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First time in SF - Need (specific) recs!
Thanks again guys! Still a bit overwhelmed...worried that we won't be able to fit everything in.
We were able to get Valentine's dinner reservations for La Mar so we're pretty excited about that. Peruvian will be new for us.
The BF is set on going to Ike's, checked out their website and it said to avoid the place from 11:30 to 3:30, so we're going to try and call it in somewhere outside of that time frame.
We're open to other options outside of La Cumbre. Thoughts? Will a lot of the alternatives be in the Mission district?
I'm not convinced about R & G. I still have dreams daily about our Hong Kong trip last year. so in other words, I'm looking for a trancendental Cantonese experience and the salt and pepper crab is not completely selling me. How are their other menu items?
Definitely grabbing the egg custard tarts as they are a childhood staple for me.
We'll be hitting the Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market one of the mornings and dim sum on the other and maybe Swan for an (big) snack. Farmer's Market--Saturday morning versus Monday morning?
A friend of mine from Dallas who was just in SF for her b-day last year recommended Caffe Delucchi and I've also gotten Suppenkuche and Cha Cha Cha in the Mission. Thoughts?
Feb 10, 2010kvillasi in San Francisco Bay Area
First time in SF - Need (specific) recs!
Thank you guys so much! Great info!
Feb 09, 2010kvillasi in San Francisco Bay Area
First time in SF - Need (specific) recs!
The BF and I will be in SF for the first time for the long weekend (Fri night to late Mon night). We'll be staying in Union Sq. (no car) but we're willing to take public transportation/cabs anywhere that's worth it.
Planning this trip has been overwhelming as there seems to be a lot of great places to try. Some specific things we're looking for: (I don't care about ambience. Just needs to be good and not exorbitantly priced. )
-We're both originally from the east coast but now live in Dallas, so we'll take any opportunity to get some great authentic Chinese food. I'm looking for a good dim sum (har gow) place and some good Cantonese/Hong Kong style cooking—pan fried noodles to be exact. Seriously, how crazy will Chinatown be for Chinese New Year? Should I expect long waits?
-The BF lived in Japan for 3 years so he's always on the lookout for authentic Japanese, but NEVER finds it. I know LA might be better for this, but I thought it was worth a shot. He's looking for the non-sushi staples: ramen, katsu curry, yakisoba, okonomiyaki, etc.
-Best clam chowder (BF's fam is from Boston) and seafood generally. Saw that Swan was popular on the boards, but what else? How about some place w/ a bigger menu?
-Saw La Cumbre and Ike's Place on Man vs. Food so we were thinking of trying those. Also thinking about Slanted Door as it seems to be at the top of everyone's list. Thoughts?
We're just looking to enjoy the great food SF has to offer so any other recs would be great. Sorry about the long post but after surfing the boards it seems that people always want specifics, so I thought I'd just lay it all out.
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You may start noticing something hairy about Columbia Heights Police Officers.
Thursday was the first day of November – a month affectionately known as Movember thanks to a moustache-growing charity event that raises money for men's health.
Dozens of Columbia Heights officers are keeping their upper lips warm this month to raise awareness for men's cancer organizations – specifically prostate and testicular cancer.
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Ben Treece: The derivative cure-allWritten by Ben Treece | | email@example.com
Recently, many readers who follow our writings or listen to Dock on WSPD have heard us comment on the highly unpopular and potentially illegal move made by Bank of America/Merrill Lynch in the past week. For those who have not caught wind of this story yet, Bank of America took a staggering number of derivatives contracts off of its subsidiary Merrill Lynch's books and put them on its own, ensuring that its bad bets would be federally guaranteed by FDIC protection. The actions taken by Bank of America and its subsidiary are not only immoral, they violate the Federal Reserve Act — yet nobody has done anything about it.
Merrill Lynch has trillions (with a T) of dollars in derivatives liabilities which come in the form of options, futures or other hedging vehicles. According to Bloomberg, Merrill has somewhere in the ballpark of $53 trillion in outstanding derivatives contracts.
To make sure it doesn't lose its backside if a majority of these derivatives don't pay out (which after the recent developments in the Greek debt bailout, it would appear that many won't), Bank of America has shifted these liabilities onto its books and away from Merrill's.
Bank of America honestly expects the FDIC and the American taxpayer to fund its speculative investments … it is 2008 all over again.
Obviously, the FDIC cannot pay out on 5.5 times the size of the U.S. GDP if all of the contracts were to go bad, but even paying one thin dime would be a dime too much. Furthermore, the shift from Merrill Lynch to B of A was reportedly urged by the Federal Reserve. This is all very interesting considering under Section 23a of the Federal Reserve Act, this action is clearly defined as illegal. The question remains: Who will try to stop the giant? At this point, it appears nobody will.
Derivatives as a whole aren't all bad, however, they serve as insurance against an investment, a hedge. The problem comes when we allow derivatives to become their own separate market, then they turn into a gambling pit. For example, buying home insurance is great … for your house. Buying home insurance against your neighbor's house gives you incentive to burn it to the ground.
As an example, let's say that Tom Pounds and Michael Miller go to the horse track and bet $5 on Seabiscuit. Tom bets Michael that Seabiscuit will win the race, but I overhear this bet and in turn bet Dock David $10 that Tom will win his bet, which is contingent on Seabiscuit winning. Dock David agrees, then goes to Dock Sr. and buys insurance on his bet for $4, saying that if he loses Dock Sr. will pay the full $10, but if Dock David wins the bet he just pays Dock Sr. the original $4. An original $5 bet now has $29 on the table.
It is with that in mind that I have the perfect solution to the derivatives markets. First, we need to separate commercial and investment banking practices again. When the two work in tandem an obvious conflict of interest arises, which ultimately hurts the consumer. We created a separation between the two in the '30s after a banking crisis by passing Glass-Steagall, then repealed it in 1999 which opened the door for this relationship to once again thrive.
Sure enough, within 10 years of the repeal we had another banking crisis. We can thank Phil Gramm, Jim Leach and Thomas Bliley for drafting the repeal legislation and President Bill Clinton for signing it into law.
Second, make it illegal for any investment bank to engage in the creation and sale of derivatives. As I displayed in my earlier example, derivatives have become nothing more than a big gambling pit … so we should treat them as such.
I propose that the creation and sale of derivatives be moved to Las Vegas and regulated by state gaming commissions. This allows companies to hedge their investments (the way that derivatives were meant to be used in the first place) but keeps them from profiting off of the sales and commissions of these products. By shifting these products to casinos we would see a boost in local economies. Las Vegas to date has 14.2 percent unemployment, more than 50 percent higher than the national average of 9.1 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This will undoubtedly spark the local economy of Las Vegas, reinfuse capital back into that market and also lift a heavy regulatory burden off of an already incompetent and overworked regulatory body in the SEC.
I don't claim to have all of the answers to our financial problems; however, now is the time to start thinking outside of the box for how to boost the U.S. economy and fix a faulty banking system. I see the protestors in Zuccotti Park on TV, and while I think that many of their ideas are misguided, I understand their frustration. The time has come to end crony capitalism and return America to the form of capitalism that led us to be a nation full of ingenuity and innovators.
Ben Treece is a 2009 graduate from the University of Miami (FL), BBA International Finance and Marketing. He is a discretionary money manager with Treece Investment Advisory Corp. and a stockbroker licensed with FINRA, working for Treece Financial Services Corp. The above information is the express opinion of Ben Treece and should not be construed as investment advice or used without outside verification.
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The late Fulton Lewis, Jr., a pioneer broadcast journalist featured dailyon hundreds of radio stations nationally for three decades, ended his newscasts thusly: ŌĆ£ThatŌĆÖs the top of the news as it looks from here.ŌĆØ
As a youngster, I hung on his words, amazed at his courage, conviction and introspective dissection of the dayŌĆÖs news. Millions of others did, too.
My observations on todayŌĆÖs news run counter to the adjectives used to describe Mr. Lewis. My meanderings are mere musings, requiring no courage, minimal conviction and optional introspection. IŌĆÖll admit up front: ItŌĆÖs the bottom of the news as it looks from here..
We are in awe of happenings in Egypt. Hopes for freedom soar there with the exit of deposed President Hosni Mubarek. Celebrations seem unending.
What if this had occurred 25 years ago, when the song ŌĆ£Walk Like an EgyptianŌĆØ was number one on musical charts?
Since dancing assumes participantsŌĆÖ ability to stand, some of the celebrants would have had to ŌĆ£sit this one out,ŌĆØ or first sleep it off..
Texas Governor Rick Perry, guarding the stateŌĆÖs ŌĆ£rainy day fundŌĆØ like grizzlies shield their cubs, has calls for everything but square dances.
College leaders squirm at his suggestion that they develop $10,000 baccalaureate degree programs, and there are assorted groans from heads of other state-funded programs gathered en masse at the state budget trough.
Most of ŌĆśem are ready to tap the ŌĆ£rainy day fund,ŌĆØ fearing--perhaps rightly so--that the governor has a broken rain gauge..
What do they do on a rainy night in Rio? The late Bing Crosby popularized this song in 1946, referencing the big Brazilian city.
But, in tiny Rio Vista, Texas--rainy or dry, day or night--they snicker about pronunciation of their townŌĆÖs name. Generally, folks born and raised there call it ŌĆ£Ryyyy-O Vista.ŌĆØ Newcomers are more likely to say ŌĆ£Reee-O Vista.ŌĆØ
During a recent TV newscast, an anchor headlined a news story from ŌĆ£Ryyyy-O Vista,ŌĆØ then switched to an on-the-scene reporter who claimed to be in ŌĆ£Reeee-O Vista.ŌĆØ Old-timers applauded for a few seconds before sitting on their hands..
City brass in Dallas must be grateful that big Super Bowl stories overshadow some of their current ŌĆ£goofs.ŌĆØ
First, it was discovered that they ŌĆ£framedŌĆØ the wrong mayor when they unveiled a photo gallery of former mayors nearly a decade ago. An astute old-timer recently claimed that the picture of the late Mayor Woodall Rodgers wasnŌĆÖt him at all!
And now we learn that there are two kinds of ceremonial ŌĆ£keys to the cityŌĆØ--one for notables upon majority vote of the City Council, and a lesser one for presentation as individual members see fit... Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway decided to give one of the ŌĆ£minor keysŌĆØ to Michael Vick, a professional football star destined to be burdened the rest of the way with the baggage of a felony conviction for grizzly dog-fighting operations.
The award presentation was captured on a camera phone. Then, in that brief slippage ŌĆśtween cup and lip, the news hit TV screens, then news racks.
The action didnŌĆÖt sit well with the mayor, several council members and a big chunk of citizenry. The brouhaha, now boiling, may cause the ŌĆ£honoreeŌĆØ to enlist lawyers to help him give it back.
Upon hearing the news, Mayor Tom Leppert looked like heŌĆÖd been hit full in the face with a blivet. (A blivet is 10 gallons of garbage in a five-gallon bucket. The word is not in the dictionary--yet. With so many opportunities for use, it will appear soon. ŌĆ£AppŌĆØ made it this year.).
City leaders promise to review the current policy. My prediction? TheyŌĆÖll ditch second-tier key awards. Future key recipients will be survivors of council votes.
ThereŌĆÖve been various news slants on this story. Minutia is magnified, of course, because the keys donŌĆÖt open anything. The city wonŌĆÖt have to change its locks--at the dog pound or anywhere else.
Besides that, Dallas has always had keyless entry. For some, though, it might take keys to get out..
Look for the Texas Rangers, defending American League champs, to brag about parking for their games costing only 1% of the amount charged for spaces exactly the same size at the Super Bowl.
And theyŌĆÖll offer humongous refunds for bona fide patrons who donŌĆÖt have seats for all innings--even extra ones.
Like the dismissed coach who claimed to be leaving the way he came in--fired with enthusiasm--I sign off. ŌĆ£ThatŌĆÖs the bottom of the news as it looks from here.ŌĆØ
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Valve cover gasket leaks are common after 60,000 miles. Symptoms will include oil drips under the vehicle and burning oil smell from the engine compartment.Google+
Car Problem Reports
BMW 325i Oil Leaks From Lower Engine Area
BMW 325i Problem
Model Years Affected: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Average Mileage: 98,414 mi (10,000 mi - 260,000 mi)
Visitor, 2003 BMW 325i, 120,000 mi
Oil leak from the gasket, where the filter assmbly attaches to the engine. :o/
waltrkm, 2003 BMW 325i, 125,000 miRookie
leaking from two areas, valve cover gasket and oil filter housing.
Visitor, 2004 BMW 325i, 85,000 mi
oil drips under the vehicle and burning oil smell from the engine compartment.
The repair called for a crank case vent valve &
oil filter housing gasket $988 at the BMW shop, when I priced it in other shops they quoted me $140 so we'll see if that's true, they seem to be very familiar with it, so we'll see
kwandsen, 2001 BMW 325i, 112,000 miRookie
oil smell, leaking from valve cover gasket onto exhaust manifold
Visitor, 2002 BMW 325i, 190,000 mi
oil leaks coming from OIL LINE hose, smells and smokes of oil burning from under the hood. easy to replace. need to remove the air filter housing.
Visitor, 2002 BMW 325i, 112,000 mi
Oil leaking from the gasket, dripping on exhaust and causing smoke to come up through the hood. This is the second time I am replacing the valve cover gaskets in 15k miles.
Visitor, 2003 BMW 325i, 10,100 mi
valve cover gasket replaced
Visitor, 2004 BMW 325i, 86,000 mi
continuous oil leak. replace oil pan now its the oil gasket
Visitor, 2002 BMW 325i, 14,034 mi
Unexplained Oil Leak Dealer Could Not Find or Fix.
Visitor, 2001 BMW 325i, 120,000 mi
I smell burning oil, its def a small leak coming from the engine so I assume its the valve cover gasket. you dont notice it unless the car is running and isnt moving. You dont notice it at all while driving, even if its stop go city BS.


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Tami Roman has faced a lot of criticism this season on Basketball Wives, but she's also made a lot of progress and has had great success recently with her acting career. When I sat with her before the reunion show filmed, we talked about all of it, and we discussed how she feels about all the "internet bullies" who have ganged up on her recently. Our chat is below.
How do you feel about being here at the reunion today?
I'm excited to be here, you know, I haven't seen any of the girls since we finished filming, so I'm excited to see people, for whatever reason…to get things off my chest, to give somebody a hug, to say I'm sorry, whatever the case may be, I'm excited to see each girl for reasons of my own.
Are you worried about anything that might happen onstage?
I'm never worried. I'm not. I can handle anything that comes my way, I take it as it comes.
If you could change anything about this season, what would you change?
I think every season, I kind of transition in one way or another. And it may appear to be minor to people looking in on my life, but it's actually major for me, so the situation with Kesha, I think I definitely would have handled that differently. I probably wouldn't have been as loud and as boisterous as I was with her. My message still would have been the same but I think it could have been delivered differently. Although, having said that, that's strides, leaps and bounds from the way I approached things in season two, season three. Minor changes, but definitely progressive.
What made you comfortable enough to show your therapy and your really emotional conversations with your mom on the show this season? Those were big moments that most people would handle in private, so how did doing them on the show affect you?
I think it was a good thing for me to do because I hadn't dealt with those things. From a public standpoint, I think there are a lot of women who are going through those same issues, and just being able to watch me openly acknowledge what I've gone through can help them in their situations. In a nutshell, on Basketball Wives, you're gonna get the drama, the drinks, the lunches, all of that other stuff, but for me, every season, I try to figure out what I can bring that's valuable and of substance from my life, and this was one of those moments.
Have you stayed in anger management?
Just to clarify, it wasn't really anger management, it was more therapy in a sense that when a person is angry or hurt or depressed, it stems from something. I called it anger management, but it was really more to find out why I'm so angry, to be clear with what those things were in the past.
What do you think will happen with Kesha today?
I haven't spoken to Kesha since Tahiti, so I don't really know what will happen. I guess we'll see once we all get out there on stage.
How's your health?
I am in perfect health now.
I'm glad to hear it!
[Tami toasts her glass.] And now I'm having a beer and toasting to good health.
What's your situation with Royce?
I have not spoken to Royce, today will be the first time I've actually spoken to her and been face to face.
Is the issue still just that you feel she shouldn't speak on things she didn't witness firsthand?
Not specific to Royce, but I think people in general, I mean, if you're not there and you're not involved, I think that you're position should be neutral until you have all the information and all the facts. And I think if you watch Basketball Wives and you're going to base your opinion on what you're watching when you know it's an edited version of what transpired, I think that's just not really coming from a fair place. That's my position on that.
Shaunie has talked about pushing for more positivity on the show, do you think that's possible?
I would hope so. I would hope that if there's a season five, we'll see a change and have a balance. I'm not gonna say that the drama that happens and the arguments we have aren't real, they are real, but if you have fifteen episodes and have one argument, it's stretched over five weeks when really it's one thing that happened in one day. I'd like to see more variety and more balance in that way. In real life I don't walk around with boxing gloves wanting to fight every person I meet, and I think that since that's the persona that's given to me on Basketball Wives, people think that's all there is to me. They think that's all we are, and we're not.
I've read that you said somewhere that all the internet criticism is getting to you, how do you feel about all of that?
I'm fine with the criticism, I think what you're referring to is an interview I did and that article was totally misconstrued in terms of what I actually said. My exact words during that interview were that people have a lot of criticism with regard to us and how things are shown and they're making statements that we're bullies, but it they really think about it, they're actually doing the one thing they despite and that they're chastising us about. To be on Twitter and Facebook and blogs every day saying something negative, that's a form of bullying. I wasn't saying I'm affected, I think everyone has a right to their opinion, my specific comment was you can't throw stones when you live in a glass house.


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Event Type: Children's Program
Date: 2/14/2014
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End Time: 11:30 AM
What does the fox say? Find out as Flying Fox Conservation Fund's Scott Heinrich teaches us about unique creatures from around the world! Meet a sloth, a Fennec Fox, a kinkajou, a civet, a Lion Head Rabbit, a ferret, a Bearded Dragon, a Solomon Island Parrot, an armadillo, and a Pancake Tortoise. Best for ages 4+. Register at oppl.org/events/calendar or by calling 708.386.9032 beginning January 31.Library: Oak Park Public Library Dole Branch
Location: Meeting Room - Dole Branch
Registration Ends: 2/14/2014 at 10:00 AM
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This enlightening and refreshing cocktail is a hand-crafted masterpiece.
fresh ginger root
1 fresh lime
2 canned pear slices in heavy syrup (from 15-ounce can)*
1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) syrup from can of pears
2 ounces (1/4 cup) pear-flavored vodka
Martini shaker or 16-ounce pint glass
Shaking tin
Strainer Muddler Grater
Do ahead: Peel skin from ginger root with the side of a spoon. Finely grate enough ginger to prepare as many drinks as needed.
To make one cocktail drink: Juice lime and pour into martini shaker. Add two pear slices to the martini shaker. Add thumbnail-sized portion of ginger and muddle ingredients together.
Pour syrup from canned pears into shaker. Fill shaker with ice and add vodka. Shake vigorously 10 times and strain into chilled martini glass, making sure to keep solids out of the cocktail.
Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories 170 (based on 80-proof vodka)**
*Note: One, 15-ounce can of pear slices in heavy syrup makes 8 drinks.
**Note: Higher-proof vodka contributes more calories.
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With graduation time upon us again, everyone at Kurn Hattin Homes for Children is filled with a mixture of emotions... Many of those graduating from this Vermont residential school for at-risk children have had their lives transformed, forever.
Stuart Kaufman of Keene State College recently wrote a wonderful feature article about Kurn Hattin's Lisa Bianconi. Lisa graduated from Keene State in 1999 with a Master's Degree in Education and has gone on to accomplish great things over the past three decades as Kurn Hattin's Music Director.
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Our View: Patience needed with new program
Recently, the Department of Social Services in Rutherford County indicated that the implementation of a new, web-based certification system has the potential to create delays in benefits being delivered to county residents.
So, at first glance, the NC FAST program that will initially be used to help certify eligibility for food stamp assistance appears to be anything but fast. Interview times are expected to triple and the initial payments from the program may be delayed by as much as a month.
However, in looking past the timelines and potential delays, we believe that the new program can provide a much-enhanced service to our county residents.
The NC FAST program is a new program developed by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and is being implemented in all 100 county departments of social services aimed at improving how human services are delivered.
The program involves developing a computer database containing basic information on individual clients and their needs that can be used to determine eligibility for a variety of programs.
Essentially, it is a "one-stop" process for clients to access the assistance they need and are entitled to receive. Initially, the NC FAST program is being applied to the food stamp program but, over time, the program will be extended to other social services programs such as Medicaid, Work First, Child Services and Energy Assistance.
In the long run, clients will find getting assistance to be less burdensome and caseworkers will find they have more time to work with clients and coordinate benefits.
The NC FAST program is an important first step toward achieving a long-sought-after goal of human services officials to develop a single portal of entry for accessing and coordinating the full spectrum of assistance crossing the traditional program boundaries of social services, public health, mental health and workforce development.
We believe that is certainly a worthwhile goal.
We also encourage our citizens who are trying to get assistance from DSS to be patient. The process will soon become faster and more convenient.
In addition, we also encourage human services officials at the state level to continue to pursue the goal of a single portal of entry for all human services programs.
If that goal can be realized, individuals and families in need across the state will be better served and the outcomes for the massive amounts of money invested in human services programs will be vastly improved.
By Matthew Clark, for the Editorial Board
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Supreme Court Has A Term To Remember
Professors Michael McConnell and Pam Karlan and lecturer Tom Goldstein discuss the term's high profile cases, Chief Justice Roberts' "masterful decision" and the "unprecedented leak from the court."
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court have fled Washington, leaving in their wake a storm of historic headlines. In the last 10 days alone, the high court upheld the Obama health care law, struck down much of the Arizona immigration law and ruled unconstitutional mandatory sentences of life without parole for juveniles convicted of murder.
Chief Justice John Roberts is in Malta, a place that, as he pointed out, is "an impregnable island fortress." He puckishly observed that it "seemed like a good idea" to go there after the tumultuous end of the Supreme Court term.
"If what you care about is constitutional principle, then this was really a masterful decision," says Stanford Law professor Michael McConnell.
Stanford professor Pam Karlan, also a former Supreme Court law clerk, is more blunt.
"[The leak] really was an act of extraordinary rage and destructiveness on the part of the right-hand side of the court," she says.
"You can't take one term in isolation," warns Tom Goldstein, publisher of SCOTUSblog, the leading Supreme Court blog. "The arc of the law is solidly on the right. ... Anyone who thinks that John Roberts has now come out of the closet as his true liberal self is severely misguided. We have a track record here. He's a solidly conservative justice."
Goldstein notes that next term is likely to add up to a very different result. The issues coming up are: the voting rights law, affirmative action, U.S. lawsuits involving human rights abuses abroad, and gay marriage. Those are questions on which at least four justices — and in some cases five — are on record as hostile to the left.


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After surrendering the most passing yards of the Nick Saban era in 2014, the 2015 Alabama defense will have to tighten up its issues in the secondary to help earn a return trip to the College Football Playoff.
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Last season, Cyrus Jones was able to lock down one of the starting cornerback positions in the Tide's defense while the other cornerback spot seemed to have a revolving door.
Brown, Bradley Sylve and Eddie Jackson all got chances at cornerback, and all three had more than their share of struggles, as the Crimson Tide gave up 3,164 passing yards in 14 games.
After being named Second Team All-SEC, Jones will return to his starting spot at corner, and Brown came out of spring practice as the favorite to start on the opposite side after getting the nod in the A-Day game in Jones' absence.
#Bama CBs Tony Brown and Bradley Sylve both starting on A-Day for the fist team defense. Eddie Jackson will see work at corner and safety.
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In 2015, Brown could be crucial to the success of the Alabama defense.
The secondary may not have been the Tide's only Achilles' heel in 2014, but it was a glaring weakness, especially down the stretch, as Alabama gave up an average of 328 passing yards in its final three games.
Jones is obviously expected to continue to play at a high level, and if Brown can learn from a year of experience and live up to his 5-star potential, according to 247Sports, it could result in huge strides being made for the Crimson Tide secondary.
Two lockdown corners complementing a pass rush that should give quarterbacks nightmares could mean the return of the championship-level defense Alabama fans are used to seeing from the Tide.
After the Tide's second spring scrimmage, head coach Nick Saban said some positive things about Brown's play, per 247Sports' Charlie Potter.
"Tony Brown has done a good job, still needs to work on his consistency, doing things the right way all the time, but he's had a really good spring."
As an NCAA track and field All-American in the 4×100 meter relay, Brown has elite speed at the cornerback position.
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Brown celebrates the 2014 SEC Championship win with teammate Maurice Smith.
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Brown is easily the most talented option Alabama has to complement Cyrus Jones. Now is the time for Brown to step into the starring role that has awaited him since his arrival in Tuscaloosa.
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Negative - Melbourne, Victoria, 1937 Reg. No: MM 001231
- Description Of Content:
- A group of people next to a Morris Commercial truck. There is a car in the background. The man in the middle wears a dustcoat and may be the driver.
- Acquisition Information:
- Copied from John Chrystal, 1985
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- The Biggest Family Album of Australia, Museum Victoria
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Well let's not leave out the fact Urban and Bill are good friends.
I would be open to a same helmet design with stickers but in alternative colors like white or red. Same goes for the pants. Same design just alt colors. All black would be sweet but it would be align with tradition
That big, that strong, that fast.
Even at 19/20 years of age he is a grown man.
Jokes on them, their last 2 heisman winners were "made" in Ohio.
And their head coach.
I can honestly see Peppers being a bust. Especially with his wanna be rapper thing he's got going on.
Did any one else read the Tress quotes and mimic his voice in your head lol
More byes in the middle of the schedule. I wonder if that's Urbans doing.
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Derrick Rose #7 ahead of Peyton Manning!
He doesn't even play when he's been medically cleared for almost 3 months.
Sounds like we're saying the same thing here.
Go cut your teeth as a head coach and get noticed.
Don't call me bro, brah.
Experience for what? Interview experience? The only thing a school like Ohio State is going to care about is head coaching experience. Which he's is limited to 6 months. Most big time BCS programs are looking for some one who has actually controlled an entire program for years AND has showed success at doing it. Will Muschamp was more along the lines of the exception, not the rule.
Look at the coaching search 2 years ago. You didn't hear any coordinators being seriously discussed. You heard Gary Patterson, Chris Peterson, Bob Stoops, and Urban Myer. All of which has coached a team to the BCS and won.
Fickell has already interviewed for 2 jobs that we at least know about. He interviewed with Pitt when they hired Paul Chryst and Akron when they hired Hazzell.
It'll be interesting one day when Fickell leaves if he takes his best friend Mike Vrabel with him.
The assistant coach I feel Urban wants to keep as long as he can is most likely Tom Herman which funny because when Urban hired him I think every Buckeye fan went "Who?"
Regardless I think another undefeated season and Ohio State will lose Whithers, Fickell, and Herman to head coaching gigs.
If anything it should be the other way around. Urban embarrassed Tress in 2007 on the national stage for a National Title. And now Urban has the job Tress wishes he still had. Urban should love the guy lol
I hate Fox productions.From the music to their announcers. And after Joe Buck made the comment that Aj Hawk was taking a pay cut going from the Buckeyes to the Green Packers I have really hated Fox.
That can easily be fixed with coaching though
Agreed. Noon time slot doesn't bother me. Regardless there is just something about the whole day that is in the air, where you can yell out what ever time of day it is and follow it with Michigan STILL SUCKS that just does it for me.
That first throw looks like just a flick of the wrist and boom its 40 yards down field. Can't teach speed and you cant teach arm strength.
Do you honestly in your heart think Russell Bellomy would have went into a game this season if something were to happen to Gardner? He was SO bad last year. Not saying Shane would do much better as a true freshman but at least it would be building to their future.
As much as we would like it to be real it doesn't make sense for him to come out the week of the draft and act like this. Even past hurting Bama, it casts doubt on his character and hurts his draft stock. No way he's just going tweet something like that knowing it'll cost him $$$ especially if that is what he's all about.
My next question would ask how many have to sign off on it to pass? Lets say FSU, UNC, and GT don't sign. Will it still be enacted?
Basically the B1G has to make a move now or never on ACC schools. Could be an interesting next few months. Real question is if this would hold up in court.
In fairness they'll still be able to tout the game will be for the right to go to the B1G Championship game. However, it'll be tough to get up for back to back to back games. Michigan/B1GTitleGame/BowlGame. It'll be tough to go 3-0 through that stretch no matter how good you are.
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This was really good. I added a bag of frozen stir-fry peppers and onion (I microwaved them for a couple of minutes first) and a teaspoon of ground ginger. After five hours on low I turned it up to high, stirred in about 2 Tbsp dissolved corn starch (I like thick sauce) and a tin of mandarine orange segments. By the time the rice was done, the sauce was nicely thickened. It tasted very soy-saucy to me, but was still very good and my husband really liked it, which is a big plus (he's picky). Super easy, I'll be making this again! Thanks!
This was absolutely terrible, and there was nothing in it that I didn't like. I followed it exactly to instructions. If you like boiled chicken (which I don't) this is for you. If you do try it, I recommend browning the chicken before putting it in the crock pot. Maybe that will help. Blah.
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I was looking for a slow cooker orange chicken so decided to give this one a try inspite of the bad reviews. I made quite a few changes and it turned out wonderful (which is why the 4 stars). this is what I did:
1st, I seasoned the chicken with s&p, garlic powder and dusted in flour then deep fried till golden brown. Then I put drained chicken in crockpot with other ingred + 2 heaping Tablespoons of orangejuice concentrate and 1/2 cup of honey. When the meal was finished I placed the chicken under the broiler until a bit crispy then dusted in toasted sesame seeds. It turned out delish this way!!!
I made this and added a few touches, a tbs of ginger, and a tbs of pepper and a tbs of garlic. 2 fresh chopped small onions and some green onions as well. It was good and I will make it again. I'm going to try using OJ next time instead of the orange soda. :)
This was great, my family loved this chicken! The only change that I made was that I cooked it on high for 3 to 4 hours. I will make this agian!
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The current book is a republication by Dover of a 1983 book that is a collection of articles, mostly on probability and statistics, with an emphasis on foundational questions. Good says that his book is about "applicable philosophy," which for him includes "philosophy, probability, statistics and mathematics." In general the individual articles tend to be more philosophical and less mathematical. Most of the articles in the book are based on invited lectures. An overall theme throughout is the value of rational thinking based on the principles of probability.
The book is divided into five parts. The first, titled "Bayesian Rationality," discusses the maximization of expected utility. Good has a predilection for counting things; one article enumerates twenty-seven principles of rationality, another 46,656 varieties of Bayesians. (Good also kept careful track of his "main publications," at least up to the time of this book, assigning them each a number and then sometimes citing them only by number. There are more than 1500.)
The second section includes a small collection of articles on probability that begins with the question whether probability or statistics is historically or logically prior. (Good concludes that it's a chicken and egg situation.) Another article in this section thoughtfully examines the place randomness plays in statistics.
The third section focuses on hypothesis testing and corroboration. As an example of a Bayesian approach to physical "numerology," Good asks how we should regard a theory like Bode's law (a formula predicting the distance from the sun of bodies in the solar system that may be purely coincidental). The fourth part considers information, surprise and (therefore) entropy. The final part discusses explanation and causality and proposes a "causal calculus".
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|5. Which Comes First, Probability or Statistics
|6. Kinds of Probability
|7. Sublective Probability as the Measure of a Non-measurable Set
|8. Random Thoughts about Randomness
|9. Some History of the Hierarchical Bayesian Methodology
|10. Dynamic Probability, Computer Chess, and the Measurement of Knowledge
|Part III . Corroboration, Hypothesis Testing, Induction, and Simplicity
|11. The White Shoe is a Red Herring
|12. The White Shoe qua Herring is Pink
|13. A Sublective Evaluation of Bode's Law and an "Objective" Test for Approximate
|Numerical Rationality
|14.Some Logic and History of Hypothesis Testing
|15. Explicativity, Corroboration, and the Relative Odds of Hypothesis
|Part IV Information and Surprise
|16. The Appropriate Mathematical Tools for Describing and Measuring Uncertainty
|17. On the Principle of Total Evidence
|18.A Little Learning Can Be Dangerous
|19. The Probabilistic Explication of Information, Evidence, Surprise, Causality,
|Explanation, and Utility
|20. Is the Size of Our Galaxy Surprising?
|Part V. Causality and Explanation
|21. A Causal Calculus
|22. A Simplification in the "Causal Calculus"
|23. Explicativity: A Mathematical Theory of Explanations with Statistical Applications
|Sublect Index of the Bibliography
|Name Index
|Sublect Index


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2/3 cup
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1 cup
butter, softened
2/3 cup
1 tablespoon
vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups
all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon
baking powder
2 teaspoons
baking soda
1 teaspoon
1 cup
chopped walnuts
Everyone who got one of these from me loved it!
I made these jar cakes a couple of days ago. They didn't turn out very well at all. They looked nice but when I opened one, just for testing, it smelled terrible. I did taste it and then hade my friend, my husband and my children try it, they said it was horrible! I have made other cake in a jar recipes and have not had any problems with them. I have to say that I will never make this recipe again and I tossed out the recipe. Sorry!
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this was very easy and it's very good!!!
I found that it is very important to space the jars as far apart as possible for even baking as well as keeping them from overflowing. I used pecans instead of walnuts and added coconut.
We just tried this recipe and it did over flow. also the batter made more than 6 (8) We will try again and space the jars farther apart. The cake tastes great even if it does not look like much due to uneven heat.
we loved the idea but not the cake sorry but this one failed
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Calories: 1097
Calories from Fat: 432
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A Role Playing Dimensions reuses its definition to represent same concept in different contexts. Common example of Role Playing Dimension is date dimension. For instance, date dimension can be used to represent order date, delivery date and shipment date. Currency, staff, organisation hierarchy are other dimensions that are usually role played. While Role Playing Dimensions promote dimension reuse and share dimension data security, the effect on cube browsing must also be considered.
If let's say a role played date dimension is used as filter in cube browser, you would see all possible date members that the dimension can possibly hold irrespective of whether there are facts for that date (Screen Capture 1). Because of their generic nature, dimensions that are role played must cover all possible ranges of data. As you can see, the lengthy filter list where the user is unsure which dates have facts is bad for cube browsing and could potentially turn-off users. With Role Playing Dimensions also consider Dimension Data Security which is slightly different from regular dimensions.
Screen Capture 1 – Role Played Date Dimension
Now compare this with a Non-role Playing Dimension that is customized to display only the date members that have facts associated with it (Screen Capture 2). Isn't this a better cube browsing experience? You could achieve this by using a named query as data source for the dimension. If the query is to be used in different projects use a materialized database view instead.
Screen Capture 2 – Non-Role Playing Dimension
However take note if not careful, this would lead to creating more dimensions than what is required. You could for instance take a hybrid approach and customize only the commonly used slicers to non-Role Playing dimension and can leave the rest as Role Playing Dimensions. The key point to remember is whether the dimension is role playing or not, as long as it is derived from same source it must be a Conformed Dimension. This means the name and number of the attributes, key column, name column & value column, attribute relationships, sort order and hierarchies must be the same between the role playing and non-playing dimensions derived from same data source. The only difference is the number of members in a non-Role Playing dimension is fewer than the Role Playing Dimension.
Do you happen to know if the following Scenario has a solution:
Say i Have 100 Customers that get into a Dimension, and i filter for the current Month, and now only 12 of them have Values, currently when i try to filter out specific Customers, i get 100 as oposed to the 12 that could really concern me.
Thanks again
You should preferably build your dimension from a database view which gives you the flexibility to exclude unused dimension members. Refer to Option 1: Use a View on Dimension Table of this post https://bennyaustin.wordpress.com/2013/05/24/excludeunsed/. By using this method you can eliminate customers that are never associated with your fact table. If the customer is referred by your fact table even once, it will appear in the filter irrespective of the month you are browsing.
Hi there, could you please Show some Explanation as to how this filtering of Dimension members that have no Measure Values is done in SSAS
Thanks a lot! your help is much appreciated
There are few options available. Check out this post https://bennyaustin.wordpress.com/2013/05/24/excludeunsed/
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Benny – Just a thought. If showing too many members (including members not associated to any facts) is a problem, it is not limited only for the role playing dimensions, but also all dimensions in general. Any attribute would always show the members regardless of whether there is a fact for it or not. Isn't it?
Thanks Pavan for your comments on this blog. Yeah you are right – by default dimension attributes displays all members irrespective of whether they are associated with fact or not. However by using views you could eliminate unused dimension records and improve user experience. This is possible if the dimension is non-role playing. Although this is possible for role-playing dimension, its not as effective.


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Court In Uganda Throws Out Anti-Gay Law
Originally published on Fri August 1, 2014 11:03 am
A court in Uganda has thrown out a controversial law that mandated harsh punishments, including life in prison, for acts of homosexuality.
The Associated Press reports the decision was a technical one. The court ruled that there was no quorum when Parliament met to pass the law.
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" 'The speaker was obliged to ensure that there was quorum,' the court said in its ruling. 'We come to the conclusion that she acted illegally.'
"The ruling was made before a courtroom packed with Ugandans opposing or supporting the measure. Activists erupted in loud cheers after the court ruled the law is now 'null and void.'
"Ugandan lawyer Ladislaus Rwakafuuzi, an attorney for the activists, said the ruling 'upholds the rule of law and constitutionalism in Uganda.' "
As NPR's Gregory Warner reported back in December, the law was criticized by Western leaders, including President Obama. And The Two-Way has noted that some European countries suspended assistance to Uganda over the law.
The Anti-Homosexuality Act made it a crime to "promote" homosexuality, which could have meant offering HIV counseling.
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Following are the top leading law colleges in Pakistan:
Pakistan College of Law (PCL)
- Since its inception, Pakistan College of Law has progressed continuously through obtaining top position in University results.
- PCL won top positions in Punjab University Annual Examinations in LL.B Part III, in year 2003-04, from amongst 25 Law Colleges of Punjab.
S. M. Law College
- It is a leading legal education imparting institution of Pakistan. The College has one of the oldest Law Libraries in Pakistan.
- The College has professionally qualified and experienced faculty members with LL.B. (Hons.), LL.M. and Barrister-at-Law degrees from the UK and U.S.A.
Frontier Law College
- It is an affiliated institution of University of Peshawar, Pakistan.
- In addition to LL.B. degrees, it also offers a broad range of short courses in legal discipline. All courses are delivered by lectures of University of Peshawar, skilled professionals and senior advocates.
Quaid-e-Azam Law College (QLC)
- Established in 1987 QLC is the first Law College in the private sector of Punjab.
- It is the law college in the private sector which has balanced faculty consisting of foreign qualified and leading practicing lawyers of the Supreme Court and retired judges of superior courts in its faculty core.
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On the Set of Gymkhana 5
The first KB Gymkhana video took the world by storm in 2008 and have left automotive enthusiasts wanting more every time a new video dropped. Every year, it seems like the videos just keep getting better and better and the stunts more amazing. I personally think that Gymkhana 5 was the most anticipated one to date. A few months ago I had heard rumors of Ken possibly shooting somewhere in the Bay Area, I had no idea he would be shooting in the heart of San Francisco. When I found out it was confirmed, I wondered how one man could basically shut down the city for about a week and do basically what every man, child, and woman have dreamed of doing in their own car around San Francisco. I know I have thought about drifting Twin Peaks or busting donuts on the Bay Bridge at one point in my life, actually I still dream about it. Well if you have been living under a rock for past couple of days and don't know what i'm talking about, take a look at this…
About 2 months ago, the FTLC crew was invited to come along with Ken and team during the filming of Gymkhana 5. It's not everyday that you get a chance to witness and shoot something this awesome in your hometown. We basically got a front row seat to the action and got to see what it takes from a production stand point to pull off a film of this caliber. We didn't go to every location but I did manage to snap a few shots of the action.
Ken's car was stored at the Fatlace Paddock during downtime, it was pretty crazy seeing this car in person. Everything from the motor to the insane suspension setup is top knotch. We had a chance to chat with Block's crew about the car in general and let me tell you what, those guys are amazing. They know that car like the back of their hand and could probably repair any part of that vehicle in their sleep.
Our buddy Dat came up from LA for the shoot and came prepared with about 10 KB Hot Wheels waiting for the perfect chance to get them signed by Ken himself.
Wonder how they managed to capture those awesome aerial shots? Just attach a Mark III to a remote controlled heli. No big deal.
The Potrero Hill location was insane. Jumping a crest sideways? On the street? In broad daylight? Legally? Yup, Ken did it. Overall, this was an awesome experience. I met a lot of talented people and got a chance to see for myself how something this awesome gets put together. A huge thanks to Ken Block, Brian Scotto, and everyone involved for having us out there. This is something that I will remember for the rest of my life.
Happy Hooning!
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Man I wish I was there to shoot that day. Had no idea.


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2010? 2012? The Fight in California Continues
BY Amita Parashar
July 27 2009 12:00 AM ET
Rick Jacobs, founder and chair of the 700,000-strong Courage Campaign, said he left the summit feeling "pretty good." Although the summit did not reach a conclusion, he was heartened that the energy to repeal Prop. 8 still exists and feels that the date issue will sort itself out "really fast."
Jacobs said that his organization has never claimed to lead the campaign, but will continue to work with grassroots organizations to educate and mobilize voters. He also suggested California's groups bring in a professional mediator to move the ballot discussions along quickly.
Phillip Minton, who runs Unite the Fight's blog, called the summit an "utter failure" in a Monday post. "Our community has splintered into factions lead by no one, going in all different directions with various agendas," he wrote.
Minton blasted the summit and attendees for straying from the agenda and failing to trust leadership. Like Solomon, he called on marriage equality groups to stop clamoring for a presence and for state leadership to remain accountable.
"It's not about 2010 or 2012 anymore," he wrote. "It's about us uniting."
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