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Rulemaking on 2013 Building Energy Efficiency Standards
Commissioner: Karen Douglas
About Docket #12-BSTD-01
The California Energy Commission is opening a public process and rulemaking proceeding to adopt changes to the Building Energy Efficiency Standards contained in the California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 24, Part 6 (also known as the California Energy Code), and associated administrative regulations in Part 1 (collectively referred to here as the Standards). The proposed amended standards will be adopted in 2014.
The California Energy Commission staff will conduct workshops to present potential revisions to the Standards and obtain public suggestions and comment. The scope, time, and date of these workshops will be publicly noticed.
Interested parties should be aware the investor-owned utilities (IOUs) in California conduct the statewide Codes and Standards programs through Public Goods Charge funding. (See Assem. Bill 1890, Stat. 1996, Ch. 854; Pub.Util. Code, § 334, et seq.) In anticipation of the 2013 revisions to the Standards, the IOUs are conducting a number of Codes and Standards Enhancement (CASE) Initiatives. These Initiatives address areas of potential change to the Standards that are promising based on the results of utility research and the success of incentives programs, and they document the potential energy savings, cost implications, and specific approaches associated with proposals by the IOUs for revisions to the Standards. Although outside the scope of the Energy Commission's rulemaking proceeding for the 2013 Standards, these Initiatives are important. The California Energy Commission expects the IOUs to engage building industry stakeholders throughout the development of their CASE Initiatives so that these initiatives will be adequately vetted with affected stakeholders prior to proposing potential revisions to the Standards.
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And how about getting messages of comfort through dreams - is there a name for that? I've had several myself through the years that have seemed to have meaning (and I'm willing to bet this is something most people have experienced so, I don't think it's really unusual). The best one I've heard of though was when my mom was a young girl during the war and was so worried about her brother (the same one on the ship above) and her two uncles who were also in the service. Then one night she had a vivid dream of three angels floating above the war memorial which is located in the center of our city and she knew they would all survive. It gave her the peace of mind to stop worrying and, just as she had believed, they all survived the war.
I like to call them the:
Delivery Gram- Often an important message delivered by a freshly dead loved one, but not exclusively.
My friend Kate had a visit from a person she had never even heard of before when she was in Hawaii visiting her friend Bea. It happened one night long after everyone had gone to bed, she was awakened by a large booming thump in the middle of the night. She was convinced that the house was struck by loose boulder from off the hill.
She got up to see what happened and found nothing unusual and no boulder.
After she got back in bed she noticed at the foot of the bed a small slightly built old gentleman with a wide brimmed hat looking at her from the foot of the bed. Startled she asked him Who are you? He replied that he was Grandpa Cummers and wanted her to tell Bea that she was going to be fine. He said You tell Bea that it will be painful for awhile, but shell be alright.
In the morning she asked Bea who Grandpa Cummers was. Startled, Bea told her that was her long deceased and much beloved step father and cofirmed that he was indeed a small man who very often wore a large brimmed gardening hat.
Bea had been suffering from a strange illness for about 3 months and thought that she was going to die soon, she was 85 at the time and just felt that this illness was the final aloha.
However it turned out just as Grandpa Cummers said it would, and she is a healthy young woman of 86 now.

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Palace Brothers | REWIG81 | Released: 27/02/12
The sense of Palace Brothers being a band was dispelled by Oldham's second album Days In The Wake. Initially released eponymously, Days in The Wake is, apart from the addition of some backing vocals on Come A Little Dog, a solo album.
If the first Palace Brothers album sounded like eavesdropping on a hillbilly gathering, Days In The Wake is a more private, faraway recording. The album opens with "You Will Miss Me When I Burn" one of Oldham's most tender melodies and, in the slight off-notes in his guitar picking, one of his most vulnerable. The album feels unhurried and still, on 'No More Workhouse Blues' Oldham slows his voice down to as low a register as possible, before breaking into a searing declaration: "I am a racing horse / I am a grazing horse / I am your favourite horse," the animal being a key signifier – or perhaps a character - in many of Oldham's Palace songs.
Days In The Wake also has in places a lighthearted tone. On "I Send My Love To You" the singer asserts that he is "a duck", and on "Wither Thou Goest?" Oldham does an impression "Baa baa moo moo baa baa baa" of "the calves who bleed their lungs out." Oldham's use of "Thou" and "Wither" together with lyrics about livestock and trails and Sioux City are again suggestive of an earlier, mythical time. Oldham finishes the album with "I Am A Cinematographer" one of his finest early vocal performances and one of his warmest songs.
Hearing him sing "I was a big old bear once" with something approaching tenderness, this strange, affecting album is also possibly Oldham's most unorthodox.
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Each pre-order comes with a 5 postcard set in a printed wallet. Each postcard featuring the artwork of the release.
- 01. You Will Miss Me When I Burn
- 02. Pushkin
- 03. Come a Little Dog
- 04. I Send My Love to You
- 05. Meaulnes
- 06. No More Workhorse Blues
- 07. All Is Grace
- 08. Whither Thou Goest
- 09. (Thou Without) Partner
- 10. I Am a Cinematographer
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HELP! True Blue Fan Stuck in Bear Country…
I have been a Cowboys fan since the late 70's early 80's. Unfortunately I am stuck in Illinois, an hour and half away from Chicago, in a little town of about 15,000 people. So needless to say most of the fans here are Chicago Bears fans. Some of my best friends are major Bears fans. Everywhere I look I see that annoying Bears head.
I drive around in a yellow truck. So I stand out. But my truck is decked out in Cowboys emblems – steering wheel cover, mats, a big true blue sticker on the back.
The offseason has been very trying this year. I had to hear all the crap about T.O. and then listen to the talk about Jay Cutler. OK, they finally have a decent QB but they will still stink. HA. Anyway this is my first and I hope many blogs about the Cowboys.
OK lets talk about the Cowboys and T.O. since I mentioned that. I was a little upset that they released him. With all the injuries to everyone last year, I don't think the offense had time to click. Roy Williams was hurting, Tony was hurting but I don't think would really admit it. I would have loved to see what the offense would have brought this year. Tony, T.O., Williams, Witten, Barber, and Jones. I would just had to say WOW. I know T.O. would have complained about the ball not coming his way, but we will never know what would happened.
Now lets really see if getting rid of T.O. was actually a move to make the team "Romo-friendly". What exactly is "Romo-friendly" anyway? Oh well, we will see.
I bleed Blue and Silver throughout my veins. I have converted my fiancee also. I have a little one on the way too. Another Cowboys fan in this Bear town. I'm getting the numbers up. Ha Ha. Thanks for reading.
– Aaron "DoughboyCowboy"


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|2013-04-21, 22:40
|Link #641
150% done
Join Date: Feb 2012
|2013-04-21, 22:51
|Link #642
Eternal Dreamer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Caladan
It wasn't clear to me how Maou looked when the light went dark but I felt suddenly he was all bishified and the glowing red eyes looked kind of secshy. Or maybe I just saw it wrong. Regardless, the moment when he turned around with the glowing red eyes saying he would save the world (or something along that line) made him look secshy.
|2013-04-22, 00:06
|Link #643
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
I really like the music in the show. The piano playing when Maou and Chiho were talking about the quake was great.
The quake caught me by surprise. I thought it'd just be a tiny shake. I'm interested in who the other guy attacking them last week was.
|2013-04-22, 01:22
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Join Date: Oct 2009
I like the part where Maou got more buff than he ever was in that flashback when he ruled as the demon lord. Also, I think it's pretty obvious at this point who the culprit from episode 2 is. (The only other remotely humanoid demon general briefly introduced in the flashback) Hopefully I'm proven wrong on my suspicion and it turns out to be one of the hero's allies, because that sounds pretty neat on paper.
|2013-04-22, 07:26
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
it seems maou is never the bad guy after all..its just like the state of two country in the war in each other, there is never a bad guy, each side is just as "sinful" as the other side, beside who knows the fate of demon race to make maou to attack the human, are they being oppressed? or the human attack first secretly?chastised them like every good church do? is the decision is pure maou's will or is it the will of the masses, he just basically being "forced" to as the leader?
as the murderer of the yuusha's parent, in war casualties always exist, no leader can fully control each of their soldier like a chess piece, there will be always soldier who pillaged, kill, rape civilian, since in this case demon have a lot of animosity with human, kill any human they can find...regardless of the order...it;'s basically just wrong to solely blame it all in the hand of maou's, when yuusha dont even know the reason of war, and just assume he's some kind of mad tyrant like hitler
|2013-04-22, 09:44
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Kana Hanazawa ♥
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: France
Age: 32
Don't worry, nobody actually translated it like that.
|2013-04-22, 10:22
|Link #655
Secret Society BLANKET
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: 3 times the passion of normal flamenco
|2013-04-22, 18:10
|Link #656
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
I have to admit before watching anime I wasn't very familiar with seeing the Demon Lord/Satan in any story good or bad.
A most I saw him in possession/horror stories like the exorcist. I was terrified of being possessed as a kid. I also remember a really scary devil in the movie Legend (with a very young Tom Cruise)
Now maybe if Satan looked like this I would not have been so afraid.
|2013-04-22, 18:25
|Link #657
Moderate Haruhiist
What was it that someone else said? To understand the perspective of a human, you have to spend time AS a human. And that's exactly what happened in this case; in his time as a down-in-his luck bum, Maou's now experienced what it's like as one of the people he likely didn't even give a thought about. Rather than get bitter and angry about it, he's picked up sympathy and a bit of compassion.
Unrelated: Wouldn't it be funny if Chi-chan turned out to be a better overlord than Sadao?
|2013-04-22, 21:16
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Join Date: Oct 2004
I doubt he has the compassion. He does less damage due to his reason. I think his logic is: He doesn't believe causing damage has the benefit. As some people point out in episode 3, he does something very noble. He does it because he concerns about economy(resource scarcity) and the cost benefit analysis.
|2013-04-22, 21:24
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Your wife is hot...
Join Date: May 2008
Location: At your house fixing A/C
|2013-04-22, 23:59
|Link #660
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Chile
So, basically as his bible is the rules of his workplace; he was taught to care. He is not helping anyone based on economy, numbers or profits, but merely is an extension on what he has to practice every day; he is basically taking his work ethic outside the job. He is planing to use work ethic to climb the ladder as a worker & conquer Japan after all
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Pedal Power Photography: Parlee
Natalia Boltukhova aka Pedal Power Photography, had quite the assignment recently: photograph a few of New England's best framebuilders. Pictured above is Bob Parlee of Parlee Cycles – what a boss. Head over to Natalie's site to read up on her detailed journey of the three framebuilders she visited, photographed and documented their stories. Thanks to Chris for sending this my way.


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July 2014, Central African Republic - While violence and displacement of people remain the daily routine, our colleague in Bangui, Donaig Le Du, shares her impressions from the field. Read her diaries and try to get a sense of what it's like to live and work in C.A.R. during these dramatic days. Here's the second episode of a series describing her adventurous journey to the city of Bossangoa.
Security clearances approved. Security briefing completed. Radio check done. Bags – along with water, gas and office supplies for the field offices – in the cars ready to go.
The 800 km-plus trip, to field offices and projects in Bossangoa, Paoua and Bouar in the northwest of the Central African Republic, promises to be interesting – my first chance to get out of Bangui and see what things look like on the ground. On our way out of Bangui, the road is paved, a good road by C.A.R. standards, with holes every few metres. It runs straight through a breathtaking landscape: green hills, huge trees and very little traffic.
This may be why people lay cassava pieces to dry directly on the roadside. I have doubts about the cleanliness of the practice, and I cannot help but think about the cassava I ate the other day.
A few kilometres outside Bangui, we hit the first roadblock – a symptom of the ongoing violence that affects so many people in this country. We are greeted by young men, with no weapons to be seen. Everything goes smoothly – they hardly stop the car – but I doubt things will be as easy for the taxi they are busy searching, an old car overflowing with people and luggage.
A second roadblock. Then a third, and a fourth, in less than 40 km. These are the only unusual features of the otherwise quite normal scenery. In the car, we listen to music. I try to give Bonaventure, the driver, a taste of songs from countries outside C.A.R. I watch as we pass little brick houses, people walking along the road, kids running around, a few motorcycles each carrying at least three passengers, plus their bags.
"Then comes the fifth roadblock. But this one is different"Then comes the fifth roadblock. But this one is different. Half a dozen militias, from the group anti-Balaka, stand with their homemade guns that look like toys, built of carved wood and metal tubes. Weapons that look fake but appear to be able to shoot. One of the men wears a knitted hat that says "Chelsea FC," covered by a helmet twice the size of his head, and jujus cover his arms. His companion has knotted a woollen scarf over his head in a most peculiar way; it is way over 30°C out there.
"Be careful while driving" they say, "someone has been shot over there, so there is fighting a few kilometres away." It could be true. He may also have made it up on the spot.
And then, a few kilometres away, it becomes clear that he was right. A long line of 50 or more trucks is blocking the road. The bi-weekly convoy heading to the Cameroonian border – Bangui's only way of getting supplies – has come to a halt. From where we are, it is impossible for us to know what is going on further down the road, but security colleagues back in Bangui ask us to turn around and return to the capital immediately.
So here we are, less than three hours after we left, back at the office. One of my shortest road trips ever. I have not unpacked yet. The colleagues in the field offices will have to wait a little longer for the biscuits and newspapers we were hoping to bring them.
"No plans are certain here until you have actually completed them," says one colleague. And I have to admit, he is absolutely right.


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this is a test out of an idea i had
its a rpg stile game
loosely like d&d
the game is set up on one or more "maps", more are accessible when found they are 48 by 48 studs with detail built on, a small marker shows where the party is on the map
each stud on the map represents a 32 by 32 stud baseplate on which the characters can interact, they can move one baseplate (one map stud) a turn, there are five turns in one day (morning, midmorning, noon, afternoon, and evening), and three turns at night (twilight/ early night, midnight, and early morning)
anyway, on with the story
a litte bar in the middle of nowhere
(nooooo i missed some of the dog hair in there)
bartender: well look what the path brought in, some new adventures
*the drunk man laughs*
the others don't look up form there conversation
steve walks up to the bar
bartender: what'l it be boy
steve: actualy we don't have money for drinks but could we borrow a map
bill: *grumbles* can't i just have one, i haven't had any ale in days
fred (known as swift): good thing to, last time you had some we were almost killed by the barman, you drank his whole stock
bill: t'was only two barrels
bartender: here you go, you can keep it if you don't buy any drinks
steve: thank you sir, we won't, that settles it bill
bill: *grumble*
alexandria (alex): let me guess, you became an adventure because somebody killed you family and you want revenge
steve: yes a necromancer
alex: i should of known, its to much of a cliché
steve: yes and than the hero marries the fair maiden and lives happily ever after
alex: *thwack* c@#$@##, he's arrogant as well, why is it always me!
mysterious man in corner: i couldn't help but here you said a necromancer
steve: yes
man: was he dressed in black and had a ghost with a white scepter behind him
steve: yes, how did you know?
man: my companions and i are hunting this man as well if you are interested meet us on the path
they exit the building
alex: thank goodness they are gone
bartender: you know you should go as well
alex: fine but i won't like it
bartender: so thats were you kept that
later on the path
steve: welcome, i am glad to have your help but i don't think you have introduced yourselves
man: sorry, i am known by many names, but you may call me tim the ranger, these are my companions goreleaf the elf (he just goes by leaf) and Bergvid the dwarf
steve: i just go by steve, these are my companions william (he goes by bill), and fred he's a chil- err halfling who goes by swift
tim: i see
tim: there is a town nearby, i need to get some health potions before we set off
some skeletons pop out from cover
skeleton leader: halt this is our road
steve: good, this was starting to become boring backstory
the skeletons charge and attack
tim kills his on the counter attack
bergivid does the sam with his
nothing else of importance happens
tim goes to help leaf with the chieftain and bergivid goes to help fred
steve quickly displaces his
bergivid beheads another
bill disposes of his
tim displaces the leader
alex: i thought you might need my - i see you've been busy
steve: so you'll join
alex: against my better judgement
tim: lets go
swift: you forgot the best part, LOOTING
swift is know equipped with iron chain mail (+1 armor)
bill is know equipped with iron helm (+1 armor)
they divide up the weapons among them, none had any gold on them
they proceed to leave
character status
steve: health: 15/15 armor: 5 equipment status: 20/20
bill:health: 15/15 armor: 5 equipment status: 15/15
swift: health: 15/15 armor: 5 equipment status: 10/10, 10/10
tim: health: 25/25 armor: 6 equipment status: 25/25
leaf: health: 25/25 armor: 6+d6 shield equipment status: 20/20, 20/20
bergivid: health: 25/25 armor: 6 equipment status: 20/20
alex: health: 15/15 armor: 4 equipment status: 15/15
i didn't want to put this in forum battles because of all the rpgs going around right now, but if anyone wants to play a character (except steve) i will move it there and npc the others
also if there are any questions about how this works i will be happy to answer


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – David H. Koch '62 Head Coach Larry Anderson has been named a finalist for the Glenn Robinson Division III Coach of the Year award, after leading his team to its most successful season in program history. Anderson's Engineers advanced to their first-ever Division III Final Four, won a program-record 29 games and captured its second straight New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) crown. The award recipient will be announced at the CollegeInsider.com awards banquet on Friday, March 30 in New Orleans, site of the NCAA Division I men's basketball championship.
Other finalists include Jeff Brown of Middlebury College, Ken DeWeese of the University of Mary Hardin Baylor, David Hixon from Amherst College, Cabrini College's Marcus Kahn, Brian Lane of Transylvania University, Pat Miller, of the national champion University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Albertus Magnus College's Mitch Oliver, Matt Neil from Hope College and Ken Scalmanini of Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.
MIT's outstanding 2011-12 campaign came to an end in the NCAA Division III national semifinals, as it lost to eventual national champion, Wisconsin-Whitewater, 71-56. With a final record of 29-2, Tech finished the year ranked No. 4 in the D3Hoops Top 25. Coach Anderson's squad ripped off 16 straight victories to start the season and, after an 80-68 setback to WPI, its only regular season loss, won 13 more in a row to advance to the Final Four.
Tech defeated Springfield College, 65-60, in the NEWMAC tournament final to win its third league title in four years and earn a fourth-straight berth into the NCAA playoffs. The Engineers picked up a 62-55 opening round win over Skidmore College before rolling to an 83-63 victory against Farmingdale State in round two. The Cardinal and Gray knocked off the College of Staten Island, 83-67, the following weekend and booked its ticket to Salem, Va. with a 69-54 win over host Franklin & Marshall College in the sectional final.
Anderson was selected as the NEWMAC Coach of the Year, the third such honor in his career. Senior Noel Hollingsworth (Salt Lake City, Utah) and junior Mitchell Kates (Colts Neck, N.J.) were all-region selections while Kates was also named to the fourth team All-America by D3Hoops.com.
The Division III Coach of the Year award is named for legendary Franklin & Marshall coach, Glenn Robinson, who has over 800 career wins and is currently 12th on the all-time NCAA wins list. Robinson has led the Diplomats to the NCAA tournament 22 times, including Final Four appearances in 1979, 1991, 1996, 2000 and 2009.


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Dear LLL &/mothers who've been through the same,
I was EBFing my baby and enjoying it. He usually will stay at each breast for 10-20mins and finish both breasts until...
My baby was 4mth old. He started to be fussy and distracted during feeds. I tried to keep him at the breast by rocking him or giving him a toy to play with. The toy only worked for a while but the rocking works well. In fact he usually falls into deep sleep after just 1 breast. So when he stirs after abt 30mins while in this nap, I will just offer him the other breast while lying down, which he will take and pulls off once he had enough. Then he will continue his nap for another 30-40mins.
This works well for us for a while. Now he is 5mth old,
I have noticed the gradual but sure change. Baby
- started to refuse taking the breast he when he is fully awake.
- will only feed when he is asleep and stops feeding once he is awake
- If I try to feed him, he will arch his back, gag, choke and sometimes really vomit.
- only 1 breast at each feed. If I offer him both, he may gag or choke in the second breast and vomits all out.
So now, at 5 mths, he will only take 1 breast/2-4hours during the day.
From 8pm (his bedtime), he will take 1 breast / almost every hour until midnight.
He sometimes will wake once or twice (esp if he seems to take less during the day) at 2-5am. And another time at 7-8am.
Actually I am willing to tough it out... because he seems to have enough wet diapers and stools however, I am afraid bb is developing a very bad habit. Only eating when he is sleepy or asleep.
Please help! He refused the bottle since he was 2.5mth old and it is almost impossible to feed him with the bottle be it by a third person (my mil/hubby).
I tried to feed him some rice cereal since thinking that he is bored with BM. But he is refusing that too.
Is there anything I can do?
Or is this just a phase and he will outgrow it?
Is this possibly related to reflux? He vomits at times...
Please help....


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5:30 pm
Cyberchase "Ecohaven Ooze" When Hacker discovers that the liquid ooze that feeds the animals of EcoHaven also gives him a super energy boost, he decides to drain the pond and take the ooze home. He builds a fort around the pond, so the CyberSquad must figure out a way to get in without being noticed. They take inspiration from the Greek myth of the Trojan Horse and build a giant "Trojan Ducky. D
6:00 pm
Knit & Crochet Today "Edgings-Filet" Learn how to make simple knit and crochet edgings to spice up any project and then how to make filet crochet. Interview with Jean Leinhauser, expert crocheter and the author of numerous books. D
6:30 pm
Paint This With Jerry Yarnell "Kim, Part 1" (16x20 Acrylic) This painting is the first step in teaching figures and portrait work. The smooth linen canvas used for portrait work is first prepared using a mottled gray background. Jerry starts with a rough sketch of the model using the negative space technique to develop the figure. D
7:00 pm
Joanne Weir's Cooking Class "Provencal Roasted Lamb & White Bean Salad" Joanne shows her student Geoff how to cook a hearty one-pot main course and introduces him to new flavor combinations. Recipes: (1) POT ROASTED LEG OF LAMB WITH GARLIC AND OLIVES, (2) WHITE BEAN SALAD WITH PEPPERS, GOAT CHEESE AND MINT. Student: Student: Geoff Rubendall - Civil Engineer. D
7:30 pm
Cooking with Nick Stellino "It's All About Pasta!" Chef Stellino makes traditional Italian pasta dishes with the elegance and panache. Nick visits the butcher and the cheese monger and prepares Pasta with Sausage & Butternut Squash and Pasta with Sweet Sausage Ragu. D
8:00 pm
This Old House "Jersey Shore Rebuilds 2013/Lines in the Sand" A Texas contractor explains how they're dredging sand shoaled in Barnegat Bay after Sandy; structural hardware and windows are installed in Bay Head. The Point Pleasant garage, now 10 feet in the air, becomes the new dining room; Rita's modular home gets trucked in and craned onto timber piles in Manasquan; Kevin visits the 19th-century Great Auditorium and tent city in Ocean Grove, New Jersey. D
8:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "Venice: City of Dreams" Rick begins a two-part visit to Venice by tracing its history from Europe's most powerful city to its most hedonistic one. He cruises the Grand Canal, luxuriates in a venerable caf? and savors fresh fish canalside with friends. Part 1 of 2G
9:00 pm
Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope "The Bonin/Ogasawara Islands - A Land Far, Far Away" On the Bonin or Ogasawara Islands Joseph is reminded that travel is a treasure hunt. Even though one is told where the riches are buried, the real gems have to be discovered on their own. On this voyage to Tokyo's most distant possessions - more than 600 miles and 25 hours by ferry from the mainland - Joseph partakes of kayaking, snorkeling, trekking and whale watching. D
9:30 pm
Lidia's Italy In America "Yummy Pastas" Everyone loves pasta, and Lidia is known for her hundreds of super easy and really delicious pasta dishes that can be prepared any day of the week. In fact, this episode contains recipes that are perfect for the busiest of days, including Baked Ziti, Fettuccine Alfredo and Spaghetti with Basil Pistachio Pesto. D
10:00 pm
Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Forgotten Cookies" NULL
10:30 pm
Simply Ming "Dante Demagistris & Garlic" Everyone loves garlic, but if you don't handle it properly, it can take you to the culinary dark side-whether undercooked or overcooked. On this episode of SIMPLY MING, Ming zeros in on prepping garlic the right way. Joined by Boston chef Dante De Magistris, Ming uses garlic and some mystery ingredients to create two new dishes on the spot, Beef and Broccolini Stir Fry with Mango Puree and Basil Ricotta Gnocchi with Shrimp and Asparagus. D
11:00 pm
Taste of Louisiana with Chef John Folse & Co.: Our Food Heritage "African Slavery In Louisiana" While the Africans contributed to the agriculture of the state, they certainly left their mark on the cuisine of Louisiana as well. Dr. Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, an authority on the African-American experience, introduces us to these ingenious culinarians by tracing their heritage from Africa to the cane fields, cotton patches and kitchens of South Louisiana. Chef Folse joins Chef Don Mastroni and Pearlie Jefferson at the Old Coffee Pot in New Orleans to make rice, or "calla" cakes, a favorite snack of New Orleanians. D
11:30 pm
Rick Steves' Europe "Venice: City of Dreams" Rick begins a two-part visit to Venice by tracing its history from Europe's most powerful city to its most hedonistic one. He cruises the Grand Canal, luxuriates in a venerable caf? and savors fresh fish canalside with friends. Part 1 of 2G


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In a recent note, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. pointed out a number of stocks that could provide some easy money for investors by virtue of what the Wall Street bank calls a "social contract" — a combination of earnings appreciation due to expected share buybacks along with dividend yields. It could be easy money, provided shares remain stable or rise, for investors looking for as close to a guarantee as equities can offer. Here are Goldman's top 13 stocks for 2013 on its list in combined accretion-dividend payout.
Assurant Inc. AIZ, +0.45% is a specialty insurer offering everything from property coverage to prefunded funeral insurance. Trading in the mid-$30 range, it has the highest potential earnings accretion due to share buybacks at 13.8% and a dividend yield of 2.6%, putting its total at 16.4%, according to Goldman. Target price now is at $45.
Paper miller Domtar Corp. UFS, -0.16% is second on the total yield list with 15.6% due to a potential 13.5% earnings accretion from share buybacks and 2.1% from dividends. Upside on the mid-$80 stock is roughly 3%, however.
Validus Holdings Ltd. US:VR is third with 10.6% earnings accretion and a 3.3% dividend yield, for a total combined 13.9% payoff. Based in Hamilton, Bermuda, the reinsurer is trading in the mid-$30 range and has a Goldman price target of $44.
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. US:CCE is fourth on the list with a combined 13.7% earnings accretion plus dividend yield. The Atlanta-based bottler of Coca-Cola KO, +0.29% is now trading in the low-$30 range and has an upside of about 19%, Goldman says.
Offering the top dividend yield of all the companies on the list puts energy firm HollyFrontier Corp. HFC, +0.72% in fifth place. HollyFrontier boasts an 8.4% dividend, more than twice that of any other company. But its relatively low 3.5% buyback earnings accretion keeps the total payout at 11.9%. Trading in the low $40s, HollyFrontier also is considered to have the highest price upside of more than 50%, with a target of $69.
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. US:WYN has a potential 11.8% combined earnings accretion and dividend yield, according to Goldman, making it sixth on the list. Trading in the mid-$50 range, the stock's price target is $62.50.
Home-improvement retailer Lowe's Cos. LOW, -0.29% takes the seventh spot with a total payout of 10.2%. Lowe's could yield up to 8% in share-buyback earnings accretion, Goldman says.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. MPC, +0.73% is the second energy company on the list, and eighth overall with a combined 8.6% share accretion and dividend yield. The company has a relatively large potential share payoff as well, with shares in the $61 range and a price target of $87, for a 36% upside.
Ameriprise Financial Inc. AMP, -0.61% now is trading in the mid-$60 range, near its price target. But the combined dividend-share accretion yield could reach 8.5% this year, Goldman says, putting it in ninth place. The asset-management company is based in Minneapolis.
Railroad operator and freight hauler Norfolk Southern Corp. NSC, -0.89% comes in at 10th, with a combined yield of 8.4%. Goldman says the company should have a dividend yield of 3.3% as well as accretion payoff of 5.2%.
Insurer Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. AXS, +0.11% is 11th, with a combined yield of 8.2%. Based in Pembroke, Bermuda, it offers everything from catastrophic insurance to medical malpractice, as well as reinsurance to other providers. It also has a 21% potential upside to its price target of $43.
Fifth Third Bancorp FITB, +0.16% is tied for 11th at 8.2% in total yield, Goldman says. The Cincinnati-based financial-services firm could see 5.2% earnings accretion from share buybacks, according to the Wall Street firm.
Applied Materials Inc. AMAT, -0.09% concludes the list at No. 13 with a potential 7.8% yield. The chip maker is the only tech firm among the top 13. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company now is trading between $11 and $12, with a Goldman price target of $13.
Applied Materials Inc. US:AMAT concludes the list at No. 13 with a potential 7.8% yield. The chip maker is the only tech firm among the top 13. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company now is trading between $11 and $12, with a Goldman price target of $13.


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Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The novel has intrigued me ever since I saw its movie trailer 3 years ago. It still intrigues me to this day, after I've read the whole book!
Set in the UK, Hailsham is a place where batches of human clones are nurtured by guardians and released into the world upon adulthood to fulfill their birth purpose.
A memoir of Kathy's journey from her early years in Hailsham up to the present.
I am a good book-review blogger so i'm leaving it like that. I will not take away the experience from you. Also, do not read further. What lies ahead is my personal opinion of the book and it will indeed be lengthy and it will spoil you.
My goodness. Where do I begin?
For starters, I cannot further emphasize how much a controversy this book is. Kazuo is truly, a gutsy novelist (pun intended)! It raped my mind, it questioned my values and morals. It got the philosopher in me to ponder about the book's atmosphere, its reasons of existence. Wow. How dramatically deep of me, right?
Relationship of Kathy and her friends:
We all have a Ruth in our lives or have encountered one. It amazes me how subtle Kazuo is. You wouldn't really brand Ruth the villain in the beginning, not even Kathy did, but her actions we're gradual and deliberate. It's astonishing how much her huge insecurity towards Kathy bounces off the page and how much you develop a massive dislike towards her. Another thing, i'm very certain the author never wrote that Kathy was ever in love with Tommy (in the movie version, it was implied that she was) but how great it is that no implications were needed here? I felt it. It was only natural to be in love with the boy who's been your best friend since the beginning. She never said it but she never really had to. What a shame. I still hate you, Ruth.
Sometimes, it is brave to give up.
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- Filipino Community Advocate | May 24, 2013 at 6:21 PM
Very intriguing and interesting review it pulls my nerves to read it! And yah..I believe that sometimes it is brave to give up :) is the book available in local book stores??
- Loraine | May 27, 2013 at 8:42 PM
Hi Filipino Community Advocate (not sure who I should be referring to since your link goes to SONUB.COM),
Yes! It's pretty much available in nationwide bookstores. Try national, powerbooks or fullybooked :) I highly advise that you read it!
- Laura Besley | January 31, 2014 at 4:39 PM
Thanks Lorraine for reading my review and I found yours very interesting! :)
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|2012-04-27, 18:08
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Don't Call Me Bro
I've actually had loads of triples but never a quadram let alone a penta, until that happened. Was so weird. I hung back and took out Teemo quickly after using ulti. Rain of Fire finished off Maokai - while I was finishing him off it was 2v4 (TF the only ally alive) and thinking 'We are so screwed, not escaping, might as well take some with me!' Akali got forced to flee from Rain of Fire, got her quickly but Cho'Gath killed TF. Cho'Gath missed a stun and was low HP so got him but I was low HP then. Morgana pounced and we killed each other with our final shot.
In before I get told 'Why Miss Fortune?' *shrug* A lot of people tell me she's one of the weakest range ad, but my winning rate since I started primarily using her went up to about 75%. And I love that Secret Agent skin. ^^
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|2012-04-27, 18:31
|Link #1962
Tumble Rumble
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Imagination Land
Age: 34
She's a great champion, I prefer having her on my team instead of cait for late game. Though ashe I would have over MF because of her ulty. Oh sounds epic man, what region do you play on? Im guessing US?
|2012-04-27, 18:35
|Link #1963
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Dead Man's Isle
Age: 23
Certainly interesting that you got a penta-kill with her though. Congratulations
Edit: Quite the amount of people logging in..
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|2012-04-28, 01:23
|Link #1965
Senior Guest
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Athens (GMT+2)
Age: 30
She's easy to play, as long as you don't try to gimp her with on-hit and AP builds...plus, for a carry, she's got a skill for grievous wounds and a buff for her AS, so she's not that much different from, say, Graves. Then again, the latter has a close-range deterrent, a dash, a blind (literally) and his ultimate is a lot more likely to hit than MF's, who has admittedly one of the easiest to avoid ultimates in LoL.
Does anyone use surge on their ranged AD carries? I take it all the time and people always rage about it...
|2012-04-28, 01:51
|Link #1966
Don't Call Me Bro
The reality for me is, my strike rate with MF ulti is 80-90%, because I'm patient and wait for a 5v5 to be struck in earnest, pick my spot and send most of them into killable range and/or fleeing. In the case of 1v1 or 2v2, I bait people and think they've got me dead then spring it and end up getting a lot of people from it. Whereas, I can't hit opponents with Graves's ulti to save my life....Yes, I'm sure that's laughable, but whenever I line it up thinking it's the right moment, someone moves once's it's fired and barely misses being hit, ruining the whole battle for me. I also was unable to get killing blows with Graves and fall well behind in gold races, leaving me screwed late. And I have similar timing issues with Kog'Maw and Vayne. Caitlyn and Ashe are too easy to gank, even with Ashe's ult. Teemo has to hit and run big time. Sivir...I can't stand her late game. Tristana, I find her too 1v1 focused.
I know the pros say Graves and Vayne are best, but that just doesn't match my experience. Have bought Vayne to figure if I could get better with her, but I've used MF for nearly 100 straight matches now since I hit the level cap. She's what I'm good at and gives me darn good results, despite how that defies the logic of others.
And on the whole thing of being easy to play...yes...but using her properly is a different thing. Timing her skills right turns a battle on its head within a couple of seconds. Timing them wrong makes her do flock all.
Admittedly I do want to be able to use Riven, but my timing with her skills is way off.
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|2012-04-28, 02:43
|Link #1967
A Proud Lolicon
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: In front of my computer
Age: 31
Surge can't outdone Flash or Ghost, so it's rarely to be seen. Occasionally I saw it on Teemo or something along the line, but I believe he's better with Flash and, say, Teleport.
It needs another buffing. Maybe something like 10% dmg reduction when activated.
|2012-04-28, 03:29
|Link #1968
Tasty Ninja Weapon
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: The edge of reality...
Age: 25
Miss Fortune just doesn't hit late game as well as other ranged ad, though that doesn't mean she's bad, just not as good as others. Playstyle is also a big factor in personal performance, but in terms of champions Miss Fortune is on the lower end of the spectrum.
|2012-04-28, 08:31
|Link #1969
Yuri µ'serator
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: FL, USA
Age: 31
Also after Irelia's nerf I've started playing AD/tanky Nidalee top as my main top champ besides Akali, she is hard to last hit with pre-6 than Akali and Irelia... but her early game harass is pretty strong. I am still trying to figure if Frost Mallet/Impaler/???(LW or Ghostblade usually so far) or trinity/impaler/Warmog is best for my 3 slots outside of Wriggles, Merc, and Maw for my normal 3 items.
|2012-04-28, 14:41
|Link #1970
Anime Snark
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 36
With scores like that(except Anivia), it's more like 2v8, because you would probably want to kill them too.
|2012-04-28, 15:45
|Link #1971
Senior Guest
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Athens (GMT+2)
Age: 30
Ever since the bots started harassing effectively and not pushing the lane like my stupid mateys, A.I. games have become increasingly harder To think, I even stopped using my lovely on-hit Vayne and Orianna builds!
|2012-04-29, 10:07
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Yuri µ'serator
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: FL, USA
Age: 31
And he's been visible on the champ list since one of hotfixes.
P.S. In case someone didn't see the last image, my summoner name is Kagami.
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Scots Pine in Glenelg, Highlands of Scotland, sunset time though you would never have known ,I was eaten to death my midgies while taking this shot as you can imagine with the damp and the greenry.I know what I was trying to do, not sure if I got there with this picture, any comments? p.s. I don't want it in B&W! Here is the link: Highland Trees[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=106110\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
Here is another that I've dug out from my discarded folder (fed up of post processing weddings!) and worked on about 10 meters away but a slightly less overcast day! About 1/2 hour before sunset, I had literally seconds before the scene was covered in unsightly shadows as the sun dropped too low.Glenelg view[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=106132\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
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Agreed.And as for midgies, some day you might want to visit Myvatn in Iceland. Its name literally means "Midge Lake", and in summer they fill the air for about a half mile from the shores of the lake on all sides. The nice thing about Icelandic midges is that they don't bite! But the swarms are so thick they fill your eyes, nose, ears, and mouth (if you make the mistake of opening it.) My wife and I prepared one meal in midge country by starting our little camping stove outside the rental car, putting the canned stew in the pot, and jumping back in the car while it warmed. When it seemed likely to be hot enough I went out and retrieved the pot and jumped inside the car again. We very soon gave up and moved farther from the lake. But it is beautiful there!Eric[{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
Here are two pics taken out of the window of my car while waiting for a sunset in the Highlands, it was horrible![attachment=2083:attachment][attachment=2084:attachment][a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=106255\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]


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Five men and five women earn ITA Scholar Athlete Award
SKILLMAN, N.J. (July 30, 2012) – The ETSU men's and women's tennis teams continued to excel both on the courts and in the classroom throughout the 2011-12 season, as both were named ITA All-Academic Teams along with five members from each squad earning Scholar Athlete honors.
Both teams are receiving the All Academic honors for the second year in a row, with the women's side having now been recognized six of the last eight years. To earn the accolade, teams must carry a combine GPA of 3.2 or higher. The ETSU men boasted a mark just under 3.4, while the women posted a 3.754.
"Receiving these honors brings a lot of pride into our program," Director of ETSU Tennis Yaser Zaatini said. "Having our student-athletes succeed in the classroom and put together championship after championship is an accomplishment beyond words and makes a coach and the university extremely proud. The quality of people that come out of this program year after year is contagious and it makes me very proud."
From the men's team, seniors Robin Akser (Ornskoldsvik, Sweden), Jeremy Bonnevalle (Keerbergen, Belgium) and Sander Gille (Kuringen, Belgium), as well as sophomore Roger Ordeig (Gurb, Spain) and freshman Rogerio Ribeiro (Sao Paulo, Brazil) earned Scholar Athlete honors by carrying individual GPAs above 3.5. Overall, ETSU represented five of 25 student-athletes from the Atlantic Sun Conference to earn the men's honors.
Off the women's team, seniors Paula Jaime (Madrid, Spain), Marine Wieliczko (Rouen, France) and Diana Navrotska (Lviv, Ukraine) took home the Scholar Athlete honors. Sophomore Giulia Andreazza (Balneario Camboriu, Brazil) and freshman Jessica Brumit (Elizabethton, Tenn.) joined the senior trio as ITA Scholar Athletes, with the Buccaneers representing five of 21 student-athletes receiving the award from the A-Sun.
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"Blue and yellow, blue and yellow
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Blue jerseys with yellow paint
Some schools are scared of you,
but Hood River ain't
Soon as you hit the ball
you're out at first base
When Hood River's up to bat
we make the earth shake
Yeah, we birds of prey
and we be soarin'"
It's not the Eagles' new motto or fight song, but this stick-in-your-head tune has created quite a buzz since it aired last week at Hood River Valley High School's homecoming pep rally.
Seniors Eric Nance and Brendan Kerr worked overtime to create the 3½-minute music video, based on a popular hop-hop song titled "Black and Yellow," by Wiz Khafila. The video, filmed and edited by Kerr and written and performed by Nance, was filmed at locations throughout Hood River and features cameos from students, athletes and school staff.
"We wanted to do something to help generate school spirit," said Kerr. "A couple years ago Eric and I did a similar video called 'I Love My Eagles.' As seniors, we wanted to do something bigger and better."
With the help of fellow students in the school's multimedia class, the two wrote, recorded, edited and produced the video over the last couple of months.
"We used a DSLR camera this time, so the quality and colors came out a lot better," Kerr said.
"We recorded the audio at a studio our friend Luis Aguilera has at his house, which was a big improvement," said Nance. "We had a little time in class to work on it, but we definitely put a lot more into the project than just classtime."
As seniors and four-year students in Shawn Meyle's multimedia class, the two have creative freedom this year to work on projects of their choosing. They said they have in mind a senior class video for the end of the year and will probably do another canned food drive video later this year.
"They went above and beyond the normal call of duty for this video," Meyle said. "There is nothing like talented students who are motivated."
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Relatively simple practices that will strengthen your intimacy with plants:
~Record the weather every morning. Go outside and feel the air, the temperature, the taste, smell and quality. Look at the sky. Listen to the sounds. Identify the wind. Push your finger into the soil. Look at the location of the sun, write down the time.
~Moonwatch. Do the above exercise under the moon.
~Watch the same plant for two years, weekly or daily during it's active season, and record changes. Sketch pictures, note size, color, and texture changes. Push your finger into the soil. Smell the plant.
~Hug trees as often as possible.
~Bud watch. Watch and journal the life cycle of a live tree twig.
~Eat your lawn. Eat the dandelions, violets, chickweeds, ground ivy, purslane, plantain, and clover. Journal your recipes, gathering experience, and how you feel when you've eaten them.
~Pick one or more animals that you eat. Research what they eat and how they digest.
~Count flower petals.
Oh, there are so many ways indeed. But my main point is that intimacy with plants, to me, isn't a hobby, or an occupation, or some esoteric thing. It is simply how I want to co-exist. It is my way. I'm not perfect at it. It's a practice. It involves all of nature. Herbs are my heart.... existing within the interdependent ecosystem of my whole body.... they work together. As does the forest with the cohosh, the spring with the bloodroot, and the meadow with the yarrow. And so it is, that we create a practice; little rituals to sharpen, connect, love, and learn.


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The RTC Interview Series: AAC Preview with Dom Amore and Jason SmithPosted by Walker Carey on November 8th, 2013
Rush The Court is back with another edition of One on One: An Interview Series, which we will bring you periodically throughout the offseason. If you have any specific interview requests or want us to interview you, shoot us an email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
With the college basketball season nearly upon us, we thought it would be a good idea to gather some expert opinions on the nation's major college basketball conferences. To read through the entire 2013-14 preseason interview series, click here. As part of our national preview with the AAC, RTC correspondent Walker Carey recently had the pleasure of speaking with two AAC experts in Hartford Courant reporter Dom Amore and Memphis Commercial Appeal reporter Jason Smith. (Ed. note – we spoke to each individual separately, but for the sake of expediency, combining their answers into a round table format made the most sense.)
Rush the Court: Even with the departures of Peyton Siva and Gorgui Dieng from last season's national championship team, Louisville is still highly ranked and viewed as a contender for another national title. In the past few weeks, news broke that starting forward Chane Behanan is suspended indefinitely. How will Behanan's banishment affect Louisville in the conference race and what impact will it have on the team when looking at the national landscape?
Dom Amore: Chane Behanan is obviously one of the best players on the team. Along with Russ Smith, Luke Hancock and Montrezl Harrell, he is one of the reasons that Louisville is ranked as high as it is. With the way that Rick Pitino has recruited, though, there are a lot of great players on that team, so it is going to have some depth. Due to that depth, Louisville is going to be able to handle Behanan's suspension better than most teams would. Still, experience is going to be a huge factor in this league, and Behanan has a lot of that. Losing a guy as good as Chane Behanan and with the experience of Chane Behanan is going to be a problem, but with Louisville's depth and amount of talent, it should be able to weather the storm until Behanan is able to return.
Jason Smith: I think it all comes down to how long Rick Pitino decides to hold Chane Behanan out for. It sounds to me that Behanan is going to be back. Everything you read says he is doing the right things to get back on the team. I expect him to be back at least by the time conference play begins. You add Behanan to the group Louisville already has with Russ Smith, Luke Hancock, Wayne Blackshear and Montrezl Harrell, and you see why Louisville is so highly ranked. Louisville is also adding Chris Jones, who is the reigning national junior college player of the year. Jones and Russ Smith are going to make quite the formidable backcourt. This team is clearly the favorite in the conference and is definitely among the contenders for the national title. There will still be some challenges. It is going to have to figure out who is going to be the big rebounder. Losing Gorgui Dieng created a hole in the frontcourt, so some things still have to be figured out. Still, top-to-bottom, you can see why Louisville is considered one of the best teams in the country.
RTC: Josh Pastner probably has his most talented team since has been the head coach at Memphis. What do you expect from the Tigers in their first season away from Conference USA?
Amore: It is really a great thing for Memphis to be in this conference. There are other teams in this conference – namely, Connecticut and Cincinnati – that might not be too thrilled to be in it. For Memphis, this is a huge and a great step up in class. Memphis won 27 games in a row to finish its tenure in Conference USA. While it really dominated that conference, Memphis has not really been rewarded with high seeds in the NCAA Tournament. Being in this conference where it will play Louisville, Connecticut, and Cincinnati twice will really help with its RPI and those other things that are looked at when determining NCAA Tournament seeding. It is going to be a bigger challenge for Memphis, but it does have a lot of talent and it should be able to do more with that talent in the new league.


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Next week's economic calendar lacks the drama and suspense that surrounded the negotiations to avert the so-called fiscal cliff, but there will be fourth-quarter earnings, housing and inflation data.
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High-profile companies set to kick off the fourth-quarter earnings season next week include: Alcoa (NYSE: AA) and Monsanto (NYSE: MON) on Tuesday; Ruby Tuesday (NYSE: RT) and Texas Industries (NYSE: TXI) on Wednesday; and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) on Friday.
The National Federation of Independent Business, which represents hundreds of small businesses, releases its small business optimism index on Tuesday. It's probably too soon for the index to get a boost from the fiscal cliff deal, which, if nothing else, removed an element of uncertainty for business owners.
But the deal wasn't reached until New Year's Day, too late to affect the survey taken for the index. Business owners had complained for months that uncertainty tied to the looming fiscal cliff, the broad tax cuts and mandated budget cuts that would have kicked in Jan. 1 had no deal been cut, prevented them from planning ahead.
A report on consumer credit is also due Tuesday. Rising consumer credit is good for the economy as long as consumers are borrowing within their means. If credit levels rise too high, however, it means consumers are too leveraged, a situation that contributed the credit crisis of 2008.
The Mortgage Bankers Association releases purchase applications data on Wednesday. The data measures applications with mortgage lenders and sheds light on housing sales and construction. The index is expected to move higher as demand for homes has picked up in recent months.
On Friday data on import and export prices is set for release. The numbers measure the prices of goods flowing in and out of the U.S. and provide a gauge on inflation. The Federal Reserve has said it is eyeing inflation after four years of historically low interest rates and other easy money policies, but that economic growth and jobs remains the top priority of its fiscal strategies.


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And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, "These things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars: 'I know your works, that you have a name that you are alive, but you are dead.'"—Revelation 3:1-2
For a long time I have believed that truth, to be understood, must be lived; that Bible doctrine is wholly ineffective until it has been digested and assimilated by the total life....
We must be willing to obey if we would know the true inner meaning of the teachings of Christ and the apostles. I believe this view prevailed in every revival that ever came to the church during her long history. Indeed a revived church may be distinguished from a dead one by the attitude of its members toward the truth. The dead church holds to the shell of truth without surrendering the will to it, while the church that wills to do God's will is immediately blessed with a visitation of spiritual powers.
Theological facts are like the altar of Elijah on Carmel before the fire came, correct, properly laid out, but altogether cold. When the heart makes the ultimate surrender, the fire falls and true facts are transmuted into spiritual truth that transforms, enlightens, sanctifies. The church or the individual that is Bible taught without being Spirit taught (and there are many of them) has simply failed to see that truth lies deeper than the theological statement of it. That Incredible Christian, 92-94.
"Lord, send the fire today. Amen."
Reprinted from Tozer on Christian Leadership by A.W. Tozer, copyright © 2001 by Zur Ltd. Used by permission of WingSpread Publishers, a division of Zur Ltd.
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The Center for Alcohol and Drug Resources, a program of Children's Aid and Family Services, is a recognized leader in community and school-based education programs about alcohol and drug abuse prevention. Founded in 1979, The Center provides extensive resources, information, expertise and support in understanding and preventing alcohol and drug abuse and advocates for responsive prevention and treatment services. The Center offers evidence-based programs to communities and schools, as well as a full-service resource and referral center. The Center has programs, services and workshops for people of all ages to strengthen families and promote healthy lifestyles. The Center is the official Prevention Resource Center for Bergen County and towns East of the Passaic River in Passaic County.
Heroin: The Silent Epidemic
It has been all over the local news. There has been a dramatic increase in teenagers and young adults using heroin, especially in Bergen County. Below are a series of resources and articles for parents.
Special Report From North Jersey.com on Heroin
Click here to read The Bergen Record's Special Report on Heroin: Suburbia's Deadly Secret
Bergen County Prevention Coalition PSA
Watch the Bergen County Prevention Coalition PSA entitled The voices of Addiction of Bergen County. The video tells the stories of three people who live in Bergen County, New Jersey; a mom whose 21 year-old daughter passed away after overdosing on heroin, a young man incarcerated in the Bergen County jail who was a high school track star and began using painkillers when he broke his arm in several places, and a young woman who began using heroin when she was 17 and is now in a recovery program. Their stories began similarly - drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana were fun things to do and not a big deal or anything that was of great concern. The link between early use and the use of pills and heroin are what followed with each story's outcome different from the other; with death, incarceration, and recovery.
We want you to know that they are not alone in managing issues related to addiction, there are resources available for help and support. Reach out to The Center for Drug and Alcohol Resources at 201-740-7069 or firstname.lastname@example.com for more information or to access resources.
Turn in your expired or unused prescriptions for safe disposal.There are many sites throughout Bergen County where you can safely dispose of your expired or used prescriptions. See the link below.
Opioid Overdose Recovery Program (OORP)
The Center for Alcohol and Drug Resources was awarded a contract from the New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services, to develop the Opioid Overdose Recovery Program in Bergen County. The purpose of the Program is to provide one-on-one assistance in emergency rooms by an individual in long-term recovery to those who have overdosed on opioids and were given Narcan by a law enforcement official, EMT or hospital staff, to end the 'revolving door' of cycling in and out of drug overdose situations. OORP can be dispatched 24 hours a day 7 days per week when Narcan is administered.
TCADR Self-Administered Screening Tool
The Center for Alcohol and Drug Resources (TCADR) has launched a web-based interactive screening tool designed to provide users with appropriate referrals to addiction treatment services. TCADR Self-Administered Screening Tool guides the user through a short series of questions and, based on the responses, generates two referrals to treatment providers local to Bergen County, New Jersey and its immediate vicinity. While not intended to diagnose a substance abuse problem, the tool utilizes the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Patient Placement Criteria to provide referrals to programs that are appropriate to the user's needs. The ASAM Criteria is the most widely used and comprehensive criteria used for the placement of individuals with alcohol and drug problems. The tool is not designed to take the place of an assessment by an addictions professional, but it will take the guesswork out of where to turn for help.
To take the TCADR Self-Administered Screening Tool click here.
Parenting and Family Guide
This grid is updated monthly, September through June. If you are a service provider and wish to promote your programs on this please contact Chanel Dupree at email@example.com.
Click on the grid below to download (pdf format).


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I was like a kid in a candy store. Just inside the gate the wonderful monuments start showing themselves and you don't have to look very far to find the next beauty.
The Hornibrook monument is just inside the gate on the left side.
To The Memory of
James H. Hornibrook
Born at
Toronto, Canada
July 8, 1840
May 24, 1890
Margaret R. McCulley
Wife of
James H. Hornibrook
March 28, 1844
July 3, 1893
Matthew Hornibrook
Memphis, Tenn
Aug 21, 1867
Nov 25, 1934
St. Louis, MO
Any clue what the star on her head means?
I will be sharing my photos from Mount Holly over a number of post so keep checking back to see all the wonderful monuments I found.


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A lily pond in San Diego's Balboa Park. The golden color in the water is a reflection of a sand colored building, glowing in the light of the setting sun. (1/160, f/5.6, Sigma 55-200mm lens)
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Melanie Chisholm thrown overboard on River Zambezi challenge
The singer is taking part in an expedition along the continent's fourth biggest river to raise funds for charity Comic Relief.
Chisholm and several other celebrities set off on the 68-mile (109.4 kilometres) journey over the weekend (26-27Jan13), and were briefed by experts ahead of their first time battling the river's rapids on Tuesday - but just hours into the challenge Chisholm and her co-rider, comic Jack Dee, got into trouble.
The pair lost control of the raft and the dangerous currents dragged them through trees before the boat capsized and they had to be plucked to safety.
A series of updates on the charity's official Twitter.com reads, "Jack and Mel lost control of their dinghy, were dragged through trees by the white water & capsized before being rescued.
"Everyone is safe and well, but the last two hours have been incredibly dramatic. Everyone is shaken but physically fine now - but that was as frightening a morning as you'd ever want to have."


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Kawhi Leonard wonders if his ability to break on the ball with perfect timing might have come from his single year of high school football. Gregg Popovich calls it a natural-born talent that can't be taught.
Whatever its origins, the sight of Leonard swooping into the passing lanes like some ravenous bird of prey is rapidly becoming a Spurs standard.
Two elements stand out with Leonard's thievery:
1. It comes with minimal gambling.
2. It almost always leads to points at the other end.
Unfortunately, we have no hard data to back up what our eyes seem to be telling us regarding the first point, which is that Leonard rarely makes a strong play for the ball unless he's almost certain he's going to get it.
Leonard said after practice on Thursday that he's never been admonished by Popovich for taking an unnecessary risk in pursuit of a steal.
And as we all know, Popovich isn't shy about getting on his players for even the smallest mistake. Indeed, Leonard was temporarily benched for forcing a drive early in the second half against Toronto.
But when it comes to Leonard's preternatural instincts on the defensive end, Popovich isn't about to mess with a good thing.
"He's always been that way since he's been here," he said. "We didn't teach him that. He just has a natural affinity for being in the right place at the right time. He reads things. He understands the spatial situation, and he gets himself involved in it."
That Leonard does so while rarely compromising the integrity of the Spurs' defensive structure is even more impressive considering he has yet to play the equivalent of a full NBA season.
And it's not as if he's judicious to the point of excessive caution. Leonard's 2.3 steals would rank third in the NBA if he had enough games to qualify, and his 4.3 steal percentage — which measures the frequency in which he pilfers the ball on opposing possessions — would tie for first.
Leonard's takeaways typically bring yet another bonus.
Because of the nature of many of his steals, snatched up in full stride, he's only a short gallop away from a dunk at the other end. Indeed, he's had three such sequences over the past two outings alone, including one just before the half against Toronto that Manu Ginobili cited as a game-turning moment.
"Those type of plays really lift you up," he said.
Even if Leonard doesn't throw it down, the ball usually ends up in the basket one way or another. His 28 steals have directly resulted in 39 points, including nine apiece in victories over Dallas and New Orleans.
Because I'm not privy to any site that tracks such data, I have no idea where his ratio of 1.39 points per steal ranks among the NBA. But to provide just a little bit of perspective, I pored over the play-by-play to chart the steals for Chris Paul, the league leader with 2.7 per game, and Russell Westbrook, another elite athlete who excels at speeding through the open court and finishing at the rim.
It's not as exact as studying film, but I counted any point scored by any player within six to seven seconds as having been directly produced by the steal. And neither Paul nor Westbrook compares to Leonard. The former's NBA-best 76 steals have resulted in 70 points for a ratio of 0.92 per, while the latter's 56 steals have netted 62 points for a ratio of 1.11 per.
Popovich said earlier in the week that the Spurs are grooming Leonard, with his long arms and quick feet, to become an elite defensive stopper in the mold of Bruce Bowen. You can see the resemblance after moments like the Toronto game, in which Leonard helped limit Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan to eight points on 3-for-9 shooting.
But even at his best, Bowen — career steals average: 0.8 — couldn't force turnovers like Leonard. Not many Spurs ever have. To find a ball hawk of his ilk in silver and black, you to go all the way back to Alvin Robertson, the NBA's steals champion in 1985-86 and 1986-87.
Rare company for a player with a rare gift.:applause
Go Spurs Go!
Manu cited that perfectly right: Leonard lifts Spurs with his HUSTLES of STEALS and Blocks and rebounds and small things he does to disrupt the rhythm of the opponents!!
Oh and that is so true how Leonard forces turnovers even better than Bruce... My guess is Leonard will finish his long career *I hope he remains healthy* with better numbers than Bruce because remember that Bruce came to the Spurs when he was not that young!
Go Spurs Go!
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The Federal Trade Commission recently ruled that advertisements from juice maker POM Wonderful contained health claims that were misleading and unsubstantiated. This was not the first confrontation between the regulator and the company. In 2010, the FTC sued POM Wonderful for claiming that its drinks helped prevent heart disease and cancer.
The POM case is just one example of a slew of recent confrontations companies have had with regulators, customers and advocacy groups for false advertising and misleading labeling. Foods labelled as healthy or "all-natural" have been targeted most frequently. Other products at issue have ranged from shoes to cars. Based on recent reports, 24/7 Wall St. has reviewed the most misleading product claims.
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Other government agencies, in addition to the FTC, have taken action against companies to protect consumers from misleading advertising. Last November, the Environmental Protection Agency publicly said that Hyundai and Kia, sister South Korean automakers, misrepresented the fuel efficiency of several of their models and required the company to change its advertising.
The majority of the cases on this list are related to food or drink products claiming to have benefits they do not have or, at the very least, that the company does not have the evidence to support. Diamond Foods, for one, was sued after it claimed its walnuts have heart benefits without having supporting evidence. General Mills' Fruit Roll-Ups had pictures of strawberries and other fruits on the box, yet the product is made with pear concentrate, and with no strawberries of any kind.
One of the public interest groups that has been at the forefront of suits related to food or drink and health is consumer advocacy group the Center for Science in the Public Interest. The CSPI has been involved in several of the lawsuits on this list.
In an interview with 24/7 Wall St., Stephen Gardner, the Director of Litigation at CSPI, explained that there has been a major uptick in actions over food and beverage products and their health claims. Gardner explained that a major reason for this increase is a notable lack of clarity in FTC language on some kinds of food labeling. This extends to whether or not a company can label its product as "all-natural," as well as claims about the healthiness of products.
"Eight years ago" Gardner noted, "there were, four, possibly three private lawsuits. When we showed this was a viable consumer lawsuit, many, many more people got involved." Gardner added that this growth has been exponential.
Also Read: The Cheapest Cars to Insure in America
24/7 Wall St. has identified the major government actions and private lawsuits directed at companies on the basis of "deceptive practices," or false advertising. In order to be considered, a product had to be involved in some major action (a filing or a settlement) in the past year, or have a claim demonstrated as misleading through a scientific study. We excluded incidents that were related to services rather than specific products, such as cases of predatory lending.
These are nine of the most misleading product claims.
1. POM Wonderful > Parent company: POM Wonderful LLC > Ad changed: Yes > Settlement amount: Money not part of settlement
POM Wonderful ads promised consumers they could "cheat death" if they sipped the pomegranate juice. The drink, the ads said, "can help prevent premature aging, heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer's, even cancer. Eight ounces a day is all you need." Already in 2010, the FTC told the company to stop its deceptive advertising. POM Wonderful sued, but this month the FTC upheld the earlier decision that POM Wonderful made deceptive claims about the health benefits of its products and barred the manufacturers from making such claims. The FTC notes that in order for a food or drink manufacturer to make claims about health benefits, it would have to produce evidence from two randomized controlled trials, which the makers of POM have not done.
2. Skechers Shape-Ups > Parent company: Skechers USA > Ad changed: Yes > Settlement amount: $40 million
Skechers line of Shape-Up shoes was just too good to be true. In May, the company agreed to pay $40 million to settle charges by the FTC and the attorneys general of 42 states. The FTC argued that advertising for Shape-Ups, along with Skechers' similar Tone-Up and Resistance Runners, misled consumers into believing the shoes would help them slim down and tone their figures. One of the company's misleading tactics involved a chiropractor who, in a TV ad, endorsed the shoes' effectiveness based on a study. However, the company paid for the study and the chiropractor was married to a company's marketing executive.
Also Read: The 10 Most Counterfeited Products in America
3. 5-Hour Energy > Parent company: Living Essentials > Ad changed: No > Settlement amount: Lawsuit not settled
Advertisements claim that 5-Hour Energy drink will give an energy boost with "no crash later." However, a recent study showed that 24% of participants consuming the drink experienced a "moderately severe crash that left them extremely tired and in need of rest, another drink or some other action." When contacted by The New York Times, the manufacturer, Living Essentials, pointed out that the fine print on the bottle states that "no crash later" merely indicates no sugar crash. Of course not — the drink contains no sugar. This isn't the first problem with 5-Hour Energy. It has also been in the news as the FDA investigates a series of 13 deaths over the past four years that may be linked to the product.
4. California Shelled Walnuts > Parent company: Diamond Foods Inc. > Ad changed: Yes > Settlement amount: $2.6 million
Diamond Foods recently went too far when it claimed on its website and labels that the omega-3 fatty acids contained in its California Shelled Walnuts had positive health effects. According to the company, the fatty acids found in the walnuts prevent strokes and curb depression, among other things. But the FDA argued that such claims would make walnuts drugs, since only medications can make such health claims. In 2012, Diamond Foods agreed to pay $2.6 million to settle a separate class-action suit accusing the company of false advertising and agreed to discontinue the "heart health" statements on its packaging and website.
To read the full list of America's most misleading product claims, please visit 24/7 Wall St.


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anondisplayname needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 72 designs submitted by 13 freelance designers.
Dr John Hudome
My doctorate is in Clinical Hypnotherapy, DCH. I operate a successful psychotherapy and hypnotherapy private practice. I am also a licensed clinician with a counseling clientele. I'm a little different form your traditional therapist in that I'm high energy and results oriented. I see adults, adolescents and children.
The sign at the office read "Dr John Hudome"
The target audience is twofold. I'm looking to attract new clients as well as other healthcare professionals who might refer to me. I serve a mixed market and I need one professional logo (for cards) that represents my clinical work with ADHD kids, parenting issues, anxiety, depression and hypnotherapy for weight loss, phobias etc.
I'm not a techie so I'm not sure what to ask for here.
I need the logo to use on business cards, stationary, web, promotional literature...
Files for the logo must be supplied in Adobe Illustrator (.ai) and (.eps) formats at 300dpi and 72dpi CMYK and RGB colorspaces and for the web JPGs and PNGs. (I'm told that designers will know what this means... I don't)
I want creative, sharp, clean, smart, something that will last and will be a great symbolic representation of me and my practice for a long time to come. This really needs to be a professional representation of me and my work.
If I'm not providing enough info here, my send an email and explain what you need.
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The 3rd Uhlan regiment named after Erzherzog Carl Ludwig Johann Joseph Laurentius von Österreich, Herzog von Teschen (5 September 1771 – 30 April 1847)
It was a delight to paint this set.
The base may be textured at a later date. At present the table has been commandeered by another set.


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The last time Kurt Kyle was in the newspaper, he never would have guessed the next time would be for this.
The last time was in 1995 when Kyle, a Woodstock native, was a senior at the United States Naval Academy. The Northwest Herald wrote a feature on him as his collegiate wrestling career wound down.
"I never thought in a million years that I'd still be in the Navy," Kyle, 39, said last week from his base in Sunrise, Fla., just north of Miami.
"But I've just enjoyed every tour," he continued. "I think my favorite part of the job is I get the honor and privilege of having a bunch of fine young Americans working for me – people who've volunteered to serve our country."
Kyle's military career took its next step late last month when he was promoted to commanding officer of the naval recruiting district in southern Florida and the Caribbean. He'll spend time traveling around to stations across the southern portion of the state and to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, checking that each is recruiting with similar fairness and integrity, he said.
It's a responsibility he and his crew don't take lightly. Only about 25 percent of them will spend their entire careers recruiting. For most, like Kyle, they're sending recruits to ships they've served on themselves and might very well return to in the future.
"I have input and say into who we're bringing into the Navy," Kyle said. "So making sure that all my peers that are serving on ships right now, that I'm sending them the best possible [sailor] to serve our country."
Kyle has been all over the place through the years. He served in San Diego, where he met his wife, Robyn. He's been deployed in Yokosuka, Japan. He's done training for ships that were sent over during the Gulf War, and he was a training officer for the task force that responded after 9/11.
His first position was as a communications officer aboard the USS Leftwich in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. His mom enjoyed that.
"I joked with my friends – he's probably like, 'Oh, my mom's coming to visit again?'" said Gail Kyle, who lives in Woodstock with her husband and Kurt's father, Boyd.
Truth is, the two have enjoyed visiting him at every stage. They have a place on the opposite coast of Florida and get to see Kurt fairly often.
And they aren't all that surprised their son stuck with it, contrary to what he might say. Gail remembers Kurt watching "Top Gun" in middle school and getting excited about the Navy.
"I think the military suits him," she said. "He has a lot of self-discipline. He always did, even as a kid, and has always enjoyed challenges."
Kyle might not have envisioned this life for himself, but he's happy with how things have unfolded. He said his new position – like those he's held in the past – is likely temporary.
But for now, he's enjoying the time on the shore with his wife and three kids – Isabel, 6, Andrew, 3, and the newest addition, one-month-old Kensi.
"Going off to the military? I didn't know what the military was," Kyle said. "It's funny how much things change."


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In Conjunction with statistical package support, ITS supports processing surveys on paper. Two different forms are supported, the general purpose questionnaire, and the general purpose answer sheet. These may be administered and then brought to ITS for scanning and for low level statistics run such as descriptive statistics and frequency tabulations.


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Jennifer Aniston: 'Horrible Bosses' Premiere!
Jennifer Aniston hits the red carpet in Balenciaga at the premiere of her new movie, Horrible Bosses, on Thursday (June 30) at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
The 42-year-old actress snapped photos with co-stars Jason Bateman, Jamie Foxx, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, and Julie Bowen on the red carpet!
Jen's boyfriend, Justin Theroux, also came out to support her.
Earlier in the week, Jennifer and Justin were spotted arriving at their hotel in New York City through a private entrance.
FYI: Jennifer accessorized with a Salvatore Ferragamo croc clutch, Versace shoes, and Fred Leighton jewelry.
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James Gandolfini, who died unexpectedly on Wednesday after reportedly suffering a heart attack while in Italy, will forever be remembered for playing the neurotic New Jersey mobster Tony Soprano on HBO's hit series "The Sopranos."
Theater audiences in Los Angeles and New York got a chance to see Gandolfini at his finest in the stage comedy "God of Carnage," by French playwright Yasmina Reza. The actor played one of four Brooklyn parents who come to blows over a playground brawl involving their children.
In an interview with the Times in 2011, Gandolfini said that he first saw the play in London: "I was doing a movie in London, and I went with friends to see the play there. I didn't know anything about it. Nothing. But we went and we laughed. When we came out of the theater after an hour and a half — which was a big selling point — all of us had grins on our faces, and the energy of the audience was good."
"God of Carnage" opened on Broadway in 2009 and came to the Ahmanson Theatre with the same cast two years later. Gandolfini was nominated for a Tony Award for his performance in the play, alongside his co-stars Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis and Marcia Gay Harden.
Daniels wrote on Twitter Wednesday: "RIP James Gandolfini. A great friend."
Gandolfini acted in a 1997 production of the play "Remembrance," by Irish playwright Graham Reid, at what is now the Odyssey Theatre Ensemble in West L.A. He also appeared in the 1992 Broadway revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire," opposite Jessica Lange and Alec Baldwin.


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SUMMIT, NJ – The Summit Area YMCA Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Kieltyka as the organization's new president and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 20, 2014.
"Paul truly lives and breathes the Y's mission," commented Cindy Martin, Summit Area YMCA Board Chair and Chair of the CEO Search Committee. "We look forward to working with him on the next chapter in our 127-year history, as we continue to strengthen the foundations of our communities by nurturing the well-being of our children, promoting healthy lifestyles and encouraging a sense of social responsibility."
Kieltyka is a highly accomplished, visionary executive with a 19-year career with the YMCA. As the CEO of the Somerset Valley YMCA since 2009, Mr. Kieltyka has worked in close partnership with volunteers, staff, and the community in providing direction for the $6.8M, three-branch association with 425 employees. Under his leadership, the association has experienced rapid and progressive growth in almost every measureable metric from fund development to fiscal soundness. The Somerset Valley YMCA is recognized as a model of excellence for financial development, fiscal management, board development, facility development, staff development, and strategic planning.
While at the Somerset Valley YMCA, Mr. Kieltyka instituted an annual campaign fundraising model that has produced record staff and board giving levels. He raised nearly $800K in four years and provided over $1.2M in financial assistance and program subsidies (2009-2012). His strong emphasis on controlling expenses resulted in revenue growth, higher operating margins and, for the first time ever, a year-end surplus and reserve in 2012. Additionally, under his leadership, membership and program enrollment increased significantly, particularly in the areas of summer camp and aquatics.
From 2002 to 2009 Mr. Kieltyka served as Executive Director for the South Mountain YMCA, which is a branch of Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges, the largest YMCA association in New Jersey. Previous positions held include Associate Executive Director at West Essex YMCA in Livingston, NJ (1998-2002) and Senior Program Director at Somerset Hills YMCA in Basking Ridge, NJ (1994-1998). He is also an active member of the New Jersey YMCA State Alliance. He earned an M.S. degree in Athletic Administration at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania.
"I am excited to continue my career at the Summit Area YMCA, an organization that truly believes in Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility," stated Mr. Kieltyka. "The volunteers, staff, members and community have come to expect the highest in quality service from the Y. I look forward to continuing this stewardship, while also being an open community partner. I am honored to follow the great leaders of Summit Area YMCA like Darrell Johnson and I wish him nothing but the best in his retirement."
About the Summit Area YMCA
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Copyright Troll Submits Entire Filing About How 'Radical, Quasi-Anarchist' EFF Should Be Blocked From Participating In Case
from the that's-not-going-to-go-over-well dept
Either way, Prenda clearly does not like the EFF and basically spends the entire filing insulting the organization based on next to nothing. A few examples:
- The EFF is opposed to any effective enforcement and litigation of intellectual property law, which seeks a platform by which to advance its agenda.
- The EFF is an anti-intellectual property group, which appears in the present action merely in order to obstruct or delay Plaintiff's copyright infringement litigation.
- The EFF's crusade continues, despite their lack of success, not out of any concern for proper application of the law.
- The EFF Is a Radical Special-Interest Group Generally Opposed to Any Effective Or Efficient Enforcement of Intellectual Property Law
- This mission is radical, quasi-anarchist, and intrinsically opposed to any effective enforcement of intellectual property rights.
- their history of advocating lawlessness on the Internet suggests that their purpose is not to help this Court administer justice, but to hinder and obstruct the process


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