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How often do you see trends in drinks change?
It's a very fluid market. Every six months some new flavor comes out, either vodka or rum. And because of that the distributors push cocktails and suggest drinks to promote new stuff. Trends change so quickly that it's hard to keep up. I will say that whiskey drinks are making a comeback.
Do you find that patrons are more responsible now versus 15 years ago?
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Push Forward Schools, Leave Behind Skeptics November 21, 2004
By Jay P. Greene
President George W. Bush announced this month that he will push to extend the accountability requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act into high schools. While the guardians of the status quo are howling that the sky will fall, the evidence gives us good reason to think educational standards help rather than hurt.
Currently, the law requires states to set achievement standards on basic-skills tests for grades three through eight, and hold schools accountable for reaching them. In the three years since the No Child Left Behind Act became law, public school officials have not been shy about vilifying it and denouncing its effects. Its no wonder. After decades of cruising along with no accountability for their job performance, many school officials have come to feel that they are professionally entitled to run our schools however they want, regardless of whether kids are actually learning.
Now, with No Child Left Behind, theyre actually expected to show results.
One of the arguments against extending standards to high school is that it will raise the dropout rate. Some school officials claim that more kids would drop out of high school because requiring schools to teach students basic skills would make it harder to graduate.
Its true that Americas public schools have a major dropout crisis. Contrary to what most people think, only about 70 percent of high school students graduate. And it does seem plausible that implementing standards would make high school more difficult and cause more kids to drop out.
But the empirical research on this question consistently shows that accountability exams in high schools dont increase the dropout rate. Dropouts tend to be academically low-performing students, so the children who cant pass the test are mostly the same ones who would have dropped out anyway. And accountability standards force schools to work harder at teaching basic skills, causing some students who would otherwise have dropped out to stay in school because now theyre actually learning something.
Another argument we hear from school officials is that accountability tests dont promote real learning; they only promote test manipulation. Teachers allegedly "teach to the test" in ways that produce higher scores without conveying knowledge and skills.
To see whether this is the case, I recently performed a nationwide study comparing the results schools got on accountability tests with the same schools results on widely respected tests that arent used for accountability purposes. These other tests are nationally recognized as genuine measurements of student learning, but they arent used for accountability purposes. I found that schools results on the two types of tests were highly correlated, indicating that accountability tests do measure real learning and are not distorted by test manipulation.
We also hear from officials at comfortable suburban schools that accountability puts an unnecessary burden on them. Our students are mastering basic skills just fine, they say, complaining that a testing regime would force them to spend less time on science, art, and other things they prefer in order to spend more time on basic skills.
This one sounds fishy from the start. If these schools students are really mastering basic skills so well, why would the schools have to change their curricula in order to produce passing grades? Why would accountability for student achievement be such a burden on them if their students are achieving so well?
Whats going on here is that No Child Left Behind doesnt just require schools to show results for their student bodies as a whole. That would allow suburban schools to coast by on the high performance of their majority population of comfortable white students. Schools wouldnt need to worry about educating their more disadvantaged students.
No Child Left Behind breaks down student achievement by group, including race and income groups. It holds schools accountable for providing an adequate basic-skills education to all these groups. Thats why its called "No Child Left Behind." And its one of the reasons so many school officials hate the law so much - now they dont just have to teach the children who are easy to teach, they also have to show progress with the disadvantaged students who face greater challenges.
The original purpose of the law was to address the yawning gap between the test scores of middle-class white students and those of students who are low-income and minority. This gap has been tolerated for decades. The passage of No Child Left Behind was a national decision that it isnt sufficient for comfortable white kids to be doing well in school while other groups get only scraps from the educational table.
Schools have always had plenty of excuses for why they shouldnt be held accountable for their performance. The president has announced that he will continue his efforts to bring the era of excuses to an end. That goal deserves our support.
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Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation
The Spaulding-Harvard Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS) Rehabilitation Program provides an unparalleled level of care and support for individuals recovering from spinal cord injuries. From acute care and rehabilitation through community reentry, this comprehensive SCIMS Program maximizes neurorecovery while helping patients develop strategies for independent living. We treat patients who have suffered a spinal cord injury as a result of traumatic injury or as a result of illnesses such as polio, spina bifida or multiple sclerosis. We do this in a comfortable, supportive environment in which patients—with the help and support of their families—can attain the skills they need to return to their community.
Spaulding Boston also has an SCI Ventilator Program for patients requiring mechanical ventilation as a result of their injury. The focus of the program is on ventilator weaning for progression into a more intensive SCI program. Spaulding Boston is the first rehabilitation hospital in New England to use the Synapse Diaphragmatic Pacing System to facilitate weaning for ventilator dependent SCI patients.
Approach to Care
Within the Spaulding-Harvard SCI Model System, the goals of the Spinal Cord Injury program are to ensure optimal physical, emotional and social adjustment following a spinal cord injury, to maximize functional independence, and to improve quality of life. Our model system also promotes family participation. We offer training and education to help them play an active support role while their loved one is in the hospital and after he or she returns home.
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Our clinical teams draw on the most advanced research on spinal cord injury rehabilitation techniques, and have immediate access to the equipment, technology and specialists of the entire Spaulding network.
The flagship hospital of our network, the nationally renowned Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Boston, is a Center of Excellence in spinal cord injury rehabilitation.
Our interdisciplinary teams include physicians and nurses, physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapists, therapeutic recreation specialists, psychologists, case managers, community resource specialists, social workers and vocational rehabilitation counselors. The Spaulding-Harvard SCI Model System staff works closely with the clinical team and is available to all patients with SCI and their family throughout their rehabilitation programs, and for life. In addition, we partner with the Greater Boston Chapter of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association to provide peer visitation so patients can learn from others who are living with spinal cord injury.
As one of 14 Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS) across the U.S., Spaulding is a recognized leader in medical research and patient care. All SCIMS work together to improve patient care, maintain a national database, provide long-term follow up, participate in independent and collaborative research and provide continuing education to individuals and families, healthcare professionals and the community-at-large.
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All Spaulding Network facilities are accredited by the Joint Commission. Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Boston's Spinal Cord Injury program is accredited by CARF for both Adults and Child and Adolescent rehabilitation.
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Dr. Kevin O'Connor is the Medical Director for the Spinal Cord Injury program at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Boston. He is board certified in Physiatry as well as Spinal Cord Injury Medicine. His career focus has been on improving the lives of those with a spinal cord injury. Dr. Leslie Morse is the Associate Director of Research and Director of Spinal Cord Injury Research and Program Director of the Spinal Cord Model Systems for the Spaulding Rehabilitation Network. Dr. Morse oversees several research studies are currently underway throughout the Network.
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The Spaulding Network is committed to rehabilitation research to find best practices and opportunities to improve the lives of those with paralysis resulting from spinal cord injury. Our efforts not only focus on researching new rehabilitation strategies but also look at ways to prevent long-term complications related to paralysis.
Under the leadership of Dr. Leslie Morse, Associate Director of Research and Director of Spinal Cord Injury Research, several research studies are currently underway for SCI including:
Research Program
Investigation of the Mechanisms of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of Motor Cortex for the Treatment of Chronic Pain in Spinal Cord Injury
As part of the Spaulding-Harvard SCI Model System research program, Dr. Felipe Fregni and his team are investigating the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a form of non-invasive brain stimulation, on chronic central pain in spinal cord injury. We are also using electroencephalography (EEG) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to measure changes in the brain, both before and after tDCS. Our primary aim is to see if using tDCS stimulation can help reduce the chronic central pain associated with spinal cord injury.
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Investigation of the Mechanisms of Transcranial Direct Stimulation of Motor Cortex Coupled with Visual Illusion for the Treatment of Pain in Spinal Cord Injury
Under the leadership of Dr. Felipe Fregni, Spaulding is investigating the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), a form of non-invasive brain stimulation, combined with watching a visual illusion on chronic central pain associated with spinal cord injury. During tDCS stimulation, the participant watches a "visual illusion." The participant will see a video of walking legs on a treadmill, and their torso reflection in a mirror. They are asked to imagine themselves walking while they are watching the illusion. We are also using electroencephalography (EEG) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to measure changes in the brain, both before and after tDCS. Our primary aim is to see if using a visual illusion combined with the tDCS stimulation can help reduce the chronic central pain associated with spinal cord injury.
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FES-Rowing versus Zoledronic Acid to Improve Bone Health in SCI: A Comparative Clinical Trial
The project, which is funded by the Department of Defense and directed by Dr. Leslie Morse, aims to compare the effect of FES-row training alone versus FES-rowing plus Zoledronic Acid on bone density of the paralyzed lower extremity and to compare the effect of FES-row training alone versus FES-rowing plus Zoledronic Acid on bone micro architecture of the paralyzed lower extremity.
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Effectiveness and Generalizability of Hybrid-FES Exercise for Physiologic Declines in Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this research project is to determine the effectiveness and generalizability of an unique aerobic exercise paradigm (hybrid FES-rowing) as an intervention to promote improved health and function in individuals with chronic SCI and to explore this form of exercise as a prevention for the declines that occur within the first years after acute SCI. Our primary outcomes relate to exercise capacity and cardiovascular risk, however given the range of effects exercise can have, we are examining secondary measures of bone density, pulmonary function, psychological effect, social integration, and clinical status.
Research Program
The Spaulding ExPD Program – FES-row Training for SCI
Spaulding's ExPD program's mission is to provide appropriate exercise to improve health in those with physical disability. We focus on FES rowing for those with SCI, which requires a level of performance comparable to the able-bodied and can be integrated into currently existing communities of able-bodied rowers and therefore may be an optimal exercise intervention for the SCI population.
Research Program
Adiposity and Bone Loss in Spinal Cord Injury
Under the leadership of Dr. Leslie Morse, Spaulding-Harvard SCI Model System is investigating the the degree of bone formation, bone resorption, and rate of bone loss longitudinally at the distal femur and proximal tibia in subjects with chronic SCI with varying degrees of neurologic impairment and in able-bodied subjects, and to determine the relationship between regional fat distribution assessed directly from DXA scan data and longitudinal change in BMD at the distal femur and proximal tibia, and assess the relationship between circulating levels of adipose derived hormones (leptin and adiponectin) with bone loss at the distal femur and proximal tibia.
Research Program
Longitudinal Assessment of Fracture Risk in Spinal Cord Injury
SCI causes rabid and severe osteoporosis. This increases the risk of lower extremity fractures. Our study aims to determine the rate and location of post-SCI fractures as well as identifying risk factors for post-SCI fractures.
The Spaulding-Harvard Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems (SCIMS) Rehabilitation Program provides a full spectrum of rehabilitation care for SCI including Acute Rehabilitation Hospitals, Long Term Care Hospitals, and Skilled Nursing Facilities. Depending upon the individual circumstances and the level of care needed for the patient, one of the following Spaulding facilities may be recommended:
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Boston
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Related Services
The following services are related to the Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program at Spaulding.
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Stocks enjoy their best day of the month on better-than-expected retail sales and strength in China. Pandora rates a $2.6 billion valuation. Best Buy results beat estimates, and JC Penney snags a top Apple executive.
For today at least, everybody was a bull. Stocks jumped on earnings from Best Buy (BBY), retail sales and industrial output in China -- all of which were better than expected -- and a key hire at JC Penney (JCP).
The result was the best day for stocks so far in June, with the major averages sporting gains of 1% or more. But late-day selling sapped some of the rally's strength. Crude oil (-CL) and gold (-GC) were higher, and the 10-year Treasury yield topped 3% for the first time in a week.
But before you get too excited, consider: Short-covering -- short-sellers buying stocks to lock in profits -- was a big force in today's rally. A key to the market's prospects was whether the Standard & Poor's 500 Index ($INX) could close decisively above 1,288, an important resistance level. The index closed at 1,287.87. It may take more work to get the index to 1,300.
The Dow Jones industrials ($INDU) closed up 123 points, or 1%, to 12,076, the best gain since May 31. The S&P 500's gain was 16 points, or 1.3%. The index ended with its best gain since April 20. The Nasdaq Composite Index ($COMPX) was up 39 points, or 1.5%, to 2,679, its best day since April 20.
Article continues below.But the finish did not radiate confidence. The Dow gave up a quarter of its gain in the last hour of trading. The Nasdaq's gain shrank by 15% in the last hour. So Wednesday will be an important day of trading. Futures trading suggests a down open.
The government will issue its monthly Consumer Price Index report, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York will report on manufacturing in New York state.
Pandora goes public at $16; generates $2.6 billion valuation
Trading is expected to begin in shares of Internet radio operator Pandora, whose initial public offering of 14.7 million shares priced at $16 a share late today. That was twice what was originally expected. The IPO puts a $2.6 billion value on the company.
It will start trading Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange with the ticker "P."
The valuation comes despite the company's modest size and will reignite the debate over whether a bubble is emerging around social networking sites.
Pandora had only $55.2 million in revenue in its 2010 fiscal year and $89 million in the first nine months of its 2011 fiscal year and has never earned a profit for a full year.
The company lost $16.8 million in fiscal 2010 but broken even in the first nine months of fiscal 2011. The fiscal year ends on Jan. 31.
Rally moves crude prices higher
Crude oil settled up $2.07 to $99.37 a barrel but was drifting lower in electronic trading. Gold settled up $5.40 to $1,521.20 an ounce in New York and was higher still in electronic trading, and silver added 40.3 cents to $35.14 an ounce. The 10-year Treasury yield pushed to 3.099% from Monday's 2.991%.
While Best Buy's results were welcome, the rally really began overnight in Asia after China reported stronger-than-expected industrial output. Japanese stocks promptly moved higher. European stocks were also stronger.
The rally was quite broad. Twenty-four of the 30 stocks were higher, along with 90 stocks in the Nasdaq-100 Index ($NDX.X), which tracks the largest Nasdaq stocks. The index was up 28 points, or 1.3%, to 2,250.
Advancers were ahead of decliners 3.3-to-1 on Nasdaq and 5-to-1 on the New York Stock Exchange. Volume was fairly average.
Energy, industrial and consumer discretionary stocks were the strongest S&P 500 sectors. None of the 10 sectors was falling back.
Home Depot (HD), Caterpillar (CAT), Boeing (BA) and Alcoa (AA) were the Dow leaders. Home Depot, up 4.5% to $34.75, was rising on the coattails of Best Buy.
JC Penney, Lorillard (LO) and Cabot Oil and Gas (COG) were the top S&P 500 stocks. Baidu (BIDU), Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) and Chinese online travel siteCTrip.com International (CTRP) were the top Nasdaq-100 stocks.
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Crude oil (-CL) | $99.37 | $97.30 | -3.24% | 8.74% | ||||||||
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Heating oil (-HO) | $3.13 | $3.11 | 2.38% | 22.88% | ||||||||
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Natural gas (-NG) | $4.58 | $4.65 | -1.82% | 4.00% | ||||||||
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Unleaded gasoline (-RB) | $3.06 | $3.00 | -2.72% | 24.92% | ||||||||
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Brent crude | $120.00 | $119.10 | 2.94% | 26.82% | ||||||||
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Retail gasoline | $3.70 | $3.70 | -2.22% | 20.31% | ||||||||
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Best Buy's a winner; JC Penney may be a bigger winner
Best Buy was the best performer among S&P 500 stocks, 4.6% to $30.13. The company said rising demand for smartphones and tablet computers offset declining sales for televisions. Profit of 35 cents a share was off 12% from a year ago but beat Street estimates for 33 cents.
Sales by stores open at least 14 months fell 1.7%, including a drop of 2.4% in the U.S. Analysts had projected a domestic decline of 4%.
But JC Penney overtook Best Buy as the top S&P 500 performer, rising 17.5% to $35.37 on news it has hired Ron Johnson, head of Apple's (AAPL) iconic retail stores, as its new president. He will become CEO in the next few months, succeeding longtime leader Myron "Mike" Ullman.
Johnson joined Apple from Target (TGT), where he had been vice president of merchandising for stores. Johnson has won kudos for reinventing the concept of the retail store at Apple.
China's output cheers; so does US retail sales
The news from China that cheered investors was this: China's industrial production rose 13.3% in May. Investors shrugged off its report that inflation was rising at a 5.5% annual clip and news that China was requiring banks to boost reserves to quell inflation.
Meanwhile, the Census Bureau reported a 0.2% dip in May retail sales. That was better than the expected 0.7% decline. What really cheered the Street was that sales, excluding auto sales, rose 0.3%. The estimate had been for a 0.2% increase.
Auto sales fell 2.9%, the biggest decline since June 10. The decline reflects the disruptions caused by the March 11 Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
Some of the drop in demand last month reflected a shortage of Japanese-made vehicles after the disaster disrupted supplies. With inventories running low, companies offered smaller discounts, which also deterred buyers.
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Treasury yields | ||||||||||||
13-week Treasury bill | 0.040% | 0.040% | -20.00% | -66.67% | ||||||||
5-year Treasury note | 1.687% | 1.589% | -0.06% | -16.32% | ||||||||
10-year Treasury note | 3.099% | 2.991% | 1.61% | -6.23% | ||||||||
30-year Treasury bond | 4.301% | 4.205% | 2.02% | -1.40% | ||||||||
Currencies | ||||||||||||
U.S. Dollar Index | 74.692 | 74.874 | -0.01% | -5.80% | ||||||||
British pound | $1.6399 | $1.6383 | -0.43% | 5.08% | ||||||||
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U.S. $ in pounds | £0.6098 | £0.6104 | 0.43% | -4.84% | ||||||||
Euro in dollars | $1.4443 | $1.4422 | 0.06% | 7.94% | ||||||||
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U.S. $ in euros | € 0.6924 | € 0.6934 | -0.06% | -7.36% | ||||||||
U.S. $ in yen | 80.71 | 80.20 | -1.13% | -0.81% | ||||||||
U.S. $ in Chinese | 6.51 | 6.48 | 0.07% | -1.65% | ||||||||
yuan | ||||||||||||
Canada dollar | $1.031 | $1.025 | -0.28% | 2.77% | ||||||||
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U.S. dollar | $0.970 | $0.975 | 0.27% | -2.70% | ||||||||
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Gold (-GC) | $1,524.20 | $1,515.60 | -0.81% | 7.25% | ||||||||
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Copper (-HG) | $4.1550 | $4.0345 | -0.54% | -6.57% | ||||||||
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Silver (-SI) | $35.4110 | $34.7370 | -7.56% | 14.46% | ||||||||
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Wheat (-ZW) | $7.3125 | $7.4300 | -6.52% | -7.93% | ||||||||
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Corn (-ZC) | $7.5550 | $7.8250 | 1.07% | 21.37% | ||||||||
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Cotton | $1.5554 | $1.5095 | -1.97% | 7.41% | ||||||||
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Coffee | $2.6925 | $2.6745 | 1.76% | 11.95% | ||||||||
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Crude oil (-CL) | $99.37 | $97.30 | -3.24% | 8.74% | ||||||||
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Intersteing. This mornig the headlines read we have the making of a perfect storm for a global economic crash and now stocks rally and oil surges.
Why the hell do they thing sales are going up. its becuse the price of oil is comming down. and as soon as they can they speculate it back up. Not sure about everyone else and Im no expert but cant anyone besides me see that the economy is directly related the price of fuel for americans. put gas back at $2.00 a gallon and watch the economy surge.
cancerous tumor (oil price) grows as the body (global economy) grows....last week oil prices were supposedly causing markets to tumble, this week one good report causes it to grow back...the growth of both has become antagonistic. This is not an issue that has foreseeable resolution. It's like we are all in a big boat that requires punching a hole in it to get air, but every time we punch an air vent, we start filling up with water, so we bail out the water, and then we use up extra oxygen to do that work, so we need more oxygen so we punch more air holes, take on more water, and we call this a good system? How can oil futures grow on speculation? Speculation is out of control here. Reasonable projection of truth with some element of risk is sensible, but we have somehow allowed our economic market system to become driven by a sort of speculation that is more suitable for a weekend casino visit, not a viable long term economic system.
The market is garbage, the only reason they don't just go to Vegas is because in Vegas they would have to play with their own money.
I'm a software developer and years ago I was with a company that was going to IPO. So some wallstreet analysts came to visit on behalf of investors. They talked with a couple execs. and walked around the building. They did not talk to anyone that knows anything about software development to find out if the company was using sound practices that would sustain it's future ( they were not of course, most don't ). The analysts of course don't know anything about software development but that doesn't matter because they are smart about business right? Garbage. They recommended the company to investors and it went bankrupt 2 years later.
Yeah, I've heard it all. "You're a software developer you don't understand supply and demand." Sure I don't because it's so much more complicated than understanding multi-threading,. Whatever freaks.
All you so called market experts are right out of the Dunning Kruger Effect.
Ok, reality check over, go back to smoking your crack and patting yourselves on the back for being so smart you understand the stock market, yeah, cause it's just like rocket surgery.
for the past one week we have been seeing a bearish slump in the markets. major indices lost 5-6% in the past 7 days. and the reasoning was that it was the gloomy outlook for Europe, weak employment figures in USA, supply shortages because of situation in Japan and weak growth in China. Now none of that could have changed overnight. Yet we are seeing a bull run and the reasoning is the exact opposite of what was being said till yesterday.
Even a dumb person can see that the market rallying or selling is all due to manipulations by the institutional investors and it is speculative in nature (if not gambling). The common man is bound to lose any which way he can...and the republicans are all gung-ho about protecting the big businesses. I say we should put in stronger regulations gverning big investors..
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Nike Basketball just took performance basketball sneakers to the next level when the Elite Series hit store shelves on Saturday, its already elevated price tags pushing even higher on the resale market. That means that the LeBron 9 P.S. Elite that came to market with a $250MSRP is now well over three bills on the 'Bay, a figure that's over three times as much as the cost of your average Kevin Durant signature. And though there's no denying KD's superstar status, hurdles like this have kept a possible Nike Zoom KD IV Elite at bay to this point. Beyond the pricing concerns with upgraded materials, Durant's unique foot shape in conjunction with a lighter and thinner upper has resulted in a few samples being sent back as designer Leo Chang looks for the perfect combination of postseason tech for the three-time reigning NBA scoring champion. Click through to get a closer look at what could have been with the Zoom KD 4 Elite and stick with Sneaker News to see if KD will ever have an Elite edition of his sig make it to retail in the future. Photos: SoleCollector
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did anybody actually read what it says? they were sent back because of durants foot shape not working with the lightweight upper, not because he isnt "greedy like kobe and lebron".
i wanna see an air bubble on this kd model, but i hope the price wont be like 150 or sumtin
The biggest problem I have with these Elite editions is that Nike is basically telling us that we are not getting the highest quality basketball shoes, even though we are spending 140 or 170. Whereas in earlier years, we were paying LESS but getting the highest quality basketball shoes they were making. Not anymore I guess.
if people actually follow sneakernews and sneakers in general, then they know these aren't going to release. nike said the elite concept wasn't good for the kd's. if you don't like sneakers and are just in it to resell, then get a real job because you're wasting your time and mine.
Durant's contract with Nike says that his shoes will never go over $95. With that being said, these are going to be hard to get (if they release) due to the fact that "Hypebeasts" will hype these up as they do with any shoe that was dropped after the Concords. The shoe game is ruined because of this...
Jus when everybody was crying about KD not getting Elites, welp at least you kno they toyed with it lol.
Since when does Nike put SAMPLE on the outside? I wonder if KD is mad that he doesn't get an Elite series when he's Nike Basketball like Kobe, Blake, or LeBronica. Oh and he's the freaking 3Time Scoring champ!
Would definately b a hot shoe but glad KD doesnt want his shoe dumb expensive like greedy kobe & lebron... good lookin on makin da consumer happy kevin
I was wondering about why didn't KD didn't have any Elites! I think I would want the home ones
this elit thig is just stupid... i mean i like the sneakers but 250 for a sneakers is just too much..
why would you try to say that KDs will never be over 95, and then you say it'll be hard to cop these if they release.....SMDH.
I doubt it...I'd has said he doesn't want his shoes overpriced...Nike probably won't make a elite for him cuz he would want it to be affordable still, and then nike won't be able to justify the lebron/Kobe price point...jus a thought
i don't think it would be dumb expensive, probably $150. and in my opinion that's why they won't release it, because everyone would want the lower priced, more attractive (open for debate) KD model
The previous two years, Nike dropped a "scoring title" cw of the KD's. Is there one this year?


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Our view: Duluth has been left standing alone in the battle to purge the scourge of synthetic drugs
In the battle against dangerous synthetics, the attorney general in North Dakota issued a cease-and-desist order on the sales of incense, bath salts and other products misused and ingested to mimic the highs of marijuana and harder drugs. In Indiana and Illinois, the attorneys general partnered with retailers and impacted communities to purge the scourge of synthetics.
In the battle against dangerous synthetics, the attorney general in North Dakota issued a cease-and-desist order on the sales of incense, bath salts and other products misused and ingested to mimic the highs of marijuana and harder drugs. In Indiana and Illinois, the attorneys general partnered with retailers and impacted communities to purge the scourge of synthetics.
And in Minnesota?
"I'm not aware of (Attorney General Lori Swanson's) efforts — if there have been any," Duluth Mayor Don Ness said in an interview with the News Tribune Opinion page. "I can tell you, a little bit of support can go a long way toward helping. We've tried to bring it to her attention and to her staff's attention. We've seen other attorneys general across the country take very active roles and be very effective on this."
The efforts in Minnesota have been markedly different for very good reasons, each of them only further fueling the frustrations of Ness, Duluth Police Chief Gordon Ramsay, St. Louis County Attorney Mark Rubin and others on the front line — and often feeling alone on the front line — of Minnesota's synthetics struggles.
"I'm convinced if this problem was in downtown Minneapolis or downtown St. Paul it would have much more urgency for leaders at the statewide level," Ness said. "This is one of the most significant legal issues facing our state, with huge impacts on our community and small business owners. So it would be nice to see greater involvement from the attorney general in at least assisting our efforts in Duluth."
The state hasn't been entirely silent on synthetics, of course, even as crowds gather at the downtown Duluth Last Place on Earth head shop, even as the stuff sold there is smoked or otherwise used on the Lakewalk and elsewhere in plain view of tourists and the public, even as police officers patrol virtually nonstop, and even as hospitals treat patient after patient to the point where nurses at one Duluth medical center disparagingly refer to their psych floor as "Bath Salts and Beyond."
Over the past two years the Minnesota Legislature has passed bills to outlaw the more mind-altering and more dangerous ingredients and chemical compounds found in the products being sold. But that's been quite easy for manufacturers and sellers to "get around,"
state Rep. Erik Simonson, DFL-Duluth, told the Opinion page.
"They simply change the make-up of what they're selling a little bit," he said. "Such laws don't seem to be very effective." All over the country alterations are made as quickly as laws can be written. Lawmakers clearly are losing this game of Whack-a-Mole.
But the game isn't over, and lawmakers in Indiana and Illinois have a promising new approach. They outlawed specific ingredients and chemical compounds, too, but then they went further. They also banned unspecified ingredients and compounds that have the same effects on users as those listed. "Lookalike substances," Rep. Simonson called them.
"Regardless of what ingredients you use, if it looks like a duck and smells like a duck, it's a duck. And it's illegal," he said.
Simonson introduced a bill in St. Paul this session to outlaw lookalikes. His bill also called for investing in education about the dangerous realities of synthetics with nonprofits taking the lead.
Unfortunately — and despite a hearing before a public safety committee that featured Chief Ramsay and others from Duluth — Simonson's bill didn't gain much traction. The House is expected to establish a subcommittee, but Simonson was left only able to pledge to bring his legislation back next year.
Lawmakers from elsewhere in the state whose communities aren't facing the same sorts of problems as Duluth were confused by and skeptical of this year's legislative attempt. And they lack the same sense of urgency as Northland lawmakers, said Duluth's state Sen. Roger Reinert, who introduced a companion to Simonson's bill.
"Didn't we just deal with this?" they asked, according to Reinert, a fellow DFLer. "Shouldn't we give the laws we just passed more time to see if they prove effective?"
"If this is a route we want to pursue again next session we have to do more homework — because we're it. There aren't a lot of other communities with this problem," Reinert said in an interview with the Opinion page. "I would love our attorney general to get engaged on the issue. I've mentioned it to her staff. … But it just hasn't happened yet at this point. Everyone else has been willing to be proactive, and I'd love to see that from our attorney general, as well."
But Minnesota hasn't given its attorney general and attorney general's office the same powers and authorities as other states have, Minnesota Deputy Attorney General David S. Voigt explained in a May 3 letter to Mayor Ness that was obtained by the News Tribune Opinion page.
As one example, the attorney general's office in Minnesota can't legally issue a cease-and-desist order like the attorney general's office did in North Dakota.
"As you know this office does not have the jurisdiction to prosecute criminal offenses," Voigt wrote. Cities have jurisdiction over misdemeanors, and counties have jurisdiction over felonies.
"I should note that this office has no authority over executive branch state agencies," Voigt continued. "These agencies are headed by gubernatorial appointees who do not report to this office."
So what can the state attorney general's office do for Duluth and other Minnesota communities on this matter? Not much, according to Voigt.
But here's one thing: The state attorney general could be more vocal and could be a stronger, more visible presence in the battle against dangerous synthetics. She could sound a far louder alarm than Duluth can all by itself. And she could at least stand with us, shoulder-to-shoulder, sharing our frustrations and our desires to keep constituents and streets safe.
A few meetings and a four-page letter isn't strong enough leadership.
"Attorneys general in other states have been the strongest advocates at their capitols to get the laws passed that are necessary to prosecute on this issue," Mayor Ness said. "An attorney general is an extremely powerful and influential voice."
But only if that voice is used in an effective way.
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"The Passport Issuance Process: Closing the Door to Fraud"
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May 5, 2009
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Chairman Cardin, Senator Kyl, Senator Feinstein, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee,
I appreciate this opportunity to discuss the passport issuance process and the plans we have to address our fraud vulnerabilities. We take seriously our responsibility to protect U.S. borders and the integrity of the U.S. passport through vigilant adjudication. The Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA) works diligently to improve training, procedures, and oversight throughout the passport adjudication process. The outcome of the General Accountability Office's (GAO) recent investigation shows that we need to do more. We have already taken a number of immediate actions, and are in the process of devising a detailed plan to enhance our entire process and program.
As you already have been briefed, a GAO investigative team informed CA on February 10, 2009, that they had performed a probe of the passport issuance process. The team reported that a GAO investigator submitted four passport applications (three at local postal acceptance facilities and one at a passport agency) utilizing a combination of counterfeit or fraudulently obtained documents. All four applications resulted in U.S. passports being issued in error. The subsequent GAO report specifically identified two major/significant vulnerabilities in our process: one, that Passport Specialists were unknowingly approving applications before all information checks were completed; and two, Passport Specialists and acceptance agents did not recognize fraudulent documents.
CA immediately initiated a number of measures to address these vulnerabilities and to mitigate potential fraud in the future. Some measures taken or contemplated would be more appropriately discussed only in a closed session.
First, upon receiving information from the GAO regarding the four passports issued in error, we promptly identified each passport, and, in accordance with standard operating procedures, we revoked the passports and posted corresponding "lookout alerts" in our internal systems and with U.S. border officials and Interpol.
We suspended adjudication approval authority for the four Passport Specialists who issued the four GAO applications.
We suspended the authority of the acceptance facilities that accepted the three GAO applications.
We immediately provided counterfeit document detection refresher training to all passport agency managers and specialists. Bi-weekly "case study" meetings are being held by agency/center supervisors with the Passport Specialists regarding unfamiliar or fraudulent documentation received in the office. The GAO report was shared with passport agency staff to reiterate the importance of carefully reviewing identification and citizenship documents, as well as the information on passport applications, to detect fraud. In addition, we revised performance standards for Passport Specialists to re-emphasize the importance of quality adjudication and fraud prevention performance standards.
We instituted a 100 percent audit of all live applications. Passport Specialists were released from the audit only when they had demonstrated to their supervisors that they were processing work in full compliance with adjudication standards as related to both proper annotation and attention to possible fraud indicators.
We revised our procedures regarding the processing of same day "Will Call" service and routine cases. Additional supervisory oversight is required for all same day "Will Call" applications. Agencies/centers have been directed to complete all information checks prior to the issuance of the passport. These procedural changes enhance our ability to identify potential fraudulent applications or documents. Additionally, passport acceptance agents at post offices and courthouses, and Passport Specialists at our passport agency public counters, must now photocopy all identification documentation submitted by applicants so it can become part of the permanent passport application record.
Second, we created an Adjudication Policy and Process Review Working Group in mid-March to help further identify necessary improvements. This Working Group consists of five subgroups, which are:
? Restructuring of Adjudication Process and Oversight - This subgroup is reviewing the current adjudication program and working on recommendations to restructure our processes. Additionally, the subgroup is working on recommendations for a new adjudicative managerial oversight program.
? Adjudication Requirements and Standards - This subgroup is developing standardized desk and counter adjudication procedures. Additionally, it is developing standardized procedures for Passport Specialists regarding the use of the Social Security Number (SSN) and other commercial databases.
? Post-Issuance Audit - This subgroup is developing a statistically valid audit process for previously issued passports. The results from this audit will be used for future training purposes.
? Training Initiatives - This subgroup is identifying enhancements for fraud training for all Passport Specialists, Supervisors, and Fraud Prevention Managers (FPMs). It is reviewing the curriculum of the National Training Program (NTP), which we use for training our new employees, to ensure that it appropriately and thoroughly addresses the document verification requirements used by Passport Specialists. Also, the subgroup is identifying and recommending standard requirements for on-the-job training for new hires once they complete NTP and begin working with "live" (unapproved) applications. Additionally, it is developing standardized fraud awareness training for our courthouse and post office acceptance facilities.
? Technology - This subgroup is identifying technical and procedural vulnerabilities to the integrity of the passport process. Additionally, it is working on recommendations for improvement to our automated systems through access to additional databases.
Formal recommendations from the subgroups are expected by summer 2009. Shortly afterward, they will be compiled, finalized, and forwarded for Department management approval.
Third, CA is already working on some long-term initiatives to address our process vulnerabilities. We are currently pursuing an initiative to combine the systems platforms for domestic and overseas passport adjudication and issuance to ensure consistency and improve overall quality control. The combined system will utilize as many automated adjudication checks as possible.
The GAO Report recommended that we work with state level officials to develop a strategy to gain access to their databases and incorporate reviews of these databases into our adjudication process. Prior to the GAO undercover test, CA officials had held ongoing meetings with federal and state government agencies regarding access to information and databases for citizenship and identity verification. As a result of the GAO's recent recommendation, I also sent a letter to all State Registrars asking for their assistance in providing the Department access to their birth and death records for verification purposes. We plan to vigorously continue this effort.
I appreciate the opportunity to share with you the Department of State's comprehensive approach to enhancing U.S. border security by augmenting the security of all aspects of the U.S. passport program. We appreciate GAO's constructive recommendations and look forward to working with Congress and the GAO to produce the most secure passport possible. Let me end by assuring you that the Department is fully committed to a secure passport issuance process, and deterring and detecting fraud.
Mr. Chairman, thank you again for the opportunity to be here today. I will be pleased to answer any questions that you, the Ranking Member, and the other distinguished members of the Subcommittee might have.


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A former Oxford, Ohio school administrator is in custody for 20 felony counts related to child pornography.
The now former Director of the McGuffey Montessori School, 60-year-old Alfred Allen, was expected of misusing the school's debit/credit card back in May. An investigation into the allegation resulted in theft charges.
In the course of the theft investigation, police say they found evidence of child pornography. Allen was taken into custody on Thursday for 20 felony counts related to child pornography.
Allen was terminated by the school in May. The school stated that Allen was terminated due to his failure to perform the duties of Head of School. McGuffey Montessori School also states that the school was not aware of any criminal activity at the time.
The school has also released a statement stating:
"The McGuffey Montessori School has been working with the Oxford Police Department to assist with the investigation of its former Head of School, Mr. Allen. As always, our school's first priority is its families, and we are working diligently to keep them informed. We are grateful that our students were not harmed in any way."
Prior to his employment at McGuffey School, school officials say Allen had over 35 years of experience working in independent day and boarding schools in the New England area. The McGuggey School says that Allen was well-known for his work with students who have learning differences, Autism Spectrum Disorders and other clinical needs.
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