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I'm supposed to figure out the Big-Oh notation of $7x^2$. Take a look at this.
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Show that $7x^2$ is $O(x^3)$ When $x>7, 7x^2<x^3$,
So let $C=1$ and $k=7$, we see $7x^2$ is $O(x^3)$. Alternatively, when $x>1, 7x^2<7x^3$ and so that $C=7$ and
$k=1$, we have the relationship $7x^2$ is $O(x^3)$
By this logic shouldn't the Big Oh of $7x^2$ be: $$7x^2<8x^2$$ $$7x^2 \in O(x^2)$$ with C=8 and k=1? Since $7x^2$ is obviously less than $8x^2$ for each $k>=1$. Why do we need $x^3$?
At the same time the link says
Let $f(x)=a_nx^n+…+a_1x+a_0$, where a0, a1, …, an-1, an are all real numbers, then f(x) is $O(x^n)$
And doesn't the above mentioned rule specifically state that for a polynomial of degree n, the big oh will be $O(x^n)$?
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Obenshain Sets Sights On November
Harrisonburg Senator Wins Republican AG Nomination
Delegates to the convention at the Richmond Coliseum wave placards that leave no doubt as to who they support for the AG nomination. (Photo by Preston Knight / DN-R)
Sen. Mark Obenshain waves to the crowd at the Richmond Coliseum as he walks on stage after winning the GOP nomination for attorney general. With him are his mother, Helen (left), and wife Suzanne. Their children Tucker (left) and Sam are behind them. (Associated Press Photo)
Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Harrisonburg, delivers his acceptance speech after securing the Republican nomination for attorney general over Del. Rob Bell, R-Albemarle. (Associated Press Photo)
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As a wine reviewer, each week brings new opportunities to taste, review and recommend both new and contemporary wines. This past week brought a bonus from Laetitia Vineyard and Winery.
We are in the process of tasting and writing up reviews on the 2012 Laetitia Pinot Noir (Whole Cluster). This Arroyo Grande Valley Pinot Noir (harvested in September 2012) looks to be a nice example of the wonderful 2012 California season. As most know, 2011 was a very tough year for California growers. Weather and water conditions did little to favor good vineyard growth and many of the California vineyards had significant struggles in getting quality wines to the market.
As is known, while the production numbers in California were down in 2011, what was really lowered was the quality of good wines from even the best of the California growers. 2012 changed that significantly. Throughout the state the crops resulted in good to excellent opportunities for winemakers to create some outstanding wines. Many did, and the 2012 year is talked about as a premiere year to compare other good years too.
The 2012 Whole Cluster Pinot Noir is a VERY limited production run. Laetitia produced only 420 cases of this wine, so it's important, if you want to try it, to search it out and get your early.
The second wine to be reviewed in this shipment will be the 2012 Laetitia Estate Pinot Noir. For Laetitia, the production of the 2012 allowed for over 27,000 cases to be offered for use. Once again, with the excellent 2012 growing season, Laetitia was able to produce a Pinot which has nice reviews.
Laetitia is located in the Arroyo Grande Valley, a subset of the San Luis Obispo wine growing area. The property is open to coastal breezes, with later day warmth coming from the warmer interior regions of the SLO area. As a result, Laetitia is able to produce quality wines from their vineyards.
In the next articles, we will review both of the Pinot Noirs based upon our tastings.
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BY SARAH M., cross posted from our partners at SAFER
Today finds me crawling out of blog hibernation to point ya'll to the latest installment of "College Boys Just Want to Have Fun…By Demeaning Women and Making Jokes About Rape." Today's episode takes place at the University of Vermont, where a puzzling and revolting survey was recently distributed to the brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon. We were sent a copy of the questionnaire, which mostly consists of benign questions like name, birthday, major, amount of time with SigEp and favorite SigEp memories, hobbies, future goals, etc. It's actually kind of nerdy and cute, until you get to the final three "personal questions."
1. Where in public would I want to have sex?
2. Who's my favorite artist?
3. If I could rape someone, who would it be?
We come across a lot of gross stuff at SAFER, but the contrast here makes this particularly jarring and offensive. It's not the usual litany of purposefully offensive garbage; it's a seemingly legit, "normal" survey with this one horrifying nuggets thrown in at the end. The normalization of the question—the nonchalance—is so…disturbing.
As often happens with these kind of "frat shenanigans," the survey made it into the hands of other folks on campus, who were understandably upset and are taking action. This petition was started last night by "Feminists from UVM" and is already up to 375 signatures. This is what they have to say:
This egregious expression of rape culture is only the most recent example of systemic sexism at UVM. The past year alone has witnessed rape, multiple sexual assaults, and anti-abortion chalking in public spaces. While the university administration has laid off long-time Women's and Gender Studies faculty and supported sexist institutions like Sigma Phi Epsilon, it has refused to take concerted action to combat sexism and rape culture. We demand that instead of diverting resources into vast salaries for its administrators, UVM should launch an aggressive campaign against sexism and rape culture, and it should expand institutions such as Women's and Gender Studies and the Women's Center at UVM. Furthermore, UVM must immediately disband Sigma Phi Epsilon. An institution that discusses who it wants to rape has no place at UVM or in the Burlington community.
Sign the UVM petition and look for updates over at FedUp Vermont, a local grassroots feminist organization. The story hasn't hit the news yet (campus or otherwise) so there is no word on whether the school will take any action or if the men of Sigma Phi Epsilon have anything to say for themselves, but we'll let you know if they do. Something tells me this was supposed to "funny." Ha. Ha. Ha.
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Many people find winter frustrating. They feel that the cool weather and long nights keep them indoors, away from their favorite activities. Winter can be a great time for family togetherness though. Instead of hibernating in front of the T.V. this winter, why not cuddle up together as a family for some quality together time?
Family Reading Nights are a great way to foster a love of reading in children and create a wonderful family tradition that is remembered for years to come. It's simple, really.
Step 1: Get the family together.
Step 2: Read!
Of course it would be great if you could spend the whole evening reading together. However, the benefits are great even if you just have 30 minutes. You can read one book out loud together as a family - a parent can read, or you can take turns reading. You can also just spend quiet time together all reading your own books silently. Just be sure to be actually reading. Digital distractions abound, but it is the parent modeling reading that will really hit home for your kids.
A fun variation of Family Reading Night is Family Story Night. Stories from books are fine for Family Story Night, but why not mix it up by making up your own stories to tell from time to time? Classic stories from literature are fair game, but your children will really enjoy stories from your childhood or theirs. Try your hand at making up a story, or try a story round where the whole family makes up a story - each person picking up where the last left off.
Whether you read or tell stories, winter is a great time to get together as a family to share your love of stories and each other.
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As we get closer to the end of the series, one would expect things to ramp up to prepare for the big climax. As it happens, this episode delivers that in spades. There are "oh crap" moments a plenty as schemes come to light and those responsible reveal themselves.
Things start off as the Kelly Wong that Mimiko was with reveals herself to be Cassa, who had used a glamour of sorts to put on the appearance of Wong. It's here where you would expect the big villain monologue and there are bits of that, but it takes some odd directions.
Cassa's offer of a permanent marker so that Mimiko could draw on her unconscious brother was admittedly rather funny, but somewhat undercuts her menace. Considering how well the two get on later, it does show that there's more to Cassa than just being a hammy villain.
There's always been an element of sensuality to vampires and that was true here, as seen when Jiro bit Mimiko, and it comes to the forefront here as the dynamic between the two ladies takes on a not so subtle homo-erotic overtone. It's played up for fan-service, no question, whether it's effective or not depends on your own sensibility, I suppose.
It's interrupted by Kotaro and Zelman, who storm in like big darn heroes. Again, Kotaro is robbed of a chance to show his stuff as Zelman fights his battle for him.
To its credit, the fight between Zelman and Cassa was a good one. Sure, Cassa was on the losing end, but her machinations and scheming more than make up for it.
I was a little thrown by the vampires referring to each other as being descended from gods. I don't know if that's figurative or literal. It would explain why some vampires have a much higher power set than the usual vamps you see, but it isn't explained all that well. It is especially bizarre as, if anything, vampires would be more demonic, though I guess they would still refer to the entities as gods, so now I don't even know what my point was.
In any event, Cassa reveals that they have been used the Special Zone's faculties to distribute Kowloon blood to the vampires in the city. It's made clear that this is a bad thing as things quickly spiral out of control.
I did enjoy the Chairman's speech about how they were going to maintain control of the city. It was very reminiscent of Integra Hellsing's speech when her manor was being raided. Seeing slang in subtitles was a little bizarre, I'll admit, but it was still effective on his part.
Honestly, this was probably my favorite episode so far, and it's not just because of the girl on girl innuendo. While a lot of the rhetoric the characters use still rings hollow to me, it is still made very clear that the poop is hitting the fan and the episode is much more gripping as a result. It does a much better job of getting the viewer invested in what's happening and it makes for a much more enjoyable viewing experience.


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I am a scholar of 20th- and 21st-century French literature and culture, with specific interests in queer and HIV studies, as well as Holocaust studies. Some of my recent research has focused on the questions community and republican universalism, dealing with issues such as the engagement of urban spaces by minoritized groups, the cultural and political uses of "the Republic," representations of collective disasters (AIDS, the Holocaust), masculinity, the concepts of neighborhood and family, etc.
My latest book is titled The Nearness of Others: Searching for Tact and Contact in the Age of HIV. I believe that fear of contact is a defining characteristic of modern Western culture, and that this fear is codified through tact, a policing practice designed to deal with social discomfort and with the unsettling awareness of the boundaries separating norms and bodies. But I also think that tact may be reclaimed to envision new forms of sociality. With particular emphasis on HIV disclosure, I examine the ways in which we may use tact to accept, rather than avoid, risky contact and to reappraise the cultural meanings of HIV/AIDS.
A new project picks up where The Nearness of Others left off. In that book, I wondered what happens to reason when the body touches it and reminds it of its lost corporeality. I now take my investigation further with Think Strange and ask what it means to respond to calls one doesn't understand. I turn for answers to queer films from several countries—France, but also Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, the Philippines, the U.S… These works of art let us examine how the dual experience of wonderment and sensuality can make thought more receptive to its own strangeness, and people hospitable to actual strangers.
This line of inquiry also dovetails with my increasing interest in transnational Asian studies, particularly in colonial Indochina and contemporary Chinese migrations.
Recent and Selected Publications
The Nearness of Others: Searching for Tact and Contact in the Age of HIV. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2014.
Les revenantes: Charlotte Delbo, la voix d?une communauté à jamais déportée. Ed. with Sharon Marquart. Toulouse : Presses universitaires du Mirail, 2011.
My Father and I: The Marais and the Queerness of Community. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2009.
AIDS in French Culture: Social Ills, Literary Cures. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2001.
Recent articles on masculinity, gay shame, AIDS, and the Holocaust.
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Romance Languages 686: Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
French 855: Dysclosure
French 855: Thinking (in) the Plural
French 656: Writing (After) Auschwitz
French 855: Universalism and Its Discontents
French 656: The Marais: Memory and Urban Space
RLL 500/French 656: Writing with Others: The Ethics of Personal Writing
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French 274: Streets
French 350: Indochina and the Power of Loss
French 350: Waiting
French 270: Disease and Community
French 274: Neighborhoods and Other Spaces
French 374: The Extreme Right in France
French 374: The Public, the Private,and the Universal
French 378: Deportation, Holocaust, and the Invention of Post-War France
French 379: AIDS in France: Literature and Politics
French 379: Families: Stories of Sex and Violence
French 350: Living With the Past
*French 466: Gay Male Cultures
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Kathryn Graddy is Associate Professor of Economics at Brandeis University. Her research focuses on pricing and more broadly empirical industrial organization. She has worked on issues ranging from price discrimination at the Fulton Fish market to the economics of art auctions. Prior to coming to Brandeis, Graddy was on the faculty at Oxford University and the London Business School. She received her Ph.D. from Princeton University, her MBA from Columbia University and her B.A. from Tulane University.


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Grasso, Knight Equity (Others?): The Summer of Vindication?
Well that was quick. This morning, a New York court threw out the remaining charges against former NYSE chief Dick Grasso. This afternoon, NY AG Andrew Cuomo said he won't appeal. Voila! Case closed, Mr. Grasso!
We at LBHQ lumped the news together with some other government defeats in big Wall Street cases, and thought, hey, how about a vindication round-up! After all, beating the government ain't easy, and, even if the below wins don't amount to Frank Quattrone or Arthur Andersen (criminal stuff), they're big wins nonetheless.
Dick Grasso: Earlier today, a New York appeals court tossed out a summary judgment decision that Grasso, ex-Big Board chairman, must return a portion of his $187.5 million comp package. The court also dismissed the two remaining causes of actions against Grasso and one against former NYSE director Ken Langone, saying Cuomo can no longer pursue the claims under the state's not-for-profit law since the NYSE has become a for-profit company, NYSE Euronext Inc. Click here for the WSJ story. Grasso's legal team included Mark Zauderer, Brendan Sullivan and Gerson Zweifach .
Knight Equity Markets: A couple weeks back, following a 14-day bench trial, a federal judge said the SEC failed to prove that former Knight Equity Markets CEO Kenneth Pasternak defrauded the firm's clients. Charges were also dismissed against John Leighton, the former head of institutional sales at Knight Securities. New Jersey district court judge Joel Pisano ruled that witness testimony "undermined" the SEC's theory of the case. The SEC had alleged that Pasternak and others failed to execute customers' stock orders at the best price and made millions of dollars in "excessive" comp from the trades. Pasternak's legal team included James Wines, Howard Schiffman and Chris McLean at Dickstein Shapiro. Leighton was repped by Joel Davidson at Davidson & Grannum.
Hank Greenberg?: Okay, he doesn't belong in this category yet, but his recent legal history is worth reciting.
The former CEO of AIG stepped down in 2005 as the company came under investigation for its accounting practices. Greenberg's legal future looked uncertain, and still does. In 2006 AIG doled out $1.6 billion to settle allegations of accounting improprieties and other matters. Then NYAG Spitzer brought civil charges against Greenberg, but some were later dropped, and he's still fighting the others.
Earlier this year, four former execs of General Re, a unit of Berkshire Hathaway, and one former AIG executive were convicted of inflating AIG's reserves through fraudulent reinsurance deals. In that case, Greenberg was an unindicted co-conspirator, and the judge later issued a decision that said the government had presented "sufficient evidence" for a jury to conclude that the AIG conspiracy started with a phone call by Greenberg. But he has not been charged. In May, the SEC sent Greenberg a so-called Wells notice, indicating that he may face civil charges for his alleged role in an effort to improperly boost AIG's financials. So far, no charges have been filed.


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According to today's news report by NJ1015.com, the New Jersey radio station stated that several New Jersey towns will receive extra funding to crackdown on drunk driving, prior to, during and after Super Bowl XLVIII.
As announced by Acting Attorney General John Hoffman, several N.J. police departments and law enforcement agencies in close proximity to East Rutherford, location of MetLife Stadium, home of this year's Super Bowl XLVIII, will each receive $4,000 in extra funding for a multi-agency enforcement effort termed "The Sobriety Blitz." This year's Super Bowl will pit the NFC Seattle Seahawks against the AFC Denver Broncos, with headliner Bruno Mars providing the half-time entertainment.
The State of New Jersey's Division of Highway Traffic Safety has made $4,000 available to 21 communities, enabling them to increase saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints from January 28 to February 4 and it is posted on their website for all to see.
The departments that are receiving the funding are:
- Belleville
- Bloomfield
- Clifton
- East Brunswick
- Elmwood Park
- Essex County Sheriff's Department
- Fort Lee
- Garfield
- Jersey City
- Kearny
- Linden
- Lyndhurst
- Montclair
- North Bergen
- Passaic
- Ridgefield Park
- Roselle
- Rutherford
- Springfield
- Teaneck
- Woodbridge
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Everything you need to know.
Looking for information pertaining to foster care and child advocacy? Here you will find facts about foster care, links to government agencies and organizations providing services to foster youth, resources for transition age youth, scholarship information and UFC's own Resource Center with links to UFC presentations and information for adults serving foster youth.
Foster Youth Scholarships
Aaron Ruben Scholarship Fund
The scholarship is administered by Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
Deadline: June
3 or 4 awards between $1,500-$3,000
Eligibility: 1) High school senior, 2) Enrolling in vocational school, college or university, 3) A current or former dependent of LA County Court
Contact: Ms. Sue Thompson at 323-526-6399
CBCF General Mills Health Scholarship
For full-time undergraduate and graduate students studying health-related fields.
Deadline: February 28, 2015
$2,500 (1 recipient per CBC district)
Eligibility: 1.) U.S. citizen/legal permanent resident, 2.) have a minimum 2.75 GPA on 4.0 scale, 3.) be a full-time student, 4.) be pursuing/completing an undergraduate or graduate degree in health-related field, 5.) be attending/planning to attend U.S. accredited college/university located in the U.S., 6.) exhibit leadership and be active in community, 7.) live/go to school in a CBC member district, 8.) African Americans given preference.
Participants become eligible for a number of scholarships by attending the Celebration graduation event sponsored by LA County DCFS and UFC.
Deadline: End of February
Eligibility: 1) Graduating with a 2.8 or higher GPA, 2) Plan to attend college or trade school
Contact: Cassandre Castanon at UFC
Chafee Grant Program
$5,000 renewable award for former/current foster youth towards vocational/college expenses
Eligibility: 1) Enrolled in Title IV vocational school or college, 2) Enrolled at least half-time, 3) Course of study should be at least a 1-year pgm, 4) Maintain "satisfactory academic progress"
Change a Life Foundation
Deadline: March 18
Non-renewable scholarship for up to $5,000
Eligibility: 1) Foster youth and former foster youth that are graduating seniors with a 2.75 GPA or better, and 1350 SAT score or better 2) planning to attend a 4-year school (transfer students with a 2.5 GPA or better may apply), 3) are from California
Contact: Change A Life Foundation. Look for College Scholarship Programs for more information
Darko Rapotez Memorial College Scholarship Fund For Aged Out Foster Youth
Up to $5,000 to $10,000 per year, or as much as the fund will allow
Eligibility: Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic excellence and need.
Foster Care to Success
OFA administers several scholarships including: Foster Students Education Foundation, Casey Family Scholars, and Tangles Hearts.
Deadline: March
Scholarships range in value from $5,000 to $10,000
Eligibility: 1) Foster care or ward court for at least 1 yr. by 18th b-day, 2) Under age of 25 by March 31 of the year they apply,
3) Enrolled in or have applied to college or post-secondary training program
Friends of Foster Children
Deadline: Early to mid-March
FOFC offers scholarships between $500 and $1,000
Eligibility: 1) current or emancipated foster youth 2) continuing their education beyond high school
Contact: 626.445.4542
Guardian Scholars Program
Full-tuition to a variety of colleges throughout California
Eligibility: 1) Plan to apply to one of the listed schools, 2) Ages 17-23, 3) Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 (if transfer student), 4) Qualify for "Independent Student Status" (under federal financial aid guidelines), 5) Be a California resident
Contact: check with your local college or university
Jack Kent Cook Foundation
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation's scholarship programs are designed to encourage and support outstanding students who work hard and have financial need.
JobApplicationGuide.com's Scholarship Program
$500 High School Achievement Scholarship.
Deadline: Entrees must be received before July 15, 2015
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Provides mentorship and scholarships to Hispanic youth.
Deadline: March 31
Eligibility: 1.) Must be applying, accepted or enrolled at an accredited institution of higher education as a full-time undergraduate student pursuing an academic discipline. 2.) Students enrolled in community or junior colleges are also eligible to apply provided they intend to enroll in and obtain a bachelor degree from a four-year accredited institution. 3.) Must have a 3.00 GPA and be in good academic standing. 4.) Must come from families at or below 60% of the area's median family income, based on family size. 5.) Must be a U.S. Citizen of Hispanic origin (defined as having one Hispanic parent or two Hispanic grandparents) residing in the 50 states or Puerto Rico.
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Herbert Berghof was an Austrian-American actor, director and acting coach. He co-founded HB Studio in New York City with his wife Uta Hagen in 1945. Some of his famous students include Jon Stewart, Al Pacino, Liza Minnelli, Robert De Niro, Geraldine Page, Fritz Weaver, Anne Bancroft, Donna McKechnie and Matthew Broderick. Berghof was also one of the first members of the newly formed Actors Studio in 1947, his classmates including Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Jerome Robbins, and Sidney Lumet. Described by The New York Times as "one of the nation's most respected acting teachers and coaches", he died of a heart ailment on November 5, 1990 at his home in Manhattan.
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I use Witopia's VPN software on Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5. My wife and I have different user accounts. I originally installed the Witopia software FROM my account; the installer placed the executable in the standard /Applications directory. When launching the Witopia application from my wife's account, a dialog pops up saying that "No User Data Information Found." with further instructions to redownload and reinstall the software. This is unnecessary because I know the VPN software works from my account. What do I need to do to enable access from her account? I am very comfortable using command-line tools via Terminal. I'm expecting that I need to do one of the following:
- copy a set of files to a location under her account directory tree
- modify the permissions on something so that she also has access to it
They suggested that I redownload and reinstall the software from my wife's account. I clarified to say that I wanted to be able to use the software from any account. They reiterated that this was the right thing to do. They are wrong. How do I do this?


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Mandeville, LA - Mike Church's daily Pile of Prep, chock full of Founding Father, secession goodness DeceptiCON recrimination stories used to perform the Mike Church Show on Sirius/XM Patriot channel 125. "The Virginia convention provided, along with its New York counterpart, the most erudite and complete commentary on the interpretation of the fundamental law besides the records of the Constitutional Convention itself. In situations of disputed authority, the states possessed the right of self-protection, with secession serving as the ultimate manifestation of such a response. "
TIC** - Only the Good Die Young: Secession -The Idea That Will Not Die
"As the Global Economy Turns" a new soap opera that shows Japan and the USA falling faster than lead in a swimming pool and will continue while both have a printing press - USA! USA! only works to celebrate drone kills or the winner of The Voice
WHO made the deal that sold your economic prosperity down the river? Why, it was probably YOU thinking that you'd never stay where "they" had placed you
The blame game continues as "movement conservatives" now try and pin Romney's selection as GOP nominee on "the party elites", sorry boys, I was there and heard all about the "Yard Sign Caucus" way before Iowa
Comedy: Coulter preemptively blames "the non-Fox media" for "blaming the Republicans" when "Obama's economy tanks". Gee if only "our kids" at Fox could get in the Octagon with those Libs & Rachel Maddow we'd show 'em what tax cuts & increased spending can do to establish "democracy" in Libya
VIDEO: This is a little over the top but truth is NO ONE knows what the catastrophe of a dollar collapse looks like
See what happens when you jettison traditions and decency in favor of "individual rights"? You get high schoolers demanding the "right" to dry hump each other at school dances WITH chaperones approval
Oh the wonderful things central economic & social city planners can do, they can take over a city like Detroit and turn it into bankrupt poo poo - MI Legislature tells Detroit "be prepared to be terminated"
Well now isn't THAT convenient! Susan Rice just happens to own stake in the company that runs the Keystone XL pipeline (what is more shocking is her $33 million net worth)
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Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan. The first season of the Law & Order spinoff with a twist: The show focuses on the planning and execution of the crimes while Detectives Goren and Eames solve them after the fact. 22 episodes on 6 DVDs. 2001-02/color/16 hrs/NR/fullscreen.
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A nationwide fundraising drive to counter pet cancer generated more than $2.4 million, one of the sponsors announced June 4.
Pet food manufacturer Blue Buffalo, which led the campaign with pet store chain Petco, said the money will benefit animal health groups, universities and clinics that conduct research on the causes, prevention and treatment of cat and dog cancer. The funds will also be distributed to organizations that help low-income pet parents cover the cost of cancer treatment.
To raise the money, Blue Buffalo donated $1 for each bag of Blue cat or dog food sold at Petco stores during Pet Cancer Awareness Month in May. The campaign exceeded its goal by more than $400,000 and achieved its largest collection in the annual event's five-year history.
"We are overwhelmed by this response," said Bill Bishop, Blue Buffalo's founder.
More cats and dogs die from cancer than any other disease, Blue Buffalo said, citing information from the Morris Animal Foundation.
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Interesting NetBeans GUI Builder Behavior
By Geertjan-Oracle on Feb 24, 2012
I changed the JPanel from yesterday's blog entry to a JTextField, added it to the Palette, dragged it into a JFrame and then discovered that even in design mode the vertical line moves left and right... which is cool but weird!
Above (top left black background) you see a deployed JFrame where the vertical line moves left and right in the JTextField, as expected, based on the code shown yesterday. But even in design mode in the IDE (right part of the screenshot above), the vertical line is ALSO moving left and right, while I'm designing the JFrame. Does that mean that the JFrame is somehow deployed even while I'm designing it?


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A Sound ETF Strategy for Putting Your All-Cash Portfolio Back to Work
David Fabian
Practicing patience and discipline will pay off handsomely with the market at all-time highs.
Often times investors find themselves in unique positions where they have an all-cash portfolio and aren't sure how to put the money back to work. Maybe you have recently rolled over a 401(k), inherited a large sum of money, just fired your previous investment advisor, or pared back your stock exposure into this most recent strength. However, the prospect of buying back into all-time highs can be quite daunting. No one wants to be "that person" who top-ticked the high in stocks only to watch their investment account dwindle by 10% in the blink of an eye.
The risk of a correction in stocks is probably higher than it has been in years. The percentage of
(INDEXSP:.INX) stocks above their 200-day moving averages is back above 90%,
bullish sentiment
is very healthy, and the major indices continue to hit new highs with unchecked abandon. You may feel like you are missing out on profit opportunities, but remember that following the crowd late in the game can often lead to an untimely misstep.
So how do you put money to work in the market without exposing your nest egg to the whims of the next correction?
First of all, you must be patient. The market will ebb and flow just like the tides, and by picking your entry spots carefully, you can enhance your chances of success. The last thing you want to do is
capitulate and throw caution to the wind
by committing a significant sum of capital at a cost basis that you may later regret.
You should bide your time by building a watch list of investment themes that you believe will help you reach your goals. I have long been a fan of low volatility and dividend-focused strategies that emphasize total return. Some of the top dividend ETFs on my watch list include:
PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio
iShares High Dividend ETF
First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index
iShares US Preferred Stock ETF
First Trust Multi-Asset Diversified Income Index
Each of these funds gives you access to a diversified mix of dividend-paying stocks that provide excellent opportunities for both capital appreciation and income. However, entering these positions with new money should be an exercise in cautious optimism.
One strategy that I often employ when I am looking to enter a new position is to select the total allocation that you want for that security and then divide it into three parts. Start by entering one-third of the trade on a modest 3-5% pullback and then use time and price to your advantage to enter into the remaining two-thirds of the total position size. That way, if the price moves lower, you can average your cost basis down. On the flip side, if your first purchase ends up being your best, you still have the advantage of getting exposure to the sector and can ride it higher.
Another strategy to consider is to seek out areas of the market that have sold off significantly and present more optimal risk-to-reward characteristics at current levels. I
recently wrote about
the divergence between stocks and bonds, which focused on the fact that while stocks may be the winning trade for the next decade, bonds most likely represent a better short-term value right now.
Almost no one will be able to perfectly time and execute a trading strategy that picks tops and bottoms. Even the best technical traders get it wrong from time to time. However, with some patience and discipline, you can increase your odds of a winning trade.
Keep in mind that once you have the position established, you should implement a sell discipline to define your risk. By taking the emotion out of trading with a predetermined sell point, you will be able to side-step the brunt of any future protracted downtrends and avoid big losses.
Read more from David Fabian, Managing Partner at Fabian Capital Management:
5 Defensive Funds to Guard Your Nest Egg
Gold: Prior Support Becomes Level of Resistance
Getting Ready to Retire? Don't Leave Your Portfolio on Autopilot
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Do you recognize this dog? Her Facebook thread is here.
This female dog is at Point of Grace Church now with ArkanPaws Animal Rescue and Fuzzy Heart Rescue. She is safe. Call Michelle with Fuzzy Hearts Rescue at 501-764-8271 if you know who she belongs to.
This Facebook group page is assisting, with information on rescue groups, where to have pets scanned or treated and other up to date information. Residents who find an animal are asked to hold onto it until it's owner is located.
If the thread in the first paragraph doesn't take you to the lost or found pet, please check the albums on the group page.
Please leave a phone number where you can be reached. Don't depend on people being able to reach you on Facebook.
Also remember to be very careful who you release a "found" pet to. Sadly, in other disasters, people have taken advantage of the situation and taken custody of pets that did not belong to them.
People who have lost everything don't need to deal with nefarious folks also.. These disasters bring out people who scam, so please beware
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CTA-UWO represents approximately 650 Clinical Academics and has interaction with The University of Western Ontario and the hospital organizations in London. The CTA-UWO is a federally incorporated body and is governed by an elected Board of Directors consisting of nine members.
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ASK IRA: Is Joel the answer in the middle?
Q: Joel's assets (defense) are not enough to offset his huge liability on offense. Let Big Z start and give him 20 minutes, give Joel 18 minutes and Bosh 10 at center. And not just because Big Z is longer, his offense also helps to stretch the floor. — Martin.
A: It still is early in the game. And just as the Heat seems wedded to Chalmers at point guard, it similarly seems wed to starting Joel at center, despite a third consecutive one-rebound start (albeit it very limited time Saturday). It's almost as if management wants to show that it can develop players and is capable of more than just spending huge sums to attract top talent.
Q: Anthony is our weakest link. He is not a starting center in this league, I don't care who you surround him with. He can't catch, can't rebound, can't post defend. — J.C.
A: Look, don't confuse starter with role player. Joel, ultimately, will play role player's minutes, sort of like Marc Iavaroni did when he was a token 76ers starter in the Erving era. Between Bosh, Haslem and even Juwan, it is possible Joel starts and still plays no more than 18 minutes, if even that. He essentially is a hedge against early foul trouble for others.
Q: Why is it that players such Duncan and Bosh resist so much to being labeled "centers"? — Fil.
A: Because "centers" play with their backs to the basket, have to guard other "centers" and tend to get into "foul trouble". It is why the Spurs have been utilizing token, sacrificial centers for years, with the obvious exception of David Robinson. As Spoelstra said Saturday, Bosh will be playing alongside Haslem plenty (just don't tell Chris it's at center).
Q: When is a foul not a team foul? — Paul.
A: When it is an offensive foul (or, of course, a technical foul).
Q: Ira, would you be able to provide a list of players' real Twitter accounts if they have one? It's hard to differentiate the real from fake accounts sometimes. I hate to ask you do more work, but I bet your readers would greatly appreciate it. — Aaron.
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As expected, the new season of "Total Divas" will bring a lot of drama. In an interview with OK! Magazine, posted on Friday, March 14, two of the show's stars, Nattie and Summer Rae, gave a preview of what viewers can expect from this season, which premieres this Sunday, March 16, on E! at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
As for which of the women will have the most drama, Nattie and Summer Rae nominate themselves.
"Probably the two of us! Things get interesting. We have great chemistry in the ring. I think we have great matches so, um, getting along outside the ring is something that Nattie and I are working on," Summer said.
According to Nattie, Summer's ego is a bit too big.
"I do very much enjoy competing against you in the ring but, um, there are some times that you are way too comfortable...I think you need to work more on a being a little humble," Nattie told Summer.
Not surprisingly, two other women who viewers will see fight a lot are twins Nikki and Brie Bella. Nattie said that she has never seen two women fight more than Nikki and Brie in her life. For a wrestler, that's saying a lot!
Summer also revealed that she bonds with Eva Marie as the newcomer.
As reported by OK! Magazine in a previous article, other things that viewers can expect to watch include Nattie fighting with Ariane, Brie planning her wedding to Daniel, Nikki dealing with her break from John, and Eva Marie dealing with the fallout of her secret elopement. Looks like the drama within the ring will be nothing compared to the drama outside the ring!
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The vocal cords (also called vocal folds) are two bands of smooth muscle tissue located in the larynx (voice box). The larynx is located in the neck at the top of the trachea (windpipe). Vocal cords produce the sound of your voice, by vibration and the air passing through the cords from the lungs. The sound the vocal cords produce is then sent through the throat, nose, and mouth, giving the sound "resonance." The sound of each individual voice is determined by the size and shape of the vocal cords and the size and shape of the throat, nose, and mouth (the resonating cavities).
Vocal cord disorders are often caused by vocal abuse or misuse, such as excessive use of the voice when singing, talking, smoking, coughing, yelling, or inhaling irritants. Some of the more common vocal cord disorders include laryngitis, vocal nodules, vocal polyps, and vocal cord paralysis.
Treatment may include surgery and voice therapy. Sometimes, no treatment is necessary and a person recovers on his/her own.
Sometimes, less common disorders of the vocal cords occur due to voice misuse or disease, such as contact ulcers and laryngeal papillomatosis.
Treatment for laryngeal papillomas may include surgery to remove the tumors. Other treatment options may include:
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- Interests:
- Computer Graphic imagery: go to this site http://www.chucktedeschi.deviantart.com Some of my work has been inspired by Frank's music. FZ music.
- Hobbies:
- Artist, cg, Paint, pen & ink, charcoal, pencil, multimedia, and multimedia
- Television:
- Yes
- Movies:
- Sometimes
- Music:
- Everything Frank, Ex-Mothers, including Mike Keneally, Arthur Barrow, Steve Vai, Don Preston, Terry Bozzio, Chad Wackerman, anybody else I can't recall at this time., and anybody else I can't recall at this time.
- Books and Magazines:
- Starship Troopers, Job, Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy, and Real Frank Zappa Book
- About me:
Zappa fan since 1970. Lucky enough to have seen Frank perform at least about 30 concerts.
I have no ducks at this time, one of my geese was killing them-( I gave them to my next door neighbor.
At one time I had about 35 ducks, after 28 hatched at 1 time. It was scary at first sight. If you've seen the Mummy, the swarm of the beetles was what it looked like to me. Just a mass of fuzzy little creatures...
But I am NOT changing to Chuck (my real name) the Goose...
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For the one year period
May 26, 2004 to May 25, 2005, The Dance Insider Online, the most
trusted voice in dance, recorded 5 million hits and 1 million pageviews.
According to Web traffic
tracker Urchin Reports, 575,502 visitors to www.danceinsider.com viewed 994,126 pages producing
4.8 million hits in the one-year period covered.
"We're honored that
professional dancers, teachers, and the serious students influenced
by them have made the Dance Insider the dance industry's most popular
publication, on the Internet or in print," Dance Insider publisher
Paul Ben-Itzak said. "We're also proud to be able to deliver these
kind of numbers to our advertisers and sponsors."
As an example, Ben-Itzak
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year. "That's the number of times Body Wrappers ads or sponsor notices
were viewed on the Dance Insider," he explained. Body Wrappers has
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Steve Kuhn: Like Sonny
Like Sonny
Steve Kuhn (piano)
Mostly Coltrane (ECM 2099)
Steve Kuhn (piano), Joe Lovano (tenor sax), David Finck (bass), Joey Baron (drums).
Composed by John Coltrane.
Recorded: New York December 2008
Rating: 94/100 (learn more)
In one of those rare, once-in-a-lifetime convergences, pianist Steve Kuhn got a call to play with John Coltrane for a gig at the Jazz Gallery in New York City in 1960. Kuhn had been playing with trumpeter Kenny Dorham and was well on his way to establishing himself as a player with a unique voice. The
ever-searching Trane was still formulating the next stage of his musical development. The collaboration only lasted for three months but it made an indelible mark on the twenty-one year old Kuhn. Coltrane's dedication to his music influenced the young pianist, not so much by altering his developing style, but by strengthening his resolve toward following his own path. With this tribute album, Kuhn has carefully chosen songs that demonstrate where he and Coltrane have some common ground.
On "Like Sonny", a Coltrane composition dedicated to Sonny Rollins, Kuhn has followed his natural instincts to use a memorable melody as a vehicle for improvisation. Kuhn's technique is burnished with classical undertones that bring an elegance and grace to his playing. Kuhn creates a sound that utilizes the full range of the keyboard, bespeaks of a mastery of touch and evokes a haunting beauty that is never self-indulgent.
Bassist and long-time collaborator David Finck has developed a truly intuitive language with Kuhn. Baron's deft polytonal touch is reminiscent of Elvin Jones but more delicate and spidery than his predecessor. Lovano's controlled cool delivery is appropriately more deferential to Rollins than to Coltrane and has a beautiful rich tonal quality that is very compatible with Kuhn's own natural lyricism on this song. Together this quartet has created a worthy homage to the Kuhn-Coltrane experience.
Reviewer: Ralph A. Miriello
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Seattle Sounders FC (10-3-2, 32 points) continued their dominance of the Chicago Fire(2-4-8,14 points) in their 3-2 victory at Toyota Park.
The Fire have never beaten the Sounders in their history and it looked business as usual early in Saturdays match.
Sounders FC forward Obefami Martins scored the first of his two goals in the 31st when he collected a deflected Brad Evans pass inside the Chicago goal box and promptly fired the shot past Fire goal keeper Sean Johnson.
Martins completed his brace of the game 6 minutes late when he converted a penalty kick he earned after being fouled by former Sounder Jhon Kennedy Huratdo for a two footed challenge in the box.
Hurtado was given his second yellow of the game meaning the Fire where down to ten men and facing a 2 goal deficiet after 37 minutes of play.
The gloom and despair was shot lived as Chicago rookie sensation Chris Ship took a Quincy Amarikwa pass and slotted a low shot past Sounders FC goal keeper Stefan Frei to breath life and belief to the ten man Fire who saw there deficiet cut down to one goal
Life and belief turned into reality when Sounders FC Obefami Martins was shown a straight red card for fighting and both teams finished the first half playing with ten men and Sounders FC holding a slim 2-1 lead.
The second half was no different from the first, both teams where chippy, aggressive, and physical despite the space created on the pitch by the ejections.
Lamar Neagle gave the Sounders some breathing room when he made it 3-1 in the 78 minute. It was Neagle's fifth goal of the season.
As he had done in the first half ,Chicago's Chris Shipp brought fire and belief four minutes later when he beat Stefani Frei to make it 3-2 with 82 minutes left to play.
Frei made amends when he stopped the Fire's Juan Luis Anangono in the 88th minute at point blank range.
Game stats:
Scoring Summary:
SEA - Obafemi Martins 31'
SEA - Obafemi Martins (penalty) 38'
CHI - Harrison Shipp (Quincy Amarikwa) 41'
SEA - Lamar Neagle (Kenny Cooper, Marco Pappa) 78'
CHI - Harrison Shipp (Quincy Amarikwa) 82'
Seattle Sounders FC - Stefan Frei; Brad Evans, Chad Marshall, Jalil Anibaba, Leo Gonzalez; Lamar Neagle (Zach Scott 90+1), Osvaldo Alonso, Gonzalo Pineda, Marco Pappa (Micheal Azira 79); Chad Barrett (Kenny Cooper 66), Obafemi Martins.
Substitutes Not Used: Marcus Hahnemann, Aaron Kovar, Sean Okoli, Cam Weaver.
TOTAL SHOTS: 8 (Martins 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Martins, Neagle 2); FOULS: 13 (Gonzalez, Pineda 3); OFFSIDE: 5 (Barrett 3); CORNER KICKS: 6 (Pappa 4); SAVES: 3 (Frei 3).
Chicago Fire - Sean Johnson; Lovel Palmer, Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, Bakary Soumare, Gonzalo Segares; Grant Ward (Victor Pineda 76), Jeff Larentowicz, Chris Ritter (Juan Luis Anangono 63), Benji Joya (Alex 70); Harry Shipp, Quincy Amarikwa. Substitutes Not Used: Kyle Reynish, Patrick Ianni, Greg Cochrane, Matt Watson. TOTAL SHOTS: 11 (Larentowicz 3); SHOTS ON GOAL: 5 (Shipp 2); FOULS: 19 (Amarikwa 6); OFFSIDE: 2 (Amarikwa, Palmer 1); CORNER KICKS: 7 (Shipp 7); SAVES: 2 (Johnson 2).
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CHI - Chris Ritter (caution) 8'
SEA - Obafemi Martins (caution) 8'
CHI - Jhon Kennedy Hurtado (caution) 24'
CHI - Jhon Kennedy Hurtado (ejection) 37'
SEA - Obafemi Martins (ejection) 42'
CHI - Quincy Amarikwa (caution) 90+2'
SEA - Gonzalo Pineda (caution) 90+2'
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increase in discharge, slimey dark yellow?
I've had light colored discharge my whole pregnancy, and starting maybe from week 29 continuing to now, week 20, my discharge seems to be getting thicker and taking on a more slimey look, and its turning a dark yellow color. It doesn't come out a bunch at a time, its maybe about quarter sized, then the rest will be normal clearish liquid. Is this normal?? does anyone know what it is? There is no smell or itchyness or anything. I see my doctor on Thursday so I was just wondering if I should bring this up to him or not. This is my first pregnancy so I'm not sure what to expect, or whats "normal" Thank you for your help!
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Oh yes, you need to bring it up to him. If it is yellow, it could be an infection.posted 10/02/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
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"The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Apollo Nida's image seems to be shattering rather fast. Not only did he beat up Kenya Moore's friend, Brandon DeShazer, while filming the show and then lied about what happened to his wife, Phaedra Parks, but he has also been charged with identity theft, bank fraud and conspiracy this past month. According to a new Wetpaint Entertainment report published on Feb. 11, "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Apollo Nida is now asking for more time to figure out his defense in this fraud trial.
According to new court papers, Apollo is trying to push back the trial date as much as possible so he can get more time to prepare himself. He filed a request on February 10, specifically asking to delay the trial "up to and including March 25, 2014." This would give him about a month and a half to prepare his defense.
Apollo's plea cites the need to give "the parties sufficient time to discuss a potential resolution of this case" (i.e. a settlement). In technical terms, he revealed that he needs time to figure out what he wants to do. He could settle or he could head to trial. Perhaps, he is getting some advice from Phaedra Parks. She is not involved in the case and hopefully, she can stay out of it and focus on her children.
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Dec. 27, 2010
Bowl Game Central
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By Gregg Bell
UW Director of Writing
SAN DIEGO - Before they got to Qualcomm Stadium for the Holiday Bowl, the Dawgs were dashing for Shamu Stadium.
Seeing the killer whales show was the first thing most Huskies did upon arriving at SeaWorld Monday morning, the fourth full day of Washington's stay here for Thursday night's Holiday Bowl against Nebraska.
Once inside the whale stadium, Jake Locker, Greg Christine, Jermaine Kearse, Cody Habben, Cort Dennison, Alameda Ta'amu and others got front-row seats in the popular splash zone.
They also got ponchos.
Wimping out? Nah, just another chance to utilize their UW education.
"Oh, no, no. I was going to stay dry," Christine said.
That was seconds after the offensive lineman led a chant of "one, two, Shamu!" Monday night while running off the practice field at the University of San Diego.
"Oh, yeah, when I was younger I had a stuffed animal of Shamu," said Christine, a senior offensive lineman from Camarillo, Calif.
Ta'amu was also wearing a black swath of plastic printed with a Shamu logo earlier in the day.
"Yeah, I wore that. It was crazy," said the 6-foot-3, 330-pound defensive tackle - who Dennison says "is as big as Shamu."
Locker excitedly snapped pictures from the second row at the giant yet elegant killer whales. His mouth was agape - and his poncho hood was up -- as the leaping orcas crashed into the water and drenched him and his teammates. Later, groups of players got water dumped on them while on rafts on a Shipwreck Rapids ride. Another gaggle of Huskies across the park laughed from the upper seats at a tiny otter carrying a soda can during a skit called "Sea Lion Live."
The 2 ½ hours of SeaWorld festivities came one day after Locker, Kearse, Chris Polk, Senio Kelemete were feeding flamingos and howling with Alaskan wolves as UW toured the San Diego Zoo.
Yes, the Huskies are having a blast on their first trip to a bowl since 2002.
"That's the whole key to this thing, is to enjoy the experience, because the experience is what these guys get to keep for a lifetime," said coach Steve Sarkisian.
He is a veteran of the Cotton Bowl as a quarterback at Brigham Young in the 1990s, then of Rose Bowls, Orange Bowls and national championship games as an assistant at USC before arriving at Washington in January 2009.
"Our players are so appreciative of anything that's come our way - every opportunity, every bowl gift they've received. They are so thankful," Sarkisian said, comparing this week to all those bowl weeks with USC. "It's very gratifying."
Added Dennison: "This is what we worked all those days for in conditioning, for this experience that will last with us for the rest of our lives.
"But as the game gets closer, we're starting to zone in and realize what we're here for."
Indeed, by sunset the Huskies (6-6) were fully into another spirited practice at the University of San Diego. Of course, even the workout was characteristically festive.
The team's usual, eclectic blend of rap, rock and pop music - LL Cool J on one track, Journey on the next - blared through the open practice as players worked under the lights in helmets and shoulder pads on a turf practice field. Athletic Director Scott Woodward was watching, as were a few dozen friends, family members and visitors.
They saw Kearse, a faster-looking Devin Aguilar and fellow receivers working on getting off the line against aggressive, press coverage. That's what the Cornhuskers (10-3) feature as one of the nation's best, most physical defenses.
The Huskies know they must improve how they handle Nebraska's physicality in its defensive secondary, which contributed to UW's lopsided loss to the Cornhuskers in Seattle in September.
"We need to be more physical offensively, not only at the line of scrimmage but with our wide outs, to create separation," Sarkisian said.
The coach believes that will give Locker and the offense a better chance to function more efficiently this time against Nebraska.
The Huskies also continued to emphasize the defensive front staying in their assigned gaps and not getting too focused with the quarterback running. Washington thought its chasing of Taylor Martinez helped enable the entire Cornhuskers backfield to run wild at Husky Stadium in the previous meeting.
Ta'amu feels it is his job to anchor a changing defensive line that will most likely be without three starters in the Holiday Bowl. Tackles Cameron Elisara and Semisi Tokolahi were already out injured.
"The last game, they ran a lot in the middle. It was all my fault," Ta'amu said of Nebraska, valiantly.
Now he feels he is far more disciplined in controlling only his assigned gap and holding up better against the run
"I feel I am a totally different player," he said.
At least he won't need a poncho to tackle the Cornhuskers Thursday.


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Jack Manning (American, 1920–2001), Elks Parade, 1939, from Harlem Document, 1936–40, gelatin silver print, 10 1/16 x 13 in. (25.6 x 33 cm). The Jewish Museum, New York. Purchase: Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Fund, 2008-95 © Estate of Jack Manning
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In 1936 a group of young, idealistic photographers, most of them Jewish, first-generation Americans, formed an organization in Manhattan called the Photo League. Their solidarity centered on a belief in the expressive power of the documentary photograph and on a progressive alliance in the 1930s of socialist ideas and art. The Radical Camera presents the contested path of the documentary photograph during a tumultuous period that spanned the New Deal reforms of the Depression, World War II, and the Cold War.
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You can't deny it, EA Skate was an inspiring and innovative game, with controls that revolutionized the genre and a vibe that was hard to find anywhere else at the time. Skate left a lot to be desired though, which brought the inevitable release of Skate 2; but Skate 2 still left even more out of what could have possibly been a perfect game. Now with Skate 3 coming out, you can't help but to feel a little ripped off.
Let's look at the facts real quick. Skate was great, but left out a lot of needed needed tricks, the ability to get off your board, and lacked intuitive multiplayer mechanics the generation wanted to see. Skate 2 added in a few more tricks, the ability to get off your board, but still was without a strong multiplayer aspect.
Skate 3 boasts the main idea behind the game is working in teams. Teams of skaters to accomplish goals and help with challenges and above all, skate. They've also added a few new tricks to now encompass every main trick in an average skater's arsenal.
This could be the multiplayer experience we're all looking for, and we might now be able to do all the stunts we want, but why most of this couldn't be a part of the first and second game is a mystery to us all. It's starting to feel more like we're paying full retail for "Skate DLC". The games were and are being released around a year or two apart, but is there really too much development going on?
Skate 1 and 2 could have been amazing games, if they provided the entire package. Skate 3 definitely does look to satisfy, just maybe not to those of us that have put so much into 1 and 2.
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As city manager, I am pleased to bring to the position my experience as a planner and economic developer. Gautier is young and on the move; our department directors are top-notch in their fields and positioned well with a supportive, business-friendly City Council. Our employees uphold our core values of People, Integrity and Prosperity. We encourage citizen participation for the betterment of our community and strive to conduct business with integrity to instill public trust and foster prosperity. This year, we have embarked on a 5-year strategic plan that will chart the course for expanded parks programs, major capital projects, and commercial redevelopment. In 2011, Council adopted several economic development incentives including a tax increment financing plan (the first in Jackson County) as an incentive to draw large-scale development projects to our town center and I-10 corridor. Singing River Mall, located south of the I-10/Gautier-Vancleave Exit, has announced redevelopment plans in the heart of our developing town center; our I-10/Hwy 57 corridor is the new home to a 16-acre medical campus, attracting commerce at our planned medical and commerce corridor. Gautier is growing, but it continues to be our people that make us special. We invite you to grow with us.
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Jan. 18, 2013
Saturday, Jan. 19 | 8:00 pm (PT) | Alaska Airlines Arena
Live Stats | TV: ESPNU/ESPN3/Spanish | Radio: KJR 950 AM & 102.9 FM (Affiliates)
SEATTLE - After a 3-3 start to the season, Washington has won 8 of its last 9, and 10 of 12 games, including a 4-0 record to begin Pac-12 play. Washington is going for its first 5-0 Conference start since 1984 when they started 6-0, but Utah (8-9, 0-5) is standing in its way. In all, UW has started 5-0 14 previous times -- mostly in the first 50 years of Husky hoops. In more "recent" history, UW has started 5-0 in 1984, 1982 and 1976 -- and in 1976 they lost to Oregon State, but it was eventually turned into a forfeit in UW's favor. Saturday's game is also Lorenzo Romar's 350th as UW's head coach.
Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham will call Saturday's action on ESPNU/ESPN3/Spanish. Locally, the game will be broadcast over the radio by IMG College Sports Network and KJR Sportsradio 950 AM and 102.9 FM with Bob Rondeau and Jason Hamilton calling the action (Satellite radio Sirius 92, XM 190). In addition, Gregg Bell will chat live from courtside on GoHuskies.com.
Washington vs. Utah
Saturday's game will be the 13th all-time meeting between the two schools. Washington holds a 7-5 advantage over Utah. The two teams first met during the 1952 season in a pair of games at Utah on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 1951. The two teams split those first games. Last year marks UW's second win in Salt Lake City, the first came on Dec. 1, 1951. UW is 4-1 all-time in games played in Seattle, 1-1 at neutral sites and 2-3 at Utah. The Huskies hold a current three-game winning streak over Utah, winning 57-53 at Jon M. Hunstman center, 78-75 during the 2005 season as part of the Great Alaska shootout and 83-77 in Seattle during the 2008 season. The last time Utah won in Seattle was 71-62 on Dec. 5, 1989. Husky Head Coach Lorenzo Romar is 3-1 all-time vs. Utah, but is 3-0 during his Husky coaching career. His lone loss came as coach at Saint Louis.
Last Time Vs. Utah
AP (1/7/12) - Terrence Ross scored 14 points and hit two free throws with 9 seconds left to help Washington outlast Utah 57-53. Desmond Simmons collected 10 rebounds off the bench to help the Huskies bounce back from a blowout loss to Colorado two nights earlier. Josh Watkins scored 18 and Cedric Martin 11 for the Utes who threatened down to the final seconds. There were plenty of chances for the Huskies to close it out in the final minute, but they gave the Utes second life when Simmons and Ross combined to miss the front end of one-on-one opportunities on three consecutive trips to the line. Utes narrowed it to 55-53 when Martin hit a 3-pointer with 10 seconds left. Ross helped UW win by hitting a pair of free throws with 9 seconds to play.
Last Time Out: UW 64, Colorado 54 (Jan. 16)
AP - C.J. Wilcox continued his scoring binge in Pac-12 Conference play with 25 points, and Washington used another stingy defensive effort to stymie Colorado 64-54 on Wednesday night. The Huskies improved to 4-0 in conference play for just the fourth time in the past 35 seasons and just the second time in coach Lorenzo Romar's tenure at his alma mater. Again it was mostly because of their defense. After holding California to just 47 points last week on the road, Washington limited the Buffaloes to 36 percent shooting and tied for their second-lowest point total of the season. Colorado was held 18 points below its season average. Spencer Dinwiddie led Colorado (11-6, 1-4) with 13 points, while leading scorer Askia Booker scored nine before fouling out. He made just 3 of 14 shots.
Dawg Bites
• The Huskies have begun Conference play 4-0 for the 2nd time in Lorenzo Romar's 11 seasons - also 2011 - and just the 4th times in the last 35 years. They are trying to start 5-0 for the first time since 1984 and the 15th time since they started playing basketball in 1896.
• Dating back to the 2011 Pac-10 tournament, which the Huskies won on Isaiah Thomas' cold-blooded shot vs. Arizona, Washington is 21-5 versus other Conference teams.
• The Huskies have surrendered less than 70 points in 8-straight games after giving up 70+ in 6 of the first 9. They are giving up 64.9 ppg which only ranks 8th overall among league teams but would be UW's best mark since the 1985 team allowed 58.8 ppg. The previous low watermark in Romar's tenure is 69.5 in 2009.
• UW is defintely getting more and more defensive in league play. They are allowing a Pac-12 best 56.0 ppg in conference action after ranking 10th in non-conference play giving up 67.6 ppg. UW also ranks tops in conference play in 3-point FG pct defense (.189) and second in field goal pct defense (.374). They were 11th and 12th, respectively, during non-conference action. UW is also tied for 2nd with a +5.8 rebound margin in league after a ranking 10th in non-conference play at +2.8.
• C.J. Wilcox has scored 20 or more points in each of the last 8 home games and 9 of 10 total. He is averaging a team-best 21.9 ppg in Alaska Airlines Arena.
• Wilcox ranks 36th all-time in UW history with 1,052 points. Next up are Gordy Harris (35th, 1054), Dion Brown (34th, 1056), Mike Hayward (33rd, 1058), Ray Price (32nd, 1064), Jack Nichols (31st, 1067) and Frank Guisness (30th, 1070). Sitting in 29th in Dean Parsons with 1,101 points.
• Abdul Gaddy needs three assists to move past Eldridge Recasner into sixth all-time in UW history.
• Aziz N'Diaye is 3rd all-time in UW history with a .567 career field goal percentage. He shoots a league best 67.7% in Pac-12 action and 62.8%, overall which represents the 5th best shooting season all-time in UW history. Todd MacCulloch holds the top four spots on the list of best single-season FG percentages (.676, 1997; .675, 1996; .662, 1999; .650, 1998).
• The Huskies are 10-2 in games in which N'Diaye records a double-double.
• The Huskies went down to the Bay Area and earned their first road sweep of Cal and Stanford since 1985, That year they went on to win a share of the Pac-10 championship.
• Since Washington's first season in 1896, this year marked the sixth time that UW opened conference play with three road games (1911, 1912, 1943, 1993 and 1999) and the first times since 1912 they only won all three.
• Wilcox was named Pac-12 Player of the Week on Monday after averaging 23.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 blocks. Wilcox shot 53.1% from the field, including 50% from 3-point range. Wilcox scored 27 points and grabbed a career high 9 rebounds vs. Stanford on the way to winning his 2nd career weekly honor.
• Among active Pac-12 players, Wilcox leads everyone with 181 career 3-point field goals (2nd, Allen Crabbe, Cal, 171), while Abdul Gaddy leads in assists with 374 (2nd, Solomon Hill, Ariz, 249).
• Lorenzo Romar has 113 conference wins and is one ahead of UCLA's Ben Howland for 12th all-time. Howard Dallmar is 13th all-time with 132. Cal's Mike Montgomery leads all active coaches with 262 conference wins and is fifth in league history.


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Israel's History in Pictures: A Math Lesson
Israel's 2013 Maths matriculation exam took place yesterday. Here's how a math class looked before the state was established.
By Arutz Sheva Staff
First Publish: 5/22/2013, 5:42 PM
Math class
This picture shows a young scholar's math lesson in Machane Yehuda (the shuk area of Jerusalem off Jaffa Road), circa 1930 (undated)..
The problem on the board says:: if a worker earns 17.5 Eretz Yisrael pounds a day, how much would he receive for six days of work?
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Thank you to Senior Agenda for the opportunity to connect with the community to raise awareness and funds for our organization online fundraiser ending July 20th. Tune in weekly to Lisa Stockdale host this powerful radio show on Talktainment every Thursday at 10am eastern. This show supports all things senior where nothing is taboo. Purpose for Women International is a non-profit focused on empowering women, families, children and the community through programs and events, like International Women's Day Charity Celebration in March. Additional programs fight human trafficking and domestic violence awareness and prevention. Two issues which are intertwined and devastating to the self esteem of our youth, leading to an inclination for adult women to accept abuse as punishment for their previous lifestyle.
We are partnering with Up Your Faith Foundation to develop uplifting programs including mentorship and makeovers, to rebuild self esteem and encourage women (survivors) to "Never go back, live your dreams". We need your donations to establish our 501 3C tax-exempt status and set up this agency that can support victims of domestic violence.
These issues are rising dramatically behind the scenes of our local community. Your dollars will support our efforts to educate business owners renting space in malls where human trafficking predators are approaching teens daily to recruit them, kidnap them and "turn them out".
There is no such thing as a "teenage prostitute" and the supply and demand is rising every day. Just check out Backpage.com for the current menu. We want to get these predators where they "shop" and prevent young women falling prey to their charms.
Purpose for Women International is asking your support to continue their mission to provide access to resources, funding, education, entrepreneurial opportunities and empowerment events. We partner with other non-profits to support their purpose, mission and vision. (www,PurposeforWomenInternational.org) The seriousness of debilitating issues facing women locally in Columbus Ohio is increasing. "I have noticed a trend that with awareness and education comes prevention and solutions. On the other hand the impact on the problem seems actually less.", states Heather. "We cannot rest and, in fact have to be more vigilant to the problems facing women, minorities and our children."
A call to action is now, Purpose for Women International has solutions in place to ignite discussions on domestic violence prevention, the signs of human trafficking and encouraging women to run for office. We must engage our young girls to their inner power and passions. That is our purpose as women and mothers. PWI needs your support today!". Heather implores the women of Columbus to action and if they are in action now she asks they do not stop and take more by partnering with Purpose for Women International.
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Good Day Readers! Fiesta Mexicana is Now Open! We talked a taste about the tastes to come when Fiesta Mexicana finally opens. Having a new kid on the block is good and we wish Fiesta Mexicana well. Early February the doors opened to the new location in Avondale, Arizona. Going in, the atmosphere is nice and seemingly authentic as advertised. The decor is very colorful and the artwork set about the venue is interesting in itself as well as attractive. The dining area is large easily seating as many as 200 people with comfort. The bar area is not so big and the monitor situation which we have become accustomed to when enjoying eating out, has some spaces on empty wall areas to fill. The menu is very colorfully designed with photos of some incredible looking dishes and some desserts. Upon opening, there is no Happy Hour to speak of but the promise is made to entertain a Happy Hour event as Happy Hours go. Of course a revisit will be made to update all concerned when Happy Hour goes live at Fiesta Mexicana. The food when served was just as good as the gorgeous photos which made up some great menu presentation shots. The menu is a winner and the food is very good. We will see how they fare when it comes time to Happy Hour. See you at the next spot. (Look for my new children's adventure book out on Amazon Kindle e-books called "Cautious Ken"). Enjoy the photos of the Now Open Fiesta Mexicana.
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Better Call Saul
Michael McKean ("This is Spinal Tap," "Clue") has signed on for a key role in AMC's "Breaking Bad" spin-off series "Better Call Saul". McKean plays a gifted lawyer named Dr. Thurber who is hampered by a strange affliction.
The series the exploits of shady lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) before he met Walter White (Bryan Cranston). The show is slated to premiere in November. [Source: EW]
Long Mile Home
Fox is developing an event series about the 2013 Boston Marathon tragedy based on Scott Helman and Jenna Russell's book "Long Mile Home".
Rod Lurie ("The Contender") will write, direct and executive produce the drama which will follow the events of that tragic Marathon day, and the week that followed, through the eyes of various Bostonians. [Source: The Live Feed]
Project Greenlight
After more than a decade off the air, HBO is set to revive Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's reality series "Project Greenlight" which chronicled the search for a first-time director. Specifics on a return date were not provided. Affleck and Damon will return as executive producers. [Source: The Live Feed]
"Battlestar Galactica" actress Tricia Helfer is returning to Syfy for a lead role in the new six-episode miniseries "Ascension". Helfer plays a beautiful, manipulative and dangerous power broker.
The story is set on a generational starship launched in 1963. Fifty years and halfway into the journey, as they approach a point of no return, a young woman's mysterious murder has the crew questioning their true mission. [Source: CBR]


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With retail banks' second-quarter earnings reports freshly out of the way, Wall Street is now prepped for investment banks Goldman Sachs (GS) and Morgan Stanley (MS) to announce in the next few days.
Expect big beats from these guys, too.
On Monday, Citigroup (C) reported strong quarterly earnings, beating estimates on both revenue and profits. These results mirrored Friday's strong numbers from JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Wells Fargo (WFC), which also beat nicely thanks in part to scaled-back operations and restructuring to gain efficiencies.
And, of course, thanks to some shrewd trading — including a 68% jump in equity-trading revenue at JPM.
It's this trading dimension that might appeal to Goldman and Morgan Stanley investors, since these investment banks continue to make most of their cash from these operations. A beat at these other banks thanks to profitable trading could bode well for GS and MS shares, as hinted at by roughly 3% gains in the the past two trading days.
Investment banks like Goldman and Morgan Stanley operate differently than their retail counterparts because of this focus on trading. But even beyond that, the takeaway is that a slow healing in the broader economy and capital markets is sending bigger business to the financial sector.
So while trading is crucial and GS stock doesn't really move based on mortgage origination or small-business lending as retail banks do, a cyclical recovery does benefit the bottom line.
And longer-term, as Morgan Stanley and Goldman look to diversify their operations — both for revenue opportunities as well as avoiding regulators' ire — other elements of their business will become even more important. Consider the expansion of Morgan Stanley's wealth management division as one opportunity this financial stock is pursuing.
Of course, it's not all rosy for banks, in either the investment or retail flavor. A lot of the earnings gains at major financials has been through cost-cutting and layoffs. Job-slashing has been commonplace for Goldman since the financial crisis as a way to juice profits, and in 2013, GS expanded its normal housecleaning efforts beyond just the bottom 5% of its work force to include equity traders and others. Morgan Stanley slashed 1,600 jobs to start the year, too.
But since 2011, when MS and GS stock both lost more than 40% apiece in the calendar year, things have been looking up. Revenue has started to move higher and profits have been picking up.
And since their January 2012 lows, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are both up more than 70%.
It's fair to wonder whether the bargain valuations of two-and-a-half years ago have been replaced, whether the recovery in these investment banking stocks is now baked in, and whether the upside is limited. Morgan Stanley trades at modest discount to its book value (85% or so as of this writing) and Goldman is pretty much on par; both have forward price-to-earnings ratios of about 11.
Furthermore, Morgan Stanley and Goldman hit headwinds despite decent profits in April — including a 7% decline for their shares in about a week.
Those declines were short-lived, of course, but hint at the kind of pessimism that can creep in as investors digest challenges for these financial stocks as they transition away from old prop trading models and into more diversified financial operations.
The wild card, of course, is trading risk. Goldman still relies heavily on its trading division, and just recently it made a bad bet on volatility that could offset any other gains made elsewhere in the business.
Plus longer-term, nobody knows how financial reform and regulations could limit the profitability of these investment banks going forward.
That dimension makes these stocks very hard to read. But as for this earnings season, it seems that the strength in the financial sector and the economy at large will benefit Morgan Stanley and Goldman in their upcoming profits.
Beyond that is anybody's guess.
Goldman Sachs reports Tuesday morning, and Morgan Stanley reports before the bell Thursday.
Related Reading
- Citi's investment banking group scored big gains this quarter … will MS and GS follow? (WSJ)
- Marie Palumbo thinks MS is a buy before earnings. (The Motley Fool)
- Goldman has two years to separate its riskier derivatives units from those backstopped by the federal government. So don't expect trading to disappear anytime soon. (Bloomberg)
Jeff Reeves is the editor of InvestorPlace.com and the author of The Frugal Investor's Guide to Finding Great Stocks. Write him at firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him on Twitter via @JeffReevesIP. As of this writing, he did not own a position in any of the stocks named here.