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Beyond Plain Vanilla: Modeling Joint Product Assortment and Pricing Decisions
AbstractIn this paper, we take a first step toward exploring empirically the product assortment strategies of oligopolistic firms. Our starting point is a discrete- choice demand model for differentiated products. We incorporate the demand model into an equilibrium supply model, in which firms compete by first choosing which products to offer and then by setting prices. We show how modeling joint product assortment and pricing decisions enriches standard product choice models by allowing insights into how demand characteristics affect firms' product offerings in a competitive environment. We furthermore demonstrate that incorporating endogenous product choice into demand models is essential for policy simulations (e.g., mergers) as it entails at times dramatically different welfare assessments than the common assumption that product assortments are exogenous.
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- Michaela Draganska & Michael Mazzeo & Katja Seim, 2009. "Beyond plain vanilla: Modeling joint product assortment and pricing decisions," Quantitative Marketing and Economics, Springer, vol. 7(2), pages 105-146, June.
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- L1 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance
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On Twitter's IPO Day, A Look At How 5 Tech Stocks Have Fared
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As eyes turned to the markets on Twitter's first day of trading, NPR wondered how some other tech stocks have performed since their IPOs. (Twitter closed at $44.90 Thursday, about 73 percent above its IPO price of $26 a share.)
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There are about 86 species of whales, dolphins and porpoises in the Order Cetacea, which is further divided into two sub-orders, the Odontocetes, or toothed whales and the Mysticetes, or baleen whales. Cetaceans can differ greatly in their appearance, distribution, and behavior. Learn about and see photos of featured cetacean species.
Blue Whale - Balaenoptera musculus
Fin Whale - Balaenoptera physalus
Sei Whale - Balaenoptera borealisSei (pronounced "say") whales are one of the fastest whales species. They are a streamlined animal with a dark back and white underside and very curved dorsal fin. Their name came from the Norwegian word for pollock (a type of fish) - seje - because sei whales and pollock often appeared off the coast of Norway at the same time.
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"Seven Nation Army"
Album: Elephant
I'm not always Captain Obscurity. There are plenty of bands I love that sell millions of records and sell lots of concert tickets. The White Stripes are one of those bands. There are a dozen songs I could've picked for them because they've been so prolific, but to me, "Seven Nation Army" is one of their signature songs. The riff is monstrous and catchy and will probably go down as one of the "signature riffs" of our generation...particularly in Europe where it has become an unofficial anthem of sorts at soccer games. Search "Seven Nation Army soccer" on YouTube and you'll find a million videos of soccer related stuff set to that song or like in this video, fans chanting the music.
The List:
50: BLACK LIPS - "Cold Hands"
49: TV ON THE RADIO - "Wolf Like Me"
48: SNOOP DOGG (featuring PHARELL) - "Beautiful"
47: BATTLES - "Atlas"
46: MASTODON - "Blood and Thunder"
45: STARFLYER 59 - "I Win"
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I have some silkie cockerels available if anyone is interested - 2 buff and 2 white. The buffs are 8 months old and the whites are 4 months old. I am not going to be able to go to the class (previous commitment on Sunday) but I am pretty sure that Cheryl would be willing to transport them. They are all very friendly, and I just want to find nice homes for them. They come from good breeders - if you are interested pm me and I can send pictures and resumes.
Have fun everyone, and I'm sorry I won't be able to attend!
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The Fight Nerd caught up with Bellator MMA light heavyweight Tito Ortiz at a recent press event in New York City, and Tito had plenty to say! In part two of this interview, Tito gives us his thoughts on the UFC's idea of giving uniforms to their fighters, if he has any plans to return to TNA Wrestling and whether or not he thinks that TNA will survive if Spike TV does not renew their contract, and how he squares up against Bellator MMA LHW champ Emanuel Newton. Ortiz also comments on the trend of fighters using TRT and getting TRT exemptions, and how random drug testing should be used more in the sport, and gives us some old school MMA stories about "Tank" Abbott and Tito's first fight in the UFC. watch video >>
The Fight Nerd spoke with Tito Ortiz at a Bellator MMA Press Event in NYC, and gave us his thoughts on a variety of topics in the fight world. In part one of this two-part interview, "The People's Champ" gives us a little insight on his lawsuit with John Ibarra (as much as he is allowed to tell us without getting himself into any trouble), and talks about his comeback fight against Alexander Shlemenko and the negative criticism he took while fighting a natural middleweight in a light-heavyweight bout. Ortiz also tells us that he still wants to fight Rampage and that he thinks Rampage definitively beat King Mo in their match at Bellator 120, and why he has zero interest in fighting King Mo. Plus, Tito talks about Bjorn Rebney's departure from the promotion and what he hopes Scott Coker will do to make Bellator a better place for fans and fighters alike, and who he would like to see Bellator pick up to add to their growing roster. watch video >>
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The lockout is finally over and we can all stop worrying about the league's problems and start focusing on where the Leafs stand coming into this 2013 season (because the season really didn't happen at all in 2012).
One of the biggest concerns for the Leafs is between the pipes. Right now James Reimer looks to be the number 1 guy, although based on my twitter feed, some people want and/or think Ben Scrivens' time is now or is soon and that we ought to start looking at him more. There has also certainly been a lot of talk about Luongo coming to Toronto and that certainly is one possible solution to the Leafs goaltending dilemma. I, however, am starting to think that this could be the perfect season for James Reimer.
If we take a look back to the 1994-95 season, most starting goalies played somewhere between 35 and 40 games, some played just over 30. A handful of guys like Patrick Roy and Dominik Hasek played more than 40 but Reimer is obviously no Roy or Hasek. So generally, that's what we can expect from starting NHL goalies this season.
Look back to Reimer's first season with the Leafs in the 2010-2011 season. He played in 37 games going 20-10-5. With that he posted an impressive 0.921 save percentage and a solid GAA of 2.60. Those there are some quality numbers. Fast forward to his second year where plays in 34 games and he goes 14-14-4 posting a .900 save percentage and a 3.10 GAA. Clearly those numbers aren't nearly as impressive and won't take you to the playoffs. Let's post an asterisk here though. In only the sixth game of the year (after starting 4-0-1) Reimer was injured with a concussion missing close to 20 games and later suffered a neck injury that ended his season late. And on top of all this the Leafs were a mess and well, we know how that story unfolds.
It's been 10 months since Reimer played in his last NHL game, and while that is quite a while, it has given him a lot of time to recover, train, and prepare for this season. 35-40 games could be right in his wheelhouse to post some terrific numbers and could be just what he needs to really develop into an elite goaltender in the NHL. I think if he can be injury free there is a good chance he can return to his pre-concussion play and give the Leafs a legitimate shot at the playoffs. Hell, at age 24 (not to mention 6'2 over 200 pounds), he very well could be our goalie of the future, and with that, eliminating the need for Luongo potentially.
So this season, especially leading up to opening day, is going to be very exciting. We don't know necessarily who will start between the pipes for Toronto, but I'm pulling for Reimer.
What does the rest of the PPP gang think?


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The first part of an Antarctic odyssey, from Buenos Aires via Ushuaia to the Falkland Islands, across the south Atlantic seas to South Georgia. Abundant wildlife is photographed as well as the stunning landscapes offered by this untamed corner of the planet
About the AuthorHoward Banwell
howardB Singapore
Howard Banwell is an incurable traveller, writer and photographer who developed an interest in bird watching in 2008.
Since when he has spent countless frustrating but most enjoyable days searching out birds, photographing them, and attempting to identify what he has seen and taken pictures of.
Howard lives in Singapore with his wife Lisa, their Golden Retriever, Sambal, their endlessly amusing Lovebirds, Lemon and Lime, and a pond full of Koi Carp.
Publish Date February 08, 2010
Dimensions Large Square 190 pgs Standard Paper
Category Fine Art Photography
Tags Falkland Islands, south georgia, south atlantic, sub-antarctic, Antarctic, Falklands, wildlife, birds, penguins, seals, storm, Argentina, ushuaia, Minerva, cruise, cruising
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Thanks, Julie, I really appreciate the comments. You made my day! If you are interested in the falklands, there are actually quite a few books at Blurb if yo put falklands in the bbokstore search box
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believe it or not, there is actually another book on this site about the falkland islands .. but this is a stupendous book, remarkable and a great pleasure to view .. the quotes are very good too
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Jamie Foxx joined the lovely Kerry Washington on the red carpet yesterday evening for the 'Django Unchained' Berlin premiere at CineStar Potsdamer Platz in Germany.
Looking as cool as a cucumber, the actor wore a Calvin Klein Fall 2012 suit.
Switching gears from the dark suit, white shirt and tie combo, Jamie wore a black turtleneck with his charcoal one-button peaked lapel tuxedo with a black satin contrast.
I have to say he pulls this look off really well, but I don't see this becoming a red carpet trend anytime soon.
Yay or nay on the turtleneck?
Credit: Getty
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I love Do-It-Yourself projects…when I actually complete them. Feeling accomplished by your hard work is totally worth it, and let's not forget how many DIY projects are inexpensive to make. So, I figured this year I could show you a collection of 10 oh-so-adorable (yet easy!) Do-It-Yourself Easter craft and food ideas over the next 10 days.
#9: Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt
Well this is totally clever, and it's really a great idea for older kids to put a spin on Easter Egg hunting. Head over to Raising Little Disciples to learn how to make these glowing eggs!
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Saturday, October 5 2013, 8:00 pm Littlefield Concert Hall
(David Tudor Composer-in-Residence)
A concert featuring new works for live electronics and computers, including a new composition performed by Mills students developed during the Tudor residency.
New York born and raised, Nicolas Collins studied composition with Alvin Lucier at Wesleyan University, worked for many years with David Tudor, and has collaborated with numerous soloists and ensembles around the world. He lived most of the 1990s in Europe, where he was Visiting Artistic Director of Stichting STEIM (Amsterdam), and a DAAD composer-in-residence in Berlin. Since 1997 he has been editor-in-chief of the Leonardo Music Journal, and since 1999 a Professor in the Department of Sound at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His book, Handmade Electronic Music – The Art of Hardware Hacking (Routledge), has influenced emerging electronic music worldwide. Collins has the dubious distinction of having played at both CBGB and the Concertgebouw.
Visit Nicolas Collins' website.
Vancouver New Music Circuit Cabaret
In Memoriam Michel Waisvisz (Nicolas Collins)
Tall Poppies
The David Tudor Endowment at Mills College was established as a growing endowment by composer Gordon Mumma. The endowment provides a residency for a composer and creative performing artist who exemplifies the model of David Tudor's life and work.


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Can't get my Wii U to connect to the internet.
Bought my Wii U yesterday but I can't get it to connect to the internet. First it didn't even see my router, but I followed this guide from the Nintendo tech forums:
1. Go into connection types, Hit "Manual Configuration"
2. Input your SSID
3. Input the correct security type, this is key.
4. Put your password in properly
5. For ip address "Do not auto obtain".
6. open up cmd in your computer, type in ipconfig
7. Now input that ip address but add 10 to the last number so "192.168.0.1" will be entered as "192.168.0.11"
8. Enter the rest of your info inside such as subnet mask and default gateway exactly as you see it in your ipconfig.
9. Now hit next, hit configure now for your DNS. When asked about DNS hit "Dont auto obtain".
10. For the first server put in 184.108.40.206
11. For the second server put in 18.104.22.168
12. Hit Next, when asked about a proxy hit no proxy
13. Leave mtu as the default
14. it should work, if not check the ip and that it is the internet ip + 10. Good luck
Now it at least is able to connect to my router, but for some silly reason it says that it can't make the connection from the router to the internet.
Anyone out there who has the same problem but managed to fix it?


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Lawyer Pay
Older Partner Gets Trial on Pay
Posted Jul 6, 2007 7:50 AM CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
A New York appeals court is permitting a trial on whether a lawyer's partnership agreement with Winston & Strawn entitled him to be paid the same amount after he reached retirement age.
The New York Appellate Division, First Department, ruled that the compensation agreement for rainmaking partner Anthony LoFrisco was ambiguous and he was entitled to a trial on his breach of contract claim. The ruling is LoFrisco v. Winston & Strawn LLP, No. 05828.
More rainmaking lawyers are challenging the way law firms cut compensation after they reach age 65, a process known as decompression, the New York Law Journal reports. At the same time, more law firms are waiving policies that require retirement or smaller paychecks.
LoFrisco's initial 1994 agreement with the firm based part of his salary on fees collected from his clients, even if he had no involvement on the legal matters. LoFrisco had a relationship with GE Chairman Jack Welch, who retired in 2001, and LoFrisco was paid at least 13 percent of GE billings.
The 1994 agreement provided that rainmaking compensation would be lowered by 25 percent when he turned 67 in 2001, and by another 25 percent each of the next three years. But LoFrisco renegotiated the deal. In the new 2001 contract the firm canceled the 25 percent decompression and agreed to "consider" requests to do the same in subsequent years. The clause read:
"The [Executive] Committee [of the Firm] will consider your request for similarly structured bonus payments in fiscal years subsequent to Jan. 31, 2001, on a year-by-year basis. Specifically, that consideration will consist of the same analysis of your contributions to the Firm as conducted in this fiscal year, as well as prior fiscal years."
The firm paid LoFrisco $2.3 million in 2002 and $350,000 in 2004.
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Features of Combined Public Communications, How It Works and What It Offers To Customers
Knowing More About Combined Public Communications Jail Phone Service System
The services offered by Combined Public Communications are as follows:
- Processing of collect calls
- Collect calls
- Call completion
- Calling solutions customized for each facility
- Direct pay talk time
- Inmate calling solutions
- Prepaid cards for inmates – both vended and commissary
- Inmate calling systems – internet based
- Number service can be restricted or opened: restrict or open calls from a participating correctional institution
- Prepaid calling cards: Vending machines in the prison lobby or the commissary can sell the prepaid calling cards to inmates of the facility participating in the service. Prepaid cards can be used for calling mobile phones as well.
- Direct Pay – Talk time can be purchased from the website. The direct pay calling account is helpful in controlling calling patterns and the number of calls made. With this account, inmates can call mobile phones as well as any other numbers that cannot be billed traditionally, along with cable company phone numbers.
- CPC Jail Mail – Voice Mail: the inmates' voice mail can be a beneficial addition to the regular telephone voice conversations and is offered by CPC to the participating institutions.
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There are several ways of receiving calls from inmates in jails, with the help of CPC's services:
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Final Score: University of Richmond- 86, College of William & Mary- 78
What Happened: The Spiders used two clutch three-point plays, one from behind the arc at the end of regulation by Cedrick Linsday, and one layup plus a foul at the end of the first overtime period by Kendall Anthony, to force a second overtime. In that second overtime period, the Tribe went cold from the field, making just two of six shots, and Richmond took advantage. Five Spiders finished in double figures in scoring, led by Darien Brother's 20 and Derrick Williams's 17 to go along with his 11 rebounds. William & Mary had four players of its own in double figures in scoring, led by Marcus Thornton with a game-high 22. The Tribe were dominant in the paint, outscoring Richmond, 42-28, in the area, mostly on driving layups. But Richmond was able to negate that advantage by hitting 11-25 three-pointers and 19-21 free throws.
Spider Positives: Richmond proved it could pull out a win in a hard-fought, gritty game, the first time the Spiders have been faced with such a situation early in the season. Brothers proved again he is capable of being one of the top shooters in the country, and Lindsay, coming off a concussion that forced him to miss UR's last two games, proved he can take and make the big shot. Most impressive was Richmond's ability to remain calm during the first overtime period after William & Mary built a quick five-point lead. The Spiders didn't panic and let the Tribe make a few costly mistakes to get back in the game, a sign of a maturing team.
Spider Negatives: Richmond needs to learn how to play physical basketball in the paint. William & Mary isn't much bigger inside than the Spiders, but the Tribe's forwards Tim Rusthoven (20 pts) and Kyle Gaillard (16 pts) consistently got easy buckets near the basket. Gaillard, who came into the game averaging less than seven points per game, didn't miss a shot. The Spiders also need to learn how to stay out of foul trouble, as four vital players — Williams, Brothers, Anthony and Greg Robbins — finished with four fouls. Williams also finished with eight turnovers, which is way too high for a big man who rarely handles the ball. Picking up a win is always good, but if the Spiders want to take the next step toward becoming NCAA tournament contenders, William & Mary is the type of team they need to blow out.
Up Next: Richmond will stay in the Robins Center and take on ACC-foe Wake Forest on Saturday. The Demon Deacons are a young team that haven't proven much yet, but they're still an ACC team and should be a tough test for the Spiders. Tipoff for the game is set for 6 p.m.
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An open discussion of the needs of business leaders and academic researchers as they work together to transition technologies to market.
The highway from research in the laboratory to market success has many detours and on/off ramps that are at best confusing to inventors and the populace. Success from technology-based economic development is the outcome of the efforts of many individuals across the private and public economic development ecosystem.
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RIO DE JANEIRO -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden praised Brazil's "vibrancy and inclusive democracy" and strides made in social and economic development in a half-hour speech Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro.
"You can no longer claim 'We are a developing nation.' You have developed," Biden said to a crowd that included Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Paes and local business leaders in a warehouse along the city's bustling port zone. "What goes with that is worldwide responsibility to speak, to speak out."
Biden's speech touched on issues ranging from trade, potential cooperation in Brazil's energy sector, educational exchanges and Brazil's rising international prominence.
Biden confirmed in the Rio speech that he would invite President Dilma Rousseff for an official state visit to the United States in October. It will be Washington's only state visit this year, he said.
He recognized that the U.S. overture to Brazil may not be welcomed by everyone. "For many in Brazil, the United States doesn't start with a clean slate," he said, adding that he understood the "skepticism" that came with engaging the U.S.
Brazil is the final stop on the vice president's six-day Latin American tour. The trip began in Colombia, where Biden met with President Juan Manuel Santos. He praised the country's progress with security, peace efforts with the country's FARC rebels, and said Santos was helping lead Latin America toward a "middle class, democratic and secure" future. In Trinidad and Tobago on Tuesday, Biden met with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and several Caribbean leaders, including Dominican Vice President Margarita Cedeño de Fernández and Haitian President Michel Martelly for talks covering security, trade, energy and development.
Biden spoke at length about opportunities to increase trade and energy cooperation between the two countries. Bilateral trade stood about $100 billion annually but he said there is "no reason" that number could not be $400 to $500 billion.
Both countries have made massive breakthroughs in the energy, as shale oil in the United States and the deepwater "pre-salt" oil finds in Brazil give each country hope of energy independence. Brazil estimates that between 70 billion and 100 billion barrels of oil equivalent are available under this region's deep layer of salt, though the exploration of these fields remain at an early stage. Brazil will host in October the first auction for the rights to develop a pre-salt field, which has sparked great interest amongst foreign oil companies.
"We stand ready to be your partner" in offshore development, Biden said, though he added that "it is for Brazil to decide if it makes sense for you" to take advantage of U.S. companies' technology and capabilities in deepwater exploration.
After the speech, Biden visited the Technological Park of Rio de Janeiro's Federal University and the Petrobras research facility CENPES, which largely focuses on technology needed to develop the deepwater pre-salt oil finds.
Despite the many references to energy, analysts said Biden's trip was intended to broadly address the U.S. relationship with Brazil and not just foreign interest in pre-salt development.
"The U.S. overture toward the region and Brazil is coinciding with a potential change in focus on energy domestically [in Brazil], which is propitious" for U.S. companies, said Christopher Garman, director of Latin America research at the Eurasia group, a global political risk and consulting firm.
Biden also stressed the growing prominence of Brazil in international affairs, citing the recent selection of Roberto Azevedo as the World Trade Organization's director general and Brazil's announcement that it would cancel or renegotiate almost $900 million of African debt. He praised Brazil's leadership in social welfare, saying that such programs as the cash transfer "Bolsa Família" and homeownership promotion were "studied and copied around the world."
Geraldo Zahran, a professor of international relations at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica of São Paulo, said the vice president's visit came during an increasingly "friendly" and positive climate between the two countries. President Barack Obama visited Brazil with his family in 2011 amid much fanfare, including a visit to the City of God favela and a speech to the Brazilian people from Rio de Janeiro's municipal theater.
"What has happened in the last five to 10 years is that Brazil has been distinguished from the rest of Latin America, so [the United States] does not treat Brazil as a Latin American country,'' Zahran said. "There is a perception in Washington that we are a different political and economic animal."


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BOSTON (AP) - A Harvard University student prosecutors say made bomb threats to try to get out of a final exam is making an initial appearance in federal court. The U.S. Attorney's office in Boston filed a criminal complaint Tuesday against Eldo Kim, alleging he sent hoax emails saying bombs were in four buildings on the Cambridge, Mass., campus. The emails came minutes before he was to take a final exam in one of the buildings. The threats led to the evacuations of the buildings on Monday, shutting them down for hours before investigators determined there were no explosives. Kim is due in court Wednesday. It's not known who is representing him. Harvard said it was "saddened" by the allegations in the federal complaint but would have no further comment on the investigation.
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By Tarah Heupel, Rapid City Police Spokesperson
Rapid City, S.D. –This week seven new police officers began their training with the RCPD. Next week they will start an intensive 13-week program at the George S. Mickelson Criminal Justice Center in Pierre.
After graduating from the academy in May, the new officers will be certified to work in law enforcement in South Dakota. All of the officers will then be required to complete the Department's 18-week Police Officer Field Training Program before receiving a permanent shift assignment for the remainder of their 18-month probationary period.
The spring 2013 new recruit class includes:
Officer Michael Albright was raised in Rapid City and graduated from Stevens High School. He served 18 years as a police officer with the London Police Department in London, Ohio, before returning to his roots in Rapid City.
Officer James Halterman is from Rapid City, and graduated from Central High School. He earned his associate's degree in criminal justice from National American University, and most recently worked as a dispatcher for the Pennington County Emergency Services Communications Center.
Officer Jacob Kelley is from Rapid City and graduated from Central High School. He served five years in the U.S. Marines before joining the RCPD, and completed one deployment to Afghanistan.
Officer Garrett Loen is from Rapid City, and graduated from Stevens High School. He earned is associate's degree in law enforcement technology from Western Dakota Technical Institute, and currently serves in the Army National Guard.
Officer Matthew Macrander is from Mosinee, Wisc. He graduated from Mosinee High School and earned his associate's degree in criminal justice from Madison Area Technical College.
Officer Aaron Odegaard is from Rapid City, and graduated from Stevens High School. He earned his bachelor's degree in biology from South Dakota State University.
Officer Whitley White is from Rapid City. She graduated from Saint Thomas More High School and earned her bachelor's degree in law enforcement and sociology from Minnesota State University-Mankato.


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Oakland Raiders running back Michael Bush was arrested and charged with OWI in Indiana early Saturday, according to the Clark County Jail.
Bush was arrested at about 4:30 a.m. in Jeffersonville for allegedly driving while intoxicated, according to Clark County police. He was booked into the Clark County Jail.
Bush is from Louisville. He played football for Louisville Male High School and the University of Louisville.
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There are so many automakers chasing the segment, perceived to be red hot, that one is tempted to set up a keyboard macro to type out "compact crossover". The next step in Ford's attempt to revive the Lincoln brand is exactly one of those, the 2015 MKC.
Tag: Compact Crossovers
We'll confirm it. Again. America is becoming ever more hungry for small premium brand crossovers, and that's not simply a result of there being more $40,000 German utility vehicles from which to choose.
If you want to know why Jaguar and Lexus are introducing compact crossover concepts at the Frankfurt Auto Show this week, all you have to do is check the sales data. Crossover sales are soaring, particularly compacts. Last month, Toyota's RAV4 was up 50% year to year, and the CR-V at Honda had its best sales month yet. Car sales in general are good in the United States right now, with overall August sales up 17%, but sales of smaller crossovers have doubled that and then some at 36%. Crossovers have gained market share for 10 straight months and now take just over a quarter of the total market, on a pace to sell about 4 million units this year. Overall crossover sales are up about 2% from last year, with compacts making most of that difference. As recently as 2007, crossovers only made up 15% of U.S. light vehicle sales. Pickup trucks are usually seen as America's favorite vehicles, but in August crossovers outsold pickups by almost a 2 to 1 margin. (Read More…)
Normally this is something I would have saved for our "TTAC Staff" news items, but I'm the arrival of the Mercedes-Benz GLA is significant. We've reached the event horizon for compact crossovers and their global proliferation.
Ford's outgoing Escape is neither the newest, nor the nicest compact crossover on the market, but man does it sell well. How something so relatively old and uncompetitive maintained such strong volume in the market has long been a bit of a mystery, but my theory is that the Escape offered two basic attributes that the market desires: low price and SUV looks (without SUV efficiency). And by combining Escape with Europe's Kuga to create one global compact crossover, Ford has been forced away from those two basic attributes: Escape likely won't be cheap with its turbocharged engines and upscale interior (though pricing hasn't been released), and it definitely doesn't look like an old-school SUV anymore. Will a new approach to the compact crossover segment pay off for Ford, or is this Escape too "global," or too similar to other "cute utes" to succeed in the US market? Is this the point at which the "One Ford" ethos crashes against the rocks of America's appreciation for boxy, rugged utilities?
Domestics rule the compact crossover segment this month, with the ageless Escape standing above the crowd (albeit without weighting for fleet sales). Again, Honda and Toyota show bigger drops than Nissan's Rogue, reinforcing the perception that Nissan has done a remarkable job recovering from the tsunami. Intriguingly, Jeep's Patriot is essentially flat year-over-year, while the Compass has bounced back on the strength of its redesign… but only to about the Patriot's rate. Meanwhile, Hyundai has yet to find the disruptive success in this segment that it's enjoying in the C- and D-sedan segments.


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There are a multitude of projects in process, including the restoration of the historic Lavon Theater (formally The Royal Theatre), a multi-wall mural project, a community garden and more. A series of fundraisers and special events are being held in and around the theater as we move towards renovation. Stay up to date on event announcements and the progress of The Renaissance on our facebook page and on the events calendar below. Please be a part of this exciting development!
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A recent study on public perceptions about obesity shows that nearly half of all Americans believe that healthy food is just too expensive.
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"They think it's higher priced, which it's not necessarily, and not knowing what is healthy and what's not healthy," said Bradfield.
If you need help knowing the difference, Hy-Vee has a dietician on staff. For now, Bradfield says produce is always a good place to start.
The study also showed that obesity ranks second, only behind cancer, in American perception of seriousness.
And while eating healthier is an obvious choice, actually doing so can seem daunting.
Quincy shopper Rachel Lewis says she tries to makes compromises while shopping to give her family the healthy food they need.
She says keeping her grocery bill comes down to one simple concept.
"You don't buy a lot of the junk food items and you save that money more for the healthful items," she said.
In the survey also Americans cited other causes for obesity. They include too much electronic screen time, access to much cheaper, unhealthier foods, and a lack of information and desire for people to change.
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THOMASVILLE, GA (WALB) - Nearly three million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's Disease. Alzheimer's is one of the most feared diseases by the baby boomer generation. "It's a terrible disease. It robs people of their very personalities. It turns them into horrible creatures who are so far removed from what they were when they were at themselves," said Betty Neill.
Thomas University is spreading the word about next month's annual Dr. Jim Neil's Alzheimer's Walk.
Betty Claire Neill is Dr. Neill's widow and ambassador to the walk. "My husband died at a fairly young age with Alzheimer's disease. And I think in our society today we're finding people are younger and younger when they develop this disease and at this time there is no cure."
On August 27th, we reported on a missing 80-year man from Thomas County, Charles Tuller. Tuller suffers from dementia and wandered from his home.
Luckily he was found in Florida and returned safely to his family. 71-year old Hazel Mckeller of Tift County was not so lucky.
She was found two days after she went missing in a pond on Pebble Hill Drive. "Awareness is so important and the more word we can get out about this terrible disease the more the community is aware and can look out for these problems," said Social Worker Betty Sawyer.
Sawyer says the experience can sometimes be worse for the caregiver than the actual patient. "It's extremely hard on the caregiver. In fact may times the caregiver loses their life from stress and other physical problems before the actual patient does."
Sawyer says there comes a time when moving a patient to assisted living is the only option. She says each family has to make that decision for themselves, but it will be needed at some point during the illness.
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Gordon Edes in Boston reports the Red Sox are unsure of the Twins intentions and privately questioning their own intentions to part with the package of players mentioned along with signing Johan Santana to the largest contract ever given a starting pitcher. He also mentions that LHP Jon Lester has not been taken off the market contrary to what ESPN's Buster Olney reported earlier this week.
Ken Davidoff in New York writes the Yankees and Red Sox are all but out of the Santana derby and asks why the Mets should add a 5th player, OF Fernando Martinez, to a trade when the team would only be bidding against itself. It is a great point and one that has the potential to sully any off-season assessment of the job Twins' GM Bill Smith has done. If Smith accepts a lesser offer than the ones the Red Sox made available in late November/early December, how could one not judge his efforts negatively?
Related, Bill Madden and Anthony McCarron pick-up on a point I made yesterday. Will the haul the Orioles ex-Peter Angelos agreed to accept for lefty Erik Bedard make things harder for the Mets? According to Madden and McCarron's sources, the answer is "yes".
This conflicts with Davidoff's position that the Mets are in the catbird seat without the Yankees or Red Sox to compete against. I tend to agree with Mr. Davidoff. However, I wonder how Twins' Gm Bill Smith would react if the Mets acted aggressively about their position of negotiating power. Would the negotiations end acrimoniously with Smith taking Santana off the table to usher in the circus atmoshphere of Johan Santana being a Twin to begin the year?
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Over the last few months and even years, we have bemoaned the pathetic marketing job done by the Morgan Center when it comes to its revenue sports.
The most blatant such failure to me really has to do with the failure to use our three straight Final Four appearances into a marketing bonanza. Of course, that is partly due to the severe dip in performance by the team, but no other elite team has left the casual fans' hearts and minds as quickly as UCLA.
I bring this up now because there is a cool event coming up, a great opportunity for exposure and promotion...and UCLA is not even considered in it. Follow me after the jump.
On Veterans Day, Michigan State and North Carolina will play basketball on the deck of an aircraft carrier on San Diego Bay. The game will be dubbed as the carrier classic. It will supposedly be very exclusive and not really open to the public. A court and stadium seating for about 7,000 fans will be set up on the flight deck.
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All I can say is that this is just an awesome idea!
Why does this matter? This is why:
The game was the idea of Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis.
This is just one example of an athletic director thinking out of the box and promoting a program that essentially had the same kind of year UCLA just had. So the excuse of performance is simply not valid. And you can't tell me that Michigan State has a better basketball history than UCLA.
This is even more pathetic considering that the game will essentially be played right in UCLA's backyard!
Well, that's not all...to show you how low our program has sunk, consider this:
Michigan State has an option to play in the 2012 game, possibly against Duke, Whalen said. Other teams that could play in future games include Texas, Ohio State, Florida, Navy, San Diego State and Notre Dame.
(Mike Whalen is the Organizer of Morale Entertainment Foundation, who was approached to help stage the game.)
UCLA is not even mentioned in the same breath as the likes of these teams...
That is just utterly embarrassing and pathetic. Dan Guerrero couldn't promote a water bottle in Death Valley. In summer.


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5:10pm Wednesday 9th April 2014 in Sport By Bill Marshall, T&A Sports Reporter
Former Otley and Yorkshire hooker David 'Peanuts' Pullan, stories of whom are legion at Cross Green, has died.
Known by his nickname from coming to the club when he was 17, David played in the first team throughout his playing career and represented his county five times, featuring against Lancashire in 1960 and Ulster, Cumberland, Cheshire and Northumberland in 1961.
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In celebration of my one year anniversary here at the Forums I decided to make a post. Too many guys get caught up in the What can the community do for me? mentality. To be truly remarkable as a person and man, it is most important in what you can give back to the community. For my first year here, this sums up a lot of my knowledge that Ive gained. I would like to extend personal thanks to everyone at the Forums with who Ive interacted with during the last year. You guys are the best!
Grasp Your Sexuality!
WARNING: This goes beyond simple pickup. If you are here to get routines and gimmicks, then you will not like the following post. However, if you are here to better your life, and discover all the ways in which you can be the best man you can be, then you may proceed.
Do you feel guilty for looking at women?
1. Guilty for wanting to fuck her?
2. Guilty for wanting to fuck her hard in the ass while you call her a dirty slut and drip maple syrup down her back?
3. Does is not feel right to you?
4. Do you feel like it is disrespectful, and unnatural?
Why? Why? WHY DO YOU FEEL GUILTY? The most natural thing in the world for men to do is check out a fine woman, or fuck that total hottie you met at the bar.
Lets talk about sexuality. So yes, turn the lights down low, turn on some Barry White, and lets get down to business. I want you now to envision your perfect ten, physically. Ill tell you mine: long, flowing, shiny dark hair, angelic face, cute little nose, perfect dark eyes, lips meant for dick-sucking, perfect proportional rack (for her body size), nice waist-to-hip ratio, a great ass, and long, long legs. I dont know about you, but Im aroused. Just kidding . Now lets compare this perfect specimen to another not so perfect specimen. Envision now a nasty, 300lb, droopy tits, McDonalds eating, short haired, man-beast who, for some reason, has a vagina. So whats the difference?
Does the beast seem sexual to you? If you said yes, I think you may be at the wrong forums, and I will send you a subscription of Warpig Monthly. The point is whats sexual is often compared to whats beautiful in our minds, what we find attractive. This makes sense because we dont have sex with unattractive women (or at least I hope you dont).
Now think about whats sexy to a woman: a confident, yet humble, mature, yet fun, sexual, yet respectful man and it also helps if you are physically attractive, or at least well-groomed. Those combinations will definitely make a woman cream her panties. Women like this type of man because he represents the perfect balance of sexuality. BALANCE. Everything needs balance for it to survive, and the perfect representation of balance in men, makes you more attractive for replication. Yet for some reason, we dont see many of these men. We see pathetic excuses for men everyday: what we usually call AFCs. What is the cause of this?
In my last thread, http://www.theattractionforums.com/d...96418-man.html, I described one of the things that men, who werent really men, did was to fear their sexuality. When should I kiss her? I dont want her to think that I just want sex! You want sex. You want it because your brain tells you it is necessary for survival. But why do men fear their sexuality now? Why are men being pussified?
The very same social conditioning that explained all the other reasons why we are not real men apply here. You are being brainwashed. *key kaleidoscope effect* You watch the movies, tv, you see what celebrities do/act, you see the laws, and court cases that have affected our society for the WORSE.
The problem now is that many men think they have to repress their sexuality because its wrong. This programming comes because most of us were raised by women, and they wanted us to be cute and sweet and a perfect gentleman This is all well and good; however, women want these things from a man they are ALREADY SEXUALLY ATTRACTED TO. Those traits dont make women attracted to you; they are instead, an added bonus. Women desired to make you this way, because they wanted more control over their world. Nothing makes women lose control more than a confident sexual man.
The real pain comes from a good percentage of us not having a decent father figure. Thats what drove most of us here because we have no idea how to be men, and one of the manliest things you can do it love/fuck a woman. Many women have NO IDEA what its like to be a man in this world because they are too busy trying to become our equals. So where are we to learn?
Sexuality extends beyond the bedroom. It encompasses all of our actions, consciously, or subconsciously. Think about it. You wake up in the morning, and fix your hair. Why? So you look more attractive to a potential mate. You get a degree. Why? So you can better provide for your mate. You eat. Why? So you can remain strong and healthy and have lots of offspring. Everything we do is for procreation.
When you fail to grasp your sexuality, which can be anything from being too nervous to talk to a woman, to being afraid to touch her when you two are watching a movie together, you reject your biology. You war with nature. There is no surer way to die then to outright reject your biology. It guides you; its invisible hand lets you make the right choices, evolutionary speaking. One thing we know is that nature beats nurture every time, and when you ignore nature, you are setting yourself up for unnecessary difficulty.
Some people choose to think that sexuality and intelligence are linked, however I disagree. What do most men in their ivory towers, and their theories and philosophies do beside mentally masturbate about their supposed understanding of the world? To them sexuality is something that they can slap a theory on, and be done with it. However, real sexuality is much deeper than that. Intelligence has nothing to do with your sexual self, or those nerds with pocket protectors in high school would have been scoring left and right. When you try to slap a theory to everything in life, you get lost in your head, and dont live for the present. It if often that the man with no theories are the ones who understand women the most, because there is no theory to women!
I remember hearing this analogy a few months ago, and if I could find it again, Id give due credit. If youve gotten through high school, youve probably read Oedipus. Remember how he had to go through the Sphinx and her riddle in order to get into the city? Well, most guys view women as some kind of Sphinx. A mythical and mysterious creature, to which we assign so many secrets and forbidden knowledge (What do woman really want? Whats going on inside her head? What is she thinking?). The truth is that women are a sphinx with no riddle. The only secrets and forbidden knowledge she has is what we give to her. If you make it so tough on yourself, and think understanding women is the equivalent of climbing Everest, then it will be. But if you understand that she is human too, that she feels the same feelings, pinings, emotions, and desires (sexual and whatnot) as you, then it is as easy as understanding the ABCs.
It is often the very behaviors that ordinary people tell you to do while dating that lead to problems. Think about it: Buy a woman dinner? Anyone can do that. Take her to a movie? Anyone can do that. Give her the pleasure of your own unique form of company? Only you can do that, and that is what you are selling: you, and nobody else. The point is to do something original, for the purpose of getting to know each other. So be unique. Show her your true self, and have fun doing it! Your real self is the most sexual being you can conjure. Unless she is heartless, she wouldnt be out on a date with you if you didnt intrigue her, and the common behaviors of dinner and movie shows her that you are just as ordinary as everyone else. Dont be ordinary, be extraordinary.
Your looks are a very key aspect in your quest to grasp your sexuality. Physical beauty can be overlooked for men. Whether we are handsome or not has little to do with our looks, but rather the style that we present. When you look good, you present yourself to women the same way a petite runway model presents herself to men. So get your shit together! Go get some nice clothes, get a haircut, and hit the gym. Do what you can to be the best person you can be!
Your personality is another key point. Forget all your intelligence, all you learned in college and high school. That will help you little here. You dont want to have a relationship based upon talking about nuclear fusion, or calculus, do you? NO. You want to hold each other and whisper sweet nothings all night long. Having a good personality has little to do with intelligence; it is about being the most fun, entertaining, and caring person you can be. This is your true sexual nature, not how much molecular chemistry you know. So do not dwell on the boring!
In the end, it doesnt matter if you are a virgin, or youve been with thousands of women: your sexuality is something that should know no bounds, but neither should it be a priority in life. Sex is not the end all, be all to life. It can only enhance it. Sex is only a big deal if you make it a big deal. If you dont make it a big deal, then at very least it can be one of the greatest connections you can have with a woman. So stop rejecting your nature and biology, and open up. Touch her. Kiss her. Slap her ass. Tell her how sexy you think she is, because here is a hint: SHE WANTS YOU TO! She wants you to be a man, and be sexual with her. She wants to be submissive and squirm underneath you as you dominant her. This is her truest, deepest desire: to give herself totally to a dominant confident man, who knows how to turn her on. Reject societys programming, and act like a real man would. A real man is sexy to every woman, no matter what they say. Finally, do it all with confidence. You shall be truly unforgettable in her eyes, I promise.
Disclaimer: Using your sexuality is a good thing, but in no way am I advising you to do anything that could land you in jail, such as rape. Use your head. There is a big difference between embracing your sexuality and touching a woman who wants you, and making an unwelcome sexual advance. Dont be stupid and do something that could get me or TAF in trouble.
*This post was influenced by community users AshleyL and Hitori, and the most credit goes to my biggest mentor and teacher, Pook. Many thanks.


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