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* News Corp, Time Warner, Viacom post earnings next week
* Media stocks up 71 pct; 'easy money' may be over
* CBS CEO Moonves sees "growth" in ad market
* Market rally creates currency for deal making
By Paul Thomasch and Yinka Adegoke
NEW YORK, Oct 30 (Reuters) - When it comes to the media business, the script reads that advertising will soon bounce back, a rush of deal making is around the corner and a smart investor should scoop up cheap stocks straight away.
Certainly, anyone who bought shares of News Corp (NWSA.O) Time Warner Inc (TWX.N) or Viacom Inc VIAb.N three months ago looks smart today: those stocks have risen at least 35 percent. CBS Corp's (CBS.N) shares have done even better, doubling in the last three months.
Next week should help determine whether the run can be sustained, or whether all the good news is already priced in. After promising that ad spending has steadied, or even increased, media executives will be under pressure to show progress on the earnings front in their quarterly reports.
Among them is CBS Chief Executive Les Moonves, who has been particularly upbeat about recovery prospects. He remains so.
"No question," he said, when asked in an interview this week whether business has improved. "It is clear that there is some growth in the advertising market.
"I said the second quarter would be better than the first, the third quarter better than the second. Without giving too much away, that's exactly the case."
There is already some evidence that ad spending is bouncing back. Google Inc's (GOOG.O) revenue rose 8.5 percent in the third quarter, for instance.
But there is also plenty of evidence to the contrary. Omnicom Group Inc (OMC.N) and Interpublic Group of Cos Inc (IPG.N), which own some of the top ad and media agencies, showed revenue declines of 14 percent and 18 percent, respectively.
Wall Street expects Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) quarterly sales to fall 2 percent, Viacom to fall 4 percent and CBS and News Corp to fall 5 percent, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Beyond third quarter results, said Standard & Poor equity analyst Tuna Amobi, investors will be keen to hear what executives have to say about 2010.
"The sentiment that has emerged is that the worst may be over," said Amobi. "The outlook is really less bad as opposed to a significant pick-up in activity."
Since ad spending tends to correlate with GDP growth, much depends on the broader economy. But the question is how long investors, who bought shares of media companies in anticipation of an ad comeback, are willing to wait.
During the past five recessionary periods, media stocks have outperformed the broader market leading up to a recovery, said Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst Jessica Reif Cohen.
Since 1973, media stocks on average have bested the Standard & Poor's 500 Index by 72 percent in the six months following a market trough, she wrote in a note.
"However, in the quarters immediately following a recession, the relative performance of media stocks significantly cools," she wrote. "With the current recession seemingly behind us, we believe the easy money in media stocks has been made."
The S&P media index .GSPME is still down 34 percent from its 2007 peak. But it is up 71 percent from the March lows, while the S&P 500 .SPX has gained a more modest 55 percent.
Beyond advertising, how media stocks perform in the months ahead will partly rest on deal making. Historically, few media mergers have worked out: the Time Warner/AOL deal is the poster child for disastrous mergers.
But that is not keeping media brass and bankers from trying. The most talked about deal involves General Electric Co (GE.N) selling a stake in NBC Universal to Comcast Corp (CMCSA.O).
Other deals are brewing, too. Time Warner is in the process of spinning off AOL; Cablevision Systems Corp CVC.N, which includes cable networks such as AMC and WE, is divesting its Madison Square Garden unit; and Cox Enterprises is selling Travel Channel. [ID:nN30424732]
Indeed, the rebound of media stocks has meant management teams now have a currency with which to make deals, said Scott Singer, an investment banker with Bank Street.
Higher stock prices also mean companies might feel the return on investment from an acquisition now compares favorably over the return on buying back stock.
Added to that, the loosening up of the debt markets has allowed companies to refinance and extend debt. That has given media honchos breathing room to consider deals, said Singer.
"There are various market conditions which are ripe for increased deal making," said Singer. "We won't see major multibillion-dollar LBOs because the current senior debt markets can't support that, but we'll see other creative transactions." (Reporting by Paul Thomasch and Yinka Adegoke; editing by Tiffany Wu)


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So i left Aloha hostel fairly early, and by early i probably mean 11. Thats early to me, shut up, i dont even know what day it is. I was made to have a photo taken by the owners with the mascot of the hostel, as apparently, everyone does. The only people who wouldn't do it were some girls from Paris. Im starting to for an understandable grudge against Parisians. (Not persions, theyre completely different)
It took only about 10 minutes to walk to the circus hostel, where i was staying for the remainder of my time in Berlin. It seemed nice but i couldn't check in until 2pm. I left my bags in a huge locker downstairs, and headed out. I hit up a train to the east side galery because thats where the largest remaining section of the Berli nwall stands. It looked further then it was on the map, everyone said berlin was Huge but in all honesty they lied. I strolled along the wall which if it wasn't for all the artwork, would have been fucking boring, because if you take away the paint, Even with its history, lets face it, its just a fucking wall. It was crazy to think about though, how many people were segregated by it and were killed trying to get to their loved ones. It made me think of some of the mad stories i read at checkpoint charlie. By the time i had got to the end of the wall, it would have been exceptionally lazy of me to get a train, so i walked back to Alexander platz and chilled out until check in.
Sat here now, i do not remember what i did from 2 until like 5... not a clue. Maybe i went and sat in an internet cafe because it seems to be the cheapest way to kill time. i went back to the dorm about 5.30 after a Latte, the worlds most manly coffee, neh, drink. see there is a point to what i named this blog, a theme even and it will show as i continue. It all begins with a Latte anyway, and the fact i have long hair and if i shave look like a 13 year old tomboy girl with abnormally hairy arms. Luckily i have a slightly croaky voice from being ill so the mediocre but pleasant looking australian girls i were to meet later would be able to distinguish my gender.
Anyway, i digress. Upon arriving in the room theyre are two lads in the bunk beds next to my single and we spark up a conversation. They were both english and more like support characters, so immediately i took up centre stage and became the centre of attention. Yummy attention. After a while a couple of girls came in and we said hi and i used my new foudn expertice to determine they were from melbourne. We didnt really talk to them until later anyway.
The two guys were going down to watch the football, which i suppose is the defining factor makign most english boys, men automatically because they enjoy watching lots of other sweaty, short wearing men kicked a ball around a field. Manly indeed. While they did this, i spent the first half of the match dying my hair. The definition of Masculinity. Im sure i felt something shrink, and further push me into the world of being a woman.
After the football, not soccer were in europe not america, me and the lads, Josh and Freddie, went out in search for food. While they wasted 27euro between them on food they didnt even finish, i sat in anticipation of the noodles i was going to buy for 2.50. On the way back to the hostel we seperated so i could go grab some quick, trechorous food and agreed to meet them either in the bar or the room, where ever i found them. Upon my return to the hostel i went to the bar, naturally, and even though they werent there, which caused the breaking of the english spirit of drinking by missing the last ten minutes of happy hour. They basically killed it. I had a beer anyway, im not going to miss out on cheap beer. I found them in my room making feeble attempts to talk to the Girls from the wonderful land of Oz. Poor things like two baby deer in headlights, the guys not the girls, they were the tons of metal behind the headlights about to violently kill the baby deer.
They gave up i believe and said they were going to the bar, where they had managed, by soem stroek of magic or luck, to get the girls to go later too. I said i was goign to have a sit down for a minute and would meet them down there. I was left alone with the two girls from oz and proceeded to undo my... of course not. Once again i forced myself into the centre of their attention, even if they had no intention of even meeting me. Spinning my web of deceet and marvolous humour until they were dazzled by my wit. Honestly im like a magician. i had planted the seed (not literally, i mean the seed of acquantance which would grow into the tree of friendship) and proceeded to meet my fellow englishman in the bar. Once again i found them hunced together, but this time at least with beer. After a couple of wheat beers, which arent the best i must say, i noticed you could by beer in siyes of 1litre and 2 litre glasses. I didnt have enough money for 2 litres, which is kind of sad because it was only 10 euros. I bought a litre and it was awesome. Strolling around with this huge beer, i felt as if i was regaining some of the masculinity I've lost over the course of my life.
We sat in that bar makign friends, talking to the oz girls from our room until midnight. there were old school game consoles and me and freddie had set ourselves in front of mario. I dont know if it was the beer or the euphoria of talking to girls who couldnt potentially eat me whole even if they wanted to for once, but we were terrible. At midnight the parties began. It was joshes 20th birthday and we lined up the sambuka, which i chased with what was left of my litre beer.
Me, the two english lads, the two oz girls from our room, two other oz girls (probably from fuckign melbourne) and the worlds most misserable australian man headed off to a club someone had reccomended earlier. I used my wit and charm to get one of the girls to pay for my entry since i only had enough money for like one more beer :P luckily im quite attractive too and can get away with that kind of thing. Once we had been there not long, Katy knocked over her long island ice tea i had snuck out of the hostel bar for her, Nice one Katy. It also didnt take long to realise it was a pretty crap bar? club? with a really bad live band. The revolution came when we realised the reccomendation from earlier came from the bands pianist. We drank up and headed out again which meant we would soon need to pay for another bar. I smartly positioned myself near a different girl this time and did the whole routine meanign once again entry was not 6euro, it was free. Down some steps and round a corner and we were in one of the coolest undergroudn clubs in berlin. I scored a free beer, and started to party. We partied for a good few hours and i ended up gettign fresh air harrassing soem german girls. I left at half 3 i nthe AM with the two oz girls from my room and we went and got money out and then on to the worlds worst kebab shop. Thats not fair it was better then the one in Bruges, but then that was in bruges, it had an excuse for being shit. Im jesting, i love bruges.
Then it was on to bed and to wake up the entire room at 4am because Katty insisted on askign Josh and Freddie how they beat us home when we left before them. It wouldnt have been a problem but she was still using her club voice, in other words, shouting over the ringing in her ears that none of the poor sods sleeping in the room could hear.
Today i have just taken it easy, but last night was one of the best times i have had in a logn time, i played mario for fuck sake that would have been enough in itself.
All my love, i didnt think anyone was reading these but apparently you are. Yay :) x


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This story, as much of a huge tragedy as it is, is difficult to know where to begin writing about. The end of the story reflects my initial thoughts.
Pietrzak's mother said she can't understand how Marines could have committed such a crime.
"Don't the Marines screen out people like this?" she said. "Didn't they know they had murderers under their roof?"
I was a Navy recruiter for three years. Only a recruiter or ex-recruiter can understand the extreme pressure that is applied to find "warm bodies."
The up-front cause of this tragedy may have a strong racial component, although I read that two of the accused are white and two are African-American, or maybe not. But I believe the underlying cause will be shown to be the recruitment of people that have no business being in the U.S. military and are only there because the military is scraping the bottom of the barrel.


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April 25, 2013 at 3:40PM
Dzhokhar's been charged with using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction resulting in death and one count of malicious destruction of property by means of an explosive device resulting in death. He could receive the death penalty if convicted for his role in the bombings.
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April 17, 2013 at 12:58PM
If there was a table designed exclusively for the forefathers of Memphis rap, Alphonzo "Al Kapone" Bailey would be among the artists seated at the head. With the release of several albums and compilations, he's managed to sell thousands of units independently, and is viewed as one of the most respected artists within the underground rap movement.
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April 11, 2013 at 11:44AM
You can't mention pioneers within the Memphis and Southern rap scene without name-dropping Three 6 Mafia. One of the most legendary Southern rap groups in history, the collective has sold millions of records throughout the years by delivering hit after hit.
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"The response, since we've followed our own artistic vision, it's been pretty well. When people hear it, they automatically recognize it's something different than what they're used to," says Havi.
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My husband and I had a fantastic February 2007 anniversary trip to New Zealand. Finally, here is a link to some of our favorite photos, with captions! (Hopefully this will work! )
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My husband and I had a fantastic February 2007 anniversary trip to New Zealand. Finally, here is a link to some of our favorite photos, with captions! (Hopefully this will work! )
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Great pictures Melissa!
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Meliss5, great pictures. Way to go! So when are you going back? We're trying to figure out when ourselves.
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Enjoyed your photos....we had planned to see Doubtful Sound on our trip in Feb 2008.
I have been going through all the posts and what a big help.
Wish I had a firm arrival date into Christchurch, as of now could be as early as Feb 3rd or as late as Feb 10th.
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Melnq8 and BillJ, thanks so much! My son is giving me weekly computer lessons. I am very slow and test his patience. But finally I have my first web album!
Later I might add some photos and delete others. Some of the photos need editing too. But I was excited to be able to post a web album for the first time!
I started out with over 200 photos of the Doubtful Sound overnight alone!!! It took me 9 months to sort through them, delete the awful ones, and choose a small number for my first album.
BillJ: You can bet we're going back! I was so delighted when we returned home and my husband said, that was great, and the Air New Zealand flight made it enjoyable, we should go back again! It's a miracle, since he is usually the one who wants to explore the whole world before he returns somewhere. When? Can't tell yet. How about you?
katnwill: Good luck with pinning down that arrival date! Are you still going to do the Doubtful Sound overnite in February 2008?
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Yes we are going to Doubtful Sound for an overnight. Found your packing list interesting, I had planned on shorts, tees and hiking boots and a light waterproof jacket. I will now revised that to include long pants, heavier shirts and more socks. Can't say I care too much for biting flies and I take the local hikes that prove too heavy on the fly inventory off my list...which in this area still works because of all the great trails we have.
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katnwill, our experience was that the biting little flies were confined to particular areas near still water. So most of our trails had no fly problems. For us the weather was fine to wear long sleeves and long pants and socks, which largely prevents a lot of the fly problem...along with some insect repellant. Also the antihistamine cream was the best stuff to put on the few bites that we did get...takes the itch away. Also the flies can't take windy weather, so if it's windy they can't stick around.
We watched a Scottish man scratching his hands over and over and his bites looked terrible, so we realized right away that the locals gave good advice when they said, just don't scratch. Plus when you use the antihistamine cream, it takes away the urge to scratch anyway. I felt that the fly problem has been exaggerated on-line...it really wasn't a big deal, especially if you take the precautions mentioned.
You'll love the Doubtful Sound overnight! One thing we wish we had done, but it didn't occur to us at the time. If it's a clear night, there you are out in the middle of nowhere, without any city lights. So go out on deck and look at the stars! Ahhhh! Why didn't it occur to us? We heard some other couples reporting how romantic it was.
If you are going as a couple on the Doubtful Sound overnight, another hint...on some nights after dinner they offer a slide show. But this is the time of sunset, so you'll miss watching the sunset on deck if you attend the slide show. If the weather is nice the sunset is better! I saw the sunset alone, while my husband attended the slide show. I couldn't blame him since we hadn't discussed this in advance. But overall we still had a wonderful romantic trip.
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Great pictures. Thanks for the memories.
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Jed, thanks and you're welcome. New Zealand guarantees memories that sing in your poetic soul and call you back... Even if you've never been a poet before! It's one of the most unforgettable places on earth.
This was my first attempt at a web album. I can't believe I put in some photos of hotel rooms and left out some photos of gorgeous scenery and interesting wildlife. I guess I was going for a balance of different types of photos.
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Hi Melissa:
We're hoping to do a 25th. anniversary trip to the south island Feb. 2009. I saw some photos of the Routeburn track, did you do the whole thing? What did you think?
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rickandpat, New Zealand is great for a 25th anniversary trip! That's what we did. We didn't do the whole Routeburn track. We did a day-hike from both ends.
I have a few more photos if you want to see them. I also have a long trip report for NZ here on fodors and also on tripadvisor.
I was so entranced by the beautiful nature hike from one end of the Routeburn track that I didn't realize how far we had gone...we ended up hiking 8 miles in one day, which is very far for me! We hiked all the way to the first overnite hut, but we didn't have a bunk reservation...we were so tired we ended up wishing we had our sleeping bags, but of course we had to walk all the way back to the parking lot...(8 miles total, round trip.) It's a lovely hike, with a river below you... Bring binoculars for bird-spotting. Right now, I don't remember which end of the hike I liked better, but I could consult my notes...one end is closer to Queenstown (a day-trip from Queenstown) and the other end is closer to Te Anau (drive down Milford Road to get to the trail). We just packed a lunch and snacks and water, and did day-hikes. I also brought along pen and paper to write some poetry and we brought cameras. A very pleasant memory.
I wish I was younger, as after doing a day-hike on the Routeburn track, I'm interested in the 5-night Milford track, but I'm not in very good shape and I wish I had done the Milford track when I was younger.
The great thing about the routeburn track is that you can turn around and go back whenever you want.
I know I've seen your name on another forum...Ireland? Italy? Costa Rica?
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Come to the Manger
By Mark Hayes
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SATB Choral Score. Composed by Mark Hayes. Choral (Sacred); Choral Worship Cantata; Larger Works; Worship Resources. Choral, Sacred, Christmas. Choral Score. 64 pages. Published by Jubilate Music Group (AP.20022).
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Come to the Manger is a compelling new Christmas cantata for SATB voices and two narrators that sparkles with the artistry of its composer/arranger, Mark Hayes. In the first half, "The Nativity of Jesus," we visit the humble manger and gather with the shepherds to worship the Christ Child. In the second half, "The Visit of the Wise Men," we celebrate the gift of God's Son with the magi. Approximately 30 minutes long, this cantata can be performed in its entirety or in two parts, at Christmas and Epiphany. Optional unison children's choir, solos, and congregational singing are also included. Orchestrated parts and a full-performance/accompaniment CD recording are available separately.
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According to the announcement, Zenoss Core 2.5 offers improvements for managing cloud-based infrastructures, including Amazon EC2 monitoring, more than 40 community-developed extensions (ZenPacks), an updated Events Console, and more than 65 bug fixes and requested features. To download Zenoss Core 2.5, visit: http://community.zenoss.org/community/download
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8 January 2009 | News | Source: just-style.com
Tradestone Software has launched a new mobile solution and extended its Virtual Showroom tool into handheld PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) devices.
Its new PDA platform, called Tradestone Mobile, allows retailers to scan vendor showrooms and catalogues, request samples, and place pre-commitments and orders from their PDA and other mobile devices.
Retailers can also check the status of orders, update events and access/update data, using the Apple iPhone, Blackberry and Microsoft Windows Mobile 5 or 6.
The company, which provides private label and global sourcing solutions for the retail industry, including PLM, said the Virtual Showroom was the first of more updates to come.
Kamal Anand, chief technology officer of Tradestone Software, said: "With TradeStone Mobile, retail buyers can scan products and request samples in real-time, improving the speed and accuracy during the negotiation process and providing a faster product turnaround with fewer mistakes."
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"If he had been raised in the hood, the odds are high he would've been stopped, he would've been frisked, he would've been caught," Michelle Alexander said of Barack Obama, who has admitted using drugs in his youth.
"Far from being president of the United States, he might not even have the right to vote. He might be cycling in and out of our criminal justice system along with the rest of us," Alexander said in a lecture at Howard University on Thursday.
Alexander's 2010 book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, has received widespread acclaim for pulling back the curtain on America's prison system, which is unique in the world.
"The United States imprisons a larger percentage of its black population than South Africa did at the height of apartheid," writes Alexander. "In Washington, D.C., our nation's capital, it is estimated that three out of four young black men (and nearly all those in the poorest neighborhoods) can expect to serve time in prison."
What's more, upon release ex-offenders or returning citizens face serious obstacles which frequently prevent them from obtaining housing, a job, or even food stamps, notes Alexander.
Reading from the introduction to her book, Alexander told the nearly full house at Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel:
"What has changed since the collapse of Jim Crow has less to do with the basic structure of our society than with the language we use to justify it. In the era of colorblindness, it is no longer socially permissible to use race, explicitly, as a justification for discrimination, exclusion, and social contempt. So we don't. Rather than rely on race, we use our criminal justice system to label people of color 'criminals' and then engage in all the practices we supposedly left behind.
"Today it is perfectly legal to discriminate against criminals in nearly all the ways that it was once legal to discriminate against African Americans. Once you're labeled a felon, the old forms of discrimination – employment discrimination, housing discrimination, denial of the right to vote, denial of educational opportunity, denial of food stamps and other public benefits, and exclusion from jury service – are suddenly legal. As a criminal, you have scarcely more rights, and arguably less respect, than a black man living in Alabama at the height of Jim Crow. We have not ended racial caste in America; we have merely redesigned it."
Alexander called on citizens of conscience to help build an "underground railroad" for those returning home from incarceration.
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Mastering the Art of Active Reading. Brooklyn Technical High School Freshman Composition Mr. Williams. Learning Objective: To learn how to strategically read for understanding and analysis Common Core Standards:
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Many students indicate that a single factor or a single defining situation does not cause child and adolescent antisocial behavior. Rather, multiple factors contribute to and shape antisocial behavior over the course of development. Some factors relate characteristics within the child, but many others relate to factors within the social environment (e.g., family, peers, school, neighborhood, and community contexts) that enable, shape, and maintain aggression, antisocial behavior, and related behavioral problems.
A study conducted by the National Institute of Mental Health indicates that many factors---some within the child and some in his or her own environment---can work together to create antisocial behavior.
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What is intelligence, anyway? When I was in the army, I received the kind of aptitude test that all soldiers took and, against a normal of 100, scored 160. No one at the base had ever seen a figure like that, and for two hours they made a big fuss over me. (It didn't mean anything. The next day I was still a buck private with KP – kitchen police – as my highest duty.)
Asks a question central to the essay and relates his army experience
All my life I've been registering scores like that, so that I have the complacent feeling that I'm highly intelligent, and I expect other people to think so too. Actually, though, don't such scores simply mean that I am very good at answering the type of academic questions that are considered worthy of answers by people who make up the intelligence tests – people with intellectual bents similar to mine?
Questions the meaning of high test scores. What do I think they mean?
For instance, I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not possibly have scored more than 80, by my estimate. I always took it for granted that I was far more intelligent than he was. Yet, when anything went wrong with my car I hastened to him with it, watched him anxiously as he explored its vitals, and listened to his pronouncements as though they were divine oracles – and he always fixed my car.
Auto repair example. Any relationship between test scores and ability to fix cars
Well, then, suppose my auto-repair man devised questions for an intelligence test. Or suppose a carpenter did, or a farmer, or, indeed, almost anyone but an academician. By every one of those tests, I'd prove myself a moron, and I'd be a moron, too. In a world where I could not use my academic training and my verbal talents but had to do something intricate or hard, working with my hands, I would do poorly. My intelligence, then, is not absolute but is a function of the society I live in and of the fact that a small subsection of that society has managed to foist itself on the rest as an arbiter of such matters.
Sees intelligence as functions of roles in society. Good point!
Consider my auto-repair man, again. He had a habit of telling me jokes whenever he saw me. One time he raised his head from under the automobile hood to say: "Doc, a deaf-and-mute guy went into a hardware store to ask for some nails. He put two fingers together on the counter and made hammering motions with the other hand. "The clerk brought him a hammer. He shook his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk brought him nails. He picked out the sizes he wanted, and left. Well, doc, the next guy who came in was a blind man. He wanted scissors. How do you suppose he asked for them?"
Mechanic's joke about "deaf-and-dumb carpenter."
Indulgently, I lifted by right hand and made scissoring motions with my first two fingers. Whereupon my auto-repair man laughed raucously and said, "Why, you dumb jerk, He used his voice and asked for them." Then he said smugly, "I've been trying that on all my customers today." "Did you catch many?" I asked. "Quite a few," he said, "but I knew for sure I'd catch you." "Why is that?" I asked. "Because you're so god damned educated, doc, I knew you couldn't be very smart."
And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.
Traps writer with question about blind customer.
What point did mechanic have?
Brings up question, "Are all educated people smart?" Not in my experience
Active Reading Exercise: SAS Curriculum Pathways
Review information about the active reading process.
Read an article and practice the active reading process.
Complete an active reading chart to respond to the article. Then write a paragraph on how the process affects your reading comprehension.
Active reading will help you think critically. Formulating questions about what you have read leads to analyzing purposes and assumptions. What is the intent or agenda of the author and his or her point of view? Ultimately, this process helps you to understand and retain what you read and assists you in mastering academic reading. This mastery leads to a successful college experience. These skills will also serve you well in your future profession.
Any time you seek information through active reading, you are applying critical thinking skills to collect data and process the information for retention. In essence, the process used in active reading is similar to conducting an interview. The difference is that you will be conducting an interview with yourself as you interact with the textual materials. Properly applied, active reading skills will enable you to recall and apply information you read. As you begin to apply active reading skills, even when just reading for entertainment, you may find your experience is richer.
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McAuley targets top 10 spot for WBA to mark new deal
Northern Ireland defender Gareth McAuley is determined to mark his new contract at West Brom by helping to establish the Baggies as a top 10 club in the Premier League.
The 36-year-old has signed a 12-month extension which will keep him at the Hawthorns until 2017.
And the way he is playing, there is every chance McAuley could earn another deal this time next year.
The former Coleraine ace joined Albion in 2011 and has enjoyed his spell at the club, making 171 appearances and scoring 10 goals, establishing himself as a firm favourite with the fans.
McAuley had no doubts whatsoever that he wanted to stay and is keen to move WBA forward.
"When you're settled somewhere and you enjoy it, and you enjoy the football and the people you work with, it's an easy decision to make," said McAuley.
"Speaking to the club and the plans they have moving forward, hopefully we can step on.
"Since I've been here it's always been about progression. We staggered a little bit for a couple of years, but I think this season we've progressed again and hopefully with a few additions we can establish ourselves as a top 10 club."
McAuley's defensive partner Jonas Olsson, 33, has also signed a one-year contract. He labelled the Northern Ireland man as the "fittest guy in the squad".
Come the end of this campaign, McAuley will be preparing for the Euro 2016 finals with his country. Before then he is focused on finishing the season on a high with the 14th-placed Baggies, starting tomorrow at home to Watford, who should have Northern Ireland's Craig Cathcart in their line-up.
Meanwhile, Northern Ireland coach Stephen Robinson has agreed an extension to his contract with Motherwell, where he is assistant manager.
Robinson's new deal takes him through to May 2017.
The 41-year-old, who joined the Motherwell backroom staff in February 2015, said: "I'm delighted to have signed this new deal. There have been some challenges, but it's a pleasure to work for the club."
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Feedback on Snowberry Road please !!
I am looking to move to the area of Snowberry Road, Near Dovecot, Liverpool. Can anyone recommend a secondary school for my son? What is the area like to live in as in general? e.g people, friendliness, childen getting on with each other? What's nearby for teenagers? Please forward your comments, many thanks.
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Hi onthemove66, in terms of looking for a school for your son to attend, there are a number within the surrounding area that you may like to check out and see if they are right for you. The nearest school to Snowberry Road is Broughton Hall High School Technology College, which is in Yew Tree Lane. Other institutions nearby include those like Broadgreen International School, St Julie's Catholic High School and Saint Hilda's Church of England High School, so it might be ideal to have a look around and see which suits your needs best. While I can't give you a personal experience of Snowberry Road in terms of what it is like to live in, I can tell you that the crime rate in the area is pretty much in line with the national average, and has seen some impressive drops in the last few years. In terms of what there is for teenagers to do, there are a number of local amenities nearby, including the likes of Lifestyles Cardinal Heenan, which has all-weather football and hockey pitches, a swimming pool and other fitness facilities. There is also a Cineworld located not too far away in Edge Lane Retail Park. Thanks, ScottAnswered on Dec 28 2012, Report content
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Before each game, Ian Desmond goes through a pregame drill that's part intense practice, part comfortable ritual. He grabs batting practice pitcher Julian Martinez, renowned as the best fungo hitter among the Nationals' field staff, and gets him to slap short pop flies to shallow left field.
Just past third base. Along the left field line. To the no-man's land beyond shortstop and not quite into the beginning of left-center that's hard for anyone to cover.
"I practice it every day," Desmond said after the Nationals evened the best-of-five National League Division Series against the Cardinals at two games apiece with a 2-1 walk-off win Thursday night. "I've got a great fungo hitter in Julian and he hits me one of those every single day, so I practice it."
Little did Desmond know that practice would make for game-saving perfection.
With two down in the top of the ninth in a 1-1 game, with pesky Cardinals shortstop Pete Kozma on first base after drawing a walk from Drew Storen, Desmond made perhaps the finest defensive play of his career.
Pinch hitter Matt Carpenter dunked a 3-2 Storen fastball beyond third base, about 15 yards inside the foul line. Left fielder Michael Morse, playing deep to prevent a double, had no shot at the ball. With Kozma running on the pitch, all that stood between the Cardinals possibly taking the lead was a Desmond dive and grab.
Desmond speared the ball just before it dropped to the grass, tumbled and cradled it against his stomach, like an NFL receiver protecting a completed pass. Nationals Park erupted in applause and the dejected Cardinals took the field for the bottom of the ninth, knowing they'd been robbed of a golden opportunity in a tense playoff game.
Then came Jayson Werth's homer leading off the bottom of the ninth, which sent Nationals Park into a sustained state of delirium. But the improbable - winning despite being held to three hits - might not have been possible had Desmond not rose, er, dived to the occasion.
"The biggest thing, with the stadium being as loud as it was, was to commit to going after it and not worry about Mike," Desmond said. "That can be a situation where we both run into each other. I just said I'm going for it and it's mine. If I run into him, I run into him. (But) I'm going to catch it."
Making Desmond's snag even more amazing was that it was the first play made by a Nationals fielder since second baseman Danny Espinosa fielded Daniel Descalso's ground ball and threw to first to end the sixth inning. Jordan Zimmermann, the Nats' Game 2 starter, came out of the bullpen to strike out the side in the seventh. Tyler Clippard did the same in the eighth, working around a two-out walk. Storen had gotten David Freese and Descalso swinging for the first two outs of the ninth before Kozma drew his free pass.
It's not easy for fielders to stay engaged when a pitcher is doing all the heavy lifting. But Desmond insisted watching strikeout after strikeout by Nationals relievers didn't diminish his concentration one bit.
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Dear 100 Hour Board,
How is the world's view on gender equality different from Heavenly Father's view on gender equality?
-My Name Here
Dear person,
I don't know. For some reason, women are inherently more vulnerable than men in that they are physically weaker and significantly more affected by reproducing (in that they have to go through pregnancy and delivery and men don't). It seems that "the world" (I don't even know what is meant by this phrase anymore) seeks to eliminate this vulnerability where Heavenly Father encourages people, men in particular, to recognize and honor it (including never, ever abusing it). I am not sure why God has made life so that women are more vulnerable, but I sure as heck don't think that it's because He thinks they are inferior.
Also, I have no idea what that should mean in mortality where there are women who have to deal with people taking advantage of or not caring about that vulnerability. For sure I believe in moral realism (that there is a real right and wrong) but I just don't know.
The thing that's most important to me is that Heavenly Father cares equally about the experiences of men and women. I don't think He's about creating a good eternal life for His sons at the expense of His daughters. If I am seriously wrong and He actually is about that, I think that's evil and He can send me to hell.
-Sheebs, who seems to be writing a lot of terrible sounding things as of late
Dear Reader,
To me, it seems as though a commonly held requirement is gender homogeneity rather than gender equality. If we are all to be equal, than we must be afforded identical opportunities. We then painstakingly go through every single activity and organization and rate it for equality based off the degree to which it discriminates. And I think we do this for good reason; judging things for sameness is pretty much the only effective method we have for guaranteeing they have the same quality. (I mean, when we haven't stuck to that, there have been some pretty terrible results; just think of the "separate but equal" thing.)
However, God is not bound by these human constraints. He can perfectly distinguish and ensure equality even without making two things the same. Personally, I think God's view on gender equality is His view on existence. We, His children, exist as females and males, and by the very condition of existing, we exist as equals.
We are taught in the Family Proclamation that gender is an essential and eternal part of identity and purpose. What is not clearly defined at all is what precisely makes up those eternal gender characteristics. I certainly don't believe that it is an eternal attribute of women is to make casseroles, despite being a common Mormon stereotype. Considering women in the Church already operate using priesthood power and keys, I also don't believe that it is solely a male characteristic to hold the priesthood.
So when it comes down to it, I believe that men and women are fundamentally different in equal ways, but I don't actually know exactly what those fundamental differences are. God does know all those things, and so I imagine His view to be the complete truth.
Dear friend,
I like what Anathema said about gender differences not negating the importance of gender equality. Sometimes in a spiritual sense, it's easy to get the feeling that differences between genders are bad, or that one gender is inferior to the other because of their differences. I feel like this can't be the case. God created both genders in His own image and both have the potential to become like Him, but only if they learn from each other and use their strengths to support the others' weaknesses.
We learned in one of my classes that to truly have a multicultural society, we can't be "blind" to differences or pretend that everyone is the same. Doing so actually makes people less equal because we're ignoring the differences and implying that they are bad while idealizing one culture's (or gender's) characteristics above another.
By acknowledging that there are some potential differences between cultures or genders, we are opening ourselves to appreciating one another. This makes our societies (religious or secular) a lot more nuanced and accepting, and I feel like it's missing in a lot of discussions about gender equality. Instead of ignoring the differences between genders, maybe we might focus on embracing the unique qualities and learning from one another, in spiritual situations or otherwise.
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Dear you,
This doesn't answer your question at all, but I'd be careful of anyone who tells you that "the world" holds a singular view on any issue. I find that LDS culture tends to set up bad arguments by deciding that what one group of people believes (which is often, conveniently, the most opposed to LDS doctrine or church culture) is representative of "the world's" belief on the issue. This can lead to demonizing any non-member source on the issue, and can prevent us from seeing multiple perspectives.
There have been times when I've disagreed with a predominant LDS cultural belief or attitude, only to be accused of succumbing to "the world's" view on the issue. In reality, though, I didn't have that opinion, because there was more nuance than that.
Being worldly (i.e. shallow, narcissistic, materialistic, etc.) is rightly condemned by the scriptures. However, we need to be careful to avoid setting up a false dichotomy where anyone not in the church is of the world, and therefore worldly.


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Would i buy it again? - No, simply because i want to try a few more cleansers in the market and see what works for me the best...
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John Irving returns to the themes that established him as one of our most admired and beloved authors in this absorbing novel of fate and memory.
As we grow older - most of all, in what we remember and what we dream - we live in the past. Sometimes we live more vividly in the past than in the present.
As an older man, Juan Diego will take a trip to the Philippines, but what travels with him are his dreams and memories; he is most alive in his childhood and early adolescence in Mexico. "An aura of fate had marked him," John Irving writes of Juan Diego. "The chain of events, the links in our lives - what leads us where we're going, the courses we follow to our ends, what we don't see coming, and what we do - all this can be mysterious, or simply unseen, or even obvious."
Avenue of Mysteries is the story of what happens to Juan Diego in the Philippines, where what happened to him in the past - in Mexico - collides with his future.
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"Irving Out of the Park!"
Surreal Mind Painting
Juan Diego, a 50 year old novelist travels to the Philippines to keep a promise he made forty years ago to a dying hippie as a 14 year old boy living in a garbage dump in Mexico with his younger sister/savant Lupe, who reads peoples minds (though only Juan can understand her.) It is a touching tale about a brilliant but reclusive dreamer who has lost everyone he ever loved as the years have gone by. He is a dreamer, because about half the book is narrated in a dream state. And believe me, like a narcoleptic, this guy can fall asleep on a dime,and always gets a bucks worth of dream meat every time he nods off. There are some very funny dialogues between Don Juan and Lupe during these dream/ flashbacks (between the now and the then). And if that's not confusing enough, when Juan arrives in the Philippines he is immediately adopted by a gorgeous mother and daughter team, who are certainly not what they appear to be (even after the book they remain so). The only way I can describe the story is that it melts together nicely like a surreal hot caramel sauce ladled over a real world frozen custard, both rich,and wonderful. To date, this is my favorite Irving book.
Lupe, was a hoot, particularly because of the great voice the narrator gave her. You could not help but to laugh
Absolutely. It was a big read, but it still went too fast.
My favorite book of the year!
"20 hours of my life that I will never get back!"
I'm a John Irving fan, but nothing could prepare me for this wandering, disturbingly pornographic, sinkhole of a book. Don't do it...step away from this book! Listen to A Prayer for Owen Meany or Cider House Rules instead.
"Not his best work, but..."
even a sub-par John Irving novel is better than what most other novelists produce. So giving a star rating is tough for me; I guess four stars is about right. His usual techniques shine through the strange story leaving his fingerprints all over the novel. He is brilliant at constantly moving his readers through time yet never losing them. True to form his protagonist is the most mundane of the characters, allowing all the other quirky, bizarre, or at least interesting characters in the story to come into clear view. Again, he is a master of such elements. For variety's sake, the words "New Hampshire" don't even appear anywhere in the book. He brings us into colorful and vibrant Mexico and the Philippines, a nice change. Irving's wry and not subtle frequent mentions of just how autobiographical a novelist's works are were spot on funny and maintain the air of mystery (although I'm willing to bet he himself is on beta- blockers and Viagra, because he talks about them incessantly.) He has fun with his "fictional or real life?" politics, too. Of course there's weird unsettling sex in this one like most of his other books. The narrator was great, although both the voice and the character of Lupe became grating. Dorothy and Miriam also got on my nerves fast. I would have liked more explanation by the end but I was still satisfied. I would recommend "In One Person" or "Twisted River" before this one, but Irving fans will still find lots of enjoyment here.
"Exactly What I Needed From John Irving..."
Avenue of Mysteries was a strange and wonderful journey. It had the mysticism of Prayer for Owen Meany and the imagination of Son of a Circus. It reminded me of early John Iriving books as I never knew what the next chapter was going to bring. Lupe was, by far, my favorite John Irving character to date. If you are not an avid follower of John Irving's work, this one might leave you confused and from some other reviews I read, possibly offended. If you are a follower, you know that the confusion is part of the journey and what others deem offensive is just his blunt and honest way to describing things as they are. For Irving fans, Avenue of Mysteries is a must -- for those new to Irving, bring an open mind and rest assured that it will all come together in the end. I can't wait to listen again!
"Wow. Just . . . Wow. "
A whole new direction. A "first" novel, from a master. I have to re-think the whole body of Irving's work, in light of these ways of thinking. The most seductive invitation of my intelligent life . . .
"John Irving Avenue of Mysteries"
While I have enjoyed some of his books, I thought this one was tedious beyond belief. The story was okay, but it was like picking eggshells out of egg white-just as you grasped it, it slipped away and you were in goo againwould have. If I heard, "his former teachers ,his former student, or the Iowan" one more time I would go nuts! All the preoccupation with penises was wearing , too. The book could have been about 6 hours shorter, and it would have passable. As it was, it was tedious and boring.
John Irving must like his own writing.
Armando Duran has a wonderful voice. This book was really well-read, but very poorly written.
All of them. I'd cut all of them and start over.
I did not enjoy this book at all. The main character is what I think Irving must think of himself - an aging author who gets lots of play from young women and takes Viagra while reminiscing about his youth and how extraordinary he is. Reading this book is like getting stuck talking to your spouse's sleazy older male boss at a holiday party after he's had a few. Pompous, chauvinistic, and creepy. Not recommended.
"Loved it !"
A magical story full of engaging characters, sprinkled with a bit of history and social commentary. What John Irving does so well!
"Rambling but entertaining"
As with most of Mr Irving's recent novels this one rambles on a bit and leaves a few too many unanswered questions for my taste but I am a big fan of his and found it entertaining enough to keep listening. The narrator is superb.
"A Perplexing, Provacative Comedy-Drama."
This book is identifiably Irving -- a big read sprinkled with almost farcical comedy and puzzling drama. In many of his books he explores themes revolving around Catholicism, prostitution, poverty, orphans, and transgender individuals. This book is no different. The characters are complicated and hilarious, the story is at times convoluted and often deep. The book makes you think. At moments I loved it and hated to push stop; at times I hated it and didn't know if I would finish. It challenged me and I loved that.
The negative for me: It was not as full of heart and joy as A Prayer for Owen Mean, Hotel New Hampshire or The World According to Garp. Owen Meany is in my top 5 favorite books of all time though, so it would be hard to meet that burden.
The positive for me: The book is character driven and Irving allows Juan Diego and his sister Lupe to be odd, brusque, and often churlish. Neither of these children are adorable little children who inspire the sappy heart to fall in love and feel all the emotions one would expect when encountering the orphans of poverty. They are flawed and funny. Lupe, at times, is profane. She serves the story in the same way as Shakespeare's fools propel his works. More than once I laughed or gasped out loud at the things this young girl said. I loved her!
Armando Duran was brilliant. He reads Irving's words with a subtle accent that is slight enough to give this English reader the perception that he is a Spanish speaker -- but also subtle enough not to offend Spanish speakers who may hear any improper accent. He lends the different characters slightly differing voices which allow them to stand separately. And he does all of it with little emotion which feels appropriate to this novel. I thought he was a first-rate reader and matched well to this iconic American storyteller.
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The response provides service_requests endpoint to status the order until completion.
A service is created under My Services
Let's say 3 weeks later I want to retire this service via the api:https://localhost/api/services/
How do I determine what the services id is via the api? It isn't provided in the initial response or the order call or the status call to the service_requests endpoint. I'm trying to capture information on the order that I can then use later to retire and I'm not sure how to do that. Any insight would be great! Thanks!
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One way is if you know the name of the new service that will be created when ordering it via the service_templates, then you can find it via:
GET /api/services?expand=resources&filter[]=name='<name_of_service>'
The other way is to find the service by service request id, when you order the service via:
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You get the service_request back which would have an id.
Assuming the service order is approved and goes through and the service is created, then you can search for that service via the service_request id as follows:
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