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Attitudes About Homeownership as an Investment, Financial Constraints, and Mortgage Accessibility May Stand in the Way of Americans' Purchase Decisions
Fannie Mae's (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) latest quarterly National Housing Survey focuses on the state of homeownership aspirations among Americans across all demographic groups. The survey finds that despite the recent housing crisis, most Americans continue to believe that owning their home is preferable to renting it. The data also indicate that while financial constraints and employment concerns may be keeping potential homebuyers on the sidelines in the near term, future improvements in employment and personal finances, a pickup in interest rates in response to stronger economic growth, and stabilizing home prices may move Americans to act on their aspirations in coming years.
"In spite of the impact of the housing crisis on home values and homeownership rates across the country, Americans by and large still hope to become homeowners," said Doug Duncan, vice president and chief economist of Fannie Mae. "Some may not be financially positioned to own a home in the near future, but Americans may begin to revisit that aspiration as employment and household balance sheets improve over the coming years."
"A point of concern for the industry is that some consumers find the mortgage shopping process difficult to navigate," Duncan continued. "If potential homeowners avoid the process because they believe it to be too complex, we will likely see a continued impact on homeownership rates."
Overall, certain groups (renters, those with lower levels of education, people with lower incomes, African-Americans, and Hispanics) cite potential difficulties in getting a mortgage. Specifically, those renting today are most likely to cite poor credit, complexity of process, and bad economic times as major reasons not to buy a home.
Moreover, attitudes about homeownership as an investment, financial constraints, and mortgage accessibility may mean that more Americans choose not to act on their aspiration for homeownership, thus potentially leading to lower homeownership rates.
The fourth-quarter 2011 National Housing Survey focus on the state of homeownership aspiration is based on more than 3,000 interviews from October 3, 2011 to December 20, 2011 among homeowners and renters to assess their attitudes toward owning and renting a home, confidence in homeownership as an investment, the current state of their household finances, views on the U.S. housing finance system, and overall confidence in the economy. Data findings for this topic also are based on similar surveys conducted throughout 2011, 2010, and in December 2003. Interviews were conducted by Penn Schoen Berland, in coordination with Fannie Mae.
For more detailed findings from the survey, click here.
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Raj Mattamal has put up an interesting topic for a presentation at Oracle Open World 2008, it's about Writing Custom Authentication Schemes for Application Express. The presentation is not just the basic stuff you will find in the manual or the tutorial, it goes way further. For example it covers SSO over multiple workspaces.
In case if you are not interested in the topic, it's still always fun to watch Raj doing a presentation/see him talking (fast). This guy has way to much energy or is drinking to much Red Bull 😉
So people, vote for him that he is able to present that topic at Oracle Open World 2008!
And don't forget about the other great Oracle APEX sessions!

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The Massachusetts Republican Party this past week called for a new independent commission to oversee the medical marijuana licensure process.
The Massachusetts Republican Party this past week called for a new independent commission to oversee the medical marijuana licensure process.
The GOP, in a press release criticized state Department of Public Health Commissioner Cheryl Bartlett is too close to some of the marijuana dispensary applicants, including former U.S. Rep. William Delahunt.
Delahunt has submitted applications for dispensaries in Taunton, Plymouth and Mashpee.
The DPH will license up to 35 medical marijuana dispensaries statewide, with at least one per county. The law doesn't permit more than five per county.
The department has set Jan. 31 as the target date for awarding the licenses.
The Republican Party has called for an independent body, similar to the Gaming Commission, to make the licensure decisions.
Meanwhile, officials in Taunton are preparing to learn more about one of the three applicants whose proposal listed the city as a potential marijuana dispensary site.
The Taunton Development Impact Review Board is scheduled to meet at Jan. 28 to conduct a site plan review of a proposal put forth by the Greeneway Wellness Foundation to open a medical marijuana dispensary at 30 Mozzone Blvd. Following the DIRB review, the site plan will move to the Planning Board, which will take up the matter during a Feb. 6 meeting.
The Planning Board said hasn't received any other site plans for review.
Martin to chair School Committee again
In its first meeting of the new year, the Taunton School Committee elected Joseph Martin to serve as chair for the third straight time. David Souza was named secretary for the second time in a row.
Martin said one of his goals is to let everyone at the table be heard.
The meeting was the first since the current edition of the committee was sworn into office at the city inauguration earlier this month.
Jordan Fiore, who has past experience on the School Committee and City Council, rejoined the committee as the sole new member for the current term. He had been out of public office until winning a seat in the last municipal election.
Fiore takes the spot left vacant by long-time member Barry Cooperstein, who didn't seek re-election.
Cooperstein, who also works as city assessor, recently submitted a letter to the City Council announcing his intent to retire next month.


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House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) has tapped Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) to help reach a deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff," a senior GOP aide confirms to TPM.The elevated role puts the staunch conservative and recent vice presidential nominee in a tough predicament that carries important implications, both for his personal political future and, potentially, for relations between the White House and Congressional Republicans.
Ryan, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, is now at the centre of fiscal cliff talks and involved in daily GOP leadership meetings, along with Ways & Means Chairman Dave Camp and Energy & Commerce Chairman Fred Upton, the aide said.
That means that unlike previous hard-fought bipartisan deals, his fingerprints will be on the final outcome.
Now that an agreement on taxes and spending is all but imperative, and since his party lacks the leverage it needs to shape the final legislative package, Ryan must decide whether to use his influence to support a compromise or to push his party to continue opposing any new taxes.
In recent years, Ryan has successfully scuttled bipartisan deficit-reduction deals that contained mixes of tax increases and spending cuts, in service of a more absolutist agenda to remake the federal government in a deeply conservative way.
He voted against the Bowles-Simpson deficit reduction report and reportedly played a key role in quashing a $4 trillion debt-cutting deal between Boehner and President Obama in the summer of 2011. Later that fall, he asked not to be named to the super committee tasked with reducing budget deficits by a minimum of $1.2 trillion.
Ryan made those earlier moves with an eye toward 2012: if Republicans were to reject new taxes and small fixes to entitlements, his logic went, it would advance GOP efforts to defeat Obama and give the party a claim to enacting Ryan's sweeping budget blueprint after the election.
That plan failed, leaving Ryan a few approaches to dealing with his party's leaders and the White House in ongoing budget negotiations.
One option would be to help broker a compromise and convince rank and file conservatives to accept it. That would provide Ryan the bipartisan credentials he currently lacks, and help him burnish a reputation a results-oriented player during Obama's second term. But supporting a tax increase, which Democrats will demand in any conceivable deal, would tarnish his sterling right-wing credentials.
Alternatively he could hold the line opposing tax increases, further solidifying his status with the GOP base, but emboldening his detractors' attacks on him as a conservative ideologue.
Or he could walk a safer line: Keep his hands off any deal that more-senior Republicans cut with Obama, play neither spoiler or kingmaker, mollify all factions by keeping his head down.
A spokesman for Ryan did not return a request for comment on this article.
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Memphis' Marc Gasol Wins NBA Defensive Player Honors
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Grizzlies center Marc Gasol has won his first NBA Defensive Player of the Year award after anchoring the league's stingiest defense.
Gasol received 212 points and 30 first-place votes to edge Miami's LeBron James, who had 149 points and 18 first-place votes, the NBA announced Wednesday.
"It's a great honor," Memphis coach Lionel Hollins said. "Marc's played well. There's a lot of other guys that are worthy, you know. They saw fit to give Marc the award, and he was deserving."
The 7-foot-1 Spaniard averaged 1.7 blocks and 1.0 steals for a Memphis defense that allowed a league-best 88.7 points per game. The five-year veteran ranked 12th in the league in blocks.
Memphis became the first team to hold opponents below 90 points per game in a season since 2005-06 when both the Grizzlies (88.5) and San Antonio (88.8) accomplished the feat.
Oklahoma City's Serge Ibaka was third with 122 points and 14 first-place votes. The 28-year-old Gasol becomes the first Grizzlies player to earn defensive player honors, and he did it in a season when he wasn't an All-Star.
He also had to beat out two teammates in Tony Allen, who received 102 points and nine first-place votes, and guard Mike Conley, who received a point.
Allen was picked for the NBA's All-Defensive team a year ago and finished sixth in voting for Defensive Player of the Year. The Grizzlies held opponents to an average of 6.8 fewer points with Gasol on the court, the same stat with Allen on the court. Allen said he was happy for Gasol.
"Somebody else would've got Defensive Player of the Year, I would've been highly upset," Allen said. "It just goes to show you how big our Memphis Grizzlies have grown on the defensive end. You look back, the Memphis Grizzlies have never been looked at as a defensive team. You look how we put that brand of basketball into this organization, it's just a big compliment. I'm glad he got that award."
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Chris Brown has thanked Adele for setting the record straight amid rumors the pair was involved in an unpleasant exchange of words at the Grammy Awards on Sunday
The duo was photographed in the middle of what seemed to be a heated discussion at the event, with gossips speculating Adele had berated the "Kiss Kiss" singer for failing to stand up and applaud when Frank Ocean collected the Best Urban Contemporary Album award for Channel Orange.
Adele quickly shot down the reports, tweeting, "Chris Brown and I were complimenting each other in that photo actually!"
Now the embattled R&B star has thanked the "Rolling in the Deep" hit maker for clearing up the situation, taking to his own Twitter account to write, "Pleasure to meet u OfficialAdele I heard your words and thats (sic) all that matters. Thank u for speaking (the) truth."
Brown and Ocean were involved in a car park scuffle in Los Angeles last month.


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Kelley Smith Photography
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19 comments :
- The Clothes Horse said...
Oh! This work is stunning. It sort of reminds me of Sofia Coppola's films...but maybe with a darker edge.
- February 24, 2009 at 10:03 PM
- Ayesha said...
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- February 25, 2009 at 12:25 PM
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But Descartes believed Galen's explanation for humans as similar to sheep could not be reconciled with the notion that humans were created in God's image. He thought the mind stood separate from the physical body as a wisp in the ether that could act on the body.


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http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/california-approves-bill-banning-child-vaccine-exemptionsCalifornia approves bill banning child vaccine exemptions04/09/15 05:31 PMUpdated 04/10/15 08:14 AM By Michele RichinickCalifornia lawmakers approved a bill this week that would prevent most parents from opting out of vaccinations for their children enrolled in school, just months after the state was hit with the largest U.S. measles outbreak in decades.Legislators endured an intense, nearly four-hour hearing ahead of the vote on Wednesday, with many people rising out of their seats and shouting over the lawmakers, The Sacramento Bee reported. The measure, which passed by 6-2, must go through several additional hearings before a potential vote on the state Senate floor...Jerry Brown and Mass Murderer Jim Jones ...
Jesuit Jerry Brown to meet Jesuit Pope and cut California Gas use by 50 percent by Dictate http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/California-Gov-Jerry-Brown-to-Meet-With-Pope-on-Climate-Change-313316311.htmlCalifornia Gov. Jerry Brown to Meet With Pope on Climate ChangeBy Associated Press Updated at 12:49 PM PDT on Friday, Jul 10, 2015Published at 11:18 AM PDT on Jul 10, 2015California Gov. Jerry Brown announced Thursday that he will travel to Vatican City later this month to discuss climate change and modern slavery with dignitaries including Pope Francis as the governor seeks to burnish his legacy as a climate change activist.Brown, a former Jesuit seminarian, plans to attend a two-day event starting July 21 hosted by the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences.The focus is on two issues highlighted in the pope's recent teaching document, called an encyclical, in which he chastised international lawmakers for failing to adopt effective, long-term policies that would protect the environment and help those who suffer most from global warming....It comes on the heels of his address this week to the Climate Summit of the Americas in Toronto, Canada, where he warned that the world is on a collision course with fossil fuels, and is part of a broader effort by Brown in his final term as governor to be lead on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.A Brown-sponsored bill pending in the state Legislature would set what the administration calls the most aggressive carbon reduction benchmark in North America. California aims to boost statewide renewable electricity use to 50 percent, have drivers use half as much gasoline and make buildings twice as efficient under the proposal....The Vatican event will be attended by the pope, representatives of the United Nations and mayors and governors from around the world, the governor's office said.The meeting of local and regional officials comes as national governments attempt to reach an agreement to reduce emissions before they gather in Paris for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in December.| - - - - http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/07/16/gov-brown-talks-to-cbs2-about-bill-that-would-mandate-reduction-in-gas-usage/Gov. Brown Talks To KCAL9 About Bill That Would Mandate Reduction In Gas UsageJuly 16, 2015 10:26 PM LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) As Gov. Jerry Brown prepares to travel to Rome next week for an international climate conference, the debate over a bill aimed at reducing gas usage in California is heating up.Brown fully supports SB-350, which would mandate a 50-percent cutback in Californias gas usage in the next 15 years, arguing that its a prime factor in global warming....We think this is reckless legislation and one that people certainly need to be aware of because itll impact every single motorist in the state of California, Tupper Hull of the Western States Petroleum Association said via Skype.Critics charge the bill provides no specific plan to achieve the massive cutback in gas usage. That would be left up to the California Air Resources Board, which those critics, like the oil industry say, would have no limits on what it could mandate. ...The bill appears to be well on its way to passage having already cleared the state Senate and some Assembly committees, but the debate over how to cut in half Californias dependency on gas by 2030 is possibly just beginning. ...
California plans taking farms for massive water tunnelsAssociated Press Aug 17, 2015 Ellen KnickmeyerGov. Jerry Browns plans for massive water tunnels have yet to win approval, but a report shows California already is planning to take up to 300 farms to acquire land for the project.A 160-page report prepared by state contractors lays out plans to move rapidly to eminent domain to acquire land for two 30-mile-long tunnels.The tunnels would help ferry water from Northern and Central California to Southern California.Read more -http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CALIFORNIA_WATER_TUNNELS?SITE=MYPSP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-08-17-15-58-05
How many Californians would vote for Jerry Brown all over again if given the chance?
https://sputniknews.com/us/201611211047681761-supporters-california-secession/Backers of California Secession From US 'Seek to Open Embassy in Russia'Ben Amstutz US 19:59 21.11.2016 (updated 23:07 21.11.2016) Supporters of California secession want to open an embassy in Russia according to the head of the Yes California Independence Campaign, Louis Marinelli. He announced this to the American news website Business Insider. Radio Sputnik spoke with Marinelli about why he seeks to open a Californian embassy in Russia.We are going to have a vote to make California an independent country in 2019 and we want to lay the ground work now so that after the vote results are in we can begin to request international recognition of California as an independent nation, Marinelli said.He further said that his party is going to apply for membership to the United Nations and whether the application will be accepted or not is heavily reliant on the fact that the Security Council must accept the application. There are five countries in the world that have veto power over that decision and one of them is Russia. We want to start laying the groundwork now to have an opportunity to have a dialogue with the Russian people about California becoming an independent country, so that we can later on seek Russias support to recognize our independence results, Marinelli said.Read more: https://sputniknews.com/us/201611211047681761-supporters-california-secession/
Those "separatists" is playing or this is another pressure for new US President Trump
Child Prostitution Legalized in California: Starts Jan 1, 2017There are simply no words...California Democrats legalize child prostitutionhttp://www.washingtonexaminer.com/california-democrats-legalize-child-prostitution/article/2610540By Travis Allen 12/29/16 1:58 PMBeginning on Jan. 1, prostitution by minors will be legal in California. Yes, you read that right.SB 1322 bars law enforcement from arresting sex workers who are under the age of 18 for soliciting or engaging in prostitution, or loitering with the intent to do so. So teenage girls (and boys) in California will soon be free to have sex in exchange for money without fear of arrest or prosecution.This terribly destructive legislation was written and passed by the progressive Democrats who control California's state government with a two-thirds "supermajority." To their credit, they are sincere in their belief that decriminalizing underage prostitution is good public policy that will help victims of sex trafficking. Unfortunately, the reality is that the legalization of underage prostitution suffers from the fatal defect endemic to progressive-left policymaking: it ignores experience, common sense and most of all human nature especially its darker side.The unintended but predictable consequence of how the real villains pimps and other traffickers in human misery will respond to this new law isn't difficult to foresee. Pimping and pandering will still be against the law whether it involves running adult women or young girls. But legalizing child prostitution will only incentivize the increased exploitation of underage girls. Immunity from arrest means law enforcement can't interfere with minors engaging in prostitution which translates into bigger and better cash flow for the pimps. Simply put, more time on the street and less time in jail means more money for pimps, and more victims for them to exploit.As Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley, a national leader on human trafficking issues, told the media, "It just opens up the door for traffickers to use these kids to commit crimes and exploit them even worse." Another prosecutor insightfully observed that if traffickers wrote legislation to protect themselves, it would read like SB 1322.Minors involved in prostitution are clearly victims, and allowing our law enforcement officers to pick these minors up and get them away from their pimps and into custody is a dramatically better solution than making it legal for them to sell themselves for sex. That only deepens their victimization and renders law enforcement powerless to stop the cycle of abuse. SB 1322 is not simply misguided its consequences are immoral.Unfortunately for Californians, SB 1322 isn't an outlier it's only the tip of the liberal iceberg. 2017 will see the Golden State subjected to wave after wave of laws taking effect that are well-intentioned but disastrous embodiments of progressive utopianism.One such new Democratic-authored law throws open the door to even greater government dependency on the part of the poor by rolling back proven reforms. In 1996, welfare reform was one of the greatest social legislation achievements of the last century, ending the lifetime welfare system and putting millions of Americans on the road to self-reliance and self-respect. In its wake, California lawmakers passed a law barring increased payments to women who have more children while still on welfare, in order to encourage women to achieve independence before having more children.It's a tough provision that works which was apparently irrelevant to Gov. Jerry Brown, who just signed a bill repealing that prohibition. Henceforth, no matter how many children someone has while on welfare, the state government will ratchet up payments with each child, with no limit. Incredibly, the Democratic author of this bill claims she wants to discourage women from having more children while on welfare but instead passed legislation replacing that effective reform with a law that restarts the cycle of welfare dependency.
In August, the City Council agreed to a roughly $200-million settlement over a housing-related lawsuit brought by disability-rights groups, with the city expected to pay about $20 million a year.
Two years ago, officials agreed to spend $1.2 billion over the next three decades as part of a legal settlement to fix the citys massive backlog of broken sidewalks.
http://faculty-salaries.startclass.com/l/723/University-of-California-Berkeley-UC-BerkeleyHow much does a UC professor make?Professors at University of California-Berkeley make on average $216,678 per year. This is $148,670 more than the average university professor's annual salary ($68,008). Annual Salary.
https://everydayconcerned.net/tag/professor-darrell-hamamoto/RADCHICK/Radiation Research and Mitigation: NWO-Full Speed AheadPosted on August 27, 2016 | 1 comment VHF_UHF_LP-antenna1Re-blogged, with many thanks, from RADCHICK, Radiation Research and Mitigation, a highly informative blog run by ophthalmic photographer and nuclear radiation researcher, Cristina Radchick Consolo. A conversation between Professor Darrell Hamamoto of Asian-American Studies at UC Davis and Dr. Leuren Moret, on many subjects, including surveillance issues and technologies at the University of California, Davis, the curious circumstance of an antenna technology expert, Linda Katehi, with old Illuminati bloodline connections brought in as Chancellor of UC Davis, the widespread use of ELFs/ULFs in mind-control, the Jesuit and Skull & Bones connections, and the visible presence of the New World Order on the UC Davis campus.Adding yet another layer of information to the recent story, reported here, of high radiation levels detected in a UC, Berkeley student housing unit, and attributed by staff there to Government and Law Enforcement satellite technology, Leuren Moret speaks also about how Katehis 19 antenna patents have been put to use. UCD and other UC campuses have increasingly been fitted with many complex antennas and antenna networks since Urban Shield. Many of the technologies are related to Katehis 19 patents. UC has become an EMF prison from the rooftops of the campus to the cell phones of the students, smart meters on buildings, and hidden antennas on cars.She also speaks of an integrated, hard-wired surveillance technology network on campuses connected to multiple HAARP arrays permitting the transmission of low-frequency waves on carrier waves, conveying mind-control frequencies of suicide, among other EMF waveforms associated with specific feelings or moods, which Professor Hamamoto corroborates from his long-term observation of UC Davis students. She reports a huge spy network on campus, students being trained in group think, and now being trained to overthrow their own governments. Additionally, she discusses a rollout of Satanism on campuses nationwide since Fall 2015....https://youtu.be/ndUJl6aNsMA"UC, Davis, Katehi, Illuminati," Leuren Moret with Darrell Hamamoto Published on Jun 7, 2016⚛ https://www.gofundme.com/Leurens-GoFu... ⚛"The University of California, Davis, P.B. Katehi, Monsanto, Occupy, Illuminati Bloodlines and Vietnam" ▪ UC Davis Chancellor (Linda Katehi) Suspended▪ - BACKGROUND: ▪ CLAIMS "GREEK" ORIGIN: but last name is town in Utar Pradesh, India, indicating her ancient Iranian origin/bloodline? ▪ hired May 2009 as UCD Chancellor. UI ▪ has military background (Greek Navy)⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ▪ OCCUPY Nov. 18, 2011 - Oakland/UCDavis: George Soros funded color revolution at UCDavis where Chancellor Katehi ordered police action, and students were pepper sprayed (actually bear repellant [Bear is logo of UC] and resulted in call for Katehi to be fired.▪ 19+ ANTENNA PATENTS surveillance rollout UC: UCD and other UC campuses have been increasingly been fitted w many complex antennas and antenna networks since Urban Shield. Many of the technologies are related to Katehi's 19 patents. UC has become an EMF prison from the rooftops of the campus to the cell phones of the students, smart meters on buildings, and hidden antennas on cars. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ▪ - FALL 2015: US LAND GRANT COLLEGES/UNIV. GO SATANIC: ▪ female students groomed/recruited for prostitution (UCB Soros Foundation foreign students, U Mich. female students, UCDavis bars - young female students in cocktail dresses in groups.▪ Katehi was introduction of overt takeover of UCD by Jesuits/Monsanto, Soros grants for foreign students, UCD collaboration with VietNam as part of Pivot to Asia. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ▪ KATEHI UCD ETHICS SCANDAL: Echoes of Univ. of Illinois clout and Admissions scandal:▪ Controversial moonlighting activities▪ DeVry University board seat and John Wiley & Sons board ▪ Pepper spray media scrub▪ Strategic communications budget soared▪ On April 27, 2016, the UC President's Office announced that Chancellor Katehi had been put on Administrative Leave, and is likely to be forced to resign. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ▪ CALIFORNIA TIES TO ILLUMINATI/NWO:▪ Spanish land grants to House of Castro and links to the locations of the Univ. of Calif. campuses and nuclear weapons labs.▪ Soka Gakkai/Nichiren Buddhism links to Calif./UC▪ Sikkh links to Calif./UC and the nuclear industry (nuc plants and weapons)▪ Image of UCB Sikkh recruiters during Registration week (April)⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ ▪ UC is run like the Jesuits are operated. Students and faculty are huge spy network globally. Students now being trained to overthrow their own governments. Women are used as prostitute or tweeker chick flypaper to create large revenues for Institutions. UC Santa Cruz Buddhist temples used to impose group think on low quality students characteristic of UCSC. -MUCH MORE- ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯"The ruling elite have been carrying out secret nuclear war for the purpose of depopulation since World War II under the guise of atmospheric testing 'for the national security,' nuclear power 'too cheap to meter' and depleted uranium 'kinetic energy' bullets" -Leuren MoretOur Locations on the Internet:HOME: http://leurenmoret.info/index.html LM:GNC G+: https://plus.google.com/1144944117373... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMur...
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Her best album in mho with her trademark dance and vocal beats. Songs like Poker Face and Paparazzi rattle you right off as a familiar rock & roll pop single.
True that, Hatsmos. Also, 'LoveGame'
'Bad Romance', 'Dance in The Dark', 'Paper Gangsta', 'Starstruck', 'So Happy I could Die', 'Paparazzi', and 'G.U.Y.' is my only comment.
I admit that when "poker face" came out, i didnt like her. but since they kept playing it over, i grew on it. Now i love here
Lots of good songs but they're sort of messy to listen to. But I still enjoy listening to this album a lot.
you go gaga for lady gaga
lady gaga really rocked this album. though i'm not sure why she named it the fame. that's my least favourite song by her.
Really really really good! I can't wait till I get The Fame Monster. Her style is really special and everything. :)
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Look, I know if there was a list of the top 100 toughest bosses in video gaming, Minish Cap's Vaati wouldn't make the cut. There are NES games, or games that end in "Souls", that are way harder than any handheld adventure Nintendo has ever conjured for Link.
But for me, for some reason, I could just never beat the guy. I'm not quite sure what it was, but my suspicion has long been that the very attacks and transformations he undergoes just happened to be, by some unhappy coincidence, my most vulnerable weaknesses in terms of timing, or preparedness, or whatever.
End of the day, I only just beat the guy for the first time, like, last year, when I fired up my Game Boy Micro and found Minish Cap sitting in it, game saved right before the final encounter. I'd tried, and failed, on countless occassions to beat him when I was actually playing the game, but looping back around years later and starting cold? Wiped him out.
Funny how games work that way. Funny and cruel.
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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — Consumers splurged on new cars and trucks in May, but not much else despite another solid month of income gains. And inflation continued its steady march higher.
The government said consumer spending climbed 0.2% last month, driven largely by the sale of new autos. Economists polled by MarketWatch were expecting a 0.4% increase, especially after a flat reading in April.
Spending was even weaker when adjusted for inflation, falling for the second straight month amid a sharp uptick in prices since February. "Weakness in real spending is likely in part a consequence of a recent pickup in inflation," economists at BNP Paribas wrote in a research note.
The lackluster pace of consumer demand — the engine of U.S. economic activity — spurred many forecasters to mark down their estimates for second-quarter growth. The economy is now seen expanding at a 3.6% clip in the April-to-June period, down from a prior estimate of 3.8%, according to the MarketWatch survey. And some analysts see growth failing to reach 3% in the quarter.
Personal incomes, meanwhile, rose 0.4% to mark the fifth straight gain, the Commerce Department said.
The increase in incomes in the first five months of this year is the fastest since the end of 2011 and early 2012. Over the past 12 months incomes have risen 3.5%, boosted by an upturn in hiring that's putting more people to work and putting cash in their pockets.
Instead of spending the money in May, though, Americans pocketed much of the gains. The U.S. savings rate rose to 4.8% from 4.5%, hitting its highest level in eight months.
Consumer spending has been soft since the recession ended in mid-2009 as Americans work to pay down debt and rebuild their savings. Consumption accounts for more than two-thirds of the U.S. economy's activity.
One reason Americans aren't spending more is because of slow inflation-adjusted wage growth. Even though incomes have risen 3.5% in the past year, for instance, the increase in disposable income is a much smaller 1.9%. Disposable income is what's left after taxes and inflation.
What's more, the recent upsurge in inflation in a variety of goods from steak to gasoline is hitting Americans in the pocketbook. Inflation as gauged by the PCE price index increased by 0.2% in May, and it's up 1.8% in the past 12 months. That's the fastest year-over-year increase since late 2012, further evidence that price pressures continue to build.
The Federal Reserve has been trying to boost inflation closer to the 2% mark because the central bank believes it would be beneficial to the economy. Yet the Fed might need to raise interest rates sooner than it planned unless the increasing pace of inflation starts to moderate in the near future.
In April, consumer spending was revised to show no change instead of falling 0.1%. Incomes were unchanged at a 0.3% increase.
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Annual, perennial herb, shrub, glabrous to hairy, generally aromatic
Stems generally erect, generally 4-angled
Leaves generally simple to deeply lobed, opposite, generally gland-dotted
Inflorescence: cyme, generally clustered around stem, head-like, separated by evident internodes (terminal in Monardella ) or collectively crowded, spike-like to panicle-like (sometimes raceme or flowers 212); subtended by leaves or bracts; flowers sessile or pedicelled
Flower generally bisexual; calyx generally 5-lobed, radial to bilateral; corolla generally bilateral, 12-lipped, upper lip entire or 2-lobed, ± flat to hood-like, sometimes 0, lower lip generally 3-lobed; stamens generally 4, generally exserted, paired, pairs unequal, sometimes 2, staminodes 2 or 0; ovary superior, generally 4-lobed to base, chambers 2, ovules 2 per chamber, style 1, arising from center at junction of lobes, stigmas generally 2
Fruit: nutlets 4, generally ovoid to oblong, smooth
Genera in family: ± 200 genera, 5500 species: worldwide. Many cultivated for herbs, oils (Lavandula , lavender; Mentha , mint; Ocimum , basil; Rosmarinus , rosemary; Thymus , thyme), some cultivated as ornamental (in CA Cedronella , Leonotis , Phlomis )
Reference: [Cantino & Sanders 1986 Syst Bot 11:163185]
Annual, perennial herb, shrub
Leaf entire, lobed, or toothed, generally not spine-tipped
Inflorescence: clusters generally many-flowered, generally head-like, generally spheric, generally involucred, generally surrounding nodes in generally ± spike-like, generally interrupted panicles, or flowers 1several per leaf axil
Flower: calyx generally 2-lipped, upper lip entire or of 3 generally shallow, sometimes spine-tipped lobes, lower lip generally of 2 generally spine-tipped lobes; corolla 2-lipped, upper lip 2-lobed to entire, lower lip with 3 spreading lobes (middle often expanded); fertile stamens 2, attached in throat, anther sacs 12 per stamen (if 2, then separate on thread-like structure, 1 fertile, > other); style forked at tip
Species in genus: ± 900 species: ± worldwide, especially tropical, subtropical Am
Etymology: (Latin: to save, from medicinal use)
Horticultural information: All species are excellent bee fodder and have edible seeds (a traditional food of native Californians).
Shrub, < 1.5 m, gray-green; hairs ± throughout, simple, bent downward
Leaf 24 cm, elliptic-ovate, puckered; base tapered to ± truncate; teeth small, rounded
Inflorescence: clusters 13 per flower stem; bracts dark, firm, < calyx
Flower: calyx 810 mm, distal 1/3 to entirely purple, upper lip entire or minutely 3-lobed; corolla tube 1218 mm, dark blue-violet, upper lip 2-lobed, 68 mm, lower lip 45 mm; stamens and style exserted
Fruit: nutlet, 22.5 mm, brown to gray, often mottled
Chromosomes: 2n=30
Ecology: Chaparral, dry slopes, coastal scrub
Elevation: < 1000 m.
Bioregional distribution: s South Coast, s Peninsular Ranges (San Diego Co.)
Distribution outside California: n Baja California
Horticultural information: DRN, SUN: 7, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24 &IRR: 8, 9, 14, 19, 20, 21; CVS.


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Dallas Green is on a shopping mission for two things: Inhalers and spray paint.
No, the singer-songwriter has not developed a twisted addiction to huffing chemical fumes. The two items are quite unrelated. Yet, they are both necessary when it comes to planning for the cross-Canada tour that lies ahead and kicks off in Vancouver on Thursday.
First, the inhalers because Green suffers from asthma, something almost incredible considering the purity of his voice, which might just be one of the best and brightest around.
Second, the spray paint and letter stencils needed to tag some new gear City and Colour will be using on this tour, with an emphasis on instructions telling stage loaders not to tip certain items.
"Just to give them more of an incentive to tip things over," Green says with a chuckle via cellphone from Toronto.
Green is looking forward to getting back to the stage.
His latest album Little Hell, released last year, has just gone platinum in Canada. It debuted at No. 1 on the SoundScan Top 200 when it was released in June and was named Best Canadian Rock Album on iTunes Rewind 2011.
"I try not to really worry or care about stuff like that," Green says. "It's a big accomplishment obviously for me and for the people that work with me. But I don't even know what it means, you know? You go, 'OK, now where? The only place for it to go is now down.'"
He laughs.
"So I try to be proud of what I put out, and once it's out I try to not worry about how it's doing and just go play."
Little Hell is, as Green describes the album, "not just about the little hells in relationships, it's about the little hells in all of life."
Little Hell was recorded with the help of his backing band -- Daniel Romano, Dylan Green and Scott Remila -- at the same studio where he recorded 2008's Bring Me Your Love (Catherine North Studios in Hamilton, Ont.).
Green says the recording, tinged with lap steel guitar and a rockier sound, was initially difficult considering the recent sudden death of studio owner and longtime friend Dan Achen.
"Part of me thought I was trying to force it," Green says. "I was hoping just stepping in the doors it would be back, and it wasn't there. It was my first time working with Alex (Newport, producer) and it was my first time recording on tape. Those were the moments where I was really defeated and felt like I needed to stop and go do something else with my life. I think Dan was there in spirit to help guide us along the way."
The album deals with a variety of subjects close to Green's heart, from his sister's hardships ("O' Sister"), to his wife and So You Think You Can Dance Canada host Leah Miller's night terrors ("Fragile Bird"), to his own personal insecurities, the final track on the album ("Hope For Now") seeing him ask, "How can I instil such hope but be left with none of my own?"
"There are a lot of things I sing about where people wonder if I'm being a little too 'open book,'" Green says. "But I've always written that way and I think people who know me and are in my life know that and they've come to appreciate it's the way I sing and the way I make music."
That question at the end of the record is one on Green's mind on numerous occasions over the past few months as he was being approached after concerts by fans who told him stories of how his music had helped them cope in difficult times.
"That whole song sums up who I am," Green says. "This last year has been the first year where I've really toured with City and Colour and really had a chance to talk to people. To me it's an unbelievable feeling to have someone tell you that a song has helped them through their tragedies. But at the end of the day I'm still left with this sense of hopelessness in myself.
"Now I'm taking all these stories with me and there's no separation for me any more. I need to learn how to do that because it's really starting to weigh on me. I'm a part of these people's lives now. I feel almost a sense of responsibility: I need to write songs.
"Are the next songs I write going to be able to help somebody and should it matter if they do or not? I know it's my fault for writing such personal songs. I could just sit and write songs about Friday night and getting drunk. It's a fine, double-edged sword: On one side I feel so blessed to have made a difference for these people because music has been such a big part of my life, but on the other side I wish they didn't need to go through things like that."
City and Colour's Canadian Tour Dates Include:
Vancouver, Jan. 19 & 20
Edmonton, Jan. 25 & 26
Calgary, Jan. 28 & 29
Saskatoon, Feb. 1
Regina, Feb. 2
Winnipeg, Feb. 3
Toronto, Feb. 10 & 11
Montreal, Feb. 17
Fredericton, Feb. 22
Saint John, Feb. 23
St. John's, Feb. 25 & 26


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Everyone's had a noisy neighbor at some point in their lives, but how many of those neighbors are less than a foot tall and sound like a truck backing up?
Everyone's had a noisy neighbor at some point in their lives, but how many of those neighbors are less than a foot tall and sound like a truck backing up?
That's precisely how Crescent Street resident Doug Cornfeld described his neighbor, Ryan.
According to Cornfeld, Ryan — the pet parrot of Eustis Street resident Helen Levich — has essentially ruined his summer with its incessant squawking.
"It's consistently making noise," Cornfeld told the License Commission Tuesday night. "It keeps me up at night, it wakes me up in the morning. It's totally altered my life. I used to work at home and I no longer do. My wife and I used to eat on our porch every night during the summer, and we didn't this year because of the noise."
The commission, which handles violations of the city's noise ordinances, said it would revisit the issue on Oct. 22 if a resolution had not been reached by then.
But Cornfeld, who described the offending parrot's call as either "a truck backing up, a broken smoke alarm or a high-pitched 'koo-kee,'" said he'd asked Levich several times since she moved in to the apartment at 36 Eustis St. to either move the bird to a different room or close her kitchen windows. Cornfeld also said he frequently sees the bird in its cage out on Levich's back porch.
"It's gotten to the point where I'll be at work getting ready to come home, and I'll think to myself, 'Maybe I'll work just a little longer so I don't have to hear that bird,'" Cornfeld said. "Even when it's not going on, we're waiting for it to happen."
"We don't want to have this kind of conflict," Cornfeld's wife, Susan Lax, said. "We just want to resolve it."
Levich, who's had Ryan in her family for nine years, said she couldn't understand Cornfeld's hostility toward her bird, and denied many of the claims Cornfeld made during the hearing, including that he offered to buy her an air conditioner if she would keep her windows closed.
"This has been an insane situation for six months," Levich said. "None of the others in my building have complained about this noise."
Levich's daughter, Valerie, explained that her mother can't keep her windows closed in the summer because of the heat in their second-story apartment, and that the bird doesn't like being put in any of the other rooms.
"It gets dark, and I think the bird gets a little lonely," she said. "The kitchen is sunnier. It a gradual process trying to get the bird used to the idea of being in another room."
License Commission Chairman Richard Scali said Levich's landlord, Arlington resident Esther Horne, could face up to a $300-a-day fine if the problem isn't resolved.
Despite the bird's sensitivities, Cornfeld said Levich's solution to the problem was simple: keep the windows closed.
"After I complained and the windows were closed for a short time, I didn't hear anything," he said. "As soon as they were opened again, it started right back up."


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Two Hope College juniors have received highly competitive scholarships from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.
Anne Georges of Ramsey, Minn., and Colin Rathbun of Ada have each received Goldwater Scholarships for the 2011-12 academic year, out of only 275 awarded nationwide.
The scholarships were awarded by the Board of Trustees of the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation to undergraduate sophomores and juniors. The Goldwater Scholars were selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,095 mathematics, science and engineering students who were nominated by the faculties of colleges and universities nationwide.
The scholarships are for one or two years, depending on the recipient's year in school, and cover the cost of tuition, fees, books, and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year.
Numerous Hope students have received scholarships or honorable mention through the years. Across the preceding five years, for example, six received scholarships and eight received honorable mention.
° Anne Georges is majoring in biochemistry and molecular biology, and minoring in mathematics. She has been conducting collaborative research with Dr. Leah Chase, associate professor of biology and chemistry. Her project in the lab seeks to further understand one of the mechanisms by which cells are able to respond to the stress from natural oxidants.
She plans to pursue a doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology, and conduct research in biomedical science and teach at the college or university level. She is the daughter of Robert and Ruth Georges of Ramsey, and a 2008 graduate of Minnehaha Academy.
° Colin Rathbun is pursuing the college's American Chemical Society-certified chemistry major and minoring in mathematics. He has been conducting collaborative research with Dr. Jeffrey Johnson, who is an assistant professor of chemistry and Towsley Research Scholar at Hope. He and Johnson seek to develop new and more efficient methods of chemical synthesis through the use of metal catalysts.
He plans to pursue a doctorate in organometallic chemistry, in which he intends to conduct research while teaching at the university level. He is the son of Timothy and Roxanne Rathbun of Ada, and a 2008 graduate of NorthpointeChristianHigh School.
Of the 275 students selected for Goldwater Scholarships this year, 170 are men and 105 are women, and virtually all intend to obtain a Ph.D. as their degree objective. A total of 24 are mathematics majors, 194 are science and related majors, 52 are majoring in engineering and five are computer science majors. Many have dual majors in a variety of mathematics, science, engineering and computer disciplines.
The Goldwater Foundation is a federally endowed agency established by Public Law 99-661 on Nov. 14, 1986. The Scholarship Program honoring Senator Barry M. Goldwater was designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.
Since it was established, the foundation has awarded more than 6,600 scholarships worth approximately $50 million. The Trustees plan to award about 300 scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year.


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In an increasing number of medical device applications, thermal issues limit the overall performance and reliability of the system. Basic thermal management strategies such as liquid cold plates, air cooled heat sinks, and thermal interface materials are becoming insufficient as stand-alone solutions. In many new medical applications, implementation of advanced thermal technologies such as heat pipes and vapor chambers are becoming an integral part of the thermal management solution. These technologies offer excellent heat transfer and heat spreading performance. Furthermore, they are passive (no energy, no moving parts), quiet, and reliable. Several medical devices, such as powered surgical forceps, skin/tissue contacting devices, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR)/thermocyclers already use these technologies, and more applications are emerging. A discussion of heat pipe and vapor chamber operation and selected medical device applications follows.
Heat Pipes
Heat pipes are vacuumsealed, two-phase devices that transfer heat by evaporation and condensation of a working fluid. From a thermal behavior perspective, a heat pipe is analogous to a very high thermal conductivity solid; it is a superconductor of heat. A schematic is shown in Fig. 1.
The driving force of heat pipe operation is the temperature difference between an external evaporator and condenser. Heat from the evaporator ("Heat In" in fig. 1) causes the working fluid inside the heat pipe to vaporize. Pressure pushes the vapor to the cooler condenser ("Heat Out"), where it becomes liquid. A wick structure inside the heat pipe enables the liquid to return to the evaporator end, where the cycle repeats. Heat pipes can be made in a variety of different sizes and materials. The most common system is a copper envelope/copper wick with water as the working fluid. The typical maximum heat flux is ~50–75 W/cm2, but can be higher with specially designed wicks. The power capability for a heat pipe is ~100W, but its performance is dependent on a number of design factors, including: heat pipe diameter, length, internal wick structure, as well as evaporator and condenser orientation with respect to gravity. Some advantages of heat pipes are that they can be designed to work against gravity, and water freezing issues can be solved with fluid inventory control. In addition, heat pipes can be bent or flattened to accommodate different geometries.
Heat pipes can be used to effectively transport both heat and cold. Some electrosurgery devices generate heat from the intense friction of the blade contacting tissue during the procedure. The blade temperature may often exceed several hundred degrees Celsius; excessive blade tip temperatures can force surgeons to temporarily halt procedures, waiting for the blade tip to cool in order to prevent burning of unintended tissue. To accelerate heat dissipation from the tips, heat pipes are ideal to spread the heat from the blade axially to the rest of the device.
Cryogenic heat pipes can also safely and precisely transfer "cold" for various medical applications. For example, a cryogenic heat pipe "pen" can be used to freeze tissue both inside the body and on the skin surface. Figure 2 shows an example of cryogenic heat pipes developed for this application. In all of these examples, insulation is important to assure that the cold heat pipe does not cool undesired locations.


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U.S. Unsure About Details of Tanker Towed to Iran
U.S. officials say they are unsure whether an oil tanker towed into Iranian waters was seized by Iran or rescued after facing mechanical faults as Tehran asserts, creating a mystery at sea at a time of high tension in the Gulf.The MT Riah disappeared from ship tracking maps when its transponder was switched off in the Strait of Hormuz on July 14. Its last position was off the coast of the Iranian island of Qeshm in the strait.Iran says it towed a vessel into its waters from the strait after the ship issued a distress call. Although Tehran did not name the vessel, the Riah is the only ship whose recorded movements appear likely to match that description.A U.S.
IMO2020: The Rise of Bulk Liquid Hydrogen in Norway
Imagine a power distribution network where excess renewable energy from hydropower, wind, solar, and nuclear energy is converted to hydrogen and used as transportation fuel in the maritime industry. With the allure of a zero emissions fuel, a number of ship owners are starting to seriously consider hydrogen for newly built vessels. As a bold first step, the country of Norway has provided a number of grants to leading maritime companies to conduct feasibility studies into various aspects of this emerging technology sector. Central to this discussion is "how" hydrogen will be transported from its source to end-users.
BHP to Order LNG-Fueled Bulker
International mining company BHP BHP floated a bulk carrier tender for LNG-fueled transport for up to 27 million tonnes of its iron ore.The Melbourne-based resource company said in a release that this is the world's first bulk carrier tender for LNG-fueled iron ore vessel.The mining giant is considering LNG as a way to eliminate nitrogen oxide and sulfur oxide emissions by launching the world's first tender for the ships.Rashpal Bhatti, Vice President, Maritime and Supply Chain Excellence said emissions resulting from the transportation and distribution of BHP's products represent a material source of its value chain emissions (Scope 3).
US Gulf Production Restarting After Barry
U.S. oil companies on Monday began restoring some of the more than nearly 74% production shut at U.S. Gulf of Mexico platforms ahead of Hurricane Barry, the U.S. offshore drilling regulator said.There was 1.3 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil production off line in the U.S.-regulated areas of the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, about 80,000 barrels less than on Sunday, according to the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE).Workers also were returning to the more than 280 production platforms that had been evacuated. It can take several days for full production to be resumed after a storm leaves the Gulf of Mexico.
Setting the Course for Low Carbon Shipping
In a collective call to action for the decarbonization of shipping last year, 34 signatory CEOs from the industry made clear that efforts to significantly lower the carbon footprint of shipping presented "biggest technology challenge in the past 100 years".This statement was not an exaggeration. In fact, the transition to a low-carbon future will take more than an unprecedented commitment to the research and development that traditionally underpins technological advance. Finding complex solutions that are at once commercially viable, technically feasible


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Every Thursday, Chris Wesseling rolls out the power rankings for one specific NFL position.
So far, we have ranked the top running backs, inside linebackers, outside linebackers, tight ends, defensive tackles, wide receivers, defensive ends and kick returners in the league.Now that we have reached the midseason point, this week's rankings will tackle the top five players at each position.
1. Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos
2. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
3. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints
4. Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers
5. Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Colts
It will be an upset if Manning's offense doesn't break the NFL's all-time scoring record. He's on pace to shatter the single-season records for passing yards and touchdowns. ... Rodgers is pulling off throws no other passer in the league can make while carrying a Packers team ravaged by injuries. ... Rivers is making pre-snap adjustments and reading defenses on the same level as Manning and Brees.
Matthew Stafford nearly squeezed Luck off the list with his incredible game-winning drive versus the Cowboys in Week 8. ... You won't find Tom Brady on this list because he's missed more throws than any quarterback in the league this season.
Running Back
1. Jamaal Charles, Kansas City Chiefs
2. LeSean McCoy, Philadelphia Eagles
3. Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings
4. Reggie Bush, Detroit Lions
5. Frank Gore, San Francisco 49ers / Marshawn Lynch, Seattle Seahawks
The most valuable non-quarterback in the league, Charles has been lights-out as a fourth-quarter closer while leading his team in rushing yards, receiving yards and receptions. Without him, the Chiefs have no offense. ... McCoy has been hurt by the quarterback unrest of the past two weeks. ... Bush and Calvin Johnson have been the NFL's most dangerous running back-wide receiver one-two punch in the NFL.
Wide Receiver
1. Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions
2. Jordy Nelson, Green Bay Packers
3. Dez Bryant, Dallas Cowboys
4. A.J. Green, Cincinnati Bengals
5. Demaryius Thomas, Denver Broncos
Johnson's 329 yards in Week 8 were more than Tom Brady has passed for in any game this season. ... No receiver makes the spectacular catch look routine as often as Nelson. ... Bryant is carrying Dallas' one-dimensional offense. ... Green would be higher if not for a four-game stretch against Ike Taylor, Sam Shields, Joe Haden and Aqib Talib. ... DeSean Jackson would have pushed Thomas out of the No. 5 spot if not for disappearing acts in a few games.
Tight end
1. Jimmy Graham, New Orleans Saints
2. Vernon Davis, San Francisco 49ers
3. Jordan Cameron, Cleveland Browns
4. Julius Thomas, Denver Broncos
5. Antonio Gates, San Diego Chargers / Jason Witten, Dallas Cowboys
Graham rivals Drew Brees as the Saints' first-half MVP. He's been unstoppable in the red zone. ... Davis leads all tight ends in yards per route run while carrying a limping 49ers aerial attack. ... Cameron has made plays reminiscent of a young Tony Gonzalez. ... One of our top preseason touts, Thomas has even outpaced our lofty expectations. ... Gates is enjoying an Indian summer season at age 33.
Offensive line
1. Nate Solder, New England Patriots
2. Evan Mathis, Philadelphia Eagles
3. Trent Williams, Washington Redskins
4. Louis Vasquez, Denver Broncos
5. Jordan Gross, Carolina Panthers
Solder has been the most valuable offensive player on a 6-2 Patriots team. ... Mathis has played a big role in the Eagles' No. 1 rushing offense. ... Williams arguably was the NFL's best offensive lineman until he allowed more pressures against the Broncos in Week 8 than he had in the previous seven weeks combined.
An underrated free-agent pickup, Vasquez has kept Peyton Manning clean on the interior. ... Gross and Travelle Wharton have stabilized Carolina's offensive line after a shaky start in September. ... Joe Staley, Joe Thomas and Andrew Whitworth have turned in sterling performances, as usual.
Defensive End
1. J.J. Watt, Houston Texans
2. Cameron Jordan, New Orleans Saints
3. Robert Quinn, St. Louis Rams
4. Muhammad Wilkerson, New York Jets
5. Lamarr Houston, Oakland Raiders
Watt shattered Pro Football Focus' grading scale with a +101.6 last season. He's on pace for +101.7 while bringing the same heat this year. ... Jordan has been the key to the Saints' defensive turnaround under Rob Ryan. ... Wilkerson has anchored the NFL's most impressive 3-4 defensive line. ... There's an argument to be made that Quinn should be higher, but the majority of his damage has been done against the league's dregs at left tackle.
The Raiders have held three opponents under 40 rushing yards this season after accomplishing that feat just four times over the previous 10 seasons. Houston has been the best player on an underrated defense. ... DeMarcus Ware would be on the list if not for a quadriceps injury. Michael Johnson of the Bengals has been excellent in his own right.
Defensive Tackle
1. Jason Hatcher, Dallas Cowboys
2. Ndamukong Suh, Detroit Lions
3. Damon Harrison, New York Jets
4. Geno Atkins, Cincinnati Bengals
5. Jurrell Casey, Tennessee Titans
Hatcher has been a legitimate Defensive Player of the Year candidate. ... Suh's superior play down the stretch last season has carried over to the first two months of this season. ... "Big Snacks" Harrison has been the NFL's premier run-stuffer.
Atkins hasn't been quite as dominant as he was last year. That's not to say he won't catch fire the rest of the way. ... Casey has been the best player on one of the NFL's most improved defenses. ... Dontari Poe of the Chiefs and Star Lotulelei of the Panthers merit consideration as well.
Outside Linebacker
1. Justin Houston, Kansas City Chiefs
2. Robert Mathis, Indianapolis Colts
3. Mario Williams, Buffalo Bills
4. Tamba Hali, Kansas City Chiefs
5. Lavonte David, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Hali and Houston are first and second in the NFL in combined sacks, hits and hurries this season. ... Mathis and Williams are first and second in the NFL in sacks. ... David and defensive tackle Gerald McCoy have been standouts on a fading Bucs defense. ... Terrell Suggs deserves mention for a bounceback season in Baltimore.
Inside Linebacker
1. Luke Kuechly, Carolina Panthers
2. Derrick Johnson, Kansas City Chiefs
3. Sean Lee, Dallas Cowboys
4. NaVorro Bowman, San Francisco 49ers
5. Kiko Alonso, Buffalo Bills
Opposing offenses have been so preoccupied with Kuechly that it has opened up opportunities for other players on a defense that has allowed the fewest points in the league. ... Johnson and Lee turn in difference-making plays on a weekly basis. ... Bowman held down the fort while Patrick Willis joined Aldon Smith on the sidelines.
Alonso was leading the league in interceptions and tackles for the majority of the first half. ... Daryl Washington would rival Kuechly for first on this list if not for a four-game suspension to start the season. ... Keep an eye on NFL tackles leader Vontaze Burfict, who is moving to the middle of the Bengals' defense with Rey Maualuga out.
1. Earl Thomas, Seattle Seahawks
2. T.J. Ward, Cleveland Browns
3. Devin McCourty, New England Patriots
4. Eric Berry, Kansas City Chiefs
5. Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh Steelers
Thomas' freakish range sets him apart from the crowd at safety. The Seahawks' first-half MVP is gunning for Defensive Player of the Year consideration. ... McCourty has teamed with Aqib Talib to shut down some of the biggest names in football. ... Polamalu is enjoying his best season in three years. ... The Packers' Morgan Burnett and the 49ers' Eric Reid deserve honorable mention.
1. Richard Sherman, Seattle Seahawks
2. Joe Haden, Cleveland Browns
3. Patrick Peterson, Arizona Cardinals
4. Aqib Talib, New England Patriots
5. Alterraun Verner, Tennessee Titans
Sherman's "Legion of Boom" secondary has combined for 11 interceptions and 25 passes defensed this season. The Seahawks lead the NFL with 21 takeaways. ... Haden has excelled in shadow coverage against top receivers. ... Peterson might be the best athlete in the NFL. He's missed just one snap all season. ... Talib would be higher if not for missing the last two games.
Verner is "making the leap" as a Pro Bowl-caliber cornerback. ... Darrelle Revis, Vontae Davis and Brent Grimes narrowly missed the top five.
Kick returner
1. Cordarrelle Patterson, Minnesota Vikings
2. Devin Hester, Chicago Bears
3. Trindon Holliday, Denver Broncos
4. Dwayne Harris, Dallas Cowboys
5. Golden Tate, Seattle Seahawks
1. Matt Prater, Denver Broncos
2. Nick Folk, New York Jets
3. Stephen Gostkowski, New England Patriots
4. Graham Gano, Carolina Panthers
5. Dan Bailey, Dallas Cowboys
1. Pat McAfee, Indianapolis Colts
2. Johnny Hekker, St. Louis Rams
3. Thomas Morstead, New Orleans Saints
4. Shane Lechler, Houston Texans
5. Jon Ryan, Seattle Seahawks
We handed out our Midseason Hero Awards in the latest "Around the League" Podcast.


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Celebrating Entrepreneurship Month with Competitions
Are you creative, ambitious, and up for a challenge?
Then sign up for a contest with the Sawyer Business School's Center for Entrepreneurship. The Center is hosting the Bootstrap Competition, Twitch Competition, and Hawk Challenge in celebration of Entrepreneurship Month in November.
Entrepreneurship Month, or E-month, is celebrated nationwide each November to support entrepreneurial successes and innovation.
Last year, more than 100 Business School students and 10 College of Arts & Sciences students participated in events, and next month, the Center for Entrepreneurship hopes to see an even larger turn-out.
During the Bootstrap Competition, teams of one to two students will have two weeks to raise money for the Greater Boston Food Bank in a creative and ethical way. Applications are due by 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 1, 2012.
For the Twitch Competition, students have one minute to pitch a product on Twitter. Students will have four days to develop their tweet beforehand. The top-three pitches will be awarded based on their creativity; number of characters; and use of hashtags, links, and capital letters. Applications are due by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 5, 2012.
For the Hawk Challenge, teams of two to four students will put their innovation, teamwork, presentation, and preparation skills to the test by constructing a paper airplane. Teams will be judged based on creativity, presentation, and plane performance. Applications are due by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 12, 2012.
E-month will also feature the second annual entrepreneurship awards at the Fall E-vent, on November 16. The awards will recognize current Entrepreneurship students, staff, and alumni. Winners from some of the E-month competitions will also be announced at the ceremony.


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- Automated High Availability Mode. An improved automated restart mode during failover simplifies operations. This feature automatically backs up cluster data for forensic purposes while simultaneously ensuring the safety and integrity of clustered data. Failover and restart is now easier while still ensuring data integrity.
- Improved Distributed Garbage Collector (DGC) Performance and Visibility. The distributed garbage collector has been updated to use a generational collection algorithm which provides significant improvements in performance with little to no overhead. Depending on application use, the distributed generational garbage collector in Terracotta can provide dramatic improvements in throughput.
- Online (Hot) Backup Support. Making backup easier than before, Terracotta introduces a convenient and safe one-button hot backup feature. Operators now have a more convenient way to ensure that all Terracotta data files are safely backed up for later restoration.
- TIM Update Center.The Terracotta Integration Module (TIM) Update Center accelerates application deployment. TIMs are sets of configuration elements and supporting Java classes packaged together as a single, pluggable module within the Terracotta configuration. Now, users simply use an intuitive and easy- to-use script provided with the Terracotta installation to easily list, install and update Terracotta Integration Modules directly from the Terracotta Forge.
- Cluster-Wide Runtime Statistics. Customers can now view and monitor all cluster-related statistics in a single, concise page that provides information on runtime including CPU, heap utilization and transaction rates.
"Terracotta 2.7 delivers high availability, scalability, and operational control in an easily-deployable open source product that is within reach for more people in these times where cost concerns are paramount," said Ari Zilka, chief technology officer and co-founder of Terracotta. "Building on two years of direct customer experience, this release includes rich operational and visualization features, and tuning capabilities unmatched by competitive solutions, whether open source or proprietary."


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32nd Kitzbuehel Alpine RallyeJun 5, 2019 :: The Kitzbuehel Alpine Rally is considered one of the best classic car events in the Alps. No wonder that classic car enthusiasts from around the world year after year come to Kitzbuehel to spend a unique week. The Kitzbuehel Alpine Rally is from 05th to 08th June 2019 for the 32nd time.
The Tyrolean mountains form the incomparable setting for the delightful classic car event. They attract every year fans from near and far in the Hahnenkamm city. Many prominent participants from racing, show-business, business and sports give the Rallye exclusive touch. In 2009 Formula 1 star Michael Schumacher was at the Alpine Rally at the start, in addition to racing ace Hans-Joachim "Strietzel" Stuck, century-Playmate Gitta Saxx and actress Katerina Jacob.
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From The Sea
Located in the most valuable & historic seaport in the USA, New Bedford, Massachusetts, Oceans Fleet Fisheries began as a single fishing vessel owned and captained by Lars Vinjerud II in the 1980's. Harvesting and wholesaling the native catch of the North Atlantic over the next 3 decades as Fleet Fisheries, Lars grew the company into a modern fleet of 19 boats. From these scallopers, lobster boats and long- liners the catch was processed at shore side at a modern, state of the art facility.
In 2011, Fleet Fisheries merged with Oceans Alive Scallops, a recognized leader in the processing of North Atlantic Sea Scallops. Top chefs from around the globe asked for the scallops by the name in their distinctive blue can. Oceans Alive Scallops were served in the season 5 finale of Top Chef program on the Bravo Network. Chef Hosea Rosenberg won the competition and as they say the rest is history.
Today, Oceans Fleet Fisheries has become one of the very few vertically integrated seafood companies in the nation. Providing traceability to the vessel, and managing the harvest for sustainability and availability year round, Oceans Fleet has grown both nationally and globally.


text: What to do when your favorite MAC blush gets re-released with the MAC Marilyn Monroe collection? Get excited and tell your friends, of course. The Perfect Cheek is a rather unassuming muted matte pink. When I first got it three years ago from the MAC Makeup Art Cosmetics collection, it was more on name alone. The premise of "The Perfect Cheek" color on a label was almost like a dare I couldn't resist. Perfection, you say? We'll see about that. Of all the MAC blushes I have amassed over the years, this muted matte pink is the one I reach for the most. It's my fail safe impossible to overdo fresh pink blush. The blush I bring on vacations because it goes with everything. And now that it's available in a sleek Marilyn embossed compact? I love it even more. Don't miss out, friends.


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"Those Old Memories" will include stories, photographs, genealogy, scrapbooking, recipes, and interesting history of my family. Some family surnames: Troyer, Gardner, Moore, Hopkins, Allen, Amsberry, McPherson, Wyatt, Godfrey, Lee, Henley, Cutbirth, Tudor, Gustafsson, Larson, Hellgren, Farley, Harshbarger, Harvey, McComsey, Johnston, Hyndman, and Buchanan.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
My Swedish Research: The Truth Uncovered
All good genealogists know that supposition can lead to many ills and sometimes it takes years to get back out of the mess that is created! I was a lucky one and the incorrect information that had been handed down in our family and taken for truth did not stay within my records for long. The value of ones own research and findings can be like finding "gold" and can lead to the TRUTH UNCOVERED.
Back in April and May of this year(2009), I did a series of three articles on "My Swedish Research". Since I am relatively new at this, my writings told of my approach to the records and what I had learned and techniques that I was using. All of these blogs may be accessed at one, two, and three for your reading pleasure. This has been a wonderful ride so far in the quest for my husband's Swedish ancestors. I have hit a few bumps along the way, but the eventual rewards have been wonderful. With only a few short months of researching at both The Family History Library in Salt Lake City and also on the Swedish site: Genlines, I have found many wonderful documents that recorded the lives of our ancestors. New names have been added, the truth was uncovered concerning others, and some great new mysteries have been brought to light--hopefully to be solved!
Part 1 of the previous story was somewhat incomplete. Our Great Grandfather, Fredrick Albert Larson was born May 24, 1867 in Lugarp, Floby, Skaraborg, Sweden. He did emigrate from Goteborg to the US in 1888. Fred married Wilhelmina "Minnie" Anderson in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois on Dec 2, 1891. "Minnie" was born July 25, 1869. We are still unsure of her exact birth place in Sweden.
Fred's brother, Johan Gustafsson was also born in Lugarp, Floby, Skaraborg, Sweden on Aug 4, 1864. Johan's name was changed to "Hellgren" upon entering the military service. He married Maria Christina Andersdotter on April 11, 1886 in Floby, Skaraborg, Sweden. Wilhelmina and M. Christina were sisters who married brothers. I have found several records for Johan, both military and civilian, and his marriage and banns. He became John Hellgren once in the United States. Both Fred and Johan had dropped the Gustafsson patronymic name; Fred went by the last name of Larson and John by the name of Hellgren.
I can't stress enough the value of studying these wonderful Swedish records with a serious eye for the unexpected. A scant few clues can open up a world of knowledge. Another error in our records was with an old photo we had (one of only a couple we have from the old country). It was of supposedly, Gustav Larson and Clara Edlund, the parents of both Fred and Johan. I even erroneously labeled that photo in part 2 of my former blog posts as such, according to the information we had always had. Not so-the photo now has the right names, the truth has been uncovered and these ancestors now have been rightly identified as Gustaf Larsson and Klara Hansdotter. They are our Great Great Grandparents!
One of my best finds recently was of the records for Klara Hansdotter. With help from a wonderful lady at the Family History Center, her birth place was deciphered so that records there could be scoured. I recently found Klara, using Genlines records, in Brevins (Hasselo), Loftahammar, Klamar, Sweden. The prize: her father's name was Hans EDLUND. We now know where the Edlund name came from that was passed down and incorrectly attached to our photo of Gustaf and Clara. I learned that Klara was a twin, her brother's and sister's names AND...her parents, Hans Edlund and Hanna Andersdotter both drowned on July 2, 1842 in Brevins(Hasselo) , Loftahammar, Kalmar, Sweden.They left several small children orphaned, including our Klara. She has been traced to having lived with a set of Grandparents. She is listed in the household roll as Granddotter, so I have one more generation back to Jacob Bengtsson, b. Loftahammar 1798 and Stina Cajsa Andersdotter, b. Loftahammer 1812. I have not determined which side of the family they belong to as of yet.
As more information comes to light, our family has begun to really take shape. We are beginning to know them! More mysteries have unfolded which will need t be solved: the big one for me now, is how Hans and Hanna both drowned at the same time? We assume they were possible fishermen in the coastal waters around Loftahammar, but we must be very careful to assume or be led down the stray path......
More to follow.
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In a 1954 issue of Mechanix Illustrated, the magazine ran a wonderfully rosy piece titled "FLYING SAUCERS FOR EVERYBODY!" This short piece detailed how flying saucers would ameliorate arduous commutes in the far-out year of 1965.
The piece also had some rad schematics and detailed the plans of the saucers engineer, a one Mr. Peter Nofi:
[The] saucer was conceived by Peter Nofi, an officer in the Merchant Marine. Nofi, a dedicated student of aerodynamics, has combined the downward jet thrust of the ducted-fan with the proven principle of the high-lift air-foil. We know that the fan will work because using it, men and machines have been lifted bodily into the air by the modest power of outboard engines [...]
In line with his low cost philosophy, Nofi plans to have the top and bottom surfaces of his saucer stamped out on a press, using a plastic material reinforced by glass "flock." This technique, now successfully employed by small boat builders, will also be used on the servo-flaps, fuselage and other components. Cemented together with the internal gas tank spar, plumbing, etc., in place, the hollow wing will then be filled with a foamed plastic compound which cures into a rigid, air-filled sponge. This replaces expensive interior structure and converts the wing into an unsinkable life-ring for emergency water landings.
Mass produced, the plastic saucer should cost no more than today's medium-priced cars. Could be that by 1965 you'll have one flying out of your backyard, too!
It must be mentioned that modern experiments in domestic flying saucers have yet to live up to the past's woozy guarantees.
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I have a serious problem. I love dollhouses. I must have bought and sold at least 5 of them, driven 80 miles through the rain for one, spent hours scouring craigslist. It's an obsession and I can't help myself. I have 3 boys and yet, I still feel incomplete without one! I no longer delude myself into thinking that it's something for the kids, I just now accept that it's my own thing.
I thought the Drewart was going to be The One. I was absolutely crazed with finding it. But once I had it here, it just didn't have the right feel. It wasn't as solid as the Kinderkram and it was bought new, which is an odd thing to have wrong, but I love the idea of buying toys with a history of childhood love and play. The wonderful thing about it was being able to pass it along to a very sweet family who I know will love and cherish it
So I packed up the furniture until I could find one that just spoke to me. I would deluge my friend Andrea's (another dollhouse obsessed mother of boys) inbox with photos of numerous potential candidates. I went back to cruising craiglist searching for dollhouses while wistfully wishing I had one to play with.
This past weekend, a listing came up for this dollhouse that had belonged in the same family for over 25 years! I liked the natural wood, I liked that the size would be large enough for all the boys to play with (if the mood should ever strike them)... but most of all, I just liked it because it reminded me of our own home that we live in when we first got it... a true fixer upper
The bathroom is tiny...
... but there's the feeling of potential.
nice light in the boys room
an old cast iron stove in the kitchen
a sweet spot for dining
and a few interesting architectural details
while Luca thought his train fit in the living room nicely :)
So, these are the new dollhouse digs. Ivan was a bit taken aback by the size (about 40" wide and 35" tall), but I've place it in my own little reading nook to play with. The boys have actually taken a liking to it, though admittedly, it could just be the novelty of a new toy in the house.
I don't mind, for now at least I have a place to call my own :)


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UIL private schools bill advances in Texas Senate
A Texas Senate panel has endorsed letting private schools join the University Interscholastic League for all sports and activities except football and basketball.
Tuesday's vote by the Senate education committee sends the bill to the full Senate for consideration. The measure by Sen. Dan Patrick, a Houston Republican, is the latest effort to let private schools into the UIL, which has been rejected by lawmakers in previous years.
Public schools have resisted allowing private schools into the UIL over fears of recruiting for sports. Patrick has compared the separation to the era of racial segregation.
State law already allows two large Catholic schools, Dallas Jesuit and Houston Strake Jesuit, to compete in UIL. Dallas Jesuit won the first private school UIL state championship in boys' soccer in 2010.


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