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A mom is a suspect in a missing baby case in Memphis, Tenn. On Jan. 10, KansasCity.com reported 7-week-old Aniston Walker has been missing since Thursday morning. On Friday, Aniston's mother, Andrea Walker, 33, was charged with abuse and neglect in connection with the baby's disappearance.
"Andrea Walker said she told police that she left her daughter with her 3-year-old son while she took her 5-year-old son to school. When she returned, the baby was gone, but the 3-year-old was still in the house. Walker said the doors were locked when she arrived at home and there was no sign of a break in. She told police only two other people had the key," according to the police affidavit.
The baby's mom is the prime suspect in this missing baby case but the baby's father -- who doesn't live at the same address -- has not been named as a suspect. He was the one who called police after baby Aniston went missing. She has not been found despite police and cadaver dogs searching the area around Walker's home. The area that is being investigated includes a landfill near the family's home. Sadly, police are starting to fear the worst.
"Realistically, 7-week-old kids don't mysteriously disappear without some circumstances behind it. If this was a teenage kid, if this was even a small child of school age, obviously our hopes would be high. But again, 7-week-old children to not have the means to just disappear," said Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong.
The mom suspect in this missing baby case hasn't been too cooperative with police -- and her story doesn't seem to hold up. Those close to the family hope that baby Aniston is found. In the mean time, Andrea Walker is being held on $500,000 bond.
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STANFORD, Calif. - For the third time this season, the Stanford women's sand volleyball team defeated Santa Clara, 3-2, Tuesday, at the ACSR Sand Volleyball Courts in Stanford, Calif. The Cardinal finishes its inaugural season with a 7-1 record.
Stanford fell behind early as Santa Clara's Alyssa Anderson and Haley Cameron defeated Brittany Howard and Carly Wopat, 21-16, 21-15, at the No. 2 spot. Wopat recorded 18 kills, 10 digs and an ace, while Howard added nine digs and two blocks.
Playing at No. 1 together for the first time, Stanford's Jordan Burgess and Rachel Williams tied the match up with a 21-17, 17-21, 15-8 win over Taylor Milton and Dani Rottman. Williams finished with 15 kills, 18 digs and five aces, while Burgess added 11 kills, 20 digs and two aces.
Santa Clara regained the match lead, 2-1, as Lacey Maas and Kim Meyers defeated the Cardinal's No. 5 pair of Morgan Boukather (21-19, 16-21, 17-15). Bai posted 16 kills and 18 digs for Stanford, while Boukather chipped in with 12 kills, 11 digs and four aces.
Stanford's No. 4 pair of Madi Bugg and Mary Ellen Luck tied the match up at 2-2 with a 19-21, 21-18, 15-4 win over Katy Schatzman and Chloe Sliger. Luck registered 20 kills and 25 digs, while Bugg totaled 10 kills, 22 digs and six aces.
Clinching the match for Stanford was the No. 3 team of Kyle Gilbert and Inky Ajanaku. The Cardinal topped Kat Douglas and Sarah Vacarro, 21-19, 21-13. Ajanaku tallied 11 kills, eight digs and nine blocks, while Gilbert finished 14 kills, eight digs and three aces.
Stanford 3, Santa Clara 2
1) Jordan Burgess/Rachel Williams (Stan) def. Taylor Milton/Dani Rottman (SCU), 21-17, 17-21, 15-8
2) Alyssa Anderson/Haley Cameron (SCU) def. Brittany Howard/Carly Wopat (Stan), 21-16, 21-15
3) Inky Ajanaku/Kyle Gilbert (Stan) def. Kat Douglas/Sarah Vacarro (SCU), 21-19, 21-13
4) Madi Bugg/Mary Ellen Luck (Stan) def. Katy Schatzman/Chloe Sliger (SCU), 19-21, 21-18, 15-4
5) Lacey Maas/Kim Meyers (SCU) def. Lydia Bai/Morgan Boukather (Stan), 21-19, 16-21, 17-15
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On the northeastern end of Long Island, thirty minutes east of the last exit on the Long Island Expressway, lies the township of Southold, a community found literally at the end of the world. The peninsula is enclosed by three bodies of water: the Long Island Sound to the North, the Peconic Bays to the South, and the Atlantic Ocean to the East. Southold is an anomaly of small town America where the past fifty years disappear among expanses of farmland, old fashioned mom and pop stores, and crumbling patriotic houses. Southold is home to a mere 20,000 residents, encompassing 405 square miles, 350 of which is water. Although Southold is only seventy-five miles from New York City, many in the eldest generation have never ventured past Riverhead, the town separating Southold from the rest of Long Island. Despite its relatively close proximity to a metropolis, and its accessibility to the Atlantic, Southold remains unto itself. Isolated from the rest of the world, Southold is a peculiar community hidden in a seemingly unremarkable town.
Alana Perino was born in 1988 in Brooklyn, NY and grew up in Southold, NY and Manhattan, NY. She studied Photography and European Intellectual History under The College of Letters at Wesleyan University where she received her BA in 2011. Alana resides in Manhattan, NY.
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Once your child puts diapers, strollers, and other trappings of babyhood behind him, you might think it's time to move on from car seats, too. Not so. Young children grow rapidly, so it's tempting to think that they can graduate from a car seat to a vehicle seat and safety belt like a "big" kid. But doing so would compromise their safety. The solution: booster seats.
A booster seat raises a child's body enough to allow a vehicle's three-point belt—designed to protect an average-sized adult—to keep him safe. You might also hear them referred to as belt-positioning boosters because their job is to properly position a child in a seat. Some boosters look like large, square pillows. These are called backless boosters—think sitting on a phonebook to reach the dinner table. There are also high-back models and those that can be used in either high-back or backless mode. We tested all three types. (Subscribers can see our belt-positioning booster seat Ratings.) Another variation is called a toddler booster or combination seat. They have their own five-point harness that can be used for children who are too young for boosters. The harness can then be removed when your child is ready to use it in booster mode. See our toddler boosters report for more information.
Our tests found performance differences among types and models, and even among seats that fit well initially but didn't maintain a good fit with a squirming child, all of which can affect child safety. Overall, our tests found that high-back models had the best belt fit, followed by boosters that convert from high-back to backless (which are best when used with the back), and finally backless boosters. But any booster seat appears to be safer than none at all for children shorter than 4'9" (the height of an average 11-year-old). Most vehicle belts won't fit a child under that height without a booster. The most recent research also shows that children between 4 and 8 years old are 45 percent less likely to sustain injuries when riding in booster seats vs. those using a vehicle's safety belts alone. But using a booster seat is the safest way for any child up to 4'9" to travel, regardless of age. Injuries sustained by children using safety belts alone can be life-threatening, including abdominal bruising, internal organ damage, and lumbar-spine injuries, to name a few.
Belt-positioning boosters are a safe choice, but children are safest in a car seat with its own five-point harness (either a convertible car seat or a harnessed toddler-booster) in the back seat of your car. So don't be in a rush to have your child graduate to a booster seat too soon. Many of them have a minimum weight requirement as low as 30 pounds. Some 15-month-olds weigh that much, but we don't consider it safe for children that young to ride in any seat that doesn't include a harness.
After a child reaches the height or weight limits of a harnessed seat (some accommodate kids as tall as 50 inches and weighing up to 90 pounds), he can start using a belt-positioning booster without a harness, which adapts a vehicle's seatbelts—meant to accommodate an average-sized adult—to fit a child's smaller frame. A belt-positioning booster can be the last car seat a child uses before he starts using the vehicle's seat—when he's around 4'9" tall and the safety belt fits him correctly—which is normally at around age 8 at the earliest, as recommended by a 2009 study in the journal Pediatrics.
When can your child sit on a vehicle seat without the need for a booster? When you can answer "yes" to all these questions:
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It's difficult to describe "STOMP" if you have never seen a performance. Simply put, it's music, it's comedy, and it's a show everyone should see.
Ivan Delaforce, a veteran STOMP performer, describes the production as a rhythmic journey, and he's right.
What is so amazing is how the journey happens. The performers do not use dialogue. Characters are created through facial expressions, body language and interactions with each other. The percussionists do not use any instruments. Instead they create music from nonconventional objects. In a routine Delaforce called "Frogs", dryer vent hosing becomes an accordion to create a beat. The resulting sound is similar to the croaking of frogs. In Delaforce's favorite routine, "Trolleys", performers create music by pushing shopping carts filled with plastic containers. The troupe uses candy containers, brooms, plastic bags, lighters and more. In fact, the percussionists find a beat in everything AND the kitchen sink. Using a kitchen sink strapped around their necks, four performers play sinks filled with water and utensils.
The show also includes dancing, juggling and audience participation. The opening sketch has the performers dancing with broomsticks. Later, paint cans create a beat while being juggled between performers. In a running bit throughout the entire performance, the audience responds with rhythmic claps when prompted by cast members. Approximately twelve routines are weaved together into a fantastic 90 minute performance without an intermission. Audience members are never bored, and few leave their seats for the restroom. Most audience members only left their seats one time at last Saturday's performance. It was to give the cast a standing ovation.
Each show only uses eight performers, but the touring production, which has been playing for over two decades now, consists of twelve performers. The performers come from a variety of backgrounds. Some, like Karisma Jay and Andre Meggerson, have studied dance. Others, such as Guido Mandozzi, have an acting background. Most of the twelve have a musical background involving percussion. One of those, Delaforce has been drumming all of his life. (Follow this link for an exclusive in depth interview with Ivan Delaforce.)
Bottom line, "STOMP" has to be experienced to understand it. If you have a bucket list to do before you pass, make sure seeing "STOMP" at least once is on the list. For tour dates and times, check the "STOMP" website.
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TUCSON, Ariz--Mississippi State's Hayle Guess drove in all seven runs to lead the Bulldogs to a 7-1 opening-round victory over the Pacific Tigers in NCAA Softball Championships action at Hillenbrand Stadium Friday afternoon.
Guess had her first career grand slam in the third inning, a two run single in the fourth and an RBI double in the sixth to fashion a 3-for-4 day at the plate.
Kelli Miller threw shutout ball for six innings to keep UOP off balance, before the Tigers came up with a run in the top of the seventh on an RBI sing by Gina Carbonnato, who went 3-for-4 herself off Miller (18-10).
Chelsea Engle (19-16) took the loss for Pacific, which dropped to 34-23 overall and will play the loser of the Arizona-Howard game Saturday afternoon. MSU improved to 35-25 and stays in the winner's bracket to face the winner of Friday's second game at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.


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Robot head
This is a head I originally designed to use on robots. It can shoot ping pong balls from the mouth and move his light eyes.
Although, I never used it in an other robot. Instead, I have it online on Livebots, a platform I'm creating for having interactive robots that people can play with through the internet. Go here and try it for yourself: http://livebots.cc/Robot/View/11
I wanted to make a cover for my Ping Pong Balls Cannon, so I started with a 5L water bottle:
Covered it with kitchen paper soaked in white glue:
Added some paint and cut the eyes holes:
And finally added two halfs of a plastic ball as the eyes:
About the electronics, I used a motoruino which controls the mouth RGB LED, the motors and servo of the cannon and the eye's pan and tilt servos and white LEDs:
Here you can see a colse-up of the eyes system:
The PVC parts files are available here: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:32834
Any comments or suggestions are always welcome! :D
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Did you see it moving? I was controlling boh the eyes and that robot car. fun to play with. I even tried to ram your car.. but that nifty bumper switches prevent it :D.. and it backups. the only tiny little comment i have is that the car is steering in the opposite direction. otherwise you made it very nicely.
This is a great project. I
This is a great project. I love it to play around with it.
I have one question, Do you think it is possible to make a bidirectional communication with the robot? I mean controlling the robot from the internet and get feedback of the robot sensors to display them.
That was just an idea, that
That was just an idea, that came into my mind.
At the moment I'm working on a robot project with a Raspberry Pi. The RasPi acts as Network controller and has a WebCam. The robot has an Atmel controller and is serially connected to the RasPi. The robot software is already finished and I got the serial connection between RasPi and the robot up and running with Python.
Now I'm looking for the best way for the network connection, including video streaming. First I thought about programming a normal PC application with a Windows Forms UI to control the robot, visualize the sensor data and the video stream. After I saw guibots and your projects my next idea was:
The UI should have sliders, buttons for control, progress bars and text fields for displays.
I think I will need to tinker around a little bit and will start a seperate thread if I found a solution/run into problems.
Thanks a lot so far.
that is very cool!
the first picture kinda remidns me of furby :P
Count me in.
Hi Francisco, I'm just about to have a go at creating a web controlled mechanism using the Livebots info and the Instructable you posted. (Won't be ready be then end of April though.)
It may be worth updating the Instructable to say that you now have a Raspberry Pi distro to make the process easier.


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Free Wi-Fi Across U.K. for Internet Week
The inaugural Internet Week Europe (although in reality Internet Week London) kicks off next Monday. By way of getting people in the mood, free public wi-fi will be available in locations across the U.K. for the duration of the five-day festival.
Voice over IP provider Skype is using its SkypeAccess app to pick up the bill if users anywhere in the country use paid-for public wi-fi among certain providers.
According to Sravanthi Agrawal, spokeswoman for Skype, "In the U.K., SkypeAccess is powered by Boingo and available through BT Openzone, Spectrum Interactive, Eurospot, BAA Airports, BitBuzz and others. You can use SkypeAccess at various locations in all of U.K. such as airports, hotels, cafes (including Starbucks and Cafe Nero), restaurants, pubs, and other retail locations."
Ms Agrawal said that the cost per minute of SkypeAccess is normally £0.11 per minute. "During Internet Week, it's on us".
If the wi-fi provider is not part of the deal an error message will be displayed.
Anyone using a public wifi network should be aware of the security risks if the network is not secured, or they use sites which do not communicate using HTTPS.
Skype's offer is not to be confused with the ubiquitous "Free Public WiFi" that you often see in your list of available networks. This zombie network, while not harmful, is actually the public face of a an old Windows XP bug.
Internet Week Europe is a five day event running from 8 November in London. Some 80 events are planned across London. It follows on from the original Internet Week, which began in New York City in 2008. Last year's NY event saw 250 events.
According to a spokeswoman for Internet Week, although this year the events are only in London, it is hoped that future years will see events in other European cities.


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Suppose a diagonal matrix $D\in\mathbb{R}^{n\times n}$ is given, with all its entries $d_{ii}\geq0$, for all $i$. Is it possible to prove
$\operatorname{tr}(X^TDX)-2\operatorname{tr}(X^TDY)+\operatorname{tr}(Y^TDY)\geq 0$
for some $X, Y\in\mathbb{R}^{n\times 2}$. The above reminds to $a^2+b^2\geq2ab$, but I would need a proof in matrix terms. Also, if the above is true, for which range of $b$ is the following true
$(2-b)\operatorname{tr}(X^TDX)-2(2-b)\operatorname{tr}(X^TDY)+\operatorname{tr}(2-b)(Y^TDY)\geq 0$


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Monday Jul 16, 2007
There Is No Spoon
By user12614620 on Jul 16, 2007
I keep dropping my fork.
There's a canteen at the Sun campus in Burlington, MA. They've called it the Liberty Café, but it serves more than one would expect from a café. They've got a wide variety of food, and the quality is ok.
Occasionally I'll buy food there and walk back to my office to eat it. They thoughtfully provide plastic utensils for that very purpose, so I grab a fork before heading back. However, fumbling with a drink, some napkins, a plastic fork, a container of food, and dealing with badge-accessible doors is a nontrivial task for a klutz like myself, and I invariably drop the fork before making it all the way back. Recently I've been trying a work-around: grab two forks whenever I choose to bring food back to my office.
So now, instead of dropping a fork on the way back, I drop two of them.
Monday Jun 25, 2007
Pros and Cons of Holidays
By user12614620 on Jun 25, 2007
I took last week off.
Good: rest and relaxation
Bad: Thinking about my current project anyway
Good: spending time with my kids
Bad: Coming back to a very full inbox
Good: Getting some work done around the house & garden
Bad: sunburn
Good: Spending time with friends I haven't seen in a week
I think I'll end it there on a high note. After all, it's been far more good than not.
Sunday Apr 22, 2007
Happy St George's Day
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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 VRML - Blender- Map One Side Of Cube? http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=58052&th=11878#msg_58052 <![CDATA[OK, I think I got the hang of using the UV/Image editor in Blender 2.49 on a Debian Squeeze box.
 However, an error message occurs when my image (yeah, using my little duckie) on ONE side of a cube.
 If the image is placed on ALL sides of the cube, no problem-o.
 So is it not possible to map to only one side for color printing?]]> Plumguy 2012-12-05T20:18:45-00:00 Re: VRML - Blender- Map One Side Of Cube? http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=58057&th=11878#msg_58057 <![CDATA[Assign the faces you want to unwrap 1 material, assign the rest of the faces another material. Since you are colorprinting, might as well get your inks worth.]]> Fredd 2012-12-05T21:22:51-00:00 Re: VRML - Blender- Map One Side Of Cube? http://www.shapeways.com/forum/index.php?t=rview&goto=58180&th=11878#msg_58180 <![CDATA[Changed the images to flag and torch.
 This seems to work. Image is upside down but you get the idea.
 Maybe Shapeways' software doesn't handle ducks!
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Flow is a tool to explore the phase portrait of systems of nonlinear differential equations. Press-quality plots can be obtained in PDF format and the solutions can be exported for further processing. System equations and parameters can be saved for subsequent usage. An extensive library of presets is provided.
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Having a great-looking pair of black peep-toe heels in your closet is almost as much of a necessity as having a go-to LBD. They instantly add sex appeal, lengthen your legs, and show off a peek of your fabulous pedicure. The 1) Christian Louboutin Mater Claude ($695) pumps are certainly a to-die-for wish list pair. The patent leather is smooth and silky, and fits your foot like a glove (Was that an awkward appendages simile?). They have Holiday Party Staple written all over them.
But if you actually want to have money left over for gift-giving this year, you could do worse than the 2) Patent Leather Peep-Toe Pump ($44, on sale). The pair still has that lovely patent shine and the heel is just under 4 inches which gives you plenty of height. They may not be Louboutins, but they're a good substitute for those of us who have to get our fix on giving gifts this year. There really is no better feeling than the satisfaction of giving (though the satisfaction of slipping into Louboutins comes mighty close!)
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Great Music Radio.com is the Tattered Cover Press' Best Selling Book
The Camiemda Ranch in Colorado -- The Birthplace of Radio Broadcasting
Word Construction Publishing - 366 pages
When you sit down with this book you'll take a delightful, amusing journey into the world of radio and music. You'll discover the Camiemda Ranch, a magical place high in the Colorado Rockies, where Paddy Gaughan introduced radio broadcasting in the early 20th Century. One hundred years later his great grandson teams up with one of the nation's finest program directors and one of the country's great promotions directors (who are madly in love with one another, but can't seem to settle down in the same city) to establish the world's most famous radio station.
Great Music Radio.com recounts the years leading up to this triumph, following the founders' careers, the zany, if not crazy, radio people they meet along the way, and eventually their road trip across the country picking up their favorite deejays.
The story also tracks the history of the Ranch, a 5,000-acre spread that was built in the 1890's by engineering genius Paddy Gaughan and his amazing musical wife, Carolina (another great love story). Throughout its history, the Ranch is visited by historical figures that come away with new visions for the future (Nikola Tesla, Guglielmo Marconi, W.C. Handy, George Gershwin, Benny Goodman, and many more).
Visit Pat at an upcoming book signing:
I am taking a break from the book tour while I concentrate on the audio book, but if you'd like a copy of Great Music Radio.com, just give me a call and we'll find a way to put this entertaining read in your hands, hell, you can even come to my home and I'll cook you breakfast...well, then again, maybe not...
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Better yet, if you live in the Denver metro area call 303.770.5278 and you and I will figure out how to get a book in your hands for only $20.00 (no shipping). Either way, let's make this work...I want this great "beach read" ("mountain read?") in your hands today.
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Allow me to quote Yar Mohamed, Afghani soldier, "We will never surrender bin Laden ... we will do everything for the safety and security of our guest."
Reminded of the thousands of tons of grain being shipped into his starving country by the United Nations, most of which is being donated by the American government, he dismissed the food aid by saying, "It is the politics of America."
Ain't it ever. The beefed up, months early farm bill steamrolled through the House over President Bush's objection.
Politicians know, our allies know, even our enemies know ... that our agricultural bounty, the sweat and soil, the seed and toil, the abundant dirt cheap life-sustaining daily bread is the cornerstone of politics in America.
One strategy to win a war is to starve the enemy. So why are we willing to pour food aid into the cauldron of Taliban territory in the midst of the fighting?
Self defeating, some would say. I suspect it is based on the conviction that Yar, in his fanatic loyalty, would be willing to starve himself for the cause.
But Mrs. Yar may not be quite so willing to starve her children to prove a point.
Once again America charges into the breech of conflict with butter and bread sticks.
Politicians, even more than generals, know that if your weapons are edible one must have a ready supply of ammunition.
Thus, the current emphasis on the new farm bill.
President Bush is concerned that it will stimulate overproduction. Congress knows it will.
Overproduction is the basis of the cheap food policy encouraged by Congress since God invented supply and demand.
This time, however, no one will be griping about "subsidized farming."
We expect to have to feed hundreds of thousands of Muslim refugees during our war on terrorism. And no one doubts that American farmers will rise to the occasion.
There is no promise to producers that they will be paid more than the subsistence prices they are paid now. But for the time being that doesn't matter.
As Yar says, "Food aid is the politics of America."
So the flags flying across the fruited plain from our barns and combines, our tractors and saddlehorns will be a sign to Mrs. Yar that if the farmers have anything to do about it, her children will not starve to death in her arms while our brother soldiers go about excising the cancers of the civilized world.
Baxter Black is a veterinarian and cowboy poet. His column appears weekly and airs each Monday at 6:20 a.m. on KGNC Talk Radio 71.
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Ohio State's dynamic Thomas key to defeating Kansas
by Thomas Wheat Hotchkiss
IU NCAA Final Four Student News Bureau
NEW ORLEANS – Deshaun Thomas likes to call himself "The Microwave" because of his play. But the moniker also seems to fit his personality.
Early into Ohio State's open practice Friday afternoon at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Thomas casually made several lethargic dribbles from the right sideline to the top of the key.
But with a sudden burst, Thomas unleashed a vicious step-back move and a quick jump shot, letting out a primal scream as the ball fell through the net. He turned and high-fived teammate William Buford, as if Saturday night's Final Four showdown with Kansas had already begun.
Seconds later, Buckeyes coach Thad Matta cracked a joke and Thomas was back to his earlier state, laid-back and laughing.
This season has been a major breakthrough for Thomas, a 6-foot-7 sophomore. Since becoming a starter at the beginning of the season, Thomas has blossomed into a standout scorer for the Buckeyes. His season scoring average of 16.1 points is second among the Buckeyes. But his average of 21.8 points in the last four games is the highest among all players in the NCAA tournament.
"Deshaun's stepped it up big time," said Buckeyes junior forward Evan Ravenel. "Coming in, hitting shots…it's hard to guard him because he can post the ball up, he can shoot the perimeter shot, handle the ball, he's a tough guard."
Last year, Thomas was coming off the bench and getting inconsistent playing time. Last March, Thomas played just three minutes in the Buckeyes Sweet Sixteen loss to Kentucky. This year, he's had a big hand in getting Ohio State to the Final Four. He started each of the 38 games and averaged 31.6 minutes.
"Last year I'd seen the big stage," said Thomas. "I played a little bit against Kentucky. But it's fun to get some (significant playing time in the tournament)."
Thomas is an explosive scorer with an equally dynamic personality. In the Ohio State locker room Friday afternoon, Thomas held court with reporters, alternating between jokes and thoughtful analysis, often in the same answer.
"People ask me, 'Why do you be so wide open sometimes?'…I don't know," Thomas said. "We've got players like Jared (Sullinger) and (Aaron) Craft that can score. They can't just be focused on one player."
Thomas' gregarious nature is a hit with his teammates.
"Deshaun is very lively, very vivid, he's engaged with everything," said Ravenel. "He's a good kid. He's one of the greatest dudes I've ever met."
But come Saturday night, Thomas will put the jokes aside. The popular narrative for Saturday night's game has been the showdown between a pair of first team All-American forwards in Ohio State's Jared Sullinger and Kansas' Thomas Robinson. But Thomas, not Sullinger, is expected to guard Robinson.
"I'm going to try to make it not so easy on him," Thomas said of his mindset matching up with the Jayhawk All-American. "I'm going to try to move him around, I'm sure he's going to try to dominate inside on me."
Buford sounded confident that Thomas would be ready for the assignment. "Any challenge that people put in front of him," Buford said, "he's always stepped up to it and showed that he's up there with the elite college basketball players, especially on the offensive end."
In the opposing locker room, Kansas appeared to realize that Thomas could pose a difficult challenge, particularly because of his ability to shoot from the perimeter.
"The way he's been playing this tournament, he's been great," said senior guard Conner Teahan. "…If we can stop him, that'll be huge for us just because four-men that can step out have been an issue with us this year."
Thomas' burst of intensity in Friday's open practice was a preview of the emotion he will bring to Saturday night. Robinson presents a formidable challenge, but Thomas is looking forward to the task.
"It's going to be fun," he said. "It's going to be a real good battle."


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Thursday, December 27, 2012
I was going to share some insane emails — verbatim — from a would-be customer but I decided to spare you normal people the foolishness. (But if any crazy people happen to be reading this, make a note to yourselves: I don't have to do any custom work that I don't want to, and if you start an inquiry with "This is bull!" and then ask me about "co$t," I'm not going to do a damn thing. It doesn't matter if you're a celebrity or a billionaire. You're still not worth it.)
Instead, let's visit gorgeous blogger Susan Partlan, who got my one-of-a-kind Barbara necklace — in black diamonds and quartz — for the holidays and wrote a very lovely and funny post about it.
So happy that you're enjoying the necklace, Susan! And we picked the right chain length, too.
UPDATED TO ADD: A few peeps have sent me some of their outrageous bad-customer stories. Send yours to wbjewelry at hotmail dot com and I'll do a big post on the wide range of bad customer behavior!
16 Responses to "Good Customers and Bad Customers"
Thank you Wendy :). And yes, the length is perfect. xoxo
Susan's post is hilarious! And your/her earrings are stunning, by the way.
Please publish the foolishness from the insane emails! It would amuse us, and I believe we need to publicly shame those who engage in intentional bad behavior. Well, hold up a mirror to their behavior, at least. Love Susan's post on her jewelry.
I heart that necklace so much!!
Very pretty! I LOVE your skull jewelry! =)
Ooo that would make my blood boil! I have loads, but I don't think the fashion community wants to hear about the seemingly normal people who used to come in asking for not only illegal substances, but downright immoral substances! XXX
Susan's post is so awesome. I've really wanted to see your pieces on a body. Jewelry is beautiful being able to see all the details, but it's elevated when being worn and loved.
Susan and her husband have exquisite taste in jewelry!!!
Gorgeous necklace and drop earrings – the light! Great vest and cufflinks too. I like how you highlighted an awesomely hilarious good-customer post. The contrast will be all that much more marked and bizarre. 🙂


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"NASCAR doesn't make quick decisions," says team owner Eddie Wood, whoseson Jon races in the Craftsman Truck Series. "It makes good decisions."Be that as it may, much of what NASCAR decided to do in recent years wasalready commonplace in open wheel series like CART and the Indy RacingLeague (IRL):
* The HANS device was developed more than a decade ago by Jim Downing,who first used it in IMSA sport cars.
* CART and the Indy Racing League have 10 years experience with crashdata recorders (introduced with tech support by General Motors Racing),and working with both Ford and General Motors to study what happensinside a car during impact.
* The safety seats now showing up in stock cars mimic those developedfor open wheel racing in the early-'90s.
Today the pressure is on NASCAR to take a more aggressive role inprotecting drivers, and it is coming from inside the cars. For decades,Winston Cup drivers simply considered burns and broken bones as part ofthe cost of doing business. But last season some of them becameunwilling to accept NASCAR's lack of speed when it comes to safety. Theybegan speaking out on issues such as rescue workers apparentlyunfamiliar with the inside of a stock car, poor response time by medicaltechnicians, and the dangers of sitting in a burning car in the middleof a track while cars race past them under the yellow flag.
Driver Ryan Newman said the rescue crew that responded to him after heflipped at Watkins Glen in the fall was unsure how to get him out of thecar. "It was pretty ridiculous," Newman says. "When they got there, theydidn't know what they were doing. I'll be vocal about it because it's mybutt sitting in that race car," Newman stresses.
NASCAR, in recent years, has attracted drivers--Newman, Jeff and RobbieGordon, Casey Mears, and Christian Fittipaldi--who have seen how thingsare done elsewhere and have become critical of the contrasts.
NASCAR's policy that allows drivers to race back to the stripe under ayellow flag has come under sharp criticism. Other series freeze cars inplace, so to speak, when the caution comes out, and punish drivers whopass another car under the yellow flag. "I just don't think we could dothat with 43 cars, some of them running four wide," NASCAR's Nelsonsays. "And even if we could, it might take 30 minutes to sort it all outbefore we could get back to racing."
Back in the pack, you could have one driver who decides to slow down,but two more behind him who decide to take advantage of the situation,he said. The latter point doesn't seem to be an issue with the seriesthat don't race to the stripe under caution.
Racing to the stripe means cars pass through wreckage at racingspeeds--often causing secondary crashes--and it prevents rescue crewsfrom rolling until the pace car captures the field. "I guarantee you itis something every driver would like to see changed," says JimmyJohnson, driver of the Lowe's Chevrolet. Johnson also wants a rescueteam similar to the one used in CART and the Indy Racing League.
[Editor's Note: As we went to press, NASCAR banned racing back to thestripe, beginning at the Fall Dover event. Finally.]
CART has its own rescue/medical unit that travels to each race. Itincludes a portable trauma center better equipped than the emergencyrooms of many small hospitals. It arrives with trucks equipped forracetrack injuries and trauma doctors who know the medical history ofeach driver. The crews are EMTs from around the country who during theweek, staff ambulances and medical evacuation helicopters.


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Operator: Good day and welcome to the DTE Energy First Quarter 2013 Earnings Release Conference Call. Today's conference is being recorded.
At this time, I'd like to turn the conference over to Mr. David Meador. You may begin.
David E. Meador - EVP and CFO: Thank you, and good morning everybody, and welcome to our first quarter 2013 earnings call. Before we get started, I encourage you to read the Safe Harbor statement on Page 2, including the reference to forward-looking statements.
Turning to Slide 3, with me this morning are Peter Oleksiak, our Senior Vice President of Finance; Dan Brudzynski, our Vice President and Treasurer; and Anastasia Minor, our Director of Investor Relations. I also have members of the management team with me, if needed, during the Q&A session..
Now moving on to Slide 4, as you know we will be providing a full business update and outlook at our analyst meeting in New York next week on May 1st. It's just a couple of days away. We have several hours scheduled with you with what we believe is very interesting material to take you through. So, this morning if we can I'd like to keep the call focused on the quarter, but as always, I'd be happy to take any of your questions.
Now turning to Slide 5, this is our investment thesis, and it describes how we will provide value to our shareholders. We believe that our discipline growth plans will provide a 5% to 6% long-term earnings per share growth along with an attractive dividend yield. A key enabler to this plan is maintaining a strong balance sheet, which allows us to manage our risk and access capital under favorable terms.
Growth plans at both utilities are robust and we will lay this out for you in next week in more detail. DTE Electric's growth is largely driven by operational investments, mandated environmental controls, and renewable energy needed to meet Michigan's 10% (RPS) 300. At DTE Gas, the growth is driven by infrastructure investments in cast-iron main replacement and relocation of meters out of the customers' homes. These important infrastructure investments were the subject of the infrastructure recovery mechanism order that was issued by the Michigan Public Service Commission on April 16th, and I will cover that in an upcoming slide.
The 2008 energy legislation and regulatory structure of Michigan provides constructive environment for us to work within; however, as you know, we don't take this for granted, and it's incumbent on us during this favorable construct every day. We continue to focus on our system of priorities, including highly engaged employees, distinctive continuous improvement capabilities, and top decile customer satisfaction. That's another area that we're going to spend a fair amount of time on next week.
Our non-utility businesses provide with low risk and diversified growth opportunities to complement our regulated utilities.
Now turning to Slide 6, an overview of the first quarter; I'm pleased to announce earnings of $1.34 per share versus $0.91 in the first quarter of 2012. Substantial amount of that increase year-over-year is related to weather and we will be talking about that as we go through this. But it's a nice start to the year, especially after thinking about last year first quarter and the start we had last year, given the extreme weather conditions last year.
In the first quarter of 2012, we talked about that and the impact on the entire company, but especially on the DTE Gas segment earnings last year. This year we had near-normal temperatures, actually it was slightly below normal, and it explains the significant portion of year-over-year change.
But it shouldn't be lost that we also have continued to focus on continuous improvement and making structural changes needed to stay out of rate cases and also to reach our aspiration of being the best operated energy company in North America.
A couple of the quarter-over-quarter drivers I'd like to point out is first of all our continuous improvement efforts had led to reduced benefit expenses and also efficiencies in our gas distribution system. The rate case settlement at DTE Gas also provided some year-over-year improvements in earnings.
Finally, our P&I segment benefited from the acquisition of a portfolio on-site energy projects late last year as well as higher earnings from the Reduced Emission Fuel projects.
The balance sheet remained strong and we generated approximately $600 million in cash from operations in the first quarter. This along with credit upgrades for Moody's and Fitch that we talked about in our last call put us on track to meet our balance sheet goals for 2013, and we will provide a full outlook for the year at the analyst meeting next week.
Now turning to Slide 7, last week the Public Service Commission approved our proposed infrastructure Recovery Mechanism for DTE Gas. This mechanism covers a five-year period beginning in 2013 with the total projected investment of $400 million over that period or about $77 million annually. This mechanism streamlines the recovery of these costs through the surcharge, which will be reconciled each year to reflect actual spending, and that surcharge will remain in place until the next rate case.
So, with that overview, I'll now turn it over to Peter who will take you through the quarter in a little bit more detail.
Peter Oleksiak - VP, Controller and IR: Thanks, Dave and good morning to everyone. I'd like to start with Slide 9 and the first quarter earnings results. For the quarter, DTE Energy's operating earnings of $1.34 is consistent with reported earnings, but the two utilities, DTE Electric contributed $0.66 and DTE Gas came in at $0.55. The non-utility segments combined, they earned $0.21.
The drivers for the non-utility first quarter results were Gas Storage and Pipelines at $0.10, Power and Industrial Projects at $0.07 and Energy Trading at $0.04. Finally, Corporate and Other had a loss of $0.08 for the quarter.
Let's move to Slide 10 and a summary of a quarter-over-quarter performance by segment. Operating earnings for consolidated DTE Energy are up $78 million for the quarter. Both our utilities, DTE Electric and DTE Gas, colder weather in 2013 and lower benefit expense contribute to favorable earnings from 2012. DTE Electric contributed $19 million more year-over-year. More than half of this was weather improvement. Typically, you don't see such a large weather improvement for our electric business in a non-summer quarter, but last year we had one of the warmest winters on record.
DTE Gas had an increase of $44 million for the quarter, and given the size of the increase, I will more cover more details on DTE Gas in a moment. Our non-utility segment's operating earnings are totaled up to $13 million, improvement driven primarily by the higher earnings at our Power & Industrial Projects and Energy Trading segments. Gas Storage & Pipeline earnings are flat from prior year due to growth in transportation revenues across all of our pipeline platforms offsetting lower storage earnings for the quarter.
Our Power & Industrial Projects segment is up $4 million from 2012. This increase is driven by earnings related to our on-site energy projects recorded in the fourth quarter of 2012, growth and renewable earnings related to our coal or wood waste plants coming online and increased Reduced Emissions Fuel earnings.
At Energy Trading, improved market opportunities contribute to the 2013 increase from last year, and the quarter's performance is in line with our expectations.
Page 21 of the appendix contains our standard Energy Trading page which shows both economic and accounting performance.
Finally, our Corporate and Other segment came in favorable by $2 million from last year, primarily to lower interest expense.
Now let's turn to Page 11 and walk through some of the quarterly detail for our gas business. Operating earnings for DTE Gas are $96 million, up $44 million from the prior year. The largest driver for this quarter's improvement is the record weather we had in 2012 not returning in 2013. The (cold) weather improvement of $26 million actually can be broken into two pieces that 2012 is warmer than normal weather is actually $23 million unfavorable last year and an improvement for this year. The weather this year was slightly colder than normal and it contributed $3 million of earnings.
The rate case settlement received in the fourth quarter of 2012 drives an additional $7 million of margin improvement for the first quarter of this year. Continuous improvement efforts on our gas distribution system helped to drive lower lost gas for the quarter by 6 million.
Lastly, changes in our benefit plans derived additional $5 million of earnings improvement over last year. That concludes an update on our earnings for the quarter.
I'd like to turn the discussion over to Dan Brudzynski; he will cover cash flow and capital expenditures.
Daniel G. Brudzynski - Vice President and Treasurer: Thanks, Peter and good morning. Now, moving on to Slide 13 and the first quarter cash flow results. As Dave mentioned, cash flow remained strong in 2013. Favorable weather impacts primarily in DTE Gas were offset by the timing of planned pension contributions in 2013. Cash is comparable in the first quarter to 2012 and is tracking in line with our guidance for the year. Capital spending is roughly the same as 2012 and I will cover those details on the next slide.
In the financing arena, we successfully financed $375 million of long-term bonds that of electric utility in the first quarter of 2013.
No moving on to Slide 14 and some detail on capital spending. 2013 investments are relatively flat overall. We had lower investment at DTE Electric, driven by a refueling outage in 2012, were partially offset by higher gas investments, Fermi renewal and advanced metering infrastructure or AMI and the Bluestone lateral and gathering capital spending into 2013.
Then finishing up finally on Slide 15 and I'll look at the balance sheet. As we continue to grow a strong balance sheet is a key priority to us at DTE and our metrics remained within the targeted ranges. Our financing plan is on track for 2013 with 100 million of equity already issued in the first quarter, and the bond financing I mentioned earlier. Our liquidity is sufficient with a successful extension of our credit facility to 2018.
With that, now I will turn it back over to Dave for the wrap up.
David E. Meador - EVP and CFO: Thanks, Dan. I'll wrap up on Slide 17. As he laid out for you, we have a strong first quarter with substantial year-over-year earnings improvements as I said earlier, I was thinking about last year we started out in the first quarter and we were quite, quite deep in the hole because of the extreme weather last year. So it's a great way to start 2013. The approval of the Infrastructure Recovery Mechanism for DTE Gas, as we have outlined, is the key component, not only making the necessary improvements in that business to improve the distribution system, but it gives us a lot of flexibility in terms of staying out of rate cases in the gas business. Going forward, the combination of operational and mandated utility investments, and then also investments in the low-risk non-utility growth opportunities combined, are expected to provide us with 5% to 6% earnings per share growth.
As we mentioned, next Wednesday, we are going to be going into much more detail regarding our system of priorities and our growth prospects at the analyst meeting. The meeting's at 8.30, breakfast at 7.30, if you would like to join us at the New York Sheraton Times Square. If you are not attending in person, you are welcome to listen to the webcast and a webcast will also be archived, and you can find the link to all of that on our Investor Relations website.
With that we'd be happy to open up for questions now.
Operator: Kevin Cole, Credit Suisse.
Kevin Cole - Credit Suisse: Congrats on the IRM tracker. Slide 7 is helpful, but, I guess, given your comments, given that this is a five-year tracker, are you expecting that you are going to stay out from filing a DTE Gas rate case for the five-year period, while earning your allowed return?
David E. Meador - EVP and CFO: We will go into multiple year plans next week in more detail, but as you know, one of our (Northstar) is to earn our authorized return year in, year out. We are also very focused as you know also, on cost and customer bills, so our goal is to stay out of rate cases as long as possible, while meeting our objectives and we have laid that out to the electric business, and this tracker, it will allow us to stay out of rate cases for multiple years. So we are evaluating that. Certainly, we will talk in more detail next week, but this is going to give us a period of stability, which is joining the electric business. As I am anticipating, we will not be in rate cases for several years at least.
Kevin Cole - Credit Suisse: So with the 1Q DTE Gas operating earnings coming in at $96 million versus full year guidance at $113 million to $118 million, that seems to imply that the fourth quarter would be somewhere around $17 million to $22 million, but DTE Gas normally earns or at least should earn between $50 million and $60 million. So for the rest of the year, do you expect to ramp up your O&M spending, and I guess bank some O&M for the future or just kind of come out at the end of the year above your guidance range for DTE Gas?
David E. Meador - EVP and CFO: As you are pointing out this is a great start to the year on many segment of the business and certainly better than last year. Our normal practice is to update our forecast and review that with the Board and evaluate what you are pointing out, which is our lean in an invest scenario. So our goal is to earn our authorized return to the extent that we have favorable conditions, including weather. Our inclination is to pull ahead investments in the business and the opposite is also there. We are evaluating that right now. We are going to talk to our Board and we will take you through that in more detail next week at the Analyst Meeting.
Operator: Julien Dumoulin-Smith, UBS.
Julien Dumoulin-Smith - UBS: I wanted to ask you a very quick question here regarding your O&M. As far as it goes, first quarter seems to have been quite positive. How do you feel now with regards to full year? I mean, should we continue to expect this kind of a trend, a decline year-on-year throughout the balance of the year?
David E. Meador - EVP and CFO: That's another I hate to continue to kind of push questions to next week, but we are going to update you next week on not only the full year, but we are going to update you on multiple years next week, including our thinking on O&M. One item I would like to point out is that what we have said is we are going to continue to work hard on O&M. We need to do that on behalf of our customers and one of the (plans) on that is just continuous improvement, but we have also signaled that we are always looking for structural changes in our costs and using that as a lever to stay out of rate proceedings as long as possible. So, we were able to achieve a couple of our structural changes and continue to work on continuous improvement and we will lay that out for you next week in terms of our thinking on O&M and how that all plays through both in the gas and the electric business in terms of staying out of rate cases as long as possible.
Julien Dumoulin-Smith - UBS: Perhaps let me clarify. In the first quarter, how one-time versus sustainable were the cost reductions that we did see here, if you will? Maybe that's a more type of a question, some of the lost gas improvements, for example?
Peter Oleksiak - VP, Controller and IR: I would say, probably you're close to two-thirds of that will stick. We did have some generation outage timing in there, but as Dave mentioned, some of the structural cost changes and I too was mentioning that the benefit expense will continue to flow through. The lost gas improvements for now – we did see a physical lost gas come down by 40% in the quarter, and we are anticipating that will stick as well.
Julien Dumoulin-Smith - UBS: Perhaps, just broadly speaking again, going back to the notion of staying out, is there any potential to use some of the amortization of the liability here beyond 2014 on the Electric side? Any kind of sense as to how that's going to play out here?
David E. Meador - EVP and CFO: The amortization of the liability, are you speaking to the former decoupling…?
Julien Dumoulin-Smith - UBS: Yes.
David E. Meador - EVP and CFO: That again is something that we are evaluating. Right now, the way that the regulatory proceeding is laid out, we don't have an option right now. We have to amortize that into 2014, and as we have indicated our current thinking is that we would file in '14 for rates in '15, but as we continue to press down hard on costs, we are asking ourselves the question that you are asking, which is could you ever move that amortization if you didn't need it in this year end. It's something we are evaluating but right now we have not made any decision. We are also evaluating the (feel) from question can we stay out even further, not file in '14 and possibly push that one year later and again we will go into more detail next week, but it's just directionally an indication of how we are managing the company in our costs which was right now if we could file in '14, we will do that, but if we can push ourselves further or when eventually we file, make it a smaller number as possible by still hitting our growth targets and maintaining our balance sheet targets, we are going do that.
Operator: Paul Ridzon, KeyBanc.
Paul Ridzon - KeyBanc: Congratulations on a solid quarter. I guess, I will ask the question differently. When did you implement these benefits changes? In other words, how long do we have before we lap them?
David E. Meador - EVP and CFO: When it happened here it was based on what we had done in our salary plans our union contracts. We actually had to go through re-measurement process and I think it will be laid out when we file our 10-Q for you. So we had to re-measure our benefit plans in the way the accounting works that amortizes into income over a four-year period.
Paul Ridzon - KeyBanc: When did you do that?
Peter Oleksiak - VP, Controller and IR: It was the end of last year, when we did our year-end calculations for the benefit expense for 2013, that's really where you are seeing it now. But it was end of last year.
Paul Ridzon - KeyBanc: So is it reasonable to expect the next three quarters we should see something similar on the benefits side?
Peter Oleksiak - VP, Controller and IR: That's correct.
Paul Ridzon - KeyBanc: I know you're probably going to punt it for next week, but obviously there has been discussion on MLPs?
David E. Meador - EVP and CFO: Actually, I don't have to punt it to next week. I'd rather just talk about that right now if we could. We are always asked this. It seems like every meeting I am in with investors, they are asking are we thinking about this and what's our view of this. The answer is we are constantly looking at all of our financing techniques and we have been studying MLPs at a detailed level ever since these things started evolving, including watching in particular C-Corps that have now MLPs versus the large MLPs, but that said we don't believe that we have the scale at this time and to move on an MLP. We also continue to ask investors what they think about DTE proceeding and we honestly are getting mixed feedbacks on the thoughts about a company that has the mix of businesses that we have. So we are predominantly as you know a utility company with 70% to 80% utility having an MLP. Next week, we are going to take you through out Midstream growth aspirations and as part of that I will just offer that we constantly evaluate MLPs and other alternatives, and at some point given future scale, we will give it more serious considerations. So some have asked recently, it sounds like the tone is changing at DTE Energy and the answer will be it is when the segment was earnings $30 million a year and we got to ask this question. We answered it one way. Now that we are earning $50 million with aspirations, well over $100 million, I think we are just signaling that as this business grows, it's something that we will take a look at, but as of today as you know we have been able to grow this business organically and create value without an MLP. So nothing's imminent, but as this business segment grows, it's something that is incumbent on us and can't certainly evaluate.
Operator: Andy Levi, Avon Capital.
Andy Levi - Avon Capital: Most of the questions were asked. Just back on the benefits, so whether it's on the Gas side or the Electric side, we should just annualize that number? Is that the way to look at it, David?
Peter Oleksiak - VP, Controller and IR: (indiscernible).
Andy Levi - Avon Capital: And then the same on the lost Gas or is that kind of seasonal?
Peter Oleksiak - VP, Controller and IR: Seasonality.
Andy Levi - Avon Capital: And on the benefits side was that contemplated in your forecast that you gave earlier in the year?
Peter Oleksiak - VP, Controller and IR: This is part of the strategy around delaying the rate proceeding even a few years ago when we were taking a look at we potentially would have needed new rates given the size of our capital spend in '13, we knew that we had a design change here that would give us some headroom to stay out of proceeding.
Andy Levi - Avon Capital: So the forecast that you gave for this year, the $3.85 to $4.15, I believe contemplated this.
Peter Oleksiak - VP, Controller and IR: That is correct.
Operator: Paul Patterson, Glenrock Associates.
Paul Patterson - Glenrock Associates: I hate to circle back on the MLP, but you mentioned that, at a certain point, you'd be more likely if you had the economies of scale. Could you give us a sense of as to what that would be?
David E. Meador - EVP and CFO: I am not sure there is an exact number. As you know, you want to look at not only what you have today, but you want to look at your pipeline on growth. There is a company who never wanted to be in a situation where I created a structure and then I found myself wanting to add growth to that structure that was beyond anything that normally would be in scope or strategy for this company. I don't think there is a magic answer. I don't know. I think right now – and we will take you through this next week. We are looking at how far we can push this Midstream segment, and also what are the range of options that we see happening in this whole Marcellus shale play right now. Obviously as this business grows and assuming that MLPs are still allowed down the road, as you know there is a very attractive cost to capital structure here that that will again continue to take a look at. But I wanted to be careful about it just right now. People shouldn't expect that next week there is some announcement around MLPs. What we want to say is that as this business segment grows, we will continue to evaluate this but it's just not – we don't feel where is the right level today.
Paul Patterson - Glenrock Associates: Then on the weather-adjusted sales growth, it looks like it was flat. Does that include the impact of leap year?
Peter Oleksiak - VP, Controller and IR: Yes it does. Like one day in the quarter, as we go through the year it becomes less significance, but (indiscernible) it was flat. Actually at this point we are expecting our full year to come and close the 2% growth increase.
Paul Patterson - Glenrock Associates: I thought you guys were expecting 1% after the impact of energy efficiency. Has that changed now?
Peter Oleksiak - VP, Controller and IR: It has. Actually the Industrial in particular you see in the quarter was up 3%, actually we are anticipating to grow to 5% to 6% by year end.
Paul Patterson - Glenrock Associates: Okay. So it's all driven by Industrial.
Peter Oleksiak - VP, Controller and IR: Predominantly.
David E. Meador - EVP and CFO: But still are long term
Peter Oleksiak - VP, Controller and IR: Long term is 1% (indiscernible) energy efficiency.
Paul Patterson - Glenrock Associates: Could you say what the impact of energy efficiency is?
Peter Oleksiak - VP, Controller and IR: Approximately 1%
Operator: Kevin Fallon, SIR Capital Management.
Kevin Fallon - SIR Capital Management: I just wanted to see if I could get a little bit more color before the meeting next week on the potential opportunities at the utilities. Should we think about the current capital program as kind of a floor, or is that the full assessment of the need, as you see it, or just directionally, which way you're thinking there?
Peter Oleksiak - VP, Controller and IR: I know we have laid out in terms of our capital spend for utilities in our base, we have the environmental and the renewable, that's pretty much kind of playing out over the next few years as we have indicated in the past and the Gas are really is with IRM, really that program is going to drive the incremental growth for gas utility.
David E. Meador - EVP and CFO: Normally, at an event like this will give you a five-year look, we are going to go longer than five years because we have been getting questions about is there a cliff out there after you go through this wave of environmental spending and the answer is no and we will lay that out in more detail. I think we have been saying that for a while now, but we just haven't given multiple years of an outlook, and then also trying to explain what are the dynamics over time over many, many years. What's going to happen with the generation fleet? What do we think is going to happen with renewable energy and then base infrastructure investment in both gas and electric utility and we will lay that out in more detail next week.
Kevin Fallon - SIR Capital Management: Just one other one; back to the MLP for a moment, just a question. On your internal plans, if you achieve your current internal plans, do you achieve the thresholds that would warrant the scale to do an MLP, regardless of whether you would or wouldn't do it?
Peter Oleksiak - VP, Controller and IR: I think that's just one criteria around scale. I think there is other questions that as you know that have to be asked and answered, including there is a company that's 70% to 80% utility and going to remain a C-Corp, what are the challenges and complexities around us having an MLP for our investors, and our long term investors will like that or not. So one of the criteria is continuing to get feedback from our investors around that and as we said there has not been a project yet that I couldn't take on in terms of our organic growth because I didn't have an MLP. So we have been able to grow this business and we will continue to grow without one.
Operator: Kevin Cole, Credit Suisse.
Kevin Cole - Credit Suisse: I guess since you opened the can of MLP worms, I'll follow up on that. I guess given that you are in the growth phase of the business today and you will need a significant amount of capital to grow the business, doesn't it make more sense to MLP it today? That way, you can get the benefit of the cheaper cost of capital when you're funding that growth.
David E. Meador - EVP and CFO: I understand the math in this Kevin as well as you do that using an MLP for lower cost to capital, you could lay that out. I have laid that out. I think just as other criteria to this, other than just saying I am going to bring a source of lower cost to capital to a company like DTE. Again, I am not saying that this is imminent because it's not and I am not saying that we won't take this more seriously down the road. I just don't know that there is a trigger threshold that we are going to do this. So we are evaluating yet we are constantly doing this and evaluating it with our outside advisors and our Board and at the same time we are not there right now. So I just wanted to be careful that if someone thought that we were coming to New York to announce an MLP next week, it's not next week.
Kevin Cole - Credit Suisse: I guess when you are doing the math too, are you expecting to – like when you run your MLP synergies, are you spinning it out completely? That way you can get the full benefit of an MLP. Or is your math, you are dropping it down, and you're still keeping it underneath DTE Corporation which…?
David E. Meador - EVP and CFO: I'd rather not getting into those specifics because as you know there is a lot of alternative ways even when you say someone could do an MLP, there is different alternatives including whether the parent is keeping some of the limited partnership holdings and then is it some of your assets, all of your assets and so on. So, I think over time some day we will continue the dialog with you and others on including getting feedback from people about how they feel about this company doing something like that.
Operator: It appears there are no further questions at this time.
David E. Meador - EVP and CFO: Okay, thank you again, everybody. We look forward to seeing you next week and the meeting starts at 8.30. Take care.
Operator: That does conclude today's conference. Thank you for your participation.


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Miami Marlins: Former Cy Young winner Smoltz says JJ brings uh-oh factor
John Smoltz was in Marlins camp Monday doing some work for MLB Network. Before interviewing Josh Johnson for his piece, Smoltz said Johnson brings something special to the now rotation-rich National League East.
"A frontline guy like him, when the league starts knowing he's healthy it's the uh-oh factor," Smoltz said. "There's just no other way to put it. He single-handedly commands the position. His height, 6-7, but it's really the dominance. The hitters just don't see it."
Smoltz said the Phillies remain at the apex of the NL East with their trio of aces, but the Marlins, Braves and Nationals aren't far behind.
"This division has gotten into a pitching rotation battle," he said. "Philadelphia is still head and shoulders, but this this team has added some people to the roster that are really going to help them win. With what the Marlins have been through, I think this is hopefully a longer, sustaining run they can put together than in years past where it's one and done. They've set that up to be successful. They did a great job in the offseason putting together the pieces not just to get to .500, but to win the division."


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Since July 2002, Boston Centers for Youth and Families (BCYF) has functioned as the City's youth and human services headquarters, combining the services once provided by Boston Community Centers, the Boston 2:00-6:00 After School Initiative, the Mayor's Office of Community Partnerships, and the Recreation Division of the City's Parks and Recreation Department under one roof. The mission of Boston Centers for Youth and Families is to enhance the quality of life for Boston residents by partnering with community center councils, agencies and businesses to support children, youth, individuals and families through a wide range of comprehensive programs and services according to neighborhood needs.
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The Boston Community Centers began as the Boston Community Schools Program. Chapter 18 of the Ordinances of 1972 established the Community Schools Program under the Public Facilities Department. Mayor Kevin H. White designated all new schools built in the City of Boston to be Community Schools. Services and programs provided in each school were determined by a group of locally selected neighborhood residents known as the Community School Council. The Council was responsible for allocating its budget, assessing the needs of its own neighborhood and responding to those needs with programs. Representatives from each Council met monthly to discuss overall policy and fiscal arrangements and this body of representatives was known as the Boston Community School Board.
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Fire danger high on a sunny, windy, cool Thursday in Volusia-Flagler
Published: Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 6:51 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 6:23 p.m.
It will be a cool day in Volusia and Flagler Thursday but the danger of fires spreading is high, according to the National Weather Servicie.
Daytime skies will be sunny with a high near 61 degrees. A north northwest wind of 10 to 20 mph will gust as high as 25 mph.
The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a red flag warning which goes into effect from noon Thursday to 7 p.m. This means that conditions are very favorable for the spread of wildfires.
The dangerous conditions for fires has been created by much drier and cooler air surging into east Central Florida on gusty northwest winds behind a cold front, forecasters said.
Tonight will see clear skies with a low around 39 degrees.
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I have a hello world script written in python called hello.py. I am using apache on a windows machine, and I'd like the script to run automatically, whenever I enter something like http://localhost/
Can someone please tell me how to do this ?
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Samsung Apps comes to Germany, China, Singapore and Brazil
Available in the UK, France and Italy since September last year, Samsung Apps (the company's own mobile application store) has been launched in four new markets: Germany, China, Singapore and Brazil.
Compatible only with the Samsung Omnia II (I8000) and Samsung OmniaLITE (B7300, I329) at the moment, Samsung Apps allows users to discover and download a variety of both free and paid applications and games from companies like Shazam, Electronic Arts, Handmark, Gameloft, Com2us, CrazySoft Limited and Paragon SW.
Select phones launched in Germany and Singapore starting mid-February will come with a Samsung Apps client pre-installed.
A Samsung Kies software suite has been made available, providing access to applications directly from a PC – you can download it via the Samsung Apps official website.
"Beginning with the global expansion of Samsung Apps, Samsung will make its application store available to owners of its upcoming flagship models. Our goal is to help everyone to enjoy rich, personalized mobile experiences, wherever and whenever they wish. To help customers get the best out of their Omnia devices, we are carefully categorizing our applications and services, making them accessible, easily searchable, and always relevant to you," declared Kanghyun Kwon, Vice President of Samsung's Media Solution Center.
Samsung will demonstrate some of its mobile applications at MWC 2010 (15 – 18 February). Let's hope it will launch some Bada phones at the same time.
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4 (severe). Total fecal collections were made for the last three days of each treatment period and the daily collections were pooled. To complete the study and have data included in the analyses, a subject had to provide at least one fecal sample for each three-day collection period.
Subject selection
Normal healthy males and females (18 to 60 years of age) were selected for the study from a population of subjects who had reported GI symptoms while consuming olestra in previous product acceptance studies. In addition, to be selected for the study phase, a subject had to report an increased frequency, severity, or duration of GI symptoms while on the 20 g/d olestra treatment, relative to the placebo treatment.
Stools were collected into plastic containers and immediately frozen at -20 degrees C. Sealable plastic bags and an ice chest containing dry ice were provided to the subjects for collection of stools at home. These samples were transferred to -20 degrees C as rapidly as possible. All fecal samples were kept frozen until analyzed.
Fecal samples were initially collected on an individual basis for each bowel movement and several measurements were made (e.g., wt weight, volume, density). Subsequently, all fecal samples from the three-day collection period were pooled (thus diarrheal, loose, and normal stools were pooled) for analyses of the remaining parameters (e.g., water concentration, dry weight, olestra analyses, Na, K, Cl, total and individual bile acids, free fatty acids, triglycerides, and total lipids by the Mayo Medical Laboratories (Rochester, MN). Because the analyses of stool electrolytes were conducted on pooled samples from the three-day collection period, separate daily values for an individual are not available.
More than 99% of the olestra-containing test foods were consumed during both the 10 g/d olestra and 20 g/d olestra treatments.
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Of the 52 subjects who enrolled in the study, 47 completed the screening phase. None of the five subjects who withdrew did so because of medical reasons. Ten different subjects reported adverse experiences during the screening phase, most commonly GI in nature. Two subjects reported diarrhea during the placebo period; one of these two reported loose stools also. During the olestra consumption period, one subject reported diarrhea and another reported loose stools.


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Charting the Miami Dolphins: Snap counts, tendencies and observations after re-watching the loss to the Arizona Cardinals
A look at the Dolphins' tendencies on both sides of the football, plus complete snap counts, after re-watching the 24-21 overtime loss to the Cardinals:
* The Dolphins went away from the singleback, two-tight end offense that worked so well in neutralizing the Jets' blitz two weeks ago. Even though Arizona blitzed on 25 of 44 drop-backs, the Dolphins went with singleback just 10 times. They used a fullback on 38 …