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Crack's Decline: Some Surprises Across U.S. Cities
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The data indicate the popularity of a particular drug, such as cocaine, emerges within a limited subpopulation. Drug epidemics tend to be local, with drug popularity varying substantially across jurisdictions. As of 1996, for example, crack use was declining at most DUF locations. In some noncoastal cities, however, the crack epidemic appeared as strong as ever. The data also show information about the prevalence of certain drugs, such as those monitored by DUF, can help identify drug epidemic phases experienced by a community. In addition, changes in drug use by young people indicate important transitions in a drug's popularity. To the extent future drug epidemics are similar to the crack epidemic, agencies can use DUF data to better deploy drug control resources. 16 references, 11 notes, 1 table, and 25 figures source
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Ellenboro re-elects incumbents
When he found out the final election results, Ellenboro Alderman Mike Rhyne was more concerned with another member on the ballot.
He was worried about Lee Allen, another alderman seeking re-election. Rhyne said no one saw Allen throughout the day and he wasn't with the candidates as returns came in.
"I just want to make sure he's okay," Rhyne said. "He hasn't been feeling well lately."
He, Rhyne and Allan (Bunt) Black might feel a little better this morning as Ellenboro voters re-elected the trio Tuesday during the municipal elections.
In fact, it didn't bother Rhyne to learn he wasn't the top vote-getter. Allen, with his 60 votes earned the top spot behind Rhyne's 58 and Black's 51 votes. Former Alderman Michael G. Jennings received 29 votes. Kimberly Lawson was unopposed for an unexpired term and won the seat.
Needless to say, Rhyne was able to reach out to Allen and tell him he was re-elected.
Allen, who has battled prostate cancer and has received 38 radiation treatments since having his prostate removed last year, seemed in good spirits after learning of the results.
"I'm glad with the board we have and how we work together," Allen said. "They are all good communicators and that is a good thing for the town and we all want what's better for the town."
For Allen and Rhyne, this will be their second term on the board. Black is entering his second full term after filling an unexpired term. Black also served two terms as Mayor.
All three lauded the current board.
"It's been the best board I've served on," Black said. "Not that we all agree but …"
Rhyne, Black and Allen all said the communication on the board has been "great" and that should continue as they all enter their second term in office.
"I'm glad with the board we have and how we work together," Allen said. "They are all good communicators and that is a good thing for the town and we all want what's better for the town."
Jennings, who served 10 years on the board from 1982-92 and ran two years ago, said he was disappointed in the results.
"I think I'm going to call it quits," Jennings said. "I'm done."
Election results aside, Allen said his cancer won't stop him from fulfilling his next term.
"I'm not at the top peak but I'm doing better," Allen said. "I run out of energy fast and I haven't built up my immune system yet.
"But, I got up this morning and I'm thankful for that."
Results are unofficial until canvassed by the Board of Elections on Nov. 12.


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This week's toobage is inspired by a busy week in skateboarding. First up, Chris Cole won the Street League Super Crown in New Jersey and added another trophy to an already bulging collection. Remember in 2005 when he tre flipped Wallenberg?
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As Delivered by Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, The Pentagon, Washington, DC, Friday, December 15, 2006
Thank you very much. Thank you so much.
Mr. President, Mr. Vice President, I thank you so much for joining us. And I thank you for those generous words – for your support these many years.
Chairman Pace, thank you for your sound advice, and for your unfailing good humor through enormous challenging times.
Deputy Secretary Gordon England. You have been a valued partner in this mission, and I thank you so much. You make a difference here -- every single day. Thank you Gordon;
Service secretaries, members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, combatant commanders. I saw my friend, former Chairman General Dick Myers, down here in the front row, Dick, it's always good to see you;
Chairman Warner, members of the Congress, ladies and gentlemen, thank you all;
And all of those gathered -- military and civilian -- who make this great department what it is -- thank you so much for what you do for our country.
As I look back over these past six years, and reflect on what has been achieved, I feel a sense of gratitude.
Gratitude to Joyce, to be sure, our three wonderful children and our seven grandchildren -- we have been together in this every minute;
Gratitude to the hundreds of thousands of people in this department, who, out of love of country, contribute so much;
And, gratitude to all of those amazing young people – who volunteer and step forward and proudly wear our nation's uniforms.
Last weekend, I was in Iraq. I wanted to personally express my heartfelt appreciation to the troops for their service and for their sacrifice. I wanted to leave them a sense of what they have given me -- pride in mission, and an abiding confidence in our country. It has been the highest honor of my life to serve with them -- these makers of history.
Mr. President, over the past six years, at your request, as you pointed out, this department has been determined to create a new framework to better defend against the irregular threats of this new era. These folks have had to depart from the conventional, and, the familiar, to wrestle with the new and the unfamiliar.
And they do it with no guidebook, no roadmap -- and they do it in full view of the Congress, and the press and the world – with generous scrutiny from all sides.
Today, I'll break with convention one more time, and, instead of the traditional farewell remarks on past achievements, I will focus squarely on the future.
I say this with the perspective of one, as the President indicated, who has had the opportunity to lead this department in two different eras, in two different world conflicts, for two different presidents, and, yes it's true, in two different centuries.
When I last departed this post in 1977, I left cautioning that "weakness is provocative." That weakness inevitably entices aggressors into acts they otherwise would avoid. Then, our country was engaged in a "long struggle," a struggle of uncertain duration, against what seemed, at the time, as an ascendant ideology and clearly an expanding empire.
Few would have believed that, 15 years later, the Soviet Union would cease to exist. Or that the dissidents then trapped behind an Iron Curtain would lead people out of the dustbin of history and into the family of free nations. Which they did.
That history did not happen by accident. And it most assuredly was not made by people sitting safely on the sidelines. It occurred only because America and our allies withstood the tough times, the bitter disagreements, and they stayed at the task with conviction that our security was linked to the defense and the advance of human freedom.
This is what history asks of us today. And as I leave the Pentagon for the second, and, I suspect, the odds are the last time, I do feel a sense of urgency about the very real challenges ahead.
As the President noted seven years ago, he said, we are living in an era of "barbarism emboldened by technology." We live at a time when our enemies mix an extremist ideology with modern weaponry and have the ability to kill thousands -- indeed even hundreds of thousands -- of our people in a single, swift, deadly stroke. We forget that at our peril.
A number of us here came in 2001, with that mission and mandate: to prepare this defense establishment, to protect the American people, from the unconventional, and the irregular threats.
That mission was given powerful impetus that bright September morning, when that mighty building, just a few yards away -- shook, burned, and smoked. And 125 members of our Pentagon team did not come home.
The attacks of September 11th awakened Americans to the global extremist movement -- a movement with networks in nations all around the world. Even our own. A movement with tens of thousands of adherents who believe it is their calling to kill Americans and other free people. Ours is a world of unstable dictators, weapons proliferators and rogue regimes. And each of these enemies seeks out our vulnerabilities. And as free people, we have vulnerabilities.
Ours is also a world of many friends and allies, but sadly, realistically, friends and allies with declining defense investment and declining capabilities, and, I would add, as a result, with increasing vulnerabilities. All of which requires that the United States of America invest more.
Today it should be clear that not only is weakness provocative, but the perception of weakness on our part can be provocative as well. A conclusion by our enemies that the United States lacks the will or the resolve to carry out missions that demand sacrifice and demand patience is every bit as dangerous as an imbalance of conventional military power.
This is a time of great consequence. Our task is to make the right decisions today, so that future generations will not have to make much harder decisions tomorrow. It may well be comforting to some to consider graceful exits from the agonies and indeed the ugliness of combat. But the enemy thinks differently.
Under the President's leadership, this country made a decision to confront the extremist ideology of hatred that spawned a worldwide movement, and to take the fight to the enemy. The alternative was inaction and defense -- a pattern that history has shown only emboldens the enemy.
Our country has taken on a bracing and difficult task -- but let there be no doubt, it is neither hopeless nor without purpose. Leadership is not about doing what is easy. It is about doing what is right, even when it's hard -- especially when it's hard.
President Lincoln once said, "determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way" – to do it. That remains true today.
We're in what will be a long struggle. It's new, it's complex and, even after five years, it's still somewhat unfamiliar. That we have been successful – I would add -- fortunate to have suffered not one single attack here at home, since September 11th, 2001, has contributed to a misperception in some quarters that the threat is gone. It is not!
As I leave, I do feel urgency, but I also feel optimism. I know that the American people can summon that same grit that helped our founders forge from a wilderness, a new frontier. I know it because I have seen it over my own lifetime. It's the same steel that sent our fathers and grandfathers across oceans to defend free nations from tyrants. That same grit that gave Americans the will to endure 40 years of the Cold War under the specter of nuclear annihilation.
So it is with confidence that I say that America's enemies should not confuse the American people's distaste of war -- which is real and which is understandable -- with a reluctance to defend our way of life. Enemy after enemy in our history have made that mistake -- to their regret.
To those in uniform -- here and abroad -- who proudly serve, always remember that America's example is a message of hope for hundreds of millions of people all across the globe.
America is not what's wrong with this world. Ours is a message that was heard and fought for in places like Berlin, Prague, Riga, Tokyo, Seoul, San Salvador, Vilnius, and Warsaw. And that message is even now being whispered in the coffee houses and streets of Damascus, Tehran, and Pyongyang.
The great sweep of human history is for freedom -- and America is on freedom's side.
As I end my time here, some ask what I will remember. Well, I will remember all those courageous folks that I have met deployed in the field, and those in military hospitals that we visit. And I will remember the fallen. And I will particularly remember their families, from whom I have drawn inspiration.
And, I will remember how fortunate I have been to know you, to work with you, to have been inspired by your courage and your love of country.
You will be in my thoughts and prayers. God bless you all.
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Find out what the tech world is saying about the iPhone 4
Now that the dust has settled on yet another WWDC, we've had time to digest the events of Steve Jobs successfullly (and not so successfully) showing off the next iteration of the Apple smartphone, the iPhone 4.
After taking some time to talk up the iPad and rampant early sales, we were finally introduced to the iPhone 4 which Jobs claimed that, "For 2010 we are going to take the biggest leap since the original iPhone."
Now that a handful of tech journos have had some hands-on time with the iPhone 4, we find out how Job's keynote matches up with the early impressions and whether Apple has after some time, finally delivered an iPhone that covers all smartphone bases.
Jobs on iPhone 4 design: "This is one of the most beautiful designs you've ever seen. This is beyond a doubt one of the most precise and beautiful things we've ever made. Glass and steel… its closest kin is like an old Leica camera. And it's really thin."
PC World - "Whereas the iPhone 3GS looks and feels plasticky, the iPhone 4 is svelte and has a premium feel"
IGN - "We would almost go as far as to liken the 3GS to a sleek and sexy vintage Ferrari that you want to shield from the elements and tuck in at night, whereas the iPhone 4 is the luxury Mercedes that was built for both form and function."
Laptop Mag - " Because it's so thin, it's easier to cup your fingers around it, cradling it in your palm"
Jobs on iOS4: "It's our most ambitious release to date — over 1500 developer APIs. Over 100 new user features, the biggest being multitasking. Some people were saying you weren't first with multitasking — the same was true with cut/copy/paste. But we took some time to figure out how to do it right."
Tech Radar - "iOS 4 will automatically optimize the text in all apps for this screen, but Steve Jobs recommended developers update the images in their apps too. "
Loop Insight - "The iPhone 4 is very snappy when using apps. For instance, switching between the front-facing and rear cameras is instantaneous."
Jobs on iBooks: "The same controls, the same highlighting, the same bookmarking, the same PDF reading. If you get a PDF in Mail, tap on that and you'll go right to iBooks. And, of course, the iBook Store right on your iPhone. We'll have it on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch."
PC World - "iBooks also gains a few new features previously unavailable on the iPad. You can now create notes and bookmarks, and see those notes, bookmarks, and highlights in the table of contents. I suspect that the notes remain trapped in line--for example, there's no way to create cheat sheets, summaries, or other such personalized shortcuts that you could then utilize on your computer or elsewhere--but these new functions are a step in the right direction."
Jobs on iPhone 4 A4 processor: "Now, because we've made the battery bigger and the A4 is so good with power management, we've improved the battery life! 7 hours 3G tlak, 6 hours 3G browsing, 10 hours WiFi browsing, 10 hours music, 40 hours of music, and 300 hours of standby."
Tech Radar - "Apple's A4 chip powers the iPhone 4, the same kind of chip inside the iPad. We noticed that apps opened and closed quickly and the iPhone 4 in general felt incredibly responsive and snappy, but not a night-and-day improvement over the already-zippy iPhone 3GS."
Jobs on iPhone 4 camera: "Megapixels are nice, but what cellphone cameras are really about is capturing photons and low-light photography. So we've gone from a 3 to a 5 megapixel sensor with a backside illuminated sensor."
Engadget - The general speed of the whole OS is way snappier. The camera app in particular is noticeably faster -- shots get snapped in an instant.
Jobs on iPhone 4 retina display: "People haven't even dreamt of a display like this. It turns out there's a limit around 300px per inch that the human eye can't differentiate between the pixels — text looks like you've seen it in a fine printed book, unlike you've ever seen on an electronic display before. It's extraordinary."
Engadget - "The screen is truly outrageous -- you basically cannot see pixels on it. We're not being hyperbolic when we say it's easily the best looking mobile phone screen we've ever laid eyes on."
Slash Gear - "Icons are smooth, crisp and clean, and text is incredibly precise. We browsed through a few webpages and were blown away by how amazingly readable they were even at zoomed-out levels."
Laptop Mag - "We took both video and photos so that you can appreciate how sharp pictures and words look, even when magnified. It's the closest Apple has gotten to a paper experience."
IGN - "During their keynote address, Apple didn't mention it, but the iPhone 4's new display also has a much wider viewing angle over the 3GS, making it possible to see what's on the screen clearly when it is tilted at an angle that would otherwise completely obscure it from view."
iPhone 4 verdicts
Independent - There are few other disappointments, though, at first glance. It would have been nice to have extra capacity (like the previous phone the new one has 16GB and 32GB storage).
IGN - "There seems to be little doubt that the iPhone 4 is an improvement to its predecessor in every possible way."


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A number of Allocated PhD Studentships and Open PhD Studentships are available to Science and Technology departments. Details can be found on the SciTech website:
This year's poster competition is now open to members of the SciTech Grad School, with prizes available for contract research staff as well as research students.
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Lancaster University has established a new senior group of 'distinguished professor' reserved for limited number of star academics who are internationally recognised as world leaders in their field.
Congratulations to Keith Beven and David Hutchison, who join Bill Davies, George Pickett and Swapan Chattopadhyay as distinguished professors in the Faculty of Science and Technology.
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Jenny Harding from Psychology is the only nominee for Non-academic Staff Representative on the Research Committee, while Peter Love from Physics is the only nominee for Research Staff Representative. Both are elected unopposed.
Wednesday 19th November 2008, 1600-1700
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A talk by Professor Friedemann T Freund (NASA Ames Research Center, California).
Friday 14th November 2008 - Sunday 18th January 2009
Lancaster Environment Centre
An exhibition of work by Kate Bentley, a professional painter who lives and works in an AONB area which crosses the Cumbrian and Lancashire border. Admission free.
A headteacher has praised the "brilliant concept" behind an environmental teaching aid sold by a young entrepreneur based at Lancaster Environment Centre
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Aspens #5
Ski-in/ski-out from this perfectly located, beautifully finished 1800 sq. ft. 3 bedroom/4 bath townhouse is just steps from Highway 33 and the Sun Run great green runs groomed daily, and Telus Park, both lit for night skiing. Soak up the fabulous Monashee Mountain views in the private hot tub on the deck. The 2 master bedrooms both feature en-suites. The upstairs master has king bed, sitting area and a steam shower in the en-suite. The downstairs master has a queen bed and shower/tub combo in the en-suite. The 3rd bedroom has 1 set of single over double bunks plus a single bed. The gourmet kitchen with granite counter tops has a large island with eating bar, excellent equipment, chilled wine cabinet and dining for 6-8. There's also wireless internet access. The attached double garage is heated with racks for skis and boards as well as in the secure ski locker. The village is just a short
Aspens #5
Sleeps 8 (Approx. 1800 sq. ft. over 2 floors)
Entry on 1st Level
Living Room – 2nd Level
- 40" HDTV/DVD with Cable
- Rock Faced Gas Fireplace
- Stereo with CD Player
- Complimentary Board Games and Books
- Vaulted Ceilings with knotty pine tongue and groove
Dining Room – 2nd Level
- Dining Table Seats 6-8
Kitchen – 2nd Level
- Full Size Fridge/Freezer
- Full Size Stove/Oven
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Chilled Wine Cabinet
- Breakfast Bar with 4 Stools
- Coffee Maker
- Kettle
- Blender
- Toaster
- Kitchen Aid Hand Mixer
- Mini Hand Blender
- Food Processor
- Crock Pot
- Waffle Maker
- Chocolate Fondue Set
- Salad Spinner
- Assorted Pots and Pans, Dishes, Cutlery
- Cooking Utensils and more
Laundry – 1st Level
- Full Size Washer and Dryer
- Laundry Detergent Provided
Internet & Phone:
- Free Wireless Internet Provided
- Telephone (Local Calls Only)
Ski In/Out:
- Ski in right from the Highway 33 green run, ride around the lowest point of the Aspens Building to the start of the Townhouses # 5 is the 4th door
- Ski out from the end of the row of Townhouses onto Highway 33, you can access the Bullet and Telus Park Chairs or ride right through the village to the Plaza, Snow Ghost and Ridge Rocket Chairs
Equipment Storage:
- Skis and boards to be stored in racks in the garage
- Skis and boards can also be stored in the secure ski locker next to the front door
Bedrooms (Linens Provided)
Master – 2nd Level
- King Bed
- En-Suite Bathroom with Steam Shower
2nd Bedroom – 1st Level
- Queen Bed
- En-Suite Bathroom with Tub & Shower
- 27" TV with Cable
3rd Bedroom – 1st Level
- Single over Double Bunk Bed
- Single Bed
- 27" TV/DVD/Playstation
Bathrooms: (Towels Provided)
- 1 Full Bath with Steam Shower (Master)
- 1 Full Bath with Tub & Shower (2nd Bedroom)
- 1 Full Bath with Tub & Shower (1st Level)
- 1 ¾ Bath with Shower (2nd Level)
- All bathrooms have heated slate floors
Outdoor Amenities:
- Private Hot Tub on the Deck (Seats 6) – 2nd Level
- BBQ on the Deck
- 2 Cars in the heated Double Garage
- Overflow Parking at Happy Valley (Purchase pass at Central Mountain Check In)
Village Access:
- 5-10 minute walk either down the road or down the ski run past the Fire Hall to the village
- 1 minute to the shuttle stop located at the entry to the Aspens Complex
- Views of the Monashee Mountains from the Living Room and Deck
- Non-Smoking Unit
- Renter must be over 25
- No Pets Allowed
- Damage Deposit $700


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Saturday, March 2, 2013
Used Book Sale: Friends of the Dexter District Library.< less
Friends of the Dexter District Library Used Book Sale
Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013
9 am to 3 pm
Dexter District Library
3255 Alpine Street
Dexter, MI 48130
Prices range from 25 cents to $2.00 with a special selection of various priced gift books. Everyone is welcome. All proceeds directly benefit the library.
Dexter District Library, 3255 Alpine Street, Dexter. Free admission. 734-426-4477. www.dexter.lib.mi.us [map]
"The 282 Shame Duck Bills-How We Can Fight Back": Gray Panthers of Huron Valley.< less
Panel discussion with state senator Rebekah Warren, state representative Jeff Irwin, and other local political representatives. Refreshments. The program begins with coffee & socializing.
9:45 a.m.-noon, U-M Turner Senior Resource Center, 2401 Plymouth Rd. Free. 484-1744, 995-8962. [map]
"Intuition as a Spiritual Sense": Center of Light.< less
What is really going on when you get that 'gut feeling'? Don't you wish you could harness it, understand it and access it regularly? In this seminar, Mother Clare Watts will teach you how to tune into that sense of yours to develop into a deeper and more connected human being.
Center of Light, 200 Huronview Blvd. Donation. 734-330-5048. email@example.com annarbor.centersoflight.org [map]
Free Introductory Class: Fun and Learning Music Studio.< less
Fun and Learning Music Studio is providing a free group music lesson once a month on Saturday mornings. It will be approximately 1 hour, starting promptly at 10am. This class is appropriate for 4 1/2 year olds to 7 year olds. One parent must be in attendance for the entire session.
Snacks and drinks will be provided, questions about our curriculum, group and private lessons will be answered! We provide private instruction for piano and voice from age 5 to adult. Group lessons are a general music course with concentration on piano skills.
Please RSVP to reserve a space for you and your child(ren). Email or call email@example.com or call 734-417-1167
Fun and Learning Music Studio, 4115 Jackson Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48103. Free. 734-417-1167. email@example.com www.childrensmusicacademy.org [map]
Tuesday Winter Democratic Rides: Ann Arbor Bicycle Touring Society.< less
Every Tues., Dec.-Mar. The assembled riders choose their own pace, distance, and destination. Also, riders can start at 11 a.m. from the gazebo in downtown Dexter (994-5908). Note: Riders should be prepared to take care of themselves on all AABTS rides. Carry a water bottle, a spare tire or tube, a pump, a cell phone, and snacks.
10 a.m., meet at Wheels in Motion, 3400 Washtenaw. Free. 545-0541. [map]
Playgroup: Manzanitas Spanish Immersion Preschool.< less
Mar. 2 & 16. Stories and songs geared toward kids ages 6 months-5 years, accompanied by a parent. Siblings welcome.
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Manzanitas, 511 Miller. $2 suggested donation per child ($5 per family). (Park in the church lot off Chapin.) 369-6563. [map]
Knitting: Ann Arbor Senior Center.< less
Every Mon. All ages invited to bring knitting projects to work on. Lunch available at 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. ($5.50; age 60 & over, $3; reservations required).
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Ann Arbor Senior Center, 1320 Baldwin. Free. 794-6250. [map]
Storytime: Nicola's Books.< less
Every Sat. An experienced storyteller spins yarns for kids age 7 & under. The Mar. 30 program only is followed by a visit from Peter Rabbit.
11 a.m., Nicola's, 2513 Jackson, Westgate shopping center. Free. 662-0600. [map]
"DNA and Race": U-M Natural History Museum.< less
Every Sat. & Sun. Hands-on 20-minute interactive demo exploring the relationship between DNA and the concept of race. Geared toward adults and kids age 5 & up.
11 a.m. (Sat.) & 3 p.m. (Sat. & Sun.), Natural History Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. Free. 764-0478. [map]
U-M Natural History Museum Planetarium Shows.< less
Every Sat. & Sun. Two different audiovisual planetarium shows.
The Sky Tonight (11:30 a.m. Sat. & 1:30 p.m. both days) is an exploration of the current night sky.
Flight Adventures (Sat. 12:30 p.m & Sun. 2:30 p.m.) is an audiovisual show examining the science of flight through the eyes of a young girl and her grandfather as they explore how birds, kites, planes, and models fly and learn about the history and future of human flight.
Various times, Natural History Museum, 1109 Geddes at North University. $5. 764-0478. [map]
"Parsifal": Quality 16.< less
Live broadcast of the Metropolitan Opera production of Francois Girard's new staging of Wagner's final opera, an adaptation of Wolfram von Eschenbach's 13th-century epic poem about the Arthurian knight and his quest for the Holy Grail. Stars Jonas Kaufman, Katarina Dalayman, Peter Mattei, Evgeny Nikitin, and Rene Pape. The broadcast is reprised on tape Mar. 20 & 21 (see listings).
Various times, Quality 16, 3686 Jackson. Tickets $23 (seniors, $20; kids age 12 & under & students, $13.50) in advance at gqti.com
Basic Knife Skills: Ann Arbor Cooks.< less
**This class is offered through Washtenaw Community College, but held at Ann Arbor Cooks**
Sharpen your cutlery and your knife skills! This hands-on class will cover how to sharpen and care for your knives, as well as proper use. In-class exercises will include practice of the fundamental cuts for vegetables and fruit -- mince, dice, brunoise, battonet, julienne, etc. -- as well as breaking down a whole chicken. Full participation. Register at www.wccnet.edu
Ann Arbor Cooks!, 5060 Jackson Road. $70. 734-645-1030. www.annarborcooks.com [map]
"Let's Celebrate Seuss": Ann Arbor District Library.< less
All invited to celebrate Read Across America Day by making a pop-up Cat in the Hat or other Dr. Seuss-based puppet.
1-2 p.m., AADL multipurpose room, 343 S. Fifth Ave. Free. 327-8301. [map]
"Eat, Meet, & Be Cherry!": Cherry Republic.< less
Every Sat., Feb. 9-Mar. 30. Cooking demos by chefs from local restaurants, including Grizzly Peak (Feb. 9), Melange (Feb. 16), Lena (Feb. 23), Tios (Mar. 2), The Melting Pot (Mar. 9), Gratzi (Mar. 16), Habana Cellar Lounge (Mar. 23), and Conor O'Neill's (Mar. 30). Tastings.
2-4 p.m., Cherry Republic, 223 S. Main. Free. 585-5231. [map]
"56 Up": Michigan Theater.< less
(Michael Apted & Paul Almond, 2012). Documentary about a group of British citizens who have been interviewed every 7 years since 1964, when they were all 7 years old.
Michigan Theater. Tickets $10 (children under 12, students with ID, seniors age 55 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8; MTF members, $7.50; films before 6 p.m., $7). michtheater.org. [map]
Ann Arbor Juggling Arts Club.< less
Every Sat. Jugglers of all skill levels invited for informal practice. Indoor location TBA in case of inclement weather.
2:30-5 p.m., U-M Diag. Free. 761-1115.
Pittsfield Open Band: Ann Arbor Community of Traditional Music and Dance.< less
Mar. 2 & 16. All musicians invited for a contra dance music open jam. Bring Judi Morningstar's The Ruffwater Fakebook, Susan Songer's The Portland Collection, and Bill Matthiesen's The Waltz Book if you have them.
3-6 p.m., Pittsfield Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. (just south of Oak Valley Dr.). Free. Call to confirm. 994-9307. [map]
"Amour": Michigan Theater.< less
(Michael Haneke, 2012). Drama set in Paris about 2 retired music teachers whose marriage is tested when the woman has an attack. French, subtitles.
Michigan Theater. Tickets: 10 (children under 12, students with ID, seniors age 55 & older, & U.S. veterans, $8; MTF members, $7.50; films before 6 p.m., $7). 668-TIME. michtheater.org. [map]
"Keeping the Traditions: Fun Folktales for Feisty Listeners": Ann Arbor District Library.< less
AADL staff present a program of funny and wise old stories for kids in grades K-5 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts.
3-3:45 p.m., AADL multipurpose room, 343 S. Fifth Ave. Free. 327-8301. [map]
"The Meaning of Almost Everything": Purple Rose Theatre Company.< less
Every Wed.-Sun., Jan 10-Mar. 9. See review. Guy Sanville directs the world premiere of Purple Rose founder Jeff Daniels' comedy that combines slapstick, vaudeville, tragedy, and farce in an exuberant romp of a play that explores the pain and joy of human existence. The story concerns 2 men who live in an undefined place and time where nothing happens. One wants to remain in the safety and comfort of this environment, while the other wants to leave.
8 p.m. (Wed.-Sat.), 3 p.m. (Wed. & Sat.), & 2 p.m. (Sun.), Purple Rose Theatre, 137 Park St., Chelsea. Jan. 10-17 previews: Tickets $22 (Wed. & Thurs.), $27 (Fri. eve. & weekend matinees), $32 (Sat. eve.). After Jan. 17: Tickets $27 (Wed. & Thurs.), $37 (Fri. eves. & weekend matinees), & $42 (Sat. eves.) in advance at purplerosetheatre.org, and by phone. 433-7673. [map]
In Good Company African American Book Club: Nicola's Books.< less
All invited to join a discussion of The Warmth of the Other Suns, Isabel Wilkerson's book that chronicles the Great Migration, the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities from 1915-1970.
4 p.m., Nicola's, 2513 Jackson, Westgate shopping center. Free. 662-0600. [map]
"Winter Beach Blast": Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Fundraiser.< less
An indoor beach-themed party with live entertainment by Michigan comedian Bill Hildebrandt and 50 Amp Fuse, a popular Detroit band that plays 70s and 80s classic rock.
6:30 p.m.-1 a.m., Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. Tickets $45 in advance at cfpartyforbreath.com and at the door. 429-3028. [map]
14th Annual Benefit Concert: Dance Alliance Repertory Company.< less
Dance Alliance students perform ballet, tap, jazz, modern, lyrical, hip-hop, and other dance styles.
7 p.m., Ellen Ewing Performing Arts Center, Saline High School, 1300 Campus Pkwy., Saline. Tickets $13 in advance at Dance Alliance (811 W. Michigan, Saline) & the Dancer's Boutique (2414 E. Stadium, Ann Arbor), and at the door. 429-9599. [map]
19th Annual Winter Hometown Concert: Saline Fiddlers.< less
Bluegrass and high-energy American folk by this renowned touring student fiddle ensemble. Guest headliner is Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand, a Salt Lake City bluegrass quintet led by fiddler Shupe, who describes the band as post-Hee Haw, funkadelic, hip-hop new grass and as "a mix between the Dave Matthews Band and Dixie Chicks, without the political agenda."
7 p.m., Saline Middle School Auditorium, 7190 N. Maple, Saline. Tickets $15 & $20 in advance at salinefiddlers.com & by phone. (866) 257-5333. [map]
Team USA Under-17 vs. Chicago.< less
Mar. 2 & 3.
7 p.m. (Mar. 2) & 3:30 p.m. (Mar. 3), Ann Arbor Ice Cube, 2121 Oak Valley Dr. at Scio Church Rd. $7 (seniors, students, active military, & kids, $5; youth hockey players with jerseys, $1). 327-9251. [map]
"Louder Than a Bomb": The Neutral Zone.< less
Poetry slam teams from across the state battle for a spot at the Michigan Youth Poetry Slam State Championships.
7 p.m., Neutral Zone, 310 E. Washington. $5 (students, $3). 214-9995. [map]
1st Saturday Contra Dance: Ann Arbor Community of Traditional Music and Dance.< less
All dances taught; no partner needed. Bring flat, smooth-sole shoes.
Jan. 5: Drake Meadow calls to music by 'Twas Brillig & the Mazel Toves. Preceded at 5:30 p.m. by a potluck and silent auction and at 7 p.m. by an hour of international dances.
Feb. 2: Peter Baker calls to live music by the Paul Winder Consort.
Mar. 2: callers and bands TBA.
8-11 p.m., Pittsfield Grange, 3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. (just south of Oak Valley Dr.), Saline. $10 (members, $9; students, $5). 769-1052. [map]
Chris Collins: Kerrytown Concert House Jazz Master Series.< less
This veteran jazz saxophone player is joined by the local trio of pianist Tad Weed, bassist Kurt Krahnke, and drummer Sean Dobbins in a jazz performance and a conversation about Collins' career.
8 p.m., KCH, 415 N. Fourth Ave. $15-$30 (students, $5). Reservations recommended. 769-2999. [map]
David Dyer: Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase.< less
Feb. 28-Mar. 2. This polished Grand Rapids comic features his unexpected takes on everything from marriage and raising kids to current events and ear hair. Preceded by 2 opening acts. Alcohol is served.
8 p.m. (Thurs.-Sat.) & 10:30 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.), 314 E. Liberty (below Seva restaurant). $6 (Thurs.) & $10 (Fri. & Sat.) reserved seating in advance, $8 (Thurs.) & $12 (Fri. & Sat.) general admission at the door. 996-9080. [map]
Edward the Second": New Theatre Project.< less
Every Fri.-Sun. in March. Keith Paul Medelis directs this local company in the premiere of Jason Sebacher's adaptation of Edward II, Marlowe's tragic history play about a na�ve young king whose reign is sabotaged by his obsession with his banished lover.In this version, Edward is an incorrigible party boy, not ready for the call of adulthood, who crashes in his late father's basement with his disreputable boyfriend, pushing to the breaking point the patience of his ambitious wife. Stars John Denyer, Chris Jakob, Artun Kircali, and Andrew Papa. Adult language and themes; audience members under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
8 p.m., Mix Performance Space, 130 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsilanti. $15 (students & seniors, $10) in advance at thenewtheatreproject.org and at the door. Mar. 1-3 are pay-what-you-can previews. 645-9776. [map]
Howie Day: The Ark.< less
26-year-old folk-rock singer-songwriter from Bangor, Maine, known for his emotionally direct lyrics, melodic inventiveness, and lively, passionate vocals.
8 p.m., The Ark, 316 S. Main. Tickets $20 in advance at Herb David Guitar Studio and the Michigan Union Ticket Office (mutotix.com), and at the door. To charge by phone, call 763-TKTS. [map]
"Good People": Performance Network Professional Season.< less
Every Thurs.-Sun. (except Apr. 5), Feb. 21-Apr. 7. David Wolber directs the Michigan premiere David Lindsay-Abaire's Tony-nominated 2011 comic drama, a touching and funny look at America's large and growing economic divide. A dollar store employee in working-class Boston who loses her job and faces eviction from her apartment. In desperation, she reaches out to a high school boyfriend who had made it out of the neighborhood and invites herself to a chic cocktail party in his home. Stars Suzy Regan and Logan Ricket. The Mar. 17 performance is preceded at 6:30 p.m. by a "Cultural Conversation" ($10; reservations suggested) hosted by Performance Network artistic director Carla Milarch with the director, designers, and cast.
7:30 p.m. (Thurs.), 8 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.) 2 p.m. (Sun.), & 3 p.m. (Mar. 9 & 23 and Apr. 6), Performance Network, 120 E. Huron. Preview tickets: whatever you can afford to pay (Feb. 21), $22 (Feb. 22, 24, & 28), and $30 (Feb. 12). Mar. 1 opening night tickets: $39 & $41 includes reception. After Mar. 1: $27 & $29 (Thurs.), $32 & $34 (Fri. & Sun.), $25 & $27 (Sat. matinee), $39 & $41 (Sat. eve.). $3 discount for seniors age 60 & over. Tickets available in advance at performancenetwork.org & by phone, and at the door. $10 student discount in advance, half-price student tickets at the door only. For reservations, call 663-0681; to charge by phone, call 663-0696. [map]
"Milonga Picante": U-M Michigan Argentine Tango Club.< less
Mar. 2 & 16. Tango dancing to music spun by a DJ. Note: People not affiliated with the U-M must arrive before 9 p.m.
8 p.m.-midnight, location TBA. $10 (members, $5). umich.edu
"Salsa Baroque": Ensemble Caprice (Academy of Early Music).< less
This acclaimed Canadian early-music quintet performs 16th- and 17th-century music by South American composers, who, according to the ensemble's codirector, "fuse harmonies and rhythms of Europe and Africa, blended with Amerindian nuances and styles." The program also includes works by European Baroque composers who were influenced by Latin American styles. Preceded at 7 p.m. by a lecture on the program by members of the ensemble.
8 p.m., St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 306 N. Division. Tickets $20 (seniors, $17; students, $5) in advance at AcademyOfEarlyMusic.org & Nicola's Books (Westgate shopping center), & by phone, and at the door. 528-1838.
"Thorstein the Staff-Struck": The Penny Seats Theatre Company.< less
Jacqui Robbins directs this new local theater company in a world-premiere staged reading of local playwright Russ Schwartz play, an irreverent, richly humorous spin on a tale from the Icelandic sagas about a young man leaves a drunken brawl with a nasty cut and a nastier nickname. When his blind, cantankerous Viking father has cajoled him into avenging the insult, Thorstein's next move places him in direct conflict with the local boss who would like to give the kid a break, but--as he is constantly reminded by his sharp-tongued wife--is not in a position to back down. Murder, treachery, song, low cunning, and strange cooking habits are all part of the journey to a tricky negotiation at swordpoint. Followed by a discussion with the director and cast.
8 p.m., Arbor Brewing Company, 114 E. Washington. Tickets $5 ($18 includes a catered buffet dinner at 7 p.m.) in advance at brownpapertickets.com
"Serious about Salsa" Latin Dance Party: Dance Revolution.< less
Mar. 2 & 16. High-energy dance party with salsa, merengue, bachata, and cha-cha dancing to music spun by a DJ. No partner necessary. Preceded by beginner (7 p.m.) and advanced (8 p.m.) salsa lessons.
9 p.m.-1 a.m., Phoenix Center, 220 S. Main (above Elmo's). $5 ($8 includes lesson). (313) 808-0358. [map]


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The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Spc. James H. Miller IV, 22, of Cincinnati, Ohio, died Jan. 30 in Ramadi, Iraq, from injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Miller was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503d Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Camp Casey, Korea.
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| Critical The person in charge (PIC) has a valid certificate of successful completion of a Certified Food Manager (CFM) exam but does not possess the CFM card issued by ORS Interactive, Inc.
Food managers who possess a valid certificate of passing a food safety exam shall obtain the photo identification card from ORS Interactive, Inc. (see handout provided) within 10 business days. A copy of the photo identification card can be faxed to the food safety section at (703) 385-9568. Failure to provide a copy of the photo identification card will result in further enforcement action.
| Critical Repeat Upon discussion with the person-in-charge, one or more of the elements of an effective employee health policy is either missing or incomplete. A complete employee health policy is required to be in place at the food establishment. At the time of this inspection, the Health Department provided and reviewed handouts and resource information in a red folder labeled "Employee Health Policy."
A complete employee health policy must have the following elements: 1) Employee training on foodborne illness, particularly symptoms of illness and prevention of the Big Five illnesses (see "What is Foodborne Illness" handout); and 2) Documentation that employees have been instructed of their responsibility to report symptoms of, diagnosis of or exposure to foodborne illness to management (see "Employee Illness Reporting Agreement" handout); and 3) A management plan to restrict or exclude employees, as applicable, who have symptoms, diagnosis or exposure to foodborne illness (see "Employee Illness Decision Guide for PIC/CFM" handout). The information provided at the time of this inspection will help you develop and implement this policy. Handouts are available in the following languages: English, Arabic, Chinese (traditional), Farsi, Hindi, Korean, Spanish, Thai, Urdu and Vietnamese. If you have any questions about your employee health policy, please contact your area inspector or contact the Health Department at 703-246-2444, TTY 703-591-6435.
| Critical Repeat The date when the last shellstock from the container is sold or served is not recorded on the tag or label.
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Below is the poem entitled Precious Gem which was written by poet
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They said you were worthless,
no better than coal,
I would not be jaded,
I could feel your soul.
The diamond in your eyes,
lights up my day,
Your ruby lips brush my face
and wipe my tears away.
Shoulders strong as granite
you shield my pain,
An embracing heart of gold
for me to sustain.
You're my amethyst that brings me
the sweetest of dreams,
Creativity is roused by your amber gaze,
so it seems,
As rare as alexandrite, I found you,
you are mine.
Coal or diamond, my precious gem
a most wonderful design.
*Dedicated to my husband on our
29th Wedding Anniversary.
Written October 1, 2012
For Gail Doyle's contest
"A Diamond In Your Eyes"


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Language maintenance is just as important as second language acquisition (SLA), and yet, while the latter is hammered into us in school and many of us pursue it in our free time, a lot more attention could stand to be given to the former. Maintaining linguistic knowledge is a skill, and like any other skill, it can be learned and taught. Like any other ability, we're born with a certain (possibly very small) natural talent at it, and like any other ability, if we leave it untrained, it'll never improve. In the U.S., most four-year degree holders have enjoyed a semester or two of Spanish, French, German or whatever, but how many have had a semester in the art of remembering what they've learned?
The best way to maintain any sort of rote memorized material is through the modern technology of the spaced repetition system (SRS). An SRS is a flashcard program with a twist: after you enter your flashcards, when you review them, you rate them based on how easily you remembered. The program then uses your answers to optimize the order in which cards are displayed to you. When you remember something better, it should show up less often. When something is troubling you, you'll benefit by reviewing it more often. The old-school technique to do this was to weed cards out of your flashdeck, but the whole problem with preserving learned knowledge is that however well you know it now, when it slips out of your reality, it'll eventually fade. With the new technology, a card is never completely removed, it just gets "spaced" out more and more.
The biggest problem when it comes to keeping vocabulary from the Spanish class you took years ago, is time. You're a busy person and you have so many better things to study your old textbook every day– or even every week! But this is where the beauty of spacing really comes in. As long as you aren't actively trying to expand your knowledge on a given subject, the amount of time investment you need to invest to keep what you've already got, becomes smaller as you do more reviews. Flashcards which are easy, rapidly get thinned to the point where they barely ever appear– I've got cards in my deck which won't show up for almost a full year. Even flashcards which are hard, eventually get easier as you gradually, patiently wear them into the caverns of long term memory. In time, the difficult item becomes easier, and then it starts showing up less and less often.
In order to make Spaced Repetition work to maintain a language you've studied once but aren't running into in your daily life, at first you'll need to make a habit of daily review. The SRS software will take care of all the paperwork and organization (once you've added your cards), but it's up to you to actually do the review. As you continue to grind the information into longterm memory, and rate your flashcard performance accordingly, the daily review will automatically shrink, until you can transition to doing reviews only on the weekdays, and then eventually only MWF, and eventually, if you're never adding new material, in time you can do just one review a week. Provided you don't cheat yourself when you rate your performance on the cards, less and less work will be needed, and yet with so little work you'll keep your linguistic treasures as sparkly and shiny as the day you walked home with that "A" in Greek 101.
LangMaint is a skill, and like any other skill, you can train it and upgrade it. You may be born with some innate knack for keeping stuff in long term ROM– or maybe not– but you can always raise that ability. It's not static. Train it like you'd train a muscle. Put it to use against light hurdles, and work your way up. A good way to get some light training is to give yourself a crash course in Esperanto, an artificial tongue designed specifically to be really freaking easy to learn. People report becoming fluent in this conlang in a couple months or even faster. You can use it as a "dumbell", learn it and then maintain it, thereby increasing your LangMaint power so when you study something harder, it'll be a little easier to keep it stored up in the ol' noggin.
I wish I had known about the power of SRS when I took Spanish in junior college. I was very enthusiastic then, and I learned with gusto. But now, almost everything I learned in those accelerated 8-hour weekend classes, is gone. I've retained a heightened intuition about Latin derivatives in general, and even about my own English grammar, but this is all subconscious, and consciously I can remember very few concrete facts or concrete vocabulary words.
You don't have to dish out tons of cash for SRS technology. In fact, the best two programs are absolutely free: Anki and Mnemosyne. You can read my compare-and-contrast between the two here.
Mnemosyne and Anki (and other programs) aren't just for lang maintainers, either. They're also great for people continuing to actively learn some new lexicon– or anything at all which requires lots of memorization, for that matter.
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Unions call for 'all-fronts' boycott of BladeWritten by Justin R. Kalmes | | email@example.com
The Toledo Council of Newspaper Unions responded to a lockout The Blade issued Aug. 20 against one of its unions by declaring an "all-fronts" advertising and subscription boycott against the newspaper.
Larry Vellequette, council spokesman, said the boycott included all holdings by Block Communications Inc., The Blade's parent company, which also owns media outlets in Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Pennsylvania. Locally, BCI owns a cable company (Buckeye CableSystem) and WLIO, Lima's NBC affiliate.
Ron Garcia, TCNU president, and Toledo Newspaper Guild President Lillian Covarrubias said at an Aug. 21 news conference the boycott was a direct response to The Blade locking out members of the Graphic Communications International Union Local 27-N. The Blade issued the lockout early Aug. 20 against the engravers, employees who make plates needed to print the newspaper.
"This is a vicious, anti-lawful, anti-union lockout of the engravers," Garcia said.
Eight members of the engravers union were notified of the lockout early Sunday, and the one employee remaining on the premises was told to clean out his locker and turn in his identification badges, Garcia said. During the lockout, affected workers are eligible to receive unemployment benefits and supplemental pay from the union, he said.
Blade spokeswoman Luann Sharp said the newspaper will fill the jobs with management and temporary workers and does not expect production to be interrupted. The nine workers are not being fired and can return to work once their union ratifies a contract, Sharp said.
"I'm disappointed that they've chosen this course of action," Sharp said of the council's boycott issuance. "Businesses advertise in order to get traffic into their business. Why they've decided to target other businesses and their employees I don't understand."
Sharp said she could not confirm or deny the newspaper had plans to lockout other unions. She said the company's goal is to schedule more negotiating sessions with the unions that are still without a contract.
"I can't say we won't do any additional lockouts, we'd just prefer not to," Sharp said.
Eight unions representing about 650 workers have been negotiating with the company since their contracts expired March 21, and one agreement has been reached. The International Brotherhood of Electricians agreed to a three-year contract in July that included wage and benefit cuts.
In mediation sessions last week, the newspaper's unions offered wage reductions of up to 6 percent, health care contribution increases of up to 20 percent and vacation reductions. The unions also offered to give the company a management rights clause for the first time that would give administrators more flexibility to control staffing levels, layoffs and mandatory overtime shifts. Previous contracts did not include such a clause. The Blade rejected the offers.
Union members said the newspaper is trying to divide its union workforce.
"They want to unilaterally destroy us," said Mollie Rogers, who has worked at the newspaper as a mailer for 14 years. "It's not about the money. It's all about destroying and separating our unions."
Sharp said that is not the case.
"Those are issues we still have not yet resolved with our unions and we do have to find a way to do that," Sharp said of the management rights clause. "We do need to find a way to increase our revenues and reduce our expenses in order to start turning a profit."
The last contract agreement reached between The Blade and its unions, in 2003, included a three-year wage freeze. Employees worked for about nine months without a contract before reaching a deal.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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It's always disorienting and a little scary to observe Big Important Economist People opining on banking while suffering from delusions one knows to be factually incorrect. I speak of the delusion that there is a distinct and separate form of trading known as 'proprietary ("prop") trading'. (See here for example)
I know this to be false. But I also always see B.I.E.P.'s regularly writing and speaking as if it is obviously true. So, I have no choice but to conclude that they don't know what they are talking about, in a literal sense. They do know a lot of Economics, I am sure. But they don't know a lot about the thing they purport to weigh in on, opine on, offering their regulatory advice for – i.e., trading. Something or someone, perhaps some textbook, has put the idea into their heads that there are two kinds of trading: "prop trading", and the other kind. They took this at face value and have proceeded to formulate all sorts of theories based on this premise. There is one problem. The premise is false.
People who disagree with me will write back with non sequiturs such as 'well howcome we had to bail out banks then?' or 'are you saying banks don't take huge levered risk?' Of course they do. Of course banks take risk. And of course they got underwater and were bailed out. None of that, however, speaks to the basic point about "prop trading". None of that establishes that you can cleanly and neatly somehow separate "prop trading" from the other kind.
As I have said before, the main thing that got banks underwater was exposure to mortgages. Mortgages are not "prop trades". Mortgages are bread-and-butter, your-grandpa's-banking. Maybe you say "aha! so the prop trade was that they got too levered to mortgages". Okay, but what is "too"? Where is the line?
You can make up a line, in your head, draw it, and call everything above it a "prop trade". That's what the government is effectively doing with its "Volcker Rule". But I don't know what you are accomplishing, other than setting up yet another arbitrary boundary that will need to be defined, evolved, monitored. What is the boundary for? To separate out the "prop trades" from the other kind?
But there are no "prop trades". Like I said. There are just trades. Risk. Some riskier than others. Some more levered than others. Some more "exotic" (i.e. hard to understand/explain, I guess) than others. Where do you cross the line from an intelligent "macro hedge" into a "prop trade"? I guess that it's when you lose money on it instead of make money on it.
This is not a real definition. It is not a real distinction. It is not a real concept. There are no "prop trades". Or, to put it another way, all of banking is a "prop trade". The essence of banking is to borrow short, and lend long. To sell 1-day rollable money and use it as collateral against which to buy, e.g., 5-year money. People seem to get confused into thinking that it is a non-risky activity because it is called by the dry term, 'intermediation'. "That's not risky! It's just plain old intermediation!" Oh, okay, genius. But news flash: that is a BET. It could go in your favor, or against you. So by the (dumb) 'definition' most people seem to be have in mind, it's a "prop trade".
There are no "prop trades" unless all of banking is a "prop trade".
Will someone please inform the Economics profession?
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GLEN HAYES – Tug Valley rolled past Wayne 65-31 in the Mingo-Wayne Shootout on Thursday night in a game played at Tolsia High School.
The Lady Panthers of coach Okey Smith jumped out to a 30-18 halftime lead and outscored the Lady Pioneers 35-13 in the second half to pull away with the victory in their opening game of the season.
Whitney Evans-Kirk lead four players in double figures with 16 points for Tug Valley. Adreana Vance fired in 14, Hannah Armstrong 13 and Cassie Griffith 10 points. Amber Linville chipped in seven points. Armstrong led the team with eight rebounds.
"We got off to a slow start but, played better in the second and third quarters." "I thought we attacked the basket well on offense," Smith said. "We still got a lot to work on especially our rebounding and spacing on offense. I am proud of the way we shared the ball on the offensive end and our effort on the defensive end."
"I am happy with the win but, not satisfied with the way we played," Smith added. "I think we have a chance to be a pretty good team however, we need to work harder to get to where I think we can get."
Box Score:
Tug Valley (1-0)
Whitney Evans-Kirk 16, Adreana Vance 14, Hannah Armstrong 13, Cassie Griffith 10, Haylea Dempsey 2, Emily Baisden 2 and Briana Shrum 1.
Wayne (0-1)
Taylor Bartram 8, Emily Marsh 7, Ally Toney 5, Randi Miller 4, Ally Gue 3, Tasha Maynard 2 and Riley Ferguson 2.
Score by quarters:
Tug Valley 12 18 23 12 65
Wayne High 10 8 7 6 31
Lady Rebels top Lady Miners
GLEN HAYES – Tolsia topped Mingo Central in the opener for both teams Thursday night in the Mingo-Wayne Shootout.
The Lady Rebels beat the Lady Miners 68-60.
Ashley Curry led Mingo Central with 12 points, while Miranda Evans added 11 and Danielle Browning chipped in eight.
Krista Maynard fired in 27 and Savannah Winnett poured in 23 points for Tolsia.
MCHS was 11-21 at the charity stripe for 52 percent, while THS only hit 12-28 for 43 percent. The difference was in baskets as Tolsia swished in 22 2-pointers and four 3-pointers. Mingo Central connected on five 3-pointers, but only hit 17 2-point baskets.
Mingo Central fell behind early and trailed 23-4 after the first quarter and 37-13 at the half. They battled back to outscore Tolsia 47 to 31 in the second half, but couldn't quite make up the difference. Coach Don Taylor's squad will play host to Sissonville on Tuesday.
Box Score:
Mingo Central (0-1)
Chrissy Farmer 4, Danielle Browning 8, Kaitlin Day 5, Ashley Curry 12, Miranda Evans 11, Brittany Maynard 1, Brittany Stumbo 7, Kiearia Hammond 2, Paige Muncy 2, Hannah Church 5, Jaida Taylor 3. 17(2's) 5(3's) 11-21 FT Total 60.
Tolsia (1-0):
Kerrie Lahoda 5, Jamie Maynard 5, Savannah Winnett 23, Michaela Messer 2, Krista Maynard 27, Jordan Presley 6. 22(2's) 4(3's) 12-28 FT Total 68.
Score by quarters:
Mingo … 4 9 23 24 - 60
Tolsia … 23 14 11 20 - 68


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Founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, Georgian Court University is located in residential Lakewood, New Jersey, on a magnificent 156-acre estate formerly belonging to financier George Jay Gould. The campus is conveniently situated 60 miles from New York and Philadelphia and only 10 miles from the beautiful Jersey Shore. Bordering Lake Carasaljo, the site is a National Historic Landmark with magnificent statuary, beautiful architecture and lush gardens, making it a truly breathtaking and inspiring place to learn, study, and live. After a long history as a women's college with coeducational graduate programs and undergraduate evening programs, Georgian Court became fully coeducational in 2013. All degree and certificate programs during the day and evening are now open to both women and men. Read more about GCU's transition to full coeducation.
Open to students of all faiths, Georgian Court University provides comprehensive liberal arts education in the Roman Catholic tradition and maintains its historic special concern for women. The university offers a curriculum that is broad enough to be truly liberal, yet specialized enough to provide in-depth preparation for careers or further study.
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Generic: thyroid desiccated
This medicine can improve symptoms of thyroid deficiency such as slow speech, lack of energy, weight gain, hair loss, dry skin, and feeling cold
What is this medicine?DESICCATED THYROID (DES i key tid THYE roid )is a form of thyroid hormone. This medicine can improve symptoms of thyroid deficiency such as slow speech, lack of energy, weight gain, hair loss, dry skin, and feeling cold. It also helps to treat goiter (an enlarged thyroid gland).
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
How should I use this medicine?Take this medicine by mouth with water. It is best to take it on an empty stomach, at least 30 minutes before or 2 hours after food. Take this medicine at the same time each day. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Do not take your medication more often than directed.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. While this drug may be prescribed for children, precautions do apply.
What if I miss a dose?If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, take only that dose. Do not take double or extra doses.
What may interact with this medicine?
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