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Early May in Paris. Time for students like me to scramble to finish their thesis and shirk their blogging duties. Or their writing duties in general, really. I can't remember the last time I wrote something because I wanted to, rather than because that third part was due, like, a week ago, and I'm only halfway through it, and if I'm made to sit one more day in this library I might snap. Thankfully, my adviser's pretty lax with deadlines (most likely because she's not terribly great at respecting them, either), and has the memory of a sleep-deprived, crack-addicted goldfish. I doubt she even remembers that what I turned in today was originally due about two weeks ago.
On the other hand, early May is perhaps the best time to be living in Paris. It gets progressively warmer just as days start getting significantly longer, so you can spend long evenings with your friends on the banks of the Seine, before walking home at 2 in the morning and managing to get lost in a city you've lived in for the past 25 years (what can I say, I've got a terrible sense of orientation).
Or at least that's the theory. May's been dreadful so far, with today taking the cake as dreariest day of Spring yet. It's cold and gray and rainy, the kind of weather that makes sitting all day in a library trying to write about poor messed-up Billy Parham seem like a great time. Looking out my window, I could easily believe it's November out there (which is somewhat ironic, since I've managed to escape the depressing Parisian Novembers for the past two years). Perhaps all the ash released by that Icelandic volcano (I refuse to even try to type its name for fear my spellchecker will spaz out on me) wasn't content with simply stranding thousands of people in airports for days, but also decided to mess up the weather (when in doubt, blame the Icelanders).
And it looked so promising, too. Late April actually brought us the gorgeous weather that one would expect to find now, even if it lasted for all of a week. But for a week it felt almost like summer was right around the corner--between that and the fact that the library was closed for Spring break, does it come as a surprise to anyone that I didn't get anything done? It's pretty hard to find motivation when you can spend the day out reading in a park, then in the evening sit by the river and watch as countless tourists wave at you from the boats that tirelessly drag them around the Seine all year round, as if you were perhaps part of the show. "On your left, students perpetuating a time-honored Parisian tradition by sitting around doing nothing and getting drunk off of cheap wine." Then perhaps watch the sun set over the water, or move over to a bar and sit outside and, well, continue perpetuating the aforementioned Parisian tradition. Or just walk through the streets and... Well, I think you get it.
But the good news is that summer is right around the corner. It can't keep raining forever, now can it? (For whoever's in charge of the weather: that was a rhetorical question. I swear. There's no need to prove me that it can indeed keep raining forever.) Soon the sun will be back, and I'll be done with my thesis (and as much as I love Cormac McCarthy in general, and The Crossing in particular, that'll be a relief), and then I'll be back to working on my novel and blogging and generally enjoying Paris.
Because I may miss Chicago like crazy, and I may have to resort to reading recaps of Phillies games rather than watch the actual thing, but I still really, really like it here.
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An all-star cast of securitization specialists is developing a venture that would sell a unique form of triple-A guarantee to holders of asset-backed and municipal bonds.
The Stamford, Conn., company - whose officers include Andrew Jones, Leon Karvelis Jr. and Bernard L. Smith Jr. - is close to wrapping up a private-equity offering totaling several hundred million dollars.
The buzz is that MBS legend Lewis S. Ranieri is directing clients from various investment vehicles he runs to contribute cash to the venture, called Secured Guaranty Corp.
Capital Market Investment, a New York financial-services boutique, is handling the solicitation.
Secured Guaranty's business plan calls for it to sell guarantees to holders of bonds that are already wrapped by one of the big monoline players, like Ambac, MBIA or FSA, according to participants in the bond-insurance market. The firm's product, called Recap, would involve a promise by Secured Guaranty to step in if the primary guarantor is downgraded or refuses to honor its commitment on a collateralized debt obligation or an asset-backed, mortgage-backed or municipal bond.
In addition to the guarantee's function as a safety net for investors, it's likely that Secured Guaranty is pitching its unusual wrap as a means for buysiders to reduce their exposures to specific bond insurers. The product could win over a large amount of business in a short period of time, if bonds with Recap guarantees start trading at narrower spreads than securities with only one wrap.
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For Secured Guaranty, the fact that it would only cover bonds with existing guarantees would translate into a reduced need for reserve capital.
Rumor has it that New York recruiting operation Saxon Group has been hired to find more than 20 staffers for the business. The firm declined to comment.
Jones is best known as the founder of Duff's mortgage-backed team. He left the rating agency, where he also evaluated bond insurers, after it was purchased by Fitch in 2000. Later that year, he started a business called Credit2b.com that planned to pool and securitize trade receivables. However, Credit2b was shut down in February when Radian Group bought the outfit's parent, Enhance Financial, and quickly concluded that the operation would never turn a profit. Most recently, Jones was a managing director at Finacity, another trade-finance shop.
Karvelis' resume includes numerous senior-management positions at MBIA, where he worked from 1982 to 1997. After that, he joined American Capital Access as an executive vice president in the corporate-development area. He left ACA in early 2001, around the time when a new management team ousted chief executive H. Russell Fraser.
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Karvelis and Smith had been developing the business plan for a similar insurance product for years, and even came close to launching the venture with Fraser, while they still worked at ACA in the late 1990s. At the time, the group acted under the name WCA Holdings. Fraser is no longer involved.
Ranieri is one of the most recognized names in securitization. He was one of the founding fathers of the MBS market during his days at the former Salomon Brothers in the 1980s. A few months ago, he launched Five Mile Capital, a structured-products investment shop in Stamford.
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How amenities affect job and wage choices over the life cycle
AbstractThe current wage at a job may not fully reflect the "value" of that job. For example, a job with a low starting wage may be preferred to one with a high starting wage if the growth rate of wages is higher in the former than in the latter. In fact, differences in wage growth can potentially explain why a worker might want to quit a high-paying job for one with a lower starting wage. Job amenities are another important factor that not only influences the value of a job but also provides an independent rationale for why workers change jobs. Including a job's amenities as part of its "value" can also generate a move from high-paying to low-paying jobs (or vice versa) as part of an optimal consumption plan over the life cycle. Both the direction of movement and the timing of a job change depend critically on the relationship between a worker's rate of time preference and the market interest rate.
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Mary J. Schindler, age 79, of New Lisbon, and formerly of Janesville, died on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at Crestview Nursing Home, New Lisbon. She was born in Janesville on May 14, 1934, the daughter of Ray and Alverta (Hinkle) Conway. She married Glen Schindler and he preceded her in death in 1998. Mary had been employed by the Janesville School District.
She is survived by her 4 children: Kathie (Richard) Higginbothan of New Lisbon, Linda Lou of Janesville, Carrie Schindler of Janesville and Patti (Greg) Logue of Janesville; 7 grandchildren: Jamie (Steven LaBak) Schindler, Nicole (Eric) Walker, Jacob (Jessica Castillo) Schindler, Amanda (Chad) Mitchell, Jason (Courtney) Lou, Benjamin Hayes, Heather (Francis Lottin) Hayes; 11 great grandchildren: Mackenzie, Allison, Trevor, Dylan, Haley, Madyson, Cooper, Drayton, Hannah, Nichole and Esmee; 1 great great grandchild, Allison; 2 brothers, Al (Jamie) Chilson and Bob Chilson both of California; and 2 sisters, Pam (Dave) Durantee and Connie (Ed) Querna both of Janesville. She was preceded in death by parents, Ray Conway and John and Alverta Chilson; husband; daughter, Marian; and sister, Jerry Ann Rebman.
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The game spoke for itself. I just wonder if the aholes at the BCS were watching? Will they be thinking about it when they see VTech get rung up by Michigan? Will they ask themseleves " What would have happened if BSU were in this game?"
I am proud of BSU, Kellen and the rest of the seniors for what they have accomplished. My regert is that such a fine senior class had to end their CFB careers in the Las Vegas Bowl. It just does't seem worthy of them? But Kellen's 50 career wins will stand for a long long time., This senior class accomplishments will go down in the hall of fame of CFB. God Bless you Kellen, Doug, Nate, Shea and all the rest of our seniors. Job well done. YOU ARE THE CHAMPIONS! I don't care what Mark May and the nay sayers say!
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Whether it's in a magazine or online Austin blogger Jamie Dorobek is constantly looking for inspiration and cheap ways to do it.
More than one million page impressions each month craft savvy people want to know what the 28-year-old is making. Her blog is called CRAFT which stands for creating really awesome free things.
"Everyone wants to make their house a home that's why doing it yourself is such a great option because you can use what you have and make things pretty without having to spend a fortune," explained Dorobek.
Actually doing instead of pinning or liking doesn't have to be overwhelming. The former teacher and now professional blogger is teaming up with the Home Depot to teach a do-it-herself class.
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Dorobek will be teaching a class on how to make a Pinterest inspired mosaic mirror. A few simple products, $40 bucks and a few hours and you have a brand new bathroom mirror.
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S&P wasnt the only one hurt by its unprecedented decision to pull its ratings from a virtually completed securitization.
The rating agencys abrupt move is likely to result in large losses for the blindsided bookrunners, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, which were forced to scuttle the $1.5 billion offering.
It also created a logistical and public-relations disaster for the dealers one that some rivals assert was partially self-inflicted. Goldman and Citi now have to decide what to do with the giant loan pool. And a host of their customers ended up not getting bonds they had expected and incurred unnecessary hedging costs.
Citing a discrepancy in its ratings methodology, S&P withdrew its ratings late Wednesday, five days after Goldman and Citi placed the bonds and on the eve of the scheduled settlement. Its the only thing that anyone is talking about, said one sellsider yesterday. In my 25 years in this market, Ive never seen anything like it.
Sellsiders said S&Ps decision will cost Goldman and Citi millions of dollars in additional hedging expenses, wasted legal fees and compensation to investors. For example, according to one analyst, the dealers might have to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to cover due-diligence expenses incurred by Torchlight Investors, which had committed to buy the transactions B-piece.
Likewise, the snafu caused havoc with hedges for the transaction. Goldman had priced all their bonds, so they would have taken their hedges off, said one veteran issuer. They had $1.5 billion of collateral, so you can guess they would have had about $1.5 billion of hedges. When they took their hedges off, the investors buying the bonds were putting their hedges on thats another $1.5 billion. And if this deal comes back to market in the future, the whole process will be repeated, so thats $6 billion of hedging taking place because S&P took this course of action. Whether the dealers or investors lost money on the hedges depends on movements in interest rates and spreads. Goldman and Citi now have to incur the risk of holding the loans longer, as well as the additional hedging costs.
The dealers had to notify investors yesterday that the planned bond sales were being unwound. Although the investors committed to buy the bonds last Friday, they werent required to wire payment until yesterday. In the meantime, some of those investors had flipped bonds in the secondary market. Those transactions also had to be unwound. In other words, none of them actually took place. Goldman and Citi likely provided compensation to some of the original investors, especially their best customers, rival dealers said.
In the real world, you cant just say to your investors, Sorry better luck next time, said one CMBS veteran. You have to compensate them for their time and trouble. If they were buying the triple-Bs, they might have even sent guys out to look at the properties. So Goldman probably said to them, If the 10-year Treasury was at 3.05% when we priced it, and now its at 2.96%, well pay you the 9 bp difference to make it up to you.
Executives at Goldman and Citi either didnt return calls seeking comment or declined to comment.
Many market players were sympathetic to the plight of Goldman and Citi. The banks were blindsided by S&P, said one market player. S&P looks like a complete idiot, and they have done much damage to their franchise.
I dont think Goldman or Citi had any idea this was happening until Wednesday night, said one rival issuer. It came at them totally out of the blue.
A few market veterans sounded a contrarian note, asserting that Goldman and Citi should share some of the blame for the deal going off the tracks. They said the dealers should have anticipated that the 14.5% triple-A subordination level awarded by S&P and Morningstar which was well below the prevailing level would have invited the investor pushback that resulted. Goldman and Citi restructured the triple-A bonds with a senior-junior structure to appease bond buyers, but still had to widen the spreads significantly a fate made worse by simultaneous deterioration in the general market.
They should have known better than to put only S&P and Morningstar on this deal with 14.5% credit enhancement, said one CMBS lender. Goldman and Citi are not newcomers to this market. They should have known that the S&P subordination level did not make sense, and that investors would push back.
While many CMBS players said good riddance when asked about the possibility that the backlash would keep S&P out of the sector indefinitely, others said that wouldnt be a positive development for the sector.
Its bad for CMBS to lose one of the major rating agencies, said one issuer. It damages the credibility of the whole market.
But it was hard to find anyone defending how S&P handled the episode. If they discovered a glitch at the last minute, they could have said, we will study how bad this is and monitor this deal more closely, instead of blowing it up and wreaking havoc, said one CMBS lender. S&P declined to comment.
Goldman and Citi now have to figure out how to proceed. The offering might be reconstituted in the future, with different rating agencies signing off on the collateral. Or they might shift some of the collateral out of the pool and replace it with other loans in their pipelines, making the deal slightly different.
They could find there is a bit of a stigma on this collateral, just because it was part of this deal, said one CMBS lender. So they might want to change the pool enough to make it noticeably different.
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Baylor sophomore Haven Bethune and freshmen Gabby Gray and Lilly Turner have been selected among the best of their classes in the nation by prepvolleyball.com.
Norma Nelson's softball career coaching record against Ooltewah High School is now 1-0.
After coaching softball at Ooltewah High School for 25 years, the last 20 as head coach, Norma Nelson was fired last May by former principal Mark Bean at the end of last year's 21-16 season.
Tyner boys' basketball coach Gerald Harris had a message for his team before Tuesday's TSSAA Class AA state sectional home game. He wrote on the dry-erase board in the locker room: "In order to win the state, you've got to get in."
Boyd-Buchanan's boys' basketball team had to call on its reserves Monday in its TSSAA Class A state sectional. And thanks to their key contributions, the Buccaneers reserved a spot in Murfreesboro.
It's been a year since Boyd-Buchanan's boys' basketball team left the Chattanooga State gymnasium after a season-ending loss that left the Buccaneers a game short of advancing to the TSSAA Class A state tournament.
Arts & Sciences' girls are going today where no Lady Patriots basketball team has gone before. It happens to be Clarkrange, which is north of Crossville on Highway 127.
Coosa came into Thursday's Georgia Class AA boys' basketball quarterfinal at Calhoun with nearly half its losses being to the host team. Now the word "nearly" can be taken out of that sentence.
Van Buren County and Arts & Sciences both seem to favor playing a knockdown, drag-out brand of basketball. So when the teams met Wednesday in the Region 3-A girls' high school championship game, it was fairly evident ahead of time what was going to happen.
One boys' semifinal in the Region 3-A high school basketball tournament at Arts & Sciences was destined to be close all the way. One team made sure that wasn't the case in the other.
Comebacks were the order of the day in the Region 3-A girls' high school basketball semifinals Monday at Arts & Sciences. One was early; one was late. One worked; one didn't.
It was evident that the high school basketball teams on the floor at Boyd-Buchanan on Saturday were highly motivated.
Brainerd guard Jamee Ward did not have one of her best shooting nights of the basketball season Friday when the Lady Panthers hosted Polk County in a TSSAA girls' Region 3-AA quarterfinal. And still she only needed eight points from her teammates for Brainerd to win.
Bledsoe County's girls take a 21-4 record into their TSSAA Region 4-AA basketball quarterfinal tonight at 8 EST. The first thought they gave to playing in a region quarterfinal was exactly 25 games ago.
The old proverb, "The more things change, the more they stay the same," was never more evident than Tuesday night at Howard.
If the regular-season champion Bledsoe County girls were going to win the District 7-AA high school basketball championship Monday at Signal Mountain, Chattanooga Christian was going to make them earn it. And they did.
The Brainerd and Hixson girls' basketball teams now have played each other three times this season, and the meetings have been decided by a total of four points. Yet the series has gone entirely Brainerd's way.
Baylor senior Sammy Lupas picked a fine time Saturday to hoist his first 3-point shot in a high school varsity basketball game. But under the circumstances he didn't have much choice.
Signal Mountain led nearly the entire way in its opening-round girls' game in the District 7-AA high school basketball game, but perhaps it took the Lady Eagles falling behind to get them really going.
Ooltewah junior middle hitter Courtlyn Ison has accepted a scholarship offer to continue her volleyball career at Belmont University in Nashville.
Area high school basketball players may have enjoyed being out of school this week after a second round of snowfall within a month, but despite most schools in the area being closed again today, TSSAA postseason play finally is getting under way.
Lookout Valley's Joe Galloway says he has come to grips with the fact that his 39-year-old high school coaching career is almost over.
One team had more to play for than the other in Monday's District 5-AAA boys' high school basketball game at Ooltewah. And it showed.
It wasn't as easy as the last time for Tyner, but it didn't have to be. All the Rams needed to do was defeat Brainerd on Saturday to win the District 6-AA boys' high school basketball regular-season title, and they did so, 74-63 at Brainerd.
Brainerd's girls snatched away victory Friday.
Ooltewah senior Elizabeth Novelli plans to sign softball scholarship papers at her school Monday with Tennessee Wesleyan College.
The Times Free Press revisits the area's top 10 notable signees from four years ago and offers a look at each's football career since.
South Pittsburg star running back Jajuan Lankford has committed to continue his football career with East Tennessee State's revived program.
For all of Central's fourth-quarter woes this high school basketball season, the other six girls' teams in District 6-AA would gladly trade places with the Lady Purple Pounders.
It was senior day, and how, Saturday afternoon at Boyd-Buchanan.
It seems most high school basketball teams would be hurt by the graduation of all-state players. But for Bledsoe County's boys and Silverdale Baptist Academy's girls, they've picked up the slack for the all-stars they lack.
Bradley Central senior post player Brooke Copeland surpassed 2,000 points for her career last Friday during her 40-point performance in the Bearettes' 67-51 victory over crosstown rival Cleveland at Lee University.
All high school sporting events in the Chattanooga area were called off because of Tuesday's snowstorm, creating more scheduling problems on top of those caused previously by unusually cold temperatures.
Baylor School and Tennessee Fury outfielder Lauren Lewis has been rated No. 25 nationally by studentsports.com on its Hot 100 list of college softball prospects in the class of 2015.
Historically, Copper Basin boys' basketball has been through some gloomy times. Current coach Tim Kidd has dealt with his share in his previous five seasons at the high school.
It was difficult to discern Thursday which was colder: the temperature outside or the first-half shooting inside the Silverdale Baptist Academy gymnasium during the District 5-A girls' basketball game between Arts & Sciences and the Lady Seahawks.
A close game amid a lot of emotion with a wild finish.
CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Bradley Central didn't look a team with payback on its mind the way it played in the first quarter of Friday's District 5-AAA girls' high school basketball game against Walker Valley.
Ten minutes into Thursday's District 6-AA boys' basketball game at Brainerd, the Panthers had built a 17-point lead and appeared on their way to another whipping of the Howard Hustlin' Tigers like the one they administered at Howard on Dec. 6. But a different-looking set of Tigers didn't go away so easily this time.
Central girls' basketball coach Rick May belabored the point that his team is still trying to learn how to win games. And his Lady Purple Pounders found a way, although likely not the way he would've desired.
Taelor Hill grew up in nearby Cleveland. And as someone who comes from an area where basketball rules in girls' sports, the sophomore seems complacent about the circumstances that led her to a less-heralded high school program in Chattanooga.
Baylor's Kaleigh Clemons may be a high school sophomore, but she already knows that offense sells tickets. And Chattanooga State's gymnasium was packed out for the Times Free Press Best of Preps basketball tournament finals Saturday.
Boyd-Buchanan didn't have it all the way Friday in its boys' semifinal in the Times Free Press Best of Preps basketball tournament. The Buccaneers just wouldn't go away.
Tyner and Notre Dame had different ideas about how they wanted the tempo to go in their boys' semifinal Friday in the Times Free Press Best of Preps basketball tournament.
It was fitting that Boyd-Buchanan's defense made the decisive play in the Buccaneers' first-round game against Baylor on Thursday in the Times Free Press Best of Preps basketball tournament at Chattanooga State.
If only they needed two points.
With the goal of being crowned champions Saturday night, eight girls' teams and eight boys' teams begin play today in the 2013 version of the Times Free Press Best of Preps basketball tournament at Chattanooga State.
Boyd-Buchanan's boys enter their first-round game Thursday against Baylor in the Times Free Press Best of Preps basketball tournament a little closer to full strength than they have been all season. And they're 10-0 at that.
Names of Baylor wrestlers could be found in almost half of the 14 championship bouts Saturday in the McCallie Invitational high school wrestling tournament. And as far as team results went, it mattered little that only two Red Raiders were individual winners.


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Cardinals right fielder Lance Berkman has agreed to a one-year contract extension, the team announced on Thursday. Berkman, 35, has been a standout for the Cardinals this season, ranking among National League leaders in home runs (31), slugging percentage (.555), on-base percentage (.412) and batting average (.300), while playing a solid outfield. sadface


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Duck calls resonated through the Savannah Golf Club on
President Street Saturday morning as a giant bowl of flaming green grits rolled
out of the kitchen.
This year's theme for the Sinn Fein Society's traditional
St. Patrick's Day breakfast was Duck Dynasty.
Society members, decked out in fake beards and camouflage,
gathered around the bowl after pouring in 190-proof grain alcohol and lighting
it on fire.
"These grits are unfit for human consumption," announced the
distinguished quality control supervisor after tasting the grits. "However,
they're fit for members and guests of the Sinn Fein Society of Savannah."
Each year the Society gathers to eat breakfast on St.
Patrick's Day and perhaps get a head start on the party.
"The Society is a bunch of Billy Goat Irish that really like
to have a lot of fun," said President Bill Bradley.
The Society was founded in 1965. It began with just 33
members and as the Irish families grew, so did the organization.
While the breakfast is steeped in tradition, there's no
mistaking the purpose of the gathering: to have a good time.
Experts say "Sinn Fein" means "ourselves alone." But in Savannah,
the translation most widely known is: "the bar is open."
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Elias Harris is really starting to impress people. It was only a week ago I posted that he popped up in a 2011 NBA mock draft. NBADraft.net had him going late in the middle of the first round, which I thought was accurate. There are certainly parts of Harris' game that need work.
To my dismay, the fine people at NBADraft.net have updated their 2010 mock draft to look like this. With the week that Elias has had, it is no surprise that his stock jumped that much, but as a Gonzaga fan it is a bit scary to see. Hopefully Elias will stick around, but if he keeps playing this well, his stock will rise even higher. When you hear first round rumors for three solid months, that is more than enough to convince one to take the money and run.
On a pleasant note, Matt Bouldin made a return to the mock draft! So what if he is the 2nd last pick, he should get a shot! This is the first time I have seen Matt's name in a mock draft for quite some time, and it's good to see that people are starting to acknowledge how well he is playing right now.
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What a game this should be, and amazing that the loser is leaving Vancouver without a medal.
My head is saying Russia, but my gut is saying Canada. I think they were left for dead a little bit after losing to the US and being relegated to the qualification round. This is probably the game everyone wanted for the gold medal, but Canada/US would be a fantastic gold medal game (not that Russia/US would suck).
So I'm going (betting) against Ovie, and I already feel dirty about it. Oh and the odds makers aren't helping the matter by making Canada a 5:7 or as high as a 5:8 favorite. I still can't see the Canadians losing this tournament, and putting the Russians out of the medals sets up for the sweet payback in 2014 at Sochi, where the Russians will win gold.
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Recent UBC Media Releases
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Upcoming Event Highlights
|Jan. 27
|MP Breakfast Connection: Impact of Climate Change on World Oceans
|Jan. 27
|Chinese New Year Party
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|On the Button Curling Bonspiel
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|Turkish Movie Night
|Jan. 29
|UBC Singles League
|Jan. 29
|The Idiot
|Jan. 30
|Ritual, Community, and Conflict
|Jan. 30
|NVIDIA Employer Information Session
|Jan. 31
|Toastmasters Club Open House at UBC Point Grey Campus
|Jan. 31
|Building Bridges: from Proteins and Genes to Instrumental Variables Estimators
|Feb. 1
|Create, Share & Collaborate: Using Social Web Tools
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|Feb. 8
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|Find out what else is happening at UBC this week. For sports events, visit the UBC Athletics site at http://www.gothunderbirds.ca/calendar.aspx.
UBC alumnus Fred Wah has been appointed Canada's new Parliamentary Poet Laureate. Wah graduated from UBC with a Bachelor of Arts in 1962.
He studied music and English at UBC and went on to complete a Master of Arts in Linguistics and Literature at the State University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo in 1967. He has taught at Selkirk College, David Thompson University Centre and the University of Calgary; he retired from teaching in 2003.
Wah began publishing in the 1960s as part of an international avant-garde movement in Vancouver. He is the author of a long list of publications including five limited-edition chapbooks and 18 books. The UBC alumnus has received major literary awards including the Governor General's award for Waiting for Saskatchewan.
Wah is the fifth poet to hold this office. The two-year post involves composing poetry, sponsoring poetry readings, advising the Parliamentary Librarian on the Library's collection and acquisitions, and other related duties.
For more information, visit: http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/Poet/index.asp?language=E¶m=2
Anthony Tang, professor in the Dept. of Medicine, received a 2011 Top Achievements in Health Research Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) for the impact of his work on the health of Canadians and others worldwide.
Tang, along with George Wells from the University of Ottawa, was recognized for helping reduce cardiac mortality rates with resynchronization therapy and implantable defibrillators in heart failure. Their study showed that combining two therapies could significantly reduce mortality and rates of admission to hospital among patients with mild to moderate heart failure.
Tang joined the Faculty of Medicine's Island Medical Program in 2009 and is an attending physician at Victoria's Royal Jubilee Hospital.
For more information, visit: http://www.med.ubc.ca/about_us/Awards_and_Honours.htm?PageMode=Edit#Anthony Tang receives
Susan Murch, associate professor of chemistry with the Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences at UBC's Okanagan campus, has been awarded an infrastructure project grant of $309,437 by the Canada Foundation for Innovation.
The grant will be used to acquire two specialized pieces of equipment for scientific analysis: a tissue culture chamber and a mass spectrometer system.
Murch's plant secondary metabolism analytical research team focuses on the potential of plants to produce components for pharmaceutical drugs for such things as cancer treatment and natural health products.
More information about this can be found at: http://www.innovation.ca/en/news?news_id=290
The Dept. of Mechanical Engineering congratulates Connor Schellenberg-Beaver for receiving the Wesbrook Scholarship, the Harry Logan Memorial Scholarship and the Harold B & Nellie Boyes Memorial Scholarship. The Wesbrook Scholarship, one of UBC's most prestigious designations, is given to a maximum of 20 senior students who exhibit outstanding academic performance, leadership, and involvement in student and community activities.
Schellenberg-Beaver was the engine and electronics lead in the UBC Supermileage Team in the first half of his third year and continued his commitment to the team throughout his co-op term. In the second half of his third year, he maintained an exceptionally high average. He is now Team Captain for the UBC Supermileage Team.
For more information, visit: http://mech.ubc.ca/2012/01/19/congratulations-connor-schellenberg-beaver/
Two of the eight finalists announced in the 2012 Knigge Piano Competition are UBC students Jocelyn Lai and Yi Qing Tang. The competition is open to pianists aged 16 to 25 who are Canadian citizens or who are studying in Canada. At the final round on March 3, each finalist will present a 45-minute recital which will include imposed work Echoes by Canadian composer and UBC alumnus Richard Covey.
The competition began in 2008 and was funded by a generous gift from Dieter and Hanne-Lore Knigge. The Knigges are longtime supporters of the UBC School of Music.
For more information, visit: http://www.music.ubc.ca/events/knigge-music-competition.html
On Feb. 9, an evening of song will be held in honour of UBC graduate student Rumana Monzur. Last summer, Monzur was attacked and blinded by her former husband.
The concert will feature performances by the Lungs and Limbs Ensemble, with songs composed especially for the event by the Composers' Collective. Songs Unsung commemorates all victims of violence against women and honours Monzur's courage.
Tickets can be purchased by donation (suggested $15). All proceeds will be donated to the Rumana Monzur fund.
Date: Feb. 9
Time: 8 p.m. Reception: 6:30 in GSS Ballroom
Place: Roy Barnett Hall, UBC School of Music Building, 6361 Memorial Road
Info: Tickets: GSS office, 225-6371 Crescent Road or online (PayPal charge $0.79)
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/285781044813579/
We Can BC: http://wecanbc.ca/
The fourth annual School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) Student Symposium is themed around the work of professors William Rees and Anthony Dorcey in sustainability planning. Rees and Dorcey, both retiring after many years of teaching at SCARP, will give the morning keynotes and Richard Heinberg, author of The End of Growth, will give a lunch keynote address. The evening portion will feature a keynote talk by Mike Harcourt followed by a reception.
The SCARP Student Symposium is a student organized networking event designed to gather students, professors, alumni, potential employers, and distinguished guests around a current topic in community and regional planning of SCARP students' choosing.
Date: Feb. 10
Time: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Place: Graduate Student Society Building, 6371 Crescent Road
Info: Register and view schedule of interactive workshops and panels: http://scarpsymposium.ca/
Goran Carstedt and John Holmberg from Gothenburg, Sweden, and John Robinson from UBC, will have a dialogue on leadership and the development of a sustainable future.
Carstedt will deliver a keynote address – "Creating a Sustainable Future – the leadership challenge of our time" – sharing his perspectives on leadership as a senior executive of IKEA and Volvo; senior leader with the Clinton Climate Initiative C40 Cities, the Society for Organizational Learning and The Natural Step International; and the present Chair of the City of Gothenburg's 2021 Green City Committee.
Holmberg, Vice President of Chalmers University and Sweden's first UNESCO Chair in Education for Sustainable Development will present "Partnerships for a Sustainable Future – Chalmers University of Technology and the City of Gothenburg", on the transformative initiatives underway at his university and in western Sweden.
Robinson, Executive Director of the UBC Sustainability Initiative and co-author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report that shared the Nobel Prize with Al Gore in 2007, will reflect on the Swedish perspectives and the critical role universities can play as societal test-beds for sustainability and the steps UBC is taking to accelerate sustainability.
Date: Feb. 21
Time: 7 – 9:30 p.m.
Place: Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS), 2260 West Mall, UBC Modern Green Development Auditorium, Room 1250
Info: RSVP at http://sustainabilityleadership.eventbrite.com/
Registration is required for this free event.
The Asia Pacific Memo series publishes twice-weekly memos or video interviews on current issues in Asia and across the Pacific.
• Jan 24: East Asia's Digital Economy (Video Interview with Dr. Ken Coates) (Part 1/2)
To read the memos, visit http://www.asiapacificmemo.ca/
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) and UBC present four public talks in the areas of brain health, regenerative building design, child development and quantum computing in Canada Foundation for Innovation, Dialogues at UBC Robson Square.
In the second of these talks — "Redefining 'green': Buildings that improve the natural and human condition" – Prof. John Robinson will offer his perspective on how the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) at UBC is aiming to accelerate sustainability at UBC and beyond.
Robinson, who leads CIRS and is a pioneer in the field of regenerative sustainability, thinks that much of the green movement misses the point: "We need to move beyond just 'greening' our buildings and start designing structures that actually produce net benefits for both the environment and human well-being."
Prof. Robinson will be joined by Raymond Cole, professor of architecture at UBC who has been teaching sustainable building design for more than 30 years.
Date: Feb. 1
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: UBC Robson Square, Room C180, 800 Robson Street.
Info: This event is free and open to the public, no registration required. Q&A and refreshments to follow. http://calendar.events.ubc.ca:80/s/3nk
Upcoming public dialogues:
• Feb. 8: Behavioural development in children with Prof. Adele Diamond and Prof. Clyde Hertzman
• Feb. 15: The state of quantum computing in Canada with Prof. Ray Laflamme
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Aishwarya Rai was born into a traditional south Indian family, in Mangalore in the state of Karnataka, to Krishnaraj Rai, a marine engineer, and Vrinda Rai, a writer. Her family later relocated to Mumbai. Rai's native language is Tulu, Kannada ; she also speaks Hindi, English, Bangla, Marathi, Urdu, Telugu, and Tamil. She married Abhishek Bachchan, the son of Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan, on April 20, 2007.
Aishwarya did her schooling at Arya Vidya Mandir, Santacruz. Academically, she did very well and earned her position as the head girl of her school. Ash chose the science stream while at DG Ruparel College, her favorite subject being Zoology. Aishwarya wanted to do medicine, but circumstances didn't let her. Instead she chose Architecture and passed the interview at Raheja College with flying colors.
This green-blue-eyed beauty appeared in advertisements for many prestigious firms; the ones that brought her into the limelight were the garden sari and the Pepsi ad. Crowned Miss India 1994 runner-up, she was a hot favorite in the run for miss world title, which she won, her beauty and charm made her India's darling. Ash stormed into the Indian movie industry, where she has proven herself a brilliant and genuine actress.
Her film debut in Mani Rathnam's 'Iruvar' (1997) received critical acclaim and her performance in Aur Paar Ho Gaya' (1997) directed by Rahul Rawail garnered her the Best Female Debutante Award. In 2000 she was awarded Best Actress by FilmFare and Zee Cine for her work in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam", in that same year, nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her special appearance in Aditya Chopra's Mohabbatein (2000). In 2001 Ash was nominated for FilmFare's Best Actress Award for Satish Kaushik's "Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai".
In 2003 Aishwarya became the first Indian actor to be a member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival. Ash is also the latest member of the elite L'Oreal Dream Team, joining beauties Catherine Deneuve & Andie MacDowell as their international ambassador. She graced the covers of India Today and the prestigious TIME Magazine. Ash was listed on Rolling Stone Magazine's annual "Hot List".
Despite all her awards she just a beautiful, smart and very religious woman, of whom all India is proud.


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SEC Championship Game on the line in Iron Bowl
Two rings are the difference in Alabama's two championships under head coach Nick Saban. The Crimson Tide won three in 2009, but just one in 2011.
Southeastern Conference division and league titles eluded last season's team. Given the choice, any team would choose a national championship over a league championship. But a win against Auburn Saturday would send the Tide back to Atlanta, Ga., for the first time since 2009, and give it a chance to do something it couldn't last year.
"Winning the national championship [in 2011] was great, but I'm sure there's a little bit of an empty feeling when they look at that trophy case and see the SEC Championship trophy missing," said Ralph Russo, college football writer for the Associated Press.
As college football grows larger and larger every year, conference championships have taken a backseat to the national championships and other BCS bowls that deliver large payouts to their participants.
But Saban is crafting his legacy at Alabama, and SEC championships are an integral part of the Tide's history and tradition.
"SEC Championships aren't something to look past," safety Vinnie Sunseri said.
Former Alabama coaches Harold Drew, Bill Curry, Gene Stallings, Mike DuBose and Wallace each have one. Wade Wallace and Frank Thomas won four during their tenure. And of course, the legendary Paul "Bear" Bryant captured 13 during his career.
Saban is one third of the way to matching Bryant in national championships, but is still at least a decade away from his SEC championships. And at a school and conference that is at the top of the college football world, every title matters.
"When you've got a conference like the SEC that's dominated college football - six consecutive national championships, going for its seventh. To be the champion of that league is pretty meaningful," said Don Kausler, who covers Alabama football for al.com.
"If [Saban's] really going to be recognized as one of the best coaches out there, conference championships matter," he said
Alabama's history in the SEC championship begins and ends with the Florida Gators. The Tide played Florida in the inaugural SEC Championship in 1992, which set the stage for conference championships across the country.
Defensive back Antonio Langham returned an interception for a touchdown with just over three minutes left to seal the Alabama win. ESPN produced a documentary about the play, dubbing it "The Play That Changed College Football" as it saved Alabama's undefeated record and kept it in the national championship hunt.
Alabama met the Gators again in 1999 in the postseason, handling them 34-7. But the stakes weren't nearly as high as they were for their next two meetings in 2008 and 2009.
Both years were de facto semifinals for the BCS national championship game. Tim Tebow and Urban Meyer were at the height of their reign and Alabama was on the rise under Saban. The two split the series and went on to win their respective national titles.
And the stakes for the SEC championship are just as high in 2012. Alabama and Georgia sit at nos. 2 and 3, respectively, in the BCS standings and the victor would surely clinch a spot in Miami for the national championship.
"If they don't win it this year, they're not getting in," Russo said. "They got their second chance Saturday and it makes them the front-runners to get to the national championship game.
"There's no leeway at this point."
And standing in Alabama's way are the Auburn Tigers, which is having a season that would no doubt be forever remembered as the year they knocked off Alabama if the Tigers prevailed.
But an Alabama win would give the Tide one ring and a shot to play for another.
"Everyone is aware of the fact that we can win the West," Saban said. "They have an opportunity to play for the SEC Championship, which is always a goal. So I'm sure it's on their mind. But I think the focus needs to be for us on what we need to do to play our best football. I think that will give us the best opportunity to accomplish all those goals."
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Site: Old Warson Country Club in St. Louis, Mo.
Captains: Great Britain - Eric Brown; USA - Jay Hebert
The difference in the USA's 18.5 to 13.5 victory was in-between. On Day 2, the Americans dominated the foursomes and fourballs, winning 6.5 of a possible 8 points. Only the partnership of Lee Trevino and Billy Casper suffered defeat for the USA on Day 2, and Casper had a broken toe while Trevino was playing only a few weeks after an appendectomy.
Arnold Palmer won all four of his team games, parterning Gardner Dickenson in three of them and Jack Nicklaus in the fourth. Nicklaus led the American side with a 5-1-0 record.
Peter Oosterhuis made his Ryder Cup debut for Great Britain and won both his singles matches (at this time in Ryder Cup history, the teams were playing two sessions of singles on the final day, eight games per session). Oosterhuis went on to share the Ryder Cup record for most singles wins with six in his career.
Peter Townsend had a Ryder Cup to forget for Great Britain. He played the maximum six matches - and lost all six. Then there was Ryder Cup rookie John Garner. Garner played the Ryder Cup twice for Team GB. In 1971, he was used only once, and lost that match. At the 1973 Ryder Cup, Garner wasn't used at all. So of a 12 possible matches over two Ryder Cups, Garner played only once, going 0-1.
Team Rosters:
USA - Miller Barber, Frank Beard, Billy Casper, Charles Coody, Gardner Dickinson, Gene Littler, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Mason Rudolph, J.C. Snead, Dave Stockton, Lee Trevino
Day 1 Results:
Neil Coles/Christy O'Connor Sr., GB, def. Billy Casper/Miller Barber, U.S., 2 and 1
Arnold Palmer/Gardner Dickinson, U.S., def. Peter Townsend/Peter Oosterhuis, GB, 2-up
Brian Huggett/Tony Jacklin, GB, def. Jack Nicklaus/Dave Stockton, U.S., 3 and 2
Maurice Bembridge/Peter Butler, GB, def. Charles Coody/Frank Beard, U.S., 1-up
Harry Bannerman/Bernard Gallacher, GB, def. Billy Casper/Miller Barber, U.S., 2 and 1
Arnold Palmer/Gardner Dickinson, U.S., def. Peter Townsend/Peter Oosterhuis, GB, 1-up
Lee Trevino/Mason Rudolph, U.S., halved with Brian Huggett/Tony Jacklin, GB
Jack Nicklaus/J.C. Snead, U.S., def. Maurice Bembridge/Peter Butler, GB, 5 and 3
Day 2 Results:
Lee Trevino/Mason Rudolph, U.S., def. Christy O'Connor Sr./Brian Barnes, GB, 2 and 1
Frank Beard/J.C. Snead, U.S., def. Neil Coles/John Garner, GB, 2 and 1
Arnold Palmer/Gardner Dickinson, U.S., def. Peter Oosterhuis/Bernard Gallacher, GB, 5 and 4
Jack Nicklaus/Gene Littler, U.S., def. Peter Townsend/Harry Bannerman, GB, 2 and 1
Bernard Gallacher/Peter Oosterhuis, GB, def. Lee Trevino/Billy Casper, U.S., 1-up
Gene Littler/J.C. Snead, U.S., def. Tony Jacklin/Brian Huggett, GB, 2 and 1
Arnold Palmer/Jack Nicklaus, U.S., def. Peter Townsend/Harry Bannerman, GB, 1-up
Charles Coody/Frank Beard, U.S., halved with Neil Coles/Christy O'Connor Sr., GB
Day 3 Results:
Lee Trevino, U.S., def. Tony Jacklin, GB, 1-up
Dave Stockton, U.S., halved with Bernard Gallacher, GB
Brian Barnes, GB, def. Mason Rudolph, U.S., 1-up
Peter Oosterhuis, GB, def. Gene Littler, U.S., 4 and 3
Jack Nicklaus, U.S., def. Peter Townsend, GB, 3 and 2
Gardner Dickinson, U.S., def. Christy O'Connor Sr., GB, 5 and 4
Arnold Palmer, U.S., halved with Harry Bannerman, GB
Frank Beard, U.S., halved with Neil Coles, GB
Afternoon Singles
Lee Trevino, U.S., def. Brian Huggett, GB, 7 and 6
J.C. Snead, U.S., def. Tony Jacklin, GB, 1-up
Brian Barnes, GB, def. Miller Barber, U.S., 2-up
Dave Stockton, U.S., def. Peter Townsend, GB, 1-up
Bernard Gallacher, GB, def. Charles Coody, U.S., 2 and 1
Jack Nicklaus, U.S., def. Neil Coles, GB, 5 and 3
Peter Oosterhuis, GB, def. Arnold Palmer, U.S., 3 and 2
Harry Bannerman, GB, def. Gardner Dickinson, U.S., 2 and 1
Player Records (wins-losses-halves)
Great Britain
Harry Bannerman, 2-2-1
Brian Barnes, 2-1-0
Maurice Bembridge, 1-1-0
Peter Butler, 1-1-0
Neil Coles, 1-2-2
Bernard Gallacher, 3-1-1
John Garner, 0-1-0
Brian Huggett, 1-2-1
Tony Jacklin, 1-3-1
Christy O'Connor Sr., 1-2-1
Peter Oosterhuis, 3-3-0
Peter Townsend, 0-6-0
Miller Barber, 0-3-0
Frank Beard, 1-1-2
Billy Casper, 0-3-0
Charles Coody, 0-2-1
Gardner Dickinson, 4-1-0
Gene Littler, 2-1-0
Jack Nicklaus, 5-1-0
Arnold Palmer, 4-1-1
Mason Rudolph, 1-1-1
J.C. Snead, 4-0-0
Dave Stockton, 1-1-1
Lee Trevino, 3-1-1


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As the NFL offseason continues there could be some familiar faces landing back in the ATL. Former Yellow Jackets could be making the Dirty Birds a little better with their talents. Here is a list of a few potential players who could make the roster.
Vance Walker DT: With the likely hood of Jerry gone, and the production of Walker this past season, it isn't a stretch that Walker stays with the Falcons. He knows the system and should come fairly cheap. Look for him to get more playing time next season if another team doesn't overpay to get him.
Mike Cox FB: This is a little unlikely, not due to poor play, but just for the fact that the coaches love the rookie from last year Ewing. Cox was solid, but he will cost more then the rookie. It will be an interesting preseason battle.
Kevin Cone WR: There is a lot of talk that Harry Douglas could be a cap casualty. If that's the case look for Cone to be the new #3 guy. Great speed and a hard worker, it will battle an great battle in the preseason vs Drew.
Michael Johnson DE: This is the big name most Falcon fans should want. He racked up 11 1/2 sacks last season and is only 26. He comes from a 3-4 defense which Nolan wants to run, but he can put his hand in the dirt when need be. Look for Nolan to use him a lot like the 49ers used Aldon Smith.
Jonathan Dwyer RB: After a very successful year with the Steelers Dywer is up for a new contract. At only 23 he has shown some flashes of greatness. He very well could be the next Turner for the Falcons. A bigger back that can break away from tackles. The only downside is that Coach Tomlin loves this guy and Dywer may never make it out of Pittsburgh. This is a dark horse for the Falcons to plug a much needed hole in their offense.
Philip Wheeler LB: An outstanding year in Oakland has Wheeler as another hot prospect in Free Agency. Again a younger guy, 26, Wheeler racked up Pro Bowl numbers as an outside LB. Wheeler may be looking to cash in, but he would be an upgrade of Nicholas in pass defense. If the Falcons pick up Wheeler they could move Nicholas into the inside where he could use his run stopping ability to much better affect in Nolan's 3-4 scheme.
Rod Sweeting CB: The Falcons make take a flyer on Sweeting if he is still hanging around in the 5-7 round area. A 4 year starter Sweeting could add depth to a soon to be depleted Corner spot for the Falcons. With Samuel not getting younger, Grimes with a bad knee, Fair catch Franks and Owens' deals up, and Robinson costing over 9 million. Look for someone people to go.
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Albany- A gun battle at an East Albany motel leaves two dead and two teens in jail. Police say four teens tried to rob a Carrollton man who was staying at the motel, but he pulled a gun, too. The shootout that followed left the Carrollton man and one of the robbers dead.
Two of the accused robbers are in jail and police are looking for the third. The motive, robbery. Why? that's what Albany Police want to know. By mid day they were still collecting evidence outside room 108 at the Motel Six where 27 year old Jeffery Brandon Todd and 17 year old Jimmy Teemer Junior were killed.
"We would assume that the target of the robbery would have been money, but we're still investigating that possibility," said Albany Police Chief James Younger.
It was around 11:00 Thursday night when police say 17 year old Teemer, 18 year old Lyndon Johnson, 17 year old Benjamin Revills and 19 year old Patrick Jackson approached Jeffery Todd at his motel room. Todd had recently moved to Albany looking for work. Now police want to know why the teens targeted Todd.
"That's an angle we're looking at and that may be possible, we're investigating that at this point," said Younger.
By this afternoon Johnson and Revills were in custody. 19 year old Patrick Jackson has yet to be arrested. It will take time for police to figure out who fired the fatal shot that killed Jeffery Todd.
"Answers have to be found forensically as to who fired and it's not necessarily clear that the deceased person at the scene killed Mr. Todd," said Assistant District Attorney Greg Edwards.
Because they all participated in the robbery, they're all facing murder charges.
"A robbery or an attempted robbery was the cause of this situation and a person died as a result," said Edwards.
Revills was arrested at an east side home not far from the motel. Johnson turned himself in. Police hope Patrick Jackson will do the same, but if you know where he is you're urged to call Albany Police.
Chief James Younger says, as a juvenile, Teemer was a suspect in another robbery. Motel Six closed the building containing 26 rooms where the shooting occurred. The rest of the motel remains open.
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Researching a francophone region or country and writing a report or country study is an interesting project for French classes or for independent studiers looking to spice up their self-instruction. This project is perfect as a long-term activity for intermediate and advanced students, though it can also be adapted for beginners.
Project: Create a regional or country report/study
- Assign a French-speaking region or country to each student, or allow them to choose from a list
- Pass out a list of required/optional sections, the desired length, and any other guidelines
- Students write up and turn in reports, with labeled sections for intermediate/advanced projects
- Students make a presentation on their country/region, and provide a brochure or other handout
- After all presentations, students could write a summary or comparison of other presentations
Customization This project can be done by individual students, pairs, or groups
Regions/Countries: teacher can choose category, such as all francophone countries, only French-speaking African countries, or regions of France
Sections/Elements: geography (e.g., continent, major cities, rivers/lakes, borders, maps), history, current events, imports/exports, money, population, languages, food, culture, famous people, weather, traditions, fashion, sports, technology, religion, education…
Length: at least 6 sections
- Beginners: Pass out a worksheet with section titles and have students do research and fill in the blanks.
- Intermediates: Assign sections and have students research and write up a report.
- Advanced: Assign some sections and allow students to pick a others from a list; have them write a page or two on things like what they knew/thought about the country before they started, what they like/dislike about the region, how the region compares to their own country.
- Comparisons: One student might compare religion in the different countries/regions, while another looks at fashion and a third at food
- Detailed comparisons: Student compares own region with one or more of the others
- Summaries: Teacher could provide a set of handouts (one for each country, with section titles) for students to fill in while listening to the presentations, so that each student ends up with a sheet of salient facts on each country
- Francophone party: After the presentations, students could share a regional dish from each country, listen to music, discuss travels, etc.
A regional or country study is an excellent means of using French while simultaneously learning about the world of Francophonie. The reports can be put together as a sort of encyclopedia of francophone countries and regions.
For a shorter and simpler project, see Create a travel brochure, poster, or bumper sticker.
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I posted this in the game thread, but this might be a more appropriate place for it.
10 for his last 14, as I type this. I don't want to make too much of a small sample size, but obviously like everyone else I'm inclined to hope he's made some sort of adjustment. I'd be curious to see his recent string of at bats or hear from anyone who has, any difference in his approach at the plate that you can identify?


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So- we have a new editor on board, Calum Gordon – he is here to help me and bring a little more balance to this overly "heavy metal cardigan" blog. This is his first post- thanks Calum.
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Chestermiller, I didn't intend to take over your thread. There seemed to be two questions in your mind about the block universe: 1) What is it understood to represent in the physics community (and is your understanding of the concept in agreement with this)? and 2) What are the implications of the concept?
Since I've already dominated more than my share of the thread, I'll leave it to others to respond to your second question.
Thanks bobc2. I have found your discussions in this thread very educational, and they have helped me get a much better understanding of the Block Universe model. Thanks also for your courteous and respectful responses.
As you mentioned, in my original posting, I offered some extended interpretations which seem to be fully consistent with the Block Universe material that you presented. These interpretations are totally new (I think), within the framework of Block Universe, and I was hoping that some PF respondents would be willing to comment on them. Looking forward to hearing from some of you.
Thanks for your consideration (and endurance through the extended posts). I hope you will get some more feedback on the ideas you've presented--and perhaps some comments on some of the implications of the block concept.


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anybody saying he sucked this year do yourself a favor and retire from watching football because you clearly do not even understand what you are watching
he played the safety position better than anybody in a new york giants uniform has played it since shaun williams. sure he gave up a few pass plays that we can all remember but if he wasnt outspoken then we would not even care. this man took over the game during numerous drives throughout the season making tackle after tackle after tackle. he was one of if not THE biggest reason we had a top 10 rush defense this year. the dude recognizes a run play as well as anybody and shoots the gaps like hes still playing high school ball. gtfo here with all this antrel rolle hate its actually making me angry.
he speaks nothing but absolute truth about tom coughlin and we all know it. hes the only one who has the balls to say it and he was the only one who had the balls to speak up when we were playin like straight garbage. justin tuck credited antrel's outburst with the resurgence of that defense after we started slow. i got antrel's back and i would take him as my safety before tom coughlin as my coach all day everyday. i hope he is a team captain next year... matter of fact im almost ready to bet money that he will be.