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The Welfare State as Provider of Accident Insurance in the Workplace: Efficiency and Distribution in Equilibrium
AbstractThe welfare state provides universal insurance for workers against accidents in the workplace. In equilibrium, this insurance does not generate adverse safety incentives to firms. Noninternalized insurance makes workers sort themselves nonoptimally to firms and choose higher individual effort levels to prevent accidents as compared to insurance schemes that are internalized in the market. Welfare state insurance may, therefore, generate higher safety levels than perfect experience rating, not lower. An optimal income taxation scheme in the welfare state implies progressive taxation. The optimal tax level increases with the extent of the welfare state. Copyright 1995 by Royal Economic Society.
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But yeah, that was awesome. Sean's right though, needed more Cantona.
Run Lola Run ripoff
Rest In Peace Craigos
Apparently ITV cocked up when showing the ad after the Champions League Final, cutting it 10 seconds short.
So Nike aren't happy, and might withold paying for the ad.
Well, if yer not in the mood for the WC, those ads certainly help get you there.
Loved the Pub team one. Cracker. What a gent Sir Bobby was.
WWCC - Loyaulte Mi Lie
"People make me happy.. not places.. people"
"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." - Samuel Johnson
"Hope is the fuel of progress and fear is the prison in which you put yourself" - Tony Benn
Actually, thinking about it, is the Nike ad the first one to feature two (alleged) sex criminals in Kobe & Ribery?
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By Jan Hrutfiord
Happy 2006! A new year means a new fishery for local fishers. Those who go north to Alaskan waters start fishing for pollock and cod on January 20. Crab fishers off the Washington coast had their season open December 31, but did not start fishing then, due to negotiations on price. The last I heard they still are not fishing. This keeps the price of local crab high, as long as crab is scarce in the marketplace.
The local draggers are still fishing in Puget Sound waters for bottom fish, and offshore the larger draggers are fishing also, but are finding the fishing areas reduced by restrictions from NOAA to help preserve different species from over fishing. Each year the fishing grounds get smaller for offshore draggers, both in Washington and Oregon as well as Alaskan waters. The draggers have to go farther out to find fishing grounds that are not restricted, and in the windy weather of winter, this can cause problems for those who are fishing, as it takes longer to get back in to a safe haven when storms come up.
A month ago I watched two ocean going draggers coming into Blaine Harbor, lashed together and headed into the shipyard. It is never good to see boats coming in to port in this manner, as something has happened to keep one of the boats from running under its own power. This time, one of the boats had gone aground, and a call to a fellow dragger brought help to get it back to harbor, where it was repaired.
Over the years, I have witnessed this many times, two boats coming in, lashed together or sometimes one pulling the other behind it. This is not good news, usually a net has been caught in the wheel, or an engine died and could not be started again. Once in awhile a real tragedy has occurred, with someone badly injured or died at sea, and help has come from other fishers who found the boat adrift. The Coast Guard is there to help, but most fishers rely on helping each other, as the Coast Guard boats are few and far between and not always there when you need them. This is especially true for those boats fishing in Alaska, where Coast Guard boats can be hundreds of miles away. Fishermen are a hardy sort, and willing to help others when needed, as they know that they could be the next one in trouble. Thankfully, most times the problem is mechanical, and the men aboard are fine.
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The Phils won the last three games in San Diego to complete the sweep. They didn't score a whole lot in the series, but won with fantastic pitching that held the Padres to three runs over four games.
The Phillies might not be scoring a whole lot of runs these days, but they aren't allowing a lot, either. Over their last 16 games they have allowed a total of 44 runs. That's 2.75 runs per game. Twenty-eight of those runs scored in four of the 16 games. — the other 12 games they've allowed a total of 16 runs.
Whether you like their formula for winning or not, the Phils are 15-6 and have the best record in baseball.
Jose Contreras didn't pitch after the first game in the series and has hit the DL with a strained right flexor pronator tendon in his right elbow. Michael Stutes, who had a fantastic spring training with the Phils, has been called up to take his place on the roster. The Phils fared pretty well without Contreras in the final three games of the set — Madson nailed down a save in games two and three and Bastardo only needed one pitch to get his first career save yesterday afternoon.
Hamels was fantastic in game two and the Phils won 2-0. Hamels went eight shutout innings and Madson worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his first save of the year. Howard drove in both of the Phillie runs with a two-run triple in the third.
Blanton was less fantastic in game three of the series, but did manage to hold San Diego to two runs over seven innings. The game went to extra-innings locked at 2-2 until Howard broke the tie with a two-run double in the eleventh. Madson worked the bottom of the eleventh and got his second save in two days. It capped an impressive game for the pen, which went four scoreless innings in relief of Blanton and allowed just one hit (a single) and didn't walk a batter.
The Phillies are 15-6 on the year after beating the San Diego Padres 3-1 yesterday. The Phils sweep the four-game series.
Halladay got the start for the Phillies and went 8 2/3 innings, allowing one run on five hits and a walk. All five of the hits were singles and he struck out 14.
He struck Cameron Maybin and Jason Bartlett both out swinging for the first two outs in the bottom of the first. Chase Headley was next and drew a walk on a 3-2 pitch, but Halladay got Ryan Ludwick to pop to Howard in foul territory to leave Headley stranded.
Halladay got two strikeouts swinging to start the second as well, getting Will Venable and Brad Hawpe to set the first two men down. Rob Johnson followed and reached on an infield single, but Eric Patterson grounded to Howard for the third out.
Pitcher Wade LeBlanc led off the third and flew to center for the first out. Halladay struck Maybin out behind him for the second time the game, but Bartlett lined a single to right. Headley popped to Rollins to leave Bartlett at first.
Third straight inning that Halladay got the first two batters and the third reached base.
He threw a 1-2-3 fourth and a 1-2-3 fifth.
The Phillies were up 2-0 when Halladay started the sixth. Maybin tried to bunt for a single, but Ruiz fielded and threw him out at first. Halladay struck out Bartlett and Headley behind Maybin.
Up 3-0, Halladay struck out Ludwick, Venable and Hawpe.
Twelve strikeouts for Halladay through seven innings.
Johnson struck out looking at a 3-2 pitch to start the eighth. It was outside, but whatever. Halladay had struck out six straight hitters. Patterson bounced to first for the second out and righty Jorge Cantu hit for the pitcher LeBlanc. Halladay struck Cantu out swinging 3-2 to end the inning.
Fourteen strikeouts for Halladay. He had thrown 113 pitches.
Maybin started the ninth and lined a single to left. Bartlett was next and dribbled a ball in front of the plate. Ruiz jumped on it and threw to second to force Maybin for the first out. Bartlett beat Rollins's relay to first, bringing Headley to the plate with one out and a man on first. Headley moved Bartlett to second with a single and the righty Ludwick came to the plate as the tying run. Ludwick crushed the ball, but Victorino tracked it down after a long run for the second out and Bartlett moved to third. That brought the lefty Venable to the plate with men on first and third. Halladay had thrown 128 pitches in the game, but stayed in to pitch to Venable. Venable singled up the middle and Bartlett scored, cutting the lead to 3-1. With two outs and men on first and second, Bastardo came in to pitch to the lefty Hawpe. Righty Nick Hundley hit for Hawpe and swung at the first pitch he saw from Bastardo, flying to right to end the game.
Hundley against Bastardo as the winning run isn't really what you're looking for there. Worked out okay. Bastardo threw one pitch in the game and got his first career save. He has thrown two days in a row.
The Phillies lineup against lefty Wade LeBlanc went (1) Victorino (2) Polanco (3) Rollins (4) Howard (5) Francisco (6) Mayberry (7) Ruiz (8) Martinez. Ibanez on the bench against the lefty with the Phillies having won the first three games of the four-game series. Francisco in right and Mayberry in left. Martinez starts at second with Valdez on the bench.
Polanco and Rollins walked back-to-back with one out in the first. Howard flew to center for the second out with Polanco moving to third and Rollins holding first. Francisco grounded to short to leave both men stranded.
The Phils went in order in the second and again in the third.
Howard singled with one out in the fourth and Francisco walked behind him. Mayberry struck out for the second out and Ruiz flew to left, leaving both runners stranded.
Martinez started the fifth with a single and Halladay bunted him to second with the first out. Victorino flew to right for the second out. Polanco was next and hit a ball back through the middle, but LeBlanc made a fantastic play, falling to the ground and backhanding the ball, and threw to first for the third out.
Rollins and Howard singled back-to-back to start the sixth, putting men on first and third with nobody out for Francisco. Francisco lined a ball into left center that should have been caught by a diving Ludwick, but the ball went off his glove and Francisco was given a single. Polanco scored to put the Phils up 1-0 with men on first and second. Mayberry followed and he doubled into the left field corner. Rollins scored to make it 2-0 with men on second and third. Ruiz was walked intentionally to load the bases for Martinez. Martinez swung at the first pitch and hit a ground ball to short that Bartlett fielded. Bartlett came home and Mayberry was forced for the first out. Halladay grounded into a double-play behind him.
No more for the Phils after loading the bases with nobody out. Martinez can't bring the runner home from third with nobody out. Ludwick should have caught the ball that Francisco hit.
Victorino led off the seventh and hit a ball well to right center. Venable dove for the ball and deflected it. It went off his glove and rolled towards center field, away from Maybin who was moving towards right. Victorino tore around the bases and slid into home plate head first, just ahead of the relay for an inside-the-park home run. 3-0 Phillies. Polanco followed that with a single, but Rollins hit into a double-play behind him. Howard grounded to Patterson for the third out.
Francisco started the eighth with an infield single, but Mayberry hit into a double-play behind him. Ruiz flew to center for the third out.
Righty Ernesto Frieri set the Phils down in order in the ninth. Halladay hit for himself having thrown 113 pitches and struck out for the second out.
Victorino was 1-for-5 with an inside-the-park home run yesterday. 2-for-15 with three walks in the four-game series. He's hitting 289/352/482 on the year.
Polanco was 1-for-3 with a walk yesterday and 5-for-11 with five singles and three walks in the series. 366/429/488 for the year.
Rollins went 1-for-3 with a walk yesterday and 3-for-13 with three singles and five walks in the series. He also drove in a run in game three of the series, giving him two for the year. He's on pace to drive in 15 for the year and hitting 256/344/305. He has four extra-base hits for the year, all four of which are doubles.
Howard was 2-for-4 yesterday and 5-for-18 with a double, a triple and four RBI in the series. He had huge hits in games two and three and didn't walk or strike out in any of the four games. He's hitting 284/337/494 for the year.
Francisco 2-for-3 with a walk and an RBI. 5-for-14 with two walks, a triple a home run and four RBI in the series. 263/329/434 for the season.
Mayberry 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI. 2-for-5 in the series. He's 7-for-20 with two doubles on the season. Ibanez was 0-for-11 with two walks in the series, dropping his line for the year to 187/265/253.
Ruiz was 0-for-3 with a walk yesterday and 0-for-6 with two walks in the series. He's hitting 241/328/397 for the season and is 1-for-his-last-21. Schneider was 1-for-8 with a home run in the series and is 2-for-16 on the year with two home runs.
Martinez was 1-for-4 with a single yesterday and is 3-for-15 with three singles on the year. Valdez went 1-for-8 in the series to drop his line on the year to 263/311/316.
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The Game
The Jackets started the game against Duke with a comedy of errors…
End result? The Jackets put three points on the board in the first quarter rather than the 21 that could have easily been posted.
The second quarter was more of the same…
The Jackets go into the locker room on Senior Day, against Duke, with a 13-6 deficit and I'm thinking to myself that it might have been the most uninspired GT effort I've seen in the better part of a decade.
Tech looked horrible! There's no other way to say it.
The third quarter started off much the same as Tech drove into Duke territory, stalled, and settled for a field goal to make it 13-9.
Duke took the ball and drove 60 yards on the following possession and then things turned when Mario Butler made two huge plays back to back…
First he shot through on a sweep play to cause a six yard loss and then he stepped in front of a Blue Devil receiver on about the 15 yard line, snagged an interception, and raced 85 yards the other direction for a TD and a 16-13 lead for the Jackets.
The Jackets finally started showing signs of life as the defense got off the field in four plays and the offense started leaning on Anthony Allen, who carried the ball five times in a 74 yard drive that led to a Tevin Washington TD and a 23-13 lead for Tech.
Jacket fans were feeling much better after a 17 point third quarter and probably felt like things were finally under control…but then Duke capped off a 74 yard drive with a 37 yard TD pass from former GT commitment Sean Renfree.
It was 23-20 and White and Gold nerves were getting frayed again.
And then…miraculously…three incredible things happened…
The score was 30-20 and the Jackets were able to close the game out en route to becoming bowl eligible for the 14th straight season.
What It Means…
It means that Tech doesn't have to win in Athens this next weekend in order to become bowl eligible.
It means that the Jackets have extended their streak of .500 or better conference records.
It means that the Jackets have a chance to get to 7-5 (avoiding a slide below Gailey's worst record) while also sending UGA home for the holidays.
Bowl Eligibility is ALWAYS a "Good Thing"!
Its never (ever!) a bad thing to be bowl eligible.
There is no such thing as a bad bowl.
Clean Old Fashioned Hate?
Yup…its hate week. More on that later…
Right now all I can think is that this GT team has yet to play a complete effort.
And without a complete effort…beating UGA in Athens is a tall task.
Just one closing question…
What's the Good Word?
- by Chris Boggs, Ramblin' On Blog
November 21st, 2010
11:49 pm
To Hell With Georgia Tech!!!!!!!!!!
November 21st, 2010
11:51 pm
In the year 2010, and most of 2011, the Dawgs of Athens will post "(((((44-17)))))" on many a blog.
November 21st, 2010
11:53 pm
Welcome to Hate Week indeed!!
Where Dawg fans talk football, and Tech fans(sic) talk academics and math comparison.
November 21st, 2010
11:54 pm
Who is your 3rd string QB?? Because he is going to have to play by the 2nd quarter. Tell him to be ready.
November 21st, 2010
11:56 pm
We will make last year look like a warmup!! We cannot wait to see your defensive line get manhandled by our offensive line…… Again!!!!
November 21st, 2010
11:58 pm
And you though UGA scored at will last year, without me…….
November 22nd, 2010
12:00 am
I thought UGA already plated the maximum 2 non-FBS schools this year??…….
November 22nd, 2010
12:12 am
the sad thing if inbred university had 99 arrest on here, these bumpkin heads would still be beating their chest about how great their school is, no shame that they went from a preranked number one power house two years ago to the butt of jokes all over this country now..couldn't even beat Miss St but pointed the finger at GT who did last year. 5 stars gave you big time wins over Idaho of the poor and sisters of the Lafayette..athletic director arrested and fired for drunk driving, hit and run players, but who cares, guarantee CMR doesn;t as long as you give him that 7 figure pay check for this performance and fiasco soap opera on and off the field….simple minded vast sea of nothingness you turned that place into in just two years, congrats
November 22nd, 2010
12:17 am
Nothing but dawg comments on a GT blog. Obsess much? Obsession indicates envy.
November 22nd, 2010
12:17 am
As long as we give Rucht that paycheck he will easily give us wins over Yech.
8-1, fixin' to be 9-1
November 22nd, 2010
1:16 am
Wow the air's a little thin here. Not a lotta brains so far on this blog. Lots of drool and ice chips though.
The Good Word, Mr. Boggs, is as follows:
Should you ask the followup question, "How 'bout them dawgs?" I would answer thusly:
Why? Because I'm a Ramblin Gamblin Helluva Engineer!
November 22nd, 2010
2:10 am
Georgia Tech has struggled all season long with mistakes and penalties that have seriously impacted this team. With Joshua Nesbitt out for the rest of the season, and maybe a bowl game too, it would appear that UGA should win this game easily. However, one thing is certain about rivlary games; nothing is certain! We will find out next Saturday in Athens if both Georgia teams get to go bowling this season. For more Georgia Tech Football articles go to http://isportsweb.com. Looking forward to another great chapter of clean old fashioned hate. Go Jackets!
November 22nd, 2010
2:48 am
How 'bout them dogs?
On paper UGAg should beat us but that's why they play the game on the field. Rivalries are crazy! Anything can and does happen! No need for the puppies to be overconfident because nothing is guaranteed. It's going to be a dirty fight on Saturday. Too bad our best player won't be behind center so if UGAg does win, they won't have beaten our best.
November 22nd, 2010
8:25 am
Stephen Hill finally got the monkey off his back and made a Demaryius-Thomas-esque play.
We know what you're capable of, Stephen. Show the world on Saturday on national TV!
As always, GO JACKETS!
November 22nd, 2010
8:56 am
Get used to yearly dogfights with Duke as long as CPJ is here. They largely whipped us Saturday when they weren't throwing Pick-6s or missing chip shot FGs. Very fortunate to win this game.
The way Duke scorched our D with their running game, I shudder to think what UGA will do. This same Duke team managed a whopping 4 yards rushing vs Boston College.
November 22nd, 2010
11:34 am
Scorched for 105 yds with the longest being 20? It's also the same Duke team that scored more points and gave up less against Miami than we did.
November 22nd, 2010
2:35 pm
We are so freakin embarrassing
November 22nd, 2010
4:02 pm
109 rushing yards on 25 attempts. A 4.4 ypc average, which is the 2nd highest all season in ACC play for Duke(powerhouse UVA allowed more). The ACC is not a stout defensive football conference. The simple fact is we should never be outgained by DUKE in a football game, as we were Saturday.
But we're #1 in rushing offense!!! Woo hoo!
#119 in passing offense. #61 in scoring offense. We would have lost to Duke if not for a lucky pick-six and a missed chip shot field goal. Duke looked like the superior team most of the day.
We're #24 in time of possession though! We rule! The #1 team in the country? They are #108 in time of possession. The #2 team? #84. Kind of an overrated stat maybe?
The most hilarious moment Saturday was when we ran that old PJ "draw them offsides" play on 4th down and both our A-backs moved at the same time, sending *us* back five yards. It's year three folks. PJ is busy blaming Chan for not leaving him with good recruits, all the while accepting every bit of credit for the success accomplished by the best recruiting class in GT history. Meanwhile, in year three, his team still doesn't exhibit any of the "nastiness" or discipline he claims is demanded of his players.
No playmakers, No excitement. Half-empty stadium. A tiresome, repetitive, antiquated offense. No toughness, no leadership, mistakes galore. Competing with Duke and Sun Belt schools for athletes.
This is Paul Johnson Football.
November 22nd, 2010
4:16 pm
November 22nd, 2010
4:59 pm
Hey, bring back Chan….
CPJ was COMPLIMENTING his players on Saturday, and placing the blame on his coaching staff. BC has one of the top 10 rushing defenses in the country. Duke put up 307 yards in the air. After trying to run 17 times in the first half and netting a big fat 0, they took to the air. BTW, Duke almost won that game. With Cutcliffe at the helm, Duke is no longer going to be the pushover they have been since Spurrier left.
CPJ is the best coach we have had since Bobby Ross. Offense purely based on perfect execution, which we are lacking, and injuries has a lot to do with that. Tiresome? I love watching it. Repetitive? If Duke is going to keep putting their linebackers to block the edges, you run it up the middle. Over and over and over if that is what it takes. We have a chance to beat UGA on Saturday. We have qualified for a bowl, which gives us LOADS of extra practices to fix the error and mental mistakes. Competing with Duke and Sun Belt schools for athletes? Seriously? You have ABSOLUTELY no idea what you are talking about? How about the 10 recruits CPJ signed last year rated 75 and above? Dwyer was a 81. Burnett and Morgan were 79's. Tarrent too. Nesbitt was a 77. Bebe Thomas was a 73. He had 17 recruits the previous year ranked higher than 74. You have got to be the biggest IDIOT in the great state of Georgia, and seriously need to come to terms that you are not a GT fan.
November 22nd, 2010
5:10 pm
@ GT Iggy
We suck because we got conned into hiring a hackjob artist of a coach that duped our moronic AD into thinking his goofy high school offense would work consistently against the big boys.
November 22nd, 2010
5:11 pm
Duke was lucky we didnt hang 21 on them in the 1st quarter. Every team in the ACC is going to have to get used to having a dogfight with Duke. That has to do with coaching, and CDC is from the SEC. Even Nick Saban complimented Duke after thrashing them.
Glass half full or glass half empty dude, pick one. CPJ is redshirting the majority of his recruits. He didnt even have the full compliment of scholarship players available his first year, remember? Everyone in the ACC hates playing us now, most teams ADMIT when they are preparing for us their offensive scout team doesnt even use a football because they cant simulate what we do full speed, and at the same time they are having to prepare for a 3-4 defense. We have the 2008 and 2009 ACC coach of the year, and the 08 NCAA coach of the year. He has the respect of coaches all across the country. I dont care if he does border on arrogance, he believes that if his offense is executed perfectly, then it will work against any defense. And you know what? I believe him. He will take this offseason, not to mention the extra practices before the bowl and spring practice as well, and make the necessary changes from top to bottom. And i will bet my immortal soul and Georgia Tech will win a National Championship before UGA does. And that, sir, is the simple truth.
November 22nd, 2010
5:14 pm
That goofy high school offense, Nate, runs for more yards per game than any other Division I school in the USA.
November 22nd, 2010
5:17 pm
More than Auburn, Nebraska, Oregon, TCU, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Last time i looked, four of those teams are #1 and #2 and #3 and #7 in the BCS standings.
November 22nd, 2010
5:21 pm
CPJ has technically had TWO recruiting classes. He has a new defensive coordinator with a completely new defense. He is still bringing in his players, and Groh will be doing the same. Can you people not have just a tiny bit of faith and believe that the execution and intensity problems will get worked out this offseason, that we still have the opportunity to deny Georgia bowl eligibility, play in a bowl, no matter how "crappy" it is, and prepare to have a monstrous season next year?
November 22nd, 2010
5:24 pm
November 22nd, 2010
5:26 pm
There is the link to all of GT's past and present recruiting classes, from 2006 on up. Go look for yourself. Then come back and tell me CPJ cant recruit, or that Gailey could do something CPJ couldn't. You're not going to be able to. Facts don't lie.
November 22nd, 2010
8:29 pm
Nostradamus , That should be Nostradumbass. Use you misspelled your handle.
November 22nd, 2010
11:25 pm
To Hell With Georgia! Cesspool of the South!
"Toe Meets Leather" t-shirts – Christmas-priced at $15!
November 23rd, 2010
4:31 am
Simple Techster is in massive denial. As Paul Johnson likes to say so often… this team is what it is– 6-5 in PJ's 3rd year with no apparent stars or playmakers emerging, and an extremely disappointing recruiting class following the ACC Championship season. No discipline, no toughness, no excitement. Struggling against horrible teams like Kansas, Duke, Wake Forest. Things are not looking up for this program.
I was one of the few Tech fans who saw this team for what it was before the season– a mediocre 5 loss team, but most of the kool-aid slurping Tech fans were predicting 10+ wins, all by the magic pixie dust Paul Johnson would sprinkle upon his Sunbelt-caliber "diamonds in the rough." Now these same folks who have been wrong all along are busy making every excuse in the book to deflect the blame from their precious CPJ, and to label the people who've had it right all along "fake GT fans."
I'm telling you right now. This is Paul Johnson football. Subpar talent, 6-7 win seasons, crappy bowls, He caught lightning in a bottle with Chan's recruits. After 3 recruiting classes, it's become apparent that PJ isn't the great evaluator of talent that everyone professed he would be. Where are the playmakers? Is this kid Snoddy that Tech just stole from 1-AA schools going to be that missing link that leads GT to a national title? LMAO.
November 23rd, 2010
11:49 am
Wonder why you failed to mention where that offense ranks in passing yardages and wins. Hmm…….
November 23rd, 2010
3:48 pm
Looking at the schedules of all the schools Simple Techster mentioned – compared to gtu's schedule – it's not surprising that gtu gains more rushing yards.
November 23rd, 2010
5:10 pm
"Georgia Tech has struggled all season long with mistakes and penalties that have seriously impacted this team."
Insert "UGA" for "Georgia Tech" and the statement is still true…both teams have looked horrible at times this year. I mean even Colorado beat UGA this year…just saying.
November 23rd, 2010
5:16 pm
Simple techster is right….GT is recruiting almost the same level of talent as it did under Chan Gailey. Sounds like Bring Back Chan has been listening to his UGA buddies a little too much….calm down….GT has plenty of talented players who are very very young. UGA has had 4 top 10 recruiting classes in a row…and they are at best going to finish with the same regular season record as GT(6-6)….think about that. Would you really rather be a UGA fan? Do you think maybe rivals and scout are a bit overrated? Make your own conclusions….but this argument clearly has two ways of looking at it. Try being an optimist once in a while.
November 24th, 2010
1:49 pm
I am currently living in Ohio and was in Atlanta to visit Georgia Tech and my 1985 All-American Bowl teammates this past weekend against Duke. I had a great weekend reliving memories and seeing great friends. On Sunday morning, I picked up the AJC at my hotel to read about the game, etc. and realized that not many things have changed since I played in the mid-80's at Tech. Furman Bisher is gone, but the obvious bias towards the Bullpuppies is still alive and well. I guess there's just one thing I would say to that, "Oh if I had a son, sir, I'd tell you what he'd do. He would yell, "TO HELL WITH GEORGIA" like his daddy used to do. Go Jackets!!
November 26th, 2010
10:44 am
Bring back chan,,,, is absoulutely RIGHT! I still wouldn't bring back Chan, but we have a MAJOR problem, and we gave that problem a RAISE…… What were we thinking….


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Recently took the opportunity to watch this much-loved sixties film for my first time. I'd heard good things about it, but to me it was unnecessarily confusing in a way I couldn't manage to find clever or delightful.
I didn't see the part about Audrey's affair with the Frenchmen (mentioned in this review) because evidently I'd given up before that happened -- or else slept through it.
This film is stylistically dated, terminally silly and gives marriage a worse rap than it deserves (which also isn't exactly a fresh perspective). The characters of the (other) married couple and child with whom our stars sometimes traveled were drawn so preposterously as to make the viewer uncomfortable rather than amused. (I think of this as the "Meet the Parents" school of humor -- laugh (or try to) at people who don't actually exist in the real world.)
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Tonight I am interrupting my regular flow of dancing in my living room with my overzealous son, nursing and snuggling on my hammock, making friends with bugs and plants, giving and receiving massages from my lover, and, uh, sleeping to tell you about something awesome! (Now you understand why I may not post as much as is requested of me ) This is worth the interruption though because tonight I am going to show you some pictures of my herb spiral. See, here they are…
Was that the most amazing experience you had in your entire life?! I thought so It is only because herb spirals are so COSMIC! Not only are they beautiful, they are convenient and efficient too. If you have a small garden space to work with they can fit all your herbs into one compact place. It is a great technique for those who appreciate organization. The shape of an herb spiral creates several different micro-climates so all your precious herbs get exactly what they require. I am sure my eloquent and convincing words along with these life changing photos have inspired you to create your very own herb spiral. So, to help you out I made a step by step guide on how to do it! I know, I know. You are welcome. I do what I can
1. Purchase or plant in soil blocks the herbs you choose to have in your spiral. In our herb spiral we have, from top to bottom, rosemary, oregano, thyme, borage, sage, lemon verbena, yarrow, mexican terragon, anise hyssop, chives, basil, calendula, and stevia. You could also add echinacea, chamomile, st. johns wort, caraway, parsley, cilantro, dill, or any other herb your brilliant brain can come up with.
2. Plan each herb's location in your spiral according to their needs. The east side of the spiral will have morning sun and afternoon shade. The west side will have morning shade and afternoon sun. The top will be dry. The bottom moist.
3. Place a huge piece of cardboard down on the area you choose to create your herb spiral.
4. With a pencil draw the outline of your spiral on the cardboard. Make it no more than five feet wide to ensure you can gather herbs from the center.
5. Place bricks or rocks along your outline. Remember to slowly increase the height of your brick stacking until the center reaches about 3 feet high. It is useful to employ help at this point…
6. Fill your herb spiral with compost and mix in soil enhancing ingredients. In our compost we mixed in 4 cups of zeolites, 1 cup green sand, 1 cup rock dust, one gallon of mycogrow and one gallon of seaweed water. Worm castings would be another great addition. Wish I would have thought of that!
7. Wet your soil thoroughly.
Me watering our spiral while wearing my husband's shorts. You can get away with that sort of thing when you are a true Goddess
8. Plant each herb in its correct spot. When plants are big enough add mulch around them.
9. Water and talk to your plants regularly and watch them grow!
Voila! You now have an amazing herb spiral!


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Most studies on Genesis tend to focus on the disparate nature of the material which has been used in its composition. It is argued here that the entire book has been carefully composed to focus on a unique family line. The members of this line of 'seed' enjoyed a special relationship with God which resulted in the establishment of two eternal covenants, the first with Noah and the second with Abraham. At the heart of this latter covenant was the promise that God's blessing would be mediated to all the nations of the earth through the 'seed' of Abraham. While the book of Genesis draws attention to the initial stages of the fulfilment of this promise, its ultimate fulfilment is linked to a royal dynasty associated with the descendants of Judah.
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Local and international activists march inside a conference center under a giant statue of a spider to demand urgent action to address climate change at the U.N. climate talks in Doha, Qatar, Friday.DOHA, Qatar A dispute over money clouded U.N. climate talks Friday, as rich and poor countries sparred over funds meant to help the developing world cover the rising costs of mitigating global warming and adapting to it.
Developing countries want firm commitments from rich nations to scale up climate aid to poor countries to $100 billion annually by 2020, a general pledge that was made three years ago.
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After overnight negotiations, a draft agreement was presented Friday that does not include midterm targets, which developing countries had called for. The U.N. climate secretariat said further consultations are necessary.
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Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO) allayed the worst fears of the market and the stock got a nice boost. There was nothing really unexpected in these results, but the commentary on enterprise spending was welcome after other tech heavyweights had taken a far more cautionary tone. In summary, Cisco remains a value play and I think the key to its future performance will lie in how it uses its cash flows and balance sheet cash to make acquisitions.
It is an interesting stock, but tech investors usually want growth and value investors usually shy away from tech. I suspect either the market is going to have to change its prejudices or Cisco is going to start getting acquisitions right again before the stock goes meaningfully higher.
Cisco's Earnings: Macro
It would be disingenuous of me not to mention that I previewed these earnings in an article linked here and earnings came in pretty much as expected. On a top line basis I was looking for around $11.7bn and they came in at $11.9bn but with around $200m contribution from the NDS acquisition within the collaboration segment.
However, the key surprise was in the commentary on the strength of US enterprise spending which grew 9% whilst European enterprise spending was down in the "mid-teens." This is incongruent with what IBM said a few weeks ago about enterprise conditions weakening in September. Unless the idea is that overall conditions worsened in September only to improve in the US in October?
Cisco is a company known to be relatively exposed to public and developed market spending and has been vocal about warning over a slowdown here so any strength in enterprise will be well received by the company and others. It's likely to give a fillip to other tech companies. In addition its talk of signs of improvement with US service provider spending is going to set Telco investor's hearts racing.
Cisco Earnings by Segment
Turning to a segmental view, the core divisions of switching and routing displayed their usual "good cop-bad cop" double act. This time around switching was stronger than expected and routing was weaker, which is a reversal from previous quarters. Routers saw some weakness from Europe with operators switching to faster networks causing a decline in Cisco's optical networking revenues.
Yearly growth shown here.
The good news here is that the management sounded a lot more upbeat about how it is responding to the competitive threat from Huawei, Juniper Networks, Avaya, and others. These segments are Cisco's core revenue generators and while its acquisitions in recent years have been questionable and it loses market share in non-core markets it is essential that it continues to perform well here. There are perceived security issues for companies using Chinese hardware and Cisco seems to be benefitting from these fears. While mentioning Juniper it should be noted that a lot of the segments were it competes with Cisco showed strength and I would expect the stock to go up in sympathy.
Service Provider Video results were actually pretty good. The NDS acquisition contributed significantly by underlying revenues were still good. This sort of result will interest those with a position in something like Riverbed or F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) who both partly depend on service providers spending on application delivery and network optimization solutions. Indeed as outlined here I think F5 maybe being a bit cautious in its outlook. The financial vertical is likely to be cautious until some sort of resolution over Greece and/or the fiscal cliff issue is resolved but AT&T recently affirmed its CapEx guidance and Cisco did say positive things about enterprise spending.
In addition collaboration revenues weren't as weak as some had expected but with TelePresence described as being down in the mid-teens then this hardly bodes well for its competitor Polycom (NASDAQ: PLCM). The latter has been innovating with new products so it could be grabbing share but overall this just looks like a solution looking for a problem right now. Corporations do not invest in expansionary technology when they see a slow economy.
The last three segments of wireless, security and data center all delivered results pretty much in line with expectations. Data Center spending remains very strong and I think is subject to strong secular growth trends as smart phones, tablets and bandwidth rich internet applications grow exponentially.
Security growth has slowed and this is pretty much in line with a lowering of estimates from companies like Check Point and Fortinet.
Wireless is an ongoing area of strength with bring your own device (BYOD) cited as a key driver. This is good news for Aruba Networks (NASDAQ: ARUN) and with the ongoing diversification of mobile device choices away from the traditional corporate Blackberry solution and towards Iphones and Android based smart phones the outlook does look good here.
Where Next For Cisco?
These results are not a game changer and Cisco still looks to be the low to mid single digit grower that it has been in recent years. It is hardly a growth investors dream. Now I know what you are thinking now and you would be right. I am setting this conclusion up to argue that Cisco is a value play. It generates billions in cash every year and according to Yahoo data it trades on an EV/EBITDA ratio of 4.4 and has nearly $38bn in net cash/instruments on its balance sheet.
Its recent acquisition history hasn't been glorious but Cisco is a company that was built on timely acquisitions. Given its huge financial firepower it could buy some growth but the market doesn't seem willing to give it the benefit of the doubt until it demonstrates a return to winning ways. For long term value investors Cisco remains attractive.
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30th Annual Harriman Cup Polo Match
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September 12
P Street Gallerie Opening
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September 12
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September 11
NYFW Style From the Tents: Street Style Day 8
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"Friendships" at Human Gallery
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September 11
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