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16 August 2007
Born to Choose
I found the whole thing cringe-inducing, mostly because Etheridge asked, with complete moral certainty, an absurd question and then Richardson got beat up for it. Marriage has become, as the pundits at The Nation pointed out, the litmus-test, but the word "choice" has, strangely, come to be The Word That Shall Not Be Uttered.
What is going on here? Certainly, the HRC and Logo do not stand for all that is queer in America, but they do represent a certain visible and politically active segment of the queer community, and it looks like that segment is growing ever more narrowly defined, intolerant, and boring.
I could get all semantic on the question "Is it a choice?" and ask, "What is this it of which you speak?" because I hate the tendency some people have of defining the vast range of human pleasures and intimacies by a couple of labels. Or I could point out that the nature/nurture dichotomy is at best naive. But I'd rather just say, "What's so bad about choice?"
In The Nation's discussion of the forum, Lisa Duggan said what happened to Richardson next: "Margaret Carlson followed up and explained to him that saying you are born gay is the ground on which equality can be claimed." Why is equality about how you're born? It's never stopped biologically-minded traditionalists from saying that anything deviating from some narrowly-defined norm ought to be cured.
If there's an "it", choice is what's it's all about. It doesn't matter whether I'm choosing at the moment to live my life with a man or a woman or no-one; the freedom to choose any of those options and not be harrassed, marginalized, or attacked for it is the freedom I want. It's why I don't have much interest in the search for "gay genes" -- sure, there are genetic components, but so what? Let's be very speculative for a moment and say a definition of non-heterosexuality can be dreamed up, and a gene or two can be attributed to it, and a test can be created to see whether a person possesses such a gene -- if they don't, and still behave in a non-hetero way, should their citizenship in the queer nation be revoked so they are forced to live in the doldrums of the choiceless land where the "I'm-entirely-heterosexual" creatures trod through their dreary days?
"It's not a choice" sounds to my ears like the proclamation of somebody drowning in heterosexism and self-hatred. "I can't help myself! I was born this way! Waaaaaa!!!" Why are these gays so afraid of choice? I suspect it's because we're terrified of the idea of being "unnatural", but the terror has nothing to do with nature (all sorts of things happen in nature!) so much as an idea of normality. The norm-obsessed gays want to be "just like everybody else" and everybody else is, apparently, inherently hetero. It's like they really want to proclaim, "We're not 100% hetero only because we were born this way -- we didn't choose to be like this, honest!"
I'm all for people who choose to get married and have kids doing so, regardless of their gender or whatever, but I doubt it's anything I'll ever choose, and so I don't have a lot of patience for the idea that that is the ultimate sort of life to live, the sine qua non, the one true path to happiness, the normal thing, the thing we were all born to do. It's a position that replaces a compulsory heterosexuality with a compulsory homosexuality for those born to it, a Procrustean bed made up by people who think everybody should live and feel only the way they themselves do. I don't like their idea of normality, I don't like their fear of choice, and that bed looks damned uncomfortable to me.
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I have a little quibble on your understanding of the use of the word 'choice' by Melissa Etheridge. I see this question as a response to religious conservatives who claim that homosexuality is a 'choice' the same way that shooting someone is a 'choice' for the shooter.ReplyDelete
It is just an exuse to deny any sort of civil recognition to queer individuals as they could just as easily 'choose' to be straight but do not as they are hedonistic sinners.
Etheridge's question, in my reading, is simply trying to feel out Richardson's stance on this point of view. Does he feel that the question of sexual orintation is a more complex and integral part of a person's identity, or something they could easily shuck off, like a dirty t-shirt? I do think that Richardson is in the conservative position on this issue, he just misunderstood the real meaning behind the question. Which may be the whole problem with the question in the first place.
You nicely summarize my feelings (and those around a few people I know studying family law). Rationally, I can't understand why he didn't just say, "I don't know whether it's a choice or not, but regardless, it should not be a grounds for discrimination, hate, or prejudice." That's why we have all those laws that "Prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, source of income, or disability," right? Plenty of choices in some of those bases.ReplyDelete
Sociologically speaking, as you say, the whole thing seems to represent some sort of cultural internalizing of homosexuality as "deviancy," and of course, people prefer deviancy you're helpless to control to deviancy you can control. Sigh.
I agree that the question probably is one of response to that kind of idea of "choice" -- and I'll admit to latching onto a somewhat different meaning of the word so as to try to show why I think it leads down an unfortunate road. Clearly, the word "choice" has come to be distorted or overwhelmed with connotations, and Richardson obviously didn't understand them all.ReplyDelete
I wish the political conversation was more about questioning the fundamentalists' and conservatives' assumptions about sexuality and government's policing of it than about just offering a contradiction of their views.
I've been thinking about this in another context, and you're absolutely right.ReplyDelete
I think the emphasis on homosexuality as a biological fact is a response to the argument, often put forward by opponents of gay rights, that it is somehow transmittable - which is why gay people shouldn't be teachers or be allowed to adopt or serve in any position of authority. When arguing against this attitude, the implicit claim that there is something wrong with gayness tends to be ignored in favor of the explicit claim about the nature of homosexuality, for reasons that, I suspect, are entirely pragmatic. There may not be any scientific evidence that being gay is congenital, but there's certainly a boatload of anecdotal evidence to that effect. Whether being gay is a good or bad thing is a matter of belief, and it's a lot harder to argue someone out of one of those than it is to present them with facts. You're right, though, that in the process we seem to have bought into the other side's perception of homosexuality as something that needs to be excused.
Though this discussion took place as part of the American presidential campaign, I think the question of choice/biology should be viewed in a wider global context. In some areas of the world 'choice' might not be the best argument to further gay acceptance and rights - in other words, like Abigail explains with regard to 'transmittability', a pragmatic view.ReplyDelete
An appropriate post, too, in light of your mention of Thomson's The Divided Kingdom.
Excellent point, Lee -- I don't want to make any claims that what I've said would be a useful political strategy in cultures with very different understandings of sexuality, nature, etc. The entire conversation would be nonsensical in many contexts.ReplyDelete
I don't think either of us ever expected me to say this re: one of your posts (*g*), but I agree just about 100%.ReplyDelete


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As expected, the Steelers have restructured quarterback Ben Roethlisbergers contract. As not expected, theyve done the deal at a time when doing so will help the Ravens reduce the exclusive franchise tender to their own franchise quarterback, Joe Flacco.
According to Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Roethlisberger has restructured his contract to create $3 million in cap space.
As recently explained, the Steelers could have cleared up to $7.1 million. But that would have pushed his future cap numbers even higher.
The move drops Bens 2013 cap number from $19.6 million to $16.6 million. And that takes him out of the top five quarterback cap numbers for 2013.
Ben is replaced by Philip Rivers and his $17.1 million cap number. Which drops the exclusive franchise tender to $19.134 million, saving $500,000 for the Ravens, if they choose to use the exclusive tag on Flacco.
This week, the Ravens have seen the exclusive franchise number fall more than $1.3 million, via the new Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger contracts. If both teams had waited until March 5 to do the deals, the Ravens would have been forced to tender Flacco at $20.464 million.
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VAL GARDENA, Italy - After missing all of the 2011-12 season with a torn Achilles, American Steven Nyman stormed out of the 39th start position to steal a victory on a foggy, snowy Saslong Classic after hours of delays Saturday.
Squaw Valley's Travis Ganong, meanwhile, recorded a career-best 10th-place finish, while fellow Tahoe product Marco Sullivan was 18th.
The win marked the second of Nyman's career, and fourth podium. His last podium came in 2007 at Beaver Creek. He last won in 2006, on the same challenging Saslong course.
I'm just happy to feel good again. My body's feeling good," Nyman said. "I had the flu, but battled that off. I had rib issues the first few races because I put it into the fence while training in Copper. The Achilles last year, the knees years before that and the back - this is the best gift I could have."
Nyman also took a moment to compliment his teammates.
"I told Travis on the podium, 'Dude, you're next.' The kid has so much speed," Nyman said. "Our team's good. We have to get that confidence back. Having Andi (Evers) here is great. he's an amazing coach. He has this quiet confidence about him. He teaches us what we need to do."
On Friday, Ganong led a back-of-the-pack charge by the U.S. Ski Team in the Val Gardena super G, starting 58th and finishing 24th to lead five U.S. Ski Team athletes into the points.
Ted Ligety was 25th, Tommy Biesemeyer was 27th, Nyman 29th and Andrew Weibrecht 30th.
"I've had really great speed in training," Ganong said. "Today I was just approaching it like another training day. I was just trying to go for it as hard as I can and then react to any mistakes. Starting back there is tough. You have to have a really strong, strong run to punch it in there."
Ligety had a dominating first run to set him up for a repeat win in a World Cup giant slalom in Alta Badia, Italy, by 2.04 seconds over Austrian Marcel Hirscher on Sunday.
Truckee High grad Tim Jitloff finished 17th.
It was Ligety's 14th career GS victory, tying him for fourth all-time with Austrians Benni Raich and Hermann Maier. The win gave the U.S. Ski Team back-to-back wins after Nyman's downhill victory the previous day.
Ligety is second in the overall standings, 614-508, to Norwegian Aksel Lund Svindal.
The Audi FIS Alpine World Cup men's tour swung through Madonna di Campiglio for a slalom Tuesday before taking a break for the holiday.


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|17' 3
|Dry Weight
1,350 lbs.
612 kg
2.44 m
|Tested Weight
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|Person Capacity
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|Fuel Capacity
24 gal.
|Air Draft
|Water Capacity
|Length on Trailer
|Max Headroom
|Height on Trailer
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The Smoker Craft Ultima 172 has a LOA of 17'3" (5.26 m), a beam of 96" (2.44 m) and she weighs in at 1,350 lbs. (612 kg), dry, without the engine.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Smoker Craft Ultima 172 is to provide a boat primarily for fishing, but one that can also successfully combine some of the characteristics of a family bowrider. She has the relatively high freeboard and open space that parents with young kids love, and as for fishing, she has dual livewells, 17 gallons stern/15 gallons bow (64 L / 57 L), plus a walkthrough casting platform and wood-free seats with the versatility of 6 bases.
The bow has padding so that it can easily be used as a conventional V-type bow seating arrangement.
Distinguishing Features
• Hydra-Lift Rolled V-Hull. The builder says that the boat's reverse chine with integrated spray rails keeps the bow down for better hole-shots. The flared bow and spray rail provides a dryer ride.
• Built-in Strength. Smoker Craft uses a single piece .125 gauge bottom and AIRS (Advanced Integrated Rib System) hat-shaped ribs on 10" (25 cm) centers that combine for strength. Five keels added to that enhance the strength further and also provide better tracking for straighter trolling and protect the bottom from rocky shorelines we all love to cast into. It also adds to the protection when launching and trailering the boat.
• Twice-Baked Urethane Paint. This paint and process provides a tough, long- lasting finish.
The twice-baked urethane finish not only looks good, it's also long lasting. Despite the cleat in this picture, we're told that the boat comes standard with pop-up cleats.
• Extra-wide, Full Cockpit-length Gunwales. These gunwales make boarding and disembarking easier as they create a wide step. Plus they are also reinforced to accept downriggers and accessories.
• Flow Rite Livewell System. This state-of-the-art design draws water from the bottom of the tank while a hole in the top allows air to mix with the water. A separate recirculating pump works in a continuous loop to keep aerated water moving at all times, and a transom drain system provides for easy tank cleaning.
• Limited Lifetime Warranty + 6. The warranty includes a limited lifetime warranty on the hull and structure, and a six-year warranty on all components, carpet, upholstery and electronics. It is fully transferable to a second owner, and includes parts and labor.
• Convertible Bow Casting Deck. It starts like a walkthrough bow, much as a typical bowrider, but lift up a deck hatch, fold out the extension, and drop it back down to serve as a filler creating a full casting deck in seconds with no need to find storage space for the filler.
The Ultima 172 has a layout that includes 6 pedestal seat locations, 6 stainless drink holders, 2 livewells, 3 rod storage compartments, 2 additional storage compartments, below deck storage and high, curved windshields.
Major Features
• Riveted Construction. Smoker Craft uses riveted construction instead of welding when building its boats.
• XL Plywood Decks and Floors. Smoker Craft says its decks have a lifetime warranty against warp or rot.
• Injected Urethane Foam. The builder says this process "eliminates water pockets and gives the boat more buoyancy and a quieter ride." All boats 20' (6.09 m) are required by the USCG to float level if swamped.
• Flip-Up Jump Seats. The forward corners of the casting deck flip up to expose seats that rest on top of the deck.
General Specifications
The Ultima 172 is rated for a maximum of 150-hp. Since the builder is not affiliated with any particular engine maker, theoretically a buyer can choose the outboard. However, we would check with the local dealer on this score as the boats he has in stock may be pre-rigged for a particularly brand.
The boat has a relatively deep cockpit for this length of boat at 25" (.64 cm). The transom height is also 25" (.64 cm). Deadrise at the transom is 17-degrees, an angle that is in the mid-range for this size and type of boat. We would say it is a good compromise between ride vs. speed and fuel-efficiency.
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The Ultima 172 is rated for up to 140-hp. Base engine is a 90-hp.
The Stern
The rear deck includes a pedestal base in the forward center of the large casting deck. One of two livewells is also located here, this one is 17 gallons (64 L). The other is in the bow so there's no need to keep transitioning back and forth to keep bait up. Both of these are making use of the Flow Rite system to draw water in from the bottom of the tank while mixing with air from a hole at the top.
Two storage compartments are in the corners for additional fishing gear. Additional seats flip-up from the sides of the deck eliminating the need to move pedestal seats in and out. Very clever design.
The rear deck features a pedestal base with a livewell just behind. To the sides are flip-up jump seats. These pictures show fixed cleats but the builder tells us that the boat comes with pull-up cleats.
With the jump seats flipped open, a comfortable riding position is created that suits adults and kids. Note that the boat's carpet extends to the outboard side of the cap rails, something that is somewhat unusual.
The Flow Rite Livewell System is a state-of-the-art design that draws water from the bottom of the tank while a spigot in the top allows air to mix with the water. A separate recirculating pump works in a continuous loop to keep aerated water moving at all times, and a transom drain system provides for easy tank cleaning.
Rod storage on the 172 is not lacking. Under the port gunwales is a lockable compartment that holds up to four 8' (2.4 m) rods. The cap rails to both port and starboard have a top-loading compartment that holds 6'6" (2 m) rods. Convertible in-deck storage holds six 6'6" (2 m) rods.
Convertible storage in the deck can hold up to 6 rods or, with the insert taken out, converts to ski storage.
Additional rod storage is in the cap rails to both port and starboard. These will accommodate rods up to 6'6" (2 m) long.
Internal racks keep up to four rods organized.
A rod sorter can be inserted into the in-deck storage locker for storing another 6 rods.
The console is simple and uncluttered, laid out under a clean curve Taylor Made windshield that shows no distortion at the point where the windshield wraps around. The layout is rather minimalist but all the ingredients are present. Smoker Craft also offers a standard AM/FM stereo with MP3 port right at the helm. This option is something we've come to appreciate as we're often boating alone and having to keep going to the observers console to skip a tune that is getting old.
The helm is basic and uncomplicated, just as it should be. We like being able to use the carpeted cap rail as an arm rest for the throttle.
The compass is a nice standard touch. A multi-function gauge to the right keeps clutter down. The blank spot can accommodate an optional depth gauge, but not really needed when we have a fishfinder.
The Bow
Heading to the bow, we have another casting deck with a second livewell, this time 15 gallons (57 L). Having two is a huge perk and one that many others in class are sorely lacking. This casting deck can also be converted to a walkthrough bow in seconds so it can be used as a conventional bowrider might, with some limitiations. Just lift a deck hatch, flip-out the hinged extension, and lay it back down. Voila… a casting deck.
This flip-out casting deck insert is a brilliant use of space and eliminates the need to find storage for the insert.
Just look at the comfortable-looking pedestal seats. The Ultima 172 comes pre-wired for the optional trolling motor.
The bow pads help the 172 maintain its family features along with the walkthrough deck. It converts to a casting deck in seconds.
Another shot of the bow showing the removable cushions that can be used when in "bow rider" mode. The cockpit deck comes with a standard vinyl covering.
The filler base flips out from the forward cover and fills in to create the casting deck. No need to worry about storing the filler piece. It's hinged to the front section.
Optional Considerations
Smoker Craft offers some pre-packaged options that are pretty popular. First is an "All Weather" package that is as the name implies. It includes a mooring cover, snap-in carpet, and a fisherman's top.
The Anniversary package is all about looks so choose wisely. Here we have Anniversary paint, graphics, seats, and a Sea Weave snap-in carpet.
Other Options.
More along the must-have line is the Power Pack-1 package (no idea why it's called Power Pack-1 when there's no -2 offered). It includes a Hummingbird 718 fishfinder, a 70PD trolling motor, quick disconnect, shrink wrap and the dealer will hang the engine and rig all controls.
Other options include hydraulic steering, 5 or 10 amp chargers, a swim platform, a ski tow pylon, the optional stereo and separate snap-in carpet.
Typically boats of this type are used by two buddies to go fishing or a father with his family.
How Much Power?
When we compare the Ultima 172 with other boats in class about the same length and weight we find that they are typically powered by engines from 75-hp to 125-hp. Before deciding on how much power is needed, consumers should decide on the primary and secondary missions of the boat. They should also decide on how fast they want to go.
Since the primary mission of the boat is fishing, if watersports is a prospective owner's primary mission we would look elsewhere no matter what the power. Boaters who want a WOT speed in the low 40s with a couple of people aboard should opt for a 115-hp or 125-hp engine in our opinion. Those happy with a WOT speed in the high 30s and cruising in the low 30s, or high 20s should be happy with the 90-hp engine that comes standard.
The MSRP of the Ultima 172 is $29,050 with a 90-hp engine and trailer.
Smoker Craft takes the family business seriously. It's been a family-run business for over 5 decades and three generations, and getting others families on the water is the main goal. We suspect that few if any anglers enter professional tournaments in the Ultima 172, but by the same token, those pro level boats are usually ill-equipped to bring the family out on. Most also cost much more than the Ultima 172, so which is more important?
Be sure to answer that question with the wife and kids in the room.
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Editor's note: Director's Chair is a column where Kris Sabel, who is in charge of cultural programming for the Vail Valley Foundation, gives his expert take on shows not to be missed at the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek.With snow falling more days than not, and lots of families in town for the holidays, it's hard not to get caught up in the spirit of the season. At the Vilar Performing Arts Center, our staff has been hard at work to put on a huge lineup of shows, and we've welcomed seasoned fans and newcomers alike for performances as varied as Popovich's Comedy Pet Theater, Golden Dragon Acrobats and Michael Bolton.This season, which marks the 15th anniversary of the Vilar Performing Arts Center, celebrates the milestone with one of our biggest headlines to date coming up on Jan. 17 - "An Evening of Sit Down with Robin Williams & David Steinberg." Adding to that, we have a season full of other recognizable names and heavy hitters, including Smokey Robinson's Up Close & Personal Tour, Lewis Black and the Beach Boys. Landing performances of this size is a testament to what we've worked to build during the past 15 years - not just a state-of-the-art facility, but a reputable venue worthy of the best talent in the industry today.With that, I come to tonight's performance, which may be less recognizable to the general public than the Beach Boys or Robin Williams, but one that should not be overlooked. Those who know me know that every season I have a small handful of shows for which I am especially passionate, and I do my best to convey this passion as I have conversations with community members stressing why they absolutely have to attend this show or that show. I often struggle with how to express in words just how incredible a performer will be in our hall, if fans will give him/her a chance. Linda Eder, who performs tonight at 7:30, rose to fame in the Broadway production of "Jekyll and Hyde," but she is an artist who is most successful for the magic she weaves on the concert stage. With 14 albums to date, her style spans Broadway, standards, pop, country and jazz, and it is no exaggeration to call her one of the greatest contemporary voices of our time.Her presence and poise on stage are unmatched, her intonation is impeccable and she is as emotionally driven and engaging as she is consistent and precise. Taking cues from her voices of inspiration, Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand, evidence of their influence is there, but Linda Eder brings to stage a performance that is uniquely and spectacularly her own. As I mentioned, words do not do justice when trying to convey what makes Linda Eder's voice so remarkable, so I encourage you to look her up on YouTube and spend a few minutes with her versions of the classics, such as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and "Bridge Over Troubled Waters," as well as some of her favorites from "Jekyll and Hyde" and "Man of La Mancha." Her voice has a lasting effect, and I guarantee that if you take a chance on this show, you will be amazed. Tickets to Linda Eder are available online (vilarpac.org) and through our box office (970-845-TIXS). With our winter series in full swing, we have some incredible shows coming up and we hope to see you here soon. I'll see you at the show!
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Today: Tesla's Model S named Consumer Reports' top pick as plans for battery factory and autonomous driving lead to boosted projections, skyrocketing stock price. Also: Hedge fund increases its bid for Riverbed Technology, LinkedIn gains amid China effort.
The Lead: Tesla stock leaps after Consumer Reports award, analyst note
Tesla's jaw-dropping run on Wall Street shifted into a new gear Tuesday, as shares jumped as much as 19 percent from record highs after Consumer Reports named the company's Model S its top pick for 2014 and an analyst doubled his projections for the electric car maker on hopes for its battery factory and autonomous driving efforts.
After establishing intraday and closing record prices Monday, Tesla shares jumped as high as $259.20 in Tuesday trading before closing with a gain of $30.30, or 13.9 percent, at $247.95. The Palo Alto company has now seen its valuation rise by 64.8 percent in 2014 after skyrocketing 353 percent last year, propelling its market capitalization higher than $30 billion for the first time.
Consumer Reports has praised the Model S before, giving it the highest score on record in its initial test, 99 out of 100, and finding that owners of the first electric car fully designed and manufactured by Tesla were the most satisfied in a subscriber survey. Tuesday's award may have been the most important yet, however, as Will Oremus of Slate points out: It is the first car since 2010 to be awarded the selection of top overall pick and gives the Model S the magazine's coveted red check designation as a recommended purchase.
"The Tesla is brimming with innovation," Consumer Reports enthused, calling the Model S a "technological tour de force."
Tesla plans to follow the Model S with an SUV-style electric automobile called the Model X and a less-expensive sedan currently called the Gen 3 or Model E, but those future developments aren't what got Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas jazzed. Jonas more than doubled his price target on Tesla, from $153 to $320, after investigating the company's plans to build its own batteries and offer autonomous driving in the future.
"Tesla may achieve pole position for the two most transformational developments in the auto industry over the next 5, 10, and 20 years: electrification and autonomous vehicle technology," Jonas wrote.
In Jonas's estimation, Tesla could disrupt the electricity supply industry by mass-producing its lithium-ion batteries and selling them, such as its deal to do exactly that with SolarCity, the San Mateo solar installer for which Tesla CEO Elon Musk serves as chairman and principal investor. SolarCity also jumped to record intraday and closing prices Tuesday, gaining 3.4 percent to $81.18.
"Tesla's quest to disrupt a trillion-dollar car industry offers an adjacent opportunity to disrupt a trillion-dollar electric utility industry," he wrote. "If it can be a leader in commercializing battery packs, investors may never look at Tesla the same way again."
The analyst also believes that Tesla will be able to popularize autonomous car software, an effort long under development at Google that Musk said last year his company will attempt in a different way.
"As the role of software engulfs the car, the world's only Silicon Valley-based car company has the upper hand," Jonas wrote. "We see autonomous cars contributing $5.6 trillion in economic savings globally."
Jonas acknowledges that his projections are based on a long timeline, running through 2028, and that prices will seem elevated in the near future. That issue is causing Tesla bears to fret even more, with one investor telling the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, "It is ridiculously overpriced and is the poster child of a bubble in my opinion."
Even those who have bet on Tesla are concerned that the price is getting too high too fast, with one investor who has held Tesla stock for a year and a half calling the current price "uncomfortably expensive."
"You never have any comfort holding something like this. We are holding on, but fully expect it could pull back," Robert Lutts, chief investment officer for Cabot Money Management, told the Journal.
SV150 market report: Riverbed gains after hedge fund increases bid
Wall Street indexes suffered slight dips on Tuesday, including the SV150, as smaller companies prospered while the bigger names, which weigh more on indexes, suffered.
Riverbed Technology popped 4.1 percent higher to $20.66 after Elliott Management increased its bid for the San Francisco networking company from $19 a share to $21. The New York hedge fund has been pressuring Riverbed to sell in what one analyst has described as "a high-stakes game of poker" -- by setting a floor for what it thinks an acquisition could cost, it invites other companies to come in and bid more, hoping for an offered price that Riverbed's board cannot refuse. "Other potential buyers have expressed their acquisition interest directly to Riverbed and its adviser, Goldman Sachs," portfolio manager Jesse Cohn wrote in Elliott's letter to Riverbed. "These parties appear to be willing to offer materially more for the company than we are. However, despite Riverbed's statement that it would carefully review any credible offer, it is our understanding that Riverbed's board has thus far completely ignored these overtures." FBR Capital Markets analyst Daniel Ives, who made the poker reference to the Elliott-Riverbed dance, said in an updated note Tuesday that Riverbed may receive bids of $24 to $25 a share.
LinkedIn gained in an up-and-down day for Silicon Valley social-networking stocks, adding 5.1 percent to $209.84 after announcing a new Chinese-language website that will comply with censorship demands. Sector leader Facebook fell 1.3 percent to $69.85 while reportedly discussing illegal gun sales, while former close partner Zynga hit a new 52-week high and gained 1.6 percent to $5.08 after a lawsuit stemming from its initial public offering was dismissed. Twitter fell 1.5 percent to $54.96 while adding advertisements to search results, and Yelp barely moved, gaining 3 cents to $94.70.
Apple slipped 1 percent to $522.06 while continuing to face security problems in its mobile operating system and voicing opposition to a bill in Arizona that would legalize discrimination. Google established new record highs and gained 0.6 percent to $1,220 while dealing with questions about its financial disclosures and a variety of issues surrounding Google Glass. Silicon Valley's next round of IPOs moved closer to Wall Street, as Mountain View website Coupons.com updated its SEC filing with a goal of selling at least 10 million shares at a cost of $12 to $14 a share, and South San Francisco biotech Achaogen established the same price range.
Up: Tesla, LinkedIn, SolarCity, Splunk, Zynga, Pandora, Netflix, Google, Electronic Arts, Gilead, Oracle
Down: Juniper, Workday, Twitter, Facebook, Cisco, Adobe, Apple, NetApp, AMD, SunPower, VMware, Nvidia, Yahoo, Salesforce
The SV150 index of Silicon Valley's largest tech companies: Down 3.84, or 0.24 percent, to 1,562.49
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index: Down 5.38, or 0.13 percent, to 4,287.59
The blue chip Dow Jones industrial average: Down 27.48, or 0.17 percent, to 16,179.66
And the widely watched Standard & Poor's 500 index: Down 2.49, or 0.13 percent, to 1,845.12
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Selena Gomez has come a long way since "Barney."
The former child actor, who began her career on the children's program "Barney and Friends" and went on to fame starring in Disney Channel's "Wizards of Waverly Place," has matured into one of the true rising stars of the entertainment industry.
The talented 21-year-old Texan has hit it big in Hollywood, having worked on film projects that range from 2012's lightweight animated comedy "Hotel Transylvania" to this year's edgy action flick "Spring Breakers." Gomez also released her first solo album, "Stars Dance," which debuted this summer at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. (She also released three albums with Selena Gomez and the Scene, all of which charted in the Top 10).
Of course, Gomez's romantic relationship with Justin Bieber (now over) and close friendship with Taylor Swift certainly haven't hurt her celebrity status.
All of this explains why Gomez's concert at the SAP Center in San Jose on Sunday is expected to be a sellout and why her inaugural solo headlining trek, the Stars Dance Tour, is turning into one of the season's hottest road shows.
"She is playing all of the largest arenas in the U.S. and doing good business," says Gary Bongiovanni, editor of the concert industry publication Pollstar, who says Gomez has now graduated to the top-tier of arena attractions. "The preteen and teen market keeps generating new heroes every year."
But Gomez hardly seems to be positioning herself as a flash in the pan. Like Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers, she is looking to make the jump from tween-oriented TV/pop star to an entertainer commanding bigger audiences and enjoying career longevity.
It seems to be working, so far. And on her terms.
For one thing, Gomez isn't the new Miley. Some say she's just the opposite -- and that is a large part of her appeal. She hasn't resorted to Cyrus' controversial antics (see: MTV Video Music Awards, twerking) to take the next step in her career.
"She's the anti-Miley Cyrus," says Marla Davies, DJ at San Jose's Mix 106.5 radio station. "She's keeping it classy, and I think she's really trying to take the high road. I think she's a good role model, too."
'Please,' 'thank you'
A certain purple dinosaur would be proud.
"I learned everything from 'Barney,' " Gomez said in a 2008 interview with this newspaper. "I even learned good manners. Saying 'please' and 'thank you' became a habit."
But while Gomez certainly cultivates a more mature and sexier image than seen in her early Disney years and has even courted controversy (her decision to wear a bindi at certain performances angered Hindu leaders), she still describes herself in a new Teen Vogue interview as "the girl you want to take home to your parents, not for the night."
As Davies says, "She's growing up gracefully."
Other young stars are paying attention to Gomez's move from tween attraction to legitimate headliner. One of those is Zendaya, the 17-year-old Oakland native who starred on the Disney Channel series "Shake It Up" for three seasons and now is trying to establish herself in the pop world with her recently released self-titled debut album.
"I think she's done a great job," says Zendaya, who singled out Gomez's "gamble" of starring in the adult-oriented film "Spring Breakers." "She's been transitioning very well."
It's a success story that probably can't be attributed to any one thing, but rather to a perfect storm of events.
"Her ascent has been from different angles, and that's helped build her fan base -- make it a very robust fan base," says "Jazzy" Jim Archer, assistant program director and music director at local radio station 99.7 (NOW). "There's her acting, in the Disney Channel show 'Wizards of Waverly Place,' and her relationship with Justin Bieber. Then on top of that, there's her growth as an artist. It's all three of those things."
Archer has been impressed with what he's seen and heard from Gomez thus far, having witnessed others try and fail to make the leap from child star to mature artist.
"It's very difficult," he says of performers trying to overcome the stigma of having been a tween sensation. "But it comes down to songs. Music can break down all those barriers very fast. If you have a hit record that connects with people, they forget all about your baggage."
Supportive fans
Gomez has won mostly positive reviews for her dance-floor-friendly brand of pop that has spawned such hits as "Come & Get It." And her fans certainly approve and are buying up tickets to her shows at an impressive clip. But it's yet to be seen whether they will support her in the future. It's up to the star herself to convince them to stick around.
"The big question is if she can do an arena-size show that leaves the audience gasping for more," Bongiovanni says. "Does she have enough good material to do 90-plus minutes and the performance chops to project to the back of the arena? I haven't seen Selena Gomez ... but too many artists develop the ability to sell large numbers of tickets before they have refined their act."
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What if.
Here's something you may not have been aware of in local prep basketball circles.
Ohio first-team all-staters' Evan French of Warren and Shon Smith of Fort Frye were nearly royal blue and white teammates.
"From grade school up until the the seventh or eighth grade, I think, I went to Barlow-Vincent," recalled Smith after being named an all-state honoree for the second straight year (Last year, he was third team.) Tuesday night. "Dylan Leffingwell and I were classmates and good friends - still are."
Leffingwell's a starting frontcourt player for the Warriors, who played and lost to the Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary Irish 70-51 in an Ohio Division II state semifinal game at Value City Arena in Columbus on Thursday.
Just imagine the 5-foot-10 Smith and 6-3 French, both of whom averaged 20 points per game this past winter, on the same team. It's almost mind-boggling.
Both are virtual scoring machines, and especially lethal from the perimeter. Smith scored a career-high 37 points against Warren of all teams in Beverly this season, while French set the school's single-game points mark with 44 versus Chillicothe in February.
Smith, a senior, has actually been above 30 points in a game a couple of times during his career.
French, a junior, also had a 40-point game against the Cavaliers last year.
Of course, as things turned out, the Warren boys had a banner season, going to state for the first time. Fort Frye, on the other hand, bowed out of postseason play early on - at Meadowbrook in Byesville.
"That's been one of my regrets as a high school basketball player, not being able to play at the Convo (Ohio University Convocation Center in Athens)," Smith said.
The Warren boys were 4-0 at the Convo this winter, winning both a district and regional championship for the first time.
On the subject of 'what if'....
It's been said that St. Clairsville's Dan Monteroso and Athens' Ibi Watson were almost Marietta Tigers.
This week, the 6-3 Monteroso was honored as a first-team All-Ohio selection and one of the Players of the Year in Ohio Division II.
He averaged 26.5 points per game.
Watson, a Bulldog freshman, was an all-state honorable mention.
With Monteroso and Watson wearing the orange and black, things might have been different at Sutton Gym this past winter.
Ah, but we'll never know.
And, finally....
Former Marietta High and West Liberty University basketball standout Ben Howlett appears to be on the fast track to a head coaching position at some level of play in the future.
Currently, Howlett is an assistant on the West Liberty Hilltoppers, who are making a tournament run in NCAA Division II men's basketball in Wheeling, W.Va.
Not too long, Howlett was an assistant at Ohio Valley University in Vienna, W.Va.
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The building encompasses 92,069 square feet, which is about two-and-a-half times the size of the previous Mesa Community College Library.
Four state-of-the-art classrooms are located in the building. Two of the first floor classrooms are technology training classrooms, with twenty-four computer workstations and one instructor workstation in each room. The third classroom on the first floor is a large, multi-purpose classroom which holds up to 75 people classroom-style (or more if seating is arranged in theater-style). The second floor classroom is the focal point for MCC's premiere program in library and information literacy instruction.
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The second floor has 107 computer workstations, and a Reference Consultation area including two computer workstations.
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The Learning Enhancement Center on the first floor provides tutoring for academic courses to students in person, on the phone, and at remote site locations.
The Center's classroom includes 10 computers for students to access tutorials and instructional aids.
The Adaptive Lab on the first floor provides 6 ADA compliant computers for students requiring adaptive computing. The equipment includes enlarged screens, voice recognition software, Braille writers and speech synthesizing. In addition to the workstations in this lab, 5% of all workstations throughout the building are handicapped accessible and ADA compliant.
The College's administrative offices are housed on the third floor.
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The clock finally struck midnight for the Redwood Valley girls basketball team as a hot-shooting Kenyon-Wanamingo team jumped out to an early lead and cruised to a 64-31 victory over the Cardinals Wednesday night in Class AA State Quarterfinal action held at Mariucci Arena. The Knights (30-1) - who earned the second seed in the tournament - jumped out to a quick 8-3 lead and then took advantage of a cold shooting Cardinal team to go on a 31-5 run to lead 39-8 with time running down in the first half. Redwood Valley junior Lauren Hanson would end the half with four straight but the Cards (19-10) would still trail 39-12 at the break. It was a tough first half offensively for the Cards as they shot just 5-of-24 from the floor (20 percent) compared to 11-of-22 (50 percent) for the Knights (including five three's and a 12-of-14 clip from the charity stripe). The Cardinals showed some heart by coming out and scoring the first seven points of the second half but the Knights would answer with eight straight of their own and would go on to claim the victory and a spot in Friday's Class AA semifinals against Esko. Senior Tara Sandgren led the way for the Cards scoring 13 points (3-of-5 shooting from downtown) and Hanson had 11 points (5-of-8 shooting), seven rebounds, two blocked shots and two steals. Victoria Quast chipped in with three points, MaKenzie Mace had two points, three rebounds and two assists and Alison Curry battled an early injury and foul trouble to score two points. The Cards shot just 33 percent from the floor (12-of-36) and were outrebounded 30-18. Siri Sviggum paced the Knights with 23 points and six rebounds, going 9-of-11 from the floor. Brittney Flom added 14 points and three assists and Megan Clark had 11 points. The Knights shot a solid 54 percent from the floor (21-of-39), 47 percent from long range (7-of-15) and were 15-of-19 from the line. Class A State Quarterfinals Kenyon-Wanamingo 64 Redwood Valley 31 Cardinal scoring - Sandgren 13, Hanson 11, Quast 3, Curry 2, Mace 2 Knights scoring - Sviggum 23, Flom 14, Clark 11, Megan Quam 6, Audra Clark 4, Emily Ashland 3, Mara Quam 2, Savannah Bleess 1
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Super rich owner Suleiman Kerimov decides to pull the plug on his pet Anzhi Makhachkala experiment, leaving players, staff and fans out in the cold.
|Suleiman Kerimov - Anzhi Makhachkala's owner, for now
They say breaking up is hard to do, and the good folk at Anzhi Makhachkala are about to find out if that's true.
For the last few years in particular football supporters, players, coaching staff and media have watched in a kind of glazed awe as mysterious billionaires have swerved into town in their million euro sports cars and opened suitcases full of money to buy up clubs, big and small, in all corners of the football playing World.
Occasionally these new-wave owners with their billions of dollars earned in often shady circumstances (There's a reason Roman Abramovich has armed guards discreetly around him) have their motives, tactics and intentions questioned by the media. However this does not happen very often. Perhaps media members are afraid of being banned from the interview room.
Either way, the increase in individual billionaire owners, buying clubs both big and small seemingly on a whim has expanded exponentially and basically without check in the last five years. Every so often a warning sign pops up that maybe, just maybe, having a volatile billionaire come in and buy up your football club isn't the most wonderful thing after all.
Fans, players and staff are finding that out right now at Anzhi Makhachkala.
|Anzhi Makhachkala. Pre-breakup
Reports are coming out that Anzhi owner Suleiman Kerimov has decided to make a few changes at the club, Those changes will include a drastic slashing of the club's wage bill, major changes in staff, a shift to a youth policy in terms of players, and a seismic change in the club's ambitions.
Effectively, after trying to break into the big time by buying up boatloads of high priced players and subsequently failing to do so, Anzhi are now going to do things the traditional way, you know, like any normal football club. They are going to try and build and earn their place in World football. Imagine that!
Sarcasm aside, this is a stunning development, and a huge, blaring, glaring, flashing neon warning sign to the football World as we watch these billionaire business men buy up clubs with little intention other than to serve their own greedy whim, a ridiculous, stubborn and foolhardy chase for glory obtained not by blood, sweat and tears but by dumping millions of dollars, euros and pounds on big players lawns and saying 'come play at my club, I'll make you rich'.
Changes at Anzhi are already underway. Club president Konstantin Remchukov has confirmed that Anzhi will be undergoing a "serious shake-up" with a wildly reduced budget, slashed from the 180 million euro region down to 50-80 million, probably depending on how many players they can offload in the short term. On that note, Russian media are reporting that Russian international captain Igor Denisov has already agreed contracts to join Dinamo Moscow.
The staff is changing too. Former Manchester United staffer René Meulensteen is being replaced as coach just 16 days after he replaced Guus Hiddink. The latter must have sniffed change in the air, and got out well before this drama unfolded. Meulensteen never stood a snowball's chance in hell in succeeding at Anzhi.
Why is all this happening? There are basically two views going around. Most of the Western media are portraying this as a salary-dump due to the fact Anzhi are off to a bad start and languishing 13th in the Russian league table, with little hope of glory this, or next, season.


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On March 9 at the Dyck Arboretum of the Plains in Hesston, area artists will present and showcase their work at a Prairie-Inspired Art Symposium.
This symposium will showcase brief presentations from artists representing a diversity of media as they share images, processes, stories and inspirations that expand the beauty of their work.
Works of art also will be on display and for sale.
Presenting artists include: Paul Friesen, primitive pit-fired pottery; Gail Lutsch, printmaking; Matthew Richter, painting; Jim Griggs, photography; Bill McBride, sculpture; Conrad Snider, ceramics; Stephen Perry, printmaking; Mark Feiden, photography; Terry Corbett, ceramics; Steve Murillo, sculpture; Lorna Harder, botanical illustration; and Bob Regier, printmaking.
Other highlights of the day will include the opening of a pit-firing by Paul Friesen and painting demonstrations throughout the day by Cher Olsen, Matthew Richter and Joe Loganbill.
Registration cost is $35 for arboretum members or $45 for non-members. This cost includes a continental breakfast and lunch. Seating is limited. Register early by calling 620-327-8127 or emailing email@example.com.
For more information, please visit the Arboretum website.
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Curiosity is on an important mission ... to become the mayor of Mars.
The NASA rover checked in on Mars' Gale Crater on Wednesday, using Foursquare, the location-based social network. And it posted a picture.
"One check-in closer to being Mayor of Mars!" Curiosity said with its check-in to the crater, which it has been exploring.
If Curiosity checks in enough times, it should accomplish its goal of becoming mayor fairly quickly. After all, there's no competition that we know of.
On Foursquare, you can become a mayor of a location if you check in often enough.
Curiosity did more than just check in. It also left a few tips for other users in true Foursquare fashion.
"Wish you weighed less? Visit the Red Planet. Because Mars is so much smaller, its gravity makes you weigh only 3/8 what you do on Earth," the rover said.
Curiosity also posted: "Mars is cold, dry and rocky. Extra moisturizer and sturdy shoes would be a good idea, plus oxygen for those of you who breathe."
All good advice. Now stop showing off while we're stuck on Earth, Curiosity!


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Paper bags have a whole litany of fun and interesting uses beyond the obvious. I took a look at our friends over at Hometalk to pick out some of the most creative to get your inspirational juices flowing: hopefully once you finish this list, you'll be tempted to get your craft on, or you'll have suggestions for paper bag projects of your own!
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When the "four white girls" walked into a largely Latino school in downtown San Jose school the first time, the wary Spanish-speaking parents didn't know what to think of the prim, middle-class, college-educated women who wanted to help them in practical, new ways.
"They spoke only English, and I speak only Spanish," said Beatriz Perez, a Mexican immigrant with one child attending Washington Elementary. "I thought: How is this going to work?"
Her uneasy feeling was mutual.
"I was nervous," said Stacy Muccino. "I mean, there we were ... walking into their school and their lives. What could they be thinking of us?"
Three years later,"las gueras" are still regularly going to Washington Elementary, and the eager relationships between the women and the school's parents has grown from three parents up to 50 on a regular basis.
"It's spectacular," said Washington school mom Gloria Presas of the what is formally known as the Collaborative Community Program. "I feel so much better and confident as a parent, and my kids are doing better in school, too."
The program works on a simple but critical counseling principle: Low-income parents value education, but their daily lives are fraught with "multiple stress factors." Often they are working two or more jobs to pay the rent, feed and clothe their children, and pay the medical bills without health insurance. Many are single parents. There's fending off street gangs and dealing with their own exhaustion, anxiety or depression.
Eventually, the stresses build up and something gives. Often they end up feeling unequipped to guide their children through school and into college.
"Our approach is: These women are smart," said Felice Lopiccolo, who was a tech executive before joining the program. "They have knowledge. It just needs to be organized and focused. They know their children better than anyone."
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Stacy Muccino was a counseling intern in schools several years ago when she became appalled by how Spanish-speaking students who failed basic reading and writing in English were being promoted.
"They were just being pushed along," Muccino said. "In most schools they were being treated unfairly."
So Muccino decided to become an educational "advocate" and recruited two other college interns -- Rochelle Hall and Elizabeth Basile -- for the same purpose. These were not young female students but mature women and mothers starting first or second, professional careers.
Lopiccolo, whose son attended school with Muccino's son, brought business savvy from her high-tech background to the program aimed at Latino parents.
The four women decided against lecturing parents. Instead, they asked them what they needed to know to help their children succeed in school, thus building on what the women had already learned on their own. The San Jose Unified School District officials liked what they heard and recommended a pilot program at an ideal test ground: Washington Elementary. At the school:
On the plus side, the school had welcomed outside help from civic and community groups before. But there was a catch: The district could not pay the women who nonetheless put in time, effort and energy for three academic terms on their own dime.
Wanted: Confidence
Happily, the school moms came up with a surprisingly practical list of what they wanted to help themselves and their families, including how to cook healthy meals and deal with anxiety, depression and domestic violence. They also wanted to know how to talk to teachers and school officials with confidence when their children had learning or behavioral problems.
Since 2009, on two Fridays a month, happy parents and the dedicated "las gueras" gather in a large circle with an interpreter and listen to invited experts. Two other times a month they meet at the a city library next door for round-table discussions on school matters.
At one seminar recently, Dr. Min Yi, a no-nonsense nutritionist at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, talked about women's health issues and childhood nutrition, topics the parents had chosen. Sitting in a circle, Yi offered some blunt advice: No more sugary soft drinks. Teach the kids to drink and savor simple water. You don't have to buy expensive, organically farmed food to cook healthy meals, or join a gym to lose weight. Neighborhood clinics can treat depression.
A few days later, the parents and advocates gathered again to explore how to approach teachers and school officials with confidence. The discussion was led by Muccino, a tall and elegant blonde who spoke firmly but without talking down to the group.
"They have a sense of humanity, and they put us on the same level as them," said Arcelia Ramirez. "That's what I like about them."
After only three years, it's hard to measure the program's success through test scores and other academic measures. For now, Basile and Lopiccolo say they will track the progress of kids that pass through the program and they note its growing popularity as one measure of success. The parents have their own measurement. "Las gueras" stayed the course despite the initial awkwardness and frustrations over language.
"They just kept coming back," said Rocio Malagon, who has one child at the school. "Nothing was going to dissuade them. I saw them as people who wanted to help the community, and weren't going to let anything stop them."
Also, the program recently became a nonprofit organization, allowing it to raise funding, pay salaries and branch out to other schools. School mom Ruth Pedraza said the four advocates have already proved themselves.
"They make us feel," noted Pedraza, "like we are not alone in this country."
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smalls51691 wrote:I think innova or someone else should try making a disc golf game for those rainy days or winter. i think it would be best on the wii
flyinplastic23 wrote:http://www.123games.dk/game/sport/discgolf/discgolf_eng.php
found this disc golf game online!
grodney wrote:porkchop wrote:Original Frisbee Disc Sports: Ultimate and Golf
So the title says Ultimate but the box image shows Freestyle? Okay.
And the box image shows Gameboy not DS, but I don't really know squat about gaming systems, so maybe those are the same thing.
Here is another game titled Freestyle/Golf:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product. ... ii_1038957
Ferch wrote:Ps3 Move with Sports Champions Disc Golf -I cannot be beat right now.
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While you're ordering dinner, caress up his leg as high as you can get away with. If you're feeling super-daring, lightly stroke his penis over his pants.
People in crowded elevators usually look straight ahead, so sneakily grind your body against his or slide your palm over his butt while your unsuspecting co-riders watch the floors tick by.


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Be aware of deadlines
Deadlines have a way of sneaking up on you. I recommend taking a look at the deadlines and working backward. If you want to submit your application by December 1, for example, you know that gives you approximately three months or twelve weeks from now until then. You need to be aware of how long each item will take to be completed and submitted to us. Examples include but are not limited to:
GMAT: About two weeks will go by from the time you take the GMAT to the time we get your scores. Accordingly, if you want your scores to be here by December 1, you should plan on taking the GMAT no later than November 15.
References: How long will your references take to prepare their recommendations for you? Work backwards from December 1 and add an extra couple of weeks or more as "cushion" in case anything unforeseen and unpredicted occurs.
It is OK to do things "out of order" / you do not need to wait before everything is complete before submitting your application materials
For example, you can submit GMAT scores before submitting your application. Conversely, you can submit your application before taking the GMAT. You can submit your application before all your references are received. And so on.
Be very aware of how long things will take to complete/submit when compiling your application materials
As mentioned earlier, we will not receive your GMAT scores the day after you sit for the test. Plan for the lag time. Also, your references will need (on average) at least one month to prepare your letters of recommendation.
Transcripts can take a long or short time to get to us – it all depends on the university issuing the transcripts. And sometimes colleges "forget" to send them. Advice: Find out from your school how long it will take to issue your transcripts. Plan accordingly. Build in a margin of safety. And follow up with your school to ensure it sent them to us.
TOEFL scores can take a long time to arrive at Ohio State. How long? It varies. It can be anything from several weeks to several months. The delay is almost always due to the test administrator involved. If you are an international student and need to submit TOEFL or IELTS scores, be sure to keep in close touch with the TOEFL or IELTS test administrator.


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Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) is pleased to award grants to support existing Home Visiting programs as part of its Youth Trust Fund, an endowed fund started in 1998 by Founding Cornerstone contributors: IBM Corporation, Mayo Foundation, Red Wing Shoe Company, and Wells Fargo Bank.
Six programs in the 20-county region have received awards for a total of $50,000 to enhance or expand existing Home Visitation Programs.
Through home visiting programs, families that are expecting a child or have an infant voluntarily meet with a trained professional. The Home Visitor provides information about the child's development, parenting support, and connects families to community resources. Measurable results of effective home visitation programs may include increased immunization rates, increased enrollment in early learning classes and fewer incidences of abuse and neglect.
The following home visiting program received grant awards:
Freeborn County Public Health--$10,000
Rice County Public Health--$10,000
Waterville-Elysian-Morristown ECFE--$10,000
Youth First, Fairmont--$10,000
Kasson-Mantorville Public Schools--$6,000
Watonwan County Human Services--$4,000
"We want to make certain all children enter school fully encouraged, prepared, and supported for learning success," notes Tim Penny, SMIF President/CEO. "A key ingredient of that goal is making certain children and their families are safe, healthy, and connected to community resources. One way to support families and meet the crucial needs of young children is through home visitation."
As part of its strategy to invest in economic growth here in southern Minnesota, SMIF has supported early childhood efforts to make certain all children enter school fully encouraged, prepared, and supported for learning success. Over the past eight years, SMIF has invested $1 million annually for early childhood development initiatives. For more information about SMIF's early childhood programs, contact Teri Steckelberg at firstname.lastname@example.com or 507-455-3215.
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CSR Performance Product offers the ultimate in high torque gear reduction competition starters that have been race proven from large cubic inch racing engines to street cars. CSR's starters are the most dependable, reliable and trouble free starters on the market, designed to meet the most rigorous demands of todays competition engines. Recommended application 450 CI and under with 12.5:1 compression ratio with 1.9 hp.
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When listed on a skin care product, magnesium aluminum silicate can have one of two meanings. Most commonly, the term indicates the presence of a white chalk-like powder that occurs naturally in nature in soil clays, but can also be manufactured industrially for use in products. This form of magnesium aluminum silicate is sometimes referred to as white clay, hectorite or kaolin.
The primary benefit of the main form of magnesium aluminum silicate used by the skin care industry is that the ingredient has the ability to retain a large amount of water. This makes magnesium aluminum silicate useful for absorbing excess moisture from liquid skin care formulations to make them less watery or runny. In some cases, magnesium aluminum silicate is added to a liquid, gel, foam or cream to make the product thicker, giving it a more luxurious feeling.
The powdered form of magnesium aluminum silicate can also be added to powdered cosmetics, such as loose powder, eye shadow and blush, to absorb moisture and prevent products from becoming cakey or forming clumps. In liquid foundations and concealers, the chalky texture of magnesium aluminum silicate helps to make the makeup less transparent. By decreasing the transparency, magnesium aluminum silicate allows the makeup to provide fuller coverage to the skin to better hide imperfections of the complexion.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the powdered or clay form of magnesium aluminum silicate for use in skin care products, listing it as "Generally Regarded as Safe." The skin care products safety review panel known as the CIR Expert Panel has asserted that the powder is safe, but only in limited quantities. This is because the metal aluminum is known to have toxic effects on the nervous system in large doses. Since powdered or clay magnesium aluminum silicate is an additive rather than an active ingredient, it is unlikely to be found in high enough concentrations in skin care products to pose any risk.
The International Journal of Toxicology published a study in 2003 that reported very mild skin irritation in rabbits that were exposed to magnesium aluminum silicate. This suggests that people with very sensitive skin may not be able to use the ingredient due to redness, itching or swelling.
The second type of magnesium aluminum silicate that may be used in skin care and beauty products is a red gemstone that is related to the garnet. Sometimes called pyrope, the gemstone forms when rocks that contain aluminum, magnesium and silicate are exposed to intense heat and pressure over centuries of time. The weathering of this gemstone by water, wind and chemicals in the environment produces the clay and powder that is commonly used in skin care products and goes by the same name.
The magnesium aluminum silicate gemstone has a deep, rich color that is a mixture of burgundy and orange. The gem can be ground and processed for use as a pigment in lipsticks, eye shadows, blushes and skin bronzers. Because of its natural origins, the gemstone is often found in natural skin care collections, where it is chosen over artificial colorants.
Tiny crystals of magnesium aluminum silicate gemstones are included in the formulas of a small number of skin care products, particularly exfoliators and facial scrubs. In these products, the magnesium aluminum silicate fragments create friction, which removes dead skin cells from the surface of the complexion. Exfoliating with magnesium aluminum silicate crystals is meant to mimic microdermabrasion, a professional skin care treatment that uses a tool mounted with diamonds or other gemstones to eliminate old skin cells. The presence of magnesium aluminum silicate in a body scrub or exfoliator can help to resurface the complexion to make fine lines less noticeable and remove discolored and dry skin.
Pyrope is not a toxic substance; however, breathing in the particles of the gemstone can have serious respiratory and neurological consequences. Because the crystals of magnesium aluminum silicate found in skin care products are contained in a cream, liquid or gel, they are unlikely to be accidentally inhaled. People with sensitive skin may experience irritation due to the friction produced by magnesium aluminum silicate scrubs and exfoliators. Typically, this is marked by redness and mild inflammation which typically fade within 24 to 48 hours after use.