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Checking in on… the Big 12Posted by rtmsf on March 2nd, 2010
Patrick Sellars is the RTC correspondent for the Big 12 Conference.
Power Rankings
Kansas (13-1, 27-2) – The bad news for Kansas fans is that you lost a conference game after a tremendous run. The good news is that you have seen this before, (a road loss to Oklahoma State) and last time the Jayhawks bounced back in a big way, winning the national championship.
Kansas State (11-3, 24-4) – Its still not out of the question for the Wildcats to share the conference title with KU. The game Wednesday in Lawrence will be pretty intense, and KSU probably knows they will need to beat Kansas at least once (on Wednesday, or in the Big 12 Tournament) in order to have an argument for a number one seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Baylor (9-5, 22-6) – That was a huge week for Scott Drew and the Baylor Bears. They needed to hold home court against Texas A&M, which they did, and then go on the road and take care of business against the Sooners. Right now this is probably the last team I'd want to see on my side of the bracket if I was a top seed in the NCAA tournament. BU plays with fire and intensity that is even unmatched by most Big 12 teams, and that's saying a lot.
Texas A&M (9-5, 20-8) – The Aggies, along with the Bears, are in really good shape for a top four seed in the conference tournament and grabbing that all-important first round bye. B.J. Holmes spraining his ankle will not help, but that's why getting the bye is even more important for TAMU because they would like to give Holmes the extra day of rest and recovery.
Missouri (9-5, 21-8) – Losing Justin Safford to a torn ACL costs the Tigers size on the inside which they desperately need. I don't see the loss of Safford being as important as losing one of their better scorers, but usually when you lose a veteran player late in the season it can demoralize your team. Mizzou should be fine with a guy like Mike Anderson at the helm, but right now they're fighting very hard to improve their seed in the NCAA tournament and will miss Safford's presence on the court.
Oklahoma State (8-6, 20-8) – The week didn't start off well with a loss at Texas, but it certainly ended pretty well with their upset over KU. The team you saw on Saturday is definitely not the team that OSU brings every night, as it's impossible to shoot that well every game, but we did see the Cowboys being more efficient with the basketball. They spread the scoring around even with James Anderson putting up 27 points. The most impressive stat of this game was that OSU outrebounded KU 34-26, that's something most people never saw coming.
Texas (9-6, 23-7) – The Longhorns had a big scare when J'Covan Brown collided with B.J. Holmes in the second half of the game on Saturday. Texas can't afford to lose a scoring guard especially this late in the season, but he made it back ok on Monday night's game against Oklahoma. The Horns will need to win this weekend at Baylor to give itself a shot at a top four seed in KC.
Colorado (4-10, 13-15) – Other than the atrocity that was the Mizzou vs. Colorado game on Wednesday night, where we saw CU quit in the first five minutes, the Buffaloes had a pretty good week, taking down Iowa State in Boulder on Saturday to notch their fourth conference win. That's the highest conference win total that CU has had since the 2005-06 season. So congratulations to Colorado, and hopefully they can continue to improve and make the whole conference stronger.
Texas Tech (4-10, 16-12) – Currently the coldest team in conference play, on a five-game losing streak, TTU will be looking to either upset Baylor at home or beat Colorado on the road this week in order to "right the ship" before the conference tournament starts. John Roberson (14.8 PPG, 5.3 APG) is probably one of the better point guards in the conference that no one talks about, and along with junior Mike Singletary they could lead this team to some upsets in the next two weeks.
Oklahoma (4-11, 13-16) – It looks like OU will be luck to get Willie Warren back at all this season. His draft stock has plummeted, so I guess it's not entirely out of the question that he could skip the NBA draft and stay in Norman. However, it's more than likely that OU will not have Warren next season, and Jeff Capel will start rebuilding this program.
Iowa State (3-11, 14-15) – The Cyclones will have a say in how the Big 12 standings sift out in this last week, and they could be the ultimate spoilers against Mizzou on Tuesday in Ames. More importantly I don't think any ISU fans expected a possible last place finish this season, and it could be time head coach Greg McDermott is on the hot seat.
Nebraska (2-12, 14-15) – I give credit to this Nebraska team because they have not given up, they play every team very tough. However, they just don't have the talent to compete in the Big 12 right now. Brian Diaz and Christian Standhardinger, two foreign freshman forwards, will be good for NU in the future. So at least there is something to look forward to on the hard court in Lincoln. But hey, the women's team is undefeated.
Team of the Week: Baylor Bears – The Bears desperately needed to beat Texas A&M in order to maintain a shot at a top four seed in the conference tournament. BU took care of business and now they're back in the top 25. This week has two potential wins for Baylor, who can move as high as second place because they have the tiebreaker over Kansas State.
Player of the Week: Matt Pilgrim F Oklahoma State (8-8 FG, 2-2 FT, 6 REB) – that was Pilgrim's line against Kansas. He is averaging just over 8 PPG on the season, so I give him Player of the Week honors for stepping up against the big competition. If OSU can get production from him like this in the tournament they will be a very hard team to beat.
This Week's Predictions
Tuesday March 2
Colorado at Nebraska (8:00 PM ET) – Both teams are coming off rare wins in conference play, so there isn't really a "hot" team to pick in this matchup. I like the Buffaloes because they have a lot more talent in their two star guards, Alec Burks and Cory Higgins, than NU has in their starting lineup.
Winner: Colorado
Missouri at Iowa State (8:00 PM ET) – The Cyclones will be looking to play spoiler in this matchup. They played Mizzou tough in Columbia so I expect they will do the same in Ames. Marquis Gilstrap had one of his better conference games against MU, so look for him to be a huge factor in this game. Overall, this is not a good matchup for the Tigers but Mike Anderson doesn't usually let his team lose two games in a row, especially to a team with less talent.
Winner: Missouri
Baylor at Texas Tech (8:00 PM ET) – The Bears know that they will get Texas Tech's best shot, especially now that BU is ranked. TTU has played many teams tough at home, regardless of how overmatched they may be, and I don't think this game with be an exception. However, Baylor has the "Big Three," LaceDarius Dunn, Ekpe Udoh and Tweety Carter.
Winner: Baylor
Wednesday March 3
Kansas State at Kansas (8:00 PM ET ESPN360) – If you don't have ESPN360, find a friend with it and go to his house for this matchup. Kansas State is now officially the hottest team in the Big 12, going up against a KU team that is probably demoralized after getting blown out in Stillwater. Jacob Pullen and Denis Clemente are probably my favorite guard duo to watch in the country, and I also enjoy watching Xavier Henry's silky smooth shot from behind the arc. If you're a true college basketball fan you will find some way to watch this game, because it is one of the better matchups of the whole season. Kansas knows if they beat their rival they lock up the Big 12 regular season title, and KSU knows their only chance at sharing the title is to upset the Jayhawks in Lawrence, which just doesn't happen.
Winner: Kansas
Oklahoma State at Texas A&M (9:00 PM ET ESPN2) – The fact is without B.J. Holmes, A&M is not the same team. Last time these teams played the Cowboys came out on top, and this time I think they will get the best of the Aggies again. Donald Sloan and Bryan Davis are a tremendous inside-outside duo for A&M, but it won't be enough to stop James Anderson and company.
Winner: Oklahoma State
Saturday March 6
Texas A&M at Oklahoma (12 PM ET ESPN) – The Aggies will be looking for redemption against a different Oklahoma team in Norman. There will be a lot of fans on hand for this game, but the excitement level of the crowd remains to be seen. It's hard to cheer on a team that has suspended three players and their "star" is most likely out for the year with a sickness. Tommy Mason-Griffin is the new leader at OU, but I don't think he's ready to lead his team to an upset of this caliber. TAMU knows they need a win to clinch a top four spot in the conference, and Mark Turgeon will make sure his guys are ready to play on Saturday.
Winner: Texas A&M
Nebraska at Oklahoma State (1:30 PM ET) – I'm not a liar, so I won't say that the Cornhuskers have much of a chance in this game. It is going to be James Anderson's last game in Stillwater, and look for him to put on a show in his "curtain call."
Winner: Oklahoma State
Kansas at Missouri (2 PM ET CBS) – It's always a great environment when these two rivals play. Last season, Zaire Taylor hit a game winner in Columbia and the Mizzou fans rushed the court (both teams were ranked in the top 20 so it was hardly an upset), which shows how intense this rivalry is on both sides. KU will again be looking to put MU in its place, and since the Tigers have absolutely no answer for Cole Aldrich I like Kansas to win this one easily.
Winner: Kansas
Texas Tech at Colorado (4 PM ET) – This will most likely be the battle for eighth place in the conference. Colorado fans want to see as many wins out of their Buffs as possible this season, and I think they will pleased on Saturday. Colorado will have its best week since they upset Baylor, and finish at 6-10 in conference play.
Winner: Colorado
Texas at Baylor (4 PM ET ESPN) – Baylor has lost at least one game every week they show up in the rankings. I don't think this week will be any different as the Longhorns will come into Waco and upset the Bears. It took Baylor overtime to upset Texas in Austin, so we all know we're in store for a great basketball game.
Winner: Texas
Iowa State at Kansas State (6 PM ET)– Craig Brackins had his best game of the season against KSU in their first matchup. I like Brackins to have another great game, but the Wildcats will come out on top to clinch second place in the conference.
Winner: Kansas State


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How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn't identify? Here's your chance to moonlight as an electrical inspector and second-guess someone else's work from the safety of your living room or office. Can you identify the Code violation(s) in this photo? Note: Submitted comments must include specific references from the 2011 NEC.
Hint: If two is company, and three's a crowd — what's 10?
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Using the 2011 NEC, correctly identify the Code violation(s) in this month's photo — in 200 words or less — and you could win something to put in your toolbox. E-mail your response, including your name and mailing address, to [email protected], and Russ will select three winners (excluding manufacturers and prior winners) at random from the correct submissions. Note that submissions without an address will not be eligible to win. Winners will receive a fluorescent lighting tester from Milwaukee Tool, valued at $199. The product allows complete lamp, ballast, and pin testing, before or after install, without dismantling fixtures.
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October Winners
Our winners this month include: Thomas K. Heath, CHE director of facility operations for Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton, N.C.; Ronnie Measamer, physical plant director for Central Carolina Community College in Sanford, N.C.; and Dan Frohberg, an instructor for Northeast Community College in Norfolk, Neb. They all correctly identified the following violations with this crowded conduit body.
According to the general requirements in 314.16, boxes and conduit bodies must have sufficient size to provide free space for all enclosed conductors. More specifically, 314.16(C)(2) permits only conduit bodies that are "durably and legibly marked by the manufacturer with their volume to contain splices, taps, or devices." The maximum number of conductors permitted is calculated in accordance with 314.16(B). As per 314.16(B)(1), "each conductor that originates outside the box and terminates or is spliced within the box is counted once." This fitting contains two orange, two blue, two white, and two green 12 AWG wires for a total of eight 12 AWG wires. According to Table 314.16(B), 2.25 cubic inches are needed for each 12 AWG wire. Therefore, a minimum volume of 18 cubic inches would be needed, and this volume would need to be marked by the manufacturer on the conduit body in order for it to contain any splices. However, the conduit body in the photo is an "SLB." According to 314.16(C)(3) [Short Radius Conduit Bodies], "Conduit bodies such as capped elbows and service-entrance elbows that enclose conductors 6 AWG or smaller, and are only intended to enable the installation of the raceway and the contained conductors, shall not contain splices, taps, or devices."

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Log Home apology and aliment is a specialty account that has the abeyant to activity abundant opportunities. There are companies that activity this as a allotment of their casework and there are companies in the alcove bazaar that specialize alone in this breadth of Exoteric Copse Restoration. These companies are far and few amid and log berth owners generally accept a harder time award companies that accomplish this this plan able-bodied and professionally. There are over 500,000 log cabins in the United States and over 20,000 congenital every year which is why there are so abounding opportunities for these services. People who acquirement a log home are altered from your archetypal homeowner and are acquainted of the bulk of connected aliment on these appropriate structures. Abounding of these homeowners are challenged if aggravating to acquisition a aggregation that can advance these admirable homes.
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Another addition is to administer the solutions by duke or with a pump up or low aggregate aerosol and beat with annealed barb brushes. After acceptance for the able abide time you can bathe with a garden corrupt and a annealed barb brush. The ambition actuality is to let the baptize run down the apparent of the logs only. After both of these methods you will administer a copse brightener to the surfaces above-mentioned to sealing or staining to abrogate the surfaces and accessible the pores of the copse for three capital reasons; durability, bigger adhesion, and for a bigger appliance of any borate treatment.
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At this point, above-mentioned to staining, if you are traveling to be applying a borate analysis it would be now. A borate analysis is activated to anticipate copse antibacterial insects from damaging the logs. This is meant to be a antitoxin admeasurement and will not necessarily be able for an absolute condition.
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Finally, if the job is completed consistently ask for a referral. Don't overlook to yield affluence of pictures to add to your portfolio that will advice defended approaching plan as able-bodied as use in your advertising. Also, explain your approaching aliment affairs and plan for the berth and if you plan to be out next. This should now be a chump for activity with a abiding approaching assets for you!


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2nd & 4th Fridays
The game loft is a space geared towards gamers (21-29 years old) within the community and is an opportunity to meet new people, play games, and socialize outside of the bar/club scene. There will be board games, a Wii console and PS3 provided within the group space. So come out, join the group and have fun! FREE.


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May 13: Police took a report of a missing person. The person has since been located.
May 14: Police arrested a person for driving in violation of restrictions. They opened a case of a child in need of care and took an information report on a situation that was later deemed a civil matter.
May 15: Officers took in a case of a crime that had been reported, but the victim did not want to prosecute. Police took a report of criminal damage to a person's vehicle.
May 16: Officers took in a case of identity theft and fraud.
May 17: A record check for a U.S. Military Academy was completed. Officers assisted the sherrif's department with a traffic investigation in the county.


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Bringing Back the No-Stigma Extended Vacation
Call the kennel and pour the milk down the drain. Savvy travelers (even ones with big jobs) are bringing back the two-week vacation. It's about time
TO DESCRIBE SCOTT Cooke's lifestyle as intense would not be off-base. A principal at New York-based luxury marketing and public-relations firm GCK Partners, he is constantly on call for his clients—and call they do, day and night. Mr. Cooke attends two events most evenings, and travels for business every three weeks or so. He goes to the gym daily. Oh—and twice a year, he takes vacations that are longer than some summer-camp sessions.
Mr. Cooke, who just returned from a 12-day trip to a villa in Mallorca, Spain, will spend...


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Eastern Virginia Medical School Lands Big Award for AIDS Research
This article was reported by PilotOnline.com.
An article in Pilot Online reported that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) recently awarded $80 million to Eastern Virginia Medical School's (EVMS) CONRAD program for investigating products to prevent HIV/AIDS in developing countries. USAID will distribute the funds throughout the next five years. In 2008, USAID awarded EVMS $100 million for the same research CONRAD (a reproductive health research organization) is performing.
According to Dr. Gustavo Doncel, scientific and executive director of CONRAD, the funds will support three projects. One of these projects is continued research on a preventive topical gel or microbicide containing tenofovir, to reduce HIV transmission. The gel produced promising results in a 2011 clinical trial with 900 South African women. A larger clinical trial with 2,900 South African women is in progress. These funds will assist with the costs of that trial and for applications to regulatory agencies for distribution if the trial is successful. CONRAD hopes to apply for approval from the US Food and Drug Administration and South African regulatory agencies in 2016.
Funds also will support the development of other HIV prevention methods, such as a vaginal tablet and vaginal ring that would be effective for up to three months, as well as to support research that "encourages and monitors adherence" to these preventatives. A large problem for the researchers is producing a device that is simple and discreet to allow consistent use.
CONRAD is researching products that provide women the ability to protect themselves rather than having to depend on their partner to use protection. Also, CONRAD is researching combination products to prevent HIV and other STDs and function as a contraceptive. According to Doncel, since its creation in 1986, the program has received $500 million. Most of the donations came from USAID and other government agencies and some from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.


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nice story and congratulations on being the first to post in this forum you are quite the sex goddess
To the good, generous, wonderful people of the U.S.A:
Let me introduce myself. I am the aunt of President Barack Hussein Obama. I am the President's father's sister. You have no doubt heard of me and of my struggle with the Immigration and Naturalization Service. It wants to deport me as being an illegal alien.
This letter is both an explanation and an appeal to you, the good and generous and wonderful people of Earth's greatest nation.
After much soul-searching, I have decided that it is best if I confess toy you about both my brother and myself. Since the Immigration and Naturalization Service is going to announce it in a few days, I think it best that I tell you the truth beforehand.
The reason I have kept my origin and my place of birth secret for so long is that I did not want to harm my nephewmy little Bammy. (Excuse me for calling him that, but I can't help it. He may be President Obama to you. But to me he will always be my little Bammy.)
It is true that I was not born in the United States. For many years it had been believed that I was born in Kenya in Africa. Well, that is not so. The truth is, I was born on the planet Bam Wamas was Bammy's father. He came to Earth when he was in his twenties and settled in Kenya. I came to Earth a few years afterward.
I lived with my brother in Kenya for a few years until he began traveling on business, the nature of which I am not at liberty to divulge. He got married and he and his wife moved to different places. His business kept him on the the move quite a bit. Little Bammy grew up in different places, among them in southeast Asia where he attended school.
It has always puzzled me why little Bammy is referred to as African-American. On the planet Bam Wam as well as in many places on Earth, descent is traced through the mother's line. This is true of many countries in Africa and in southeast Asia. As everyone knows, little Bammy's mother is white, so he is not African-American at all. Neither is his father, as he was born on the planet Bam Wam.
When little Bammy's father lived in southeast Asia, I moved there. I was little Bammy's nanny; I actually took care of him more than anyone else. When his parents would go on extended trips, excursions and junkets, I alone took care of him. I still consider him my own little boy. I was the one who actually raised him.
When little Bammy was elected President I was able to come to America. Now I know that some may say that I am an illegal alien because I stayed here in America and didn't leave when my visa expired. But I do not consider myself an illegal alien. An alien, yesbut illegal? No way. After all, my nephew is the President of the United States. I am the aunt of the most powerful person on Earthand the leader of the free world. That should count for something.
I simply don't understand why the INS is so intent on deporting me. It actually wants to deport me to the planet Bam Wam. Now I am not one to make threats, but if I really wanted to (being the aunt of the most powerful person in the world), I could make things very difficult for the INS. But I am not that kind of person. I am a peaceful, calm, law-abiding personwho just happens to be an alien.
I am pleading with you, good and generous and wonderful people of the U.S.A. Don't let them deport me Don't let them separate me from my little Bammy.
I perform a valuable service. I have been and still am a nanny to little Bammy's children. To deport me would harm his children.
Let me digress for a moment. I know that there is enormous interest in the U.S.A. about my homeland and place of originthe planet Bam Wam. As most know, the planet Bam Wam is on the other side of the sun from the Earth. It revolves around the sun at about the same speed as the Earth. It effect, it is never seen from Earth. That is why Bam Wam was for so long undiscovered.
Communication and commerce and trade have been going on for quite some time between Earth and Bam Wam. With the discovery and advent of hyper-space speed, actual contact was made, and it became possible to travel between Earth and Bam Wam. Of course, it is expensive to travel between the two planets, and few are able to do it.
My brother was employed as a courier and an ambassador of sorts, and he came to Earth, and eventually, through means which I am not at liberty to divulge, he managed to stay on Earth and settle in Kenya.
Bam Wam is about the same size as Earth, but it is lacking in natural resources. Its population is about half of Earth's. Its distance from the sun is about the same distance as the planet Mars from the sun. It is cold there most of the time, and is is not really a very hospitable place. The major resource and industry of Bam Wam is plastic. It is Earth's leading supplier of that product. It specializes in producing plastic appendagesespecially plastic ears, lips and noses. I could tell you a little funny secret about little Bammy's ears, but I better not. It would probably cause him much embarrassment and would provide his foes with ammunition that they would be only too happy to use against him.
Overall, life is hard on Bam Wam. Many Bam Wamians dream of going to Earth and of living here, and even of becoming naturalized citizens. The U.S.A. is of course their first choice, but there are numerous difficulties in making the trip and it is expensive, and because of the INS, it is extremely difficult to enter the country, much less stay here and become a U.S. Citizen. I consider myself one of the lucky ones, and even I may not be able to stay in the U.S. much longer. Can you imagine? Ithe aunt of the President of the United Statesmay be forced to leave this country. It is so wrong, so unjust.
I am pleading with you, good and generous and wonderful people of the U.S.A. Don't let the INS deport me. Don't let it take my little Bammy away from me. Or his children. In my opinion, it would be nothing less than a crime against humanity. That may sound extreme, but put yourself in my position, and see if you don't agree with me.
I am asking you to contact your Congresspeople and request that I be allowed to stay in the greatest nation on Earth, so that I can be near my little Bammy, and his children.
Thank you from the bottom of my two stomachs. I wiggle my plastic ears to you in everlasting thankfulness.
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lol that was quite humorous. With the political debates coming up, I will remember this story when Obama speaks lol. Thanks for the entertaining post :)
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As we move ever nearer to the 2012 presidential election, I am being accused by some of being for Romney and against Obama--as if that were a crime! I keep my political persuasions private, but anyone who has read a number of my posts or stories can pretty well tell where my persuasions lie.
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Well, it looks like Obama's alien aunt won the battle to stay here. The Immigration and Naturalization Service was overruled by some court, so it would appear that Obama's aunt who is an illegal alien will be allowed to live in this country. Isn't it wonderful what Presidential power can do.
Well, I don't agree with the assumption of Obama being president had anything to do with it. A truly independent judicial system has to rule on the legal merits of the case, not who is connected with who.
Look at what is happening now, with Trump being overruled by the US Circuit Court of Appeals on several occasions, because he tries to sneak something through that either violates established policies, or in some cases, the Constitution. And, with the Constitution being the highest law in the land, any attempted violation will get smacked down.
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Trump made a Directive; he didn't try to slide anything through.
Imagination is the most powerful force in the universe.
He hasn't grasped the concept that executive orders cannot violate the Constitutional amendments.
He has no idea of what politics is all about. I think he got the idea that he could do whatever her pleased, and found out that it doesn't work that way.
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Jan. 23, 2009
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Yale men's basketball team took a four-game winning streak into Friday's game with Brown, and a big reason why was defense. So perhaps it was only fitting that is was a defensive stand at the end of the game that helped the Bulldogs extend their winning streak to five with a 57-55 victory over the Bears in front of a Youth Day crowd of 2,011 at the John J. Lee Amphitheater.
Trailing by two with nine seconds left and following a timeout, the Bears inbounded the ball to Chris Skrelja, who was harassed along the near side by Chris Andrews and unable to make a pass or get a shot off before time expired.
"Chris's defense really took away [Skrelja's] vision," said James Jones, The Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Men's Basketball. "That was really the difference in the basketball game. That's why there was no overtime."
It looked like Andrews had sealed the victory when he made a three-pointer with the shot clock winding down that gave Yale a 57-51 lead with 41 seconds left. It was his only field goal of the game after he had missed his first five shots.
"I had my feet set and followed through," said Andrews. "The coaches gave me great advice, and my teammates told me to keep shooting and have confidence. Luckily I was able to hit it."
The Bears, though, didn't go quietly. Matt Mullery made two free throws, and on the ensuing in-bounds play, Scott Friske stole the ball and made a layup to pull Brown within two with 22 seconds remaining. Yale then missed a pair of free throws to give Brown a chance in the final seconds, but Andrews' defense helped seal the win.
"The key to our defense is our communication," said Andrews, who also had a big steal with the Bulldogs ahead by three with 1:13 left. "At the end of the game you just have to have a heightened sense of awareness."
With the victory, the Bulldogs (7-9) improved to 2-0 in Ivy play for the first time since the 2001-02 season and swept the season series from Brown for the first time since 1997-98. Yale topped the Bears 70-61 last Friday in Providence.
Ross Morin recorded his third double-double of the season with 20 points and 10 rebounds. He made 8 of 12 shots from the field. Alex Zampier added 12 points, while Travis Pinick contributed six points, six rebounds and three assists.
Yale once again got strong play from its bench, which outscored Brown's bench 14-4 on Friday and 25-4 in the two games with the Bears. Michael Sands had six points and seven rebounds, while Paul Nelson scored five points and grabbed three rebounds in eight minutes. Jordan Gibson had three points.
"It's nice to have a well balanced team, where you have confidence in the guys coming off the bench, and they come through for you," Jones said.
Matt Mullery paced Brown (6-10, 0-2 Ivy) with 22 points, nine rebounds and six blocked shots. Adrian Williams added 16 points.
Yale outrebounded the Bears 33-25.
After falling behind by 11 early in last week's game, the Bulldogs started much stronger on Friday, taking a 9-2 lead after five minutes. When Gibson completed a three-point play with a free throw, it gave Yale its biggest lead of the first half, 15-7. Brown, though, closed the half with an 8-2 run to pull within 28-27 at the intermission.
There were seven ties in the second half. A Williams three-pointer gave the Bears their only lead of the game, 39-37, with 11:39 left.
In addition to the Youth Day festivities, Yale's new character mascot, Boola, was introduced in the first half and that helped excite the big crowd in the Amphitheater.
"The energy we get from the crowd is a big help," Jones said. "We're so used to playing on the road, that it makes it that much sweeter to come home."
The Bulldogs won't get to enjoy the home environment again until Feb. 13. They play their next four games on the road, starting next Friday at Columbia. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m.
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Regulatory Technical Standards to implement the single banking rule book (capital requirements - CRD IV package) - Frequently asked questions:
See also IP/14/255
1. What is the CRDIV package on capital requirements?
The "CRD IV package" transposes - via a Regulation and a Directive - the new global standards on bank capital (the Basel III agreement) into EU law. It applies from 1 January 2014. This legislative framework tackles vulnerabilities shown by banking institutions during the financial crisis, namely the insufficient level of capital both in quantity and quality (See MEMO/13/690).
CRR/CRD sets stronger prudential requirements for banks, requiring them to keep sufficient capital reserves and liquidity. This new framework will make EU banks more solid and will strengthen their capacity to adequately manage the risks linked to their activities, and absorb any losses they may incur in doing business.
2. What is the European Banking Authority?
The European Banking Authority (EBA) is an independent EU Authority which works to ensure effective and consistent prudential regulation and supervision across the European banking sector. Its overall objectives are to maintain financial stability in the EU and to safeguard the integrity, efficiency and orderly functioning of the banking sector.
The main task of the EBA is to contribute to the creation of the European Single Rulebook in banking i.e. to provide a single set of harmonised prudential rules for financial institutions throughout the EU. The Authority also plays an important role in promoting convergence of supervisory practices and is mandated to assess risks and vulnerabilities in the EU banking sector.
The EBA was established on 1 January 2011 (MEMO/13/679).
3. Why are Regulatory Technical Standards needed?
Regulatory Technical Standards are needed to provide detailed provisions on the ways in which competent authorities and market participants must apply the rules contained in CRR/CRD on a number of technical issues.
Over a hundred mandates for regulatory and implementing technical standards are provided for in CRR and CRD. To date, the Commission has adopted thirteen Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) and one Implementing Technical Standard (ITS), some of them covering several mandates. Stakeholders are informed about the upcoming RTS and ITS well in advance through the publication on the EBA website of EBA consultation papers and of the draft standards submitted by EBA to the Commission.
4. What RTS are included in today's package?
The nine RTS adopted by the Commission are:
1) Commission Delegated Regulation determining proxy spread and limited smaller portfolios for credit valuation adjustment risk
Credit valuation adjustment (CVA) risks are the haircuts that banks are required to apply to reflect the deterioration in the creditworthiness of partners to transactions (counterparties). To calculate CVA risk capital requirements, institutions need to know the credit spread of the counterparty. Where no credit spread can be directly established for the counterparty in question, the Regulation sets out how the credit spread of another entity can be used as a proxy instead. It also defines the notion of a "limited number of small portfolios": when these circumstances apply, a bank may be able to use a simplified procedure for measuring CVA risk.
2) Commission Delegated Regulation specifying the requirements for investor, sponsor, original lenders and originator institutions relating to exposures to transferred credit risk
The CRR contains a series of provisions which require that banks investing in securitised instruments shall ensure that the originator, sponsor or original lender retains a material net economic interest in the instrument ("skin in the game"). These provisions also impose obligations on the institutions that originate or sponsor these instruments. This Delegated Regulation specifies the ways in which sponsors, original lenders and originators shall meet their retention and disclosure obligations under the CRR. It also details due diligence obligations for investor institutions in relation to the securitisations they invest in.
3) Commission Delegated Regulation specifying the classes of instruments that adequately reflect the credit quality of an institution as a going concern and are appropriate to be used for the purposes of variable remuneration
This Regulation specifies the classes of instrument (other than shares and share-linked instruments) that banks can use when awarding variable remuneration ("bonuses") to relevant staff. The conditions specified are to ensure that the instruments adequately reflect the credit quality of the institution and are appropriate for use in variable remuneration.
Together with the RTS on the criteria for the identification of material risk takers adopted last week (IP/14/210) this RTS will complement and clarify the legal provisions on remuneration contained in CRD IV, thus reinforcing regulatory harmonisation in the banking sector in the EU.
4) Commission Delegated Regulation assessing the materiality of extensions and changes of the Internal Ratings Based Approach and the Advanced Measurement Approach
Under the CRR, changes or extensions to internal models for calculating capital requirements require specific prior permission from the supervisor when they are material, whereas non-material changes only need to be notified. This Regulation sets out how institutions should assess whether changes or extensions are so material that they require prior permission. It also sets conditions for notifications, making a distinction between changes that have to be notified ex ante or ex post.
5) Commission Delegated Regulation specifying the information that competent authorities of home and host Member States supply to one another
This Regulation strengthens the cooperation between competent authorities of home and host Member States by specifying the information to be exchanged between home and host supervisors regarding credit institutions and investment firms operating through branches or who exercise the freedom to provide services in one or more Member States other than that in which their head offices are established. Competent authorities will inform each other for example about situations of non-compliance with national or Union law as well as about supervisory measures and sanctions imposed on institutions.
6) Commission Delegated Regulation for the definition of "market"
CRR requires credit institutions and investment firms to hold 'own funds' against the market risk of the equity instruments they hold. For market risk calculation purposes, the institution must add together equity instruments trading within the same "market". The Commission Delegated Regulation defines the term "market" by using a jurisdiction-based criterion, except for the eurozone in relation to which all participating Member States are defined as a "market".
7) Commission Delegated Regulation defining non-delta risk of options in the standardised market risk approach
Under the CRR, credit institutions and investment firms must use the delta of options and warrants to calculate the "own funds" they must hold for market risk. This Regulation provides for three alternative approaches for institutions to calculate the "non-delta risks" of those financial instruments (vega and gamma risks). The approaches reflect varying levels of complexity to calculate non-delta risks so that they can be used by different types of institution.
8) Commission Delegated Regulation further defining material exposures and thresholds for internal approaches to specific risk in the trading book
This Regulation defines the material exposures to specific risk and large numbers of material positions in debt instruments of different issuers. This will enable competent authorities to encourage institutions to develop internal specific risk assessment. It will also allow competent authorities to encourage increased use of internal models for calculating own funds requirements for specific risk of debt instruments in the trading book.
9) Commission Delegated Regulation determining what constitutes the close correspondence between the value of an institution's covered bonds and the value of the institution's assets.
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The European Parliament and the Council have one month to exercise their right of objection, with the possibility to extend this period for a further two months at their initiative. Following the expiry of this objection period, the RTS will be published in the Official Journal of the European Union and will enter into force on the twentieth day following the date of their publication. Their provisions will be directly applicable (i.e. legally binding in all Member States without implementation into national law) from the date of entry into force.
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Updated: January 17, 2019 11:25 AM CST
Here's a look back at what caused past government shutdowns and how they turned out, according to the Washington Post, Annenberg School and ABC News. [ + - ]
Sept. 30, 1976, to Oct. 11, 1976 (10 days): President Gerald Ford vetoed a bill funding the Department of Labor and what was then known as the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Ford claimed the bill didn't do enough to reign in spending. The Democratic-led House and Senate overrode the veto. [ + - ]
Sept. 30, 1977, to Oct. 13, 1977 (12 days): The Democratic-led House wanted to keep a ban on using Medicaid to pay for abortions, with one exception: if the mother's life was at risk. The Democratic-led Senate wanted to add exceptions for rape, incest and the mother's health, too. The existing policy was extended so differences could be worked out. [ + - ]
Oct. 31, 1977, to Nov. 9, 1977 (Eight days): The temporary solution that ended the previous shutdown expired before a compromise was made. Another temporary extension was signed into law. [ + - ]
Nov. 30, 1977, to Dec. 9, 1977 (Eight days): The second temporary solution expired. This time, the shutdown did end with a compromise: It was decided Medicaid dollars couldn't be used for abortions except in cases of rape, incest or if the mother's life was in danger. [ + - ]
Sept. 30, 1978, to Oct. 18, 1978 (18 days): President Jimmy Carter vetoed two bills with projects he opposed: a defense bill that included a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and a public works bill that included water projects Carter thought were wasteful. A health bill was also delayed because of an abortion dispute similar to the previous year's. Congress passed new funding bills without the projects Carter didn't like and kept 1977's abortion compromise. [ + - ]
Sept. 30, 1979, to Oct. 12, 1979 (11 days): Democrats in the House and Senate got into an argument over raising congressional pay -- the House wanted to raise it by 5.5 percent, but the Senate didn't. Additionally, the same abortion issue contested in the previous four shutdowns caused problems once again. [ + - ]
Nov. 20, 1981, to Nov. 23, 1981 (Two days): President Ronald Reagan asked for $8.4 billion in spending cuts. When the House of Representatives came back with a bill with more defense cuts than Reagan wanted and a proposal for a pay raise, Reagan vetoed it. Congress passed another bill with fewer cuts, which Regan also vetoed. An extension of current spending was signed to give more time to craft a compromise. [ + - ]
Sept. 30, 1982, to Oct. 2, 1982 (One day): Due to social events around D.C., Congress scheduled the vote on the spending bill too late to get it signed in time to prevent a shutdown. [ + - ]
Dec. 17, 1982, to Dec. 21, 1982 (Three days): Congress wanted to fund public works jobs programs, which President Ronald Reagan opposed, and Reagan wanted to spend money on a missile program, which the House opposed. The jobs and missile funding were both dropped, but funding was instead added to increase aid to Israel and give legal aid to the poor. [ + - ]
Nov. 10, 1983, to Nov. 14, 1983 (Three days): The Democratic-controlled House added $1 billion in education spending and cut foreign aid, two moves Reagan opposed. The two parties eventually compromised, reducing the increase in education funding and providing funds for Reagan's previously-nixed missile program, among others. [ + - ]
Sept. 30, 1984, to Oct. 3, 1984 (Two days): A spending bill was tied to crime-prevention funding, water projects and a civil rights measure. Reagan wanted the crime measure, but not the other two. A three-day extension was passed so the two sides could negotiate a compromise. [ + - ]
Oct. 3, 1984, to Oct. 5, 1984 (One day): It took longer than three days to reach a compromise. Ultimately, the water and civil rights measures were removed from the spending bill and a compromise was reached on the crime measure. Also, a measure funding the Nicaraguan Contras was added. [ + - ]
Oct. 16, 1986, to Oct. 18, 1986 (One day): President Ronald Reagan and the Democrats in the House disagreed on several points, including measures on labor contracts, the origin of goods and workers on oil rigs and aid to families. The House gave up several demands and got a vote on the welfare measure in return. [ + - ]
Dec. 18, 1987, to Dec. 20, 1987 (One day): President Ronald Reagan and the Democratically-controlled Congress disagreed on money for the Nicaraguan Contras. A deal was ultimately reached that gave the Contras nonlethal aid. [ + - ]
Oct. 5, 1990, to Oct. 9, 1990 (Three days): President George H.W. Bush insisted on a spending bill that included a deficit-reduction plan. When the Democratically-controlled Congress passed a funding bill without such a plan, Bush vetoed it. A deficit-reduction deal was ultimately worked out. [ + - ]
Nov. 13, 1995, to Nov. 19, 1995 (Five days): The Republican-controlled Congress passed a budget bill that raised Medicare premiums and required a balanced budget in seven years, which President Bill Clinton vetoed. An agreement was made to partially fund the government until a compromise was reached, and Clinton agreed to balance the busget within seven years. [ + - ]
Dec. 15, 1995, to Jan. 6, 1996 (21 days): This shutdown was over that seven-year plan to balance the budget. Republicans thought the economic forecasts Clinton used to create his plan were too optimistic. Republicans ultimately agreed to fund the government, and Clinton formed another seven-year plan using the lower budget projects. [ + - ]
Oct. 1, 2013 to Oct. 17, 2013 (16 days): A Republican-controlled House passed a budget plan that included a provision to defund President Barack Obama's signature health care plan, which had major provisions scheduled to start Oct. 1. The Democratically-controlled Senate refused to pass the funding bill with health care amendments attached. A shutdown commenced, and the health care law still went into effect. More than two weeks later, Congress reached a shutdown-ending, debt ceiling-raising deal that left the Affordable Care Act virtually unscathed. [ + - ]
Jan. 20, 2018 to Jan. 23, 2018 (3 days): The shutdown followed the results of a Senate vote over the government's upcoming budget, in which both parties argued over the issue of immigration. the biggest issue being the funding of DACA. Approximately 692,000 workers were furloughed before a proposed stopgap measure to fund the government for four weeks was approved by the House. [ + - ]
Here's a look at past shutdowns of the U.S. ggvernment.
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Andy Wachowski (left) and Lana Wachowski (right)
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Lana Wachowski (born Laurence "Larry" Wachowski; June 21, 1965) and Lilly Wachowski (born Andrew Paul "Andy" Wachowski; born December 29, 1967), known together professionally as the Wachowskis and formerly as the Wachowski Brothers, are Polish American movie directors, writers and producers, most famous for creating The Matrix series. Their most recent project was producing, writing, and directing a live-action adaptation of Speed Racer.
Larry Wachowski received a sex change operation in 2008 and change her name to Lana Wachowksi.[1] Andrew changed name to Lilly in 2016.
Filmography[change | change source]
- Assassins (1995) (story, screenplay credits)
- Bound (1996) (written and directed, executive producers)
- The Matrix (1999) (written and directed, executive producers)
- The Matrix Reloaded (2003) (written and directed, executive producers)
- The Matrix Revolutions (2003) (written and directed, executive producers)
- The Animatrix (2003) (producers, wrote four of the nine animated shorts)
- V for Vendetta (2006) (produced and written, based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and David Lloyd)
- The Invasion (2007) (rewritten various parts and added a twist ending, uncredited)
- Speed Racer (2008) (produced, written and directed, based on the Speed Racer anime)
- Ninja Assassin (2009) (producers)
- Cloud Atlas (2012) (written and directed, executive producers)
- Jupiter Ascending (2014) (written and directed, executive producers)
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Sex Change for Larry Wachowski?". gothamist.com. June 5, 2003. Retrieved August 19, 2012.


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In the Mood for Spanish
My brother recently returned from a month-long holiday to Spain and Paris and came home carting a bag full of delicious edibles for this grateful and gluttonous sister. There were macarons from Pierre Herme, jamon serrano from Barcelona, jamon iberico bellota from Bellota-Bellota in Paris (check out Chubby Hubby's post on this gorgeous ham), and a hunk of Manchego cheese.
Perhaps Spain's best known cheese, Manchego is typically made from sheep's milk in the central region of La Mancha. I like to think of it as the pecorino of Spain since it has a similar brittle texture and a sharp, nutty taste.
I used my stash to make a tapas of delicate triangles of bread fried in olive oil, layered with quince paste and topped with chopped toasted pine nuts. The honeyed flavour of quince paste provides a wonderful contrast to the sharp cheese, while the flavour of the olive oil which the bread is fried in just ups the whole Spanish-ness of it all. The recipe I used is from Spain and the World Table, a fantastic book filled with easy-to-follow recipes and lots of great information about Spanish ingredients, dishes and produce.
For this classic tapas of cheese-stuffed dates rolled in serrano ham, I used some leftover blue cheese that I had in the fridge and added a sprinkling of cocoa nibs for added depth and crunch. This surprising inspiration I gleaned from the same book, which uses figs instead of dates, but the principle remains the same. You could pop these sweet-salty dates straight into your mouth, but a short blitz in a hot oven intensifies its flavours, making the salty ham saltier, the sweet dates sweeter and endowing the blue cheese with added robustness — turning it all, quite literally, into a taste sensation.
More manchego went into this crab pasta, which is based loosely on a recipe for crab ravioli in Cocina Nueva, another book I turn to often when in the mood for Spanish. Plenty of freshly picked crabmeat is folded into a tomato sauce that is richly flavoured with carrot, leek, brandy, white wine, thyme, garlic and bay leaves. Before serving, the sauce gets a shot of cream infused with a flurry of Manchego shavings and a bay leaf.


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The list of applicants of the Hardin-Jefferson AD job is released
A vacancy in Hardin-Jefferson High School has attracted 43 candidates, including three from the school.
Shannon Holmes, Hardin-Jefferson superintendent, released the list of candidates on Monday in response to an open records request from The Enterprise.
The application period closed on March 1.
There are a few local names on a list that includes applicants from Texas and Louisiana. There are three candidates from Hardin-Jefferson High School, including girls basketball coach Matt Garett. The candidate that is hired as AD will replace former Hardin-Jefferson head football coach and athletic director David Martel, who took the same positions as well as head football coach at Alief Hastings in January.
It is also unclear at this point if all of these applicants also applied for the open head football coaching position.
There has not been a set time or date given for the interviews take place or for a hire to be made. This week is spring break for Hardin-Jefferson ISD. The next school board meeting is slated for March 18 at 7 p.m.The list of candidates (in alphabetical order):
Nelson Barnes - Port Arthur Memorial defensive coordinator
James Bell - St. James Parish (LA) head coach
William G. Brewton - Bridge City teacher/coach
Shawn Brown - Sal Ross State defensive coordinator (former defensive coordinator at Jasper)
Alston Calliste - Wichita Falls Hirschi soccer and cross country coach
Eric Carter- Hulcy Middle School (Dallas ISD) associate principal
David Chatterton - Spring Hill head junior high school football coach
Lonnie Cook - owner of Cook's Custom Furniture
Rick Cullum - Pittsburg High School offensive coordinator, head golf coach
Allen Deshazo - Little Cypress-Mauriceville assistant football coach
Kenan Dever - San Antonio Highlands offensive coordinator
Milton Dubois - Vidor teacher/coach
Jason Ferguson - Rogers High School assistant football coach
Robert Gail - Van Vleck offensive coordinator, powerlifting coach
Matt Garrett - Hardin-Jefferson girls basketball coach
Steve Garza - IDEA-Allan teacher/coach
Heath Gerlufsen - BISD teacher/coach
James Gower - Fort Bend Marshall offensive coordinator, head baseball coach
Brandon Granger - Hardin-Jefferson assistant football coach, head powerlifting coach
Paul Hall - Brooks Services safety coordinator
Clint Hartsfield - Hardin-Jefferson assistant coach (former Kelly head football coach)
Kevin Hendrickson - Austin Akins High School assistant coach
Keith Hendrix - Marble Falls defensive coordinator
Michael Hinson - Humble Summer Creek head baseball coach
Mark Hopkins - Galena Park North Shore assistant football and baseball coach
Donald Hubbard - San Augustine athletic director and head football coach
Darrell Jordan - Deming Intermediate School teacher/coach
Robb Kirkland - Livingston head baseball coach
Toby Latiolais - Port Neches-Groves offensive line coach
Leonard Moses - Humble ISD teacher/coach
Richard Mourning - Humble Summer Creek head boys basketball coach
Jeremy O'Quinn - Providence Christian School of Texas teacher/coach
Nolan Patterson - Deer Park offensive coordinator and running backs coach
Jackie Pruitt Jr. - West Brook defensive line coach
Shannon Rideout - Fort Bend Bush defensive backs coach and head track and field coach
Richard Robinson - Vidor assistant football coach
Ty Robinson - Palestine defensive coordinator
Kelly Savoy - Willis athletic director and head girls basketball coach
Kenneth Schulte - Angleton assistant football coach and junior varsity baseball coach
Grover Smith - Crosby assistant football coach
Ken Stanley - former Hemphill head football coach
Steven Thiebaud - Lamar Consolidated B.F. Terry High School assistant coach and defensive line coach, assistant track and field coach
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Join the author as he attempts to wreck a pre-production Alexander Arms .17 HMR AR in the pursuit of the ideal pest control rifle.
The first time I shot the .17 HMR cartridge, I was so enamored with it that I didn't quit until I had fired more than a brick of ammo… one shot at a time through a Thompson/Center Contender rifle.
In three days of hunting, I shot a pickup load of jack rabbits, skunks, coyotes and even a couple of wild turkeys. When a crow flew by 80 yards away in the desolate area, I couldn't resist but to slide the crosshairs in front of the crow and squeeze the trigger.
My first reaction to the explosion of black feathers was to shout the obligatory "Did you see that!" Instead, I promptly handed the gun to another writer and said that I was finished shooting for the afternoon. I know to quit when I'm ahead.
Birth of the.17 HMR
Initially, Bill Alexander, the company owner and chief engineer, sent me his first production .17 HMR. He predicted correctly that I would find a bug or two in the early design (that's long since been fixed), and that we would work through to address them.
Initial conversations about the .17 HMR topic with Alexander, opened my eyes to several things related to this cartridge and the guns that shoot them. With a well-established reputation for building AR rifles in .50 Beowulf and 6.5 Grendel, I was curious as to why he would want to chamber his new rifle in .17 HMR.
When Hornady developed the .17 HMR, they worked with Ruger and Marlin to seek the fastest rimfire cartridge that could produce accurate reliability and economic manufacturing. Some of their parameters included performance beyond that of the .22 WMR in trajectory and velocity and be less susceptible to wind drift.
Similar noise levels were to be maintained, as well as operating at the same case pressure. Frangible bullets that weren't as susceptible to ricochet also were specified. All of this was packaged in a cartridge that was designed to shoot less than a minute of angle or better. A lesser-known requirement was that the cartridge should produce between 23,000 and 29,000 copper units of pressure (CUP).
Several companies initially chambered their rifles for the new cartridge, but the .17 HMR's pressure and thin case didn't adapt too well. Some stronger semi-auto designs seem to be withstanding the pressure, but Remington was quick to issue a recall of their bolt-action Model 597s chambered in .17 HMR. Others followed suit.
"The AR is so massively overbuilt that it just keeps on ticking," Alexander said, "whereas a 597 blows up."


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Pharmacist helps police by slipping GPS tracker into suspected robbers' bag
Suspected robbers who allegedly tried to steal prescription pills at a pharmacy near Cincinnati were tripped up by a tracking device.
Police reports stated a GPS tracker in a bag gave officers turn-by-turn directions to the suspects as they were driving away from a Rite Aid pharmacy on Central Avenue just before 8 p.m. Saturday.
Yasar Burnett, 18, and Eric Bates, 19, both were charged with aggravated robbery and kidnapping. The alleged driver, Brandon Dawson, 18, was charged with complicity to aggravated robbery.
The pharmacist told police the suspected robbers "rushed her and pounced on her, striking her in the back … screaming, 'Open the safe! Where is the safe?'"
She was able to put a GPS tracking device in the bag while other co-workers were ordered to lay on the ground.
The tracking company immediately alerted police and told officers the car was driving 25 miles per hour on Wayne Avenue, then 37 miles an hour on Crawford, and again 25 mph on Queen Avenue.
When police pulled the men over, they found prescription pills in the back seat. Officers discovered 2,180 pills in total were missing from the pharmacy.
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The suspects are all from the Indianapolis area and are scheduled to be in Middletown Municipal Court next week for preliminary hearings.


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TRANSCRIPT OF BBC INTERVIEW (lifted from the Anxiety Culture Website)
- The BBC's John Humphrys interviewed Lord Falconer (the lord chancellor) on Radio 4 ('Today' news, 13/12/05). This part of the interview was about a woman found guilty of breaching the Serious Organised Crime & Police Act - for reading out names of soldiers killed in Iraq (at the Cenotaph in central London).
John Humphrys: Can I turn to another subject fairly quickly - and that is freedom of speech. What's happened to it? Why have we lost it? Why can't a woman stand near Number 10 Downing Street and read out a list of names without being arrested?
Lord Falconer: We have not, we have not. She was arrested, charged and convicted, and I think given a conditional discharge.
JH: Doesn't matter, she's got a criminal charge. She was not allowed to do something which Tony Blair himself has defended in the past. Let me read you what Mr Blair said: "I pass protesters every day at Downing Street and believe me, you name it, they protest against it. I may not like what they call me but I thank God they can. That's called freedom." We've lost that freedom.
LF: We have not lost that freedom.
JH: We have. She cannot stand in Downing Street and read out a list of names.
LF: John, we've introduced the European Convention on Human Rights that preserves freedom of speech.
JH: Tell that to the lady who's got a criminal conviction because she chose to stand outside Number 10 and read a list of names.
LF: There isn't a country in the world that doesn't take particular measures to protect its parliament.
JH: We didn't have to do it in the past, why do we do it now? Is she threatening Parliament by standing there quietly and calmly reading out a list of names?
LF: No, of course she isn't.
JH: And she's now got a criminal conviction.
LF: No, of course she's not threatening Parliament. But the question...
JH: Then why has she got a criminal conviction?
LF: Because it was a sensible measure to avoid disorder around Parliament.
JH: She was creating disorder? Standing there quietly reading out a list of names.
LF: Well, you describe that as depriving this country of freedom of speech which is hugely overdone.
JH: Yes. I and many, many other people do. Like the woman who appeared on Radio Five Live, on this programme, she said something about she wasn't terribly keen on homosexual men adopting children - she got a call from the police.
LF: Well I don't know anything about that. Freedom of speech is alive and well in this country and you are...
JH: So long as you don't exercise it near Parliament.
LF: Don't be ridiculous.
JH: I'm not being ridiculous.
LF: You are. We are a country which couldn't be freer, in its press, in what people say...
JH: So long as you don't want to exercise it near Parliament within one kilometre.
LF: The idea that you take a measure which is a public order measure, designed to protect our Parliament building as depriving people of freedom of speech is ridiculously overdone, if I may say so.
JH: I shall bear that in mind next time I want to stand outside Parliament and read my newspaper aloud, possibly an editorial that somebody doesn't like.
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Monday, October 17, 2011
* Easy Fall Kid Craft: Sandpaper and Crayon Leaves
Good morning and happy Monday everyone!
It's cloudy and cool here this morning,
but we had some beautiful October weather all weekend.
Now if we could just get over our fall cold's we could really have some fun!
We're sniffling and hacking but we're still crafting!
The girls and I decided to make some sandpaper leaves
to decorate the playroom windows.
(Pardon their Pajamas in the photos, that's how we roll around here.)
This project is great for preschoolers (ages 2-3) on up!
You will need:
crayons, sandpaper, and scissors
(if you want to cut them out like we did.)
We started out by looking at leaf shapes (collected from our yard)
and drawing the outlines in black and dark blue crayon
on some half and quarter sheets of sandpaper from the Dollar Tree.
Then, we sat down and started coloring the leaves in with crayons
on the sandpaper. The girls really liked how vibrant the colors are on sandpaper.
Coloring on sandpaper is also a great way to sharpen your crayons!
Leaves in progress...
Happy Rainbow Leaves!
Finished leaves cut out and ready to hang in the playroom window!
You can take this project a step further and put your sandpaper and crayon leaves
face down on a t-shirt or piece of paper and iron it to make a melted crayon print!
Alpha Mom blog has a great tutorial here if you want to try making a crayon printed shirt!
We decided to "leave" ours alone, the girls didn't want the colors to run,
I may try one later. ; )
Happy Fall Crafting!
Pink and Green Mama
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