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Mission Cityzen Terms and Conditions
The following terms and conditions (the "Mission: Cityzen T&Cs") shall apply to any individual wishing to submit video footage (your "Video") and a CV (together your "Application") as part of the Mission: Cityzen competition.
By submitting your Application to Manchester City Football Club (the "Club") you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to be bound by all of these terms and conditions, do not submit your Application to the Club.
1. Campaign Outline
1.1. Your Video must be no longer than 30 (thirty) seconds and your Application must be submitted before 12pm GMT on Thursday 27th March 2014.
1.2. Your Application will be reviewed by a panel of judges selected by the Club, such panel to include senior personnel of the Club's HR and marketing departments and/or personnel from appropriate agencies (the "Panel"). The Panel will judge your Application and produce a list of shortlisted supporters (the "Shortlisted Supporters") using two main criteria: (i) how big a fan are you?; and (ii) how well suited are you to the position of Cityzens Executive (or such other title as the Club may choose, acting in its absolute discretion). The decision of the Panel will be final and no correspondence will be entered into. The Club reserves the right to choose no Application and/or employ none of the Shortlisted Supporters.
1.3. The Shortlisted Supporters will be announced on or around Monday 31th March 2014. Shortlisted Supporters will be asked to attend an event at the Etihad Stadium or such other venue as the Club, acting in its absolute discretion, may decide (the "Next Round"). In the event that you are invited to attend the Next Round, you hereby irrevocably grant all consents necessary for the Club to film and record such Next Round.
1.4. Further details and terms and conditions will be communicated to the Shortlisted Supporters prior to the Next Round. Acceptance of such terms and conditions shall be a condition of involvement in the Next Round of the competition.
1.5. The final decision as to who is appointed to the position of Cityzens Executive (or such other title as the Club may choose acting in its absolute discretion) shall be decided either by the Club in absolute discretion or by popular vote via a social media platform.
2. Application Conditions
2.1. Applications must be submitted online following the instructions outlined on the relevant page of the Club's website at www.mcfc.co.uk/missioncityzen.
2.2. To apply, you must have the right to live and work in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man or Republic of Ireland and be able to demonstrate that you have this right on request by the Club at any time and you agree to notify the Club immediately of any change in your immigration status.
2.3. No Video should feature any other individual or refer to any other individual by name unless such individual has expressly consented to featuring or being named in your Video for the purposes of this competition and the licence granted at clause 3.2 below.
2.4. You hereby warrant that your Video and all information which you submit will not infringe the intellectual property, privacy or any other rights of any third party and will not contain any defamatory or offensive material.
2.5. You agree to indemnify the Club against any and all claims, costs, charges and expenses and any other liability of any nature whatsoever, (including without limitation, legal fees and any sums paid on the advice of Counsel) resulting from breach by you of any of these Mission:Cityzen T&Cs, including the warranties and/or undertakings contained herein.
2.6. The Club reserves the right to disqualify you if you have supplied untruthful, inaccurate or misleading personal details and/or information, have failed to abide by the rules communicated by the Club in connection with the competition and/or are in breach of these Mission:Cityzen T&Cs.
2.7. You must disclose to the Club details of any criminal convictions and/or unspent convictions other than driving offences which have not resulted in a ban or more serious sentence. You shall notify the Club immediately if there are any criminal charges brought against you or if any information you provide in your application becomes inaccurate between now and the end of your involvement in the Mission:Cityzen competition.
3. Intellectual Property
3.1. The Club does not claim any rights of ownership in your Video. As such, you retain ownership of your Video and, subject to any licence granted to the Club, you will also have the right to use your Video however you choose. You are responsible for obtaining all the relevant permissions and licences required to enable you to grant the licence set out in clause 3.2 below, including but not limited to, music used and permission to film at a location.
3.2. By submitting your Video to the Club you hereby grant to the Club, and parties authorised by the Club, an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty free, transferrable licence (with the right to sub-licence) to use your Video (or part thereof) worldwide and in any and all media, for any purpose without payment, further liability or acknowledgement to you. The Club shall be entitled to edit, copy, add to, take from, adapt or translate your Video as it sees fit (acting in its absolute discretion).
3.3. You hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive any so-called "moral rights of authors" in the Video and such rights under section 77 and section 80 of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988, or similar rights arising under the laws of any jurisdiction, as you now have or hereafter acquire in relation to the Video.
4. Marketing
4.1. You acknowledge that the Club may use your Video for marketing purposes, for example, your Video may feature on the big screens at match day events. You grant to the Club the right to issue and use publicity concerning your Video and any programme in which it may be included and for such purpose to use and reproduce your name and photograph and recordings and/or copies of any description of your Video.
4.2. The Club does not accept any responsibility for any damage, loss, injury or disappointment suffered by you through the Club's use of your Video.
4.3. In the event that you are invited to attend the Next Round, you hereby irrevocably grant all consents necessary for the Club to use the recordings referred to in clause 1.3 above featuring your image and/or voice in connection with the Mission: Cityzen competition and to exploit the same in all media in any territory for marketing or promotional purposes (whether or not you are ultimately successful in the competition or not) without further payment or acknowledgement to you.
5. Data Protection
5.1. When submitting your Application, you acknowledge that your name, phone number, address, e-mail address will have been made available to the Club (the "Personal Data"). All Personal Data will be held and used by the Club in accordance with the Club's privacy policy (which can be found at http://www.mcfc.co.uk/Common/Privacy) and the Data Protection Act 1998.
6. General
6.1. It shall remain the responsibility of each individual submitting an Application to ensure that the Club has up-to-date contact details for that individual at all times. The Club accepts no responsibility for non-receipt of notices or any consequences resulting from such non-receipt where this is as a result of incorrect or out of date details being supplied.
6.2. This agreement may be freely assigned or licensed by the Club.
6.3. These terms and conditions are governed by English law and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England.


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Southern Jeeps has been too busy wheeling lately to update our page or blogs!
We've had a busy spring with a Polar Bear Run in February at Adventure OffRoad Park in South Pittsburgh, Tennessee. We followed that with repairs and upgrades and then opened the Spring with Southern Four Wheel Drive Association's Trailfest at AOP the first weekend of May.
We had a great time and perfect weather! The weekend got off to a start Thursday with set-up of the SFWDA booth at the park, and we were up early Friday to man the Tech Inspection station till Noon, welcoming all comers and making sure they were setup for a fun, safe weekend! When we hit the trials Friday we were immediately met with carnage when Chris Fish broke the sector shaft off of his steering box.
We rigged together a couple hi-lift jacks to make an improvised a tow bar that enabled us to pull him back to the trail head. Incidents like this are what makes SJ the best club in the South. We all worked together to come up with a solution and make sure everyone made it out of the woods in one piece!
Once that was sorted out, we ran trails 41 and 62, had some dinner, took a little night cruise and then called it a day.
Saturday started off with many of us tagging along for a great new SFWDA Tradition, the Ladies Ride. This was a lot of fun as we got a good tour of the park and an opportunity to scout new trails. We ended that in time to catch some of the hill killing on the Bounty Hill. After lunch we played on AOP's obstacle course a bit then rode the trails a bit more. Saturday ended at the pavilion with the raffle, presentations and finally we headed back to the hotel for a little unwinding with the SJ Family.
Overall this was an amazing weekend spent with good friends doing what we love in the great outdoors!
We hope to see you at our next event, Cook N Camp scheduled for July 25-27 at AOP.
Also, be sure to see the video Chris Orr put together here!

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Greek 30 Year Bond Cash Price: 50 Cents
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coming soon to a Treasury near you.
In case people are wondering what things were like before the "rescue" of Greece here is an explanation.
As we approach Easter 2011 I thought it was time to look for some perspective and so I looked at the situation on Easter 2010. The Greek two-year goverment bond yield was 5.79% and the ten-year was 6.53% in what was already something of a crisis. Last night they closed at 22.07% and 14.87% respectively and the changes are rather eloquent about what has happened over the past year. When you consider the capital employed by the Euro zone then the inversion of short yield which now way exceed longer ones is analagous to a football goalkeeper catching a shot but then in an attempt to start his own teams attack somehow throwing the ball into his own net.
Perhaps we should call it an anti-rescue....
But Leo Kolivakis told me to buy!
True, he did. But you didn't, right?
I did buy a chinese solar cell phone charger....
Hell yeah.
It was between that and gold and well... you know... gold doesn't like yield... and you can't like eat it or anything...
Now you know why he bitches incessantly about pensions. His financial advice sucks and he needs an end of life bail out when he runs out of his own money.
Hell yeah.
It was between that and gold and well... you know... gold doesn't like yield... and you can't like eat it or anything...
Leo doesn't believe the hype......
Ah yes the old "i was talking to my family back in Greece and they are still going out for dinner......" investment strategy. So glad Zero Hedge stopped posting him given the lack of interest in his shallow end commentary..........what he's still posting.......you have a good heart T.D most would have kicked him to the curb.
Well, if Greece is leading California (Illinois, etc.) by a couple of years, then things could get real ugly here too. I saw the Keratea video, what, yesterday.
NONE of our financial problems have been solved.
NO ONE of significance of those who caused our crisis are in jail.
Preparation. Diversification. Agility. <--- Three good words to know.
Liking those three words. Is that a slogan for your company? You're right, though, virtually none of our problems have been solved, not even since 2008. there never was any recovery, this just feels like a very long recession.
Appreciate Post Tyler.
You said so yourself, she kidnapped herself.
When will PIMCO open a yield inversion fund?
I traded 30 yr. US bond futures in 1980 when they were below 57.
It's happened here before and someday those prices will return.
Same - remember when Money Market instruments hit the usury ceiling and we couldn't trade things yielding more than 22%? At the time I could never imagine an 8% bond or mortgage rates below 10%. Now, we've been below 6% for so long people think rates are high. The current complacency is mind-boggling. VIX below 15!
Of course, back then the Fed had yet to complete construction of the Rube Goldberg Magic Money Machine, which sterilizes any market it enters by occupying both sides of every conceivable trade.
You could call it the VIX fix (for the time being, anyway).
Ah, so that's why you have that Avatar name. The grand old man of bonds. One of my favorite quotations comes from him; "Bonds are instruments of guaranteed confistication".
They should be worth nothing. The only thing making them worth anything, is the fact that people think that the ECB will simply bail them out again. Which they more than likely will. But that can only go on for so long. Not my cup of tea.
But "Professor" Jeffrey Sachs (Columbia) said "I don't think we are anywhere close to the worst cases of sovereign default"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oZtPK6hqLUHugh Hendry: "I Would Recommend You Panic"
QE5 Bitchez! lol
Nancy Pelosi and Charlie Rangel Debating Their Fate As The Dollar Dies
Shave and a Greek haircut 2 bits, 30year Greek bond, 4 bits
30Y Greece has been trading around 55 cash for a long time and lately moved towards 50. It's the short end of the curve which is most exposed when the clippers come to do some "liability management exercise". Can't wait...
I was actually only surprised that the prices for the Greek 3 month and 6 month were so high. Who would take a 5-7% yield when you consider the default risk? It's just not worth it. And it's probably why silver is up $4 an ounce in the last couple of days.
Who? How about those in the know who are front-running the next bailout, like say, Bill Gross maybe?
Perhaps he knows they (EU/IMF/Uncle Ben) are going to prop them up for a few more months, but two years, no way in Hades.
Gee, I thought it would take a month for Greek 30s to hit 40c. I may have been overly kind. No wonder German banks are going ape shit while France remains silent.
France has lots of experience surrendering so they're pretty phlegmatic about it all. Relatively new experience for Germans....
Indeed, my french friends still cringe when I remind them that France capitulated and Paris was occupied 6 weeks after the Wehrmacht crossed the border.
Vive la Vichy! :) There's always a silver lining though. It's a trait that makes French military surplus rifles some of the best deals in the world.
"Never fired, only dropped once!"
I guess if we get tired of these endless military adventures we could make ourselves feel better by invading Quebec :)....close to home and it would be over quickly.
The rest of Canada might have something to say about that.
I doubt it.
Heck, most every western Canadian (that's west of the Ottawa river) I know would gladly give Quebec to us. No need to invade, unless were looking for more stimulus
Yeah, something like "Now we know what it feels like to be freeeeee" or "remember that time that Uncle Sam drop kicked our wicked step-mother down the stairs?"
I've got one of those. A pristine MAS Model 1936. Just like new.
If the CAD gets any stronger, Quebec may surrender to you rather than wait for an invasion.
At least French battleships don't have glass bottoms so sailors can wave and say: "Buona vedere gli amici come si passa da". I hear that Quebec financial battleships do tho.
Fiddy cent, bitchez!!
Blue light specials always signified crap, so it's perfect.
But considering that greek debt if fraud, and unpayable (if somehow one would refute the first, one couldn't the 2nd), 50 cents seems a tad too rich to me.
Greek Pension funds should get out now, and since they were screwed, reimbursed. That's standard procedure for dealing with defrauded pensions...and prosecutions. Sure it's another country, but the right thing to do is the right thing, and there are obviously similarities, we're not talking about Aboriginees, it's Greece..birthplace of western democracy.
As for everyone else, you know what you got yourself into, or should have. The writing's been on the wall for years.
Plus those running the pensions, need to be barred from handling public money again. Plus any potential kickbacks or impropriety should be looked at.
Thankfully the ECB has this contained.
To the EU for now.
all the PIGS were weak today, does it really mean nothing or is the stock market just that much smarter than anyone else?
Buy at half price.
Sell at half price.
I predicted a year ago Greece would take the money. They aren't stupid. Then, they will say "NO" and "fuck you". They have a tradition of doing this and anyone that has studied soverign defaults knows this. The only question is before or after Easter. We know the answer to that. It'll be at least 45 days after Easter. Study your history boys.
Rumor is 10yr maturity extensions for all outstanding Greek debt with new 3.5% coupons....if bondholders don't approve then it's an immediate 50% haircut for those not willing to play ball. All of those london hedge fund morons which bought 2013 Greek notes thinking it was money good, see you in 2023, or at your next haircut appoitment next year.
ΒTW some London hedge fund morons angling to position CDSes just managed
a fine bit of manipulation -- all via a sky-is-falling email that went quasi-viral.
Whatever the meek may do, the credulous shall inherit nothing.
Athens prosecutors are on the job.
The sky has fallen for Greece, the bailout money will run out by August 20, 2012. They either extend maturities or haircut. They will extend first cause the banks holding paper at par will not have to write down their holdings. After that, Greece will haircut cause the math doesn't lie….Greek government statistics do.
Poor Greece...is there any light at the end of the tunnel for the country? their situation is just way to sticky to even touch right now.


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Sheep, Morning Fog. Eastern Sierra Nevada, California. October 12, 2013. © Copyright 2013 G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
A flock of sheep grazes under morning fog in an eastern Sierra Nevada meadow
There is a long tradition of grazing sheep (and cattle) in parts of the Sierra Nevada. Many years ago they were taken to the high country in the summer season – a practice that Muir railed against, describing their effect on the vegetation of the high Sierra as that of "hoofed locusts." Today we don't see grazing in the high country anymore since these areas are now protected as wilderness, outside or inside national parks in many cases. But the tradition continues in the lower country along the eastern side of the range.
For many years I have seen the occasional flock of sheep on the east side, sometimes close to the mountains (as is the case here) and more often a bit further out into the semi-desert highlands. Often there will be a shepherd standing guard and perhaps a sheep dog or two. (One flock we saw this time also contained, for reasons that I can't quite understand, a single black mule.) Sometimes you will see the small trailer nearby where the shepherd lives. The flock in this photograph was one of two very large groups in close proximity to one another in an area south of Mammoth Lakes and right alongside highway 395. I had driven here to try to photograph the morning fog that was drifting from Crowley Lake, and we got there just as it was clearing from this spot, with light beams shining through the breaks in the cloud.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist whose subjects include the Pacific coast, redwood forests, central California oak/grasslands, the Sierra Nevada, California deserts, urban landscapes, night photography, and more.
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What is a resume? A document that lists all the information about your job experience, right? Yes and no.
Yes, it's information about your job experience. No, it does not need to list every skill you bring to the table, just the right skills for the job you're after.
A recent blog post from Palladian Staffing, "A Resume to Guarantee a Failed Job Search," examines the problems found in many resumes and offers some keen tips for improving your chances at landing the job you want. The post boils down the advice as:
Prioritize Your Skills – What are your three most marketable skills? These are skills that relate directly to the position you are pursuing. They are also skills where your skill level is high.
Review the Top of Your Resume – Read the top half of the first page of your resume. Are you three most marketable skills mentioned prominently in this area? How many other skills are mentioned? Do you have any accomplishments showing your ability to contribute using your skills?
Emphasize Your Marketable Skills – List your top three skills in the first couple lines of your resume. You want these skills to be so obvious, a hiring manager will never miss them. Move your other skills down. Your less marketable skills may still be beneficial on your resume but should appear within the body of your resume or listed at the bottom.
Add Accomplishments – Make sure you include at least one accomplishment where you used a skill to make a specific contribution to a company.
The key, says the post, is that hiring managers look to the strongest set of skills first, so you need to distill your strengths for them and present the info quickly, easily and upfront. Too many skills listed with little or no weight given means the degradation of all the skills in the eyes of the resume reader. That is a recipe for time wasting, confusion and ultimate failure.
In the article "Four Ways to Show You Meet the Job Requirements," recruiters and HR experts share some more details on what to consider in putting in that resume once you've targeted the job you are after. The article suggests the following:
Quantify: Sum up the bottom-line effect of specific projects in which you participated, and be ready to assign a dollar figure to the role you played; be able to describe that role and why the estimation makes sense. (Russell Watkins, principal of Executive Search Professionals)
Certify: If you're in a heavily regulated industry that requires certifications for specific job roles, don't even apply until you have the right ones. Once you have them, list them high in your resume to make it clear that you have them and get them out of the way. (Sharon Jautz, an HR consultant specializing in online and digital media)
Show Experience: Make sure you either have the right number of years of experience or can make it obvious in your resume and cover letter that you prefer the level of responsibility in this job and won't be moving on any time soon. (Russell Watkins)
Get Your Hands Dirty: In your resume, talk up your leadership and strategic contributions, but don't forget to show what part of the project you accomplished personally, and show them how. (Shane Cox, manager of talent acquisition at Harvard Business Publishing)
The overall theme: Think about readers of the resume, and give them what they are looking for easily. Remember, you are not the only candidate they are considering, so respect their time and focus their energy on your strengths.
More resume advice:
How to Pass Employer Screening Requirements
Where Does Your Resume Go? How Job Listings Are Filled
Lying on Your Resume: How Far to Stretch the Truth
[Image by Editor B via Flickr CC 2.0]


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Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians
Rosenn, Jamie
Rosenn, Jamie, guitarist, composer, educator, journalist; b. Gallup, New Mexico, 10 July 1970. His parents, Daniel Rosenn (b. 1943) and Barbara Rosenn (b. 1943), raised Jamie, his sister Alyssa (b. 1977) and brother Gabriel (b. 1977) in Wellesley, Massachusetts, a suburb just outside of Boston.
Rosenn began playing guitar at the age of 12. By the time he was 17 he was playing jazz and performing locally. After high school Jamie attended the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where he received a Bachelors Degree in Music. There he studied with such jazz greats as Jimmy Giuffre, Ran Blake, Mick Goodrick, Cecil McBee, George Garzone, John McNeil and Bob Moses. After completing his studies in Boston, Jamie moved to California where he attended the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Valencia and received an Ahmanson Foundation Scholarship. At CalArts Jamie studied with Charlie Haden, Leo Smith and Joe LaBarbera and was a featured performer and composer on the '94 and '95 CalArts Jazz CDs. Since receiving his Master Degree from CalArts Jamie has been an active member of the Los Angeles jazz scene. In 1996 Jamie was chosen by the United States Information Agency to be an artistic ambassador and perform in a duo that took part in a seve n-week tour of the Middle East and South Asia. In 1997 Jamie started writing reviews and articles for jazz oriented magazines which led to a position as Editor in Chief for BIRD Jazz Magazine. Currently Jamie teaches at the Musician's Institute in Hollywood and co-leads a group that performs original music which will be featured on an upcoming CD. Jamie has performed with Joe Bagg, Gilbert Castillanos, Buddy Collette, Tony Dumas, Mark Ferber, Alan Ferber, Larry Goldings, Roy Hargrove,Jason Harnell, Larry Koonse, Greg Kurstin, Bob Mover, Darek Oles, Dave Sills, Bob Sheppard, Wadada Leo Smith, Matt Zebley and many more.
Recordings, Broadcasts:
CalArts Jazz '94 (1994); CalArts Jazz '95 (1995); Alan Ferber: Playground (2001); various radio and television interviews and live recorded performances in Qatar, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Kuwait (1996)
CD Reviews, interviews and feature articles in Bird Jazz Magazine, February 1998
CD Reviews, interviews and feature articles in Bird Jazz Magazine, March 1998
CD Reviews, interviews and feature articles in Bird Jazz Magazine, April 1998
CD Reviews, interviews and feature articles in Bird Jazz Magazine, May 1998
Contact information:
(323) 953-4711


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EDDIE Pepperell, the most exciting prospect in the county, is now officially attached to Frilford Heath Golf Club.
The 21-year-old former amateur international previously represented Drayton Park in Abingdon.
Pepperell was with Frilford as a junior, winning the Gold Medal in 2006 and the Club Championship in 2007.
Alistair Booth, Frilford's executive director, said: "Last May he turned professional and is now on the road to what we hope will be a glittering professional career.
"When Eddie's in the UK he has a rigorous regime and the superb practice facilities here and the excellent condition of the courses make it a perfect place for him to develop his game."
Pepperell, who finished fourth in the European Tour Qualifying School final at Frilford, has three top five finishes already this year.
This week he is playing at the PGA Europro final qualifying school at Frilford to earn his 2012 tour card.
Frilford's Tom Fleming, Sean Elliot and Adam Wotton are also in the field.


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Carlyle's Flightplan: Betting On An Aviation Recovery
Carlyle Group is the latest firm to get on board with an aircraft leasing business, expecting a rebound in air travel.
Carlyle and other investors are putting $600 million behind RPK Capital Partners, a newly formed aircraft leasing company, in partnership with aviation asset manager RPK Capital Management. With leverage, the venture expects to be able to acquire more than $1 billion in aviation assets.
Investors believe aircraft valuations are at or near their trough. Also, recovering economic conditions could translate into more air travel and higher demand for planes.
"This is when it makes sense; we're at the bottom, assets that were trading at a premium of base value are now at a discount," Evercore Partners Senior Managing Director George Ackert said. "These assets will go back up in value."
In the case of RPK, Carlyle is placing its bets with 10- to 12-year-old planes; other strategies target newer jets. "I think you'll find when valuations move in a cycle, new aircraft tend to move least from peak to trough," Carlyle Managing Director Adam Palmer said.
RPK Managing Partner James Raff, in the business since 1985, said opportunistic times for aircraft leasing companies often accompany economic downturns. One intriguing phenomenon, Raff said, is that the peak time for delivery of new planes to airlines seems to correspond with the nadir in passenger demand.
Raff was cautious, though, in noting that the market may still be approaching the bottom and the bid-ask spread between buyers and sellers remains wide. However, airlines are feeling the pressure and capital markets remain absent for second- and third-tier carriers, Raff said.
Other firms have been stepping in to fill a financing need to acquire jets. CVC Capital Partners, Cinven Group Ltd. and Oak Hill Capital Partners are expected to invest $250 million each to acquire Irish aircraft leasor Avolon. Oaktree Capital Management LP committed $500 million to Sky Holding Co., a new venture in the space. Other notable portfolio companies include Terra Firma Capital Partners Ltd.'s Awas and Cerberus Capital Management LP's AerCap Holdings NV.
Carlyle chose a start-up for its first aircraft leasing deal because it believes in the RPK management team, Palmer said. RPK had at one time intended to raise its own private equity fund to make acquisitions but scrapped those plans because its focus was thought to be too narrow, Raff said.
RPK did, however, make a 30% internal rate of return on a portfolio of planes the company bought and sold between 2004 and 2007, Raff said.
Carlyle is investing out of Carlyle Partners V, which closed at $13.7 billion in 2008, and Carlyle Strategic Partners II, which closed with $1.35 billion in 2008.


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"If anyone has a better idea for getting progressive voices heard and taken seriously, I'd love to hear it."
A great coalition is the obvious result, but there is some truth in that herding liberals is like herding sheep. Libs and Progressives thrive on diversity while conservatives want uniformity. The answer is to give each person an equal voice, similar to what the Swiss have successfully done for over 200 years. A system that seems to have even conservative's approval there.
I suggest the Direct Democratic Party (DDP), a coalition of Democrats, Greens, Progressive Democrats, the left, etc.. One in which every member has the equal ability to propose laws from township to global level. And to have these laws voted up or down rapidly by interested voters using electronic consensus enabled by current and secure technology. I think that with politician's approval rating in the single digits and people's increasing distrust in them, electronic consensus would be very attractive. No leaders, everyone a leader.
This would be pure grassroots democracy that transcends the corruption of money in politics and revolving doors. 300 easily bribed or threatened politician-representatives could not be the ultimate decision makers. Adult citizens among 300 million would all have equal and direct power to make laws or rescind unjust laws.
Senator Mike Gravel has been active in this regard and his National Citizen's Initiative for Democracy has been endorsed by Chomsky, Zinn, Nader and other luminaries. http://www.ncid.us/endorsements


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Interested in transferring to Penn State to complete a Psychology major at Greater Allegheny?
A transfer student is someone who has earned a high school diploma or the equivalent and who has attempted at least 18 semester credits at other regionally accredited colleges or universities before enrolling at Penn State.
Students interested in psychology have three options: A B.A. in psychology (includes the study of a foreign language), a B.S. in psychology with a science option, and a B.S. in psychology with a business option.
Courses for the major are available in day, evening, and online formats.
The psychology curriculum and sample semester plans are available on the requirements for the major page.
For more information on transferring to Penn State Greater Allegheny
For CCAC students
Bachelor of Science in Psychology transfer guide (pdf)
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology transfer guide (pdf)
For WCCC students
Bachelor of Science in Psychology transfer guide (pdf)
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology transfer guide (pdf)
Questions about the program requirements, curriculum, or job options?
Dr. Margaret L. Signorella
Campus Program Head
Professor of Psychology and Women's Studies
Interested in applying?
Penn State Greater Allegheny Admissions
4000 University Drive
McKeesport, PA 15132
- Psychology program information
- Opportunities for psychology students


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Elle Liberachi
London, England
"I'm so used to being naked now; if a photographer makes me feel comfortable, I relax."
-Elle Liberachi
Elle Liberachi. It's a name that sounds appropriate for the long-lost daughter of Liberace and Elle Macpherson, but this British model is far more likely to be showing off on a magazine cover near you than she is to be playing a piano recital at Carnegie Hall. The Top UK Cover Model of 2009, as selected by Maxim, Elle Liberachi seems to believe that wearing nothing is a lot more fun than wearing something, and we love her for it.
A model who looks up to Brigitte Bardot, Elle Liberachi not only shares the same blond locks and French heritage as the classic sex kitten, but she also willingly throws away any inhibitions in the name of art. Catsuits and bikinis are nothing out of the ordinary for her on the job, and neither are goose feathers, which came in especially handy when she took everything else off for a Maxim bedroom shoot. While we'd like to imagine that Elle Liberachi spends her nights eating ice cream, writing romantic poetry and wishing for the end of her eternal singleness, that just isn't the case. She's a social butterfly who parties at Paris' hip Favela Chic and she's currently dating musician and ex-model Mikey Green.
Being recognized for her almost ridiculous beauty just isn't enough for Elle Liberachi. What she really wants to do is sleep with Daniel Craig -- in full 007 mode, of course. A James Bond fan since she first discovered Octopussy as a child, her ambition is to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Ursula Andress (her Bond Girl of choice) as one of 007's most decadent dames.
Elle Liberachi BiographyElle Liberachi had early aspirations of working with animals, but her genetically inherited talents of looking beautiful and going shopping left her better-suited to reign highly in the cutthroat jungle of the modeling world. On a shopping trip at 18, she was discovered by a fashion agency owner and immediately encouraged to model at a Guess fashion exhibition that was only a week away. Though she had the requisite beauty for the job, she was a nervous wreck. As a method of relaxation, she implored her mother's advice to envision the catwalk as a dance studio and pretend she was doing ballet. Sometimes mothers are allowed to be wrong and in her own words, Elle Liberachi said, "It didn't help!"
elle liberachi models for playboy intimates and lynxNo matter how she felt about her debut performance, Elle Liberachi still managed to turn the appropriate heads and get the necessary tails wagging to continue with Guess. It wasn't long until she started taking more clothes off and gaining more clients (surely, a coincidence). She became a hot success on the lingerie-wear circuit, as Bedtime Flirt and Playboy Intimates were just two of the lingerie lines who hired her.
In 2007, she branched out further by appearing in the music video of "Pretty Girls Rule the World" for 10 Reasons to Live and headlining a Lynx campaign for their Snake Peel deodorant line. The latter featured Elle on video as one of the "Manwashettes," a group of sexy ladies hired to clean a handsome customer yet somehow getting more water on each other by the end of the session. Not to be outdone, Elle also managed to make mud look incredibly sexy in an all-female soccer video, set to the tune of "Keep on Moving."
elle liberachi is the maxim top uk cover model of 2009May of 2008 would mark Elle Liberachi's first appearance in the British version of Maxim, a shoot that featured her naked and surrounded by goose feathers, all to promote a special feature on bedroom fantasies. The pictures offered more fantasies than the text did, surely disappointing those subscribers who only paid to read the articles, and Elle Liberachi resurfaced again that month on the cover of the tech-oriented magazine, T3.
By the spring of 2009, Elle Liberachi was a cover model for international editions of Esquire and FHM, and landed her biggest accolade to date as the Top Cover Model of 2009, as selected by Maxim. For Elle, the honor dramatically increased her visibility across the media and on any male's computer with an internet connection. It also earned her prime placement in the June 2009 American issue of Maxim, marking the first time that she had appeared on North American soil.


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Reviewed By Alan G (Los Angeles, CA) Reviewed for a 2003 Chevy Corvette —8/6/2014 9:40 AM
This is a very high-quality sunshade with reflective abilities. It's sturdy, easily deployed, and furnished with a nicely-fited carrying case.
Reviewed By Mark M (Douglasville, GA) Reviewed for a 2004 Chevy Corvette —8/9/2014 8:12 PM
The first thing you notice about the Covercraft custom fit car sun shade is its much heavier feel and weight than any of those similar "accordian" type shades you can buy at a retail store. Honestly, I can see this bulk being less desirable to some drivers. For me, I have to get use to sliding the folded up shade behind the passenger seat of my 2-seat convertible, cause it simply isn't practical to me to put the shade in the trunk every time.


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I understand that, to get failover on an HAProxy load balancing setup, you need two machines running HAproxy (and route it to several webserver instances). But in this case, say abcd.com, how do we split/route this traffic to 2 IP addresses instead of one? DNS usually resolves domain names to a single IP. How do we do this in using free/cheap tools/services?
If you have so much load that you need to load balance across two haproxy instances then DNS round robin isn't a bad idea (I would be surprised if you have this load though). DNS round robin won't provide good failover though.
At Stack Overflow we use
HAProxy is using about 1-5% CPU on our physical server to balance our traffic which has a single
As Kyle says, heartbeat can be used to make two haproxy servers act as a fail-over pair. However whilst many people do use heartbeat for the job, keepalived is suggest by haproxy's author.
He outlines the details on the haproxy mailing list: http://www.formilux.org/archives/haproxy/1003/3259.html
In brief it goes like this:
You might find what you are looking for here: http://blog.haproxy.com/2014/01/17/emulating-activepassing-application-clustering-with-haproxy/


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What Not to Wear, TLC's popular makeover show's the fashion clueless make over of nominated contestants' wardrobes and lives have been being helped by Stacy London. In eighth season which started from October 29, Clinton Kelly, London and co-host is teaching former "Facts of Life" star Mindy Cohn how to "shut the door" on the shoddy wardrobe behavior which she has prepared since her sitcom days.
This series will make the move to telecast from Friday nights to Tuesday, effective Tuesday, December 21 at 9 pm ET/PT. Since its inception in 2003, it has been running on Friday nights. 'What not to wear' the last Friday night premiere will air on Friday, December 17 at 9PM ET/PT.
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The uproarious personalities, Stacy London and Clinton Kelly host 'What Not to Wear' which is derived from a British television series of the same name. The nominated contestant's wardrobe is picked by Together Stacy and Clinton, thrown everything in a trash can. They parade the victim (er, lucky winner) facing a 3-way dressing mirror, and then send them off with $5,000 on a Visa Card to shop for enhanced clothes in New York City. Frankly speaking, it is a pretty good exchange. For entire new wardrobe and a trip to Manhattan, a few minutes of awkwardness.
Nancy Daniels, SVP of Production and Development, TLC says, "WHAT NOT TO WEAR has been a staple in our programming for years, and has such a loyal following.We've decided to build up our Friday night lineup with more of our wedding-themed programs, and believe that WHAT NOT TO WEAR will continue to be appointment viewing, now on Tuesday nights. WHAT NOT TO WEAR viewers are passionate about this show, and the fact that it is in it's 8th season is a testament to that." BBC Productions has produced 'What not to wear' for TLC.
A contributor is featured in December 21st's episode for the first time in the series' history who in fact prompts one of the 'What not to wear' experts to quit set after her self-protective attitude shoves them over the edge.
Jon & Kate Plus 8 , Little People, Big World , What Not to Wear, 19 Kids and Counting, Say Yes to the Dress, and LA Ink are included in innovative docu-series and reality-based programming of TLC. Another 'Cake Boss and Ultimate Cake Off' is also added to TLC menu of programming that continues to increase into the food genre. Over 98 million homes in the US, nearly 8 million homes in Canada and through the website at www.tlc.com, the channel is available.


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Pain management needs to be tailored for older people. The British Pain Society and British Geriatric Society produced guidelines specifically for this client group.
In this article…
- Review of the available literature
- Advice on suitable pharmacological interventions
- Guidance on non-pharmacological pain management
Patricia Schofield is professor of nursing at University of Greenwich, and lead of the guideline development group.
Schofield P (2013) Managing chronic pain in older people. Nursing Times; 109: 30, 26-27.
This article presents the results of a collaborative project between the British Pain Society and British Geriatric Society to produce guidelines on the management of pain in older adults. The guidelines are the first of their kind in the UK and aim to provide best practice for the management of pain to all health professionals working with older adults in any care setting.
- This article has been double-blind peer reviewed
- Figures and tables can be seen in the attached print-friendly PDF file of the complete article in the 'Files' section of this page
5 key points
- Pain is a risk factor for falls in older people
- It is thought that 50% of older adults living in the community, and 80% of those living in care homes, experience chronic pain
- Few studies look at the effects of pharmacological interventions specifically on older people
- Combination therapy using different classes of analgesics may be more effective with fewer side-effects, compared with higher doses of a single medicine
- Further research is needed on psychological treatments for pain in older people
Pain is often poorly managed in older people and there is a need for comprehensive guidelines to advise practitioners on how they can ensure pain management is tailored to this group. With this in mind, we have researched the literature on pain management in older people and used our findings to create a set of guidelines, usable by all health professionals working in any setting. We chose not to address assessment of pain as this has been published previously and is currently being updated. The focus is on chronic pain, which is defined as "that which persists beyond the expected healing time" (Merskey and Bogduk, 1994).
We searched both PubMed and CINAHL for relevant publications between 1997 and 2010. Approximately 5,000 records were identified in the initial search and a quality score was then assigned to each paper and reviewed independently by another member of the group. All papers considered to be acceptable were incorporated into matrices and included in the commentary. A detailed summary of the search criteria is provided in the full document.
Prevalence of pain
It is impossible to determine a definitive prevalence of pain in older people due to differences in the definition of pain, population and methods of measuring pain. After reviewing the literature, we agree with previous studies that suggest 50% of older adults living in the community and 80% of those living in care homes experience chronic pain. This suggests that our most vulnerable, frail members of society experience more pain than the general population.
Pain is more prevalent in older women. The effect of age is inconsistent, with some studies reporting an increase in prevalence with age and others reporting a decrease with age. Prevalence also varies by gender and site of pain. The three most common sites of pain in older people are the back, leg/knee, hip and other joints.
Pharmacological approaches
Few studies have investigated the effects of pharmacological interventions on older people. Generally, studies look at interventions in younger people and the results are translated across the age ranges. Nevertheless, there are some take-home messages with pharmacological strategies (Box 1).
Interventional therapies
Interventional approaches include a variety of neural blocks and minimally invasive procedures. Intra-articular (IA) corticosteroid injections in knee osteoarthritis are effective in relieving pain in the short term with few complications and little joint damage. IA hyaluronic acid is effective with few systemic adverse effects and it should be considered in patients who are intolerant to systemic therapy. It has a slower onset of action than IA steroids but the effects appear to last longer.
Epidural corticosteroid injections for spinal stenosis in older patients may be appropriate, but their use in radicular pain or sciatica is not so convincing. Epidural adhesiolysis for spinal stenosis and radicular symptoms may benefit older adults. The evidence for facet joint interventions in all age groups is mixed, although there is some support for radiofrequency denervation of the medial branch nerves in appropriately selected patients.
There is weak evidence for sympathectomy for neuropathic pain in older people. A nerve block using a combination of local anaesthetic and corticosteroid is effective in acute herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia. Botulinum toxin may also be beneficial. Microvascular decompression is the treatment of choice for trigeminal neuralgia in healthy patients and percutaneous procedures are indicated for older patients with high comorbidity.
There is conflicting evidence for vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty in the treatment of painful vertebral fractures and we were unable to draw a conclusion on their use.
There are no studies of spinal cord stimulation specifically targeting older people. However, randomised control trials in mixed-aged groups, including over-65s, support its use for selected patients with failed back surgical syndrome, complex regional pain syndrome, and neuropathic and ischaemic pain.
Psychological interventions
Psychological interventions, such as cognitive behavioural therapy, may be effective in reducing chronic pain and improving disability and mood in adults. However, few studies focused on older adults and, where studies have been carried out, the sample sizes have been small. There is some evidence supporting the use of CBT in nursing homes and limited evidence that biofeedback training, mindfulness, meditation and enhancing emotion regulation may be beneficial for persistent pain. Although these approaches appear to be helpful, there is a need for further research in this area.
Physiotherapy and occupational therapy
We know that pain is a risk factor for falls in older people. Programmes that consist of strengthening, flexibility and endurance activities to increase physical activity and improve pain and function are advocated. The specific type of exercise is probably less important, but exercise must be tailored to the functional level of the individual. Balance exercises can be incorporated successfully into a programme.
A variety of devices are designed to assist in activities of daily living; however, most studies are descriptive in nature and few have considered pain reduction in older people. Assistive devices can be used to support community living, prevent functional decline and reduce care costs.
Self-management approaches are being promoted for all aspects of care and these techniques should be considered with other methods of pain management. Self-management programmes with mechanisms for long-term support may have some benefit, but there is a lack of evidence on programmes delivered without support.
Complementary therapies
There is limited evidence to support the use of complementary therapies.
We identified only a small number of studies on the management of pain in older people. To develop the guideline, it was necessary to use studies that recruited a younger population, some of which included people over the age of 65 years. The guideline has exposed this lack of evidence for many types of treatment in an ever-increasing ageing population.
Merskey H, Bogduk N (1994) Taxonomy of Pain Terms & Definitions. Seattle: IASP Press
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Do you have a pile of unwanted designer clothes and accessories that are clogging up your closet? Here is your chance to make some room, get a Nordstrom gift card and help your favorite charity all at the same time. Nordstrom has partnered with Fashion Project for the "Pay Your Fashion Forward" campaign. Fashion Project is a website that sells second hand designer items, giving a portion of the proceeds to charity.
To earn your $40 Nordstrom card all you have to do is send in five new or gently worn shoes, clothing, accessories or handbags via a prepaid mail bag and then wait six to eight weeks for your gift card to arrive. Start by logging on at fashionproject.com/nordstrom and request that a pre-paid donation envelope be sent to you. Once FashionProject.com receives your items, they will review them and let you know if you qualify for the Nordstrom Gift Card.
Your items should be like new, meet or exceed $50 in original price and be from from one of the qualified brands listed here. There is no limit to the number of qualifying items you can donate, or to the limit of Nordstrom Gift Cards you can receive. You'll also have the opportunity to select which charity you want your donations to go to. If yours is not listed, please let Fashion Project know and they will sign them up! You will also get a receipt for an in-kind donation.


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Marshall ready for a fight
Story by Andreas Hale
Truthfully, if things went as planned, we may not be talking about Eliot Marshall today. After losing an extremely controversial split decision at The Ultimate Fighter season eight to Karn Grigoryan, Marshall could have been sent home and never had a chance to shine on the big stage of the UFC. However, due to many significant injuries that left a few fighters unable to continue on the show, the fighter known as "The Fire" would find his way back onto the show and make a significant impact after beating Shane Primm and losing a hard fought battle with season eight winner Ryan Bader.
Since then, Marshall would go on to defeat former castmate Jules Bruchez at the TUF finale and was preparing to face veteran Mike Ciesnolevicz before finding out that he would face TUF finalist – who also would lose to Bader via first round TKO –Vinicius Magalhaes.
With the fight being set up between former housemates, Marshall knows a difficult fight is ahead of him.
"Styles make fights. Bader knocked out Vinny easy," Marshall says when looking toward his upcoming match. "Bader and I had a decision fight. Who knows how it's going to turn out. It can be different nights, different people, different things going on in your life at that point and time. It's not really a thought process of mine."
Magalhaes has gone on record saying that his Jiu-Jitsu is better than Marshall's in previous interviews. To this Marshall brushes the comments off.
"Cool! He might be…right?" he says. "It's my game too you know? It's not like I don't know my Jiu Jitsu as well. It's not like I'm going to get lucky if I submit him. We'll see what happens. I hope to finish him. I don't like decisions."
Marshall is the prime example for why a fighter never wants to leave his future in the hands of the judges. The judges nearly took away his future in UFC and Marshall would much rather finish his fights in devastating fashion rather than letting it go the distance.
"Decisions suck," he says as he reflects on his decision loss to Grigoryan and Bader. "Plus, it's not exciting. Let's see people scrap! That's what people want to see."
"The Fire" is also quite interested in getting his hands on Ryan Bader again, but feels that the fight may never happen.
"I would love a rematch with Bader," he says excitedly. "I would absolutely love it but I don't think it's going to happen though. It doesn't really do the UFC or TUF any good. I'd love it. I think he's a good dude and a good fighter but he played a very safe game plan (against me). I think he knows if he wants to go to war and see who will really win the fight, it's going to be me."
But for now, there is no future to think about until Marshall gets by his fight with Magalhaes.
"I try not to look forward. I try to focus on what is in front of me. If you start looking ahead too much, you forget about the present."
Come Saturday, April 18 in Montreal, Marshall will find out what the future has in story for him.
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Wilbur Sargunaraj goes to Pune and Mumbai's Finest teach you how to do the talli dance in today's Quick Fix. Also, a "running order" from Bangalore Open Air.
There's a lot happening in the world of Indian indie music and culture every day. Here's our pick of the daily news, served up in one handy spot. This is your Quick Fix.
Wilbur Sargunaraj at High Spirits, Pune
Indian internet sensation Wilbur Sargunaraj (of 'Love Marriage' fame) has been working to release his film Simple Superstar for some time now. The singer/musician/entertaining persona of Wilbur S will be playing at High Spirits in Pune on July 6. This show will be his first ever performance in Maharashtra and will see him putting on a "super live show" for the city. Apart from Wilbur, the show will also see a number of other performers take the stage to add to the experience. Check out a video of Wilbur playing live in Bangalore below to get an idea of what the Pune performance will probably be like. You can get more updates on the event Facebook page by following it here.
Stormbringer XI Announced
Stormbringer is a gig organised by Rocka Rolla Networks and Ozone in Guwahati. The one day gig sees a number of bands from the North-East come together to play some heavy music and just generally raise mayhem. The eleventh edition of the gig will see five bands performing at Ozone in Guwahati from 5pm on July 8. Entry to the gig will cost just Rs 100.
Check out the lineup below:
Aberrant – Groove metal band from Shillong.
Incidental Groove – Alt-rock from New Delhi
Death On The Horizon – Technical deathcore from Guwahati
Tick's Talk – Guwahati-based progressive metal
Jupiter Island – "art rock" from Guwahati
Mumbai's Finest do the 'Talli Dance'
Rap crew Mumbai's Finest (guess where they're from?) have released a video for their song 'Talli Dance'. The video basically features them dancing around doing cool things and talking about drinking and living to drink and drinking to live and other awesome things like that. The song is entertaining and the video features people dancing on the streets of Bombay, standing on a beach and consuming copious quantities of Old Monk Rum. Watch it below.
Bangalore Open Air "running order" announced
India's exclusively metal festival Bangalore Open Air is back and will be held at Jaymahal Palace, Bangalore, on July 6. The festival will see performances by bands such as Dark Tranquility, Animals As Leaders, Demonic Resurrection, Sodom, Iced Earth, Ihsahn and more. The "running order" of the festival (or schedule) has been announced and the gates to the festival will open at 3pm. The seven hour metal extravaganza will be split on two stages. Check out the running order below and get your tickets here.


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There is a lot going on here in Florida. In our area, Clearwater/Seminole/Largo area, we have 9, possibly 10 Junior Gold youth bowlers, preparing to go to Buffalo, NY to bowl in the North Pointe Junior Gold tournament in July. This past Sunday they had a bowl-a-thon at Seminole Lanes to raise money to help the families with travel expenses. They had a silent auction and door prizes and had lots of fun. Seminole Lanes donated the lineage so everything that was brought in is going to the families to make this trip.They are working on other ways to raise money for trip. If anyone wants to make a donation, please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com
This coming Saturday, May 3rd, the Gulf Coast USBC youth leaders, Stephen Della Monica, John Della Monica, Nick Kominik, Ciara Goodale, Shawn Murphy, Phillip Reckner, Nick Borries & Marques Houston are having their first tournament that they put together, and it will be held at Seminole Lanes. This tournament will be a 9 pin no tap doubles tournament. It is not certified. However any winnings will go in the youth's SMART account. The tournament information can be found on Gulf Coast website at www.gcusbc.org
Then on Sunday, May 4th, at Seminole Lanes, The Southwest Florida Classic Tournament will be holding a tournament. Check in is at 9 am and they start bowling at 10 am. This is a junior gold qualifier. Please go to www.seminolelanes.com and to tournaments and you can print the flyer. Seminole Lanes welcomes Southwest Florida Classic to our area.
On Saturday, May 10th the Lighthouse of Pinellas will be having a bowl-a-thon, from 1-4 pm, visit their site for more information. http://www.lighthouseofpinellas.org/
On Sunday, May 18 @ 1 pm, the 100+ tournament will be held at Seminole Lanes, it is a doubles tournament and your ages must equal 100 or more.
At Liberty Lanes in Largo, this coming Saturday, May 3rd, they are having a Senior Scratch Sweeper. Check in at 11 am and bowl at 12:15pm.
On May 10 – Trio Tournament, check in 5:30 pm and bowl at 6 pm. Limited to the first 24 teams.
Gulf Coast USBC:
On April 19th, Gulf Coast USBC had their annual meeting, inducting two for ability and two for meritorious service into Gulf Coast USBC Hall of Fame. For ability, Billy Wilder, Jr, from Liberty Lanes & Walt Davis, Jr, from Seminole/Sunrise Lanes and he is also the Gulf Coast USBC President. For service, Georgeanna Jones who bowls at Sunrise Lanes, and is the Sgt. of Arms for Gulf Coast USBC, and Michael Crosby who bowls at Seminole Lanes and is a coach for the Troy Carlson Handicap league at Seminole Lanes on Saturday mornings. Also two youth bowlers were inducted into the Gulf Coast USBC Youth Hall of Fame for ability and they were Kristian Sieradzki who bowls at both Seminole Lanes & Liberty Lanes and Brandon Lownsbury who bowls at Seminole Lanes. Lifetime Achievement award went to Patsy Wedding.
Also elections for positions that were open on the Gulf Coast USBC Board, openings were for President, 2nd & 4th Vice President, and Sgt. Of Arms and 6 director positions. The following won the positions, Celeste O'Neill, President, James Strickler, 2nd VP, Christina McCombs, 4th VP, and 5 director positions went to Lenora Stewart, Patsy Wedding, Teresa Larabee, Yolanda Houston and Valerie Doss. There is an opening for another 2 year term for director, if anyone is interested, they can go to www.gcusbc.org and go to board positions and fill out application form and turn it in.
On April 22nd, myself, James Strickler & Wanda Rottloff traveled to Reno and attended the USBC National Convention. We attended classes, learning about tournaments, new youth programs, membership, rules. We also attended the annual meeting on Thursday and Friday and we will have a report about that soon. We returned on Saturday, April 26th. Patsy Wedding, Florida State Youth President & Scott Tice, Florida State Youth Association Mgr., also attended with us. Others from the Florida State USBC WBA & BA Toni Maddux, WBA President, and Bob Peters, BA Association Mgr.
Gulf Coast is having their Invitational Strikers Club tournament on May 10 & 11th at Liberty Lanes. This tournament you had to qualify to bowl in the tournament. Men had to bowl a 210 or better all 3 games in a series, and ladies and youth bowlers had to bowl a 170 or better. Entry forms went out to secretaries a couple of weeks ago. If you think you bowled to qualify and have not received an entry form, go to www.gcusbc.org and look at the Strikers Club page and find your name. If you cannot find your name and you think you qualified contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com and we will get you an entry form. The tournament will run, you bowl 4 games, throw your lowest game out. The top 5 in each division will go on to the stepladder finals. Winners receive cash, Strikers Club CUP, and a Striker's Club Champion shirt. Youth will receive SMART Scholarship and cup and shirt.
On May 16 & 17, Wanda Rottloff, 1st Vice President and I, 2nd Vice President will be traveling to Ft. Myers for the Florida State USBC WBA Annual Meeting. Then we will return on May 17th.
On May 24th starts the Florida State USBC Youth State Tournament with Doubles/Singles being held at Seminole Lanes and Team Event being held at Liberty Lanes. The tournament runs on weekends, May24-25, May 31-June 1, June 7-8, June 14-15, and June 21-22. Looking forward to seeing the kids from around the state.


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Q. I'm 45, single, and in a serious relationship for the past five months. All good, except: My boyfriend has been divorced for nine years. He and his ex-wife had no children, yet they are platonically tied at the hip. (They're really not sleeping together.) He says I have no reason to be jealous: This should prove that he's a loyal, trustworthy person who can keep a relationship going. Am I wrong to feel weird about this friendship to the point that I want to issue an ultimatum — her or me? —Susan
A. As someone whose best friend of over 20 years is an ex (not husband, but it was a serious relationship), I can attest that this type of platonic friendship is possible. Indeed, I've made it clear to men I've subsequently dated that I'd love them to accept that David is a part of my life.
That said, boundaries are always in place. The romantic relationship is the priority. For example, I asked my current boyfriend to tell me if he ever felt I was treating him with disrespect. And he is the one with whom I check out the Hamptons; who I confide in and who I speak to every day, and so on.
Debra Warbling has been divorced for 10 years. The 49-year-old Pennsylvania publicist is "very close" with her ex, much to the unhappiness of his fiancee. Says Warbling, "While I am respectful of her position, I think she is missing the boat. If he and I had what it took to go the distance, she never would have been able to enter the picture." Here is Warbling's $60 million dollar point: "I am confident in his affection for her. Why is she not?"
In the letter writer's case, trust issues may be triggered by her own history — a past hurt, such as not feeling loved as a child. Until one finds and heals the wound, the past keeps being repeated through distancing tactics, which ultimately alienate loved ones. Perhaps for this woman, there is a worry that, if the situation were reversed, she might be tempted to cheat.
Consider the advice of Tina Tessina, LMFT, PhD, a California psychotherapist and author of The Unofficial Guide to Dating Again: "If they still have a friendship and neither did anything unforgivable to one another, that's a good thing. Instead of making the ex the enemy, get specific about the problems. If he interrupts time with you to commiserate with her on the phone, ask that he not do that. But don't be grumpy when he calls her back later."
Still, even if the relationship with the ex is platonic, the boyfriend must be sensitive to his partner's jealousy issues. Remember, boundaries and priorities. Arizona sex and love addictions counselor Jeff Schultz, LPC, CSAT says, "Those little intuitive senses of people in close relationships might mean, in this case, something is off. Either the boyfriend is unavailable emotionally with his partner because he is emotionally engaging with his ex, or worse."
But an ultimatum should be, if anything, a last straw. Instead, make it a problem-solving conversation rather than an adversarial edict. What can a win-win feel like?
Or say something like, "How can I feel confident if you're still talking to your ex-wife? I might feel differently if we took our relationship to the next level." This should, with very little risk, bring the conversation to a more thoughtful place without the guy feeling like his back is against the wall!
Hopefully this can be an opening, not a closing. Maybe the problem one day morphs into, Should his ex be invited to the wedding?
Do you have a tough question about dating or relationships?
E-mail Sherry at firstname.lastname@example.com and your question might be featured in an upcoming column.
About Sherry Amatenstein
Sherry Amatenstein, LMSW, is the author of Love Lessons from Bad Breakups and Q&A Dating Book. She runs dating seminars around the country and does private coaching — not to help singles marry in 60 days, but to uncover their blocks. She has given relationship advice on the Early Show, Regis, Inside Edition, CBS News, VH1, BBC, and many other programs. Her philosophy is that the most important relationship you'll ever have is with yourself.
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Originally published in MORE.com, March 2009.
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Bailey Named to Horizon League All-Tournament Team
March 11, 2012
GREEN BAY, Wis. – UIC senior women's basketball player Jasmine Bailey was named to the 2011-12 Horizon League All-Tournament team, announced by conference officials Sunday after the championship game. Bailey averaged 19 points and 10 rebounds, while shooting 14-of-24 (.583) from the field in two tournament affairs.
Bailey becomes just the fourth player in UIC history to earn All-Tournament laurels and the first since the 2005-06 season (Dejeanette Flournoy , 2004-05; LaShonda Grant and Chrissy Dizon, 2005-06).
Bailey guided her team past No. 5 seed Butler in the quarterfinals by a final score of 66-53, posting 15 points and 13 rebounds. The Flames eventually fell to nationally-ranked and No. 1 seed Green Bay in the semifinals, 73-53, as Bailey tallied a game-high 23 points. The St. Louis, Mo., native received a standing ovation from the Phoenix fans as she exited the court in the final minute of that contest.
The Flames reached the semifinal round of the Horizon League Tournament for the first time in five years and currently hold a season record of 18-13. Eighteen wins ties for the second-highest total in program history.
In hopes of continued postseason play, UIC awaits the WNIT 64-team field and WBI 16-team field announcements on Monday evening.
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Samsung and LG take almost 50% of the North American phone market
This may or may not be a surprise, but, according to Strategy Analytics, almost one out of every two cell phones sold in North America in Q2 2009 are manufactured by either Samsung or LG.
Reportedly, Samsung's market share in the US and Canada is currently of 24.7%, as the company sold 11.7 million handsets between April and June in the region.
In the same period, LG sold 10.7 million handsets, accounting for a market share of 22.6%.
In consequence, the two South Korean giants control 47.3% of the North American phone market.
LG is known for being a top supplier of messaging phones for the US – selling almost 12 million such devices in 2008.
As for Samsung, the company's success probably relies on phones like Sprint's Instinct series, AT&T's Jack and Impression (pictured above), or Verizon's Omnia and Glyde.
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But she's got huge boobs, and if you're going to be fighting zombies, that's what counts? Seriously Capcom, this character design is horrible. Hair over the eyes in anime is bad enough, but in a third person shooter, it just makes no sense. Yes, technically, she does have eyes (probably) but with her hair the way it is, she might as well not. See what I mean in this new trailer below.
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Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 8 has been designed to work on both tablets and PC's in the same way. A consequence of following this strategy means that some of the features that you were used to before, are not easily accessible.
One of these features is the very basic shut down & restart Windows 8 command, which is now hidden under the charms bar requiring you to use more than one click for properly turning off your computer.
I am aware of the fact that you had to click a couple of times in Windows 7 to shut it down as well, but with the new design it feels a bit harder than before. Some users actually reported that it took them a few ways to get used with the new way of powering off or rebooting the computer.
Fortunately though, there is an easier way to shutdown Windows 8 if you are tired of messing with the Charms menu. This method involves using commands which have been available in almost every version of Windows, but they were probably not that useful for the average users.
Below you will find the steps that you should follow in order to make it easier for you to turn off your PC using a shortcut.
Go to your Windows 8 desktop and then right click and click on New and then on Shortcut to open the menu.
Now enter the following command shutdown /s /t 0 to create a shortcut for shut down or command shutdown /r /t 0 , for the one which will restart your computer.
Use shutdown or restart as the name and then click on the Finish button.
Right click on the shortcut and select the Properties menu. When the new window opens, go to the shortcut tab and click on Change Icon. An error message will now appear, saying that your shortcut does not contain an icon but that's ok. This is the step where you actually choose one for it.
As soon as you click OK on the warning message, a window which contains all the icons registered under the Shell .dll will be displayed. It is recommended to choose the red shut down icon from Windows XP and respectively, the green one for the restart shortcut.
Once you have made your selection, click on OK to close the icons window and then again on the same button to close the properties window.
The trick here is to make these commands available right within the new Start Screen in Windows 8. To do this, you simply have to right click each shortcut and then select the Pin to Start Screen option.
By doing this, you will be able to shut down the computer with just two clicks: one on the start screen and then another one on the shortcut.
Alternatively, you could pin both shortcuts on the taskbar as well but I don't recommend you that because you could hit it accidentally.
The last step is to hide the two shortcuts on your desktop. To do that, just bring up the Properties menu again and tick the box next to the Hidden attribute found in the General tab.
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- 3 lb boneless beef chuck roast
Instructions:1. Place water and vegetbles in the slow cooker. Sprinkle half the onion soup mix over vegetables. Place roast in slow cooker and sprinkle remain soup mix and seasoning over all.
2. Place lid on the slow cooker. Cook on low for 8 hours, or high for 4 hours.
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Moritz Moritz joined the Vandals in 2006 as an assistant coach.
Moritz has coached in the collegiate ranks at Colorado State University where he was a volunteer assistant coach from 1998-2002 and an interim assistant coach for the 2004 season. Moritz also coached the top 18-black team with the Norco Junior Volleyball Club at Fort Collins, Colo. He spent the 2005 season as an assistant coach at Fort Collins High School.
"Moritz is a huge asset to our coaching staff and the University of Idaho," head coach Debbie Buchanan said. "He is a great teacher in the gym and has a great eye when breaking down film. He continues to learn and grow in his profession and he has been and will continue to be a big part of our success."
Moritz graduated with a Bachelor's degree from Colorado State University in 2006 and played club volleyball while at CSU. He is married to the former Kevann Tuell and is originally from Berlin, Germany.
"I decided to come to Idaho partially because I knew Debbie and had worked with her at Colorado State and also because I wanted to come here and help continue to build this program and make it a top-25 program," Moritz said. "I'll work on the defense and also try to evoke the biggest sense of competitiveness, drive and hard work from the team and coaching staff as we all work towards the same goal."
Aside from his work on the court, Moritz oversees the managers and the player's academic progress, coordinates community service, works with data volley, and handles tape exchange and the breakdown of film.


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Officials uproot acivists' 'Kanaka Garden' again
Sovereignty activists who planted a garden twice without permission near the King Kamehameha the Great statue in Hilo will be billed for the cost of removing their crops, William Aila, state Department of Land and Natural Resources chair, said Monday.
Aila said DLNR police officers photographed people on Saturday digging up grass at the Wailoa River State Recreation Area to re-establish their "Kanaka Garden," first planted in January as a way to protest the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Agency staff had placed the grass over the dirt plot left by the initial removal of the garden on April 5.
The plain-clothed officers were at the park Saturday in "anticipation of civil disobedience," Aila said, noting that a cease and desist order was posted at the site and delivered to Gene Tamashiro, one of the organizers.
"And, after we go through the process of identifying the individuals and calculating the costs, we will be going to take action," he said.
No cost estimates were immediately available.
On Monday, DLNR staff were planting grass again on the site and installing an orange mesh fence with several "Keep Out" signs.
The organizers of the garden, who object to being called protesters or activists, say they started it to bring attention to the overthrow of the kingdom in 1893 and make the argument that the current government never earned lawful jurisdiction of the land.
Some have also called it a puuhonua, or place of refuge.
They say they kept DLNR informed of their actions, but never asked for permission, believing that the land still belongs to the kingdom.
Aila said he didn't have time to address the issue until April, when explaining why action wasn't taken sooner.
Some of the protesters argued they had earned "implied consent" from the state since the garden was left untouched for over two months, and that taro had been planted around the statue months earlier.
Several of the organizers returned to the site Monday, where two days before, they held a potluck where the replanting occurred.
Tamashiro estimated 150 were present Saturday. He said he requested that no planting occur this time, saying he'd like time to propose a use agreement with the state.
"I told them to wait 10 days," Tamashiro said. "There was dirt flying all over the place."
Aila said an agreement will not be considered, adding that DLNR proposed another area of the park for the garden.
That offer was declined, he said.
Aila said the location near the iconic statue is too disruptive, and the agency has received complaints involving protesters being rude to tourists.
"We will work with anyone that wants to work with us in a respectful manner," he said. "But when people are disruptive, then we will have to take the appropriate action."
Tamashiro said he was unaware of an offer and never saw garden supporters being rude to other park users.
"He never offered us anything let alone a plot somewhere," he said.
While at the park Monday, a woman walked up to some of the garden supporters to express her opposition to the protest.
"I feel shameful," said the woman, who declined to giver her name to a reporter, but described herself as half Hawaiian and half Canadian.
She said she believes the protesters should not ignore rules regarding use of the park.
"This is the time we live in," the woman said. "We got to obey the law."
Tamashiro said they have to stand up for the "truth," while Simbra Lynn Kanakaole, another organizer of the garden, told her, "When America follows the law, I will follow the law."
Albert Haa, who said he was not there to make a political stand but bring people to God, told her that he sees the garden as a spiritual place.
"I'm encouraging akua," he said.
The woman, who later was hugged by Haa, said afterward that she still doesn't believe in civil disobedience.
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Michael Brandon (born April 20, 1945) is an American actor who resides in the United Kingdom and United States. Brandon was born Michael Feldman in Brooklyn, New York to Miriam (née Tumen) and Sol Feldman. At age nine, he and his family moved to Valley Stream, New York where he attended Memorial Junior High and then Valley Stream Central High School. Brandon starred in the TV series Dempsey and Makepeace and Dinotopia, the movies Quattro mosche di velluto grigio (1971), F.M. (1978), and A Change of Seasons (1980), and the plays Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie? and Jerry Springer - The Opera. Since moving to the UK, Brandon has worked in TV on such shows as The Bill, Trial and Retribution, and Dead Man Weds. He also played the title role in the musical Jerry Springer: The Opera for over a year in the National Theatre and after its transfer into the West End. In 2004, he began narrating the American version of Thomas and Friends and Abe and the Amazing Promise of Veggie Tales. In February 2008 he began his talk radio show on City Talk, a new local radio station in Liverpool. In 2008 he appeared in the Series 4 finale of the BBC's Doctor Who, as General Sanchez, a UNIT officer. Also in
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Trophy, Silver Award Swing, Arthur Murray World Dance-O-Rama, 1973, C. Draper
This trophy was part of the Arthur Murray Dance Studio World Dance-O-Rama Silver Award for Swing given to Dr. Charles S. Draper in 1973. Dr. Draper was the founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Instrumentation Laboratory and developed guidance systems for aircraft, naval vessels, rockets, missiles, and spacecraft. One of his avocations was dancing, and he won this trophy for his efforts in this area. Although the Smithsonian collected many of his other awards, only a few of his dance awards became a part of the National Collection, for the purpose of being displayed in a possible biographical exhibit.
Dr. Draper donated a large collection of his awards, including this trophy, to the Smithsonian Institution in 1974.
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The Training Ship Mercury was founded in 1885 and closed down in 1968. Initially
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was a testing time with memories that endure for a lifetime. Nonetheless it prepared
us well, giving us a sense of camaraderie, values, pride and, above all, a respect
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College Hockey:Minnesota Duluth Rocks St. Cloud
Bulldogs Break Open Game in Third
DULUTH, Minn. — A Saturday sweep of ranked opponents was within the grasp of the Minnesota Duluth men's team at the DECC.
Earlier in the day, the No. 6-rated football team beat No. 1 Grand Valley State in the NCAA Division II quarterfinals, and the No. 7 womens hockey team beat No. 3 Dartmouth to sweep a home series.
The UMD men held up their end of the deal with a 5-1 victory over No. 18 St. Cloud State in a Western Collegiate Hockey Association game in front of a crowd of 4,412. It completed a home sweep of the Huskies, which began with a 5-1 win Nov. 1 at St. Paul's Xcel Energy Center.
Three third-period goals opened up a 2-1 game for the Bulldogs (6-4-4 and 3-4-3 in the WCHA).
"We knew that to get back in the [WCHA] race we needed to have this game," said UMD sophomore winger Justin Fontaine, who had a goal and two assists. "We wanted to be physical and not let St. Cloud State have space or time. We were skating, creating turnovers and gaining confidence."
A fast-paced game with only five penalties through the first two and a half periods was up and down, although UMD never trailed. St. Cloud State (8-6 and 3-5) came into the game ranked No. 4 in Division I in offense with 3.69 goals a game, but was outshot 36-20.
The Huskies had won five of their past six games, including a home sweep of No. 9 Denver, while outscoring the opposition 23-7. UMD is 2-0-1 the last three games overall and goalie Alex Stalock has allowed four goals total in that stretch.
"[UMD] played a very sound, smart game," said St. Cloud State coach Bob Motzko, who has lost four straight games to UMD. "We had very few chances on Alex. I don't think he even broke a sweat.
"They trapped us all over and we kept turning the puck over. Our forwards in the offensive zone were like Melba Milquetoast."
After holding a 2-1 lead after two periods, the Bulldogs connected on a four-on-four shift with 8:40 to play. It deflated the Huskies. Freshman winger Mike Connolly got his fifth goal of the season, tucking the puck behind St. Cloud State junior Jase Weslosky from the left edge.
Winger Jordan Fulton followed with his fifth goal of the season, and second of the game, with 2:50 remaining. Fontaine had gotten in the way of a St. Cloud State clearing pass and got the puck to Jack Connolly, who relayed it to Fulton. Sophomore Kyle Schmidt put an exclamation point on the game with a short-handed breakaway goal for his first point of the season with 18 seconds left.
"I thought we outplayed them for most of the game," said UMD defenseman Evan Oberg. "The biggest thing was our forecheck. We didn't let them out of their zone. In every aspect, it was a more complete game than when we played them the first time."
The teams exchanged power-play goals in the last five minutes of the first period. Fontaine converted a Josh Meyers rebound into an empty net for his team-leading seventh goal of the season. It was UMD's only power play of the game..
UMD looked to get out of the opening period with a lead, but St. Cloud State defenseman Garrett Raboin's drive from the high slot with just 28 seconds to go tied it. Fontaine got a pass to Fulton in the slot midway through the second period for a 2-1 lead.
"We defended the rush very well and defended the blue line as well as we have this season," said UMD coach Scott Sandelin, whose team is 4-1-2 at home. "It was the first game we've been able to roll four lines on a regular basis and we got into a nice rotation that matched the pace of the game."
After a five-game home stand, UMD is on the road this Friday and Saturday at No. 3 Colorado College.
Kevin Pates covers Minnesota-Duluth for the Duluth News-Tribune in Duluth, Minn.
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A magnitude 2.7 earthquake shook the Amboy area at 12:51 p.m. Wednesday.
The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network described the event as "a micro earthquake" that occurred at a depth of about 7 miles.
It was centered about 3 miles northeast of Amboy and 4 miles north of Yacolt.
"It was felt by a number of people in the Amboy area," said Bill Steele, spokesman for the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.
In addition to operating a seismograph network in Washington and Oregon, the Seattle-based center also has a "Did you feel it?" link on its website (http://www.pnsn.org/welcome.html).
"About 25 people have been online filling out a 'felt' report," Steele said late Wednesday afternoon. Responders described it as between weak and light, "but they still definitely noticed it."
The quake occurred in an area of tectonic weakness, Steele said, but he made sure to add: "It was not related to the Mount St. Helens system."
Areas of stress off the Pacific Coast get a lot of blame for regional jolts, but Wednesday's quake 22 miles north-northeast of Vancouver was more likely a result of geologic forces in California, Steele said.
"Yosemite is moving north at 11 millimeters a year, and there is quite a bit of north-south compression."
Whatever the cause, Steele said, "This is always a good reminder to check your family's plan, to make sure you have food and water to last a week."


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Toshiba seem to have not had quite the run with Cell processors as they had planned. Back in 2008 they purchased the Nagasaki manufacturing plant for $90 billion yen ($835 million) and are now selling it for $50 billion yen ($597 million).
Making a loss, but Sony seems to be smiling with promise here. Rumor has it that Son might use the plant to build more CMOS chips for its high-end camera range. Sony have also said they will use the facility to produce HD image sensors for cameras and smartphones.