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Santa Cruz Real Estate News & Updates
Santa Cruz real estate market trends and updates on the ever changing real estate market in Santa Cruz County from Realtors and brokers.
April Aptos Real Estate Market
The Aptos real estate market, found in Santa Cruz County, continued to face disappointing news and statistics in the last two months. Foreclosures continued to exert a disproportionate influence over the Aptos housing market, and the median sales price in Santa Cruz County spiraled downwards in both January and February 2011. In early 2010, the median price in the County was $500,000 – Santa Cruz has always had much higher average property values and prices than the rest of the state, partially by virtue of its location. However, in the two most recent tracking periods, the median sales price fell to just $450,000, falling closer to the lowest recorded figure for February, which is $380,000. The decline in sales price is largely attributable to the preponderance of foreclosures in the region. The Santa Cruz Record reports a total of more than three thousand foreclosures over the last two years. Since foreclosures and short sales are routinely sold for more than the average sales price or property value, the fact that foreclosures are so common helps to depress median price.
One clear sign of distressed properties' influence on the market is the percentage of purchased properties that were at some stage of the foreclosure process. For instance, in February 2011, out of the 95 properties that changed hands, fully 48 percent of them were either short sales or bank foreclosures. According to the Santa Cruz Sentinel, 57 percent of the condominiums sold over the same time period were in the same situation. There is one potential bright spot for Aptos real estate – the number of new foreclosure filings in February was well below the volume reached last year. While February 2010 saw 400 notices of default, there were 'only' 300 in February 2011. This may be an indicator of a potential backlog in banks attempting to offload foreclosures, or alternatively a testament to how many property owners are choosing to execute short sales before the foreclosure process is complete. Still, since the beginning of the economic downturn in 2008, nearly 8,000 properties have been foreclosed upon throughout Santa Cruz County, with a cumulative value of approximately four billion dollars.
April Santa Cruz Real Estate Market Update
The Santa Cruz real estate market continues to be seriously troubled as foreclosures pile up and the double dip housing recession seems more realistic than ever. The region saw an anemic volume of home sales in the most recent tracking period, as well as historically low median sales prices and extremely high rates of foreclosure. Santa Cruz generally has housing prices considerably higher than the rest of the state, although in February the median price declined substantially compared to year ago levels. February 2011 saw a median single family home sales price of $450,000, representing a decline of about $50,000 from February 2010. This figure is still higher than the trough of the market, when the February median sales price was $380,000, largely in response to a flood of foreclosures in the region. It is possible that the decline in median price is indicative of an impending double dip in the Santa Cruz housing market, or possibly just an expected seasonal weakness. January and February are normally the weakest months of the year for Santa Cruz in particular and California in general. Foreclosures have substantially depressed median price over the last two years, totaling more than three thousand in the last twenty four months.
There were less than one hundred single family homes sold in the entirety of February 2011, of which nearly fifty percent were at some stage in the foreclosure process. There were twenty three Santa Cruz County condominiums, of which almost sixty percent were either bank owned or short sales. Throughout January and February, more than half the properties sold were purchased for less than half a million dollars, although twelve percent were bought for more than a million dollars. It is possible that the market has finally bottomed out, although foreclosures are still enough of a problem in Santa Cruz County to cause a protest outside of the local Wells Fargo office in response to the so called robo-signing scandal. On the bright side, unemployment in Santa Cruz County declined slightly in February 2011, falling 0.1 percent from January 2011 and about one percent from February 2010. Still, nearly fifteen percent of Santa Cruz County residents remained unemployed.
Scotts Valley real estate market outlook
Capitola Real estate Market update
The Capitola housing market has been generally tepid since reaching a low point during the economic recession. Commercial property has started to recovery from the downturn, although the median price of Capitola homes for sale has remained mostly unchanged over the last few months. According to a September 13, 2010 report from the Santa Cruz Sentinel, "Four months of courting Target Corp. paid off Monday for City Manager Jamie Goldstein, who announced the retail giant has applied to renovate a 100,000-square foot space vacated by Gottschalks at the Capitola Mall. "This is a real piece of good news," Goldstein said, noting the arrival of Target, the nation's second largest discount retailer, on busy 41st Avenue could mean a "significant number" of jobs, construction work and fill a shopping space that's been empty for more than a year with affordable products…Capitola resident Christine Buechting, a financial advisor with Edward Jones and a member of the city's financial advisory committee, welcomed the news….It could mean a half million dollars a year in sales tax revenue, based on an economic study done for Scotts Valley."
The median price of a Capitola home for sale recovered temporarily during the summer months, but has again retreated, according to a September 15, 2010 article also in the Santa Cruz Sentinel. This report noted that "The median price was $510,000, little changed from $500,000 a year ago, according to agents, who tracks the numbers, but down from three years ago when it hit $770,000. Listings have grown and interest rates are at historic lows, but buyers are not biting. There were 152 single-family home sales, little changed from 154 a year ago. Homes under $500,000 made up 46 percent of sales, with those selling for more than a $1 million comprising 8 percent. About 1,200 homes in the county are in foreclosure, compared to less than 1,000 a year ago. Most of them end up either in a short sale or owned by a bank, which puts more downward pressure on prices. Even million-dollar homes have been lost to foreclosure. "I've never had a market with such a large loss of equity," said Paul Bailey, co-owner of Bailey Properties and a real estate agent since 1975. Banks are demanding loan applicants provide proof they can pay the money back."
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Boulder Creek real estate market update
The Boulder Creek real estate market, part of the larger Santa Cruz County real estate housing market, continues to suffer from a generally lackluster economy. Despite a drop in the unemployment rate, the size of the workforce declined in August and remained well above the national rate. According to a September 18, 2010 report from the Santa Cruz Sentinel, "Santa Cruz County unemployment dipped in August to 11 percent, down from 11.3 percent in July, but up from a year ago, when it was 10.2 percent. The reason: not job growth, but a smaller labor force. The jobless rate remained steady nationwide at 9.5 percent and inched up to 12.4 percent in California. "Californians are continuing to suffer from slow job growth, and things will only improve when there is strong hiring in the private sector," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said. Most private-sector industries in Santa Cruz County have a long way to go to recover jobs lost since last August. Real estate, rental and leasing are down from 1,400 jobs a year ago to 1,200. Membership at the Santa Cruz Association of Realtors is 1,227, down from 1,283 a year ago, according to executive director Kathy Hartman."
This economic instability has been affecting Boulder Creek homes for sale for a while, as reported in an August 25, 2010 article from the Santa Cruz Sentinel. The piece, composed by Jondi Gumz, noted that "Homebuyers made themselves scarce in July, even though it's usually the biggest month of the year for sales. American Dream Realty, reports there were 145 single-family home sales in Santa Cruz County this July compared to 175 in July 2009. That's not a record low, but it's close. The record is 143 sales in July 2007, a month before the credit crisis exploded. July's median price was $510,000, down from $775,000 three years ago, but sales haven't taken off. Despite falling prices and record low interest rates, agents say prospective buyers are reluctant to commit, worried that foreclosures will bring the housing market down. About 49 percent of sales were for under $500,000; only 6 percent were over $1 million."
Watsonville real estate market update
The Watsonville real estate market is seeing improvements in some areas, much as the rest of Santa Cruz County. The commercial real estate sector of the market has picked up somewhat, although the industrial market is having continued trouble and Watsonville apartments are becoming more important for the market than Watsonville homes for sale. An August 23, 2010 report from the Mercury News found that "Office vacancies dropped back down to last year's levels and rents climbed slightly but the opposite was true for warehouse and manufacturing markets, which saw a climb in vacancies and a drop in rents, according to the latest quarterly report on commercial space by Cassidy Turley/ BT Commercial...After closing in on 1 million square feet a quarter ago, total office availability in the county dropped to 922,000 square feet, according to CT/BT. In the second quarter, office vacancies were still elevated, dropping only to 12.4 percent in the from 13.1 percent in the first quarter. CT/BT related the drop to a corresponding drop in the local unemployment rate...Santa Cruz, however, had a slight increase in vacancy to about mid-16 percent; Mid County saw a minor decrease remaining in the high 6 percent range; and Watsonville reported a noticeable decline to below 5 percent. More than 90 percent of the 203 listings countywide are less than 10,000 square feet."
Watsonville apartments for sale have become more attractive investments lately, according to an August 16, 2010 article from the Santa Cruz Sentinel. The piece by Jennifer Pittman noted that "In the Silicon Valley, there were no apartment building sales recorded during the first two quarters of 2010, but sales have been reported in the current quarter, according to RealFacts, an apartment data research company. According to RealFacts, there hasn't been an apartment property sold since 2007. The company, however, doesn't track data relating to complexes of fewer than 50 units and there are only about a dozen properties in Santa Cruz County with more than 50 units. In Santa Cruz County, where building is limited, there should be a "swelling of demand for rental properties," Fletcher said."
Soquel Real estate housing market
Soquel, found in Santa Cruz County, California, faced a sharp decline in the number of home sales in the month of July. The median price of Soquel homes for sale remained quite low relative to a few years ago, and the continued crisis has taken a toll on the elderly in particular. According to an August 24, 2010 report from the Santa Cruz Sentinel, "Homebuyers made themselves scarce in July though usually it's the biggest month of the year for sales...single-family home sales in Santa Cruz County dropped from 175 in June to 145 in July. That's not a record low, but it's close. The record is 143 sales in July 2007, a month before the credit crisis exploded. July's median price was $510,000, down from $775,000 three years ago, but sales haven't taken off. Despite falling prices and record low interest rates, agents say prospective buyers are reluctant to commit, worried that foreclosures will bring the housing market down another peg. About 49 percent of sales were for under $500,000; only 6 percent were over $1 million. With listings up and sales down, it would take 7.6 months to deplete the current inventory, nearing the eight-month point where there's pressure to lower prices...In Santa Cruz County, 41 percent of single-family sales and 45 percent of condo sales in July were bank-owned or "short sales," where lenders accept less than the amount owed on the mortgage."
The Soquel housing market has become so negative that the elderly and other vulnerable portions of the population are facing losing their homes. According to an August 13, 2010 article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, "That's because she's among the 120 Santa Cruz County participants in the California Senior Citizens and Disabled Citizens Property Tax Postponement Program. The program, which started more than 30 years ago, allows elderly homeowners who meet income guidelines to postpone paying property taxes. The state paid the taxes to the county and a tax lien was placed on the property; The state collected the taxes when the home was sold, usually when the homeowner died. Because of the recession and housing crisis, the program began losing millions...When the program was suspended, it had about 5,700 participants statewide and a balance of more than $100 million, according to the controller's office."
Scotts Valley real estate housing market
The Scotts Valley real estate market, found in the midst of Santa Cruz County, continues to face a number of challenges despite a distinct bright spot in the apartment investment market. According to an August 16, 2010 report from the Santa Cruz Sentinel, "In the Silicon Valley, there were no apartment building sales recorded during the first two quarters of 2010, but sales have been reported in the current quarter, according to RealFacts, an apartment data research company. According to RealFacts, there hasn't been an apartment property sold since 2007. The company, however, doesn't track data relating to complexes of fewer than 50 units and there are only about a dozen properties in Santa Cruz County with more than 50 units. In Santa Cruz County, where building is limited, there should be a "swelling of demand for rental properties," Fletcher said. The Tropicana property, which houses eight one-bedroom units and 29 two-bedroom units, was 100 percent occupied. Rents ranged from $1,000-$1,195, according to Kay. The Mid-County location near the beach was a definite draw, but, the building, built in 1957, wasn't exactly a marketing dream. While "the bones of the building" were solid, it needed paint and some updating…Local developer Bill Brooks, however, hasn't seen much change in the apartment market because rents haven't dropped significantly. The biggest impact for him has been that the housing market has slowed and several condominium and housing developments have turned into rental units by default."
This decline in Scotts Valley homes for sale is causing a fiscal pinch for many county services in the region, many of which are already under stress. A July 29, 2010 report also from the Santa Cruz Sentinel found that "Property taxes, a key source of income for cities and schools and a bellweather of the local economy, are on the decline in Santa Cruz County for a second straight year. The county Assessor's Office, meeting an Aug. 1 deadline, closed the books this week on the value of homes, offices and shopping centers countywide, recording a 0.6 percent drop in total property value over the year before. While the new figure means hundreds of property owners will owe less tax when October bills arrive, the lower roll also means struggling city and county governments, schools and dozens of special districts providing fire, water and sewer services will see another year of diminished revenue."
Aptos Housing Outlook
Aptos, California, is an unincorporated area in Santa Cruz county made up of several small communities in the northern area of the state. The combined population of the communities that make up Aptos is estimated at around 25,000. There area is surrounded by beaches, mountains and forest, and is a popular destination for those looking for homes in the area in smaller, more residential areas.
Like so many other communities in the Santa Cruz real estate market, the Aptos real estate market took quite a hit with the onset of the economic recession in 2008. As housing prices fell across the country, so too did they fall in Aptos. Many homeowners were personally affected by the crisis and found themselves unable to pay for the homes they had purchased, thus causing the number of foreclosures in Santa Cruz to rise, adding to excess inventory.
In the past year or so, the Aptos market has shown some signs of improvement, but its most recent statistics show that it is still a very volatile market, with prices repeatedly rising then falling. According to the Santa Cruz County Real Estate Association, which tracks real estate figures for cities in the county, June 2010, the most recent month for which Aptos statistics are available, showed year-over-year declines in almost every category in single-home sales. Inventory of homes for sale in Aptos rose annually to 73 in June versus 60 a year earlier. The number of monthly sales fell annually from 13 to eight; nonetheless June's sales showed an improvement over May's, when only two Aptos homes were sold. The number of days homes spent on the market before selling rose as well, standing at 190 days in June versus 108 a year earlier, and suggesting that those interested in or needing to sell their home in Aptos should be patient. Both the median and average prices of homes sold in June fell from a year earlier: The average sales price was $565,600, down form $666,000, while the median price was $582,500, down from $621,000 a year prior.
The market for condominiums and other community complexes in Aptos fared better in June than did single-family homes. Inventory of these properties has fallen to just five for sale on the market, down from 18 a year earlier. With the small inventory, sales have also remained small, with just a single property sold in June, similar to May and only changed from last year's two sales by a single figure. The number of days properties spent on the market fell, triggered by the rapid sale of June's only sale after just seven days on the market. The median price for these homes saw a slight rise from a year earlier. In June, it stood at $490,000, up from $485,500 a year earlier.
Santa Cruz real estate market stats
The county seat of and largest city in Santa Cruz County sharing its name, Santa Cruz, California, is located in the San Francisco Bay area of the northern part of the state, about 70 miles south of the city of San Francisco on Monterey Bay's northern edges. The city was estimated to be home to a population of more than 56,000 in 2008, with a median annual household income level around $50,600. Like so many cities, particularly those in California, the Santa Cruz real estate market has taken a hit over the past several years since the onset of the financial crisis and the subsequent world recession. The market saw its inventory soar as the number of foreclosures in Santa Cruz rose, and the oversupply sent prices tumbling down even as many potential buyers were unable to secure financing to buy their much-coveted homes.
The Santa Cruz market has come a long way since the beginning of the recession, and many improvements have been seen this year and in the latter part of 2009. Nonetheless, there are still many fluctuations in the market so buyers and sellers must monitor facts closely.
In June, the most recent month for which statistics are available from the Santa Cruz County Association of Realtors, there were 72 new listings for single-family homes, virtually steady from May, when there were 73, but down year-over-year from 85 in June 2009. Despite a lower number of new listings, total inventory in June was higher than it was a year ago and a month ago, with 235 homes for sale in Santa Cruz on the market. Sales of single-family homes were also down, with only 30 sales in June versus 55 in May and 68 a year ago. Prices also still show signs of suffering; both the average and median prices of homes sold in June were below the figures from the previous month and the previous year. The average price in June was $643,000 while the median sales price was $590,000.
Despite struggling signs in the Santa Cruz market for single-family homes, its other market segment, "common interest developments," showed more signs for optimism. Listings remained constant; in June, there were 18 new listings, compared with 20 in May and 17 in June 2009. Inventory stood at 85, down by three from May but up by 20 year-over-year. There were 12 of these properties sold in June, more than double May's sales of just five, and down only slightly from a year ago, when there were 13 sold. The largest improvement in the common interest developments market was in the average number of days properties spent on the market before selling. Last year, the figure was 120 days, and in May it was 157 days. In June, it was just 47 days. Likewise, both the median and the average price of properties sold has risen month-over-month and year-over-year. The average price in June was $401,600 while the median price was $399,500.


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Clackamas County Behavioral Health
Martha Spiers is the Manager of Safety Net Services for Clackamas County Behavioral Health (BHD).. The programs under Martha's management include county crisis services, adult mental health abuse investigation, jail and Sheriffs patrol -based BH services, , pre & post-civil commitment services, Psychiatric Security Review Board (PSRB) supervision, and the Mental Health First Aid training program.
In 2012 Clackamas County granted Martha her heart's desire and she and her staff were able to dream up, design and open Centerstone, a low-barrier, trauma informed, urgent walk-in clinic for county residents in crisis. Centerstone is a unique model of service with a heavy emphasis on peer support, provided through contract with Folk Time, Inc.
Martha is a member of the 2014 cohort of DELTA, a program of the Oregon State Office of Equity and Inclusion. Through DELTA (Developing Equity Leadership through Training and Action), Martha hopes to expand access to behavioral health services to underserved populations by improving the cultural relevance of her programs. Martha received her MSW from Simmons College School of Social Work in 1986, has worked for Clackamas County since 1992, and resides in Oregon City with her family.

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IMF Signs SDR 500 Million Borrowing Agreement with De Nederlandsche Bank NV to Support Lending to Low-Income CountriesPress Release No. 10/309
August 4, 2010
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), as Trustee of the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust (PRGT), has signed a borrowing agreement with De Nederlandsche Bank NV, through which the Kingdom of the Netherlands will provide the PRGT with up to SDR 500 million (about US$766.6 million) in new loan resources for low-income countries.
This agreement, signed on July 27, 2010, expands the IMF's capacity to help low-income countries hit hard by the current global crisis, and increases the loan resources available for the recently reformed concessional lending facilities. Following the Executive Board's approval of these reforms in July 2009, the Managing Director launched a fund-raising campaign, which seeks SDR 10.8 billion in new bilateral loan resources and SDR 0.2–0.4 billion in bilateral subsidy contributions (see Press Release No. 09/268).


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The Buccaneers new helmet and new logo for the 2014 season are set, confirms one NFL commentator this week, and Tampa Bay fans are no doubt excited for the upcoming change. Warren Sapp, a well-known observer and reported for the NFL Network, shared the big news via Twitter for football fans recently. The Inquisitr notes this Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, that the logo and helmet makeover were long overdue, and the majority of the public is more than ready to see how the new look will appear on the field.
Although the Super Bowl seems a thing of the past already, the Buccaneers new helmet and equally fresh logo have brought an NFL team back into the headlines. Sapp took to Twitter this Tuesday to break the news to football fans and Tampa Bay supporters, posting:
"New @TBBuccaneers helmet coming for 2014! Wait til you see this thing!"
Less than 15 minutes later, excited Twitter followers received more word on the new helmet and logo that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers would be unveiling very soon. Via the NFL football team's official Twitter page, a question was posed to Buccaneer fans:
"What do you think of the upcoming unveiling of an updated helmet and logo #Bucs fans?"
It seems that all of these messages and hype being raised for the Buccaneers new helmet, as well as the highly anticipated logo, are all meant to heighten the suspense before the impending unveiling. While football fans may be excited, is it actually time for the NFL Tampa Bay team to revamp their traditional look this 2014?
While it's nothing new for NFL teams to modify or modernize players' logos, uniforms, and helmets on occasion, these design changes are no one-night affair. A long process, often taking up to two years, is necessary in order to create such a visual adjustment. The process involves computer simulation and design analysis, a compilation of market research, and finally input from both uniform experts and oftentimes team officials or managers themselves.
For many fans of the Tampa Bay players in 2014, however, the Buccaneers new helmet along with their updated team logo is long overdue. In fact, the last modernizing was all the way back in 1997, so it seems that a change — even if it is only a slight revamping — is in order for the football team.
NFL commentator Warren Sapp concluded that if you want to see the Buccaneers' new look for yourself, then be sure to watch the NFL Network this Thursday night at 8 p.m. to catch the first public glimpses of the new logo and helmet for these "pirates."
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Lately, many families have encountered financial hardships. Those with pets may come up against a difficult decision as to how to care for their cat or dog when they can hardly put food on their own table.
A program through the Wisconsin Humane Society called Furry Friends helps those families in need. Based solely on donations, the program provides cat food, dog food and cat litter on a monthly basis to households enrolled in the program. Furry Friends has been helping Milwaukee County residents for nearly 8 years. Between 100 and 150 families are enrolled at any given time. The program is just getting off the ground in Ozaukee County.
In order to enroll in the Furry Friends program, an application must be completed. Proof of income is required. Cats and dogs must be spayed or neutered. (The Wisconsin Humane Society offers a low-cost spay/neuter assistance program "S.N.A.P." at both campuses for those who qualify.) Enrollment is limited to the legal number of animals allowed in each municipality, usually three. The program is meant to be used as temporary support until struggling families can get back on their feet. Once accepted, enrollment is for one year. For details by phone, call (414) 431-6263.
Being a donation-based program, donations are always needed. There may be times when supplies are low and participants are called when food or litter arrives, rather than being able to stop by monthly. The Milwaukee campus has a wish list online that includes Furry Friends. Right now, dry cat food is most in need.


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|10 Rocco Scarfone
Sharp Passing Effort, Rush Defense Dominates Second Scrimmage
Defense Finishes Spring On Strong Note In Purple-Gold Scrimmage
Sharp Passing Effort, Physical Play Dominate Second Scrimmage
Big-Play Offense, Turnover-Producing Defense Highlight First Scrimmage
Pirates Keep Preparation Efforts On Course For Saturday's Scrimmage
AP Photos: East Carolina at North Carolina
Hopes to parlay first career start in the Birmingham Bowl as a junior into a full-time responsibility during senior campaign ... An athletic, strong and high-intensity member of the Pirate secondary who will open fall drills listed as the No. 1 boundary cornerback, but coaches expect plenty of competition from junior DaShaun Amos ... Could also experience significant special teams action depending on placement in defensive two-deep ... Bounced back from an idle sophomore campaign with a productive 2014 season, mostly on special teams and at the field cornerback slot ... Quickness and on-the-field awareness have also fueled development ... Has played in 25 career games (one start) and made 23 stops (12 solo) ... Recorded three tackles in the first spring scrimmage (March 28), but was not credited with any statistics during the next two outings (April 11 and Purple-Gold Game on April 18) ... Ranks at the "super" level during the strength and conditioning testing period according to coach Jeff Connors ... Possesses a vertical leap of 36.5" a broad jump of 10'6" and a 40 time of 4.48 ... Established a new position record for the top power clean with an effort of 323 pounds in 2013 ... Other current power numbers of note include a bench press of 305 pounds, a back squat of 430 and a push jerk of 275 ... Owns one of the top flexibility ratings in the program (16.0).
2014: Experienced action in all 13 games, mostly in special teams role ... Made first collegiate start in Birmingham Bowl against Florida in place of Josh Hawkins ... Logged 11 overall tackles (eight solo) ... Seven stops came as special teams member -- four on kickoff returns, three on punt returns ... Posted three multi-tackle performances, contributing two hits each in contests against Virginia Tech, UCF and Florida ... Both tackles against Knights were solo stops ... Credited with single take-downs vs. N.C. Central, North Carolina, USF, Temple and Tulane ... Recorded only pass breakup against Eagles in season opener at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
2013: Made valuable scout team contributions as a sophomore, but did not participate in game action under first-year coordinator Rick Smith.
2012: Played 12 games as a redshirt freshman ... Experienced action in the Pirates' secondary and as a member of the special teams unit ... Tallied 12 tackles (four solo) with one pass breakup (UTEP) ... Made collegiate debut in the season opener against Appalachian State on special teams ... Recorded solo tackle on a pass play in the second quarter against South Carolina, his first career stop ... Tallied a career-best four tackles (two solo) at Southern Miss ... Played in a reserve role at North Carolina booking two stops (both assists) on passing plays ... Recorded a pair of tackles vs. UTEP and Houston ... Eight of 12 stops were on passing plays ... Recorded three tackles as a member of special teams unit (KOR).
2011: Did not experience any game action as a redshirt during true freshman season ... Cited by coaching staff for efforts on the scout team ... Signed with the ECU program in February.
High School: A three-year, two-way starter for the Northern Guilford program, which began playing varsity football in 2008 ... Played both quarterback and cornerback ... Guided the Nighthawks to the 2010 North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) 3AA championship with a 21-20 victory over Shelby Crest ... Was a perfect 10-of-10 passing during the Crest tilt, throwing for 128 yards and a trio of touchdowns ... During state title run, defeated four conference champions in first five playoff victories ... Played as a receiver and defensive back for much of senior year due to a broken hand suffered in a 15-14 loss to Dudley during the third week of the season ... Threw two touchdown passes against Northeast Guilford, Rockingham County, Triton and Hunt ... Earned First-Team All-Mid-State 3A Conference honors as a defensive back during final campaign ... Nighthawks went 26-4 overall with a 13-1 mark in league action over final two years ... Helped Northern Guilford to the NCHSAA quarterfinals as a junior, when he was a first-team all-league honoree at quarterback ... Completed 122-of-197 passes for 2,303 yards and 29 touchdowns during junior season ... Nighthawks went 10-1 during initial varsity season ... Played for the school's junior varsity program as a freshman in 2007 ... Coached by Johnny Roscoe ... Participated in the U.S. Army All-American Combine in January, 2010 ... Also earned four track letters (100, 200, 4x1, 4x2) ... A 4.0 Honor Roll student in the classroom.
Personal: Full name is Rocco Joseph Scarfone ... Born June 20, 1992 at Greensboro, N.C. ... An ECU Dean's List (2012 fall semester, 2013 spring semester, 2013 fall semester, 2014 spring semester, 2014 fall semester) and Honor Roll (2011 fall semester) performer academically ... Earned a bachelor's degree in communications during ECU's Spring Commencement on May 8, 2015 and is currently working on a second degree as a child life major ... Father, Rocco Sr., was a professional boxer ... An enthusiast of the Call of Duty games.


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July: Fin.
We produce a lot of posts every month. Most of them disappear quickly. Some of them don't. Here are the 10 most popular posts from
July, starting with No. 10.
We produce a lot of posts every month. Most of them disappear quickly. Some of them don't. Here are the 10 most popular posts from
July, starting with No. 10.
The Swoosh has graciously decided to return the footage it confiscated from two journalists at the LeBron James Skills Academy, now that TMZ and eBaum Nation are a combined $8,000 poorer and the world has moved on. [AP]
Suddenly, there's an epidemic of videos of "The Dunk." Different angle and less underwater-y. Where has this been all month? I wonder how much eBaum had to pay for theirs? [eBaum Nation]
Yes. Purchased it. Because despite Nike's best efforts to keep this thing under wraps, another amateur videographer smart enough to not hand it over has been shopping it for weeks when it became apparent the world wanted to Witness.
The most appalling thing about the Nike Politburo's coverup of the LeBron dunk tape? Kobe Bryant, the league's foremost expert in the painstaking self-cultivation of one's image, gets to look sort of cool by comparison. Sort of.
We all want to see the footage of LeBron getting dunked on, but Nike squirreled away the tapes in its secret underground Portland vault, and all we do is bitch. But the Internet's premier trolls actually did something about it.
The flash, apparently official: Nike is now making the implausible case that the two hapless videographers at the LeBron James Skills Academy had flouted a longstanding, super-inviolate "no videotaping" commandment and therefore had to be frisked.
Ryan Miller, the would-be Zapruder whose video of LeBron getting Tom Chambered was commandeered by a Nike goon, has offered a few more details about the incident. Namely: The dunk was awesome, and Bron-Bron was kind of a prick.
Word out of the LeBron James Skills Academy is that Xavier's Jordan Crawford turned the camp's host into his own personal Fred Weis, the sort of moment for which God created YouTube. Then along came Nike to confiscate the evidence.


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Kandi is putting a lot of effort into planning her wedding with only one month left to organize it all. Any bride would be stressed, but hers is heightened with the extravagant details such as tigers, giraffes and thirty dancers performing to African music just like in Coming to America.
She's all business with the wedding plans and dealing with the personal stuff in addition to that. Kandi grabs a bite to eat with her father, Pastor Titus Burruss and discusses the struggles she's having with Mama Joyce accepting Todd and the upcoming nuptials. With some probing from Kandi, her father walks down memory lane explaining how Mama Joyce's sisters ran interference in his marriage. He even claims at one point Mama Joyce had a restraining order against him preventing him from seeing Kandi from time to time.
"You don't know a lot of stuff, baby." Pastor Titus claimed. Kandi wiped her tears away and let bygones be bygones before formally asking her dad to officiate the wedding. He gladly accepts.
Mama Joyce calls her ex-husband a liar or better yet, suffering from Alzheimer's. She claims she never had a restraining order and if she did it shouldn't have stopped the birthday and Christmas presents from coming regardless.
Kandi decides to be open and honest with Todd that Mama Joyce called his dad a pimp, but she left out the part where she called his mama a former prostitute. Todd was clearly upset with the pimp rumor, especially since his father died when he was three.
"I'm telling you now and I'm warning you now," Todd expresses to Kandi. Words she didn't take to kindly too, but he reminded her that he's been dealing with her mom's bull for over a year. Not only is this stressing Todd out, but he has concerns about the prenup. Mostly because Kandi hasn't presented it to him yet.
Todd discusses his concerns with Apollo. Apollo advises Todd to have an attorney read over the prenup and voice his opinion when he reads over it. Apollo was forthcoming about his situation when he signed his prenup with Phaedra. He signed on the dotted line without hesitation. He was straight out of prison and states he trusted his wife.
"The part I'm worried about is she hasn't given me the document yet. So you're gonna give it to me the day before [the wedding]? " Todd wondered out loud.
Against Kandi's wishes, Todd confronts Mama Joyce about the "pimp" comment. She admits to saying it without so much as raising an eyebrow or blinking an eye. "The people in the streets", as she calls them confirmed it to be true. Todd is frustrated with her level of disrespect. Kandi interjects about as well as Beyonce did when Solange put her hands on Jay Z in the elevator.
Todd doesn't know how he can get getting married with all the drama Mama Joyce brings. Kandi tries to keep the tears from building up when she asks her mom to walk her down the aisle to give her away. The silence was deafening.
Mama Joyce finally advises her to ask her dad to do it. Walking her down the aisle is asking for too much, Mama Joyce said as carefully as she could. However, the look on Kandi's face showed how her words struck like invisible daggers to Kandi's heart.


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The Dwight Howard Mad Libs Experience
At a secret sportswriting laboratory, deep below the Sports Illustrated offices, journalistic scientists are currently at work on a mad lib that fits the endless Dwight Howard trade saga. You remember Mad Libs: the children's books in which the framework of a story was provided alongside open spaces where kids would add various nouns and verbs to fill things out, preferably in the silliest possible way. For the past month, Howard has been filling these in himself with a dedication to silliness that any 9-year-old would be proud of. Here's one inspired by recent events: "The All-Star center recently went to a ____ [Dodgers game], where the crowd ____ [cheered] and he felt _____ [that he might be interested in playing in Los Angeles, after all]."
But recently the Howard story has taken some twists that broke with the usual scripts. There was no trade announced, or even agreed upon—because what would be the fun in that?—but a rumored three-team trade involving the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers raised the possibility of this long-awaited trade taking shape. The Cavaliers, who would acquire Lakers center (and fellow free agent-to-be) Andrew Bynum in the trade, were encouraged by Bynum's agent to reach out about a long-term deal, which the Lakers haven't agreed to allow without the framework of a deal formally in place. Then came Friday's announcement that Howard would not be signing an extension with any team that acquires him.
This sounds a lot more dramatic than it is, although the Lakers would surely prefer saving some money on a pre-emptive extension. "Of course [Howard] was going to become a free agent and not sign an extension, it's a $40 million (or so) guaranteed money difference," Pro Basketball Talk's Kurt Helin writes. "Under the terms of the new CBA if Howard signed an extension tomorrow or any time this season it can only be for three more years after this one. If he plays out this season and becomes a free agent then re-signs with the team he is on he can get five years with larger raises. … Even if he is traded to the Lakers today and he wants to stay in L.A. long-term, it makes financial sense for him to become a free agent next summer then just re-sign with the team."
But while there are some broad similarities to the familiar Howard will-he-and-won't-he narrative, the script may yet be changing. As the Orlando Sentinel's Mike Bianchi writes, the Magic have already changed their circumstances and forced Howard to expand his horizons in terms of potential destinations simply by dragging things out. More intriguingly, though, there's the odd feeling of watching teams try to figure out, in real time and with very high stakes, the new collective bargaining agreement for which they fought so hard. Already the Houston Rockets—who used their one-time amnesty clause on Luis Scola's big but team-friendly contract to clear room for Howard in a deal that never went down—look to be losers. "If a star player becomes available, some executives will do as the Rockets did, and simply close their eyes and jump," NESN's Ben Watanabe writes. "This means a lot more Luis Scolas are going to get waived to make room for the Dwight Howards who never materialize." These blanks, in other words, may be harder to fill in than expected.
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It's not common practice for NHL teams to make runs at restricted free agents. Just four restricted free agents have even received offers since 2007, with the last (unsuccessful) tender happening in 2010. All of which makes the Philadelphia Flyers' reported offer to star Nashville defenseman Shea Weber that much more extraordinary. This unusual mega-offer also comes at an unusual time—while league owners and the players' union are engaged in heated negotiation, in hopes of reaching agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement that can pick up when the current one expires on Sept. 15.
"Multiple reports say the deal is worth more than $100 million over 14 years, with the contract front-loaded by big bonuses paid out over the first few years," Jeff Z. Klein writes in the New York Times. "Even as N.H.L. owners offer contracts like those, they are trying to eliminate them in the next collective bargaining agreement."
This sort of offer is not necessarily out of line for a player of Weber's caliber, but it's a whopper all the same. For the Predators, who already lost a superstar when Ryan Suter signed with the Minnesota Wild earlier this offseason, this is another bleak twist in what has been a rough offseason. If the Predators match, they'll be saddled with the second-largest contract in NHL history. If they don't, they'll lose their captain, and the second marquee name of this offseason.
"This may be the best moment in time to be a professional athlete," the Philadelphia Inquirer's Phil Sheridan writes. "Revenues are higher than ever and climbing. The pressure to win is so great that general managers feel compelled to offer incredible amounts of money over ridiculous amounts of time. And while leagues are taking steps to cut labor costs – see the series of lockouts that could continue with the NHL this fall – the well appears to be bottomless so far." All strange stuff to read in the midst of another knock-down-drag-out labor negotiation, but this austerity-for-some/14-year-nine-figure-offers-for others strangeness is one that fans have gotten used to over the last year or so.
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On Saturday, the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac Island will celebrate its 104th anniversary. It will also mark the 50th time that 85-year-old Bill Glasell will be a part of the race, which is the sort of achievement that requires only simple arithmetic to assess. At ChicagoSide, Ben Strauss tells the story of one of the defining characters in the longest freshwater sailing race in the world.
"A couple of months ago, Glasell worried he might miss his favorite weekend of the year," Strauss writes. "He could not endure 50 hours on a boat without hip surgery, but doctors had scheduled the operation too late in the summer for him to race. 'I told the surgeon, I'm gonna have to be on a boat July 21 even if they gotta carry me on,' he said." They won't have to: Glasell will be in the cockpit this weekend.
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This article may be upsetting to new, often misguided traders who've been duped and preyed upon by 'fast talking' financial gurus and so called 'stock analysts'.
This "insider" perspective on the stock market will reveal a most profitable truth.
If you've ever wondered why most traders struggle even to produce a few dollars whilst others rake in millions of dollars, seemingly with their hands tied behind their back, then pay very close attention to how I want you to look at and think about the stock market.
In just the 3 minutes it will take you to read this article, the "combination" will finally click, everything will fall into place… and after weeks, months or even years of frustration, you'll break away from all the lies and 'BS' by looking at the stock market in a completely different, more profitable way.
Let's get started.
The price of a stock has little to do with the company it represents. Institutional investors will try and get you to think that the price of a stock is set by the company's financials. This is not true. Again, the price of a stock has little to do with the company it represents.
The price of Google has very little to do with Google.
Price is where the supply and demand curves intersect.
The "ask" is what a seller wants to sell a stock for. The "bid" is what a buyer wants to buy a stock for. Sellers and buyers are always in conflict.
Sellers want to sell their stock for as much as possible.
Buyers want to buy a stock for as cheap as possible.
If members of both groups insist on having their way, no trade takes place.
A seller can wait until prices rise, or to accept a lower offer for his stock.
A buyer can wait until prices drop, or offer to pay more to the sellers.
A trade occurs when there is a momentary meeting of the minds of a seller and buyer.
Buyers are buying because they expect prices to rise. Sellers are selling because they expect prices to fall.
Buying by bulls pushes a stock up. Selling by bears pushes a stock down.
Price is a psychological event — a momentary balance of opinion between bulls and bears. The patterns of prices and volume over time reflect the mass psychology of the markets.
There is a crowd of traders behind every stock chart. When the crowd becomes fearful, the price jumps downward. When the crowd becomes happy, the price jumps upward.
When you look at a chart, you are looking at swings of mass psychology among the crowd. Each minute, hour, and day, is a battle between the bulls and the bears. When the price rises, bulls make money. When the price falls, bears make money. Looking at the market in this way reveals a most profitable truth. Your goal, when looking at a chart, is to discover which group, bulls or bears, is stronger and then to bet on that group. If you think the bull group is stronger, you buy and hold. If you think the bear group is stronger you short. If you can't determine which group is stronger because both groups look equal, you stay out of that stock. Let the institutional traders with the big money fight it out. Only put on a trade when you are reasonably sure who is going to win the fight.
Price, volume, open interest and all technical indicators like the MACD, RSI, and ADX reflect crowd behavior.
Every trader tries to take money away from other traders by outguessing them on the most likely direction of the market. It is the pursuit of profit at each other's expense. The market is a huge crowd of people fighting. Each member of the crowd tries to take money away from other members by outsmarting them. You are against everyone, and everyone is against you. However, two main divisions in the crowd exist that oppose each other: small individual traders and professional institutional traders.


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Several possible reasons have been revealed in regards to why "Minecraft PS4 Edition" ended up failing the certification test and possibly getting delayed because of it. According to a report from Tom's Guide on Aug. 22, Sony Computer Entertainment used the certification process in order to test whether or not a video game is stable and safe enough to run on the next-generation system. The console manufacturer usually let most software products slide if only minor bugs or glitches were found.
For "Minecraft PS4 Edition," however, Sony Computer Entertainment may have discovered a critical issue that must be addressed before the video game could be released to the masses. The development team at 4J Studios had to specifically make sure that the trophy system function correctly so that the awards will unlock at the right moment. Furthermore, Sony Computer Entertainment also mandate that all PS4 video games can use the remote play functionality of the Vita, which may add more glitches to the port.
The PS4 version ended up being the first of the three upcoming versions to be sent for certification. The other two, "Minecraft Vita Edition" and "Minecraft Xbox One Edition," are still being bug tested internally at 4J Studios. Mojang, the creator of the massively-popular title, previously announced that all three titles should be coming out by the end of this month. With "Minecraft PS4 Edition" failing the certification test and the other two ports not even being ready to be sent for certification, it appears that the company will have to push back the launch time frames.
The potential delay is disappointing fans who were looking forward to playing the next-generation console versions at full 1080p resolution with better draw distances and bigger worlds. A few players were also planning to take the full console version outside due to the portability of "Minecraft Vita Edition." You can find a screenshot from "Minecraft PS4 Edition" and "Minecraft Xbox One Edition" near the top of this article (via the official 4J Studios Twitter page).
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Dec 27, 2003
By LARRY LAGE
AP Sports Writer
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Daniel Horton scored a season-high 19 points to lead four Michigan Wolverines in double figures in a 70-66 win over UCLA on Saturday.
The Wolverines (8-1) made just enough free throws and stops in the final minutes to hold on after leading by 11 late in the game.
Dijon Thompson led the Bruins (4-3) with 21 points. Thompson made three of his five 3-pointers in the final minutes, but UCLA couldn't get closer than three. Trevor Ariza scored 15 points and T.J. Cummings added 12 for the Bruins.
Michigan's Bernard Robinson scored 17 points. Courtney Sims tied a season-high with 12 and blocked Cedric Bozeman's shot in the final minute when the Bruins trailed by just four.
Graham Brown scored a season-high 10 and made back-to-back baskets that gave Michigan a 67-60 lead with 1:47 left.
Following Brown's consecutive baskets, Thompson's 3-pointer made it 67-63 with 1:30 left. His fifth 3-pointer pulled UCLA within three with 7.6 seconds left.
Michigan got off to a great start, but quickly found out its fourth straight win would not come easy.
The Wolverines led 8-0 after two minutes, then trailed 12-8 after giving up five dunks and a jumper.
Horton made 3-pointers at the end of the first half and one to start the second to give the Wolverines a 39-28 lead. But the Bruins pulled within three points twice midway through the second half.
Michigan went on a 12-4 run to take a 61-50 lead. Thompson made two straight 3-pointers and Cummings scored to cut UCLA's deficit to 63-60 with 2:39 left.


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We're pretty hesitant when it comes to purchasing white clothing. Mostly because we know we're the type to sit down on a dirty bench, or get jostled on the bus right when we're about to sip our lattes. But it's hard to resist the Free People Voile Dancing Queen Dress ($148). It's so casually romantic! It's begging us to take it home and layer it with a denim coat, large accessories, and wedge heels. How can we say no?
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This is an official blog for the Marin County Free Library.
Here's a Science Friday video of the week in which a hard-boiled egg spins in a puddle of milk and looks like a tiny sprinkler system.
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I never reviewed much of Ghanaian Local Movies because I know the majority of folks who traffic my blog are more interested in the English movies. However this is just a brief announcement to those who do watch local Ghanaian Movies to look out for some great titles out there (all i have listed is worth the buy i promise) - I hardly watch them cos in the past the script and acting hasnt been that impressive but i must admit lately i have watched several and they are very very nice. The Titles are as follows:
-ABRO KYIRE BAYIE (translation 'Witchcraft Abroad')- excellent movie - loved it from start to finish
-ABRO KYIRE ABRABO (translation 'Life Abroad')
-AKYA KOO AWARE BRONI (translation Agya Koo is married to a white woman)
-ANI DA SUO ASA (translation Hope is Gone)
-MAKOSEM (? i cant translate this- my twi is not that good)
-ME WUO AKYI (translation 'After my death')
-KAYA YOO (translation: referred to those who carry goods for customers in the market) - i love the mansion in this movie
-ABROKYIRE BURGER (translation: uhmmm I cant translate this)
-MI DIE NI WUA (translation:I am your one and only)
-ME WUO AKYI (translation: After my death) - U have to check Agya Koo Michael Jackson moves in part 3 & 4 of this movie
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The movies I have bolded in green where shot in London-UK, and I must say i truly enjoyed it. No pretenses - the Kumasianos are killing it :lol: - am truly enjoying their movies lately - much more than i had in the past. Agya Koo will have you rolling all over your living room floor - u need to see "Me Wuo Akyi" - where he was doing his Michael Jackson moves with pink gloves. I had rib stiffness from laughing so damn hard - hear me when i say i was on the floor rolling in laughter. He is hilarious beyond description. And on top of that he had the nerve to say "he was on his way to Michael Jackson funeral" (i guess this movie was shot around when MJ was being laid to rest in LA. :lol:
(am sorry - for those who who dont speak/understand the twi language and want to know if it is subtitled - i forgot - let me check and get back to you - i was so engrossed in it- its my first language so i didnt pay much attention.)
I truly enjoyed all the above movies. I guess our african industry do better in are local dialect movies cos they are no pretenses (the acting is way better and believable - scripts are better too) - the same way Yoruba movies 'sometimes' have better scripts than English Movies in Nollywood.


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A selection of 104 of Adam McLean's coloured emblems from the 16th to 19th centuries on astrological, astronomical and cosmological themes. It includes sections on Astrologers and Astronomers, the Armillary sphere, Cosmology, the Zodiac, Constellations, the Planetary Spheres, the Planets, Comets, Eclipses, the Zodiacal Man and Lunar Phases.
Adam McLean, is a well known authority on and enthusiast for alchemical texts and symbolism, the editor and publisher of over 60 books on alchemical and Hermetic ideas. Based in the UK, he has been writing and researching alchemical and hermetic literature for many years. Between 1978 and 1992 he edited the Hermetic Journal and during those years he also began publishing the Magnum Opus Hermetic Sourceworks, the important series of forty one editions of key source texts of the hermetic tradition. In 1995, when the internet became more widely available, he began to construct the alchemy web site in order to make alchemical ideas more accessible to the wider community. It is now recognised as the most important internet resource on alchemy. McLean is a great researcher and has often discovered, buried in libraries and specialist collections, important texts, both in printed books and manuscripts, which have been neglected. In 1999 he began to produce a series of in-depth study courses
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| Cooperation tools | Cooperation with MATLAB/Simulink | Cooperation with ZIPC | Cooperation with QA·C/MCM | Third party tools |
MATLAB provides functions and analysis environment for efficiently developing scientific calculation programs. Simulink is a simulation environment for efficiently designing and verifying real-time systems that runs in MATLAB.Installing the cooperation module of MATLAB/Simulink enables cooperative debugging with SOFTUNE Workbench.
Real-Time Workshop Embedded Coder of MATLAB generates the following files from the designed model of MATLAB.
SOFTUNE Workbench generates a load module file by using the embedded code file and SOFTUNE project file. And, the control block replaces the S-function block.Thereby, user can be verified the control block in the designed model using PIL simulation by interoperating with the SOFTUNE debugger.
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Samsung fights back against Apple with ten patent infringement claims
Apple recently filed a lawsuit against Samsung for copying the designs of the iPhone and iPad on the Galaxy S devices and the Galaxy Tab. This was a surprising move since Samsung supplies some of the key components for many of Apple's devices including the iPhone, iPods, iPad, and Macbooks. Samsung responded to the lawsuit the other day by saying it would fight back as well and they have.
Samsung filed lawsuits against Apple in three separate countries. Five patent infringement suits are in South Korea, three in Germany, and two in Japan.
We haven't heard any other details yet on the claims, but I am sure that some more details will surface in the upcoming days. So for now we wait.


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The main drawback in Rutherford's model of the atom as pointed out by Niels Bohr was that according to Maxwell's equations, a revolving charge experiences a centripetal acceleration hence it must radiate energy continuously as a result of which its kinetic energy is reduced and it eventually should fall into the nucleus. Bohr then proposed his own model in which he explained this through quantum theory stating that the general laws of electrodynamics and classical mechanincs do not apply in the case of electrons. Does this imply that if a body is revolving around another, then it will tend to spiral in towards the centre? If so, then how is the stability of the solar system explained?
The solar system bodies are not electrically charged to any significant extent so there is no significant electromagnetic radiation.
However, there is a somewhat analogous mechanism where gravitational radiation can cause orbital decay.
Although this is not significant in our solar system, orbital decay has been detected in relativistic systems as a binary neutron star system.
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does a charged particle revolving around another charged particle radiate energy?
is simply yes.
Perhaps the "error" in the Rutherford-Bohr-Sommerfeld atoms is the assumption that the electrons are in fact "revolving" about the nucleus.
Remove that revolving, and the need for Hertz-Maxwell radiation, goes away.
Doesn't quantum mechanics remove any revolving; or any other form of charge acceleration in the atom.


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March 3, 2012
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The `Dogs netted their highest scoring first half in WAC play this season with a 41-25 lead
Kevin Olekaibe scored 23 points; which is the twelfth game he has scored over 20 points in
The Bulldogs committed fewer turnovers than their opponents in 27 out of 32 games during the regular season.
`Dogs had a higher field goal percentage of 46.2% than the Aggies, who shot 43.5% from the field
The `Dogs played in their fourth overtime of the season.
Kevin Foster scored 20 points and added nine rebounds. He set a career-high with four blocks - all in the first half - and also tied another career-high with eight field goals.
Steven Shepp upped his assist total to 390 in his three-year Bulldog career.
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Sexism is a real issue in the real world. However, the seemingly endless allegations of sexism in gaming undermines the struggle against it somewhat by making the cause appear more focused on shallow victories than actually addressing the root causes and trying to fix it. That's not to say that there's absolutely no sexism in games, of course—2013's Remember Me had many prospective publishers back out solely because the main character was a woman, and let's not even get into the existence of bikini armor. However, always missing from the debate and its alternating bile and white-knighting is the other side that highlights strong female roles dating back all the way to gaming's early days.
Chrono Trigger (1995)
Not only is Chrono Trigger one of the best Super Nintendo games ever made, but it's still considered by many of its fans to be one of the greatest games ever made. In it, you play as Crono (minus the H), an orange-haired kid with weird friends and a habit of getting into trouble. Over the course of his journey, he finds allies in unlikely places with whom he joins forces, time-traveling to and from key time periods in order to stop the world from coming to ruin. More relevant to the topic at hand, Crono's allies include the tomboyish princess Marle, the warrior chief Ayla, and the brilliant inventor Lucca. At no point are any of these female characters depicted as being lesser than their male counterparts, and Ayla in particular is even shown to boss around subordinate Kino (a male), as well as being uniquely capable of performing a critical hit that does 9,999 damage. To put that into perspective, 9,999 is literally the most damage a single character can inflict in a single attack, and none of the other characters can even come close when leveled up to their max levels and equipped with their best weapons.
Planescape: Torment (1999)
Much like Chrono Trigger, the story-heavy Planescape: Torment is considered by its fans to be one of the best games ever made. Developed using the Infinity Engine popularized by games such as Baldur's Gate, Torment casts you as a heavily-scarred amnesiac with tattoos on his back and an inability to die. As The Nameless One (TNO) makes his way through the game to discover answers about who he is and why he's unable to perish, he joins up with some of the most memorable characters in all of gaming, from talking skull Morte to chaste succubus Fall-From-Grace. Again, none of these female companions are ever shown to be any less capable than their male counterparts, with Annah and Fall-From-Grace possessing a level of street smarts that few other characters apart from Morte demonstrate.
Planescape is also an interesting example because of the non-playable character of Deionarra, a female ghost who claims to know TNO. She's also madly in love with him to a distressing degree, and this inevitably leads to a stunning piece of dialogue that reveals the nature of TNO's character in a previous, unremembered life. This raises two intriguing questions: is it sexist to portray a certain gender in a more submissive light if it's done for narrative reasons, and if so, is the answer to include an equally submissive male character for the sake of parity? Certainly the game would have suffered greatly had her character not been present, and it's likely that shoehorning in an unnecessary male character to avoid allegations of unfair treatment would have been a mess (as superfluous characters very often are).
Max Payne 1 (2001) & Max Payne 2 (2003)
Mona Sax is one of the greatest game heroines ever created. Not only is she a hired killer who has a brief stint as a playable character in the second game (whereas the first game only features her in some of the cutscenes), but she also saves main character Max on multiple occasions and survives a bullet wound to the head. Chuck Norris and a pre-demise Bruce Lee could merge together into a super being to oppose her and the smart money would still be on her walking away unscathed.
Velvet Assassin (2009)
Violette Summer, the main character in World War 2 stealth game Velvet Assassin, is loosely based on real-life WW2 spy Violette Szabo. This is another interesting female portrayal, because while she's shown to be incredibly capable over the course of the game, those looking to prove that games are sexist will likely focus on the fact that she can enter a "morphine mode" where she freezes time and runs around in a nightgown. What that would completely ignore is that there's nothing remotely sexual about it, the mechanic instead tying into the fact that she's recalling previous missions while dreaming in a hospital after being injured in one of said missions. The morphine, then, is her "present self" being injected with morphine and bleeding into her memories, and she's in a nightgown in the hospital. At the end of the day, hers is one of the stronger, more realistic female portrayals in recent years.
Murdered: Soul Suspect (2014)
Finally, Murdered: Soul Suspect, a game that released in 2014. In it, you play as Detective Ronan O'Connor, a police officer who dies off faster than a redshirt in Star Trek and has to then solve the mystery of his own death. His only means of doing so comes in the form of Joy, a headstrong teen medium who's reluctant to help and who has a tendency to oppose authority at every opportunity (even attempting to break into the police department alone at one point). While Ronan may be the playable character, it's only thanks to Joy's contributions that Ronan is able to solve the case of the Bell Killer, and she ultimately proves to be every bit as much of a main character as he is.
These aren't cherry picked examples. Here are several more female characters in games that are every bit as deserving of paragraphs detailing their strengths: April in The Longest Journey, Rose in Legend of Dragoon, Kepri and Yenna in Tales of Illyria: Beyond the Iron Wall, Nilin in Remember Me, Samantha in Gray Matter, Alejandra in Papo & Yo, Billie in the Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall DLC, Scarlett and Catherine in Divinity: Dragon Commander, SIE in Alpha Protocol, Raynie in Radiant Historia, Scarlett in Venetica, Emma in Front Mission 3, Layl in Sword of Hope 2, Selan in Lufia 2, Feena in Grandia, Meryl in Metal Gear Solid, Kid in Chrono Cross, Cate Archer in No One Lives Forever, and countless others spanning just about every gaming platform in existence.
Are video games sexist, then? Yes and no; the industry itself has a bit of a sexist streak in its reluctance to trust new intellectual properties to female main characters, which is no doubt why the industry is flooded with so few games that cast women as the main characters. However, the games themselves often prove to be decidedly not sexist. The argument over whether this-and-that new game is sexist, then, is ultimately a roundabout one that only serves to slowly undermine the very real problems women face with discrimination, the gender pay gap, and a number of other issues. Better debates to have about female roles in gaming would be over why publishers believe that games with female main characters aren't a safe bet to back, as well as questioning whether the games that portray females as bikini-armor-clad supermodels and males as He-Man impersonators are actually catering to any real demographic's tastes, or if they're pandering to an imagined group of gamers.
Seeing sexism in everything is kind of like having a lucky number: it's not long before you begin to see it everywhere. After all, when you're alerted to something, you're far more likely to ignore all of the times you don't see it and focus solely on the rarer times that you do see it. It's better to start a debate that could actually serve to change people's minds and create movement toward a more inclusive gaming future than to nitpick the smaller details and force both sides into extremes. Nothing short of the former will actually cause anything to change.


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Human activity is one of the main reasons the Indian River Lagoon is deteriorating. The choices that we have made, both past and present, are severely affecting our waters today. We are now dealing with dying organisms which takes a hit to our economy and general ecosystem. It has even become unsafe for us to swim in the extremely polluted water.
As beneficial as farming could be to our economy and survival, it did not have the best impact in our environment. Runoffs from nutrient rich soil, pesticides, and waste water seeped into the vulnerable Indian River Lagoon causing an imbalance in its ecosystem. This continues to be an issue as we are currently using fertilizers rich in nitrogen and phosphorus catalyzing the growth of algae. We are now facing algae superblooms, which chokes sea grass from sunlight required for photosynthesis. According to National Public Radio web, manatees are being affected from the depletion of their main food source. They are reverting to macro algae (now a toxic form of seaweed), which are leading to their deaths.
Merritt Island, Fla. use to be the island of mosquitoes until habitants realized it was out of control. Eventually, they thought of a solution and that was to create ditches near the perimeter of the lagoon. Mosquitoes normally lay their eggs in moist environments near bodies of water during breeding season. In a short period of time, eggs hatch after rainfall or flooding occurs. Impoundment disrupts this process by flooding the shores of the lagoon during breeding season and preventing ovipositioning by mosquitoes. However, it also destroys the life cycle of native organisms that live in and around the lagoon according to University of Florida. As if a toxic chemical was a better solution, DDT soon replaced impoundment temporarily.
Non-native species is another issue that affects the Indian River Lagoon. They were either introduced intentionally or accidentally by travelers. As a result, invasive species caused an imbalance due to overpopulation from lack of natural predators or over-competition of food sources. Some examples of non-native organisms invading IRL are green mussel, Brazilian pepper plant, and Australian spotted sea jelly.
A more recent discovery will probably catch you by surprise. Antibiotics are somehow being found in the lagoon. Scientists noticed the presence of residual drugs when they sampled bacterial resistant strains in bottlenose dolphins back in 2011. According to Save the lagoon, Latest studies show that there is a significant increase in resistant bacteria due to disposal and excretion of antibiotics in waste water. Unfortunately, a large amount of waste water is now being found in IRL because of the under-maintenance of septic tanks. Currently, resistant strains are found in surface and ground water as well as sediments. Worst case scenario, if you step into the lagoon and contract an infection, your health will probably be completely compromised because there is absolutely no arsenal to fight off these mutated strains of bacteria.
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City council votes to add tethering language to animal ordinance
Published: Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 9:50 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 9:50 p.m.
Hendersonville City Council members unanimously voted to make changes to the city's animal ordinance that restricts how an animal can be tethered. The changes go into effect in April.
"The changes council requested were based on elements of the city of Charlotte's recently adopted tethering ordinance," City Manager Bo Ferguson said. "The city attorney has drafted language for your consideration, which would enact restrictions consistent with those in the Charlotte ordinance. Council may choose to adopt all, some or none of the sections presented tonight."
The Hendersonville Police Department has reviewed the changes and is prepared to implement them if the council votes for the changes, he added.
The ordinance points out that tethering does not refer to periods when animals are being walked on a leash or for temporary grooming or other professional services.
Domestic animals can be tethered to a stationary object only if a tether is equipped with a swivel on both ends. A tether must be a minimum of 10 feet in length and be made of either metal chain or coated steel cable. Tethers must be attached to a collar or harness worn by the domestic animal and under no circumstances can the tether be placed directly around the animal's neck. Tethers are never to be used in conjunction with training collars such as choke or pinch-style collars. The weight of the tether must not exceed 10 percent of the total body weight of the animal, but sould be sufficient strength to prevent breakage. The tether by design and placement must allow the domestic animal a reasonable and unobstructed range of motion without the possibility of entanglement. The domestic animal must be 4 months old or older to be tethered. Only one domestic animal can be attached to a single tether. Pulley systems, running lines and trolley systems cannot be used in conjunction with training collars such as choke or pinch-style collars. The attached tether cannot be made of rope, twine, cord or similar material. And no tether shall be affixed to a stationary object, which allows a domestic animal to come within five feet of any property line.
Mayor Pro Tem Jeff Collis also requested that the city's animal ordinance be amended to say that animals must have water that meets their needs available at all times.
"I think it's a good ordinance," Collis said. "I know there will be people who disagree. I have gotten about 70 e-mails from people all over, even from Raleigh and Greensboro. I am not going to, in my term on council, adopt the Buncombe County ordinance (which prohibits tethering). As for the people in Raleigh and Greensboro who put in their 2 cents, they can move here and vote me out in 2013."
"It's a good first step," Councilman Steve Caraker said. "It may need to be tweaked, but the biggest benefit will be the consistency between the city and the county."
Caraker mentioned that the county's animal board would be discussing this ordinance at their meeting next week.
"I've had neighbors who have tethered their dogs for years and they are OK," Councilman Ralph Freeman said.
Councilman Jerry Smith made the motion to approve the ordinance with amendments that address adequate water and that an animal control officer may order a more restrictive tethering device if deemed necessary and the motion passed unanimously.
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Along the Redwood Nature trail, hikers will see Redwood trees up to 250 feet tall and 10 feet in diameter. Some may be as old as 800 years. A brochure is available at Siskiyou Forest Offices and at the trailhead which describes some of the plants and trees that you will see. This trail is designated for hiking only and does not meet barrier free access standards. It may present safety concerns such as poison oak, low hanging branches, narrow bridges and trail debris. This trail connects with the Riverview Trail which leads to Loeb State Park along the Chetco River.
Facilities at the trailhead include parking, picnic tables, a toilet, trash collection and self-guided interpretive brochures.
Directions: From Brookings: Travel northeast on County Road 784 (North Bank) to Forest Service Road 1376. Follow 1376 northeast half a mile north of Loeb State Park to the trailhead (nine miles north of Brookings).
Seasonal Access: Normally Accessible: Year-round
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Eyes on Puna in undecided race
The rural Puna district may have hardly been on the radar leading up to the state's contentious Senate Democratic primary.
Now, it's all that matters.
With the race between Sen. Brian Schatz and Rep. Colleen Hanabusa undecided following Saturday's election, each candidate will place their fate in the hands of a few thousand storm-battered voters.
The state Office of Elections closed polling places at Hawaiian Paradise Park Community Center and Keonepoko Elementary School, near the Hawaiian Beaches and Hawaiian Shores neighborhoods, after damage from Tropical Storm Iselle left many roads in Puna impassable.
Voters, many still without power and running water since the arrival of the storm late Thursday, are expected to receive a mail ballot, though it wasn't immediately clear when that will occur or how many had voted absentee prior to the primary.
But with Schatz ahead by 1,635 votes, and about 8,200 registered voters in the two affected precincts, the historic race to replace the late Sen. Daniel Inouye remained anyone's game.
David Tarnas, Hawaii County Democratic Party chairman, said the situation is unique, not just for the candidates, but for Puna residents who typically feel neglected by decision makers in Honolulu and Washington, D.C.
"I hope that it draws attention to the priorities in Puna," said Tarnas, who noted the need for an emergency evacuation route.
"Puna has historically been very low in the list of priorities."
He said he expects both campaigns to be active in the area this week.
Hanabusa, who has to win solidly in the precincts to overcome Schatz, wasn't appearing to waste any time.
Peter Boylan, Hanabusa's campaign manager, said in an email that the congresswoman was flying to the Big Island from Honolulu on Sunday.
He did not immediately respond to questions regarding her plans on the island or in the two precincts that remain up for grabs.
"This is a complicated and fluid situation but we must not lose sight of the fact that we are dealing with a storm-ravaged community struggling to pull together basic life necessities," Boylan said in the email.
"… We will work with the state Office of Elections to address the outstanding ballots in this too close to call race but our primary concern is for the health and welfare of those families in Puna affected by (Tropical Storm) Iselle."
The Schatz campaign couldn't be reached for comment, but the senator told the Associated Press he planned to arrive to campaign when appropriate.
"My thoughts are with the people of the Big Island, who don't have the luxury of being able to worry about election results," he said. "We want to make sure we focus on their needs on a human level, on a community level, first."
A day after the primary, conversations at Da Store on Kahakai Boulevard revolved around basic supplies rather than the election the customers could end up deciding.
Store owners Derrick and Eileen Mende said the election remained a secondary priority for many.
"They are looking for immediate help right now," said Derrick Mende.
With the help of a generator, the store was able to open for the first time Sunday, and a steady flow of customers arrived looking for whatever basic necessities they could carry.
Ice and water were the most popular items. A cold can of soda would also do.
Customer James Burt said he still looked forward to voting, but recommended the candidates focus on helping residents recover.
"It better be good," he said, when asked what he would like to hear from them.
"We're in trouble. I hope they can come up with a solution."
Email Tom Callis at tcallis@hawaiitribune- herald.com.


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Now that Summer is here, what about a short break in the attractive surroundings of West Yorkshire? The countryside is lovely and the city of Leeds is nearby with some excellent restaurants and superior shopping. You can get there easily from anywhere in the UK and, if you're coming from overseas, Leeds/Bradford airport is not far away. Why am I telling you this? Read on…
Hotel BDSM is a very special place indeed. I'd heard of Mistress Hellena's establishment and always wanted to visit. So, when they held an Open Day to coincide with our recent Skin Two North party in Leeds, I went along to see for myself. You turn off the road into a private estate, to find a four storey mid-Victorian house, set in extensive grounds and surrounded by trees. (So it's not overlooked!)
The house is immaculate, with a Bechstein grand in the piano room, beautiful bathrooms – even monogrammed towels. Several fetish couples (and singles) had come along to check the place out at the Open Day and were greeted with champagne by Mistress Hellena and her team of dominatrixes. Well, their slaves served the champagne, of course.
You can stay for a day or two, or just for an hour or two. The butler will bring your coffee, strawberries or light snacks. At the Open Day, a number of visitors were couples with children, looking for a really nice hideaway, to slip away and play together. Single submissives are equally welcome though – dominatrixes include Mistress Hellena or Catarina, Heidi or Jay.
The facilities at Hotel BDSM are about as good as you can get. There are fifteen different rooms and areas. I was particularly impressed with the medical clinic, which is roomy and has a nineteen-fifties vibe which works really well. The suspension room puts others to shame. The underground dungeon is wonderfully atmospheric – you really feel you're under ground level!
These snapshots show some of the friendly people who met up at Hotel BDSM Open Day. There's also Esinem, the bondage expert, leading a workshop and Mistress Hellena arriving at Skin Two North. For the full story, visit their website, book a visit and say we sent you.
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Value of Liquid Potassium Magnesium Citrate in Controlling Hypertension
The design will be a randomized sequence of four phases, consisting of KMgCit, potassium citrate, potassium chloride and placebo (microcrystalline cellulose), using cri[?]ossover design. all four formulations will be delivered in a liquid form, to ensure double blindness. This design should permit us to discern contribution to blood pressure-lowering of individual components of KMgCit. We therefore hope to test the hypothesis that the hypotensive action of the DaSH diet is due to the combined effects of potassium, magnesium and alkali.
Test Drugs
Placebo will comprise microcrystalline cellulose, equivalent in volume in each sachet as other test products (made by Meta Pharm Development, LLC, St. Louis, Mo). During the Placebo Phase, subjects will dissolve the entire content of a sachet in 250 ml water and drink it with breakfast and again with dinner.
Potassium chloride powder, also prepared by Meta Pharm Development, identical in appearance to potassium citrate powder, will contain 20 meq KCl per sachet. During the Potassium Chloride Phase, subjects will dissolve the content of each sachet in 250 ml water and ingest it with breakfast and again with dinner, to deliver 40 meq K (as chloride) per day.
Potassium citrate powder (formerly urocit[RegisteredTM]-K powder) is already approved by the F.D.a.; it will soon be marketed by nova-K, a subsidiary of Meta Pharm Development. For this study, a special sachet formulation containing 20 meq K/sachet will be made for the study by Meta Pharm Development. The contents of a sachet will be added to 250 ml water and drunk with breakfast and dinner, to deliver 40 meq K (as citrate) per day during the Potassium Citrate Phase.
Potassium magnesium citrate will be prepared by mixing potassium citrate, magnesium citrate and/or citric acid by Meta Pharm Development. The content of each sachet will be dissolved in 250 ml water and will be drunk with breakfast and again with dinner during the KMgCit Phase, to deliver 40 meq K, 20 meq Mg and 74 meq citrate per day.
a taste enhancer might be added to improve tolerance of the test medications. each sachet will be marked by a code, the identity of which will be known only to an independent study monitor. each sachet will be labeled: Study drug # --; Diet Study in Hypertension; investigator: W. Vongpatanasin, M.D.
Diet and other Drugs
Subjects will be maintained on their customary diet throughout the study. if subjects are already on aCe inhibitors or aRB, they will be continued on the medications at the same dose throughout the study.
Participant Eligibility
Subjects with prehypertension or Stage I hypertension, with systolic blood pressure of 120-159 mm and diastolic of 80-99 mm, will be recruited into the trial. They may be adult men or women (> 21 years of age) of any ethnicity. They may be on ACE inhibitor or ARB, but not on spironolactone (aldactone) or any diuretic.


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Researchers have taken significant steps toward developing more effective treatments for a deadly form of mouth cancer in cats, according to results of two studies released late Jan. 13.
One study, by the University of Tennessee, found that a combination of two drugs – an anti-inflammatory and an enzyme inhibitor -- killed tumor cells in a laboratory. The other study, by Oregon State University, showed that an inhibitor could stop the growth of tumor cells in a laboratory.
Both treatments still require testing in cats but are promising, said the New Jersey-based Winn Feline Foundation, which funded the research.
Both studies looked at squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity, a common cancer that develops in the jaw, gums and under the tongue and quickly spreads to other parts of the body. Current treatment options are limited to alleviating pain, and less than 10 percent of cats survive a year after they are diagnosed with the cancer, the foundation said.
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