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by Alex Rykov
Implementing single sign on (SSO) for several sites is a problem that has a multitude of variations and quite a few solutions. Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) has emerged in the last five years to address this problem in a standard way, and BEA WebLogic Server 9 offers extensive support for it. Unfortunately, simple SAML configuration examples, especially for cross-platform scenarios, are hard to come by.
This tutorial describes a simple SAML SSO scenario between Microsoft Internet Information Services Server (IIS) and BEA WebLogic Server 9. The article assumes some knowledge of SAML and is accompanied by a fully functional example that includes ASP.NET code as well as a script to fully configure WebLogic Server.
Recently, I did some work for a customer who decided to add WebLogic Portal 9 into a predominantly ASP.NET Web infrastructure. The old and new sites had to coexist as seamlessly as possible, and single sign on was a must.
In the past, that would have meant a lot of work—probably writing another clunky security provider. Luckily, WebLogic Server 9 offers SAML support out of the box.
SAML is an XML-based standard for communicating user authentication, entitlement, and attribute information. Harold Lockhart, in his article Demystifying SAML, and Beth Linker, in her Introduction to SAML, provide a good introduction to this technology.
Unlike WebLogic Server 9, IIS does not provide SAML support out of the box. For simple scenarios, handcrafting SAML assertions is fairly easy, and that is what I have done. In more complicated cases, try using Web Services Enhancements (WSE).
My customer had a solidly functioning IIS authentication solution that I decided to reuse. The .NET side was going to maintain responsibility for authentication and to produce SAML assertions for WebLogic Server to consume. The network setup made direct communication between the two servers impossible, leaving the POST SAML profile as the only option.
Figure 1. SAML-protected resource access sequence
Figure 1 depicts the POST SAML profile applied to my scenario. In SAML terminology, WebLogic Server is a resource provider, and IIS is the identity assertion provider.
We have a protected WebLogic Server application that a browser is attempting to access. Only the user weblogic is allowed to view this resource, http://localhost:7001/protected/secret.jsp. When accessed, we want IIS to expose a page that validates the user's identity and creates SAML assertions at http://localhost/SAMLdotNet/Login.aspx.
With this in mind, let's look at the typical security flow described in Figure 1:
The rest of this tutorial describes how this result was accomplished.
The first step on the way to using SAML assertions is securing the
protected Web application. This sample Web application is included in the example. There is nothing new here: The
<security-constraint> XML tag and its association with a security role are configured in
web.xml. The
weblogic.xml configuration file defines how roles map to principals.
Protecting the application here simply means applying standard Java EE security constraints.
To establish trust between WebLogic Server and IIS you have to generate an asymmetric key pair and load these keys into the WebLogic Server and Windows key stores. For your convenience, a pair of keys is attached to this tutorial:
saml_dsa.pfx contains a private key, and
saml_dsa.cer contains its matching certificate.
You have to do two things to allow your ASP.NET application to use the private key:
User "ASPNET," that owns the ASP.NET process under IIS has to be granted privileges to access the private key. This can be done using the following command:
winhttpcertcfg -g -c LOCAL_MACHINE\My -s "saml_dsa" -a ASPNET. This utility can be downloaded
setup_script.py. Postpone running this script until the next section.
This key pair will be used to verify the authenticity of assertions. IIS will sign produced assertions using the private key. WebLogic Server will use the certificate to validate the signature of IIS.
All of the steps required to configure WebLogic Server to use SAML for the purposes of this example are automated by the included WLST script:
setup_script.py. Before going further, run
wlst setup_script.py. This will create a SAML-enabled WebLogic Server domain. Start the resulting administration server and go to the console to observe how it is configured. No manual configuration steps are required.
To enable SAML, this script configures two major components: SAML Identity Asserter and SAML Destination Site
The SAML Identity Asserter can be found in the administration console under Security Realms\myrealm\Providers. It is an authentication provider of type SAMLIdentityAsserterV2. All of its important properties are located under the Management tab, which has two sub tabs: Certificates and Assertion Parties.
The signature verification certificate is loaded under the Certificates tab.
The Assertion Parties tab is used to configure the assertion parties. In this example only one item was configured. It corresponds to IIS, the only partner of this site. Note the following properties of the assertion party:
The POST Signing Certificate Alias property is used during SAML Response signature validation. It references the certificate loaded through the Certificates tab. Without it there is no way to tell whether a message delivered from the partner has been tampered with.
The Source Site Redirect URIs property defines a list of URIs that trigger the SAML assertion sequence when someone tries to access them (Diagram 1, Step 2).
Source Site ITS URL property defines the URL that has to be called on the partner's side. The request to this URL will contain the TARGET parameter and additional parameters defined in the
Source Site ITS Parameters property. The TARGET parameter specifies the URI that the user is trying to access (
/protected/secret.jsp, in this example).
Source Site ITS Parameters property identifies additional parameters that are passed during the call to the
Source Site ITS URL. In this case,
RPID=rp_00001 and
APID=ap_00001 are specified.
RPID is used to indicate the party that initiated the assertion sequence. IIS uses this parameter to figure out what URL to use for the callback in Step 6 of the assertion sequence (Diagram 1). APID contains the assertion party ID by which WebLogic Server knows IIS. This parameter must be sent to WebLogic Server for the assertion to succeed.
The Issuer URI property is one of the components used to validate an assertion. It has to match the Issuer URI in the assertion XML.
Generally, all users trying to get access to protected resources not only have to have a valid assertion but they also have to "be known" to WebLogic Server. At least one of the authenticators has to be able to authenticate the user. Enabling the Allow Virtual Users property allows users "unknown" to WebLogic Server to get access to protected resources provided a valid assertion is present. This feature works in tandem with SAML Authenticator that has to be created for this approach to work. No configuration parameters are available for it.
To make sure that there is a servlet waiting for SAML responses, a SAML Destination Site had to be configured. This configuration can be observed through the WebLogic Server console under Environment/Servers/<Server Name>/Federation Services/SAML 1.1 Destination Site.
Assertion Consumer URIs property tells WebLogic Server which URIs to listen on for SAML responses. In this example, the default
/samlacs/acs is used. A browser will post an assertion form to this URI (see Figure 1, Step 6).
The ACS requires SSL property can be enabled to avoid the risk of SAML assertion interceptions. In this example, it is turned off for simplicity. If you want to turn it on, you need to configure WebLogic Server to listen on the SSL port and make sure IIS performs callbacks using HTTPS, rather than HTTP.
This was not too hard, was it? I did not have to modify the application at all to support SAML. All required work was done by WebLogic Server configuration changes. If you wanted to slap SAML on top of your existing systems, you could do it without touching deployed applications.
For the purposes of this example, two .NET components were created.
Login.aspx receives assertion requests and generates forms with assertions created in response to those requests. SAMLAssertionCreator.cs encapsulates the assertion creation logic.
Example 1 shows a real SAML response generated by this ASP.NET application. It contains one assertion with an authentication statement. This assertion states that it has been issued on Nov 16, 2006 at 8:57 AM by https://aspsite.com and is valid between 8:57AM and 8:58AM. It confirms that the user weblogic was authenticated using password authentication.
<samlp:Response xmlns:samlp="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:protocol" MajorVersion="1" MinorVersion="1" ResponseID="b8049e0c9e99f6a270ac05ad70f7384d" IssueInstant="2006-11-16T18:57:59.59Z" Recipient="http://localhost:7001/samlacs/acs"> <samlp:Status> <samlp:StatusCode Value="samlp:Success"/> </samlp:Status> <saml:Assertion xmlns:saml="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:assertion" AssertionID="ccde3775286167a3bd1c9f5dec4f153a" IssueInstant="2006-11-16T18:57:59.59Z" Issuer="https://aspsite.com" MajorVersion="1" MinorVersion="1"> <saml:Conditions NotBefore="2006-11-16T18:57:59.59Z" NotOnOrAfter="2006-11-16T18:58:59.59Z"/> <saml:AuthenticationStatement AuthenticationInstant="2006-11-16T18:57:59.59Z" AuthenticationMethod= "urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:am:password"> <saml:Subject> <saml:NameIdentifier>weblogic</saml:NameIdentifier> <saml:SubjectConfirmation> <saml:ConfirmationMethod> urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.0:cm:bearer </saml:ConfirmationMethod> </saml:SubjectConfirmation> </saml:Subject> </saml:AuthenticationStatement> </saml:Assertion> </samlp:Response>Example 1. SAML response
While I don't intend to provide a detailed explanation of SAML message structure, two key points need to be highlighted:
NotBefore and especially the
NotOnOrAfter assertion conditions are extremely important. They effectively specify an expiration date, therefore limiting the use of intercepted assertions. If IIS and WebLogic Server are running on separate physical machines, it is important to make sure their times are synchronized and their time zones are set correctly.
Once the assertion is created, it has to be put into a form and returned to the client. Three fields get populated, as shown in Example 2:
The form gets automatically submitted to the WebLogic Server URL (stored in
redirectURL in this example), configured in the WebLogic Federation Service tab. In this case, it is
<% saml.SAMLAssertionCreator assertionCreator = new saml.SAMLAssertionCreator(); /* * For purposes of this example, no authentication is performed at any level. * In a real scenario this HAS TO BE FIXED. * */ String assertionResponse = assertionCreator.createAssertion("weblogic", "https://oldsite.com", redirectURL, "saml_dsa"); String base64 =Convert.ToBase64String( Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(assertionResponse)) %> <form name="GoToWLS" action="<%=redirectURL%>" method="post"> <input type="hidden" name="TARGET" value="<%=target%>" /> <input type="hidden" name="SAMLResponse" value="<%=base64%>"/> <input type="hidden" name="APID" value="<%=apid%>" /> > </form> <SCRIPT language="JavaScript"> document.GoToWLS.submit() </SCRIPT>Example 2. ASP.NET code to generate asserting form
To configure IIS Server, use the Administrative Tools in your Windows Control Panel. Assuming that IIS has already been installed and the private key has been imported and is ready for use, you need to perform only three steps:
Figure 2. IIS Web site configuration
Figure 3. Virtual Directory configuration steps (click the image for a large version)
Assuming your WebLogic Server is running locally on port 7001, go to http://localhost:7001/protected/secret.jsp. You will see your principal name, which should be weblogic. For the purposes of this example, your credentials do not get validated; ASP just creates an assertion for the user, signs it, and passes it back. Obviously, this approach is not sufficient for secure environments.
WebLogic Server 9 makes single sign on implementation fairly simple. Once you are comfortable configuring a SAML security provider, the thought of creating a custom security solution when SAML is an option will never cross your mind. SAML provides a standard and extensible way of implementing single sign on, which makes it a perfect fit for deploying cross-platform solutions.
Alex Rykov has built his career as a software architect and engineer in several software and consulting companies. He has over a decade experience designing, building and deploying complex distributed systems.


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My Canadian style counterpart Alyssa Lau of Ordinary People and I partnered up with New York City based shop, Pixie Market to bring you a peek at their matching sets. In this collaboration, Alyssa and I were to style two sets from Pixie Market's selection of matching sets (one the same, the other, not) according to our personal tastes. This brushstroke print set was my first selection and if I recall correctly, the last time I wore a matching set was when I was in grade school years ago. Since then, I've never given matching sets much thought in terms of style, but this matching top and skirt has changed my mind – I adore fun print and the flirty silhouette. Head over to my girl Alyssa's blog to check out how she styled her first set!
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The Los Angeles Clippers edged out the Atlanta Hawks for the 109-108 victory, for the seventh straight win.
The Clippers didn't play well in the second half, especially in the fourth quarter when they led by 11 points with about five minutes left.
Blake Griffin finished with 27 points, and 8 rebounds despite missing two critical free throws down the stretch. DeAndre Jordan came up with a huge block with less than 15 seconds left, that was the biggest impact on the outcome of the game. Jordan finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds. Chris Paul finished with 19 points and 10 assist.
After the game, Doc Rivers let his team know he felt about their performance despite the win.
Chris Paul explained the attitude in the locker room, "I almost felt like we lost in the locker room. Because we expect a lot from ourselves, and the name of the game is to win the game." Paul continued, "We are happy we won, but obviously they're a lot of things that we as a team need to clean up."
The crucial turnovers that could cost the Clippers a great deal against a better more experienced team like the Oklahoma City Thunders, San Antonio Spurs, or Houston Rockets.
On Thursday night the Clippers handed the Los Angeles Lakers their worse loss in franchise history with a 48-point blowout.
"We had a lot of time to rest, and you should be better for the next game. We're finding ways to win with a lot of guys out," Doc Rivers said.
However there is one thing that continues to haunt Rivers, "we wouldn't win a lot of games with the way we turned the ball over and how careless we were with the basketball. Every night you're not going to play well, it's just human, but you can execute well or at least be in the right spots. The turnovers the last three or four games were just too casual."
Jamal Crawford, JJ Redick, and Jared Dudley all unavailable due to injuries, players like Glen "Big Baby" Davis, Danny Granger, and Matt Barnes must have an impact in each game heading into the playoffs. Barnes also expressed that he must continue to be more aggressive and cut down on his turnover mistakes.
With 18 games left for the Clippers, it's going to be a tight race in the Western Conference between the Thunders, Spurs, Rockets, and the Clippers. Every game is an opportunity to improve, fine tune, and gain ground to have the best opportunity heading into the playoffs.
"I don't know if you have to play well going into the playoffs, but you have to know who you are going into the playoffs," Rivers said. "Your guys have to trust. You have to know your team and they have to know each other and know their roles."
The Clippers have two more competitive home games against the Phoenix Suns, and the Golden State Warriors.
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Tonight is the annual meeting of the Oneida Lake Association.
The topic for the meeting will be "Your Lake is Changing: Come Listen to the Story." Speakers will include biologists from the Cornell University Biological Field Station in Bridgeport, who will talk about perch and walleye populations.
Ed Mills, who just retired Friday as the field station director, will talk about the lake's rising temperatures and the effect on clarity and weeds.
Also on the agenda will be the federal government's cormorant control program and the status of the Oneida Lake Initiative, an educational outreach program.
The meeting is open to the public. It starts at 6 p.m. in the Cicero-North Syracuse High School auditorium.
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Live updates
Carlisle auction mart makes Alpaca history
Carlisle has hosted the largest auction of organic Alpacas in the country.
58 of a Northumbrian herd of 82 have been sold, many of them pregnant.
The Peruvian animals have become increasingly popular, with around 30,000 of them in the UK now.
They were sold by Judith Russell, a farmer in Fourstones, near Hexham in Northumberland.
Dumfries farmer clinches sheepdog champ title
A Dumfries woman has become the first female to win the Northumberland Sheepdog trials since the competition began in 1976.
27-year-old Emma Gray runs a 150 acre National Trust farm at Elsdon in Northumberland.
She made a name as Britain's youngest shepherdess aged just 23-years-old.
Full report: Mining could return to the North Pennines
A Canadian company could bring mining back to the North Pennines. In the 19th Century thousands of people were employed in lead mining. But now zinc mines could create 500 new jobs.
Half a million pounds is being invested in test boreholes.
Derek Proud reports.
Mining could return to the North Pennines
An area once mined for lead could be mined again for zinc, creating 500 jobs.
Test drilling has been promising in the North Pennines, around Allenheads, according to the Canadian company hoping to do the work.
It predicts up to a million tonnes of ore could be extracted from the area on the border of Northumberland, Cumbria and Durham.
Police name woman in fatal crash
Northumbria Police have named a 37-year-old woman who died after a crash on the A69 yesterday, April 20.
Ann Marie Carruthers was from Workington in Cumbria. Her silver Peugeot car was found overturned half a mile west of the A69 at Haydon Bridge yesterday morning.
Officers are asking anyone driving in this area between 11pm on Friday, April 19 and 5.50am on yesterday, to get in touch.
Kiln dates back to 1932
The beehive kiln dates back to 1932, and can reach temperatures of up to 1260 degrees celsius.
It takes two men a day to fill it and two days and nights to fire pots.
Fired up for new visitor centre
Bardon Mill Pottery is turning one of its historic kilns into a visitor centre.
Errington and Reay established their pottery in 1878 and it quickly became known for itsunique salt glazed finish.
It remains the only pottery in the UK to use salt glazing
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Police appeal after A69 crash leaves boy in hospital
Police are appealing for information about a crash that happened on the A69 in Northumberland yesterday (December 5th).
The incident happened between Greenhead and Haltwhistle when for reasons yet to be established, a black Range Rover left the road and crashed onto the railway line where it collided with a train.
An 11-year-old boy was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary by air ambulance and his condition is described as critical.
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It is not hard to notice that the Dow Jones Industrial Average would have finished Friday's session with a gain had the changes to the index not been made after the market close on Sept 19, 2013. Friday's index loss was largely due to a $4.06 (5.12%) plunge in new component Nike (NKE), but aided by the drop in newcomer Goldman Sacs (GS) down $2.27 (1.34%) and partially offset by an increase in the new addition Visa (V) as it finished higher, up $1.55 (0.70%).
The Dow Jones is evenly weighted. In other words if you bought 1 share (or any other equal number of shares) of each of the components, your percentage of gains or losses would be the same as that seen on the index.
The weighting of the index comes in due to changes to the index. For instance when Alcoa (AA), Bank of America (BAC) and Hewlett Packard (HPQ) were deleted, they took the total value of the index at the time of the change and split it for an even number of shares of each of the included components at their current price at the time of the change. Each change to the index changes the share balance of all the components.
The total of the closing price of one share of each of the components of the DJIA on Friday was $2538.60 and the total of gains and losses on that one share of each component amounted to a loss of $4.40, providing a 0.17% loss, exactly the same as the index saw. Subtracting the loss of $4.78 in Friday's finishes of the additions from the $4.40 drop seen on all the components puts the Dow at a close of $0.38 higher instead of lower.
Those that were replaced in the index included Alcoa (AA) with a gain Friday of $0.10 (0.84%), Hewlett Packard (HPQ) with a gain of $0.47 (1.49%) and Bank of America (BAC) that dropped 2.01%, but it only lost $0.36 in the fall. Reinstalling the deletions would result in an additional increase of $0.11 in equal weighting. Adding the deletions increase to the gain without the new components gave the Dow a gain of $0.49 or 0.01% higher for the session instead of a 0.17% loss.
Since the share weighting changed when the additions were made, these numbers can't be plugged directly in to give an index value as each of the remaining components gave up share base to allow the higher priced stocks into the index. The problem with this is many that gave up share base to allow the high priced newcomers in, are doing much better than the newcomers. Since the old components provided a gain, the reduced weighting on these components further reduced the Dow's overall price.
Without the change the Dow Jones would not have finished Friday at a record high, but would have been much closer to this record than it is. It probably would have set an intraday high before finishing lower though. It is also likely it would have reached a record high close just prior to the most recent pullback.
Although all three of the additions are up since they entered the index, all three have hindered the Dow since it reached a record high on Dec 31. All three of those that were deleted are higher in both timeframes; in fact all three of the deletions have outperformed the new additions quite soundly on a percentage basis in both timeframes.
The additions: Goldman Sacs is up 0.42% since entering the index, but down 5.82% ($10.31) since Dec 31. Visa is up 18.45% since joining the index, but up only 0.31% ($0.69) since Dec 31. Nike is up 19.02% since joining the index, but down 4.36% ($3.43) since Dec 31. The newcomer's total losses are $13.05 since Dec. 31.
Those replaced: Bank of America (BAC) is up 19.05% since being replaced and is 12.78% ($1.99) higher since Dec 31. Hewlett Packard (HPQ) is up 25.25% since being replaced and 13.82% ($3.97) higher since Dec 31. Alcoa (AA) is up 46.54% since being replaced and 12.98% ($1.38) higher than it was Dec 31. That gives the deletions a $7.34 increase.
Those that pressured Standard and Poors to make these changes got what they wanted; higher priced stocks in the index that can push the index value up faster, but these higher priced stocks can also push the index value down faster too. The changes probably haven't work out like they thought, as since Dec 31, the higher priced additions are pushing the index down and preventing it from reaching new all-time highs.
There is a reason that many invest in "The Dogs of the Dow", especially when there are good reasons for them to rebound, they tend to outperform the high fliers. It looks like dumping the dogs from the index probably wasn't a good idea.
But these high fliers present other problems, if these three additions don't split and bring their share price down, their volume will begin to slip and their price rise will soften. Extensive and ongoing research into stocks that don't split shows volumes nearly always fall off and that stock price increases slow as prices increase too.
This phenomenon is independent of earning increases; low priced stocks with lower earnings increases often outperform the high priced stock peers. This research certainly makes it appear that the stock price is the element of the equation that causes the slowdown.
This research has led to this conclusion:
It's simple mathematics. The first problem is average Joe doesn't buy very many stocks over $100 and if he does they are small share amounts, so a lot of potential buyers are lost once the price exceeds $100. It appears that average Joe tends to shed these winners at the higher prices and does not reinvest later either.
The next problem is a very large purchaser of stocks is Mutual Funds; they generally invest a percentage of inflow into stocks they are investing in. If they still consider the higher priced stock a buy once it reaches this higher price; with the same inflow of funds they had when the stock was priced at $50 they are buying half as many shares at $100.
So average Joe isn't buying as much, some Joes are selling and at the same time Mutual Funds are taking fewer and fewer shares as the price increases. As a result volume shrinks. The data also makes it look like that somewhere between $300 to $1000 even wealthier investors might begin to look elsewhere regardless of earnings potential, further pressuring volumes.
As volume shrinks supply and demand kicks in. Supply usually hasn't changed much even with stock buybacks due to the higher price restricting the number of shares that can be repurchased. But demand is falling, with the lower demand the stock price simply doesn't move higher as fast anymore. All stocks that don't split encounter it eventually; the only variable is that some might fly higher before it kicks in than others.
Even Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) has seen the softening of price increases into a higher priced stock. Had they not split, the Class A share price would have continued to flounder, probably seeing less than half of the value growth it had seen with the splits.
Yes, I know Berkshire Hathaway Class A shares have never split, but Berkshire Hathaway did split twice by issuing Class B (BRK-B) shares at a fraction of the Class A share prices. The initial split was 30 for 1 and the latter split the Class B shares again at 50 for 1. The splits allows Class A shareholders to exchange their shares for a split ratio of the Class B shares, currently 1500 for 1, but it does not allow the exchange back into Class A shares from Class B shares.
The solution to break price stagnation in Berkshire shares was to bring average Joe back into the picture. Average Joe wasn't buying shares at tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars each, but average Joe did buy the split shares.
The splits also renewed buying by funds. The last split allowed Berkshire's inclusion in the S&P 500, and that alone promoted several billion dollars in share sales as mutual funds that mimic the S&P 500 needed to buy the weighted portion of these shares with their inclusion into the index. Since Berkshire is weighted heavily in the S&P 500 and there are hundreds of funds that try to mimic the index by buying shares in the constituents weighted according to the index, the share purchases with the inclusion in the S&P 500 could have perhaps reached hundreds of billions.
With each of the two splits the price of Class A shares had a renewed push higher, at well over double the rate of price appreciation it had been prior to the split in each case. For instance from Jan 1990 until the first split in May of 1996, Class A shares increased in value by $26,800 in almost six and a half years. Two years after the split they had increased in value by $32,000, the percentage of increase was smaller during the two years, but the value added was far greater. The price stagnated again not long after though, increasing only $38,850 more in the nearly 12 years leading into the second split in Jan 2010. In the little over four years since that split the share price of Class A shares have increased by $70,850.
The splits in essence gave Class A shareholders the chance to sell their shares, which was difficult to do without average Joe. They were very few buyers that could afford Class A shares and most that could afford them and wanted them had already bought. Funds that were still buying them weren't taking large portions of these shares due to the high price. Before the splits volume plummeted and share price growth had stagnated, even though Berkshire was increasing earnings faster than many with lower share prices, their share price was not growing as fast as many of the lower priced stocks.
In the first year after the first split the share price was greatly affected by those that were taking profits, but once these sellers abated, the share price nearly doubled in twelve months.
Berkshire gives a very interesting perspective to splits since it used two classes of shares to provide these splits and allows direct correlation between the splits and the effects it had on the shares that were not split. The share price increases illustrated by Berkshire are commonly seen in share prices that split all classes of shares. The stagnation without splits also reflects that seen in stocks that don't split and reach high stock prices.
With the Dow Jones stacked with higher priced stocks, it could be detrimental to the index in a downturn. Downturns in the newcomers and other higher priced stocks within the index helped to pull the Dow Jones lower than the other indexes in recent downturns.
As can be seen in the weekly "Stock Market Previews" the Dow has shown one of the most bearish charts in downturns since the changes to the index were made, but this was not very often the case before the changes. Many times it held the most bullish chart in downturns and in rebounds afterwards. This sudden change was likely due to throwing the normal balance of the index off with too many high priced stocks.
The Dow is also the only index of the five covered in the Previews that has not pushed to a new high this year.
The recent changes to the index might have influenced others in the index to forgo splits fearing the lower price could spur their being replaced. There are several that have historically split at or even below their current prices but currently have no plans to do so. If this continues to be the case the absence of splits will eventually slow price growth in these stocks and the index overall.
Most stocks eventually split, or fold over and fall back to a lower price. These fold overs are often devastating falls in comparison to lower priced stocks when looking at them on an equal weight basis.
Crash data shows the greatest dollar losses are almost always produced in the highest priced stocks' falls. A 50% fall on a $30 share produces a $15 loss while a 50% fall from $200 stock produces a $100 loss. Even if the higher priced stock were to fall at a smaller percentage; a 30% fall in a $100 stock would produce double the price loss at $30, than the $15 lost in a 50% tumble in the $30 stock.
The problem is often seen in higher priced stocks even without a crash. Since their higher price has excluded average Joe, there are fewer investors overall. The investors that are left are generally more in tune to the daily news and react to it very quickly.
With fewer investors, fewer jumping ship can cause big losses and the big losses can cause more to jump ship. The same news that could cause a $30 stock to fall 5% or less could cause a stock priced above $100 stock to shed 8% or more. The recent Biotech news that caused a selloff in these stocks illustrates this, but it has surfaced many times before.
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Dear Forster,—I am desirous enough to come; but various Daemonic Agencies (the Apothecary among others!) have me by the throat at this moment; it were rash to promise in these circumstances! Well; if you hear nothing before tomorrow about noon, say, Yes. Let it stand so.
Your Prospectus is very ingenious;1 I meant to read it again, so soon as tea was done; but will not detain it till tomorrow
Some Books come,—a small instalment of an immense debt, which I mea[n] daily to pay, for indeed the sight of it afflicts me daily. Dare we speak about your Prospectus tomorrow?— In haste
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Through the issuance of several stages of bonds, the city-parish could roll out projects concurrently and in quick succession, with the overall program backed by the steady revenue stream from the dedicated 25-year sales and use tax. This approach also paved the way for the city-parish to buy right of way as needed, and assured utilities that the government would have enough money to complete the projects with which they were involved.
"A sizeable backlog of projects had been on the books for years before this administration," says Public Works Director Pete Newkirk. "We needed to identify which projects would be covered under this program and determine the priority in which we would complete each."
To accomplish this, the mayor staged a two-day summit of transportation professionals from around the region. About a dozen invited firms reviewed each project on the books, including the proposed new streets and roadways in the Baton Rouge Master Plan. The teams collaborated on final recommendations based on cost, feasibility, right-of-way concerns, and other potential obstacles. These recommendations formed a roadmap to define which projects would be included in the plan, their priorities, and the implementation schedule.
The administration branded the plan with a logo — a green light traffic signal — to represent speed, efficiency, and progressiveness. The name "Green Light Plan" was adopted from the title of the Mayor's Transition Team report on quicker ways to solve congestion.
Projects in hand, public works and the city-parish administration began soliciting feedback from the public and from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Council members.
Three rounds of meetings in each of the 12 parish council districts allowed stakeholders to view the proposals and receive full disclosure about how each would affect their districts. Comments prompted tweaks to project plans, right-of-way relocations, and other minor changes.
Not surprisingly, most objections during the vetting process centered on a project's proposed impact on homeowner or business properties. While the designers had strived to minimize right-of-way acquisitions, some loss of private property was inevitable. Public works worked through this process with as much flexibility as possible. Each project would be finalized at a later date with design plans that included as few right-of-way acquisitions as possible.
Overall, though, residents and businesses supported the concept and wanted to get going. The proposed "Green Light Plan for East Baton Rouge Parish" was put on the ballot in the fall of 2005. Almost 70% of residents voted in favor of the $820 million plan to deliver 42 road-improvement projects in five years. In October 2007, city-parish officials broke ground on the Veterans Memorial Boulevard Extension, the first project to begin construction and, in October 2008, the first to be completed.
"We needed to build confidence that we could move projects from approval to design and construction more quickly," Holden says. "In addition to clearing bottlenecks that were contributing to congestion, it's allowed us to make provisions for better pedestrian and bicycle access, safer intersections, landscaping, and an overall better traffic flow."
Recognizing that a program of this scope requires dedicated personnel as well as programmatic, timely resources, the city-parish administration retained a local program management and civil engineering firm.
"Our director of public works and his top-level staff are responsible for hundreds, if not thousands, of daily tasks and processes," says current city-parish Chief Administrative Officer Mike Futrell. "They're not geared up to do the daily work of programs like this that include special projects. The project managers for this program wake up every day with this as their primary goal."
All of the pieces were now in place to bring projects on-line as quickly as they were being promised. Half are under way or completed, thanks to incentives coordinated by public works. The contract model, which included early-completion bonuses and penalties for road closures, is being applied to other key projects.
The program reached the early stages of construction post-Hurricane Katrina with a significant decrease in material costs and increasing contractor competitiveness. More recently, competition intensified further as private-sector project starts fell. The involvement of more than 85 local firms and creation of hundreds of new jobs puts Baton Rouge consistently among the top 10 areas for construction-job growth nationwide.
"We've started and finished more projects than we ever could have come close to. We're ahead of schedule and under budget," says Monsour. "Everything we touted and advertised has been right on. We've under-promised and over-performed, and we'll continue to do that."
— Snow is a consultant with the Green Light Plan Community Awareness Firm, SSA Consultants LLC, also of Baton Rouge. Bryan Harmon, PE, and Brad Ponder, PE, also contributed to this article. Harmon is deputy director and chief engineer of the Baton Rouge Department of Public Works in Louisiana. Ponder is Green Light Plan program manager for CSRS Inc., Baton Rouge.
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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Miley Cyrus is facing new leaked photos again tonight; but this time Cyrus' leaked pictures appear real. New Miley Cyrus pictures leaked Thursday, far different from the fake pictures on December 2. This time, the poses are suggestive, and an alleged female friend heats up one of the pictures with a notable gesture.
Cyrus has battled multiple alleged leaked photo scandals in the last two years of her career. On December 2, a Canadian blogger wrongly identified Miley Cyrus as the subject of leaked photos online. As soon as the pictures hit, fans and news sites were split as to whether they depicted Cyrus or just another random female. The hair was wrong and the tattoo was missing. By afternoon, news confirmed that the pictures were not of Cyrus. The subject was instead a Canadian woman trying to look like Cyrus.
Now today, December 23, a new round of leaked pictures have hit U.S. websites. This time there are reportedly two pictures. The photos appear to be from two different occasions but in a social setting. One picture is clearly Cyrus revealing an edge of her bra and her tattoo standing up with friends. The other picture is possibly Cyrus on a sofa; in that picture a female friend makes a suggestive pose to Cyrus' body.
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Last night, I had a bizarre dream. I would ask a therapist to help me analyze it, but it's August and there are none to be found.
In the dream, I was back in college, and Mick Jagger (!) was lecturing on the Middle East, and the lecture was totally biased towards the Palestinian narrative. When the three Jewish students complained, he told us that we would get our turn as well. In the dream, I said to "Professor" Jagger (and I am not kidding): "Do the Palestinians simply assume that time is on their side [an obvious reference to the Stones' old hit]?"
A therapist would say that Jagger was actually a nocturnal representation of Roger Waters, the former Pink Floyd front man who has called for an international cultural boycott of Israel.
These are Waters' words:
"Please join me and all our brothers and sisters in global civil society in proclaiming our rejection of apartheid in Israel and occupied Palestine, by pledging not to perform or exhibit in Israel or accept any award or funding from any institution linked to the government of Israel, until such time as Israel complies with international law and universal principles of human rights."
True, other rock stars have boycotted Israel. But this is the first time in my memory that someone has actually called for a boycott. And, let the record note, Israel is, now, the only country in the world that is boycott-able. I sometimes wonder how British rock stars would have felt if American rock musicians had boycotted Britain during the darkest days of the troubles in northern Ireland. Remember how China destroyed Tibet? No "Boycott China" campaign.
In 2006, Waters was photographed spraying the words "no thought control" on the West Bank separation barrier. (I never liked the song "The Wall." It always seemed frighteningly fascist to me). Roger: anyone who has ever visited Israel, or anyone who regularly reads Israeli newspapers or listens to Israeli politicians or sees Israeli films or listens to Israeli rock music knows that there is absolutely no control of anyone's thoughts or political actions.
On the other hand, Roger, you might want to go to Egypt, Syria, Iran, and a host of other Moslem countries – just so you know what thought control really is.
That would be a journey to "the dark side of the moon."
Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli has basically said to Roger Waters: "Kiss off." (I am researching the Hebrew equivalent). "Take my image out of your videos." This is what I call, truly, bar mitzvah. (Sorry).
There were some who were willing to give Roger Waters a pass when he adorned a pig with a Star of David. Fine.
But when you mix that in with the anti-Israel obsession, you really have to wonder how Roger Waters feels about the Jews.
And if the Jews are the only minority group in the world that one can hate with absolute impunity -- then, yes, I have a problem with that.
Sure, there are rock stars who boycott Israel. But, the list of Israel-visitors is much longer: Paul McCartney, Alicia Keys, the Pet Shop Boys, Regina Spektor, Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Madonna, Depeche Mode, Elton John, The Scorpions, Rod Stewart, Rihanna, the Pixies, Barbara Streisand, Tom Jones (who is being pressured to call off his trip).
I understand why these artists are playing Israel. In some cases, it is out of a genuine respect and love for the State of Israel and its people. And in other cases, it is not that the artist is performing in Israel. It's more like they are refusing to not play in Israel. A gig, after all, is a gig.
But who cares about motives?
Which brings me to the original Man in Black (and I am not talking about some guy in Meah Shearim): the late, iconic country singer, Johnny Cash, whose tenth yahrzeit will be in a few weeks.
There's a new commemorative volume about Johnny Cash. It has rare photos and great biographical details. And, of course, there's "Walk The Line," the 2005 bio-pic about Cash.
But both the book and the film omit a crucial part of Cash's life.
And that was the State of Israel.
It might be that the popular artist who was most supportive of Israel was, yes, Johnny Cash.
Between 1966 and the mid-1990s, Johnny Cash, along with his wife June Carter Cash and their children, visited Israel five times. He recorded an album of inspirational hymns about the Land of Israel – "The Holy Land" in 1968 -- and made films about his journeys to Biblical sites.
Check out these lyrics to Cash's song "Land of Israel":
From the top of Sinai to the Sea of Galilee
Every hill and plain is home every place is dear to me
There the breezes tell the stories oh what stories they do tell
Of the mighty things that happened in the land of Israel.
From the rolling plain of Sharon to Mount Tabor's lofty heights
To the deserts of Beersheba all is calm all is right
Green the trees are on the mountain sweet the water in the well
May there never more be sorrow in the land of Israel.
Check out the video -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1AzKrUTHVU
I am grateful to my friend Shalom Goldman for teaching me about this. (Check out his book about Christian Zionism -- Zeal for Zion: Christians, Jews and the Idea of the Promised Land -- http://www.amazon.com/Zeal-Zion-Christians-Jews-Promised/dp/0807833444).
Johnny Cash's brand of Christian Zionism was not about right-wing politics. Rather, it was based simply on his faith.
When Cash died, the State of Israel released a statement: "…Johnny Cash was loved by Israelis and his music will live on in the pubs, cafes and hearts of a grateful nation."
So, how about naming a street in Jerusalem Rechov Johnny Cash?
We need more friends in the music world like Johnny Cash.
Because in far too many corners of the contemporary cultural world, support for Israel has become – well, a "ring of fire."
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On a 35-date tour of the United States and Canada with Acid Mothers Temple, Boston neo-prog rockers Perhaps, featuring Dave Khostinat – vocals, keyboards; Sean McDermott – guitar; Jim Haney – bass; and Don Taylor – drums, a band that on this date played their 130th show covering 15 countries since their inception in 2012, brought a performance to the Media Club in Vancouver, B.C. on May 10 that was at the same time adventurous and unpredictable, performing music from their three LP and digital releases Volume 1, Volume 2, and Kamikaze.
The set began with a sound immediately recognizable to someone familiar with the likes of King Crimson or Yes, but then immediately noticeable were the tempo changes. Their musicianship was head-spinning, and this was moments even before take off. The goal, according to Khostinat, has been simply to play as much as possible, and they sounded like it. The music twisted and turned with sudden breaks, driving fiercely, never losing its progressive edge.
About midway through the set Taylor took a drum solo, then Haney joined in on bass and McDermott on guitar for a jam bound for inner space. At this point the music became heavier and more psychedelic with McDermott doing extended soloing, ripping at the neck of his Gibson, tearing at the tremolo bar.
They touched briefly on the melody of Jimi Hendrix's "Third Stone From The Sun" then initiated a straight ahead rock jam. The rhythm fragmented, becoming chaotic, then they slammed into the end of the tune, almost immediately leading into a new one with math-like synchronization from near quietude to sudden blazing, driving rhythmic and time changes, something that could only be pulled off by a band that has toured constantly all over the world the way that they have.
Throughout the entire set there were sudden breaks and stops that made the music very unpredictable as to what the time signature was going to be within the next few seconds, meanwhile it was twisting and turning, the guitar solos soaked in reverb. Playing with varying and shifting levels of intensity they dared to jump over the edge into an abyss of sound and tonal color, from a near standstill picking up furiously, drums and bass in unison, and as the guitar soloed dissonantly, they rocked the place into submission.


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Earth Songs is an artist's journal….each section is a prayer for the earth, for land, for sea and air, for food…. as the pages turn, the images reflect the seasons, the thoughts and musings of the diarist, painted or drawn in a semi abstract way…it is a celebration of the world that surrounds and sustains us and at the same time, a book of daily thoughts and aspirations gleaned from famous writers and poets of the past..
I think it is so important to relate what we do to something outside of us….there is a rhythm that underscores all our lives and as artists we are so lucky in that we are able to embrace that rhythm and reflect it in our work…to understand it and to communicate it as best we can…in a way it's me, as a book…
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Apr 08
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Justine Thompson says:
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Question: How can I keep flies at bay this summer? My horse is always plagued by them?
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Oct 07
Posts: 159
misskv says:
I would use a combination of different methods. Start by feeding garlic, or providing a garlic lick, or one of the fly repellent supplements as these can help to deter flys. Then use a good strength fly repellent and re apply regularly. Or is your horse is very badly effected try a a fly rug to prevent the bites. Try ensuring there is plenty of shade in the field, or consider stabling during the day when the heat and the flys are the most irritating. Finally ensure your field is as horse friendly and as fly unfriendly as possible. Ensure any water sources are not stagnant and removedroppings as frequently as possible - twice a day if possible.
May 10
Posts: 106
AimHigh says:
I tend to use a few drops of very dilute citronella oil on my horses. Grab a bucket and fill it up about half-way, put maybe four or five drops of citronella in and wash onto the horse with a sponge. (Make sure to do the sweaty parts after a ride, as flies go for here!) Crucial areas include, ears, eyes, bum, belly and the sheath as well as mane and tail.
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Feb 09
Posts: 76
abige says:
feed garlic & regurally spray EVERYTHING with a fly spray & you can also get a mesh that goes round the field fencing that 'blocks' the flies & midges from getting into the field
Nov 08
Posts: 156
suse says:
We have 4 ponies with raging Sweet tch, so keeping flies away has become an art. We feed either Global Hebs 'Flyfree' or Brinicombe Equine Think Fly, depending on the horse in question, we keep a fly rug, with belly and neck on at all times, these are washed each week and we put Citronella oil in the final rinse. But most of all, our secret trick, is to wash the ponies in Head and Shoulders each week, there is something in that that flies hate. So we get clean, fly free horses with very few itchy bits. They are easier to ride and easier to brush, how great is that?
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May 08
Posts: 424
Alibaba says:
I have tried many fly repellents, but the only one I find to be very effective is 'Barrier Healthcare Super Plus Fly Repellent'. It also contains avocado coat conditioner, so it gives your horses coat a luxurious shine, making it ideal when competing too.
Jun 10
Posts: 2
MistysNat says:
Flies are the horse owners bug bear! I feed extra garlic, they don't seem to like the smell or taste, I wash my horses eyes and nostrils everyday so those pesky critters don't sit on crusty eye bogies and I spray Avon's skin so soft body oil on. There is nothing on the bottle saying it is used for insect repellant but it seams to work. I would like to say however if it is rather hot and sunny be careful using it as the oil may burn your horses skin. I also know of a great homemade fly repellant recipe:
15ml citronella
1 tbsp waching up liquid
4 tbsp vinegar
1/2 pint of strong tea
make this up to 2 litres with water, and shake well before use. My friend informed me of this recipe and she swears by it!
Hope this helps
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Aug 09
Posts: 184
stephnpierre says:
I have found many things useful, firstly I ensure my horse is covered in fly spray as often as possible, even mixing it with water and bathing him in it, and also hosing him off before turning him out and ensuring he rolls, which covers him in a coating of mud, keeping flies off ( only do this if you don't mind your horse getting dirty!). Another thing I use is a sturdy fly mask as it's hard for them to remove with ears/nose cover, and also coat this in flyspray. Wrap around fly sheets are a fantastic invention too and if you are very concerned with flies on hacks, which I was as my horse tends to kick out and buck etc when flies land on him, use an old fly sheet, or if you're very desperate and don't have an old one, as I was, buy one and cut out a saddle gap, then do it up around there belly beneath your stirrups and around their chest and neck! Will prevent flies from landing on them and you can coat the sheet in fly spray too! You can also try fly fringes when riding and my friend even bought a fly mask and cut out eye holes so her pony could hack happily without his ears and face being covered in flies! Hope this helps :)
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Apr 09
Posts: 192
RugbyandArabs says:
I have been having the same problem with both of my Arabs its a heard one really as what works on one dosent work on another well this is what i am finding anyhow. I think you just need to try everything possable unlike feeds with fly repelent it dont take long to know if its working or not for your horse and if your like me you end up with two grooming boxes just full of diffrent fly repellents. Also use fly rugs and fly masks if your horse is prone to ripping rugs like one of mine then use the cheaper ones. You could always bring them in by day and out by night but then you have the midges to deal with at night so really you have flys by day and midges but night if you do this you really need to get your horses in by sun rise and let them out at sun set which means this time of year getting down the yard at around 4am and letting them out again around 10pm to avoid it all
This is what working for my two at the moment (nether have sweet itch or any allergies)
Both have fly combo rugs on 24/7 my yongster is prone to getting rugs ripped very quick even though he is 6yrs old, so we have him in a cheap fly combo rug, i have on him is a Saxon i paid only 30 pounds for he also has a shires (i think it is) fly mask again very cheap his has no ears as he does not like anything on his ears.
As for my older horse he has a Rambo fly buster combo on 24/7(he dont rip rugs) and a Amego fly mask again with no ears.
I have found the two fly sprays that are working at the moment are Nettex fly repellent and fly ripes and Barrier super fly spray and gel.
Jan 09
Posts: 211
Ride.Itt says:
i would consider using a fly rug and lots of fly repellant in the form of sprays roll on's and gell also dont cut your horses tail and douse it in fly spray for when he swishes also worth using a fly repellent shampoo hope this helpes
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Sometimes I win handily and get a little experience, sometimes I squeak out a victory and get a lot. How is experience earned?
/u/Reaa over at reddit did some experiments which seems to line up with my experiences:
The primary (only?) factor for experience gained seems to be cards played. Either the more cards you play the more experience, or the more rounds played where at least one card is played. I then imagine there is a multiplier for winning, seems to be about 1.5x.
To date, there is no published formula. Also, since there isn't actually a "number" associated with your experience (just an arbitrary bar), it can't be calculated by players.
Another thread has been published on Reddit, by /u/Godd2, which came with major data.
How many experience do I need to reach level 60?
Each level requires
If you add every level, this means you need
How can I gain experience?
As a side note, you won't gain experience for minions spawned by other minions.
So... how many games to reach level 60?
The final formula would be
Let's assume these stats:
You would need 188 games with the same class to reach level 60 (with a 60% win rate).
As a side note, and to reflect reality, I played around 200 games with the same class. I win more than I loose, but not that much, so I'll assume a 60% win rate is pretty close. With previous calculation, I would already have reached lv.60, but I only reached lv.45.


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The Mill on the Floss
by George Eliot
The Mill on the Floss Book 5, Chapter 6 Summary
The Hard-Won Triumph
- Three weeks have passed.
- Tom gathers all the family in the parlor to tell them some news.
- First Tom asks his dad to check out his box of money and see how much is in it. Mr. Tulliver thinks this is dumb since he already knows how much is in there, because he counts his money every day.
- Tom then asks how much money is needed to pay off the debts and Mr. Tulliver is like, "I know how much!"
- Tom finally quits jerking everyone around and announces that he has raised enough money to pay the family debts.
- The family is overjoyed.
- Tom explains that the debts will be paid off tomorrow. Mr. Deane has arranged a meeting with the creditors and Mr. Glegg will be there tomorrow also.
- Mr. Tulliver is excited and tells Tom that he can make a speech to the creditors about restoring the family's good name.
- Tom is totally triumphant and is joyful. Maggie puts aside her anger and praises Tom.
- Tom then tells Mr. Tulliver the whole story of how he raised the money. Mr. Tulliver gives props to Bob Jakin for helping them out.
- That night Mr. Tulliver wakes up from a dream, thinking that he finally had gotten even with Mr. Wakem.
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What's the deal with the recent booking of Dolph Ziggler? He looks really weak and one would think that WWE would push him to the top as he has the MITB contract?
The ultra weak booking of Dolph Ziggler is a complete mystery. Why put him over at Money in the Bank and give him the title shot only to job him out? It's been nothing short of horrible. We heard the talk amongst producers backstage during last week's Raw was why they put Ric Flair with The Miz and not Ziggler. I elaborated on this here in the WNW Premium Mailbag. The problem now is even if WWE "comes to their senses" and decides to push Ziggler, would anyone buy him as champion?
I don't understand the downfall of Zack Ryder. What is he missing or what is stopping him from getting pushed?
Zack Ryder got himself over using YouTube but his push as United States Champion was short lived. For whatever reason his push just didn't stick. I actually agree with Ryder that some character progression needs to take place. The Jersey Shore gimmick is outdated and perhaps a more serious character would do better. Some people were optimistic that Ryder worked with CM Punk on weekend live events but they were complete squash matches.
Do you think AJ Styles has what it takes to be a main event guy or possibly THE guy in WWE like how he deserves to be THE guy in TNA?
AJ Styles is great in the ring and has the potential to thrive in the right position. He's set to return to Impact Wrestling on this week's show from Chicago. I don't know what else to say as he's under TNA contract and WWE is not even in the picture.
How do you see Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar being booked at Wrestlemania?
I don't like the fact WWE is rematching Triple H and Brock Lesnar at Wrestlemania for the same reason I don't like The Rock vs. John Cena II. It seems the only plausible outcome is for Hunter to avenge his loss to Lesnar from SummerSlam much like it is for Cena to avenge his loss to Rock from last year. Both Brock and Rock are booked past Wrestlemania but the chances of either going over at Wrestlemania seem slim. Hunter going under twice to Lesnar would hurt him because he wrestles so little and what type of message does it send having "the face of the company" in Cena going under two years straight at Wrestlemania? Not only does rematching these bouts back creative into a corner but the lack of variety frustrates many people.
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It is rare for the mainstream media to report on how murdering fathers gained access to their victims through the family courts. So reporter KIM MINUGH is to be commended for that.
But why won't we name the judge who was responsible for this travesty?
This isn't rocket science, people. Or crystal ball gazing. Most of the time, people behave pretty consistently with their track record. Dad PHILLIP HERNANDEZ was clearly bad news. But the fathers rights-friendly courts bent over backwards to accommodate his every wish. So now we have a child that was brutally slaughtered with a hatchet as a result.
Once again, the courts ignored the pleas of a protective mother WHO KNEW THIS GUY, KNEW WHAT HE WAS CAPABLE OF.
Friday, Mar. 01, 2013
Man accused of killing 9-year-old son with hatchet had custody despite record of violence
By Kim Minugh
Nine months out of prison, Phillip Hernandez wrote an impassioned plea to Sacramento's family court to let him try fatherhood.
He described being a "fully and utterly changed" man with a desire to "correct past wrongs."
He talked about going to work and saving money and buying a home for himself and his boys, whom he hadn't seen in three years.
"Because ultimately, they are what matter, my view of life and what is important in it is family," he wrote to the court in July 2008, asking for visitation rights. "Please hear my plea and help me be there. … I want to give them what I didn't have – a father."
The words hardly sound like those of the man portrayed in earlier criminal court records as abusive of his wife, disobedient of the law and defiant of the court. And most starkly, they stand in contrast to the depiction of Hernandez by Sacramento police as a child killer.
Police allege that Hernandez used a hatchet to brutally attack his youngest son, 9-year-old Matthew Raymond Hernandez, as he slept on the couch of their South Natomas home Tuesday night. The violence was witnessed by the boy's great-grandmother, who made two hysterical 911 calls.
Officers arrived to find the fourth-grader dead and his 12-year-old brother, who was home at the time of the slaying, unharmed. Hernandez, 36, was arrested about a mile away.
He is scheduled to be arraigned today on one charge of murder.
Detectives, relatives and community members have sought answers in the aftermath of the attack, to no avail. Hernandez is being held in the Sacramento County Main Jail's psychiatric ward, but no one has alleged that he is mentally ill.
Criminal and family court records dating back to 2004 offer a troubling portrait of Hernandez. Three months after separating from his wife and the mother of his two children, Jessica Hernandez, he pleaded no contest to inflicting felony corporal injury upon her.
He was sentenced to 120 days in jail and five years of formal probation. According to Sacramento Superior Court records, the requirements of his probation included alcohol and drug rehabilitation; completion of a 52-week batterers' treatment program; and no contact with the victim.
In April 2005, the court revoked his probation at the urging of the Probation Department, records show. He consistently failed to attend his batterers' treatment program; he did not enroll in a rehab program and he did not make scheduled restitution payments, according to the records.
Hernandez was sent to the Sheriff's Work Project as a result, but he failed to show up to that, too, and a no-bail warrant was issued for his arrest. He then served 90 days of jail time, records show.
He violated the terms of his probation again in November 2005 when he was arrested in West Sacramento on suspicion of domestic violence, according to the court records. Shortly thereafter, the court again revoked his probation; he still had not completed a batterers' treatment program or drug rehab and he violated a court-imposed restraining order by contacting his ex-wife.
In that incident, he argued with Jessica Hernandez, forced his way into her doorway, bruised her arm and smashed her cellphone as she tried to call police, according to the West Sacramento police report filed in court.
Hernandez was sent to prison in July 2006, serving concurrent terms for the probation violation in Sacramento County and the domestic violence conviction in Yolo County. He was released in October 2007.
Public records and those provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation do not indicate any parole violations or other criminal charges since then. He was discharged from parole in November 2008.
It was July 31 of that year when he pleaded with the court to allow him access to his two boys. A family court judge issued a temporary order allowing him one visit a month, to which Jessica Hernandez immediately objected.
"He is a dangerous man and I am terrified to leave my sons in his care," she wrote.
They were sent to mediation and in January 2009 signed an agreement that gave custody to the boys' mother and some visitation rights to their father, according to records contained in the couple's divorce file.
That summer, Jessica Hernandez allowed the children to stay with their father "to try and make up for the time he had missed in their lives" and because "he was in a better financial position than me," she wrote in a later court document.
Meanwhile, Phillip Hernandez wrote to the court, charging that the boys' mother was "unstable" and not caring properly for them.
It was not immediately clear from the court file whether the boys ever returned to the physical custody of their mother. Last October, she wrote to the court saying her financial status and "quality of life" had improved and she wanted the boys to move out of state to join her.
"This is nothing personal toward their father," she wrote. "I am certain I could provide for them better for the time being."
But a judge ordered custody to Phillip Hernandez, with visitation for Jessica. The parties were scheduled to return to court in July for an update.
Meanwhile, their 12-year-old son is staying with family since his father's arrest.


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College Hockey:Mazzoleni Meeting in Green Bay
Mark Mazzoleni, head coach at Harvard the past five seasons, has been offered the job as head coach of the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League, and is in Green Bay this weekend to discuss the offer, sources have confirmed.
Mazzoleni, a native of Green Bay who still holds season tickets to the Green Bay Packers, is said to be seriously mulling the offer to return to his hometown.
Neither Mazzoleni nor Nicholson have responded to attempts to reach them. Nicholson recently denied that he offered the job to Mazzoleni during an interview with a Green Bay television station.
Rumors about Mazzoleni's future have kicked around since John Hynes left his job as Wisconsin assistant in December to replace Moe Mantha in the U.S. National Team Development Program. Former Green Bay coach Mark Osiecki, a Wisconsin alumnus, had long been considered the likely candidate to replace Hynes. That was made official last week, creating the Green Bay opening.
Mazzoleni, 48, is lifelong friends with Green Bay president Rob Nicholson and has been considered a prime candidate to be the next Gamblers head coach ever since the possibility arose that Osiecki could leave. He and his wife grew up there and have retained close ties to the area. Nicholson and Mazzoleni were seen in Boston together during the Frozen Four, and according to reports, it was more than just a friendly gathering.
Though in a sense a step down the coaching ladder, the Green Bay job is extremely attractive. In addition to being a homecoming, the Gamblers draw large crowds at the Resch Center, which is a future home of an NCAA Regional. Osiecki was also paid well, approximately $100,000 annually, which is not believed to be far off from Mazzoleni's Harvard salary.
In addition, tension has built at Harvard in recent years, and especially recent months, with players, parents and alumni voicing various forms of displeasure with Mazzoleni. This past season, for example, according to sources close to the team, players aired a set of grievances to athletic director Bob Scalise. Nevertheless, Scalise has repeatedly thrown his support behind Mazzoleni, rewarding him last year with a multi-year contract extension.
According to USHR, parents used a December 2003 incident as a way around Scalise. Reportedly, Mazzoleni and the parent of goalie John Daigneau had words at the Dunkin Donuts tournament. A group of parents went around Scalise and spoke to the school president, Larry Summers, who used Scalise's assistant, Patricia Henry, to investigate.
The other candidate for the job in Green Bay is current St. Norbert coach Tim Coghlin. Coghlin was a star player for Wisconsin-Stevens Point, where a young Mazzoleni had his first head coaching job and won three straight national championships.
From there, Mazzoleni was an assistant at Minnesota before getting his first Division I head coaching job, at Miami. He replaced George Gwozdecky and was there for five seasons, earning an NCAA bid in 1996-97. After the 1998-99 season, Mazzoleni earned the job at Harvard after a number of others turned it down. He went on to help Harvard rebound from some down years, but never seemed to quite get over the hump, despite earning NCAA tournament bids — and two ECAC championships — the last three seasons.
"Within the Harvard community, he felt like an outsider, and the more he felt that way, the worse things became," wrote USHR's Chris Warner. "Jobs are a bit like marriages. Some work, some don't. This one wasn't working."
Todd Milewski contributed to this report.
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New Hanover investigating robocalls
Published: Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at 10:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at 10:15 a.m.
New Hanover County officials are looking into a series of election related robocalls that listed a county office phone number as the contact information Tuesday morning.
The calls were sent out Tuesday morning and contained a male voice claiming to be Commissioner Brian Berger asking voters to support Woody White in his bid for the congressional seat. Since they were sent out the county offices have been flooded with angry phone calls from residents who believe New Hanover paid for the ads, but officials said that is not the case.
"The county did not fund this, initiate this or facilitate this in any way," county spokeswoman Carey Disney Ricks said.
A robocall purchaser has the ability to choose any phone number as a "mask" that will appear on caller ID systems, Ricks said.
The county is looking into the issue, but Ricks said there is no further information at this time.
In a written statement, White said his campaign had nothing to do with the robocalls.
"Last night, and again this morning, Republican voters in New Hanover County received a recorded phone call from troubled county commissioner Brian Berger. I did not authorize his call nor do I seek support from him," White said. "This appears to an election-eve attempt to confuse voters and associate me with his antics and problems while he served as a New Hanover County commissioner."
Berger did not immediately return calls for comment.
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If you live and garden in Maine, you probably already know that onions should be planted in the early spring as soon as the soil can be worked. What you may not know is that planting your onions too late in the season may result in large tops with tiny bulbs. There is a very good reason for that. Onions produce the leafy tops first and then the develop the bulbs, but it's not that simple. Onions rely on the number of hours of sunlight to determine when the tops cease growing and the bulbs begin to form.
Long Day Onions
Long day onions - the kind you should be growing in Maine and other northern climates (above the 36th parallel) - stop producing leaves and begin forming bulbs when the day length reaches 12 to 16 hours, depending on the variety. That means you need to plant long day onions early enough in the spring for ample foliage to form before sometime in the middle or end of May. Interestingly the number of 'leaves' on an onion plant tells you the number of rings the onion bulb will contain. The bigger the leaf, the larger the onion ring. If your onions have only produced a few scraggly tops by the middle of May, your onion bulbs will be small. Conversely, if you plant them too late they may develop bushy tops with little or no bulb formation.
Short Day Onions
Short day onions perform best in southern climates and begin to develop bulbs when the day length reaches 10 to 12 hours, depending on the variety. The same rule applies to planting them early enough for the tops to form before the daylight hours reaches 10 to 12 hours. Because the soil is too cool - or covered with snow - in northern area at the time when short day onions need to be planted, they are not suited to Maine gardens.
Neutral or Intermediate Day Onions
New varieties of onions labeled as neutral or intermediate day onion typically form bulbs when daylight hours reach 12 to 14 hours. These onions can be grown in either norther or southern gardens and may perform well in either.
Before you choose onions for your garden, determine whether you should grow long day or short day onions in your location and choose an onion variety according to day length.