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ZF-5641: Anchor links (hashes) in urls and redirects
To my knowledge it's not possible to use the redirector together with hashes in an easy manner, eg. /post/view/id/12/#comment327
Apart from array('controller' => 'user', 'action' => 'view', 'useess' => '#hash') to generate "/user/view/useless/#hash", which isn't very nice, I don't think this is possible.
Hi Sandström,
The following should get you what you want:
$opt = array('controller' => $controller, 'action' => $action);
$url = $this->_helper->getHelper('Url')->url($opt, $routeName);
$url .= "#$resourceId";
return $this->_helper->redirector->gotoUrl($url);
Functionality requested already exists.


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Our final Pix Six of the regular season is with Arkansas beat writer Robbie Neiswanger of the Arkansas News Bureau and ArkansasNews.com. He began covering Arkansas football in 2002.
We've seen the kind of season Arkansas is suffering through at LSU before, where a team starts in the top 10 and completely falls apart. Was this obvious to see coming or did it seem before the season that this could at least be a highly ranked if not championship team?
We knew Arkansas had some big question marks from a personnel standpoint at positions like the offensive line, linebacker and defensive back. We also knew Bobby Petrino's thumb print on this program was significant and his loss would be felt in some ways. But with so many veterans and the rest of the coaching staff back, you also felt the "Petrino way" would still help this team win games. So the results are surprising. I was skeptical about Arkansas being a championship team in the preseason, but never imaged a 4-8 or 5-7 finish was possible.
One figures Arkansas will move the ball through the air with Tyler Wilson and Cobi Hamilton, but the Razorbacks are 12th in the SEC scoring (24.5 ppg). Are turnovers the main culprit? Given that LSU leads the SEC in takeaways (29) and Arkansas leads in turnovers (29) is this the Hogs' biggest concern?
Turnovers have been the big issue. It's really baffling how many times this team has put the ball on the ground or thrown interceptions. But it's not the only problem. Arkansas has moved the ball well so many times this season, but has struggled in the red zone because of problems up front and in the run game. There have been careless penalties, too, that have wiped out big drives. An illegal formation penalty probably cost them the Ole Miss game. Another one wiped out a 40-yard gain on the first series against South Carolina. So, yes, turnovers are the big problem. But there have been so many others all year long.
Knile Davis is averging just 38.4 yards per game. Why has his return season been such a disappointment, as is the Arkansas ground game (last in the SEC) overall? One assumes the Razorbacks have been behind so much they are forced to throw.
For whatever reason, Davis has not been the same as the running back who tore up the conference the back half of the 2010 season. He has looked tentative. He's missing the burst that led to big runs. He also has been slowed by a hamstring injury the past three or four weeks. Dennis Johnson has done a solid job as the No. 1 guy throughout the second half of the season, but Arkansas just hasn't been able to break off the big play or enjoy sustained success on the ground throughout a game.
How many Arkansas fans would take Bobby Petrino back right now, skid marks and all? And how is athletic director Jeff Long surviving after being the man to hire and fire Bobby?
A: There's definitely a small minority that think all should be forgiven. That's what happens when you go 21-5 with a Sugar Bowl berth and Cotton Bowl victory over a two-year span. But most understand the Bobby Petrino era is over and won't be revisited. As for Long, he's doing quite well at the moment. He just received a contract extension and raise. All of it coming before his new coach in even in place.
With nothing but pride left to play for, how much energy and emotion do you think the Razorbacks will play with Friday? If LSU, a slow starting team, can get up two scores early, will that have an impact?
I think you'll see an inspired Arkansas team in the first quarter. They'll probably play well early on. That has been Arkansas' identity all year long. The problem: Everything falls apart after that. Usually one setback turns into two, then three, then four. Next thing you know, the rout is on. Arkansas hasn't handled adversity well on the field all season, so if LSU starts fast the Razorbacks are probably done.
OK, throw a dart at the board and tell us who you think the next Arkansas coach will be and when.
That's what it would be at this point. Just throw a dart. Gary Patterson? Mike Gundy? James Franklin? Jon Gruden? Art Briles? Do we have everybody covered? I usually have a gut feeling on where things are going in regard to coaching searches. But I've had a hard time getting a read on Long so far with this one. I do think it's nearing the end, though. I would expect a coach in place shortly after the final Saturday of the season.

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Value Investing for Mothers-in-Law: Forget What You Know About 'Margin of Safety'
Chris Dudko
It is tempting to think of the "margin of safety" as a machine-like certainty. But that's not quite accurate.
My mother-in-law is known to my kids as Doodles. The name's origin is a long story, but what's important here is that she is extremely smart and a very capable businesswoman (she doesn't go by "Doodles" professionally). Despite her business expertise, she is always asking me questions about the stock market that seem to miss the underlying philosophy behind long-term value investing.
In an effort to not seem like an evasive jerk, I will attempt to explain once and for all what I actually do.
(For the record, Doodles is just a proxy for every social acquaintance who has ever asked me a question about the stock market. If I am addressing a dumb statement, assume that it was an insane distant relative who inspired my commentary. If the question is nuanced and complicated, assume it was the work of Doodles.)
Last time we spoke, Doodles, I talked about competitive moats and how they help to define an investible universe of companies which are suitable for long-term investing (
What 'Buy and Hold' Really Means
). Today I will talk about Margin of Safety, the most holy of doctrines in value investing. Benjamin Graham, the father of value investing, coined the term, and every value investor from Warren Buffett to Seth Klarman has mentioned it. In fact, Klarman used the term for the title of his out-of-print book, which now sells for around $1,000 for a used copy (or if you were the "value" sort, I suppose you could get it from a public library for less).
Value investors find the Margin of Safety to be so important because most of us are wired to be extremely paranoid about losing money. Buffett has his two famous rules for investing:
Rule No. 1: Never lose money.
Rule No. 2: Never forget Rule No. 1.
Not only is that cute, but it also seems to have been effective for The Oracle. Of course this doesn't mean "never take any risk," nor does it mean that you should expect your investments' prices will only go up from the moment you buy them. It just means that you should make sure there is a serious cushion between the current market price and the cumulative future cash flows of the business (discounted to the present). You may get an analysis wrong occasionally and you will almost never buy at the bottom, but hopefully, large, permanent losses of capital will be rare.
It is tempting to think of the Margin of Safety as a machine-like certainty. "I built a spreadsheet with my projections for the business and it currently sells for 60% of that discounted forecast. Ergo: Margin of Safety." You have predicted the future and now you need only sit back and wait for mere mortal investors to catch up with your clairvoyant brilliance.
The problem with this thinking is that you have framed the analysis as "How do I win?" You have likely created a narrative that draws a straight line from the current price to your estimated intrinsic value. You may be right on the eventual price direction and you might get some parts of the story to line up with your fortunetelling, but it is pretty rare for everything to work out exactly how you planned. Heck, half the time I make money on a stock it is for a reason completely different from my original thesis. But by focusing on a linear catalyst or story, you are setting yourself up to violate Buffett's rules about not losing because you have not thought through lots of different scenarios. To defend against this vulnerability of thought, I flip the question around to frame it as "How do I
lose?" I still have my base-case scenario for intrinsic value (How do I win?), but I also start from the current valuation and figure out a range of bare minimum events which will backstop the current price so that I don't lose. Let's look at an example.
Commercial Vehicle Group
(NASDAQ:CVGI) is the 400-pound gorilla in its niche as a supplier to commercial trucks and equipment manufacturers. It can provide pretty much every part that goes into a truck's or construction vehicle's cab. Its customers are the large Truck OEMs like
(PINK:DDAIF) and
and the Construction/Agricultural Vehicle OEMs like
(NYSE:CAT) and
(NYSE:DE). The industry has been in a funk since an emissions regulatory change caused a glut of vehicles to hit the industry just as the economy was slowing in the late 2000s. The industry has never really recovered, as fleets have been wary of making a lot of firm plans in an uncertain economy.
CVGI's management has navigated the economic waters pretty well, given the circumstances. It has avoided massive cash losses (though accounting losses were large) and been smart about acquisitions. Because of scale and operating expertise, they have a very strong competitive position.
Here are some of the ways I hope to
lose with CVGI at these price levels:
At some point the economy will stabilize enough that truck fleets will be more confident in purchasing plans. Increased economic activity means fleets will expand, which means more trucks. Additionally, today's fleet is (by historical standards) "old," meaning that operators will eventually look to replace old inefficient and unreliable trucks with newer efficient and reliable ones. The economic cycle and the replacement cycle are somewhat distinct, so whether it is one or both that happen, it would be a boost to CVGI's results from current levels.
Taking market share:
Because most trucks are customized products, it is important for a supplier to be able to deliver products exactly on time, lined up in production order, and with no defects. The supplier industry is very fragmented, with many of CVGI's competitors operating in just a fraction of CVGI's niches and sometimes with miniscule customer lists. As time marches on, OEMs look to simplify their list of suppliers. CVGI tends to grab some of this business each year (five or so percentage points of CVGI's base revenue).
Though acquisitions can be treacherous, CVGI uses M&A to buy into new niches where, because of its scale, it can quickly spread the new expertise to its broader client list. It also uses M&A to avoid starting from scratch gain in new geographies.
Developing-world growth
: Developing markets like China, India, and Brazil are not only growing their underlying need for trucks, but are also rapidly increasing the content levels of their vehicles. CVGI is bringing the same competitive strengths it has in the US to similarly fragmented foreign supplier markets.
Investor mood:
Investors have been skittish with CVGI for years. Every quarter's earnings release is an exercise in breath-holding. As anything positive comes to pass, CVGI will eventually become less of a pariah to investors.
In total, management is targeting mid-cycle revenue of ~$1.6 billion in the next five years, which is around twice the current levels. In this scenario, EBITDA will likely approach $200 million versus a current Enterprise Value of ~$400 million (How do I win?). Even if only small pieces of its plan work, it should ensure that the stock price is (at the very least) not lower. A nice response to the question, How do I
lose? And I
you don't want a loser for a son-in-law.
Long CVGI (personally or in accounts where I have trading authority).


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July 28, 2011
PULLMAN, Wash. - The Washington State University men's basketball team will take on Pepperdine at the 2011 Cougar Hardwood Classic held Dec. 22 at Seattle's KeyArena, Idol Sports and Entertainment announced Thursday.
This will be the seventh-straight year for the Cougar Hardwood Classic which began in 2005 against Utah. WSU has also faced San Diego State (2006), The Citadel (2007), Montana State (2008), LSU (2009) and Portland (2010) in the game at KeyArena. WSU is undefeated at 6-0 in the Cougar Hardwood Classic.
This year marks the fifth all-time meeting between the teams, with the series currently tied at 2-2. The schools haven't faced each other since Dec, 13, 1986 in Pullman with the Cougars defeating the Waves 82-77.
WSU is coming off a trip to the NIT semifinals and despite losing All-Pacific-10 Conference performers Klay Thompson and DeAngelo Casto to the professional ranks, third-year head coach Ken Bone returns his most veteran group to Pullman.
Faisal Aden (12.7 points per game in 2010-11), Reggie Moore (9.1 ppg), Brock Motum (7.6 ppg), Marcus Capers (5.8 ppg) and Abe Lodwick (3.5 ppg) all started at least nine games a season ago and will make up a balanced attack when WSU takes on Pepperdine.
The man in charge of stopping the WSU offense in Seattle is first-year Pepperdine head coach, Marty Wilson. Wilson, who spent the past three seasons as the team's associate head coach, returns four starters and 10 letterwinners from a team that won 12 games in 2010-11. The Waves played more than their fair share of close games last season, as 10 contests came down to a shot at the regulation buzzer (including six of the final eight games of the season).
The Waves return 53.4 percent of their scoring (1,222/2,289), 55.9 percent of their rebounding (583/1,043), 66.2 percent of their assists (270/408), 43.3 percent of their blocked shots (42/97), 62.7 percent of their steals (121/193) and 59.8 percent of the minutes played (3,977/6,650).
Tickets can be purchased via the Ticketmaster general on-sale scheduled for Sept. 17. The time for the game is still to be decided. For updated information on the event you can visit the official website of the game at www.cougarsinseattle.com.


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Michael Waltrip says he learned early in life that there are two ways to respond to hardship and adversity: "You can laugh or you can cry. I was too old to cry, so I decided to laugh."
He hasn't stopped laughing since, and at times the whole world laughs with him.
Waltrip has earned a reputation for being the wittiest driver in NASCAR, always quick with a quip, a rib-tickling one-liner, a clever comeback. Michael is racing's undisputed class clown.
"He has a gift for making people laugh," says Erik Arneson, an executive with the Speed Channel, which carries a popular racing chat show featuring Waltrip, Johnny Benson, and Ken Schrader. "It just seems to come naturally for him. He doesn't rehearse or prepare for the show-it's all ad-libbed. Michael will stroll onto the set at the last minute, often looking like he just got out of the shower, plop down in his chair, and just start talking. He works without a net-we never know what he's going to say next. He has a natural sense of humor, completely unforced, and that comes across to the audience."
"Sometimes I don't think Michael honestly realizes how funny he is," says Mark McCarter, one of Waltrip's former racing PR representatives. "For example, we might be out at dinner and he'll say or do something goofy and everybody around him will completely crack up. Michael will look around with an innocent expression like, What? What did I do? It's not an act-you can always tell when somebody's trying to be funny, and usually it doesn't work. With Michael, it just comes natural. He's one of those guys who can walk into a room and the whole mood will brighten up."
Waltrip says his sense of humor, his gift for gab, is something he was born with.
"My mom and dad both were big cut-ups, and that helped us get through some pretty tough times," he says. "When I was little we were really poor. My parents struggled and sacrificed a lot, but they always kept their sense of humor. I guess when you can laugh, that makes things seem not quite so desperate. My dad had a way of making us laugh-he would just come out with some of the craziest things at the craziest times-and my mom was the same way. She still is. Even at 77 she is still extremely quick-witted. She has a way of putting a different spin on things."
Michael also admired the style of his brother Darrell, 16 years older, who is equally famous for his razor-sharp wit.
"Darrell always told me it's better to have them laughing with you than laughing at you," Michael says. "I saw how effectively he used humor with the media and how much attention it got him. All the other drivers would be droning on about their motors and their pit crews and all that stuff, and suddenly Darrell would make some totally off-the-wall comment that would start everybody laughing. It worked for him and I figured it would work for me, too."
"Humor has always been something that runs in our family," says Darrell, a retired three-time champion who is enjoying a successful second career as a Fox Sports commentator. (Fox executives say Darrell's wit and glibness were what drew them to him when they were assembling their broadcasting team.)
"Mom and dad, all us kids...we always joked and cut up," Darrell says. "I never thought anything about it until I began getting a lot of attention as a driver, and suddenly I realized that the media really appreciated having some funny quotes and comments to write about. So I made sure I gave them some. Everybody likes a good chuckle. The media likes it, the fans like it, and that's been my advice to Mikey-always leave 'em laughing."
Life has not always been a laughing matter for Michael. He recalls some hard times growing up in Owensboro, Kentucky, and after he decided to follow his big brother into NASCAR, he quickly found himself treading a rocky path. He went out on his own and for years he struggled to establish himself in the sport.
Waltrip made his first start in Winston Cup (now Nextel Cup) in 1985 at age 22. He would run 463 races over the next 17 years before finally winning.
Interestingly, he says the sense of humor for which he is now famous at times worked against him.
"Back when I was losing," he says, "people would say, 'How can he be joking around and cutting up like that when he's not winning? He must not be taking his racing seriously.' They seemed to think that I should have been moping around, frowning and complaining all the time. They thought it was somehow wrong for me to smile or laugh or make a joke when things weren't going well on the racetrack.
"But I was taking my racing very seriously, and I assure you there wasn't anything funny about losing 463 straight races. It's like I said, sometimes you find yourself in a position where you can laugh or cry, and I figured laughing was better."
Despite all the losing, long before he finally cracked the Winner's Circle, Waltrip was one of NASCAR's most popular personalities. His upbeat attitude and undaunted spirit, his ability to maintain his humor and optimism in the face of adversity-none of this was lost on the public. Even as he was losing races, he was winning fans.
"Michael's personality really was a big plus through that period," McCarter recalls. "He was always upbeat, never surly. His attitude boosted everybody's spirits on the team. He never publicly got down on himself or the people around him, and I think the fans really admired that."
Waltrip, in fact, didn't just turn lemons into lemonade; he set up a stand and sold it by the gallon. He discovered that there's gold in those grins, and his wit and humor made him a popular corporate spokesman even in those lean, winless years.
"I figured if you're not winning, then you'd better come up with some other way to keep the sponsors happy," Waltrip says. "Our sport is really about entertainment, and I try to be entertaining. It helps to have a little showmanship. The sponsors like it and the fans like it."
Michael has been featured in a variety of popular racing-related TV commercials, all of which rely on humor to make their point. In one, he and Darrell quibble over who gets to drive Michael's car. In another, he and teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. banter about who's the coolest racer.
Then there's the pizza commercial in which Michael, wife Buffy, and their TV family are seated around the dinner table when a Domino's Pizza delivery man comes roaring into the dining room and makes a "pit stop" delivery. The commercial includes a little boy; Michael and Buffy have two daughters, Catlin and Margaret Carol, but no son. Someone asked Michael about the little boy who appears in the family dinner spot.
"Oh, we just rented him," quipped Waltrip.
Aaron's, a furniture lease-and-sale company, was one of the first sponsors to recognize the marketing potential of Waltrip's wit and capitalize on it.
"We became acquainted with Michael one year when we sponsored a race at Atlanta," recalls Aaron's President Ken Butler. "He came up and visited with us in our suite, and sometime afterward he called and said he was looking for a sponsor for his Busch Series car. He wondered if we might be interested. We discussed it and decided that Michael would be an excellent representative for our product. We shook hands-there was no formal contract-and we've been together ever since."
Butler smiles and adds: "The only problem we had was at first when Michael would speak at one of our company meetings, he would keep referring to our 'stuff.' We had to remind him that it's not 'stuff'-it's quality merchandise."
As the relationship with Aaron's grew, Butler began to recognize the marketing potential in Waltrip's sense of humor. He had an idea: film some commercials centered around Waltrip's wit. The theme would be a comical interaction between Michael and Darrell, the latter who misses being out of racing and tries to talk his way into driving Michael's Busch Series race car.
In the most recent commercial, Darrell is once again pestering Michael to drive, so Michael finally relents. In exchange for Darrell washing Michael's windows, Michael allows him to drive-his riding lawn mower, that is. The mower is painted in Michael's distinctive racing colors with his No. 99 on the side. Michael, having conned his big brother into washing his windows and mowing his lawn, relaxes in a comfortable folding chair and shouts into a megaphone: "D.W., start your engine!"
Darrell, wearing a silly red bandanna, groans, "Got me again" and putters away on the mower.
"We thought it was a humorous twist," Butler explains. "Darrell, the retired champion, and his kid brother who owns the race car. Usually it's the other way around-it's the little brother who's always pestering his big brother into letting him drive. Both Michael and Darrell do an excellent job with their roles, and the commercial has been very successful."
Butler says there's more to Michael than grins and gags.
"He is a very intelligent, intense young man," he explains. "On the outside he is happy-go-lucky, but inside he is a deep, thoughtful individual. He walks a clean life. You could go to any pro sport and not find a better representative for your company."
There is clearly a strong bond between the brothers-a bond that wasn't always there.
"Darrell was 16 when I came along," Michael says. "I was what you'd call a late arrival, and by the time I was four or five, Darrell had left home and was busy pursuing his racing career. We really didn't get to grow up together. But he was always my hero, and I'd brag to my buddies at school about my big brother, the famous racer. Years later, after I got my own career going, Darrell and I would get to spend a lot of time together at the racetracks. Our racing gave us a chance to catch up on a lot of lost time."
Darrell's success at times magnified Michael's struggles. Darrell won three Winston Cup championships and 84 races, tied for third all-time, and the media and fans often wondered why "the other Waltrip" couldn't be equally successful.
Michael, as usual, put a light spin on it. When he finally captured his first win he remarked, "Now I only need 83 more to catch my big brother."
The Speed Channel's Arneson says it's important to keep in mind that the racetrack is much more than just a laugh-track for Waltrip.
"Michael can be serious when it's called for," Arneson explains. "While he is entertaining, he also brings a tremendous amount of knowledge and perception to the show. He's extremely bright and observant, and he knows racing from top to bottom. He can get very technical when he wants to."
"He knows his stuff," agrees Benson. "Michael likes to clown around, but he's very serious about his racing. There are really two Michael Waltrips-the one who's funny and laid-back in front of the TV cameras, and the one who's very focused and competitive when he gets on that racetrack. I guarantee you, when that starting flag waves, Michael gets very, very serious."
But as soon as the race is over, it doesn't take the "other" Michael long to assert himself. A classic example of Waltrip's knack for impromptu antics occurred in last fall's race at Talladega. Waltrip won the race, skidded to a stop in the grassy infield, and suddenly popped out through the car's new roof-top escape hatch. Never before in the sport had a winning driver made such a "pop-the-top" exit, and the grandstands roared.
Later he admitted it was not entirely unplanned.
"I had told my crew that if I won, I was going to get out through the roof hatch and wave at everybody," Waltrip confessed. "I thought that was cool...that roof hatch is a redneck's sun roof!"
Waltrip climbed from his car 463 times without a win. Finally on February 18, 2001, the streak came to an end. Michael didn't merely win his first Winston Cup race, he won the sport's biggest event-the Daytona 500. Making the day even more memorable was the fact that his brother Darrell was calling the race for Fox Sports. As Michael swept through the final laps and the tension built, Darrell unabashedly cheered on his kid brother from the broadcast booth: "Go Mikey! Go Mikey!"
As his kid brother sailed across the finish line, an emotional Darrell dabbed at his eyes.
But what should have been the brightest moment of his career quickly turned into the darkest. Minutes after winning the race, Waltrip learned that Dale Earnhardt had perished in a last-lap crash, striking the wall at almost the exact moment that Michael swept across the finish line, closely followed by teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Michael's tears of joy immediately turned into tears of grief.
"It was so tragic," Darrell says. "Just think about it. Here the kid had raced all those years without a win, and finally he gets the big one. But instead of being able to celebrate and enjoy his triumph, Michael, like everybody else, is completely immersed in the tragedy of Dale's death. His first big moment, his absolute greatest moment, and he never got to enjoy it."
Earnhardt's death hit Michael hard. It was Earnhardt's car he drove to victory that day; Earnhardt had hand-picked Waltrip to drive for Dale Earnhardt Inc., ignoring the skeptics who questioned Michael's ability to win on NASCAR's top level.
"Dale gave me my big career break," Michael says. "He was the one man in the sport who had faith in me...I owe so much to him. I wouldn't be where I am today without him."
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Waltrip's DEI teammate, says Michael came along at a perfect time.
"I don't think he gets enough credit for the role he played in keeping DEI together after Daddy's death," he explains. "Michael was experiencing the same level of grief as the rest of us. He did a lot that not a lot of people know about or give him credit for."
Junior says that when Waltrip joined DEI, "I was happy to have him come aboard because he's always been fun, good for a laugh. After Dad died we kind of had to develop a new relationship. He was really my dad's friend, not mine at first, so we kind of had to redefine what our friendship was going to mean and what we needed to do to move forward. Now we're close and can talk to each other about anything you can name."
"Nobody will ever know how much Michael hurt that day, and still hurts," Darrell says. "He is really a very sensitive guy who tends to keep his feelings inside. The public sees a Michael who's always upbeat and lighthearted, but inside there lurks a deep, sensitive soul. I've always said that he does his crying on the inside, where nobody can see."
Waltrip returned to Daytona to win the 500 again in 2003, and this time he was able to celebrate. But that sterling start gradually dissolved as the season wore on, and he won only once more, at Talladega in the fall. Now, at age 41, Michael is among a host of other NASCAR veterans who are being pressed by a talented pack of young lions. He realizes that his opportunities are growing fewer and fewer.
"It wasn't the year we had hoped for," Waltrip says of the '03 season. "But hey, we won the Daytona 500 for a second time, so it can't be all that bad. I learned a long time ago to dwell on the positive instead of the negative. In this sport there tends to be a lot more downs than ups, so you'd better enjoy the ups while you can. Yeah, we had some disappointments last year, but we also enjoyed some great times, too."
He smiles, blue eyes twinkling, and adds: "Clouds may gather and things may look dark and gloomy, but you know what? Eventually the sun always comes back out."
Waltrip is not sure when his driving days will end, but he's already mapping plans for his future-plans that call for him to remain active in the sport.
"I want to have my own Cup team someday," says Waltrip. "I'm enjoying running my own Busch team, and at some point I'd like to take it to the next level. That will give me a chance to remain in the sport, doing something I'm very passionate about."
A broadcasting career also beckons after he hangs up his helmet.
"I love doing TV and radio, and folks seems to think I'm pretty good at it," Waltrip says. "That's something I would love to continue doing. There's no reason why I couldn't do both-be a team owner and a broadcaster at the same time. Shoot, that's what I'm doing right now, in addition to driving. One thing's for sure, even after I'm done driving, I plan on remaining involved in racing in some form or fashion for a long, long time."


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Each chance is a separate dice roll of 10%. Their is no "lower" anything. That 10% also says nothing if you already have the item in question or if you have better. That isn't factored in either. IN reality even with 10% as low as it is you can go quite the long while without a piece of gear.
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There's a difference between chance to get it on a single kill and chance of NOT getting it over X kills.
Given a 10% drop chance:
For each kill (independent event) there's 90% (0.9) chance of not getting it.
This means that for X kills the chance of NOT getting it is 0.9^X
So, after 10 kills the chance of not having gotten the item is 0.9^10, which is 34.8%
After 20 kills it's 12.1%
And after 50 kills it's 0,5%
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Zombies eat brains.
Don't worry you're safe.
The new set of vp gear will be 496 gear for non-raid rep, but you can also get it by doing 1 heroic a day and choosing that faction to gain rep with. I still hate having to do Golden Lotus dailies 3 days a week on any toon I want to get my coins on but its mostly the repetition of dailies; imo they just aren't good game design - questing should be for lvling and you should be able to ignore quests at 90 if you want to without hindering raid performance; they should grant lesser charms from heroic dungeons or challenge modes since the coins are for raiding, until pvpers get an equivalent do x amount of quests for more conquest I'm never going to feel its a fair system.
Also the argument that says its not mandatory is a bs argument. Thats like telling an athlete it isn't mandatory to train to be an athlete, except in this case Blizzard is God putting stupid hoops in front of us that we have to jump through to increase our performance when they have nothing to do with what we actually want to do in the game, if they remove helm enchants because they feel mandatory and then replace them with coins which will feel even more mandatory (3x 15% chances at a BiS piece of gear every lockout isn't mandatory but a 150 extra int on your helm is?) Anyone not wearing full BiS who even has any respect for raiding and their raid team is going to be getting those coins on a weekly basis.
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Now expectations are a completely different thing:
The probability to get just 1 (no more no less) in 10 (0.3874) is LESS than getting >1 (say 2) in 10 (0.6513).
The probability to get 1 or 0 (either 1 or 0) in 10 (0.7361) is MORE than getting >1 in 10 (0.6513)
The probability to get 0 out of 10 (0.3487) is LESS than getting 1 in 10 (0.3874) - but not by much ~4%
So as you can see there's a somewhat high chance of getting 1 drop in 10 or not getting it or getting 2 (0.1937 - 0.2639)
The exact kill you get it - can be any kill - chances are equal for 1st and 10th kill and 100000000th kill
Remember probability and expectations do not guarantee a thing.
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Now get lost and let the smart people discuss this.
Yes, but a thousand kills combined have more dropchance than one kill.Every time you kill a boss you have the SAME probability of getting the item you want. Just because you killed it million times doesn't increase chances for it to drop on million+1 kill. It just does not. It will be the same. Whatever it is, say 1%. Every time you kill a boss, you roll a d100 against 100. You need to roll 100 to get the item. The likeliness for you to roll 100 on first roll is the same as likeliness to roll 100 on 2nd, 3rd, ... 100, ..., 1000000 roll.
PS. Last number had over 2 million people raiding.P.S.
There are ~1m raiders. that's no more than 100k 10man raids.
Let's assume that they kill a boss at the same time. That's 100k kills at once.
Boss has 10 items on his loot table and for the sake of easy mathematics drops just 1 item out of 10.
If it feels forced to a significant proportion of the player base then, regardless of Blizzard's intentions, it is forced. Arguing semantics and nuances of the word feel are not going to change this and is not going to bring the players that have quit because they felt forced to do dailies they did not like back. Of course you will point to those players who have quit and call them stupid for feeling this way but a stupid person's $15 per month is worth the same as a really clever persons and in real world terms their money is worth more to Blizzard than yours. Whilst you are content to put up with whatever Blizzard throws at you and even tell people they are stupid if they do not agree with the decree in Blue text the stupid people have and will deprive Blizzard of their money.
your point?
What's next, slot machine lurkers are billioners?
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n=10, P=10% and X>0 gives a higher probability than you calculated.
Go ahead. There is nothing illegal in calling you bad at math.Do you want me to report you or something?
The chance of ending up with a specific item is bigger with 1000 n's than with one n.No, it has more drops, not higher drop chance, doh.
Or did you perhaps miss the dozen of posts where I mentioned I REFUSED to do dailies because I hate them.
The difference between 'forced' and 'feeling forced' is that when it just feels forced to some people you:
A) Have people who don't feel it's forced.
B) Can change their opinion and explain why it's not forced.
I love that they changed the system.
But that doesn't change anything about the fact that it was not forced.
You love everything they do. Change or not. They change the system you don't get mad that they changed it and acknowledged what many of us have been saying for a long time. Dailies are forced content, forced to get you out of org and they feel very forced. The developers have acknowledged this and instead of getting mad at them for abandoning the argument you just agree with them anyway even though it's a total betrayal of all you people who defended this daily bullshit from day 1. I don't know where you people come from but they are so lucky to have you guys.
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I provided expectations for all 3 cases, not just "exactly 1". Read again.
Probability for "exactly 1" shows that it doesn't matter on which kill you get it - the chance is the same.
But I'm not talking about legality. I'm talking about insults - which are against rules here.
So either keep your shit together or face the consequences.
In infinite amount it's 100%
That's called expectation. It's kind of hindsight - that is the 1000 kills is done and you expect item to be dropped.
But if it didn't drop (chance, no matter how high, is not a guarantee, unless it's 1) in 1000 kills that doesn't increase your chances to get item on next kill, or next, or next.
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Right.. Just go back and read what I wrote.I provided expectations for all 3 cases, not just "exactly 1". Read again.
Probability for "exactly 1" shows that it doesn't matter on which kill you get it - the chance is the same.
Slander and insulting because you are bad at math?There is unless you can prove it. Called slander.
But I'm not talking about legality. I'm talking about insults - which are against rules here.
So either keep your shit together or face the consequences.
You have to face the consequences when you ignore basic math.
Yes, it takes infinite amount of kills to make it 100% sure.Yes, the chance of ENDING UP with a specific item in a finite amount of kills is bigger.
In infinite amount it's 100%
But math is already happy if you can get it above a threshold, 85% should be enough.
AAAARGH, IT'S THE STRAWMAN!That's called expectation. It's kind of hindsight - that is the 1000 kills is done and you expect item to be dropped.
But if it didn't drop (chance, no matter how high, is not a guarantee, unless it's 1) in 1000 kills that doesn't increase your chances to get item on next kill, or next, or next.
You have this talent for destroying arguments I never made
And I was comparing exactly with exactly.
Because "at least 0" has a probability of 1 which is MORE than "at least 1"
And I showed you that "at least 1" probability is LESS than "no more than 1"
That tells us absolutely nothing. Because "no more than 1" can mean "0".
Look how funny it is: 0.7361 (no more than 1) = 0.3487 (exactly 0) + 0.3874 (exactly 1);
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Majority getting specific item within 10 kills - BS - because
Unlikeliness of not getting it in 100 == unlikeliness of getting it 100 in a row == unlikeliness of getting 1 in 100.
So yes it dropping on the 10th try has the same unlikeliness as it not dropping in a million kills. You just got lucky on your 10th try. The dice has favored you. Or unlucky for million tries. Dice's a bitch.
Expectation of the item drop in million tries may have skyrocketed, but that's just expectation. You are witnessing an unlikely event happening. While some other dude having million drops in a row - that is an unlikely event too. Just like some other dude getting it on 10th try in a million!
You are clearly confusing different situations. In one we kill bosses and see results for each one independenetly. In another we killed bosses already and expecting some amount of items or we pre-calculating our chances to get items in SET amount of kills.
Your chance to get item in N kills may be higher, but that doesn't mean that each kill increases your chances.
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In fact, I clearly stated (on this very page) that "There's a difference between chance to get it on a single kill and chance of NOT getting it over X kills.".
So yes, the chance of getting it on a specific kill is 10%, no matter if it's the 1st or 100th. I never claimed otherwise.
But it's a mathematical fact that you will have a much lower chance of not having gotten it after X kills, as X increases. Period.
Once again, I'm not talking about getting it on the Xth kill, but about actually having gotten it AFTER X kills.
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Zombies eat brains.
Don't worry you're safe.
I claimed that you have a higher probability of having the item after a total of 10 kills than after 1 kill.
You are probably at home, so please do this math for me:Those are your words.
Majority getting specific item within 10 kills - BS - because
Unlikeliness of not getting it in 100 == unlikeliness of getting it 100 in a row == unlikeliness of getting 1 in 100.
n=100, P=0.10
and now x=0, x=100 and x>0
Hint: x>0 is the same as 1-(x=0).
False.it isn't lower - it's 0.9. For each kill. The chance of not getting item on a kill after 10 kills is 0.9!
The chance of not having an item can be calculated with P=0.10, n=10 and x=0.
That chance is NOT 0.9
And nobody every claimed that, which is why I started about the strawman.Your chance to get item in N kills may be higher, but that doesn't mean that each kill increases your chances.


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A bit provocative title, I do agree. So why the heck a website that promotes Madagascar as a destination dare to criticize this "madagascar brand name" usage. Stick with me on this one …
If we ask foreigners about what they know about Madagascar, chances are that they will refer to the movie whether it is the 2005 one, or the 2008. Do you agree? In one of my blog, I was shocked when the "Madagascar, escape 2 Africa" generated 63,5 million USD in the week-end of the opening. Good for Dreamworks. But, this was awesome when the only direct benefit I'm aware of for Madagascar-the island from this cartoon was a 500.000 USD grant that dreamwork gave for conservation international.But more impressive figures came out when Dreamworks announced their first quarter results that showed huge benefits mainly because of … guess what? … Madagascar the movie… I told you, Madagascar name sells (and sells it well) the wrong product (the destination). Apart from theater entries and home-entertainment products, I guess this also includes all the goodies (T-shirts, mugs, stickers, figurines, …). According to the report, so far, the Madagascar movie has generated $595 million in worldwide box office and an estimated 6.7 million home entertainment units sold worldwide, net of actual and estimated future returns.
My goodness, the whole tourism industry in Madagascar-the island, "only" generated 390 million USD in 2007.
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Carla Bley: Utviklingssang
Carla Bley (piano)
Social Studies (Watt 11)
Carla Bley (piano), Michael Mantler (trumpet), Carlos Ward (alto sax), Steve Swallow (bass),
Gary Valente (trombone), Joe Daley (euphonium), Earl McIntyre (tuba), Tony Dagradi (tenor sax), D. Sharpe (drums).
Composed by Carla Bley.
Recorded: Willow, NY, September-December 1980
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
"Evolution Song," in the language of her Swedish ancestors, was penned by Carla Bley for the great band she had at the beginning of the 1980s, and she actually recorded it again on her more recent CD 4 X 4 (2000). A plaintive motif by Carlos Ward's alto sax, repeated with a heavier beat by Michael Mantler's trumpet, then by Gary Valente's trombone, leads to Tony Dagradi's dramatic tenor solo supported by the rhythm section. The rest of band joins in to give a lush churchy feel to this hymn-like song that has a strangely nostalgic way of celebrating evolution. Carla Bley's dry humor must have something to do with this paradox.
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Diana Daley The Gorilla Pod Torch or Flare is a good off camera continuous light for quick on the go, macro/detail shots too. If for no other reason the super awesome gorilla pod tripod stand thingy with magnetic feet rocks when you don't have a third hand to hold stuff! I have the Flare (but only because I was able to steal...urhmmm ... repurpose it from a toolbox) http://joby.com/gorillatorch Nov 4, 2011, 4:28pm
Peter M You know, this light isn't a bad thing to have around when you lose power either! Aug 27, 2011, 9:45pm
Jessica Sweeney This was great. Even though you went through shooting details at Walk Through a Wedding, I still got a lot out of this post. Thanks for writing such a great blog. Aug 15, 2011, 2:45am
Sarah Goodwin Fantastic! I am lost when it comes to lighting but I know I need the skills so I can rock out any setting like you two can :) (I too am like - what's a pocket wizard? I have to google it everytime) Jul 30, 2011, 3:07pm
Julia Noack I love you guys. :) I have been thinking of getting a video light for awhile now, but this post convinced me to take the (only $29) plunge. Thanks! Jul 30, 2011, 2:27pm
sherri lynn This is so helpful!! Thanks for posting these tips on lighting! Jul 30, 2011, 9:56am
Kristin Oh thank you for sharing this. And for only $29. Nice. Jul 29, 2011, 11:29pm
lisa cour Thank you so spelling this out...so very helpful. I need to get one and practice, practice, practice! Jul 29, 2011, 10:39am
denise karis amazing post - thank you SO much!! Jul 29, 2011, 6:03am
Christa Hann I love this....now I have a whole list of stuff I need! I better be a really good girl from now until Christmas :) Jul 28, 2011, 11:41pm
Kristin Nicole great post! I would love to hear how you utilize the video light for dancing as well. Jul 28, 2011, 6:03pm
Mireille Should have read your post first! Just this afternoon order some stuff :o). This could have been on the list as well cause I love photo toys. Another reason to order again soon... Jul 28, 2011, 5:32pm
Sarajane Case Maybe I should know this, but, I'd love to hear how you all use the video light during the dancing. Jul 28, 2011, 2:50pm
Robin We never shoot details without video light...it's been our secret weapon for several years now...so many uses at so many places. Jul 28, 2011, 1:50pm
Abbey Awesome tips Mary! I plan on pulling out that video light more often and use it to my advantage. Jul 28, 2011, 1:41pm
Arielle Gorgeous! And speaking of dramatic jewelry, can we talk about Mary's stunner of a bracelet??? Jul 28, 2011, 1:09pm
Gabby / En Route Photography Well you really shouldn't tempt me too much... I've just bought a 5mk2, a new lens and a speedlight last week so the last thing I need is adding more items to my shopping list! ;D Very useful post though! Thanks a million! xxx http://enroute-blog.com/ Jul 28, 2011, 1:05pm
jeramy great tips! Jul 28, 2011, 12:46pm
jackie g. photog great post!! i love to peek behind the scenes! one of the photogs i often 2nd shoot with uses this video light...it's rechargeable! http://www.amazon.com/Sima-SL-20LX-Ultra-Bright-Video/dp/B000WKW69Q/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I228RYHF6PTVAO&colid=8WEDCXDE2X8I Jul 28, 2011, 12:46pm
ALEXANDRA HUNT [PHOTOGRAPHY Thanks for your comment on my blog, Mary! Also, thanks for the recomendation - a video light is next on my to-get list (and I already use Adorama - it ships to Canada, unlike Amazon)! Jul 28, 2011, 12:46pm
MM @Jessica: we're usually having one of us hold it while one shoots. Although J is multi-talented and has been known to both hold and shoot! :) Jul 28, 2011, 12:41pm
Jessica Awesome detail shots! Just a quick question... how are you getting it to stand by itself? Are you just rigging whatever is around to hold it? Jul 28, 2011, 12:15pm
Trude That's awesome and so helpful, thank you for sharing! Jul 28, 2011, 12:14pm
Damaris Mia This was great! Beautiful images too :) Jul 28, 2011, 11:54am
Gail I blogged recently about wanting to find a great video light and I love getting your recommendation for this one! Excited to start playing around with one. These detail shots here are KILLER! Jul 28, 2011, 11:51am
Abby Grace This is seriously cool. I'll be honest- I call myself a "natural light photographer," and though I really do love natural light, some of that title has to do with teh fact that I am woefully uninformed in the art of lighting. I have no idea what you'd need to set up an external flash in a stand with an umbrella. What the heck is a pocket wizard? This seems simple enough though- it's continuous lighting, right? You just turn it on and hold it where you want it? I can do that! Jul 28, 2011, 11:45am
Dottie Thanks so much Mary! Jul 28, 2011, 11:43am


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I am late to the party with this blog and so I thank you for being patient. I watched the episode, twice, but was so disgusted by the incredible level of immaturity and lack of manners that I walked away from it and only came back this morning to blog. I love this show and these women are good TV, but to have it slip into the gutter on only week two is disappointing.
If we are starting at the bottom one could argue we can only move up. Important to note however, that whoever uses that theory clearly does not watch the Real Housewives of anywhere because if there is one thing these women excel at, it is taking things to a whole other level of gutter. We are already invested and already heading into New Jersey darkness.
We pick up at Aviva's housewarming in the middle of a fight between her and Carole. Aviva has said Carole used a ghostwriter for her books and Carole is offended. Rather than walk away from crazy, she is going to engage, thus making her equally as crazy. You can't fight with stupid and to be clear, Aviva Drescher is a complete and ridiculous moron.
Carole mentions Aviva never had a job outside the home, which is lame because being a mother and keeping a home is a job. Aviva quoting the "word on the street" is laughable. Aviva is desperate and appears to be both mentally challenged and a child. That she would have this fight in her home, in front of the camera, proves she suffers from Joyce-itis.
Joyce came into RHOBH with nothing to offer so she quickly targeted Brandi as her nemesis and got to work on making herself look like an angel to Brandi's devil. It quickly backfired as we all saw Brandi is good TV and Joyce is not. Aviva is trying to make fans choose between her and Carole. We will pick Carole because Aviva is simply not interesting.
Writing a book about her childhood, perverted dad, alcoholic mother as a sympathy ploy, and her ability to marry men with money, is of no interest to anyone. I realize it is just a show and there is little to no reality, but since Aviva is putting it all out there for us to judge, I feel comfortable saying she needs to go as she is useless here and is bringing it down.
Carole spewing crap at Aviva is no better really. The difference is that Aviva thinks this make her popular and increases her camera time, while Carole is clearly humiliated by both the accusations and her reaction. Carole is a grown up and Aviva is a spoiled, entitled, idiot. Carole needs to stop talking about Aviva as Aviva will dig her own grave.
Carole talks to everyone about it and that is a shame. She looks silly. Listening to comments on the fight is lame. Heather and Kristen come out the grown ups while Ramona and Sonya come out as cackling hens. Carole leaves but makes sure to let Aviva's husband know his wife is not nice and tells Harry he understands why they are divorced. Oy vey.
We jump to a scripted visit between Heather and Ramona so Ramona can talk about her upcoming trip to Africa for Avery's graduation. Ramona is an airhead and Heather trying to defend Carole to Ramona is silly. If they are going to script visits they should make sense, not be a waste of our time. Heather is normal, Ramona is not, and this was a pointless visit.
Cut to a meeting with Carole and her editor going back and forth about a change in her book. Really? We are supposed to believe she had this meeting with her editor right after the housewarming, and the editor is defending Carole not having a ghostwriter? I like Carole, she is a writer, she needs to walk away from it and find the power in her silence.
Jumping to Sonja, we learn she has 35 interns and apparently some of them live with her. Really? I think is this a little funny, but mostly disturbing. Sonja is a hot mess and while I used to think she was quirky and fun, there is an underlying Grey Gardens instability that is just really sad. We are watching a woman lose her mind and it is disturbing to me.
Aviva is shooting the cover of a book nobody will read. She is talking about how it takes a village to write a book and I am laughing at her. It actually only takes one person to write a book, and a village to publish a book you moron. Kristin comes for a scripted visit and it is funny. Kristen is great and I really like her on this show. She is a voice of reason.
Kristen points out to Aviva that she is not a writer and Carole is. Aviva insists she is a writer, just like Carole, We are dealing with all kinds of crazy. Kristen tells Aviva she sounds jealous and Aviva blows it off. Why is Aviva on this show? Kristen is a great addition and if they get rid of Aviva this show could be back in business. I truly cannot stand Aviva here.
Back with Ramona, Avery is getting ready for prom. She is now 18 and it is amazing that we have watched this lovely young woman grow up. Ramona crying about the whole thing is lovely and touching. Sidebar: Time for Ramona to update her apartment and de-clutter her kitchen counters. I like Ramona. She owns who she is and makes no excuses for it.
Kristen is going to compete is some endurance race with her husband Josh, Heather and her husband Jonathon. They promise to stay with Kristin if she is running behind so she is not alone. Translation: They are going to leave her in the mud, literally. This is a competitive group and Kristen will be alone. I like Heather and Kristen together.
Carole is throwing a baby shower for a friend of hers, who appears to not know the other housewives, yet they are invited so they can talk about what a great writer she is. Ugh. Carole's VP Eric is there and I will give a shout out to him because he seems really lovely on Twitter. He is the top of the top when it comes to housewives team members.
Carole tells the camera she doesn't regret not having children and I think it is a shame she felt compelled to defend her choices. In fact, whether it was a choice or simply a result of circumstance or opportunity, she has not kids and that is okay. If she said it for our benefit, it was not needed. If she said it for herself, then okay. Either way, Carole is better than this.
Ramona comes to Carole's and they go off on their own to chat. Ramona apologizes for starting the fight, and spins it as she was helping Carole, not causing trouble. Brilliant. I don't get why everyone was invited to the shower and it annoys me when Bravo treats fans like they are stupid. The bottom line is that I'm over the whole writing mess, but clearly they're not.
Time for the endurance race. Kristen is nervous and while her husband is trying to be supportive, it is not really coming across as helpful or sincere. Jonathon, Josh, and Heather take off and leave Kristen to race on her own. So sad. Josh yells at her to show some heart and it pisses me off. He promised they would do it together and then left her. Schmuck.
To clarify, we all know he was not going to race with her and so there is comedy in it that we thought for one second he would stick with her, but still, it is sad. She finishes on her own, which is awesome, but then tells her husband to F off, which was funny, but also sad. He was never running with her so she needs to man up and not embarrass him on camera.
I hate when we see the fighting on camera, even if it is over something silly. Bad enough we see the women fight, but these couples are in a fish bowl and the only shot in hell they have to survive together is to be respectful on camera. That is a lesson to be learned. I like Kristen, but not Josh, and there lies the problem. She needs to protect him from us.
Next week will mark the return of Countless LuAnn. I don't really understand the need to have her back. Her moment has passed and dragging out her 15 minutes will be a drag to watch. By sad of course I mean super funny. Not sure a few dollars was worth letting the blogosphere in for more was worth it, but time will tell if she is welcomed and able to keep it real.
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ESSENTIAL AUSTRALIA (available in standard and large format) is a 8000 km photographic journey across the Fifth Continent. Highlights have been captured from Sydney along the east coast to Port Douglas, and from Darwin in the north down the Stuart Highway to Melbourne, Canberra and the way back to New South Wales. It also includes photographs from Fraser Island, Daydream Island, the Great Barrier Reef, Whitsunday Islands and Kangaroo Island.
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Orlando Bars reach out, help those in need
A couple of weeks ago I attended a Thin Lizzy tribute show at Will's Pub in Orlando. It was a fundraiser that raised $1,000 (donated to the American Red Cross) to help the survivors of the earthquake in Japan.
Will's (1042 N. Mills Ave.) is no stranger when it comes to helping others. Owner Will Walker has hosted lots of events at the bar to help the community. I threw my birthday party there a few years back, only a couple of days after Hurricane Katrina. I ended up raising several hundred dollars, from a cash cover at the door, toward disaster relief in New Orleans.
"Generally, it's someone else's idea," says Walker. He says a lot of people come to him because he likes helping out.
Many of the fundraisers focus on the local community. One example is Critter Crawl, a benefit for the Back To Nature Wildlife Refuge & Education Center on Sunday at Will's Pub, The Peacock Room (1321 N. Mills Ave., Orlando) and Uncle Lou's (1016 N. Mills Ave., Orlando). The event, which starts at 5 p.m., will feature more than 15 bands, a raffle, door prizes and a dunk tank. The nonprofit refuge is in danger of closing because of the economy. Tickets are $10, and all proceeds benefit the east Orange County organization "dedicated to the rescue, raise, rehabilitation and release of Central Florida's injured and orphaned native wildlife."
"Honestly, for me, we would be doing something on Sunday anyway," says Walker. "People are going to have a good time and it's something that benefits others. Well, that's kind of a no-brainer, you know?"
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Sam Meiner, owner of Bubbalou's Bodacious BBQ and The Lucky Pig Lounge, says he donates two percent of his restaurants' gross receipts, or about $55,000, to charities a year.
He gives to 15 organizations, including the Orlando Philharmonic, Orlando Shakespeare Theater, The Salvation Army, Habitat For Humanity and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
"We felt the most important part of the community is to give," says Meiner. "The best way to do it is to identify projects and organizations that are beyond worthy."
Meiner and his wife, Eleanor, created their own nonprofit — The Easter Bunny Foundation — 15 years ago. He gives Eleanor all the credit.
What began as a morning drive (in a bunny suit and a car full of toys) to visit children at area hospitals, has now turned into a 35-state operation. After former Orange County Sheriff Kevin Beary got on board for the visits, he introduced Meiner to other sheriffs around the country. Meiner says the organization now has 114 sheriffs, each accompanied by an Easter Bunny, who visit 14,500 kids' bedsides each year during Easter week. Each child receives a plush bunny.
Donations from friends help fund the program, along with sponsors that include PepsiCo, U.S. Foodservice and Westgate Resorts.
His major fundraiser for the year is the Run For The Bunny poker run. This year's event is April 16. For $25 per person, participants get a poker hand at each of five stops around Central Florida, a goody bag, breakfast and lunch. It starts at 8 a.m., and extra poker hands are $10. There will be live music, a silent auction, raffles and more. Go to theeasterbunny.com for more information.
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AROUND 140 new jobs are to be created at bed manufacturers Silentnight after Lancashire County Council agreed a £1million investment package.
A further 500 jobs have been safeguarded as a result of the deal, which secures the firms long-term future in Lancashire.
The investment ties Silentnight down to Barnoldswick for a number of years and means the company will now be relocating their head office to Pendle.
The leader of Lancashire County Council hailed the deal as "hugely important" and the chairman of Silentnight said it was "fantastic news".
Silentnight's commitment to Pendle comes after it decided to close down its Batley plant in Yorkshire earlier this year as part of cost-cutting measures. The investment from the county council, which will be used to expand its manufacturing facilities, played a big part in the decision to remain in Lancashire.
Adrian Fawcett, chairman of Silentnight, said: "I am extremely grateful for the support offered to Silentnight by Lancashire County Council. It is fantastic news that we have secured our future here in Barnoldswick.
"As a result of the investment it will generate around 140 new roles in the organisation in manufacturing, which will mean over 500 people will be working in manufacturing alone at this site.
"All the people we are looking to employ are local and are through all ages, and we will be particularly focusing on apprentices."
The expansion is part of Silentnight's plans to produce a wider product range at the site including Silentnight, Layezee and Rest Assured branded products, together with mattresses and divans.
County Coun Geoff Driver, leader of the county council, said: "One of our priorities as a council is to maintain and create jobs. It's hugely important to me that the council does everything it can to create and secure jobs in the county.
"We are delighted to be able to help to keep jobs in Barnoldswick and create new ones.
"This is excellent news for everyone associated with the factory including the workers, their families and the small businesses that benefit from the factory's presence in the town.
"The manufacturing industry remains vital to the Lancashire economy and will continue to for a long time with big name ! brands like Silentnight expanding here, even when the economic climate is tough."
A number of apprentices have already been recruited to Barnoldswick.
Twenty-year-old Fiona Taylor, from Colne, has been working at the plant since December.
She said: "I really enjoy it, I'm loving working here. I have been working in sewing and it is great to be learning a new skill as well as working within the company."
County Coun Keith Bailey, who represents the West Craven area, said: "This announcement means Silentnight will continue to be one of Barnoldswick's major employers for the foreseeable future and provides another reason for people to want to live and work in the area.
"I'm delighted for the thousands of people who will benefit from the company's commitment to the town and grateful for the tremendous role of the county council in making it happen."
Coun Mike Blomeley, leader of Pendle Council, said: "It is fantastic to see Silentnight securing and creating new jobs in Barnoldswick.
"Pendle Council has been working closely with Lancashire County Council, who I want to thank for their vital role in encouraging the company to invest here.
"It's a big vote of confidence in the workforce and the area as a whole that the company is increasing its production in Barnoldswick and long may it continue to be an important part of our local economy."


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The 45nm Core i7 Extreme 975 processor will support current LGA 1366 sockets and reportedly provide users with a factory core speed of 3.3GHz. Although this is hardly a big step up from the current 965 part, the chip is said to feature a new D0 stepping, and such a change usually implies a refined silicon package that could result in lower power consumption and provide greater overclocking headroom. In fact, a couple of users at the Xtreme Systems forum claim to have already pushed the chip all the way up to 5.2GHz using a 29x multiplier and a 181.4MHz QPI base clock, along with a core voltage of 1.504V.
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Since March, a senior dog named "Lucy," has been at a Los Angeles, Calif., area veterinary clinic - homeless and growing more depressed with each passing day.
The eight-year-old dog was owned by an alcoholic woman who claimed that Lucy helped her gain her sobriety...but the devotion that Lucy showed to her former guardian was not returned. The woman who had Lucy since she was just a year of age moved and, according to those trying to find her a home, "never looked back."
Lucy's body suggested that she had not been well cared for by her prior owner - she was dirty and had several medical issues, including masses and decayed teeth. A rescue agency stepped up to have Lucy's veterinary problems addressed - unfortunately, there has been no one interested in providing her with a home and there are no available foster homes.
Lucy is described as "shy and timid," and living in a cage, without constant human interaction, is not helping.
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past tense of snow
Fred: OMG it snew in April :O... Hax
di DrizzyDrakeRogers 07 aprile 2009
what's new, as in what's up or even hows it going?
Person A: Snew?
Person B: Nothing much, snew with you?
Person B: Nothing much, snew with you?
di the master of penis puppetry 20 maggio 2003
The past tense of snow.
While you were in Texas it snew in Oklahoma.
di likethehurricane but with a c 12 febbraio 2010
A joke used to trick a greeting out of someone.
Person 1: Hey i saw some snew yesterday!!!
Person 2: What's snew?
Person 1: Not much!
Person 2: What's snew?
Person 1: Not much!
di Iamabadpunguy 10 febbraio 2010
"To Snow" in the past tense. Used by people who dislike the word "snowed."
"Yo, what's all this cold white stuff on the ground??"
"You dumbass, it snew yesterday!"
"You dumbass, it snew yesterday!"
di THE SNEWER 02 febbraio 2010
Functioning as a verb and purportedly the past tense of "snow," the term was popularized by ufck.org poster jay. in February of 2006. Linguists speculate that the misuse might mirror the evolution of "irregardless" and imbed itself into popular lexicon.
winter hasn't been bad so far actually. it snew a couple times, but it hasn't been super super cold really at all. well there was one snap where it was but that's it.
di ufck.org 15 febbraio 2006
adj. the coolest motherfucker in the world
an insult such as cum dumpster
i totally just made this up btw nbd
an insult such as cum dumpster
i totally just made this up btw nbd
must be used like this-
"that snew gets it in bro"- positive
"oh fuck that snew"-negative
"that snew gets it in bro"- positive
di Snew the Snipe 31 dicembre 2010


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Caramelized Onion Bread
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- 1 1/2-2 cups thinly sliced sweet onions
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp active dry yeast
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 1/2 cups water, warm (100-110F)
- 4-5 cups bread flour
- 1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper
- 1 tbsp salt
Instructions:In a medium sauce pan, cook onions and 1 tbsp of vegetable oil over medium-high heat until onions are translucent. Reduce heat to medium, add remaining vegetable oil and continue to cook until onions are light golden, about 15 more minutes. Cool to room temperature, or just slightly warm.
In a large mixing bowl (or the bowl of a stand mixer), combine yeast, sugar and 1/4 cup water. Stir to dissolve and let sit until yeast is foamy, about 5 minutes. Pour in remaining water, 3 cups bread flour and mix well. Add onions, pepper, salt and another cup of flour and stir again. If using the stand mixer, use a dough hook attachment. Add remaining flour gradually until dough comes together into an elastic ball. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 4 minutes. Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl and let rise unil doubled in size, about 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350F.
Lightly grease a 10-inch tube pan with vegetable oil. Gently deflate risen dough on a lightly floured surface, press a hole in the center of it (like a giant donut) and place in tube pan. Let rise until nearly doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
When bread is finished rising, bake for 45 minutes. An internal read thermometer will read about 200F when the bread is finished and the loaf will be a dark golden color.
Turn loaf out of pan onto a cooling rack to cool to room temperature before slicing.
Makes 1 large loaf
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Updated Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
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