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1. Rinse beans. In a 4- to 6-quart Dutch oven combine beans and the 8 cups water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat and simmer 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand 1 hour. (Or, do not precook beans. Soak them in water overnight in a covered pan.) Drain beans and rinse.
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5. For sauce, return the 1 cup reserved cooking liquid to the Dutch oven. Stir in the 1 teaspoon Garam Masala. Bring to boiling. In a screwtop jar shake together cornstarch and the 2 tablespoons cold water; add to the Dutch oven. Cook and stir until thickened until bubbly.
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Newcomer James Blake's highly electronic music plays with silence and minimal sounds in a fashion which is mesmerizing. Add to the mix his uniquely longing voice and you have a sound that somewhat disturbingly sexy. James Blake himself is easy on the eyes when he's not completely blurred as in much of the music video for "The Wilhelm Scream." His self-titled debut album was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize at home in the UK.
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More troubling rumors are starting to coming out re. the former Dorrell (recruited) superstar of UCLA football program. ProFootballTalk.com, a site which has been on this story from the get go. Apparently Drew's agent had previously claimed that his client and former Bruin (thug) Ricky Manning didn't really know each other. Well check this out:
The group left the restaurant, and Manning's SUV was pulled over by police in Westwood Village.
The alleged victim is Muslim.
Maybe now the "real" media will get to the bottom of this one.
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Like I asked yesterday - so exactly how has the UCLA football program improved since DG fired Toledo?
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The Coolest Lyrics - Lupe Fiasco
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The coolest nigga, what? The coolest nigga, what? [4x]
The coolest nigga, what? The coolest nigga, what?
The coolest nigga, what? The coolest nigga, what?
The coolest nigga, what? The coolest nigga, what?
The coolest nigga, what? The coolest nigga, what?
Lord please have sympathy
And forgive my cool young history (Michael Young History)
The coolest nigga, what? The coolest nigga, what?
The coolest nigga, what? The coolest nigga, what?
[Verse 1]
I love the lord
But sometimes it's like that I love me more
I love the peace, and I love the war
sponsored linksI love the seas, and I love the shore
No love for no beach, baby that's law
But she doesn't see, therefore I spoil
I trick, I fall, run up in raw
I love her with all my heart
Every vein, every vessel, every bullet lodged
With every flower that I ever took apart
She said, that she would give me greatness, status, placement
Above the others, my face with grace covers of the magazines
Of the hustlers, paper, the likes of which
That I had never seen, her eyes glow green
With the logo of our dreams, the purpose of our scene
A obscene obsession for the bling
She would be my queen, I could be her king, together
She would make me cool, and we would both rule, forever
And I would never feel pain
And never be without pleasure, ever, again
And if the rain stops, and everything's dry
She would cry, just so I could drink the tears from her eyes
She'd teach my how to fly, even cushion my fall
If my engines ever stall, and I plummet from the sky
But she would keep me high, and if I ever die
She would commission my image on her bosom, to him
Or maybe she'd retire as well
A match made in Heaven set the fires in Hell, and I'll be
[Verse 2]
And so began our reign
The trinity, her and I can
No weather man could ever stand where her and I came
Hella hard, umbrella whatever, put plywood over Pella panes
And pray to God that the flood subside
'cause you're gonna need a sub 'til he does reply
And not one of Jared's, you think it's all arid
And everything's irie, another supply
That means another July inside my endless summer
That was just the eye of the Unger
Felix, 'cause he is the cleanest amongst the younger
Outstanding achieving up-and-comers
The ones that had dead-beat daddies, and well-to-do mamas
But not well enough to keep 'em from us
The ones that were, fighting in class, who might not pass
Rap record pressured to laugh, at a life not fast
Can you feel it? [echo], that's what I got asked
Do I love her? [echo], said I don't know
Streets got my heart, game got my soul
One time missing sunshine will never hurt your soul
Quote: To a crying dishonored baby mama
Who's the mama to a daughter that I had fathered from afar
My new lady gave me a Mercedes and a necklace
With a solid gold key, like the starter of a car
The opener of a door or two pounds of raw
You gave me a baby, but what about lately?
Then ha-ha-ha-ha-haw'ed, right up in her face, G
There's more fish in the sea, I'm on my mission to be, be
Come, these are the tales of The Cool
Guaranteed to go and make you fail from your school
And seek unholy grails like a fool
And hang with the players of the pool, fast talking on the hustle
No Heaven up above you, no Hell underneath you
And nowhere will receive thee, so
Shed no tear, when we're not here
And keep your faith, as we chase
...The Cool
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right hand is an idiot | Reviewer: Ace | 3/2/11
You're an idiot right hand, did you listen to the album at all? The song is from the perspective Michael Young History aka The Cool from his zombie existence in F&L to his story and ultimately his death in The Cool. Try to stop talking out your ass
Luciferian | Reviewer: right hand | 9/25/09
Lupe is on league with Jay, 'Ye and all the other Blasphemers and purveyors of wickedness. Just read these lyrics he sold his sold for the glitter and gold."I love the lord, but sometimes it's like that I love me more.."
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These are the 100 best Web sites by lawyers, for lawyers, as chosen by the editors of the ABA Journal.
Welcome to the third annual ABA Journal Blawg 100 - the best legal blogs as selected by the Journal's editors.
Our readers clued us in to a few law blogs we'd never seen before, and you'll find them among the 40 blawgs that are new to our list this year.
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China Law Blog
HALL OF FAME This is a highly specific niche blog that nonetheless deserves its spot in the top 100 because of how utterly indispensable it is for its demographic. If you practice law in or around China or if you do any business with Chinese companies, you probably already have this bookmarked. Heck, if you're even visiting China, give it a read because the bloggers provide excellent practical advice on not getting kidnapped. (We admit being fascinated by the anti-kidnapping advice.)
The Delaware Employment Law Blog
Delaware's corporate-friendly laws and chancery courts mean that a large number of the nation's corporations keep their headquarters there. Corporate lawyers ignore Delaware courts at their peril, and the Delaware Employment Law Blog by Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor is a useful primer on the latest news to come out of the state's courts.
Tex Parte Blog
Reporters at Texas Lawyer offer snappy perspectives on developing stories, news briefs and happenings around the Texas bar (including who's performing at Mark Lanier's holiday party each year).
Massachusetts Estate Planning and Elder Law
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New York Injury Cases Blog
New York Injury Cases Blog is required reading for anyone in or around personal injury law, especially cases involving author John Hochfelder's bread and butter: traumatic injury. Hochfelder of White Plains, N.Y., discusses liability and details injury cases in his posts, then puts an estimated value on them—even for cases outside his primary practice areas.
New York Personal Injury Law Blog
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It's "Boston Legal meets Miami Vice," one reader tells us. And posts often keep a sharp local focus. But this anonymous blawgger uses enough humor to keep anyone interested and enough hyperlinks to help you keep pace. It helps if you happen to share the author's dislike of social conservatism and his love for Bo Derek.
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Vikings-Packers prediction
The Packers will play clean ball in terms of turnovers and penalties and edge the Vikings late.
Vikings fantasy focus
Brett Favre tends to rise up in big games, or at least what he perceives to be big moments.
Packers-Vikings prediction
PFW executive editor and resident Packers expert Dan Arkush offers his prediction for the Week 11 Vikings-Packers rematch.
Vikings activate Rice
The Vikings have activated WR Sidney Rice to their 53-man roster, making him eligible to play tomorrow vs. the Packers.
Vikings WR Rice says he will play Sunday
Vikings WR Sidney Rice told ESPN's Ed Werder that he will play in Sunday's game against the Packers.
Vikings-Packers matchup of the day: Friday
PFW's Eric Edholm examines a key matchup leading up to Sunday's Vikings-Packers game.
Vikings must consider Rice's inactivity long term
The Vikings have one eye on 2011, and they must make some critical decisions regarding the future of their roster this coming offseason.
They Said It: Vikings Thursday edition
Here is a collection of some of what Vikings offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier and special-teams coordinator Brian Murphy had to say leading up to Sunday's game against the Packers.
Vikings-Packers matchup of the day: Thursday
PFW executive editor and resident Packers expert Dan Arkush presents the third of five key matchups this week in advance of the Packers' Week 11 rematch against the Vikings.
Five questions with PFW Vikings correspondent Judd Zulgad
Pro Football Weekly hits up PFW correspondent and Vikings beat writer Judd Zulgad to discuss five hot issues surrounding the team.
Rice, Berrian didn't step up for Vikings
Vikings WRs Sidney Rice and Bernard Berrian each chose not to play last week at Chicago. Those decisions could have cost the team any chance of making the playoffs.
Packers-Vikings Wednesday injury report
Coming off a badly needed off week, the Packers had only eight players listed on the official Wednesday injury report in advance of their rematch against the division-rival Vikings this Sunday in Minnesota.
Vikings-Packers matchup of the day: Wednesday
PFW executive editor and resident Packers expert Dan Arkush presents the second of five key matchups this week in advance of the Packers' Week 11 rematch against the Vikings.
Vikings MVP Meter: Week 10
Let's look at how the Vikings' team MVP candidates for the season shape up following their 27-13 loss to the Bears.
Packers-Vikings matchup of the day: Tuesday
PFW executive editor and resident Packers expert Dan Arkush presents the first of five key matchups this week in advance of the Packers' Week 11 game against the Vikings.
The Minnesota Vikings have re-signed Evans.||||||| Evans came to the Vikings as a free agent in 2007 and has played in spot duty at both inside spots on the defensive line. He played in all 16 games last season and had 22 tackles.
Evans signed his one-year tender to return to the Minnesota Vikings on Monday.||||||| Evans served as the primary backup to Pro Bowler Pat Williams last season. He started the final two regular season games and the playoff game against Philadelphia while Williams worked through legal problems and an injury. The Vikings almost had to bring Evans back because Williams' challenge of a positive drug test has yet to be resolved in court. If he loses his case, he and fellow tackle Kevin Williams will be suspended for the first four games of next season.
Evans received a two-game suspension Tuesday from the NFL for violating the league's personal conduct policy during a pair of offseason problems.||||||| Evans was arrested twice this summer while he was on Miami's roster, for marijuana possession in Texas and for fighting with police in Florida. He will not be paid and is required to sit out this week and next, before he's eligible to return to the active roster on Monday, Dec. 10. Evans has been active for eight of the Vikings' 11 games, recording five tackles, one sack and two quarterback hurries.
The Vikings signed Evans on Sunday.||||||| Evans, who appeared in one game for the Dolphins as a rookie in 2006, was waived after he was arrested on June 23 for allegedly refusing to leave a taxi on South Beach and fighting with officers. Evans pleaded not guilty to multiple charges last month. He was on probation for a marijuana possession arrest when he was arrested in June, meaning he could face discipline under the NFL's conduct policy.
Evans, arrested over the weekend for refusing to leave a taxi on South Beach and for fighting with officers, was released by the Dolphins on Thursday.||||||| Evans played in one game as a rookie last season with the Dolphins. Evans was charged with multiple counts of battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting with violence, along with single counts of disorderly intoxication and trespassing. One officer was allegedly bitten on the wrist, and a female officer sustained scrapes on her left knee, police said.


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Sony updates QX10/QX100 wireless camera lens with 'Half-Press' focus, high-res videos
04/14/2014, 07:04 pm
Sony on Monday pushed out a firmware update for its iOS-compatible DSC-QX10/QX100 "lens-style" cameras, adding a half-press to focus function to the device's on-board shutter release, higher resolution MP4 video recording and other minor enhancements.
Sony update brings higher ISO, MP4 1080p videos to iPhone-connected QX10 & QX100 lenses
01/31/2014, 01:01 pm
Sony this week issued firmware updates for its QX10 and QX100 wireless iPhone-controlled camera lenses, bringing higher ISO speeds and full high definition 1080p video recording support in the MP4 format to both models.
Camera360 iPhone app update adds control for Sony's QX wireless lenses
11/13/2013, 12:11 pm
The popular "Camera360 Ultimate" application for iPhone was updated this week to add support for controlling Sony's newly released QX10 and QX100 Cyber-shot wireless camera lens accessories.
Sony pledges fix for QX lens connection issues as Camera+, Camera360 plan support
10/04/2013, 02:10 pm
Connectivity issues between Sony's newly released Cyber-shot QX10 and QX100 wireless camera lenses and the iPhone will be addressed in a forthcoming software update, the company has revealed. In addition, third-party apps Camera+ and Camera360 are also working on supporting the accessories.
Review: Sony's Cyber-shot QX10 wireless camera lens for iPhone [u]
09/29/2013, 10:09 am
Sony's new Cyber-shot DSC-QX10 wireless camera lens is a first-of-its-kind iPhone accessory that could appeal to many who are in the market for a quality, conveniently pocketable and connected point-and-shoot camera. Unfortunately software issues make the ambitious device far from perfect, though it does earn kudos for being a concept ahead of its time [updated].


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In 2004, James Surowiecki published The Wisdom of Crowds. The central thesis of his book is that a diverse collection of people is likely to make certain decisions and predictions better than independently operating individuals or even experts. Furthermore, the outcomes of work are better when a group of motivated individuals collaborates (Tongal) as opposed to when a small committee of like-minded individuals or "experts" influences the decisions of those working under them. The four elements required to form a "wise" crowd are:
Each person should have private information even if it's just an eccentric interpretation of the known facts.
People's opinions are not determined by the opinions of those around them.
People are able to specialize and draw on local knowledge.
Some mechanism exists for turning many private judgments into a single collective decision.
In the book, Surowiecki explores the concept of collective intelligence. The book begins with an anecdote: In 1906, in Plymouth, England, statistician Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911) attended a country fair with the intent of proving the "Madness of Crowds" or that "mobs" lacked intelligence and were prone to delusions. To his surprise, he observed that when guessing the weight of an ox, the average of the crowd's guesses was more accurate than that of any given individual.
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The speech was to the National Review Institute in Washington, D.C.
Ryan said President Obama will try to divide Republicans and that GOP lawmakers "can't get rattled" and shouldn't "play the villain in his morality plays."
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This professor is amazing! She is willing to help you with anything, even it doesn't pertain to her class, she is always there to lend a helping hand. I wish everyone in the Education department had her view on life. She will do anything to help her students out! Take her if you can, you will learn more in her classes than all others combined!
She is the best professor I have ever had. Genuinely cares about all of her students. Assignments are all very relevant to ECE. Never wastes your time. Relates to students easily & often. Really knows her stuff, but also really knows how to teach it! The nicest lady you will ever meet. POSITIVELY recommend!! Take her if you have the chance!
She is the best professor ever. In her classes I felt like what I was learning could be helpful to me in the future. All other Ed teachers just seemed uninterested like they were wasting our time. Take classes with her if possible. If every Early Childhood Ed class had her as the professor, then the College of Ed would be a great experience.
Dr. Levin is one of the best teachers I've ever had. Some of her assignments are pretty involved, but everything that we did was meaningful and relevent to teaching and I feel like I learned a LOT from being in her class this semester. I would recommend her to anyone.
This is the best Education professor I have ever had. Take her whenever you can.
Dr. Levin is the perfect professor. She is engaging, brilliant, funny, kind, and fair. She has very high standards for her students, but she makes those standards clear. Besides, a Senior-level class should be this tough, especially when it involves training future teachers. I strongly recommend that all elementary education majors take her classes
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ROOM(OR WAS IT THE CHAPEL?) WITH THE BELLas another mystery
at The Salvation Army'sCamp CONNRI is solved!ASHFORD - When the Manchester Prime Timers
entered The Salvation Army's CONNRI Lodge and Conference Center, they found
themselves unexpectedly in the midst of a crime scene, just like a repeat
episode of Law & Order. It was the first clue to the 2012 Senior Camp's
Theme --- "MYSTERY!"
As questions swirled, the guests got settled in, with homemade pastries and
hot beverages served in special mystery mugs before the clue-hunting began.
Contestants then dressed as CLUE characters, adorned
with plum hats, mustard scarves, green ties, scarlet boas, white veils, and
peacock glasses, the standard mystery-solving attire. Mystery games were then
tested and
performance critiqued in the chapel, beneath the watchful eyes of famous
detectives like Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Clouseau, Columbo, and the infamous
Captain Collette. At the end of the morning's program, the "contestants" got to
vote for their favorite games. The top finishers in the championship play-offs
included: Missing Pieces, Pin the Pipe, Mystery Match, and Detective Snoop.
Everyone played, everyone laughed, and most importantly... everyone was a
winner, case closed!
Captain Colette Masom, Older Adult Ministry Secretary for The Salvation
Army's Southern New England Division, said, "I am ever grateful to the
Manchester Prime Timers who started the 2012 Senior Camp off with a ton of fun
and some really great enthusiasm. This was a wonderful example of everyone
really having a great time."
After lunch, it was time for B-I-N-G-O, mystery style. Even when there is a
mystery to be solved, rule number "1" clearly states, you cannot have a
seniors' event without the mandatory B-I-N-G-O game. Of course, because this
was not just any B-I-N-G-O game, all prizes were wrapped, making any winnings
yet another suspenseful adventure and a delightful surprise.
The top prize of the day were revealed by Kelley Bowin. The winner of the
"mystery mug" was unsuspecting detective Mary Garvis. Sweet Mary had
fortunately been conned, having sipped coffee from her Hearts, Diamonds,
Spades, and Clubs Mug throughout the day, unaware she had a surprise in her
hands all along. Mary took the mug home, as well as a bowl of candies and a
magnifying glass to assist in her future detective work.
The day concluded with the biggest laughs and loudest giggles of all, as
everyone reconvened back in the chapel, to debrief on the day's activities,
only to be spied by the all-seeing eye of Captain Masom's camera. The winning
photo, hands down, had to be that of Major Jackson (AKA - The Leader of the
Pack) sporting her Miss Peacock glasses, in the chapel, with the bell! As it
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Who says media coverage of today's sports scene is tougher than in earlier years?
Found this little nugget in Jack Neely's book ("Secret History: Stories about Knoxville, Tennessee, II")
In 1915, Tennessee was defending SIAA (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) champion and played Vanderbilt in Nashville Oct. 30. The Vols had beaten Vandy the year before 16-14, the first victory over the Commodores after one tie and 11 losses.
The Vols were 4-1 and confident about the outcome. Some Knoxville bookmakers had the Vols favored.
The final was 35-0, Vanderbilt. Their Vols lost their final two games after that. There was a new coach, John R. Bender, in 1916.
The media coverage, Neely wrote, was something to behold. "Nashville reporters had a good time describing the carnage."
"There were mighty few gents who wore the orange and white who were able to lift themselves... without a twinge of pain shooting through some part of their anatomy." Another writer penned these immortal words, saying the Vols were "panting like a lizard and suffering several varieties of torture."
You don't see that kind of sports writing any more. Things have progressed well beyond that type analysis.
The loss was costly. One of the Vols, Bennett Jared, was seriously injured and died a couple of years later, Neely noted.
It profoundly affected U. T. president Brown Ayres, the Ayres of Ayres Hall, to the point he said the following: "I feel as if I would like never to hear of a football game again."
That's the way things appeared in 1915, a long time ago. Football was a tough game played by tough men.
Football has come a long way since then.
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"(Joey Beltran) is a zombie man, a real life zombie."-- Check out more post-fight interviews at UFC.com.
"In my fight I can already tell what I need to go back and work on. From the first round I know exactly what it is I need to work on; things I need to get better at. I've still got a bad kickboxing habit that I have that is getting better. It's getting a lot better than it was in the beginning, my first six MMA fights. I'm growing from it, but I already know what it is."
"You know what, honestly, I'm curious to see – not Sunday, but Monday – I'd love to see a picture of (Joey Beltran)'s leg."


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Pitching in Coors revisited
Just in time for the Indians to open a series at Colorado, The Hardball Times has a new article called What to pack for Denver, using PITCHf/x data to determine what pitches work in Coors. Unfortunately C.C. Sabathia and Cliff Lee are not scheduled to pitch during this series; the effect Coors would have on C.C.'s fastball and Lee's curve would seem to be the most interesting to watch. FWIW, the starters should be Byrd, Laffey, and Sowers.


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AdamJT predicts with high accuracy the amount of Compensatory picks that will be awarded around the league. Alot of Ravens fans think because we lost good players like Bart Scott, Jason Brown, and Jim Leonhard, we automatically get extra draft picks. But that is not how it works (for a full explanation, go to AdamJT's site posted above and find it). The league has a formula, which Adam has basically figured out, which is what the league uses to figure out how many extra picks to give each team.
As the NFL explains, compensatory picks are awarded to teams that lose more or better compensatory free agents than they acquire. The number of picks a team can receive equals the net loss of compensatory free agents, up to a maximum of four. Compensatory free agents are determined by a secret formula based on salary, playing time and postseason honors. Not every free agent lost or signed is covered by the formula.
The round of the extra picks can be as high as the 3rd round. For example if I signed 2 players and lost 4, I would be eligible for 2 picks. The league determines which round these picks should be in based on amount of playing time, production, and the size of the contract signed. There may be more factors that we don't know about.
The Ravens lost 3 players who will for sure qualify in Scott, Leonhard, and Brown. The only other who may qualify is Boller. But it is not a sure thing.
The Ravens signed 3 players who will for sure qualify in Birk, Foxworth, and Carr. Kelley Washington will likely qualify too. So we likely end up with the same or more players signed as lost, meaning we get no extra picks.
The possibility where we might pick up a pick is called a net-value pick, at the end of the 7th round. A net-value pick is where the total value (I think contractually) is more in the players you lost then the players you signed. This is definitely the case for us, as Brown and Scott signed massive contracts. Brown and Scotts are around double the combined contracts of Foxworth, Birk, Carr, and Washington combined. So we will see.
I posted a Ravens question for him in the comments, hopefully he will give us some insight into our situation. I just hope we didn't give away a 3rd or 4th rounder because we signed Kelley Washington or Chris Carr. Sign-and-trades are the way to go. In the past Ozzie has been so good about accumulating compensatory picks, I wonder what happened this time...
Adam and my conversation in the comments:
Rayisyourdaddy said...
Hey Adam,
Great job! I have 2 questions for you.
1) Who qualified for the Ravens. Obviously Brown, Scott and Leonhard going out for the Ravens, and possibly Boller?
Coming in, Birk, Foxworth, Carr and Kelley Washington.
2)I was wondering if you think there may be such thing as a net-value pick that does not fall in the 7th round. Has there ever been a team that lost as many big priced players as the Ravens did, and did not replace them with high priced replacements? The Ravens lost Brown (4 base + 11 signing), Scott (4.5 base + 3.5 signing) and replace them with Birk (4.5 million) and Foxworth (800k +4 signing +3.4 reporting) Not sure if bonuses count for the equation or how salary is calculated. Bottom line is the combined contracts of Brown Scott and Leonhard dwarf those signed by Foxworth and Birk, at least overall.
AdamJT13 said...
Baltimore lost Bart Scott, Jason Brown, Jim Leonhard and Kyle Boller. The Ravens signed Dominique Foxworth, Matt Birk, Chris Carr and L.J. Smith.
There has never been a net-value pick placed anywhere but the end of the seventh round, after all of the regular comp picks and before any non-compensatory picks. The NFL always points out when a team receives a comp pick despite not suffering a net loss of qualifying players, so it's easy to know which picks are net-value picks and exactly where they are placed.
The majority of the difference between the Ravens' signings and losses is the difference between Scott and Birk. Foxworth's value is only slightly lower than Brown's value, Carr's value is higher than Leonhard's value, and Smith's value is only slightly lower than Boller's value. When their values are combined, the difference between the four players lost and the four players signed isn't significant enough to warrant a net-value pick, according to my calculations based on previous net-value picks.


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It sounds crazy and Jetsons-like, but it's true: you actually CAN eat chocolate that makes your skin look great.
I wrote about the ingestible trend a couple of years ago for ELLE Canada, and at the time there wasn't much on the market in Canada in the way of tasty ingestible skincare.
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Technology from Compellent and Force10 will be implemented in VStart offerings, which were announced at the show. VStart are pre-configured systems involving servers and software that make it easier for customers to deploy virtualized environments, according to Dell.
The company will continue to seek acquisitions that simplify deployment and management of IT environments, said Dave Johnson, senior vice president of corporate strategy at Dell. He provided an example of Boomi, which allows for easy transfer of data between cloud and on-premise applications, and SecureWorks, which helps in early identification of threats.
"We're dealing with a wonderful history of being a great, efficient distributor of commodity products, but as you go in now with enterprise solutions ... we have to represent a very compelling value proposition," Johnson said.
Dell is trying to create an IT ecosystem where it controls or influences virtually every link in the chain of enterprise data, said Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT. Dell aims to develop a technology stack through internal system and client development efforts and via acquisitions like EqualLogic, Compellent, Force 10 and Perot, he said.
Dell's singular focus on x86 may in some cases put it at a disadvantage against vendors with proprietary system solutions, like IBM and HP, but the continuing evolution of industry standard technologies means that gaps between Dell and those competitors are getting narrower and narrower, King said.


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Jefferson County Illinois leaders say a decision by a federal government agency forced them to scramble to balance their budget.
The beds in the Jefferson County Justice Center won't remain empty much longer.
The jail has been cleared to bring back Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees.
This is good news for government offices in the county who have been operating for months without any cash flow.
County board Chairman Robert White says the Immigration Customs Enforcement agency removed prisoners from the county detention facility back in December.
White says ICE had been conducting audits.
White says during the medical audit, ICE officials noticed deficiencies concerning documentation on several medical records and started investigating.
White went on to say ICE became concerned with the county's ability to provide medical care to detainees.
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The Bottom Line
- Covers every Breeders' Cup race run from 1984-2007
- Photos take you back to those moments when racing history was made
- Slide show includes some of the most striking Cup photos around
- At times the production appeared rushed, easily could have been longer
- More description needed rather than just naming the race and the winning horse
- The DVD consists of three components.
- The main section is a video montage of 32 minutes length.
- Narrator John Campbell quickly names the race and the horse that won.
- For viewers wanting more, an additional "slide show" is included.
- This 7 minute feature consists of photos that weren't in the main video
- These images are shown full-frame rather than pan-and-scan, mostly scenic shots and people pictures rather than action
- A 10 question trivia game completes the package.
- This was not interactive, but instead plays back similar to trivia games seen at sports bars.
- At 6 minutes in length, this would be fun to try before or after the main video, with a group of racing fans.
Guide Review - Breeders' Cup World Championships: The First 25 Years
Followers of racing history will feel they are being brought back in time, to when Cigar completed his perfect 10-for-10 season in 1995, when Personal Ensign defeated Winning Colors in the 1988 Distaff to retire undefeated, and of course European champion Arazi romping home in the 1991 Juvenile. However, this reviewer feels that the production appeared rushed, and that the video could have been doubled in length to include more photos and more verbal description of each race. In many cases Campbell simply named the race and the winner with no comment as to who else was in the race or the manner by which the race was won.
This DVD should be enjoyed by most racing fans, as it is a nice compact record of the first 24 years of the Breeders' Cup. Although this is a still-photo montage, perhaps future editions could incorporate some video, and definitely more in-depth coverage of each running should be included rather than rush through them.


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Re: The 2012 MOTYC thread
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Yoy kinda make it sound like I am reviewing a review.
That's pretty much what VIG did. "Meltzer's is better b/c it's more organic" = sort of reviewing the reviews. Sort of.
I just wanted to know how "organic" can apply to a wrestling review itself (not a wrestling match- I get THAT).
Comparing "reviews" on here to Meltzer's is pretty silly anyway. Dave might put thought into it and try to pleas his readers and all that jazz. Someone like me just babbles with swear words and doesn't call it a "review" as much as a "hey this is stuff about the match."
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Punk v Henry was awesome (hyperbolic, I guess. I mean if I used star ratings it'd be like ***1/2 but I'm picky and think that's almost great), because of a lot of reasons I still remember. Opening was Punk distancing Mark because if he got too close Mark would eat his fucking face off. Henry got past that because he's a fat man and started humiliating and yelling at Punk because he's a mean fat man. The yells of "I OWN YOU," and "DID I TELL YOU TO MOVE" were so big and dominating. Punk's sell of anything Henry did to his back was terrific and I remember those squeals and facials when he was under the ropes or near the corner. Punk tries multiple times to build offense but Henry keeping booting him (some looked NASTY btw) and keeping him from stringing anything together so we have a great little story built for a 12 minute Raw match. If Punk strung anything together Henry may have been in deep shit. Punk WAS in deep shit when Henry lapped on the bear hug and Punk pulled out the most desperate elbow flurry of his life. Looked like a truly awesome struggle and it had the suspense that at any second Henry could shrug it off and turn Punk into meatloaf. Punk finally gets more than a little offense and gets his signature "knee/bulldog," but Henry's STILL not down enough and throws him outside the ring to get a breather. Neither guy can recover- Punk isn't getting back in the ring (back's hurt/he's taken way too much b/w this and the bumps v Jericho) and Henry's shaking off cobwebs too long to do anything about it. I didn't love the finish at all, though. Maybe I asked for too much to have a definitive end to it but I doubt I'd have to explain why a count-out finish isn't preferrable to me.
Needed a nearfall/finish stretch. And a finish.
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It's the beginning of a busy season for animal rescuers.
Many animals give birth in the Spring and more people spend time outside. Chet Powell rescued two turtles on Friday that we're struck by a boat.
He says Friday's rescue is not uncommon and it's important that more people are trained to help rescue animals. "People seem to be more mindful of doing the right thing, with the environment, so we get more calls and that means we need more help to get animals to where they need to go," said Powell.
A wildlife rescue training class will be held on April 26th in Morrow. For more information on the class visit Georgia Wildlife Rescue Association's facebook page.
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6:00am Wednesday 30th April 2014 in Hampshire Business By Richard Garfield, Business Editor
CENTERPRISE International has won a major four-year contract to deliver media and wireless ICT services to the Treasury.
The Basingstoke-based IT services specialist, which last September celebrated its 30th anniversary, has been awarded the first central government contract in the HMT ICT2015 Programme. This has broken up a single provider arrangement with Fujitsu into a number of managed service contracts.
The deal is believed to be worth around £2.5million.
Centerprise International, headquartered in Lime Tree Way, on Hampshire International Business Park, in Chineham, was among more than 100 companies that showed an interest in the opportunity.
Jeremy Nash, systems integrators business manager at Centerprise, said being awarded the first contract is a significant milestone for the company, a leading supplier of managed IT hardware and services.
He said: "This is a big win for us. We are a SME employing about 130 people, so to be able to compete for central government contracts opens up a whole other level of business for us.
"We have a great deal of experience working in defence, education and wider public sector markets, so we are delighted to be given this opportunity."
Centerprise competed for the Media and Wireless Tower category. It will provide support and maintenance of a wireless infrastructure, associated services, a TV distribution infrastructure and service, unclassified end user devices and associated services, as well as cloud-based video conferencing services and on-site support. The support includes an ICT Loan service and ensuring meeting rooms are in working order.
Centerprise's video conferencing service is hosted on a secure network and in the cloud, minimising the need to install equip-ment.
It operates on a low fixed monthly fee for unlimited use and makes use of 'real time activity monitoring'. The Treasury will not need to put in its own time or manpower to maintain it.
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Joe Browns Beautiful Senorita Printed Dress
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Wear this dress with Shoe Box heels and line your eyes with kohl for a evening outfit you'll love wearing.
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Joe Browns Creative Colours Top
Climb up to the nearest rocky hilltop and watch in awe as the sun sets on another memory making day.
This printed top by Joe Brownsexpresses your colourful style and personality with its gorgeous tie-dye design.
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Joe Browns Famous Panagia Dress
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Spend your next long summer in Santorini, seeing the sights in classic style and indulging in local delicacies.
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An all-over floral, butterfly print creates a classic summer feel on this girly dress, while the petticoat detail adds a vintage western touch. Cross strap detailing to the back gives this frock a unique finish that compliments your individual style.
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- All-over blue print
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Joe Browns Floral Night Coat
Wrap up in autumns finest and head outdoors for a leaf-crunching walk through the woods.
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An all-over floral print full of autumnal colour and beauty gives this coat instant statement-making appeal. The classic shape, button fastening and collar give this cover-up a versatility you can style and re-style all season long.
Wear this coat with Joe Browns leggings and Shoe Box flats for a relaxed look with a touch of fantasy.
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Joe Browns Get Hitched Blouse
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Joe Browns Get Hitched Blouse
As the sun sets over Angkor Wat you co-ordinate beautifully with dappled light and all it highlights on the serene lake before you.
This blouse by Joe Browns captures the beauty of floating flowers with its gorgeous all-over print.
With sun kissed hues and exotic florals this top is a decadent style investment in beautiful summer dressing. The pintuck top adds shape to your figure, while the hitched hem is a playful touch that lets you change your look to suit your mood.
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- Ruched hitch feature to bottom
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Joe Browns Latin Spirit Hitched Skirt
Polish off your plate of tapas before making your way to the dance floor and experimenting with the reggaeton rhythm.
This hitched skirt by Joe Browns has a fiery kick with its latin spirit and sultry shape.
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Joe Browns Florian Caftan Tunic
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This printed tunic by Joe Browns is just the thing to slip on for summer days filled with coffee trips and lunch dates.
The historic Florian Café in Venice inspired this tunic - it beautifully captures the ornate decoration that fills Italy's oldest coffee shop. Full of florals and covered in beaded embellishment this top is a triumph for feminine style. The soft cowl neck adds elegant movement while you sip your rich espresso and relax on the sunny piazza.
Wear this tunic with strappy gladiator sandals and stacks of gold bangles. Embrace Italian glamour and apply some true red lipstick.
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Joe Browns Russian Blanket Style Coat
This Russian blanket coat by Joe Browns will cover you with exotic style and easy chic this season.
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Joe Browns Russian Doll Dress
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You'll be bowled over by the funky original details making this fabulous knitted dress truly one of a kind and very on trend. Length 33in.Colour: Multi. 95% acrylic, 5% elastane. Machine washable.
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Flirty, fresh and full of fun, with contrasting pockets and a bunch of beautiful details, this jersey tunic is a summer must. Length 33 inch.Colour: Peach Multi. Cotton. Machine washable.


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Today's weather forecast: August Gloom
Searching for hidden bounty is child's play. That is, unless you're a professional treasure hunter—or into Geocaching.
What's Geocaching? At its simplest, it's fortune seeking made foolproof, a means of playing pirate in the digital age. Participants seek out a small capsule (read: a container holding a logbook and trinkets) while equipped with a GPS tracking device and maybe some granola bars (spyglass and badly drawn maps are optional).
The sport of Geocaching—yes, it is considered a sport by its fan base—began in Beavercreek, Oregon nearly 13 years ago when the Selective Availability feature was removed from the Global Positioning System, making it far easier to specifically place and track small objects. The very first Geocache (or simply "cache" as they're often called) was a black plastic bucket set by David Ulmer and located at 45°17.460′N 122°24.800′W. Inside was a logbook, software, videos, books, cash, food, and a slingshot. Ulmer posted the coordinates on a website; three days later it had been discovered twice by Geocachers.
Now we're getting in on the fun. In the spirit of discovery we've hidden a cache of our own at one of the locations featured in our February issue. The coordinates are posted on navicache.com (we'll update you accordingly) along with a clue to help you find it, so whip out those iPhones, download the free app WhereAmIAt? and get searching. Be sure to let us know by commenting below if and when you find our prize. Happy hunting!
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A's pick up Conor Jackson
For those of you who haven't seen this news, the Oakland Athletics traded for former California Golden Bear Conor Jackson earlier today. Jackson made his A's debut in Chicago's Wrigley Field on Tuesday night and will be the A's regular left fielder until Coco Crisp comes off of the DL. A big "welcome back to the East Bay" to Conor Jackson!


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As expected, Indiana Pacers star point guard George Hill is a game-time decision for today's game against the New York Knicks, and the Pacers will be crossing their fingers for the return of the 27-year-old PG. Hill was huge in the Pacers Game 4 victory, but that was when he suffered his concussion. Despite the injury, Hill played a great game and was lauded by Pacers coach Frank Vogel for his performance. However, Hill started having headaches after the game and missed Game 5. The Knicks took full advantage of Hill's absence and won, so Hill's injury is clearly a big one for the Pacers and one to watch for closely before the game.
Nate Taylor of the New York Times tweeted that the Pacers view him as a game-time decision, and he also added that Hill will have to "go through a number of tests today", as per the NBA's new concussion protocol. That's the main reason why Hill's status is so uncertain, and he reportedly failed a concussion test earlier this week.
Hill should be feeling better now, but his status for today's Game 6 is certainly cloudy. The Pacers really need the 14/5/4 (rounded season averages) point guard to play today, because the Pacers were quite visibly worse without him. If Hill is still unable today, then D.J. Augustin will get the start at the one, but let's hope that Hill is better and can pass through the concussion tests. Well, unless if you are a Knicks fan.
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Servings: 12 servings (Generous 1/2 cup per serving)
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 40 min
Difficulty: Easy
4 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
1/4 cup fat-free milk
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup unsweetened flaked coconut
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup chopped pecans
1 tablespoon softened butter
1/4 teaspoon salt
Bring the potatoes and enough cold water to cover to a boil in a large saucepan.
Reduce the heat and simmer until fork-tender, about 20 minutes.
Drain and cool. Mash the potatoes in a large bowl until smooth.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 2 1/2-quart baking dish with nonstick spray.
In a small bowl, whisk together the milk, syrup, egg, and vanilla in a small bowl.
Add the milk mixture to the potatoes, stirring to combine well. Stir in the raisins, coconut, and salt until blended.
Spoon the mixture into the pan.
To make the topping, combine the brown sugar, flour, pecans, butter, and salt in a medium bowl. Sprinkle the topping over the potatoes and bake, uncovered, until the center is hot and the topping is browned, 25 - 30 minutes.
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Public Employee Pensions In 2008: Census Bureau Data
posted by Larry Littlefield
Sun, 04/18/2010 - 10:51am
As we await final, detailed data from the 2007 Census of Governments, the U.S. Census Bureau has released pension system finance data for FY 2008. There is no need for me to keep endlessly repeating myself, so if you want a detailed look at New York's pensions over time read this post, and compared with other parts of the country read this post, downloading the attached spreadsheet. I'll go into even more detail when the 2007 finance data comes out.
I did do a couple of couple of calculations with the 2008 data, which are shown in the spreadsheet attached to this post. In addition to the points I made in the two posts above, which one ought to read if one hasn't already, what jumps out at me about 2008? New York City pension plan payments drained 9.1% of their total assets that year, compared with a national average of 6.1%. These payments are for work done in the past, which was supposed to be paid for in the past, when taxpayers benefitted from the work. There is supposed to be enough money in the pension plans that if the City of New York disappeared, all vested benefits could be paid. New York's public employees, however, spend 25 to 40 years in retirement on average, after working for just 20 to 25 years. And yet at the FY 2008 rate of drain, before the big financial hits in the fall of that year, its public employee pension plans were sinking so fast the money would be gone in just eleven years. Only Rhode Island, West Virginia and Connecticut were worse off. California and New Jersey, which have been and will be very much in the news on the pension issue, were better off.
Recall that in New York state government employees, and local government employees in the portion of the state outside New York City, are covered by the state pension systems, while employees of the City of New York (and, for historical reasons, New York City Transit) are covered by separate local government pension systems. So the "state" pension system in the table for New York includes local governments outside New York City, while the "local" system is pretty much New York City.
Most analyses of public employee pensions produced by think tanks in recent years, such as those by the Pew Center on the States and Truth in Accounting, only include state systems. Because there are only 50 of them, and to go through hundreds of small local systems would be too much work. In general state systems cover local government workers, as in the portion of New York State outside New York City. But the New York City pension system is larger than that of most states. Ignoring the city system, these think tanks usually report that New York's pensions are relatively well funded, ignoring the disaster that is the city's pensions.
The think tanks have recently reported that state pension systems are drastically more underfunded than they admit, because in order to cut political deals to increase pension benefits and cut taxes, politicians have set an unrealistic future rate of return far in excess of past experience – generally based on the big stock market run-up from 1982 to 2000. The resulting recalculations, based on a more achievable or historically accurate rate of return, have generated headlines about states being $trillions in the hole.
In 2000, the New York State legislature passed a law that said the future rate of return on pension investments – from that inflated point – would be 8.0% per year (and in some cases more). An ongoing flood of retroactive, unearned pension enhancements followed, all described as costing little or nothing. We are almost exactly a decade since the perpetual incumbents started handing out those gifts to members of their own generation, to be paid for by those coming later in a diminished future. According to mutual fund firm Vanguard, their Total Bond Index fund has an average return of 5.98% while their Total Stock Market Index fund had a rate of return of zero. Which means a mixed pension fund of 70% stocks and 30% bonds, which is what New York City had in 2000, would have had an average return of just 1.8%.
The next decade will be better? Most people believe interest rates will have to rise from their current lows, which means the value of existing bonds held by New York City pension funds will fall. And most people believe stocks are overpriced, relative to earnings that are being inflated by government debt, and will also eventually fall. We are in a Japanese economic situation, and choosing the Japanese route of stretching out the problem to avoid steeper losses in the short term. The result will be another "lost decade" for investors.
Recently, the Manhattan Institute compiled data on the 59 largest teacher pension funds – including both the New York State system, covering teachers outside the city, and the New York City system, covering teachers inside the city.
Stamford recently generated headlines in California re-estimating that state's pension problems using a 4.11% investment rate return, which may be fairly called too low since it is based the current interest rate on 30 year U.S. Treasury bonds. Using a more reasonable discount rate (ie. assumed investment return) of 6.06%, which is more like what the government requires private company pensions to use, the Manhattan Institute found that while the New York State teacher pension system had 77.0% of the money it should have to pay for pensions, the city system had just 46.0%, one of the worst in the country. The city is $36 trillion in the hole, and that's how much will have to be cut from education or raised in taxes over the next few years to get out of it. We already have just about the highest tax burden in the U.S.
I have one quibble with the authors of this report, based on their quotes in Crain's. ""New York state has been more conscientious than most about making required contributions into the fund," said Josh Barro, one of the report's authors. "New York City has shirked its responsibilities to a significant extent," Mr. Barro said. "By making promises of benefits without depositing money needed to cover them, it is effectively borrowing."
Actually, New York State charged local governments outside New York City nothing for several years when Carl McCall was running for Governor as Comptroller and pushing through pension enhancements, including those that hit New York City, in exchange for union support. Aside from a couple of years when Rudy Giuliani wanted to run for Senator, in contrast, New York City has paid massive amounts in the pension funds (while its employees have not).
So why are we so much deeper in the hole? Are we still paying for Lindsay? One thing for sure, Mayor Bloomberg's deal – when he wanted to run for President – to restore the Lindsay pensions for New York City's teachers didn't help. Once this begins to be paid for, the Mayor will also restore the 1970s New York City schools.
When Comptroller Liu was asked about the MI report, he should have said "I just got here; I'll look into it. The City Council has no say on pensions, only the state legislature is responsible." What he did say is that the city has been making all the pension contributions required by its actuary. Which is the same as Enron saying it was only booking the profits agreed by its accountant. Not the kind of honesty I had hoped from the new Comptroller. I guess when more pension incentives pass for employees about to retire, and more benefit and wage cuts come down for future hires, the unions can count on him going along with it, just like everyone else. And when the schools are devastated, they can count on him not saying why, just like all the pols who were in on the deals. After all, he wouldn't want to be accused of being "anti-worker" for saying things that just happen to be true in defense of the vast majority of workers.


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Monash University is ranked among the best universities in Australia and has been ranked in the top 50 universities in the world (Times Higher Education Supplement, 2009). It is consistently the first choice of many of the highest qualified Australian school leavers and educates over 15,000 international students who come from more than 100 countries.
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Melbourne is famous for outdoor dining and a vibrant cafe culture. With more than 3,000 restaurants in Melbourne, you'll find something for every taste and price range. Sport is always in the air with tennis, soccer, cycling, rugby, golf, surfing, swimming, sailing, cricket and the unique form of Australian football, you can participate or be a spectator all year round. The people of Melbourne are cosmopolitan, fun loving and friendly. The city has a truly multicultural population and is home to more than 3 million people from more than 140 nations. With Melbourne as your base, you can use semester breaks and the time before and after your Monash experience to travel around Victoria, Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
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I hardly know where to begin with my elaborate honoring of Monash University. I was very fortunate that my home university had a direct agreement with Monash, so the two universities did an extraordinary job with handling all logistics which is very helpful for a first time study abroad student. The quality of education I received was phenomenal and also challenging, since I was always used to a smaller school environment. This was good for me because I learned the value of being independently motivated and got to know how education systems can vary by culture. Any and everyone who has ever met me, knows that I STILL harp on about the incredible study abroad experience I had there. It was so meaningful that I ended up deciding to work in support of Australian Higher Education after I returned to my home university and graduated. From there, I decided to return to Australia for more professional work experience and to live again, but even more so immersed into the culture, that I fell in love with during my study abroad at Monash. All of the faculty and study abroad staff were so helpful at Monash and I continue to communicate with many of my advisers and the Monash study abroad office, three years later!
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