bile (made in liver) is released via the bile duct and contains alkaline salts to neutralise the acid so pancreatic enzymes can work
- Bile also breaks fats into small droplets- emulsification
- In the small intestine, carbs, protein and fats are broken down. It is designed to absorb soluble food; the inner surface is covered with villi (which increases surface area) which allow small molecule to diffuse into capillaries underneath
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3.2 The human digestive system cont.
- Following absorption, the food is assimilated. Surplus glucose is taken to liver and muscles and turned into fat or stored as glycogen. Fatty acids and glycerol are used to build cell membranes or hormones. Lipids are stored in fat cells
- Amino acids are made into proteins for cell building, or for enzymes and haemoglobin. Excess aa cannot be stored, they are broken down by liver (deamination)
- In the large intestine, water in reabsorbed and the remaining faeces are egested
- Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited disorder that cause the production of thick mucus. This blocks the pancreatic ducts so digestive enzymes cannot be released. The mucus also covers villi, to prevent absorption of nutrients
- Coeliac disease is a condition triggered by gluten (protein in cereals). The gluten causes the immune system to attack the villi, and reduce the surface area
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The Iran Heritage Foundation is a non-political UK registered charity with the mission to promote and preserve the history, languages and cultures of Iran and the Persianate world. The objectives of the Foundation are achieved by organising and supporting activities of cultural or scholarly merit. IHF programmes include sponsoring teaching posts and fellowships at universities and museums, giving grants for academic research and cultural activities, and organising regular events and conferences, both in the United Kingdom and abroad.
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Revisiting Tappeh Sialk and Ancient Kashan
Tappeh Sialk on the outskirts of modern Kashan is one of the most important pre-Achaemenid archaeological sites in the Middle East, but despite a series of archaeological excavations there it remains poorly known outside academic circles. In an attempt to demonstrate the global significance of Sialk, not just to the scholarly community but to a wider public, the Iran Heritage Foundation organised an international conference about Sialk at Asia House on 31st March 2017 with speakers from Iran, France, US and UK.
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Archive for April, 2013
White Rabbit Spinner
Weekly sketch #41. Simple vectors over some wonderful blues.
Third beach/ocean sketch in a row. Done just after hearing about the Boston Marathon bombings on the 15th. The image was open, and I was ready to play – then saw the footage from the finish line. Weekly sketch número 40, if you can believe it.
Duncans Redux
Kind of hard to get to the real culture in Jamaica – don't believe what you see on TV. This is a second weekly sketch from Jamaica – #39 – also from Duncans Bay on the North coast.
Weekly sketch #28 from Duncans, Jamaica. A complicated country.
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Subject: ENVIRONMENT-LATAM: Landmark Accord on Law of the Sea
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SANTIAGO, Aug 15 (IPS)—The foreign ministers of Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, the four Latin American countries with South Pacific coastlines, pledged to protect migratory species of fish from indiscriminate deepwater fishing at high sea.
The four countries can now prevent boats from third party nations that fish species at risk of over-exploitation outside the 200-mile limit from docking in their ports, according to a new agreement signed Monday in the capital of Chile.
The Framework Accord for the Conservation of Live Marine Resources in the Southeastern Pacific was signed at the end of the sixth meeting of foreign ministers of the 'Comision Permanente del Pacifico Sur' (CPPS).
Chilean foreign minister Soledad Alvear described the signing of the
accord as
the most significant milestone in the history of the
CPPS since the declaration of sovereignty over the 200-mile area off
the members' coasts that gave birth to the commission 50 years
Alvear presided over the meeting in Santiago, which was also attended by foreign ministers Guillermo FernĀndez de Soto of Colombia, Heinz Moeller of Ecuador and Fernando de Trazegnies of Peru.
The agreement, also known as the Galapagos Accord for the famous islands off the coast of Ecuador, states the commitment of the four CPPS member countries to protect migratory species of fish from indiscriminate fishing at high sea.
Among the species covered by the new protective measure figure the Horse-Eye Jack, Albacore Tuna and Swordfish, which are already protected by the CPPS countries within the 200-mile limit by means of bans and quotas.
Above and beyond its historical significance, the Galapagos Accord establishes the commission's support for the Chilean government, currently involved in a dispute with the European Union (EU) over the capture of Swordfish off the country's northern coastline.
Chilean authorities have kept Spanish vessels capturing swordfish to freeze and send to the United States from docking in Iquique and other ports in northern Chile.
The conflict broke out in April, when the EU filed a complaint with the World Trade Organisation (WTO), accusing Chile of discriminatory practices against Spanish fishing boats.
The dispute, now being discussed by a WTO panel, will set a precedent regarding the authority of nations to protect marine species off their coasts and set environmental requisites that can be enforced against third countries.
The application of a strict fishing management regime in the
jurisdictional waters of our countries is useless if it is ignored in
the seas just outside that limit, said Alvear.
The CPPS was created in 1952 by Chile, Ecuador and Peru, which declared sovereignty over a 200-mile wide stretch of waters off their coasts. Colombia also joined the commission at a later date.
The 200-mile limit set by the three South American nations was one of the catalysts that led to an international debate that culminated in 1982, when the United Nations member states approved the Convention on the Law of the Sea.
The international convention established a 12-mile exclusive economic zone, and a 200-mile limit within which coastal states can oversee fishing and other economic activities.
Chile's dispute with Spain and the EU over Swordfish demonstrates that the Convention on the Law of the Sea is unable to protect migratory species and fish that have wide ranges going beyond the 200-mile limit, said Alvear.
The problems created by the capture of such species, especially when
coastal states attempt to protect them from over-fishing, constitutes
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EXCLUSIVE: 'Black Swan' Scribe Tapped to Write 'Age of Rage' for Marc Webb
The Oscar-nominated Black Swan continues to pay dividends for exec-turned-ascending scribe Mark Heyman.
Heyman, who shares Swan screenwriting credit with John McLaughlin and Andres Heinz, has closed a deal to write Age of Rage, a sophisticated sci-fi project set up at Fox Searchlight with Marc Webb attached to direct. Mason Novick, who worked with Webb on (500) Days of Summer, is producing with Webb.
Heyman began his career as an assistant to Darren Aronofsky before moving on as a senior vp at Aronofsky's Protozoa Pictures.
His predisposition for what is termed "elevated genre" has already landed him a gig adapting the cybernetic thriller Machine Man, set up at Mandalay, that would reunite him with Aronofsky.
Rage is set in a post-apocalyptic society where all the adults have died and a group of teens sets about trying to establish a new society.
Webb is in the thick of Spider-Man shooting and hasn't made any decisions of his post-Spidey moves. But Rage is close to the director's heart as it's based on his idea.
Heyman is repped by CAA.
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After having such a great time in Melbourne for the Lamington Drive residency, I decided that instead of moving to a possibly dark and cold England place, it would be the right decision to move back here (at least for the summer!).
So far I've been living in a house with some friends, making a bunch of art, working on new plans, generally having a great time enjoying all the different art and food things here. Tim finished the long distance hikes he was on, and is also back here (with a new appreciation for the hot summer, he used to hate it but maybe hiking in the heat in the States and Spain left him nostalgic for it?).
Some things I have worked on lately:
Heh as you can see, first time trying out using a risograph machine :) Had so much fun!
|Poster for a zine launch by Ashley Ronning and I...
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I've worked on a few other things recently as well, just have to photograph them, so stay tuned for more updates in the next week or so (also moving houses this week! So many things)
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Whoa. It's like the makers of "Journeyman" have been living with me for the past 10 years and taken copious notes. The story is this: A newspaper journalist keeps disappearing for days at a time, missing deadlines and blaming it on the fact he is continually slipping into some odd time warp that flings him back and forth between various points over the past 20 years. I can't tell you how many times this same thing has happened to me and caused me to be late with stories, yet my annoyed editors never seem to buy my tales no matter how earnestly I tell them -- even when it's clear I've convinced myself of their inherent truth.
But enough about me. This new NBC time-travel drama is fairly mind-blowing and harrowing, laying out a preposterous scenario that it makes feel nonetheless believable. The pilot premiere, penned by creator/executive producer (and "West Wing" alumnus) Kevin Falls, sets a compelling table that -- while leaving plot holes and questions aplenty -- has us fairly pining to find out what's in store.
Our hero here is Kevin McKidd, late of HBO's "Rome." He's a San Francisco newspaperman named Dan Vasser who is minding his own business having a nice life with a vivacious wife, Katie (Gretchen Egolf), and adoring son, Zack (Charles Henry Wyson). Then, out of nowhere, he travels back to 20 years before to watch a guy standing in the middle of the street commit suicide by cable car. It's either a Rice-A-Roni commercial gone very, very wrong, or he's losing his mind -- or perhaps both. He returns to the present day just as quickly as he left, with a bright light and a whoosh. So now Dan is good and freaked out, especially when he goes back through the wormhole or whatever it is again, this time to the mid-1990s.
It starts to dawn on Dan that he's being shot back to the past for a reason: He can alter the course of events, though he's unfortunately too late to stop, say, the creation of Wham. He might be able to stop the suicide of the guy who killed himself with the cable car if he can figure out what triggered it emotionally. His house is still there in the past, but Dan isn't sure whether he lives there or if there's another guy residing there who has a baseball bat and isn't afraid to use it.
But there's an even further complication: He keeps seeing Livia (Moon Bloodgood), the impossibly gorgeous young woman who was his fiancee before she died in a plane crash and led him to marry Katie instead. He continually runs into her on his yesteryear travel junkets. But if he can stop her death before it happens, does that mean his son doesn't exist? And isn't changing the past in any way supposed to screw up everything for everyone forevermore into the future and stuff?
Oh, the agonizing questions. And there are others, of course. Everyone's convinced that Dan is drugged out and/or lost his mind with his time-bending stories, including his cop brother (Reed Diamond), yet he's able to keep his job? Why is there no explanation for the phenomenon he's experiencing? Is it considered cheating on your current wife if you have sex with your dead fiancee 15 years before? And of course, since he's already in San Francisco, can Dan intercept that steroid shipment before it reaches Barry Bonds?
No doubt answers to all are forthcoming in the trippy and well-acted "Journeyman," which has been handed a favorable time slot after the sophomore sensation "Heroes." If it can maintain the absorbing energy of the pilot, it could be a schedule sticker -- that is, if NBC doesn't send it careening through time (periods) itself.
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Creator-teleplay: Kevin Falls
Executive producers: Kevin Falls, Alex Graves
Producer: Neal Ahern
Associate producer: Megan Mascena
Director: Alex Graves
Director of photography: Annette Haellmigk
Production designer: Mayling Cheng
Costume designer: Linda Bass
Art directors Jack Taylor, Bruce Buehner
Editor: Caroline Ross
Music: Steve Bramson
Sound mixer: Thomas Brandau
Casting: Robert J. Ulrich, Eric Dawson, Carol Kritzer
Dan Vasser: Kevin McKidd
Katie Vasser: Gretchen Egolf
Livia Beale: Moon Bloodgood
Jack Vasser: Reed Diamond
Zack Vasser: Charles Henry Wyson
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Economist Optimistic for Manufacturing in 2016
Optimistic for 2016, Brian Beaulieu, CEO of ITR Economics expects orders to increase as U.S. consumers continue to spend and as the onshore near-sourcing phenomena continues.
Chris Downs from AMT — The Association For Manufacturing Technology sat down with Brian at AMT's annual Global Forecasting & Marketing Conference 2015.
Brian outlined economic trends stressing that the future is going to be better than we think. He reports the next three years will be strong, as U.S. consumers are in very good financial shape even with interest rates rising.
Though he cautions, we may see a slower economy in 2019 as several trends converge including higher interest rates, which may changes consumer behavior, along with less government spending. He pointed to several inflationary pressures such as escalating wage rates and a skilled labor shortage.
On an optimistic note, Brian emphasized that positive structural changes within Mexico should benefit the U.S. economy. The Mexican government is now allowing U.S. companies to help harvest the country's natural resources more efficiently. In addition the Mexican education system is improving, contributing to a higher quality labor force, as well as a growing middle class—a hallmark of a growing middle class.
He believes that Brazil will return as a viable market for manufacturing in about two years.
Heading farther into the future, in 2030 he foresees the U.S. economy slipping into a great depression, driven by a bigger national debt, demographics, and increased healthcare costs. Although 2036 will bring about a stronger economy as Millennials begin to spend inheritances passed down to them from passing Baby Boomers.
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Wednesday, April 1, 1998; 5:26 p.m. EST
Excerpts from the opinion by U.S. District Court Judge Susan Webber Wright:
--''The plaintiffs' allegations fall far short of the rigorous standards for establishing a claim of outrage under Arkansas law.''
--''The court has determined that her quid pro quo and hostile work environment sexual harassment claim are without merit and warrant a grant of summary judgment.''
--''Although the governor's alleged conduct, if true, may certainly be characterized as boorish and offensive, even a most charitable reading of the record in this case fails to reveal a basis for a claim of criminal sexual assault.''
--''While the court will certainly agree that plaintiffs' allegations describe offensive conduct, the court ... has found that the governor's alleged conduct does not constitute sexual assault.''
--''Absent an underlying violation of federal law, there can be no actionable claim alleging a conspiracy.''
--The alleged conduct ``was brief and isolated; did not result in any physical harm ... did not result in distress so severe that no reasonable person could be expected to endure it.''
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Bassist Dennis Irwin was a fixture of New York City jazz for over three decades, playing on more than 500 LPs including sessions headlined by Art Blakey, John Scofield, and Joe Lovano. Born in Birmingham, AL on November 28, 1951, Irwin grew up in Atlanta and Knoxville -- his older brothers were jazz buffs, and with their encouragement he began playing clarinet. In the mid-'60s the family relocated to Houston, where the teenaged Irwin played alto sax in a series of local R&B band. While studying classical clarinet at North Texas State University he began playing upright bass in the school's Two O'Clock Big Band, and while still in school he also backed Red Garland during the pianist's 1973 stop in Dallas. Garland encouraged Irwin to relocate to New York, and in the summer of 1974 he moved there, working in a Greenwich Village record store while gigging with tenor saxophonist Charles Brackeen. In 1975, Irwin landed his first steady work behind trumpeter Ted Carson, quickly emerging as the bassist of choice for vocalists including Mose Allison, Betty Carter, Annie Ross, and Jackie Paris. He made his recorded debut the following year, supporting pianist Dom Salvador on the Muse LP My Family. In 1977, Irwin signed on with Blakey's Jazz Messengers, later writing a series of compositions for the group including "Kamal." With Blakey pianist James Williams he also cut the duo session Focus.
After exiting the Blakey ranks in 1980, Irwin gigged behind jazz legends including Stan Getz, Johnny Griffin, and Horace Silver, and after a stint with Chet Baker, he caught on with Mel Lewis, whose group also included up-and-coming saxophonist Joe Lovano. When Lovano split with Lewis to form his Nonet, he took Irwin with him, and the bassist remained a frequent collaborator for more than two decades. Another notable and long-running collaboration paired Irwin with guitarist John Scofield for the acclaimed Blue Note dates What We Do, Hand Jive, and Groove Elation; in addition, he sat in almost every Monday night with the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra at the famed Village Vanguard, a tradition dating back roughly a quarter century. When Irwin began a long and ultimately fatal battle with liver cancer, his illness became a rallying point for the New York jazz community -- both Smalls and the Village Vanguard hosted benefits to raise money for his treatment and living expenses, and his plight also brought attention to other uninsured musicians, with the Jazz Foundation of America creating the Dennis Irwin Memorial Fund to make free cancer screenings available to veteran jazz and blues artists. Irwin died in Manhattan on March 10, 2008, the same day as a Jazz at Lincoln Center benefit concert in his honor featuring performances by Wynton Marsalis, Tony Bennett, and Jon Hendricks, in addition to Lovano and Scofield. ~ Jason Ankeny


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Additional 2.3 Billion goes to 300,000 more premises
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Labour is more confident than ever about its NBN project with Julia Gillard mentioning earlier today that there has been an expansion made to the project which will result in a 3% rise in coverage across the country. Previously set at 90%, the additional 3% promised today equates to another 300,000 more premises being catered to. With this expansion, Julia Gillard reaffirmed that the $43 Billion network is still on schedule and remains on budget.
The Federal Government also unveiled network maps today that outline transit links, fibre and fixed wireless coverage areas. Any premises in the geographical majority that was located outside of those areas can still be connected via 12 Mbps satellite.
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Erin Go Bra will never sound the same again – American football played by models in sexy lingerie is on the way to Ireland.
The Legends Lingerie Football League are to hold open trials for their new Dublin franchise.
The Irish Sun reports that the seven-a-side full contact sport will soon be part of the sporting scene in Ireland.
The game, first established in 2003 as a 'sexy' alternative to the Super Bowl's half-time show, is now hugely popular in the US, Australia and Canada.
The report says huge crowds attend matches when scantily-clad women battle it out wearing only helmets, sports bras, knickers, garters, and shoulder, knee and elbow pads.
Legends League boss Mitchell S Mortaza told the Irish Sun that the European plan is to have a UK, Irish and German franchise in the sport by 2014.
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Mortaza said: "This is certainly an exciting time to be part of the LFL and a fan as the sport continues its unprecedented growth globally.
"It's amazing to think that women from places like Germany, Italy, Russia are aware of our sport and aspire to play on the now global stage of LFL Football."
Mortaza also said that Ireland will have the opportunity to vote for the name of their national team.
He confirmed that details for the Dublin try-outs will be announced 'within two weeks.'
Current US team names include the Baltimore Charm, Orlando Fantasy, Chicago Bliss, Las Vegas Sin, and Seattle Mist.
The LFL held an open try-out in Manchester last month which drew women from all over the UK.
The report adds that the Lingerie Football League was renamed the Legends Football League last month to legitimise the sport by focusing on athletes' sporting ability, rather than their bodies.
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Freak Essay
Human beings who suffer from obvious congenital deformities represent a form of monstrosity that is uncomfortable for us to confront on many levels (social, political, psychological, and even critical). This visceral discomfort is indicative of the taboos associated with mutations. The human monster or 'freak,' a result of genetic deviance, has existed for as long as the species itself has (ancient references to monstrosity occur in The Bible in 4 Ezra.5: "There shall be a confusion also in many places, and the fire shall be oft sent out again, and the wild beasts shall change their places, and menstruous women shall bring forth monsters." A culture determines a freak's status by way of its interpretation of the cause (origin) of the mutation. If a culture attributes mutation to supernatural intervention, it may construe deviancy as sacred, a mark of holiness (The Oxford English Dictionary defines a 'caul' as "the amnion or inner membrane inclosing the foetus before birth; esp. this or a portion of it sometimes enveloping the head of the child at birth, superstitiously regarded as of good omen, and supposed to be a preservative against drowning") or profane, a portent of punishment for a transgression (Cain's 'mark' received from God). Whether it is viewed as sacred, profane, or both, the mutation is taboo. A culture with knowledge of molecular genetics may attribute deviancy to an environmental (e.g., lack of proper prenatal nutrition, exposure to radioactive elements) or hereditary cause (the replication of mutated genes). For American culture, freaks, pyschologically inseparable from the sexual act that produced them, represent the ancient taboo of incest and profane alliances between incompatible sexual partners (they are 'bad seeds' in a multivalent sense). Their asymmetrical bodies compel us to reflect on our inability to master the most personal of all domains-our own bodies.


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Life of a Luxury Home Remodeler
As a contractor for a luxury home remodeling company in Southern California I can tell you first hand that for those on the high end of the market, money is truly not an object.
What Dollar Level is Luxury Remodeling in Southern California?
High end remodeling projects in Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego usually start around $1.6 million dollars. Why is that the magic number? Well you will find many "new riche" homeowners that simply want to say that there home cost $1,000,000.00. While getting a million dollar home is nothing to sneeze at, these homeowners usually don't have the means to fully customize their home as they are more focused on making a mortgage payment. These buyers usually accept standard ammenities put in by the builder contractor or purchase home that are move in ready, adding small design pieces like art work, furniture and photos as they move in. You will find some of these homes on popular Do It Yourself or Home and Garden Cable shows. As the make my house over applies to those that can't afford to have their home customized in the first place.
What happens to Luxury Homes at $1.6 Million Dollars?
At 1.6 Million Dollar level, you will find home owners that are in their homes for the long term or homeowners that are so wealthy, any given home is there vacation home. It is said that when purchasing a new home, a buyer should set aside 10% of the purchase price to decorate, furnish and add upgrades to their home. What could you have completed to your home for $160,000? Well a lot. For starters:
Luxury Homes usually demand high end appliances like those made by Viking, Marvel, Electrolux. Imagine spending $8,000 for a kitchen stove or $4,000 for a microwave. I have seen it done and those are entry level prices.
When a contractor deals with luxury homes you will find that custom is the name of the game. About the only thing these jobs can pick up from Home Depot are backerboard, glue and grout. But what happens when the African hardwood your cleint wants for their home that costs $22 a square foot, only bonds with Organic glue? You have to go out and purchase the organic glue for $400 a container. That's lie in the ultra luxury remodeling business.
Again you won't be able to go to Lowes and purchase paint supplies, maybe primer but at the high end home owners are more conscious and today they tend to demand things like paint that is eco friendly and or chemically void of dangerous toxins.
Going forward I will highlight specifics of the super rich and their demands for their home renovation projects. Imagine being told to remove 1000 square feet of Italian marble floors, less than 2 months old, because it clashed with the color of the homeowners new stainless cooper appliances. Yes my friend, this can and does happen all the time.
In contrast, just remember that Luxury Home Remodels demand things that you find on the cable tv networks. Money is not object and these owners can be very undecisive and what looks great today is not so great tomorrow.
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