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Assetz Homes Lumos – Overview
Lumos is designed to have the feel of an oasis from the moment you enter the project: a large paved plaza that leads into the garden, a series of landscaped courts, arcaded promenade and open daylit spaces, woven into a carefully orchestrated sequence that lead past the reception lounge, a Party Hall and indoor games pavilions.
These pavilions are surrounded by landscape and water bodies with views opening into courts that are physically separated, but visually part of the overall community experience.
The apartment types include for a wide range of luxury living to suit varying lifestyle and needs: whether ground duplex units with a private garden court or sky duplexes with personal landscaped decks; standard 2 Bed and 3 Bed options with double height patios; wooden decks, semi-outdoor atriums and more.
- Easy connectivity to Yeshwantpur, Peenya and the rest of Bangalore.
- Next to ISCKON Temple between West of Chord Road and Tumkur Road.
- Close proximity to Orion Mall, Columbia Asia Hospital and upcoming Metro Train Station.
- Within walking distance of Yeshwantpur Railway and Bus Stations.
Assetz Homes Lumos – Configuration
- 1.6 Acres of Land
- 3 Blocks
- Ground+14 floors
- 140 Apartments
- 2 BHK, 3 BHK & Duplex Units
- 3 BHK – 1876 Sq.ft & 2260 Sq.ft
Assetz Homes Lumos – Approval Status
- Pre Launch – Approvals Expected by July 2013
Assetz Homes Lumos – Expected Possession
- 2016 Onwards
Assetz Homes Lumos – Location Map
Surrounding Developments
While real-estate in the south, south-eastern and eastern parts of Bangalore have flourished since the mid-1990s thanks to the IT/ITeS boom, the spotlight focussed on the north in 2005 when Devanahalli was picked as the location for the new international airport. But the West has lagged.
Areas such as Malleshwaram, Yeshwantpur and Rajaji Nagar in the Western region, were once sought after locations. Malleswaram, where the prestigious Indian Institute of Science is located, is known for its old-world charm. The West is a predominantly industrial belt — from the Doddaballapur Industrial Area in the North West Frontier to the old town of Yelahanka (also an industrial region), Yeshwantpur Industrial Area, Peenya Industrial Area and Rajaji Nagar Industrial Area.
Mr Neville M. Vaswani, Managing Director, Vaswani Group, says the region did not grow as real estate destination "mainly due to the fact that it is predominantly an industrial hub. "This area also houses the garment industry and small scale industries. About 74 per cent of people fall in the income bracket of Rs 12,000-20,000 per household," points out Mr Naresh Dandapat, National Director – South, Knight Frank India, real estate consultancy firm.
Even government agencies did not show interest in the initial days to develop infrastructure, and so developers shied away, explains Mr Bijay Agarwal, Chairman, Salarpuria-Sattva. Bangalore West, especially Rajaji Nagar, Dasarahalli and Peenya suffered heavy traffic right from the beginning i.e. when real estate growth started, he says.
However, when the State government proposed to set up a second IT hub in the Bangalore West region around the Magadi Road area, and despite Tumkur Road being developed for better accessibility and good infrastructure in place, Mr Dandapat points out that "there was a mismatch between expectation from developers and cost of property", and the area did not pick up well.
Only a few developers who catered to the lower middle and mid-income groups did well initially. "Those with larger projects found it difficult to sell beyond a third of the project space." He points out that there are several projects that were launched in 2006 and 2007, that are yet to be sold fully.
Mr Viswa Prathap Desu, Vice-President — Sales, Brigade Group, says that the area has also not seen big projects like the other regions in this city of an ever-changing landscape, because there are very few large land parcels to come by for new developments. He does not agree that developers have shied away from this area, and points out that large developers such as Sobha Developers, Mantri Developers, Renaissance, and his own company, Brigade Group, have come up with new developments.
But the problem as Mr Dandapat points out is in the size of the project and the targeted buyers. While those with an affordable price tag have been able to sell, big brands with a mid-market price tag have found the going tough.
A large project from a branded player, which offered apartments at Rs 2,900 per sq ft, has not done well despite sustained ad campaign. Another commercial property lost out on a prime lease transaction from a multinational company because the MNC employees did not want to commute as they were living closer to the current IT hubs.
A senior banker says that lack of IT/ITeS companies was the main deterrent for developers to locate projects here.
But there is good news. "After the elevated track from Nelamangala till Yeshwantpur, the prices are soaring and many top-line developers are changing their mind to start development here," says Mr Agarwal.
Price appreciation in the residential segment has happened been very good in the last three-four years with prices doubling. As the infrastructure improves further, there is further scope for a lot of price appreciation, says Mr Desu of Brigade Group.
Assetz Homes Lumos – Master Plan
Assetz Homes Lumos – Floor Plans
Assetz Homes Lumos – Features
- Double height patios
- Wooden decks
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- Swimming Pool
- Gym
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- Children's play area
- Badminton Court
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- Walking / Jogging Track
- Skating Rink
Assetz Homes Lumos – Price Details
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Assetz Homes is led by veteran real estate professionals with several years of experience in the planning, design and delivery of prestigious real estate projects across the world.
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Whether you're ready or not, as life changes, so do your housing needs. Families grow. Careers unfold.
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Feral pigs have made the lush landscaping of Lakewood Ranch hog heaven.
And now the property management has hired a hunter to catch the pigs and remove them.
"They're scary," said Kathy Tudyk, a resident in the Canterbury subdivision. "You come up on the golf course and there's six or eight of them. They're wild animals!"
Well, not exactly. Feral pigs are domestic animals introduced by people into Florida's environment, and now they live in the wild and ravage valuable land, including front lawns.
Some residents have spent hundreds of dollars fixing their yards after pigs went hog wild in the grass.
The pigs can even be dangerous. Just ask Rick Waid, a resident of Lakewood Ranch for more than a decade. Waid recalled crashing into one with his car.
"Four feet tall at the shoulder, and it probably weighed 500 pounds," Waid said. "It ran into the side of the car and it put a hole in the fender."
Michelle Reece and her kids spotted a group of the hogs hobnobbing in the street. At first, they thought they were looking at someone's pet.
"I definitely thought it was a big black lab," said Madison Reese, 15. "We realized they were pigs just sitting there in the middle of the road casually," Reese said.
"It was astonishing because you don't see that every day."
Lakewood Ranch has hired a trapper to catch the hogs, and so far he's found 16 of the beasts. Despite the effort to remove them, some residents don't believe it will do much good considering the pigs keep coming back.
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The Evil Camera
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The camera is primarily the creation of an unknown Camerologist, with some assistance from Dr. Fritz Fredricks, (nicknamed Spidey at some point in his latter years, due to his appearance seeming to become more 'spider-like'). Fredricks, at the time young and greedy, wanted to profit solely from the camera, leading him to remove it from its place of development, restricting access of the item to his exclusive possession. Spidey clearly had intent to present it to society and claim it was his invention alone, likely bringing fame and fortune. The Camerologist, greatly angered by Spidey's insolence, utilised a spell from the Dark Arts (something he had either been born with the use of, or been taught to use to a masterful level, some time prior to the events shown), placing a curse on the camera: It would from then on, be indestructible, lasting potentially for eternity. It would appear to have (to those unfamiliar with its capabilities) the ability to predict the future (a conclusion that can be drawn from the content of the photographs it produces, which don't even necessarily show much of the content the photographer has photographed e.g. Terry Banks made a horrid face in his bedroom, but the picture showed him distraught at the baseball field). What it actually appears to do is alter the future to a guaranteed negative, with the new event involving any number of the factors exposed by the flash e.g. cars, streetlights, people (most frequently) etc... though the factor may be involved in a situation completely removed from the location the photographer took the picture in (its true manipulation of matter, time and space is unclear) More significantly than any other feature perhaps, it can only make BAD things happen!
It's only known natural function is being an instant Polaroid camera, producing exposures that fade into focus from a slot.
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As Juan Pablo's quest for love continues, so does the cat fights, the tears, and the drama. It's no secret that on any given season of 'The Bachelor,' most of the contestants aren't exactly known for exuding maturity. Like many previous bachelors, Juan Pablo seems to have an attraction towards some of the most dramatic women in the house. However, now that the former soccer player and single dad is watching the show for himself, he has pointed out who stands out for her maturity, honesty, and realism. On Tues. Feb 18, Juan Pablo bragged on Sharleen Joynt in his People blog post.
From the get-go, Juan Pablo was taken up with the articulate opera singer. She stood out to him above all the rest as being different. We also learned early on that Sharleen was a devoted career girl, and that she had reservations about her relationship with Juan. She reluctantly accepted the first impression rose on episode 1. From then on, Sharleen continued to captivate Juan, while she continued to struggle with her thoughts and feelings towards him. Over the course of the season, Sharleen certainly did develop an attraction towards Juan, but the gut feeling that he wasn't the one just wouldn't leave her. On Monday night, she packed her bags deciding the hometown date should go to someone else.
What does Juan think of Sharleen's departure, and what was going through his head when she arrived at his door?
"Late that night, someone knocked on my door and it was Sharleen. When I saw her at the door my first thought was "she is gone" and I was right. It was very hard for her to talk to me and she felt terrible telling me that she didn't think I was the man of her life," he blogged.
Clearly the bachelor does and will always hold her in high regard, despite the criticism many viewers have been throwing at her.
"She has all my respect. She has been the most honest, realistic and mature of all the women. She was struggling and she let me know every time we talked about how hard it was for her. I loved listening to the words she used and we had a great time talking about anything and everything. Unfortunately you were only able to see a little bit of Sharleen and I understand the way people might judge her. But remember – you judge by what you see on TV and not everything makes it to the screen," he wrote.
"I was very sad but I was prepared because of her struggles over the weeks. She was going to have a hometown date and things maybe would of changed after that. In this situation, a single word can change my way of seeing or thinking about someone and that's the reason I took everybody and everything they say so seriously. I'm glad she put her life on hold to come see if we could have a future together, because I met a great woman. Like I said – I'd rather not be appreciated and be honest, than be appreciated and not being honest," he continued.
So there you have it, folks. Sharleen felt she should free up her spot since she was unsure about her future with Juan. Joynt is a reminder that not every contestant falls right at the feet of every bachelor. Perhaps her deep thinking and her logical reasoning isn't the most common attributes for the typical bachelor contestant. However, Sharleen's uniqueness is what made her stand out in a sea of women.
Next week, the hometowns dates begin. Andi, Claire, Nikki, and Renee remain. Previews show more tears and continued outbursts. It looks as though Andi cannot wait to leave the fantasy suite? Uh oh....is she the next one who will be leaving on her own?
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As the US presidential election heats up, I've been more and more interested in how the candidates are shaping up, particularly on the web. One of my daily newsletters, Tech President (blog), has recently become something I look forward to each day. It's by the Personal Democracy Forum and focuses on, you guessed it, how technology is changing politics (or not).
It's fascinating to see how things are playing out. For instance, think it's so interesting that the Democrats jumped into the YouTube debates and a number of the Republican candidates won't take it seriously. There is something about this that reminds me of the experienced executive that is too busy to worry about the company's web site.
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Comparing high-sugar drinks to tobacco might be going a bit far (you think?), but aspects of alcohol regulations could be instructive.
You can't buy or drink an alcoholic beverage in a hospital or a school.
But you can buy it in a supermarket, at a very reasonable price, and drink it on private premises.
That policy could be applied to high-sugar drinks (and their solid equivalents) with little inconvenience and less cost .
Via Dave Guerin, I find that Auckland Uni is hosting a symposium: "Sugary Drink Free Pacific By 2030?" The press release notes Richard Johnson and Robert Lustig as keynotes. Lustig is famous for his "fructose is toxic" position; Johnson's pretty similar.
The first day's sessions will discuss just how evil sugar is. The second day's sessions will cover policies to reduce sugar, including a keynote from a guy who's eating a lot of sugar and making a movie about it, a talk by Tony Falkenstein advocating a soda tax, a talk on lessons for advocacy, and one called "An endgame to SSB [sugar-sweetened beverages] in NZ by 2025?"
Tony Falkenstein is likely the same Tony Falkenstein whose day job is putting water coolers and filters in NZ offices: they're called "Just Water". I doubt he has any particular expertise in soda taxes, other than that they hit competitor beverages. He's also the one helping organise some class action suit against Coke and the beverage companies. I'd thought that part of the deal with the Accident Compensation Commission was that New Zealand didn't really have class action liability suits; I expect that it's largely a publicity stunt for Falkenstein's water company. I think we had one of his water coolers before we moved offices; I think I can see a budget line item that the Department can pretty quickly do away with as part of our ongoing budget cuts.
Now down at the bottom of this fantabulous shindig's programme is a Health Research Council logo. It's also on the Symposium's flyer advertising their keynotes. The Health Research Council's website also hosts conference materials and advertises the conference, though the HRC says it isn't funding the event. But, registration is $100 and they're flying in two keynotes from the US; there's no way they're covering their costs based on registration fees. I wonder how they're making up the difference. I hope it's not with public funding, since the conference seems not an academic inquiry into sugar and health but rather an advocacy event. The kind of advocacy event National would have railed against under a Helen Clark government.
Add to the slippery slopes file. A couple years ago it was SmokeFreeNZ 2025. Now it's moving towards ending sugar-based soft drinks. I wonder how long until they want plain packaging for Coke.
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Comparing high-sugar drinks to tobacco might be going a bit far (you think?), but aspects of alcohol regulations could be instructive.
George, I like your thiking!
Little inconvenience... except to those in schools or visiting folks in hospitals.
Eric, stop being snide for a moment and check the information on the long term health effects of High sugar diets. The health results are pretty bad and will cost the individual and tax payer lots of money in the long term. I am not keen on the wowser approach to consumption, ie ban everything and install airbags on everyone. My libertarian/anarchist side prefers individual autonomy on issues of food, drink and drugs, as criminalistion of substances leads to profitable criminals and imprisoned users. However that being said I acknowledge the dangers of excess sugar, just like I do for excess alcohol, tobacco and drugs.
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A Video Reminder Of Wall Street's Criminal Activities
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Meanwhile, French start leveraging Mogadishu signaling tactics to call in backup.
And yet the market continues on..
securities lending is now a "criminal activity"? really? that is pretty amusing since securities lending is (a) completely legal, and (b) the necessary ingredient for selling short, which is an activity that ZH must support since it believes that equities are 50% over-valued.
More populist nonsense here for the uninformed and ignorant.
Zero Hedge believes stock markets are broken and no trading is encouraged period, which the uninformed and ignorant would know unless they had a desire to chime on anything and everything. As for completely legal, wasn't Madoff one of those things too?
Don't the pension funds who took these deals deserve some blame? Presumably the structure of the deal (gains are shared, losses belong to investors) and the risks involved (cash collateral shortfall) were disclosed, yes?
no trading? but what if you like to gamble and are contrarian to the contrarians, but not necessarily bullish?
What are you smoking?? 'Populist nonsense'? 99.9% of the population has no clue as to what is going on in this country. The few individuals who show up here are trying to shine some light into the rat infested death star that is the financial industry. I'm not religious but even in the bible there are references to usury and blackmail.
Here you have anonymous shadow corporations associated with large banks which are in the business of collecting overdue taxes whilst squeezing a huge penality fee out of impoverished home owners. Why is this collection process even legally being privatized? Who's running this city and approved these penality fees in the first place? Who gave these shadow companies the right to impose penalties on government taxes? HAS EVERYONE FUCKING GONE INSANE? IS THERE ANY SENSE OF COMMON SENSE OR REASON REMAINING IN THIS NATION?
Next time you hear someone praise the 'free market' and 'privatization' remember this poor woman who had to sell her family's house to pay for a few lap dances that a fat rat running this collection agency will enjoy after having destroyed her family's life.
A free market shouldn't include fraud (i.e. stealing from the powerless, like the unfortunate woman here portrayed).
With the big banks in charge, however, we have a wolf in sheep's clothing. They will wrap themselves in free market propaganda (market-making, liquidity, deregulation) while simultaneously committing financial atrocities.
Gee, chemba, you ever heard of naked short selling or high frequency trading? Why should anyone trust this type of business concern? The SEC is owned and is not doing its job. The congress goes along for the ride. What part of all of this do you not understand?
Fucking vultures. I have some ideas about what to do with those empty locations...
Those empy locations are also tax write offs, which is basically a subsidy(?)
So, in addition to the bailouts, we're paying the banks to rape and pillage us again..
You are reading my mind..
Note to huffpo: the banks are "investing" in government bonds. That's why the state (that most holy of holy instituitions) allows this to happen.
Nothing but Crony bail bondsman using free money from the FED to force people into lien sales on their homes. So we bail the big banks out and this is how they express their appreciation? What a fricken joke this country has turned into! Probably the same type of loan they just gave California to balance their budget. JP Morgan to the rescue? How many people are going to be forced into the streets on that 10 billion dollar deal Schwarzenegger just cut with JP Morgan to balance the budget? You just can't make this shit up anymore.
I'm wondering with your artistic skills wether the squid should become the Kraken?
My Grandad said "when you hide or you hide something, you're most probably up to no good." Bingo!
The TBTFs are just plain rotten to the core. The complete banking/financial system is full of crooks. It's nothing more than a porcine cadaver, with a slight smear of lipstick to cover the stinking, rotting interior.
Squeeze their pursed stringed cajones until they die!
'The Liars and Thieves Are Moving Ahead in This Country' by Michael Panzner on Octobery 17 2010 | Daily Markets
I've lived through more than five decades thinking that people are basically decent but after all that has happened and the many facts that have come to light in recent years, I guess I'm pretty naive.
Indeed, a post by Charles Hugh Smith, author of Survival+: Structuring Prosperity for Yourself and the Nation and publisher of the Of Two Minds blog, entitled "The Rot Within: Our Culture of Financial Fraud and the Anger of the Honest," features commentary by an accountant with decades of experience in high-level global consulting firms and Fortune 50 U.S. corporations that suggests things have truly reached a low point :
I belong to a large number of finance organizations and sometimes I even assist clients with hiring a finance person. Since I have a lot of experience with finance and accounting, when I am interviewing these people I know when I am getting a BS answer and unlike most BS recruiters I do not steer away from controversy since I am truly looking for the most qualified for my clients and not who is just most marketable to them. After I start drilling down you would be amazed (or maybe you wouldn't) how many of these CFO's and Controller types were basically dismissed because they would not cook the books in some manner.
Now maybe I have told you that I was asked to resign from one of the nations largest companies (a company that I worked hard for and saved from bankruptcy and due to my actions had created) in the US because I refused to book a revenue entry for over a million dollars which was unsupported and the CFO (I had been the CFO up until a merger) blew up with me when I asked him to send a memo telling me to record it. Funny, a few years and one acquisition later it melted down as one of the biggest accounting frauds in US history.
My next gig as the CFO for a NYSE company I basically walked in and found what I would consider a $60 million dollar accounting fraud in one day (once again a mark to market issue draining cash flow and sucking the company into a dark hole). Corrected that accounting problem and the company began to prosper but since I thought the board and upper management was so corrupt I left (Chairman of the Audit Committee was found guilty at another large company for back dating options).
The next public company where not only was I the CFO but prior to that a board member, I was basically asked to resign for BS reasons a couple of weeks later after I pointed out what the board was asking me to do was basically wire fraud and of course they backed off quickly and said they would get a legal opinion from our law firm (one of the top 10 in the US) to cover me. In the same meeting our outside legal counsel said he had a problem giving such an opinion and I pointed out that a legal opinion did not keep me from being both civil and criminally liable. It should be noted that this was another company that 2 years before I came in and took the reins as CFO/COO and pulled the company out of black hole of looming bankruptcy and made it profitable in the first time in its history since it went public and then refinanced the company. In summary a year after I left the company had burned through the money I raised and the Board sold the company for nothing.
There is lots of bitterness out there with the straight shooting finance people. Many of them find themselves unemployable. This stretches from banks, Private Equity, Investment Banking, through the large accounting firms (the average partner in the large accounting firms any more is a pathological liar) to senior finance people in organizations. Right before Enron and MCI blew-up, I actually had a BS HR person tell me I was not flexible enough. I wanted to tell this idiot that I knew where flexibility got me and it was an orange jumpsuit. Bankers and Companies only hire the weakest and most pliable senior finance executives they can find.
One other short story. A while back I was at a networking meeting with a large group of CFO and ex-CFO's. I asked this group how many thought that most CEO's wanted a weak CFO working for them. Approximately 70% of the attendees raised their hand! You have to remember that the only person who had steady access to the Board is the CFO.
The point, the middle class is becoming torn and frayed and there is real anger out there. The common belief is that only the liars and thieves are moving ahead in this country.
(Michael J. Panzner is a 25-year veteran of the global stock, bond, and currency markets who has worked in New York and London for such leading companies as HSBC, Soros Funds, ABN Amro, Dresdner Bank, and J.P. Morgan Chase. He is author of many books, including When Giants Fall: An Economic Roadmap for the End of the American Era…)
Here is the link to Nathan Martin's incredible introductory commentary yesterday to Panzner's article on Nathan's Economic Edge:
Remind anyone else of the movie, Boilerroom?
The New York Times has an agenda with this video, and the democrats have been talking about "guaranteed retirement accounts". This video is an attempt to incite.
This "stock loan pool" is akin to what Goldman did with Paulson wherreby Goldman constructed MBS with Paulson "helping" to select the securities which went into the MBS pool.
Paulson then in turn borrowed those securities and shorted the pool since it was made up of extremely risky securities. He made a ton of money noly because the MBS failed so quickly.
What is being alleged in this example is that the loan pool was constructed with securities that were of "extraordinary short interest" from those institutions who would otherwise wish to borrow the securities with intention to short-sell them to make money when they declined in vaslue, and that a disproportionate percentage of the pool was designed to fail.
A JP Morgan created stock pool with customer securities would actually (otherwise) seem like a very good idea. They can typically lend securities at a profit anyway, so they were giving customers a piece of that profit for the right to borrow some additional securities the customer was going to hold-as-long in the furst place. I would sign up for that. Yes I would.
Banks have been known to collect 8% annually for short-lending when a stock is in high demand. In some cases (General Motors) I remember the Bank (Citibank, actually) was offering shares for loan at the astonishing rate of 100% interest annualized (they figured GM would be de-listed in a matter of days).
Short-pools are typically not a bad idea. In fact, if they are construsted with customer securities that the customer would already be holding, then it's probably a non-issue, unless customers are reading research reports on the same securities generated by the bank who wishes to lock them up for borrowing, for example. When however, a pool is constructed purely of securities which are of insatiable demand on the short side for immediate lending--- for the purposes of betting on absolute failure, then a higher standard of business conduct is in order, should the pool be marketed as a "return plus fund" or something like that.
Digging into the pool, if some comes up with KO, WMT, PEP, XOM, CVX and a bunch of boring drug stocks and food companies and big-cap tech companies, no one should be complaining if the fund also held an S&P-500 relative position in banks. If however the fund was marketed heavily and contained pure refuse, we will soon have a reenactment of Goldman MBS in the form of "Stock Loan Market Return Plus-Fund" with another Senate committee.
Shawn A. Mesaros, Pamria, LLC
"Well, at least the whole foreclose bit is off the table for now."...NOT
Though several mortgage lenders, including JPMorgan, recently suspended foreclosures amid concerns that some may have been done improperly, the slowdown is not expected to apply to foreclosures stemming from unpaid taxes.
As usual, government is failing and behaving thuggishly and The Huff 'n Puff is blaming the cockroaches in the filthy house. City Hall is the real crook here. JPM is just providing an apparently legal (but odious) and in-demand service involving money.
City Hall is supposed to be the servant of the residents and taxpayers of that city/town but we all know their primary concern is to keep the money rolling in for their bloated payrolls, patronage jobs and gold-plated benefits for life.
Instead of going by the book when a property owner falls behind on their taxes they take some money up front in exchange for the right of JPM to twist arms and collect on the debt. Because JPM is undoubtedly better at pricing this stuff than City Hall, remaining taxpayers get shafted by this transaction. Plus, the in-arrears property owner gets treated like an animal - all because City Hall is lazy and stupid and thinks taxpayers exist for them instead of the other way around. They would rather outsource their dirty work to thugs and incur needless expenses rather than actually work.
It's amazing how you can find fault in City Hall, HuffPo, and just about everyone else except for the people who are actually charging outrageous fees and taking people's homes.
The point is City Hall shouldn't be allowed to further beggar their taxpayers (by getting ripped off in asset sales of tax liens and claims on property) or mistreat, by proxy, the residents (and until recently, taxpayers) whose interests they are supposed to be serving.
Sure JPM has involved themselves in a dirty business (again) but let's examine the uncontested premise that anything a municipal government can do to get money in the door right now is totally cool. No fat to trim? - Really? Get that under control and that particular dirty business won't be available for Wall St. to pursue.
Hate to burst your bubble, highly liquidified Mercury dood, but a quick check on the background of ALL the management types in the US Treasury indicates the VAST MAJORITY are Goldman Sachs' alumnus, with a few private equity types (Blackstone Group) thrown in.
That covers all departments within Treasury, and we haven't even touched on the rest of the fed agencies.
...and that somehow proves that most municipal governments haven't devolved into self-aggrandizing, rent-seeking authorities who's own self-perpetuating interests always come before those of the public?
Yet somehow this is all the fault of working people. At least that is what I've read in ZH comments before today.
Maybe the scam is still ultimately on the bankers. The devil has them falsely believing they only lent him their soul.
Here's a way to run JPM out of the business of profiting from tax liens - pay your taxes (and mortage) deadbeats.....
See if you can guess who the deadbeat is???
"We asked for the $xxx....because now we have a case where if __________ don't get approved for this money, they may not be able to stay in ______________(fill in blank with home, car, or business)
Who is this loser that needs help or fails???
If you guessed banks, you are correct.
"We asked for the $700 billion, and we asked for capital purchases of bank shares. Now we have a case where if banks don't get approved for this money, they may not be able to stay in business."
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1858844,00.html#ixzz12jqBvwaO
That first vid is a nice explanation as to why the French are striking...
To all those jabronis acting as unwitting elitist mouthpieces who think that your real enemies are pensioners on strict grade c dog food diets, raped paraplegic single mothers on welfare, and the (truly) mentally/physically handicapped:
Are we learning yet?
Theft by other means.
Pretty cagey of the Asshats to hide behind shell LLCs. It keeps the little people from tying them down and liberally applying one of these their rear exit orifice.
Nice movies.
The whole system is screwed up for one simple reason. The government believes
that it can take care of the people by forcibly taking away money from people to
put in the hands of people who do not care enough what happens to that money.
After the system collapses because the losses to socialize will be too great
(e.g. Island) then people will learn the hard way that they can only trust their
own judgement and if they delegate the financial duties to others they take all
the counterparty risk. Only this way we have honest financial intermediaries as
the bad ones will be starved by the market.
I only watched the second video...I am new here on Zerohedge...but I don't know if my blood pressure can take this!! The second video has made me so so angry. I hope those greedy vultures will burn in hell!
Hmm. Business has of late dumped Obama like the warm loose load that he is. The NYT reflexively jumps to the defense of it's Boy O, suddenly uncovering a whiff of corruption on Wall Street. Right here in Manhattan! All these years, and who knew!! Next thing you know, they'll suddenly hear Markopolos, and discover that B. Madoff is running a Ponzi.
Like their Boy O, the NYT is a warm loose load.
Tyler, are you serious:by Tyler Durden
on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 12:10
"Zero Hedge believes stock markets are broken and no trading is encouraged period, which the uninformed and ignorant would know unless they had a desire to chime on anything and everything. As for completely legal, wasn't Madoff one of those things too?"
So I'm ignorant because you think the market is broken and no trading is encouraged?! Or maybe it's perhaps because you can't trade these markets because you're getting corn holed by the SPX rip...
And as for Madoff, there wasn't a hedge, and there wasn't any fund so all he ran and had was a shell game. Are you drawing a parallel between them? Sounds like it.
I agree with Chemba, just because we're capitalists doesn't make us criminals/bad people. I've said before on this site, for every person winning, there's someone else loosing....I guess you're on the wrong side of the trade.
Meanwhile, I'll enjoy being on the winning side. Don't worry, I can shor too, just not now....I'll wait until you're long!
"I've said before on this site, for every person winning, there's someone else loosing....I guess you're on the wrong side of the trade."
Ah, the zero sum game, "I'm all right so f all the rest" type capitalist. You might have the law backing you, but that doesn't make you any less immoral. And those attitudes are most certainly part of the problem.
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When I power on the PC with the stick in, it all seems to start off well. It gives me the option to install Ubuntu which I choose.
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Welcome to the new America where the powers that be, eschew the law in favor of the whims of those in power, a land where political correctness trumps due process.
Yesterday, the U.S. Patent office revoked the trademark of the Washington Redskins because it has decided that the name is "disparaging to Native Americans." I must have missed something here, but that trademark is part of the intellectual property of the Washington organization, and I wonder how the patent office could take this action without due process.
Whether or not you consider the Redskins' name a racial slur as many do, we have something bigger at stake, our First Amendment rights as well as our Fifth Amendment rights. This action on the part of the patent office may infringe upon First Amendment Rights because an organization should have the right to call itself whatever it pleases without input from the government. Let the marketplace sort it out. If an organization chooses a truly objectionable name, people won't join it or patronize it. If enough people objected to the Redskins' name, they wouldn't go to the games or buy their products. Few would want to sport a t-shirt or wear a cap with an objectionable name emblazoned upon it, and the team would lose money. That scenario would force them to reconsider their name.
And while we're talking about names, let's consider that the names of the Cleveland Indians, or the Atlanta Braves might offend some sensibilities. Then of course think about the NAACP, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. I haven't heard our African-American sisters and brothers referred to as "colored" in a very long time. Can anyone do something about that?
If the patent office has this power, then we can see the possibility of another arm of the federal government shutting down an organization entirely because they deem it inappropriate, a definite infringement of the First Amendment.
That brings us to consider the Fifth Amendment which while it guarantees us freedom from self-incrimination, also guarantees us the right to private property ownership, including intellectual property, copyrights, trademarks, and work products, among other things. The government cannot confiscate property, of whatever kind, without due process, and that's exactly what the patent office has done here.
Again, extrapolate a little. If the patent office can do this, we have no protection from the government if they decide your bookstore, your restaurant, your home can be utilized in a better way or get more tax dollars from it. Yes, a government entity can and often does purchase personal property legally for hospitals, schools, and other public works, under eminent domain. The law provides for that and the government must compensate the property owners appropriately. However, in recent years, we've seen too many cases where the government has purchased personal property well below market value and transferred the deed to a large commercial operation in anticipation of many more tax dollars, completely throwing the protections of eminent domain to the winds.
Granted, perhaps Washington Redskins owner, Daniel Snyder should reconsider his stance on the name. Perhaps he should talk with those who view the Redskins name as objectionable and maybe come to some understanding. But for the government to take this action is way beyond the pale and portends no good for the rest of us.


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Over the weekend we learned that NBC will not stream the opening ceremonies live yet again.
The decision brings back memories of the London Summer Olympics of 2012, when the twitter-verse was in turmoil because U.S. audiences were unable to watch the opening ceremonies live. Instead, the public was treated to a primetime tape delayed coverage riddled with offensive and ignorant comments by NBC's Matt Lauer, Bob Costas and Meredith Vieyra during the primetime retransmission.
The opening ceremonies for the London Summer Olympics in 2012, was majestic. There was so much history and significance behind the BBC's interpretation of the opening ceremonies that NBC failed to properly interpret this for its U.S. viewers.
Viewers immediately went to social media to vent their frustration and disgust at the network. A UK journalist was even banned from Twitter after a series of tweets that were not favorable to NBC. When it was revealed that Twitter and NBC were in a commercial relationship, the journalist's twitter account was miraculously reinstated.
Important segments of the Opening Ceremonies were cut by NBC's retransmission. One of these was the memorial that paid tribute to the 52 victims of the 7/7 terrorist attacks in London, which occurred one day after the announcement that the city was to host the 2012 Summer Olympics.
To make matters worse, the parade of nations was butchered beyond recognition. During the segment, NBC hosts made tasteless jokes and comments on leaders, athletes and other individuals from other countries.
Two years later, U.S. viewers of the 2012 Summer Olympics' opening ceremony have yet to hear an apology from the network or its hosts.
In an interview with Variety, NBC Sports Chairman Mark Lazarus explained that the reason for the tape delay was because "We want to put context to it, with the full pageantry it deserves."
Let's just hope NBC commentators do their homework this year and keep it classy.
It is no secret that the real motives behind the decision not to stream the opening ceremonies live is because of advertising. Primetime is the peak hours in which audiences tune in to watch television, generally considered between 7pm to 11pm. The more viewers watch a show, the higher the advertising fees sponsors must pay for a commercial spot.
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Resources to help you tell Jewish seekers about the Messiah.
Judaism and the Jewish People: An Overview
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What is the fundamental solution of the linear operator $L = \nabla^2 u - k^2 u$ on $\mathbb{R}^2$, with the constraint that the solution goes to zero at infinity? I've figured out that $u(r) = aK_0(kr)$, where $K_0$ is the zeroth modified Bessel function, but cannot find $a$.
I understand that what I need to do is integrate the equation on both sides, but I cannot estimate how $LK_0(kr)$ behaves near the origin!


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Halterneck Top Knitting Pattern
Summer is coming for most part of the world, so as the knitting pattern of this summer cooling bareback haltered-neck top for little girl!!!!
My daughter loves it so much, she wish to wear it everyday but if only I made a few for her to interchange lol…. 6 months and it is still her foremost favorite top, this is ridiculous!!! She never likes anything for that long, you know kids….!!! I am planning to make another halterneck top for her…. a different one, so, she gets to wear it all year round in such a weather in Malaysia 🙂 Sometimes it gets too hot and humid, makes me wish that I live in somewhere cold **mixed feeling….**
I finally finished writing the knitting pattern after 6 months, oh man!!! It took me so long to get every detail documented. The hard work and time spent is to assure one thing, CORRECTNESS!!!! I want to make sure that all the instructions are right and understandable…. I hope you give it a try, knit one for your daughter, nieces, friends' daughters or neighbors as a gift. I am sure they will appreciate and like this top for the summer. I believe this summer will be warmer than before, so get ready with all your summer clothing and enjoy the sunbeam after a few months of freezing cold winter.
This pattern is meant for 4-6 years old girls or with chest measurement of 22 1/2″, but you can make it slightly bigger or smaller by using different tension.
{CLICK HERE to get the Knitting Pattern: Halterneck Top For Little Girls.}
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Muchas gracias, El Top es precioso y me encanto el tutorial.
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Thank you very much, The Top is beautiful and I love the tutorial.
I like this design. I am very excited to try it in my own. Thanks for giving the guidelines on how to make it2
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I like this pattern a lot- nice job!
I notice that lots not on ravelry.com – you should post it there so lots of knitters can find it.
Hi,I;m new to this,could you tell me if this halter is make from the top down or bottom going up,and if its fro the top down do you knittin the 58 rounds on the stright needles,sorry4
Let me start out by saying I love this pattern…the top is super cute and I think my daughter will love it. That being said I am fairly new to knitting and have made it through until the collar rib section. I am totally lost ….I have the 50 stitches on my 4mm needle but I am confused by the cast on 17 sts…I could have done it totally wrong but I translated that as pick up stitches which is what I did for the arm ribbing and it worked out but I am not seeing any possible way to pickup 17 stitches for the neck. Even if I do have 17 then I am confused by the next row…if I have 17 then 50 and another 17 that makes 84 the next row says p26, p3 tog repeat 4 times across, p26 and that is only 64 sts…what am I missing here?? Maybe I just got in over my head but everything was looking good until I reached this point!5
I just wanted to say thank you I absolutely love your blog. I have recommended your page to several friends I stumbled on your page not quite sure how but I do know it was to see your little flowers and that lead to your lamp cover which lead to your tutorial on making the loopy trick forgot the name and now I'm in your knitting patterns. I have never attempted anything big (just washcloths for me and booties) but I am going to try your haltertop I love halters and I want to make one for my daughter… wish me luck and keep up the good work. I will be adding a link to your page on my website and facebook6
Ok so I was totally psyched to cast on 🙁 lol I didn't even get to the cast on and I was lost. Ok it says:
With 3/0 crochet hook, cast on 80 sts with dummy yarn on 4mm knitting needle. Bind of.
to cast on does it have to be with a crochet hook? (never done it that way so lost there) then it says to bind off? again I'm lost do I bind off or just switch yarn and continue. I'm sorry But I just wanted to be sure never tried something this big before I'm scared, excited did I mention scared lol!7
This seems to be too large. At 22 st/4 inches 80 sts =5.5 = 14.5″.
What are the final dimensions?8
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I'm in love in knitting so I want to try out this pattern. Sorry, I know this is a silly question, but why did you have to do cast on with dummy yarn?? Thank you so much for sharing this pattern 😀9
Hi, I have been trying to print from two different computers, the knitting instructions and can not get it to download – can you email me the instructions. Not sure what is wrong with the way it is on here. Hope you can help – would love to make this halter top for my granddaughters.10
Hi Joanne, thank you for sharing such a wonderful pattern. I am a new knitter and looking forward to try this pattern. My daughter is 10, I will need some adjustment, her shoulder to armpit measure is 7″ to start decreasing, any tips to do the decrease so the curve will be smooth?
Thank you.11
I am trying to make the bare back halterneck top. I'm having trouble with the shaping of the neck. I followed the directions work 9 sts. for next 2 rows.Leave 47 sts. on left needle. Work 5 sts next two rows leave 4 sts on left needle. work 3 sts for next 2 rows leave 2 sts on left needle. THen dec 1 st. at beg of next row and following 1 at. row. (1st.) If I decrease 2 sts. I'll have 7 st. ea side. that means I'll have 40 sts. in the middle and 7 sts ea side. altogether I'll have 54 sts. It says leave 50 sts. on the needle. What am I doing wrong. Also when I knit 9 sts. and turn to purl the 2nd row, I leave a hole . How can I fix this? Any help you can give me I'll appreciate . Thank you12
thank you for your help. I learned how to wrap and turn. I still have 56 sts. on my kneedle. Now I will dec. 1 st. at beg of next row and foll 1 alt row. Now I have 54 sts. It says to BIND OFF. Do I bind off 2 sts. at the beg. of each row?13
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Hose thread ball valves are used to shut off individual water lines. Connect to 3/4" hose bibb, faucet, spigot, or hose end.
How to Install a Drip Irrigation Hose Thread Ball Valve
Irrigation Direct Product Tutorial
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¾" In Line Hose Thread Ball Valve: DD-BV75
The In Line Hose Thread Ball Valve from Irrigation Direct is used with drip irrigation to shut off or control the flow of individual water lines. It can be attached to a hose bibb, faucet, spigot or at the end of a garden hose.
It has a ¾" female hose thread inlet and ¾" male hose thread outlet.
As with all hose threads, no Teflon tape is required. A standard hose washer is used to make a water tight seal.
Installing an in line hose thread ball valve is quick and easy.
Simply screw the ball valve onto the desired water source you need to control. Hand tighten the ball valve to make a water tight seal.
To operate, simply move the control lever to the desired position. When the lever is in line, the ball valve is fully opened. When the lever is parallel, the ball valve is fully closed.
The flow of water can be controlled by moving the lever back and forth.
The BV75 In Line Hose Thread Ball Valve is just one in a full line of professional irrigation product available from Irrigation Direct.
Product Details
- Inlet: 3/4" FHT (Female Hose Thread)
- Outlet: 3/4" MHT (Male Hose Thread)
- Hose Washer included
- Minimum Operating Pressure: 10 psi
Note: Not designed for low pressure or gravity feed systems
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I want to autotake a photo from the camera on my MacBook Air and put the photo in a folder.
Is it possible?
Indeed it is possible. There are several command line utilities that you can use. I have setup a script in my Air to take a picture whenever it wakes up by using imagesnap.
You can run imagesnap from an applescript or you can use cron to schedule it to take a picture at a time interval.
Another option would be EyeSight, which is an app that automates the whole process of taking a picture and saving it to a folder (or upload it via FTP) every N seconds.
Edit: I misread the title of the question and thought you only asked for automated pictures in time intervals. To answer your question, that is, to take a picture with your Air's cam everytime you open the lid you can use a combination of imagesnap and sleepwatcher.
You can hack around some solution using sleepwatcher and imagesnap. Here's the description how to do that: how to
Or you can use an app that does exactly that - Selfie App - but it's paid app on the Mac App Store.
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This gun is realistic in the eyes of children as it makes a repeated banging noise. This particular repeater rifle toy gun is recommended for children ages 3 years and up. This toy gun comes with 2 double AA batteries and 8 play pellets.
The Phil Seltzer Repeater Rifle can complement a cowboy custume or even a sheriff's costume. The plastic material is covered in camouflage colors of brown and black. Kids can also use this toy for a number of activities on the go or even in the backyard playing with friends. Adults can also participate and help child gain more imagination with various stories or pretend activities and at the same time making sure their kids understand rules of safety.
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The Neumann University Alumni Association
Executive Committee invites you to submit nominations for the Alumni Awards.
A brief letter of nomination is required for all nominations. We strongly
encourage self-nomination.
John Neumann Award:
Awarded to an outstanding alumnus/a whom through his/her own professional development, service to Neumann University and community service, have exemplified the values of the University.
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Awarded to outstanding an alumnus/a who demonstrates a personal commitment to the University and to the Neumann University Alumni Association through volunteer service.
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Janis Apted, MLS, is the Associate Vice President for Faculty Development at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She has worked in higher education, health care, and international development organizations in Canada, England, Switzerland, Tunisia and the U.S.
In her current position, Ms. Apted is responsible for the planning and implementation of a comprehensive faculty development program for 1500 research and clinical faculty. Programming includes I*CARE (Interpersonal Communication and Relationship Enhancement for health care providers), Faculty Productivity and Organizing Services, Classrooms of the 21st Century teaching skills program, Faculty Health and Well-being, the Junior Faculty Development Program, Faculty Mentoring Initiative, and the Faculty Leadership Academy and related programs. The purpose behind this programming is to provide opportunities for faculty talent to become fully engaged in their work and to flourish in their careers.
Ms. Apted is currently working on a project to improve the processes for identifying and developing emerging and current leaders to meet the needs of a dramatically changing health care landscape.
Neal E. Armstrong is Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin, a campus of over 51,000 students, 3,000 faculty, and 8,500 staff, with an annual budget of over $2 billion. He is also the Zarrow Centennial Professor in Engineering, Professor of Civil Engineering, a licensed Professional Engineer in Texas, and Board Certified Environmental Engineer of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers. His portfolio as Vice Provost includes finding ways to make the University a more welcoming, supportive, and informative place for faculty, enhancing the excellence of academic programs, spearheading institutional regional accreditation and accountability activities. In his role, Neal represents the University to the University of Texas System as a member of the System's Leadership Institute Advisory Group and its Strategic Planning and Policy Research Group and to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as a member of its Research/Emerging Research Peer Group. He serves as the Accreditation Liaison for the University with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and successfully led the University's preparations for its 2008 accreditation. Neal also serves as chair of reaffirmation committees for on-campus visits to institutions. He is a trained facilitator and a certified train the trainer for Ford RAPIDs, a process improvement process and had facilitated a number of RAPIDs on the University's campus.
In January 2010 Dr. Armstrong completed The Leadership ChallengeÒ Workshop and The Leadership ChallengeÒ Facilitator Training. He recently developed a Leadership Institute for the University of Texas at Austin which initially is focusing on leadership development in department chairs and is collaborating with the UT System Leadership Institute to develop and offer several programs. He has worked with the Institute to organize and offer a 2009 workshop on Strategy Mapping/Balanced Score Card which was attended by representatives from five academic and two health-related component campuses.
Lily T. Garcia, DDS, MS, is Professor and Director, Division of Advanced Education & External Affairs, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. Dr. Garcia is a Diplomate of the American Board of Prosthodontics and Fellow of the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP). She is President-Elect of the ACP and on the Executive Council for the Academy of Prosthodontics. She has published articles, abstracts, edited and co-authored several dental textbooks, and is a reviewer for several scientific journals. She was a Fellow in the 2005-2006 Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program. She maintains a practice limited to Prosthodontics.


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23 August 2010
7 comments:
- O. B. Sirius said...
A pet peeve of mine. I can just feel my teeth grinding. Granted, this is an odd quirk of grammar, but you think folks would take extra care to get it right when it is going to be painted on their business truck.
- 23 August, 2010 21:42
- ODEUSQUERI said...
bona fides
Another misused apostrophe.....
it's a big red snail
language changes and it's use´s too
deo gratias
- 24 August, 2010 14:53
- Deniz Bevan said...
Apostrophe! What about the totally pointless quotation marks?!?!?
- 03 September, 2010 19:52
He that is amonge you without synne, let him cast the first stone. I mean, what justification can there be for ending a sentence with 3 question marks and two exclamation points?
- 04 September, 2010 06:57
- Deniz Bevan said...
What's your justification for using old-fashioned spelling?
- 04 September, 2010 12:34
The biblical spelling was a (clearly missed) reference to the previous comment with which i totally agree - "language changes and its use's too"
- 04 September, 2010 16:08
- Deniz Bevan said...
Ah, but which edition of the Bible?
Anyhow, mine was just a parody of the original photo :-)
- 04 September, 2010 16:18


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Sophomore John Wooten
April 15, 2011
East Carolina (22-11, 4-5) will play host to UCF (21-12, 3-6) in a pivotal three-game Conference USA series for both clubs starting Friday, April 15 at Lewis Field inside Clark-LeClair Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. (EST).
A pair of right-handers will square off against each other in the series opener as Seth Maness (4-3, 2.40 ERA), the current NCAA active leader in career wins (32), will against Ben Lively (5-0, 2.44 ERA). With potential rain and severe thunderstorms moving into the area this weekend, Saturday's game has been rescheduled for an 11 a.m. start, while Sunday's finale is also scheduled for 11 a.m.
This weekend's series has also been designated as Military Appreciation Weekend. Any active or retired military personnel and their families can receive half-price admission all weekend. Ticket prices are $3 for adults and children (12 and under) are free. The baseball team will wear a special military edition hat on Saturday, April 16 that will be available for fans to purchase at the Dowdy Student Stores Souvenir Booth.
Children are also encouraged to visit the First Flight Credit Union Customer Service Booth to receive a free complimentary gift bag.
Can't make it to Friday's game? Then join us as we do a live chat from Clark-LeClair Stadium starting at 5:45 p.m. (EST).
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It's almost Election Day! NE, don't forget to get out and VOTE for Doug Peterson, Pete Ricketts, and Ben Sasse!
It's almost Election Day! NE, don't forget to get out and VOTE for Doug Peterson, Pete Ricketts, and Ben Sasse!
To advise all members of a fast growing grassroots project:
With the support of a growing number of Tea Party patriots with the launching of this "SHARE THE BOOK PROJECT" across the country, my OPEN PUBLIC INVITATION TO READ MY ENTIRE BOOK FREE OF CHARGE seems to have been accepted by thousands of "friends-of-friends" nationwide. Literally THOUSANDS of new readers per day are visiting the newly created "Open Public" blog site to read the entire book at .... FREE READ of Decision 2012 - A Citizen's Guide
While this is encouraging, with your support, it could be ten thousand times more effective.
Again, I just know in my heart that the power of having the "choir" at your back is a wonderful thing when they all sing in unison.
Enjoy and SHARE my friends - SHARE as you have never SHARED before.
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At 4am Saturday Feb 19th, the House passed $61 billion in cuts to the Federal Budget.
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This short video puts the Federal Budget and those cuts into their proper perspective...which is anything but draconian.
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BERKELEY, Calif. – The University of Washington women's tennis team, ranked 43rd nationally, remained in the hunt for a berth to the ITA Indoor National Championships on Friday as it picked up a 4-3 win over No. 50 UNLV at the ITA Kickoff Weekend in California. With the win, the Huskies remained undefeated moving to 3-0 on the season.
Freshman Grace Ysidora clinched the match for the Dawgs as she took part in the longest and final match of the night. Battling Aleksandra Josifoska, Ysidora claimed the first set 7-6 (11) before falling 2-6 in the second. The third match was the defining one though as she went on to win 12-10 giving UW the match victory.
Also claiming singles wins on Friday were Julija Lukac, Riko Shimizu and Natalie Allen who all won in straight sets. Lukac took a 6-0, 6-2 decision over Anett Ferenczi-Bako in the quickest singles match of the day while Shimiziu's was also a straight-set win with her defeat over Iren Kotseva 6-2, 6-4. Additionally Allen picked up a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Paola Artiga.
The Huskies lost the doubles point though with Natalie Coronel and Ysoidora grabbing the only win, 6-1. Elianne Douglas-Miron and Riko Shimizu fell 7-6 (5) while Andjela Nemcevic and Lukac dropped a 7-6 (2) decision in their match.
Up next for the Dawgs is a match against California on Saturday with the winner earning the right to advance to the indoor national championships.
No. 43 Washington (3-0) def. No. 50 UNLV (0-1), 4-3
1: Lucia Batta/Santa Shumilina (UNLV) def. Elianne Douglas-Miron/Riko Shimizu (UW) – 7-6(5)
2: Natali Coronel/Grace Ysidora (UW) def. Anett Ferenczi-Bako/Artiga (UNLV) – 6-1
3: Iren Kotseva/Aleksandra Josifoska (UNLV) def. Andjela Nemcevic/Julija Lukac (UW) – 7-6(2)
UNLV captured the doubles point.
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1.
1: Lucia Batta (UNLV) def. Elianne Douglas-Miron (UW) – 7-6(2), 6-4
2: Grace Ysidora (UW) def. Aleksandra Josifoska (UNLV) – 7-6(11), 2-6, 12-10
3: Julija Lukac (UW) def. Anett Ferenczi-Bako (UNLV) – 6-0, 6-2
4: Santa Shumilina (UNLV) def. Andjela Nemcevic (UW) – 3-6, 6-3, 10-6
5: Riko Shimizu (UW) def. Iren Kotseva (UNLV) – 6-2, 6-4
6: Natalie Allen (UW) def. Paola Artiga (UNLV) – 6-2, 6-4
Order of Finish: 3, 5, 1, 6, 4, 2.


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Have you ever been invited to a dinner at the last minute? Or, you forgot about the housewarming invitation that has been posted on your refrigerator for the last week? If so, the perfect 'last minute' hostess gift to bring to any occasion (except an AA meeting) is wine.
If you are not sure what is being served, it's best to bring both white and red wine. To be fully prepared for the dreaded last minute invite, you should have wine on hand that tastes good and is not going to force you to tap into your retirement or your children's college fund. Conte Priola is the perfect wine for these occasions. It's good, and most importantly for budget conscious consumers, it's cheap!
Conte Priola is a brand that is easy to find, easy to drink and is very food-friendly. For red, try Conte Priola Chianti. It's an Italian wine that is fairly inexpensive. Total Wine and More sells it for $7.99 and can be found in the Chianti area of the store.
It is a full-bodied wine with flavors of coffee and vanilla and cherry aftertaste that pairs well with red meat. Conte Priola Pinot Grigio is a delicate white wine that is also from Italy and is inexpensive at $7.49 from Total Wine & More. It is a refreshing, crisp wine with citrus flavors and pairs well light hors d'oeuvres, seafood and light pasta dishes.
Even if the wine isn't served during the party, your hostess will be extremely happy that they now have two great tasting bottles of wine to take to a last minute dinner invite.


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Netherlands - Dragonsmoke (digital~) by DStorm1771Watch
©2013-2016 DStorm1771
Soo~ I went ahead and did a digital piece with Dragonsmoke.. I'll have to admit, this one came out nicer than the original Cx mehehehee~ drawn with SketchbookPro and my magical finger C:
Wonderful job with the artwork. Like the coloring and his pose. Plus, the dragon/smoke are awesome!
omg you use sketch book pro as well? sweet!!!! nice job btw!


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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2010 Article IV Consultation with Sierra LeonePublic Information Notice (PIN) No. 10/156
December 10, 2010
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country (or countries) concerned, PINs are issued after Executive Board discussions of Article IV consultations with member countries, of its surveillance of developments at the regional level, of post-program monitoring, and of ex post assessments of member countries with longer-term program engagements. PINs are also issued after Executive Board discussions of general policy matters, unless otherwise decided by the Executive Board in a particular case.
On December 6, 2010, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Sierra Leone.1
Sierra Leone continued to make progress in its post-conflict transition towards creating an enabling environment for sustained economic growth. Although living conditions have started to improve, per capita income remains low and poverty is widespread. Sierra Leone's growth prospects hinge on rebuilding basic infrastructure and developing broad access to financial services.
Real GDP growth decelerated to 3.2 percent in 2009 owing to weak external demand associated with the global economic recession. However, economic activity is projected to increase to 4.5 percent in 2010, reflecting marked growth in the services sector, buoyant agricultural production, and a rebound in exports. While lower fuel and domestic food prices eased inflationary pressures during most of 2009, inflation is projected to increase to 16 percent in 2010, mainly because of a jump in the price level in the first two months of the year due to the introduction of the goods and services tax. Exports have picked up in 2010 because of higher diamond export volumes and prices and gross international reserves are expected to remain at comfortable levels.
In June 2010, the Executive Board approved a new 3-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement in support of Sierra Leone's economic program, which aims to raise economic growth in the medium-term by accelerating investments in infrastructure and social development. The program is designed to create fiscal space for these spending priorities by further strengthening tax performance and improving the public financial management system. Private sector growth is envisaged to be supported by a deepening of the financial sector.
Fiscal policy aims at improving infrastructure and social services in 2011. Capital spending is envisaged to further expand to 10.2 percent of GDP, most of which will be externally financed. Nonpriority expenditures are expected to remain constrained. Domestic revenues are projected to continue to increase to 13.3 percent of GDP in 2011, reflecting efficiency gains from tax reforms and the implementation of higher royalties on diamonds.
Monetary policy aims at bringing inflation down to single digits in 2011. With the establishment of a benchmark policy rate, the transmission mechanism is likely to improve. A flexible exchange rate will be maintained to facilitate adjustment to external shocks.
Structural reforms focus on: (i) improving the tax administration and broadening the tax base; (ii) strengthening public financial management by enhancing the planning, monitoring and evaluation process for capital projects and building a high-caliber workforce by implementing a multi-year pay reform; and (iii) deepening the financial sector by adopting the new surveillance guidelines for banks and establishing a credit reference bureau.
Executive Board Assessment
Against the backdrop of a challenging domestic and global environment, Directors underscored the need to maintain macroeconomic stability, address infrastructure bottlenecks, and reduce poverty. Given the large development needs and the importance of maintaining debt sustainability, Directors welcomed the authorities' determination to safeguard capital and social spending while minimizing the use of domestic financing.
Directors stressed the importance of fiscal prudence in balancing the need to mobilize resources for the ambitious infrastructure and social spending plans while maintaining debt sustainability. They expressed concern about the recent acceleration in fiscal spending and the continued use of central bank financing for budget expenditures. Directors noted the authorities' commitment to improve revenue collection from the goods and services tax, higher diamond royalties, and other critical tax administration reforms, and welcomed the implementation of an automatic fuel pricing formula. Directors also stressed the importance of implementing a comprehensive public sector pay reform, eliminating discretionary tax exemptions, and carefully prioritizing infrastructure projects. Directors strongly urged the authorities to apply the fiscal regime in the Mines and Minerals Act to all future mining agreements.
Directors noted the staff assessment that the leone remains broadly aligned with its fundamentals. They encouraged the authorities to press ahead with structural reforms to improve the business climate and boost competitiveness over the medium term.
Directors commended the Bank of Sierra Leone's commitment to maintain a tight monetary policy to reduce inflationary pressures, particularly in the face of the significant increase in direct credit to the government. They considered that establishing a benchmark policy interest rate will help improve the transmission mechanism. Directors highlighted the need to enhance central bank independence and strengthen bank regulation and supervision.
Directors concurred that strong progress in implementing structural reforms is key to achieving high and sustainable growth. They agreed that reforms should focus on improving tax administration, strengthening public financial management, and developing the financial sector to boost private sector investment and activity.


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I currently host a Windows 2003 Test Server using Windows 2005 Virtual Server under Windows 7 Pro. I recall having to do some hacking to get Virtual Server 2005 to run under Windows 7 - can't recall what I had to do - but it does run and has been stable. However there are some limitation in that I can't seem to connect USB drives and can't seem to mount Clonedrive ISOs. Anyways, looking forward now to new and better things and a bit confused about what's possible.
Is there support for a 2008 R2 Sever VM guest under a HyperV on Windows 7 Pro Host? If not, what are my options? I'm reading some things indicating this might be available soon.
If not, 'm trying to point Virtual Server 2005 R2 to an ISO or a clonedrive with no luck.
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They were here long before us. But the advent of human beings, with our complex culture, our domestication of animals, our huddling together into towns and cities, our wars and well-plied trade routes, have given some microbes whole new opportunities and lifestyles which for us have proved deadly. The results have included malaria, bubonic plague, AIDs, and bird flu. The diseases spread by microbes have decimated populations and profoundly shaped human history, while our behaviour has in turn altered theirs. Book jacket.
Author Biography
Dorothy Crawford is Professor of Medical Microbiology at the University of Edinburgh, where she is also Assistant Principal for the Public Understanding of Medicine. She was awarded an OBE in 2005 for services to medicine and higher education.
Table of Contents
|List of Figures and Tables
|p. vii
|p. ix
|p. xiii
|p. 1
|How It All Began
|p. 9
|Our Microbial Inheritance
|p. 29
|Microbes Jump Species
|p. 54
|Crowds, Filth and Poverty
|p. 82
|Microbes Go Global
|p. 112
|Famine and Devastation
|p. 139
|Deadly Companions Revealed
|p. 161
|The Fight Back
|p. 184
|Conclusion: Living Together
|p. 211
|p. 216
|Notes and References
|p. 228
|Further Reading
|p. 238
|p. 241
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