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Since private costs are less than total social than costs,more than the optimal amount will be produced and the market will be inefficient. B. The production in the market will be more efficient than in a regulated market, since costs are lower. C. No effect on allocation, since there is no affect on the amount produced, only the cost. D. Output is efficient if the producer charges at its marginal cost. 0.55 points Question 7 Suppose the production of beer creates waste products with yeast. If producers allow the waste to run into ground water, it can kill wildlife and make the water unsafe to drink. without it requires further cleanup that beer producers do not pay for. Assume that production is not regulated and producers do not pay anything for dumping the wast products. Which of the following is true regarding this situation? Answer The optimal amount of yeast pollution would be zero, The part of production costs that producers do not pay lead to the wrong incentives in the marketplace. The price in the market would be below producers marginal cost, so consumers would buy more than the socially optimal amount. There would be no incentive to develop equipment or production methods that would reduce this pollution. 0.55 points Question 8 According to many economists, the role of government activity in the area of pollution is to: Answer reduce the level of emissions as far as possible. achieve the least-cost way of reducing the level of emissions. achieve the efficient level of pollution by reducing the costs of pollution, which will always increase the benefits to society. reduce emissions whenever the marginal cost exceeds a predetermined level set by the courts. 0.55 points Question 9 According to the Coase theorem, the private market can achieve an efficient outcome: Answer as long as the enforcement of property rights costs less than the marginal benefit of emissions. only if the property right to clean air is assigned to the polluter. only if the property right to clean air is assigned to the party harmed by pollution. if property rights are well defined and bargaining is costless. 0.55 points Question 10 According to the text, the command-and-control approach to pollution abatement is: Answer favored by economists. not favored by economists. favored by economists over taxes, but not over any other approaches. efficient. 0.55 points Question 11 An advantage of marketable pollution permits is that: Answer pollution costs are easier to measure than emissions taxes. nondegradable pollutants can be more easily controlled than degradable pollutants. the value that future generations place on pollution damages can be determined. they provide incentives for firms to develop less polluting technologies. 0.55 points Question 12 Command and control is a regulatory approach that: Answer allows the government to own and operate an activity directly. grants a company the legal authority to participate in a given market. attempts to change people's behavior by appealing to their values. states precisely what a polluter must do, including the type of technology to be used. 0.55 points Question 13 Creating market-like _______ to encourage reductions in pollution, but allowing _______ to decide how much to pollute, is the _______ approach. Answer incentives; individual decision-makers; incentive conditions; government; incentive controls; government; moral suasion barriers; individuals; free enterprise 0.55 points Question 14 Damage to the environment occurs because: Answer most businesses just don't care about the environment. consumers want goods and services at the lowest prices, no matter what other costs may be involved. in the process of obtaining goods and services we enjoy, pollution occurs. pollution occurs naturally, with or without human activity. 0.55 points Question 15 Emissions taxes are an example of the _______ approach to correcting pollution problems. Answer moral suasion internalizing externalities. command-and-control least-cost reduction in emissions 0.55 points Question 16 If a copper mining operation discharges waste products into a river and causes higher costs and discomfort to downstream users of the water for which they are not compensated, then: Answer too few of society's resources are being used to produce copper. too many of society's resources are being used to produce copper. the ideal amount of society's resources is being used to produce copper. there is an external benefit to society from copper production. 0.55 points Question 17 If the marginal benefit received from pollution is equal to its marginal cost, then: Answer society's well-being can be improved if the quantity of pollution increases. society's well-being can be improved if the quantity of pollution decreases. society's well-being cannot be improved by changing the quantity of pollution. the market is producing too much pollution. 0.55 points Question 18 In general, if the level of pollution is reduced to zero, then: Answer marginal cost of abatement is less than marginal cost of damages. marginal cost of abatement is equal to marginal cost of damages. economic efficiency is achieved. economic efficiency is not achieved.


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Kelsey Steeler and Christina Raia of CongestedCat Productions are currently raising the funds for two new short film projects - "Not Our Living Room" and "We Have Plans." They are using the crowdfunding site Seed & Spark, and have reached 40% of their goal. And these two films are a worthy goal indeed, heavy on theme and character and sure to leave the audience contemplating their stories long after the films are over.
Both films star actors from Raia's first feature film, "Summit." And both films use unique elements of drama to explore a sense of loss. Each film requires audiences to question what they understand about gender roles and to consider the important aspects of relationships between siblings.
The first film, "Not Our Living Room," is a surreal and cerebral film about two half-brothers. Kelsey and Christina portray the brothers as atypical of the men usually seen in movies. This was done on purpose to provide an alternative to the sort of masculinity normally seen in film. The brothers have polar opposite personalities. When they end up in a living room they can't identify, their personalities come to the fore as they try to figure things out. Casting is still going on for the role of one of the brothers.
The second film, "We Have Plans," is about two sisters, one of whom is gay. The sister who is straight wants to break up with her current boyfriend. But the other sister has plans for the three of them and the breakup changes her plans. Both sisters are portrayed as relatable characters. Like "Not Our Living Room," this film questions the typical role of females in film.
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Ever wonder what goes into running a cruise ship? This morning, I got an eye-opening view during an exclusive tour. For about an hour, I got to see everything from how thousands of pounds of laundry are processed each day to how food is stored, prepped and cooked for service in the ship's two main dining rooms, Venetian and Aqua. And I scoped out the components of the ship's recent refurb.
This much became immediately apparent: It takes an awful lot of people to keep a cruise ship running smoothly. There are about 1,100 crew members working on this 2,240-passenger ship, most of which are part of the hotel staff, meaning they take care of entertainment, dining, shore excursions and more. They work up to 10 hours a day and nine months at a time, yet it seems to me as if they're always smiling. I've chatted up a number of crew members, several of whom have worked for Norwegian Cruise Line for more than 10 years, and they seem to genuinely love their jobs.
As my tour guide explained, part of Dawn's May refurbishment included the addition of nearly 50 new cabins — most of which are family suites — to the ship. Also, the public areas of the ship were reorganized to improve appearance, flow and accessibility. Conference rooms were moved to the middle of the ship so that more cabins could have balconies and ocean views, and the Spinnaker lounge (popular with the dance-all-night crowd) was modernized and moved to a larger area of the ship. The duty-free shops were consolidated and moved to a more central area (near the atrium), and the photo gallery was relocated so that passengers would be able to scan photos without causing a bottleneck in the main thoroughfare.
Additionally, the ship's 24-hour restaurant, Blue Lagoon, was also moved to a more central location to provide easier access, and Moderno, the line's newest for-fee concept restaurant, was added as a specialty dining option (Norwegian Jade is set to receive it next).
Although the majority of the preexisting cabins were not spruced up, they are sparkling clean and well maintained. Some signs of age are evident, but limited to a few scratches and dents.
So what's coming up? Project Breakaway, which will see the addition of two new vessels to the fleet. The crew members I've talked to aboard Dawn seem to be really excited about the upcoming ships. The impression is that the larger capacity (each will hold about 4,000 passengers and 1,500 crew) will bring more opportunities, not only for passengers to have fun but for folks to experience a type of big-ship cruising previously unknown to fans of the line.
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Shayne says: "They work up to 10 hours a day and nine months at a time, yet it seems to me as if they're always smiling." Yes! That was my observation on my cruise with Celebrity too. The crew were amazing.
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College Hockey:St. Thomas and Gustavus Adolphus primed for classic MIAC final
Perhaps the only surprise over the opening weekend of the MIAC tournament is that no surprises unraveled in a league that was once again competitive throughout the year.
St. Thomas and Gustavus Adolphus, the top two seeds in the tourney, survived and advanced and will play for the championship Saturday night at St. Thomas. An automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament will be on the line.
The top-seeded Tommies, ranked No. 2 in the nation this week, rallied for a 2-1 win over St. Olaf while the 12th-ranked Gusties punched their ticket to their third consecutive league tourney championship game with a 3-2 win over St. John's.
St. Thomas head coach Jeff Boeser is pleased reached the title game after coming up short of that goal a year ago despite winning a share of the regular-season title.
"The kids are excited because they were able to get the monkey off their back of not getting to this game the last three years" Boeser said. "St. Olaf was a very good team. They played a great hockey game and we were fortunate to find a way to win. We're looking forward to the opportunity to play for a championship."
For Gustavus, it's a common scenario. The Gusties are in the tourney final for the fifth time in the last six seasons overall.
"It's not easy getting here, but we have been consistent in finding a way to do it," Petersen said. "This isn't unfamiliar territory for a lot of these guys. They've been through this before and we know it's going to take a great effort to win it."
The Tommies (20-4-2) trailed 1-0 against the Oiles before Tyler Gubb tied the score at 1-1. Alex Altenbernd broke the tie and Drew Fielding made 21 saves as he won his 19th game of the year.
St. Thomas has scored 80 goals and allowed 37. Fielding has been tremendous in goal, allowing only 35 goals and making 583 saves. He owns a goals-against average of 1.39.
Offensively, the Tommies have been led by Altenbernd, who has scored 11 goals and dished out 14 assists. Nick Nielsen ranks second in points as he has tallied seven goals and 16 assists. Gubb has come through with eight goals and 11 assists.
Alex Niestrom is the only other player on the team with double-digit goals as he has scored 10.
Gubb, Niestrom and Bryce Walker are the only seniors on the roster and Boeser said their leadership has been instrumental to the Tommies' success up to this point.
"We only have three seniors, but all three have been great leaders for us," Boeser said. "It's really shown through for us when it's mattered and we're counting on the experience of those players again this week."
Gustavus (16-6-4) advanced thanks to a game-winning goal by Andy Pearson in the third period.
Blake Schammel and Tyler Lapic scored as well for the Gusties, while John McLean won his first playoff game since 2012. He won his 15th game of the year as he made 20 saves.
The Gusties have scored 77 goals and have given up 57. Corey Leivermann has paved the way with 17 goals and 12 assists and Adam Smyth has tallied 11 goals and eight assists.
Gustav Bengtson has come through with eight goals and eight assists, while Lapic has scored six goals and dished out 10 assists. Pearson has scored five goals on the year, none bigger than the one on Saturday, and has 10 assists to his credit.
McLean has allowed 48 goals and has made 552 saves this season. He owns a goals-against average of 1.96.
Petersen said health has played a vital role in his team's success.
"Last year, we were dealing with injuries right out of the gate," he said. "We've been able to stay away from major injuries this year. It's allowed us to be more consistent as a team."
As for playing St. Thomas, Petersen knows nothing will come easy against the Tommies, who could still make the NCAA tourney even with a loss.
For Gustavus, though, it's win or go home.
"St. Thomas has had a terrific year and they were the best team in the league," Petersen said. "We're looking forward to the challenge. We know goal scoring will be at a premium. Hopefully, we can play our best game and earn a chance to keep playing hockey."
Boeser knows his team will have to be at its best to win a title on Saturday.
"Gustavus is a very good hockey team. They play hard and they are well-coached," Boeser said. "It's going to be a high-energy hockey game and we have to be at our best to win it."
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The Young and the Restless
By stern on Oct 08, 2006
It all comes down to something Mark Cuban wrote in his blog immediately after his Mavericks lost in the NBA Finals: you have to want to do the work. The Yankees didn't do the work. The Tigers and three other teams did and their post season continues. It's frequently not glamorous -- it's about practice, and mental positioning, and being prepared, and learning as much as you can. Many lessons in there for technical sales as well, because that's another team effort that requires everyone to do the work (a CEC attendee suggested to me that we print up t-shirts with Cuban's "Do The Work" ethic on them, so I'm not alone in this thought).
My baseball highlight of the weekend was watching Chris Young throw a fantastic game for the Padres, giving him the same number of wins in the post season as the entire Yankees starting rotation for about a tenth of the cost. ESPN magazine called Young "The Bigger Unit" in a cover-titled story almost two years ago, when he had just been called up to the Rangers (and beat the Yankees in his first start). He's big, he's strong, he's Young, and he's even hockey-related (his wife is a member of the Patrick family, as in hockey's former Patrick Division).
Oh yeah, he's also a Princeton graduate, which is where our family first intersected with his career, watching him play the pivot on the Tiger hoops team, until the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted him and said "Hardball, not hardwood." How about that for a story line for the New York papers -- locally educated, multi-sport, bigger than (most of us) life player, and you can make Rangers jokes with his wife? He did the work for four years at Princeton -- finishing in Tiger town before going to a series of very small baseball towns, doing the work for his job before doing a job that worked on the Cardinals in Game 3.
It's not the highest-paid athlete, or the household name, or the flashiest person picked up by the press. It's the players, inordinately big or small, who come prepared to work hard that make a difference.


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Ruiying Temple was built in Kangxi Eighth Year of Qing Dynasty (1699), the religion worshiped of which belongs to Tibet Buddhism Gelu Sect. The sect of Tibet Buddhism in Ruiying Temple has the name of Eastern Tibet. The plague with carvings of characters in Manchurian, Mongolian, Tibet and Han edged with golden dragon is granted by Emperor Kangxi. There were three thousand and more lamas in its prosperous period, when the temple covered an area of ten li and more. There are Mahavira Temple, Qiyuan Temple, Nine Officials Qiyuan Temple and the attached temples in the east and west. Outside of Mahavira Temple there is four great Zhahui, Dedanqueling and Living Buddha Temple, where five temples stand on top of the mountains or on the hillside of the mountains in all the four directions. White Umbrella Temple stands on top of the mountain in the northeast, Hufa Temple stands on top of the mountain in the southeast facing the north, Dumu Temple is on the mountain in the southwest, Guangdi Temple (Guangdi refers to Guangyu, who is one of the figure in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdom) is on the hillside of the mountain in the southwest and Sheli Temple (sheli means Buddhist relic) is on top of the mountain in the northwest. The whole group of temples is distributed reasonably and the primary and secondary are clearly demarcated. A unique setting which the four sides are symmetrical and things inside and outside are in concord. Besides, there is a Huangsi Road which runs around the temple (huan is a Chinese character which means to surround and si is also a Chinese character which refers to a temple). There are ten thousand of stone Buddhists on the roadside, which standing around the temple magnificently. It is really a holy land of Buddhism. The group of temples is originally built in Kangxi Eighth Year of Qing Dynasty (1669), and formed a relatively large scale in Kangxi Forty-second Year (1703). The emperor Kangxi granted a name to the temples and wrote words to praise them. The emperor also granted a plague to Ruiying Temple with words in four languages, Manchurian, Mongolian, Tibet and Han and named the living Buddhist of Ruiying Temple Sandan Sanbu as Old Buddha in Eastern Mongolia of Great Qing Dynasty. In the period of Daoguang, the temple reached for heyday, which covered an area of 18 square kilometers with 97 temples and 3,000 and more rooms. At that time the group of temples is called Little Potala Palace. At that time, there were many lamas. In Daoguang Third Year (1823), Ruiying Temple reported in the memorial to the throne that there were three thousand shamans in Ruiying Temple and eight hundred household. Royally assented by Emperor Daoguang, Lifan Department granted a stamp with words of Tu Mo Te Zha Sa Ke Lama Cha Gan Di Yan Qi Hu Tu Ke Tu in three languages, Manchurian, Mongolian and Tibet. An administrative system combined politics and religion is practiced. Ruiying Temple became the center of religion and culture in the eastern Mongolian area.
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My Dearest,
Your letter had the words "too late" stamped upon it, and did not reach us till yesternight. I am for Annan to-day to bathe, and if I make speed, this may still reach you this afternoon.
On Thursday night at a quarter before eight, I shall be waiting for you at the end of the Hoddam Bridge road, with some sort of quadruped to bring you hither. A rustic welcome awaits you to our rustic accommodation. On my Mother's part, I can promise you, it comes from the heart; and this, I know, will make up for every thing in your eyes. So mache Dich auf, mein Kind [So make haste, my child]! The fairest season of the year is gone, and the hurlyburly of harvest will obstruct us; but I am still here, and my heart is as true to thee as ever. There is still air to breathe, and a Sun to light us; and we have ears and eyes, and a thousand things to say and see. So mache Dich auf! I long to behold thee once more, and press thy heart to mine. Addio! I am thine forever,
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Visual Sand Performance to come to Penn State Fayette
SandStory: The Art of Joe Castillo will dazzle audiences on Thursday, March 22 at 7:00 p.m. in Penn State Fayete, The Eberly Campus' Maggie Hardy Magerko Auditorium. This event is free of charge and open to the public.
SandStory consists of art images created by Joe Castillo as he uses his hands to draw in sand on a light table. The performance is scored and choreographed to recorded music, and it is performed live on stage with Castillo's work projected on the screen.
Castillo's love for stories moved him to the realm of becoming a motivational performing artist and storyteller where he developed SandStory, ArtStory, and WordStory presentations in both English and Spanish. His art has been sold worldwide and his presentations have been seen by hundreds of thousands of people. Castillo has performed across the United States as well as in Dubai and Beijing, China.
Chad Long, assistant director of student affairs at Penn State Fayette, said "This is not your typical performance. SandStory is a unique opportunity for the campus and the community to experience art and music in unexpected ways."


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Bioware has previously confirmed that Dragon Age: Inquisition will include features to help players navigate the world which are generally found in more action-oriented titles such as the ability to spring and jump. Continuing to unveil new movement abilities within the game, Dragon Age Creative Director Mike Laidlaw confirmed on April 4 that fans will be able to use new dodge mechanics that differ depending on their selected class.
Different classes will have different skills that allow them to move about the field of battle in order to evade threatening attacks. Laidlaw announced on Saturday that these dodge skills can be purchased from skill trees using talent points.
The game's creative director also revealed that the abilities won't be universal to all classes. For example, warriors will be able to roll out of danger while mages can move so quickly that they seemingly "blink" out of sight and into a new location.
The inclusion of dodge mechanics are just another feature in a growing list of new mechanics that are being added to the franchise for the first time in this fall's new release. Dragon Age: Inquisition is slated to launch on Xbox One, PS4, PC, Xbox 360, and PS3.


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Today we will celebrate the life of Cuban-American innovative and avant-guard playwright in our Women's Issues series.
Marie Irene Fornes was part of the great 1960s off Broadway movement. She brought spice and life to the theater focusing on poverty and feminism.
The early life of Maria Irene Fornes
Fornes was born in Haiti in 1930. When her father died in 1945 the family moved to the United States. Like many immigrants Maria Irene Fornes started working in a factory. She really didn't like it and decided to learn English in order to improve her skills. She was so good at her new language that she become a translator.
By the time she was 19 she developed a love for painting. In 1954 she met Harriet Sohmers a noted artist model and writer; the two became lovers. Fornes moved to Paris to study painting and to live with Sohmers. She lived with Harriet for three years. Fornes loved the play Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett even though she could not understand the French language. It was this play that inspired her to look towards playwriting as a career.
The career of María Irene Fornés
In 1957 when Maria and her lover moved back to New York, Fornes began a seven year affair with Susan Sontag a feminist, advocate, and writer whom we have recently covered in this series. While together they encouraged each other to write. Both women were beginning to make their mark on women's issues and feminism. Fornes began writing plays in 1961.
Maria Irene Fornes's 1964 play called Tango Palace established her writing style focusing mainly on character. This play also established her avant-garde style. Her following play The Successful Life of 3 and Promenade brought her an Obie Award in 1965.
"Fefu and Her Friends (1977)… is a feminist play that focuses on female characters and their thoughts, feelings and interrelationships and is told from a woman's perspective. Fornés portrays these characters as real women, in a shift in her play-writing style to realism and naturalism in settings, characters and situations."
Marie Irene Fornes won an Obie Award for The Danube (1982), Mud (1983) and Sarita (1984). Mud was criticized for being negative and pessimistic. However, it dealt with a slice of life that needed to be explored. Here is where Maria Irene Fornes disagrees with the criticism though the environment is one of disparity she was not implying that there is no hope, her plot was just one possibility. Her plays have a common theme of women rising from the oppression of men. Marie Irene Fornes is both celebrated in English and the Hispanic community and is a feminist icon.


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I'll tell you how it's done
Just throw around some rhyming words
Then add a random pun
You want to write a poem?
You want a lot of views?
Just take a famous subject
Maybe something from the news
You want to write a poem?
It won't even take a while
Just search some famous quotes up
'You'll find that life is worthwhile"
(Charles Chaplin)
You want to write a poem?
Well, you know what they say,
Just steal somebody else's words,
Change them to fit your way,
You want to write a poem?
Well how hard can it be?
Take your favorite lyrics,
And take them into custody,
You want to write a poem?
Because you think its easy,
Well that, my fellow writer
makes me feel quite queasy
You want to write a poem
My friend, take my advice
You needn't try
If views are all that's in your mind
Oops that one didn't rhyme
Just change that word to rice
It ain't that big a crime


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Before the age of electricity, people did not have the internet, cell phones, calculators, or GPS navigation devices. If a region of the U.S. ever loses electricity for even a short period of time, however, preppers will have to communicate, calculate, and navigate by using the old fashion methods. This article will discuss how to prepare for this possibility.
Without electricity and a large supply of batteries, preppers will not be able to use the internet and cell phones. That means they will not be able to communicate by email, voicemail, or texting. Thus, the bygone methods of communication, such as notes on the family refrigerator or bulletin board, might become necessary until the electricity is available again.
The problem with these methods of communication is that some people have handwriting so bad that they cannot always read it, even though it is their own handwriting. Other people, for obvious reasons, have even more trouble reading it. Furthermore, the stress of a disaster can worsen anyone's handwriting.
Printing probably will be a more legible method of communication than writing, but even printing can be so bad that important messages could become unreadable or misunderstood.
Some examples of bad printing might occur when the letter:
- "b" is mistaken for the letter "h."
- "e" is mistaken for the letter "c."
- "f" is mistaken for the letter "t."
- "u" is mistaken for the letter "v.
To reclaim this lost art of communication, preppers might do well to communicate with family members by using notes on their family refrigerators or bulletin boards. Preppers should ask for feedback on their writing and make specific handwriting improvements as needed.
Another lost art could very well be basic math skills. We have become so dependent upon pocket calculators that our basic math skills might be less than optimum, especially when we are under stress. It is important to practice our basic math skills occasionally.
Yet another lost art could be map reading, especially among the younger generation that has known only GPS navigation. During a disaster, off road navigation might become necessary. Preppers should use maps for such navigation practice before a disaster strikes.
What other lost arts do you think will be important during a disaster? Why will they be important? How can preppers relearn those lost arts? Please comment below.


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WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Sophomore Melissa Bogert was named to the 2010 Pacific-10 Conference Women's Swimming All-Academic First Team Monday. The Juneau, Alaska native is a mechanical engineering major and has 3.74 cumulative grade point average.
A pair of juniors received second team honors in Jennifer Dean and Talor Whitaker. Dean, a political science major, currently has 3.40 G.P.A while Whitaker has a 3.48 G.P.A in her pursuit of a communication degree.
Senior Michaela Ahlin as well as sophomores Jessie Craig, Andrea Emde and Rachael Krager earned an honorable mention.


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News: Women's Basketball Opens 2012-13 Season, Hosts Veteran's Classic Nov. 9-11
The Pasadena City College women's basketball team opens the 2012-2013 season on Friday, Nov. 9 by hosting the annual Veteran's Day Classic tip-off tournament at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium. The three-day event will feature nine round-robin games between six colleges.
The Lancers will begin the season by facing Southwestern College in a 7 p.m. tipoff Friday. On Saturday, Nov. 10, PCC takes on Irvine Valley (7 p.m.), and on Sunday, Nov. 11, the Lancers conclude things with a 4 p.m. late afternoon affair v. Cypress. Taft and Citrus also are participating in the tournament. The complete schedule for the Veteran's Day Classic is at the following link:
PCC is directed by head coach Joe Peron, who is in his 17th season in charge of the Lancers. Peron is 10 victories shy of 400 in his career. He guided the Lancers to the 2009 CCCAA state championship and six South Coast Conference champion teams.
Top 3-point shooter and All-SCC Second Team selection Stella Ghazarian (pictured), Kahlia Theus, and Sabrina Martinez are all returning sophomore guards from the 2011-12 Lancers. Peron is carrying a 14-player roster. The complete roster is at the following link:
For more information on the tournament and ticket costs for PCC games, contact the women's basketball office at 626-585-7782.
Release Date: 11/08/2012
SERVICE ALERT: PCC will be launching an updated version of this website on Tuesday, June 28, and Wednesday, June 29. During that time, you may notice some changes to content, layout, and functionality of the site, and there may be interruptions in service. We appreciate your patience during the launch, and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.


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The full character and stage roster for Super Smash Bros. 4 for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS may have possibly been revealed several weeks early. According to a report by WiiUDaily from Aug. 20, a supposed leaker has released images of the entire character and stage roster for Super Smash Bros. 4 via the Nintendo 3DS version of the title. With the release of Super Smash Bros. 4 for Nintendo 3DS only weeks away in Japan, there is a possibility that these images are genuine. Nintendo will release Super Smash Bros. 4 for Nintendo 3DS in Japan on Sept. 13 with a North American release following on Oct. 3.
If this rumor is true, there are several new characters joining to the roster of Super Smash Bros. 4. According to the leaked images, the yet to be announced characters include Doctor Mario, Dark Pit, Bowser Jr. Shulk from Xenoblade, and the dog from Duck Hunt. The leaker shares that Shulk has the ability to switch into his Monado mode allowing him to inflict more damage, but also suffer greater damage in a return. Meanwhile, Bowser Jr.'s alternative outfits will be the seven Koopalings, and the dog from Duck Hunt will battle with ducks.
With the new additions, the full character roster may potentially be 49 characters – including the Mii Fighter. Likewise, the leaker shared images of the entire stage lineup. However, the image is rather small and blurry, thus making it hard to distinguish each stage. In total there appears to be 35 stages to select from. Find the leak images here. This information should be taken as a rumor until confirmed by Nintendo.
Super Smash Bros. 4 for 3DS will be released in several more weeks. Those that opt to go digital will be pleased to learn that Super Smash Bros. 4 on 3DS will require 2.1GB of SD card space. Nintendo has not yet announced an official release date for Super Smash Bros. 4 Wii U. We expect to hear on the Wii U versions release date in the coming weeks.


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For the week of
June 12, 2009
- carolinajournal.com
Reaction of the Week
RALEIGH — North Carolina could add more than
42,000 jobs at no cost to taxpayers if the federal government got rid
of its estate tax. That figure is based on research associated with a
new report from the Washington, D.C.-based American Family Business
"While North Carolina continues to throw millions of dollars at
companies to bring in much smaller numbers of jobs, this research
suggests a much more effective way to put North Carolinians back to
work," said Joseph Coletti, John Locke Foundation Fiscal Policy Analyst. "State lawmakers have agreed to forgo as much as
$46 million in tax revenue for the next 10 years so Apple will create
50 full-time jobs. If we can create 800 times as many jobs without
taking money out of taxpayers' pockets, it seems like a good idea."
The new report does not spell out the additional job gains North
Carolina would see with a repeal of its state death tax, Coletti said.
"The state death tax contributes less than 1 percent of tax revenues,
while the benefits of getting rid of the tax could be substantial," he
said. "I would bet that repealing the death tax has a better bang for
the buck than giving targeted incentives to government-selected
A former director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office,
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, conducted the research that led to an estimated
42,376 new jobs in North Carolina. Holtz-Eakin, a former Syracuse
University economics department chairman, estimated the impact of
repealing the federal estate tax at 1.5 million jobs nationally. Since
the tax primarily targets owners of small and family businesses and
family farms, North Carolina's estimate is based on the percentage of
the nation's small-business jobs located in the Tar Heel state.
CJ: Bill seeks to head off regulation of private wellsRALEIGH — A bill that would prevent state and local governments from
regulating private wells is still eligible for consideration in the
General Assembly after just making the session's crossover deadline in
CJ: State funds tagged for 'Hall of Champions'GREENSBORO — The costs of supporting the taxpayer-funded Greensboro
Coliseum are now spread throughout the state of North Carolina. The
Greensboro City Council, at the request of coliseum director Matt
Brown, recently released $2 million in state funds to begin the first
phase of a proposed Atlantic Coast Conference Hall of Champions.
CJ: Charlotte principals given new freedomCHARLOTTE — Thanks to a program introduced by Superintendent Peter
Gorman, some principals in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system are
being freed from the burden of centralized management. Armed with
innovation and frontline knowledge of each school's challenges, these
principals are using their judgment — and not that of district middle
management — to make the best decisions for their schools.
Mary Easley fired; Oblinger resignsRALEIGH — N.C. State Chancellor James L. Oblinger resigned and former
first lady Mary Easley was fired Monday in a stunning new round of
fallout over her job at the university. They join two earlier
casualties: the provost who hired her, Larry Nielsen; and McQueen
Campbell, the trustees' chairman and Easley family friend who suggested
the idea to Oblinger. Both stepped down last month.
Easley involved in wife's hiringRALEIGH — E-mail communication released Monday by North Carolina State
University shows that former Gov. Mike Easley participated in
conversations in 2005 that led to his wife getting a job at the
university. The e-mails and other N.C. State records of Mary Easley's
hiring were turned over to a federal grand jury investigating the
former governor's dealings with friends and contributors while in
State taxes could go upRALEIGH — The N.C. House took a major step yesterday toward approving a state budget plan that would cut spending across state government and raise taxes by nearly $800 million. The House voted 64-52 to incorporate the tax increases into a proposed spending bill for the budget year that will begin July 1. The vote, which came after hours of sharp debate, was along party lines, with Democrats supporting the tax increases and Republicans opposing them.
Monday, June 15, 2009 at 12:00 PM, NoonA meeting of the Shaftesbury Societywith our special guest Holly JacksonA View from the Frontlines How State Think Tanks are Winning the Battle of Ideas
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.Triangle Freedom Club Meetingwith our special guest Becki GrayLegislative Update: A Look Behind the Scenes at What Your State Legislature is Doing
Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.Down East Freedom Club Meetingwith our special guest Becki GrayLegislative Update: A Look Behind the Scenes At What Your Legislators Are Doing
Thursday, June 18, 2009 at NoonJLF/Federalist Society Bi-Monthly Law & Public Policy Luncheonwith our special guest Dr. Andy TaylorJudge Sotomayor and the Judicial Confirmation Process
Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.Western N.C. Freedom Club Meetingwith our special guest Becki GrayLegislative Update: A Look Behind the Scenes at What Your Lawmakers Are Doing
Capital Quotes
"There's no pride in this document."— Rep. Pryor Gibson, D-Anson, commenting to the Winston-Salem Journal on the budget the state House passed this week. Gibson described the House's budget as "the least painful thing that we could come up with."
"This is not savings — this instead would be a bad precedent of merely shifting costs from one level of government to another, and pretending that it's savings."— Chapel Hill Mayor Kevin Foy, as quoted by the Raleigh News & Observer, in an e-mail to Sen. Ellie Kinnaird, D-Orange, on a proposal to start charging police officers and sheriff's deputies a fee to be certified or re-certified by the state as means of helping to close the state's budget deficit. Local governments, and not individual officers, would almost certainly pick up the tab for the (re)certification fees.
"We've had some tough fights but I've never seen anything like the invective in this."— GOP strategist Carter Wrenn, commenting to the Raleigh News and Observer on the level of acrimony in the race for the chairmanship of the state Republican Party.
"As we looked at this project, we started from the premise that it was just not acceptable to let the stadium go into foreclosure."— Winston-Salem City Manager Lee Garrity, as quoted by the Winston-Salem Journal, on the new baseball stadium currently under construction for the Winston-Salem Dash, a class A minor-league team. The Dash's owners say that they haven't been able to find private financing to finish construction of the $40.7 million stadium, and want the city to provide $15.7 million in loans and other aid on top of the $12 million the city has already pledged to the project.
On The Air This Week…
This week on C J Radio…
George Leef of the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy discusses the call for academic freedom by professors; Scott Hodge of the Tax Foundation compares luring business with low tax rates vs. targeted tax breaks; Doug Lance of the Alternative Community Penalties Program argues that sending some offenders to prison wastes taxpayer money; Sen. Pete Brunstetter and Reps. William Current and Nelson Dollar discuss the need for an independent redistricting commission; and JLF's Terry Stoops reveals the incredible growth in nonclassroom school personnel.
This week on NC Spin…
Join guest moderator Henry Hinton
for another week of political discussion and debate on the most
intelligent television talk show in the state. Topics this week: The latest casualties in the Easley Scandal; the changing makeup of our legislature; Apple Computer taking a bite out of taxpayers; and a new law that bans throwing away plastic bottles. This week's panelists: John Hood, president of the John Locke Foundation; Chris Fitzsimon of NC Policy Watch; political consultant Theresa Kostrzewa; and former Lt. Governor Dennis Wicker.
This week on At Issue…
Watch At Issue, hosted by Kim Genardo, Sunday at 9:00 a.m. Also available on the web at www.nbc17.com.
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Our updated wall map of the Middle East region, formerly titled "Afghanistan/Pakistan and the Middle East," includes updated place names and the addition of significant locations currently in the news, such as Marjah, Afghanistan. This wall map covers a broad geographic area ranging from northern Africa through the Middle East to the western edge of China and India. Includes complete coverage of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Oman, Cyprus, and Eritrea. Also includes parts of India, China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Djibouti.
Features thousands of place names, accurate political boundaries, archeological sites, and major infrastructure networks such as roads, canals, ferry routes, airports, and railroads. The region's diverse terrain is detailed through accurate shaded relief, coastal bathymetry, and symbolism for water features and other land forms. Elevations of major peaks and depth soundings are expressed in meters.
National Geographic is a renowned authority in cartography. For 120 years the Society's maps have helped spread geographic knowledge around the globe. A vast database allows National Geographic to combine the latest data gained by space-age technology with innovative digital mapping techniques to create state-of-the-art political, physical, and thematic maps. The Society's meticulous research and attention to detail have established a standard of achievement that is unparalleled.
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World 3 from Yoshi's Island DS first takes place in a tropical beach area, but the second half is in a desert cavern area. The bosses of World 3 are Bessie Bass and Priscilla. Yoshi and friends meet Baby Wario in this world, who joins the party at the start of level 3-5 and accompanies them throughout the rest of the world. At the end of the world, however, Baby Wario leaves the party and joins a group of Bandits.


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Most of us know that we need to create subnet objects and associate them to site objects in our Active Directories. This keeps clients in Site A authenticating to domain controllers in Site A, getting correct DFS referrals, etc.
How do I manage this in an environment with thousands of subnets? Literally, thousands of subnets that are ever-evolving, being added to and taken away.
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It's a trip through dozens of parades, festivals, and community events--with images that the press will likely NEVER use!
These pictures were all taken during 2011, mainly in southeastern Pennsylvania. They cover the gamut of public events, from protests to food feasts. Equipment was almost exclusively vintage Leica M2 and M3 cameras, for the most part mated with the Leica Dual Range Summicron 5cm lens.
Adventure and Action: Images of 2015 Published November 19, 2015
Pull Your Pants Up for Jesus Published December 14, 2014
LUG Yearbook 2013 Published December 31, 2013
Meat Bingo Photographs of 2013 Published December 08, 2013
LUG Yearbook 2012 Published December 31, 2012
Street Called Straight: Adventures in 2012 Published November 23, 2012
The Cats in Our Lives Published April 30, 2012
LUG Yearbook 2011 Published January 07, 2012


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Oldcastle offers a 4-sided, monolithic, structural precast concrete building components for the construction of educational facilities. This building system is an equal, but alternative solution to conventional construction. Oldcastle's precast concrete building components (modules) provide a quality, economical and durable building solution that is environmentally friendly, highly efficient and fast-tracks your construction schedule. Oldcastle also offers precast wall panel and hollow core plank construction.
ECO PAD—Good for the Economy! Good for the Environment!
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Rugged, IP-68 rated Sonim XP1300 Core officially announced, costs $399
Remember how we told you that the Sonim XP1300 Core would be announced in early October? Well, the new rugged phone has been officially unveiled yesterday as "the world's first IP-68 rated GSM handset that's fully submersible in 2 meters of water."
The handset comes in a "dual injected shell" that includes hardened rubber and fiberglass, and meets US MIL-810G certification for humidity, fog, salt, thermal shock and transport shock.
Other features:
- 2 inch scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass display with "high-resolution" (probably not higher than QVGA).
- Withstands 2 meter drops onto concrete
- Noise-cancelling microphone
- MP3 and video players
- Up to 18 hours of talk time
- Up to 800 hours of standby time
- Can work in temperatures ranging from -20 degrees C to +55 degrees C
- 3-Year comprehensive warranty
Sonim says the XP1300 Core will be available worldwide starting November. In the US, the phone will cost $399 unlocked.
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Release Date: 2010-06-29
Genre: Action/Adventure, Horror
Rating: PG
Duration: 7hrs 50min
Relive the epic of Bella, Edward, Jacob and all your favorite TWILIGHT characters at THE TWILIGHT EXPERIENCE at AMC Theatres. For only $30, see both TWILIGHT and THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON before the 12:01am showing of THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE. Guests will also receive a special limited edition-event lanyard (while supplies last), a small popcorn, a small fountain drink, and a coupon for one free ticket with full-priced ticket purchase in July. The experience begins at 6:30pm on Tuesday, June 29.
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The Tech Titans keynote addresses by Sony's Kazuo Hirai, Yahoo's Marissa Mayer, and Cisco's John Chambers on the opening day of the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas all will be webcast live Tuesday.
According to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), sponsor of the annual event formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show, "The Tech Titans keynote series is the stage where CEOs from the most powerful companies in technology present their vision for the upcoming revolutions in products, services and networks that will shape the next wave of innovation." The world's largest yearly consumer-electronics technology trade show will run until Friday.
Here's a rundown of what's up with the Tech Titans keynoters Tuesday:
Kazuo Hirai, CEO and president of the Sony Corp. (NYSE:SNE), will deliver an address based on his unique insights into the latest innovations at the intersection of hardware (e.g., the Sony XBR65-X850A) and software (e.g., the Columbia Pictures-distributed "Grown Ups 2") at 8:30 a.m. PST (11:30 a.m. EST). The Twitterati indicated strong interest in the company two hours before the keynoter, making #SonyCES a top-trending topic on the microblogging social-media site of Twitter Inc. (NYSE:TWTR) at that time. Click here for the Sony-hosted live webcast.
Marissa Mayer, CEO and president of Yahoo Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO), will draw on her perspective as head of the No. 3 search-engine company, as ranked by comScore Inc. (NASDAQ:SCOR), in a speech at 1 p.m. PST (4 p.m. EST). Click here for the Yahoo Screen-hosted live webcast.
John Chambers, chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO), will focus on the so-called Internet of Everything, aka the Internet of Things, in his talk at 4:30 p.m. PST (7:30 p.m. EST). By way of background, Vikram Mahidhar and David Schatsky have a nice summary of the Internet of Things at the Deloitte University Press. Click here for the Cisco-hosted live webcast, which requires free registration.
If you found this article interesting, then you may wish to follow my work at Examiner.com, J.J.'s Risky Business, and Seeking Alpha, as well as via Google+ and Twitter.
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- 2014 CES awards for innovations in 17 product categories announced
- Sony 4K UHDTV best video product of 2013, home-tech specialists say
- Netflix 4K UHD streaming-video content gets real-world test
- 17 things to know about Sony's new PlayStation 4, coming in November
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Forecast discussion: For the longest time, I have been asked by several people when the warm weather was going to come to Boston. Although the high temperature reached 83 degrees at Logan Airport, the dewpoint temperature reached the upper 60's. This high humidity will remain around New England for the next couple of days, as well as the chance at seeing some showers and thunderstorms.
At this time, a warm front pushing through the eastern Great Lakes will bring the chance for an isolated shower or thunderstorm this evening. But, the precipitation will be short lived, as the precipitation shield will move offshore by the end of the morning commute. A cold front associated with the same system will not arrive until tomorrow night, so I am expecting some sunshine and very warm temperatures through the day. Some inland areas may reach 90 degrees. With the humidity, the heat index will make it feel like the lower 90's. We may see a passing shower or thunderstorm tomorrow night. Some thunderstorms may create heavy periods of rainfall.
By Thursday morning, the cold front will be offshore, and cooler air from Canada will begin to move into New England. I am expecting high temperatures to reach the lower 80's on Thursday, and into the middle 70's on Friday. At this time, there are no significant weather features around New England, except for a weak high pressure ridge. However, temperatures will be cool, as daytime highs only reach the lower to middle 70's.
As we head into next week, the computer models are very unsure about the next weather system. At this time, the American model brings a weak cold front from the north down through Rhode Island. The model feels we will see some isolated showers by the evening commute. However, the European model feels the front will move faster, giving us isolated showers by Monday morning. At this time, I am not sure which model is correct. So, I will split the difference and call for isolated showers in the afternoon. As we head into next Tuesday, a low pressure system over the Tennessee River Valley may bring some showers and thunderstorms to our area by Tuesday night. High temperatures will only reach the seasonable level, as they approach the middle 70's.
72 hour forecast:
Tonight: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. It will be humid with patchy fog and a low of 69.
Wednesday: Showers/thunderstorms end by 8 a.m. Partly sunny skies expected with the slight chance for isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms. It will be extremely warm with a high of 87. Winds will come from the northwest at 11-14 mph.
Fenway Park Forecast (1:35 p.m. vs. Minnesota): Partly sunny, humid, chance for an isolated shower or thunderstorm, 84.
Wednesday night: An isolated shower or thunderstorm before 2 a.m. Clearing skies expected for the rest of the overnight hours. We will only have a low of 66 with northwest winds at 5-8 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny skies with a high of 82.
Thursday night: Partly cloudy with a low of 60.
Friday: Mostly sunny with a high of 76.
Friday night: Partly to mostly cloudy with a low of 59.
Extended Forecast:
Saturday: Partly sunny. Highs 71-74, lows 57-60.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs 72-75, lows 60-63.
Monday: Cloudy with isolated showers by the mid-afternoon. Highs 71-74, lows 60-63.
Tuesday: Partly sunny with the chance for evening showers/thunderstorms. Highs 74-77, lows 62-65.


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Remember Craig Gross? He's the head of XXXChurch, the guy I followed at the Adult Entertainment Expo a few years ago as he shared the gospel with porn stars. Here's a refresher:
If Craig Gross considers Jesus Christ his best friend, why is his arm around porn's leading man?
"We are the world. We are the children," Ron Jeremy sings as he and Gross draw a circus crowd at the Adult Entertainment Expo here.
During the past few years, the two—a conservative Christian who considers masturbation a sin and a secular Jew who has performed in 1,900 porn flicks—have grown close and, despite diametric career choices, have come to respect and appreciate each other.
"I have nothing against Ron Jeremy," says Gross, an ordained minister who leads the anti-porn crusade XXXChurch.com "I love this guy. I love hanging out with him."
Indeed the two have hit the speaking circuit together, debating God and porn.
Gross has a new book out, "Pure Eyes: A Man's Guide to Sexual Integrity," and Thursday it topped Amazon's bestsellers in the category of porn. That's right. Just ahead of Jenna Jameson's biography about having sex like a porn star.
He's been posting excerpts on the Men blog at XXXChurch.com. Here's a chapter on prayer.
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Every Tuesday during the season, NHL.com fantasy hockey expert Matt Cubeta will provide you with an in-depth analysis of fantasy forwards in his weekly segment: "The Front Line." From updated rankings to players you should keep a close eye on and much more, Cubeta will be your fantasy forwards insider all season long.
In all likeliness, your league's trade deadline has passed (March 6 was the standard league trade deadline date). Hopefully you've made some moves to help your team toward winning a championship, or if you weren't in contention for the title, you made some trades to build for the future.
The NHL saw plenty of trades that will impact your league. From the Montreal Canadiens' acquisition of Thomas Vanek to the subtle Minnesota Wild trade for Matt Moulson, here's a look at how six of the top forwards have performed since joining their new team and what to expect for the remainder of the fantasy season (in order of where they fall in my updated rankings).
Martin St. Louis, New York Rangers
Games with new team: 3 (0 G, 1, minus-1, 0 PIMs, 1 PPP, 9 SOG)
St. Louis has been skating on a line with former Tampa Bay Lightning teammate and good friend Brad Richards and speedy forward Carl Hagelin. The one noticeable difference is his playing time. With the Rangers having a bit more depth than the Lightning, St. Louis has eclipsed the 20 minute mark just once in three games -- on the season St. Louis' has averaged 21:33 of ice time per game.
Expectation: He'll remain a top-15 forward and should continue to put up point-per-game numbers while getting comfortable in New York.
Thomas Vanek, Montreal Canadiens
Games with new team: 2 (0 G, 0 A, minus-1, 0 PIMs, 0 PPP, 4 SOG)
Like St. Louis, Vanek has seen his time drop in his first two games with the Canadiens (15:34 and 17:54). While this number is sure to rise if the Canadiens want to utilize Vanek's scoring prowess, the fact he no longer plays alongside an elite player like John Tavares will surely hurt his value.
Expectation: As evidenced in my updated rankings, Vanek's fantasy value could continue to diminish.
Marian Gaborik, Los Angeles Kings
Games with new team: 3 (0 G, 0 A, plus-1, 0 PIMs, 0 PPP, 7 SOG)
The Kings need goal scoring and Gaborik should be able to help. He's been skating on a line with Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams and this has the potential to lead to great things for the three-time 40-goal scorer. Gaborik also has been used heavily on the power play in his first three games.
Expectation: While it hasn't been a pretty season for Gaborik, he could easily move up a lot in my rankings once he gets acclimated in Los Angeles.
Games with new team: 2 (1 G, 1 A, plus-2, 0 PIMs, 1 PPP, 7 SOG)
After struggling with the Buffalo Sabres, it was expected that a trade to a contending team would boost Moulson's fantasy value. And so far, so good in Minnesota. Moulson has been skating on a line with Mikko Koivu and Charlie Coyle and things are clicking early on. Moulson also is receiving just over four minutes of power play ice time per game with Koivu, Zach Parise, Ryan Suter and Jason Pominville.
Expectation: Right now I have Moulson ranked 75th among forwards, but he could end up cracking the top-50 like he used to when he was on a line with Tavares on Long Island.
Ryan Callahan, Tampa Bay Lightning
Games with new team: 3 (0 G, 2 A, plus-2, 0 PIMs, 0 PPP, 10 SOG)
Callahan is currently skating on the team's second line with Valtteri Filppula and Ondrej Palat. Not a bad line, but he didn't land the jackpot spot of playing alongside Steven Stamkos. At least not yet. Callahan has two points with the Lightning so far, but he's seeing very limited power play time.
Expectation: Unless he ends up on Stamkos' line, you're best off benching the hard-nosed former captain. He remains a top-100 forward but could be bounced out if his production remains capped in Tampa Bay.
Games with new team: 3 (0 G, 6 A, plus-3, 0 PIMs, 2 PPP, 8 SOG)
Hemsky has looked great in his first three games with the Senators. He's been playing on the top line with Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek and has been very productive.
Expectation: If Hemsky can stick on that line he'll have some sneaky value and should be added in deep leagues, especially if you need assists.
Other players worth monitoring on their new teams: Lee Stempniak (Pittsburgh Penguins), David Legwand (Detroit Red Wings), Martin Erat (Phoenix Coyotes), Tuomo Ruutu (New Jersey Devils)
Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks -- Despite only moving up one spot in my forward ranks, Toews is once again proving why he is an elite fantasy player. Toews has goals in each of his past four games (six goals, one assist) and now has 62 points in 65 games.
Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars -- He is streaky, there's no denying that. But regardless of the streakiness, he still ranks 14th among all players in Yahoo leagues and is now 16th among my forwards. Seguin has five goals and five assists in the past six games, but even more impressive is what he's been doing for the past two months. Since Jan. 14, a span of 19 games, Seguin has eight goals and 17 assists, including five multi-point games. He leads the NHL with three hat tricks, his 66 points are tied for fifth, his 29 goals are tied for eighth and his 215 shots on goal are ninth.
Ryan O'Reilly, Colorado Avalanche -- O'Reilly has yet to record a penalty minute this season and doesn't shoot as much as other forwards (155 shots on goal), but his point production has been outstanding, especially of late. O'Reilly is in the middle of a six-game point-scoring streak (three goals, seven assists) and he has shown extreme consistency, being held without a point just four times in his past 20 games.
Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning -- The last time I ranked Stamkos was on Nov. 5, when I had him as the No. 2 forward behind only Sidney Crosby. Four-plus months later and 45 missed games, Stamkos returns to my rankings as the No. 6 forward. Coming back from an injury as severe as his is never an easy task and I think Stamkos owners need to temper their expectations. The departure of Martin St. Louis also will hinder Stamkos' value. Instead of having a playmaker like St. Louis on his wing, Stamkos is now centering a line with Alex Killorn and Teddy Purcell. Of course, Stamkos still remains one of the best pure goal-scorers of our generation (103 goals in his past 150 games). Start him regularly, but know it won't be as rewarding as you've been accustomed to.
Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks -- With one point in his past 13 games, Sedin continues to fall in the forward ranks. And with his brother and linemate Daniel Sedin on the injured list, Henrik's production woes could continue. I recommend benching him until he shows he can produce something close to what you expect.
Clarke MacArthur, Ottawa Senators -- MacArthur, currently day-to-day with a hand injury, has been one of the brighter surprises in fantasy hockey this season, but it looks like he's starting to run out of gas. In his nine games prior to the injury he had two points and was a minus-6. While his 64 penalty minutes have provided plenty of value to his owners, you should know that 20 of them came on two misconduct calls.
Evgeny Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals -- Kuznetsov's much-anticipated NHL career started out with him skating on the Capitals' fourth line. The 21-year-old had two shots on goal in 10:22 of ice time, with 1:10 of that coming on the power play. As NHL.com contributor Matt Sitkoff pointed out in his Fantasy All-Access story on Monday, Kuznetsov is worth adding in keeper leagues and could end up providing some value this season.
These rankings are based on expectations of the season going forward. The plus or minus for each player is movement based on our most recent rankings -- NR means not ranked in previous rankings. They are based on a standard fantasy league with these offensive categories: G, A, plus/minus, PIMs, PPP, SOG.
1 Sidney Crosby, Penguins (same)
2 Alex Ovechkin, Capitals (same)
3 Corey Perry, Ducks (same)
4 Evgeni Malkin, Penguins (same)
5 Ryan Getzlaf, Ducks (same)
6 Steven Stamkos, Lighting (NR)*
7 Patrick Sharp, Blackhawks (-1)
8 Phil Kessel, Maple Leafs (+2)
9 Patrick Kane, Blackhawks (-2)
10 Claude Giroux, Flyers (+1)
11 Jonathan Toews, Blackhawks (+1)
12 Chris Kunitz, Penguins (-3)
13 James Neal, Penguins (-5)
14 Joe Pavelski, Sharks (-1)
15 Martin St. Louis, Rangers (-1)
16 Tyler Seguin, Stars (+7)
17 Jamie Benn, Stars (+3)
18 Nicklas Backstrom, Capitals (-3)
19 Patrick Marleau, Sharks (-3)
20 Zach Parise, Wild (-2)
21 Logan Couture, Sharks (same)
22 Alexander Steen, Blues (-3)
23 Anze Kopitar, Kings (-1)
24 Matt Duchene, Avalanche (+5)
25 David Backes, Blues (same)
26 Rick Nash, Rangers (-2)
27 Eric Staal, Hurricanes (+1)
28 Taylor Hall, Oilers (+2)
29 David Krejci, Bruins (+2)
30 James van Riemsdyk, Maple Leafs (-2)
31 Thomas Vanek, Canadiens (-4)
32 Jarome Iginla, Bruins (+2)
33 Wayne Simmonds, Flyers (-1)
34 Max Pacioretty, Canadiens (+1)
35 Joe Thornton, Sharks (-2)
36 Gabriel Landeskog, Avalanche (same)
37 Milan Lucic, Bruins (+4)
38 Evander Kane, Jets (+2)
39 Jeff Carter, Kings (+4)
40 Jason Spezza, Senators (+4)
41 Nathan MacKinnon, Avalanche (+1)
42 Bobby Ryan, Senators (-4)
43 Ryan Kesler, Canucks (-4)
44 Jaromir Jagr, Devils (+2)
45 Henrik Sedin, Canucks (-8)
46 Jeff Skinner, Hurricanes (-1)
47 Patrice Bergeron, Bruins (+3)
48 Scott Hartnell, Flyers (+4)
49 Johan Franzen, Red Wings (+6)
50 Blake Wheeler, Jets (-3)
51 Kyle Okposo, Islanders (-3)
52 Kyle Turris, Senators (-1)
53 Marian Gaborik, Kings (-4)
54 T.J. Oshie, Blues (same)
55 Jakub Voracek, Flyers (+1)
56 Mikko Koivu, Wild (-3)
57 Andrew Ladd, Jets (+6)
58 Bryan Little, Jets (same)
59 Derek Stepan, Rangers (+1)
60 Ryan Johansen, Blue Jackets (+1)
61 Brad Richards, Rangers (+1)
62 Brandon Dubinsky, Blue Jackets (-3)
63 Radim Vrbata, Coyotes (+1)
64 Jordan Eberle, Oilers (+1)
65 Clarke MacArthur, Senators (-8) DTD
66 Chris Kreider, Rangers (+1)
67 David Perron, Oilers (-1)
68 Joffrey Lupul, Maple Leafs (same)
69 Alexander Semin, Hurricanes (same)
70 Brad Marchand, Bruins (same)
71 Jaden Schwartz, Blues (+2)
72 Nazem Kadri, Maple Leafs (same)
73 Mats Zuccarello, Rangers (NR)*
74 Jason Pominville, Wild (-3)
75 Matt Moulson, Wild (+7)
76 Brandon Saad, Blackhawks (-1)
77 Patrik Elias, Devils (+2)
78 Brent Burns, Sharks (same)
79 Martin Hanzal, Coyotes (-5) DTD
80 Daniel Alfredsson, Red Wings (-3)
81 Paul Stastny, Avalanche (-1) DTD
82 Shane Doan, Coyotes (+1)
83 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Oilers (-7)
84 Ryan O'Reilly, Avalanche (+6)
85 Valtteri Filppula, Lightning (-1)
86 Tomas Plekanec, Canadiens (-5)
87 Nick Bonino, Ducks (-1)
88 Mike Ribeiro, Coyotes (same)
89 Loui Eriksson, Bruins (+3)
90 Jussi Jokinen, Penguins (-4)
91 Justin Williams, Kings (-2)
92 Tyler Bozak, Maple Leafs (-1)
93 Gustav Nyquist, Red Wings (+1)
94 Adam Henrique, Devils (NR)
95 Dustin Brown, Kings (same)
96 Mike Richards, Kings (+2)
97 Brendan Gallagher, Canadiens (+3)
98 Ryan Callahan, Lightning (-5)
99 Ales Hemsky, Senators (NR)
100 Troy Brouwer, Capitals (NR)
* Appeared on injured list last week
Players that dropped out of previous rankings: Nathan Horton, Cody Hodgson, Reilly Smith
Injured: John Tavares, Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk, Marian Hossa, Daniel Sedin, Chris Stewart, Tomas Hertl, Pascal Dupuis
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Make-or-Break Day for the Near-Term Projections
Jason Haver
The anticipated pattern has tracked perfectly for several sessions. Here's what to watch going forward.
Yesterday was a make-or-break session for the preferred
(INDEXSP:.INX) wave count of an ending diagonal, and today offers similar potential. Heading into Monday's session, wave iii had a short-term invalidation level of 1572.56. The market not only reversed about one point shy of the stop, but then moved down to perfectly break the trendline that "needed to be broken." Thus this wave count gains a bit of confidence and continues forward. The 10-minute chart below is almost unchanged since March 28, as the market has tracked the projection exceptionally well since. For short-term trades, this has provided a few excellent low-risk entries, with clear stop levels along the way.
It can be very tempting to get cocky after the market follows a projected path this well, but these are exactly the times to be cautious as a trader. I can't tell you how many nights I've scalped a string of eight or more consecutive wins, only to grow too big for my britches and give back half my night's profit on one bad trade.
Just as life does, the market has a way of quickly humbling the proud; so moderation and discipline become the keys to lasting success. So often, after we achieve success, we become proud and careless -- but in so doing, we forsake the very qualities which brought us success in the first place. Failure is bound to be the result. At times we seem unable to recognize that we are rising and falling on our own endlessly repeating inner cycles: We fail, so we decide to buckle down and work harder; then we work harder, which allows us to achieve success; then, after we achieve success, we become proud and careless again -- so we lose our hard-earned success only to find ourselves right back where we started. Rinse and repeat. I've known a lot of traders (and beyond), myself included, who have fallen into this trap at times.
I believe one key to trading is to learn to act in accordance with the times, and to recognize that sometimes doing
is actually the most productive thing we can do. Trying to plant crops in frozen ground only wastes precious resources -- so avoid the trap of needing to "constantly be part of the action." We can gain a great deal of understanding by learning to recognize not only the cycles of the market, but also the cycles of our
tendencies. And many days, the opponent we're trying to overcome isn't outside of us at all. I've said it before: I believe our biggest opponent in trading, and the hardest one to beat, is ourselves.
We currently have a pattern that appears reasonably clear -- and we also have some key levels to watch that will tell us where things become less clear.
It's now anticipated that SPX will form another thrust up, to a new high. Ideally, I would like to see this rally break the upper red channel boundary (but this is not required), then reverse back into it and rapidly retrace toward 1540. We are again presented with a very clear stop level for near-term trades, as the diagonal as labeled is invalidated above 1582.82.
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The hourly chart notes the targets of the more bullish alternate count if 1582.82 is broken. This level is key because wave v in a contracting diagonal cannot exceed the length of wave iii. Every now and then, diagonals are transposed slightly from the most obvious count -- in other words, the wave which currently appears to be wave iii could conceivably be an extension of wave i (a diagonal is "allowed" to have a wave that is a double zigzag; a double zigzag is two connected ABCs). That presently appears markedly less likely, but it is not entirely outside the realm of possibilities.
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In conclusion, the ending diagonal pattern has tracked quite well so far, now it remains to be seen if it will conclude with equal ease, or morph into something more bullish. Trade safe.
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A state Department of Motor Vehicles employee from Long Island pleaded guilty Tuesday to forcible touching charges and admitted he fondled a woman while overseeing her road test, Westchester County prosecutors said.
Jean Almonacy, 55, of Hempstead, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of forcible touching during an appearance at the Westchester County Court on Tuesday. Attempts to reach Almonacy for comment were unsuccessful and his attorney did not immediately return a message left at her office.
Under a deal with prosecutors, Almonacy, who was indicted on the charges in January, will be sentenced to six years of probation with sex-offender conditions, a district attorney's office spokesman said. He is scheduled to return to court on Aug. 5 for sentencing.
Authorities have alleged Almonacy inappropriately touched a 20-year-old woman while administering her road test last September in Yorktown. Prosecutors also said he allegedly groped a 21-year-old woman last August during a road test in New Rochelle.
A DMV spokesman said Almonacy, who is a 21-year veteran of the agency, has been suspended from his job since September 2013.


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WW Week 9 / hospital / Fibre 1 bars
Thursday, February 07, 2013
I noticed my last blog was from Week 1. I was so gung ho. Since then so much has happened. Mainly my DH's father cancer got aggressive. We had him to the hospital Dec 19th, but he was able to come home again for the holidays. We brought him back up on Jan 3rd and he was admitted then. He has gotten progressively worse since then. I don't expect him to last much longer than a week or two. We have been up to the hospital just about every day and we did have some calls to come up when he was doing really poorly. He has been the king of the rebounds though and is still holding on. It is sad to see him suffering so much at this point. Between the holidays, eating on the run and emotional eating, I just haven't been focussed on nurturing myself.
I went to a WW meeting this week. First time since Jan 10th. I was very surprised that I was only up .4 lbs. The meeting has re-motivated me and I started tracking points since Tuesday. I was 16 over Tuesday and 4 over yesterday, but I still managed to lose 1 lb. Yes, it is challenging tracking with everything going on, but I need to do this for me.
While I was at the meeting, one of the members (who has lost 15 lbs since Christmas!) mentioned that she carries a Fibre 1 bar in her purse. She mentioned that the Peanut Butter bar was only 2 pts, but to be careful, some are 3 pts. I don't like peanut butter, but last night at the grocery store I found the Strawberry bar has only 2 pts. I tried it for breakfast with an apple this morning. Delicious! I also bought a bunch of frozen Smart Ones dinners. I generally try to stick to real food, but if I know there is an easy frozen dinner when I get home from the hospital, I will be less tempted to stop for pizza, sub or KFC. I will have to look for some more ease low point, low effort food options to keep me going until I have more time to focus again. Meanwhile, I will make sure to attend a WW meeting each week to keep me focussed. I will track my points and I will try to check in on SP more regularly.
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Maybe when you are making meals at home you could double up and make your own
frozen dinners ....much cheaper and you know exactly what is in them.
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Prayers for your family. Keep up the tracking and you can do it.
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With all the stress you are going through how great your weight gain was so little
Dad is holding on for a reason you all do not know but when he feels he needs peace, he will stop the fight. So many older people are like that
Prayers to you and your husband as your go through all this.
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