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On Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a rare statement on the ongoing talks between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority.
The plural of anecdote is not data, I know. A few random experiences do not a scientific sample make. I appreciate that, too. So I tread warily — not least because I am about to venture into territory where two of the most toxic divisions in our community converge. But here goes.
Former JFS student Morris Wald takes photos from inside the Israeli army.
On Sunday, the Knesset took the second major step in as many weeks to rein in the power that hard-line rabbis exert over the general population.
The government's legislative committee threw its weight behind a bill to make conversion much more accessible. It will do so by decentralising conversion and empowering local, state rabbis to oversee the process.
Passengers were shocked to discover a snake on board an easyJet flight from Tel Aviv to London last week.
Adam Gubbay, a former Hasmonean student, had smuggled the non-poisonous corn snake onto the aircraft in his hand luggage.
The judges of the Jerusalem Magistrates Court not only exonerated Avigdor Lieberman from charges of fraud and breach of trust on Wednesday, they accepted all the main claims of his defence team, effectively quashing any chance for the State Prosecutor to appeal and overturn the verdict.
Israel's Ministry of Education has announced that it will suspend an annual examination, known as the Meitzav exams, in the upcoming year, in the light of a sharp disparity in academic performance between various sections of the population.
Former Israeli foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, has been acquitted of all fraud charges in a unanimous decision by a three-judge panel at Jerusalem's magistrate court.
In response to the verdict, Mr Lieberman said he was now ready to move on with his life. "I don't want to dwell on this issue any more; I want to put this chapter behind me.
The Israeli government has raised the legal marriage age from 17 to 18, following a fierce debate that split the Knesset and infuriated strictly Orthodox members of parliament.
The bill, which was introduced by MKs across various parties, was passed with 55 in favour and 11 opposed. It is intended to target strictly Orthodox sectors of society.


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If we only did one collaboration, THIS might be it.
Miranda Kerr rocks a barely there mini Chanel bra...that could very well pass as a pair of Nippies. The Photos and video are for the relaunch of I-D.com...and yeah, little is left to the imagination, except for us dreaming of some Chanel Nippies pasties.
Chanel and Miranda, we're game anytime.
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Nicki Minaj rocked some Black Lace Cross Nippies pasties for her Halloween costume this year, and we couldn't be any more thrilled. Halloween is an excuse for a sexy, dare to bare costume, or in this case, a reason to show off those nippies...literally.
Also love when a fan tried to replicate her costume...but it looks like we need to get him some Nippies that match. Duct tape nipple covers won't suffice :)
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The only thing left to the imagination is which one of the designers, (Julien Macdonald, Dsquared2, Pucci...and even Givenchi are all being credited as designing her lineup of costumes. But no one knows which one goes with which.) Gets credit for this blingtastic getup.
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Samsung booth at Computex, Chromebox is here!
Computex 2012 - When I spotted the Samsung booth in Nangang yesterday, I ran up and had a look at their wares. Their latest Series 3 Chromebook was on display where I could see it in person and take a few shots. It's quite a bit smaller in person than what I thought it would be, which is great.
One thing I did notice on the card for it was a bit where it said "zero maintenance", and it lists no blue screens or maintenance, taking a stab at the BSODs that Windows-based users get. It also lists that theres no anti-virus needed, and that there's no data crash/lose worries thanks to its cloud-based service.
Intel reiterates the Ultrabook push, things are about to get incredibly exciting
Computex 2012 - We sat in on Intel's keynote speech today in Taipei, and let me start off with this: I've never been more excited about the PC world than I have today. We kinda knew Ultrabooks were going to be big, but consumer devices are about to get a whole lot bigger, while physically shrinking in size, while offering more features and functions than ever before.
Intel pushed that their tick-tock method is helping, where we're seeing constant pushes in the shrinking of tech, as well as teaming up with virtually every major ODM, OEM and retailer across our planet. We will have more info, and a heap of hands-on over the coming days, but for now let's quickly update you on what we saw today.
Intel had ASUS on stage, where they showed off some Ultrabooks that were very... ultra. Intel and ASUS are pushing the boundaries of security, to touch on just one of the many things discussed today. They showed off an ASUS Ultrabook that sported a camera that would sense you with increased algorithms that detect facial features such as facial hair, eyes and your smile. ASUS had an Ultrabook on show, where if the Ultrabook detects that it has been moved, it will sound an alarm and secure the system. This protects your precious data from anyone who might steal your Ultrabook if you were to turn away from it at work, Uni, or a coffee shop.
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Acer unveils 27-inch all-in-one PC, Ultrabook, get ready to be impressed
Computex 2012 - We're live here in Taipei and we've just sat in on the Acer press conference where a fair amount of exciting gear was unveiled. Without going into a tonne of details [just yet], what we can tell you is that Windows 8 is a central part of not just Acer's future, but the industry's future. We saw some devices being shown off in the form of a few Ultrabooks, and a 27-inch all-in-one Windows 8-based PC, the Acer Aspire 5600U.
I've got to admit, before this event, I didn't have much faith in Acer going forward into the future, say, 5 years from now, but what they showed off gives me the utmost confidence that they have what it takes to win not just confidence in the industry, but consumer confidence. The all-in-one desktop they displayed was pretty insane, being capable of going into portrait, and swivelling completely horizontal, so it would feel like a super big tablet.
Standing there with our competition winner Roshan (amazing guy btw!), we listened to the presence-bringing J.T. Wang take the stage, where he reiterated how much Windows 8 will change Acer. Normally this would be just press talk, but the room filled with applause when he talked, and his aura took the room into his world. Acer showed off the Aspire 5600U which was very, very impressive, sporting a Full HD display and the ability to tilt completely horizontal. While this may sound unimpressive in text form, it was very cool to see this happen on-stage.
Continue reading 'Acer unveils 27-inch all-in-one PC, Ultrabook, get ready to be impressed' (full post)
Intel to offer sneak peak of the next wave of Ultrabooks at Computex Taipei 2012
Intel is set to show off some new Ultrabooks powered by their third-generation Intel Core processors otherwise known as Ivy Bridge. Intel took to their blog to state this, and have announced there are now 21 Ultrabooks on the market today, and this list will continue to grow with more than 110 designs currently being worked on.
Intel have said to anyone outside of the company, this may look effortless, but it has been anything but. Intel have knuckled down with customers, partners and suppliers all around the world to "re-think and re-design virtually every major component that makes up an Ultrabook". Intel says they can't wait for everyone to see the next wave of Ultrabooks that sport the Ivy Bridge-based processors that are set to be unveiled next week at Computex in Taipei.
Continue reading 'Intel to offer sneak peak of the next wave of Ultrabooks at Computex Taipei 2012' (full post)
RumorTT: HTC, ASUS won't be touching Google's Chromebook
The latest report from DigiTimes is that heavyweights ASUS and HTC will not be making Chromebook's. Even after Google and Samsung unveiled their second-generation Chromebook, which was jointly developed by the latter company, ASUS and HTC are weary.
Why are they staying away from the Chromebooks? Because after seeing Acer's and Samsung's first-generation Chromebook's selling less than 200,000 units, both company's decided it wasn't for them and backed away from cooperating with Google on the second-gen Chromebook. Acer is reportedly still 'evaluating' the project, according to DigiTimes' sources.
DigiTimes cites 'some notebook players' pointed out that the first-generation Chromebook's sales were impacted by its hardware design, and competition from netbooks which have already seen dramatic price drops to $299-$399, as well as users' are more familiar with Windows. The same notebook players have noted that Chromebook's may find it difficult to replace netbooks in the market. On top of this, we also have the ever-increasing size of smartphones, with Samsung's GALAXY S III reaching 4.8-inches, as well as the still-powerful tablets which sell like hot cakes.
Samsung's Series 5 Chromebook and Series 3 Chromebox are here
Google and Samsung sitting in a tree, C-H-R-O-M-I-N-G. Yeah, you get the point. Samsung have released two new Chrome OS-based products today, the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook and the Series 3 Chromebox. What makes these products stand out from the crowd? The cloud-based OS UI has been updated, and now sports multitouch trackpad support.
Coinciding with the new OS update, are Samsung's two products. The updates OS now sports an app-focused user interface that lets you select which programs you use the most, for easier access. Google Drive is now the data storage system, and deeper integration should come through in the coming weeks.
A revamped media player peeks its head up, too, as well as a brand new photo editor and uploader, as well as remote desktop support for both Windows and Mac. What hardware is inside the new system? According to The Verge's review on the units, the Chromebook sports a 1.3GHz dual-core Intel Celeron 867 processor, 4GB of RAM, a 12.1-inch screen, 1200x800 resolution, multitouch trackpad, Wi-Fi and 3G, two USB 2.0 ports, a 4-in-1 card reader and more than eight hours of battery life.
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Toshiba to stop selling Netbooks in US, focusing on Ultrabooks and tablets
It's looking like we will soon need to change this category to "Laptops & Ultrabooks" as more and more manufacturers are dropping Netbooks from the US market. Toshiba has confirmed that they will soon be joining the ranks of Dell and Lenovo who have also pulled out of the US Netbook market. It looks like tablets and Ultrabooks have killed the Netbook star.
Part of the reason for the change is that Netbooks have very little profit margin. So not only were sales slipping, but Toshiba wasn't making very much on the few sales that remained. Instead, Toshiba has decided to focus more on their Portege Ultrabook line and Excite tablet line. Looking at the money reasoning, you can see why. An Ultrabook sells for $800 or more which allows quite a bit more profit margin.
Another reason to focus on tablets is the upcoming Windows 8 which is designed with tablets in mind. Additionally, users like the higher performance capabilities of an Ultrabook as more and more users need to do more with their computers. It's pretty hard to play any sort of game or type any long message on a Netbook. If you still want one, HP, Acer, and ASUS are still offering them in the US. They will range from $200-$500.
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GIGABYTE claims to be launching lightest notebook on earth on May 31
We were just invited to a pre-Computex press conference in Taipei by GIGABYTE Notebook whom on May 31st are launching a new laptop called the X11 Notebook.
As you can see from the slightly censored invite above, GIGABYTE is claiming that it is the lightest notebook on earth.
"In the universe, there are no everlasting stars.
In life, there are no eternal truths.
In GIGABYTE, innovation never stops.
Thus, we have discovered the 6th element.
Now we'd like to proudly present to you the lightest Notebook on earth!"
So, this might tend to suggest that GIGABYTE has discovered some form of new super lightweight material from another planet (okay sorry, I saw The Avengers for the first time today) and designed their upcoming X11 laptop with it. In any case, we'll find out for sure on May 31st, as TweakTown will be in attendance at the launch event in Taipei.


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Dorothy M. Bedger, 85, of Palmyra, formerly of Manheim, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family after a lengthy illness.
Born in Manheim, she was the daughter of the late William and Caroline Duncan.
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She is preceded in death by brothers: William, Charles and Richard Duncan; and a sister: Betty Gibble.
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This just does something to people and I can't figure out what it is. They totally love the scent and go absolutely wild over it.
I've used the recipe in simmering potpourri, soap and other things. It works in almost anything and is simple to make.
You Will Need:
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon and a half of rose oil
1 teaspoon and a half of lavender oil
One chamomile tea bag (empty the bag into your bowl
4 good shakes of cinnamon
1 teaspoon of coriander
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Measure out all the dry ingredients into your bowl. Add your energy into them by mixing the ingredients with your fingertips. When you feel they are well mixed and you are content, add the oils and other liquid ingredients and mix with a spoon until all dry ingredients are damp. Use as needed…simmer with water as potpourri or..use it however you wish.
When I made this I simply couldn't get the smell off my hands. Not for days. No matter how many times I washed. But when I made it into bath salts and soap the smell hardly showed up at all. It only seems to show up when you seem to need it and then a person can't get enough of it and they smell it and smell it until it's ALL they smell.


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Former Sen. Dan Coats to Challenge Evan Bayh in Indiana
In Indiana, Dan Coats is forming an exploratory committee to run for the Senate seat currently held by Democrat Evan Bayh. Coats held the seat himself from 1989 1999, in between Bayh and Dan Quayle. He has high name recognition in the state, is well respected by conservatives in Washington and Indiana, and is popular in evangelical circles. Coats's decision to run is seen as a major recruitment coup for national Republicans and some are even speculating that this might mean the Senate majority is in play in 2010.
As political analyst Chuck Todd pointed out, Coats decided to retire in 1998 rather than face an uphill battle against Bayh. It is significant that Bayh's name doesn't deter Coats now. The only downside is that Coats will need substantial national party help to get the signatures required to appear on the Republican primary ballot. Coats has less than three weeks to obtain 500 signatures in each of the state's nine congressional districts; he'll need to have 4,500 valid signatures overall. This isn't necessarily the best year to be seen as the national party's candidate.
I spoke with former Rep. John Hostettler this morning. He and Coats are old friends, but he isn't getting out of the race. "I think there are significant enough differences on domestic and foreign policy that Americans, and particularly Hoosiers, need to debate," Hostettler told TAS. I recently wrote about Hostettler's potential as a candidate after Mike Pence decided to take a pass on the race.
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Justin Carlisle's finalist spot in the James Beard Foundation's "Best Chef: Midwest" category spurred our initial interest in telling his story for this week's paper. It also got me wondering what impact winning that award has on a restaurant.
The list of semi-finalists includes chefs from acclaimed Minneapolis/St. Paul restaurants like Travail Kitchen and Amusements, newcomer Heyday restaurant and Meritage, among others.
After several years of being nominated, Justin Aprahamian of Sanford Restaurant won the prestigious James Beard Award for best chef in the Midwest on May 5 in New York.
The third time was the charm for Sanford Restaurant chef-owner Justin Aprahamian as he won the James Beard Award for Best Chef-Midwest Monday night.
The owner of Sanford Restaurant in Milwaukee has been named a finalist for the prestigious James Beard Award for Best Chef-Midwest for the third time in four years.
Members of the Wisconsin restaurant and food service industry have again descended on the Wisconsin Center in downtown Milwaukee for the annual Midwest Foodservice Expo.
Milwaukee restaurant Ardent is a semi-finalist for a James Beard Award for best new restaurant of the year.
Sanford Restaurant and Tutto Restaurant Bar are teaming up the week before Super Bowl Sunday for their first "Food Bowl" to fight hunger in Milwaukee. ...
Milwaukee's restaurant scene was vibrant as ever in 2013, as the city continues to stretch its reputation as a dining destination.
Not much has changed about Karl Ratzsch's in downtown Milwaukee in the last 30 years.
Sanford D'Amato will make another stop at one of his old stomping grounds this fall as part of the book tour for his memoir, "Good Stock: Life on a Lo ...
Beer already gets its own week in Milwaukee (or the whole year, depending on how you look at it), so why not cocktails?
Michael Vocar inherited his love of cooking from his mother's family.
The official release date for Sanford "Sandy" D'Amato's memoir is Nov. 12, but locals can get an early, signed copy of the book — along with a four-co ...
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"There is a little confusion on the Gurkha u get. Status or beauty? In both pics it's a status and beauty and one of the reviews says he got a beauty. I personally got the status. Anywho, this sampler is def worth double what is paid and a PERFECT combination of mild cigars. If you're new to cigars this is great. If you enjoy milds like me .. Well then this is just awesome. That's like 2.50 a cigar and each is easily worth $5- 6 and retail upwards of that. Buy it lol"DM of Roberta, GA
"I am new to cigars and although I have not developed pallet for them in my opinion this package deal is exactly that; a good deal. The cigars were received in good shape minus one Gurkha Status that had a burst wrapper from the closed end to the top ring. Perhaps this was because I had the smokes sent regular mail instead of overnighted. The other cigars look fine and the moisture content seemed to be a little low. I recommend this package of cigars and would also recommend a faster delivery. Thank you CI for a nice introduction to cigars. "DH of Springdale, AR
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Members and guests of Hastings' Spring Creek Lutheran Church enjoy lunch and refreshments Sunday after the 116-year-old church's final worship service.
A new Valley City ordinance states that fireworks can be set off in the city Wednesday, July 1 through Sunday, July 5.
Under the new ordinance as passed by city commissioners, fireworks can be set off from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. on July 1, 2, 3 and 5 and from 8 a.m. to midnight on July 4.
While people were allowed to start selling fireworks on Saturday, the new ordinance doesn't allow people to start setting them off immediately, as was allowed in the past, Valley City Fire Chief Gary Retterath said.
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A "What in the world are you reading?" book discussion will be held at 7 p.m. at the Vault, 223 Central Avenue North, Valley City. The discussion is sponsored by "What in the World Is Going On?" a Valley City/Valley City State University organization.
Tuesday, June 30
North Dakota Army National Guard groundbreaking for a new vehicle maintenance shop and vehicle storage facility will be held at 11 a.m. on the Interstate 94 Regional Development Corridor, 2135 Seventh Street Southeast, Valley City.
Wednesday, July 11
Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix and Luke Winn explain which moves they liked following the 2015 NBA draft, and which moves left them scratching their heads.
The Valley City Times-Record plans to run a historical photograph each week submitted by our readers.
Valley City took two from LaMoure, Wednesday night, 10-0 and 7-6.
An El Zagal Jamestown Mystics member hands out candy at Saturday's Rally in the Valley parade.
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Epworth United Methodist WomenŌĆÖs Summer Hospitali ŌĆśTeaŌĆÖ salad luncheon featuring southwestern coleslaw will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Epworth United Methodist Church, 680 Eighth Avenue Southwest, Valley City. Everyone is welcome, bring a friend. All proceeds given to UMW missions.┬Ā
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School Overview
|School Membership(s)School Assoc.
|National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Independent Private Schools Association
Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools (SACS)
|Religious Affiliation
|Grades Offered
|Grades Prekindergarten - 8
|Year Founded
Student Body
|Total Students
|509 students
|Student Body Type
|% Students of Color
State avg.: 18%
|Students by Grade
Academics and Faculty
|Total Classroom Teachers
|75 teachers
|Student : Teacher Ratio
National avg.: 13:1
|Average Class Size
|16 students
|List of Courses Offered
|Link to List of Courses
|Matriculation DataMatric. Data
|Link to Matriculation Data
Finances and Admission
|Admission Deadline
|Dec. 15 / rolling
|Yearly Tuition Cost
|Tuition Notes
|Ranges from $7,150 for pre-kindergarten to $12,995 for eighth grade.
|% on Financial Aid
|Average Financial Aid Grant
|Admissions Director
|Shelly McGuire
|Total Sports Offered
|11 sports
|Baseball, Basketball, Cheering, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, VolleyballBaseball, Basketball,
Cheering, Cross Country,
Football, Golf,
Softball, Swimming,
Tennis, Track and Field,
|Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric.
|4 extracurriculars
|Honor Council, Honor Society, Thespian Society, Ambassadors Club, Student Council, Yearbook Honor Council, Yearbook, Honor Society, Thespian Society, Ambassadors Club,
Student Council,
School Notes:
Our NAEYC-accredited Miss Lee's Preschool offers a
play-based curriculum that encourages children to seek solutions to
various challenges, be they academic, social, or emotional. In
Lower School (grades SK-4), we begin our character development
program and foster leadership through partnerships with younger
Our curricula is intentionally selected and taught to foster critical thinking skills, even at the elementary level.
Our Middle School program (grades 5-8) develops the whole child—on academic, social, emotional, and physical levels—for the rigors of high school. By fostering independence through leadership opportunities and high academic standards, our students graduate fully prepared for the challenges of high school.
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MemphisIdlewild Presbyterian Kindergarten
1750 Union Ave
Memphis, TN 38104
(901)726-4681Daycare / Preschool (Presbyterian)0.2 mi | 34 students | Gr. PK-KG
MemphisImmaculate Conception Elementa
1669 Central Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
(901)725-2710(Roman Catholic)0.5 mi | 291 students | Gr. PK-8
MemphisImmaculate Comception Mid. - High School
1725 Central Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
(901)276-63410.5 mi | 207 students | Gr. 9-12
All-girls (Roman Catholic)
MemphisImmaculate Conception Cathedral School Elem/middle
1669 Central Ave
Memphis, TN 38104
(901)435-5344(Roman Catholic)0.5 mi | 193 students | Gr. PK-8
MemphisMemphis Cath High School - Middle School
61 N Mclean Boulevard
Memphis, TN 38104
(901)276-1221(Roman Catholic)0.6 mi | 226 students | Gr. 7-12


text: She's worn countless dresses from her own collection lately, but Victoria Beckham gave it a rest and visited Dubai in this voluminous Dolce & Gabbana Spring '09 dress. On the catwalk it was accompanied by a jeweled belt, but Victoria opted to leave hers simple. Instead, she donned a jeweled headband. On her feet, she wore Yves Saint Laurent platform pumps. A dramatic, pear-like silhouette is hard to pull off. Did Victoria succeed or did she fail?


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Sarries smash Falcons
Home side run in five tries at Vicarage Road for first win
By Simon Dilger. Last Updated: 22/09/08 1:38pm
Jackson: Influential display
Saracens completed a 44-14 demolition of Newcastle at Vicarage Road on Sunday to secure their first Guinness Premiership victory of the season.
The hosts ran in five tries courtesy of Kameli Ratuvou, Kevin Sorrell, Hugh Vyvyan, Rod Penney and Gordon Ross while fly-half Glen Jackson claimed a further 17 points with the boot.
The influential Jackson outshone England star Jonny Wilkinson, slotting four penalties, a drop goal and a conversion.
Coach Eddie Jones started with the same line-up that had suffered narrow defeats in the opening two games of the campaign, the last through a Charlie Hodgson drop goal in the dying seconds at Sale last weekend.
Jones' faith in his side was soon rewarded with Jackson kicking three penalties in the opening 21 minutes, but the hosts were unable to turn their superiority into tries in the first half.
A 30-metre drop goal and another penalty from Jackson with the last kick before the whistle saw Saracens end the first period with a 15-0 lead.
After the break the Saracens pack stamped its authority on the game and, with its dominance, the tries soon followed.
A 70-metre run to within stretching distance of the Falcons line by left-wing Ratuvou on 44 minutes was only prevented by a desperate diving tackle from Wilkinson.
But one minute later the Fijian charged down a kick from visiting right-wing Tom May and dived over for the first try of the game.
Saracens struck again just three minutes later, Ratuvou once more in the thick of it after latching onto an exquisite crossfield kick from Jackson.
The winger chipped centre Spencer Davey, collected and committed May and Wilkinson before putting Sorrel into the gap inside for a clear run to the line.
Newcastle were reduced to 13 players midway through the half with skipper Phil Dowson and back row colleague Ed Williamson both yellow-carded within a minute of each other.
With the latter the hosts turned down the opportunity to take the three points opting instead to release Vyvyan, who powered over the line for Sarries' third.
On 66 minutes Neil de Kock broke from inside his own 22 and, taking full advantage of the visitors' depleted numbers drew May and Wilkinson before neatly passing inside for right-wing Penney to score.
With the bonus point secure Scottish international Ross, Jackson's replacement at fly-half, rubbed salt in the wound, claiming Sarries' fifth try then adding the extras himself.
Two consolation tries late on from May and Wilkinson did nothing to alleviate Newcastle's travelling woes - the side are still without an away league win in 2008.


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Put a personal spin on an off-the-shelf bookcase with these easy DIY makeover ideas.View Video
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With the right materials and proper foundation, you can install a paver patio in a day.
If necessary, remove shrubs along with stumps and roots. Excavate about 6 inches of soil to make room for base and pavers. Rake the ground level and tamp the soil to create a firm bed.
Lay landscape fabric over the bed, cutting edges so the fabric fits in place. The porous material allows water to flow through but blocks weeds from sprouting.
Spread a 2-inch layer of crushed gravel evenly over the landscape fabric. Use an iron rake to smooth the layer.
Tamp the crushed gravel until base is extremely firm. This will help ensure that pavers settle evenly. Now add another 2 inches of gravel and tamp again.
Attach a level to a long, straight board, then move it across the bed to check how even the surface is. Adjust the contour of the bed as needed to make surface as level as possible.
Spread 1 1/2 to 2 inches of builder's sand over the gravel. Lay a long, straight board along the base of the house (see background). Take another board, notch both ends (see foreground) and shimmy it along the walk and the other board to smooth the sand.
Mixing and matching different sizes of pavers (as shown in slide 10) can upgrade the look of your patio without costing a lot more money. Reduce costs by cutting some full-size pavers in half. Instead of renting a commercial-grade brick cutter (shown), which can be heavy and difficult to move, look for a compact brick cutter intended for smaller projects. Or see if you can pay the rental supply company to cut some pavers for you.
Lay the first paver. If the lines along the house and walk are not perfectly parallel, use a mason's line stretched tight between two stakes to keep lines true. Position pavers no more than 1/8 inch apart and tap them into place with a rubber mallet.
After installation, spread a shallow layer of sand over the pavers and work the sand into the crevices with a push broom. Hose the area down to further settle the sand, filling any gaps that arise, then hose the area down a second time.
Concrete Pavers: $400
Paver Delivery Fee: $50
Gravel and Sand (bulk): $30
Landscape Fabric: $10
Brick-Cutter Rental: $60 (two hours at $30/hour)
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I need the audio signal that leaves my computer to be in mono instead of stereo.
Note that this is different than just entering the audio settings and shifting the balance to once side. That simply disables one channel of audio whereas I need to mix the two together. I also do not want to go with your standard Radio Shack stereo>mono hardware plug because those are known to reduce the quality of the signal and can damage sensitive equipment.
What I would like is a software option that integrates with the sound driver in some way to export completely mixed mono audio.
The operating system is windows xp but if you find something for 7 I'd be interested as well.
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Yeah I was just hoping not to have to purchase additional hardware. And I'm not even sure if there is an available PCI port.
Some soundcards have options to do that, think one of my Creative labs cards lets you set the output to mono, 2.1, 5.1, 7.1 etc and does combineing
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Gallery: Solar-Powered Crystalline Towers Unveiled for Abu Dhabi
Aedas, one of the world's largest architectural practices, joined up with Arup to design the Abu Dhabi Investment Council Headquarters Towers, a set of twin towers outfitted with a crystalline honeycomb shell that protects the buildings from the sun. The Investment Council Headquarters will be located near Al Qurum Beach in the eastern district of Abu Dhabi, and the two towers are separated by a lake and a palm reserve. The 25-story skyscrapers will house 2,000 employees and feature sky gardens and photovoltaic systems.
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Interesting concept, and vaguely reminiscent of…something. Suddenly I'm craving sugary cereal…
Really, tho' – Its the Honeycomb Hideout, from my American childhood (memories of kids' TV programming ads)…and my life comes full-circle once again.
(I only remember the commercials, since Mom kept the sugar-heavy breakfast foods out of our cabinets
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To great consternation of much of the euro zone leadership, the Greek people voted to reject the austerity package offered. The vote shows strong support for the governing party, but is far from clear where it will lead.
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I guess that Aebischer ended up with a .924 SP% & a 2.09 GAA avg by being lucky. There was no skill there whatsoever. I'm sure that every person that plays goalie can give us their expert opinion on how much of a piece of dung that Aeby is.
Aebischer was the Av's MVP this year IMO. The team in front of him played like crap for pretty much the entire SJ series. In the three games when they were facing elimination, the Av's scored a total of FOUR goals. Aeby carried them to two wins, but you have to score goals to win, and the big name players just didn't get it done.
Chokemanek put up better numbers than that last year. He didn't fare so well when he didn't have a superior team in front of him this year. Same goes for Swiss Cheese.
What Roy did in 01 was carrying his team when he made key saves. What Aebischer did this year (and for most part, his career) was hiding behind a great offense until he was actually tested at which point he folded like a lawn chair.
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From the Pop!Tech 2004 conference over at IT Conversations,
in the Q&A with Joel Garreau and Malcom Gladwell, Frans de Waal has this riff on the value of questionaires in social science (around minute 45 from this mp3):
in the Q&A with Joel Garreau and Malcom Gladwell, Frans de Waal has this riff on the value of questionaires in social science (around minute 45 from this mp3):
We should never trust questionaires at all ... There's another experiment ... Let me tell you of another experiment, this is on sexual preferences of males and females on college campuses. If you ask young men how many sex partners do you have, let's say, whatever, they say ten. If you ask women, how many do you have, or whatever it is, they say five, it's always half of what the men have, which is very puzzling, because [laughter] ... there must be something going on. And then recently an experiment was done by a group of psychologists where they hooked them up to fake lie detector tests, not a real lie detector machine, but a fake one, with all sorts of tubes and graphs and all of this, and all the sudden the women had as many partners as the men.
And so I usually use it as an example I don't trust questionaires at all ... you need to pay attention to behavior, behavior is the only thing that tells us what the real preferences are.
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AleksJ meinte am 25. Apr, 01:20:
The SourceFrom New Scientist:
Women who thought their responses might be read said they had had an average of 2.6 sexual partners, compared with 3.4 partners for those who thought their answers were anonymous. But those who thought they would be caught out by the polygraph reported an average of 4.4 partners.
In contrast, men's answers did not vary significantly. Those attached to the lie-detector reported an average of 4.0 partners compared with 3.7 for men who thought their answers would be read.
Fisher and Alexander (Journal of Sex Research, vol 40, p 27) surveyed over 200 unmarried, heterosexual college students aged 18 to 25. The disparity between women and men is due to young males' relative lack of appeal.
Taggert J. Brooks (guest) meinte am 3. May, 16:18:
ArghThis is getting to be very frustrating. The fact is that economists use surveys/questionnaires all the time. The problem is we hardly know it since we don't collect the data ourselves. The CPI is a survey, expenditures are determined by a survey, and prices are collected by a survey. All subject to the same social desireablity bias noted in the post. IRS data, BEA, census? All surveys. Surveys are not on their face good or bad. Yes they are prone to bias as the previous comment notes, but how would you have us gather that data otherwise? Follow someone around with a camera 24/7 making note of who they sleep with?
The important thing is to try to mitigate any bias, and understand when the respondent is not likely to know thier motivations. Simply deriding the method is not so useful.
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'This is a delicious house...' remarked Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother on her honeymoon at Polesden Lacey. This country retreat, only four miles from Dorking and junction 9 of the M25, has glorious views across the rolling Surrey Hills and acres of countryside. It was home to famous Edwardian hostess Mrs Greville, who entertained royalty and the celebrities of her time.
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100 Greatest Guitar Solos: No. 46 "Hot For Teacher" (Eddie Van Halen)
100 Greatest Guitar Solos: No. 46 "Hot For Teacher" (Eddie Van Halen)
"I winged that one," says Eddie Van Halen. "If you listen to it, the timing changes in the middle of nowhere.
"We were in a room playing together and I kind of winked at the guys and said, 'Okay, we're changing now!' Because I don't count, I just follow my feelings. I tend to do a lot of things in threes and fives, instead of fours.
"My weird sense of time just drives my brother Alex nuts because he's a drummer, so he has to count. But generally he'll say, 'Well, Ed, you did it in five again. If that's the way you want it…' But that's not the way I want it, that's just what feels right to me."
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March 20, 2011 at 2:30pm
I don't know how Eddie landed at this rank. He should be at least in the top 5 minimum.
March 16, 2011 at 1:12am
I don't know how Eddie landed at this rank. He should be at least in the top 5 minimum.
Who made this ranking and what were the criteria by the way?
March 12, 2011 at 9:51pm
Eddie is one of the top guitarists of his generation that can play not only fast as hell but from the bottom of his heart and soul!
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September 14, 2010 at 12:03am
Van Halen plays according to whatever feels natural to him. When you become that well known it really doesn't matter how you count your beats LOL!
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This one should've been top twenty at least..
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15/12 Ian Crawford and Matthew Polisson
15/12 Demand Analysis with Partially Observed Prices
In empirical demand, industrial organization, and labor economics, prices are often unobserved or unobservable since they may only be recorded when an agent transacts. In the absence of any additional information, this partial observability of prices is known to lead to a number of identification problems. However, in this paper, we show that theory-consistent demand analysis remains feasible in the presence of partially observed prices, and hence partially observed implied budget sets, even if we are agnostic about the nature of the missing prices. Our revealed preference approach is empirically meaningful and easy to implement. We illustrate using simple examples.
15/11 Philippe De Donder and Francisco Martinez-Mora
15/11 On the Political Economy of University Admissions Standards
We study the political determination of the proportion of students attending university when access to higher education is rationed by admission tests. Parents differ in income and in the ability of their unique child. They vote over the minimum ability level required to attend public universities, which are tuition-free and financed by proportional income taxation. University graduates become high skilled, while the other children attend vocational school and become low skilled. Even though individual preferences are neither single-peaked nor single-crossing, we obtain a unique majority voting equilibrium, which can be either classical (with 50% of the population attending university) or ends-against-the-middle with less than 50% attending university (and parents of low and high ability children favoring a smaller university system). The majority chosen university size is smaller than the Pareto efficient level in an ends-against-the-middle equilibrium. Higher income inequality decreases the majority chosen size of the university. A larger positive correlation between parents' income and child's ability leads to a larger university populated by a larger fraction of rich students, in line with the so-called participation gap. Our results are robust to the introduction of private schooling alternatives, financed with fees.
15/09 Wojciech Charemza, Carlos Díaz, Svetlana Makarova
15/09 Ex-post Inflation Forecast Uncertainty and Skew Normal Distribution: 'Back from the Future' Approach
Empirical evaluation of macroeconomic uncertainty and its use for probabilistic forecasting are investigated. New indicators of forecast uncertainty, which either include or exclude effects of macroeconomic policy, are developed. These indicators are derived from the weighted skew normal distribution proposed in this paper, which parameters are interpretable in relation to monetary policy outcomes and actions. This distribution is fitted to forecast errors, obtained recursively, of annual inflation recorded monthly for 38 countries. Forecast uncertainty term structure is evaluated for U.K. and U.S. using new indicators and compared with earlier results. This paper has supplementary material.
15/08 Wojciech Charemza, Carlos Díaz, Svetlana Makarova
15/08 Choosing the Right Skew Normal Distribution: the Macroeconomist' Dilemma
The paper discusses the consequences of possible misspecification in fitting skew normal distributions to empirical data. It is shown, through numerical experiments, that it is easy to choose a distribution which is different from that which generated the sample, if the minimum distance criterion is used. The distributions compared are the two-piece normal, weighted skew normal and the generalized Balakrishnan skew normal distribution which covers a variety of other skew normal distributions, including the Azzalini distribution. The estimation method applied is the simulated minimum distance estimation with the Hellinger distance. It is suggested that, in case of similarity in values of distance measures obtained for different distributions, the choice should be made on the grounds of parameters' interpretation rather than the goodness of fit. For monetary policy analysis, this suggests application of the weighted skew normal distribution, which parameters are directly interpretable as signals and outcomes of monetary decisions. This is supported by empirical evidence of fitting different skew normal distributions to the ex-post monthly inflation forecast errors for Poland, Russia, Ukraine and U.S.A., where estimations do not allow for clear distinction between the fitted distributions for Poland and U.S.A.
15/07 Wojciech Charemza, Carlos Díaz, Svetlana Makarova
15/07 Conditional Term Structure of Inflation Forecast Uncertainty: The Copula Approach
The paper introduces the concept of conditional inflation forecast uncertainty. It is proposed that the joint and conditional distributions of the bivariate forecast uncertainty can be derived from estimation unconditional distributions of these uncertainties and applying appropriate copula function. Empirical results have been obtained for Canada and US. Term structure has been evaluated in the form of unconditional and conditional probabilities of hitting the inflation range of ±1% around the Canadian inflation target. The paper suggests a new measure of inflation forecast uncertainty that accounts for possible inter-country dependence. It is shown that evaluation of targeting precision can be effectively improved with the use of ex-ante formulated conditional and unconditional probabilities of inflation being within the pre-defined band around the target.
15/06 Arkadiusz Szydlowski
15/06 Endogenous Censoring in the Mixed Proportional Hazard Model with an Application to Optimal Unemployment Insurance
In economic duration analysis, it is routinely assumed that the process which led to censoring of the observed duration is independent of unobserved characteristics. The objective of this paper is to examine the sensitivity of parameter estimates to this independence assumption in the context of an economic model of optimal unemployment insurance. We assume a parametric model for the duration of interest and leave the distribution of censoring unrestricted, allowing it to be correlated with both observed and unobserved characteristics. This leads to loss of point-identification. We provide a practical characterization of the identified set with moment inequalities and suggest methods for estimating this set. In particular, we propose a profiled procedure that allows us to build a confidence set for a subvector of the model parameters. We apply this approach to estimate the elasticity of exit rate from unemployment with respect to unemployment benefit and find that both positive and negative values of this elasticity are supported by the data. When combined with the welfare formula in Chetty (2008), these estimates do not permit us to put an upper bound on the size of the welfare change due to an increase in the unemployment benefit. We conclude that given the available data alone, one cannot credibly judge if the unemployment benefits in the US are close to the optimal level.
15/05 Dimitrios Varvarigos, Guangyi Xin
15/05 Social Interactions, the Evolution of Trust, and Economic Growth
We present a model where the dynamics of trust and the process of capital accumulation are jointly determined. Trust evolves intergenerationally, as the process of social interactions with people from different backgrounds creates experiences and forms opinions that are bequeathed to the next generation, thus shaping their level of trust. The provision of public goods and services is also a supporting factor towards the formation of trust. A key result is the possibility of social segregation if the level of trust is below a critical threshold. As a result, long-run equilibria are path-dependent. Both the current level of trust and the current stock of capital are important in determining the economy's long-term prospects.
15/04 Aristotelis Boukouras, Kostas Koufopoulos
15/04 Efficient Allocations in Economies with Asymmetric Information when the Realized Frequency of Types is Common Knowledge
We consider a general economy, where agents have private information about their types. Types can be multi-dimensional and potentially interdependent. We show that, if the realized frequency of types (the exact number of agents for each type) is common knowledge, then a mechanism exists, which is consistent with truthful revelation of private information and which implements first-best allocations of resources as the unique equilibrium. The result requires the single crossing property on utility functions and the anonymity of the Pareto correspondence.
15/03 R. Emre Aytimur, Aristotelis Boukouras, Robert Schwagerz
15/03 The Citizen-Candidate Model with Imperfect Policy Control
We present a modified citizen-candidate model where the implemented policy arises from a compromise between the government and an unelected external power. We show that the two-candidate equilibria of this model differ significantly from the original: however small the cost of candidacy, the distance between the candidates' policies, both ideal and implemented, remains strictly above a threshold. Moreover, there may be one-candidate equilibria in which the only candidate is not the one most preferred by the median voter. Both results point out that, even with negligible cost of entry, there are limits to strategic delegation.
15/02 Aristotelis Boukouras
15/02 Separation of Owenership and Control: Delegation as Commitment Device
This paper provides a theoretical model for explaining the separation of ownership and control in firms. An entrepreneur hires a worker for providing effort to complete a project. The worker's effort determines the probability that the project is completed on time, but the worker receives private benefits for every period she is employed. We show that hiring a manager on a short-term contract may increase firm value and we identify the conditions under which separation of ownership and control is optimal.


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