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Yet another Bendheim economist, South Korean game theorist
Hyun Song Shin, tackled some of those spillover issues in
Oxford Universitys 2008 Clarendon lectures, published as
Risk and Liquidity in 2010. The Oxford-trained
Shin, an adviser to the South Korean government, delved into
the power of market prices to not only signal information but
induce action. Much of this action in a mark-to-market world,
he asserts, is pro-cyclical, not unlike leverage,
creating herding, illiquidity, feedback and amplification,
transmitted through interconnections.
How does someone capture those often opaque
interconnections? What we try to measure is how much your
firm may be affected if my share price tanks, says
Brunnermeier. I dont have to know all of the
underlying links. Its a top-down approach. He and
the Feds Adrian take historical data from bubble periods
they only have weekly data back to 1986 and try
to get some sense of how firms with similar underlying
characteristics are moving in a coordinated fashion. The key is
to develop a useful set of attributes.
What were saying is, what is the danger to the
financial system if Lehman Brothers goes down?
Brunnermeier explains. We can also turn it around: If the
system is in trouble, how will Lehman fare?
We are still fine-tuning, he adds in his
clipped, brisk English. Were searching for the
right characteristics maturity mismatches, size,
leverage, liquidity risk. If you see leverage building up,
thats a sign.
Although CoVaR has attracted attention a
flock of new papers has tackled aspects of it relevant
data is patchy, the metrics themselves are indirect, and lots
of work still needs to be done. Regulators are working with
other approaches that seek the same macroprudential goal.
Its actually good to look at [the problem] from
different angles, says Brunnermeier. One tool, the
distress insurance premium, developed by Xin Huang,
Hao Zhou and Haibin Zhu from, respectively, the University of
Oklahoma, the Fed and the Bank for International Settlements,
uses credit default swaps to indicate firm vulnerability. But
that method is limited because CDS data is available for only
one crisis 2008. A third measure, the systemic
expected shortfall, advanced by a group of NYU
economists, examines how firm capital will be affected by a
decline in equity prices.
In fact, there are dozens of so-called risk indexes under
development. NYUs Leonard N. Stern School of Business has
started something called the V-Lab (for Volatility Laboratory),
run by Nobel laureate Robert Engle, which provides online a
variety of daily measures of various risks, including systemic
risk, listed by both country and financial institution.
Will any of these methods sound the alarm? Will anyone
respond? Well only find out in a live crisis. So far,
there are limitations on these predictive forays that are not
just theoretical and empirical but data-driven. Brunnermeier
hopes better data will be generated, particularly with the
involvement of the Office of Financial Research. He has worked
on a liquidity mismatch index that indicates how easy or
difficult it is to sell assets off in a crisis. But the
index relies on flow-of-funds data, a measure that has grown
more complex and opaque with the diffusion of derivatives.
Meanwhile, theres another aspect that spillover
analysis helps illuminate: Different kinds of bubbles vary in
their costs and benefits. Princetons Harrison Hong and
David Sraer, for instance, have developed a model that tries to
distinguish loud equity bubbles
characterized by high prices, volatility and trading volume
from quiet bubbles, such as credit bubbles,
with more-subdued pricing, volatility and volume. Noise has
nothing to do with threat. Generally, equity bubbles tend to
cause direct losses. Stealthy credit bubbles, with their
thicket of interconnections, spawn more havoc.
In his recent book, Doing Capitalism in the Innovation
Economy, longtime venture capitalist and Warburg Pincus
senior adviser William Janeway argues for the need to
differentiate bubbles along two dimensions: the object of
speculation whether its a fundamental
technology or a financial instrument and the locus
of speculation, whether confined to capital markets or
spilling over into credit markets. Stamping out every suspected
bubble may erase risk that produces reward, Janeway
Where does that leave stewards of financial stability around
the world? With broad generalizations, some traditional
measures leverage, liquidity and a flock of
systemic risk measures, like CoVaR, that may or may not prove
effective. We know generally that equity bubbles in relative
isolation are less systemically dangerous than credit bubbles,
which drag down interconnected banks. But you still have to be
aware of an equity crash that takes down banks, like 1929. We
know, as Janeway lays out, that bubbles that seem to focus on a
technology may be worth letting ride. We also know that some
bubbles may be fueled by disagreement and that leverage and
unusually high volume and volatility are dangers. Last, we know
that the key evidence of excessive asset swings comes from a
comparison with historical benchmarks.
What dont we know? A lot, starting with timing. If we
dont know when a bubble will burst or when the most
reasonable time is to dampen it, we need to act carefully. In
that sense, as one Fed official notes, stability monitoring
resembles monetary policy. Its less a science than a
data-driven art.
Eventually, we will understand more, we will have more data,
and we will do more testing though public trial and
error spawns its own damaging spillover. But all the data in
the world cannot ensure certainty. What we cant calculate
is the judgment and will of decision makers. Will they be
prepared to yank away the punch bowl, and do they possess the
wisdom to discriminate among assets, even with Wall Street or a
politically polarized public claiming that this time
its different? Will they be willing to act even if
theyre coping with the effects of their own policies?
Data, metrics, models and analytics can help, but they may be
ambiguous and cant make the tough decisions. As Frydman
and Goldberg might say, theres no algorithm. And what
lurks if we get it right a few times? Moral hazard.
Bubbles resemble yet another metaphor, the black hole: still
poorly understood but such an integral part of the market
universe that Janeway titled one chapter of his recent book
The Banality of Bubbles, followed by one called
Explaining Bubbles and a third dubbed The
Necessity of Bubbles.
Bubble fears are now part of the public consciousness. Like
it or not, our monitors of financial stability operate in a
system shaped by popular sentiments that begin with the belief
that markets naturally rise at best, a frothy notion.
Bubbles, or asset swings, challenge that thinking. But
its a foreboding sign when we cant agree on what
rational means. As Janeway writes, In this
term rational there is a nexus of confusion that infects both
academic and popular discussions of how economic and financial
agents think and act. The idea that bubbles
represent a decline of virtue and that everything that occurred
during bubble years is a lie continues. The concept of the
good bubble remains counterintuitive. The belief
that the future is predictable lingers despite contrary
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While football, hockey, boxing and MMA are all violent sports by design, but there was an era when sport was more than violent. It was deadly.
The royal sport of tournament jousting was more than public competition. It was combat training for the knights and squires of the realm. If the winners and losers survived the bouts, they emerged with improved combat skills on horseback. But, if a lance point found a gap in the armor, of if a full from a steed was violent, enough; the contestants might never live to see another battlefield.
Now, Full Metal Jousting, the new reality competition show from The History Channel is bringing competitive jousting back for a television audience.
You might catch simulated jousting at some medieval dinner theater or renaissance faire. But those events are usually theatrical sparring to entertain an audience. Full Metal Joustingis open and dangerous competition searching for new stars in a very old sport.
In the show's debut season, 16 contestants will take runs as cash prizes in an updated version of the centuries old contest. Medieval armor is replaced by modern suits of steel, but, a lot of what you'll see is unchanged from eras passed. The lances are wood and head for each other at 30 mpg while the big horses underneath the 21st century knights charge. The last man standing takes home the money.
We caught up with Shane Adams, jousting coach and holder of 17 international jousting titles, as he introduced the new show at the Anaheim stop for the Professional Bull Rider's rodeo. Two of his jousters provided halftime entertainment in the ring to generate interest in the premiere.
One of the driving creative forces behind Full Metal Jousting, Adams grew up on a horse farm in Canada. He still raises big Percheron on his farm while promoting jousting around the world.
CraveOnline: In a 21st Century, when we have iPads and PS3s, why bring jousting back now?
Shane Adams: It's been my dream to be a knight since I was four years old. When I grew up, I had a dream to take this sport mainstream. This show is the realization of that dream. And this is a sport. This isn't dinner theater.
CraveOnline: We're here at bull riding event with cowboy hats everywhere you look. It seems like a weird place to introduce knights in armor. This just seems like a Lord of the Rings friendly crowd.
Shane Adams: The action of the sport appeals to anyone. Last week, we were with the PBR at Madison Square Garden in New York City in front of 15,000 people. They were there to watch bull riding, but every one of them stayed in their seat to watch the rebirth of this sport.
CraveOnline: This was a deadly competition hundreds of years ago. I know you want it to be exciting and visceral now, but you don't want your competitions to get hurt. What safety steps do you take that were out of the question a couple centuries ago?
Shane Adams: Obviously, we have improved steel armor with foam padding. We also wear compression vests to protect our spines – and mouthpieces. It's still 85 lbs., of armor. The jousters have to stay up on their lifting and roadwork to stay in the kind of shape necessary.
Adams won't say who walks away with the final prize in the show's first season, but you point your lance at The History Channel Sunday, February 12 at 10 pm.


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By MJ Kneiser, WLHR Radio, Lavonia
Despite two spillway releases last week and an increase in outflow over the weekend, Lake Hartwell remains over full pool.
As of late Monday, the lake stood at 664.6 feet above mean sea level, above full pool of 660 feet.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Spokesman Billy Birdwell said the Corps has stepped up its program of outflow from all three of the reservoir lakes in the Upper Savannah River Basin in an attempt to get them back down to full pool.
"We are bringing Thurmond down first, then we will bring down Russell and Hartwell Lake down last," said Birdwell. "We will reduce the levels at Thurmond first, then gradually work our way up to Hartwell."
Birdwell said the Corps is targeting outflows of 15,000 cubic feet per second for Lake Hartwell for the rest of the week, but adds that does not mean the spillways will be opening.
The Corps will be increasing its power production as a way to reduce the lake level.
According to Birdwell, the Corps kept the turbines at Hartwell Lake running over the weekend to get the lake level down.
"We were running over 13,000 cfs on Monday and normally we do not generate power on Saturdays and Sundays, but we did this weekend; 5,800 cfs on Saturday and 10,500 cfs on Sunday," said Birdwell.
However, Birdwell said it will be a long time before Lake Hartwell is back down to that 660 number.
He said that is because the lake is still receiving significant inflows from its tributaries.
"On Monday, we actually had more inflow than outflow," said Birdwell. "We had 13,500 cfs expected for inflow today and only 13, 100 cfs for outflows. Even though we are targeting 15,000 cfs outflows, we are still getting 10,000 cfs inflows or better for the rest of the week."
Birdwell said that means the lake level will come down very slowly.


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Kyrie Sonnet - Poem by Danny Speicher
Pain pulsing from every inch within me
Eyelids closed to shield my eyes from the sun
Each strand of my body coming undone
Wishing, from agony, to be set free
Depression flows in like the rolling sea
My emotions rise and fall like the tide
Happiness and sadness, closely reside
Within the shadows of this soul called 'me'
Lord, can't you hear me crying for relief?
Can you not see me striving to be strong?
Yearning to hear a harmonious song
I sit, patiently, in silence and grief
Oh, Lord, break these chains and set this man free
Oh, Lord, won't You, please, have mercy on me?
Unseen daggers rip my innards apart
An endless resounding gong fills my ears
No one can dam the flow of my eyes' tears
Too often my days end before they start
My dreams are left in the darkness of night
Unfulfilled, hopeless and so far away
I wish just one could see the light of day
But, when morning breaks, they're nowhere in sight
Father, I know You draw nigh when I cry
Father, I know You have a master plan
Holy Ghost, gently guide me by the hand
Assure me His will is best, by and by
Oh, Lord, I pray, let me abide in Thee
Oh, Lord, won't You, please, have mercy on me?
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The Board of Trustees of Bowling Green State University, by authority of Ohio Revised Code Section 3345.04, on July 8, 1976 enacted a code of regulations effective September 6, 1976, to provide control of the parking and operation of motor vehicles on any property owned or controlled by Bowling Green State University. The State of Ohio motor vehicle laws and the following rules constitute the regulations for parking and operating motor vehicles at the Firelands College of Bowling Green State University. The rules set forth herein supersede and take precedence over any other statements that appear in other University publications. "Motor Vehicles" as referenced herein shall include motorcycles, motorbikes and "mopeds" as well as automobiles, trucks, and vans.
- All persons driving motorized vehicles to and parking on campus shall register them by visiting http://my.bgsu.edu/ and completing the on-line form under the My Vehicle Registration link. Parking decals will be mailed to the student's home address. Display the decal in the motor vehicle and park only where permitted by the decal.
- Responsibility for finding a parking space resides with the motor vehicle operator. Lack of available space is not justification for violation of these regulations.
- Pedestrians shall have the right of way at all times.
- The person who registers a motor vehicle is responsible for all non-moving violations. All moving violations shall be charged to the operator of the motor vehicle.
- Every possible precaution will be taken to prevent theft, damage, or vandalism, but the University assumes no responsibility for motor vehicles or their contents.
- Motor vehicle accidents occurring at BGSU Firelands must be reported immediately to the Erie County Sheriff's Office (419.625.7951) regardless of the extent of the accident.
- There is no charge for motor vehicle registration. However, all persons driving motorized vehicles to and parking on campus shall register them by visiting http://my.bgsu.edu/ and completing the on-line form under the "Manage Parking Account" link). Parking decals will be mailed to the student's home address.
- A parking decal is valid only through the date indicated on the face of the decal.
- Securing a parking decal inside a motor vehicle will be the responsibility of the decal holder. Motor vehicles are to be locked and windows closed at all times. Failure to lock a vehicle may contribute to the theft of a decal.
- If a decal is lost or stolen it will be replaced after the individual completes a theft report with the Budget and Operations Office. A replacement charge of $30.00 will be assessed the individual.
- Parking decals must be displayed from the rearview mirror when parked on University property. Both sides must be entirely visible.
- Possession of, or complicity in the use of, a stolen or lost decal will result in criminal prosecution and loss of campus parking privileges until the expiration date of the original decal.
- For information regarding towed vehicles, contact the on-duty Erie County Sheriff's Deputy (Room 140 Foundation Hall)
- All fines for violations must be paid within 96 hours (four days) at the Budget & Operations Office (Room 140, Foundation Hall).
- Violations of the State of Ohio motor vehicle laws while on campus will result in a citation being issued by the Erie County Sheriff's office. Any penalties resulting from said citation are to be paid and/or contested at the Huron Municipal or Erie County Juvenile courts as indicated on the citation.
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- Parked in closed space or area.
The appeal procedure outlined below applies only to BGSU Firelands students. All other persons receiving violations on campus may request a meeting with the Director, Budget and Operations, to appeal their violation, but only after speaking with the deputy who issued the violation. Only those situations involving some valid extenuating circumstance will be considered by the deputies and/or Director for waiver.
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- If, after meeting with the deputy, the student still disputes the violation, they must complete a "Student Parking Appeal" form. Appeal forms are available at the Office of Budget & Operations and on-line here. A signed copy of the completed form should be submitted to the Office of Budget and Operations.
- At the time the form is submitted, the student will be informed of a tentative hearing date before the BGSU Firelands Student Parking Violation Appeal Committee. The Committee meets as necessary on the 4th Friday of each month at 3:00 p.m. The student's hearing will be confirmed by e-mail for the next regularly scheduled time the Committee meets. The student must plan to attend the hearing at the scheduled time if they would like to address the Committee or provide information beyond what was included in their written statement on the appeal form.
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- The Committee will issue one of the following decisions: Approved, meaning the violation will be waived; Reduced, indicating that the violation fine amount has been adjusted; or Denied, indicating that the appeal has been denied. The decision of the Committee will be sent to the student via U.S. Mail to the home address of record on file with the University.
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Echoing Flute, or Echo flute in Dragon Warrior I & II and Dragon Quest VIII, is a recurring item in the Dragon Quest series. Its main function is to emit a signal when a seal or orb is nearby.
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The Echoing Flute is given to The Hero by a man in Lianport after he retrieves the sunken treasure.
Locations giving off an echo
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It's found in one of four chests after falling into the center pit, on the top floor of The Tower of Arp.
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The flute is given by Empyrea after the events in Empycchu. It is used to locate the orbs left behind by the remains of the Seven Sages.
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Civil society assesses "Civic Associations" Law implementationJul 24, 2014
Kyiv – A round table discussion on assessment of the first year implementation of the Law of Ukraine "On Civic Associations" took place in the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine.
The First Deputy Minister of Justice Ms. Inna Yemelianova, the newly appointed Head of the Department for Civic Institutions of the State Registration Service of Ukraine Ms. Tetiana Bondar, Representatives of regional registration services, representatives of international organizations and civic expert participated in the event.
Members of the Network of Civic Organizations for the Development of Civil Society presented the results of civic monitoring of implementation of the law "On Civic Associations" conducted in 2013-2014.
The Network, comprising civic activists from all oblasts of Ukraine and Autonomous Republic of Crimea, conducted an assessment of how the law is implemented by the relevant governmental agencies and what experience civil society obtained vis-à-vis the functioning of the new law.
Overall, the experts concur that the registration framework for the civic associations has improved significantly. Registering civic association or union has become faster and cheaper now. The new law simplified registration procedures for civic associations, lifted territorial restrictions of CSO activities, and extended the rights of CSOs. The corruption factor associated with expediting the registration time, diminished dramatically too. However, the need to work additionally on the quality of fulfilling the requirement of the law on behalf of public officials remained.
The monitoring, however, identified the following issues:
- Delaying processing time for documents submitted via regular mail;
- Unclear list of mandatory supporting documents certifying the ownership structure of founders;
- Information on Registration Services on web-resources is presented in chaotic and non-systemic way and does not correspond with the law "On Civic Associations" (including the fact that presented contact telephones and locations or Registration Service Offices differ in reality);
- Failure to introduce amendments to the Tax Code impeding civic associations to conduct entrepreneur activities without a risk of losing non-profit status;
- Court practices assessment identified instances of unlawful court denial to include civic associations into the Roster of Non-Profit Organizations with attribution of non-profit status.
Based on the conducted analysis, experts issued the following clusters of recommendations to improve the implementation of the law:
- Enhance citizens' access to contact information for Registration Services;
- Improve the work of the Registry of Civic Associations;
- Improve the regulatory framework in the area of enhancing the right to freedom of association;
The event featured a discussion and approval of the Resolution of a National Meeting of Civil Society Representatives with recommendations to the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, State Registration Service of Ukraine, and State Fiscal Service of Ukraine.
Resulting from the roundtable discussion, the First Deputy Minister of Justice instructed the relevant Department of State Registration Service of Ukraine to elaborate an action plan on implementation of recommendations of civil society and a system to response to identified issues.
A renewed task was channeled to the Ministry of Justice to develop a unified approach to the design of official websites of Registration Service Offices to feature all the information required under the law "On Civic Associations". The First Deputy Minister of Justice declared an intention to establish a working group comprising the Ministry of Justice and the State Registration Service of Ukraine on elaboration of an action plan to implement the recommendations of the civil society on improvement the law implementation practice.
The presentation and discussion of the Report results took place within the framework of "Democratization, Human Rights and Civil Society Development" implemented by the United Nations Development Programme with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.


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Raleigh police: Man was on purse-stealing, drunken-driving rampage
Posted July 9, 2012
Raleigh, N.C. — A Knightdale man is accused of stealing purses from two vehicles, crashing into other vehicles and attempting to run over a police officer while trying to get away in north Raleigh Sunday.
Arrest warrants state that Omar Rodriguez, 30, whose address is listed as "anywhere, Knightdale," broke into two vehicles and took two purses worth $300.
He rammed a pickup truck with four people inside, struck a barricade in the parking lot of a shopping center at 3232 Capital Blvd. and hit another vehicle in a parking lot at 4000 Atlantic Ave., according to warrants. When police stopped him on New Hope Church Road, the warrants stated, he tried to run over an officer.
Police said he had a blood alcohol content level of 0.14 and was driving more than 15 mph over the speed limit on New Hope Church Road.
Rodriguez was charged with four counts of assault with a deadly weapon, two counts each of hit-and-run and breaking-and-entering a motor vehicle, and one count each of assault with a deadly weapon of an emergency responder, misdemeanor larceny, felony fleeing to elude arrest, reckless driving and resisting a public officer.
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Finally among our revised benchmark suite we have Wolfenstein, the most recent game to be released using the id Software Tech 4 engine. All things considered it's not a very graphically intensive game, but at this point it's the most recent OpenGL title available. It's more than likely the entire OpenGL landscape will be thrown upside-down once id releases Rage next year.
Light on the shader use, this game is more about the ROPs, which returns unsurprising results. The 1GB GTX 460 enjoys an 8% lead over the 768MB version, while the 768MB version enjoys a 7% lead over the 5830. Overclocking is fairly effective here, with the factory overclocked EVGA GTX 460 pulling ahead of the 1GB reference GTX 460.
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medi01 - Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - linkIt was like that some day. But now I see more and more troubling signs. iPhone dissapearing from comparison photos ("oh, I've forgotten, it should have been in my pocket") when it has huge disadvantage, but always shown where it has advantage. (and happy readers crowd not "noticing" such "unimportant detail")
AMD's 5830, the 200$ card with the same "it's slower than older... but it has some features" got serious beating right in the title. (guess what, it was actually cooler than older cards, so it had one advantage more than that of nVidia). On the other hand nVidia's 200$ card that is EXACTLY in the same positoin, got PRAISED in the title.
How on earth could that be called neutral? Reply
ViRGE - Tuesday, July 13, 2010 - linkThe 5830 launched at $240, not $200. In that respect the GTX 460 is not only launching at that cheaper price, but it's faster than the 5830 (and the 4890 the 5830 failed to beat). Reply
maxpain12 - Friday, September 17, 2010 - linkI agree with Lonyo, they are simply pointing out the technical aspects of the silicon. It gives those that follow the latest and greatest developments in chip architecture some food for thought. It was never intended to mislead a customer, the performance numbers are enough evidence to give the customer a decent understanding of what to expect in the real world application of the chip in consideration. Reply
Quidam67 - Saturday, July 17, 2010 - linkYou're being a bit a of a fan-boy in my opinion. The article is very well balanced. Seriously, the 460 is the first good card from nVidia in a long time, and at a genuinely afordable price. ATI finally have some real competition on their hands. Up till now they have owned this generation. And the 5830 was always an odd fit for that market sector. Really, it was just an afterthought on how to repurpose 5870 rejects. It filled a hole, but now that hole doesn't exist anymore. It's the one ATI card from this generation that I really didn't like. Reply
Zendax - Saturday, July 31, 2010 - linkWhen the 5830 was released there was no current generation competition, so the only point of comparison was the past generation of cards.
With the 465 the obvious points of comparison are the 5830 and 5850.
I'm not going to say, resolutely, that there's zero bias, but you're clearly LOOKING for an nVidia bias, and when you go about it that way, you're guaranteed to find it. Reply
Goty - Monday, July 12, 2010 - link... meh.
It's a decent card, but it's still months too late. Reply
notext - Monday, July 12, 2010 - linkI agree. It is good but AMD could easily drop the 5850 down to the 1gb prices and the advantage is gone. Hopefully they will. Reply
Quidam67 - Saturday, July 17, 2010 - linkThat's what I hope will happen, because at the moment my next card is going to be a GTX 460 unless the 5850 price drops a little Reply
DominionSeraph - Monday, July 12, 2010 - linkNot all of us scour rumor sites and wait with bated breath for months for the next big thing to come out. For some of us, waiting a few months is no big deal. (especially with the lack of any "must-have" gaming titles. The heyday of PC gaming is long over.)
Since the launch-price 5850's (which didn't last long), the GTX 460 seems to be the first really good buy out there. The 5770 didn't outperform the 4870, the 5830 was an overpriced turd, the price-gouged 5850's and 5870's aren't good price/performance bargains, the GTX 470 and 480 are no better and are power hogs to boot.
THIS has me excited -- especially the SLI scaling. $400-$460 in cards that'll often beat a $700 5970? And they have low idle power consumption and decent load consumption (for the performance)? I mean in that price range is the 5870, GTX 480, and 4870 x2, and GTX 460 SLI beats them all. The 5870 has much lower load power consumption going for it but it's also significantly slower.
Unless you're going to need the power of 5870 in CF, the GTX 460 seems to be the way to go. Reply
Rekdurexu - Monday, July 12, 2010 - link"For everything but the high-end, this year is a feature yet and not a performance year."
Is that "yet" supposed to be year? Reply


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Since they burst onto the golfing scene, it's fair to say that Nike golf have surprised everyone with the scale of their success. Capturing the world's number one golfer was the sort of marketing move you would expect from a global sports behemoth like Nike but how quickly they started making genuinely brilliant golf equipment was not.
For the last few years, Nike has made superb options for all areas of the game – all areas bar the putter. In fact, given the quality they have in every other part of the bag, the glaring blank spot where you would expect to find premium putter is distinctly odd. Previous attempts at making one produced the likes of the Unitized which you would describe as average if you were being kind. However, the creation of a putter that in prototype form took 2 majors and 3 other tour wins has made everyone sit up an take notice. Step forward the METHOD putters.
Named after the 'scientific method' used by the engineers and designers at Nike's Research and Development center The OVEN, the METHOD series putters have a face with a unique combination of grooves and multi-material construction. Like Yes!, TaylorMade and Rife before them, the polymetal groove system is designed to get the ball rolling faster to minimize bounce and keep the ball on line to produce the sort of performance that top tour players demand. How well they have succeeded at this seems to have been demonstrated by Lucas Glover and Stewart Cink when they won the 2009 U.S. Open and The OPEN Championship respectively.
The METHOD comes in 5 models, the 001 plumbers neck blade, the 002 heel shafted blade, the 003 heel shafted mid mallet, the 004 face balanced blade and the 005 face balanced mid mallet.
We are told this about the design of each of these putters: 'The Nike METHOD has a flowed-through low-durometer polymetal groove technology that dampens impact vibrations for soft touch, while the interspersed milled steel face maintains audible feedback for proper distance control. A multi-material face starts the ball on a positive spin that is faster than both a milled steel putter as well as putters with a polymer face insert.'
Nike have left behind the weird designs and dodgy paint jobs to and have returned back to a clean and classic approach and they have done a great job with this new look. The steel part of the face has fantastically precise milling marks and the 7 polymetal lines are actually flush with the face despite looking like they are slightly proud. A closer look at the face also shows that the face has 3 surfaces in contact with the ball – the milled 303 steel, the polymetal grooves and the actual grooves milled into the face. The sole of the club looks 'beached' but in fact is just where polymetal enters the head.
The one fly in the looks ointment is the 'waffles' on the back of the bumpers. Only the most die-hard of Nike fans could think that they are attractive and considering that there weren't present on the prototypes you wonder why they were added. Thankfully they are invisible at address as they don't fit in with the rest of the club.
Specifically looking at the 001, it's no secret that this is the version that was designed with Tiger Woods in mind. With styling highly reminiscent of Woods' Newport 2, sight dot and all, it's a beautiful piece of craftsmanship and Nike's biggest desire must be to get this into his bag. Of course, whether Woods will ever be parted from his putter is another matter.
The head cover is a classy black leather affair and is very well made. The magnetic strip closures makes them both very easy and very quiet to use.
Coming from previous Nike putters, the level of feel offered by METHOD putters is nothing short of a revelation. Finally Nike have taken the step up into the level of feedback required for a putter to be considered top tier. The feel is softer than a pure metal putter but has none of the deadness you often get with full face inserts. Across both the putters tested the feel from the combination of the milled steel, the polymetal insert and the grooves managed to be both lively and solid. While this was most obvious with premium balls, even distance balls gave the level of feedback required to be able to judge distances perfectly.
One of the most obvious strengths of the METHOD putters is that the sweetspot is right across the width of the grooves. You have to actively try to miss the grooves if you want to get anything less than a great sensation.
The grip is a GolfPride Tour Tradition and the standard smaller sized grip ensures that you don't lose anything from head to hands as the club sits more in the fingers.
Whether you have a gated stroke or a straight-back straight-through or some combination of the two, the variety of models offered ensure that there is something that will match your stroke and make it easy to get the ball rolling to the hole. Another of the benefits of the polymetal groove system is that it allows 30 grams of internal weight to be excavated from the face and body and relocated to the perimeter. The resulting increase in MOI means straighter putts on off center hits.
The effects of the grooves is obvious too. As with other groove faced putters, the ball comes off the face and gets rolling fast. The way the ball hugs the green means that it is less likely to stray. So you can spend more time thinking about getting the ball in the hole rather than worrying about it skittering offline.
Grooved faced putters can sometimes make judging long distance putts tricky. With the ball rolling faster and skipping less at the start of the putt the tendency is to gas the ball past the hole. The sheer torrent of feedback means that you quickly pick up the required touch to regularly leave the ball close to the hole.
Finally, Nike have produced something that belongs in the premium putter market. They took a not unusual decision to release a limited edition (LE) version months ahead of the standard version. As hoped for, the interest generated was huge. However, the time between the LE and this version coming out has meant that the buzz generated has died down a little which has left some people wondering whether the METHODS are as good as they say. This is one occasion when you should believe the hype as they are definitely good enough to be challenging for bragging right with any offerings from the likes of Scotty Cameron, Ping or Odyssey. Having been in the bag for 2 majors, this is a club that performs as well as anything out there and the only question is; which METHOD do you want?


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The National Association of Biology Teachers is the leader in life science education. The membership approaches 10,000 members composed of primary, secondary, collegiate and graduate level teachers and allied science organizations. It is the largest national association dedicated exclusively to biology and life science educators teaching more than one million students each year
The International Activities Committee of NABT tries to
1. find teacher exchanges and foreign education opportunities for NABT members.
2. make the expertise of NABT members known to other agencies and countries.
3. develop proposals for international seminars and exchanges
4. function as a clearinghouse for ideas and information
5. organize for the annual meeting, an international reception, to have an invited speaker for one of the major sessions and to hold a breakfast meeting.
NABT has had 'invited speakers' at every annual convention since 1992 who have talked on
1. Redevelopment of Science Education in Bosnia
2. Malaria
3. Terrorism
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5. Science Education in Europe
6. Science Education in England
7. Science Education in South Africa
8. Development of Science Education in Lebanon
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10. Experiences of an Exchange Teacher in England
NABT led the organizing of the October 2002 AAAS-CAIP meeting on "Science Education Around the World," with speakers from Belgium, South Africa and North Carolina State University.
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The 11-year-old adopted son of the actress carried a trophy and munched on chips when they were leaving the field.
The actor once talked about the unexpected job of new fatherhood again.
He said, "Yeah…I wasn't expecting it at all. The unexpected part was certainly true. And the joy part is also true."
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. Dr. Thomas signed his will at Norwich CT 4 Sep 1759, and he had died by 18 Dec. 1759 when an inventory of his estate commenced. He owned three lots, 30 acres with house and barn evaluated at 206 pounds, 11 acres (apparently suitable for a house) evaluated at 65 pounds, and 8 acres of woodland evaluated at 20 pounds. His movables were inventoried at 34 pounds and he was due debts of 12 pounds: he owed debts of about 41 pounds. Dr. Thomas was 84 years old, and apparently lived by borrowing for some time. In his will Dr Thomas forgave all debts owed to him by his sons-in-law Samuel Crandol and John Beckwith, and he bequeathed five pounds each to his daughters Sarah Crandol and Jane Beckwith, to be paid by his son Thomas. He bequeathed the lot of 11 acres to his daughter Bathsheba Armstrong and her husband Silas under these terms: that so much of its value as equaled debts owed to Silas by Dr. Thomas go to Silas, and the residue of its value go to Bathsheba. Dr. Thomas bequeathed to his wife Sarah enjoyment of "one third part of all my real estate in to (sic) Norwich during her natural life; I also give to my sd wife one third part of my personal estate in New England to be at her disposal forever." (This preceded the bequest to the daughters and to Silas Armstrong.) The next two items are best quoted directly: "I give and bequeath unto my said son Thomas Wordin & to his heirs & assigns for ever all of rest of my real estate in sd Norwich, he allowing to his mother as above willed to her, and paying to his two sisters above named (viz) Sarah and Jane as above willed to them. As to ye residue of my personal estate I give and bequeath ye same to my sd son Thomas and three daughters above named to be equally divided between them my sd son & three daughters."
One presumes that some arrangements were made to pay the debts of about 41 pounds, and expenses of about 3 pounds, without selling nearly every item of personal property, from money owed to Dr Thomas to household items worth less than a shilling each. Seemingly, all four children named in the will lived at Norwich. Only one, Thomas Jr., definitely received a substantial inheritance, in real estate. How substantial was the bequest to Silas and Bathsheba Armstrong depends upon however much they had loaned to Dr. Thomas in his advanced age to keep his home operating. Considering the circumstances, it would not be unreasonable if other children, not living at Norwich, had been omitted from this will, especially if Dr. Thomas had had children by a first wife before marrying Sarah Butler when he was 33 years old.


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While his side found its way to the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals during their league rest, their position second from bottom in the Eastern Conference left something to be desired.
Returning to league play, Yallop challenge his group as a whole and as individuals to raise their game for the natural second half of the MLS campaign.
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"Frank and I had had a good chat," Johnson told Chicago-Fire.com. "We sat down and went over how the season has gone so far. I think it's been a good one but we've been on the rough end of some results."
"He challenged me to keep my level of consistency and try to take it up a couple notches. Not try to be the hero but it's the little things – your presence, being cleaner on the ball, my overall play, my demeanor and how I come across on the field."
Yallop said the conversation didn't have anything to do with Johnson's playing poorly.
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I myself have those ALL THE TIME (Monday to Sunday, as our beloved FoRT regulars can and WILL attest to!)!!
And yep, I HATED THE SWITCH-UP, TOO!!!
I feel SO bad for Mark.
But . . .
Like pika said:
" . . . with the number of injuries every season on this show, you'd think that would be a clue to the pros and producers that they need to slow down. People are getting too competitive for their own good and getting hurt in the process."
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Mom declared insane at time of 2-year-old son's death
Posted January 16, 2014
Raleigh, N.C. — A Wake County judge on Thursday dismissed a murder charge against a woman who suffocated her young son inside a Raleigh hotel room more than a year ago, finding that she was schizophrenic and delusional at the time of the crime and that she believed it was necessary to kill the boy because he was better off dead.
Superior Court Judge Donald Stephens also ordered that Michelle Danielle Harpster be involuntarily committed because she is still mentally ill and a danger to herself and others.
Harpster, 30, was charged with murder in October 2012 in the Sept. 26, 2012, death of her 2-year-old son, Joshua Callahan, who was found dead in a sleeping position on a pillow in a room at the Super 8 hotel on New Bern Avenue.
Mental health experts for both the state and the defense found that, at the time of the crime, Harpster believed that "rich white people" were conspiring to take her son and either sell him or use him as a sex slave.
Harpster, they said, felt she had only two options: She could keep him alive and be kidnapped by strangers and used as a sex slave, or she could "send him to Jesus."
"If she didn't kill him, she thought, he would face a fate worse than death," said Dr. James Bellard, a forensic psychiatrist for the defense.
"She felt sort of morally justified and that it was extremely important for her to do that because she had no other choice," Stephanie Callaway, a clinical psychologist for the state, testified.
At the time of the crime, Harpster had been a guest at the Super 8 for several days. Police were called to the hotel after a maintenance worker couldn't get into the room.
A police detective testified that the door had been barricaded and that officers found Harpster on the floor by the bed with numerous cuts from a razor to her body – something she had done so she could join her son and be with Jesus.
Harpster admitted later that day at a hospital that she woke up around 3 a.m. while the boy was sleeping and put her hands over his mouth and nose while she prayed, sang to him and told him, "Nobody's going to hurt you."


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ST. CLOUD — It's a place for both the young and the young at heart which is why the Skatin' Place leads us into our 4th week of WJON's Frozen In Time series.
The Skatin' Place originally broke ground in 1969 and opened a year later. The current owners took over in the 1980's.
Since then, the Skatin' Place has been a popular hot spot for birthday parties, lazer tag and roller skating.
Operations manager, Jeff Jackson says there are many people that drive long distances to come to the Skatin' Place because it's one of the only places like still around in the area.
Jackson says the quad skates are easier to skate in if you're a beginner because the wheels are set up to have better balance when you're standing. He adds that they are also good for doing tricks and spins.
Not only are they known for skating, but they've also been featured in books and news stories for their alleged haunted location.
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...A beautifully scrappy record piecing together tales of nights, fights and plenty of...
Tom Young 2007
There's been hype aplenty in the build up to the debut album of South London singer-songwriter Jamie T. Several singles and a plenitude of live dates have whetted the appetite of ardent fans waiting for this big-label release. Fear not followers, the time spent chalking off the days was well worth it. And for those who still remain clueless, sit down, pour yourself a drink and enjoy this intoxicating debut. Fulfilling his promise to keep it real, Panic Prevention is a beautifully scrappy record piecing together tales of nights, fights and plenty of pints in a way that make you yearn for a piece of the action.
Made in his bedroom, inspired by his mates, and cleverly punctuated by random sound-bites, the twelve tracks combine to make a riotous mix of punk, rap, reggae and folk. Billy Bragg, The Streets and The Libertines all spring to mind, but Jamie arguably stakes a claim to his very own genre.
"Back In The Game" illustrates exactly where Jamie T has come from - one man, an acoustic bass and a poetic tale which stumbles along and occasionally falls over. Since then, a full band, The Pacemakers, has been added to flesh out Jamie's sound, particularly in the live department – and with mixed results. Where "If You Got The Money", "Calm Down Dearest" and "Operation" make good use of the extra attention, others seem a little too glossy. There is definitely a case for live favourites "Sheila" and "Salvador" to have been kept in their original stripped-down state.
That said, the addition of the band has given Panic Prevention a more varied feel, and Jamie's vocals are always on mark – even if his less-than-dulcet tones will prove off-putting for some.
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MOAB — For seven years, Travis Kelly has lived — content as can be — in a bus on a plot of agricultural land in Moab, using solar panels for electricity and disposing of his waste like "tourists that stay in camps along the river."
He says his living arrangement is an environmentally friendly way to save money and stay in touch with nature. His way of life is stirring up trouble in Grand County, however. Moab city officials have asked him and others like him to pick up and move somewhere else.
About a dozen people live in buses parked along the banks of the Colorado River on Kane Creek Road. Though they've long made Moab their home, they only recently came to the county's attention. Census 2010 workers informally reported the bus dwellers to the county so they could accurately mark the inhabited places of the county, Kelly said.
The battle started when officers of Grand County sent residents notice that they must remove their vehicles, which were located in an agricultural and not residential area.
"There are a number of issues," said Gene Ciarus, a member of the Grand County Council. "One is that they have been living in a flood zone. Another is that there are no sanitary services available where they have been living."
Residents were given a deadline of Aug. 18 to evacuate. By Sept. 23, most of the buses had been moved to private sites, but people can no longer live in them.
"It's a joke," Kelly said. , "Now they argue that we do not have the means to dispose of human waste when we use the same system used by tourists that stay in camps along the river."
Kelly, who is a graphic designer, chooses to live in a bus because he wanted to be more in touch with nature, he said. He bought his bus for $4,000 and spent $2,000 remodeling it to serve as a home. Later, he added solar panels, which represented another significant investment.
"I live with 10 percent of the energy used by a single person in an apartment in the center of the city," Kelly said.
For others, though, camping out in a bus is not so much a lifestyle choice as it is an economic solution. Though they live in Grand County year round, some of Moab's bus dwellers are considered "temporary workers" and live well below the poverty line.
"We are temporary workers here in Moab because there only is work over the summer," said Dre Carman, who lives in a bus in a mobile home park. "Our salaries are ridiculous compared to the others, and our expenses are as if we were tourists."
Carman works as a tour guide and holds a part-time job at a craft store. He makes about $14,000 a year. Although his bus is parked in a residential zone, he still faces evacuation because, he said, county officials "disagree with my lifestyle."
The bus inhabitants compare their homes with mobile homes. They are being persecuted, they said, because they have set up permanent residence in their buses.
County representatives argue, however, that there are plenty of affordable housing options that "have the proper facilities."
"Grand County, like other places because of the economy, does have a lot of high-cost housing," Ciarus said. "However, there are rentals available in the county that don't cost much more than what they are paying right now to live in their buses."
The county has also approved a zone change that will facilitate more low-income housing but, he said, "these things take time to be built."
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Mr. Waymon C. (Babe) Hilley, 70, of 464 Hilley Road, Danielsville, Georgia died Tuesday, June 04, 2002 at his home.
Mr. Hilley was born in Madison County, January 16, 1932 son of the late Richard Thomas and Bernice Rebecca Brown Hilley. He was a poultry farmer and attended New Hope Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Jessie Mae Collins Hilley, Danielsville, Georgia; two daughters, Jenny Parham, Danielsville, and Donna Hilley, Athens; sons and daughter in laws, Mark and Stefanie Hilley and David and Marilyn Hilley, all of Danielsville; nine grandchildren, Mason and Cynthia Parham, John Parham, Nicole Hilley and Kayla Hilley, all of Danielsville, Kelley and Wayne Roach, Royston, Caitlin Hilley and Montana Hilley, both of Athens; and a sister, Carolyn Mann, Danielsville.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Malise Hilley, and three brothers, Foster, Rudolph and Wilburn Hilley.
Funeral services for Mr. Hilley will be 2 p.m. Thursday, June 6, 2002 at the New Hope Baptist Church with Rev. Jerome Hill and Rev. Calvin Coile officiating. Burial will follow in the Bethel M. Baptist Church cemetery.
The body is at the Pruitt Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 7 until 9 Wednesday night. The family is at the home.
Flowers optional memorials can be made to the New Hope Baptist Church, P.O. Box 379, Royston, Georgia, 30662.
Pruitt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Pirates Charities will help build the first Miracle Field in the Wheeling, W.Va., area. The formal announcement will come Wednesday morning, during the Pirates Caravan's stop in Wheeling. The field will enable children with special needs to play baseball in a league-based environment.
In 2008, Pirates Charities donated $200,000 toward construction of a Miracle Field in Cranberry Township. The field hosted its first games last May.


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Four of the scheduled lectures will have to be re-arranged. The lecture scheduled for Friday 21st will be at 1pm on Friday 28th instead. Those scheduled for the 2nd, 9th and 16th December will also be rearranged (probably for 1-2pm on Fridays 4, 11, 18 November).
The material for the 10 lectures is now on the web, as is example sheet 1 (due 14 November).


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Officials with the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. are speaking out against a campaign ad that questions U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner's role in the fight for the U.S. Air Force tanker contract.
Congressional candidate Dean Young is accusing Bonner of compromising Mobile's bid for the contract -- which could have brought a $600 million aircraft plant to Brookley Field -- by taking campaign contributions from rival Boeing Co.
The Air Force awarded the potential $40 billion contract to Boeing in 2011 after a six-year, politically charged fight with EADS, the parent company of Airbus.
"While south Alabama worked for years on the tanker contract, Congressman Jo Bonner was taking political contributions from Boeing," Young says in the new ad, which began airing on local television networks last week.
Young said his ad is based on public records that show Bonner accepted about $7,500 in total contributions from Boeing over the past 10 years. But executives with EADS, in a rare step for a company cautious about making political statements, disputed Young's accusation that Bonner could have done more to help Mobile win the contract.
"No one fought harder or provided more day-to-day leadership than Jo Bonner during the six-year battle to bring the tanker program to Mobile," said Sean O'Keefe, chairman and chief executive of EADS North America.
The ad "is false and misleading," said Ralph Crosby, the former chairman and chief executive officer of EADS North America who led the company's tanker bid.
"Jo Bonner was our champion, and he was effective and unstinting in support of our efforts," said Crosby, who retired in January. "We could not have asked more of him, and he answered the bell every time."
Young, of Orange Beach, is one of three candidates challenging Bonner in the March 13 Republican primary. The others are real estate agent Pete Riehm of Mobile and developer Peter Gounares of Orange Beach.
Bonner, of Mobile, accepted $500 from Boeing in 2002, the year he was first elected to Congress. The Chicago-based company gave him $4,000 in 2004, $2,000 in 2006, and $1,000 in 2010, according to Federal Election Commission records.
The Bonner campaign confirmed the contributions and said it was wrong to suggest they compromised his support of EADS. The European company contributed $28,500 to Bonner's campaign coffers over the same time period, ranking 20th on his list of top contributors, according to the FEC.
"It's ridiculous to think that $7,500 in contributions out of $6 million raised over the past 10 years -- most of which came from hard working folks in Alabama -- would have any effect on all of the hard work Congressman Bonner has done on behalf of EADS and others in working to bring new jobs to south Alabama," said Randy Hinaman, a spokesman for the Bonner campaign.
Young said Bonner "should be ashamed" and that the Boeing contributions represented "Washington politics at its worst."
"What he did was indefensible," Young said. "We needed those jobs. I would never take money from a company that is taking jobs from south Alabama."
Former Alabama Gov. Bob Riley, who helped lead state efforts to land the tanker contract, dismissed Young's criticism of Bonner.
"No one -- and I mean no one -- worked harder than Jo Bonner to win the tanker project," Riley said. "Anyone who says otherwise has no idea what went on during that competition."
EADS credited Bonner's support as one of the factors in its decision to establish an Airbus Engineering Center and an Airbus Military Service Center in Mobile.
"Together these two facilities have created new, high-technology aviation and engineering jobs in the Mobile community, all during the tenure of Jo Bonner's congressional service to south Alabama," O'Keefe said.
Young said he stood by his ad and accused Bonner of "trying to divert attention away from the fact that he took campaign contributions from Boeing."
"I am confident that, once elected, EADS will support me," he said. "The question is, would Jo Bonner have worked even harder if Boeing wasn't funding his campaign?"


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Spring is here and gone are the layers of bulky clothing. (Except for this week–it's cold!) Glen Ridge High School found it necessary to send out an email reminder to parents and students about its dress code.
The following types of dress are INAPPROPRIATE:
A. Clothing which is torn or dirty.
B. Clothing which draws attention to physical characteristics.
C. Clothing with anything deemed offensive by any member of the school community.
D. The following types of dress are prohibited: Spaghetti strap tank-tops, halter tops, tube tops, bare midriffs, short-shorts or short skirts (short shorts and short skirts must be one hand-length above knee), spandex shorts, pajama bottoms form-fitting sweat pants, underwear as an outer garment or exposed, and pants/ skirts/ shorts with writing or symbols across the backside or anything else deemed provocative. Note: Appropriate shirts/tops with straps will minimally have straps that cover the shoulders. Undergarments should NOT be exposed.
E. Inappropriate body adornments, including but not limited to, body piercing jewelry that may jeopardize the safety and well being of the students and others. (Ex: weapons)
At no time will any form of jewelry be worn in Physical Education Classes. (This includes, but is not limited to: watches, earrings, rings, bracelets, necklaces, etc.)
F. Appropriate footwear must be worn (slippers are not proper footwear).
G. Headwear (i.e. hats, caps, bandanas) may not be worn inside classrooms or any other academic settings.
My high school had a really tough dress code. We weren't even allowed to wear shorts and the school didn't have air conditioners. The principal would stand at the front door pulling kids out who didn't comply with the dress code and sending them home to change. And that was back in 1987. Kids didn't have thongs sticking out of their jeans or wear their pants buckled below their behinds. Man, I feel old.


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Mairead O'Dowd
Hey everyone my name is Mairead O'Dowd and I am from Navan, Co Meath. I live here with my family and my doggy Charlie. I'm soooooo excited about being in the last fifteen and I can't wait to see how I get on in the next couple of weeks.
My You're A Star story started in September. I have always loved music and it has always been a dream of mine, so the week before the auditions my dad rang me up and told where and when the auditions were happening... and here I am, its MAD!
My favourite moment of the show so far was when I won the public vote in the Ballyknockan Inn in Wicklow (thanks everyone who voted for me) it was so surreal hearing my name and finding out I was immune from elimination that night. It was class!!! That night I sang my favourite song which is Snow Patrol's Set Fire To The Third Bar. Since that night every time I hear it I get a little chill and it reminds me of bootcamp and how happy I was that I got through.
I love to be able to relate to music so when I'm feeling down I can put on a song to cheer me up, I really get into a song and its lyrics... I like to feel inspired so I listen to bands like the Kings of Leon, The Killers, U2 and the Cranberries, I also love Justin Timberlake, KT Tunstall, the Beatles, Sheryl Crow, and Pink, however, Alanis Morissette is my idol, I think she is a great songwriter and has a unique voice.
My favourite judge is Michelle, she really helped me on the last day of bootcamp with my song choice and I think she is a really nice person and I felt like she really cared about the whole competition, I felt like I could talk to her as she was very approachable and was a good laugh as well!
Finally, I love singing and performing and I wanna do it for the rest of my life, I'm really looking forward to the helix and I hope to go far but I need your vote so if you like what you see please please vote for me. Every vote counts, and a big hello to all my family and friends! luv yis : )


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Josie will do well.... maybe well into the season... and she doesn't talk crap about herself... she lets the food speak for her! Her experience last night and leadership rawked
Josie will do well.... maybe well into the season... and she doesn't talk crap about herself... she lets the food speak for her! Her experience last night and leadership rawked
josie just seems to be having fun...much needed in this competition. she obviously takes food seriously, but she's confident in her credentials and does it all with a smile. my fav. for sure!
Yeah, I'm totally lovin' Josie...no nonsense with a kickass sense of humor. I think she'll make it to top 5 at least, if not higher.
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Welcome to FORT, pocket! Thanks for the insight to Josie, an early favorite of mine. She may take food seriously, but life is one big bowl of cherries. Wtg Josie!
Does anyone else think she looks like the actor Benicio Del Toro?
i've been starin' at that promo picture, trying to see the resemblance, but ummm, no.Originally Posted by Abbycat9;2122429;
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Never thought of it, but YES!!! She does!!! That's hilarious!Originally Posted by Abbycat9;2122429;
I have always thought she was annoying but didn't want to say anything because she hasn't really done anything wrong. I just can't stand someone who constantly chuckles at what they are saying. (Example-You know what cobbler is, right? Chuckle, Chuckle, Chuckle.)
But I am guessing that she doesn't have that big of a following since no one has commented on her since November 10th. Even after she was eliminated.
That being said, I still wish her well and bet she is a wonderful chef.
Sorry to see you leave so soon Josie. You were doing really well. Maybe Marissa wasn't the best person to team with... with her past problems, she was already on the chopping block.


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Born on November 24th 1990 in Bremen, Germany to Ghanaian parents, James Takyi Abbeam and Rose Takyi Abbeam, Jennifer has always nurtured the desire to become a musician right from a tender age. Joining the All Saint Catholic Church choir in Tema during her stay provided her with opportunity to develop her singing abilities and also experiment with some local music renditions. It was at this stage of her life that she fell in love with Ghanaian music and has never looked back.
Signed to Emklan Music, one of Ghana's flourishing entertainment outfit, this almost German but Ghanaian artiste has released her debut album titled "Finally". The eight track album has all the genres associated with the Ghanaian music industry and has put her in competition with fellow young and matured Ghanaian musicians. 'Bye Bye Anaa' and 'I Remember' is enjoying lots of airplay in Germany, Italy, Holland and it's expected to do the same when promotion in Ghana commences by November.
The album which has already been successfully launched in Germany was attended by an unprecedented 1132 people, with such a smooth take off and the solid management team put in place, one can only say that Ghana has another star that has come to stay.
Ghana should watch out for her launch in Ghana in December.


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A block from the beach where waves roll in in steady beats, Paramount Ballroom is keeping rhythms of its own. Accredited instructors lead classes in Latin and ballroom dances, letting students set their own pace during waltz, foxtrot, tango, salsa, and swing classes. Although private lessons are available, group lessons allow 10 to 15 students plenty of partner practice. The studio also transforms into a dance club where students can mingle and practice moves in a lively environment free of intimidation.