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AMERCO Schedules First Quarter Fiscal 2011 Financial Results Release And Investor Call
RENO, Nev., July 30, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMERCO (Nasdaq:UHAL), the holding company of U-Haul International Inc., Oxford Life Insurance Company, Republic Western Insurance Company and Amerco Real Estate Company, plans to report its first quarter fiscal 2011 financial results after the close of market trading on Wednesday, August 4, 2010. The Company is scheduled to conduct its first quarter investor conference call at 8 a.m. Arizona time (11 a.m. ET) on Thursday, August 5, 2010.
Date: August 5, 2010 Time: 8:00 AM AZ
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Schedule this webcast into MS-Outlook calendar (click open when prompted):http://apps.shareholder.com/PNWOutlook/t.aspx?m=43605&k=91A8D74A If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived at amerco.com. The call also will be archived at shareholder.com. For further analysis of quarterly results, please refer to the Company's financial report on Form 10-Q, which AMERCO plans to file on or before August 4, 2010. About AMERCO AMERCO is the parent company of U-Haul International, Inc., North America's largest "do-it-yourself" moving and storage operator, AMERCO Real Estate Company, Republic Western Insurance Company and Oxford Life Insurance Company. Since 1945, U-Haul has been the choice for the do-it-yourself mover, with a network of more than 16,300 locations in all 50 States and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul customers' patronage has enabled the Company to maintain the largest rental fleet in the "do-it-yourself" moving industry with approximately 98,000 trucks, 77,000 trailers and 34,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers more than 403,000 rooms and 35.6 million square feet of storage space at nearly 1,100 owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the consumer's number one choice as the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. The Company supplies alternative-fuel for vehicles and backyard barbecues as one of the nation's largest retailers of propane.
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Sir Paul Mccartney - 'Yoko Ono Didn't Break Up The Beatles' Says Paul McCartney
Yoko Ono cannot be ''blamed'' for the splitting up of The Beatles in 1970, Sir Paul McCartney has claimed.
Sir Paul McCartney claims Yoko Ono had nothing to do with The Beatles splitting up.
The group - made up of Paul, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison - split up in 1970, but Paul thinks John's decision to leave was not to do with his marriage to the Japanese artist.
He said: ''I don't think you can blame her for anything. John was definitely going to leave.''
However, Paul thinks John was ''very'' attracted to Yoko because she showed him a different way of living.
He added in an interview with Sir David Frost: ''When Yoko came along, part of her attraction was her avant garde side, her view of things.
''She showed him another way to be, which was very attractive to him. So it was time for John to leave.''
Both Paul and John went on to forge successful solo careers away from the band before John died in 1980.


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When you buy a bottle of wine, you think you are paying for vintages made in a specific region – but what are you really getting?
Heat Wave Could Damage Crops, Impact Prices For Local Produce
This has been an especially tough growing year. The spring growing season was stunted due to cool temperatures and rain, and now a week long unrelenting burst of humid heat is taxing fields and farm stands across the East End.
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The North Fork of Long Island is wine country and locals in the towns of Peconic and Southold say that if you spend the day there, your cares will wash away.
Big Event Bicycle Ban On Long Island's North Fork Met With Mixed Opinions
A bicycle ban is drawing the ire of some Long Islanders. But many who live on the North Fork say they are sick of swarms of riders clogging their scenic East End roads.
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Long Island's wine industry is getting some international attention this month, as it celebrates 40 years of growth.
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One day little Tommy, a freshman at his high school in Ohio, was sitting in World History, with absolutely nothing to do. So, to rouse his interests, he raised his head, looked around the classroom, and saw this one little boy who had BIG headphones. The little boy looked very comfortable and sound with these headphones, and little Tommy could tell just by looking at them that they had very good sound quality, and that they could absorb little Tommy from the rest of the world while he used them. However, little Tommy had very little money, and so, he was stuck with the poor, static-sounding headphones he had at the moment. It took little Tommy until Christmas of the year 2002 to buy big, comfy headphones.
When little Tommy had money on his hands, he walked into the little Best Buy at the corner, and looked through all the store, trying to find the big, comfy headphones. But, he could not find them! All of the big, comfy headphones that he did come across cost one-hundred dollars because they were wireless. Little Tommy was growing hopeless. But then, magically, the big, comfy headphones appeared out of nowhere, costing merely twenty dollars, and labeled with things that said that it muted sound, and absorbed little Tommy into the music. So little Tommy took the big, comfy headphones, went up to the cash register, and took twenty dollars out of his pocket. The cash register man said "Thank you" and wished little Tommy well. Little Tommy went home.
Little Tommy got in the car with his mommy, and quickly took out his pocket-knife, opening his headphones. Since his CD Player was in the car, little Tommy was able to try out his new headphones very quickly. And how well they worked! The first thing little Tommy noticed was that they were very comfortable. They had leather-wannabe padding that fit on your ears oh-so-good. This was much better compared to little Tommy's previous headphones, which irritated his ears, digging in violently and creating a static bass sound. Oh yes, the sound. It was glorious! The bass worked very well, and little Tommy felt absorbed in the headphones when he listened to them. The only really bad thing about the sound of the headphones was that they provided a quite hollow sound- while little Tommy felt one with the music (no, he wasn't on acid), he also felt very distant from it at the same time, as if he was inside of it, but five feet from the walls. Little Tommy found this very odd.
One of the best things little Tommy saw about his new headphones, in fact, THE best thing, was that whenever someone talked to them, he could say, "What? What?" like some idiot in the movies. Though it could make him look like a little moron, he loved how the headphones suctioned to the sides of his head and prevented 70% of the sound from getting into his ears. That was one of the things that made him feel one with the music.
Little Tommy didn't care about how the headphones made him look. He personally felt pretty cool putting them on and walki around the house like some big shot. He also loved all the cool things you could do with the headphones- you could be 100 feet away from them, and hear the sound exactly as you would if you were right up next to them, because they produced a very clean sound, no matter how far you were away from them. He played with them quite a bit- he'd often put the right and left earphones together, compress them, and listen to the sound coming from the sound-space that he made. Little Tommy loved his headphones. And he cherished them for the rest of his life.


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Social Security: What's in It for Wall Street?
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What do Wall Street financial advisers tell their clients about Social Security? That they shouldn't count on it. In fact, ex it out of your planning altogether. But behind the scenes, brokers and advisers eagerly use Social Security as a marketing opportunity – even bringing in experts from the Social Security Administration itself to educate them on the ins and outs of the program.
On Wall Street is an online magazine for Wall Street brokers and financial advisors. A feature in the January issue offers a fascinating look at the Street's convoluted but always opportunistic thinking about Social Security. Author Matthew Leung notes,
While the branch managers we interviewed believe that there is still a strong need for education on the topic of Social Security, many noted that today's message is different. Top branch managers indicated that their financial advisors are significantly downplaying the role of Social Security in an effort to manage their clients' expectations and present alternative income solutions.
"In our retirement planning analysis, we run projected cash flows and income needs with and without Social Security, due to the uncertainty of exactly how it's going to get paid, when it's going to get paid, or if it's going to get paid at all," one branch manager says. Another branch manager concurred, stating: "In all of our retirement projections, we discount the value of the client's projected social security income and encourage clients to assume that Social Security will not provide much, if any, income throughout their lifetime."
In other words, the people who many Americans – at least those with some assets to manage – rely on to plan their retirement savings strategy have internalized the message that Social Security benefits will have to be slashed. So much so that there's little point in even considering them a factor. Indeed, investment firms have built models that discount all or most of the benefit that makes up the majority of income for two out of three retirees. . . . Read the rest of this entry →


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So, how's everyone holding up without fantasy baseball every day? I don't know what to do with myself! This weekend I wandered into a Starbucks and told the coffeerista about Chris Tillman for 2015. Then I laughed hysterically for a good twenty minutes until someone asked me to leave. We've gone over the final 2014 fantasy baseball rankings for hitters and the top 20 starters. There's no more of these godforsaken recap posts left before we're into 2015 fantasy baseball. You're welcome. Well, there are Rudy's recaps of every fantasy sites projections that are coming eventually and Sky's "Is pitching that deep?" posts. I, my over-the-internet friend, will be talking about 2015 rookies next. Anyway, here's the top 40 starters for 2014 fantasy baseball and how they compare to where I originally ranked them:Please, blog, may I have some more?
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Didja you know The Captain from Captain & Tennille's real name is Daryl Dragon? Why would this guy have a nickname? Your name's awesome, you don't get a nickname. Daryl Dragon has bedtime slippers that are cooler than you. Daryl Dragon washes his hands, then breathes a not-very-intense fire on his hands to dry them. Daryl Dragon can't get a speeding ticket. "Okay, Mr. Dragon, I'll let you go this time with a warning because your name is Daryl Dragon." Any the hoo! Michael Pineda continues to dominate sans pine tar fingers. At least I don't think he has pine tar on his fingers. Imagine he was really a Caucasian pulling a fast one? His ERA is now down to 1.93 after a 7 1/3 IP, 0 ER, 1 Hit, 1 Walk, 8 Ks gem. For 2015, I picture him being overdrafted due to the Yankees thing and the insanely low ERA, but it's gonna be hard to be as excited about him due to his 6.30 K-rate, and 3.61 xFIP. You, sir, are no Daryl Dragon. Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:Please, blog, may I have some more?
At the end of the year, you can look at season long stats and try to build a DK lineup and I can pretty much promise you, disappointment will follow. You see, season is all but done, bro and bro-ettes. That means guys get tired. The studs of May, June and July give way to the youthful, the fresh guys of the DL and the DFAs who get invigorated by their new teams. De Aza, I'm looking directly at you…and many of my season long teams thank you. But truly, if we were to look at the baseball season like it were cut up into the different eras of the Beatles catalog, September would have to be the psychedelic phase. Everything you thought you knew about the baseball season just doesn't apply right now. Oakland has been a 'bad' team for a couple of months yet their record on the surface says otherwise. Nelson Cruz leads the MLB in HRs with 39 but most of those HRs came in May with 13. And in the end, what happens works now in context but overlapping with the season it seems just completely out there. Going from 'Love Me Do' to 'Strawberry Fields Forever' is quite the drastic jolt, Lennon. I Am The Walrus? Shut the f@#$ up, Donny! Now where was I? Oh yeah, all this to say, hanging your hat on season stats don't get you nowhere. Case in point, Tyler Matzek. Season stats tell you he's pretty mediocre. The ERA is 4.19…meh. The K/9 says 6.69…ambien pills. But let's look at Tyler through a different lenses…say from the start of September. This Tyler has a 1.74 ERA over 20.2 IP to go with 19 K and 6 walks. For you non-mathies out there, that's an 8.27 K/9 and a 2.61 BB/9 rate. Sure, I ain't streaming him nor am I throwing him into any cash games but I think even with the plum matchup against the Padres, Matzek will be overlooked and underowned because he's been 'so bad for so long'. Well, so long to that so bad call. Ride the young arm to victory friends. And with that, let's move on. Here's some other hot takes for your Monday DK slate…
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So here we are, the last week of the season. If you're playing now, you're in the money game of your head-to-head league, or you're in a dog fight to pull ahead in the roto standings. I've said this for the last three weeks but, congratulations! You did something right. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say there are a few things you definitely didn't do, you didn't draft Justin Verlander, you didn't draft Buster Posey or Joe Mauer anywhere near the first 5 rounds, you didn't invest in one of the top 3 closers, and you probably didn't draft Dominic Brown (Sorry Tehol). They say fantasy championships are made after the draft. Whoever they are? Seriously do you know? I'm just going to guess that if there is a they that writes these cliches, then they know Nick Capozzi. Mostly because he knows everybody in the fantasy industry. I'm also going to assume it's a secret club that I'm not privy to. You know, like Skull and Bones. Wow that escalated quickly! Where was I? Oh yeah winning fantasy championships. Well my belief is that the secret to winning in the final week is pitching, and how you use your streams. If you're in a H2H league with a limited move number than be careful. One must choose wisely. With this in mind I have created a new format for these posts. As I mentioned last week I had the vision of putting my rankings in spreadsheet form and providing a couple of key metrics I felt gave you the readers full transparency into my thought process. Well my vision is reality behold the new and improved two startapalooza. You'll see that in addition to the Pitcher's name and opponent, I've also provided the pitcher's handedness, the pitcher's Home/Road ERA, the opponent's Home/Road wOBA, and the opponent's Right/Left wOBA split. These are the numbers I look at most closely when creating my rankings for the week. So why not share them with you? Enjoy, I put some time into this and I believe you'll find it extra helpful. I hope it also sparks more debate in the comments and gives you guys all the more reason to challenge my tiers. I've also made sure that I based my Two-Start roster off of Rudy's new two start pitcher SON/tool. This way all the information mirrors each other and gives some continuity to the post. Thanks again for reading and I'm looking forward to bringing this format back next season. Go Get'Em!Please, blog, may I have some more?
Here's an example from your own life. You walked into a bar and negged the first girl you saw. Told her she had nice hair, then immediately asked her how often she dyes it. Never worked before. This girl laughed and talked to your dopey ass. She even thought it was charming when you told her to pay the bar tab. Went home, had great sex and the next morning she's moving some of her shirts out of her dresser, so you have room to bring a few of your things over. You tell her that's not necessary and she shrugs, goes into the bathroom, calls her mother and starts crying loudly. Seemed awesome, turned out psycho. Now imagine she didn't reveal she was psycho for three months. That's Steve Pearce. At some point in 2015, he will start moving his shirts out of his dresser and you're gonna feel real awkward. Right now, he's insane. Yesterday, was part of that insanity as he hit two homers, bringing his season total to 20. No longer is the fortune cookie's ending 'in bed,' it's now 'with Steve Pearce.' There's some noise about him changing his stance and that's led to him having a breakout season. Yeah, don't buy it. He's 31 years old. Not the death knell for anyone, but when you're barely rosterable as a utility man for a major league team for almost seven years, you don't suddenly change your stance and everything's great. He's a 10-homer utility man, disguised as Jesus. It will end at some point in 2015, but for now Pearce your genitals, make the devil horns and ride the lightning! Anyway, here's what else I saw yesterday in fantasy baseball:Please, blog, may I have some more?
The commenters can already get going with the harassment. It's 4 days until Summer ends, but as a sports fan, we all know that once the NFL season begins the Summer is over. Pshh! Details… We've already obsessed over wOBA and splits all year so we may as well just admit our Moneyballin ways ya'll. What we haven't fully admitted is our addiction to the aces. Well, Beanetown went all in with pitchers and traded away the big bat. I'm following suit today and spending about half my salary cap on the mound. The key is that Billy assesses the landscape and takes the best value available. Today, the values aren't standing on the hump. I'm spending on the mound and putting together a strong lineup without paying. I'm confident that my late season discount hitters will have a much better value than the A's of late. That's right, I make big time predictions! I got the O's in the East. They haven't won the division since Cal Ripken was playing… I wonder what his latest streak is by the way. Post your guesses in the comment section? Yes, do that.
If you like winning, other things you should do include checking in with the Stream-O-Nator, HitterTron and the DFSBot. If you like winning and your favorite prize is money you should head over to DraftKings for some late season cleanup on the guys who are trying to fix their big losses from the last 5+ months. Those guys don't read Razzball or have problems that should be addressed by a non-profit whose last name is Anonymous. That's not your problem. Don't feel bad. Money ain't got no face! Am I heartless? The doctors say I have one AND it works…
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We're so close to the finish line! The marathon is nearing the final push; your legs are weakening, you're starting to feel incontinent… Well, Jonathan Papelbon sure was yesterday! But we're looking at the starting pitchers here in the Pitcher Profile corner, and the emergence of Carlos Carrasco since re-inserted into the rotation has been carrying fantasy owners in tons of leagues. C&C Pitching Factory!
In six starts from August 10th to September 7th, C&C has had the fastball dancing now, with a 0.70 ERA and 42 Ks in 38.2 IP. The fastball averaged well over 96 MPH, easily his predominant pitch. Unfortunately for Carrasco owners, he struggled a bit against the Tigers last Friday, giving up 4 runs with the fastball velocity down. It's actually dipped under 96 MPH his past two starts, as well as a progressive trend of more-and-more sliders with less heaters in this late-season run. So I decided to break down his start at Detroit and see if he's a guy I'm going to trust in down the stretch:Please, blog, may I have some more?
Baltimore's shiny new outfielder, Alejandro de Aza, was 4-for-9 with two triples and 2 RBI in yesterday's double header. Welcome to Plaza de Aza, where we help win fantasy baseball leagues for you. Perhaps you hadn't noticed in the past five days Alejando de Aza has been doing work for his new team, gathering in a hit in his sixth straight start. He's also got two stolen bases, two homers, five runs and six RBI in that stretch and he's doing every thing he can to contribute to the O's postseason run and your fantasy team right now. Buck Showalter is clearly feeling what Alejandro's putting out there, as de Aza is steadily moving his way up to the top of the lineup. If he gets hot, he's a guy that could help you in a lot of categories in the two final weeks. Grey told you to BUY him and don't worry, I won't tell anyone who you're dropping or selling to pick up this hot little crab cake, be it Giancarlo Stanton, Chris Davis, Josh Hamilton, Anthony Rizzo, your soul, etc. Just don't think about it. Forget about it. Just do the deed, close your eyes and click add/drop. You're trying to win this thing and Alejandro can help.
Here's what else happened Friday night in fantasy baseball:Please, blog, may I have some more?
After Rafael Soriano once again looked like his apologetic alter ego, Sorry-yo, Matt Williams said the Nats won't have a set closer. Let's backtrack to August 18th, it was a day after the fourth time Soriano had given up runs in the matter of two weeks. At that point, I wrote there was a problem, and I grabbed Drew Storen. That was three weeks ago, and things haven't gotten better. So, why was I able to spot there was a problem with Soriano three weeks prior to the Nationals manager, Matt Williams? Terrific question. There's a few possible reasons A) Matt Williams's Oakleys are worn to shield TV cameras from showing he's actually asleep. B) Matt Williams can't find steroids that make him smarter. C) There's no C. D) In a secret meeting in Bud Selig's wood-paneled basement in Milwaukee in 1999, Major League Baseball declared that every team must have at least one Mark McGwire. Matt Williams was elected to be Arizona's Mark McGwire. (Sosa was elected to be the Cubs' McGwire, which is why he bleached his skin.) The experiment to have a McGwire on every team was a success at first, but soon the players that were elected to be McGwire began to say, "I'm not here to talk about the past," every time any question was asked. The biggest offender of this was Matt Williams, so, rather than risk being found out, MLB made him the Nats manager. Any of these reasons could be right, but it's probably D. So, with Soriano in trouble, the Nats could go to Storen, Tyler Clippard or Matt Thornton. My guess is it'll go in that order, and yesterday Storen got the clean save, helping his case. Anyway, here's what else I saw this weekend in fantasy baseball:Please, blog, may I have some more?
Well it's finally here, we all knew it was coming…. Today is the day all the dollars leave the baseball side of DFS and move on over to football as it's the unofficial first day of Fall with the NFL's 2014 season kicking off. It's okay, me and the other 10 guys playing daily fantasy baseball this afternoon are going to clean up! As you probably gleaned from the heading, I'm going to be playing with my Dickey today. It's also only fitting to go with R.A on a Hip-Hop Sunday. R.A. Dickey that is; baseball's own Rugged Man (?) faces the Boston Red Sox at Fenway this afternoon, and I like the cut of his jib. Two starts ago, he put up 18.7 DraftKings points against the very same Boston lineup, and I could see an easy 20ish point performance from Dickey today with his price low enough that you can free up some cash to invest in bats. What's not to like? The Red Sox have had a couple of good games of late but they're still far from a lineup to be feared. Look for Dickey to put up a line somewhere in the neighborhood of 7 innings, 6-7 K's, and under 2 ER's. So go ahead and grab your Dickey if you love Hip-Hop!
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Wonderful economy Obama has there.
And before dems rush in to blame it on the "mess" he inherited from Bush, I think they may have forgotten that the recession ended in June 2009, five months after Obama took office when gradual positive growth began.
Obama had thrown trillions ($5.4 trillion or more than $1 trillion per year) at it, and all that has achieved is smothering debt owed to places like China. A hell of a lot of it went to the so-called "green" industry, which cannot survive on its own without a feeding tube of our money. Green energy produces 3% of US energy - but Obama and dems like it anyway. Possibly because all of the green energy industry are dem contributors.
And, I forgot, a lot of our money went to non shovel ready projects where it was spent on "administration", if you know what I mean.
The federal debt has now exceeded $16 trillion, more than our entire annual GDP. And if Obama wins, it is projected to go to $20 trillion, 25% more than the country's entire GDP.
Action stations on November 6 to stop the bankrupting of America.
It seems rather disingenuous to say that inflation is not a factor in another go around of QE. American inflation has risen significantly during the last 5-7 years. The calculations used by the Fed and government agencies are flawed to say the least. Large ticket items have dropped significantly causing the illusion of an inflation free economy. While energy and food prices have seen a steady and profound increase.
I would endorse QE if it solved the problems facing the economy but it will do nothing to improve employment. How is making cheap money to businesses who feel no need to invest going to help? The question is how does one increase consumption significantly with real unemployment more likely around 10-12 percent. Until then Corporations will sit on billions while the public pays for the Feds inflationary practices.
America's congress should move swiftly to pass incentives for new business formation, especially weighted towards (i) technology frontiers which serve America's long term interests of creating new waves of start-ups and new industries, and (ii) new job creation. It should also move to put in place super-highspeed internet connections for the entire country -- moving the standard to 1Gig connections for all businesses and citizens. The latter will deliver a much higher payoff than new roads and bridges.
There are medical frontiers which have enormous potential -- personalized medicine and self-compatible tissue engineering are of profound significance. Alternative energy technologies should be coming from America, a country whose strategic interests are aligned with same. Agricultural frontiers are also worth backing towards the goal of ever-increasing yields via bioengineering and other techniques.
America has the cash-capital and human capital to solve all of its problems. But it needs to be kick-started into action. Now.
If politicians don't do what needs to be done in this regard, Americans should fire the whole lot of them and keep firing them until they get the message.
America would also do well to recognize the enormous economic drag and tax imposed on the country by the corrupt enterprise which is state and local government in many, if not most, of America's states and localities.
"America's congress should move swiftly to pass incentives for new business formation"
Except if the house passes it, it will lie in the senate like many other bills which have not been brought to the floor by Harry Reid.
If they have a stamp of majority GOP on them, they are DOA in the senate.
Which could be equally said of Senate-approved measures in the GOP controlled House. Your point is stronger when you're not selective in your complaints. Both sides are disgracefully hedging toward a better deal after the election...or the opportunity to blame the other side for the impasse. Heads I win; tails you lose.
Yap. Though it feels more like - heads I lose; tails you lose...to hell with the better of the country!
If markets are going to pay your government to take money, it should take it and spend it on infrastructure and training/education and research... but definitely not enlarging entitlement programs. This will lay the foundations for strong recovery in the future and the proceeds of that growth can then be used to repay the creditors (less than what was actually borrowed).
I wish the economist would run for president.
Even in our new alternate reality where corporations are people, that would be impossible; TE is British.
I think an exception can be made in this case. haha
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text: My brother and I were discussing uf football, and he too is a huge gator fan, we somehow got on the subject of WM's burst of shear anger. My brother who had 3 sons play hs football said WM rage against a player who messes up is over the top and that he would discourage his sons from playing for him. I do like a coach who shows some emotions, I could never be a Tony Dungy or a Tom Landry, I'd be more of a SOS throwing my visor a lot. I realize successful coaches come in all packages, you have the Tom Landry's and then you have the Bobby Knights, of course you also have the Woody Hayes who eventually lost it and punched a player on the opposing team. Just on emotions alone, is WM over the top? Is this something that needs to be addressed or is it much to do about nothing? Is this OK with the players when he is all raged out or do they realize he's just angry at the moment? Players can't say, "coach is too wild" but most football players have thick skin and they also see a coach that will hug them and praise them for good plays. WM is not one sided, he celebrates with his players and I'm sure the players know he's got their back. Take out the wins/losses, just on emotion, what's your take?


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46. Demolition Man (1993)
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47. Cowboy Bebop (1998– )
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48. The Fly (1986)
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A brilliant but eccentric scientist begins to transform into a giant man/fly hybrid after one of his experiments goes horribly wrong.
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49. Surrogates (2009)
PG-13 | 89 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
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Writers: Michael Ferris, John D. Brancato, Robert Venditti, Brett Weldele | Director: Jonathan Mostow | Stars: Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Ving Rhames, Rosamund Pike
50. The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
R | 100 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Computer scientist Hannon Fuller has discovered something extremely important. He's about to tell the discovery to his colleague, Douglas Hall, but knowing someone is after him, the old man... See full summary »
Writers: Daniel F. Galouye, Josef Rusnak, Ravel Centeno-Rodriguez | Director: Josef Rusnak | Stars: Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Vincent D'Onofrio


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O'Fallon Resident Wins $200,000 Illinois Lottery Prize
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O'Fallon, IL—August 21, 2014 — "I never expected to win this much," Matthew Burroughs said when he presented his $200,000 winning Joker's Wild instant ticket at the Illinois Lottery Prize Center in Fairview Heights. "I once won $200 on a scratch ticket and I thought that was a pretty big prize!"
Burroughs was out with friends at Shooters Bar & BBQ in O'Fallon when he bought a Joker's Wild ticket out of the lottery self-service machine. As he scratched his ticket and revealed the prize amount, people all around him started cheering. "Then I bought a round of drinks for everyone in the bar to celebrate," he said.
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The officer rushed over and immediately detained two people, not knowing if they were suspects. When he made it to the front door of the bar, he found one man shot an unknown number of times.
The victim was airlifted to Memorial Hermann Hospital in serious condition. Investigators are interviewing a number of people to try and determine what exactly happened.


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Elizabeth Arden, Inc. Announces Investment In Red Door Spa Holdings
Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDEN), a global prestige beauty products company, today announced that it has made an investment in Red Door Spa Holdings, the operator of the Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spas and the Mario Tricoci Hair Salons privately owned by North Castle Partners.
Elizabeth Arden, Inc. ("the Company") licenses the trademarks for the Elizabeth Arden and Red Door brand names to Red Door Spa Holdings, the owner and operator of the Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spas. Red Door Spa Holdings is a privately-held company backed by North Castle Partners ("North Castle"), a leading investor in small-cap consumer companies focused on Health, Wellness and Active Living. Elizabeth Arden, Inc. has partnered with J.H. Anderson Holdings, Inc. and its principal John Anderson, to collectively invest $12 million for a minority interest in Red Door Spa Holdings. In addition, Elizabeth Arden, Inc. and J.H. Anderson Holdings have an option to acquire the remaining interest in Red Door Spa Holdings. The investment will be recorded as a minority investment by the Company and, therefore, it will not have a material impact on the Company's financial results.
E. Scott Beattie, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Elizabeth Arden, Inc., commented, "Our intent in partnering with John Anderson and North Castle Partners is to accelerate the growth of the spa business in parallel with the growth of the Elizabeth Arden brand and the Elizabeth Arden brand repositioning. The collaboration between Elizabeth Arden, Inc., John Anderson and North Castle brings the relevant product, operational management and financial skills to maximize the growth potential and profitability of the Red Door Spa business. The equity of the Elizabeth Arden brand is rooted in its Red Door Spa heritage. We intend to leverage this unique association to drive both Elizabeth Arden product sales and the Red Door Spa business."
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Your baby's 40th week
Your little one will become increasingly mobile. Now he'll have perfected his crawling abilities and will be on the go whenever he's placed on the floor. He'll alternate hand, then knee, first one side, then the other. This new, more mature motion, will allow him to balance on one hand while reaching for an object with the other.
He's also learned how to move from a crawling position to a sitting position, enabling him to fully inspect and enjoy the toy he's grasped. You'll find that he'll also sit frequently just to rest his tired limbs.
He'll also learn to crawl up stairs and will delight in displaying his newfound abilities, whenever the opportunity presents itself. Unfortunately, he has not yet learned how to go back down the stairs once he's climbed up. Take care to securely place a gate at both the top and bottom of all sets of stairs to safeguard against any accidental falls.
Your baby's 41st week
New sounds continue to flow from of your little one's mouth each day. She'll test her ability to make these noises by babbling streams of random vowel sounds. Very soon, these strings of seeming meaningless sounds will take shape as individual "words" with very clear definitions. In addition to these sounds, she'll also begin to imitate non-verbal noises such as coughs and sneezes. She'll discover that certain sounds (such as a cough) will cause you to turn and check on her. She may delight in making these sounds simply to attract your attention.
Her now well-developed pincer grasp will enable her to pick up very small items. No speck of dust is safe from curious little fingers as she crawls about the floor. Be sure to sweep and vacuum frequently and watch carefully for dangerous items that may have fallen within her reach.


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Merrimack rings in the season with annual parade
MERRIMACK - Decked out in Santa hats and bundled in blankets, hundreds of people lined the streets Sunday to get a glimpse of Santa and Mrs. Claus during the town's annual holiday parade.
The celebrity couple sat atop an antique sleigh and excitedly waved to fans as they traveled along the Daniel Webster Highway in a haze of fog and a sea of smiles.
Children of all ages were eager to participate and watch the parade, which included more than 20 local groups and organizations.
"This is just so heartwarming," said Sherry Kalish, director of the Parks and Recreation Department. "It brings all of the families together to kick off the holiday season."
Kalish said she was pleased with the great turnout for the parade, and she commended all of the various businesses and organizations that were eager to get involved. Dozens of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts marched in the parade, along with the Merrimack High School band, dancers from the Belinda Bridgeman Academy of Dance, local police, fire crews and more. The theme for this year's parade was "Holiday Season - A Time for Paws and Reflection," prompting many parade participants to bring their four-legged friends to the celebration.
"We do this every year, and we always look forward to it," said Terry Woods of Advantage Insurance, a local business that volunteered to pull one of the parade floats. "I feel that the parade is the official start to the Christmas season."
Following the parade, which was organized by the Merrimack Parks and Recreation Department and the Merrimack Chamber of Commerce, many of the attendees gathered at Abbie Griffin Park for the traditional tree lighting ceremony. Children also had the opportunity to sit on Santa's lap, deliver their Christmas wish list and get their photographs taken.
Holiday carols were sung, and local residents joined Santa to count down the lighting of the town's Christmas tree.
"This is such a fun and overwhelming event, and it is even bigger and better this year," said Deb Courtemanche, executive director of the Merrimack Chamber of Commerce.
The parade and tree lighting ceremony brings together local businesses, nonprofit groups, schools and more, according to Courtemanche, who said it is a festive way to enjoy the first weekend of December. "It is really every single entity in our town coming together to celebrate," she added.
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Lee T. Mazzocchi Senior Vice President - Grid Solutions
Lee Mazzocchi is senior vice president - grid solutions for Duke Energy, where he leads the company's focus on grid investment, innovation and standardization. His responsibilities include grid strategy and implementation, distribution standards and governance, and various support functions to regional field operations. He is also responsible for emerging technologies, fleet services and enterprise asset management system support.
Previously, Mazzocchi served as Duke Energys senior vice president and chief integration and innovation officer. In that role, he led the companys merger integration efforts, following the merger of Duke Energy and Progress Energy. In addition, he was responsible for emerging technology, enterprise asset management, performance improvement and sustainability.
Mazzocchi has more than 25 years of experience in the electric utility industry, serving in the areas of transmission, distribution, customer service and supply chain. Prior to the Duke Energy/Progress Energy merger in 2012, he served as vice president of supply chain and chief procurement officer for Progress Energy, where he was responsible for the companys acquisition of products and services, totaling approximately $3 billion per year. Before taking responsibility for the company's supply chain organization in 2009, he served as Progress Energy's vice president of distribution, where he was responsible for the Progress Energy Carolinas distribution system serving 1.4 million customers. He also served as executive sponsor for Progress Energy's initial investments in the smart grid initiative to save energy, strengthen system reliability and improve customer service through the use of advanced technology.
A native of Cary, N.C., Mazzocchi earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from North Carolina State University. He completed the Advanced Management Program at Duke Universitys Fuqua School of Business. He is past chair for the American Red Cross Triangle Chapter, board member of the N.C. State Engineering Foundation and founding board member for the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster. He is also a member of the executive board for the American Heart Association Greater Charlotte Heart Walk.
Mazzocchi and his wife, Julie, have two sons.
Duke Energy, the largest electric power company in the United States, supplies and delivers electricity to approximately 7 million customers in the Southeast and Midwest. The company also distributes natural gas in Ohio and Kentucky. Its commercial power and international businesses operate diverse power generation assets in North America and Latin America, including a growing renewable energy portfolio. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy is a Fortune 250 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK.


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Social Media 'Pro' Fires Twitter Ghostwriter, Forgets To Change Password, Hilarity Ensues
Let's say you've heard good things about Twitter, but you're far, far too busy and important to actually spend any time or effort on doing those awfully taxing things like writing tweets and engaging with your followers. You know, all that social media business.
What on earth can you do?
Well, you could hire a team of ghostwriters to do all your Twittering for you. I mean, who would know? And if they don't work out, simply fire them. But hey: don't forget to change your password, otherwise you can never be quite sure what they might do, especially if they've had a few drinks…


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Drama: Yeah, me too. We better find someone to f*ck in Paris.
- Permalink: Wow, I'm getting a little emotional. Yeah, me too. We better ...
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Drama: Hey, remember these words, E: "From behind, you don't even look preggers."
Turtle: Oh, and tell Sloan, if it's a boy? Baby Sal. Great name.
- Permalink: From behind, you don't even look preggers. Oh, and tell Sloan,...
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Ari: Vince! Hold the plane.
Drama: Who's the broad?
Turtle: That's his wife, you jerk off.
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Ari: You'll always be the gay son I never wanted, yes Lloyd.
Lloyd: But what will happen to me without you?
Ari: You will shine, Lloyd.
Lloyd: How? You are my inspiration, Ari. I'm still learning to be more like you.
Ari: No, you're not like me and you don't want to be. You're fair and honest and you don't like women.
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The guy's been with five women his whole life. Not because he can't get 'em - he's loyal. He's emotional and reactive, a little Jack Russell terrier. And listen to me, Sloan. He will kill for you and this baby. He's moving to New York even if you're not together. He loves you, Sloan. Always has and nothing else matters. E's your family now, and whatever your father thinks of him he's going to have to get over it. Unless...you're sure you are.Vince
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Billy: Hey maybe you'll all live together with the kid. It'll be like 'Three Men and a Little Lady.'
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I don't want to bring your energy down. Go and tell my people what it's like to control 350 lb. men who are usually carrying firearms. Motivate my losers!Ari
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Turtle, Billy and Drama: Sloan's pregnant.
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Thanks to Paul for sending me this video in response to my post on the load of dodgy "health products" I've seen over in the states. The video is factual, enlightening and very entertaining, though it does have that "Michael Moore style" preachy voice over. It makes some interesting arguments in both directions of a lot of interesting topics ranging from surprisingly far reaching effects of anabolic steroids on American culture and society to the worrying continuing use of amphetamines by the US air force and it's tendency to lead to unnecessary aggression and trigger happy decisions at the command of hundred pound bombs.
The film is titled BIGGER STRONGER FASTER if you don't trust me, trust the 96% rotton tomatoes review. Run time 1hr 56 mins
NB: If you just can't wait to get the dvd someone has put it on youtube, you can always watch it there and if you like it buy the DVD as a gift for a friend who would enjoy it or could use the advice. Personally I think that would be a much more touching anti-piracy slogan but thats just my two cents.
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Make An Alligator and Learn About the Letter A
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Sure, Apple starts with A... but so do big, green Alligators! Kindergarten is an important time when kids are learning about letters and sounds. In this activity, your child will have fun crafting an alligator out of household items while developing "letter-sound correspondence," a skill that will prepare him for reading by connecting specific sounds to letters and will eventually help him link those sounds into words.
What You Need:
- Cardboard tube from a paper towel roll
- Green paint
- Scissors
- Green construction paper
- 2 googly eyes from an arts and crafts store
- Black permanent marker
- 1 piece of plain white paper
What You Do:
- Help your child paint the cardboard tube with green paint, and set it aside to dry.
- While you're waiting, cut the plain white paper into strips lengthwise, 1"x11". Tape three of them end to end to make one strip that's 33" inches long.
- Then, ask your child how many words he can come up with that start with the letter A. Let him dictate as you write the words in clear block letters onto the 33" strip. If your child knows how to write a word, let him write it down for you. See if you can fill the whole long sheet. When you've filled the paper with all the "A" words you can think of, roll up the strip tightly.
- By now, the paint on the tube should be dry. Help your child use the scissors to cut a v-shaped opening in the front of the cardboard tube for a mouth. Use the sharpie to draw teeth. Then help him use the sharpie marker to draw on scales for the alligator. Cut four legs from the green construction paper, two stand-up "eyes," and a pointy tail.
- Glue the legs onto the bottom of the alligator, the tail onto the back, and the eyes on top of the construction paper.
- Glue the end of your rolled up "word" strip inside the alligator's mouth. A is for alligator…but when you and your child unroll the words, it's for dozens of other stuff too which your child will be reading before you know it.
Julie Williams, M.A. Education, taught middle and high school History and English for seventeen years. Since then, she has volunteered in elementary classrooms while raising her two sons and earning a master's in school administration. She has also been a leader in her local PTA.
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