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Jan. 6, 2014
Patriot League Men's Basketball Release - 1.6.14
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Boston University will have the first chance to improve its Patriot League men's basketball mark to 3-0 when the Terriers host Navy on Tuesday. American and Army will wait one more day, as each squad puts its 2-0 League mark and three-game overall win streak on the line Wednesday.
Patriot League Twitter Notebook - @PL_MBB
*Boston University, American and Army share first place at 2-0 in the Patriot League.
*The Black Knights and Terriers are 2-0 for the first time, while the Eagles last hit the mark in 2009.
*American and Army each shot over 50% from the field in both Patriot League wins last week.
*BU goes for a 3-0 start to its Patriot League era when it hosts Navy Tuesday at 7 p.m. on Patriot League Network.
*The other four games are on Wednesday, with Army/Lehigh, Bucknell/Lafayette and Colgate/Holy Cross at 7 p.m.
*American hosts Loyola Maryland at 7:30 p.m. as the Eagles play at home for the first time in more than a month.
*All Wednesday games are on PLN, with the Bucknell/Lafayette contest produced by Campus Insiders.
*Loyola's Dylon Cormier became the eighth player in school history to score 1,500 career points on Sunday.
*Cormier has scored 20 points or more in 10 of 13 games this season and is seventh in Division I with 23.0 points per game.
*BU's Maurice Watson Jr. had 12 assists Sunday against Lehigh and is seventh nationally with 6.9 assists per game.
Patriot League Anaconda Weekly Awards (Dec. 30-Jan. 5)
Anaconda Player of the Week
TONY WROBLICKY, AMERICAN Sr., C, 6-10, 230; Harbor City, Calif./Loyola High School
Wroblicky helped American win its first two Patriot League games for the first time since 2009 with a monster effort in a win at Bucknell and another solid outing in a victory at Holy Cross last week. He opened League play by scoring a career-high 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting and notching 11 rebounds, six blocks and five assists to lead the way in a 67-57 win at Bucknell on Thursday, the first for the Eagles over the Bison since 2009. Wroblicky followed it up with 12 points, five rebounds, four assists, three blocks and three steals in a 69-54 win at Holy Cross on Sunday where he was forced to sit most of the first half with foul trouble. Wroblicky averaged 18.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 4.5 blocks and 2.5 steals last week while making 14-of-22 shots (63.6%) from the field, matching his percentage for the season which stands second in the Patriot League. Wroblicky earns his first Patriot League Anaconda Player of the Week award.
Anaconda Rookie of the Week
TIM KEMPTON, LEHIGH Fr., F/C, 6-10, 225; Scottsdale, Ariz./Brophy College Prep
Kempton had a pair of double-doubles last week while averaging 15.3 points and 9.0 rebounds in three games for the Mountain Hawks. He played a key role in an 88-81 double overtime win in the Patriot League opener at Colgate on Thursday, scoring a career-high 25 points on 11-of-17 shooting and pulling down 13 rebounds as Lehigh held on for the victory. Kempton also had 17 points and 13 rebounds in a 70-68 loss at Bryant, and has four double-doubles in Lehigh's last seven games. He scored four points in Lehigh's 67-66 loss to Boston University on Sunday as he dealt with foul trouble. Kempton made 19-of-35 shots (54.3%) for the week. He leads Lehigh and is third in the Patriot League with 6.7 rebounds per game for the year and stands second on the team and 10th in the League with 13.7 points per contest. Kempton is named Patriot League Anaconda Rookie of the Week for the second time.
Honorable Mention
KYLE WILSON, ARMY So. F, 6-4, 190; Mission Viejo, Calif./Trabuco Hills (USMAPS)
Wilson averaged 19.3 points and 3.7 rebounds and helped Army to its first-ever 2-0 start in the Patriot League.
BRANDON VENTURINI, NAVY Jr., G, 6-0, 184; Allendale, Mich./Allendale
Venturini had a career-high 28 points and made 8-of-9 three-pointers in Navy's 79-71 win over Lafayette on Sunday.
CHRIS HASS, BUCKNELL So. G, 6-5, 182; Pellston, Mich./Pellston
Hass set career highs twice last week, scoring 18 in a loss to American on Thursday and 26 in a win over Colgate on Sunday.
DYLON CORMIER, LOYOLA MARYLAND Sr., G, 6-3, 184; Baltimore, Md./Cardinal Gibbons
Cormier averaged 23.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.5 steals and 3.0 assists in a 1-1 week for the Greyhounds.
MACKEY McKNIGHT, LEHIGH Sr., G, 6-0, 170; New Orleans, La./Langham Creek
McKnight averaged 18.3 points and 5.7 assists in three games for the Mountain Hawks last week.
DOM MORRIS, BOSTON UNIVERSITY Sr., F, 6-7, 240; Newark, Del./Friends Central
Morris averaged 13.0 points and 7.0 rebounds while making 12-of-17 field goals in two wins for the Terriers last week.
Patriot League Notebook
BU, American and Army Emerge with Pair of Victories on Opening Week
It's no surprise to see preseason favorite Boston University at the top of the Patriot League standings, but the company the Terriers have from American and Army is a bit unexpected. BU posted a 67-66 win at Lehigh Sunday on CBS Sports Network as D.J. Irving hit the game-winning free throws with 1.9 seconds to play. The Terriers moved to 2-0 in the Patriot League, with the Eagles also reaching the mark after a 69-54 win at Holy Cross and Army doing so following a 91-82 win over Loyola Maryland. The Eagles are at 2-0 for the first time since 2009 after being picked ninth in the preseason, while the Black Knights are 2-0 in the Patriot League for the first time.
Eagles and Black Knights Shoot the Lights Out
American and Army got off to their strong starts last week in part because of shooting over 50% from the field in each game. The Black Knights led all teams in field-goal percentage (55.4%) and free throw percentage (84.4%) in the first two League games, while American shot 48-of-91 (52.7%) in its two wins last week. While Army endured some shooting struggles early in the year, American is up to second in the Patriot League and 30th in the nation at 48.7% from the field for the season.
Can Top Three Keep It Rolling This Week?
Boston University will have the first chance to improve its Patriot League mark to 3-0 when the Terriers host Navy on Tuesday. American and Army will wait one more day, as each squad puts its 2-0 League mark and three-game overall win streak on the line Wednesday. The Eagles play their home opener in League play, and first game at Bender Arena in more than a month, when they welcome Loyola Maryland while Army pays a visit to a Lehigh team that was edged by BU. Bucknell goes to Lafayette and Colgate is at Holy Cross to complete Wednesday's schedule. Each of the five games will be available on Patriot League Network, with Campus Insiders producing the broadcast of Bucknell/Lafayette.
15 Patriot League Contests to Be Shown On CBS Sports Network....
If Sunday's opener was any indication, fans are going to have fun watching the Patriot League on CBS Sports Network this season. Boston University outlasted Lehigh 67-66 despite a late rally by the Mountain Hawks in the first of 15 Patriot League games on CBSSN this season. Next up is Army at Navy in the rivalry matchup at 4 p.m. on Saturday, followed by five more games in January and an additional five to close the regular season in February-March. The Patriot League Men's Basketball Championship will be televised on CBS Sports Network for the third year in a row on March 12 at 7:30 p.m., while CBSSN will also air both semifinal games of the Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament on March 8 at 3:30 and 5:30 p.m.
...And All of the Rest on Patriot League Network
Any game that is not shown on CBS Sports Network will be available with free online web streaming through Patriot League Network. In its first year, PLN has already showcased all men and women's basketball non-League home games in addition to action for all of the fall sports. PLN also has highlights throughout the year and features on teams and individuals and is available nationally at www.patriotleague.tv and to a wide audience through the Campus Insiders platform. Campus Insiders will also produce a handful of broadcasts on PLN this season, beginning with Wednesday's Bucknell-Lafayette contest.
New Coaches Off to a Good Start
It was a good opening week for coaches making their debut in the Patriot League. Boston University's Joe Jones and Loyola's G.G. Smith each led their teams to a win in their first Patriot League game on Thursday, while American's Mike Brennan also earned a victory in his first Patriot League game for the Eagles. Jones and Brennan each made it a 2-0 start on Sunday, becoming the first coaches to win their first two Patriot League games since Holy Cross' Milan Brown in 2011.
BU's Watson, Lehigh's McKnight Lead the Way at the Point
The nationally-televised point guard matchup between Boston University sophomore Maurice Watson Jr. and Lehigh senior Mackey McKnight lived up to the hype on Sunday. Watson Jr. got the win and had a double-double with 10 points and 12 assists, while McKnight nearly propelled Lehigh to the win and finished with 23 points, five rebounds and five assists. Watson is up to seventh in the country with 6.9 assists per game, while McKnight is 25th with 5.8 assists per contest and stands eighth in Patriot League history with 473 all-time. Another point guard, Colgate's Austin Tillotson, leads the League with a 2.6 assist/turnover ratio and is fourth in the country in field-goal percentage at 64.5%. All three point guards are averaging over 14.0 points per game to come in the top eight in the Patriot League.
Loyola's Cormier Scores 1,500th Point
Loyola Maryland senior guard Dylon Cormier went over the 1,500-point mark for his career in the Greyhounds' loss at Army on Sunday. Cormier is up to 1,514 points and is the eighth player in school history to reach the mark. Only 25 players in Patriot League history have scored 1,500 points or more. Cormier is doing it with a big senior season, as he ranks seventh in the country with 23.0 points per game and has scored 20 or more in 10 of 13 contests.
Navy Maintains Undefeated Home Mark
Navy is the last Patriot League team with a perfect mark at home after rallying to beat Lafayette 79-71 on Sunday. The Mids improved to 5-0 to keep up their best season-opening run at Alumni Hall since starting 9-0 in 2008-09. Navy will put the mark on the line on Saturday afternoon on CBS Sports Network when it hosts Army at 4 p.m.
Patriot League Teams Finish the Non-League Slate
There were peaks and valleys throughout the non-League schedule for all 10 Patriot League teams, but in the end the squads had very similar profiles. There were only two games separating the 10 teams in overall record, with Colgate (6-5), Boston University (7-6) and Lehigh (7-6) all coming in over .500 and no team finishing worse than 4-7. League squads were 53-62 overall which included a 44-32 record against teams from conferences that are a part of the College Insider Mid-Major top 25 rankings. Seven Patriot League schools have rolled off winning streaks of three or more games this season, topped by a five-game run for Lehigh before losing at Bryant on Monday. League squads made the most of limited opportunites at home by putting together a 26-15 record on their own courts. Bucknell won at Penn State on Nov. 13 and Boston University won at Maryland on Dec. 21 to give League squads seven victories over BCS opponents in the past three years.
Patriot League Games
Navy Midshipmen (6-7, 1-1) at Boston University Terriers (9-6, 2-0)
Agganis Arena; Boston, Mass. - Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Coverage: Patriot League Network
*Teams picked on opposite ends of the Patriot League preseason poll face off when Navy visits Boston University.
*The Terriers are living up to their first-place billing with a 2-0 mark, while the Mids are 1-1 and have a loss in overtime.
*Boston University has won both the all-time meetings with Navy, which came in 1959 and 1988.
*The Terriers try to stay perfect in League play, while the Mids aim to get over .500 in League for the first time since 2010.
Army Black Knights (6-7, 2-0) at Lehigh Mountain Hawks (8-7, 1-1)
Stabler Arena; Bethlehem, Pa. - Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Coverage: Patriot League Network | Service Electric 2 Sports
*Army and Lehigh clash at Stabler Arena on Wednesday at 7 p.m. on both Patriot League Network and SE2 Sports.
*Lehigh has won the last five and eight of the last nine contests with the Black Knights.
*The Mountain Hawks won 85-76 at Army (Feb. 3) and 81-75 at home against the Black Knights (March 2) last season.
*Army last beat Lehigh in Bethlehem in 2011.
*Army has its first-ever 2-0 League record, while the Mountain Hawks try to go 2-1 or better for the third year in a row.
Bucknell Bison (6-7, 1-1) at Lafayette Leopards (4-9, 0-2)
Kirby Sports Center; Easton, Pa. - Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Coverage: Patriot League Network | Lafayette Sports Network (RCN-4, RCN-8, WBPH-60)
*Bucknell visits Lafayette in a rematch of last year's Patriot League Championship game on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
*The PLN broadcast will be produced by Campus Insiders with Ray Crawford and Chris Spatola on the call.
*The contest will also be televised through the Lafayette Sports Network on RCN-4, RCN-8 and WBPH-60.
*The Bison defeated Lafayette 64-56 at home on March 13 to claim the 2013 Patriot League title.
*Bucknell has won nine of the last 10 meetings between the schools, with an 8-1 mark in the past three seasons.
*Lafayette did end an eight-game Bucknell run in the series with a 63-62 home win on Feb. 16 last year.
*Lafayette has an 86-68 lead in the all-time series, though Bucknell is ahead 38-14 as Patriot League members.
*Lafayette tries to snap its longest League-opening skid since 2001.
*Bucknell aims to get to 2-1 or better through three League games for the fourth year in a row.
Colgate Raiders (6-7, 0-2) at Holy Cross Crusaders (6-8, 0-2)
Hart Center; Worcester, Mass. - Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Coverage: Patriot League Network | Charter TV3
*Colgate and Holy Cross both look to shake off a bad opening week when they meet in Worcester on Wednesday.
*The game will be streamed on Patriot League Network and televised on Charter TV3.
*Holy Cross won 74-59 at home in the 2013 regular-season finale after Colgate posted a 63-45 home win on Feb. 2.
*The Crusaders swept the season series from the Raiders in 2012 and have won four of the last five meetings.
*The Crusaders have a 54-20 lead in the all-time series, and 32-18 as Patriot League members.
*Holy Cross has not started 0-3 in League play since 2008, while Colgate tries to stop a three-year streak of 0-3 starts.
Loyola Maryland Greyhounds (6-7, 1-1) at American Eagles (6-7, 2-0)
Bender Arena; Washington, D.C. - Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.
Coverage: Patriot League Network
*American tries to extend its best League-opening winning streak since 2009 when it hosts Loyola Maryland Wednesday.
*The 7:30 p.m. tip-off will be carried on Patriot League Network.
*The Eagles won their first three games in the 2009 campaign.
*American has a 42-38 lead in the all-time series with Loyola.
*The schools are matching up for the first time since American won at home in the 2006-07 campaign.
*American goes for its first four-game win streak since an eight-game run early in the 2011-12 season.
Team Notebooks
AMERICAN American opened Patriot League play with a second straight double-digit road win with a 69-54 triumph at Holy Cross on Sunday...The Eagles also won 67-57 at Bucknell on Thursday, which snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Bison...The Eagles are 2-0 in League play for the first time since 2009 after winning a season opener for the fourth year in a row...American opened the game at Holy Cross with a 12-3 lead, and pulled away late with a 9-0 run for a 61-44 lead with 4:08 left...All five AU starters scored in double figures as Jesse Reed had 14, John Schoof scored 13, Tony Wroblicky and Kyle Kager tallied 12 and Darius Gardner finished with 10...Wroblicky came off an outing at Bucknell where he had 24 points, 11 rebounds, six blocks and five assists...He averaged 18.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 4.5 blocks while making 14-of-22 shots in the two games...Wroblicky is second in the Patriot League with a 63.6% mark from the field for the season...American went 27-of-52 (51.9%) from the field at Holy Cross, and 48-of-91 (52.7%) in the two wins last week...American concluded a five-game road swing with three straight victories...The Eagles return home to face Loyola Maryland on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
ARMY Army has started Patriot League play with two wins for the first time in school history after outscoring Loyola 91-82 on Sunday...After Loyola cut a 13-point lead to one with five minutes to play, the Black Knights held on down the stretch...Army got some breathing room when a three-pointer by Josh Herbeck made it 80-74 with 2:02 to play, and made 11-of-12 free throws in the final 1:14 to secure the win...Kyle Wilson led five Black Knights in double figures with 18 points...He averaged 19.3 points in three wins last week, also putting up 24 in an 85-66 triumph at Lafayette on Thursday...Dylan Cox scored 17 in Sunday's win, Kevin Ferguson tallied 15 to go with nine rebounds, Tanner Plomb had 12 and Larry Toomey finished with 10....Army had its second outstanding shooting night in a row by going 31-of-55 (56.4%) from the field and 24-of-28 at the free throw line...The Black Knights led all teams in field-goal percentage (55.4%) and free throw percentage (84.4%) in the first two League games...Army tries to keep up the fast start when it visits Lehigh on Wednesday night.
BOSTON UNIVERSITY After Lehigh took the lead with a 10-1 run, .D.J. Irving hit a pair of free throws with 1.9 seconds left to send Boston University to a 67-66 road win on CBS Sports Network Sunday...Dom Morris led BU with 15 points, while Irving and John Papale had 14 and Maurice Watson Jr. added 10...Watson Jr. also dished out 12 assists to record a double-double...BU held a 38-31 rebounding edge to win a game where it shot just 6-of-25 from long range, and improved to 4-0 in contests decided by three points or less...BU outrebounded Holy Cross 40-31 in a 70-60 win in its inaugural Patriot League game on Thursday at home...The +8.0 rebound margin is the top mark for any team in League games for a BU teams that is at -2.1 for the season...Watson averaged 11.0 points and 9.0 assists in the two wins, while Morris averaged 13.0 points on 12-of-17 shooting...BU hopes to continue its early success when it hosts Navy on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
BUCKNELL Bucknell jumped ahead early and then held on late for a 68-57 win over Colgate on Sunday...The Bison led by 16 at halftime, but saw Colgate come all the way back to within 55-53 with 3:57 left...Bucknell responded with an 8-0 run to put the lead back to 63-53 as it went on to the 11-point win...Chris Hass led Bucknell with a career-high 26 points...Hass hit a career-high for a second straight game after he scored 18 in a 67-57 loss to American on Thursday...The Bison also did the job against one of the top three-point shooting teams in the country by holding Colgate to 1-of-12 from long range...The Bison beat Colgate for the ninth consecutive time and 11th in a row at home...Bucknell also put a stop to what had been its first three-game losing streak in more than three years...Bucknell tries to turn it into a winning streak when it visits Lafayette on Wednesday.
COLGATE Colgate completed a tough week with a 68-57 loss at Bucknell on Sunday...The Raiders had previously lost in double overtime at home against both Lehigh on Thursday and Columbia on Monday...Colgate fell behind Bucknell by 16 points at halftime, but scored the first 10 in the second half and eventually got within 55-53 with 3:57 to go...Bucknell scored the next eight and went on to the win...Colgate lost to the Bison for the ninth consecutive meeting... Austin Tillotson led the Raiders with 15 points while five other players scored either eight or nine, but a team that came in making 10.8 three-pointers per game went just 1-of-12 from long range...Colgate has started 0-2 in League play for the fourth year in a row, and tries to avoid a fourth-straight 0-3 mark when it visits Holy Cross on Wednesday.
HOLY CROSS The Crusaders lost their first two Patriot League games for the first time since 2010 after falling 69-54 at home against American on Sunday...Holy Cross fell behind 12-3 early and saw American pull away for a double-digit lead midway through the second half... Dave Dudzinski was the only Crusader in double figures with 15 points as the team shot just 17-of-56 (30.4%) from the field... Holy Cross shot just 34.5% in its two losses last week as it made 22-of-57 attempts in a 70-60 defeat at Boston University on Thursday...Holy Cross has not started 0-3 in the Patriot League since 2008, and hopes to keep it that way when it hosts Colgate on Wednesday.
LAFAYETTE The Leopards are 0-2 in the Patriot League for the first time since 2001 after seeing Navy get red-hot in the second half and go on to a 79-71 win on Sunday...Lafayette was up four at halftime and close for most of the second half before Navy went ahead for good in the final minutes...The Mids used an 8-0 run for a 10-point lead in the final minute... Bryce Scott led the Leopards with 20 points, while Dan Trist and Alan Flannigan scored 14 and Joey Ptasinski added 11...Flannigan returned from missing time with an injury, but the Leopards have now dropped four straight since leading scorer Seth Hinrichs (20.2 ppg) has been out of the lineup with an injury...Lafayette lost to Navy for the first time since 2011 after sweeping the Mids each of the past two seasons...The Leopards try to break the losing streaks when they host Bucknell on Wednesday evening in a rematch of last year's Patriot League title game.
LEHIGH D.J. Irving hit a pair of free throws with 1.9 seconds left to send Boston University to a 67-66 win at Lehigh on CBS Sports Network Sunday...Mackey McKnight had completed a big Lehigh rally to take the lead on a three-point play with 7.8 seconds left...McKnight had the last eight points of a 10-1 run that put Lehigh in front before Irving won it at the line...The senior point guard led Lehigh with 23 points, while Jesse Chuku and Corey Schaefer each added 11...Both teams shot 28-of-61 (45.9%) from the field in the game, but Lehigh was outrebounded 38-31 in the contest...Lehigh lost at home for the first time after a 5-0 mark in non-League play...The Mountain Hawks completed a very competitive week of games that saw them win 88-81 in double overtime at Colgate on Thursday and lose 70-68 in the final seconds at Bryant on Monday...McKnight averaged 18.3 points and 5.7 assists in the three games, while Tim Kempton put up 15.3 points and 9.0 rebounds per contest to earn the Patriot League Anaconda Rookie of the Week award...Lehigh tries to get back on track when it hosts Army on Wednesday.
LOYOLA MARYLAND The Greyhounds nearly completed another big rally, but Army pulled away late for a 91-82 win at home on Sunday...Loyola was down 13 early in the second half, but chipped away and used a 15-7 run to get within 73-72 on a three-pointer by Dylon Cormier with 5:00 left....The Greyhounds would stay close the rest of the way, but never tie or take the lead as Army iced the game with 11-of-12 foul shooting in the final minutes... Cormier led Loyola with 27 points, while R.J. Williams had 14 and Franz Rassman finished with 12...It was Cormier's 10th 20-point game in 13 contests this season after he scored exactly 20 in a 63-57 overtime win against Navy in Loyola's first Patriot League game on Thursday...Loyola came back from a 13-point deficit with just over five minutes to play to force overtime before going on to the win...Cormier is seventh in the country with 23.0 points per game for the season...He became the eighth player in school history to go over 1,500 career points, a mark that only 25 players have reached in Patriot League history...Loyola totaled 27 steals in the two games last week, and is 15th in the nation with 9.2 per game for the season...R.J. Williams had 10 for the week to move into ninth place nationally with 2.7 per game...Loyola returns to action on Wednesday when it visits American.
NAVY Brandon Venturini had a career-high 28 points and hit four key second-half three-pointers to lift Navy to a 79-71 win over Lafayette on Sunday...The game was close throughout until Venturini helped Navy pull it out late...He put Navy ahead for good on a three-pointer with 6:18 left that made it 55-53, and hit another on the next possession for a 58-54 lead...Lafayette closed within one twice in
the final minutes, but each time Venturini hit a three-pointer to push Navy's lead back to four...Navy finally pulled away with an 8-0 run for a 76-66 lead with 34 seconds left...Venturini made 9-of-13 shots and 8-of-9 from three-point range in the win...His eight three-pointers were one shy of the school record...Thurgood Wynn (15) and Worth Smith (14) also finished in double figures for Navy, which was over 50% from the field at 24-of-47 and hit 11-of-14 three-pointers behind Venturini's performance...The 78.6% mark from downtown was the second-best in school history....Navy rebounded after losing a 13-point lead in the final five minutes of a 63-57 overtime loss at Loyola on Thursday...The Mids improved to 5-0 at home, and are the only remaining unbeaten Patriot League squad at home...Navy is 1-7 on the road, and goes back out when it visits Boston University on Tuesday night.


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Negative Index Media made so far consist of arrays of wires and split-ring resonators. These systems have overlapping, narrow resonances in effective m and e as shown. In a narrow frequency region above the two resonances, both m and e can have negative real parts and small imaginary parts (low-loss "transparency range" with negative phase index).
However, a paper by Pendry et. al. in Physical Review Letters (PRL, V.76, 25, 4773 June 1996) claimed that the real physics behind the e resonance is the lowering of the (quantum) plasmon mode in metal wires to extremely low frequencies because the self magnetic field of electrons in a thin (less than 10 microns) wire makes them as heavy as nitrogen atoms.
Walser, Valanju and Valanju's comment in PRL, V.87, No. 11, 119701-1 10 Sept. 2001 proved this "extermely low frequency plasmon" concept to be completely wrong since it neglected the dominant collisions and violated gauge invariance. It was shown that there are no "low frequency plasmons (classical or quantum)" and no "electrons as heavy as nitrogen atoms" in these wires, and none are needed to explain the observed electromagnetic responses.
Pendry et. al. reply to our PRL comment was not accepted or published by Physical Review Letters (PRL).
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Overall consumer expenditures fall in 2010
September 29, 2011
Average annual expenditures per consumer unit fell 2.0 percent in 2010, following a decrease of 2.8 percent in 2009. While spending fell in 2010, prices for goods and services increased 1.6 percent from 2009 to 2010, as measured by the average annual change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U).
Contributing to an overall drop in spending from 2009 to 2010, spending on housing and transportation (the largest components of consumers' budgets) fell 3.8 percent and 2.0 percent, respectively.
Among the other major components for which spending decreased from 2009 to 2010, entertainment fell 7.0 percent, cash contributions dropped 5.2 percent, personal insurance and pensions decreased 1.8 percent, and apparel and services fell 1.4 percent.
From 2009 to 2010, healthcare (+1.0 percent) and transportation (+0.2 percent) were the only major components of spending to increase.
These data come from the Consumer Expenditure Survey. To learn more, see "Consumer Expenditures — 2010" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL-11-1395. Consumer units include families, single persons living alone or sharing a household with others but who are financially independent, or two or more persons living together who share expenses.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Overall consumer expenditures fall in 2010 on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2011/ted_20110929.htm (visited June 27, 2016).
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FLF6150T: APFrLa+ (2014-2015)
CURRICULUM PROGRAM: Virtual School Program
COURSE TITLE: AP French Lang+
COURSE LENGTH: 36 weeks
SUGGESTED PREPARATION: French I, French II, French III, French IV
About the Program:
AP© French is an advanced study of language and culture. Instructional materials, activities, assignments, and assessments are comparable to a third-year college course. The materials include a variety of authentic literary and listening texts as well as audiovisual materials, which support the various topics taught throughout the year. This course is designed for students who wish to develop strong proficiency in the language by incorporating activities that focus on interpretive, presentational, and interpersonal modes of communication. Students who enroll should possess a relatively sophisticated knowledge of French through prior sequence of study or equivalent experience.
Major Concepts/Content:
This course is comprised of modules which address various aspects of the six themes on the AP© exam: Global Challenges, Science and Technology, Contemporary Life, Personal and Public Identities, Families and Communities, and Beauty and Aesthetics. Each unit also contains a review of pertinent grammatical structures with exercises and contextualized activities for student practice.
By the end of the AP Foreign Language class, students demonstrate growing independence as readers or listeners, and comprehend what they read and hear without relying as much on formally learned vocabulary. They move beyond literal comprehension toward more critical and abstract reading and listening. Students use the language increasingly more appropriately and with confidence. They communicate with a high degree of facility when making oral and written presentations about familiar and well-researched topics. Students use culturally appropriate vocabulary and idioms, demonstrating a higher awareness of cultural perspectives and practices. When addressing literature students show they are developing an awareness of tone, style, and author perspective. Students demonstrate some notable fluency and may often be understood by natives not used to dealing with foreigners.
Secondary Foreign Language FL Course Level IV (Intermediate Proficiency Range, Intermediate – Low / Mid / Level)
Course Objectives:
At the core of the AP French Language and Culture course are six groups of learning objectives identifying what students should know and be able to do across the three modes of communication:
- The student engages in spoken interpersonal communications.
- The student engages in written interpersonal communications.
- The student synthesizes information from a variety of authentic audio, visual, and audiovisual resources.
- The student synthesizes information from a variety of authentic written and print resources.
- The student plans, produces, and presents spoken presentational communications.
- The student plans and produces written presentational communications.
The degree to which student performance meets the learning objectives in each area is articulated in the achievement level descriptions, which clearly define how well students at each level perform.
When communicating, students in the AP French Language and Culture course demonstrate an understanding of the culture(s), incorporate interdisciplinary topics, make comparisons between the native language and the target language and between cultures, and use the target language in real-life settings.
Course Outline
Semester One
Module I: French, It's My Choice!
- The Advantages of French
- French Programs of Study
- Living in French-speaking Countries
Module II: Tourism in the Francophone World
- Bon Voyage
- At the Hotel
- At the Restaurant
Module III: Communication Tools
- Newspapers and Magazines
- Television
- New Media
Module IV: Art and Architecture
- Art
- Architecture
Module V: Industry and Science
- Sub-themes:
- Industry and Technology
- Science and Technology
Module VI: Fashion
- Haute Couture
- Sports Clothing and Sneakers
- Semester 1 Exam and French exam practices
Semester Two
Module VII: International Organizations
- The Olympic Games
- Nongovernmental Organizations
- Humanitarian Aid
Module VIII: Diplomacy
- Relations between the United States and France
- Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical Companies
- Multinational Companies
Module IX: International Business
- Agricultural Industry
- Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical Companies
- International Companies
Module X: Life after High School
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- A Sane Life
- Money Matters
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There is no textbook required for this course. All instructional content is available online within the course.
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Recording software provided through local school, Internet Access, Headset, Microphone,French-English Dictionary.
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Welp. Time to shine up the ol' elbow patches and dust off the monocle. 'Tis the weekend of the 4 Bridges Arts Festival.
Actually, if it's one thing Chattanooga has usually gotten right, it's having a laid-back attitude about art and artists. And we have a beautiful city (until Bob Corker decides to run for president and arranges to have the rest of it paved) that sets a nice backdrop for adventures in color and form. Sunlight, a spring breeze, and girls with tattoos and head kerchiefs - what could make that better? Beer. Don't worry, there'll be some of that, too.
If you've been to one of the previous nine AVA-sponsored events, you should have a pretty good idea of what to expect. The 4 Bridges Arts Festival will be held at the Tennessee Pavilion on April 17th and 18th, and will still be your given morass of artists' booths, music, food, and some mysterious substance they're calling "fun". The mere $5 gate fee does nothing to stem the tide of the hoi polloi but everything will be aimed at and catered to the rich and rich-ish people who might actually buy some of the art. And the "catering" is in the literal sense; an as-yet-unconfirmed list (two days before the festival?!) of food vendors will be slinging fois gras like ballpark hot dogs. Craft beer (going to go out on a limb and say "Big River") will be available as well, and may assist in contemplating some of the art.
So the wife took off for her mother's house after asking you for your "honest opinion" and left you stuck with the kids for the weekend? No sweat! There is a free kid's area with, get this, structured activities all day! Kids love to draw, because drawing is a form of destruction - introducing chaos to what was once a clean, white piece of paper or wall. And for your part, you get a free babysitt...ah, educational experience for little Johnny.
There will also be live music pretty much nonstop throughout the festival. It's mostly the singer-songwriter stuff you would expect would be safe for the Lookout Mountain crowd, but there's a few highlights:
Sat, 2:15 - The achingly beautiful songs of Hudson K, which somehow simultaneously evoke smoke, lipstick, and childhood fears.
Sun. 1:30 - If you cover Natalie Merchant's body and voice with tattoos, then you get Nanyana.
Sun. 2:45 - Immediately following her is the Last of the Full-Grown Men, the ice-cool Webb Wilder, who's 95% rock and 5% -abilly.
The AVA will be holding juries to award $10,000 in prize money, as well as offering a few gimmies to emerging artists. They promote the arts in Chattanooga by blah blah blah snore. I mean, hey, they do a great job, but that's not why we're there.
We're there to enjoy an afternoon in the breeze with a cold beer, since the NCAA tournament is over.
The 4 Bridges Arts Festival, First Tennessee Pavilion, Saturday: 10am to 6pm and Sunday: 11am to 5pm. Admission to the festival is $5 for adults 18 and over and free for children under 18. For more information, please call Director of 4 Bridges Arts Festival, Jerry Dale McFadden at 423.265.4282 ext. 106.


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Alexandria Valdez of the Denver Post took time to speak with UMass men's lacrosse alumnus Kevin Leveille (2000-03) and Team USA head coach Richie Meade about the experience and leadership Leveille has provided to the U.S. National Team during competition at the 2014 FIL World Championship. Check it out:
"COMMERCE CITY -- Kevin Leveille's journey to the World Lacrosse Championships was tumultuous. He tried out for Team USA four times in 12 years. It wasn't until his fourth attempt, which came this year, that he made the final 23-man roster.
'It didn't sink in for a couple days,' said Leveille, 32. 'I felt I've played pretty well and done the right things. You never know because the competition level is so high.'
The veteran attackman from Delmar, N.Y., is putting his perseverance and knowledge of lacrosse to use at the world tournament being played at Dick's Sporting Goods Park..."
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The Potter County Deputy Sheriff's Association announced its endorsements Thursday in local elections.
Candidates endorsed:
Judge Don Emerson for 320th District Court. Emerson faces attorney Melinda Mayo in the Republican primary.
Stephanie Downey for county treasurer. Downey faces incumbent Treasurer Judy Messer in the Republican primary.
Joe Ruiz for Commissioner Precinct 2. Ruiz faces incumbent Commissioner Manny Perez in the Democratic primary.
47th District Court. The association chose not to endorse a candidate at this time. Republicans vying for the race include: Assistant Potter County Attorney David Kemp, Assistant Randall County Criminal District Attorney Robert Love, Randall County Judge Ted Wood and attorneys Perry Peek, Ana Estevez, Stewart R. Werner, Hal Miner and Carry Ann Baker. Adrian Castillo, an assistant district attorney for Potter County, is running unopposed in the Democratic primary.
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The urban explosion is going to require newer, smarter responses and different ways of thinking and talking about citizens and technology if it's going to live up to its incredible potential. Between the implausible utopia of Le Corbusier's Ville Radieuse -- designed to be built on "the grounds of demolished vernacular… cities" -- and the nightmarish dystopia of J.G. Ballard's High Rise, there must be a future urbanism hospitable to all. Indeed, writers like Jane Jacobs, and more recently Leo Hollis, have argued that it's precisely the vernacular city, in all its messy experimentalism, with high population density and active street life, that best accommodates its citizens.
Densely populated cities may also represent the best accommodation between citizens and the natural environment. Geographic concentration and economies of scale can produce greener outcomes for energy generation, transportation, and food production. With the potential benefits, of course, come challenges -- in particular, the related challenges of sustainability and poverty.
Not only many vernacular cities, but also fully planned cities like modern Dubai seem to have poverty woven into the urban fabric. Historically, rapid metropolitan development has often been driven by the migration of the rural poor. In eighteenth century England, the industrial revolution drove agricultural workers to cities like Manchester and Birmingham to find work among the concentrations of factories.
In the twentieth century United States, millions of workers moved from the south to northern cities like New York and Chicago for both economic and socio-political reasons. Equally, an "instant city" like modern Dubai doesn't spring spontaneously from the desert sands. As Daniel Brook has described well, such developments can depend on the importation of hundreds and thousands of guest workers: fully 96% of Dubai's population is immigrant, whether wealthy or very poor.
Is it possible to impose sustainable technologies and habits of life in circumstances where so many citizens are struggling to piece together the basics of existence. Rather than being possible, it may actually be necessary. It is estimated that between 2010 and 2050 the world's urban population will have grown by some 2.5 to 3 billion, meaning that two thirds of humanity will be living in cities. Given the potential for extreme poverty and "environmental degradation" represented by future megalopolises, exploiting the alternative potential for sustainable urban infrastructures -- including the economic infrastructure -- is the only sane option.
Fortunately, there are two reasons for moderate optimism. One development, which has been the primary focus of UBM Future Cities from day one, has been digital innovation. It turns out that the Internet is not just for cats. The perfect storm of M2M data, big analytics, cloud computing, and mobile connectivity hold out the promise, at least, of smarter, and thus more efficient and sustainable urban environments. We've discussed the so-called Internet of Things here a lot recently. It's not a full reality yet, but it's an exciting and proximate future.
All very well for things, but what about people? The second development, which I think has received less attention, is probably generational. What a long way we've come, in my lifetime, from the days when Theodore Roszak could subtitle his 1969 bestseller, The Making of a Counterculture, "reflections on the technocratic society and its useful opposition." For at least two decades, technology -- especially the technology of corporations -- was regarded as the outright enemy of sustainability and ecological responsibility. Such attitudes are far from extinct.
What I've been seeing in this new millennium, however, are signs of intelligent corporations and urban activists beginning to work together. The rapprochement is partly symbolic. It's intriguing, for example, that the architect Kelvin Campbell, whose smart urbanism initiatives are focused on collective, bottom-up innovations, naturally talks about an "operating system" for urbanism, or "open source" urbanism. But when activism and what Roszak called "the technocracy" share a common language, the chances are they increasingly share a common purpose.
One positive sign is the proliferation of partnerships major corporations like IBM and Cisco have formed with city agencies. One big negative is the resilient data showing substantial minorities of city dwellers -- inevitably trending toward lower income segments -- who aren't connected at all. A "digital divide" persists in the United States, with poorer areas showing comparatively low rates of home computer use. The situation is worse in many other areas of the world.
It's for economists, technologists, and urban planners to flesh out the strategies that will carry us from the daunting challenges of the urban explosion to city environments livable and sustainable to all. The modest contribution a website like UBM Future Cities can make is teasing out the trends that show technologists, activists, and citizens speaking the same language, and also -- by example as well as exhortation -- putting engagement at the center of urban discourse.
Don't forget to read bloggers' responses to the question: "How could cities better connect all their residents to economic opportunity?" at the group blogging event hub. Find out more about Meeting of the Minds here, and Living Cities here.
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Calorie Cycling Issues
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Okay, I figure I'll start trying to write things down after all. And since I's trying the Calorie Cycling thing, now is a good time.
A little background;
I've been eating an average of just 1200cal a day since I started this site, and have gone down to the high 700's on a couple occasions. I've still been losing weight, but I feel like my metabolism is slowing as is, and I heard this is a good way to counter that. I still want to drop at least 10kg... but I don't want to be left with a metabolism that basically won't let me eat more than a salad in order to maintain the weight.
I went to the site I posted a link to in my first entry, entered my data and got calorie req of
1300 (avg) a day for no exercise and 1600 a day with exercise. While I don't keep exactly to the calendar, I *have* been doing insanity most days, so I figured I'd do the 1600 average (this means my low would be 1300, med 1600 and high of 1900) with a plan of M M L H M L H starting on saturday.
I started saturday and was barely able to eat 1600 calories (1570). I do guesstimate calories, but I couldn't be *that* much off. I try to over estimate if anything (though again, estimating is estimating). Either way, I felt miserable and realize that there's no way I could eat 1900 caloires, hell, I doubt I can eat 1600 again today... I feel like I have a big rock in my stomach -_-;
I'm also up nearly a kilo from last morning's weigh-in (which is also why I used yesterday's weigh in in my tracker, not today's... though I usually write in the sunday weight). I check everyday but only input the value every week (though I'm thinking of just putting it in daily since I check anyway... but then the graph will look crazy, lol) I realize the kilo (from 67.2 to 68 this morning) does not mean I gained that in fat... and hopefully tomorrow it *will* go down at least a bit... but it still hurts, you know? I also feel heavy and bloated T_T;
Anyway, seeing as I can barely make the 1600 cal mark, I've decided to switch to the 1300 average (so 1000/1300/1600 respectfully), making yesterday my high day.
Long story short, I am going to try and stick with this for a week or two and see how my results go.
I just really hope I didn't break my losing streak and sabotaged myself -_-;
EDIT: Update; it *finally* fell back to 67.3 this morning (29th); it's been hovering around 68.5 since the blog post ^_^
Side note about a pet peeve I have with this site; Just because someone uses the greater than/less than signs does NOT mean the person is using HTML!!!!
I can't use most of my faces and have to substitute the side emos X(
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Going from 700- 1200 straight to 1600 is a big jump. You could try bumping up 100 at a time and do it gradually. Give yourself some time to play with the numbers to find out where you're still losing. Your metabolism is probably slow because you've been eating really low with the exercise you're doing. Your body may hold on to a few calories if you haven't been eating enough but it will level out. Be patient and good luck!
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Best of luck to you! Like you mentioned, try it and see if it works. I have tried to fix things that werent broken, and weight loss stopped! So I am glad you are staying on top of it!
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On July 22nd, Hammers of Misfortune will release their sixth full-length, 'Dead Revolution.' In anticipation of this release, the band has now launched a new track, 'Sea of Heroes', today via Stereogum.comRead More
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If flaccid, identikit, breakdown-laden 'metal' is the disease, Necromancing the Stone is the cure. With their upcoming debut full-length, 'Jewel of the Vile', the group plans to vanquish 'Breakdownicus Gratuitous.'Read More
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Color morphs of redback salamander sharing a tree
The other night while looking for slugs in the woods, we saw these redback salamanders (Plethodon cinereus) near the roots of a beech tree.
The leadback variant (left) was on one side of the tree, while the redback variant was on the other side.
Unlike most other salamanders that hatch out of eggs in the water and pass their juvenile stages there before leaving for land, the redback salamander spends its entire life cycle on land. Hence, it is referred to as a terrestrial salamander.
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ObsessionArt.com, the erotic art retailer, announces the release of Shanghai Bizarre, the first ever collection of limited edition prints by internationally-acclaimed femdom artist, Sardax. Comprising a chronology of four prints, Shanghai Bizarre introduces a world of fascinations and fantasies with a flavour of the Orient. Limited to a print run of only 120 worldwide (+ three Artist's Proofs) individually signed and numbered by Sardax, these stunning works are collectors' items for anyone who appreciates beautiful "femdom" art, or indeed simply beautiful erotica.
About Shanghai Bizarre:
Shanghai Bizarre started as a series of commissioned illustrations for a client with a specific brief in mind – a fantasy world ruled by implacable oriental mistresses, mostly mature and extremely aware of their own power. There were originally 6 frames but the project so interested Sardax that he decided to add one more for his own pleasure-then another, and another… and so it grew until it started to seem like a definite series worthy of publishing in print form.
The name Shanghai was chosen as simply evoking a lost world of decadent pleasures. It is not the city of today with its mushrooming skyscrapers, but a more nostalgic fictional place with something of the atmosphere of Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu. Together with a bizarre twist of 50′s underground bondage illustration and a modern quirky English wry humour for good measure, it presents a completely original vision of female domination and will make a beautiful collectors' edition for one's walls.
The first four are presented here forming a sequence in time.
1. The Travel Agent
Innocent young man, mesmerised by the exotic and dangerous allure of the strangely assertive sales ladies, be careful what you wish for! One at the desk confidently occupies her "special chair" while the exquisitely bound human seat cushion struggles silently for air beneath her delectable leather-skirted derriere. That poor helpless creature was once a strangely aroused tourist too!
2. The Arrival
A new batch of slaves arrives at the processing factory, confined in the heavy leather subjugation bags that double as bondage and transportation devices. Absolutely ignominiously helpless but able to see their tormentresses through the small vision panels, the slaves are both aroused and terrified by the prospect of their new lives. From the gallery the powerful figure of the supervisor coolly supervises the disposal of these human assets.
3. The Taxi Stand
A sedan chair is carried through the winding lantern-lit streets of the old town. The bearers are cruelly gagged and restrained, their discomfort a constant reminder of their servile, anonymous status as mere beasts of burden for the convenience of Oriental ladies. The jingle of harness and creak of leather accompanies the sharp click-click of their punitive heels on the cobblestones as the strange conveyance arrives at the station, ready to collect a new passenger.
4. The Rickshaw
Through the cacophony of the slave market the wretched rickshaw slave draws his disdainful passenger. The elegant lady, impatiently scowling at delay, shrieks at the struggling slave for speed when the impeding restraint of his bizarre leather punishment costume most prevents it. On the sidewalk a passing vixen pauses to watch, amused by the astonishing spectacle of cruelty.
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Dec. 19, 2013
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The University of Alabama women's golf team will have three former standouts with exempt status on the LPGA Tour during the 2014 season and a fourth Jenny Suh, who has a partial exemption.
The trio includes newcomer Jennifer Kirby, Brooke Pancake and Kathleen Ekey. Pancake and Ekey were on tour in 2013.
Kirby, who finished her eligibility with the Crimson Tide this past May, finished fifth in the five-round (90 holes) Q-School to earn her card. The native of Paris, Ontario, shot 71-69-69-71-69 for a 12-under-par total.
Pancake retained her tour card by placing inside the top 100 on the LPGA money list (98th, $63,647). Ekey missed the top 100 by a single spot, but after finishing tied for seventh at LPGA Qualifying School, will be fully exempt once again in 2014.
Suh, who finished her eligibility at Alabama following the 2007 season and played on the 2006 Curtis Cup Team, lost in a playoff for the final exempt spots after finishing at 6-under 354. She was one of four golfers who competed for the two final positions. Suh will have status on the LPGA Tour in 2014 on the Category 17 priority list.
Get all the latest information on the team by following @AlabamaWGolf, on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. General athletic news can also be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and AlabamaAthletics on Facebook.


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Bring Back the Uptick Rule!
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"Needless to say, if you or I tried any of these shenanigans, the SEC would lock us up in the can so fast it would make your head spin."
Actually it's the complete incompetence of the SEC (and all regulators worldwide) and how they maintain their worthless existence, even have the temerity to call for "more money" in the face of their record for total ineptness and failure, that makes my head spin
" Are market authorities and regulators being penny wise, but pound foolish?"
Absolutely NOT. The "authorities and regulators" (a.k.a. kleptocrats) have lots of financial needs, and they get a "cut" off of all the corruption. Think of them just as you would Jon Gotti with a dash of Bernie Madoff.
And have you no sympathy? This "scheme" only generated 65 million in profits, but better days lie ahead once they convince the sheeple to trade more in our "Free markets". Better days are ahead.
Hey MadHedge, shut up and trade. Stop cryin' in yer conflakes.
You'll be asking them to ban shorting altogether next.
Waste of time. They should just ensure that shares traded actually exist for once.
Double darn:
John Thomas Jolly Rodger MHFT arguments prove flaccid yet again.
Pool operator Joe Kennedy instigated the cosmetic feelgood uptick rule Germany still has to no avail when he became first SEC boss in 1938 during the last Depression.
Somehow, stocks keep going down and up, mostly down in real terms since we re-entered Depression in 2000.
It was downhill since 1938, FDR and Joe Kennedy for John Q Public, now abandoning electronic virtual markets in droves after being fleeced again and again by Wall Street and the District of Criminals.
Somehow the futures exchanges continued to thrive without the uptick rule, which 85% of NYSE members favoured, despite empirical evidence the uptick rule reduced market liquidity. Hmmm. Does less liquidity mean bigger profits for members?
Gary Ackerman, Ben Bernanke, Mike Capuano, Chris Cox, Jim Cramer, Barney Frank, Carolyn Maloney, John McCain, Mickey Siebert, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz all favour throwback return to the uptick rule with their vested interests that may not benefit the majority.
The uptick rule was eliminated by the SEC in 2007 after actual security exchange trading studies without it dating from 2004 found no benefit of the atavistic rule.
As several here suggested, requiring the public to borrow shorts while JPM Morgan et al continue to trade nakeds is a giant indictment of government regulation failures to enforce back dating options, conflicts of interest, failure to deliver, fake quotes, front-running, major insider violations, mark to market, painting the market or transparency.
The only good news about naked shorts is JPM short 50 B ounces of silver. Too bad the government they own lets them not mark to market. One of these days Jamie...
SEC ends up tick rule July 6, 2007
DOW turns down from its all-time high of 14,000 July 19, 2007.
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
Actually, they eliminated it in 2004 as a study
Correlation is not causation
"In 2004, the Commission initiated a year-long pilot that eliminated short sale price test restrictions from approximately one-third of the largest stocks. The purpose of the pilot was to study how the removal of such short sale price test restrictions impacted the market for those subject securities."
1/3rd is not all stocks.
1 year is not till up to today.
Find out how many of the Dow 30 were in the pilot and let me know.
Dream on MHFT - since exchanges de-mutualized an exist as for profit entities the raping will continue sos they may rent out colocated server farms for 200K/month and latency arb Etrade point and click traders - welcome to the 21st century economy bitch
Since we're talking about bringing things back how about bringing back the gold standard and the Dukes of Hazzard.
What is the real solution to black box trading? An outright ban is the wrong way, that's the Ned Ludd solution. That said, the machines need to be regulated. The retail investor is getting annihilated.
some (small) truth in this article but REAL problem with shorts is that most are illegal- gs, ms never borrow, never deliver. short sale rules are FEDERAL rules.but noone goes to jail
The uptick rule and glass steagal are gone forever. The government will not reverse bad decisions, unless lobbied to do so...
...and destroy the entire high frequency trading industry. What about that hotel near the NYSE with all those servers? What about the 100 quants employed by the prime brokers. Have you no mercy? We need to scalp every $7 ScotTrade and Fidelity ActiveTrader. It's capitalism at its most blatant.... finally an "invisible hand" that works for a living. John Locke would be proud. No uptick for anyone but those who can afford their own rule, lobby and congressman. It's not personal... just business... monkey business. Don't monkey with it.
Dave Harrison
funny how you only complain when this bloated market gets whacked but are perfectly happy to see it get ramped to unjustifiable stratospheres on vapor volume.
Have you considered that the heavy volume selloffs are the truth and the vapor volume meltups are the lie?
Uptick rule is an inflationary bias for stocks. Glad it's gone. If you want to tame HFT then require 1 cent fee per phantom bid/ask and most of the HFT abuses will disappear.
Pretty fucking amazing how a million bloggers know HFaT is illegal bullshit and because some naked babe isn't wearing a trampstamp tat that says "HFaT is insider trading" on her ass some masterbating sec moron can't figure it out.
Right up there with Moron Greenspan and Moron Summers muzzling Brooksley Born's who wanted to protect us from the derivative timebomb.
Don't forget Moron Rubin, The Third or "Shemp" of the Three Stooges.
Or was he Curly Joe.
Madhedgefund trader and other "men of money" will cry for anything to sustain an already broken and corrupt market.
People whos sole existance is to take a pile of crap currency and turn it into a larger pile of crap currency IS the main reason economies die.
Money was only to be used as a means of exchange...not a means to grow a pile of paper and declare that you did something good for humanity.
All men of money should take gun, insert in mouth and pull trigger...shortly after the economy will fix itself and the rest of us PRODUCTIVE human beings can get on with our lives...without worry of the value of that money.
They won't ever stick the gun in their mouth, but we can do it for them and make it look like suicide.
How about prosecuting fucking fraud and having some of these fucks go to a real prison for a change. I bet that alone would do wonders for the "free markets" LOL!
apparently the down trick...i mean "tick"...rule isn't working either.
and glass steagle, too.
and jail time for fraud, too
Bring back marked to market
John Thomas definition: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=John%20Thomas
You are too kind, MHT is an idiot of the Friedman order.
re: "The diminished liquidity might make it difficult for the 800 pound gorillas of the market, like Fidelity and Caplers, to execute trades, further frightening end investors from equities."
Really? Really? Gosh, what did they do before HFTs?... Hmmmmm
Nahh. Just bring out the gimp!


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In Major League ballparks across the country, simple green grass in the outfield has become a thing of the past. Replacing boring turf are intricate patterns and designs that only a few years ago were just for special occasions such as all-star games and the World Series. These patterns have become a necessary component of the stadium experience, and in turn a necessary tool in the Landscape Superintendent's bag of tricks.
When creating patterns on playing fields, first make sure to avoid any damage to the grass. Next, and just as important, patterns should not affect how games are played, or create any types of hazard for players. Designs should enhance the magic and aura of the facility, without taking away from the game.
A beautiful mowing pattern can be the perfect way to express your pride and workmanship. The extra effort you put into your field by mowing a special design will be well worth it. And what better canvas to use than lush, healthy turf to create an artistic image? Whether it's a simple, basic blueprint or a creative, complex design you can use mowing patterns to enhance the image that your landscape management program projects.
While they look intricate and complex to fans, mowing designs are not as difficult as they seem. The rollers bend the grass blades in the direction you travel. The light and dark lines are created by the light reflecting off the grass.
A light colored stripe is made by mowing away from you, a dark stripe by mowing toward you. These simple rules are the foundation, and once you have them down you can explore and learn many simple techniques to produce dazzling mowing designs.
Before you create any designs, you need to make sure the canvas is in the right condition. Have a soil test done to determine what your grass needs at each site to become healthier. The healthier your grass, the better your field will play and respond to patterns. Use iron (Fe++) and manganese (Mn) to fine-tune the color of the turf. Both folier and granular applications can be used.
A complete overall sports turf maintenance program with proper fertilization, aeration and irrigation helps a highly used turf to play better, keeps it safer and adds to the spectacular appearance of the turf patterns. Try to use fertilization products with potassium, as they will give turf a deep green color that helps with the contrasting of stripes. Extra potassium helps provide both heat and drought tolerance plus durability to handle any possible stress from the patterns.
Changing mowing pattern designs often is very important in preventing potential problems associated with weak turf. While not only improving turf vigor this variation prevents possible turfgrass disease. Another benefit to changing up the designs is ensuring a truer ball bounce and roll, while preventing a grain/ripple that can form in the turf. Ripples adversely affect the playability of sports turf, making it very difficult for players to pick up balls, as they may "snake" or zigzag back and forth across the grass.
This is even more prevalent in warm season grasses but can happen on cool season grasses if you are not careful. The general rule of thumb is to never remove more than a third of the grass blade at a time. This will help keep the grass plant from the shock of being scalped should more of the blade be removed.
Successful field patterns add an elegant touch to a well-manicured field while at the same time having no effect on the playability of the surface. Patterns are extremely useful in hiding damaged turf, while still giving you the ability to display healthy areas. A literal calling card demonstrating your crew's attention to detail, they can serve as a high impact way to improve the image of you and your facility.
A number of patterns are created using different widths of lines. For example, a double or triple wide line can be combined with single lines or even thin walk behind lines. To give the pattern extra depth or contrast, disengage the mowing reels and go back over and reroll the lines. This allows you to establish a pattern to intensify the contrast of the light and dark green colors or add dimension to an attractive pattern.
The time it takes to crate patterns on Fenway Park's 100,000 square feet of turf can range from 45 minutes up to three hours. More intricate patterns require extra attention to detail, therefore adding to the amount of time needed to create them.
Patterns can be created with equipment ranging from reel type mowers, drag mats and sweepers to rotary mowers with rollers. Even a common roller squeegee made for water removal can be used. You can make your own roller to use in the yard by filling a PVC pipe with cement, bolts anchored in the ends, and then attach an old lawn mower handle to it. The weight of the cement in the PVC pipe will add down pressure.
After using your rotary mower you can go back to the roller, increasing the effectiveness of each walking pass over the grass and roll in a beautiful design. Be sure your rotary mower blades are kept razor sharp to ensure a clean cut. Dull blades tear and shred the grass, leaving it open for disease that can lead to brown spots.
The ideas for designs can come from computer sketches, scribbles on a piece of scratch paper, or simply by conjuring them up in your imagination. No matter where the idea comes from, make sure to take your time as you go and have fun. The creative process can be very exciting.
Be aware that where in the park patterns are viewed from can affect how well the details are visible. Different angles, logos and numbers can be seen more clearly from above. What works on paper doesn't always work on the turf.
Some patterns look better than others and everyone has their preferences.
Each pattern has its own challenges. Make sure to correct "banana lines" or mistakes as you go or the problem will only become more noticeable. Some complex patterns can be set up using a tape measure and line strings. Once a pattern is etched in the extra definition will almost make the grass design seem to glow.
Try as many different designs as you can think of. The more you create, the more proficient you will become. Always remember, safety first. You don't want to cause any damage when making your works of art.
Safety and playability should be the first priority of all sports turf managers. It takes serious dedication and skill to ensure each playing surface meets the highest standards every day. Once you reach this goal, it is important to continue to offer your participants and the viewing audience the best overall package you can.
There is only one opportunity to grasp the attention of your guest as they see your field when they walk to their seats. The aesthetics of a field play a vital role in making a memorable first impression. Part of a safer sports turf is a vigorous, healthy growing grass strong enough to withstand possible overuse and provide good footing, yet soft and resilient enough to prevent injuries.
David Mellor is the Director of Grounds for the Boston Red Sox and author of "Picture Perfect Mowing Techniques for Lawns, Landscapes and Sports," published by Sleeping Bear/Ann Arbor Press.
Captions compiled from MLB.com, Colorado Springs Gazette, and the Boston Globe
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