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Tameka Raymond to Honor Her Son's Legacy on 'Atlanta Exes'
*"Atlanta Exes" hasn't premiered yet, but fans of Atlanta reality (the world) will probably tune in. And Tameka Raymond will be sharing her story about losing her son, Kile Glover, on the show. Glover died in a tragic Georgia jet ski accident back in 2012.
Atlanta Man Gets 4 Years in Jet Ski Crash that Killed Usher's Stepson
*The Atlanta man convicted in a jet ski crash that killed the stepson of R&B singer Usher has been ordered to serve four years in prison. Jeffrey Hubbard was sentenced Wednesday in the death of 11-year-old Kile Glover, the son of Usher's former wife Tameka Foster. Hubbard was riding on the jet ski that … Continue reading Atlanta Man Gets 4 Years in Jet Ski Crash that Killed Usher's Stepson
Guilty Verdict for Man Accused of Killing Usher's Step-Son in Jet Ski Accident
*The man accused of killing the 11-year-old stepson of Usher's ex-wife Tameka Foster has been found guilty on five counts. Jeffrey Hubbard was arrested last March for running over Kile Glover with a jet ski on a Georgia lake in 2012. The boy suffered severe brain injuries when Hubbard's jet ski collided with Kile, who … Continue reading Guilty Verdict for Man Accused of Killing Usher's Step-Son in Jet Ski Accident
Tameka Raymond To Honor Late Son with 5K Run/Walk
*It's been more than a year since the son of Usher's ex-wife Tameka Raymond died in a boating accident on a Georgia lake. Raymond is working to keep the memory of son Kile Glover alive, honoring him with the first Give Thanks 5K run/walk Saturday morning at Chastain Park in Atlanta, reports the Association Press. … Continue reading Tameka Raymond To Honor Late Son with 5K Run/Walk
Tuesday Snaps: Tameka Raymond Honors Late Son
Over the weekend, Tameka Raymond, honored the memory of her late 11-year-old son, Kile Glover. Last year, Kile died after a watercraft accident on Lake Lanier. And in remembrance of his life, Tameka launched the Kile's World Foundation. The foundation will offer art- based camps with multiple workshops including general instruction in the areas of acting, singing, … Continue reading Tuesday Snaps: Tameka Raymond Honors Late Son
Man Pleads Not Guilty in Death of Usher's Stepson
*The man riding the jet ski that killed Usher's stepson has pleaded not guilty to all charges connected to the accident. Jeffrey Simon Hubbard is accused of losing control of the watercraft which collided with 11-year-old Kile Glover on July 6, 2012, while the youngster sat on an inflatable raft on Lake Lanier in Georgia. … Continue reading Man Pleads Not Guilty in Death of Usher's Stepson


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Well, title says it all. I hit the wrong button by mistake and Vanillite forgot Avalanche. Now my kid whom I was "helping out" is inconsolable.
As far as I can tell there is no way to teach Avalanche via a TM. Is all hope of teaching it back to the Vanillite lost then? The Vanillite is at level 31.


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Public health nurses working for the Durham Region Health Department are planning to hold a pre-conciliation strike vote on Thursday.
The 184 registered nurses and nurse practitioners are members of the Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA) and provide clinic services including immunization and sexual health, and provide health promotion programs and services. They also provide Healthy Babies, Healthy Children program services to care for more than 6,000 newborn babies in Durham each year. They have been without a contract since March 31, 2012.
"Our dedicated nurses deserve to be shown the respect at the bargaining table that reflects the integral role they play in the community," ONA president Linda Haslam-Stroud said in a press release.
ONA, which represents 60,000 registered nurses and allied health professionals, and the Durham Region Health Department began bargaining on Sept. 28, 2012 but talks ended on Oct. 29. The union filed for conciliation on Oct. 31 and it is scheduled for Jan. 21.


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To one generation, James Garner was the smooth-talking poker-playing cowboy who did not have much luck with a gun in Bret Maverick. In another era, he was Jim Rockford, the tough and cynical detective who works cold cases in Los Angeles in The Rockford Files.
While his greatest notoriety was on the small screen, Garner enjoyed a steady film career for more than five decades before his death on July 19 at age 84. He gained little awards attention, but his down-to-earth personality rooted in his Oklahoma roots made her a popular figure on the big screen. He started out playing military characters, including in his 1956 debut Toward the Unknown and co-starring with Marlon Brando in the 1957 Oscar winner Sayonara. Garner also showed a diversity in the types of films he appeared: from romantic comedies (alongside Doris Day in 1963's Move Over, Darling) to epic racing thrillers (John Frankenheimer's 1966 Oscar-winning Grand Prix), from Westerns (as Wyatt Earp in the 1988 film Sunset, co-starring Bruce Willis) to space adventures (the 2000 Clint Eastwood hit Space Cowboys).
Yet these five films showed some of Garner's best work on the big screen, from powerful dramas to outrageous comedies, and even romantic films that landed the actor some of his most significant big screen accolades.
1961: The Children's Hour
Garner was the leading man to the powerhouse duo of Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine in director William Wyler's adaptation of Lillian Hellman's controversial play. He portrayed Dr. Joe Carlin, a small town obstetrician who finds himself ensnared in a public scandal when a young girl accuses his fiancee (Hepburn) and a fellow schoolteacher (MacLaine) of being lesbians. Even as the controversy erupts and ruins the teachers, Garner's doctor remains steadfast in his love for Hepburn's fallen woman - all while wondering if the story is actually true. This proved to be Garner's first notable leading role after his stint on Maverick, and would follow with a series of other leading roles throughout the 1960s.
1964: The Americanization of Emily
While he began his film career playing military men, one of Garner's best-known characters in this vein was featured in this romantic dramedy, written by the legendary Paddy Chayefsky and directed by Arthur Hiller - six years before his big success with another romantic hit, Love Story. On the verge of the D-Day invasion, Garner's naval officer Charlie Madison finds himself on duty by an emotionally lost admiral (Melvyn Douglas) - but not before he falls for a British woman (Julie Andrews) who has had her share of loss on the battlefields. Garner said in TV interviews later in life this dark but funny war film was his favorite.
1982: Victor Victoria
Garner re-teamed with Andrews in this 1982 Oscar-winning musical comedy, featuring the talents of director Blake Edwards and the songwriting team of Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse. Andrews starred as a singer down on her luck in Depression-era Paris, when she is rescued by a nightclub performer (Robert Preston) and is transformed into a man impersonating a woman on stage. Her successful act gets the attention of Garner's King Marchand, a Chicago nightclub boss who finds himself smitten - and refuses to believe Victor is truly a man. While Garner does not sing a note of Mancini and Bricusse's score, his tough but humorous portrayal added to the farcical hijinks provided in Edwards' rollicking story.
1985: Murphy's Romance
Of all the films Garner ever appeared in his career, a romantic comedy in which he co-starred with two-time Oscar-winning actor Sally Field would seem the least likely to gain him any awards attention. Yet he received his sole Academy Award nomination for best actor, for his role as the title character, a small town pharmacist who provides support - and potentially more - to a struggling divorced mother (Field). While the publicity for the film mostly surrounded Field and the reunion with her Norma Rae director Martin Ritt, it was Garner's down-home personality that stole the show - and led to his spot as an Oscar nominee. He would ultimately lose to Kiss of the Spider Woman's William Hurt.
2004: The Notebook
While Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling were the leading stars of this adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' romantic novel, it was Garner and his co-star Gena Rowlands who provided the film its pure emotional heartbeat. The story is separated in two periods, with most of it set in the 1940s, where an heiress (McAdams) falls for a boy from the wrong side of the tracks (Gosling) - to the dismay of her mother and the young soldier who falls for her. It is chronicled via present-day scenes in a nursing home, where Garner's narrator reads the story from his notebook to Rowlands' character, a woman suffering from memory loss. Garner's portrayal earned him late-career plaudits, including a supporting actor nomination at the 2004 Screen Actors Guild nomination - at the same ceremony in which he would win the group's Life Achievement Award.


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This is the single most important Greek lexicon in existence. If you're going to
do any serious work in the original Greek of the New Testament, this book is required
reading. Available as a TW module. Read my review here.
^**Geoffrey Bromiley, ed. - "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament" (Abridged)
This is an academic standard Greek word study book, available as a TW module. Read
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Nearly 5,000 entries reflecting the latest of liberal scholarship and archaeological
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Read my review here.
^**George Abbot-Smith - "A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament" eS TW
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^**"American Tract Society Bible Dictionary" eS TW
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module to ISBE.
^**"Bridgeway Bible Dictionary" in .dctx format eS TW
The uniqueness of this dictionary is that it is written by a missionary for Christians
on the foreign field, and that don't have many other resources. It is an excellent
dictionary. This is from his preface:
This book, like most of my books, began life in the Thai language when I lived with
my wife and family in Bangkok. The aim was to produce material that would be a credible
aid to biblical knowledge, but in an easy-read non-technical style that any Christian
could understand.
For more information on the author (Don Fleming), visit his website.
^**E.W. Bullinger - "Figures of Speech Used in the Bible" DICTIONARY FORMAT eS
NOTE: This module also exists as a .topx file here under "General Bible Reference."
However, this DICTIONARY format will be much more usable, especially for TW users.
The content of both are substantially identical.
^**"CARM Theological Dictionary" in .dctx format eS TW
This is a contemporary dictionary of theology - not a dictionary of Bible words.
Example: the word "Jerusalem" is not an entry, but the word "karma" is. CARM stands
for "Chrsitian Apologetics and Research Ministry," and you can see their website
According to their website, here is the bibliography for this resource (quite helpful
if you want to know their theological perspective!):
This dictionary is conservative, contemporary, and reformed.
^**Combo Dictionary: BDB/Thayer/Strong/King James Concordance/TenseVoiceMood
eS TW
NOTE: This is a very nice resource that has been combined together.
^**Wilhelm Gesenius - "Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon..." not currently
NOTE: This is a Hebrew intensive dictionary - no Strong's numbering system included.
If you are not comfortable with Hebrew, the eS version of this module will be functionally
useless. The TW version, though, works quite nicely with theWord, and is highly recommended.
^**Robert Girdlestone - "Synonyms of the Old Testament" eS TW
Does for the OT synonyms what Trench does for the New. Very nice module. Also available
as an .topx/.twm.gbk module here (see "Entire Old Testament" near the top of the
page); but I think most users will get more usage out of this dictionary format.
^**James Hastings - "Dictionary of the Bible (1909)" eS TW
^**James Hastings - "Dictionary of Christ and The Gospels" (2 Vols) eS TW
^**An Intermediate Greek English Lexicon by Henry George Liddell & Robert Scott
^**John Kitto - "Popular Cyclopedia of Biblical Literature" (6 Vols) eS TW
A very nice Bible encyclopedia module. 6 Volumes.
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A massive work! The eSword file is split into two halves (good thing, or eSword would
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**Scofield Reference Index Dictionary eS TW
If you have the Scofield commentary module installed, you'll want this module. If
you enjoy the Scofield commentary module, then you'll love this Scofield dictionary
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^**R.C. Trench - "Synonyms of the New Testament" TW
^**Henry Wace - "Dictionary of Christian Biography and Literature" eS TW
This dictionary covers church history until about 700 A.D. This module is foundational
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^Anonymous Topical Bible Dictionary eS TW
^Charles Buck - "Theological Dictionary" (2 Vols) eS TW
Published in 1802. Dated. Helpful from a historical perspective, especially on sects.
^Hebrew Scriptures Concordance eS TW
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^James Hastings - "Hastings' Dictionary of the Apostolic Church" eS TW
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Brief entries. Very.
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^Latin to English v1.97 Dictionary eS TW
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Morrish was a Plymouth Brethren associated with J.N. Darby. This dictionary reflects
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A simple, brief, concise Bible Dictionary.
Thompson Chain Reference Study Notes eS TW
This is just like the Chain References in the back of your study notes - at least
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^Richard Watson - "Biblical and Theological Dictionary" (5 vols) eS TW
Watson was one of the early theological leaders of Methodism. Arminian.
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When a favorite restaurant closes
By sommerfeld on Feb 07, 2007
Valerie asks what she can do about a favorite restaurant which has lost its lease and will most likely need to move.
Don't Panic.
A while ago (must be over a decade ago by now), the canonical Chinese restaurant at the MIT end of Cambridge, Mary Chung's, lost its lease and was shut down for about a year before they found new space on the other side of Massachusetts Avenue. Mary's was open every day but Tuesday, though she took an annual one-week summer vacation (which was known as "the week of Tuesdays" to some of her regular patrons).
The Year of Tuesdays was painful for some but they came back from it stronger than ever in a better, larger space. Recently they were even one of the five Boston-area restaurants featured in an episode of The Hungry Detective on the Food Network.
There's not a heck of a lot you can do unless you've got connections in the commercial real estate arena, but there are a few things which come to mind:
- Keep patronizing them until the bitter end.
- Stay in touch with the proprieter during the shutdown period (easier with FdM than it was with Mary's since they have the secondary location).
- Most likely there will be some amount of town-level zoning/licensing involved in the move. Generally the only people who comment on such matters are concerned abutters; statements in support of the applicants from satisfied customers will typically make a big impression on the licensing authority.


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Pavel Datsyuk scored two highlight-reel goals Tuesday night, leading the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-3 win over the visiting Calgary Flames.
Datsyuk finished the game with three points, adding an assist on a Tomas Holmstrom goal to his two goals. Holmstrom and Nicklas Lidstrom contributed to a pair of goals.
Robyn Regehr put Calgary on the board first putting a quick wrister through a screen and past Detroit goalie Chris Osgood with 8:59 remaining in the first.
Datsyuk responded for the Red Wings with 4:11 remaining in the period. Datsyuk took a Holmstrom pass while cutting across the Calgary blue line, then stepped around defenseman Cory Sarich and ripped a shot into the top of the net.
The Wings took the lead just 23 seconds later when Kris Draper scored a rebound goal. The goal came just minutes before Draper would leave the game with a leg injury, suffered after fighting for the puck along the boards with Owen Nolan.
At 4:36 of the second and with Detroit on a five-on-three, Holmstrom scored to put the Red Wings up by a pair. Datsyuk got the puck in the left faceoff circle and Holmstrom moved out from his usual spot at the top of the crease into the slow. Datsyuk got him the puck and Holmstrom threw it through Calgary goalie Miikka Kiprusoff.
Rookie Curtis McElhinney replaced Kiprusoff in the Calgary net after the Holmstrom goal. Moments earlier, Kiprusoff blocked a shot with the side of his mask and complained of jaw soreness.
Dion Phaneuf pulled the Flames to back within a goal on a five-on-three with 5:57 remaining in the second, blasting a shot from the high slot past Osgood.
The teams traded goals early in the third period, with Datsyuk adding his second and Alex Tanguay closing the gap for the Flames.
Only 37 seconds into the period, Datsyuk carried the puck from the Detroit blue line and into the Calgary zone. He skated through a group of three Flames and picked the puck back up on the other side before roofing a backhander over McElhinney.
Tanguay's goal came at 3:02 on a two-on-one with Jarome Iginla. Andreas Lilja was caught up-ice, leaving Lidstrom back to cover Iginla and Tanguay. Both Lidstrom and Osgood moved to face Iginla coming down the right wing and he passed off to Tanguay to score into the open side of the net.
Valtteri Filppula wrapped up the game's scoring 3:10 later. A Phaneuf giveaway sprung Mikael Samuelsson down the right wing. Samuelsson gained the Calgary zone and passed up top to Jiri Hudler, who faked a shot and dropped the puck to the trailing Filppula to put past McElhinney.
With just over seven minutes left in the game, Phaneuf laid out Hudler with a high open-ice hit. Hudler remained on the ice for a few seconds but went off under his own power and later returned. Lilja fought Phaneuf in retaliation.
Osgood finished the night with 19 saves on 22 shots against. Kiprusoff stopped 12 of 15 shots while McElhinney stopped 18 of 20.
Each team scored once on the power play, both goals coming on five-on-threes. Detroit had seven power play chances and the Flames had five.
The Red Wings will be back in action on Thursday when the Tampa Bay Lightning visit Joe Louis Arena.
Notes: Draper drove himself to the Detroit Medical Center for an MRI on his injured leg. The results are expected to be known on Wednesday.
The goalie fun continues... MacLeod says that Chris Osgood will start in goal against Calgary.
Well this got kinda chippy quick. So much for a fast game, I'm going to have to leave for a soccer practice before the end of the game. The DVR is set.
Draper's out. Leg injury. Not good.
It's confirmed? Darn ;_;What's the whole deal with Mike Keenan? Is he their coach or GM? I wasn't listening and got really confused because I thought I saw Jim Playfair on the bench. XDWOO Go Pavel Datsyuk <3
Awesome goals by Datsyuk tonight and one from Valtteri Filppula.
Let's hope Hudler is ok, that was dirty by Dion Phoneuf(sp?)
And Draper, him too
Back from my soccer stuff, got caught up with the third period. Phaneuf totally left his feet on the hit. Weak.
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Is Japan losing its competitiveness?
Author: Richard Katz, The Oriental Economist
Although Japan's merchandise trade deficit in 2011 — the first since 1963 — is a product of the natural disasters of 2011, it is a harbinger of things to come. Sometime within this decade, Japan is likely to start running chronic trade deficits.
While some economists see this happening within three years, it will probably take somewhat longer.
A number of countries run trade deficits because of macroeconomic conditions at home, rather than a loss of competitiveness. The US, for example, runs a trade deficit because it continuously consumes more than it can produce. But in Japan's case, the anticipated switch from a trade surplus to a trade deficit does appear to reflect declining competitiveness. Japan's share of OECD-country exports has fallen from a peak of 12 per cent in 1984 to 7.6 per cent in 2010. By contrast, the US share was 17 percent in 2010, just one point below its share way back in 1972. And when it comes to high-tech goods, Japan's share of OECD exports has halved from 22 per cent in 1989 to 10.6 per cent in 2009. Conversely, South Korea's share of OECD high-tech exports has steadily risen from less than 4 per cent in 1989 to 11 per cent by 2009. This rise took place whether the Korean won was strong or weak.
Competitiveness is, of course, a relative term — just take a look at cars. Toyota's Camry and Honda's Accord used to be America's best-selling mid-size cars because they had fewer defects than Detroit models, and they could charge a price premium of a few thousand dollars. Not any longer. Today, the Ford Fusion has passed the Accord in sales. Moreover, Honda and Toyota now have to hold prices down to Detroit levels in order to maintain their market share. The same is true of Japan's big electronics firms. Sony — a company once known for being first in developing new products, from walkmans to VCRs — is no longer the innovator it used to be. When it comes to new products like mobile phones, Japanese brands are a rarity in international markets, and are losing market share at home.
While Japanese firms are losing competitiveness, Japan as a base of production is losing competitiveness even faster. With every passing day, Japan's top exporters are deciding it is better to reach their overseas customers via overseas production rather than exporting from Japan. The Japanese auto industry now sells 2.5 times as many vehicles made in its overseas plants as it exports from home. Reportedly, Nissan intends to halve the number of cars it currently exports from Japan by 2016. The same trend is evident throughout other major sectors which have historically contributed to Japan's trade surplus, including consumer electronics and machinery.
There are some who deny that the trade deficit is an indicator of declining competitiveness. They argue that the trade balance reflects nothing more than the domestic balance of savings and investment. A nation that saves more than it invests (or produces more than it consumes) will run a trade surplus. According to this school of thought, if Japan is turning toward a trade deficit, it is just a reflection of declining household savings rates and big budget deficits.
But this logic is deeply flawed. No matter what is going on with Japan's own savings and investment rates, it can only run a trade surplus of, say, US$300 billion if the rest of the world combined runs a trade deficit with Japan of US$300 billion. What if the rest of the world decides to switch from Japanese to Korean cars and electronics goods? Or just buys fewer cars and TVs? Or if the rest of the world reduces budget deficits, which reduces its savings-investment gap and so causes its combined trade deficit with Japan to fall by US$100 billion? In that case, Japan's trade surplus has to fall by US$100 billion, forcing its domestic savings surplus to also fall by US$100 billion. This will happen because, as Japan exports less, corporate profits (a big part of its national savings) will decline. So will employment and tax revenue. This, in turn, will increase the government budget deficit.
It is possible to tell whether Japan's trend toward trade deficits reflects its domestic savings trends or else declining competitiveness by looking at the price Japan charges for its products. As with a company, a country that has to charge less for its products and still loses market share has a fundamental competitiveness problem. Consider the value of the yen. In nominal terms, the yen seems to be at a record high. But to measure the true price competitiveness of Japanese exports, we have to take into account deflation in Japan compared to inflation everywhere else. According to the Bank of Japan, the real, price-adjusted value of the yen is 10 per cent below its quarter-century average since 1986. When Japanese firms complain that the yen is too high, what they are really complaining about is that the yen is no longer as cheap as it was in the mid-2000s, when it was as much as 25 per cent below its long-term average.
So, despite arguments to the contrary, Japan's is definitely suffering from declining competitiveness. And that is the main reason it is likely to turn from chronic trade surpluses to chronic trade deficits sometime during this decade
Richard Katz is Editor at The Oriental Economist.
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MARKET SNAP: At 6:05 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures up 0.1%. 10-Year Treasury yield lower at 2.37%. Nymex up 26 cents at $94.12. Gold 0.1% higher at $1287. In Europe, FTSE 100 up 0.1%, DAX down 0.1% and CAC 40 down 0.1%. In Asia, Nikkei 225 up 0.1% and Hang Seng down 0.6%.
WATCH FOR: MBA Purchase Applications (7:00 a.m. Eastern Time). EIA Petroleum Status Report (10:30). Brown Shoe, Chico's, Donaldson, Express, Guess, Michaels, Tiffany, Williams-Sonoma and Yingli Green are among companies scheduled to report quarterly results.
The S&P 500's first-ever close above 2000, the latest milestone in the market's record-breaking march higher, offers a chance to reminisce about the past and what clues it offers for the future.
The S&P 500 first topped 1000 in February 1998 amid building excitement over Internet stocks. EBay went public that year, Amazon.com's stock could do little wrong and the manic dot-com craze was around the corner. The rally would continue for another two years before everything came to a screeching halt.
More than 16 years and two boom-and-bust periods later, much has changed. The S&P 500 has doubled, but investor sentiment is much more subdued. Taxi-cab drivers and barbers are no longer talking stocks. Day trading is far from the sensation it was in the late 1990s.
The bursting tech bubble and the financial crisis scarred investors. Many mom-and-pop investors sat on the sidelines and missed out on what has become one of the greatest bull markets in history. Some $155 billion poured out of domestic stock funds from 2008 to 2012, according to data provider Lipper, while $1.15 trillion roared into bond funds over the same time frame. Only in 2013 did investors finally start putting cash back into stock funds again.
The S&P 500 has rallied 195% since March 2009, the fourth best bull market since 1928 in terms of both duration and magnitude, according to Bespoke Investment Group. A combination of easy-money policies from the Federal Reserve, improving corporate profits, increasing deal activity and a recovering economy has driven the market to record levels.
The S&P 500 is up 8.2% this year on top of last year's 30% surge.
The question now is how much longer can the rally go? As we noted in yesterday's column, experts remain confident. Corporate profits are strengthening, risks of recession are muted and valuations are much more favorable today than they were 16 years ago. Interest rates also remain low even as the Fed has curtailed its bond-buying program.
The S&P is currently trading at about 15.5 times next year's earnings, according to FactSet. That's higher than the 10-year average of 13.9, but it's well below the 23.1 price/earnings multiple the S&P 500 sported in early 1998.
"It may be just another round number, but we do find it noteworthy that…the S&P is still a good bit cheaper than in 1998," said Chris Verrone, head of technical analysis at Strategas Research Partners in New York, noting corporate profits have risen about 150% over that time frame.
More than 16 years and 1,000 points later, the S&P 500 has finally doubled in value. It's a long time coming, but it's a moment that's worth celebrating. And based on the current investing landscape, there's little reason to believe there won't be more milestones ahead.
Morning MoneyBeat Daily Factoid: On this date in 2007, NFL quarterback Michael Vick pleaded guilty to a federal dogfighting charge. He spent nearly two years in prison before returning to the NFL. After returning to the Philadelphia Eagles for a few seasons, he currently plays for the NY Jets.
-By Steven Russolillo; follow him on Twitter @srussolillo.
–Chris Dieterich contributed to this report.
Tiffany & Co. is scheduled to report second-quarter results before the bell. Analysts are projecting the luxury jewelry retailer to continue to show strength in sales and higher profit than a year ago. The company has beaten estimates for sales in four of the last five quarters.
Smith & Wesson will be in focus, as its shares dropped in the extended session Tuesday after the gun maker warned of weak rifle demand and offered an outlook that fell below Wall Street estimates.
Google will be also be watched as the internet company has acquired special-effects startup Zync.
Israel, Hamas Agree to Open-Ended Cease-Fire: "Israel has agreed to an open-ended cease-fire in its seven-week military confrontation with Hamas. Negotiations on details of the accord are to resume in Cairo in coming days."
Iraq Insurgents: Patient, Ready to Take Losses: "Islamist insurgents in Iraq have booby-trapped roads to stymie a newly launched Kurdish counteroffensive, part of a strategy that opposing forces describe as relying heavily on patience and willingness to take losses."
S&P Closes Above 2000 for First Time: "The S&P 500 index notched its first-ever close above 2000 on Tuesday, a new milestone in the stock market's march higher."
Russia-Ukraine Talks Yield Little Progress: "Face-to-face talks between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents failed to produce a breakthrough for ending the conflict over eastern Ukraine, as Kiev released videos of captured Russian soldiers and rebels pushed toward a government-held city."
Heard on the Street: A More Durable Support for Stocks: "A pickup in durable goods orders suggests economic recovery is gaining traction, which is good for stocks but also has a downside."
Burger King Deal Draws Tax Criticism: "Burger King Worldwide defended its acquisition of Tim Hortons as the hamburger chain came under criticism for its effort, backed by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, to move the quintessential American brand to Canada."
Limits Are Urged for Some REITs: "State securities regulators are pushing for restrictions on nontraded real-estate investment trusts, saying added protections are needed for small investors who may not fully understand the risks."
Snapchat Fetches $10 Billion Valuation: "Kleiner Perkins agreed to invest in Snapchat at a valuation of close to $10 billion, making it one of the world's most valuable private tech start-ups."
Best Buy Predicts Rough Holiday Season: "Best Buy predicted another hard-fought holiday season, anticipating deep price cuts and lower sales as retailers' battle for shopper dollars intensifies both online and in stores."
American Airlines Pulls Fares From Orbitz Again: "American Airlines has withdrawn its flights from consumer websites powered by Orbitz, following a similar dispute between the airline and the travel website about three years ago."
Take Back Control of Your Inbox: "Joanna Stern tests apps and services to help her clear out nearly 6,000 unread emails—most of which were fired off by the marketing bots of social networks, retailers and service providers."


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A man who claims to have had contact with Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian man who died Wednesday morning in Dallas, is being evaluated for Ebola after showing up at suburban clinic with symptoms viewed as consistent with the disease.
Staff at CareNow, an urgent-care clinic in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, called the city's emergency dispatch center to report that a patient was exhibiting symptoms of Ebola, according to a statement the city released on Wednesday. The patient told officials he had been in contact with Duncan, according to the statement.
If the man tests positive for Ebola, it would mark the second transmission of the virus outside of Africa. The first was a nurse who tested positive in Spain on Monday.
Medical-Device Industry Defends Against Payment Reform
Medical technology companies are warning that burgeoning pay-for-performance and risk-based reimbursement models will motivate providers to block access to clinically important innovations.
Healthcare economists and quality experts, though, counter that the new models appropriately put the onus on manufacturers to prove their products are worth the cost.
New payment models have proliferated quickly in recently years, nurtured by provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. More than 360 accountable care organizations have signed contracts with Medicare, agreeing to strive for cost and quality targets to earn some of the savings achieved (or in some cases return money to the government if they fail). Many providers are striking similar agreements with private payers—Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association recently said that it's now paying one in five dollars under incentive-based contracts—or assuming financial risk with their own insurance products.
Fixes for States Facing End to Exchange Subsidies
Tuesday's split decision in two federal appellate court cases over whether consumers shopping on the federal insurance exchange can receive premium subsidies could have major effects on the healthcare market. But some experts say officials in states that have not established their own state-run exchanges could solve the problem fairly easily if they want to, and that they will face significant political pressure to do so.
A study by the Urban Institute concluded that 7.3 million Americans would lose $36.1 billion in federal subsidies in 2016 if states that defaulted to the federal exchange can't access subsidies. That would have a big impact on the exchange insurance market, both in the number of consumers buying plans and in the health status of the greatly reduced pool of enrollees.
here was widespread healthcare industry surprise and dismay over the 2-1 decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in Halbig v. Burwell that subsidies could only go to qualifying exchange plan enrollees in states that established their own exchanges, disallowing subsidies in up to 36 states served by the federal exchange.
Appeals Court Strikes Down ACA Insurance Subsidies
A federal appeals court has ruled the Obama administration cannot subsidize insurance premiums for nearly 7 million Americans, dealing a serious blow to the Affordable Care Act. The ruling sets up an almost-certain appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Two judges with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington ruled Tuesday that the text of the reform law clearly forbids income-tax subsidies to go to low- and middle-income Americans who use one of the 34 federally run insurance exchanges. The tax subsidies have been flowing since the beginning of the year, based on a 2012 interpretation of the law by the IRS.
The actual text of the law says the sliding-scale tax credits are only available for coverage purchased "though an exchange established by the state," which only 16 states did. IRS officials had claimed the imprecise wording of the law contradicted Congress' overall intent to expand insurance coverage as widely as possible. But that argument did not win the day Tuesday.
"Because we conclude that the ACA unambiguously restricts the section 36B subsidy to insurance purchased on Exchanges 'established by the State,' we reverse the district court and vacate the IRS's regulation," the two-member majority wrote.
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Resigns
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has resigned her post barely a week after the close of the tumultuous initial open-enrollment period for the healthcare reform law's insurance exchanges.
The six-month signup period was plagued by technology problems that initially thwarted consumers' attempts to enroll in coverage. But it closed with a surge of interest that ultimately saw the Obama administration top its goal of 7 million enrollments. The tally has grown to 7.5 million, Sebelius testified during a budget hearing on Capitol Hill just hours before her resignation was reported.
"Maybe this is a good point to make the transition, given that the enrollment for 2014 is just finished," said Paul Ginsburg, a health policy expert at the Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California. "It finished on a high note despite all the problems experienced since the beginning. If a change was going to be made, this seems like a pause to make a change like that."
Sebelius will be replaced by Sylvia Mathews Burwell, who currently serves as director of the Office of Management and Budget. The change was first reported by the New York Times.
More Deadlines Extended as Exchange Enrollments Increase
The deadline for purchasing insurance coverage that starts Jan. 1 through the federal online marketplace passed as Christmas Day began. But federal officials signaled some wiggle room for consumers who tried to meet the deadline but were stymied by problems with the website.
Those individuals were instructed to contact the federal call center for further assistance. "We have developed a robust casework process to address individual inquiries, respond to specific situations and help consumers transition to new coverage," CMS spokeswoman Julie Bataille wrote in a blog post Tuesday. "Consumers will hear directly from their health plan about the date their coverage is effective."
The announcement was just the latest delay as federal officials seek to get as many people signed up for Jan. 1 coverage as possible given the technical problems that plagued HealthCare.gov in October and November. Originally, the deadline was Dec. 15 for coverage that takes effect at the start of 2014.
Some states that are running their own exchanges have opted for further delays. California announced Tuesday that individuals who had started applications by Dec. 23 would have four additional days to sign up for coverage, although they would need to contact the state's call center to complete their enrollments. In Minnesota, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, individuals will have until the final day of 2013 to select coverage that begins Jan. 1.
Federal officials indicated that they continued to see a surge in enrollments as the deadline for 2014 coverage approached. On Monday, more than 2 million individuals visited HealthCare.gov, according to the CMS. Of those, 129,000 were directed to the website's "queuing system" because of traffic congestion. They were then sent e-mails encouraging them to return to the online marketplace when traffic had ebbed. President Barack Obama said last week that more than 500,000 individuals had enrolled in private health plans through the federal marketplace during December—roughly four times the level of enrollments in October and November combined.
State exchanges also witnessed a late surge in enrollments. The Washington Health Benefit Exchange reported that 10,000 individuals signed up for private health plans on Dec. 23 alone. That's 15% of total enrollments since the exchange opened for business Oct. 1. California announced Monday that it had topped 400,000 enrollees in private plans.
Including enrollment in plans through state marketplaces, Obama said, 1 million Americans had enrolled in exchange plans since open enrollment started Oct. 1. However, the number remains well behind pace to meet the 7 million enrollments projected by the Congressional Budget Office by the close of the March 31 sign-up period.
Affordable Care Act Raises Prices and Limits Medical Choices
As President Obama reluctantly granted Americans thrown off their health plans quasi-permission to possibly keep them, he called them "the folks who, over time, I think, are going to find that the marketplaces are better." He means the ObamaCare exchanges that are replacing the private insurance market, adding that "it's important that we don't pretend that somehow that's a place worth going back to."
Easy for him to say. The reason this furor will continue even if the website is fixed is that the public is learning that ObamaCare's insurance costs more in return for worse coverage.
Mr. Obama and his liberal allies call the old plans "substandard," but he doesn't mean from the perspective of the consumers who bought them. He means people were free to choose insurance that wasn't designed to serve his social equity and income redistribution goals. In his view, many people must pay first-class fares for coach seats so others can pay less and receive extra benefits.
Liberals justify these coercive cross-subsidies as necessary to finance coverage for the uninsured and those with pre-existing conditions. But government usually helps the less fortunate honestly by raising taxes to fund programs. In summer 2009, Senate Democrats put out such a bill, and the $1.6 trillion sticker shock led them to hide the transfers by forcing people to buy overpriced products.
This political mugging is especially unfair to the people whose plans on the current individual market are being taken away. The majority of these consumers are self-employed or small-business owners. They're middle class, rarely affluent. They took responsibility for their care without government aid, and unlike people in the job-based system, they paid with after-tax dollars.
Now they're being punished for the crime of not subsidizing ObamaCare, even though the individual market was never as dysfunctional or high cost as liberals claim. In 2012, average U.S. individual premiums were $190, ranging from a low of $123 in North Dakota to a high of $385 in Massachusetts. Average premiums for family plans fell that year by 0.5% to $412.
Those numbers come from the 13,000 different policies from 180 insurers sold on eHealthInsurance.com, the online shopping brokerage that works. (Technological wonders never cease.) Individuals can make the trade-offs between costs and benefits for themselves. This wide variety is proof that humans don't all want or need the same thing. If they did, there would be no need for a market and government could satisfy everybody.
Supreme Court to Hear Obamacare Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to referee another dispute over President Barack Obama's healthcare law, whether businesses can use religious objections to escape a requirement to cover birth control for employees.
The justices said Tuesday they will take up an issue that has divided the lower courts in the face of roughly 40 lawsuits from for-profit companies asking to be spared from having to cover some or all forms of contraception.
The court will consider two cases. One involves Hobby Lobby, an Oklahoma City-based arts and crafts chain with 13,000 full-time employees. Hobby Lobby won in the lower courts.
The other case is an appeal from Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp., a Pennsylvania company that employs 950 people in making wood cabinets. Lower courts rejected the company's claims.
The court said the cases will be combined for arguments, probably in late March. A decision should come by late June.
The cases center on a provision of the healthcare law that requires most employers that offer health insurance to their workers to provide a range of preventive health benefits, including contraception.
In both instances, the Christian families that own the companies say that insuring some forms of contraception violates their religious beliefs.
The key issue is whether profit-making corporations can assert religious beliefs under the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act or the First Amendment provision guaranteeing Americans the right to believe and worship as they choose. Nearly four years ago, the justices expanded the concept of corporate "personhood," saying in the Citizens United case that corporations have the right to participate in the political process the same way that individuals do.
HealthCare.gov "Plan B" – Direct enrollment?
To ease insurance sign-ups that have been slowed by federal website problems, CMS officials have announced that individuals and families now can enroll for exchange health plans directly through insurers and still qualify for a federal premium subsidy.
Previously, HHS directed everyone seeking exchange plan coverage and a federal premium subsidy—available to individuals and families earning up to 400% of the federal poverty level—to enroll through a state- or federally operated marketplace.
In actuality, HHS finalized rules on direct enrollment by insurers in August. As Tim Jost, a Washington and Lee University law professor and healthcare reform expert describes the process in a Health Affairs blog, the applicant must start at the insurer's website and provide basic information, then transfer to the exchange website where eligibility for premium tax credits is determined. Then the applicant returns to the insurer's website for plan selection.
HHS has announced it will permit direct enrollment in the 36 states served by the federal exchange. But it's up to each state-run exchanges to decide for itself whether to allow it, Jost said. Consumers also can sign up for exchange health plans through insurance agents and brokers who have received exchange training and certification.
Given the ongoing difficulties of the federal website, direct enrollment through insurers could prove to be an important alternative method for allowing large numbers of individuals to sign up for coverage. But it remains to be seen how well federal officials and insurers can make this work.
Some consumer advocates fret that having people sign up directly through insurers undermines one of the advantages of the online marketplaces, since consumers will only see the plan options offered by that particular insurer and won't be able to comparison shop for the plan that best meets their needs in terms of benefits, premium, cost-sharing and provider network.
But the HHS final rule does require insurers to inform all direct-enrollment applicants that other qualified plans are offered by other insurers through the exchange, and to give them an opportunity to view the premiums, benefits and other features of those other plans.
Jost wrote that direct enrollment will facilitate getting as many people enrolled in coverage as quickly as possible. While the direct enrollment portal hasn't been working well up to this point, HHS said it has fixed some of the problems, and insurers are checking to see if they can make it work.
State-Run Haelth Care Insurance Exchanges See Enrollment Success
The chaotic rollout of the federal online marketplace, HealthCare.gov, and the low enrollment through the site has been the dominant storyline since it opened for business on Oct. 1. Fewer than 27,000 people in the 36 states served by the federal portal successfully enrolled during the first month of business.
But state-run exchanges operated in 14 states and the District of Columbia generally fared better in getting up and running. About three quarters of enrollees nationwide as of Nov. 2—nearly 80,000—signed up for private plan coverage through those 15 exchanges. That significantly boosted the first month's nationwide enrollment, though the 106,000 figure still amounted to only about one-fifth of what the Obama administration originally projected for October.
On Thursday, Families USA, a group focused on expanding insurance coverage, hosted a call with reporters to emphasize some of these state successes. In New York, for example, as of Nov. 12, nearly 50,000 people had signed up for coverage. Those enrollments were split almost evenly between individuals who qualified for Medicaid plans and those who signed up for a private health plan offered on New York State of Health.
n Connecticut, roughly 14,000 individuals have signed up for coverage through the state's online marketplace. Kevin Counihan, CEO of Access Health CT, said that's roughly double what was anticipated. Those expectations were influenced by Counihan's experience serving as chief marketing officer for Massachusetts' Connector exchange when it launched in 2007. Only 123 individuals enrolled for coverage in the first month that the Massachusetts marketplace was open for business in 2007.
But even in states where the exchanges are functioning relatively well, there is some residual fallout from the problems associated with the federal website. Covered California enrolled roughly 60,000 individuals for coverage in its first six weeks of operations. But Peter Lee, the exchange's executive director, said his marketplace has had to tweak its marketing material to emphasize that the California website is working, because residents aren't necessarily aware that it's separate from the federal marketplace.
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On 5 Jul 2004, at 10:23, Laforge Guillaume wrote: >> Maybe we should change it that if the class does not have a static >> main >> method then it will try running it with TestRunner? > > So we should try first to run the main method if present ? Then only > run the test if it's a test ? > >> Incidentally, another tweak I'd like is, if a class is not a test case >> or have a main method but implements Runnable, then try instantiating >> the class (using a zero argument constructor, or one that takes a >> String[] args parameter), then call run(). > > That should be doable Mr Strachan > I'll try to see if I can do that this evening when I'm back home. > > So, to recap (in pseudo code): > > if (theClass has a main method) { > run the main method > } else if (theClass instanceof GroovyTestCase) { > use the test runner to run it > } else if (theClass implements Runnable) { > if (theClass has a constructor with String[] params) > instantiate theClass with this constructor and run > else if (theClass has a no-args constructor) > instantiate theClass with the no-args constructor and run > } > > Is it the desired behaviour ? Sounds great :) One minor nitpick, we might want to do the 2nd test case (does it extend GroovyTestCase) using reflection or something to avoid a ClassNotFoundException if folks are using the GroovyShell embedded inside some environment where junit is not on the classpath. No biggie though. James ------- http://radio.weblogs.com/0112098/


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The son of one of the greatest players in Purdue history bested his father's alma mater on Wednesday night.
With Big Ten leader Michigan trailing Purdue by one and only 2.9 seconds left in overtime, Wolverines coach John Beilein drew up an inbound play to have Glenn Robinson III curl around a back screen and break free at the rim on the backside of play. The inbound pass from Caris LeVert was a tad late and well overthrown, but Robinson managed to corral it, drive baseline and bank in difficult shot to give the Wolverines a 77-76 overtime victory.
Of course facing floundering Purdue figured to be a game Michigan should win, but the Wolverines appeared to suffer a first-half letdown on the heels of their emotional win over Michigan State a few days earlier. The Boilermakers led 27-8 after almost 13 minutes and still led by 13 at halftime.
There was no game-changing second-half surge from Michigan. The Wolverines instead gradually rallied, forging their first tie with less than two minutes remaining and taking their first lead in overtime.
With Nik Stauskas and LeVert a combined 9 of 30 from the field, it was Robinson who stepped up to deliver an efficient 17 points and 8 rebounds. That was surely encouraging for Wolverines fans who have watched Robinson average nearly 13 points per game this season but also struggle to create his own shot and often fade in big games.
If Robinson can provide consistent perimeter scoring, that adds another weapon to Michigan's potent perimeter arsenal.
At best, Wednesday's shot could represent a big step forward for Robinson. At worst, it's bragging rights over his dad's alma mater and a memory he'll probably cherish forever.
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Most basically, this is a book about the body, about the erotic body, about the erotic body as an expression and manifestation of fleshy desire in all its forms. Most wonderfully, it is about how the erotic is not rational, not simple, not tidy. It about how life -- real life, passionate crazy unwieldy life -- twists and turns, laughs and cries, turns us inside out over and over again, in ways that are wonderful and horrible, exciting and painful, sexy and bizarre all at once. These are the days of miracle and wonder.
Jeff Zipper Jeff Zipper has been working for over 30 years pursuing his passion for photography. Travelling through United States, Mexico, Great Britain, Spain and West Africa he established a particular style marked by erotic, stylised scenes, often with fetishistic subtexts. He extended his work , notably with his "Mystic river" series which marked the pinnacle of his erotic-urban style, underpinned with excellent technical skills. He also worked in architecture photography,portraiture and more social studies. Zipper's photography has addressed dramatic issues, including erotism,religion,death. He works primarily in black and white.
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Battlecross: Full album stream premieres on Revolver Magazine's site
Music video for Push, Pull, Destroy to debut on Metal Injection
Revolver Magazine
hosts a worldwide premiere of
upcoming full-length debut
Pursuit of Honor
, scheduled to hit North American record shelves on August 2nd.
Pursuit of Honor
contains 11 tracks (10 songs plus intro) that
Metal Assault
says are "bristling with fist-pumping, face-melting heavy metal at its finest." While
Metal Sucks
notes "Guitarists Tony Asta and Hiran Deraniyagala of Detroit's
are childhood friends just like Axl and Vince ain't that cute? But for realz, there's a certain kind of chemistry that comes with knowing someone for so long, and in the case of
you can hear it in the tightness, conciseness and stellar riffery of their MB debut
Pursuit of Honor
"Our mindset was to deliver a no bulls***, straight to the point, bang your head, relentless punishment kind of record. I want this album to give people chills. Like driving 90 in a 40 mph speed zone and not even realizing it. We want people to feel like they can take on the world after listening to this record" comments the band of the record.
To check out
Pursuit of Honor
in its entirety, point your browser
. The stream will run from July 25 to August 1, the day before the record hits streets.
"Blurring the lines of old-school thrash and new-school melodic deathcore, these 10 songs plus intro have that knack of producing instantaneous aural excitement With
Pursuit of Honor
, they prove Americans can balance thrash, death and a touch of the modern screams without pandering to the lowest common denominator."
8.5/10 Blistering.com
"Overall I would go as far as saying that this is one of the most 'complete' heavy metal albums I have heard in recent times. Not only does it have elements that fans of a variety of sub-genres can relate to, but it combines them excellently well to result in a very cohesive, well-rounded album. Whether you're a fan of traditional metal stalwarts like Iron Maiden, groove metal heavyweights like Pantera and Lamb of God, Megadeth-esque technical thrash metal, death metal, or even power metal, you will most definitely enjoy this album."
9 ½ / 10 MetalAssault.com
In other news;
first music video for the track
Push, Pull, Destroy
is set to premiere with
on release date, August 2. Make sure to head over to the site to check it out, leave a comment and spread the word.
Push, Pull, Destroy
was shot by Roy Warner Creative & Videography on location at the Yankee Air Museum, located on the grounds of the historic Willow Run Airport. It was at Willow Run where Henry Ford mobilized his manufacturing base to contribute to the war efforts by mass producing the B-24 Liberators that provided American Air Power to win WWII for the Allies.
will also premiere a time-lapsed video showing the creation of the album artwork to
Pursuit of Honor
. Stay tuned to MetalBlade.com for launch date details.
BATTLECROSS is:
Kyle 'Gumby' Gunther-Vocals
Tony Asta-Guitar
Hiran Deraniyagala-Guitar
Mike Kreger-Drums
Don Slater-Bassist
Keep up-to-date with BATTLECROSS at the following locations:
About the band:
With the mindset to create a sonic metal assault unlike any other, childhood friends,
Tony Asta
Hiran Deraniyagala
, set forth on the path to shred and abandoned the idea of following any trends. The guitar slinging duo brought an infused style of old school metal with dark elements of thrash and death metal and destined to find the right members.
Struggling for years to find reliable and dedicated members, the true formation of
was born in 2007 when Drummer
Mike Kreger
responded a want ad, and added a machine-like, brutal precision on the drums, and proved to be just the right match for
mature and technical style of thrash. Bringing a whole new level of musicianship and intensity with his quick finger picking and tasty solos, Bassist
Don Slater
joined the group, bringing a skill and technique that impresses even the most prolific bassists. The thrash metal band was finally complete when popular area vocalist,
Kyle "Gumby" Gunther
joined the band. Known for his command of the stage and alternating deep growls with high pitched screams,
punishes the audience and inspires pits of rage.
Together, the five-piece create an unforgettable and energetic live show that decimates their audience with raw energy and persistence, that has earned a style of their own: "Blue Collar Thrash Metal", in reference to the hard-working, 'never give up' attitude of those who hail from the Motor City.
This reputation for technical talent, humility and kick ass live shows resonated throughout the regional metal scene and
soon became a fan and band favorite. Sharing the stage with the likes of
Dying Fetus, GWAR, Devil Driver, The Absence, Vital Remains, The Faceless
and Metal Fests throughout the Midwest,
began to bang heads nationally with a nod from
MySpace-A Place for Metal's 2008 'Best Unsigned Metal Band'
contest, for being
'Metal Sucks'
Mike Kreger's
crowning as
Zildjian's 'Sickest Dirt Fest Drummer'
and featured on local, national and global metal radio.
Incorporating many elements of extreme thrash, death and tech metal, creating a precise blend of fist pumping brutality, intensity, and drive,
satisfies both the tech-metal guru and the old-school die hard alike.
The band's Metal Blade debut is set to release
August 2nd, 2011
, followed by a tour that will bring a face melting thrash metal assault. The band's Metal Blade debut was recorded, mixed, and mastered at
Random Awesome Recording Studio
in Bay City, MI and produced by
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European Campaigns Campaign and Dates
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|North African occupation
San, French Morocco, 8 to 11 November 1942
|Gilbert Islands operation
Makin Island, 20 November to 2 December 1943
|Sicilian occupation, Scoglitti, 9 to 15 July 1943
|Marshall Islands operation
Occupation of Kwajalein and Majuro Atolls, 31 January to 8 February 1944
Occupation of Eniwetok Atoll, 17 February to 2 March 1944
|Marianas operation
Capture and occupation of Saipan, 15 to 28 July 1944
|Tinian capture and occupation, 24 to 28 July 1944
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aft for the two 3"/50 guns there. The gun on the stern is a 5"/38 dual purpose weapon.
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|Calvert (APA-32) off Norfolk Navy Yard, 17 August 1943. As a result of the addition of two twin 40mm twin mounts in 1943,
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level structure aft with a twin 40mm mount on top, some 20mm guns in the middle, and two 3"/50 guns on the bottom. The original 5"/38 gun remains on the stern.
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|USS Calvert (APA-32) at Nagoya, Japan in 1953.
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More states seek to build voter confidence through audits, but methods vary
A comprehensive new case study of post-election audits by electionline.org finds that while manual audit use is on the rise nationwide, the methods, sample size and remedies for disparities are markedly different across state lines.
The study found that post-election manual audits, in which ballots from a number of precincts are inspected to make sure machines and tabulators performed properly, are one tool used by a growing number of states to help assure a wary public that elections accurately reflect the will of the people.
But how states conduct those audits varies significantly. For example, while California auditors analyze ballots from 1 percent of precincts, Connecticut counters examined votes from 20 percent of all precincts in the state. And while Wisconsin makes voting-system vendors accountable for problems revealed in audits, a number of states expand audits and leave broad discretion to chief election officials to determine how to proceed in case discrepancies are found.
"Changes in the American electoral system have been pronounced in recent years, with federal mandates for accessible voting systems, statewide voter registration databases, provisional voting and widespread replacements of older voting technology," said Doug Chapin, director of electionline.org.
"While the overhaul of the voting process has been extensive, the confidence of the American public has been challenged. Under votes in a Congressional race in Sarasota, Fla., reports of machine problems in a number of states and nagging concerns over the security, reliability, accuracy and transparency of electronic voting systems have only increased the urgency for audits from activists and lawmakers alike," Chapin said.
The case study, the 17th in a series of briefings on election administration issues, focuses on five states that use different approaches for conducting audits.
The report provides a snapshot of audit rules and procedures in 18 other states, including states that perform other types of post-election reviews that do not involve manual counts as well as a review of what changes federal legislation could have on auditing processes nationwide.


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Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php Shapeways: Bring your creativity to life in 3D RE-upload file for co-creator http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=58279&th=11928#msg_58279 <![CDATA[Hi,i'm a creator and i have a problem,maybe i don't know the correct mode to use co-creator settings,or maybe co-creator mode have a "limit" and i need to understand.

 Everyday i have to re-upload the same files; look the sample link
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 this ring have 7 different sizes,but everyday my co-creator to do list is full of upload request for the same sizes...At first I thought that after loading each model of each measure for the first time, I would not have had to do it again but this not happen.

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 another question, i can't know who buy my items,i know only the username of users from co-creator to do list. For me it would be very useful for market research

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Fair season is upon us, and with the fair comes rides, cotton candy, hot dogs, Sno Cones, freshly squeezed lemonade, and in Arizona, Giovanni's New York Italian Sausage.
Family owned and operated, Giovanni's Concessions, travels the fair circuit unwrapping delectable treats from their coil sausage made from scratch. The recipe is a family recipe, and the sausage is to die for! All natural ingredients include sautéed onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, and fresh basil with a hint of garlic.
One tasty bite sent the juices dribbling down my chin, and my taste buds immediately began singing, "That's Amore!" Nestled inside a soft hoagie roll, paired with an ice cold Dr. Pepper to wash it down, the $11 dollar concession price (sandwich and soda) quickly faded from my mind.
Most recently, Giovanni's could be found at the Maricopa County Fair and the Glendale Jazz and Blues Festival this past weekend. To keep up to date on events in the area where they can be found, Giovanni's Concessions is conveniently found on Facebook. Full coils of the homemade masterpiece are available for purchase at $30 each.
Can't wait for a festival event to try this yummy sausage? Giovanni's is now being proudly served at the Scottsdale BBQ Company located on 8471 McDonald Drive.


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Browsing local eating and drinking within 10 miles of The Bell Inn
Marks Hall, Coggeshall, Essex, CO6 1TG, Tel: 01376 563796, Email, www.markshall.org.uk
A tree collection from all the temperate areas of the world set in more than 200 acres of historic landscape provides interest and enjoyment throughout the year at Marks Hall.
Compasses Road, Pattiswick, Braintree, Essex, CM77 8BG, Tel: 01376 561322, Email, www.thegreatpubcompany.co.uk
Gastro pub The Compasses at Pattiswick hides neatly away in the North Essex countryside, a welcoming retreat for families, ramblers and business delegates.
Church Street, Gestingthorpe, Sudbury, Essex, CO9 3AU, Tel: 01787 461196, Email, www.thepheasant.net
The Green, Finchingfield, Essex, CM7 4JX, Tel: 01621 814524, Email, www.trooms.com
Bosworth's is a tea room to suit most tastes, right on the green in Finchingfield. This beautiful listed building offers comfortable surroundings, traditional table service and a wide range of the very best food.
Blake House Craft Centre, Blake End, Braintree, Essex, CM77 6RA, Tel: 01376 552553, www.timbersrestaurant.co.uk
Our licensed restaurant is housed in an 18th century listed corn barn. For coffee, lunchtime snack or a full restaurant meal, visit Timbers. Open 7 days a week and Weds - Sat evenings.


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2008 Chevrolet Malibu vs. 2008 Honda Accord
All that stretching of the underpins wasn't just for improved handling and vanity, it also tacks on a considerable amount of cabin room. So much room, in fact, that the freshest model boasts the most leg room of any Accord model to date, and ousts the Toyota Camry, Saturn Aura and Nissan Altima in this segment. Although the buckets are generally simplistic (there is no adjustable lumbar support) they are wider and deeper. There are a few dramatic lines and curves, mated with finer Acura-inspired cloth material, which add to the feeling of superiority and better build quality. The trunk's rear-seat pass-through is cramped, but the rear seats themselves can be folded using release levers in the cargo area. Despite all the comfort and space, Honda did fall short of designing a user-friendly center console. The entire display is complicated and cluttered, with the HUD placed higher than before.
Sound system/goodies - 4/10
With no options added, the Honda Accord's features package can leave the consumer feeling a bit slighted. With minimum ambition applied, the result is a lackluster audio unit. All levels are outfitted with AM/FM stereo, CD player, speed sensitive volume and illuminated steering-wheel volume control, a radio data system, and MP3 capability. A total of six speakers convulse 160 shallow watts that seem to kick in and out at random. The optional satellite radio configuration utilizes the same input logic as the Acura systems, but, much to the dismay of the Honda public, it will only be granted to those who ameliorate to the EX-L. Active head restraints, three-point seat belts, six airbags and a brake-assist aid with safety, but don't do enough to salvage the Accord's highlights on this one.
Bang for your buck - 15/20
The Honda Accord has held many sales and best-in-class titles since its inception, and with just cause. The current incarnation is definitely advancing the breed, reaching another mark by bumping up the interior room and beefing up the exterior look. We didn't expect Honda to shy away from the amenities so drastically, but don't expect the number of units sold to drop either.
Driving experience - 17/20
The engine output itself is adequate enough to make motoring about town relatively fun. Although more stout than others the power increase is going to be a key purchasing factor, and all should note this separation from its competitors. Even in its cheapest form, the dynamics of the build quality can be felt and seen, and they leave no doubt that this '08 sedan surpasses all previous generations.
Overall score - 79/100
By Honda standards, the latest Accord has a radical new aesthetic, and it should continue to see the same success it has enjoyed thus far, if not more.
and the winner is…If reading about the Accord's mainstream and manufacturer flagship ability since 1976 wasn't enough to clue you in to its immense marketing potential, maybe the abundance of them seen during your commute will. Sales figures aren't going to fluctuate much, but in this head-to-head, GM's Malibu has put up quite the fight. American automobiles are on the up and up, and while their build quality and design may lag behind their Asian and European counterparts, the brand new Malibu is testimony to their ever-present efforts to pull ahead. Unfortunately though, Honda takes the cake on this one.
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