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Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from Max Blumenthal's new book Republican Gommorah: Inside the Movement That Shattered the Party published by Nation Books.
A few miles down the road from Colorado Springs [a home to James Dobson's Focus on the Family], in the quiet bedroom community of Eldredge, a deeply disturbed young man named Matthew Murray followed the unfolding debacle at New Life Church [once under the stewardship of Pastor Ted Haggard] with an interest that bordered on obsession. Murray, a sallow-faced, bespectacled 24-year-old, had been indelibly scarred by a lifetime of psychological abuse at the hands of his charismatic Pentecostal parents. Murray's mind became crowded with thoughts of death, destruction, and the killings he would soon carry out in the name of avenging what he called his "nightmare of Christianity."
On an online chat room for former Pentecostals, Murray heaped contempt on his mother, Loretta, a physical therapist who homeschooled him to ensure that his contact with the outside world was severely limited. "My 'mother,'" Murray wrote, "is just a brainswashed [ sic] church agent cun,t [ sic]. The only reason she had me was because she wanted a body/soul she could train into being the next Billy Graham..."
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...my mother was into all the charismatic "fanatical evangelical" insanity. Her and her church believed that Satan and demons were everywhere in everything. The rules were VERY strict all the time. We couldn't have ANY christian or non-christian music at all except for a few charismatic worship CDs. There was physical abuse in my home. My mother although used psychotropic drugs because she somehow thought it would make it easier to control me (I've never been diagnosed with any mental illness either). Pastors would always come and interrogate me over video games or TV watching or other things. There were NO FRIENDS outside the church and family and even then only family members who were in the church. You could not trust anyone at all because anyone might be a spy.
An authoritarian Christian-right self-help guru named Bill Gothard created the home-schooling regimen implemented by Murray's parents. Like his ally James Dobson, Gothard first grew popular during the 1960s by marketing his program to worried evangelical parents as anti-hippie insurance for adolescent children. Based on the theocratic teachings of R. J. Rushdoony, who devised Christian schools and home-schooling as the foundation of his Dominionist empire, Gothard's Basic Life Principles outlined an all-consuming environment that followers could embrace for the whole of their lives. According to Ron Henzel, a one-time Gothard follower who co-authored a devastating exposé about his former guru called A Matter of Basic Principles , under the rules, "large homeschooling families abstain from television, midwives are more important than doctors, traditional dating is forbidden, unmarried adults are 'under the authority of their parents' and live with them, divorced people can't remarry under any circumstance, and music has hardly changed at all since the late nineteenth century."
At the Charter School for Excellence, a school in South Florida inspired by Gothard's draconian principles that receives $800,000 in state funds each year, children are indoctrinated into a culture of absolute submission to authority almost as soon as they learn to speak. A song that the school's first-graders are required to recite goes as follows:
Obedience is listening attentively,
Obedience will take instructions joyfully,
Obedience heeds wishes of authorities,
Obedience will follow orders instantly.
For when I am busy at my work or play,
And someone calls my name, I'll answer right away!
I'll be ready with a smile to go the extra mile
As soon as I can say "Yes, sir!" "Yes ma am!"
Hup, two, three!
Former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee is among the 2.5 million Americans who have attended Gothard's Basic Seminar. According to Huckabee, who once earmarked state funds to distribute Gothard's literature in Arkansas prisons, Gothard was responsible for "some of the best programs for instilling character into people." But to the deeply alienated Murray, Gothard was the original source of his pathology. "I believe that the truth needs to be exposed," Murray wrote in a September 2006 discussion forum of recovering Gothard followers. "People need to see through errornious [ sic] and destructive doctrines and teachings including Bill Gothard's."
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affliction is also fairly dependent upon when you use your cooldowns (hint, very often). Nef is also probably a bad fight to judge DPS on also b/c of all the downtime between phases. Do you have any logs?
Also, when you apply CoD can be very important, you want to try and put up CoD when you have spell effects like power torrent and/or trinket procs up. I can't see your armory, but if you don't have a Dark Moon Card: Volcano yet, you should get one. They're still BiS even in heroic firelands content (well... 2nd BiS, Rune of Zeth is BiS... it's stupid).
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Below 25%, drain life + haunt when it's up, but don't clip a drain life short, wait for it to tick, then haunt, but hit haunt as close to "on cooldown" as possible.
If there's two targets that you're soul swapping between, then switch from CoD to CoA, since CoA can be on multiple targets but CoD can't (the tooltip is misleading on this point).
I guess always make sure fel armor is on? lol I know that sounds dumb but sometimes I'll be doing a 5 man or something going, "wtf why is my dps so low?" then realize that I haven't had fel armor on.
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The defendant is charged [in count __] with stalking in the second degree. The statute defining this offense reads in pertinent part as follows:
a person is guilty of stalking in the second degree when, with intent to cause another person to fear for (his/her) physical safety, (he/she) wilfully and repeatedly follows or lies in wait for such other person and causes such other person to reasonably fear for (his/her) physical safety.
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● In the context of stalking, "laying in wait" means waiting in a place where another person is likely to be or to pass by.2
Element 3 - Wilfullness
The third element is that the defendant acted wilfully. To act "wilfully" means to act intentionally or deliberately.
Element 4 - Repeatedly
The fourth element is that the defendant acted repeatedly. Acting "repeatedly" means acting on more than one occasion. An isolated act of following or lying in wait cannot constitute stalking.3
Element 5 - Caused fear
The fifth element is that the defendant caused <insert name of person> to reasonably fear for (his/her) physical safety. Determining whether this element is satisfied requires a two step process. First, the situation and the facts must be viewed from the viewpoint of <insert name of person>. Did (he/she) in fact fear for (his/her) physical safety? If the answer to that question is no, you must find the defendant not guilty. If the answer to that question is yes, you must then ask whether that fear was reasonable. You must answer that question from the viewpoint of a reasonable person under the circumstances at the time. You must ask yourself whether under all the circumstances then present, was the fear reasonable?4
In summary, the state must prove prove beyond a reasonable doubt that 1) the defendant intended to cause <insert name of person> to fear for (his/her) safety, 2) the defendant followed or lay in wait for <insert name of person>, 3) the defendant acted wilfully, 4) the defendant acted repeatedly, and 5) the defendant caused <insert name of person> to reasonably fear for (his/her) physical safety.
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1 State v. Marsala, 44 Conn. App. 84, 98, cert. denied, 240 Conn. 912 (1997); see also State v. Jackson, 56 Conn. App. 264, 272, cert. denied, 242 Conn. 938 (2000).
2 For a discussion of the traditional legal definition of "lying in wait," see State v. Culmo, 43 Conn. Sup. 46, 63-64 (1993). The committee thought that this definition, with its emphasis on concealment and surprise, was not applicable to the behavior that the stalking statute addresses.
3 State v. Jackson, 56 Conn. App. 264, 273, cert. denied, 242 Conn. 938 (2000); State v. Cummings, 46 Conn. App. 661, 679 n.13, cert. denied, 243 Conn. 940 (1997); see also State v. Russell, 101 Conn. App. 298, 317-18, cert. denied, 284 Conn. 910 (2007) (there is no time limitation on the time that may have elapsed between the acts).
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Social media has had an enormous impact on identity authentication, said Jodi Florence, vice president of marketing at IDology, which provides identify verification solutions. It is easier than ever to find out personal information about someone through social networking sites. Couple this with the fact that most consumers have a hard time remembering the answers to their shared secrets and so will end up using factual information.
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council guidelines released this past summer addressed the growing threat from social-media sharing by advising financial institutions to move beyond so-called traditional challenge questions to knowledge-based authentication or out-of-wallet questions for online/mobile identity authentication. These questions deal with facts only the customer would know (e.g., What was the color of your first car? or What is your monthly car payment?). The guidelines further recommend customers be required to answer more than one question, and a red-herring question be added designed to trick the fraudster, but which the legitimate customer will recognize as nonsensical.
Fortunately, a growing number of banks and credit unions are transitioning to more robust authentication solutions. This is critical because fraudsters do not discriminate by bank size or location. As a result, financial institutions not only need multifactor authentication in place, but they also must know when an account may be under attack, such as logging in from a new device and forgetting a password; contacting a call center to change a password; or initiating a change of address or account information.
Florence recommends three steps to help prevent fraudulent activity:
With software-as-a-service technology, these steps can be implemented using next-generation identity verification solutions without the purchase of additional hardware or software. For example, a bank or credit union can integrate the SaaS-based ExpectID verification solution from IDology into its website or online platform through the companys application programming interface, deploy the solution in its call center using IDologys real-time Web portal and even deliver questions to a mobile device.
The biggest challenge FIs face today, and most likely will continue to face in the future, said Florence, is their ability to change at the same pace as fraud. Keeping pace is not easy, however. A recent report by Javelin Strategy and Research, for example, indicates that KBA authentication is losing favor among consumers. Our research shows that almost two-thirds of consumers are interested in using biometric authentication, said James Van Dyke, president of Javelin. Although biometrics can be used to strengthen the process, Florence points out that using out-of-wallet questions is still needed to determine a persons identity.
The best advice is to remain vigilant in offering a secure online/mobile authentication solution, and to educate customers about the effectiveness of the solution in protecting their accounts. The result, Van Dyke and Florence emphasize, will be improved customer retention and increased usage of more cost-effective remote banking channels.
Michael Scheibach is executive editor of BankNews.
Copyright (c) January 2012 by BankNews Media


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I spent a lot of time on eBay last year as I constantly checked auctions for good deals on any missing MOTUC figures. Patience paid off in the long run because I was able to find some nice deals and strategic lots that filled in missing gaps. The marketplace here was also very helpful!
Anyway, I recently revisited eBay and looked at the current rates for every MOTUC figure, as if I were starting over again. I compiled the latest data to present a comprehensive "Unofficial MOTUC Price Guide"!
Here are some basic rules/disclaimers...
1. The prices only reflect eBay prices, no other sites were referenced.
2. The prices are for MOC figures only.
3. No differentiation was made for 1st releases and "The Original" re-releases. Running variants were also not taken into account.
4. These are actual bids by consumers, not Buy-it-Now prices. In most cases, the price listed is an average of the 10 most recently purchased auctions.
5. The prices are for single figures only; No lots of multiple figures were taken into account.
6. Best Offers were not taken into account because the settled sale price is not shown.
7. Packaging that featured additional changes, like AFA grading or autographs, were disregarded.
8. Prices include the total cost with shipping included.
9. Only US auctions were taken into consideration...International shipping would've thrown off the average costs.
10. Evergreen Matty Essentials figures were automatically listed at Matty's price, with tax and shipping included, since they're still available at "retail".
Now that all that is out of the way, here it is...
2013 Unofficial MOTUC Price Guide
(03/28/14 Update: Prices in Blue reflect new entries since the last update)
Battle Armor He-Man....$47.98
Battle Armor Skeletor...$31.84
Battle Cat....................$39.74
Battleground Evil-Lyn....$36.80
Battleground Teela........$28.46
Bubble Power She-Ra....$40.22 (Matty)
Captain Glenn w/ Cringer...$42.11
Castle Grayskull................$317.29
Castle Grayskullman..........$52.57
Chief Carnivus..................$22.23
Clamp Champ...................$51.32
Count Marzo....................$19.78
Dragon Blaster Skeletor...$32.17
Eternian Palace Guards.........$70.90 (Matty)
Eternos Palace King Randor...$30.75
Faker vs. Bizarro...$115.01
Fang Man.............$44.63
Fearless Photog....$28.18
Fighting Foe Men...$53.36
Galactic Protector He-Man...$35.98
He-Man......................$40.22 (Matty)
He-Man vs Superman...$66.54
Hordak.......................$40.22 (Matty)
Hordak (Spirit)............$51.98
Horde Prime................$37.02
Horde Troopers...........$127.31
Hurricane Hordak.........$24.57
Jet Sled w/ Sky High...$75.66
Keldor...................................$40.22 (Matty)
King Grayskull (w/ Orb)...........$36.42
King Grayskull (SDCC).............$104.28
King Grayskull (Bronze)...........$253.71
King He-Man...........................$64.56
King Hssss.............................$40.22 (Matty)
King Randor...........................$49.22
King Randor (Eternos Palace)...$31.80
Kobra Khan............................$64.79
Lord Dactus...$30.69
Mer-Man vs Aquaman...$33.34
Mighty Spector............$26.30
Mo-Larr vs Skeletor.....$29.82
Moss Man...................$21.77
Moss Man (Flocked).....$46.54
Orko w/ Prince Adam..............$29.50
Orko w/ Prince Adam (SDCC)...$63.74
Panthor.............................$50.19 (Matty)
Preternia Disguise He-Man...$39.20
Queen Marlena w/ Cringer...$57.85
Rokkon & Stonedar...$64.79
Sea Hawk......................$37.78
Shadow Beast................$41.33
Shadow Weaver.............$165.09
She-Ra.........................$40.22 (Matty)
She-Ra vs Supergirl.......$39.89
Sir Laser-Lot.................$29.72
Skeletor vs Lex Luthor...$45.87
Slush Head...................$26.55
Snake Face...................$35.46
Snake Man-at-Arms.......$30.71
Snake Men 2-Pack..........$54.93
Snout Spout.................$23.51
Star Sisters 3-Pack........$39.97
Stratos vs Hawkman.......$31.06
Teela.......................................$127.2 8
Temple of Darkness Sorceress...$44.35
The Faceless One......................$21.86
The Goddess............................$39.25
Thunder Punch He-Man..............$34.11
Vykron (Barbarian)....$28.51
Vykron (Space Ace)...$28.66
Vykron (Tank Top)....$32.03
Weapons Pak: End of Wars...............$26.51
Weapons Pak: Great Unrest...............$30.41 (Matty)
Weapons Pak: Great Wars.................$35.25
Weapons Pak: Ultimate Battleground...$28.11
Weapons Rack..................................$38.35
Webstor..........................................$ 42.28
Whiplash.........................................$ 91.28
Wind Raider.....................................$41.83
Zodac vs. Green Lantern...$40.98
Overall, this is a rough guide and will not remain accurate for long due to the constant activity on eBay. So keep in mind that these prices reflect recent activity as of October 2013 and March 2014. In the future, I suggest consulting eBay's completed auctions to get the latest going rates.
I hope this is helpful and thanks for looking!
Last edited by Micro-Man; March 28, 2014 at 07:39pm.
Thanks for putting in the effort to put this together, I'm sure many people will appreciate it!
Definitely props on putting this together! Interesting stuff.
Damn, didn't know Barbarian Vykron wasn't going for that much different than the others. I should sell/trade my MIB Tank-Or one and upgrade to a MIB Barbarian one.
Shadow Weaver goes for nearly a third of what the sub costed that year. Crazy stuff! Glad I got mine!
Great resource! Hope to see this updated periodically.
Oh, and Rattlor appears to be missing.
Thanks, guys...This was actually a neat project to work on! I know my work is brainwashing me when I start crunching numbers for fun, Heheh!
At first, I was looking up how much SDCC & Bronze King Grayskull and Color-Changing Orko were expected to cost if I ever decide to buy them and it slowly spiraled out of control. I also felt like looking up the Sorceress, Teela, Fisto, and Scareglow to see if the prices are really as bad as I've heard (Yikes, they are!), then wondered about "pegwarmers" like Netossa and Mighty Spector. Before I knew it, I had prices on a bunch of figures and decided to finish up the entire collection during my downtime.
The results are pretty interesting, though. All the TRU packs, except He-Man and Faker, are going for about the same price as the single figure by itself. There are quite a few "pegwarmers" in the series, too. Poor Hurricane Hordak...Nobody likes him!
Two big things to also keep in mind, though. For every purchased auction, there are also a lot of unsold ones that are simply set too high. Barbarian Vykron, for example, is usually set in the $60+ range but none of those have sold recently. I also noticed several "Best Offers" that were accepted. I'm not sure what the final sale prices were in those cases but it's a hopeful sign that sellers are being willing to negotiate on unsold stock.
The big-ticket items, like Sorceress, Teela, and Fisto are hard to come by at lower prices but it's not impossible. I saw that some people snatched up decent deals, at the right time when few bidders were around, while I was getting the averages. Overall, though, it's not a bad time for a collector to pick up some missing gaps in their collections, especially for common figures.
Of course, I still recommend going to our Marketplace forums first...I found the most helpful people there. Where else could I get multiple Catra Filmation masks after I lost mine?...Twice!
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Argh, Rattlor! I knew someone was missing...Ok, lemme go look him up!
Edit: Rattlor is now included, thanks for letting me know!
Last edited by Micro-Man; March 2, 2013 at 11:28pm.
Kudos my man ... For those people like myself, this will definitely come in handy when trying to sell my doubles or to fill in the gaps. Thanks for doing the leg work.
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Thanks for taking the time to do this, much appreciated.
yeah thanks for putting this together hopeful some will use it
Nice job in putting this together. Don't forget "Flocked Mossman". I think the last one sold for around $80.
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Cool! Thanks! But... Kind of a bummer to be reminded of the figs I want, but I'll never be able to afford. Sorry Beast Man, Fisto, Teela, Sorceress...
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Definitely helpful, especially for those who are just joining in the fun, or those who are trying to catch up on certain figures.
I believe that certain figures, i.e. Wun-Dar, Shadow Weaver, King He-Man, Fangman, etc. will continue to go up in price due to their "rareness."
Thanks for the list and the hard work put into it Micro!
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Very cool!
A Ram Man just sold on ebay for $51. I hope that means prices will come down for him.
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I appreciate all the positive feedback on this, I'm glad to see that this guide is helpful!
BP she-ra is going for average of $40? do people know you can still get her on matty!
PS brillent thread, keep up the great work!
Wow is granamer really that much 181.00? I still need to get one. What was retail for him with shipping from matty?
Great list! BTW Mekaneck is missing
MOTUC WISHLIST- Karg ~ Crita ~ Despara ~ Fang-Or ~ Kittrina ~ Darius ~ Veena ~ Lodar ~ Hunga The Harpy ~ Great Black Wizard ~ Staghorn ~ Lady Slither ~ Artilla ~ Ra-Jarr ~ Major Header ~ Vultak ~ Evilseed ~ Prahvus ~ Queen Andreeno ~ Crimson Fury ~ Kex Queen ~ Hawke ~ Red Beast ~ Angast ~ Delora ~ Quakke ~ Lord Masque ~ Lizzor ~ Zilora ~ Three-Beast ~ Robowoman ~ Bubblor ~ Sagitar
This is a great list. Lately I have been trying to track down a Teela, Shadow Weaver and Wundar, seems like I am going to have some hundred dollar holes in my collection. Very accurate and neat little piece of information.
The rest I am glad I got when I did. : )
Micro-man,great list, could you post this on the matty forums. Many fans over there have been asking for a list like this as well. I do not want to post it myself,you did a lot of work here and I want to make sure you get the credit. Thanks.
Comedian on the matty forums.
should put eBay in the title somewhere.
Great job! Nice to have a rough estimate on prices.
Top Ten MOTUC wants: Sagitar, Great Black Wizard, Fang-or, Dragstor, Peekablue, Skeletor's Skeleton Warriors, Despara, Evil Seed (all era) w/Odiphus, Illumina w/Sleetah, Lady Slither


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Feb 25 - The Rural Mainstreet economy expanded for the fifth time in the past six months according to the monthly survey of bank CEOs in a 10-state area.
Overall: The Rural Mainstreet Index , which ranges between 0 and 100 with 50.0 representing growth neutral, climbed to a healthy 58.2 from 55.6 in January. The February RMI is down only slightly from the reading for February of last year. I anticipate that economic growth for the region will continue on a slow but positive pace, said Creighton University economist Ernie Goss.
Farming: After peaking at 83.9 in November of last year, the farmland-price index has now declined for three straight months. While the index declined, it was still strong at 67.0, down from Januarys 71.5. This is the 37th consecutive month that the farmland-price index has been above growth neutral. The farm equipment-sales index rose to 65.8 from 63.8 in January.
Based on our surveys over the past several months, 2013 is stacking up to be a good year for farm income according to bankers. This is showing up in healthy growth in farmland prices and the sales of farm equipment, said Goss, the Jack A. MacAllister Chair in Regional Economics at Creighton.
Jeffrey Gerhart, CEO of the Bank of Newman Grove, Newman Grove, Neb., and chairman of the Independent Community Bankers of America said, We are watching to see how the area pastures will do this spring. Some pastures may not be able be grazed this year. Hay crops could also be significantly impacted should the drought continue.
This month bankers were asked several questions related to farm commodity prices. First, bankers were asked what corn price would put farm loan repayments in jeopardy. On average, bankers reported that corn prices below $3.86 would threaten repayment of farm loans. Second, bankers were asked the breakeven corn price for farmers that rent their land. On average bankers estimated a breakeven corn price of $4.84 per bushel.
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Confidence: The confidence index, which reflects expectations for the economy six months out, softened to 51.7 from 55.5 in January. The failure to pass a new farm bill and the impending spending sequestration combined to lower confidence in future Rural Mainstreet economic growth, said Goss.
Home and retail sales: The February home-sales index soared to 65.0 from Januarys 55.6. The February retail-sales index advanced to a feeble 46.6 from Januarys 44.5. Much like the national numbers, Rural Mainstreet retailers are experiencing cuts in overall sales since the beginning of the year, said Goss.
Each month, community bank presidents and CEOs in nonurban, agriculturally and energy-dependent portions of a 10-state area are surveyed regarding current economic conditions in their communities and their projected economic outlooks six months down the road. Bankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming are included.
This survey represents an early snapshot of the economy of rural, agriculturally and energy-dependent portions of the nation. The Rural Mainstreet Index is a unique index covering 10 regional states, focusing on approximately 200 rural communities with an average population of 1,300. It gives the most current real-time analysis of the rural economy. Goss and Bill McQuillan, president of CNB Community Bank of Greeley, Neb., created the monthly economic survey in 2005.
Colorado: For a fifth straight month, Colorados Rural Mainstreet Index remained above 50.0. The February RMI dipped to 61.1 from 64.1 in January. The farmland and ranchland price index slipped to 70.2 from Januarys 70.6. Colorados hiring index for February expanded to 54.6 from Januarys 50.0.
Illinois: For a fifth consecutive month, the RMI for Illinois moved above growth neutral. The February index improved slightly to 61.4 from Januarys 61.3. Farmland prices tumbled to a healthy 71.2 from Januarys 76.7. The states new-hiring index increased to 55.3 from 54.1.
Iowa: The February RMI for Iowa advanced to 59.8 from Januarys 59.0. The farmland-price index declined to 70.4 from 75.4 in January. Iowas new-hiring index for February improved to 54.7 from Januarys 53.2.
Kansas: The Kansas RMI for February sank to 47.2 from 53.7 in January. The farmland-price index fell to 60.0 from Januarys 75.4. The states new-hiring index declined to 47.8 from 48.5 in January.
Minnesota: The February RMI for Minnesota rose to 73.4 from 71.2 in January. Minnesotas farmland-price index declined to 83.3 from Januarys 85.1. Minnesotas new-hiring index advanced to 63.3 from Januarys 59.7.
Missouri: The February RMI for Missouri soared to 64.5 from Januarys 51.5. The farmland-price index for February decreased slightly to 67.5 from Januarys 67.8. Missouris new-hiring advanced to 52.8 from 48.2 in January.
Nebraska: After moving below growth neutral for January, Nebraskas Rural Mainstreet index broke above growth neutral for February. The February RMI expanded to 52.7 from Januarys 48.8. The farmland-price index slipped to 60.7 from Januarys 66.2. Nebraskas new-hiring index increased to a weak 48.3 from Januarys 47.1.
North Dakota: The North Dakota RMI for February decreased to a regional high of 78.9 from 83.3 in January. The farmland-price index advanced to 86.4 from 85.2 in January. North Dakotas new-hiring index decreased to 75.1 from 78.3 in January.
South Dakota: The February RMI for South Dakota improved to 54.1 from Januarys 53.5. The farmland price index decreased to 65.0 from 71.0 in January. South Dakota's new-hiring index for February advanced to 51.1 from 50.3 in January.
Wyoming: The February RMI for Wyoming declined to 54.1 from 54.8 in January. The February farmland and ranchland price index decreased to 64.6 from 70.5 in January. Wyomings new-hiring index climbed above growth neutral with a February reading of 51.9 which was up from Januarys 51.0.


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Adrian Sutil: "It wasn't the easiest of days because I had a balance issue with the car in the second session. It looks like I picked up some damage, so it was not easy to gauge exactly where we are. Given that it's likely to be wet tomorrow, it was crucial to get all the tyre information we needed today. There is a noticeable difference between the two compounds, but it's difficult to say much more until we have been over all the data."
Paul di Resta: "It was a very good day and I feel satisfied. The baseline set-up was not too far away from what we needed and the car felt very similar to the way it performed in Barcelona at the final test. I had a good feeling all day and enjoyed working with my engineers, who I already know very well. The track is obviously evolving and improving, but we got a good feel for the tyres. The main focus tonight is to work on improving the balance on the super-soft."
Nico Hulkenberg: "Overall it was a challenging day. On the first day there are always a few things you need to work on and improve. I think we still have some homework to do. Free Practice two was quite difficult for me because of traffic. I think we can still improve our time. We collected a lot of data for the tyres and if we do our homework well we should be able to aim at the top ten qualifying tomorrow."
Esteban Gutierrez: "It was a very productive day. The tyres are getting better, and not as critical as in Barcelona. As a team we need to find more speed, and that means me as a driver as well. I've improved from free practice one to free practice two. Now I will focus on improving for qualifying tomorrow."
Jenson Button: "Clearly, we're not as quick as we'd like to be, so our task now is to work hard to find out why our car is like it is, particularly in terms of ride and downforce. Our short runs weren't particularly encouraging, to be honest. We're a couple of seconds off the pace, by the looks of things, and that's always going to be disappointing for a team as successful as Vodafone McLaren Mercedes. But, in a situation like this one, all you can say is that there's a hell of a lot of work for us to do - and that we're well up for it. This team is incredibly good at turning things around, performance-wise, when that's what's required. So we'll now spend the next few hours working hard, studying our data, and I'm confident that we'll be able to find some improvements for tomorrow. Qualifying won't be easy, but I'm pretty sure we'll be able to do a better job on Saturday than we've done today."
Sergio Perez: "We're struggling a bit, to be honest. We aren't as competitive here as we'd wanted to be. But we're working on it - and, as Jenson says, we should be able to find some improvements for tomorrow. But, going forward, I know exactly how good Vodafone McLaren Mercedes' technical guys are - I've seen it from the outside before and I'm seeing it from the inside now - and there's no doubt that they can close the gap to the cars ahead better and faster than anyone else. We have an incredible team spirit too, which is fantastic to be a part of. Lastly, it's important to remember that the Australian Grand Prix is only the first race of the season, and that there's a long road ahead of us. We knew before we came here that we wouldn't be as quick as some of the other teams, but our task is still to score as many World Championship points as we can. The competition in Formula 1 is incredibly intense, and every World Championship point counts."
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The beloved store off Brownsboro Road known for providing the latest designer fashions is on the brink of an achievement that many businesses never experience.
In 18 months, Rodes For Him and For Her will celebrate its 100th anniversary as a boutique in Louisville. It's a milestone worthy of much recognition, but it's not the only reason Rodes deserves praise.
Aside from its top-quality merchandise and service, Rodes has been dedicated over the years to many charities throughout the community.
"Rodes has been a family owned business since 1914 and supporting our local community through its charities is the most rewarding part of who we are," said Rodes Marketing Director Fred Teale. "We are committed to supporting the community that supports us."
Most notably, Rodes has been involved with the Triple Crown of Running, sponsoring the second leg of the race, the Rodes City Run 10K. Established in 1981, the Rodes City Run is one of the oldest road races in the region. On June 2, the Triple Crown of Running donated a record $171,862 to the WHAS Crusade for Children. The Rodes City Run, itself, contributed $53,000 to the cause.
"(It's) all about sponsors," Teale said. "If we didn't have really good sponsors that donated money or time or product there's no way we could do this. (And we had) participants that also donated online."
Beside the Rodes City Run, Rodes is also highly dedicated to Gilda's Night and Derby Divas.
"In November, we do Gilda's Night," said Teale. "This past year (it was held) at Rodes, (around) 350 people were there. This November, it will be at Bittners. We alternate sites. We raised $344,000 for that. … We've raised more than $1 million in seven years."
In April of this year, Rodes hosted Derby Divas. The store was able to raise more than $98,000, which Thorntons agreed to match with an additional $100,000, all benefiting the Norton Cancer Institute Breast Health Program.
"We've hosted a lot of other smaller (charity events) or participated (in them)," Teale added. "A lot of our customers are on committees and boards for fundraising events. … We're involved in The Voice's Best Dressed, so we're involved with a lot of those things indirectly."
Through its philanthropic efforts, Rodes has proven it cares not only about making its customers look their best on the outside, but also about making them feel good on the inside by helping the community. It's certainly an admirable trait, and perhaps the secret to the success of a 100-year-old business.
"We get a lot of direction from our customers and they all have needs and so we try to help out as many as we can," Teale said. "These three major (fundraisers) that we do, they've just been a part of our culture. We were downtown since 1914 and (off Brownsboro Road) since 2006, and we're in our customers' backyard. We're really a part of the neighborhood and part of the community."
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Colleges go all different directions when it comes to commencement speakers. Some bring in politicians and world leaders, while others take a more home-grown approach. But the decision by Le Moyne College to bring in Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor for this year's celebration left more than a few people puzzled. Our Andrew Sorensen explains the logic behind the choice.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- For college seniors, spring semester is a special time.
"I'm ready to start my life and take my education and actually do something with it," said Le Moyne College senior Bethany Dixon.
But for seniors at Le Moyne College, there's some rain on that parade. "Commencement is supposed to be the capstone of everything and knowing that it's now going to be associated with another school is kind of a letdown," said senior Aubree Weaver.
Weaver said it came as a surprise.
"All of the seniors got an announcement on Monday saying that they had announced our senior commencement speaker. We found out it was actually SU's chancellor," she said. "This year we're thrilled to report that Chancellor Nancy Cantor will be our commencement speaker," said Provost Linda LeMura.
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"She's not exactly relevant to us," said Weaver. "And it's frustrating that they chose SU that a lot of us view as a competitor rather than our own little family here."
There are some other frustrations.
"They didn't really explain very well how the speaker was picked," said Dixon.
But mostly they asked why Cantor?
"At least someone with a connection, an alum or a professor, someone who's been here for a while, someone who really understands what it's like to be a part of Le Moyne," Dixon said. The administration here has an answer for that. They say there is a relationship here and it's a long one.
"Nancy has championed numerous collaborative arrangements and agreements with Le Moyne College that have had a profound impact," LeMura said.
LeMura cited Cantor as a leading intellectual on education and a great partner. She said commencement day should bring everything to light.
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text: 5 It's why we do it.Willthechump | 01/07/2008 | See all Willthechump's reviews (6)Why do we play console games? Is it to show skill? Is it to kill time? No, it is for fun. Fun in the form of doing things that aren't possible in this world. I'm never going to own a plasma rifle and fight the covenant, I'm never going to hunt down locust and I'm probably never going to drive a vast array of supercars. We play consoles to allow us to experience exciting feats that are impossible in the real world. So the most important factor is the gameplay. Gameplay is the fluidity of movement, the ease, yet presicion of controll over your character and/or environment. It is important that we 'feel' the game to get a truly enjoyable experience out of it. The Xbox 360 delivers this. As compared to the PS3, the controller is more rounded, nicer to the touch. Buttons have been mounted on cylinders in minature tunnels with in lined springs to give a more pleasant feel to pressing the button. The progressive triggers allow us to slowly apply breaks to a car or to deliver just a single bullet rather than a stream. It is details like this, time pent on ergonomics that make the Xbox 360 superior. I will admit that the PS3 may have better graphics, but the Xbox 360s' are plenty good enough. And when it comes to gameplay, the Xbox 360 wins hands down. For a more pleasant gaming experience, buy this console.


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Striking Gold: Aerin Lauder's Home Line
After two decades with her familys firm, Aerin Lauder has launched her own glittering, glamorous brand
By Ingrid Abramovitch
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She canvassed friends and focus groups to get their take on what kinds of products they would like to see. "There was an amazing reaction," Lauder recalls. "As much as the people I talked to love beauty and fashion, they also love decorating and entertaining. They wanted a whole lifestyle."