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CofC Athletics Support Groups Take Part In May 2012 Commencement
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CHARLESTON, S.C. - A total of 53 current and former student-athletes and 15 members of athletic department support groups participated in a pair of May Commencement ceremonies held at the College of Charleston on Saturday on the Cistern Yard.
A tradition unlike many other colleges and universities, CofC students who complete their undergraduate degrees do not wear robes or caps for the spring commencement ceremony. Instead, women don white dresses and men wear white dinner jackets. For decades, this annual tradition has taken place in front of The College's oldest building, Randolph Hall, with ancient live oak trees draped with Spanish moss setting the stage.
This year's articulate group included international business, elementary education, biology, biochemistry, chemistry, geology, mathematics, studio art, philosophy, psychology and urban studies majors as well as some of the most decorated athletes in program history who have etched their names in the record books.
Leigh Whittaker (Baden-Baden, Germany), a three-time All-Southern Conference Team selection for women's golf, plans to earn her LPGA Tour card through Q-School this summer, and Antwaine Wiggins (Greeneville, Tenn.), the school's fourth all-time leading rebounder (702 rebounds) and seventh all-time leading scorer (1,306) in Division I history for men's basketball, signed with an NBA and FIBA agent with plans of scheduling workouts this summer with NBA teams and continuing his playing career overseas.
Most notably, 16 student-athletes in the Class of 2012 graduated with honors including women's tennis standout and J. Stewart Walker Cup recipient Caroline Newman (Greensboro, N.C.) and men's cross country distance runner and 8,000-meters school-record holder Christian Bailey (Charlotte, N.C.), who graduated at the top of their class, summa cum laude, with a 3.9 or better grade-point average.
Newman and Bailey were also one of four CofC Honors College graduates along with Chris Toussaint (Charlotte, N.C.) of men's tennis and Caroline Warren (Charleston, S.C.) of sailing. Newman earned multiple awards including one of the most prestigious at The College in the Bishop Robert Smith Award, the Alumni Medal, the John Lewis Gervais Jr. Award and the Phi Kappa Phi Merit Award.
Jessica Latham (Conway, S.C.) of equestrian, Matt Sherrier (Boulder, Colo.) of men's swimming and diving and Sam Stokes (Norfolk, Va.) of sailing graduated magna cum laude (3.750-3.899 GPA) followed by Lara Brandfass (Morgantown, W.Va.) of women's swimming and diving, Alyssa D'Orazio (Haddonfield, N.J.) of women's track and field, Rudi Hellberger (Summerville, S.C.) of men's soccer, Alyssa Maschi (New Hartford, Conn.) of women's swimming and diving, Callen Powers (Chesapeake, Va.) of women's track and field, Eric Robertson (Dalzell, S.C.) of men's cross country, Emily Smith (Rock Hill, S.C.) of women's track and field, Chris Toussaint, Allison Truitt (Greenville, S.C.) of women's soccer, Caroline Warren and Rachel Williams (Auburn, Ala.) of equestrian, cum laude (3.500-3.749 GPA).
Several student-athletes also garnered outstanding student and department honors including Rachel Williams in French, Francophone and Italian Studies, Christian Bailey in Hispanic Studies, Caroline Newman in Psychology, Matt Sherrier in Psychology, former baseball player Rob Pritcher (Charleston, S.C.) in Physical Education/Teacher Education, equestrian rider Jessica Latham (Conway, S.C.) in Secondary Education - Spanish and men's cross country distance runner David Lamberson (Stafford, Va.) in Urban Studies.
Department honors also went to Chris Toussaint in Biochemistry and Caroline Warren in Health Promotion, while Callen Powers (Communication) and Lara Brandfass (Sociology and Psychology) were named School of Humanities and Social Sciences Scholars. All benefited from the support and guidance from the CofC Student-Athlete Academic Services (SAAS) staff headed up by director Keith Merritt II and learning specialist Kate Tiller and academic advisor Melinda Reger.
Former College of Charleston men's basketball player, Carl Thomas (1998-99), returned to The College after playing professional basketball in the U.S. and overseas as well as for the Virgin Islands senior men's national team to finish coursework towards his degree in business administration. Former CofC baseball player Brandon Sizemore (2008-09) also returned to the Lowcountry to complete coursework in business administration after being drafted in the 30th round by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2009 Major League Baseball June Amateur Draft. He played for two years in the minor leagues with the Arizona Brewers, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and Helena Brewers.
The majority of CofC's graduating student-athletes have benefited from scholarship funding throughout their academic and athletic careers provided by the Cougar Club, the athletic department's fundraising arm. If you would like to become a member to help continue to support student-athlete scholarships, please contact executive director Brandon Stevens at (843) 953-8255.
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON ATHLETICS MAY 2012 GRADUATES (in alphabetical order by last name)
Alyssa Aitken, Sailing, Sandwich, Mass., Business Administration
Christina Arguello, Equestrian, Brentwood, Tenn., Business Administration/Hospitality and Tourism Management
McKenzie Armour, Equestrian, Murrells Inlet, S.C., Communication
Hope Atkinson, Women's Soccer, Rumson, N.J., Communication
Christian Bailey, Men's Cross Country, Charlotte, N.C., International Business/Hispanic Studies, Honors College, Summa Cum Laude
Sydney Boniface, Equestrian, Darlington, Md., Chemistry
Erik Bowers, Sailing, Excelsior, Minn., Biology
Lara Brandfass, Women's Swimming & Diving, Morgantown, W.Va., Psychology/Sociology, Cum Laude
Laura Call, Women's Track & Field, Downingtown, Pa., Physical Education and Health
Kevin Cawthon, Men's Soccer, Easley, S.C., Physical Education and Health
Elyse Chubb, Volleyball/Sand Volleyball, Peachtree City, Ga., International Business
Alyssa D'Orazio, Women's Track & Field, Haddonfield, N.J., Business Administration/Hospitality and Tourism Management, Cum Laude
Perry Emsiek, Sailing, Corona del Mar, Calif., Physical Education and Health
Lindsay Frey, Women's Soccer, Cincinnati, Ohio, Biology
Branko Gavric, Men's Soccer, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, Biology
Hannah Gmerek, Women's Soccer, Anderson, S.C., Business Administration/Hospitality and Tourism Management
Dmitriy Gorin, Men's Swimming & Diving, Alpharetta, Ga., International Business
Corey Hall, Sailing, St. Petersburg, Fla., Business Administration/Hospitality and Tourism Management
Deryn Hannapel, Equestrian, Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Studio Art
Hayley Harrell, Volleyball, Charleston, S.C., Psychology
Sarah Havel, Volleyball, Carmel, Ind., Elementary Education
Danielle Huntsman, Equestrian, Elverson, Pa., Arts Management
Rudi Hellberger, Men's Soccer, Summerville, S.C., Business Administration, Cum Laude
Alexander Hill, Men's Cross Country, Columbia, S.C., Mathematics
Haley Horkey, Women's Swimming & Diving, Waldorf, Md., International Business
Zeke Horowitz, Sailing, Sarasota, Fla., Business Administration
David Lamberson, Men's Cross Country, Stafford, Va., Urban Studies
Jessica Latham, Equestrian, Conway, S.C., Hispanic Studies, Magna Cum Laude
Amanda Lonergan, Softball, Pembroke Pines, Fla., Physical Education and Health
Alyssa Maschi, Women's Swimming & Diving, New Hartford, Conn., Business Administration/Hospitality and Tourism Management, Cum Laude
Will Moore, Men's Soccer, Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Business Administration
Emily Nellermoe, Equestrian, Columbia, S.C., Economics/Political Science
Caroline Newman, Women's Tennis, Greensboro, N.C., Psychology, Honors College, Summa Cum Laude
Molly O'Neil, Sailing, Narragansett, R.I., Geology
Nick Osterman, Baseball, Goose Creek, S.C., Physical Education and Health
Callen Powers, Women's Track & Field, Chesapeake, Va., Communication, Cum Laude
Rob Pritcher, Baseball, Charleston, S.C., Physical Education and Health
Eric Robertson, Men's Cross Country, Dalzell, S.C., Biology, Cum Laude
Matt Sherrier, Men's Swimming & Diving, Boulder, Colo., Psychology, Magna Cum Laude
Brandon Sizemore, Baseball, Jacksonville, Fla., Business Administration
Emily Smith, Women's Track & Field, Rock Hill, S.C., Business Administration/Hospitality and Tourism Management, Cum Laude
Sam Stokes, Sailing, Norfolk, Va., Physical Education and Health, Magna Cum Laude
Hillary Stringer, Softball, Summerville, S.C., Physical Education and Health
Carl Thomas, Men's Basketball, Tampa, Fla., Business Administration
Ross Tooley, Men's Golf, Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Physical Education and Health
Chris Toussaint, Men's Tennis, Charlotte, N.C., Biochemistry, Honors College, Cum Laude
Allison Truitt, Women's Soccer, Greenville, S.C., Political Science, Cum Laude
Jordan Turok, Men's Basketball, Chapin, S.C., Business Administration
Caroline Warren, Sailing, Charleston, S.C., Biology/Physical Education and Health, Honors College, Cum Laude
Leigh Whittaker, Women's Golf, Baden-Baden, Germany, Business Administration
Antwaine Wiggins, Men's Basketball, Greeneville, Tenn., Sociology
Rachel Williams, Equestrian, Auburn, Ala., International Business/French, Cum Laude
Kristen Wolfe, Women's Track & Field, Midlothian, Va., Business Administration/Hospitality and Tourism Management
Christina Bellin, Eldridge, Iowa, Physical Education and Health/Athletic Training, Magna Cum Laude
Rob Boutote, Freehold, N.J., Physical Education and Health/Athletic Training
Jamar Brown, Columbia, S.C., Athletic Training
Danny Conley, Greenville, S.C., Athletic Training
Whitney Eakin, Vinton, Va., Physical Education and Health/Athletic Training, Summa Cum Laude
Kendra Gardner, Greenville, S.C., Physical Education and Health/Athletic Training
Kelsey Hines, Boiling Springs, S.C., Biology/Athletic Training
Jenny Hunnicutt, Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Physical Education and Health/Athletic Training, Cum Laude
Melissa Murray, Dance, Alpharetta, Ga., Physical Education and Health
Gina Nash, Cheer, Rock Hill, S.C., Elementary Education
Jefferson Rabe, Murrells Inlet, S.C., Athletic Training, Summa Cum Laude
Megan Roach, North Augusta, S.C., Physical Education and Health/Athletic Training
Allyson Townsend, Dance, Charleston, S.C., Physical Education and Health, Summa Cum Laude
Sara Vermouth, Northborough, Mass., Physical Education and Health/Athletic Training, Cum Laude


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Olympic Skier Picabo Street Weds
The gold medalist ties the knot before 100 family and friends in Alabama
Olympic gold medal-winning skier Picabo Street married John Reeser on Oct. 25, she confirms exclusively to PEOPLE.
"It was a beautiful day," Street tells PEOPLE. "I was outside, which I love. The foliage had turned colors. I felt like a princess."
The Christian ceremony took place before 100 friends and family on top of Alabama's Prospect Mountain, in Hanceville. The bride wore a wedding gown by Monique Lhuillier and the groom chose an Ermenegildo Zegna suit.
Street, 37, and Reeser, 31, met two years ago on an airplane and became engaged last spring.
Street plans to divide her time between Utah, where she arranges ski clinics and works as a motivational speaker and TV personality, and Alabama, where Reeser works in the heating and air conditioning business.
Named after a town in Idaho near where she grew up, Picabo Street first joined the U.S. Ski Team in 1989, at age 17. By winning the 1995 World Cup, she became the first American ever to take a season title in a speed event.
In the 1998 Winter Olympic Games hosted in Nagano, Japan, Street won a gold medal in downhill skiing.
This is the first marriage for Street, who has a 4-year-old son, and the second for Reeser, who has a 5-year-old son.
• 1994: Picabo guns for gold at Lillehammer!
• Get an inside look at other celeb weddings!
• See other Olympians on the cover of PEOPLE

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One member of the Japanese Nostalgic Car board put it best. "Those cars don't even look real they are in such great shape." Indeed, the German owner of two Toyota Tercels, 1980 and 1984, has kept them in ridiculously perfect condition.
What's the secret? Buy from the elderly. The 1980 Tercel's former owner was a 90-year-old man who only used it for local errands. The 1984's 86-year-old female owner drove it once a week for shopping. The cars have 22,000 miles and 48,500 miles on them, respectively.
(The Tercels' new owner also has a mint-condition 1986 MR2 he bought from a dealer with 137,000 miles on it.)
But seriously. Have you ever seen two 30-year-old economy cars (outside of a museum) that looked so showroom new? You'd almost swear the former owners kept them in cosmoline for the first 20 years, and then stored them in Intel's "clean room."


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Welcome to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
A malignant tumor in the area of the jaw and face is a life-threatening but not incurable illness; a large percentage of patients with tumors in the area of the jaw and face can be cured. If a cure is no longer possible, we have a range of treatment methods available today for maintaining our patients' quality of life for as long as possible.
In the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, together with the German Cancer Research Center, we follow a modern approach called translational research: findings from basic research are quickly translated into clinical management strategies that benefit individual patients. Since squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity affects as many as 95 percent of our oncology patients, this condition is the focus of our research activities. Our aim is to decisively improve the medium and long-range prognosis for our patients. Within the framework of clinical studies, we are testing supportive therapeutic measures in which we pay particular attention to our patients' quality of life.
In the Heidelberg University Hospital Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, we provide care for about 30,000 outpatients and 2,000 inpatients every year. Annually, more than 200 new cancer patients are evaluated and treated in our department. With five operating rooms an an highly qualified staff, our department is one of the leading centers of its kind in Europe.
We offer the full spectrum of oral, jaw and facial surgery along with all of the available modern cancer treatments. Whether this involves the surgical removal of the tumor, radiation therapy, chemotherapeutic treatment, or a combination of these modalities, we develop individual treatment plans for every patient.
Our areas of concentration are within the realm of tumor surgery, including minimally invasive surgery, laser surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery along with computer-assisted operations. Computer-assisted methods allow surgeons to operate safely, precisely, and therefore conservatively, thereby ensuring an optimal outcome.
Tumor removal from the face frequently leaves visible marks. Rest assured that with modern operative techniques and using grafted tissue, we can repair defects in both soft tissues and bones, either immediately or with a second operation. All of our surgical interventions are directed toward preserving facial appearance and the particular functions of various facial regions.
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The documents available here enable you to trace the different stages of an implementing measure throughout its entire lifecycle.
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So I have been kicking around this idea for a week or two now and it certainly isn't a entirely new concept, but it is the concept that by taking actions on the green front, will actually enhance our security. Now before we get into this, I would like to steer clear of political aspect of this discussion, with the side note those who focus on Green initiatives are sometimes seen as the polar opposites to those who focus on National Security. I think many would disagree with this view and those who didn't could be brought to the table and see both sides. The other thing that I would assert is that this concept isn't exclusive to America, I speak generally about the world. So here are a few examples of the threats I see and their solutions.
To expand on what I consider national security I think it is important to note that national security extends beyond terrorism and nuclear armaments. It includes anything from any source that can threaten our safety, well being and long term livability. This includes drought, blight, natural disaster, war, terrorism, etc.
If you have ever seen the documentary Food Inc. (which I highly recommend) talks about how 90% of the corn and 60% of all soy beans come from one company that are one strain. This means that a blight, whether engineered or natural, were to hit our country, we would loose 90% of all our corn in one fell swoop. This is pretty concerning when you truly understand how much of our food comes form corn and in really unexpected forms. If you look at how many individual strains of food we actually grow for the majority of our food, we are talking 22 types of plants with a specific strain make up 80% of our food. Can we afford to lose 80% of our food?
So how to fix it. We first need to encourage a larger diversity of plants, the idea being that some blights will effect some strains of plants and not others. We then need to decentralize our food production, moving food production closer to the people. This will take time, money and in all honesty could turn out to be more expensive as economies of scale decreases, but we also need to put a price on sleeping soundly at night.
I don't think it takes any stretch of the imagination to see how us depending on other countries for oil is a bad thing. Especially when you consider that most sources of this oil are in politically unstable areas. One thing we see as an option is to drill off shore, which as of late, we have seen how bad that has turned out to be. The fact is that there may be a large volume of oil out there, but it is still a finite resource and it is getting harder and harder to get to. With increased difficulty comes increased risk and while innovations can mitigate those risks, I am still left doubting it.
So the solution, I say save what we have in our country and lets focus on sustainable technologies. While people talk about nuclear, I have to remind them of the heavy subsidies they get every year. Nuclear is a pretty mature technology, I assert that if we took these subsidies and used them to develop solar/wind into mature technologies that we could come out on top. The added benefit to this is that we can then decentralize power production to avoid 50 well place bombs to take out most of our power production.
To sum up I think that we are beginning to see how Green is better for everyone in many ways. I found this video done by Pew which is pretty interesting.
Climate Patriots from Laura Lightbody on Vimeo.


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People are having yet another discussion about whether Doctor Who's roving time-traveler could regenerate as a woman — and apparently the show's original creator, Sydney Newman lobbied for a female Doctor in the mid-1980s, as a way of making the show fresh again.
So it's a great moment to appreciate this lovely art, which translates the whimsy of the Doctor perfectly into a set of Time Ladies. This is the work of Gladys at Rocket Surgery, who has a ton of other great fan art on her Tumblr. Here are the five most recent Doctors:
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Friday, June 29, 2007
Then it's home to make potato salad and grill veggie hotdogs on the grill - which we'll have smothered in grilled onions and peppers. We'll eat on the deck, drink a couple of pints and talk about "Die Hard" like it was serious Russian Literature. That's it. That's the day. The perfect guy anniversary.
We've been chatting about what we were going to do to celebrate over the last few days. And as we talked we've slowly worked out this plan. Now, most of the women I know that I've told about this don't see the 'plan' in it - nor do they see the 'anniversary' in it. But we've never lived our lives seeking approval from others.
What was cool about the day, is that we planned it all. Every bit of it. Without ever once thinking about accessibility and the wheelchair. It just never came up as we talked. It was weird, for a year and a half, every time we wanted to go somewhere we had to check that I could get into the place. Like yesterday, I was a contestant on our radio stations quiz show (out on the first question- Alice Cooper is the answer to all sorts of questions that I wouldn't get) and I get a fairly cool prize, just for participating. Had to check if I could get into the station. Apparently I can.
But we planned the day we wanted. Never thought about the chair until only about a half hour ago. Every single place we plan on going is accessible. Several of the places we're going we've been going to for years. It's cool.
Thirty eight years ago we thought about accessibility, but in a different way. How many places were there that were accessible to us together? How many places turned us down when we tried to rent an apartment together? How many banks refused to give us a joint bank account? How many jobs demanded that we pretend our way through the day? How many family members turned their back on us - never to really look at us again?
We knew what it was like in a world of hatred, violence and murder; in a world of deceit, deception and mistrust; in a world of hypocracy, conspiracy and war to be told that loving is the deepest sin.
They say that coming out to oneself - as gay -as disabled - as different is the most difficult process. This is untrue. Coming out to the world as different and as human - standing face to face with bigotry, toe to toe with oppression while standing shoulder to shoulder with each other, that's a more difficult route. The road that must be travelled.
Today we just want to be an old couple going out for lunch and a movie before going home for beer and bbq on the deck.
Today we acknowledge that some prejudices have been ramped. Some places made accessible. For all of me, for both of us - and for my chair.
Today is our anniversary.
17 comments:
Congratulations on your 38th year! Hope there's many more to come and that you don't fall out over the peanut butter just yet ...
- 29 June 2007 at 06:34
- 29 June 2007 at 06:45
Congratulations to you and Joe!
38 years is amazing.
Maybe your next book should be about making relationships last...
Enjoy your day!
- 29 June 2007 at 07:22
- WereBear said...
Congratulations on a lovely anniversary.
Just for the record, as a straight woman, if my husband wanted to celebrate with the latest "Die Hard," I'd be all for it!
- 29 June 2007 at 07:31
- All 4 My Gals said...
Happy Anniversary! It's a beautiful thing to be able to love and be unified for that long!!! Amazing what you all have been through and what you have conquered. Many wishes for more years of changing our world for the better.
- 29 June 2007 at 08:35
Happy Anniversary Dave and Joe. Have a fabby day! Sounds great x
- 29 June 2007 at 09:35
Happy Anniversary Dave and Joe!! Here's wishing you a lovely relaxing day!!!
- 29 June 2007 at 10:42
- Jacqui said...
Happy anniversary. That's a long road you have travelled.
- 29 June 2007 at 13:03
- lina said...
Congratulations on 38 years - and all the best through the next 38!
And I think those are some amazing plans - enjoy!
- 29 June 2007 at 13:05
- CJ said...
Woo hoo! Good for you! That is one heck of an accomplishment!
- 29 June 2007 at 15:07
That is great. Happy Day. I'm glad that you are so open about everything.
LynPB from the Great State of Massachusetts where equal marriage lives on.
- 29 June 2007 at 15:30
Happy anniversary Joe and Dave and many many more.
- 29 June 2007 at 16:56
- ntmjbmom said...
Happy Anniversary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- 29 June 2007 at 21:16
- Jenny said...
Happy late anniversary! As a newlywed, it makes me smile when I see/hear of couples who have made it as long as you guys, and who are still very happy. :)
- 30 June 2007 at 16:58
Congratulations, guys!
It's our anniversary this weekend.
4 years together as a couple, and 1 year as wife and wife.
The world is opening it's eyes and seeing 'unconventional' couples as equals.
Slowly, but surely.
Thanks goodness
- 2 July 2007 at 03:25
- Nancy I. said...
Congratualtions (belated!)!! Many more!!!
- 2 July 2007 at 11:28
- Jessica Bettcher said...
Happy Anniversary!
- 2 July 2007 at 13:25


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Hard to tell, but Padres purchaser could emerge quickly
The richest man in town will pass on the Padres.
Charles Brandes, No. 331 on the Forbes' 400, follows all of the local teams, but at a detached distance.
"Every once in a while I've been told to look at a franchise," the billionaire money manager said Tuesday afternoon, "and I've decided about a day later not to do it.
"Basically, it's not my area of expertise. I like to remain focused and have had some good success at remaining focused … I would not want to get distracted by doing something like that. And it can be quite distracting."
Owning a major-league baseball team is a pricey proposition, but the investment is not merely monetary. It's the most public of private businesses, an enterprise in which you have to answer not only to partners, but to millions of emotional stakeholders who tend to view profit as the enemy of performance.
This is not a business for everyone, and it's not a business for very many for very long.
When John Moores confirmed his intention to sell the Padres for a second time Tuesday, he sounded like a man eager to make his exit. Now in his 18th year as the club's controlling interest, Moores has known triumph and tumult up close and then at progressively longer range, eventually retreating to Texas in anticipation of a clean break.
Moores was ready to cash out three years ago, when he agreed to sell the club in pieces to an investment group fronted by Jeff Moorad, and he has returned to the scene with all of the enthusiasm of a man renewing his driver's license.
"It's difficult to think about not owning a club, but it's time," he said. "The average club turns over every five to six seasons. I'm clearly on the long end of ownership."
This time, the end could come quickly. The abrupt and messy end of Moorad's installment purchase plan has reinforced baseball's preference for one-stop shoppers, and the pending $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers has stimulated a marketplace where demand invariably outstrips supply in a universe of 30 clubs.
Prospective buyers are already kicking the Padres' tires, running the numbers and gabbing with go-betweens Steve Greenberg and John Moag.
Citing confidentiality clauses and the sensitivities of embarrassed losers, Greenberg and Moag declined to discuss potential bidders Tuesday. Still, Greenberg has a history with hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen, who lost out in the final bidding for the Dodgers, and the Padres figure to command a significantly smaller price. (The over/under here is $725 million.)
Two baseball sources Tuesday identified former Dodgers owner Peter O'Malley as an interested party. Another baseball source believes former player agent Dennis Gilbert may get involved with the Padres once he's recovered from losing out on the Dodgers. Bill Reik, a minority partner in the Cincinnati Reds, says he is openly "interested in exploring it."
Curiously, some of the wealthiest members of Moorad's group have shown little interest in expanding their positions as the club has appreciated in value. Though Moorad's inability to gain approval as the Padres' "control person" posed an obstacle for his partners, it may also have created an attractive arbitrage opportunity.
Assuming the Moorad group retained the option to buy the 51 percent block controlled by Moores at a price set in 2009, its willingness to waive that right in the face of rising franchise prices would seem to leave a lot of money on the table. Though baseball ownership could block an attempt to "flip" a franchise for a quick score, rich men don't get richer by forsaking their financial advantages.
Moorad continues to maintain his public silence since his March 22 resignation as the Padres' chief executive officer. Ron Fowler, who succeeded Moorad as point man for the minority partnership, has yet to respond to numerous interview requests.
"I'm reluctant to speculate," Moores said of the Moorad group's position.
It's possible that many of those with a piece of the Padres perceive a market top, and that the chance to sell in the wake of the Dodgers' deal is more persuasive than a more protracted and potentially more lucrative transaction.
"John Moag and I have both received a number of calls," Steve Greenberg said. "It's way too soon to gauge the level of interest, but I will say based on what we've heard … it's a very hot time for baseball."
Whether it's as good a time to get in as it is to get out is a different matter.


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The natural flora on our tongue (lingual bacteria) are essential for the athletic performance-enhancing effect of the nitrates in vegetables such as beetroot.
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If you're asking yourself, "What beet-related boost in athletic performance?" you may have missed the first video in this series, Doping With Beet Juice. And if the whole "nitrate to nitrite double pass" is a mystery to you, then check out Priming the Proton Pump. If you're thinking, "Wait a second, aren't nitrites the preservatives in cured meats that cause cancer?" then you're way ahead of me—stay tuned to the 14 following videos in this series!
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Choosing a Business Name: Descriptive or Unique?
When launching a new company or rebranding an existing one, businesses seek to find a name that distinguishes them from competitors and increases their recognition. In a crowded marketplace, it's critical that consumers be able to find and remember a business easily.
The dilemma: if your company name is a generic description of what you do, like Orange Juice Inc. for someone selling orange juice, how do you stand out as unique and memorable? Alternately, if your name has no association with what you do, how will consumers intuitively find you?
When we launched the consumer daily-deal website 1SaleADay.com in 2007, we had no idea that the name was too descriptive to even acquire initial trademark rights. We were unaware that many experts recommend 'fanciful' marks such as "Exxon" or "Kodak," which aren't generic but invented for the sole purpose setting a business apart.
With time—and the word-of-mouth of many loyal customers—our website received enough notoriety to begin building brand equity. We were also fortunate enough to be featured on national shows like The View, ExtraTV and Fox Business, and in publications like Entrepreneur and Forbes. Eventually we were able to acquire secondary meaning and get federal trademark protection on our name because it became uniquely associated with our brand.
Like many businesses, however, 1SaleADay.com has gone through its growing pains. Our website recently went through a redesign and it became evident that an update to our most precious asset—our name—was needed.
Some suggested it was time to change the name to something more fanciful and less descriptive. Buy.com, for example, recently changed its name to Rakuten, reflecting the name of its new Japanese owners. Of course 1SaleADay is independent, so we had no such imperative staring us in the face. Nevertheless, we chose not to invent an abstract name. Over time, 1SaleADay has generated the benefits of both a descriptive/generic mark and a unique brand that identifies us as a company. We have the best of both worlds—a descriptive name that has become uniquely identified with our company.
The best solution for our needs was simply to shorten our old name to 1Sale.com. Short, simple and easy to remember, 1Sale.com is faster to type into a web browser. It also helps communicate our brand promise: a site where every deal is the one-and-only lowest price available. A site where our loyal customers always come first.
For businesses just starting or looking to rebrand, there is no single right or wrong answer on name choice. But if you have the vision and determination to discover something that is both generic and descriptive, then take deliberate steps to identify it with your brand, you'll have a powerful strategy for long-term success.
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La Pierre Diamond Double Cluster Ring - Rose Gold
Item # YAN-33110122
- Handcrafted in 18-karat rose gold.
- Detailed in diamonds.
- Round diamond center totals 0.30 carats.
- Surrounding diamonds total 0.18 carats.
- Finished with a thin rose gold band.
- Handmade in Greece.
Yannis Sergakis is the descendant of a well-established family of Greek diamond traders. He was drawn into the alluring world of precious stones while still a child, when he spent hours observing his uncles in their showroom.
Soon, Yannis began collecting and trading jewels. Much later, he realized that his true passion was not collecting but creating jewelery. It was not a conventional route, but one that indicates his deep love and appreciation for the fine art of jewelery.
After studying gemology and design at the Gemological Institute of America, Yannis Sergakis worked as a trader alongside his family until 2004, when he set up his own business.
More interested in creating exquisite jewels than signing them, he started collaborating with renowned jewelery houses in Greece and abroad.
Over thirty collections later, with the maturity of a designer who has spent a decade honing his craft and the assertiveness of someone whose sought after pieces sell at the world's most exclusive boutiques, Yannis Sergakis has taken the most important step yet – creating his own signature line.
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How secure are streams of dividend income? The question arouses anxiety throughout the year, and especially during the holidays. Throw in talk of a coming "fiscal cliff," and it increases exponentially.
Fred Taylor says to relax—sort of.
"We've been talking about this literally since January," says Taylor, president of and co-founder of Denver-based NorthStar Investment Advisors. "So our clients are probably immune to it." Taylor, whose firm specializes in building dividend portfolios for income, adds that much of the country has been talking about it as well, at least since the debt ceiling debate in Washington during the summer of 2011.
"It's one of the reasons we're not seeing a massive correction in the market," he explains. "Believe me, if we saw a 20% downward swing, our clients would be calling, but that's not happening."
Volatility is light, with the VIX at 16, and there hasn't been much economic news to cause it to spike. "The market has already baked in the fiscal cliff headlines," Taylor argues. "And from what we're seeing, it believes we'll get a deal done."
The deal, he says, will involve higher tax rates on the wealthy coupled with some type of entitlement cuts. "My personal belief is that dividends and capital gains are not what really matter to Obama," he says. "If we can get income tax rates back to where they were under Clinton at 39.6% then that's what he's really after. He'll let the other stuff go."
That isn't to say something drastic will not happen if a deal isn't reached, Taylor emphasizes.
"But what investors are listening to is the market, rather that Congress," he notes. "Congress is listening to the market as well. Believe me, if there was a 20% correction, suddenly we would see a lot of forward progress on the fiscal cliff front."
If Congress does raise taxes on top earners while enacting some sort of entitlement reform, it will buy time to get into the mechanics of the budget, and at that point, Taylor says, "we'll probably muddle through."
"The question we always get, not so much from our clients but from other people, is 'Will we change our strategy?'" Taylor says. "I always say, 'No.' We'd rather get paid on our money and then pay some taxes on it than not. Where else will investors get income currently? Not from money markets."
As a firm, NorthStar's strategy throughout the year in the run-up to the cliff has been to look through their portfolios, take capital gains, offset those capital gains with loss harvesting, and then re-diversify the portfolio.
"We're not at all surprised by the fiscal cliff," he concludes. "We are surprised that the market hasn't reacted. We really thought it would punish investors. It hasn't yet, but that isn't to say it won't."


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A number of Utah State University students traveled to Norway during summer 2013 to participate in a photography study abroad program, and now, examples of their artwork can be seen in the "Fotosommer 2013 Norway" Exhibition Sept. 30-Oct. 16 in Gallery 102 of the Chase Fine Arts Center. Gallery 102 is open weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The students have worked since spring 2013 to prepare for the exhibit. Throughout their trip to Norway they spent long nights brainstorming ideas and expanding their projects. Since they've returned to USU the students have worked to bring their show to its final stages.
Eight students traveled and Norway and eight students returned, according to participant Lisa Baker, who said there were a few "bumps along the way," including "a huge lack of working wifi."
But, all agreed, it was an adventure they would never forget.
The students spent their days hiking to waterfalls and taking photos. They got lost and were chased by cows, but each time they reached the summit they were convinced the view couldn't get better, but it did.
The students also had opportunities to visit museums and saw classics from old masters, including Edvard Munch. Finally, a favorite activity was taking a cruise through the Norwegian fjords.
Accompanying the USU students was faculty member Carsten Meier.
An open house reception for "Fotosommer 2013 Norway" is Oct, 4, from 5-7 p.m. in Gallery 102. The students promise live music and "yummy refreshments."
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"Technology is rapidly evolving, and the ability to leverage it is increasingly important to the RIA," Spenser Segal said on the last day of MarketCounsel's Member Summit 2012 in Las Vegas on Friday. "It's gone from being a competitive advantage to a business necessity."
Segal, CEO of ActiFi, a software consulting company focused on practice management for the financial services industry, delivered a presentation titled "Driving Tangible Business Results Through Technology and Process Improvements."
He began by noting that technology can be fun and frustrating to advisors.
"Whether you are an early adopter or a reluctant follower, technology analysis and implementation can be a distraction from running your business," Segal said. "We'll walk through the process of assessing your business needs, envisioning the outcome and creating a realistic plan all the way through to implementing and monitoring the initiative to ensure that business objectives are met."
The benefits of technology, he added, are realized through workflow improvements. The ability to leverage workflow is a key to achieving business outcomes.
"Benefits are realized through people, process and technology. Each one should have a third of the advisor's resources and focus. In reality, it's more like a 1:1:98 ratio. Technology will never work unless the other two legs of the stool are supported."
He then revealed four keys to the successful integration of technology into a practice:
1. Don't go at it alone—Learn what peers have experienced and what experts are recommending.
2. Make changes to processes carefully—Implement new processes in the same way you would make changes to model portfolios. Change needs constant monitoring and rebalancing.
3. Manage pain of change carefully—Don't overwhelm users. Segal employed a pinball analogy. A nudge here or there can result in a higher score. Hit it too hard and it results in a tilt.
4. Make sure the processes benefit clients—Don't assume, ask. Segal often hears of clients who didn't like a particular piece of an advisor's technology. But because the advisor seemed so proud, they were afraid to offend.
"At the end of the day, when things go awry with a particular piece of technology, it is the will, skill and time the advisor is willing to devote that will see them through it," Segal concluded.


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Five stunning illustrations commissioned for our 2014 Film Awards brochure covers, representing the five Best Film nominees.
This year we have been working with creative agency Hüman After All to produce the print material for the EE British Academy Film Awards. Their campaign centers around the phrase 'Cinemmersive' and is representative of the emotions associated with the cinema-going experience. Illustrators La Boca were commissioned to produce artwork for the Film Awards tickets, posters and brochure covers.
We asked La Boca to interpret this year's five Best Film nominees for the covers of our Film Awards brochures. The brochures are given to all attendees on the night and form a collectable set.
Click on the thumbnails below to see the full-size illustrations along with a short design commentary from La Boca.
La Boca was also asked to design the Awareds night promotional poster using the BAFTA mask and ceremony as their inspiration.
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Hüman After All explain the concept of Cinemmersive...
"We chose the phrase 'Cinemmersive' to represent our approach to the BAFTA 2014 campaign.
"For us, Cinemmersive meant creating art that's grounded in the sense of emotion associated with the cinema-going experience, of being totally immersed in the landscape of film. It's a landscape that's often abstract and metaphorical, yet it lies very much at the heart of all movies. This sense of total immersion, of being enveloped by 'larger than life' stories, moments or relationships, is part of what makes films so compelling.
"The central figure used throughout the campaign is purposefully ambiguous – it could be a character from the film, or a member of the audience watching. We wanted to play upon this ambiguity as it alludes to the connection between the two; the viewer experiencing the story and the sense of empathy they feel for the character they see on screen."
Paul Willoughby
Creative Director
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The Best Film illustrations are available as limited edition prints to purchase from the La Boca online shop.
A2 Edition of 14 high quality Giclee prints on art paper for each design. £120 (inc. VAT)
A1 Edition of 4 high quality Giclee prints on art paper for for each design. £200 (inc. VAT)
Previous BAFTA Film Award Brochure Covers:
Official brochure illustrations in 2013 by Jonathan Burton
Official brochure illustrations in 2012 by Eda Akaltun
Official brochure illustrations in 2011 by Adam Simpson
Official brochure illustrations in 2010 by Tavis Coburn
Official brochure illustrations in 2009 by Noma Bar
12 Years A Slave
"When innocence is unfairly shackled, we too experience despair and suffering while simultaneously respecting the sense of dignity maintained throughout."
American Hustle
"The tightrope between success and failure is precarious, where no one is ever quite as they seem. Along the way, identities are formed, broken and manipulated, all in the joyful pursuit of financial gain."
Captain Philips
"When symbols of world globalisation pass by those who benefit the least, grotesque juxtapositions begin to form. The hunter can quickly become the hunted, and the notion of power can swing in unexpected directions."
"The disorientation and emptiness of spinning silently through space."
"A part of Philomena's life is missing - her son. It's a hole that cuts right through her and the religious beliefs underlying everything she holds true. The path for answers is long and winding, but essential."


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Learning Spaces
Not A Quiet Space
Due to the nature of group work and tutoring, the Learning Commons is not a quiet space. The second floor in Gorham and the upper four floors in Portland are more traditional library atmospheres. The Great Reading Room on the seventh floor in Portland is an ideal quiet space. Lewiston follows a quieter model as well.
Group Study Rooms
Group study rooms and small instructional spaces are available on all campuses and may be reserved using OpenRoom.
The Learning Commons features a wide variety of furniture from the old school wooden study carrels to upholstered chairs and couches. Some of the chairs and tables are designed to be moved about and students are encouraged to do so. Make yourself at home.
Computers and Printing
There are computer stations throughout the Learning Commons with access to printers including wireless printing. Download the wireless application at USM Laptop Printing.
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Lance Armstrong isn't finished with the flogging he's received since admitting last year to taking performance-enhancing substances. This time, it's from the U.S. Justice Department.
The department filed formal charges Tuesday against Armstrong and his company, Tailwind Sports, for taking millions from the U.S. Postal Service for his cycling team, CNN reports.
Lance Armstrong turns down Dancing with the Stars
Court documents show the Postal Service paid about $40 million to sponsor the team from 1998 to 2004. At the heart of the complaint is a charge that using prohibited drugs, as Armstrong admitted in a tell-all TV interview with Oprah Winfrey in January, is a breach of contract with the USPS.
Officials say they're seeking approximately triple that amount — or possibly more than $100 million — under the False Claims Act.


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This site has many wonderful posters who have travelled alot or who live in different locations.
So where in your opinion is the best place to live ?
Taking in factors such as education,scenery,politics,people,social life,climate,welfare systems health system ,taxes etc ?
I've been to most of Europe,Canada and now the U.S.
The U.S does not rate very highly I am afraid for many reasons-too many to list here.
SanFran was disappointing,Hawaii too expensive,New York hectic and too expensive.
LA - polluted toilet.
Plus the U.S. I don't rate for its social and political factors which alot of Americans are now becoming very concerned about.
For me Amsterdam and Holland I rate for its politics,environmental issues ,liberalism,culture,music,easy to get around etc
The Dutch seem to have an healthy appreciation of life.
I like Manchester and Liverpool for its people,politics and cultures but I wouldn't want to live there.
Canada scores quite high but you need a car and the climate can be freezing.
Germany I rate highly (31 days vacation a year!),wonderful scenary and a very high standard of living.
The Germans get everything right and if they don't then they are working on it.Workers have the best protection in Germany. Sweeden is similar and its blonde women I rate highly..Sweeden,Germany,Switzerland and Holland are my top 4 so far for many reasons.
I still haven't been to Australia,NZ etc
What country is the best to live in?
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Can you see her? This is May, my sweet little hatchling. I have been watching that nest for so long!
I have already decided to name the brother June. Since he seems to be taking his sweet time coming out. And also, in honor of June, one of my favorite bloggers, who loves birds and nests, and animals, more than I do.


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No car, no sex: That's the rule for an experiment Zurich to make prostitution less of a public nuisance and safer for women. John Revill reports on Lunch Break. Photo: Getty Images.
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Barbecued Pulled Pork on a Charcoal Grillfrom Bridget Lancaster, Julia Collin Davison
Serves 8
Pulled pork can be made with a fresh ham or picnic roast, although our preference is for Boston butt. If using a fresh ham or picnic roast, remove the skin. Preparing pulled pork requires little effort but lots of time. Plan on 10 hours from start to finish: 3 hours with the spice rub, 1 hour to come to room temperature, 3 hours on the grill, 2 hours in the oven, and 1 hour to rest. Wood chunks help flavor the meat; hickory is the traditional choice with pork, although mesquite can be used if desired. Serve the pulled pork on plain white bread or warmed buns with the classic accompaniments of dill pickle chips and coleslaw. You will need a disposable aluminum roasting pan that measures about 10 inches by 8 inches as well as heavy-duty aluminum foil and a brown paper grocery bag.
Š cup Dry Rub for Barbecue (see below)
1 bone-in pork roast, preferably Boston butt (6 to 8 pounds)
4 (3-inch) wood chunks
2 cups barbecue sauce (see below)
1. Massage the dry rub into the meat. Wrap the meat tightly in a double layer of plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours. (For stronger flavor, the roast can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.)
2. At least 1 hour prior to cooking, remove the roast from the refrigerator, unwrap, and let it come to room temperature. Soak the wood chunks in cold water to cover for 1 hour and drain.
3. Meanwhile, light a large chimney starter filled a bit less than halfway with charcoal briquettes (about 2Į quarts, or about 40 briquettes) and allow to burn until all the charcoal is covered with a layer of fine gray ash. Empty the coals into the grill; build a modified two-level fire by spreading the coals onto one side of the grill, piling them up in a mound 2 or 3 briquettes high, leaving the other half with no coals. Open the bottom vents completely. Place the soaked wood chunks on the coals. Position the cooking grate over the coals, cover the grill, and heat until hot, about 5 minutes (you can hold your hand 5 inches above the coals for 2 seconds). Use a grill brush to scrape the cooking grate clean.
4. Set the unwrapped roast in a disposable aluminum pan (see note) and place it on the grate opposite the fire (see illustration 2 on page 261). Open the grill lid vents three-quarters of the way and cover, turning the lid so that the vents are opposite the wood chunks to draw smoke through the grill. Cook, adding about 8 briquettes every hour or so to maintain an average temperature of 275 degrees, for 3 hours.
5. Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 325 degrees. Wrap the pan holding the roast with heavy-duty foil to cover completely. Place the pan in the oven and cook until the meat is fork-tender, about 2 hours.
6. Slide the foil-wrapped pan with the roast into a brown paper bag. Crimp the end shut. Let the roast rest for 1 hour.
7. Transfer the roast to a cutting board and unwrap. When cool enough to handle, "pull" the pork by separating the roast into muscle sections, removing the fat, if desired, and tearing the meat into thin shreds with your fingers (see illustrations 3 and 4 on page 261). Place the shredded meat in a large bowl. Toss with 1 cup of the barbecue sauce, adding more to taste. Serve, passing the remaining sauce separately.
Barbecued Pulled Pork on a Gas Grill
1. Follow the recipe for Barbecued Pulled Pork on a Charcoal Grill through step 2. Soak 4 cups wood chips in cold water to cover for 30 minutes; drain. Place the wood chips in a small disposable aluminum pan.
2. Place the wood-chip pan on the primary burner (the burner that will remain on during cooking). Ignite the grill, turn all the burners to high, cover, and heat until very hot and the chips are smoking heavily, about 20 minutes. (If the chips ignite, use a water-filled squirt bottle to extinguish them.) Turn the primary burner down to medium and turn off the other burner(s). Set the unwrapped roast in the disposable pan, position the pan over the cooler part of the grill, and close the lid. Barbecue for 3 hours. (The temperature inside the grill should be a constant 275 degrees; adjust the lit burner as necessary.) Proceed as directed from step 5 of the recipe.
Eastern North Carolina Barbecue Sauce
Makes about 2 cups
This sauce contains no tomato but is rich with heat and vinegar.
1 cup distilled white vinegar
1 cup cider vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce, such as Tabasco
Salt and ground black pepper
Mix all of the ingredients, including salt and pepper to taste, together in a medium bowl. (The sauce can be refrigerated in an airtight container for several days.)
Mid–South Carolina Mustard Sauce
Makes about 2Į cups
1 cup cider vinegar
1 cup vegetable oil
6 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
4 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce, such as Tabasco
Ground black pepper
Mix all of the ingredients, including black pepper to taste, together in a medium bowl. (The sauce can be refrigerated in an airtight container for several days.)
Cuban-Style Barbecued Pulled Pork with Mojo Sauce
Mojo sauce (recipe follows) is a citrus-flavored Cuban sauce served with pork. Rice with black beans is an excellent accompaniment to this dish. The use of wood for flavoring is not traditional in this dish and can be omitted if you prefer to keep the emphasis on the pork and seasonings.
Mix 9 medium garlic cloves, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 3 tablespoons), 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 1 tablespoon ground cumin, 1 tablespoon dried oregano, 1 tablespoon salt, 2 teaspoons brown sugar, and 1Į teaspoons ground black pepper together in a small bowl. Follow the recipe for Barbecued Pulled Pork (charcoal or gas), replacing the Dry Rub for Barbecue with the garlic mixture. Proceed with the recipe, omitting the barbecue sauce. To serve, pass Mojo Sauce separately with the pulled pork.
Mojo Sauce
Makes 1 generous cup
This citrusy Cuban sauce is delicious with pork.
Į cup extra-virgin olive oil
6 medium garlic cloves, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 2 tablespoons)
Į teaspoon ground cumin
Į cup orange juice
╝ cup juice from 4 limes
1 teaspoon salt
Į teaspoon ground black pepper
1. Heat the oil in a small, deep saucepan over medium heat until shimmering. Add the garlic and cumin and cook until fragrant but not browned, 30 to 45 seconds.
2. Remove the pan from the heat and add the orange juice, lime juice, salt, and pepper carefully, as the mixture may splatter. Place the pan back on the heat, bring to a simmer, and cook for 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat and cool the sauce to room temperature. (The sauce can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days.)
Dry Rub for Barbecue
Makes about 1 cup
You can adjust the proportions of spices in this all-purpose rub or add or subtract a spice, as you wish. For instance, if you don't like spicy foods, reduce the cayenne. Or, if you are using hot chili powder, eliminate the cayenne entirely.
4 tablespoons sweet paprika
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 tablespoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
2 tablespoons salt
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon ground white pepper
1–2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
Mix all of the ingredients together in a small bowl.


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You know the old saying about what happens when you assume something. Well, that saying could apply if you assume the phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) levels in your fields are high enough not to limit yields.
At the same time, if you assume you need more P and K without checking a current soil test, you may be wasting your money.
Conventional wisdom among farmers and agronomists says that many North American fields have enough P and K for crop production and won't benefit from any more fertilizer. However, a review of 1.8 million soil samples says that assumption is not always correct.
The Potash and Phosphate Institute (PPI) is a non-profit organization of potash and phosphate fertilizer producers. PPI summarized soil tests and found almost half of the samples - one of every two acres - tested medium or below in P and K. Those are levels where most agronomists would expect a significant yield jump in the year you applied fertilizer.
The summary reveals 46% of the samples tested medium or below in P and 44% tested medium or lower in K. The highest frequency of tests medium or below P, 60-80%, was found in the Northern Great Plains. East of the Mississippi, 16 out of 23 states had half or more of the K tests in medium or lower results. Eastern states had more soils in the medium to lower range for K than Western states because Western states had less weathered soils.
The summary of soil tests pulled in the fall of 1996 and the spring of 1997 indicate the nutrient-supplying capacity available in soils in North America for the '97 cropping season.
Many fields, farms and areas within the fields would grow crops more profitably with more P and K, says Paul Fixen, a PPI senior vice president based in Brookings, SD. Yet, he strongly cautions against application on those acres that don't need P and K.
With the current low corn and bean prices, you may be reluctant to spend any more cash. But it takes time to change P and K levels. High soil test levels mean you can probably hold off applications without any yield-limiting consequences. However, the summary shows that farmers in some areas don't have that flexibility because their soil test levels are low.
"We have gone from surplus nutrient budgets that build soil fertility to deficit budgets that really are nothing more than a loan from future productivity," he says.
Fixen isn't advocating that you base fertilizer decisions solely on the soil test summary, which he claims isn't perfect. The PPIexecutive says thesummary's results argue for a closer review of soil test data and maybe even mor e soil testing.
"We see a gap between application and what we see in soil tests. The acres are suboptimal in P and K because suboptimal levels have been applied. Maintenance may be right for some farmers, but not all," he points out.
George Rehm, a University of Minnesota extension soil fertility specialist, agrees that a critical look at soil tests can help save some money next spring. Your fields or areas of fields with medium or higher levels can do without P and K, letting you instead target your fertilizer dollars to fields with medium or low levels.
Soybeans, in particular, benefit from higher phosphorus. Rehm says it pays to add P when its readings are less that 10 ppm for the Bray test and less than 8 ppm for the Olsen test. For example, he cites research figures from '97 when beans without P yielded 23 bu/acre and those with 46 lbs of phosphate, which cost $11/acre, yielded 35 bu/acre.
"Those 12 bu - however you price them - are worth more than the $11 an acre for phosphate," he points out. "However, once you get above 10 ppm the potential for yield increase in soybeans is very small."
Soil tests taken a couple of years ago can still help. He says, "Soil test values for P and K don't change rapidly. Tests two or three years old will tell me where I am in the ballpark so I can make decisions. Don't ignore the possible need to fertilize for soybeans."
Brad Joern at Purdue University says that the summary shows farmers have done a good job improving fertility over the years.
"Very few soils were adequate in the '50s," he says. However, the soil fertility trends still need to be viewed on a field-by-field basis for farmers. "For individual producers, this summary isn't very meaningful. They (farmers) need to assess the situations on their farms," he adds.


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Today seemed like just another day. Little did I know, in a span of about 20 minutes, the resulting set of events would be hugely embarrassing for me. I had barely woken up, when my phone started going bonkers with notifications coming from emails, chats & twitter replies. A glance at the notifications indicated that my email account had been compromised and phishing emails had been sent to every one in my contacts list.
The Analysis
I logged into my Google Apps email account and had a look at the recent account activity details, nothing out of the ordinary there.
Checking the sent mail folder indicated that no emails had been sent in the recent past. It occurred to me to check my other Gmail account.
And indeed, soon as I logged in to my Gmail account, there was a huge red mark indicating activity from China.
Sure enough, the Sent folder had a copy of the spam mail
So, what went wrong? It all boils down to a culmination of the PlayStation Network hacking, some bad habits from my yesteryear and some nice features from Gmail which resulted in the phishing email to look like it came from my current domain account instead of the old Gmail account. Let's have a look at each vector:
- PlayStation Network break-in
- Not monitoring my email account
- Password Reuse
- Send mail as and Reply-to set to my domain address
PlayStation Network break-in
PlayStation network was hacked recently, with all 77 million accounts compromised as a result of this break-in. I firmly believe this is the primary reason behind my email account being compromised. The fact that my email account was accessed from a China IP barely 2 days after the break-in before sending off the mails is proof enough to convince me that the user information was sold off to spammers in China.
Not monitoring my email account
Before switching over to my Google Apps account, I had been using this Gmail account. Once the Google Apps account had been setup, I migrated all my contacts and mail over to my Google Apps account. Furthermore I had also used Google Apps's Auto Forwarding to ensure that any stray email to the old id would get fetched and forwarded automatically to my new account. This resulted in me never monitoring the account. If I had monitored the account, I would have noticed the big red mark under Gmail's unusual activity and would have changed the password right then.
Password reuse
You've heard this before lots of times, and probably are guilty of it – password reuse refers to using the common password across most/all of web services that you use. What starts as convenience turns out to be a single point of failure – just access to this one password is enough for spammers / hackers to gain access to all your accounts. In my case even though password reuse is something I had kicked out quite some time ago ( thanks to LastPass), back then when I had setup my accounts – I had used the same password for Gmail & PSN. With spammers getting access to my password with the PSN break-in and my failure in having used the same password – getting access to my account was easy.
Send mail as and Reply-to set to my domain address
Gmail has this nice "Send mail as" feature – basically it allows you to send email originating from one Gmail account to appear as originating from another Gmail account(that you have access to, of course). I had used this feature, along with Reply-to set to my current email address during my stages of migration from Gmail to Google Apps. Post migration, however I let these settings remain as-is and did not change them.
End result of all of these:
- My Gmail account was broken in
- All the contacts in my contact list were spammed with phishing email
- To make this worse, they appeared to have originated from my domain account, instead of the dormant Gmail account.
So, what happened then?
As I had mentioned above, soon as the email was sent, I received numerous emails, IMs, and twitter replies about phishing mail being sent from my account. I used the steps outlined by Keith in his earlier post about how to handle a situation like this. I changed the password on my prior Gmail account immediately(mind you: my previous password was not a dictionary password – and neither was it easy to guess or brute force). I sent an apology email to the unintended recipients of the phishing mail. (Un)fortunately, Gmail had already marked mails coming from that account as suspicious and that my account might have been compromised so I had to reply to some people mentioning that the second email was a genuine one from me.
Learnings from this event
As a Super User, I take pride (and great pains as well) in knowing and trying to ensure that accounts were never compromised. Today's account has been a huge embarrassment – and a learning experience for me. To summarize:
- The ghost of your past bad practices will return!
- Never, ever let any account, especially as critical as email – even if it dormant – go unmonitored. If you aren't using it, close it or delete it.
- On event of any service break-in – always change the password!
- Don't use the same password for each service


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Indian PM urges calm amid violent anti-rape protests
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday called for calm and promised action after the brutal gang-rape of a young woman aboard a bus sparked violent demonstrations in the streets of New Delhi.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appealed for calm on Monday as he sought to tamp down growing public outrage over the gang rape of a young woman that led to clashes between police and protesters in the heart of the capital at the weekend.
Singh, who has faced fierce criticism for remaining largely silent about the rape, vowed action against what he called a "monstrous" crime.
The 23-year-old victim, who was attacked and then thrown from a moving bus in New Delhi, remains in hospital in critical condition.
"I appeal to all concerned citizens to maintain peace and calm. I assure you we will make all possible efforts to ensure security and safety of women in this country," Singh said in a televised address to the nation.
Police barricaded roads leading to India Gate, an imposing Arc de Triomphe-style war memorial in the centre of the city, that has become a hub of the protests by mostly college students. Many metro rail stations in the fog-shrouded city were also closed, hampering movements around the city of 16 million.
The uproar over the rape and what many protesters and political commentators see as a slow and ineffectual response by the government overshadowed an official visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Indian officials said a joint news conference by Singh and Putin at a venue close to India Gate would be moved and held at the prime minister's residence instead.
The spasm of violence at the weekend saw police use batons, teargas and water cannon against protesters around the city. Protests have also taken place in other Indian cities but they have been more peaceful.
The ferocity of the protests in the capital, many driven by social media, appears to have caught the government by surprise. Singh made his first comment on the rape in a statement on Sunday, a week after the event.
New Delhi has the highest number of sex crimes among India's major cities, with a rape reported on average every 18 hours, according to police figures.
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