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If you are a Pokemon fan, you'll love this global website recently launched by Nintendo. It's the GTS Journal, a Wall Street Journal for Pokemons.
Actually there isn't much you can do on the site a part from watching the lovely illustrations (that change everyday, of course) and drawing with a coloured pencil all around the Pokemon (but not on it!!).
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December 18, 2009 at 9:57 am in Fashion & Beauty, Healthy Living by AgingButDangerous
Now that sweater weather is upon most of us, I will personally begin the age old ritual of sweater breast placement. Centuries ago the bra de jour set the breasts of that era on top of platforms that started at the waist. How dreadfully uncomfortable that must have been. But I may need that. With every year that passes, keeping my breasts from converging with my waistline becomes more of a challenge—the gravity effect seems to be winning. There is nothing like a sweater to make obvious the need for a new/different bra.
Part of the problem is the age of the bra—I tend to hang on to the old comfortable, broken-in ones way to long. And Jean is even worse. Part of my issue may be fit, or lack there of. Jean's research produced information that said that to have a bra that fit properly is not just a fashion or comfort issue, but a health issue as well. She informed me that over 80% of American women wear the wrong size bra. If a bra is too tight is can restrict the natural flow of fluids to the lymph nodes, mammary ducts, and blood vessels.
Jean immediately sought out a well respected bra fitter to evaluate her mammary containment issues and suggest a more appropriate and healthy daily dwelling. When she pulled the huge, soccer ball carrier sized bra out of the bag to show me what her endeavors had produced, I burst into hysterics. Huge doesn't even begin to describe the size of this apparatus. We could not stop laughing. It was an F.
In a book titled Dressed To Kill: The Link between Breast Cancer and Bras by Sidney Ross Singer and Soma Grismaijer, the authors maintain that wearing a bra for more than 12 hours a day significantly increases the risk of developing breast cancer. The more hours per day a woman wears a bra, the more she compromises the natural function of her lymphatic system. Furthermore they claim that the red marks left by wearing a bra indicate that the breast tissue is inflamed and that the bra is causing tissue insult.
Many critics argue that their findings are not scientific enough and therefore not valid. The debate continues. But if good old common sense plays any role in how we think anymore I would tend to agree that it is not a bad theory, even if theory is exactly what it is.
So I will just keep making those bra straps shorter with each wearing in hopes that the massive weight of my downwardly traveling breasts will not win out during the 12 hours that I am suppose to be wearing any bra at all–especially one that is too tight.
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The acquisition, Sun chief executive Jonathan Schwartz emphasized, was completed just six weeks after it was first announced, a reflection of both parties' "enthusiasm." Customers can now confidently apply MySQL to "mission critical" uses, Schwartz said, because it will be now backed by Sun's 17,000-member global sales and support network.
"We will be able to accelerate the road map," said former MySQL CEO Marten Mickos, who was named senior vice president of Sun's newly formed Database Group within Sun's Software Division.
Sun is exploring other prospects for acquisitions, especially small-scale "tuck-in" deals, Schwartz said.
"MySQL was clearly the crown jewel of the open-source marketplace," he said.
MySQL is considered part of the foundation of the free and open-source software field - the M of the so-called LAMP offering that also include Linux, Apache and PHP. MySQL's technology, philosophy and culture meshes well with Sun's own commitment to open-source development, executives said during the announcement.
More than 100 million copies of MySQL's database software have been downloaded and distributed in its history -and daily downloads have increased from 50,000 to more than 60,000 per day since the planned merger with Sun was announced last month, the company said.
The value of the deal includes $800 million in cash and $200 million is assumed obligations. Schwartz described the acquisition as the most important in Sun's history, creating new market opportunities.
In his blog, Schwartz addressed "a few snarky comments by cynics" whom he said fail to understand the open-source economic model that begins with offering products for free.
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Morning MoneyBeat: The New Correction
MARKET SNAP: At 6:10 a.m. ET, S&P 500 futures up 0.3%. Treasury yields higher. Nymex up 29 cents at $94.88. Gold 0.4% lower at $1248.40. In Europe, FTSE 100 up 0.2%, DAX up 0.4% and CAC 40 up 0.4%. In Asia, Nikkei 225 up 1% and Hang Seng up 0.5%.
WATCH FOR: No major economics data on tap. Advanced Micro Devices, Baker Hughes, CA Cree, Delta, Forest Labs, Halliburton, IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Regions Financial, Rockwell Collins, TD Ameritrade, Texas Instruments, Travelers, Verizon and Xilinx are among companies scheduled to report quarterly results.
Sideways is the new down.
Stocks sit in the red through the first three weeks of the year, unable to regain last year's momentum. And yet for all the hand wringing about the slow start, the market still remains perched near record levels, as a sharp pullback has been avoided thus far.
The S&P 500 is down 0.5% in the early days of 2014. It earlier fell as much as 1.9% before trimming those losses last week (and even setting a fresh all-time high on Wednesday).
As we previously noted, major U.S. stock indexes haven't suffered a significant pullback since the summer of 2011. In recent years, the past six mini-corrections have each been shorter and shallower than the previous one, to the point where the stock market's flat start to 2014 is bringing out all the skeptics.
The muted move is roughly in-line with what Wall Street strategists anticipate for the rest of the year. Many predict mid-to-high single-digit returns in 2014: A group of 21 stock strategists, on average, expect the S&P 500 will rise to 1950 by year's end, according to Birinyi Associates.
One of those strategists — Brian Belski, chief investment strategist at BMO Capital Markets — is more pessimistic than many of his peers.
He predicts the S&P 500 will finish the year at 1900, which would only amount to about a 3% gain. Long term, he's bullish; he predicts the secular bull market that began in March 2009 has another five to 10 years to go. But for 2014, Mr. Belski estimates the rally is due for a pause.
"Markets are rarely linear for long and six consecutive years of expansive price gains is unprecedented," he wrote in a research note on Friday. "In fact, we believe a period of transition is needed as stocks and investors alike become comfortable with the shifting emphasis from Fed-induced market directions to fundamentals driving the bus again."
Regardless, Mr. Belski is still touting areas of opportunity. Over the past 20 years, there have been 12 periods where the S&P 500 was roughly flat for a period of at least six months, according to BMO research. During those time frames, about 1/3 of S&P 500 stocks still registered double-digit price gains. "Even in range-bound market periods, a significant number of stocks deliver very attractive returns," Mr. Belski said.
Throughout the past few years, investors have repeatedly used dips as buying opportunities. It's a trend that explains why the market's recent pullbacks have been short-lived. And it's one that strategists predict will continue this year. Even amid their caution, few are expecting any major moves to the downside.
In a poll of institutional clients, Citigroup's Tobias Levkovich reports average cash holdings among the pension, mutual and hedge funds that were surveyed jumped to 11.3% in January, up from 7.4% in October and 8.8% in January 2013.
"Investor cash holdings suggest that there is plenty of buying power available to support shares if a pullback occurs," Mr. Levkovich said.
Morning MoneyBeat Daily Factoid: On this day in 2004, the music industry announced a fresh batch of lawsuits against 532 anonymous individuals. The move was part of the industry's aggressive pursuit of online music piracy.
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Dow component Verizon is projected to report fourth-quarter earnings of 62 cents a share, according to a consensus survey by FactSet. "Among the four largest carriers, we continue to favor Verizon as we believe the company will be able to maintain its leadership position by effectively and profitably growing its subscriber base," said Greg Miller, an analyst at Canaccord Genuity, in a report.
Delta is forecast to post earnings of 63 cents a share in the fourth quarter.
IBM, also on the Dow, is expected to post fourth-quarter earnings of $5.99 a share. "We maintain our neutral on IBM ahead of their upcoming earnings results. The risk/reward is more balanced at present stock price levels, but ultimately IBM will need to return to growth to drive stock price appreciation," Joseph Foresi, an analyst at Janney Capital Markets, said in a note.
Fed on Track for Next Cut in Bond Buys: "The Federal Reserve is on track to trim its bond-buying program for the second time in six weeks as a lackluster December jobs report failed to diminish the central bank's expectations for solid U.S. economic growth this year, according to interviews with officials and their public comments."
IEA Warns U.S. Oil Output Growth Could Hit a Wall: "Surging U.S. oil production could hit a wall in the coming years if the country maintains its ban on crude exports, the International Energy Agency said."
U.N. Rescinds Invitation to Iran on Syria Talks: "The United Nations, under intense pressure from the U.S. and other countries, withdrew an invitation to Iran to participate in a Syria peace conference this week, a diplomatic bungle that muddied international efforts to end the civil war."
Lenovo in Talks to Buy IBM Server Business: "China's Lenovo Group is in talks to buy International Business Machines Corp.'s low-end server business, a person familiar with the matter said, reviving negotiations that fell apart last year over valuation."
Abreast of the Market: Stock Values Worry Analysts: "Money managers are wondering whether soft earnings will justify more stock gains, given the Dow's 26.5% rise last year."
Current Account: Banks Remain Vulnerable in Key Area: "Years after a failure to unwind derivatives exacerbated the market chaos that followed Lehman's collapse, banks are still unprepared to deal with troubles in that immense market."
Deutsche Bank Loss Could Be Harbinger for Sector: "Deutsche Bank's $1.35 billion fourth-quarter loss suggests that a new phase of banking cleanups is getting under way in Europe."
Heard on the Street: Wall Street Analysts Tap into Capitol Gains: "Forget discounted-cash-flow models. New research shows analysts may use campaign contributions to bolster performance."
Raymond James Adviser Learns Ropes About Higher Rates From Old Hand: "When Rachel McNeil, a financial adviser with Raymond James, wants to learn about managing money amid rising interest rates, she turns to a veteran colleague who calls himself the "Old Man and the Sea."
Contrarian Bets Weigh on Weinstein's Saba: "Boaz Weinstein, the hedge-fund manager who helped bring down the "London whale," has seen funds under management shrink in the last year."
New Warnings From an Investing Pioneer: "For some forthright suggestions on how investors should think about today's markets, I turned to investing pioneer Dean LeBaron, one of the most original and open-minded financial thinkers I know of. His motto has long been: "Look for the questions that are not being asked."


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This summer science activity is provided by Guest Blogger Kim Vij of The Educators' Spin On It.
This science activity is a great way to introduce your child to the Scientific Method (they are never too young to start!). (The scientific method is the way scientists get from asking a question to finding an answer.)
First, Introduce Your Child to the Steps in the Scientific Method:
- Make a guess – hypothesis.
- Take a look- observations.
- Write down observations – data.
- Make a picture of what you observed – graph, charts, tables.
- Decide what it means – conclusions.
Next, Ask Your Child: "What would make a good science concept to discover?"
You might want to consider giving some suggestions to your child from the things you can see in the area around your house, like Butterflies, Worms, Frogs, Ladybugs, Birds, Rainbows, Clouds, Rain, Wind, Effects of Sunlight, or Plants. Has your child watched a caterpillar form into a chrysalis or a tadpole grows legs? Do you plant a garden and watch it grow? Are there a variety of bugs around?
Grab Your Tools!
There are a few essentials you'll need for a Scientific Method project, including:
- A printable Science Journal
- Magnifying glass
- Bug house (if you plan to keep and observe for a little while)
- Binoculars (for those teeny tiny critters!)
- Gloves
- Crayons or markers
- Reused jars with holes
Now, let the observations begin! Here are a few ways my family explored the scientific method together:
First, we took a peek in our yard and discovered that the frogs had laid eggs in the pond behind our house! So, we gathered a few to observe. My suggestion is to gather for a few days and return back to their home since it take a few months to make the complete change. You can always go back to check how they are doing. Walk your child through the steps of the scientific method to discuss what they think will happen to the little frog eggs over time.
We also found a few butterflies in our backyard, which are wonderful things to observe. You might consider finding or purchasing caterpillars for a Scientific Method project, and observing them as they make the transformation into butterflies.
Create a Science Journal
Have your child ask questions about their science topic. If they don't know the answer, look them up together in a book from the library, and document findings in your Scientific Method journal (for younger children encourage them to draw their pictures first then describe with help if needed).
What will you observe & discover this summer?
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Kim Vij is the co-author of The Educators' Spin On It. As an early childhood teacher and a mom of three, she's learned many tips and tricks of parenting and teaching along the way in the past 20 years. She shares her "Educator's Spin" on parenting issues and how to make learning playful and playtime meaningful.


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Notice Of Members Of Combined Performance Review Board (Prb).
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), this notice announces the appointment of members of the Combined PRB for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the Financial Management Service, the U.S. Mint and the Bureau of the Public Debt. The Board reviews the performance appraisals of career senior executives below the level of bureau head and principal deputy in the four bureaus, except for executives below the Assistant Commissioner level in the Financial Management Service. The Board makes recommendations regarding proposed performance appraisals, ratings, bonuses and other appropriate personnel actions.
Composition of Combined PRB: The Board shall consist of at least three voting members. In case of an appraisal of a career appointee, more than half of the members shall consist of career appointees. The names and titles of the Combined PRB members are as follows:
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Joel C. Taub, Associate Director (Management), E&P
Frederick A. Pyatt, Assistant Commissioner (Office of Investor Services), PD
Jay M. Weinstein, Associate Director & CFO, Mint
Scott Johnson, Assistant Commissioner (Management)/CFO, FMS
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Gregory D. Carper, Associate Director (Chief Financial Officer), E&P
Cynthia Z. Springer, Assistant Commissioner (Office of Information Technology), PD
Bradford E. Cooper, Associate Director for Manufacturing, Mint
Judith Tillman, Assistant Commissioner (Financial Operations), FMS
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Membership is effective on September 25, 2002.
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This notice does not meet the Department's criteria for significant regulations.
Joel C. Taub,
Associate Director (Management), Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
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Frederick Porter Vinton, American 1846-1911
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Oil on canvas, approx. 17" x 13"--bearing inscription verso by family member, a work he painted while he was in France. Priced unframed. From askart.com this biography: The following is from Peter Kostoulakos, ISA Fine Art Consultant www.pkart.com Frederick Porter Vinton 1846-1911 Frederick Porter Vinton painter of portraits, figures, and landscapes was born in Bangor, ME on January 29, 1846 and died in Boston, MA on May 19, 1911. He was active from the 1870s right up to his death in 1911. The Vinton family moved to Chicago in the early 1850s when Frederick was around 10 years old and then, about ten years later, he moved back to Boston. In 1864 Vinton met William Morris Hunt (1824-1879) and began to study painting with him. At the same time he took drawing classes with the renowned anatomist, Dr. William Rimmer (1816-1879) at the Lowell Institute in Boston and was drawing from casts at the Athenaeum. By 1874, Vinton saved enough money working at a local bank and writing art criticism for the Boston Advertiser to study in Europe. His first year in Europe he studied under Léon Bonnât (1838-1922) in Paris and later, with the encouragement of Frank Duveneck, he went to the Royal Academy in Munich to study with Mauger, Carl Piloty (1826-1886) and Wilhelm von Diez (1839-1907). In 1875, preferring the French method of painting, Vinton returned to Paris to become one of Jean Paul Laurens' (1838-1921) first American students. He returned to Boston in 1879 and, just a few years later in 1882, there would be a second study tour to Europe with artists William Merritt Chase and Robert Blum. This trip was spent in Spain studying the work of the Spanish master, Velázquez. His third trip to Europe came shortly after marrying Annie M. Pierce of Newport on June 27, 1883. This time it was off to Holland to study the work of another master, Franz Hals. Commissions were plentiful. Vinton, who specialized in male portraits, was one of Boston's most sought after portrait painters. His first major commission was in 1878, when he was employed to paint Thomas Gold Appleton of Harvard University. From that time on, Vinton painted over 300 portraits. Statesmen, jurists, authors, and professional men were among his many sitters. In 1881 and 1885 he was using the former studio of William M. Hunt located at 1 Park Square in Boston and, after 1887, his studio was in his home at 17 Exeter Street, also in Boston. Vinton was a member of the National Academy of Design, Associate in 1882 and Academician in 1891; a founding member of the St. Botolph Club, Boston in 1880; the Lowell Institute's Tavern Club; and the Society of American Artists in the 1880s. He was awarded an Honorable Mention at the Paris Salon in 1890; a gold medal at the Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago, IL; exhibited at the 1895 Atlanta Exposition; a medal at the Paris Exposition of 1900; a gold medal at the Panama-American Exposition of 1901 in Buffalo, NY; and a gold medal at the St. Louis Exposition of 1904. He exhibited at the Boston Art Club almost every year from 1873 to 1909. Memorial exhibitions were held at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and, in 1911, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts exhibited 124 of Vinton's paintings, of which 50 were portraits. "Living New England Artists," by Frank T. Robinson, Boston, 1888 contains information about Vinton. Collections representing Vinton's work include the Whistler House Museum of Art in Lowell, MA; the Boston Museum of Fine Arts; the University of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor; the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, ME; and the Washington University Gallery of Art in St. Louis, MO. References: Who Was Who in American Art, vol. I, page 647; Davenport's Art Reference 2001/2002, page 1904; Mantle Fielding, 1986, page 974; Mallett, page 455; Dealer's Choice Biographical Encyclopedia of American Painters... page 1419; Boston Art Club Exhibition Record 1873-1909, page 388; The Bostonians: Painters of an Elegant Age, 1870-1930; AskART.com archives; Whistler House Museum of Art files.


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Join Radio Woodstock 100.1 and Greg Gattine at the Sawyer Savings Bank "Stuff the Truck" Food Drive, on Friday, May 10th at Sawyer Savings Bank in Saugerties. Help us stock up the Local Food pantries for the summer, bring in your non-perishable items! Also, stop by our Radio Woodstock booth and enter to win great prizes.


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David Adelman Moves Up In Competition
- Written by Andy Wooldridge (CCCougarfan)
- Published on September 29, 2011
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Lincoln Coach Headed To NBA
Ordinarily, there aren't a lot of steps "up" in competition if you are the head coach of a 6A PIL team, but Lincoln coach David Adelman is taking one.
His father, Rick Adelman, former coach of the Portland Trailblazers (and way back, the Chemeketa Community College Storm), Sacramento Kings, and Houston Rockets of the NBA, and now the new head coach of the Minnesota Timber Wolves, has hired his son as an assistant.
(Assuming of course the NBA labor talks ever bear fruit, ending the lockout of the players.)
The younger Adelman has led Lincoln the last 5 years, and compiled an 83-53 overall record, which included PIL championships in 2007, '10, and '11. Adelman also guided the Cardinals to the 2009 6A State Championship game, eventually won by Jesuit 63-41.
D. Adelman and Lincoln posted a 22-7 record last season, and recovered from a quarterfinal loss to Central Catholic to defeat West Linn 78-70 to claim 4th. place in the OSAA 6A tournament consolation final.
Lincoln High athletic director Jeff Peeler said he hopes to name a replacement in the next two weeks.


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The state is reporting its 12th case of West Nile virus this year.
A Weld County woman has been confirmed as the most recent case.
The county Health Department has not released information about the severity of the illness or her identity. She's being hospitalized at the North Colorado Medical Center.
Last year there were nearly 2,500 cases of West Nile virus in the state.
Health officials are encouraging people to take precautions like wearing long-sleeved clothing and insect repellent containing deet.
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Berkeley Lab Building Materials Pathways (B-PATH) Model
Developed by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), the Berkeley Lab Building Materials Pathways (B-PATH) Model aims to enhance environmental decision-making in the commercial building LCA, design, and planning communities through the following key features:
Modeling of discrete technology options
in the production, transportation, construction, and end of life processes associated U.S. structural building materials. While there have been a number of stand-alone LCAs of commercial buildings and their materials, it is often difficult to transfer the results of these studies to assessments of real-world buildings. Specifically, the environmental impacts of structural materials for a given job site will depend in part on the technology characteristics of local and regional supply chains; these characteristics might differ from the "average" technology assumptions used in many building LCA studies and databases.
Modeling of energy supply options
for electricity provision and directly combusted fuels across the building life cycle. Most LCA models allow for some user-defined energy supply assumptions. However, often the LCI data in such models are not sufficiently disaggregated into unit process technologies, whose energy use and fuel options (e.g., alternative fuels or fuel switching) can vary in practice. B-PATH allows for user-defined energy supply at the process technology level, which provides greater flexibility for modeling regional and production system energy supply variations for structural materials.
Comprehensiveness of relevant building mass and energy flows and environmental indicators
to ensure that B-PATH's discrete technology modeling approach allows for consideration of a range of environmental impacts in materials selection, and for different building elements.
Ability to estimate modeling uncertainties
through easy creation of different life-cycle technology and energy supply pathways for structural materials, and easy consideration of different methodological assumptions (e.g., system boundaries and allocation protocols), which can serve as bounding scenarios on environmental impacts.
5) Encapsulation of the above features in a
transparent public use model
, which can be assessed and refined by the stakeholder community, expanded to include new technology options as they emerge over time, and can offer a fully citable public data resource.
Model development was focused on life-cycle pathways for three major structural materials options for commercial buildings: (1) reinforced concrete; (2) steel; and (3) lumber. The current version of B-PATH is targeted at low-rise construction (typically defined as 2-5 floors) due to the predominance of this building form in the U.S. commercial sector.
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Point commissions? Adoptables? Or just a simple gift? You can donate all of that right here! I would deeply appreciate it if you donate a few points. I'm saving for either a contest, a PM or to commission a few people. They could even be you!
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Flat Colored pictures
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Screenshots: 50
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Chibi characters
This is pretty much a separate thing from the rest. I'll turn your character into my chibi style, it being a simple shaded picture with a transparent background. The price is 30
Painting styled pictures: 80
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I can create a custom character for you, but you must fill out a form I will give to you in a note if you do wish to commission me for one. After reading what you would like for the characters, I'll place a price range, and you pay what you can, or what seems most appropriate.
Extra Characters on every option would apply an extra 10
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Southwest Airlines announces new AirTran city conversions, updates integration progress
Southwest Airlines Co. said today that AirTran Airways' airport service in four cities will convert its system in the spring.
AirTran will end service on April 13 in Charlotte, N.C.; Flint, Mich.; Portland, Maine; and Rochester, N.Y. Southwest will began service in those cities the next day. Southwest plans to release a new flight schedules on Monday.
The Dallas-based airline bought AirTran in May 2011 and is still integrating the two airlines systems, networks and employees.
Southwest already said AirTran's airport facilities Branson, Mo., is scheduled to change in March.
Southwest also today said AirTran service in Seattle and Des Moines, Iowa, converted to its system in the third quarter. Key West, Fla., will change next month.
AirTran stopped flying to six cities — Allentown, Pa.; Harrisburg, Pa.; Huntsville, Ala.; Lexington, Ky.; Sarasota, Fla.; and White Plains, N.Y. — in August.
Southwest CEO Gary Kelly said today in a statement that the company is on track to merge the two airlines' networks early next year. He said he's "very pleased with the AirTran integration results" so far.
– Seniority list integrations for seven of the eight affected unions were resolved.
– It converted nine AirTran planes to the Southwest brand.
– Southwest saw about $110 million in pre-tax synergies in the first nine months of this year and it expects $400 million in pre-tax synergies in 2013, excluding acquisition and integration expenses.


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BANGALORE: Email is dead, or will be dead. That's the underlying message of CEO Mark Zuckerberg as he unveiled Facebook's revamped messaging system in San Fracisco on Monday night. The popular networking service was supposed to launch a "Gmail killer" at the much-hyped event. But it was far from it. Nevertheless, the new avataar will raise network communication to a level that will shake the Gmails and Yahoos.
Zuckerberg himself painted the picture thus: "I don't expect people to wake up tomorrow and say, `I'm going to shut down my Yahoo account or my Gmail account' ... Maybe one day, six months, a year, two years out people will start to say this is how the future should work."


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Verizon has been on a roll lately with their 4G LTE network roll-out and it appears they aren't slowing down any time soon. Back in August we mentioned they would be updating additional network markets in September starting on the 15th (tomorrow), but we only reported around 15 or so.
Verizon isn't taking any chances at anyone catching up because now they're telling us they plan to add 26 more markets to 4G LTE tomorrow instead of the original 15. They've also expanded the reach in many current markets too. With plenty of devices on the way to take full advantage of 4G LTE Verizon has a clear lead over the rest of the pack and it's only getting stronger.
Over the past few months we've seen upgrades about twice a month from Big Red, leading me to believe soon enough they'll have everyone covered with their blazing fast 4G LTE speeds nationwide. With Verizon also getting ready to release a slew of mid-range and competitively priced phones with 4G LTE like the Samsung Stratosphere and the Pantech Breakout it's safe to say AT&T has some catching up to do.


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Notice And Request For Comments.
As part of a federal government-wide effort to streamline the process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) announces that CPSC intends to submit a Generic Information Collection Request (Generic ICR): "Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery" to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.). OMB previously approved the collection of information under control number 3041-0148. OMB's most recent extension of approval will expire on April 30, 2014. The Commission will consider all comments received in response to this notice before requesting an extension of approval of this collection of information from OMB.
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Abstract: The information collection activity will garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner to improve service delivery. Below we provide the CPSC's projected average estimates of qualitative surveys, focus groups, customer satisfaction surveys, and usability tests for the next three years.
Current Actions: Renewal of collection of information.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Affected Public: Individuals and households, businesses and organizations, state, local, or tribal government.
Average Expected Annual Number of Activities: Eight activities, including qualitative surveys, focus groups, customer satisfaction surveys, and usability tests.
Annual Number of Respondents: 1,600.
Annual responses: 1,600.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average minutes per response: 45 minutes per response.
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The Commission solicits written comments from all interested persons about the proposed collection of information. The Commission specifically solicits information relevant to the following topics:
- Whether the collection of information described above is necessary for the proper performance of the Commission's functions, including whether the information would have practical utility;
- Whether the estimated burden of the proposed collection of information is accurate;
- Whether the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected could be enhanced; and
- Whether the burden imposed by the collection of information could be minimized by use of automated, electronic, or other forms of information technology.
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You might be able to make a patch lead for the monitor. I do not know enough
about the Amstrad supply, but it hada modulator in it I believe, the
Spectrum modulator was on the pcb of the computer.
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Between 1969 and 1999 over one thousand people died in police custody in the UK alone, not counting deaths in prison and psychiatric institutions. No one has ever been convicted for any of these deaths. Over the last 30+ years a disproportionate number of these deaths were African-Caribbean men. A similar pattern is also evident worldwide.
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In short: Fast circuit, some good scenery, average supportIn full: I chose to run in Cardiff (first time) for the flat course. It delivered that and I got a PB. Traffic in was congested and it could have been better marshalled for those not familiar with Cardiff. I was there at 8 and it still seemed a better idea to dump the car in a side street and walk down to the start point - this also made it easier getting out again. Baggage tents worked well. Starting pen was fine and no delay getting out onto the course (I was in yellow). Several pinch points along the course which must have got worse when the main swell of runners were coming through. Reasonable support but not a patch on Reading. Goody bag t-shirt was good, rest of contents pretty close to irrelevant. I'll be back but it's a yet a fixture of the season for me.Date of review: October 15, 2012
In short: Good but should be betterIn full: The Portway 7 miles are a bit dull - even if they do have the Clifton Suspension Bridge - but it is useful to spread the pack and maintain your target pace. The oggy, oggy, oggy tradition in the tunnel is good fun. The last 3 miles through town seem under-supported and the twists and turns break your stride. It can be very difficult to get back across to the University side of town after the race.Date of review: October 8, 2012
In short: Great organisation, good route, more cheers from the crowd, please!In full: Really well organised - all city races should learn from this one. My route planning and running watch both think it's longer than 13.1 miles but a good circuit. Agree with the need for clearer mile markers for the last 2 miles, especially countdown markers. Crowd was fine but nothing on the enthusiasm and support of ReadingDate of review: September 14, 2011
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In the nineteenth century, a time of political modernization, Japan took Prussia as a model in various realms inviting Prussian specialists from several fields to Japan as advisors. Because they were so successful, the Japanese were soon labelled the "Prussians of East Asia". The aim ot this collection is to trace the long-lasting influence of the Prussian model on Japan, while at the same time tracing the image of Japan in Germany.
The Prussian model becomes particularly visible in the creation of the state and the establishment of a modern army in Japan. In both these areas, step by step, Prussia took over France's role extant since the 1870s. Especially important was the decision to render the general staff completely independent from the government making it possible for the military to intervene in politics. The German authoritarian form of state was also considered worth imitating while the Anglo-Saxon countries served as models in marine, technology, and economy. As a counterpart to Japan's interest in Prussia, Germany also developed an interest in the Far Eastern country, visible for example in the development of Japanese Studies, first and foremost in Berlin.


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Imagine yourself in a group of two or three people, and your mission is to find a can or a large box filled with collectible trinkets. You go into the woods, hack through some brush, crawl over a few logs. After about 10 or 15 minutes (and a few cuts and scrapes), your GPS lets you know you've arrived at your desired location by making a beeping noise.
Confused? A treasure hunt like this one is known as geocaching. Geocaching is known all over the world. It's played by teenagers and parents alike, with no age limit. It involves the great outdoors, and some necessary supplies include a compatible geocaching GPS, dry socks to change into and a bag to carry your SWAG (stuff we all get). SWAG consists of trinkets and little junk hidden within the cache. Cachers, or people who geocache, collect SWAG and trade it when they find a new cache.
There isn't only SWAG located inside a cache. Keychains and coins known as trackables hide out in caches as well. Trackables contain a secret code that is used when you log onto your geocaching account on geocaching.com. After typing in the code, you can view the amount of miles that particular trackable has traveled, as well as the caches it has visited.
One particular trackable's destination is to travel to the happy place of everyone who comes across it before returning to its original cache. The trackable is a large blue smiley face attached to a wooden smiley face. Another example of a trackable is a small, plastic dog that traveled from New Zealand; its mission is to meet other dogs all over the world.
You can purchase trackables on geocaching.com or create your own. It's easy; just purchase a dog tag on the website. Each comes with two tags, one to attach to the trackable, one to keep as a reference to the trackable's code. Once you have the code, log onto the website and click on Trackables (Yours). There are step-by-step instructions on how to activate the code.
Michael John Hockwater, a senior at St. Mary's High School in Lancaster, discovered geocaching over the summer.
"Geocaching is a world of adventure that I never knew existed," Michael John said. "I feel like Indiana Jones when I hike through the woods and uncover caches. It's a live-action treasure hunt that everyone in the family can enjoy."
But why do you need a compatible GPS? Why not just use one you already own? A regular GPS is fine for getting you to and from anywhere you want to go. A geocaching GPS lets you gather coordinates that are within landmarks, not only on roads. For example, if someone hid a geocache in his or her backyard and typed the coordinates into a GPS, they would receive directions on how to retrieve the cache. The GPS also can be hooked up to a personal computer and you can download caches through the website.
Michael John purchased a new kind of GPS that has many different features. It lets you access the geocaching website and log onto your account right on the GPS and much more.
To get started with geocaching you have to create an account on geocaching.com -- it's free. There is another account option called Premium Membership, in which you can get more features with the maps and uncover caches that only come with premium membership. It costs $30 per year.
After you have found one or more caches/trackables, log in to your account and record that you've found the cache or trackable.
There is also a question-and-answer section in case you're still not quite sure what to do, plus videos on geocaching and how to do it.
Daniel Golinski, a sophomore at Cleveland Hill High School, has been geocaching for three years. He usually goes with his dad. They have many memories, but this is Daniel's favorite one: "We went to go find one of the geocaches [at Letchworth State Park]. It was on the side of a really big hill. And as we were looking for the cache, whenever we got close, we noticed that it seemed to be pointing up this really steep hill. So I ran ahead of him and I ran all the way up; I didn't fall or anything. But then I looked down and he was still going up slowly, tree by tree. The next thing I know all I see are his feet slide right out [from under] him, flat on his stomach, only holding onto a tree. Next thing I know he's standing up and asking me to help hold his stuff for him. It was really fun. We did find the cache eventually."
Daniel has about 10 or 15 caches and collectibles in his collection.
"I go with my dad; I've gone with some of his friends from work. They tend to bring their children and family because it's a nice family thing. It's for any age."
There's a world of caches out there; all you have to do is grab your GPS, some friends and have an afternoon of adventure.
Michael John's collection of found caches and SWAG is growing day by day.
"Indiana Jones couldn't have done it better himself," he says.
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Burrata Crostini With Honeyed Leeks and Basil
1 baguette, cut in 1/2-inch slices
8 ounces burrata, at room temperature
3 large leeks
1 generous tablespoon olive oil, plus more for drizzling
1/2 cup chicken broth
Salt, pepper
1/2 to 1 teaspoon raw honey
Small bunch basil, cut into strips
1. Preheat your broiler. Place baguette slices on a cookie sheet.
2. Slice the burrata into 1/4-inch slices. (It will get messy.) Sprinkle with salt.
3. Remove outer 2 layers of leeks. Rinse and dry them. Cut the white and light green parts into 1/3-inch slices, then quarter them.
4. Heat a saute pan on the stove. When hot, add the olive oil, then the leeks. Saute, stirring occasionally, until leeks soften, about 5 minutes. Add broth, a little salt and 20 to 30 grinds of the pepper mill. Cook until liquid has evaporated and the leeks turn golden. Remove from heat.
5. Add 1/2 teaspoon honey to the leeks, stir and taste. Add more honey if you wish.
6. Toast the bread in the broiler for about a minute, until golden. Turn slices over and toast the other side. Be careful not to let bread burn.
7. Spread a thin layer of leeks on each piece of bread; top with a slice of burrata. Drizzle with olive oil, if you wish. Garnish with basil. Serve immediately.
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Credit Score Lessons from "Moneyball"
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**It's Sports Week here on the Credit Karma blog! Each day we'll bring you a post about sports to help kick-off this Fall sports season.**
The upcoming movie "Moneyball", based on Michael Lewis' book of the same name, is about the famed Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane and his use of sabermetrics to run his team successfully yet frugally.
The movie chronicles the way Beane (played by the handsome Brad Pitt) found quality players by assessing their skills using in-depth statistics instead of traditional baseball fan favorites like home runs or RBIs. By focusing on more complex statistics, Beane was able to create a competitive team on a significantly smaller budget compared to larger organizations with bigger payrolls, like the New York Yankees.
This same logic can be applied to your credit score. Similar to a baseball player's batting average, your credit score is a 3-digit figure that everyone loves to obsess over. But sometimes it's more valuable to delve deeper into the math behind those numbers, in order to learn more.
Let's take a look at the world of sabermetrics, and how it can translate to a deeper understanding of your credit score.
Batter up: credit utilization rate
Instead of focusing solely on a player's batting average, followers of sabermetrics also consider the BABIP (batting average on balls in play), which calculates a player's batting average without taking strikeouts into consideration.
The same way BABIP can be used instead of a batting average, your credit utilization rate is a way for lenders to assess how you're actually using the credit available to you, rather than just looking at the number of accounts you have.
Your credit utilization rate is calculated by totaling all of your credit card debt and dividing it by the amount of total available credit on your credit cards. In order to score a good credit utilization rate under 30%, take some time to really consider if you're using the credit available to you both effectively and responsibly.
Base hit: debt to income ratio
Rather than relying on a player's RBI (runs batted in) statistic to determine their hitting ability, sabermetrics proposes using OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage), which is a more metrics-driven approach that combines a player's rate of getting on base with how many runs they drive in.
Similar to how OPS is considered a more accurate way of measuring a player's hitting ability, a consumer's debt to income ratio can be a better insight into the amount of credit risk they pose to lenders.
The debt to income ratio compares the difference between your monthly income and the amount you spend to maintain your debt each month. The lower your debt to income ratio, the lower the credit risk. To keep your debt to income ratio at its lowest, pay careful attention to the amount of debt you are accumulating and work hard to pay it off in a timely manner.
What does it all mean?
While your credit score determines your creditworthiness (similar to how a batting average can dictate a baseball player's salary), it's really the various components of your credit score, the nitty-gritty stuff, that determines your overall credit rating.
Just like the A's didn't need a big payroll in order to acquire good players, you don't need a lot of credit to prove your creditworthiness. All you need is an understanding of the statistics behind your credit score, and know how to make those figures work in your favor.
Give credit where credit is due,
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So is this a movie with actors or a movie that is an interview or something like that?Celine Bowdwick at 7:17 pm on September 29, 2011


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Student Delegation 2016
12 Student Delegates and 2 Chaperones have been chosen to participate in the 2016 sister city exchange visit to Ami-machi, Japan.
Dates: The one-week trip to Ami-machi is scheduled for August 3 - August 12, 2016. It will coincide with the "My Ami Festival", at which the Delegates will be special guests.
Activities: Past activities have included a visit to a temple, a traditional Japanese tea ceremony, and trying some traditional Japanese crafts. Students will stay with a Japanese host family.
Application Process: Students from Superior or Douglas County who will be entering Grades 8—11 in the fall of 2015 are eligible to apply by filling out and submitting an application. An in-person interview is also required. Delegate selection will begin in early 2015. Selection begins early to allow plenty of time for fundraising and team-building.
Cost: Costs will vary depending on airfare and personal spending allowances. In 2014, the average cost was between $2,000 and $2,500. To help defray the cost of the trip, as well as a portion of the chaperones' airfare, student delegates and their families are expected to help organize and participate in fundraising events and activities. These activities will also be an important part of team-building for the group.
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Friday is a good day to be a Madison Square Garden shareholder.
MSG shares jumped as much as 6.1% on a double dose of good news. The New York Rangers, owned by MSG, advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals Thursday evening for the first time in 20 years. On the same day, the Los Angeles Clippers agreed too be sold for a record $2 billion, which potentially bodes well for the New York Knicks' future worth. The Knicks are also owned by MSG.
"Band front-man and MSG Executive Chairman James Dolan is probably writing a song this morning about his unbelievable Thursday," said Don Bilson of Gordon Haskett Research Advisors, an event-driven research company. Two or three extra hockey games at the Garden, combined with potential price bumps and increasing merchandise sales "have the potential to boost MSG short-term and mid-term prospects," he said.
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The company is purchasing bonds as a held-to-security investment – it must, therefore, report the bonds on its books at amortized cost, which means it puts the bonds on its books at the initial discounted carrying value upon purchase and amortizes the discount each period through its interest entry (as we learned from the bond issuer's side in Chapter 14); therefore, the initial purchase entry is:
Debt Investments (Held-to-Maturity) 74,086
Cash 74,086
(Also note that unlike the bond issuer's entries that we studied in Chapter 14, the bond purchaser does not separately keep the discount or premium account – it nets it out from the Debt Investments account)
The annual cash interest the company receives and the related interest revenue and discount amortization on the bonds must then be recorded. Recall that the amount of cash received in interest is the face value of the bonds x the stated rate of interest ($80,000 x 9% = $7,200). Also recall that under the effective-interest method of amortization, interest revenue is calculated as the carrying value of the bonds x the effective market rate of interest ($74,086 x 11% = $8,149). Lastly, recall that the difference between the two ($8,149 – 7,200 = $949) is the amortization of the discount which increases the carrying value of the debt investments. This information is journalized as follows:
Cash 7,200
Debt Investments (Held-to-Maturity) 949
Interest Revenue 8,149
(Note that this entry makes sense considering the company was able to obtain the investment in bonds at a discounted price; therefore, although it receives less in cash, it recognizes a greater return via interest revenue over the life of the bond as it amortizes the discount received)
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