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That Jobs Report Ain't Perfect
Look, this morning's jobs report was a big step in the right direction. Let's get that out of the way right now so there's no confusion.
There's a very bullish tone in the market, evidenced by the Dow flirting with multi-year highs and the Nasdaq Comp jumping to its highest level since 2001.
Adding 243,000 jobs in January combined with the unemployment rate dipping to 8.3% represents good news both for Main Street as well as Wall Street.
That said, the jobs data weren't perfect. David Mann, head of research in the Americas for Standard Chartered Bank, offers several reasons investors shouldn't get carried away by the data.
January is the month that typically experiences the largest seasonal adjustments, dwarfing other months, he says. "Therefore we are reluctant to read too much into January's labor market data."
Aside from seasonal issues, he lays out three other reasons investors shouldn't get carried away by today's data. From Mr. Mann:
Inventories vs. Investment: We did not see the run up in investment in Q4 that we had anticipated. Instead it was inventories rather than investment that actually supported growth (contributing 1.94ppt in Q4) while the contribution from fixed investment was less in Q4 than in Q3. This is evidence that there was not much impact from the tax incentive for corporates to invest more in 2011 (at the expense of 2012). Most likely this is because of still weak sentiment keeping corporates cautious from investing in the US. We may well see the same impact as the reversal of investment would have had but coming from inventory drawdown instead.
Consumer savings rate bottomed in November 2011 – income effect is not there: US Consumers' real disposable income (shown below) was flat in 2011 (ending the year more or less where it started). The sharp drop in the savings rate through 2011 had been supportive for spending but this seems likely to have reached a bottom at 3.5% (it is now up to 4% as of December 2011). Whether the savings rate rises or simply stays where it is, this means that consumer spending is going to need stronger real disposable income to support growth. While this week's NFP report points to an improving labour market we need to see the extension of the social security tax credit before the end of February. If this doesn't get extended expect many to clamber to revise down their GDP forecasts. Also we would expect to see this in the event of a Greek default (with its unintended consequences).
Wealth effect – housing market is hardly riding to the rescue: With a weak income effect the hope some see is from the housing wealth effect (which helped so much in the early-mid 2000s). Some people have tried to argue that the housing market is recovering. The issue with this is that the pick-up is relative. House prices are still falling on aggregate y/y (and the monthly data we have is not conclusive). Sales are making good percentage gains but at an absolute level the housing market is still in deep crisis. The Case-Shiller price index (20 city) continues to push close to new lows.


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"American Psycho" author Bret Easton Ellis, "Gossip Girl" and "Hart of Dixie" creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, and "Twilight" director Catherine Hardwicke are all teaming up for the supernatural drama series "Copeland Prep" at Warner Bros. Television and The CW says The Live Feed.
The show revolves around a premier secondary school so fiercely competitive that it's turning its students into monsters -- literally -- and spreading the disturbing ramifications throughout the town.
Ellis will pen the script and executive produce alongside Schwartz, Savage and their Fake Empire cohorts Len Goldstein and Nicky Weinstock. Hardwicke is on board as an executive consultant on the project.


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Dear Friends and Valued Customers:
At Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods, Inc. we are proud our brand is associated with quality, integrity, and wholesome goodness. We know that bioengineered foods are a concern to our customers looking for healthy products, and we share that concern. Part of our mission to provide the world with healthy whole grain foods includes taking action to keep bioengineered ingredients out of our products.
Producing a healthy product free from bioengineering begins at the ingredient source. We make specific and detailed inquiries to all of our commodity suppliers regarding their seed source and growing practices. Since as early as 1999, we have required suppliers of food sources known to be at high risk for bioengineering to provide us with documentation certifying they plant only non-bioengineered identity preserved seed. We now require all of our suppliers to certify their products are produced without bioengineering. We pride ourselves on building relationships with our suppliers and we hold them to high standards.
Over the past two years we have installed an extensive in-house laboratory that allows us to independently test for the presence of bioengineered materials. Our trained technicians use state-of-the-art PCR technology and German engineered protocols to routinely test every shipment of product known to be at high risk for bioengineering. Thereafter, we randomly double check our results with additional testing to ensure the accuracy of our protocols. We pledge our continued commitment to stay at the forefront of the food manufacturing industry to avoid the presence of bioengineered materials.
As part of our continuing efforts to provide wholesome whole grain food, we are proud to announce Bob's Red Mill's enrollment in The Non-GMO Project. The Non-GMO Project is currently North America's only independent third-party verification program for products made according to rigorous best practices for the avoidance of genetically modified organisms. As we work closely with The Non-GMO Project we will obtain Non-GMO Project verification for our products. We will also use the Non-GMO Project verification mark to inform the public of our products that have attained Non-GMO verified status.
Our participation in the Non-GMO Project is one more way to show our customers around the world that Bob's Red Mill provides them with pure, wholesome, and healthy products.
Thank you for your ongoing support and continued business.
To Your Good Health,
Bob Moore
President, CEO and Founder
January 2015 Update:
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Saints announced their inactives a few minutes ago and they included one surprise as they chose not to dress running backs Chris Ivory and Travaris Cadet.
In the season opener last week, Cadet, an undrafted free agent who earned a roster spot, was active over Ivory.
Other inactives are wide receiver Devery Henderson, defensive Turk McBride, cornerback Johnny Patrick, defensive tackle Tyrunn Walker and tackle Bryce Harris.
Rookie defensive tackle Akiem Hicks will make his NFL debut after being inactive against the Washington Redskins last week.
PANTHERS INACTIVES: Guard Mike Pollak (shoulder), defensive tackle Frank Kearse (illness), quarterback Jimmy Clausen, safety D.J. Campbell, linebacker Kenny Onatolu, tackle Bruce Campbell, and tight end Ben Hartsock.


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I was hoping to get some feedback on Caucasian women getting their hair braided? I am a professional woman who wants a new look for the summer. Do braids break the hair? Are they uncomfortable? Any recommendations out there....
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Re: Hair braiding for Caucasian hairTue, May 30, 2006 - 8:18 PMI get my hair braided when I go to the beach for a week or to Pennsic. I have fine hair w/ a tendency to be oily, and if I'm not lugging my products with me it's just not so pretty, and I'm not good at braiding. The braids are tight at first, but they didn't give me a headache or anything. Not much hairbreakage for me; I feel like it gives my hair a rest since I don't have to shampoo it or style it everyday when it's braided. My braids have lasted for about a week before I feel like they look kind of scraggly and I want to get them re-braided to look nice & neat again.
Use sunscreen on your scalp where it's exposed more due to the braids! That's really important. :)
Re: Hair braiding for Caucasian hairTue, May 30, 2006 - 9:59 PMSo you want white-girl braids huh? tee hee
It might help to use some kind of texturizing spray or wax to thicken and roughen up the strands a little. That might make it hold the braids better. Also, if you have any African American hair salons nearby, ask them to assist you, because they are the braiding experts. You'll want to have freshly washed hair so that you won't get tempted to stratch at the braids too much, which make them get messy faster. Also ask a stylish for reccomendations on a product to rub on your scalp and hair (like a lightly oiled braid spray), as well as a product to keep your scalp clean and fresh between the braids if needed (maybe a hair mist or something).
You shouldn't have a problem with breakage, unless:
1) Your braids are too tightly pulled
2) The stylish added synthetic hair to yours to make the braids thicker (always use human braiding hair if needed)
3) You leave them it too long
4) You braid it in cornrows too often
When it's time to take the braids out, make sure your hair is dry, and comb it thoroughly with a wide toothed comb as you go along to avoid tangles. A nice creamy detangling shampoo is especially nice to use afterward.
This may sound like a lot, but really you can just pick out whatever tips you think fit. I worked in a huge beauty supply and learned a lot about hair. Braids can be fun & allow a lot of freedom. Plus you can add style by mixing in braiding hair of another color, or hair that is longer than your own for an exotic look. Maybe loosen the braid tips 2/3 of the way down, and secure with a tangle free elastic, letting the loose waves glam up your look. Or, do two big Pocahontas braids, tightly french braided at the top sides, down to one long thick braid on each side.
Now I want braids!
Re: Hair braiding for Caucasian hairWed, May 31, 2006 - 10:02 AMI have hair that is just slightly past my waist and I regularly put it in the two Pocahontas braids eRiCa mentioned. Only I call them "bitch braids" after a friend of mine mentioned how eaisly I could be controlled when they were grabed like reigns...
*ahem* Anyway, my fav. style right now it is to braid it into two frenchbraid pig tails then wraping them around eachother at the nape of my neck to form a bun. It is really nice for a professional setting when you have long hair.
(Basicly it's the same Pocahontas braids coiled into a bun.)
Re: Hair braiding for Caucasian hairWed, May 31, 2006 - 10:23 AMI've had my hair braided and loved it! I had thin braids from the scalp (not corn rows) to between my shoulder blades. Long enough for some volume but not so long they got in the way. I used synthetic hair (had no problems with it), it took about 9 hours to put in and 6 to take out. people.tribe.net/ivydee/ph...e45dfd75cf
Mine were uncomfortable for a couple of days, but they were really not that bad. I took a couple Tylenol PMs before I went to bed to help me sleep b/c it is an adjustment. Only needed to do it about 2 nights, then I was fine. I did have some hair pull/fall out and my hair did feel a bit thinner when I took them out but its hard to tell if it really was. After wearing the braids for 3 weeks I think anything would feel thin.
Recommendations: get a referral for someone good. You want someone who can do them tight so they don't slip out, but not too tight so they're uncomfortable and cause breakage. Some stylists use wax which helps the braids stay in but I've heard some horror stories here about getting it out later. Mine used gel and it was fine. If I got them wet I just used a bit more on them to smooth the strays back down.
Re: Hair braiding for Caucasian hairThu, January 8, 2009 - 2:09 PM
I have a hard time braiding my own hair (for when Im hiking)- trying to do braided pigtails on long, layered hair. Is it best to put product in while the hair is dry & braid, or work with wet hair?
Re: Hair braiding for Caucasian hairSat, January 10, 2009 - 7:24 AMYou'll get some hair fall out whatever you do. When your hair is braided, the hair which usually comes out on your comb and pillow is still caught up in the braid until you undo it.
Re: Hair braiding for Caucasian hairSat, January 17, 2009 - 2:48 PMI have super fine super straight hair. I do get it braided some times braided back (corn rowed) sometimes not. I always blend synthetic hair with itto bulk it up other wise I would look bald. If you have a good braider breakage will not be an issue. However it will feel like alot falls out when you finaly unbraid because none of your natural shedding has been allowed to happen. So for me it felt like fist fulls of hair washed out that first wash... in reality it was just normal but acumalative of what would have been lost over the month or more the braids were in.
no the only thing that bugs me is I a;ways have fuzzys where my super straight fine hair pokes straight out of the braid where it ends. No way around that even if I put product in my hair when I braid it after I wash my scalp once the hair pokes out a bit.
Re: Hair braiding for Caucasian hairSat, January 17, 2009 - 5:34 PMI had my hair cornrowed and the stylist asked if i want them tight or not. They were not uncomfortable the way they were last time I had it done years ago. I slept normally with them in for a few days. I think wax was used but it was done so quickly I don't remember. Post pix when you get it done pleez! :)
Re: Hair braiding for Caucasian hairTue, February 3, 2009 - 2:13 PMDo you guys have a recommendation for a stylist in Oakland or Berkeley or SF who did a good job on straight Caucasian hair for smallish braids?
Re: Hair braiding for Caucasian hairWed, February 4, 2009 - 12:14 AMHi Mark!
I'm in Oakland and braid hair.
Been doing it for about 5 years now.
Re: Hair braiding for Caucasian hairFri, February 6, 2009 - 1:32 AManyone else have a recommendation on a specific stylist ishop n berkeley or Oakland? I'd like to know of a place where I can just walk in or make a short-notice appointment, too.


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This is a new tennis group for people in Westchester county, NY. If you want to play with me and build up this group, let me know. Join below and introduce yourself.
Location: Westchester County, NY New York
Members: 48
Latest Activity: 21 hours ago
Hi everyone, I'm the organizer for the Westchester tennis meetup group. We run a flex league during the outdoor season for all levels. It's a great way to play some friendly matches with others around the same level based on your own availability. It's completely free to participate. To ask some more questions or sign up, just email me at firstname.lastname@example.com with the following info:
Full Name
Email Address
Phone #:
City/Town of Residence
Format(s) interested in (singles, doubles and/or mixed doubles. You can participate in one, two or all three depending on your time capacity to get all the matches in. Probably around 3 or 4 per month each league)
Level (Breakdown as Follows:
White (Beginners & Advanced Beginners - 1.0 to weak 2.5)
Bronze (Lower Intermediate - 2.5 to 3.0)
Silver (Upper Intermediate - 3.0 to 3.5)
Gold (Advanced - 3.5 to 4.0)
Platinum (Very strong - 4.5+)
Hi John,
I am a 3.5 +. I currently hit in Haffen Park in the Bronx among other Westchester and Northern Bronx Courts. I am also willing to hit in other Northern Bronx courts. I prefer hitting in the mornings or early afternoons during the week. Let me know. Bill
Hi, I'm looking for a hitting partner, I live in Greenwich, CT but I can travel wherever!. I'm a 4.0 4.5 level
I am a 3.5 ~ 4.0 player in Northwest Yonkers looking to hit whenever I can, mostly Thursday afternoons and anytime Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
I'm 42 , in good shape, looking to do something different as for as exercise. I figured I'd try tennis. Always wanted to learn. Any beginners out there with no one to play with like me? Yonkers area
hello! i live in larchmont, and i have no idea where to play - i'm looking for someone who's interested in friendly play for good exercise and game improvement around my level ~3.5.
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This article's title may seem like the author is mixing meteorological and astronomical metaphors. Yet, in reality, while the Nimbus name alludes to its connection with cloud computing, the product is unlike anything in this world.
Also, in terms of nomenclature, the company that creates this product, Quirky, is appropriately named, as they are going against the traditional business model. Quirky utilizes crowdsourcing to design goods and then rewards all involved via a share of the profits. In the past, some of Quirky's "inventions" were improvements for existing products (e.g., Pivot Power – a surge protector that adjusts to fit a variety of plugs and Cordies – a desktop cable management system).
Accordingly, many brick and mortar retailers seemed confused on how to display such items and, based on the author's experience, would locate them in an "as seen on TV" section or similar aisle endcap. Nonetheless, the aforementioned had not stopped these products from being greatly successful with the former earning $428,497 for the inventor ($708,094 for the community) and the latter making $265,295 for the inventor ($370,319 for the community).
The Nimbus ($99.99) breaks from other successful Quirky goods by not being a re-invention but a brand new product. It physically appears as a time zone clock (and can be setup as one) or a cluster of four gauges and is available in either an external color of white or black. On either model, the faces of the dials are black and the rotating, clock-like arms are clear (i.e., to not obscure the digital display) with a small white line on the tip of the arm for added visibility. Three-quarters of the way down each gauge is a small digital display that can exhibit the following:
• Time - robust list of cities around the world
• Weather - again, for cities aground the world, but only in Fahrenheit
• Traffic – either live traffic or time to destination based on driving, walking, biking, or public transit
• Calendar – time until next event or time of next event
• Email – number of unread emails
• Facebook – unread messages, friend requests, likes or comments from most recent post
• Instagram – again, likes or comments from most recent post
• Twitter – retweets of most recent post, mentions, or direct messages
• Fitbit – sleep duration, calories burned, or steps taken
Even setup was painless and independent of a computer, as the Nimbus uses an app (iOS and Android) in a completely unseen way. One enters his/her Wi-Fi network name and password into Quirky's Wink app then places the smart device's screen on top of the powered Nimbus's home-shaped sensor. Thus, the phone/tablet's screen communicates by quickly flashing light, thereby, programming the photosensitive-capable Nimbus.
Customization of the four dials was streamlined with Quirky's Wink App; one merely drags from the list of nine optional displays to the gauge where he/she wants the information to appear. Independent of any of the dials, the Nimbus has an alarm that, too, is set via the application.
In addition to the previously mentioned light sensor, the Nimbus responds to tactile input via its two, button-like feet. For example, a single tap on top of the product will snooze an alarm or display additional information for a particular gauge. Alternatively, holding down the top of the Nimbus allows one to dim the backlight. As an aside, thank you to the designers of the dimmer feature, as the default setting is star-like in brightness and has the luminesce to light up this author's entire bedroom!
With any new product there are bound to be some hiccups. On one occasion, this author experienced an issue where the Nimbus did not refresh its displayed information (i.e., the time was a few hours off) and required a hard reset by unplugging the device from the wall's outlet. Moreover, another time closing the Wink app unlinked his device and the Nimbus, in turn, requiring him to reinitialize the setup process. Also, ideally, in the future Quirky will expand the gauges to support more than the nine current options.
Nonetheless, even with these normal growing pains (sans Alan Thicke), the Nimbus's unequaled functionality as a standalone display for cloud data transcends the troposphere. This product is both useable as well as beneficial for one's daily life and is recommended for purchase.
Rating: 4 out of 5
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Under a formal agreement with the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Commercial Service maintains a "Partner Post" program in markets where USCS does not have its own operations. Through this program, CS South Africa and CS Kenya and CS Nigeria provide guidance and support to State Department economic/commercial sections at Sub-Saharan Africa Partner Posts to provide market information and deliver standard Commercial Service products and services (e.g. Gold Key Service, International Company Profile) in the partner market.
Please find to the left the contact information for CS "partner post" markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. To request information or services, please contact the respective economic/commercial officer and specialist and copy the advising Commercial Service trade specialist located in either South Africa or Kenya.


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Four Star PlayhouseHouse for Sale (1953) - Season 2, Episode 15 - 31 Dec. 1953 - A woman visits an isolated house expecting to meet with the realtor. Instead, she encounters a murderer who's escaped from a mental hospital. When a couple drops in to tour the home, she tries to escape with them, but they refuse to believe her story of a killer with a body in the fireplace. Stars: Ida Lupino, George Macready and Thomas Browne Henry.
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Aaron Kromer, the New Orleans Saints offensive line coach who served as the team's interim coach for the first six games this season, is a finalist for the Boston College opening, a league source confirmed.
Notre Dame defensive coordinator Bob Diaco and
A decision could be coming soon.
BC athletic director Brad Bates met with members of the BC's football team on Tuesday morning to update the players on the coaching search, according to Bates' twitter feed.
"Met with FB seniors this a.m. to keep them informed about search. Important for team to hear news first when we're ready for announcement," Bates said on twitter.
According to BC's Rivals website, Bates told the players at the meeting that he plans to have a coach in place in the next two days.Kromer was expected to interview for the opening some time after last Thursday's loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
Kromer is in his fifth season with the Saints and previously coached with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2005-07), Oakland Raiders (2001-04), Northwestern (1999-2000) and Miami of Ohio (1990-98). Kromer graduated from Miami of Ohio and ProFootballTalk reported that he has ties to Brad Bates, BC's athletic director, who was athletic director at Miami for 10 years.
The Saints started 0-4 under Kromer's leadership but rebounded to win their next two games.


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Want to speak up about street harassment and have your writing published on a website visited by thousands of people a year? Hollaback! is seeking submissions for our first ever essay contest! Winners will have their essays published in Sistersong's "Collective Voices" and posted under the "resources" section of the site.
The subject of the essay contest is "Academic Discourse and Street Harassment: Where are we now, and where can we go from here?"
In order to answer this question, we are looking for students in all academic disciplines: if you're a future law student, write us an essay on the legal issues pertaining to street harassment, the gaps in legislative protection and the possibilities for legal change. If you're into feminist theory, write to us about how feminist movements have addressed this issue. If you're interested in international affairs, tell us how different countries have challenged this issue. If you're into math, submit a statistical analysis.
Any college or graduate students are eligible. The best articles will be published on the ihollaback.org website this summer, and will be judged on the basis of academic rigor, clarity, writing style, and their potential to advance the field of street harassment. Financial or other forms of compensation will not be provided, but you can rest assured that your efforts will make the world safer for everyone.
To be eligible, you must:
1) Be a currently enrolled college or graduate student.
2) Submit an unpublished academic work of 2000-6000 words on the topic provided.
3) Submit by August 1, 2011.
Please submit all essays to [email protected]
Entrees will be judged on a scale of 1-10 based on four criteria:
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Chatham County, are you prepared for the next major flood event?
This publication is brought to you by the Chatham County Department of Engineering.
1. Chatham County's Local Flood Hazard: Areas of Chatham County that are located within low-lying coastal plains are susceptible to flooding from rivers and canals. Stormwater runoff is hampered by flat terrain, low elevations and tidal influence. These are major natural factors, common to coastal regions, which cause the County as a whole to be at risk for flooding during long periods of moderate rainfall followed or during high volume, short duration rainfall events. We are subject to flooding from hurricanes, too. Flooding during major storms and hurricanes dates as far back as 1811 and as recent as 2007.
2. What You Can Do To Protect Your Property and Be Safe: Know your flood hazard. Check with the Chatham County Department of Engineering at 652-7800 to find out what flood zone you are in and what the Base Flood Elevation (BFE) is for your lot. Note that flood zone determination letters and elevation certificates are submitted upon request at no charge.
Requests are to be made in writing and can be faxed to Chatham County at 652-7818 or emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com. Please include the property mailing address and Parcel Identification Number (PIN) if you have it. Elevation certificates are available on-line and can be accessed by visiting Engineering.ChathamCounty.org. Check with Chatham Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) at 201-4500 to find out about the flood warning system and hurricane evacuation routes. You can also view COMCAST Channel 16 and refer to the phone book to gain additional information including evacuation routes and the location of emergency shelters. There are specific measures you can take too, such as learning how to turn off gas and electricity to your house (and do so) if flooding is imminent. DO NOT attempt to walk, drive, or swim through moving water or flooded areas. Just 6 inches of fast moving water can knock persons off their feet, and less than 2 feet of swiftly moving water can sweep away heavy cars and trucks. Remember: Turn Around Don't Drown! Drowning is the number one cause of flood-related deaths, followed by electrocution. Contact Michael Blakely, the County Floodplain Administrator/Community Rating System Program Manager in the Chatham County Department of Engineering at 124 Bull St., Rm. 430, by calling 652-7814 or via email at email@example.com. He can provide you with free publications on how to protect yourself and your dwelling. Additional information can be found at fema.gov, floodsmart.gov, and chathamcounty.org
3. Flood Insurance: Chatham County participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). By doing so, local insurance agents can sell a Flood Insurance policy, which is separate from regular property insurance, at subsidized rates set by the Federal Government. The Federal Government passed a law making it mandatory for owners to obtain a Flood Insurance policy if the structure is in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) and the loan is Federally backed. Flood Insurance can cover the structure alone or cover a combination of the structure and building contents. Renters can buy content's coverage, even if the owner does not have structural coverage. Increase Cost of Compliance (ICC) assists in bringing a non-compliant structure up to the NFIP standards if the building is substantially damaged or repetitively flooded. Preferred Risk Policy flood insurance is also available for structures outside the 100 year floodplain (Zone X). There is normally a 30-day waiting period before flood insurance goes into effect.
YOUR HOMEOWNERS' INSURANCE POLICY DOES NOT PROTECT YOU FROM FLOOD DAMAGE. With Chatham County subscribing to the Community Rating System (CRS) program and having a highly rated management program, business and residences in the Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) receive a 20% discount on their flood insurance premiums. Unincorporated Chatham County saved 12,136 flood insurance policy holders in the SFHA a total of $2,455,756 on premiums last year, or an average of $202 per policy.
4. Property Protection: In order to protect your property, electrical panel boxes, heat pumps, washers and dryers and water heaters should be elevated or relocated to areas less likely to be subjected to flood waters. Elevate and anchor fuel tanks. Raising the furniture and other valuables on blocks also will offer protection. If you have a basement, take preventive measures from flooding due to sewer backup or sump pump failure by having a back water valve installed. Know what options there are to retrofit your house. Retrofitting means to alter the building to eliminate or reduce flood damage. There are several options to consider: elevation, flood barriers, dry floodproofing, and wet floodproofing. There are several references in the public libraries on retrofitting and additional documents pertaining to floodplain management topics. It's a good idea to keep materials around like sandbags, plywood, lumber, and plastic sheeting. These materials can help minimize the damage caused not only by flood waters, but damage by hurricane force winds too. Staff from the Departments of Engineering and Public Works is prepared to make site visits, upon request, to assist property owners with flooding, drainage and sewer problems, and to address any site-specific flooding concerns within our community. This service is provided at no charge. For additional information on flooding, flood insurance, flood zones, retrofitting, how to pick a contractor, benchmark locations, historical FIRM, or elevation certificates, call Michael Blakely 652-7814 or via email at email@example.com. Copies of elevation certificates for buildings in Unincorporated Chatham County can be obtained from Mr. Michael Blakely, and retrofitting suggestions can be obtained by contacting the Chatham County Building Safety and Regulatory Services at 201-4300.
Additional flood protection information can be found on the FEMA Web site by clicking on the following links:
5. Natural and Beneficial Functions of Flood Plains: Natural floodplains include marsh areas and low lying areas along canals. Open parks such as Henderson and Wilmington Island Golf Courses also have natural floodplains. Natural floodplains reduce damage by allowing flood waters to spread out over large areas, aiding absorption into the ground, reducing flow rates and acting as a flood storage area to reduce downstream peaks. We must all do our part to keep floodplain and floodplain waters free of contaminants such as oil, paint, anti-freeze and pesticides. These chemicals pollute the marsh waters, decreasing the water quality that local wildlife depend upon. Local barrier islands, such as Little Tybee, Ossabaw, Cabbage and Wassaw Islands, serve as a natural protective barrier to incoming hurricane forces such as wave attack, and reduce tidal and wind energies. These islands are natural aquatic habitats, wetlands, marshes and estuaries.
6. Flood Warning System: In Chatham County, CEMA manages the flood warning system. Once CEMA receives a potential dangerous warning, sirens are activated. The sirens can give as little as fifteen minutes warning time. When you hear the sirens, information can be heard on the television or on the radio at WCHY (94.1) for what to do. Information can be heard on the NOAA weather radio broadcast at frequency 162.40. Local evacuation routes can be found in the phone book. River gage data can be obtained by clicking on the following three web links:
For additional information, contact CEMA at 201-4500 or visit the website at chathamemergency.org.
7. Permit Requirements: Chatham County's Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance (FDPO) require that all construction, additions, conversions and/or development located in areas of special flood hazard comply with certain minimum standards intended to minimize damage from floods. For example, houses and certain other structures are required to be built one foot above the 100 year base flood elevation (BFE). The FDPO also requires building permits be obtained from the Chatham County Department of Building Safety & Regulatory Services prior to construction. The FDPO and the County Stormwwater Management Ordinances have restrictions on the placement of fill in areas of special flood hazard. Chatham County's Land Disturbing Activities Ordinance (LDA) requires permits for certain land disturbing activities and requires soil erosion control--best management practices for construction even if an LDA permit is not required. To obtain a building permit, contact your building official. The Chatham County Department of Building Safety and Regulatory Services are located at 1117 Eisenhower Dr., Savannah, GA and can be reached by calling 201-4300. If you see someone working without a building permit or if you have any other questions or concerns about permits, please do not hesitate to call the number listed above.
8. Substantial Improvement Requirements: Any substantially improved or substantially damaged home or structure must be brought up to the NFIP and County's FDPO requirements. This is known as the 50% Rule, which states if the lowest finished floor of an existing house is below the base flood elevation (BFE) plus one foot and the cost of repairs or renovations exceed the structure's Fair Market Value by more than 50%, therefore the lowest finished floor elevation must be raised or elevated to at least the BFE plus a one foot free board. In the VE, the bottom of the lowest horizontal member must be brought up to or exceed the BFE plus one foot free board. Also note that additional Chatham County floodplain requirements may apply.
9. Drainage System Maintenance: Never sweep or blow yard waste into the street or storm water system. This blocks the pipes and prevents water from draining. If your property is adjacent to a drainage ditch, keep the banks clear of brush and debris. Dumping in open ditches and streams is prohibited by Chatham County. To report a violation, please contact the Chatham County Public Works Dept. at 652-6840.
10. Unincorporated Chatham County Flood Prone Areas: Review the following map to determine if you are in a low, moderate or high flood risk area. Properties located in low and moderate (Flood Zone X and X-500) flood zones are not required by FEMA to carry a flood insurance policy. However, if is recommended that all Chatham County residents have protection from flood damages. Your homeowner's policy does not provide coverage from rising flood waters. Properties located in the high flood risk zone (AE and VE flood zones) are required to carry a flood insurance policy if there is a federally backed mortgage on the property. If you need assistance in making this determination, please contact the Chatham County Department of Engineering at 652-7800. Call this office to see if you are in a flood prone area. You can also review the flood zone map at sagis.org. Chatham County residents should visit engineering.chathamcounty.org for additional information. If you need a Flood Zone Determination Letter, please see #2 above.
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Q: I know Chris Bosh's game is based on finesse, but adding 10 to 20 pounds in muscle couldn't hurt. — Evan.
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Q: How come I did not see any Heat players at the ESPY awards? — Bruno.
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A: So do some other team owners, who simply don't have the financial wherewithal to match Micky Arison dollar for dollar. Yet find me the owner, who, if he had the cap space the Heat had last summer, wouldn't have bid on LeBron, Wade and Bosh.
Q: What about Riley/Spo hiring Kurt Rambis as an assistant, maybe get some help with the offense, maybe even install the triangle? Big 3 playing the triangle, it's mathematically unstoppable! – Alan.
A: Because this team simply does not alter its staff. If there is a change in assistants, there likely will be a change at the top, as well. With Spoelstra entering the final year of his deal, everyone is on the clock.
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Author Biography
Delgado and Stefancic have revised the book to include material on key issues such as colorblind jurisprudence, Latino-Critical scholarship, immigration, and the rollback of affirmative action. This second edition of Critical Racial Theory introduces readers to important new voices in fields outside of law, including education and psychology, and offers greatly expanded issues for discussion, updated reading lists, and an extensive glossary of terms. Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic are Professors of Law at Seattle University and have collaborated on four previous books, including The Latino Condition, 2d edition (NYU Press, 2010), The Derrick Bell Reader (NYU Press, 2005), How Lawyers Lose Their Way: A Profession Fails Its Creative Minds, and Understanding Words That Wound.
Table of Contents
|p. xiii
|p. xv
|Preface to the Second Edition
|p. xxi
|p. 1
|What Is Critical Race Theory?
|p. 3
|Early Origins
|p. 4
|Relationship to Previous Movements
|p. 4
|Principal Figures
|p. 5
|Spin-off Movements
|p. 6
|Basic Tenets of Critical Race Theory
|p. 7
|How Much Racism Is There in the World?
|p. 10
|Organization of This Book
|p. 12
|Questions and Comments for Chapter I
|p. 15
|Suggested Readings
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|Hallmark Critical Race Theory Themes
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|Interest Convergence, Material Determinism, and Racial Realism
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|Revisionist History
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|Critique of Liberalism
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|Structural Determinism
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|Tools of Thought and the Dilemma of Law Reform
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|The Empathic Fallacy
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|Classroom Exercise
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|Serving Two Masters
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|Classroom Exercise
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|Race Remedies Law as a Homeostatic Device
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|Questions and Comments for Chapter II
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|Suggested Readings
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|Legal Storytelling and Narrative Analysis
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|Opening a Window onto Ignored or Alternative Realities
|p. 45
|p. 48
|Cure for Silencing
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|Storytelling in Court
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|Storytelling on the Defensive
|p. 52
|Questions and Comments for Chapter III
|p. 53
|Suggested Readings
|p. 55
|Looking Inward
|p. 57
|p. 57
|Essentialism and Antiessentialism
|p. 62
|Nationalism versus Assimilation
|p. 65
|Classroom Exercise
|p. 69
|Questions and Comments for Chapter IV
|p. 70
|Suggested Readings
|p. 72
|Power and the Shape of Knowledge
|p. 75
|The Black-White Binary
|p. 75
|Critical White Studies
|p. 83
|Classroom Exercise
|p. 90
|Other Developments: Latino and Asian Critical Thought, Critical Race Feminism, Queer-Crit Theory
|p. 90
|Questions and Comments for Chapter V
|p. 95
|Suggested Readings
|p. 97
|Critiques and Responses to Criticism
|p. 99
|Classroom Exercise
|p. 108
|Questions and Comments for Chapter VI
|p. 109
|Suggested Readings
|p. 111
|Critical Race Theory Today
|p. 113
|Right-Wing Offensive
|p. 114
|Postracialism and a Politics of Triangulation
|p. 114
|Unmasking Color Blindness
|p. 115
|Race, Class, Welfare, and Poverty
|p. 120
|p. 124
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|p. 135
|Classroom Exercise
|p. 137
|Questions and Comments for Chapter VII
|p. 138
|Suggested Readings
|p. 141
|p. 143
|The Future
|p. 143
|A Critical Race Agenda for the New Century
|p. 145
|Likely Responses to the Critical Race Theory Movement
|p. 147
|Critical Race Theory Becomes the New Civil Rights Orthodoxy
|p. 148
|Critical Race Theory Marginalized and Ignored
|p. 148
|Critical Race Theory Analyzed, but Rejected
|p. 149
|Partial Incorporation
|p. 149
|Classroom Exercise
|p. 150
|Questions and Comments for Chapter VIII
|p. 152
|Suggested Readings
|p. 153
|Glossary of Terms
|p. 155
|p. 175
|About the Authors
|p. 185
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I have passed in ignorance through a cycle of many rebirths, seeking the builder of the house. Continuous rebirth is a painful thing. But now, housebuilder, I have found you out. You will not build me a house again. All your rafters are broken, your ridge-pole shattered. My mind is free from active thought, and has made an end of craving.
Buddha (563 - 483 BC)
Source: The Dhammapada Gautama Buddha / Translated by John Richards ,v. 153, 154
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Never have anything to do with likes and dislikes. The absence of what one likes is painful, as is the presence of what one dislikes. Therefore don't take a liking to anything. To lose what one likes is hard, but there are no bonds for those who have no likes and dislikes. From preference arises sorrow, from preference arises fear, but he who is freed from preference has no sorrow and certainly no fear.
Source: Sayings of the Buddha in The Dhammapada, p. 210-212
The good renounce everything. The pure don't babble about sensual desires. Whether touched by pleasure or pain, the wise show no change of temper.
Source: Sayings of the Buddha in The Dhammapada, p. 83
I don't myself believe that, even when we fulfill our minimum obligations not to cause pain, we have the right to kill animals. I know I would not have the right to kill you, however painlessly, just because I liked your flavour, and I am not in a position to judge that your life is worth more to you than the animal's to it.
Brigid Brophy (1929 -)
Whatever you do, make it an offering to me - the food you eat, the sacrifices you make, the help you give, even your suffering. In this way you will be freed from the bondage of karma, and from its results both pleasant and painful. Then, firm in renunciation and yoga, with your heart free, you will come to me.
Source: The Bhagavad-Gita: 9:27-28, p. 135
Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life, and that happiness -not pain or mindless self-indulgence - is the proof of your moral integrity, since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values.
Ayn Rand (1905 - 1982)
Source: Atlas Shrugged, 1957
The music of [his] Fifth Concerto streamed from his keyboard, past the glass of the window, and spread through the air, over the lights of the valley. It was a symphony of triumph. The notes flowed up, they spoke of rising and they were the rising itself, they were the essence and the form of upward motion, they seemed to embody every human act and thought that had ascent as its motive. It was a sunburst of sound, breaking out of hiding and spreading open. It had the freedom of release and the tension of purpose. It swept space clean and left nothing buy the joy of an unobstructed effort. Only a faint echo within the sounds spoke of that from which the music had escaped, but spoke in laughing astonishment at the discovery that there was no ugliness or pain, and there never had had to be. It was the song of an immense deliverance.
Source: (Atlas 1072)
It was his Fourth Concerto, the last work he had written. The crash of its opening chords swept the sights of the streets away from her mind. The Concerto was a great cry of rebellion. It was a 'NO' flung at some vast process of torture, a denial of suffering, a denial that held the agony of the struggle to break free. The sounds were like a voice saying: There is no necessity for pain - why, then, is the worst pain reserved for those who will not accept its necessity? - we who hold the love and the secret of joy, to what punishment have we been sentenced for it, and by whom? . . . The sounds of torture became defiance, the statement of agony became a hymn to a distant vision for whose sake anything was worth enduring, even this. It was the song of rebellion - and of a desperate quest.
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It's not that I don't suffer, it's that I know the unimportance of suffering, I know that pain is to be fought and thrown aside, not to be accepted as part of one's soul and as a permanent scar across one's view of existence. Don't feel sorry for me. It was gone right then.
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The two foes of human happiness are pain and boredom.
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860)
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No. 24/23 Northern Illinois at Eastern Michigan - Nov. 23, 2012
Ypsilanti, Mich. - Rynearson Stadium
NIU Postgame Notes
NIU Streaks Extended:
Overall Winning Streak, 11 (last loss: vs. Iowa, Sept. 1, 2012)
Road Winning Streak, 8 (last loss: vs. Central Michigan, Oct. 1, 2011)
MAC Winning Streak, 16 (last loss: vs. Central Michigan, Oct. 1, 2011)
MAC Road Winning Streak, 7 (last loss: vs. Central Michigan, Oct. 1, 2011)
Longest Win Streak as a NCAA Division I institution (since 1969) - 11
NIU Team Records:
Most Regular Season Wins - 11
Longest Win Streak in a Season - 11 (previous long 10 in 1963)
Tied Longest Win Streak (overall) - 11 (previous Sept. 14 1963 to Sept. 19, 1964;
Nov. 7, 1964-Nov. 13, 1965 and Nov. 6, 1943-Oct. 13, 1945)
NIU's Tommylee Lewis became the first player in NIU history to score THREE kickoff return touchdowns in his career with a 93-yard return for a score in the first quarter. Lewis had two kickoff return TDs as a freshman a year ago (both versus Toledo). The kickoff return TD was NIU's first of the season.
Martel Moore caught his 11th touchdown pass of the season, and the 22nd of his career, late in the first half. Moore's 43-yard touchdown catch and run moved him into a tie for second in career TD catches (John Spilis, 1966-68) and is the most by any NIU receiver since Justin McCareins (1997-2000) set the all-time mark with 29. Moore's 11 TD catches this season put him tied for third on the NIU single season chart for touchdown catches and are the most in a single season by a Huskie receiver since 2005, when Sam Hurd had 13.
Akeem Daniels scored a career high four rushing touchdowns on runs of 25, 20, 19 and 16 yards. Daniels came into the game with four rushing scores on the season. He also gained a career-high 112 rushing yards on 12 carries as he recorded his first career 100-yard rushing game. Daniels' previous best rushing day was Nov. 9, 2010 versus Toledo (62 yards).
Moore also surpassed the 1,000-yard mark in receiving yards on the season to become only the fifth Huskie player all-time - and the first since 2005 (Sam Hurd) - to reach that standard. Moore's total of 1,015 yards is the sixth-highest single season total.
With 107 yards on 20 carries, quarterback Jordan Lynch extended his NCAA (FBS) record for consecutive 100-yard rushing games to 10. Lynch has been below the 100-yard mark only once this season, in the second game of the year versus Tennessee-Martin. His 11 100-yard rushing games this season are a school single season record.
NIU had two 100-yard rushers in the same game for the second time this season with both Lynch and Daniels over the 100-yard mark. It marks the 18th time in school history NIU has had two players gain 100 yards in a game. Previously this season, Lynch (144) and Leighton Settle (152) each had 100-plus yards versus Central Michigan.
NIU junior Sean Evans picked off his first career pass and returned it 32 yards to record the Huskies' 13th interception of the year. He became the 10th NIU player to intercept a pass this season.
Northern Illinois held an opponent to less than 100 rushing yards for the fourth time this season as the Eagles earned just 94 yards on 37 carries to average 2.5 yards per carry. Previously, UT Martin (63 yards), Buffalo (74), and Akron (42) failed to hit the 100-yard mark in rushing yards.
With a touchdown pass to Martel Moore, Jordan Lynch tied Chandler Harnish for the school record for most touchdowns responsible for in a season with 39. Harnish set the record last year in 14 games.
Rashaan Melvin broke up four passes in the game, giving him 15 pass break-ups this season which ties the NIU single season record. Melvin tied Randee Drew (2003) and Chris Smith (2010) with his single game career high. The senior has 32 career pass break-ups, which ranks second all-time behind only Randee Drew (38 from 2000-03).


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Allyson Davis, Executive MPA '12
Growing up in Philadelphia—the birthplace of democracy—cultivated my passion for history, government and public service. As a student in the Philadelphia public schools, I saw firsthand the challenging conditions, the racial tensions, and the other fault lines of social inequality. Wanting to learn more to help make sense of my experience, I attended the University of Michigan to study political science and then Temple for law school.
During law school, I fell in love with Philadelphia once again, so while I briefly contemplated job offers in different cities, I ultimately took a private sector position as a commercial litigation associate at a large Philadelphia firm. I soon discovered, however, that this sort of legal practice did not match my interests, as I wanted to play a role in societal progress. So I started a new job search and was fortunate to be offered a clerkship on the Superior Court of Pennsylvania and then to join the City of Philadelphia Law Department, first serving as Assistant City Solicitor for the Philadelphia International and Northeast Airports and currently representing the City in Real Estate and Economic Development matters.
During the recent financial crisis, many qualified lawyers were laid off and had great difficulty finding another legal job. As I realized that a law degree did not bring the same job security it once did, I began to consider additional graduate education to help me and my resume stand out. I wanted any further study to complement my legal practice but also to provide a stronger foundation for public sector work.
When it came time to apply to schools, I thought about the professional contacts I admired most. In Philadelphia, it seems as though all the distinguished public sector players attended Fels and I was extremely impressed with all of the Fels graduates I knew. It seemed that a degree from Fels would not only provide a superior education, but also extend my professional network.
Through my coursework, I've gained a better understanding of public finance and management, which I've already put to work in my law practice for the Airport. For example, I was part of the team working on a major Airport expansion. This required the Airport to issue bonds, review financial documents, and negotiate contracts and my studies at Fels enabled me to be part of the conversation. My Fels education has also helped me in my role on the boards of Operation Understanding and the Idea Coalition. Coursework in performance management has meant that I make better, more evidence-based decisions and of course the finance classes helped me to better evaluate the fiscal health of the organizations. I'm so proud to be serving this city that I love and I appreciate that the skills, perspectives and contacts that I've gained from Fels are allowing me to increase my impact and help move Philadelphia forward.
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In one of the screenshots I saw what looked like a Twi'lek on Nal Hutta. Does this mean that you'll be able to have units native to one planet in you're attack groups and garrisons on other worlds? Or are they're normally Twi'leks on Nal Hutta (I haven't fough there yet)? Also the Underworld gets the Vornskyr and Nightsister, will these require Dathiomir and Myrkr?
I've heard that Mygetto will be in the game, is this true? And I saw Underworld units over Kuat in a screenshoot, when Kuat was controlled by the Empire. No tactical battle was occuring and it was on the Galactic Map.
Not sure about the indigenous units bit, but I'm pretty sure one of the devs said there are units that depend on a certain planet being controlled. This is unconfirmed, but I think you need to control these planets for these units:
Endor - Ewok Handlers
Dathomir - Nightsisters
Myrkr - Vornskrs
Aeten II - TIE Phantoms
Honoghr - Noghri
The last two are for the Empire. I don't think the rebels have this feature.
With the Consortium units moving around, that's a special ability they have. They can bribe their way through systems without fighting, I think. And I think Mygeeto is in-game; if it is it'll probably have a big cash bonus.
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List Criteria: Out of respect for the families, athletes who committed tragic crimes were omitted
The worst athletes of 2012 are those special professional sports players who failed to live up to their expectations during the year or just did really stupid things along the way. These stars of the NFL, NBA, MLB and other sports each could have been the talk of the town had they not let everyone down with their lack of production and poor choices.
For many of these athletes, earning their place on this list of the worst 2012 athletes came simply because they sucked more than normal when playing their corresponding sport. Michael Vick was expected to lead the Philadelphia Eagles to greatness in 2012 but instead he helped the team start the year with a 3-6 record before suffering an injury. Mark Sanchez, quarterback of the New York Jets, was only slightly better, throwing more interceptions than he did touchdowns and committing that embarrassing butt-fumble heard round the world. Even Rafalca, the dressage horse owned by Ann Romney, wife of the silver medal presidential election winner Mitt Romney, was not safe from inclusion here as it finished in a disappointing 28th place at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Other star athletes made it on the worst athletes of 2012 list for scandals and controversial choices. Renowned cyclist Lance Armstrong was perhaps the leader in the 2012 scandals category after he came under fire, was stripped of titles and almost uniformly shunned by the world following his doping allegations.
Like the biggest sports let-downs of 2012, the athletes on this list each won in the area of disappointment but little else. Did your favorite athlete let you down this year? Ashamed of what they did on the field or off? Vote up those who broke your heart the most, add any not already listed or even re-rank this list of the 2012 worst athletes your way, all below.
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- 1+ 111- 11
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Mark Sanchez Long Beach, California, United States of America
- 2+ 72- 13
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Andrew Bynum Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States of America
- 3+ 70- 26
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Lance Armstrong Plano, Texas, United States of America
- 4+ 73- 31
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Michael Vick Virginia, United States of America
- 5+ 54- 21
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Alex Rodriguez Washington Heights, New York City, New York
- 6+ 54- 22
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Chad Ochocinco Miami, Florida, United States of America
- 7+ 47- 21
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Dwight Howard Georgia, USA, Atlanta
- 8+ 47- 20
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Philip Rivers Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
- 9+ 53- 25
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Tony Romo San Diego, California, United States of America
- 10+ 37- 18
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Lamar Odom South Jamaica, New York City, New York
- 11+ 44- 23
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States of America
- 12+ 25- 14
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Jason Bay Trail, Canada
- 13+ 32- 24
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Danica Patrick Beloit, Wisconsin, United States of America
- 14+ 29- 22
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Deron Williams Parkersburg, West Virginia, United States of America
- 15+ 25- 19
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Pau Gasol Barcelona, Spain
- 16+ 23- 19
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Eric Gordon Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
- 17+ 9- 4
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Tim Tebow Makati, Philippines
- 18+ 22- 23
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Fernando Torres Fuenlabrada, Spain
- 19+ 16- 17
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Miguel Cotto Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
- 20+ 17- 22
- 21+ 13- 19
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Chael Sonnen Milwaukie, Oregon, USA
- 22+ 17- 39
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Manny Pacquiáo Kibawe, Philippines
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By Steve Harrison
Several things come to mind when authors ask me what separates super-successful authors from everyone else. The top reason is they keep on going in the face of failure.
The late Olivia Goldsmith, bestselling author of the novel The First Wives Club, is an excellent example of that.
I discovered her story devouring Cynthia Kersey's book Unstoppable: 45 Powerful Stories of Perseverance and Triumph from People Just Like You.
Here's how it's described in the book:
Goldsmith said, "For me to write, I had to quit my job, live off my savings, and hope that what I was writing was not a pile of garbage but a salable manuscript. I had worked as a marketing consultant for eleven years and had become the first woman partner. Although I had a successful career, something was missing."
"The painful divorce I was going through caused me to reevaluate my life. As I thought about what I really wanted to do, a tiny inner voice said, 'You've always loved reading.' That's all it said. I was afraid to admit to myself that I wanted to write. Another voice asked, 'Who do you think you are?'"
Despite on-going battles with self-doubt, Goldsmith persisted.
She committed to "writing five pages a day, no matter what. If they stunk, they'd be five lousy pages, and if they were good, they'd be five good pages. Usually they were lousy."
After two and a half years, she had finally finished the manuscript which she wrote by hand. She dropped it off to be professionally typed. When it returned, it took her three months to find the courage to pick it up.
"My inner voice was telling me, 'No one will ever buy it' and I knew that once I picked it up the hardest part lay ahead--trying to sell it" Goldsmith said.
Goldsmith sent The First Wives Club to eleven publishers. But the only thing she received back were form letters explaining that they didn't read unsolicited manuscripts.
Finally, she got an editor to read it--only to receive a personalized rejection letter explaining that the story was "too unbelievable" and "no one is interested in reading about middle-aged women who get dumped by their husbands."
Goldsmith, however, believed differently. She began calling agents, and after several months, finally found one to represent her. He insisted that she change the manuscript to make the characters more sympathetic.
He told Goldsmith to give the first wife a cat with leukemia, the second wife a mentally disabled daughter, and the third wife a baby that died.
She was strongly opposed to making these changes, but after thinking about it for a long time, she relented. After all, she figured "He's the expert." The agent sent it to his best contacts at various publishing houses. They all rejected it.
"I was very depressed at that point," Goldsmith says. "But then something exciting happened. An unpublished manuscript had gone out to Hollywood where it was discovered by Todd Harris who believed in it. He sent it to some producers he knew.
Soon, the CEO of Paramount Pictures bought the rights to The First Wives Club. She liked everything about the book except for three things: the cat with leukemia, the mentally disabled daughter, and the baby that died.
Goldsmith made the changes and it was published by Simon & Schuster. The book became a bestseller and the movie was one of the biggest box office hits when it came out.
Goldsmith concludes, "My experience taught me a lesson that I'll never forget: As long as you believe in yourself and your own vision, you have something. When you give up that, you are personally bankrupt."
What if Goldsmith had listened to the voices of doubt that told her she was crazy to try to make it as a writer? What if she hadn't been committed to writing five pages a day? What if she had let the response of the publishers discourage her and stopped there? What if she hadn't been willing to spend months looking for a literary agent?
Nothing would have happened.
So what about you? What's the vision you need to recommit to? Whether it's finishing your book, making your book a bestseller, landing a major media appearance, or getting into a major corporation the answer is the same: never quit.
Here's a quote I've loved for the past 20 years. Whenever I'm thinking of giving up, it haunts me with its truth:
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race." --Calvin Coolidge
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Bruni Way Skeptical of Country Steak; Clover Club Reactions
Sexy Brooklyn-pizza pics and hard frozen yogurt, in today's neighborhood food news.
Astoria: Mundo's hosting a gluten-free dinner on July 9. [Joey in Astoria via Astorians]
Carroll Gardens: Some cocktail enthusiasts are already musing that the Clover Club gets it right, but there are a few critics scolding the spot for being too contrived. [Eater]
Chelsea: Big Booty Bread Company's going on vacation and, we hope, not a permanent one. The plan is to reopen July 17. [Blog Chelsea]
Murray Hill: Frank Bruni seems annoyed that Country's reinventing itself as a steakhouse and fears even more steak annexes, though he concedes, "Maybe the food at the forthcoming Country Steak will be more imaginative and surprising than that name." [Diner's Journal/NYT]
Park Slope: Check out the nice up-skirt snapshots of the pizza (and a Nutella calzone) at one of Rob and Robin's Brooklyn-pizza picks, Toby's Public House. [Slice]
West Village: The "hard"-frozen-yogurt spot opening on Bleecker and Grove streets is called Eskimix. [Eater]


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The world's most famous monster is pitted against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.
Anna Karenina
Set in late-19th-century Russia high-society, the aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky.
Pot growers Ben and Chon face off against the Mexican drug cartel who kidnapped their shared girlfriend.


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- Swissôtel Métropole has opened its rooftop lounge bar and restaurant overlooking Lake Geneva and the city's skyline, in a beautifully designed space by architect Enzo Enea. The impeccable and inventive menu found in the "5" lounge-bar-restaurant is a culmination of gourmet small plates from around the world in a tapas style setting. The unique food offerings will be paired with handpicked selections off the wine list by the hotels sommelier, or a special creation from the extensive cocktail menu.
- Raffles Praslin Seychelles has an offer you can't refuse beginning July 1 through September 30 when guests can enjoy a complimentary night if they stay for four while others who stay for seven nights will only be charged for 5. The hotel amenities include accommodation in a beautiful villa with a private plunge pool, a lavish daily breakfast for two in Losean Restaurant and access to a 24 hour butler service. Guests will be steps away from swimming and water sports at the beachfront and children will be entertained with the hotel's kids club. Parents and children alike have complimentary access to biking, kayaking, snorkeling paddle boarding and the fitness center along with wireless access throughout the resort.
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Though soaring through the air for more than 100 meters is certainly difficult, for the U.S. Women's Ski Jumping team and Women's Ski Jumping USA, some of the hardest work - fundraising - is primarily done in the summer.
On July 17, at Montage Deer Valley, WSJ-USA will host its annual fundraiser, this year titled "Give Them Wings and Watch Them Fly."
The organization is hoping this year's event will be bigger than in years past due to three main reasons - the exposure from competing in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics for the first time, the introduction of a new executive director and the formation of a new development program called Fly Girls.
WSJ-USA president Deedee Corradini said the fundraising aspect of the gala has taken on a new importance this year.
"It's more critical than it's ever been," she said. "We have lost one of our major sponsors because it's post-Olympics. Yet, this is at a stage in our development where we have to grow to keep Olympians in the pipeline."
After Executive Director Robbie Beck stepped down, the organization brought in new Executive Director Melissa Brooke, who has a background in both the corporate and nonprofit world.
"We just have to make sure we have the money in place," Brooke said. "It's not cheap to get on the World Cup circuit and all the events are primarily in Europe. My job is to make sure we have that money in place and we have sponsors in place.
"My role is really continuing to raise awareness for the brand itself.
Olympian Sarah Hendrickson, who will speak at the gala, said the team needs support now more than ever.
"It's really important," she said. "A lot of people see our team's story as being over. We won the fight and got into the Olympics, but now our new focus is raising the next generation of jumpers and preparing for [the 2018 Winter Olympics in South] Korea.
Corradini said the group was lucky to have Beck at the helm, but they're also looking forward to seeing what Brooke can do.
"Robbie was phenomenal in getting us through the Olympics and into this summer," she said. "We're so grateful to have had her.
"We're ready now to take our organization to the next level - we've come a long way in the last 10 years."
Now, as Hendrickson mentioned, the challenge becomes maintaining the elite level the team has achieved. That's the reason some of the proceeds from the July 17 gala will go toward funding the Fly Girls development program.
By allowing younger jumpers to work alongside Olympians, including Lindsey Van (who is rehabbing from an ACL injury), WSJ-USA hopes to keep building outstanding jumpers.
"[Lindsey]'s been really awesome with dedicating her time to the girls when she's not rehabbing," Hendrickson said. "It's really awesome - I remember when Lindsey helped me when I was around that age."
"[The program] is going really well," Brooke added. "I was just up at the Olympic Park watching them jump - the level of enthusiasm and engagement is very high. They're building relationships with each other - I definitely noticed that. To see what they're learning from [Van and national team head coach] Alan [Alborn] is exciting."
In order to keep programs like Fly Girls running and to keep multiple athletes traveling the World Cup circuit, Corradini encourages Parkites to come support the local athletes.
"Our Olympians are the only homegrown team that's 100 percent Parkites," she said. "We need to support our home team here. There are so many fundraisers we're competing with, so we do ours a little differently. We throw a great party - there's no sit-down dinner. There's fabulous food and it's just a real party."
The annual gala will run from 6 to 9 p.m. on July 17 at Montage Deer Valley. Tickets to the event cost $175 (with discounts available for those purchasing two or more tickets). To purchase a ticket, donate or find more information about Women's Ski Jumping USA, visit www.wsjusa.com .


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