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As the third largest school district in Missouri, State Auditor Tom Schweich admitted that $208 million within Rockwood School District is a large amount of cash flow to follow.
"We've audited a lot of entities, and I did find a positive attitude here in Rockwood, with the board. Let's wait and see after 90 days what's been done with the recommendations," Schweich said.
At that point, a state auditing follow-up team will return to do a second report. Schweich said they will determine a status for all the nine major categories of the report, citing items one of three ways: implemented, in process or not implemented.
"I'm optimistic the matters we've highlighted in our audit report will be fixed," he said.
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Rockwood National Education Association (RNEA) representative, Suzanne Dotta, said the audit findings are disappointing. "All the great work that teachers constantly do gets lost."
Dotta said she believed the poor decision-making highlighted in the audit was embarrassing, for the community and the district. "We are collectively better than this, but we've had a lack of leadership at the highest levels."
She said she was relieved to hear the district's board of directors and staffers were open to implementing changes.
Chesterfield resident and former Missouri senator Jane Cunningham, during Schweich's post-presentation question-and-answer session, asked how much money would have been saved had the deficiencies in internal controls not happened and better management procedures followed.
"It's impossible to know, but it would be somewhere north of $1.2 million, given the overpaying to Glenn Construction Company due to change orders," said Schweich.
Ballwin resident Rob Thoele, in the same post-presentation session, said, "I'm pretty shocked by what we're hearing. Sloppy is what comes to mind. Where do taxpayers get the confidence that Rockwood won't fall back on these bad habits again?"
Schweich emphasized the district already has an annual, independent audit to assist with proper policies, but that those audits are not as broad as they could be.
Thoele, who formerly had served as a volunteer on the district's finance committee, said the district's rules and laws should be updated. "There's too much 'we've always been doing it this way.' It's not working, yet they put up a front. How much more waste has occurred in the district? Drastic changes need to be made in how this district operates."
Thoele told Patch he thought it was good for Rockwood to be challenged, now it's time for the district's leaders to "think outside the box."
"I'm glad our district is taking the auditors recommendations seriously. I was pleased to hear that our board had constructive and cooperative responses to the audit," said Rockwood School District resident Rhonda Costa, who recently volunteered to head the Proposition S citizens' committee.
"I am confident they will address the issues brought forth from the audit. It's great to know they have already started working on these recommendations. As a taxpayer, that gives me confidence in our board members, and I believe these changes will make us a stronger district."
Given the district's multimillion budget and activities, Costa said the audit does help put the references to construction financial mistakes back into proportion.
Local resident and Picture Rockwood committee member Larry Feuerstein from Wildwood said during the question session he considered the findings material weaknesses. "As a taxpayer, I'd like to hear who owns these failures. What level of governing structure should be held accountable, the board, the staff?"
Schweich said, "What I don't find constructive is to call people to the mat. We've done a thorough analysis. As long as it's fixed, that's what's important."
Feuerstein asked Schweich to reconfirm those areas for which Rockwood did not agree should be corrected in the way the auditors had recommended. The two main areas for that were not agreeing about Steve Smith having a conflict of interest and the cost of performing an annual inventory of equipment.
"If you go through it, they agreed to implement 90 to 95 percent of the recommendations. Some, they already have been working on," said Schweich.
Eileen Tyrrell, co-founder of the citizen watchdog coalition Rockwood Stakeholders for Real Solutions thanked the state auditing team for their work during the question session. RS for RS representatives had petitioned for an audit to be done on Rockwood when they discovered what they believed to be financial discrepancies, and learned it had been 18 years since the last state audit on the district.
Schweich said he thought Rockwood's citizens had legitimate concerns. "But we did not find any resistance to our work at Rockwood. Tonight, while at this high school, I've seen typical school signs about respect, patience, self-control. I see a lot of that in this district."
Tyrrell, saying her heart is close to Eureka High School, asked Schweich about the $1.2 million wasted on Glenn Construction Company, and whether Rockwood could recoup that money. "This audit goes back to 2003, covering only four bonds. At Eureka, they are dying for a locker room. This money would have gotten them their locker room, and more."
He said the issue is "a tricky one," because the legal agreements were loosely worded.
Tyrrell told Patch after the presentation RS for RS had discovered Rockwood's problems with Glenn Construction and the district's procurement cards during their own research. "We brought up those issues in January 2012. Dr. Borchers said they would change things before Proposition R. But they didn't. There's been a pattern with Rockwood of no change."
"No more words, they have to have action now. The district is not going to move forward until Steve Smith resigns from this board. They've been wasting our tax dollars. We're stunned they would fight back with the state auditors,' said Tyrrell.
Rockwood board of director and former president of the group, Steve Smith, told Patch he believed the state auditor's office "treated us fairly."
Smith said he only took exception to the verbal reference Wednesday night that he "knowingly" voted on district items that would generate more revenue for his then employer, Glenn Construction. "That's not true. I did not know when we approved change orders which ones would lead to additional billings for Glenn Construction, that's not the part of the business I worked with. During board meetings, when I did know about potential conflicts of interest, I left the room and did not vote on them."
Some Rockwood board of directors told Patch Smith was not even interviewed by the state auditing team, and they believed many points of confusion easily could have been cleared up if they had.
"The audit was a good thing," said Smith. "It pointed out that we're not crooks and scoundrels, and it leads us to good advice."
Tyrrell also said board of education members Janet Strate and Steve Banton had assured the public in 2011 that the district's practices were "above board," but she doesn't believe they were, given the audit results.
"Teachers and students are held accountable every day. If students did something like this, they would be expelled," Tyrrell said.
"Janet Strate should not run for re-election. Accountability is important. And Dr. Borchers should be dismissed. This all happened under his watch, and he didn't do anything about it."
Wildwood resident and Rockwood parent Dennis Broadbooks said the audit identified serious problems that need to be addressed. "We'll see in 90 days."
In the past, the district's financial management has been recognized with a Moody's bond rating of AA2 and a Standard and Poor's rating of AAA, making Rockwood one of only 68 school districts nationwide to hold such a high, outstanding rating.


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The last two years here at Westfield Patch, I've learned a lot. You can't help it, being a journalist is a job where you learn a lot.
So on my final day as editor I wanted to share with you some of what I've learned the last two years.
- That Starbucks vanilla skim lattes are actually a nutritional group.
- That I am quite functional at 4 a.m. at a fire scene.
- That by sitting in Starbucks for an entire day I will actually see every person who lives in Westfield at least once, if not twice.
- That one stoplight can hold my attention for 11 months.
- That if I don't have plans on a Friday in July at 5 p.m., I don't have to worry, the Board of Education can fix that.
- That the best thing for me to do when scared of heights is to around northern New Jersey and the Hudson Valley with the doors open. (Actually I loved that trip.)
- That curling really isn't as easy as it looks on television.
- That the best place to be on a hot, humid day is the Municipal Building. It's an ice box in there.
- That snow plowing isn't easy.
- That Patch editors can work together and bake a pie.
- That food slicers are not my friend.
- That Lindsay, Whitney, Heather and I can make a pretty good Tom Brokaw scarecrow for the Cranford scarecrow contest.
- That sleep is highly overrated.
- That the best sales people in town are students at Westfield High School.
- That the closed is six seconds faster than the open one.
- That I can't tire of "Devil with a Blue Dress On" and "Everybody Loves McKinley."
- That a Cranford High alum can cheer on the Blue Devils.
- That the people in Westfield are great. Thank you for an amazing two years.

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The Waterford High School boys' basketball team enters the Eastern Connecticut Conference tournament this weekend off a Senior Night win against Woodstock Academy on Tuesday, The Bulletin reported.
"I think our whole schedule has prepared us pretty well," Greg Gwudz, coach of the Waterford boys' team told The Bulletin.
"I think we faced some pretty good teams; we faced some teams that are big, we faced some teams who play good zones, we played some teams that can light it up and shoot the three. ... That's just going to help us," Gwudz said in the article.
"Hopefully we can have a little bit of a run in this ECC tournament to keep us playing and kind of keep us focused for going into the state tournament."


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It had been a long haul to convince my husband to start a family. When biology failed us, he felt the subject of children was closed. By then past 50, Joe was not interested in raising a child whom he inelegantly described as "someone else's kid." That was before we went to China in January 1995 and held an adorable, alert seven-month-old girl, who cast her spell over Joe in about five minutes flat. By the time we got home two weeks later, Joe was undeniably, smittenly, inalterably, Becky's father.
Now that there's a happy ending, Joe and I can laugh about some of our more heated debates, and share our experiences with other couples who are thinking about or pursuing adoption. But when we were in the midst of the decision-making process, I thought Joe and I were a seriously defective marital unit.
At the time, nobody I knew had a spouse so reluctant about children in general, and adoption in particular. Why couldn't we get it together? It shouldn't be this hard, I told myself, even as I persevered. What is wrong with us? Everybody else manages to have kids without all this sturm und drang.
Or so I thought, until I published an account that spoke candidly of the stresses that the long journey to parenthood had put on our marriage. Suddenly, total strangers opened up to us. And, lo! I discovered that Joe and I were not unique. Perhaps not even unusual. Many, many couples, we learned, had been-or currently are-deeply divided over the issue of adoption.
By that, I don't mean the sort of frustrations that draw appreciative laughs from an adoption audience. (Say, she's got her birth certificate in hand for the home study, while he hasn't sent away for his yet.) Rather, I mean bone marrow-deep differences that, as happened in my case, can put a marriage on the line. I mean differences so fundamental that some marriages bust up as a result.
Sadly, such couples often struggle in isolation, when some empathy and support, particularly from other adoptive couples who have worked through their differences, might ease the strain. "Often, fear of the unknown stands in the way," says Jan Garten, a Manhattan marriage therapist who counsels many couples divided about adoption. "It's good to talk to people who have gone through the process."
The toughest decision, of course, is the first: Will we adopt, or won't we? Marriage counselors, adoption specialists, and social workers agree that when a couple is not in lockstep, it's usually the wife who wants to proceed, and the husband who doesn't. (Anecdotal evidence suggests that reluctant men are often ambivalent about adoption, but resistant women tend to be inflexible.)
Some adoption experts maintain that it's wrong to press ahead with an adoption before a reluctant spouse is fully on board. They argue that before launching a search, a couple needs not only to confront, but sort out and resolve all uncertainties, ambivalences, and concerns about adoption.
For many couples, though, you might as well ask them to foresee and figure out the rest of their lives. Why? Consider the range of concerns that fuel reluctance:
Age. (Am I too old to be a parent? Will I have enough energy? Enough patience? Enough love?)
Money. (How can I save for a college education when I need to save for retirement? Will an adoption eat up all my savings? Will we ever get to take a vacation again?)
Time. (Will a child be too disruptive? Will I have to curb my work hours? Do I want to?)
Family. (Will my parents reject an adopted child? Will my children from a prior marriage resent me for starting a new family? Will I make the same parenting mistakes again?)
The Unknown. (Who will the child be? What genetic surprises might be in store? Will I be able to love an adopted child as much as a biological one?)
Such questions are important, legitimate-and often unanswerable until a couple is actually living the changes a child brings. They reflect the reluctant spouse's focus on what may be lost: financial security, spousal attention, uninterrupted work time, a biological connection. Until the spouse experiences the benefits that come with parenting, there is essentially nothing to mitigate those fears. Even after a spouse agrees reluctantly-to move forward, there may be backsliding. This is understandable when you contrast a pregnancy with the adoption process. Typically, a pregnancy is a fait accompli that gives a reluctant spouse nine months to ease into the idea of parenthood. Greeted with joy and excitement by friends and relatives, a pregnancy tends to inspire questions like: Do you know if it's a boy or girl? Have you picked a name? How much time do you plan to take off from work?
Now, consider the kinds of issues that couples are forced to confront during the adoption process. What age child do you want? What sex? What health condition? What ethnicity? What race? How much contact do you want with birth-parents? How do you plan to raise this child? How will you speak of adoption to him? What role will the child's ethnic heritage play in her life? How will you cope with an emotional or physical disability? What will you do if your relatives don't embrace this child? And that doesn't even begin to touch on the procedural aspects. Lawyer or agency? Public or private? Open or closed? Domestic or overseas?
Such questions not only thrust the issue of "baby" at a reluctant spouse over and over, but demand repeatedly that he opt in-or out. In essence, the process requires that he try to envision the child's entire upbringing at a time when he might prefer not to think about children at all.
The upside is that this insistent probing gives adoptive couples a rigorous preparation for parenting that the biological route rarely affords. The downside is that every new question and issue risks reigniting or ratcheting up a reluctant spouse's resistance. My own husband signed on and off to adoption so often that by the time we boarded the plane for China, neither one of us could have said for certain whether he would stick around after we returned home. He did.
In fact, the man who for years had insisted that he was too old, too busy, too uninterested in kids, is a wonderful, involved father who resents even the occasional business trip that keeps him from tucking Becky in at night. These days when a call comes in from a distressed couple, Joe gets on the phone with the reluctant spouse-sometimes, literally, for hours. He listens. He empathizes and commiserates. He reassures them that their fears and concerns are legitimate. Then, ever so subtly, he encourages them to take the plunge.
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Today I found more obscure electronic music from the 80s I didn't know about. Interestingly the artist "Frank O' The Mountain" lived in Rockland County, NY where I grew up. He has a large amount of music on his website but what really has my interest are his two albums "The Ramapo College Sessions 1984-1985" and the "Casio Cassette Sesssions 1985-1987". This is exactly the kind of music a hunt out and cherish. Something about the pure analog toys mixed to 4-tracks with vocals just has me, tape his and all!
"I took an electronic music class at Ramapo College in NJ. They had a Moog 12 modular synth, and two four track tape machines in a little room. This is where I started song writing and multi-track recording. I spent many hours there by myself experimenting with sound. All songs were monitored through headphones since the speakers were blown. Mastered to cassette tape, usually adding another live track and vocal during that stage. About 150 songs. 1984-1985." – frankothemountain.com
One has to wonder if his name kept him from the big time. Besides his MySpace and website he also has a YouTube channel: click here. So my question is has anyone heard of him before? I like it… now where did I put my Stiff Stuff?
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without me hear to wave the caution flag, someone had to bad management and doubtful dividends are no way to live, dolts!
warned all those people off the gains they could have had buying HCBK when that idiot thought it was going below $5.
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City Council President Nicholas Church has vowed to give Conneaut more eye-appeal next year.
"I want to clean up Conneaut, whether it be the downtown or the community in general," he said. "I'm hearing a lot complaints about a run-down here and a run-down house there. My biggest goal (for his term) is to clean up the blight."
Council, mindful of community forums that listed the city's appearance as a number one concern, has taken steps to spruce up the town and make its buildings safer for residents. Property-owners now have to register vacant houses and commercial buildings with the city, and last year council approved an occupancy permit program that requires a municipal inspection of houses and apartments before they are rented or sold.
Those actions are good, but more can be done, Church said. He plans to create a new committee geared to tackling the problem. Church, City Manager Tim Eggleston, Planning/Zoning Manager Deanna Gates and Fire Chief Steve Lee will be charter members of the group, Church said.
"I'm not rushing into making new ordinances," he said. "I want to tighten up the ordinances we already have."
Church also wants to go the criminal route in dealing with law-breakers. Instead of putting unpaid fines and fees on tax duplicates, violators should be cited into court, he said.
The cleaning has already begun — in council's home base. Church has arranged to give the meeting room a good scrubbing, including the carpet and council's chairs. New seats have been obtained for the audience, replacing stained, fabric chairs that saw years of use. Money existed in the city budget for the purchases, Church said.
Also, the entire room has been redecorated with iconic images of Conneaut. The make-over began last month, soon after Church took his oath of office for the two-year term that begins today. Church said he hopes citizens like the decorative touches.
"I didn't do it for me," he said. "I did it for the people."
Church also hopes to revive the twice-monthly work sessions for council that were shelved two years ago for more committee work. The work sessions would be held the first and third Mondays of the month, while regular meetings will remain on the second and fourth Mondays. Unlike the regular meetings, the work sessions would not be televised on local cable channels, Church said.
"There's a lot of work to be done," he said.
Church, unopposed in November's election, is no stranger to the council president position. He served from 2003 until the middle of 2005, when health problems obliged him to step down. He brings plenty of enthusiasm to his new duties.
"I'm rip-roaring and ready to go," he said.
The rest of council is a blend of incumbents and familiar faces. John Roach (at-large), Doug Hedrick (Ward 1), Phil Garcia (Ward 2) and Thomas Kozesky (Ward 4) all earned a new term in November's election. Joining Church as "rookies" are Deborah Newcomb (Ward 3), the former Ashtabula County commissioner and state representative, and Jon Arcaro (at-large), the town's now-retired police chief and safety-service director. Newcomb began her political career on Conneaut council.
The group will hold an organizational meeting at 6 p.m. today, followed by a 7 p.m. special meeting to consider legislation related to a house demolition program.


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"I don't know anybody who does not want to win a new car," said BMS general manager Jerry Caldwell. "It's one thing to give away a single car but giving away 10 is definitely something different, which is no surprise at all since the boss is the one who came up with the idea."
"This is something really exciting for our race fans and it just gives them something else to look forward to when they get here. It really can't get much better than seeing a race at Bristol and winning a car. I think the fans are really going to enjoy this."
Food City president and CEO Steven C. Smith, is thrilled that fans have this opportunity.
"What a great addition to Food City 500 race weekend," he said. "Bruton's Big Bristol Giveaway is going to make some folks extremely happy. Can you imagine winning a Mustang on top of being here for one of the greatest race weekends of the year. Bruton and Bristol Motor Speedway continue to find ways to make fans' experience unforgettable and we couldn't be happier that the fans here on March 17 are going to have the opportunity to leave the Food City 500 with a brand new car."
The total value of the customized Mustangs being awarded is said to be $250,000.
Everyone who purchases a ticket before the Food City 500 weekend, including those who purchased before the giveaway was announced, will be automatically entered and all those that purchase at the box office will be able to register to win one of the Mustangs at special Bristol Motor Speedway/Mustang Promotion display stations. Free on-site registration at the display stations will be available, as well.
Two finalists will be selected in advance of race week from mail-in entries. Throughout Food City 500 race weekend (March 15-17), BMS officials will draw another 48 finalists, whose names will be displayed in the BMS/Mustang Display Setup.
Entrants with who have their name drawn will be instructed to meet at a set time and then escorted to Bristol's famous pre-race ceremonies. The finalists will be given an electronic key and if their key is one of the winners, they'll go home with a brand new Mustang.
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This week for ILoveCharts. I feel bad throwing away all these catalogues so I've been recycling them as sketchbooks.
I'm nervous about being a mature student this Fall, so these are pins I'll probably make for myself.


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Brian Keith Dalton (aka Mr. Deity) gives his answer.
Jul 12 2013
Can you be a good skeptic without being an atheist?
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Can you be a good skeptic without being an atheist?
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Absolutely. It would be beside the point to demand a certain set of beliefs before someone can join the Skeptical club, since skepticism is not a defined set of beliefs about the world but rather an agreement about a method to evaluate claims. However, What definitely qualifies you a bad skeptic is if you start whinging and are annoyed/offended if someone applies the tools and standards of skepticism to your own "sacred cow".
I disagree. There is imho a difference between skepticism and doing a scientific experiment. The principles of skepticism demands that beliefs that make strong claims are justified. Call it Occams Razor if you will. This strongly disfavours such elaborate proposals as most religious stuff in the absence of evidence.
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If a person wants to believe in a nebulous god who doesn't have any real effect on the world and is impervious to empirical investigation …
The god of the philosophers, whose existence and properties can be deduced from metaphysical = heuristic principles. If people want to believe this entity exists–provided they maintain a skeptical position toward these principles–I don't see a problem (some do).
… and call that Christianity …
Discussions of atheism on the internet are clouded by unstated assumptions that the theos in "atheism" is the Christian deity (usually–sometimes the Jewish one, sometimes the Islamic one), and identifiable with the metaphysical one (peace to FtB's Avicenna). If the theos is one of these, then so much has to be taken for granted to be a theist that I think skepticism goes out the window.
So, let me get this straight. You think that if someone believes something without evidence, that doesn't mean they aren't skeptical?
Exactly what do you think skepticism is if it doesn't mean demanding evidence for propositions before believing them?
J. Quinton
Being a "good skeptic" doesn't necessitate that you've applied skepticism to every belief that you have. I would argue that being a good skeptic is following Luke Muelhauser's advice:
" Skepticism and critical thinking teach us important lessons: Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Correlation does not imply causation. Don't take authority too seriously. Claims should be specific and falsifiable. Remember to apply Occam's razor. Beware logical fallacies. Be open-minded, but not gullible. Etc.
But this is only the beginning. In writings on skepticism and critical thinking, these guidelines are only loosely specified, and they are not mathematically grounded in a well-justified normative theory. Instead, they are a grab-bag of vague but generally useful rules of thumb. They provide a great entry point to rational thought, but they are only the beginning. For 40 years there has been a mainstream cognitive science of rationality, with detailed models of how our thinking goes wrong and well-justified mathematical theories of what it means for a thinking process to be "wrong." "
If you are only following the vague but generally useful rules of thumb, then you are not being a good skeptic no matter how much of an atheist you are. You are just being a vague skeptic.


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I'm not sure exactly what you're saying the problem is, but when I try searching Google for the cache of that page, it tells me it can't find it. That isn't unusual - on a large site with thousands of pages, you can't necessarily expect each and every one to be cached.
To be honest, I don't think it's a big deal. If your pages are being indexed properly and appearing where you want them to in the results pages, that's what matters. Only a tiny number of people use Google's cache (and the main reason for doing that is if your website itself goes offline or has trouble).


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Killzone: Mercenary Review: The definitive PS Vita shooter
- Posted September 6th, 2013 at 12:49 EDT by Michael Harradence
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The definitive PS Vita shooter and a must-have for any Killzone fan.
We like
- Fantastic visuals
- Great multiplayer
- Solid gameplay, with unique twists like Valor Cards
We dislike
- Some dull indoor environments
- Main campaign is over too quickly
- Characters are underdeveloped
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Mechanically, Killzone: Mercenary doesn't subvert any perceptions you may have of the FPS genre, but that certainly isn't a bad thing. Guns feel weighty and pack a punch, sliding into cover is intuitive, and scoring head shots is as satisfying as it's ever been. Thanks to PS Vita's dual analogue sticks, you may as well be playing a PS3 game; control is smooth and the unobtrusive touchscreen functionality is seamless in its execution. At no single moment do touchscreen mechanics feel tacked on. Tapping the weapon icon to switch to your secondary gun (your loadout consists of two weapons, armor, a VAN-GUARD deployable, and grenades) feels natural, as does sliding the rear touchpad to zoom in with a sniper rifle to blow an enemy's head into bloody chunks. Even if you don't fancy using this sort of input, you can simply use the D-pad to replace many of the touchscreen functions, including weapon switching.
Whether you are going toe-to-toe with the Higs or battling ISA grunts, enemy A.I. is extremely competent. Foes will rarely linger in the open, utilizing cover wherever possible and flanking you if you aren't quick to keep an eye on all directions. Better still, they'll lob grenades at you, forcing you to keep on the move. Even when they fire back, they won't always expose their weak point; more often, enemies will fire around corners or over cover while exposing as little of themselves as possible. As such, firefights require you to dig in and slowly pick away, with skill and precision taking priority over brute force. Going in guns blazing, I was soon met with a Helghast-sized boot up my arse and ended up a bloody pulp on the floor. Thanks to the relentless A.I., I found myself pinned down on numerous occasions, and the thrill of watching bullets zip overhead before popping out of cover to nail a baddie on the bonce is extremely palpable.
However, there's more to combat than popping heads and slitting throats. At the nucleus of Mercenary's frantic firefights are cash bonuses. Every action you perform, be it a headshot, scavenging ammo, hacking Intel terminals, blowing enemies up with explosive barrels, or performing melee kills, nets you money, which in turn is used to purchase extra weapons, ammo, and other items via arms dealer caches. These cash incentives really add a new dimension to what might have been an enjoyable, if perfunctory, shooter experience, and I found myself exploring every nook and cranny for pick-ups and intelligence drops, not to mention lining up headshots and stealth-killing for bigger rewards.


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3 Ways to Invest in the Real Estate Rally
Real estate funds are up about 17 percent so far this year.
Believe it or not, there's a rally in real estate—commercial real estate, that is. So far this year, real estate funds, which invest primarily in real estate investment trusts (REITs), have returned about 17 percent. And over the past year, they've gained almost 40 percent, according to Morningstar.
Some experts say investors have flocked to REIT funds for their yields. Some traditional investments like money market funds are yielding practically zero because interest rates are so low. After the subprime mortgage crisis, all real estate investments were punished, but the news is improving somewhat in the commercial real estate sector. More people are renting instead of buying, and earnings growth is expected to pick up in the near future, says Marc Halle, managing director for Prudential Real Estate Investors. Vacancies are slowly diminishing—meaning that in the future landlords are going to be able to charge more for rent, which is good for their bottom line, he says.
[See U.S. News's list of the 100 Best Mutual Funds for the Long Term and use our Mutual Fund Score to find the best investments for you.]
There a few important things to know about investing in real estate funds. A REIT owns a collection of commercial real estate properties, all with tenants who pay rent. REITs are not required to pay corporate income taxes, but they must pay out 90 percent of their net income as dividends to shareholders. This means that REIT funds generally have fairly high yields. Most investment advisers suggest putting no more than 5 or 10 percent of your total assets in these sector-specific funds, says Morningstar analyst John Coumarianos.
[See Will the REITs Rally Continue?]
"REITs are inherently more risky than AAA corporate bonds," says Brad Sorensen, director of market and sector analysis for the Schwab Center for Financial Research. REIT funds generally offer an attractive yield, but that yield comes with additional risks. Sorensen also points out that many investors have a large portion of their net worth already invested in their homes.
It's important to differentiate: Commercial real estate and residential homebuilding have little to do with one another, Halle says. Also, real estate isn't a commodity like gold or oil. The quality of the properties varies from region to region, Halle says. "It's location, location, location," he says. Fund managers select REITs based on where the properties are located and by which industries look most attractive. They invest in them by buying the stocks of each of these REITs, which are made of a group of properties.
What that in mind, here are three of U.S. News's top-ranked real estate funds.
CGM Realty (CGMRX). This fund is run by Ken Heebner, who is best known for managing the high-flying CGM Focus fund. Heebner is also known for frequent trading. CGM Realty's portfolio turnover is close to 200 percent, according to Morningstar. Over the past 10 years, the fund has returned an annualized 18 percent, which places it in the top 1 percent of its category. But at times, his funds give investors a wild ride. In the past, CGM Realty has ranked near the bottom of its category one year and at the top the next. The portfolio only holds between 20 to 25 stocks, and Heebner can invest up to 20 percent of the fund's total assets outside of the real estate industry, according to the fund's prospectus. (Earlier this year, copper and silver producer companies made up about 15 percent of the portfolio, according to Morningstar.) The fund's annual fees are 0.93 percent.
[See How Investors Really Fare in Mutual Funds.]
Neuberger Berman Real Estate (NBRFX). This fund is also fairly concentrated. Comanager Brian Jones says the fund generally holds about 30 to 40 REIT stocks. "We do think that having fewer names and having a less index-like portfolio is an advantage," Jones says. He says the fund is able to generate more alpha—or risk-adjusted returns—from their high-conviction picks. The team believes that the economy will continue to grow—albeit at a slow rate—and that job creation will also be modest at best. As a result, management has overweighted certain speciality sectors that are experiencing demand, like data center buildings where companies store servers. The managers are avoiding areas like office and apartment properties that are highly dependent on job growth. Jones says there has also been a pick-up in global trade, so commercial warehouse properties look attractive. "We think there are areas that will recover faster than other areas of the economy," he says. The fund has returned about 5 percent, on average, over the past five years. The fund comes with annual expenses of 0.99 percent.


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what other cuts of lean cuts of steak on good to eat,once a week? when leaning?
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The top three, 3&4 are the same are tough as leather unless they are marinated or cooked in a slow cooker. Top sirloin not to be confused with sirloin tip is a nice tender steak. T-bone and rib steak are my favorites, not as lean but fat in moderation is good for you.
how about london broil?
London broil is usually top round or flank steak that is done in a special marinade so therefore it should be good and tender.


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Baltimore tourism officials wasted no time in getting the word out to same-sex couples who plan to marry: We're ready.
The Visit Baltimore website launched a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender wedding-planner page just one day after Maryland voters upheld a same-sex marriage law the governor had signed this year. The law goes into effect Jan. 1.


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Rarely at city council meetings do you see applause follow when the town engineer is going through the tedious process of getting Master Plan approvals from the council.
But last Monday night's Medley meeting (Feb. 3) brought some applause from the council chambers when the council voted unanimously, 4-0 (Vice Mayor Griselia Digiacomo was absent) to approve the design for the Danny Meehan Recreational Field Improvement Project.
The park, which sits directly behind Medley Town Hall between town hall and Northwest South River Drive, had gotten quite run down over the years. Other than the basketball courts, the area has gone virtually unused.
But with an eventual price tag of $900,000, the council, with Edgar Ayala making the motion and Susanna Guasch issuing a second, gave Town Engineer Jorge Corzo the green light to contact Atkins Architectural Firm this week to get to work on the final design phase for Meehan Field.
"It should take them approximately 120 days to complete, at which time it will be put out for a competitive bid for interested contractors," said Corzo. "Ultimately it will be up to the council for final approval on a contractor."
Right now the town has $220,000 budgeted for the 2014 fiscal year. As far as where the remaining $680,000 will come from? Corzo said that the town is in the process of finding possible grant money and after that would have to dip into the town's general fund.
"I have seen nobody from the public who is against this very worthwhile project and make a motion to approve," said Ayala.
When it's done, the park will look state-of-the-art, including a potential art mural, perimeter fence, hard court, batting cage, three fitness stations, a playground, two soccer fields, an event lawn, a municipal services center, bleachers, a seat bench, a wide sidewalk for a walking track, bus parking for drop-off, and lots of greenery and landscaping to add the final touch. In addition, the existing softball field will be given a facelift as well. And, of course, there will be plenty of lighting for night use.
When all said and done, Medley will have its own modern recreational facility.
"This is going to be a magnificent new asset for our residents when it's done," said Mayor Roberto Martell. "The idea from the outset was to not only create something for the kids of our community but something the adults could use as well."
Indeed, not only will the kids enjoy the soccer and softball fields along with the playground, but the adults will be able to get maximum use out of the walking track for exercise.
"We want this to be a place of real pride for the town, where our residents can be proud to go and really enjoy the facilities," said Martell. "Tonight was an important step for the council in getting this process moving along."


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A Lincroft man was charged on Thursday with the burglary of a residence last month.
Evan Raczkiewicz, 19 of Lincroft was arrested on Aug. 2 following an investigation of a burglary and theft at a borough residence, which was unoccupied at the time, on July 30.
Raczkiewicz was additionally charged with receiving stolen property in Red Bank, and all of the items taken were recovered.
The suspect was arrested in February for a separate burglary in Little Silver, according to Little Silver Police Det. Greg Oliva.
Raczkiewicz was held on $10,000 bail and taken to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution.
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There are millions of dieters who want to lose weight without having to exercise or exert their body in any way. At first glance, the Lazy Chick Diet may appeal to that need, but dieting for weight loss requires more than slimming ingredients and weight loss supplements. Dieters need to move to improve overall health and build bone mass. Moreover, exercise improves mood and sleep, so the dieter feels better and loses weight faster. The official website for the Lazy Chick Diet sells an eBook explaining the diet in detail, but there are only a few clues here and there available to readers interested in the plan.
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In just 6 weeks a dieter can lose 20 pounds without spending hours at the gym or taking supplements that might be dangerous. This is the tag line for the Lazy Chick Diet and so many others offering irrelevant weight loss information. The official website offers nothing to the dieter. There are a few hints thrown in here and there, however, that give us a little information on the plan.
The author mentions toxins causing weight gain. Most often, if toxins are mentioned, a portion of the diet is aimed on detoxing the body or colon cleansing. There is also a free eBook included with purchase providing salad recipes. Does this mean the dieter will be eating lots of salads on the Lazy Chick Diet? We believe so.
Propaganda is also thrown in for good measure, some being threatening in nature. The author claims dieters need to make a change now or "it could be fatal." There is also mention of finding that dream man once you have lost weight and he can see "what he didn't know he has got with you!" There are more unrealistic claims and outrageous statements on the website than honest to goodness information. If the author is not willing to address details about the diet plan, the eBook is likely created with information already known or available free on the Internet.
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- Promotes making lifestyle changes for weight loss.
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The NIT will select its 32-team field at 9 p.m. ET live. Here's where you can catch the action.
The Panthers could really improve their resume with a strong showing at this week's Big East Tournament.
The Steelers are trying to rebuild an old defense and can speed up the process by taking a stud in the draft.
Many mock drafts are suggesting that the Steelers could look to upgrade their pass rush by taking a player that underachieved at the 2013 NFL Combine.
Pittsburgh is getting old on defense and could use some young talent such as Moore to rebuild.
After a poor showing at the NFL Combine, Sports Illustrated's Don Banks believes Damontre Moore may fall as far as No. 17 in the upcoming draft.
After the 2013 NFL Combine, we discuss how WVU's Tavon Austin solidified his draft stock with a terrific showing.
Pittsburgh is an old team with quite a few issues, but they are also a squad that can rebound quickly with good picks this year.
With Casey Hampton, 35, set to become a free agent, nose tackle becomes a major need for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Jesse Williams fills that need.
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The Santa Susana Mountains encompass thousands of acres of pristine chaparral habitat, but within their seemingly peacefully rugged beauty and rich history hides a dark past.
Located inside what is now Santa Susana State Historic Park, Spahn Ranch (also known as the Spahn movie ranch) was where Charles Manson and his followers hatched the infamous Tate-LaBianca murders of 1969.
Once used as a filming location for various western-themed movies and television shows including the Lone Ranger, Spahn Ranch was named after its owner, George Spahn, who bought it in 1948.
Spahn allowed Manson and his followers to live on his property in 1968 and 1969 in exchange for work and sexual favors from the group's women, most notably with Manson Family member Lynette Alice "Squeaky" Fromme, according to the book Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders, by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry.
Rumor has it that not far from the ranch's borders, Manson and his followers often congregated in the surrounding caves of the Santa Susana Mountains. The group supposedly would huddle together in the hidden sandstone crevices now commonly called the "Manson Caves," taking part in drug-induced orgies and plotting the end of the world. However, whether the "Manson Caves" are fact or fiction remains a mystery, though many claim that they have found their mysterious location.
According to the book Turn Off Your Mind: The Mystic Sixties and the Dark Side of the Age of Aquarius, by Gary Valentine Lachman, Manson was very keen on tunnels and caves, and would actively search for a hole that would lead him and his followers to an underground city were they would sit out Helter Skelter or their version of the Apocalypse.
It is important to note that some say the hole Manson was looking for was located in Death Valley and was nowhere near Chatsworth. However, rumors, myths and urban legends have led many to the hills above the Chatsworth Trail tunnels to seek out the lore and history of the Manson Family.
One of most popular entrances into the area is from Chatsworth Park North. To get there, drive north on Topanga Canyon Boulevard toward the 118 Freeway and make a left on Chatsworth Street. Follow street signs leading to the easy-to-find park. From the parking lot, head across the basketball courts toward the back picnic tables and begin your journey there.
The area is ripe with spectacular sets of rock formations and requires some minor climbing and bouldering to move beyond trail tunnels, which can be accessed relatively easily. Despite the fact that the area has been defaced with graffiti, it's still beautiful and rich with life.
Moving through laurel sumac, a variety of sages and coyote bush, the path moves past the Chatsworth train tunnels, and signs of urban pollution soon dissipate in the distance.
Golden dry grass is abundant here in summer, but in the spring one can find a plethora of wildflowers in bloom, and in winter, to a lesser degree. When the wind is strong, hillsides tend to ripple in waves of gold and turquoise scattered in between abstract sandstone shapes and hollows.
Upon exploring the area, one will soon discover an abundance of caves—whether any of them were actually used by Manson or his followers may never be known. Regardless, the journey is still worth taking—and remember, there is no actual path, so it helps to carry a compass to keep oriented.
After all, you wouldn't want to get lost in these hills especially after dark.
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Los Angeles was transformed into a gamer's paradise this week as journalists, publishers, developers, and gamers descended on the city of angels to highlight what's to come in the world of video games. Like most of the companies in attendance, Sony brought out their big guns, showcasing the future hits for the PS3, PlayStation Vita, and PlayStation Move. They highlighted new installments in major franchises and offered glimpses of a new ones. Here are the highlights:
Familiar Faces: 'Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time' & 'God of War: Ascension'
Just as studios bring their sequel blockbusters to Comic-Con and record companies highlight new albums from their biggest artists, it's common for game companies to emphasize familiar faces. Two of Sony's most beloved characters will soon be returning to the PS3 - Sly Cooper and Kratos. While Kratos has been here before with the hit 2010 game "God of War III," Sly Cooper has been a character for which fans have long-hoped for a next-gen iteration. The last game, "Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves," was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2005. Sanzaru Games is developing the new title in the hope of releasing it by the end of this year while the company that made the first three games, Sucker Punch, has moved on to the "Infamous" series. Will the new "Sly" live up to the high expectations? And will it be delayed again considering the title was one of the highlights of E3 2011?
And what should we expect from "God of War: Ascension" (hitting stores on March 12, 2013) other than more God-crushing action? It will be the first "GoW" game to include multiplayer functionality and this prequel to the trilogy will play in Stereoscopic 3D for those who have the tools to do so.
New Exclusives: 'BEYOND: Two Souls' & 'The Last of Us'
Perhaps the most interesting game Sony had to present at E3 was Quantic Dream's "BEYOND: Two Souls." The company that made the amazing "Heavy Rain" has developed a new interactive psychological thriller that could fulfill the potential of their last amazing title. You play Jodie Holmes, a woman with supernatural powers, who was motion captured in vivid detail from a performance by Ellen Page ("Juno"). With a graphics engine that looks nearly like a film, Quantic Dream promises that this will be "one of the best-looking games ever seen on PS3" and report that they plan to get it out by the end of this year. Stay tuned for more news on this exciting title as its announced.
Whereas "BEYOND" came as something of a surprise, we've been excited about "The Last of Us" for some time now and Sony was quick to show it off at E3. Revealed last year at the Spike TV Video Game Awards, this post-apocalyptic adventure was created by the awesome team at Naughty Dog, the men and women behind the "Uncharted" series. The bad news was that "The Last of Us" won't be out until 2013 but those who saw the first bits of actual gameplay at E3 report that it looks like it will be worth the wait.
Beyond Gaming: Bundle, PSN, Vita, and Move Announcements
Sony also announced that they will sell a PS3 bundle in October that includes "Assassin's Creed III" along with highlighting continued advancements in cross-functionality for their devices and more reasons to be a PlayStation Plus member. Players can now use their PlayStation Vita as a controller for "LittleBigPlanet 2, allowing creation and sharing through a handheld device that was designed for those functions.
The company also unveiled the PlayStation Move Racing Wheel which is pretty self-explanatory and will serve as a driving wheel for games like "Gran Turismo 5," "Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit," and the upcoming "LittleBigPlanet Karting."
Finally, the company announced some incredible enhancements to their PlayStation Plus service. Now included in the cost of enrollment are some of the company's most beloved games, including "Infamous 2," "LittleBigPlanet 2," and "Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One," and the company promises new games will be available monthly. It's a good time to be a Sony PS3 owner.


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Australian native Boyd Martin relocated to the U.S. in 2007 to pursue his dreams of international eventing competition. In 2009, Martin rode under the American flag for the first time.
Martin was extremely successful in Australia, where he won the 2003 Adelaide CCI4* riding True Blue Toozac. He spent his first two years in the U.S. working as assistant trainer to Olympic Gold medalist Phillip Dutton before striking out on his own. Martin has several horses competing at the upper levels of the sport, and always has numerous young horses coming up the ranks.
Martin's competitive successes since moving to the U.S. include placing second with Ying Yang Yo and fourth with Neville Bardos overall at the 2007 Fair Hill CCI3* and winning the 2008 Bromont CCI2* in Canada. Neville Bardos was also ninth at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day CCI4* in 2008.
Martin has quickly made his mark on American eventing: in 2008 he was ranked number two on the U.S. Eventing Association Rider of the Year Leaderboard, an impressive feat in only his second year living and competing in the U.S.
2009 was a very successful year with Martin's first CCI3* win at Fair Hill in the fall with Neville Bardos. Martin was also sixth with Remington XXV in the CCI3* at Fair Hill. Other successes in 2009 include winning and placing fourth in the CIC3* at Jersey Fresh with Belmont and Rock on Rose respectively. In the CCI3* at Jersey, Martin and Remington XXV were once again in the Top 10.
At the 2010 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone, Martin and Neville Bardos finished in fourth place. Martin also had two other horses in the Top 12 Rock on Rose (11th) and Remington XXV (12th).
In the fall of 2010, Martin and Neville Bardos were part of the U.S. team at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and the highest placing Americans in 10th place. A few weeks later, Martin and Remington travelled to Pau, France. They finished in seventh place at the horses second attempt at the CCI4* level.
Martin started off 2011 with his usual success by finishing second in the CIC3* at Red Hills on Neville Bardos and ninth at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone with Remington XXV. However, things changed dramatically for him in May.
On May 31, 2011, a fire ravaged Martin's barn taking the lives of six horses and injuring four others. The horse that had the most severe injuries was Neville Bardos. Things looked grime for the little horse, but somehow he managed to improve and keep recovering. Martin then lost his father, Ross, in a bicycling accident and Martin's wife, Silva, lost her father to illness. Through this difficult time, Martin focused on getting Neville Bardos recovered and fit in time for the Land Rover Burghley CCI4*. The pair seemed to do the impossible by traveling to England and finishing seventh in the grueling CCI4* competition. For his amazing comeback, Neville Bardos was named the 2011 USEF Horse of the Year.
Martin continued to produce stellar performances in the fall of 2011. Martin and Remington XXV finished second at the CIC3* at Plantation Field in September. At Boekelo in The Netherlands, Martin rode Otis Barbotiere to a 14th place finish in the horse's first CCI3*. Ying Yang Yo made quite a statement by winning the Fair Hill CCI3* with Martin shortly after returning to competing at the upper levels to complete the 2011 season.
Martin has kept up his form in 2012 and with Otis Barbotiere he finished fifth in the CIC3* at The Fork in early April.
Martin had an excellent performance at the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event presented by Bridgestone CCI4* at the end of April. He finished third with Otis Barbotiere in the horse's first four-star and was named the 2012 Rolex/USEF National CCI4* Reserve Champion. Martin also finished eighth with Remington XXV. In June 2012, Coudray and Ringwood Magister finished fifth at the Barbury Castle Horse Trials CIC*** event, the last Mandatory Outing for the Olympic Selection TrialsIn June 2012, Coudray and Ringwood Magister finished fifth at the Barbury Castle Horse Trials CIC*** event, the last Mandatory Outing for the Olympic Selection TrialsIn June, Martin traveled to England where he placed sixth in the CIC*** at the Barbury Castle Horse Trials on Remington XXV. Later that summer, Martin and Otis Barbotiere represented the United States at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Martin is married to German Grand Prix dressage rider Silva Martin, and they run a coaching and training business out of their base in Cochranville, PA.


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New Zealand - the land of limestone continues to produce results on the track. In the words of the famous Bull Hancock of Claiborne Farm, Kentucky...."Dig for gold where it has been found before...." In this case the buyers believe that it is New Zealand.
We would like to share some recent success stories from across the Tasman. Recently sold to Australia and Asia, directly from the Gavelhouse website are:
'Yamanin Vital' gelding was sold to Victoria and is heading to a leading Caulfield stable by Martin Cleland of Sir James Lodge in Cambridge. The progeny of Yamanin Vital are hard to find and he is a significant source of stayers (just like his sire Sir tristram) so it is no wonder this 3YO in pre training was snapped up. His dam-line is full of good broodmare sires, like Desert Sun, McGinty and Arch Sculptor. With a dearth of stayers in Australia, it is natural that buyers look to New Zealand and Gavelhouse.
'Yamanin Vital' gelding
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2YO chestnut gelding by 'Scardee Cat', solt to Malaysia by Fran Barcham from Stoneyfields Farm in Canterbury. This racy type, hails from a black type family. The grand dam won at Group 3 level. An interesting pedigree pattern too with a double cross of the mighty Vain. The progeny of Scardee Cat (a group winner by Tale Of The Cat who won the Ascot Vale Stakes) are winning in Australia/New Zealand and showing promise in Asia. This gelding's owners were delighted with the response they received to their advertisement - the purchaser was Greg Zarra from Australiasian Bloodstock Agency.
'Scardee Cat' gelding bound for Asia
'Lord Of Warriors' yearling colt; recently sold to Singapore by Nigel Johnston from Kinship Lodge in Christchurch. He is a lovely style of colt from an underrated sire, who raced at the highest level in HK. His dam by stud success Manntari, won 2 races and comes from a black type family of Zilla and Tuscanos. The breaker gave such a favourable report that the Singapore buyers jumped in.
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The Doha Round: No Help for America's Trade Deficit
Currency Manipulation and Free Trade
Reconciling Trade and the Environment in the World Trade Organization
Labor Standards in the Global Trading System
Antitrust in the Global Trading System: Reconciling U.S. Japanese and EU Approaches--Executive Summary
Antitrust in the Global Trading System: Reconciling U.S. Japanese and EU Approaches--Full Text
Setting US Goals for WTO Negotiations--Full Text
The Trade Deficit--Where Does It Come from and What Does It Do? Executive Summary
The Trade Deficit--Where Does It Come from and What Does It Do? Full Text
Resolving the North American Subsidies War
Enlightened Engagement: Shaping International Trade and Domestic Policies for Growth
Workers' Rights in the Global Trading System
Managing the Global Economy
IMF Malpractice
Barring Entry? China and the WTO
A Sovereign Quebec and U.S. National Interests
An Architecture for Free Trade in the Americas
Exports and American Prosperity
Competing for Advantage: Proposals for U.S. Trade Policy
Doing Business in Mexico
At Sea Shaping: America's Post Cold War Trade Policy
Free Trade in the Americas: Defining the Challenge
Grasping the Benefits of NAFTA
A Social Charter for NAFTA?
NAFTA Rules of Origin and Automotive Content Requirements
Free Trade with Mexico
The Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement A Laboratory for the World Trading System
Lessons from the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement
Industrial Policy, Technology Policy and the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement
Through the Looking Glass Reforming Education and Restructuring the Workplace to Improve Competitiveness
The Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement
MSNBC Hard Ball with Chris Matthews (August 15, 2007)
Should America Boycott Made in China?
NPR Weekend Edition (September 2, 2006)
News Hour (July 21, 2005)
Wall Street Week June 24, 2005
SELECTED OP EDs
Americans must learn to live within their means
Administration needs to fix 'broken banks'
Knocking Down False Gods
It's Time to Cut the Trade Deficit
Digging Out of the Recession
Fixing the Banks
U.S. Records $738.6 Billion Current Account Deficit
The Bear Trap
World votes no confidence in Bush economics
Why the dollar is so cheap
The Auction Rate Securities Fiasco
Bernanke should encourage banks to adopt sounder business models
Primary Economics
Housing Sales Sink, Long Recession Looms
Banks Stuck in Flawed Model
2007 Trade Deficit Exceeds $700 Billion: Slows Growth and Multiplies Recession Woes
Doing Something About Global Warming
Is Bernanke Head for the Exit
Next president should end the madness
Investments by Sovereign Wealth Funds in the United States
Fed is living in an academic fantasy world
Recession looms: Can we stand clear?
An Emergency Rate Cut
U.S. must confront essential economic problems
The Limits of Federal Reserve Policy
Stock Prices and the Trade Deficit
The Fed's Misstep
The Falling Dollar and Stubborn U.S. Trade Deficit
The Fed's Knife is Poised
Crafting a Response to Global Warming
U.S. Banks Offer Plan to Calm Markets
Asians won't let dollar rise
The Perils of Going Slow to Clean Up Mortgage Lending and Bond Rating
GM remains uncompetitive despite new contract (also Pact with union leaves GM in lurch)
Democratic Accountability and the Doha Round (Zeroing also When Markets Need Rules
Henry Paulson's Fear Mongering
When Trust Fails, Credit Markets Collapse (also The Pope and Ben Bernanke and Putting lipstick on pigs)
China's Hollow Threat to Dump U.S. Bonds
Hedge fund con men at heart of crisis
Robert Nardelli and Chrysler
Globalization and Inequality
China Gives Capitalism a Bad Name
Why China Won't Revalue
The Trials of Bear Stearns
Why China Should Revalue the Yuan
How to Deal With China
Ceberus's plan to acquire Chrysler makes little sense
Analysis: How and why is Toyota outdistancing GM?
Trade Rules
Can Charles Rangel Fix U.S. Trade Policy
Debunking China's Interest Rate Hikes
Why Free Trade Is Failing
Prospects for Inflation Simmer
Honest Ways to Address Income Inequality
Not So Free Trade
Yield Curves and Recessions
China Ties Bernanke's Hands
Will the Doha Make the WTO Irrelevant
The Washington Dance on Trade
Getting Sensible About Global Warming
Saving Free Trade
America Prey to China's Mercantilism
Trade Agreements and Populist Protectionism
Free Trade Proves Costly: Chinese Mercantilism
Defending Against China Trade
Why GM, Ford and Chrysler Left Washington Empty Handed
The Yen, Yuan and the Big Three
President Bush and the Great Republican Shellacking
America, the Debtor Nation
Henry Paulson: Defender of the Yuan?
Reasons for cheering the trade talks' failure
The Tragedy that is General Motors
Put a Fork in the Doha Round
Bernanke's Opportunity
Will the NYSE-Euronext Merger Smash Sarbanes-Oxley?
The Trials of Henry Paulson
America's Broken Immigration Policy
The Return of the Gold Standard
U.S. Trade Deficit Eases but Will Head North Again: Bush's Inaction Pushing up the Price of Gold
Bush Administration Capitulates to China in Currency Report (Bush Caves to Chinese Mercantilism)
It's High Time for John Snow to China for Manipulating the Yuan
Yes, Virginia, it's the yuan
Ben Bernanke's Baptism under Fire
GM's Deal with Delphi and the UAW Will Not Resurrect Carmaker's Competitive Prowess
Should Rick Wagoner Go?
Economy is drowning in trade deficit tide - Shift away from manufacturing jobs makes things worse
Concrete Action on China
Kill India Nuke Deal?
Don't Sell American Ports to the United Arab Emirates
A Disturbing State of the Union
Taking the Measure of Ben Bernanke
Bonds Come Unhinged from Growth (and as Inverted Yield Curve and Recessions � US housing prices unlikely to decline)
China's Big Plans for Capitalism
Deficits hurt and Doha no help
U.S. Deals at Doha
GM's Turnaround Strategy Inspires Little Confidence
Trade group fails to focus on what's important
Is the Doha Round Making Pascal Lamy Another Arthur Dunkel or Don Quixote?
The Tragedy of Free Trade
Economist Argues Trade Deficit Works Against American Workers
Deception at the Doha Round
U.S. Dozes as China Roars
The WTO's New Mission: Handmaiden to Protectionism?
Do the Europeans Want to Scuttle the Doha Round?
Bernanke Can't Just Target Inflation
Why the U.S. Trade Deficit Is So Large and Why It Matters
Hucksterism at Delphi
Is the Fed Unnecessarily Scaring Stock Markets?
Bush and the China Challenge
American Workers Know Something's Wrong
Big Labor Shrinking
In Airline Strike, Big Labor Loses Again
Fool's Paradise: A Dollarized World
Reviving Organized Labor
Labor Split Benefits GOP
Unions Need 21st Century Message
China's Yuan Price Fixing Hurt's the United States
It May Serve China's Interests
The Dangers of Adopting a Soft Approach to China
Greenspan's China Conundrum
Why China Should Revalue the Yuan
NewsHour Interview on China's Currency Revaluation
Fox News Interview on the Steel Tariff
End of the New Economy
The Magical, Mysterious High-Technology
Spreading the High-Speed Internet Revolution to All
Should US Boost Trade Status for China?
Granting Normal trade Status to China Helps Advance Democracy
Free Trade's Long March Takes a Detour
Compromise on Labor Rights is Crucial to New WTO Talks
Far More is at Stake than Bananas and Beef
WTO Should Back Open Market Reforms
WTO and the Environment
Wrong Medicine for Asian Flu
Trade Deficits Reconsidered
US Policies Helped Fuel the Asian Crisis
The United States, World Trade and the Helms Burton Act
Supporting Free Trade with Mexico
Free Trade Helps Us Defend Our Interests
Canada Should Join the Play in Mexico-U.S. Free Trade Poker Game
U.S.-China Economic and Security Commission February 7, 2007 Hearings - Sovereign Wealth Funds
U.S.-China Economic and Security Commission August 22, 2006 Hearings - U.S. China Trade
House Ways and Means Committee October 31, 2003 Hearings on U.S.-China Economic Relations and China's Role in the Global Economy
International Trade Commission June 20, 2003 - Impact of 201 Relief on Steel Consuming Industries)
U.S. Trade Deficit Review Commission December 10, 1999 - Consequences of U.S. Trade Deficit
Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade August 5, 1999
International Relations Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade July 22, 1998
House of Commons Standing Committee on External Affairs and International Trade August 16, 1990
Ph.D., Economics - 1974 State University of New York at Albany
1995- : University of Maryland College of Business and Management: Professor of International Business (tenured).
1995-1998: Director, Center for International Business - direct the Maryland Business School International Business Studies program, including academic programs, policy research and publications, and outreach to businesses.
Accomplishments include major revisions to the MBA curriculum, initiation of new study abroad programs, and the creation of a senior executive training program in partnership with the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
Principal Positions:
1993-1995: U.S. International Trade Commission:
Director, Office of Economics - Supervised the Commission's staff of 40 economists and served as its Chief Economist. Responsibilities included: advising the U.S. Trade Representative and responsible Congressional committees regarding NAFTA implementation, the Uruguay Round Agreements, APEC, the Western Hemispheric free trade initiative and the Trans-Atlantic trade initiative; providing technical support to the Council of Economic Advisors; and overseeing economic analysis of injury claims for the adjudication of subsidy, dumping and other trade-remedy statutes.
Accomplishments included: rebuilding the Commission's economy-wide and global modeling capabilities; completing major reports on the status of U.S. trade agreements, Uruguay Round Agreements, the European Community single market initiative, the Caribbean Basin Initiative, the Andean Trade Preferences Act, and the Arab Boycott of Israel; and designing and implementing major new Commission research initiatives on foreign investment policies, environmental regulation, intellectual property, and labor standards. 1988-1996 : University of Maine:
1990-1993: Professor of Economics (tenured).
1991-1993: Director, Canadian-American Center - directed a 40 faculty Canadian Studies program, including academic programs, public policy research and publications, and outreach to businesses and schools; administered a consortium with the University of Vermont and State University of New York, which comprises a U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center on Canada; primary responsibilities included program development, fund raising and supervision of implementation.
Accomplishments included restructuring the undergraduate curriculum, establishing a nationally-recognized public- policy journal, raising DOE funding by one-third, obtaining major foundation grants, and establishing a private sector donor program.
1988-1990: Associate Professor of Economics.
1978-1988: National Planning Association:
1983-1988: Vice President and Research Director - directed NPA policy research in international economics (1980-1988); responsibilities included program development, research supervision and fund raising.
Accomplishments included designing and supervising research programs on U.S. trade policy, competitiveness, and relations with developing countries; and substantially increasing funding from over 100 major corporations, financial institutions and labor unions.
1979-1983: Associate Director, International Studies.
1978-1979: Senior Economist and Project Director.
1976-1978: Economist, Department of Energy and Federal Energy Administration.
1974-1976: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Business Administration, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1975: Consultant, Health Board of the Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Adjunct Positions
1997-2005: Senior Fellow, Economic Strategy Institute, Washington.
1988-2005: Senior Fellow, National Planning Association, Washington.
1989-1992: Senior Fellow, Iacocca Institute, Lehigh University.
1984-1986: Professional Lecturer, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
1978-1979: Senior Consultant, CONSAD Research Corporation, Washington and Pittsburgh.
The Doha Round: No Help for America's Trade Deficit? (sponsored by Nucor Corporation, 2006).
Currency Manipulation and Free Trade (sponsored by Nucor Corporation, Charlotte, NC, 2004).
An Assessment of Steel Import Relief Under Section 201 After One Year (Washington, DC: American Iron and Steel Institute, 2003)
Reconciling Trade and the Environment in the World Trade Organization (Washington, DC: The Economic Strategy Institute, 2002).
Labor Standards in the Global Trading System (Washington, DC: The Economic Strategy Institute, 2001).
�Tricky Trade Balancing Act: A way for WTO members to protect workers� rights and promote economic development,� International Economy, January/February 2001.
Antitrust in the Global Trading System: Reconciling U.S., Japanese and EU Approaches (Washington, DC: The Economic Strategy Institute, 2000).
Setting U.S. Goals for WTO Negotiations (Washington DC: The Economic Strategy Institute, 1999).
"Managing the Global Economy's Managers," Current History, November 1998.
"IMF Malpractice," International Economy, January/February 1998.
"A Hidden Cancer: Why the Clinton Trade Deficit is a Serious Problems," International Economy, November/December 1997.
The Trade Deficit: Where Does It Come From and What Does It Do (Washington, DC: The Economic Strategy Institute, 1997).
"Barring Entry? China and the WTO," Current History (September 1997).
"A Sovereign Quebec and U.S. National Interests," American Review of Canadian Studies, Winter 1997.
"The United States, World Trade and the Helms-Burton Act," Current History (February 1997).
"Resolving the North American Subsidies War," Canada-U.S. Public Policy (September 1996).
"Assessing the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, American Review of Canadian Studies, Winter 1996.
"Export Our Way to Prosperity," Foreign Policy (Winter 1995-1996).
"An Architecture for Free Trade in the Americas," Current History (February 1996).
"Trade and the American Dream," Queens Quarterly (Winter 1995-96).
Free Trade for the Americas (New York, The Twentieth Century Fund, 1994).
"Competing for Advantage: Proposals for U.S. Trade Policy," Current History, (January 1994).
"Managing Risk in Mexico," Harvard Business Review (July/August 1993)-- coauthor with Laurence Hecht.
"NAFTA, the GATT, and U.S., Relations with Major Trading Partners," in North America, Australia, New Zealand and the World Trade Regime, Robert G. Cushing, et al, eds. (Austin, Texas: Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and Edward A. Clark Center for Australian Studies, 1993).
"Facing Up to Mexico," in The North American Free Trade Agreement, Khosrow Fatemi, ed. (London: St. Martin's Press, 1993).
"NAFTA Rules of Origin and Automotive Domestic Content," in Assessing NAFTA, Steven Globerman, ed. (Vancouver, BC: The Fraser Institute, 1993).
"State Export Promotion Policies," in States and Provinces in the International Economy, Douglas M. Brown and Earl M. Fry, eds. (Berkeley, CA: Institute of Governmental Studies Press, 1993).
"Grasping the Benefits of NAFTA," Current History (February 1993).
"The Twilight of the GATT, NAFTA and U.S.-Canadian Relations," in Implications of North American Free Trade Region: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Joseph A. McKinney and M. Rebecca Sharpless, eds. (Ottawa: Carleton University Press, 1992)
"Implications of a Social Charter for the North American Free Trade Agreement," Canada-U.S. Outlook (August 1992); reprinted in Ties Beyond Trade: Labor and Environmental Issues Under the NAFTA (Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute, 1993).
"Free Trade in the Americas: A U.S. Perspective," in The Premise and the Promise: Free Trade in the Americas, Sylvia Saborio, ed. (Washington, DC: Overseas Development Council, 1992).
"Free Trade with Mexico," Foreign Policy (June 1992).
Rules of Origin in a North American Trade Accord (Vancouver, BC: The Fraser Institute, 1992).
"Transition Mechanisms and Safeguards in a North American Free Trade Agreement," in Negotiating and Implementing a North American Free Trade Agreement, Leonard Waverman, ed. (Vancouver, BC: The Fraser Institute, 1992).
"Making the Transition to Free Trade," Current History (December 1991).
Through the Looking Glass: Competitive Businesses and Effective Schools (Bethlehem, PA: Iacocca Institute, 1991).
Trade Talks with Mexico: A Time for Realism (Washington, DC: National Planning Association, 1991).
A New Special Relationship: The Free Trade Agreement and U.S.-Canada Economic Relations in the 1990s (Toronto: The Institute for Research on Public Policy and the Centre for Trade Policy and Law at Carleton University, 1991).
"Regionalismo en el sistema enternacional de comercio y las relaciones Mexico- Estados Unidos," Mexico ante el libro comercio con America del Norte, Gustavo Vega Canovas, coordinador (Mexico, D.F.: El Clegio de Mexico y Universidad Tecnologica de Mexico, 1991)
"The Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement: A Laboratory for the World Trading System," American Review of Canadian Studies (Summer/Autumn 1991).
"Some Ruminations About the Global Environment and United States/Canada Relations," in The Canada--U.S. Economic Relationship (Plattsburgh, NY: SUNY, 1991).
"Lessons from the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement: Mexico, Other Regional Agreements and the GATT System," Regulation (Winter 1991).
"Industrial Policy, Technology and the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement," Business in the Contemporary World (Autumn 1990).
"Through the Looking Glass: Reforming Education and Restructuring the Workplace to Improve Competitiveness," Canada-United States Law Journal 1990.
Making Free Trade Work: The Canada-U.S. Agreement (New York: Council on Foreign Relations, 1990).
Making America Competitive: An Agenda for the 1990s (Bethlehem, PA: Iacocca Institute, 1990).
"The Canada U.S.-Free Trade Agreement: Origins, Contents and Prospects" in Economic Aspects of Regional Trading Arrangements, David Greenaway, Thomas Hyclak and Robert Thornton, eds. (London: Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1989 and New York: New York University Press, 1989).
"The Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement," International Trade Journal (Summer, 1989).
"U.S.-Canadian Trade Relations," in Seen From the South, Peter Kresl, ed. (Salt Lake City: Brigham Young University, 1989).
"Policies for Competitiveness," in Making North America Competitive: Economic-Industrial Policies for the 1990s, Lansing Lamont and Gary Levy, eds. (New York: Americas Society, 1989).
"The Changing Competitive Position of the U.S. Economy: Implications for Public Policy," The Canada-United States Law Journal (1988).
Reassessing American Competitiveness (Washington: National Planning Association, 1988).
Meeting the Competitive Challenge: Canada and the United States in the Global Economy (Washington: National Planning Association, 1988).
"U.S.-Canadian Trade Relations in the 1980s," The American Review of Canadian Studies (Summer 1987).
"Impact on the United States," in Building a Canadian-American Free Trade Area, Edward R. Fried, Frank Stone and Philip H. Trezise, eds. (Washington: The Brookings Institution, 1987).
"U.S.-Canada Free Trade Discussions: What Are the Issues," The American Review of Canadian Studies (Autumn 1985).
"Trends in Trade Policy and U.S. Nontariff Barriers," in Canada-United States Free Trade, John Whalley, ed. (Toronto: University of Toronto Press for Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada, 1985).
The Global Competitive Struggle: Challenges to the United States and Canada, (Washington: National Planning Association, 1984).
Changing Patterns of U.S. Industrial Activity and Comparative Advantage, (Washington: National Planning Association, 1983)--coauthor with John Mutti.
U.S. Economic Policies Affecting Industrial Trade (Washington: National Planning Association, 1983)--coauthored with John Mutti.
"Canada's Trade Realities and Trade Potential: A U.S. Perspective," in Proceedings of the Conference on World Trade Pressures: Designing Our Future (Vancouver: Western Transportation Advisory Council, November, 1983).
Canadian Industrial Policy (Washington: National Planning Association, 1982)--coauthor with Arthur J. R. Smith and Sperry Lea.
Canada-United States Trade and Economic Interdependence, Canada-U.S. Prospects Series (Montreal: C.D. Howe Institute, 1980).
Perspectives on Commercial Policy: The United States and Canada in the Eighties, with Sperry Lea and Arthur J. R. Smith (Washington: National Planning Association for the U.S. Special Trade Representative and Department of Commerce, January 1980).
The New Energy Input-Output Methodology and the Energy Embodied in U.S. Merchandise Trade, for the Department of Energy, 1979.
"Border Tax Adjustments and U.S. Policy Options," New International Realities (Winter 1979).
"Changing Theories of Inflation," New International Realities (Summer 1978).
"The Benefits and Cost of Crude Oil Price Regulations," Journal of Energy and Development (Spring 1978).
"The Impacts of Higher Energy Prices on Economic Growth in the Industrial Countries," in How Energy Affects the Economy, A.B. Askin, ed. (Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath and Company, 1978).
"Effective Protection of Canadian Exporting Industry: A Comment," Quarterly Review of Economics and Business (Spring 1976).
Guidelines for Evaluating the Economic Feasibility of Health Care Capital Projects, for the Health Board of the Metropolitan Council of the Twin Cities, St. Paul MN, September 1975).
The Structure of Effective Protection and Unskilled Labor, 1958-60, Ph.D. dissertation, State University of New York at Albany, 1974.


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Billy Kozak went 3-for-3, but Sidney's Legion baseball team left nine runners on base en route to losing, 6-0, to Brockville, Ont., in its first game in the Green Wave Wood Bat Classic on Friday at Oneonta High.
Brockville received eight strikeouts and five walks from winning pitcher Brogy Burns, who also hit an RBI triple in the first inning to give his team a 1-0 lead.
"You get guys on first and second and nobody out, and go strikeout, strikeout, groundout," Sidney coach Matt Hafele said of his team, which finished with five hits. "We're not executing."
Losing pitcher Quinn Barnhart (2-1) allowed three runs over six innings.
Sidney (8-5) will play a pair of tournament games Saturday at Field 6 in Neahwa Park. It opens against Bradford County at 12:30 p.m. and then plays Schenectady County at 5:30 p.m.
Oneonta Post 259 played a night game against the Montreal Titans on Friday at Damaschke Field. The Green Wave will play Corning at 5:15 p.m. Saturday at OHS.
Brockville 6, Sidney 0
Pool play at Oneonta High
Brockville 100 200 3 – 6 6 0
Sidney 000 000 0 – 0 5 1
Brogy Burns (W) and Mitch Ducette. Quinn Barnhart (L,2-1), Jon Wingate (7) and Lucas DeJoy. 3B: Brogy Burns (B).