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Morning MoneyBeat: Big Swings; Greater Uncertainty
MARKET SNAP: At 5:25 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures up. Treasury yields higher. Nymex down 29 cents at $95.09; gold down 0.1% at $1377.20. In Europe, FTSE 100 flat, DAX up 0.1% and CAC 40 up 0.4%. In Asia, Nikkei 225 down 0.2% and Hang Seng closed.
WATCH FOR: May Federal Budget (2:00 p.m. Eastern Time): seen -$130 billion; previously -$124.6 billion a year ago. Five Below H&R Block Men's Wearhouse, PVH and Sigma Designs are among a small group of companies scheduled to report quarterly results.
For all the renewed volatility over the past three weeks, U.S. stocks have remained relatively rangebound.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has notched triple-digit swings in seven of the past 11 trading days. Prior to this recent stretch, the blue-chip average had accumulated only four such moves throughout the rest of 2013.
And yet the Dow is only down 1.7% since May 21, the day before Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke set off a firestorm of concern that he could trim the central bank's bond-buying program sometime over the next few policy meetings.
The move in U.S. stocks is a stark contrast to what has transpired in other domestic and overseas markets.
The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasurys, acutely sensitive to market perceptions about the Fed's policy direction, hit a 14-month high of 2.27% in trading Tuesday before easing a bit. The jump came after May was the seventh worst month for U.S. government bond prices since 1985. Yield and price move inversely from one another.
In overseas action, Japan's Nikkei Stock Average has dropped 15% from last month's peak and emerging-market currencies from Brazil's real to South Africa's rand hit four-year lows earlier this week.
"We were lulled to sleep in a period of low volatility," Jim Dunigan of PNC Wealth Management, which has $116 billion in assets under management, said in a chat with MoneyBeat. "Now, any hint of a central bank altering its monetary accommodation, whether it be taper talk or something else, seems to spook the market. I think it's a little overdone."
Amid the renewed volatility, U.S. investors find themselves looking at the technicals for clues about the stock market's next move. The S&P 500 has chopped between 1608 and 1669 over the past three weeks, a 3.7% range. It finished Tuesday at 1626.
The upper end of the range, which holds the S&P 500's record high, has now become a resistance level, while the lower end roughly coincides with the index's 50-day moving average, an area which has acted as key support on four separate occasions dating back to the end of last year. Each time, the index hovered around its 50-day moving average for a short period of time before bouncing back and resuming its climb higher.
Jonathan Krinsky, chief technical market analyst at Miller Tabak & Co., said another level worth watching is the S&P 500′s 20-day moving average, which sits roughly around 1646. Tuesday marked the eighth straight day the S&P 500 closed below this mark, the longest such run since late November, he says.
"That is a small and subtle change, but could prove to be important for the short term," he says.
In an environment when big daily price swings are becoming the new normal, added technical pressure is the last thing stock bulls want to hear right now.
Morning MoneyBeat Daily Factoid: On this day in 1939, Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame opened in Cooperstown, N.Y.
-Steven Russolillo
Among the shares expected to see active trade in Wednesday's session are those of H&R Block and PVH.
H&R Block is expected to report fourth-quarter earnings of $2.61 a share, according to a consensus survey by FactSet.
PVH is projected to report earnings of $1.35 a share in the first quarter.
Buffett's 28-Year-Old Go-To Executive: "Tracy Britt, at 28 years old, has become one of the most influential women within Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway."
Vodafone In Kabel Talks: "The U.K.-based telecom giant has approached Germany's biggest cable provider about a possible takeover."
Global Tumult Grips Markets: "The tectonic plates underlying world finance are shifting."
Banks Get Reprieve on New Swaps Rule: "Seven large banks will have an additional two years to spin off some lucrative derivatives trades into separate units, continuing a fight over one of the more controversial rules passed in the wake of the financial crisis."
Apple's Rising Star: Craig Federighi: "A new frontman for Apple is emerging. The company's recently installed software chief made an impression at Monday's developers conference, but with that spotlight comes the task of maintaining customer loyalty."
Uniqlo's Parent: The Stock That Wags the Nikkei: "Fast Retailing, operator of the casual clothing chain Uniqlo, has become the unlikely symbol of volatility in Japanese stocks, pulling with it the Nikkei Stock Average in its incandescent rise and sudden drop."
MoneyBeat: How Inditex Became Retailing's Apple: "Too bad that's not such a good thing anymore."
Charting Hedge Funds' Long-Term Gains: "Take a long view and hedge funds look better."
Ahead of the Tape: Too Many Happy Returns for H&R Block: "America's largest tax preparer is feeling chipper these days. Even so, it is a far cry from the old H&R Block."
Greece, Birthplace of Modern Civilization, Now an Emerging Market: "Greece's long-running crisis has culminated in its downgrade to emerging-market status and its exit from the club of developed nations, according to one index provider."
Heard on the Street: SoftBank's Hard Cash Makes Sprintog for Dish: "The finish line in the race to control Sprint Nextel's fate has been moved further down the road. But shareholders may benefit from going the extra mile."
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Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now!
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Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! Theme of Choices
We here at Shmoop sometimes hate having choices. Do we wear the red shirt or the blue one? Do we bike to work or drive? Which celebrity should we stalk mercilessly in hopes of collecting their half-eaten meals to sell on eBay for a tidy profit? Okay, the last one might just be us, but you get the point. Choices can be difficult things to iron out. Poor Marvin K. Mooney has a lot of choices. He can leave by stilts, mail, jet, or Bumble-Boat to name a few. But we find ourselves wondering if all these choices ultimately hide the true choice. Does Marvin K. have the choice to go or not? By which we mean, does the power of choice belong to Marvin K. or the Narrator? Both? Let's read Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! and find out.
Questions and Answers
Q: Why is the pointy-hand man so angry?
A: He wants Marvin to leave, but Marvin won't do it. The pointy-hand man wants the choice to be his, but it seems like it might be Marvin's.
Q: How can Marvin travel by fish?
A: Actually a lot of animals travel by fish. Remoras travel on sharks for protection. In return, they help clean the shark. And some people train dolphins to let them ride them. But of course, dolphins aren't technically fish.
Q: Why does Marvin choose not to leave?
A: We can't say for certain. Why do you think Marvin doesn't want to leave yet?
Q: What way would you choose to go?
A: Zumble-Zay, of course, because then you get an elephant out of the deal. What about you?

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The North Dakota Game and Fish Department's annual spring breeding duck survey showed an index of 4.8 million birds, up 16 percent from last year and 112 percent above the long-term average (1948-2011). The 2012 index is the third highest on record.
All species were well above the long-term average. Wigeon (+88 percent) and green-winged teal (+221 percent) were at record highs. Mallards, gadwall, blue-winged teal, shovelers, redheads and ruddy ducks exceeded the long-term average by more than 100 percent.
Only pintails, shovelers and canvasbacks were down more than 10 percent from last year, and mallards were essentially unchanged. Blue-winged teal were at their highest level since 2001, missing the record high by less than 1 percent.
"Excellent production last summer brought many breeding pairs back to the state," said Mike Szymanski, waterfowl biologist. "Fortunately, there was still enough habitat to attract them to North Dakota."
The spring water index was down 57 percent from 2011 and 6 percent from the long-term average. Compared to last year, Szymanski said water indices observed on individual transects were all down 50-65 percent. The water index is based on basins with water, and does not necessarily represent the amount of water contained in wetlands.
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Jason Calacanis has posted his "official" definition of Web 3.0. He says "Web 3.0 is defined as the creation of high-quality content and services produced by gifted individuals using Web 2.0 technology as an enabling platform."
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Despite the broader markets going down, auto stocks continued to perform well. The BSE Auto Index is up by 3.5% over the last one year, while the BSE Sensex is down by 5.6% in the same period. However July 2012 has been a weak month for auto sales. Weak monsoon is affecting rural sentiment while high interest rates and a slowing economy are putting urban consumers back.
Two wheeler sales for July were badly hit with Bajaj Auto sales down 5% at 3.44 lakh units. Similarly Hero Moto saw a 1.4% dip in total sales while TVS Motor saw a 12% fall in domestic sales. Despite a lockout at its Manesar plant, Maruti saw sales rise by 9% at 82,234 units as compared to July 2011, due to the higher inventory it was carrying.


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» Chiropractors Praise Federal Opioid Legislation
» Doctors of Chiropractic Provide Alternative to Opioids for Pain Management
» Sports Injuries and Academic Performance
Since March, both the Senate and the House of Representatives have pushed forward legislation to control opioid use in the United States. The legislation included the John Thomas Decker Act, which aims to increase research on opioid education available to athletes and their families, provisions for alternatives to opioids, and drug-addiction resources. These federal actions have earned the praise of the American Chiropractic Association because of the prevalence of opioid use for neck and back pain. Opioid pain medications are not uncommon methods of treatment for chronic neck and back pain. However, these medications simply mask the pain rather than treat the source of the discomfort, and can result in devastating consequences like addition, depressed respiration (slowed breathing), brain damage, and in the case of overdoses, even death. Particularly for back and neck pain, as well as soft tissue injuries like those to the ligaments and tendons, opioid prescription is common and widespread, and can lead to long-term use. While legislation to control opioid use is an important step, ACA President David Herd explained that there is still more to do. "Efforts must now be directed toward educating health care providers and the public about conservative forms of pain management," he said, adding that "chiropractic physicians are well positioned to serve as a first line of defense in the conservative management of acute and chronic pain." Rather than relying on long-term opioid use to manage chronic pain, chiropractic care is a non-invasive, safe, and effective alternative that addresses and resolves the source of pain. Rethinking chronic pain and treatment in a way that places focus on the cause of the pain, and not the symptoms, can pave the way for better health outcomes for patients.
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"Chiropractic services are an important first line of defense against pain and, in some cases, can lessen a patient's reliance on addictive painkillers or prevent their use altogether," said ACA President David Herd, DC. "It makes sense to exhaust conservative forms of treatment such as chiropractic before moving on to riskier, potentially addictive pain medications." Statistics show that as many as one in four patients who receive prescription opioids long-term for non-cancer pain in primary care settings struggles with addiction. In addition, every day more than 1,000 people are treated in the emergency room for misusing prescription opioids. Using treatments such as spinal manipulation, chiropractic physicians take a drug-free approach to treating back pain, neck pain and other musculoskeletal disorders. High-quality research has found spinal manipulation to be effective for acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain. In the wake of the opioid epidemic, many respected health care organizations now recommend non-drug treatments. For example, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in its 2016 guidelines for prescribing opioids, notes that nonpharmacologic therapies are preferred for treating chronic pain. In addition, the National Pain Strategy, an initiative by several federal agencies, recognizes chiropractic's value as a method for pain management.
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Source:American Chiropractic Association. July 19, 2016
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After a sports-related injury, high school and college students can have trouble returning to their studies. But new research from the American Journal of Public Health reveals that concussed students are particularly at-risk. The researchers found that students with extremity injuries had more trouble in school than uninjured students, and concussed students performed even worse. One component of the study was a questionnaire which ranked academic dysfunction on a scale from 0 to 174. One week after injury, the average score for non-concussed students was 48, while that of concussed students was 68. These numbers stabilized after approximately one month, except for students with a history of multiple concussions. Sports injuries in students highlight the importance of proper protection and injury prevention for both academic performance and overall well-being. Student athletes should always consult with healthcare providers to help ensure effective protection and prevention against injury. Many DCs (Doctors of Chiropractic) are experts in providing sports physicals and assistance in equipping athletes with the best possible protection. DCs can also treat soft-tissue injuries from sports-related activities, minimizing recovery time and post-injury stress, and are a valuable member of a student athlete's healthcare team.
Source:American Journal of Public Health: July 2016, Vol. 106, No. 7, pp. 1247-1253.
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A Relaxed China is Good for IDG and CreditEase's New Fund
China's eagle eye over its capital and restrictive banking industry have meant that there has been little call from the general population for financial services, but with the country slated to loosen its financial system, that could change.
The People's Bank of China is one body that has discussed bringing that liberalization forward, possibly in the next five to 10 years.
With this in mind, Chinese peer-to-peer lending company CreditEase and IDG Capital Partners are setting up a $100 million fund to target domestic startups developing financial-services technology.
CreditEase itself is backed by investors including Morgan Stanley's private equity arm for Asia, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, as well as IDG.
Both IDG and CreditEase have put money from their own balance sheets into the fund known as IDG CreditEase Financial Innovation Fund. IDG will manage the fund, said CreditEase Chief Executive Ning Tang, noting that the vehicle doesn't have any limited partner support.
The fund has already made "multiple" investments, said Mr. Tang, declining to provide further details. One deal is said to be a $10 million A round into Wacai, an account-keeping and asset management application, according to the Greater China Private Equity Review Daily.
The IDG CreditEase fund will likely target startups in the earlier stages because that's where the "innovation" will come from, said Mr. Tang, although it has no restrictions on ticket size. A representative from IDG wasn't immediately available for comment.
CreditEase launched its peer-to-peer lending platform in 2006, on which it connects lenders with, for example, entrepreneurs or those from poorer rural areas, in a nod to microfinance. The IDG CreditEase vehicle will continue its work with those from rural China, with the fund currently looking into businesses that will help those from the countryside make online payments, noted Mr. Tang.
In general, peer-to-peer lending can be far more challenging in China than in developed countries, because there is limited access to people's credit information, he said. However, with people using social media more frequently, alongside e-commerce trading history, credit profiles are slowly developing.
IDG has over $2.5 billion capital under management, and its typical investments have included Chinese tour operator C-Trip and home-grown search engine Baidu.
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Southampton, NY – "This is capping 101," says Ann-Marie Salvato, vice-president of SPLASH, stretching the swimming cap wide as Natasha Figueras holds her rather cumbersome ponytail together at the back of her head. Ann-Marie counts to three and pounces on Natasha's skull who struggles to push stray hair strands into the rubber cap. Passers-by watch through the glass-paned wall eight lanes of bodies moving through water, green and blue waves painted along the concrete wall, yellow and green flags strung across the pool.
"So do we count our own laps, or how does this work?" asks Ashton Schardt, a Liberal Studies major at the Southampton College of Long Island University. He is referring to the recent endeavor of his school's swimming club, SPLASH. Every Saturday morning at 9:00, the small group of swimmers belonging to SPLASH has convened at the Amagansett dormitory and carpooled to the local YMCA to swim laps or just have fun in the water for ten dollars per person. Unfortunately, this year's club budget has been reduced and the YMCA has increased the swimming fee by five dollars leaving Splash members to find a way to raise funds all on their own.
In an effort to raise awareness for their cause, members of Splash wondered around the campus dining hall during meal times in their swimsuits telling anyone who would listen to make plans to be at C.W. Post on Saturday, November 6th from noon to four and possibly serve as a sponsor with the option of donating to any number of swimmers as little as ten cents per lap or a flat rate of any amount they choose. The club plans to split the total amount of funds raised down the middle, half for the club's beach trips, the other half donated to Swim Across the Sound, an organization for cancer research.
When asked if she had any nervous feelings about her swim, Ann-Marie replied with a simple "No," adjusted her cap, and began swimming. SPLASH is for students to "just get in the water, have fun, and exercise," she says. So when she asked a non-member Ashley Kozikosky if she would like to be a sponsored swimmer, the former lifeguard and swimming coach who says she loves "anything that has to do with the pool" climbed aboard the bandwagon.
"It's an awesome club," says Kasey Jacobs, the Environmental Science/Biology major who started the club in 2003 after discovering Southampton College's lack of a swim team.
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For a six horse race, today's Kings Point for older state-breds going nine furlongs in New York is about as challenging as it gets. With some luck--and that never hurts--might even make a few dollars.
Four of the six can win this but we think the winner will comer out of the Smart Coupons, run under these conditions earlier this month, And we think Alexandros (6-1) and See More Spirit (4-1) will be fair odds.
Figures, and results, point to See More Spirit. But two strong efforts and now a third straight. He's good now, so obviously he can. But the percentage, and the price, might find Alexandros more appealing.
That one set the pace when See More Spirit beat him, finishing a good second, and now should be stronger for the rematch, while perhaps his challenger could go the other way.
We need a price in this spot. The other two are a first-time Pletcher and first-time Dutrow, respectively. That's why we believe we will get paid if we choose the best recent race to come out of.
Taking Alexandros to win at 4-1 or greater, boxing the exacta with See More Spirit, and adding Manteca and Wishful Tomcat to the trifecta mix.
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Washington County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Board voted unanimously this week to move forward with a levy.
The board is seeking a 1-mill levy that would restore funding to 2007 totals and ensure services for individuals who have no insurance or Medicaid.
In 2007, the board had $1.47 million available for non-Medicaid patients. This year the board has just over $417,000 to treat individuals with no insurance.
Funding to the local office has been cut by nearly 75 percent over the past few years and additional cuts are expected next year.
Board members said the lack of funding is forcing them to turn away individuals almost daily who are seeking help with mental illness or addiction.
"It's our job to raise funds for mental health and substance abuse," said David Browne, executive director of the Washington County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Board. "If we don't and the money goes away, we didn't do our job. If we ask and the levy goes down, we tried. We're going to try our best. There's just no other alternative."
The proposed five-year 1-mill levy would generate about $1 million annually for the board.
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Hard to believe-- most Mid American Conference schools make more money playing non conference games in September on the road. Case in point-- Central Michigan. The Chips open at home next August 30 against Eastern Illinois. The receipts will pale in comparison to what CMU will get the following Saturday playing at Georgia-- a whopping $750,000! CMU athletic director Dave Heeke tells me he's heard of one larger payday to a school, but he's proud of what he'll get for playing a very difficult game in Athens, Georgia. CMU also plays on the road at Purdue and Indiana next year and while the pay will be six figures, it won't be near what Georgia signed to play. CMU hopes to play Michigan State in the Motor City Bowl at Ford Field on December 26th. It might well happen but CMU needs to beat Miami of Ohio in the MAC championship game this Saturday at Ford Field.
I disagree with Dave Dye of the Detroit News who writes Thursday about the bad deal Michigan State's football team gets if it goes to the Motor City Bowl and Indiana is chosen ahead of the Spartans for the Insight Bowl. After the BCS games the bowls arrange the teams by financial opportunity and MSU in the Motor City Bowl ensures a sellout of 65,000 fans for an event that otherwise wouldn't sell near that many tickets. Michigan State can win the game and finish 8-5 and it will be an MSU lovefest on national television since the Motor City Bowl will be carried by ESPN in prime time and is the only bowl game scheduled that night. But MSU officials still hope there is a means of getting to the Campps Sports Bowl in Orlando and play likely either Florida State or Georgia Tech, both 7-5 like the Spartans. The final bowl pairings will be made late Sunday night.


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WOOD RIVER, Ill. - Carl M. Alley, 63, died at 1:24 p.m. Dec. 1, 2004, in Franklin County, Mo.
Born Feb. 20, 1941, in Sikeston, Mo., son of Dorothy Hastings Alley of Sikeston and the late John F. Alley, he was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He owned and operated the Eagle Transportation Company in Wood River.
Survivors in addition to his mother include: one daughter, April Moy of Bethalto; two grandchildren, Cassie Moy and Anthony Moy; one sister; and a special friend, Craig Farrell of Bethalto.
Visitation is from 10 a.m. Tuesday until service time at 12:30 p.m. at the Kallal and Schaaf Funeral Home in Bethalto. Ron Woods will officiate.
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Shimon Peres has highlighted the "dramatic changes" in the Middle East in the last year and expressed hope of opportunities for a better future in the new one.
The Israeli president, in a Rosh Hashanah message to Jews around the world, said he hoped the year 5722 would "herald the realisation of our aspirations for peace, greater security and economic growth, as we continue to strive to safeguard the future of the Jewish people and strengthen the ties between Israel and the diaspora".
He referred to the grassroots social movement that sprung up in Israel over the summer and to wider changes in Israel's neighbouring countries, which he said were generated by a generation fighting to rid itself "of the shackles of the oppressive regimes that governed them".
Mr Peres said that along with the risks, "We must have the courage and foresight to seize this window of opportunity. A trend towards democracy and freedom in the region will benefit Israel as well, and we shall closely watch its progress."
He also urged Jews in the diaspora to place emphasis on educating Jewish youth about Israel and vice versa,
"Together we can develop a vision for the future of the Jewish people based on the Jewish values of tikun olam (healing the world) and peace," he said.
The president, who turned 88 last month, said he knew the coming year would be critical for Israel and the wider region. He said we should "look towards a better tomorrow.
"Standing united while facing existential threats will give us the strength to prevail," he added. "But it will also be a period of opportunities, and I hope we shall take advantage of these opportunities to create a year of promise, growth, and security.
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Sherrard estimated he was only about 6 months old when his family boarded a train for Chicago where his father was to be stationed next.
"Dad was in the Navy," said Sherrard. "He was an officer in the medical field."
After a couple years in Chicago, they were moved again, but to a much nicer climate: after nearly 20 years in the Navy, his father was assigned be the administrator of a Navy medical facility in Hawaii. They planned to settle down there after he retired from the service and bought a home, furniture, a car. It was a good plan, but the timing couldn't have been worse.
They had arrived in June and had been there just about six months when, following their Sunday morning breakfast, they heard the roar of low-flying planes passing overhead.
"There was usually not much going on Sundays," Sherrard said.
His mother went out to have a look, then went back inside to tell her husband she didn't think the planes were theirs: they had red circles under the wings. "He said, 'Oh my god - we're being attacked," said Sherrard.
It was Dec. 7, 1941, and the Japanese were attacking Pearl Harbor.
"We were just a few hundred yards from the ships," he recalled. "We watched the ships sink - we watched them from the house. We could see them."
Sherrard said his mom remembered seeing the Japanese pilots toss hand-held bombs out of the cockpits. "Mom said, 'They're bombing the oil tanks, they're bombing the ships,'" Sherrard said.
Especially painful for their family was seeing the Arizona go down as its marching band had been practicing in the field across from their house and had stayed as guests in their home the Friday before. His mother had asked them to stay longer, but they refused so they could return to their ship.
Upon seeing the attacking planes, his father immediately left to see where he was needed. "We never saw him again till just before the war ended," said Sherrard.
After the second wave of the attack on the harbor, U.S. Army personnel came and led them to a cave up the mountain from the harbor. The area outside the cave was surrounded by barbed wire, and there were 22 U.S. Army soldiers from the base assigned to guard them and the other civilians taken there. "They thought the Japanese were going to invade the island," Sherrard explained.
There were no bathrooms or cooking facilities, but Sherrard and his older spent the next two years of their life at that cave with those soldiers, sleeping on army cots, eating C and K rations heated on vehicle engine manifolds. "They took care of us," he recalled.
His mother would leave to work as a volunteer nurse and to scrounge food when she could, bringing back pineapples and other locally-grown fruit from town.
Sherrard said his mother was among those who watched when they pulled the Japanese midget submarine up from the harbor. Being a slender person who could fit, she even agreed to enter the sub with .45 pistol and make sure the occupants were dead.
After a little over two years, however, his mother became ill and had her fill of caves and scrounging for her children. She decided to risk the trip back to the United States and return home to Morehouse despite warnings wired to her from her husband in Guam and from their Army guards. "Mom said they didn't want us to go because they were afraid something would happen at sea," Sherrard said.
His mother found space aboard the same cruise line ship they had come to Hawaii in - the S.S. Lurline. "But when we came back on it, it was a troop transport for wounded," Sherrard said.
While they barely had room for the Sherrards when leaving Hawaii, it wasn't long before room became available. Among Sherrard's clearest memories of that time are the daily burial at sea ceremonies that took place on the deck.
Fears about the journey turned out to be justified. "They tried to sink us," said Sherrard. "Mom said they put torpedoes out in front of us."
They were held up for weeks before they were eventually able to join up with a convoy and safely complete the journey, arriving in San Francisco after about 70-80 days at sea.
Sherrard said it looked as if they were to be stranded in San Francisco until reporters offered to buy her pictures and recollections of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
"They bought them off her, gave us enough money to get home on plus a Navy man from Morehouse," Sherrard recalled. The man, Edgar Todd, later went on to become Morehouse's postmaster.
When they finally made it home, it was quite a shock. "The family heard that we were killed in war," Sherrard said. "My grandfather said I would never leave again."
After two years among soldiers and two months with sailors, the boys had become accustomed to somewhat wild ways.
"When I got home, I wouldn't sleep in a bed, I didn't want to wear no shoes or shirt, my hair was long," Sherrard recalled. "I didn't want to eat anything unless it came out of a green can. I'd hear an airplane and start hollering, 'Blackout! Blackout!'"
His grandfather went to work changing their habits, and the Sherrard boys soon adjusted to normal civilian life in the Midwest.
Sherrard and his wife, Ella Dee Sherrard, figure he is probably the youngest remaining survivor of those who were at the base during the attack. "There's not too many people who can say they were there," Sherrard said.
Although they still haven't watched the recent movie about the attack, "Pearl Harbor," "Tora! Tora! Tora!" was his father's favorite. "He said it was pretty accurate," Sherrard said.


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Olivia Wilde has added another famous face to the breastfeeding movement — the American actor and model is featured in a photo shoot in the September issue of Glamour magazine that includes images of her nursing her son.
Advocates for nursing began marking World Breastfeeding Week on Aug. 1 with events designed to break down the barriers that prevent mothers from feeding their babies in public.
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The AN/ WSC-6( V) shipboard terminal is designed for use on surface ships to satisfy the Navy SHF ship-to-shore communications requirements while remaining within the cost, weight, and size constraints of the shipboard environment. The AN/ WSC-6( V) consists of the radio group and the antenna group. The antenna group is configured in a single or dual configuration to give 360 degrees of antenna coverage.
AN/ WSC-6( V) 2. The AN/ WSC-6( V) 2 is installed aboard numbered fleet flagships and uses the OM-55( V)/ USC spread-spectrum AJ modem and the ComQuest CQM-248A phase-shift keying (PSK) narrowband modem and has one or two 7-foot antennas. The (V) 2 terminal uses an 8-kW transmitter with either the spread-spectrum modem or the narrowband modem or both if an IF patch is used. The (V) 2 can also use a 350-watt TWTA with the narrowband modem in conjunction with the 8-kW Klystron power amplifier with the spread-spectrum modem if the diplexer is used.
AN/ WSC-6( V) 4. The newer generation AN/ WSC-6( V) 4 SHF terminal is installed aboard CV/ CVN, LHA, and LHD class ships. These terminals use the CQM-248A narrowband modems, the (V) 2 up-and down-converters, 350-watt TWTAs and 7-foot antenna( s).
AN/ WSC-6( V) 5. The AN/ WSC-6( V) 5 is the shipboard SHF terminal that will replace the (V) 2 and (V) 4 terminals on "big deck" platforms. It will use Versa Module Eurocard (VME) 32-bit bus technology employing circuit card assemblies to replace the antenna and servo-controllers; the up-, down-, and tracking converters; the local operation control center; and the radio frequency selector. It will provide dual termination capability at the converter to allow connectivity to GMF, and use one or two 7-foot antennas. In addition it will have redundant (back-up) TWTAs (2kW and 350W). These terminals will use two narrowband modems; one will be the CQM-248A, the second is to be determined.
AN/ WSC-6( V) X. The planned AN/ WSC-6( V) X will provide SHF capability to CG 47, DDG 51, and TOMAHAWK-capable SPRUANCE-class "shooters" as well as well as Combat Logistics Force (CLF) and LPD 17 class ships. The terminal will consist of a single rack of equipment, FDMA modems, and either single or dual 7-foot parabolic antennas.
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Among the menu of services via DSCS SHF are the DISN, GCCS, JMCIS, Contingency Tactical Air Control System (TACS) Automated Planning System (CTAPS), Advanced Narrowband Digital Voice Terminal (ANDVT), STU-III, PC-to-PC transfer via STU-III, TADIXS, broadcast record message traffic, Manual Relay Center Modernization Program (MARCEMP), TOMAHAWK Mission Planning packages and updates, imagery support, Defense Switched Network (DSN) telephone/ Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) access, JDISS, JWICS, Unclassified But Sensitive and Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (NIPRNET and SIPRNET), VIXS/ VTC, SALTS, and TESS/ Navy Integrated Tactical Environmental Subsystem (NITES).
The AN/ WSC-6 terminal variant supports a non-AJ data rate of 64 kbps (threshold) to 1.024 Mbps (objective) for nonflag-capable ships, and a combined non-AJ data rate of 768 kbps (threshold) to 2.048 Mbps (objective) for flag-capable ships. SURTASS terminals support data transmission at 9.6 kbps for shore-to-ship circuits and 144 kbps for ship-to-shore transmission. Terminal variants installed on flagships and flag-capable ships will be capable of supporting jam-resistant communications with the addition of an AJ modem, such as the UMS.
The estimated numbers of SHF terminals to be deployed and to be used for training/ testing are as follows:
|Fleet Commander flagships
|SURTASS platforms
|Aircraft carriers (CVs/ CVNs)
|Amphibious force flagships (LHAs/ LHDs)
|Flag-configured LPDs
|New construction LPDs
|TOMAHAWK or AEGIS-capable CGs, DDGs, and DDs
|Combat logistic force ships (CLF)
|Mine countermeasure support ships (MCS)
|Shore trainers
|2 per variant
|Testbed terminals
|1 per variant
|SURTASS trainer
Step 1: Modify existing terminals to provide improved capacity, including dual-channel operation, for fleet flagships and flag-capable ships.
Step 2: Field new AN/ WSC-6( V) variant( s) or equivalent capability (e. g., submarine high data rate [SUB HDR]) for remaining ship classes.
Step 3: Complete outfitting all required ship classes with SHF capability.
Initial operational capability (IOC) for Step 1 was achieved in FY 1997, IOC for Step 2 is scheduled for FY 1998, and full operational capability (FOC) is expected in FY 2006.
FY96 funds procured mod kits and miscellaneous equipment to modify four AN/WSC-6(V)4 terminals to allow dual channel capability. Existing Navy and Army contracts were used. A new production contract will be awarded in FY97 for SHF AN/WSC-6(V)X terminals including non-recurring costs, first article testing and delivery of three units. FY97 funds also procure four seven foot antennas to replace existing four foot antennas and will procure mod kits for installation on 9 AN/WSC-6(V)2 and AN/WSC-6(V)4 terminals. The seven foot antenna procurement is a separate contract; the mod kits are bought on the antenna contract and two existing Army and NRAD contracts. FY98 and FY99 funds procure additional AN/WSC-6(V)X terminals, AN/WSC-6(V)2 and AN/WSC-6(V)4 mod kits, additional seven foot antennas and production support.


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I still say that history will judge him in a different light.
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As of now, singing the song has been made compulsory in educational institutions in BJP-ruled states, even as other states have declared it optional. The BJP-ruled states of Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand have made arrangements for the mandatory recitation of Vande Mataram in educational institutions and for community events.


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There's a way Kansans could keep up with state House lawmakers as they consider various bills through the legislative session, but legislators are showing little interest in using it.
WIBW in Topeka reported that cameras are in place and ready to stream conference committee meetings from inside the Topeka Capitol.
But committee chair members are opting not to flip the switch.
Republican Senate Vice President Jeff King, of Independence, said he's in favor of streaming video from the statehouse, but other lawmakers don't appear to have much interest.
Jim Miller is the State House information technology director. He said there is video streaming capability in the Supreme Court room, but it's only used occasionally.
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currents is the newest online resource at Beeghly Library. The pages here provide a quick and convenient way to learn more about the materials other than circulating books and periodicals housed in the library.
In Special Collections, you'll find information about rare books and historical documents housed at Beeghly.
The Juniata College Archives is home to both primary documents and published materials related to the history of the college and the Juniata community.
The Film Archives is a project in development at the library; check back later this fall for more information.
The Regional History pages provide virtual exhibits on topics relevant to the Juniata Valley, including the French and Indian War and 19th century engravings of the area. Links to the region's county historical societies and other sites that might be of interest to researchers are also available.
currents merges content from the library's original special collection and archives pages with that of "Currents of the Juniata Valley," a regional history project that began in 2002 and was supported by both the college and members of the community.
The mission of the project was to study, appreciate, sustain and celebrate the history, people, and places of the Juniata River Valley. Currents of the Juniata Valley (CJV) facilitated scholarly research, provided an interactive educational website, and hosted public programs to encourage understanding and a shared sense of place among area residents. In 2007, it was decided that the project would be redesigned and given a new home at Beeghly Library. We've retained portions of the project's website; its content and design were produced by high school students at the Pennsylvania Governor's School for Information Technology in 2002 and 2005, and by Juniata College students in 2006-2008.
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Rockin's 2010 – 2012 Hiking Locations on Google Maps
Maps are very cool, at least to most hikers. At home, they give a tangible means of endless adventure planning. Maps are my friends. Outdoors, maps quench my curiosity, help me to anticipate terrain, find water sources, and most importantly guide my way. I owe this appreciation largely to my hiking friend Arrow. On the trail during breaks most walkers choose to rest and eat. Arrow, however, views breaks as a time to read a map, get a lay of the land, and identify major landmarks.
Over the last couple of months, I have added trail markers to a Google Map of my trips that have been featured on this blog since 2010. My hope is when readers now view trail journal locations such as, " Interstate 5 at Castle Crags to Upper Gumboot Lake" the names have meaning and can be located on a map.
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HYDERABAD: YSR Congress president YS Jaganmohan Reddy has said there could be mid-term polls in Andhra Pradesh. "Elections are going to come any moment. It can be in six months, one year or any time. We should gear up our activities to go close to the people,'' he said.
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BERNIE - Eva Louise Tucker, 79, died Dec. 13, 2003, at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter.
Born Jan. 10, 1924, at Bernie, daughter of the late Willie and Dollie Mason Stephens, she was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Bernie.
Her husband, Thomas Cletis Tucker, preceded her in death on Dec. 12, 1992.
Survivors include: two sons, Dale Tucker of Bernie and Junior Tucker of Malden; two daughters, Carolyn Eggert of Alton and Linda Price of Bernie; three brothers, Gary Stephens of Stark, Fla., and William Stephens and Donald Stephens of Bernie; two sisters, Lucille Collins and Wanda Smith of Bernie; and 15 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
One daughter, Shirley Bridges, also preceded her in death.
Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie, where services are scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Nathan Lamirand will officiate.
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On Tap Today: Bon Jovi around the world
Have you been shot through the heart? Is Bon Jovi to blame? Does their rock and roll give love ... a good name?
If you absolutely adore the iconic rock band, then you absolutely have to see "Bon Jovi Inside Out." The concert documentary is showing in movie theaters for one night only tonight and features performances from concerts at The 02 arena in London, Madison Square Garden in New York and the MetLife Stadium in the band's home state of New Jersey. »Read Full Blog Post
Milwaukee Bucks unveil new Robert Indiana-inspired floor
The Milwaukee Bucks are putting their hometown at the center of home court, with a giant M flanking each side of the midcourt line on a newly unveiled, art-inspired floor.
The Bucks unveiled the design for their new floor Tuesday evening at the Milwaukee Art Museum. It is inspired by Pop artist Robert Indiana's much-beloved 1977 MECCA floor. »Read Full Article(78)
Who won, lost in Time Warner-Journal Broadcast battle?
Vince Lombardi may or may not have really said winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.
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Homosexuals get a bad rap
While Mister Cee is one of the most influential DJs in the hip-hop industry, he feared how he'd be accepted if it was ever discovered that he has sex with other men. Now he knows.
Cee, who spent 20 years as a DJ with Hot 97 in New York, knew that the hip-hop industry is hypocritical on its views of homosexuality. Amid lingering rumors and after being outed by a cross-dresser a few weeks ago, Cee was forced out of the closet. A female artist who is bisexual or gay will generally be accepted, but such an admission from a male artist could doom his career. »Read Full Article(14)
Quasimondo blends myth, humanity, lake view in 'Bacchanalia'
"Bacchanalia" — the latest ambitious and imaginative offering from Quasimondo Milwaukee Physical Theatre — begins outside at Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, where audience members are treated to a stunning view of Lake Michigan as the sun goes down.
While audience members are being served pita, hummus, olives and cheese, Thomas Moore serenades them on a host of Near Eastern instruments. »Read Full Article
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Stage legend Elaine Stritch to attend screening at Milwaukee Film Festival
Broadway legend Elaine Stritch will be on a different kind of center stage this week: She'll be at the screening of "Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me" at the 2103 Milwaukee Film Festival.
Stritch will be at the screening at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Oriental Theatre, 2230 N. Farwell Ave. »Read Full Article
Those Hip-Hop Guys' film festival picks
The 5th annual Milwaukee Film Festival begins this Thursday and there are over 200 films to choose from. Jank and I have spent minutes upon minutes searching through all of them to bring you our favorites and some must-sees. If you are looking for some good music films, a couple randoms and a cool opening night party, this guide is for you.
This film festival has been growing larger every year and it's becoming a staple event for the beginning of fall each year in Milwaukee. Make sure you get out and support, because if you're like me, this might be the only time of year to catch some movies you actually want to see. No, I don't care about Ironman. Sorry. I'm not sorry. »Read Full Blog Post
On Tap Today: Free outdoor show with Bad Boy
Local rock band Bad Boy, featuring frontman Xeno (pictured above) returns to the Big Gig grounds tonight for a free show. Journal Sentinel photo by Rick Wood. »Read Full Blog Post


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Microsoft announced in a press release earlier today that all Microsoft hardware products will be fully compatible with the final retail version of the Windows 7 operating system. The hardware will make use of Windows 7 features such as Device Stage, Windows Flip or Windows Live Movie Maker and Windows Live Photo Gallery.
Device Stage. Microsoft Hardware mouse and keyboard products will support Device Stage, a Windows 7 feature that gives customers quick and easy access to common tasks, including product information, registration, settings and more for popular device categories such as cell phones, cameras, printers, portable media players and input devices.
Windows Flip. Microsoft mouse and keyboard users can easily see a thumbnail preview of all open windows with the press of a button. A full-screen preview of the application will automatically display, enabling the user to better identify and select the desired application.
Windows Live Movie Maker and Windows Live Photo Gallery. LifeCam users will be able to do more with photos and movies. With Movie Maker they can start a movie project with one click, and then upload video to social networking sites. Photo Gallery access will enable them to easily upload a photo that they can edit, tag and share with friends and family.
An additional feature called Taskbar Favorites was mentioned in the press release as well which will be available for Microsoft keyboard products.
the first of which is a timesaving feature called Taskbar Favorites that gives Microsoft keyboard users a smart new way to access their most frequently used programs and documents. Taskbar Favorites will map to the location of applications on the improved Windows taskbar. The applications in the taskbar can be easily rearranged just by clicking and dragging, and Taskbar Favorites will automatically adapt to the applications' new locations.
source: Microsoft Press Release


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SEBRING —The sheriff might cut $1 million out of her budget, and the IDA-EDC will once again receive full funding.
That was decided Wednesday morning by the Highlands County commissioners during the second day of budget hearings.
Sheriff Susan Benton said people watching Tuesday on television took offense to what commissioners said about the sheriff's office.
"We're looking for $10.8 million dollars here," Commissioner Don Elwell said Tuesday, throwing up his hands and shaking his head.
"We spent $8 million for a radio system," Chairman Greg Harris said. "We shouldn't have any communications expenditures." Benton had requested another $763,000, plus a $1.1 million increase in her annual budget.
On Tuesday, Benton began by saying she had received calls. "On behalf my members, maybe you guys don't understand what we do. Just because our budget increased $1.1 million, I feel like you have taken it way too lighthearted."
Her staff presented their budgets twice in May, and she demanded cuts. "And then I cut an additional $2.5 million out.
"I don't want anybody to think this is an inflated budget," Benton said. "This is what it costs to run the sheriff's office."
She is required to budget for uncompensated absences, like vacations not taken, and that amount went down.
"But overtime has almost doubled," Benton said. In part, that's due to not hiring deputies when positions have been frozen.
"We are calling on people on nearly every shift to maintain minimal staffing," Benton said. "We have five zones in the north and five zones in the south. Those need to be covered. We can't send deputies by themselves to some calls."
"Wouldn't it be cheaper to hire more deputies?" Commissioner Ron Handley asked.
She swears in new deputies regularly, Benton said. She's even sending new hires to the police academy.
"We are advertising in the papers, in journals," Benton said. "It's just tough to get people who want to do this job."
Highlands County is ranked 44th among Florida counties in pay, 22nd among sergeant's pay.
"We've lost five to Polk County, and they are losing them to Lakeland Police," Benton said. "We're not overpaying, we're probably underpaying."
She could shave $300,000 off insurance and retirement budgets, Benton said. "But we have to have insurance. We shoot people and put them in jail.
"Firearms and ammo. We have 200 people who have to qualify at the range every year. We will try to take a look at that with our training guy, but it's a pretty set thing."
Benton requested six new positions, including a courthouse bailiff she cut a few years ago.
Could she hold her budget to the 2013-14 level, Elwell asked.
"No," Benton said.
"But if you didn't hire the full 20" deputies, Commissioner Ron Handley countered, "you'd be there."
"Possibly," she agreed.
"But I cannot take it from the jail," Benton said. "It's a very dangerous position in there. If I have to take it from road patrols, I'd have to close a zone, and that could increase overtime. It's a dangerous world, and these guys cannot be out there alone."
The commissioners defunded the Industrial Development Authority-Economic Development Commission for half of the fiscal year.
On Tuesday, Executive Director Stephen Weeks came back asking for $240,000. "It was $215,000 last year.
The agency has received $940,000 in defense grants, Weeks said, and has attracted new clients.
GulfCoast has invested $1.5 million and hired 45 workers, Weeks said.
TECNAM has invested $1 million and will hire from five to 50 workers.
Village will invest $9 million and will hire 60 to 80 workers.
Recycle will produce 15 to 20 jobs.
Six more industries may come, Weeks said. They could invest $16 million and hire 340 workers.
Weeks hopes to hear from Project Impala within the next month.
"That's clearly a restaurant," Elwell said, and asked whether the EDC developed that lead.
"Most came to us," Weeks said. In some cases, Enterprise Florida, the state's version of the EDC, supplied the lead.
"There is some good stuff going on," Harris agreed, "but we want quarterly updates."
Weeks laid off the entire staff, or they found other jobs. He now has one contract employee, but would hire two more if the commission agreed to $240,000.
"I think we've seen quite a bit of forward movement," Commissioner Jim Brooks agreed.
"I think we need to invest in it," Harris said. "It does pay dividends."
"This money is a necessity to keeping our livelihood open," Richie said, and complimented the EDC board, which he called talented and educated.
"But we would like to see some real good results on your investments," Richie said firmly. "I support giving them the money."
Elwell looked askance and blew out air.
"Scrooge?" Harris turned to Elwell.
Elwell laughed. "I think that EDC is doing a better job than they did before. I would not be interested in jumping back in at $240,000. Maybe $215,000, at the most."
The other four commissioners nodded their agreement.
Commissioners spent four hours on Tuesday and six hours on Wednesday whittling down each department's budget, line by line, sometimes suggesting cuts of a few thousand dollars.
"Cremations," Harris said, looking at the county's indigent burial program. Cremating people who die without enough money to bury themselves is cheaper than burial plots, embalming and funerals. "We have a real opportunity to save some money here."
They saw a chance to save money on traffic operations, which had only a $15,229 budget.
Maybe they could delay Sebring Parkway Phase III for another year, Harris suggested.
One possible area to cut was the $110,000 to each city to compensate for when county residents use city parks, but they did not take out that funding.


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Mob Movie Lessons: Miller's Crossing
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In Mob Movie Lessons, I'll explore different gangster movie classics and present the lessons learned from the various characters and their triumphs (or pitfalls). I'll also provide a "Stronzo Scene," a lesson we can take from a scene in which the characters severely screwed up. You'll definitely learn a thing or two if you can wrap your little pea brains around this new feature. Capisce?
this week's mob movie lessonPlot: Miller's Crossing, which debuted in 1990, was written by Joel and Ethan Coen. It is a stirring adaption of two novels written by Dashiell Hammett: The Glass Key and Red Harvest. Tom Reagan is a man who can see all the angles; he always knows the smart play. This gift makes him the perfect confidant to a capo. Leo O'Bannon is the Boss that runs Miller's Crossing, a prohibition-era town. Trouble stirs in this town when Leo O'Bannon disregards the advice of his right-hand man, Tom Reagan, and chooses to offer protection to Bernie Bernbaum, who has crossed Leo's Italian competitor, Johnny Caspar. Leo protects Bernie as a favor to Verna Bernbaum, his long-time fling. This event is the catalyst that sets off a mob war and forces Tom to reveal his secret affair with Verna, Leo's girl.
mob lessons learned
Think with the head on your shouldersLeo and Tom both put themselves in predicaments at different points of the movie because of the dame Verna Bernbaum. The moment you start letting your decisions be affected by your feelings for a woman, you're bound to do the "dumb play." The result: Leo loses his seat of power and almost gets whacked. Tom loses his job, and he too nearly gets whacked.
Have multiple plansTom Reagan, the quintessential schemer, can see all the angles. Because of this talent, he gets his enemies to turn on each other. He doesn't do any of the dirty work himself, but he gets more accomplished because of his smarts. Tom proves that one cunning mind is worth a crime boss and all his thugs.
Don't steal a piece of another man's pieJust because a group of men are all breaking laws to make a buck, that doesn't mean they don't have ethics. Caspar wants to whack Bernie for his lack of ethics, which included Bernie making money off Caspar's thrown fights. The thing is, that's Caspar's gig. You don't steal a piece of another man's pie. You gotta show a little respect and have some ethics if you don't want to get bumped. Capisce?
More mob movie lessons from Miller's Crossing...


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One Direction deny split rumours (From Congleton Guardian)
One Direction deny split rumours
2:05pm Sunday 27th April 2014 in © Press Association 2014
Boyband One Direction have declared they are not splitting up.
Instead they want to "release an album every year - year on year", according to member Liam Payne.
The band, Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Niall Horan, who were brought together by Simon Cowell in the X Factor in 2010, are in Colombia to kick off an international tour after a three-month break and have started recording their fourth album.
Styles told the Sun on Sunday: "We always hear rumours about us splitting - but we're not", while Horan added: "We're here for as long as the fans want us."
Friends and family, including Tomlinson's girlfriend Eleanor Calder, will be flown out during their time away from home.
Payne told the Sun on Sunday: "Coming back together is like the first day of school. We don't want to go into the lessons because the social is too much fun."


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If you are looking at this blank, you know what it is. If you're unfamiliar, here goes:
What we have here is a Purglas Surf and Rock series carbon fiber surf rod blank model 400-4 which means unlimited line and unlimited lure. I got several of these a couple of years ago when I was building custom surf rods. I got out of that and just build my own personal rods now. The Purglas 400-4 is legendary for surf-shark fishing and also for those guys that need to sling tons of weight to fish below damns.
Both pieces measure 6'9" giving you a 13' 6' blank when attached but in reality due to the spigot type set up it'll be an inch or two longer. If you opt. to add the South African style but/reel it is 1' 1" when mounted giving you a total of 14 ' 7 '.
The picture of me holding a completed rod is what they look like if built in conventional South African style where the handle and butt are glued into the bottom of the blank. The reel seat and reel are then behind the blank. This is done because the Purglas rod loads from butt to tip kinda like a fly rod. You have to learn how to cast it differently from American style surf rods. I am a fair caster and with some work I was sending 8 ounce surf sinkers and small mullets and stingrays out around 110 yards with an off the ground cast using an Accurate 665W. My rod has Fuji lowriders and I can go conventional or spinning. I don't do pendulum casting anymore after sending a 10 ounce sinker going about 80 mph about an inch over my head a few years back. I use mine for shark fishing from the shore but if you are in Florida, you could probably work Kings from shore. The rod I am holding is not for sale but used as a visual example.
I have fished a couple of these hard for close to four years and have landed shark up to 8 feet from shore with my rods not even sweating it. I loaded up 32 ounces of surf sinkers once and the rod was slinging them like they were 1/2 oz lures. These rods are the real deal. If you are an average caster and build this rod correctly, you will outcast a superior caster. Purglas is known as the only rod that in addition to superior casting ability, it can actually be used for serious fishing.
This rod is for the rod builder or the surf fisher that wants something different and that ACTUALLY can catch the big ones. If you don't build rods, you better have a competant rod builder that knows what he is doing and knows the philosophy behind Purglas blank construction and performance principles. If you're just going to slap some guides on it and some pretty thread, go get a Lamiglass. It took me awhile to dial in guide placement and learn the principles of how these rods perform.
What you get: one (1) 2 piece rod blank model 400-4. If you want the graphite Fuji real seat/ wood and stainless butt you will have to throw in an additional $40.00, it is not included in the auction but shown as an example. Seems most Americans like to build these conventional which is fine I prefer the South African style.
The current rate for these Blanks in South Africa is 1552.00 South African Rand which today (13 MAR 2011) converts to $ 225.00, my starting price. That's not including shipping, customs, and the fact that they ain't going to sell you just one. Folks in Australia and the UK might sell just one but you got the same shipping/customs issues. When I was building these for people i was geting between 750-1000 depending on guides, reel seats, and other options. And I got that because they WORK!
I am in San Antonio, Texas ZIP 78236 and will ship UPS only because that is the only company that will ship something this long. I will try to set up a calculator.
I am heading to Florida to do some high school football coaching until November and will sacrifice one of the 5 blanks I have left to offset the cost of travel. The other four will stay with me until which time I build them for my own use. Maybe I'll run into you on the beach in Fort Lauderdale and you can check mine out albeit they have been fished hard and beat to death but still sling the 8 and bait with ease. I'll be the redneck in the old blue 1986 Toyota 4runner with TX plates. If I'm fishing big game from shore or Land Based Shark Fishing, It's Purglas, PERIOD!
There are 3 stickers on the blank. One says 'Quality Purglas Blank". Another says "Advanced HITEK Carbon Graphite" "The components of this exclusive rod are electrical conductors thus should not be used in electrical storms or near/under power lines" the last says "Care should be taken not to impact this rod onto other hard objects". There is a hand scratched serial number on the blank : "D04/11/08 TB" These blanks go through 9 (nine) QC checks prior to being accepted. Purglas in my mind are the best blanks for surf fishing PERIOD! This blank was built before the buyout in 2009.
Below I have included some links to Purglas data and the casting style I use with my Purglasrods to get out past the breakers.
ABC-S400-4 CQ 400/4 4.0 mtr R 1,432.00 R 1,552.00 R 1,672.00 (the red price is for the two-piece blank)
Video of some Purglas rods in action in Namibia, Africa:
OK, last day of the auction. for those watchers I'll drop the handle down to 25 making an even 250 if you want the handle. If it doesn't sell it'll go back into storage until 2012 when I can build it. I cannot explain how hard it is to get these pre-sell out Purglas blanks. Anyway, hope you catch the big ones!
Click HERE for more information about this item.


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