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Hawkeyes head to Tucson, Arizona, for Saturday competition
Reno Tuufuli ranks 5th nationally, 2 relays break school record on final day
Hawkeyes wrap outdoor season with 8 All-Americans
Hawkeyes compete in Eugene, Oregon, beginning Wednesday through Saturday
NCAA Championships begin Thursday in Austin, Texas
Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015
Iowa Track & Field Intrasquad Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014
2014 NCAA Track and Field West Preliminary Day 1
2014 Musco Twilight
Musco Twilight XV Saturday, May 3, 2014
2015 -- Indoor - placed seventh in shot put at Big Ten Championships with a team-leading 59-2 (18.03m)... won shot put (59-0 1/4, 17.99m) and placed second in discus (182-2, 55.55m) at Border Battle... placed third in shot put at Husker Invite (57-9, 17.60m), fourth at Big 4 Duals (56-11 1/4, 17.35m) and ninth at ISU Classic (56-6 1/2, 17.23m)... Outdoor - led team in shot put (56-3 3/4, 17.16m) and discus (190-0 1/4, 57.91m)... placed second in discus at Big Ten Championships (190-0 1/4, 57.91m)... placed sixth in discus (184-5, 56.22m) and 12th in shot put (56-3 3/4, 17.16m) at Florida Relays... placed fourth in discus at Mt. SAC Relays (188-8, 57.51m), second at Musco Twilight (184-6, 56.23m) and won event at Baldy Castillo Invite (181-2, 55.22m).
2014 -- Indoor - led team in shot put (59-3, 18.06m) and weight throw (59-7, 18.16m)... the shot put mark ranks seventh and the weight throw mark ranks ninth all-time at Iowa... won shot put at Iowa Invite (59-3, 18.06) and Bill Bergan Invite (58-5 1/4, 17.81m), placing fifth at Husker Invite (58-4 3/4, 17.80m) and ISU Classic (57-2 1/4, 17.43m)... placed seventh in shot put (58-7 1/4, 17.86m) and 15th in weight throw (58-8, 17.90m) at Big Ten Championships... placed second in shot put (57-11 1/4, 17.66m) and third in weight throw (59-7, 18.16m) at Big 4 Duals... placed fourth in shot put (57-10 3/4, 17.63m) and 10th in weight throw (56-3 3/4, 17.16m) at Jack Johnson Classic... Outdoor - Second team All-American... placed 11th in the discus at the NCAA Championships (190-3; 57.99m)... placed fifth in discus at NCAA West Preliminary (195-3, 59.53m)... set school discus record with winning throw of 207-1 (63.11m) at Musco Twilight... also led team in shot put (59-4 1/4, 18.09m) and hammer (173-10, 52.98m)... placed third in shot put with a collegiate-best 59-4 1/4 (18.09m) at Musco Twilight... that mark ranks eighth all-time at Iowa... placed second in discus (198-2, 60.40m) and 10th in shot put (57-9 1/2, 17.61m) at Big Ten Championships... won discus (197-0, 60.05m) and placed sixth in shot put (58-11 1/2, 17.97m) at Drake Relays... placed 15th in shot put at NCAA West Preliminary (58-4 1/2, 17.79m)... won discus (200-10, 61.21m) and shot put (57-2, 17.42m) at Illinois Twilight... won discus (185-11, 56.66m), placed second in shot put (57-11 1/4, 17.66m) and sixth in hammer (173-10, 52.98m) at Arizona State Invite... placed second in discus (193-2, 58.89m) and third in shot put (56-9 1/2, 17.31m) at Arkansas Spring Invite... placed fourth in shot put (57-7, 17.55m) and seventh in discus (196-2, 59.79m) at Mt. SAC Relays... letterwinner.
2013 -- Indoor - led team in shot put (56-4, 17.17m) and weight throw (59-5 3/4, 18.13m)... placed third in weight throw (59-5 3/4, 18.13m) and seventh in shot put (53-7 1/2, 16.34m) at Iowa State Classic... the weight throw mark ranks ninth all-time at Iowa... placed 18th in weight throw (57-1, 17.40m) and 19th at shot put (53-8 1/2, 16.37m) at Big Ten Championships... won shot put (56-4, 17.17m) and placed second in weight throw (56-7 1/2, 17.26m) at Iowa Invite... won shot put (55-3 1/2, 16.85m) and placed third in weight throw (53-11 3/4, 16.45m) at Iowa Open... placed fifth in shot put (52-8 1/4, 16.06m) and seventh in weight throw (53-5 1/2, 16.29m) at adidas Classic... placed fourth in shot put at Bill Bergan Invite (53-10 1/2, 16.42m)... Outdoor - second team All-American, placing 15th in the discus (184-6; 56.25m) at NCAA Championships... leads team in shot put (56-9 1/4, 17.30m) and discus (196-2, 59.80m)... won discus with a collegiate-best 196-2 (59.80m), won shot put (54-3 3/4, 16.55m) and placed seventh in hammer (168-0, 51.22m) at Lee Calhoun Invite... discus mark ranks third all-time at Iowa... placed third in discus (191-10, 58.47m) and 22nd in shot put (55-10 1/2, 17.03m) at NCAA West Preliminary... won shot put (56-9 1/4, 17.30m), placed second in discus (194-0, 59.13m) and seventh in hammer (177-10, 54.20m) at Musco Twilight XIV... won discus (190-10, 58.18m) and placed fifth in shot put (55-11, 17.04m) at Jim Click Shootout... placed third in discus (188-11, 57.58m) and 12th in shot put (558 1/4, 16.97m) at Big Ten Championships... won discus at Central College Invite (186-5, 56.82m)... placed second in discus (182-2, 55.54m) and 14th in hammer (163-3, 49.77m) at Alabama Relays... placed second in discus (190-5, 58.05m) and 18th in shot put (54-1 1/4, 16.49m) at Drake Relays... letterwinner.
2012 -- Indoor - placed third in shot put with a collegiate-best 56-5 1/4 (17.20m) at Iowa Invite... won shot put at Iowa State Classic (55-11 1/4, 17.05m), placing third at New Year's Classic (53-9 3/4, 16.40m), ninth at Adidas Classic (52-4 3/4, 15.97m),12th at Razorback Invite (53-2 3/4, 16.22m) and 16th at Big Ten Championships (54-10, 16.71m)... Outdoor - placed second in discus with a collegiate-best 192-7 (58.70m) and ninth in shot put (51-1, 15.57m) at Musco Twilight XIII... the discus mark led team and ranks fifth all-time at Iowa... placed 13th in discus at NCAA West Preliminary (185-11, 56.66m)... won discus with a meet record-setting 188-8 (57.52m) and placed fifth in shot put with a collegiate-best 54-4 3/4 (16.58m) at Tom Botts Invite... placed fifth in discus at Big Ten Championships (187-1, 57.03m), second at Arkansas Spring Invite (185-10, 56.66m) and fourth at Drake Relays (182-9, 55.70m)... letterwinner.
Personal -- open major.
|Hull's Collegiate Bests
|Shot Put (I)
|59-3 (18.06m)
|Iowa Invitational
|Shot Put (O)
|59-4 1/4 (18.09m)
|Musco Twilight
|Weight Throw (I)
|59-7 (18.16m)
|Big 4 Duals
|Hammer (O)
|177-10 (54.20m)
|Musco Twilight XIV
|Discus (I)
|182-2 1/4 (55.55m)
|Border Battle
|Discus (O)
|207-1 (63.11m)
|Musco Twilight


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President Obama thanked Muslim Americans for their many contributions to U.S. society at the fifth White House iftar under his administration.
Iftar refers to the evening meal when Muslims break their daily fast during their holy month of Ramadan.
"Throughout our history, Islam has contributed to the character of our country, and Muslim Americans, and their good works, have helped to build our nation — and we've seen the results," Obama said.
Among the entrepreneurs whom Obama honored at the July 25 dinner were: Shazi Visram, of Pakistani and Tanzanian heritage, who founded Happy Family, a company that offers organic foods for babies; and Iya Khalil, of Libyan descent, who co-founded a biotechnology research company focused on genomic medicine, a branch of medicine dealing with a patient's risks for hereditary diseases.
The 2013 White House iftar hosted diplomatic representatives from 46 countries, members of the U.S. Congress and local U.S. officials such as Arjumand Hashmi, mayor of Paris, Texas. Hashmi, a Pakistan-born cardiologist, attracted national attention when he was elected mayor in 2011 by the overwhelmingly white and Christian citizens of a small Southern city.
The White House gala wasn't the only high-level iftar held by U.S. officials. Secretary of State John Kerry held one July 24 at the State Department, where he said that "when we speak of our faith, it can't be just about our personal relationship with God. … Our partnerships, the way we work every day in life, the way we reach out country to country, people to people, they have to foster a mutual respect and underscore the freedoms that we seek."

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I've looked into compat-wireless but can't figure out how to get it installed and set up.
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Oh my god we're all just spinning through the darkness!
"The Realities of the Party Space." What could that mean?!
Here's a little surfing doodle to celebrate spring break.
Working late. Making pictures. Roughing things in. Punch drunk. Drunk drunk. Ding Ding. Go Queen Underwood, go!
Here are pictures of various amounts of visual tension for some reason.


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Sony Online Entertainment and the Free Realms dev team recently announced that the game will be available to Playstation 3 players at the end of March. MMORPG.com's Drew Wood caught up with Lead Designer Stephen Bokkes to talk about Free Realms moving to consoles. Check it out and leave us a thought or two in the comments.
We've already seen Free Realms on the PC and on MAC. Why the desire to move the game over to the PlayStation 3 as well?
The move to the PS3 is really just a natural, logical extension of the existing brand. Free Realms is more than just a game for kids; it's a game that family members can enjoy together. The PS3 brings that experience into your living room for the whole family to enjoy.
Read more of Drew Wood's Free Realms: PS3 Version Interview.


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So what's different about a Bloomquist chassis? The answer, according to Bloomquist, isn't any one thing. Instead, it's many small, detailed things that overall make the car easier to race.
"I think my cars are just well built," Bloomquist says. "For example, the car that I [used to win] the Dirt Track World Championship last year at Knoxville is 5 years old. We can add updates when we need to, and it's still capable of winning. The frames are built so well that you don't have cracking problems. A lot of other chassis that you can buy, after 8 or 10 races you have to get a welder because they are cracking out. My chassis will hold up and won't start falling apart after racing on a particularly rough track.
"The other thing we try to do is make the chassis as user-friendly as possible. I came up with a Panhard bar adjustment that you adjust along a radius. That way, when you make a height change, you don't necessarily have to change the length. When you have to make changes in a hurry, it's easier to make a mistake that can cost you. So we try to build the chassis so you can make a change without affecting anything else."
Bloomquist also requires anyone who buys into his program to purchase a complete car built to his specs because he knows what works and wants to know that any Bloomquist chassis racing out there is capable of winning. Part of the credit for his incredible winning record comes from a complete understanding of how a race car works when it is on the racetrack.
"My dad was an airline pilot, and people he worked with told me that he was one of the best. He always aced his simulator tests, and I once asked him how he did it. 'What makes you different from all the other guys?' He told me that he didn't just know when he flipped a switch that the trim tabs moved. He knew every wire, every relay, every mechanism involved from the switch to the trim tab. He knew how every part on that airplane worked, and that helped him become a better pilot.
"I've thought about that a lot, and I think it applies to racing. If I have something that's not working, I don't just take it out and send it back to the manufacturer. I want to take it down and figure out why it doesn't work. And a lot of times I've been able to figure out why it doesn't work for them. That's helped me build a pretty good relationship with a lot of parts manufacturers, and the back-and-forth flow of information has helped our racing program."
The Most Popular Man in Dirt Racing
Before The Dirt Track at Lowe's Motor Speedway's Colossal 100, it was interesting to see just how many of the fans in attendance were wearing something from his souvenir truck. His souvenirs and his cars-festooned with his trademark skull and crossbones and even a yin/yang symbol-certainly stand out from the crowd, but one has to wonder if this really is his signature style or just a clever marketing gimmick to sell more shirts.
"All that stuff has come naturally," he explains. "I've always considered myself a bit of an artist. Back when I was running the 18 with Barry Wright, I did my own flames. I designed the flames myself and then had my decal guy cut them for me. But after a while I noticed that every car started looking like mine. I saw myself all over the racetrack. It got to where I didn't stand out.
"When Barry and I split, I took all my stuff back home to work on it, and I decided it was time to regroup and start over. I knew I wanted to make a change, and that included my number and the way my car looked.
"I'll never forget. [Chassis builder] Joe Garrison came up to me somewhere and said, 'You can't change your number!' I said, 'What do you mean? I can do whatever I want.' And he said, 'But you are number 18. Everybody knows that.' I said, 'No, I'm Scott Bloomquist, and if they haven't figured that out yet, that's an even better reason to change my number.'"
So, in 1997, Bloomquist changed to his now-iconic Zero and adopted the black, green, and sometimes white color scheme he has used in different variations over the years. The "No Weak Links" motto you often see came from conversations about strengthening his team. Bloomquist remembers saying that the team was only as strong as its weakest member, and somewhere along the way he threw out the line that the team could afford no weak links. The message stuck, and it eventually became his mantra.
"I already had in my head that I wanted to use a skull," he says. "So I was already working on a skull and crossbones design. When the phrase 'No Weak Links' came up I added a chain and shackles to the bottom bones, and it all came together. It all just kind of happened that way.
"It's funny," he continues. "I'll see grandmothers wearing a T-shirt with the skull and crossbones on it, and you will see a guy wearing a shirt with the yin/yang symbol. I've met a man in a biker gang who has 'No Weak Links' in a tattoo. I don't think I draw any single type of fan. They are all types. But you have to remember, you can have all that stuff with cool shirts and everything, but it doesn't do any good unless you are winning. You can't have 'No Weak Links' on your race car and be the weakest guy there."
In Bloomquist's world, winning is the bottom line. Winning is what he lives for, and it is what pays the bills. It's the reason he tries to control the track when he drives, controls how his cars are built, even controls how his customer's cars are built. He says it has taken him years, but he has a team in place that he believes is the strongest he's ever had. He has a trusted crew chief, a trusted fabricator building his chassis to his specifications, and an engine builder building engines the way he likes them (lots of power but with super-smooth delivery). At just 42 years of age, he appears set to keep winning big races for many years to come.
"That's what keeps me going, the competition at the big events," Bloomquist says. "Man, it takes everything falling into place to win [a big-money event]. The first time I went to the World 100 in 1988, I won it. I went back and won it again in 1990. But then I didn't win it again for the next 10 years. I was this close 10 times but couldn't win it. The level of competition and intensity in those races is fantastic-I'll always love that rush. When I finally won it again after missing out for 10 years, it felt just as good as the first win. You can never take winning for granted. That's what keeps me going."


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This volume of papers from the 14th International Conference on Methods in Dialectology, held at the University of Western Ontario (Canada), 2 to 6 August 2011, brings together recent methodological innovations and current research on the study of dialects and language variation. The research contributions are authored by a range of new and established scholars from different countries working on a number of languages and language varieties. The volume is divided into sections dealing with phonetics and phonology, morphology and syntax, ethnicity and identity, dialect cartography, methods, techniques as well as variation and change.
Contents: Svetlana Kaminskaïa/Jeff Tennant/Alexander Russell: Approaches to analyzing prosodic rhythm in language contact: French in Ontario – Miklós Kontra/Fruzsina S. Vargha: Are there speakers of the /ε/ vs. /e/ dialect in Budapest? – Jenny Öqvist: Intonation in interaction: Heightened pitch peaks as an interactional resource in the traditional Stockholm dialect – Panayiotis A. Pappas/Meghan Jeffrey: Raising and shifting in BC English – Erik R. Thomas/Janneke Van Hofwegen: Consonantal variation in the English of a Spanish-substrate community – Jean Lewis Botouhely : La détermination dans le parler malgache du Nord – Ernestina Carrilho/Sandra Pereira: On the areal dimension of non-standard syntax: Evidence from a Portuguese dialect corpus – Simon Kasper: Attributional praxis and linguistic stability – Carmen L. LeBlanc : Les interrogatives totales en français madelinot : Continuité dans la filiation – Darcy Sperlich/Robert Sanders: Whither a «Pan-Chinese» grammar: Examining the usage and frequency of three syntactic constructions – Thomas Strobel: Pronominal partitivity in German dialects: Transitions and changes in progress – Laura Baxter/Jacqueline Peters: Black English in Toronto: A New Dialect? – Becky Childs/Gerard Van Herk: Superstars and Bit Players: Salience and the fate of local dialect features – Wladyslaw Cichocki: The PFC-Tracadie Corpus: A variety of Acadian French spoken in northeastern New Brunswick (Canada) – Paul Cooper: «It takes a Yorkshireman to talk Yorkshire»: Towards a framework for the historical study of enregisterment – Marjatta Palander: How do western Finns imitate eastern Finnish dialects? – Jeannot Fils Ranaivoson: Problèmes de la relance de la recherche sur la variation dialectale en malgache – Malcah Yaeger-Dror/Christopher Cieri: Prolegomenon for an analysis of dialect coding conventions for data sharing – Sandra Clarke: Adapting legacy regional language materials to an interactive online format: The Dialect Atlas of Newfoundland and Labrador English – Rudolf de Jong: Northern Sinai: Identifying the transitional area between Bedouin and sedentary Arabic dialects using methods of multi-dimensional scaling – Daniel Long/Seiichi Nakai: Researching non-standard dialect usage in linguistic landscapes – Jamin Pelkey: Diagnostic dialectology: Interpreting Ngwi variation in China's Red River valley – Maria-Pilar Perea: Dialectal stratigraphy: Joining dynamic cartography and diachronic data – Joseph Roy: Sociolinguistic statistics: The intersection between statistical models, empirical data, and sociolinguistic theory – James N. Stanford: Methods in tone dialectology: A sociotonetic perspective – Alena Barysevich: Lexical variation in contact dynamics: Identity or social conditioning? – Chitsuko Fukushima: Revisiting regional variation on an island after thirty years – Fumio Inoue/Akemi Yamashita: Change in the use of beautifying o– and late adoption: A historical interpretation of data one decade apart – Anne Violin-Wigent: Does the scope of regionalisms affect their retention? A case study of three regional variants in Briançon – Suzanne Evans Wagner/Kali Bybel/Kathryn VerPlanck: Back and forth with classes and that kind of thing: A panel study of general extender use in Philadelphia.
About the author(s)/editor(s)
Alena Barysevich is Researcher in French Sociolinguistics and Didactics at York University (Canada).
Alexandra D'Arcy is Associate Professor of Linguistics and Director of the Sociolinguistics Research Lab at the University of Victoria (Canada).
David Heap is Associate Professor of French and Linguistics at the University of Western Ontario (Canada), where he teaches dialectology and morphology.
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TC TO JANE BAILLIE WELSH; 6 May 1825; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18250506-TC-JBW-01; CL 3:320-322.
24. Salisbury-street, Friday-morning. [6 May 1825]
Meine Herzensliebste [My Sweetheart]! I cannot take to any work till I have written you a letter: and yet except that I am sad and sick in heart at parting with you, I know not aught I have to say. Even this might be supposed without saying it; to have parted with you in so dreary and constrained a mood would have sickened a heart still harder than mine. O My Dearest! I boasted of being grown a Stoic, and I find there are things which could make a girl of me yet. Ever since I left you, the farewell, which I could not imprint upon your lips, has been sounding in melancholy tones thro' my inmost soul. Last night I opened Goethe; but his wisdom to me was foolishness; I could do nothing but gaze into the fire, or listen to the tempest, and keep recounting all the tender things I should have said to you, all the harsh ones I should have suppressed, and picturing, on the most sable canvas, past and future images of weeping, thwarted love. Sometimes I fancied our parting ominous; that you would die, and I should never see you more! O God! If Thou wouldst not— But there is no use in this, it is all a dream.
I have looked at your paper, and secured it as my choicest treasure. If you have not the gift of speaking with the voice, you can speak with your actions to the very core of the heart. This little token is mine; it addresses all that is sacred and all that is tender in my nature; I must be dead to manliness and mercy if I forget it or its import. O Jane! What a thing I am! How have you patience with me! "The end of man is an action, not a thought":1 I have told you this a hundred times, and yet how sadly does my own practice contradict it! What have I ever done to merit so much love from you, what shall I ever do to maintain it and repay it! If prayers could make you happy, you were the happiest of mortals: but prayers are not worth an obolus, and these are all that I have ever given you.
Excuse this whining: I ought to be consoling you in your sorrows, not afflicting you by recounting my own. There is no use in the philosophy of comfort; the sole remedy for suffering is diligent action; let us both apply it in our several spheres, and the result will be peaceable and blessed. After all, where is the bugbear? We are alive, and love one another to the end of our existence: a few more sad partings, and we meet, to part no more forever. If we are wise, we shall and must be happy. Courage! Le bon tem[p]s viendra [The good time will come]; and I prophecy without fear that we shall both deserve it and enjoy it.
Now will you tell me that you are still good to me, and busy and composed in heart, and I will let you go? Say that you have commenced your tasks, and that your headache is away, and I shall think you happy, and depart in peace. Will you write me a letter however short on Sunday? Do, my Dearest, if you please. I know you will, when I say that it will do me good. I will answer it the moment I reach home[.] Be diligent, and encourage me to be so, and we may set Fortune at defiance. En été nous nous reverrons [In the summer we shall see one another again]! The farewell kiss shall add its tenderness to the kiss of welcome. We shall talk and counsel without let or hindrance; for frank warm kindness will be about us both. Think what is to be done, and when and how; and tell me without reluctance or reserve. Am I not yours entirely and forever, to dispose of as you please?
But this is "thought not action" again: I must leave you and conclude my business, at least commence it, and fly from the pestilence of smoky stony Athens. As yet I have spoken to no one, but three words to the landlady of these apartments. No word from Crabbe:2 to-day I must see Brewster and Sir W. Hamilton. On Monday morning I shall have your letter? Do, Jane: it will give solace to yourself as well as me; there is ease in free speech, I am already better since I began to tell you that I was sad. Have you begun your writing? Do begin it forthwith; and think that [it] is for me you write. Is you[r] head recovered? For the love you bear me, my own Jane, be careful, be solicitous about your health! Sickness is our only foe: O let us not so fearfully extend its empire! Were you sick, what would become of us?
And now my Darling, I must take my leave. Adieu my Dearest, mein ewig liebstes Weib [my dearest woman always]! Write on Sunday or sooner if you can.
I am ever ever, / Your Brother and Friend, /
Thomas Carlyle
Make my kind compliments to your Mother; and try to persuade her that if I were less sick, I should be less disagreeable. I admire her patience with me: by and by I hope it will be less needful.
The address here is Mrs M'Leod's, 24. Salisbury-street. Do, be sure to write


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how many times we can give mpsc and upsc? what are their age limits?
how many times we can give mpsc and upsc? what are their age limits?
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There is no number of attempts limitation in MPSC exam.There is only limit in age.The age details for UPSC services is
1.For general category 21 to 30 years.
2.For OBC category 21 to 33 years.
3.For SC/ST people 21 to 35 years.
4.For handicapped people 21 to 40 years.
So,until age requirement you can give the exams. The minimum required marks are 50% aggregate.Those who are eligible they can apply for this.The official website is www.upsc.gov.in
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Your age must lie in between 21 and 30 years of age (as on 1 August of the exam year)
Relaxations of 5 years for candidates belonging to the scheduled castes
Relaxation of 3 years in the case of Defense Services Personnel disabled in operations
Relaxation of 8 years for Scheduled Caste candidate who is also a defense personnel, disabled in operations.
Attempting Chance
General Category 4
SC/ST No Limit
Age Limitations
33 years for General/ 28 yr for PSI exam
Age Relaxation as per govt. rule
5 yr relaxation for SC/ST
3 yr relaxation for OBC
Attempting Chance
There is no limitation to appear in exam
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Dear friend, the age limit for appearing UPSC and MPSC exam is 21 to 30 .For reserved category there is age relaxation ranging from2 to 5 years for maximum age limit.Maximum number of attempts allowed for UPSC exams is 4 for general category and there is no limit for reserved category . All the best!
There is no limit for attempting the MPSC and UPSC exams.
But there is age limit.
Age limits:
General: 20-30 years
OBC: Reaxation upto 3years i.e., 20-33 years
SC/ST : Relaxation upto 5 years, i.e., 20-35 years
Handicapped: Relaxation upto 10years, i.e., 20-40 years
Hai friend
MPSC(Maharashtra Public Service Commission) and UPSC (Union Public Service Commision) :
But this Guidelines are only for candidates eligible for required AGE LIMITS
- According to UPSC and MPSC guidlines every candidate appearing for the Examination is Permitted 4 attempts at examination.
- According to UPSC & MPSC guidelines ,For OBC candidates permitted 7 Attempts at Examination
- According to UPSC and MPSC guidelines , For SC/ST the number of attempts do not apply.
- Age Limits for General candidates - min 21 - max 33 years.
- Age Limits for OBC Candidates - min 21- max 35 years.
- Age limit for ST/SC/PH - min 38 - max 38 years.
Eligibility Criteria for MPSC & UPSC examination.
Academic qualification :
Age :
- You must be a graduate in SCIENCE.
- Engineering candidates are also applicable for MPSC examination.
The age of the candidate must be within 18 to 32 years in the time when you are doing the registration..
For more details you must visit http://www.mpsc.gov.in/
good luck . . .
Hi dude,
About MPSC:-
MPSC stands for MAHARASHTRA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.To apply for this exam you need to complete your graduation.Your age need to be between 19 to 28 years.You need to be physically fit.Your height need to be 165 cm.Your Chest need to be 84 cm.
The subject`s included in MPSC exam are:-MARATHI,ENGLISH,GENERAL STUDIES-1,GENERAL STUDIES-2.
Optional subjects in MPSC exam are:-Computer science and Mechanical engineering .For application forms visit the designated post offices.The cost of the application form is 100 /- Rs.Exam fee for General Category is 400/-Rs.Exam fee for Reservation Category`s is 200/- Rs.
To apply for this exam Visit the official web site of MPSC :- http://www.mpsc.gov.in/
About UPSC:-
UPSC stands for Union Public Service Commission.To apply for this exam you need to attained 21 years of age.You need to have a Bachelor`s degree from a reconized university.Your age should be in between 21-30 years.Age relaxation is Available for SC/ST/BC/OBC Category students.For SC/ST Category 5 years relaxation is given.For OBC Category 3 years relaxation is given.For Ex-service men 5 years of relaxation isgiven.For Disability persons 10 years of relaxation is given .
can somebody tell me how many no of attemps in ras exam?
Are the MPSC and UPSC examinations conducted each year
my height is 158 cm, can i eligible for MPSC exam criteria?
hello friend,
MPSC entrance exam and UPSc entrance exam both the Government exam you have a limit for the attemptition of exam
For General : 4 attempts
For Sc/St: no limits
For OBC: 7 attempts
Eligibility for the MPSC or UPSC entrance exam :
Educational Qualification: you should be passed the bachelor degree from any recognized university.
age limit: age must be between the 2 1to 33 years.
3 years age relaxation for the OBC.
5 years age relaxation for the Sc/ST.
Nationality: Indian citizen.
Physical requirement :
Height :
For men: 160 cms
for women: 152 cms
Chest : 82 cms without expanding etc
Selection process:
1. preliminary exam
2.Main exam
Paper pattern:
Preliminary Examination paper pattern:
Arts / Social Sciences
Intelligence Test
Current Affairs
Science and Technology
Commerce and Economics
All parts are 200 marks with each part of 30 marks ..but the intelligence parts of the 50 marks..
MAIN entrance exam syllabus:
1) Marathi (compulsory)
2) English (compulsory)
3) General Studies Paper I
4) General Studies Paper II
5) Optional Subject I
6) Optional Subject II
for more details visit the respective sites:
thank you!
How many time i will attempt (open catig) maharashtra public service commishion's state service prilaimary exam.plz reply....
How many time i will attempt (open catig) maharashtra public service commishion's state service prilaimary exam.plz reply....
Hello dude!
Even though the MPSC and UPSC Exams are different but their eligibility details and no. of attempts are almost same.
The eligibility details of the MPSC Exams is as follows:
- Candidates must have completed graduation from any recognized university.
- Minimum 21 years of age.
- The maximum age allowed is 33 years.
- Age relaxation is provided for reserved categories.
- 5 years for SC/ST Candidates.
- 3 years for OBC candidates.
- 10 years for physically handicapped candidates.
The Number of attempts vary for different categories.They are:
- General Category-4 times.
- SC/ST Category-Infinte that is they can write the exam as many times as they want.
The above mentioned are the various details of the MPSC Exam.
- OBC Category: 7 attempts.
There are many exams conducted by the Union Public Service Commission.Some of them are: IAS,IPS,CBI,IFS,CID,GROUP EXAMS etc.
The eligibility details for the UPSC Exams are:
- Candidates must have completed graduation from any recognized university.
- Minimum 21 years of age.
- The maximum age allowed is 30 years.
- Age relaxation is provided for reserved categories.
- 5 years for SC/ST Candidates.
- 3 years for OBC candidates.
- 10 years for physically handicapped candidates.
Even the No. of attempts are almost same as mentioned above but the upper age may vary for exams.That information you can find in the notification.
eligibility of MPSC EXAM
*age limit
- obc-35
- sc/st - 38
*open category - 33
*education qualification
must hold graduation-Degree in Science/Engineering. Transport Officer: Degree. Adequate knowledge of Marathi will be preferred
Height: 165 cms.
Chest: 84 cms. (Unexpanded) for Supt. Prohibition & Excise or DSP/ACP
this exam is conducted for the post of more but some of jobs i listed below
*district transport officer
*bank development officer
*district inspector
*deputy inspector
*deputy collector
* Nationality
* For the Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service, a candidate must be a citizen of India.
* For other services, a candidate must be either :
* a citizen of India, or
* a subject of Nepal, or
* a subject of Bhutan, or
Age Limits
* The upper age limit prescribed above will be relaxable :
* upto a maximum of five years if a candidate belongs to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.
* upto a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates.
* upto a maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir .
* upto a maximum of three years in the case of Defence Services personnel disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof.
*he term ex-servicemen will apply to the persons who are defined as ex-servicemen in the Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979, as amended from time to time.
thank you...
There is 4 attemps for general, 7 attemps for BC reservation persons and no number of attempts limitation for SC and St canditates in MPSC exam.There is only limit in age.The age details for UPSC services is
1.For general category 21 to 30 years.
2.For OBC category 21 to 33 years.
3.For SC/ST people 21 to 35 years.
4.For physically handicapped people 21 to 40 years.
The minimum required marks are 50%.


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Despite their usually small-portion size, table scraps are a danger to your dog's health. In addition to teaching your dog to beg, human food handouts do not offer your dog the nutrition he needs and can lead to weight problems or digestive disorders. Dogs and humans have very different nutritional needs. Human food - with its rich flavors, ingredients, and spices - are empty calories which are more likely to bulk up your dog's weight than his vitamin and mineral needs. Furthermore, dogs are not accustomed to eating human food, which is why it often causes gas, bad breath, loose stools, or an upset stomach.
In fact, table scraps are more of a danger to your dog's health than they are a reward for his companionship and good behavior. Instead, choose quality nutritious treats to reward your pet. Treats are developed with your pet's nutritional needs in mind. When carefully chosen and given in moderation, they should not interfere with your pet's nutritional needs or overall health.
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Though dog treats are the best for your pet, sometimes emotions get the best of us and human food is given to them. Oftentimes, this creates a dog who begs through every meal, whether it is fast food eaten in front of the television or a six-course meal shared with friends around the dinner table. Unfortunately, once your dog begins to beg, he will always beg unless steps are taken to curb his behavior. But teaching your dog to not table beg is not as difficult as it may seem. The key is to be consistent.
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Advantica's news center is your resource for the latest updates, changes, and articles from our team. Check back here often, or visit our Facebook page and Twitter feed, to stay in step with the goings-on at Advantica.
St. Louis, Mo. (Oct. 29, 2014) … Advantica is pleased to announce that Timothy H. Olsen, of Fairfax, Va., has been named senior account executive for the dental and vision benefits provider. In this capacity, Olsen will handle dental and vision benefit commercial sales and key account management for the company's Mid- Atlantic region.
Olsen brings with him more than three decades of sales experience specific to the insurance industry. This includes time spent with United Concordia Companies, Inc.; ING Employee Benefits; CIGNA and The Equitable, where he was responsible for selling varying combinations of dental, vision and medical plans, as well as other types of coverage. He has a bachelor's degree in business with a minor in economics from West Virginia Wesleyan College.
"Olsen is an innovative strategist with a proven ability to identify, launch and manage products and services to meet the needs of local markets," commented James Scheib, vice president of sales for Advantica. "We feel he is an ideal addition and it is with great pleasure that we welcome him to our team."
To learn more about Advantica, visit www.advanticabenefits.com or www.advanticablog.com, or find the organization on Facebook or Twitter @SeeSmileLive for helpful vision, oral and overall health news and information.
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St. Louis, Mo. (Aug. 26, 2014) … Advantica is pleased to announce that James W. Scheib, Jr., of Tampa, Fla., has been named vice president of sales for the dental and vision benefits provider. In this capacity, Scheib will oversee the sales and account management of the company's dental and vision commercial products.
Scheib brings with him nearly three decades of sales and marketing experience specific to the insurance industry. He most recently served as the vice president of sales and marketing for Argus Dental & Vision, Inc., where he was responsible for the creation and oversight of his department, the development and execution of a sales and marketing plan and the establishment of the commercial dental and vision infrastructure needed to produce sustained revenue growth throughout various distribution channels in Florida and nationwide. Over the years, he has been credited with playing a key role in the sales efforts of a number of other health plans, including AvMed Health Plans, Inc., UnitedHealthcare of Florida, Inc., and Vista Healthplan.
Scheib is a member of the National Association of Dental Plans, the National Association of Health Underwriters and the Tampa Association of Health Underwriters. He has previously served as the past president of both the Capital Area and Baton Rouge Associations of Health Underwriters, based in Tallahassee, Fla., and Baton Rouge, La., respectively, and as the past, second vice president of the Central Florida Association of Health Underwriters in Orlando, Fla. He has also served his local community through charitable efforts with the Harbor House of Orlando and New Hope for Kids.
Scheib resides in Tampa, Fla., with his wife Rheta and their five children.
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St. Louis, Mo. (Aug. 19, 2014) ... Advantica is pleased to announce that Edward Pattarozzi, of Prairie du Sac, Wis., has been named the new chief sales and marketing officer for the dental and vision benefits provider.
Pattarozzi brings with him nearly three decades of sales and marketing experience, most recently serving as the vice president of sales and marketing for Dean Health Plan, a Wisconsin-based, for-profit managed care organization known for serving 400,000 members in the commercial and government sectors which was acquired last year by locally-based SSM Health Care. Remaining as a key team member under the new ownership, he developed and led a team of professionals in sales and retention, marketing communications and product development for individual, small group and large group plans. He was also the organization's executive sponsor for the health care reform work needed to participate in the Federally Facilitated Marketplace with both on- and off-exchange product offerings. Prior to his time with Dean Health Plan, Pattarozzi served at the helm of Rockford Health Plans, a managed care company in Rockford, Ill. As president and CEO, he was credited with increasing administrative cost efficiencies, achieving a 10 percent reduction in medical loss ratios, creating successful process improvement initiatives and the achievement of NCQA Excellent Accreditation designation.
"We are thrilled to welcome Edward to our leadership team," commented David Haynes, president and CEO for Advantica. "In addition to his impressive track-record, drive and leadership capabilities, he is a forward thinker who takes a unique approach to both challenges and opportunities. He will be a solid addition to our organization as we continue to refine our business approach to reinforce our stature and influence in the vision market, while also gaining strength in the dental market."
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College Hockey:Women's D-III wrap: Jan.26
As the impending postseason nears, the top teams are intent on tightening up any remaining loose ends before jumping into the playoffs. For the most part, this past weekend was all about keeping said momentum.
Junior defenseman Brooke Wilgosh's goal at 3:53 of overtime capped a successful weekend for Elmira, which remained undefeated in the tight ECAC West race. The Soaring Eagles (13-3-1, 8-0-0 ECAC-West) kept pace with No. 1 Plattsburgh following a two-game sweep of Oswego at the Campus Center Hockey Arena. The two victories away from home upped Elmira's road record to 9-3-0. Wilgosh got helpers from the nation's fourth leading scorer in Ashley Ryan and classmate Ashton Hogan in wrapping up the win for the visitors.
In its first week as a resident of the top 10, Utica took the brunt force of a momentum-fueled Plattsburgh team over the weekend, falling twice by way of shutouts. The records continue to topple whenever the Cardinals step on the sheet. Goalie Sydney Aveson earned her 27th career shutout in the latter game, a 2-0 win over the Pioneers. The shutdown of the Pioneers put the senior goaltender at the top of the D-III all-time list for career shutouts.
Norwich remained clean in the ECAC East standings following a pair of wins over conference opponents, Massachusetts-Boston and St. Anselm's. The Cadets improved to 10-0-0 (14-3-0 overall) and 7-0-0 on the road as a result of a 5-1 win in Boston and a 4-0 victory in Manchester, N.H. Norwich senior Meghan Papagano, who came into the weekend looking for her first goal of the season, found that and a bit more. Papagano scored 4:20 into the first in the win over the Beacons and backed that performance with a two-goal afternoon in the victory over the Hawks. Papagano's initial tally at 2:22 of the opening period proved to be the game-winner. The Wakefield, Mass., native closed out the scoring in the second. Papagano's goals provided book ends for top scorer, Tori Charron, who hit on a power play midway through the first before notching her 17th score of the season late in the second.
No. 5 Wisconsin-River Falls stayed on point, if you will, taking a 4-2 win and forging back from a late 1-0 deficit to earn a 1-1 tie over visiting No. 6 Wisconsin-Stevens Point over the weekend. Dani Sibley scored for the Falcons with 2:59 remaining in regulation. Pointers goalie Janna Beilke-Skoug preserved the deadlock in overtime, making seven saves. The Falcons improved their unbeaten run to 14 games.
Goalie Annabelle Jones backstopped No. 2 Middlebury to a 4-0 win over Bowdoin at the Kenyon Arena in the series opener between the two NESCAC entities at Kenyon Arena. Saturday brought an entirely different scenario however, as the Panthers required an early third-period power-play score by Jennifer Krakower to even things up. Krakower's goal was the lone score for the highly ranked power play unit on the afternoon in five opportunities. Jones and Bowdoin goalie Lan Crofton turned aside three and two shots respectively in the extra stanza. The 1-1 result was the third tie in the Panthers' last six games.
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3 million iPads sold – good news for Apple ahead of iPhone 4 launch
Just two days before the official launch of the new iPhone 4, Apple has announced that it sold its 3 millionth iPad – less than three months after the tablet hit the market.
At the moment, the iPad is available only in few markets around the world, including the US (obviously), Canada, Australia, Japan, the UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Spain.
The App Store now hosts more than 11,000 applications especially developed for the iPad. Of course, the tablet can also run most of the 225,000 apps that are available for iPhone.
Starting July, Apple plans to introduce the iPad in nine more countries around the world. Maybe we'll see a CDMA version for Verizon by then, too – although this will likely happen in the first quarter of the year, rather than this summer (or it might not happen at all).
Will the tablets that Samsung and Nokia are preparing be as successful as the iPad? Let's wait and find out.
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UCLA's legendary former basketball coach John Wooden, who in 27 years led his teams to stunning triumphs and was just as well known for mentoring his players off the court and for his motivational "Pyramid of Success," died at 6:45 pm PT Friday (June 4) due to natural causes. He was 99. His 100th birthday would have been Oct. 14.
Wooden had been admitted to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on May 26.
At UCLA, Wooden's teams won a remarkable seven consecutive National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships between 1967 and 1973, and 10 titles (1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1975) in his final 12 seasons as head coach. At one point in the early 1970s, the Bruins won an NCAA-record 88 games in a row, a run that included undefeated 30-0 seasons in 1971-72 and 1972-73. UCLA also won 38 consecutive NCAA Tournament games between the 1963-64 and 1973-74 seasons, another record. Wooden retired from coaching following the 1975 season with a UCLA record of 620 wins and 147 losses. Only twice during his tenure did the Bruins lose home games at Pauley Pavilion, where he coached from the 1965-66 through 1974-75 seasons.
"This is a sad day at UCLA," said UCLA Chancellor Gene Block. "Coach Wooden's legacy transcends athletics; what he did was produce leaders. But his influence has reached far beyond our campus and even our community. Through his work and his life, he imparted his phenomenal understanding of leadership and his unwavering sense of integrity to so many people. His 'Pyramid of Success' hangs in my office to remind me every day of what it takes to be an effective leader. He was truly a legend in his own time, and he will be a legend for generations to come."
"There will never be another John Wooden," said UCLA director of athletics, Dan Guerrero. "While this is a huge loss for the Bruin family, Coach Wooden's influence reaches far beyond Westwood. Coach was a tremendously significant figure. This loss will be felt by individuals from all parts of society. He was not only the greatest coach in the history of any sport, but he was an exceptional individual that transcended the sporting world. His enduring legacy as a role model is one we should all strive to emulate."
Guerrero continued: "I can still recall my first interactions with Coach Wooden when I was a member of the UCLA baseball team and he was in the midst of his incredible run of championships. While attending those basketball games was certainly a highlight for me, what stands out even more was Coach making the effort to come to our baseball games to cheer for us and what a special feeling that was for our team.
"Since then, I have had the unique opportunity to develop a close personal relationship with Coach Wooden over the years. That's something I will treasure for the rest of my life. Not only did Coach Wooden impact the lives of his own players, he impacted the lives of generations of UCLA student athletes. To watch him come to one of our functions and interact with current student athletes who were born well after his retirement as a coach was a thrill to behold. He had the knack of bridging the generation gap and was the most humble person you could ever hope to meet. He is without a doubt one of the most historic figures of the last century and has left an indelible mark on our world. He is, as Bill Walton once said, a national treasure, and he will be remembered as such forever."
Wooden's rosters included some of the most accomplished players in the history of college basketball, most famously two centers -- 7-foot-2-inch Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor during his Bruin career), who played in the late 1960s, and Bill Walton, who played for Wooden in the early 1970s. In March 2008, Abdul-Jabbar was selected as the greatest player in the history of college basketball by ESPN and Walton was ranked No. 3. Both went on to stellar professional careers. Among the other basketball greats who played for Wooden at UCLA were Willie Naulls, Walt Hazzard, Gail Goodrich, Sidney Wicks, Jamaal (Keith) Wilkes and Marques Johnson.
"It's kind of hard to talk about Coach Wooden simply, because he was a complex man," Abdul-Jabbar said in an interview with UCLA. "But he taught in a very simple way. He just used sports as a means to teach us how to apply ourselves to any situation."
Wooden was the first person -- and remains one of only two -- to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player (1960) and a coach (1972). He was also a member of the inaugural classes of National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame (2006), the Pac-10 Basketball Hall of Honor (2002) and the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame (1984). In 2003, President George W. Bush presented Wooden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor given to a civilian.
But just as important as his accolades, winning record and star teams was his approach to the game of life, which raised his coaching style to the level of a philosopher's.
He was known for reciting his father's "two sets of three" -- "never lie, never cheat, never steal" and "don't whine, don't complain, don't make excuses" -- and a "seven-point creed," also passed along by his father. The point Wooden used most in his coaching, he said, was "make each day your masterpiece."
Still, Wooden was probably best known for his famed "Pyramid of Success," which he began developing in the 1930s. He said that it was "the only truly original thing I have ever done."
At the base of the five-level pyramid are industriousness, friendship, loyalty, cooperation and enthusiasm. The next levels up are self-control, alertness, initiative and intentness; condition, skill and team spirit; and poise and confidence. At the pinnacle is competitive greatness, which he defined as performing at one's best ability when one's best is required, which, he said, was "each day."
"Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to become the best of which you are capable," Wooden once said in explaining the pyramid.
Wooden also promoted his "12 Lessons in Leadership," including Lesson 11: Don't look at the scoreboard.
But while Wooden was high-minded in his approach to coaching, he also was practical. He famously began each season with a coaching session on dressing properly that included showing his players how to put on their shoes and socks the right way.
"This is a game played on your feet," he said. "If you get blisters, you can't play the game."
Abdul-Jabbar said Wooden didn't expect more from his players than he did from himself -- but then again, that was quite a lot.
"He set quite an example," Abdul-Jabbar said. "He was more like a parent than a coach. He really was a very selfless and giving human being, but he was a disciplinarian. We learned all about those aspects of life that most kids want to skip over. He wouldn't let us do that."
John Robert Wooden was born Oct. 14, 1910, in Hall, Ind., one of four sons of a farmer and a housewife. Wooden said he learned from his father true leadership -- when to be firm, when to be flexible, when to have the strength to be gentle and when to have the strength to force compliance. His mother made Wooden and his brothers their first basketball by tying together old rags and black cotton stockings.
Wooden grew up in Hall and the nearby Indiana towns of Centerton and Martinsville. He began playing basketball at Martinsville High School, where they called him "Indiana Rubber Man" because every time he went down on the court, he bounced right back up. At Martinsville, he won All-State prep honors in basketball for three consecutive years, leading his team to the Indiana state title in 1927 and runner-up titles in 1926 and 1928. Losing the 1928 title game, he said decades later, "was the most disappointing thing that ever happened to me as a player."
At Indiana's Purdue University, Wooden won letters in basketball and baseball during his freshman year and later earned All-American honors as a guard on the basketball team, from 1930 to 1932. He was captain of Purdue's 1931 and 1932 basketball teams and led the Boilermakers to two Big Ten Conference titles and the 1932 national championship.
He was named college basketball's 1932 Player of the Year, received the 1932 Big Ten Conference medal for outstanding merit and proficiency in scholarship and athletics, and was inscribed on Purdue's academic honor roll.
Shortly after graduating from Purdue in 1932, Wooden married Nell Riley, whom he had met at a carnival when he was 15. They remained together until her death in 1985. He considered his wife his "lucky Nell" -- he never began a game without finding her in the stands and getting a wink and an OK signal from her.
Wooden began his coaching and teaching careers at Dayton High School in Dayton, Ky. There, he coached numerous sports teams, including the basketball team, which he coached to the only losing season in his entire career as either a player or coach.
During World War II, he served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy and spent time aboard the USS Franklin in the South Pacific. Following his discharge in 1946, he coached at Indiana Teachers College (now Indiana State University) for two seasons before coming to UCLA.
Wooden said that his most gratifying UCLA season was his last, 1974-75, when the Bruins won a national championship despite having only one returning starter, David Meyers. Four players from the previous year had been drafted by professional teams, including Walton and Wilkes.
But even before the 1975 NCAA Championship game, Wooden had made his decision to leave coaching. After the national semifinal game, a stunning 75-74 double-overtime victory against the University of Louisville, Wooden said he found himself not wanting to talk to the media. He said he had never felt that way before and knew it was time to get out.
He went to the locker room, gathered his players around him and announced his decision. Wooden later recounted to UCLA Magazine that he told his players, "I don't know how we'll do Monday night against Kentucky, but I think we'll do all right. Regardless of the outcome of the game, I never had a team give me more pleasure. I'm very proud of you. This will be the last team I'll ever coach."
The Bruins went on to defeat the University of Kentucky 92-85 in the finals, winning their 10th NCAA title in 12 years.
After he left coaching, Wooden kept busy with basketball clinics, personal appearances and interviews and wrote or co-wrote many books, including "The Essential Wooden," "Coach Wooden One-on-One," "Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success," "Wooden on Leadership" and "Inch and Miles: The Journey to Success," a children's book.
Wooden was often called the "Wizard of Westwood," a moniker that he did not like.
"I'm no wizard, and I don't like being thought of in that light at all," he told Marina Dundjerski, director of the UCLA History Project, in an interview in 2006. "I think of a wizard as being some sort of magician or something, doing something on the sly or something, and I don't want to be thought of in that way." He said he preferred being called simply "coach."
"Coach is fine," Wooden said.
Wooden is survived by a son, James, of Orange County, Calif.; a daughter, Nancy Wooden, who lives in Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley; three grandsons and four granddaughters; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Wooden often said that with the passing of his wife, Nell, he lost his fear of death.
"I look forward to seeing her again," he told UCLA Magazine in 2007.
On Dec. 20, 2003, the basketball floor in Pauley Pavilion was dedicated as the Nell and John Wooden Court.
"We want to thank everyone for their love and support for our father. We will miss him more than words can express.
"He has been, and always will be, the guiding light for our family. The love, guidance and support he has given us will never be forgotten.
"Our peace of mind at this time is knowing that he has gone to be with our mother, whom he has continued to love and cherish.
"We wish to express our gratitude for your support and appreciate your respecting our privacy."
In lieu of flowers, the Wooden Family requests that donations be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation or the charity of choice.
"There will never be another John Wooden. While this is a huge loss for the Bruin Family, Coach Wooden's influence reaches far beyond Westwood. Coach was a tremendously significant figure and this loss will be felt by individuals from all parts of society," said UCLA Director of Athletics Dan Guerrero. "He was not only the greatest coach in the history of any sport, but he was an exceptional individual that transcended the sporting world and his enduring legacy as a role model is one we should all strive to emulate.
"I can still recall my first interactions with Coach Wooden when I was a member of the UCLA baseball team and he was in the midst of his incredible run of championships. While attending those basketball games was certainly a highlight for me, what stands out even more was Coach making the effort to come to our baseball games to cheer for us and what a special feeling that was for our team. Since then, I have had the unique opportunity to develop a close personal relationship with Coach Wooden over the years and that's something I will treasure for the rest of my life.
"Not only did Coach Wooden impact the lives of his own players, he impacted the lives of generations of UCLA student-athletes. To watch him come to one of our functions and interact with current student-athletes who were born well after his retirement as a coach was a thrill to behold. He had the knack of bridging the generation gap and was the most humble person you could ever hope to meet. He is without a doubt one of the most historic figures of the last century and has left an indelible mark on our world. He is, as Bill Walton once said, a National Treasure, and he will be remembered as such forever."
"The loss of John Wooden saddens the UCLA community and beyond. Coach Wooden, in life and in death, is and always will be the UCLA Men's Basketball Head Coach. His basketball successes and championships were an element of his magnificent far-reaching life.
"Coach Wooden's timeless teachings, philosophies and "Pyramid of Success" not only influenced the lives of his players, but the lives of millions of people around the world. Friendship, loyalty, team spirit and competitive greatness are not just building blocks in his "Pyramid of Success," it's how Coach Wooden led his own life and taught others to live. Always the teacher and mentor, throughout his life Coach Wooden was so giving of himself and his time to everyone.
"Coach Wooden was a wonderful person and great friend who is truly a national treasure. His legacy and legend will continue to live on in each of us striving to be the "best that we are capable of becoming" as athletes, coaches, teachers, parents and human beings."
"UCLA can easily claim an endless list of alumni who have helped make the world a better place. But of all the special spirits who have given so much, it is John Wooden, who has truly had the greatest impact on the largest number of people.
"It was Coach Wooden's heart, brain and soul that put him in a position to inspire others to reach levels of success and peace of mind that none of us could ever dream of reaching by ourselves.
"All of the UCLA basketball players that John Wooden taught knew that when he retired from coaching in 1975, it did not signify an end to his life-long commitment to teaching, merely a new beginning. He was just getting started.
"Coach Wooden taught by example. He never asked or expected anyone to do anything that he hadn't already done himself. He gave us the ability to learn how to learn, and to compete. His keen knowledge and foresight to always be about what's next, always about the future, enabled him to lead an incredibly active, constructive, positive and contributing life.
"Coach Wooden never talked about winning and losing, but rather about the effort to win. He rarely talked about basketball, but generally about life. He never talked about strategy, statistics or plays, but rather about people and character. Coach Wooden never tired of telling us that once you become a good person, then you have a chance of becoming a good basketball player.
"It has been 36 years since I graduated from UCLA. I have spent those years trying to duplicate that incredible period in my life. Our family home, where it all began so many years ago in San Diego, to this day is still a shrine to John Wooden, with UCLA memorabilia, the "Pyramid of Success" and pictures of The Coach everywhere.
"Over the years I've regularly taken our children to Coach's Mansion on Margate in Encino, to get for them the timeless lessons of life, including how to put your shoes and socks on, just like he taught us 40 years ago.
"John Wooden represents the conquest of substance over hype, the triumph of achievement over erratic flailing, the conquest of discipline over gambling, and the triumph of executing an organized plan over hoping that you'll be lucky, hot or in the zone.
"John Wooden also represents the conquest of sacrifice, hard work and commitment to achievement over the pipe dream that someone will just give you something, or that you can take a pill or turn a key to get what you want.
"The joy and happiness in Coach Wooden's life came from the success and accomplishments of others. He never let us forget what he learned from his two favorite teachers, Abraham Lincoln and Mother Theresa, "that a life not lived for others is not a life."
"I thank John Wooden every day for all his selfless gifts, his lessons, his time, his vision and especially his faith and patience. This is why our eternal love for him will never fade away. This is why we call him `Coach.'"
"Today I lost my mentor, my friend, my Coach, John Wooden. He taught us about basketball and life and being the best you can be. My love to the Wooden Family and to all of the Bruins who had the privilege of studying under one of the great teachers of all time. He will be missed by many but by none more than me."
"Nobody was more beloved than Coach. He loved people, and had this tremendous gift to communicate with everyone, regardless of age or background. He always considered himself a teacher, and a teacher he was. When I played for him, he taught me the game of basketball. Later I came to realize, he really taught me the valuable aspects of life. As competitive as he was both as a player and a coach, he was incorruptible. He lived and taught with a simple philosophy that building a winning team or a successful life can be accomplished without breaking the rules or sacrificing personal values.
"No one influenced or impacted my life more than Coach. He was my mentor. I will miss my chats and visits with Coach, but his wisdom and teaching will remain with me forever. I'm blessed to be "one of his boys". He was always there for me. I will miss him dearly.
"The angels have come for him; and delivered him to be with his wife, Nell. He looked forward to being reunited with her. His journey on earth is completed. He is at peace with himself. God bless him."
"Coach Wooden meant so much to me and to so many others. He was my coach, my mentor, my brother, my father - my comrade in coaching.
"I was fortunate to play for him and coach with him. I had the best of both worlds.
"He was a special person. He was a genuine, honest, God-fearing man - that's the way he lived his life. The more you got to know him, the more you respected and loved him.
"I remember so many occasions, when Coach, Gary Cunningham and I would walk down to Westwood Village for lunch. We'd go through the backdoor at Hollis Johnson's (drug store/lunch counter). We'd sit on milk carton crates, use another one for a table, and talk about fishing and a lot of different things that were not basketball- related.
"It was such a pleasure to be around him. Coach was a lot smarter than most coaches; he knew his strengths and weaknesses. He would hire assistant coaches with talents that he felt would make the team stronger.
"If you asked Coach what he did for a living, he would say he was a teacher, not a basketball coach: a teacher. That's when he was at his best - planning, organizing and teaching. Every morning we would spend an hour-and-a-half going over the practice from the day before: what to change, what to keep, how to prepare for the next practice. He was such a perfectionist and his attention to detail was genius. He never wanted to overlook anything.
"Coach was so smart. In practice preparation, I would say to him, "Maybe we should do it this way." He wouldn't say yes or no, he would look at me and say, "Please explain your idea to me." I would then explain and Coach would say, "OK, we'll try it today and if it works, we'll leave it in and if does not, we'll take it out." He never acted like he knew everything; he always relied on his assistant coaches for advice and counsel.
"What I learned the most from Coach was about life and how to properly live it. Coach's teachings and philosophies he got from his Father, and I got those same teachings and philosophies from Coach. Living life the correct way was far more important than basketball.
"Coach is now back with his wife Nellie and with his Lord."
"Coach Wooden was one of the greatest coaches in college basketball history. He will be remembered as a devoted husband and father. He will be missed by those that knew him and by all his former players and coaches."
"To be recruited by and play basketball for Coach Wooden at UCLA was an honor and opportunity I'll always cherish. He made a shy and skinny young man with a different looking jump shot into a 12-year NBA Champion and All-Star with his fundamental coaching. He made certain the start and release of my jump shot was sound and allowed me to be different. He instilled in me the belief and confidence to be a champion.
"Over the years our coach-player relationship grew into a life mentoring relationship, and then into a friendship. Coach was always there during the up and down times for me and my family, especially the down times. He had a knack for saying what I needed to hear at the right time about anything. Coach would say things that stuck with me and I'd think about. Coach was fun and had a great sense of humor.
"Coach Wooden is now teaching basketball and life fundamentals in a much bigger Pavilion. Dr, Naismith may have invented the game of basketball but Coach Wooden will coach the team when they meet in Heaven. He's still in charge of practice, asking you be the best you can be on and off the court, and winning championships, eternally.
"I love him, my family loves him, we'll miss him dearly, and we'll always be grateful he cared and touched our lives."
"Coach Wooden was an even greater coach in the game of life. His Pyramid of Success led me to be a better husband, father, businessman and coach. He was a mentor and confidant for most of the important decisions in my life. My wife Karen and I shall miss him dearly."
"John Wooden was a great coach, but he was an even better person. He taught us how to learn...and then he taught us how to teach and lead others. He taught us to work together and compete...and then he taught us how to be humble in victory. He taught us that our family and friends were our greatest gift...and then his life showed us how to make that dream come true. Though my heart aches at the thought of his absence, he will never leave us...because his teachings are timeless and his lessons priceless."
"Little did I know when I started playing basketball under John Wooden that I would be receiving not just the best in basketball instruction, but in addition a path to an honest and honorable way to live for a lifetime."
"Being a part of 12 of the pre game talks in an unequalled 38 consecutive NCAA tournament games won, never once did John Wooden discuss or implore us to win. It was always do your best, conduct yourself like a winner and play as a team. Can you imagine the pleasure over the years of realizing how special that was?"
STATEMENT FROM ANDRE McCARTER ON THE PASSING OF LEGENDARY UCLA ICON JOHN R. WOODEN
"My Coach, John Robert Wooden, the example of a man who lived really loving the Lord. What an honor, with love for me to have shared with him, moments in time. My friend, my Coach who taught me the intricate details of a champion and helped shape my life. He trusted me with the basketball and he trusted me to live the best life.The King of kings has welcomed the Coach of coaches."


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Magandang gabi! Good evening!
False prophets have suddenly cropped up like gazillions of mushrooms during the past decades. They comprise a class of Terrans which humanity was forewarned about by Master John the Beloved 2,000 years ago. The 'false' signifies the deceptions and delusions of this class of clairvoyants, so let us try to understand them on the basis of Theos Sophia or divine wisdom.
In the Letters of Mahatmas to A.Sinett, even before elucidating on the septenary law and other universal laws, the mahatmas—Master-Adepts of the spiritual Brotherhood—already elaborated about Spiritualism, as the phenomenon was called in the 19th century. Spiritualism refers to spiritist mediumship, a craft that arises out of a persons partially activated Astral Body even while s/he is in wakened state. Up until the end of the Letters, the mahatmas kept on elucidating on Spiritualism, with precautions that are akin to John the Beloved's apocalyptic forewarnings.
The spiritist medium is capable supposedly of summoning dead spirits of relatives who can then talk to their grieving kins before they move to their next existential station. In the 19th century, Spiritualism became a fad and bordered craze, so that even Initiates and scientists alike were challenged to study the phenomenon and infer what can come out from the studies.
The Astral Body is the seat of emotions, feelings, and extrasensory perception called 3rd Eye. This was the very body, together with the traits it engendered, that was developed by the 3rd 'root race' of Lemurians. While the Lemurians were a bit more mentally alert than their predecessor races, their minds were feeble compared to the 5th 'root race' of Aryans that is our predominant race today.
Remember that the Law of Evolution is very particular about the movement of races, on a cyclical pattern, towards more advanced phases across time. Each 'root race' has its own subphase of descent from a purer form, down to physical perfection or so of the middle family races, till the latter races degenerate into Absolute Evil, after which their phase out will be undertaken by the One Universal Principle in execution of the law of balance.
The Lemurian (3rd 'root race') and Atlantean (4th 'root race') races reached their heydays and have already degenerated, and so the universal law is exact or precise concerning what will happen to them: they were deprogrammed and replaced by their respective succeeding races. Such is what befell both races, as the Aryan was bred to replace the Atlantean. The Aryan races are now on the degenerate phase of Absolute Evil, and so it isn't difficult to forecast the deprogramming of these races that will take place very soon.
However, there are traits from the past that could move on to the present family sub-races, such as those astral endowments of the 3rd root race. As we are still in the descending arc of the 5th root race, we experience the Kali Yuga phase, with Fallen Ones influencing thoughts of the uninitiated at the astral level. Thus, Evil Masters and minions can disguise as Ascended Masters, Avatars, Archangels, and what-have-you among those beguiled, delusional channelers who are psychically endowed spiritists in reality.
Mahatma Kooth Hoomi was very precise in his identifications of the entities that guile Spiritualists, as follows: elementaries, asuras, incubus/succubus, demons, and spirits of dead animals. Even the spirits of dead animals, acting as group, can communicate with the Spritualists and disguise as dead relatives or whatever. Elementaries are astral shells left by the departed ones; asuras, those of negative elementals; and, incubi/succubi, those people who were Desire-driven and so attached to profane life.
The same entities, notably the elementaries and asuras, normally present themselves as Inner Guides or 'guardian angels'. The mahatmas were very clear about the matter.
As the 4th Evolutionary Round ends, during the ascension phase of the last subraces of the 7th root race, there will be a brief nirvana state unto the remaining humans. At that state alone, those who are fixated to the lower faculties, notably to the astral or Desire seat, will perish. Upon the start of the 5th Evolutionary Round, the likes of Plato as exemplar of humans will be the average man (thinking being), and the population drastically reduced.
[Philippines, 02 May 2011]
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TEMPE, Ariz. - University of Oregon senior Kendra Little celebrated a four-under 68 - the best score in Tuesday's Pac-10 Championships final round - and ended one stroke shy of her career best en route to a sixth-place finish (72-77-68-217).
Team-wise on ASU's par-72 Karsten Golf Course, No. 33 Oregon finished seventh (290-306-296-892) en route to its second-best tourney score of the spring, and place-wise equaled its pre-tourney seeding.
Besting a field that featured five top-10 teams, No. 2 USC (first, 282-291-291-864) won by five strokes over No. 7 Arizona (second, 290-290-289-869).
No. 1 UCLA (third, 284-300-289-873) improved one position Tuesday, and was followed by No. 9 California (fourth, 293-295-292-880), No. 24 Stanford (fifth, 282-298-304-884) and No. 10 Arizona State (sixth, 304-296-291-891).
Trailing UO, No. 38 Washington placed eighth (307-299-308-914), ahead of Oregon State (ninth, 309-304-315-928) and Washington State (10th, 323-315-304-942).
Tying the best score among the 149 tourney rounds played since Sunday, Little jumped 14 places in the overall standings Tuesday to enjoy the second top-10 Pac-10 finish of her career.
The Eugene native's score Tuesday was her eighth at par or better this season and 38th overall among her 131 for the Ducks career-wise. She also paced UO for the 13th time this campaign and 55th time altogether.
Her season-best tying score Tuesday also fell one stroke shy of her five-under career low that she has shot four times in past seasons.
Last year, the three-time All-Pac-10 Second Team pick turned in UO's all-time best Pac-10 finish (third) at the Eugene Country Club-hosted event after she took 12th in '09 and 20th in '08.
Senior Erica Omlid (15th-tie, 71-75-75-221) polished off her best league championships finish after she led Oregon the first and second rounds.
The Duck contingent also included junior Ashley Edwards (22nd-tie, 72-77-76-225) who claimed her third top-25 Pac-10 finish, and freshman Raphaela Dyer (33rd-tie, 75-77-77-229) and sophomore Cheyenne Hickle (35th, 76-78-77-231).
Glancing at Tuesday's scorecards, Little carded seven par scores on the par-4 second, fourth and eighth holes; par-5 fifth, 10th and 14th holes; and par-3 16th. She added par scores on eight other holes (#3, 6, 9, 12-13, 15, 17-18), to go along with bogeys on holes #1, 7 and 11.
Two other Ducks added three birdies Tuesday - Omlid (#2, 13, 14) and Edwards (#7, 10, 14) - while Dyer (#14, 16) Hickle (#11) claimed two and one, respectively.
Tourney birdie counts for each Duck follow: Little (11), Edwards (7), Omlid (7), Dyer (6) and Hickle (5).
Overall on the individual leaderboard, USC's Sophia Popov (first, 69-71-70-210) topped UCLA's Tiffany Lua (68-72-70-210) for the individual title in a playoff, while two-time defending champion Carlota Ciganda of Arizona State followed in third place (74-69-70-213).
Final hole-by-hole results are available at the www.GolfStat.com website at the http://www.golfstatresults.com/public/index.cfm?tournament_id=2658 URL address.
Looking ahead, UO hopes to receive an invitation next week to one of the three NCAA Regionals set for Seattle, South Bend, Ind., and DeLand, Fla., May 17-20. The top eight team finishers from each regional advance to the NCAA Championships in College Station, Texas, May 17-20.
25th Annual Pacific-10 Conference Championships
Karsten Golf Course (Par 72), Tempe, Ariz.
Host: Arizona State university
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Team Results - 1, USC, 282-291-291-864. 2, Arizona, 290-290-289-869. 3, UCLA, 284-300-289-873. 4, California, 293-295-292-880. 5, Stanford, 282-298-304-884. 6, Arizona State, 304-296-291-891. 7, Oregon, 290-306-296-892. 8, Washington, 307-299-308-914. 9, Oregon State, 309-304-315-928. 10, Washington State, 323-315-304-942.
Top Individuals
- Champion - Sophia Popov, USC, 69-71-70-210. 1t, Tiffany Lua, UCLA, 68-72-70-210. 3, Carlota Ciganda, Arizona State, 74-69-70-213. 4t, Pia Halbig, California, 73-71-71-215. 4t, Isabelle Boineau, Arizona, 70-73-72-215. 6t, Kendra Little
, Oregon, 72-77-68-217. 6t, Joanne Lee, California, 71-72-74-217. 6t, Kyndall Ardoin, Arizona, 72-71-74-217. 6t, Lizette Salas, USC, 72-73-72-217. 6t, Cyna Rodriguez, USC, 69-72-76-217.
Oregon Individual Results - 6t, Kendra Little , 72-77-68-217. 15t, Erica Omlid , 71-75-75-221. 22t, Ashley Edwards , 72-77-76-225. 33t, Raphaela Dyer , 75-77-77-229. 35, Cheyenne Hickle , 76-78-77-231.
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Microsoft Windows Phone Cleared for Government Use, but Will Enterprise Customers Follow?
Vincent Trivett
The US and Canada put a vote of confidence in WP security.
If you look around at the mindless lemmings staring at their phones as they walk down the street of any city, it might seem like the mobile platform market is a two-horse race between
(NASDAQ:AAPL) and
(NASDAQ:GOOG). That is, outside of Washington, DC.
Government workers are famous, if sometimes reluctant
(NASDAQ:BBRY) users. Did you notice that in the
(NASDAQ:NFLX) series
House of Cards
all the characters connected to the government used them? People who work for courts, the military, or any sensitive government agency are issued BlackBerrys for security reasons. The Canadian company's biggest asset is its much-touted security and encryption algorithms. Apple's iOS 6 devices were only
for Department of Defense use in May. Today, Windows Phone 8 joined the list of government-approved devices, giving
(NASDAQ:MSFT) thousands of potential customers.
Today, Windows Phone 8 was granted what is called
accreditation, which is used to evaluate the level of a device's security and the cryptographic algorithms it uses to protect the secrets locked in its guts. It still isn't approved for Department of Defense-level clearance, but it does pave the way for it to join BlackBerry, Apple, and a few
(OTCMKTS:SSNLF) devices as ready for bas
ic sensitive information.
This could improve Windows Phone adoption for enterprise and even give Microsoft a marketing angle. If it's secure enough for spooks, you can rest assured that proprietary company data and such stays safe on them. Also, with Office software built in, it could cement Microsoft's enterprise focus. Companies that have a bring-your-own-device policy might nudge employees to pick a
(NYSE:NOK) Windows Phone.
This isn't good news for BlackBerry at all. With this crypto certification, Windows Phones can even be issued to government employees on their home turf in Canada.
Enterprise adoption could help boost Window Phone's market share, making the problem of weak reception -- a current complaint among consumers -- less of a issue. Despite some sleek designs and quality specs, Microsoft's phone is still a
distant third
to the Android and iPhone platforms, according to both comScore and Kantar.
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The 1980s were certainly the golden decade for the Penn men's lacrosse program, and it would be an understatement to say that Bill Morrill played a role in that success.
Morrill was a four-year letterwinner on attack from 1982-85, earning first-team All-Ivy each of his last three years. That makes him one of just two Penn players to be so honored. Morrill was honorable mention All-America in 1983 and 1984, and culminated his career with third-team All-America honors in 1985. When Morrill graduated he was Penn's all-time leader in goals (98), second all-time in points (164), and tied for third all-time in assists (66). Twenty-five years later, those numbers stand fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively, on the all-time lists.
As a freshman in 1982, Morrill was second on the team in goals (15) and third in both assists (7) and points (22). In 1983, he led Penn in goals (33) and points (47), and was fourth on the team with 14 assists. Morrill led Penn in assists in 1984 (19), and was second on the team in goals (21) and points (40). In 1985, he led the Quakers with 26 assists, tied for the team lead with 55 points, and finished second with 29 goals.
Morrill's teams set the standard for what would be an unprecedented run of success. The arrival of Tony Seaman as head coach coincided with Morrill's sophomore season; the 1983 Quakers tied Cornell for their first Ivy League title that spring, then went a perfect 6-0 to win their first outright championship in 1984. Both of those teams advanced to what was then an eight-team NCAA Championship field, losing in the quarterfinal round each time (11-8 to eventual champion Syracuse in 1983, 8-7 to Army in 1984), as did the 1985 team which fell to eventual runner-up Syracuse in the first round. Those three Penn teams went a combined 32-9 overall, 15-3 in Ivy play.


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CFOs Still See Debt Market Opportunity
A sell-off in bond markets, which is pushing up borrowing costs for companies, doesn't worry some CFOs.
Finance chiefs at the CFO Network in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday said that highly rated companies should still be able to access the markets at relatively low rates in the next few months, and that rising rates would reflect better conditions for the economy, which would be a net positive for corporations.
Siemens sold bonds in both euros and dollars in February with a total value of 3.5 billion euros to take advantage of what the company described in a May earnings release as "extraordinarily favorable conditions."
But those conditions have worsened in recent weeks, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and other Fed officials said they are considering tapering the U.S. central bank's program of buying Treasurys and mortgage-backed bonds to inject liquidity into the economy.
Joe Kaeser, CFO of Siemens, said the expectation of a tapering or outright pullback from quantitative easing is an "inflection point" for the market, causing long-term interest rates to rise steadily.
"People have realized that we are getting pretty close to a point where interest rates can go up rather quickly," he said in an interview on Tuesday. He said he expects rates in the struggling euro zone to fall, and that in tandem with a rise in U.S. rates prompted by the Fed could lead to a "massive sell off" in the equity markets.
Mr. Kaeser said Siemens still expects to be able to access the debt market owing to its high, Aa3 rating from Moody's Investor Service and its A+ rating from Standard & Poor's, and said the company may take advantage of it to refinance existing debt or fund share repurchases. "It's maybe a decent thing to look at," he said. "The jury's still out."
On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal's Victoria McGrane and Jon Hilsenrath reported that the Federal Reserve provided an upbeat assessment of the economy, and Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank could begin pulling back from the $85 billion a month bond-buying program later this year.
The comments pushed the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield to its highest level in 14 months.
Frank Friedman, CFO of Deloitte LLP, said that rising rates could send a positive signal of a growing economy.
"I think most companies would trade off moderate rate increases for a better economy," he said. "I would say that if rates balloon from where they are today and increase 100 basis points over a relatively short time, that's a problem. But I don't think any company was naive enough to think that low rates would continue indefinitely."
Although some companies like Yankee Candle Co. have scrapped plans to issue bonds in the face of rising rates, others have jumped in to lock in low rates.
Chevron and Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Co. Ltd. on Monday sold billions of bonds ahead of the Fed's meeting to capitalize on calmer markets.
Chevron sold $6 billion of bonds on Monday to lock in rates. In an interview, CFO Pat Yarrington said the oil company was taking advantage of "historically low borrowing rates" because it's in the middle of heavy investments and its debt-to-capitalization is an atypically low 8% to 9%. The offering was the company's largest bond deal since at least 1995.
In the video below, Deloitte's CFO Frank Friedman discusses what low rates mean for corporate borrowers.
-Maxwell Murphy contributed to this article.


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Panama Canal cruisers aboard Princess' Regal Princess are going nowhere fast. The 70,000-ton, 1,590-passenger ship, which was scheduled to depart from Acapulco yesterday for a 10-night transit, is stuck in the Mexican port due to technical difficulties.
According to USA Today, crewmembers discovered damage to a ballast tank, a compartment that holds water, prompting the line to postpone the vessel's departure while the situation is assessed. Divers inspected the hull under the ship last night, but the cause of damage is still unclear.
It is unknown at this time if and what repairs are needed -- and how this and future cruises will be affected. Passengers onboard are being kept informed and restaurants, bars and entertainment venues are up and running.
Princess expects to have updated information later today; we'll keep you posted.
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Princess Delays Regal in Acapulco
Princess Delays Regal in Acapulco
February 20, 2007