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Natural Gas Gains on Higher Temperatures: Commodities at Close
The Standard & Poor's GSCI gauge of 24 commodities rose 1.1 percent to 612.44 at 4:32 p.m. New York time. The UBS Bloomberg CMCI index of 26 raw materials rose 0.6 percent to 1,513.745.
Natural gas futures rose the most in three weeks as forecasts for hot weather to spread from the Midwest to the Northeast next week signaled stronger demand from power plants that would reduce a stockpile surplus.
Gas rose 4.2 percent, the biggest daily increase since June 18. MDA EarthSat Weather predicted above-average temperatures through July 25. An Energy Department report tomorrow may show that U.S. stockpiles rose 27 billion cubic feet last week, less than the five-year average gain for the week of 90 billion, based on 14 analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg.
Natural gas for August delivery rose 11.6 cents to settle at $2.853 per million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
U.S. natural gas market: NI NUSMKT
Oil rose as the U.S. Energy Department reported that crude supplies dropped and refineries operated at the highest rate in almost five years.
Futures climbed 2.3 percent as inventories fell 4.7 million barrels to 378.2 million last week, more than three times the decline forecast in a Bloomberg survey of analysts. Refineries operated at 92.7 percent of capacity, the highest rate since July 2007.
Oil for August delivery advanced $1.90 to settle at $85.81 a barrel on the Nymex. Prices are down 13 percent this year.
Brent oil for August climbed $2.26, or 2.3 percent, to settle at $100.23 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange. The European benchmark's premium to West Texas Intermediate crude, the grade traded in New York, widened to $14.42 from $14.06 yesterday.
Crude markets: NI CRMKTS
Heating oil futures gained amid speculation that refinery upsets and planned unit shutdowns will reduce inventories.
Futures rose as PBF Energy Inc. has reported a series of flaring and malfunctions this month at its Delaware refinery. Exxon Mobil Corp. shut a unit at its Beaumont, Texas, plant for unplanned work and BP Plc's Whiting, Indiana, refinery will shut a crude unit next month for as long as two months of maintenance. Distillate inventories are 17 percent below a year earlier, according to Energy Department data.
Heating oil for August delivery climbed 4.23 cents, or 1.6 percent, to settle at $2.7618 a gallon on the Nymex.
August-delivery gasoline gained 2.2 cents, or 0.8 percent, to settle at $2.7689 a gallon on the exchange.
U.S. oil products: NI OPFMKT
Gold futures declined for a second day as the Federal Reserve failed to provide signals on plans for additional monetary stimulus to bolster the U.S. economy. Silver, platinum and palladium gained.
The minutes of the Fed's meeting showed policy makers considered the risk that further easing might pose. Some members of the Federal Open Market Committee said that excessive purchases of Treasuries may "at some point, lead to deterioration in the functioning of the Treasury securities market that could undermine the intended effects of the policy." A few officials said the central bank will probably need to take further action.
Gold futures for August delivery fell 0.5 percent to $1,572.50 an ounce in electronic trading at 2:53 p.m. on the Comex in New York. The price settled earlier at $1,575.70, down 0.3 percent.
Silver futures for September delivery advanced 0.5 percent to close at $27.023 an ounce on the Comex.
On the Nymex, platinum futures for October delivery rose 0.1 percent to settle at $1,431.60 an ounce. Palladium futures for September delivery gained 1.1 percent to $582.95 an ounce.
Precious metal markets: NI PCMKTS
Copper rose for the second time in three days in New York after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao signaled the government may increase spending to counter a slowdown.
Promoting investment growth is the key to stabilizing China's economic expansion, Wen said in a statement posted on a government website yesterday. Passenger-vehicle sales in the country exceeded analysts' estimates for a fourth month in June. The Asian country is the world's biggest consumer of copper, which is used in homes, cars and appliances.
Copper futures for September delivery climbed 1.5 percent to settle at $3.4475 a pound on the Comex. Prices have fallen 1.4 percent this month on concern that slowing global economic growth will undercut demand.
On the London Mercantile Exchange, copper for delivery in three months rose 0.7 percent to $7,540 a ton ($3.42 a pound).
Aluminum and lead fell in London. Zinc, tin and nickel advanced.
Base metal markets: NI BMMKTS
Sugar futures rose on renewed concern that global supplies will remain limited after wet weather delayed cane crushing in Brazil, the world's largest producer and exporter. Coffee and cotton gained, while cocoa and orange-juice slid.
Raw sugar for October delivery climbed 1.7 percent to settle at 22.88 cents a pound at 2 p.m. on ICE Futures U.S. in New York.
Arabica-coffee futures for September delivery advanced 0.1 percent to $1.847 a pound in New York, the third straight gain.
Cotton futures for December delivery climbed 0.4 percent to 71.02 cents a pound in New York, the fourth consecutive gain.
Cocoa futures for September delivery declined 0.7 percent to $2,292 a metric ton on ICE, the second straight drop.
Orange-juice for September delivery slid 2.3 percent to settle at $1.253 a pound on ICE Futures U.S. in New York, the biggest drop for a most-active contract since July 2.
Soft commodities markets: NI SOMKTS
Wheat rose to the highest level since April 2011 after the U.S. Department of Agriculture reduced its forecast for global production as dry weather curbed crops in Russia. Corn and soybeans fell.
In the 12 months that started June 1, world output will total 665.3 million metric tons, down 1 percent from a June estimate, the USDA said in a report today. The agency cut its forecast for Russian production by 7.5 percent to 49 million tons and lowered its outlook for exports from that nation by 25 percent.
Wheat futures for September delivery climbed 0.6 percent to settle at $8.2625 a bushel on the Chicago Board of Trade.
Corn futures for December delivery fell 1.9 percent to close at $7.04 a bushel, and soybean futures for November delivery fell 1 percent to $15.225 a bushel.
U.S. grain markets: NI GRMKTS
Hog futures fell on signs of increasing pork supplies in the U.S. Cattle prices also dropped.
The price of wholesale pork fell for the eighth straight session yesterday, the longest slump since March, and hogs for immediate delivery fell to a four-week low, U.S. Department of Agriculture data show. Futures rose 4.1 percent in June, partly on concern that high temperatures across parts of the U.S. would cause animals to lose weight, reducing supplies.
Hog futures for October settlement, the contract with the highest open interest, fell 2.2 percent to settle at 81.1 cents a pound on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Cattle futures for August delivery fell 0.3 percent to $1.18 a pound. Feeder-cattle futures for August settlement rose 0.6 percent to $1.44225 a pound.
Livestock markets: NI LVMKTS


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Revolutionary Road (2008)
Running Time: 118m.
Titanic shipmates Kathy Bates, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Kate Winslet step onboard for director Sam Mendes' tale of suburban malaise in 1950s-era Connecticut. Adapted from the classic 1961 novel by author Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road tells the tale of a young Connecticut couple whose once-idealistic relationship steadily deteriorates into a ceaseless cycle of petty jealousy and bickering as they strive to retain their independence in the conformity-obsessed world of picket fences and perfectly manicured lawns. Ever since they first met, Frank (DiCaprio) and April (Winslet) saw themselves as special and different. They strive to form their relationship around higher ideals, though upon moving into their new home on Revolutionary Road, the defiant couple pledges never to be confined by the social conventions of the era. As time passes, however, Frank and April gradually become the very thing that they both feared most -- a typical suburban family complete with abandoned dreams and faded hopes. Frank loses his nerve after taking a comfortable job with a reliable salary, and April morphs into an unsatisfied homemaker desperate for passion and excitement. But April's independent spirit hasn't been suffocated just yet, and when she hatches a plan to head for Paris, her need to escape at all costs stands in direct contrast to Frank's desire to hold on to what they already have. (allmovie.com)
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This past Sunday I read with great interest – and concern – an article from the February 24 edition of The New York Times Magazine called "The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food." Excerpted from Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Michael Moss's new book Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us, it's packed with the kind of inside information that we in the consuming public, or even those of us in the marketing and/or media biz, are not often privy to and as I read it, I could almost feel the anxiety levels elevating in the boardrooms of the big food companies.
After all, Moss paints an unsavory picture of Big Food. The article offers up four vignettes, involving a range of food industry execs, scientists and researchers (including veteran marketing researcher Howard Moskowitz) and their work on seminal products from Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper to Oscar Mayer's Lunchables.
Granted, the revelations in the article aren't all that, well, revelatory. We know that food makers have long taken the "give 'em what they want" approach and have loaded their products with the delicious-but-debilitating trio referred to in the title of Moss's book. And we know that a lot of their impetus for doing so – beyond the profit motive – is based on talking with and observing consumers.
That's the source of my concern. As I read the article, I wondered what, if any, blowback the marketing research industry might face as a result of the book. In the Times excerpt, a host of research techniques from taste-tests to focus groups are cited as the vehicles through which the food industry gathers the data it needs to develop the products that will satisfy (or exacerbate) our cravings.
Will the book gin up a wave of concern/outrage over marketing research and its use as a tool to pick our brains? Especially in light of the interest in neuromarketing research techniques and the dark activities their critics say they supposedly make possible (manipulation! mind control!), will MR have to mount a fresh campaign to (re)assure the public that we're actually the good guys and not the agents of corporate greed?
More importantly, the article makes you concerned for those of us in the Western world. We consumers are funny creatures. We all know the role that nutrition plays in our health. There are more sources than ever of information on what to eat and what not to eat. We know when we're eating healthfully and when we are not.
But for many people, the act of eating is so much more than a mere biological imperative. Those binges on ice cream or chips or cheeseburgers or Little Debbies are all about filling an emotional need (certainly a bottomless pit, for some). I'm not trying to absolve the food industry of its role in the process. I don't buy the whole "Hey, we're just giving them what they want!" argument but consumers certainly bear their share of the blame for their choices.
Still, when you read about the precision with which scientists and researchers are calibrating foods and beverages to help us reach our "bliss point," it's hard not to feel a bit taken advantage of. For example, though I am immune to the lure of Cheetos – the Virgo in me hates any foodstuff that requires a vigorous hand-washing after consumption – thanks to Moss I now know the reason certain friends and relatives are powerless before them: vanishing caloric density. As food scientist Steven Witherly says in the article, "If something melts down quickly, your brain thinks that there's no calories in it … you can just keep eating it forever."
Lest we think that all the angst about junk food is something new, I also found fascinating the insights on chip-eating that Moss quotes from a 1957 report by Ernest Dichter. The famed psychologist listed seven "fears and resistances" to chips: you can't stop eating them; they're fattening; they're not good for you; they're greasy and messy to eat; they're too expensive; it's hard to store the leftovers; and they're bad for children.
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It would depend on how you receive those bank statements from Banks.
Provided that you are downloading the bankstatement, you can use FF.5/FF_5 to upload SAP accepted format of bankstatement such as MT940, Multicash, BAI.
You will need to configure GVO or BAI code with posting rules, account symbols and transaction types. IMG path can be found in Financial accounting > Bank accounting > Business transaction > Payment transactions
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If you know me, you know I love to Instagram. So, last week I was excited when the opportunity came up to attend an "Instameet" in Charleston at the historic Nathaniel Russell House. Lauren Northup even captured of myself and Olivia Brock of A Lacquered Life instagramming it up with intensity!
This is a house I have heard a lot about, and coincidentally, my mother-in-law Mary Zahl did the original garden design during the restoration in the mid 1990's. Sometimes, it is hard to take the time to stop and be a tourist in your own city, even one as beautiful as Charleston. They do not usually allow photos to be taken in the house, so this was a special opportunity. All my photos were taken on an iphone 5s. While I already posted some on @candyshopvintage Instagram, there are more below that I have not yet shared.
The spiral staircase is the standout feature of the early 1800's, three story home, I could not get enough:
And the grand painting in the stairwell is a portrait of Mary-Rutledge Smith as painted by George Romney. She had something like a dozen kids by my age (33). This might be a picture of her 11th or 12th. Yikes! I believe she was 35 when this was painted.
The colors in the house are spectacular, from the burnt orange in the stairwell to the peachy pink in the drawing room (which is actually wallpaper and not paint):
Below is the "morning room" which had the best light in the house. Yes please, I'd like my coffee in here every morning:
Loved all the details like the ceramic knobs, the library in the closet and the incredible molding with hand gold-leafed accents:
The turquoise dining room on the first floor with the exquisite borders around the windows had to be one of my favorite rooms in terms of color:
And this is an actual portrait of Nathaniel Russell, the original owner. He did not build the home until he was in his 70's so it was basically his retirement home. He was originally from Newport, Rhode Island, a city with a lot of similarities to Charleston.
This was a really fun way to take a historic home tour, especially if you are prone to being glued to your iphone like me. The Historic Charleston Foundation is hosting a second "Instameet" in another historic home, the Aiken-Rhett House next Friday June 13th. You can sign up here. Maybe I'll see you there!


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New York, January 23, 2014 -- Moody's Investors Service affirmed Forest Oil Corporation's (Forest)
B2 Corporate Family Rating (CFR), its B3 senior unsecured notes
rating and its SGL-3Speculative Grade Liquidity Rating.
The outlook remains negative.
"The completion of a series of major divestitures has left behind a much
smaller E&P company seeking to stabilize its operations, generate
higher quality cash flows and ultimately achieve a reduction in debt leverage,"
commented Andrew Brooks, Moody's Vice President. " The negative
outlook remains in place reflecting the execution challenges Forest faces
in achieving these objectives following its significant downsizing."
Ratings affirmed:
..Corporate Family Rating, affirmed at B2
..Probability of Default Rating, affirmed at B2-PD
..Senior Unsecured Notes Rating, affirmed at B3
..Speculative Grade Liquidity Rating, affirmed at
..Outlook, maintained at negative
LGD revision:
...Senior Unsecured LGD to LGD4 - 66%
from LGD4 - 68%
Forest's B2 CFR reflects its diminished scale following the dramatic downsizing
it has evidenced through a series of major asset sales, which while
generating funds for a substantial reduction in debt, leaves the
company much smaller in size and with less flexibility with which to stabilize
its operations and restore growth. Forest's pro forma 2013
production reflecting asset sales approximated 18,500 Boe per day,
leaving Forest less than half its size of a year ago, and with reduced
basin diversity . Despite its smaller asset base, Forest's
B2 rating remains aligned with the B2 E&P peer group. Additionally,
while size has been reduced, the production profile will evidence
a higher liquids content, which should lead to improved margins
and cash flow. Operations are now focused on the Eagle Ford Shale,
where Forest operates in a joint venture with Schlumberger Production
Management (Schlumberger, A1 stable), and to a lesser extent
the liquids-rich East Texas Cotton Valley. Successful development
of its Eagle Ford acreage is paramount to stabilizing Forest's B2
In an effort to address its over-levered balance sheet, Forest
embarked an asset sale program which generated $1.5 billion
in proceeds, reducing total debt by about $1.1 billion
since mid-2012. With 2013's sale of its Texas Panhandle
assets, representing about half of the company's hydrocarbon
production, the four-year downward trajectory in proved reserves
and production accelerated. While debt has been materially reduced,
production declines have out-paced debt reduction, prompting
relative leverage measures to climb. At September 30, pro
forma debt of $800 million was over $43,000 per Boe
of average daily production, and we estimate debt on the company's
pro forma proved developed reserves was around $11.50 per
Boe, both measures weak for its B2 rating.
Forest's SGL-3 Speculative Grade Liquidity rating reflects our
expectation of adequate liquidity through 2014. We expect Forest's
capital budget of $290-$310 million to result in
a cash flow deficit approximating $140 million in 2014, which
would likely be funded by residual cash proceeds from the sale of the
Panhandle assets, supplemented by borrowings under its secured borrowing
base revolving credit. Pro forma at September 30, Forest
had $106 million cash and an undrawn $400 million revolver.
The revolver includes a leverage covenant limiting debt/EBITDA to 5x through
March 2014 before tightening to 4.75x in 2014's second quarter
and 4.5x at June 30, potentially restricting access to the
facility without an improvement in EBITDA over the first half of 2014.
The revolver is secured by a mortgage and security interest in Forest's
proved oil and gas properties and related assets; we view Forest's
alternate sources of liquidity as weak.
The negative outlook reflects the execution risk related to Forest's ability
to grow production and generate improved margins and cash flow as a significantly
smaller company sufficient to appreciably reduce relative debt leverage
from elevated levels , notwithstanding its focus on growing oil
production in the Eagle Ford. If Forest can grow production to
above 20,000 Boe per day while maintaining debt to average daily
production around $40,000 per Boe, the outlook could
be stabilized.
A downgrade could be considered if Forest fails to execute on its development
program in the Eagle Ford, should debt on production deteriorate
beyond $45,000 per Boe, or should Forest fail to maintain
the ratio of RCF/debt to over 20%. Should Forest's
leveraged full-cycle ratio (LFCR) fail to approach 1x by mid-2014,
a downgrade is also possible.
An upgrade is unlikely over the next year but would be considered if Forest's
production grows to 30,000 Boe per day with debt to average daily
production approaching $30,000 on a sustainable basis,
together with improved Finding and Development costs, leading to
a LFCR exceeding 1.5x.
The B3 rating on the senior unsecured notes reflects both the overall
probability of default of Forest, to which Moody's assigns a PDR
of B2-PD, and a loss given default of LGD4 (66%).
Forest's senior unsecured notes are subordinate to its $400 million
secured revolving credit facility's priority claim to the company's assets.
The size of the claims relative to Forest's outstanding senior unsecured
notes results in the notes being rated one notch below the B2 CFR under
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It's another record year for real estates sales in Mesa County in 2004, with the figures going over the $1 billion dollar mark. Experts in real estate say reaching the billion dollar milestone is the result of rising home values and an overall increase in the volume of homes that are selling.
Last year's sales were up 6.9% nine percent compared to 2003. The average cost of a three–bedroom home rose more than 8.5%, to just more than $172,000. The continuous growth of the community, and the lowest interest rates in decades, are helping to boost sales. Realtors say Mesa County is both a buyer's and seller's market.
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Tattoo Submission: Amanda (Linköping) - 21st July 2012
a reminder for myself and for everyone out there.
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Stella (Copenhagen) "This is my second tattoo. I got it on an impulsive night out, and I'm glad I did it :)"
Little totoro reminds me to enjoy littlest things in life.
i chose this tattoo around the idea of karma, i've always been a huge believer in karma and always will be. my mom has always said to be a kind person and you will recieve the same in return
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ORAN - Florence A. Brumit, 86, died at 7:40 p.m. Feb. 25, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
Born Dec. 27, 1917, in Scopus, daughter of the late John and Nancy Jane Welker Douglas, she had been employed by the Chaffee General Hospital. She was a member of the Morley Church of God.
On Dec. 27, 1946, she married Jess Brumit who preceded her in death in October 1974.
Survivors include: one daughter and son-in-law, Marilyn and Larry Sadler of Oran; one stepson, Douglas Brumit of Memphis, Tenn.; and two grandchildren, 12 stepgrandchildren, one great-grandchild and nine stepgreat-grandchildren.
Two stepsons, one stepdaughter, one brother and three sisters also preceded her in death.
Visitation begins at 5 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran.
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Vernon joined Wingstop in October 2010 as vice president of franchise sales. Under his leadership, Wingstop has signed franchise agreements to result in more than 150 new restaurant openings in the U.S. and 120 new openings in Mexico.
With more than 20 years of restaurant franchise experience, Vernon previously spent 13 years as vice president of sales at Sonic Corporation. Prior to that, he held development positions for Brinker International, Pizza Inn Inc., USA Cafes, and Signature Foods.
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In the last game of the regular season for the Miami Dolphins, they looked uninterested and uninspired throughout. They fell to the Patriots 28-0 in a game that seemed to be over from the start. They were overwhelmed on both sides of the ball from the very start and were unable to get anything going offensively.
Usually when I pick out winners and losers, I try to pick five of each. However, after this last performance, it is real easy to pick losers and real hard to pick winners.
The team was not good on offense or defense and it showed in their performance and on the scoreboard. This wasn't the way the Dolphins wanted to finish a season that had a lot of ups and downs. It looks to be a long offseason for Miami, who will be looking towards free agency and the draft to get a lot of help.
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"A new west enclave of galleries."- The New York Times
Sedona has always been a land of stunning inspiration, one that has long served as a magnet for artists, art lovers, and collectors. From its earliest beginnings, Sedona's unique natural beauty has attracted both internationally renowned artists and those who are just beginning to develop their artistic voice. In 1931 when two well-known sculptors, Robert and Mary Kittredge whose work still graces Arizona Government buildings, moved to Sedona captivated by the town's beauty. In 1946 the red canyons and spires drew surrealist painter and sculptor Max Ernst, a pioneer of the Dada movement, who located here with his wife painter Dorothea Tanning and Ernst's friend Egyptian Sculptor Nassan Gobran soon followed. In 1958 with a group of 12 others they founded what would become the Sedona Arts Center.
Sedona quickly became an artists' hub, where creative people flocked to learn and work together in a naturally inspiring environment. By 1961 Joe Beeler, a pioneer in the field of Contemporary Western Art made his home in Sedona. In 1965 at the Oak Creek Tavern in Uptown Sedona, he, along with Charlie Dye, John Hampton, Frank McCarthy and George Phippen founded the prestigious Cowboy Artists of America.
Today, with an arts scene that has continued to thrive, Sedona has grown into a world-class Arts Destination. The member galleries of the Sedona Gallery Association (SGA) – with their promise of integrity, quality, and unmatched service – proudly bring together the finest artwork that Sedona, the West, and, indeed, the world beyond have to offer.
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It was a much more simple time at the 1992 Olympics.
Roll the basketball on the court. Watch the Dream Team roll.
A squad featuring Michael, Magic, Larry and Charles — no last names required — routed opponents by 40 points a game. The world's natural order was restored. The U.S. team was No. 1.
Ah, those were the days.
"This idea about the rest of the world being intimidated by us is gone,'' said Jerry Colangelo, the managing director of USA Basketball. "You could see it and feel it in Barcelona. But that's yesterday's news.''
Team USA will try to atone for years of embarrassing performances — including a bronze medal at 2004 Games — this month in Beijing. But this squad also must buck a larger trend:
Throughout much of this decade, Americans have been abject failures in international team competitions in most of the major sports.
The men's basketball team hasn't won an important world competition since the 2000 Olympics. The NHL players fell on the ice at the 2006 Winter Games. The men's soccer team managed just two goals at the 2006 World Cup, and the women's squad was trounced in the semifinals a year later. U.S. golfers were thumped by the Europeans at the past two Ryder Cups. Not even the national pastime is immune — the U.S. team didn't get past the second round of the World Baseball Classic in 2006.
Such ineptitude has far overshadowed the clockwork-like success the United States has shown in other sports, such as women's basketball and softball.
America has been singing the Red, White and Blues.
"It's just been one thing after another,'' Olympic historian David Wallechinsky said. "The U.S. has been completely terrible in team sports.''
With the possible exception of Michael Phelps' gold rush in the pool, the basketball team will be the story of these Games for most Americans. People will be watching to see if a squad led by Kobe Bryant and LeBron James can end this long, national nightmare and give reason to once again chant, "USA, USA!''
"The public reaction will be interesting if we continue to get drubbed in basketball,'' said Mark Dyreson, author of "Making the American Team: Sport, Culture and the Olympic Experience.'' "It matters," he added. "People turn on their TV sets, they cheer. And we care every four years because of the flags and anthems.''
Colangelo said he can't speak for other sports, but he has suspicions as to why U.S. basketball lost its way.
"Our players' attitude was a problem. We didn't show enough respect to the rest of the world," he said. "So we're taking nothing for granted. We've tried to instill some national pride in wearing 'USA' across your chest.''
How the world caught up
So, why have American teams struggled? The usual suspects can be rounded up.
The United States has not, as Colangelo suggested, taken it seriously enough. International competitions just aren't a point of emphasis for PGA golfers or NHL, NBA and major league baseball stars. It's not where they make their money. Also, other nations gear up to play the Americans. And some countries simply are catching up. That's certainly the case in basketball.
"One of the reasons why Americans are losing in some of these sports is because they're playing really good teams,'' Dyreson said. "Sometimes other countries have teams that train more together and are more interested in the outcome. We can't rely on our superior talent anymore because our talent isn't that superior.''
Wallechinsky also notes something curious — and provocative. As he has charted America's travails in team sports, he discovered that the United States went through a similar rough patch in the early 1970s. Both were eras of turmoil.
"There appears to be something that goes on when you have an unpopular war,'' he said. "In team sports there is an unquantifiable element of national pride. You're always representing yourself and your team. But at the Olympics, there's also an added element of representing your country. There's a feeling that goes through you.''
Historian David Maraniss agrees that politics have always played a role in events such as the Olympics. But he said it's a stretch to look for a cause-and-effect relationship between national mood and sports performance.
Maraniss has a new book called "Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed The World.'' One of its themes is how those Games served as a propaganda battleground during the height of the Cold War.
"I don't think it has anything to do with patriotism,'' he said. "The reality is someone else was just a little better that day.''
Americans, he added, shouldn't be upset when they lose in a sport like soccer because it's not their game.Basketball, however, is a powerful symbol.
Americans consider it their game — one that they popularized and spread around the globe. The U.S. team did not lose an Olympic game until 1972 — and that controversial loss to the Soviet Union is still debated. When our college kids lost again to the Russians in 1988, NBA players came to the rescue.
By the 2004 Olympics, though, the NBA formula was tired. The pros were showing the sort of enthusiasm associated with All-Star games. Players pulled out at the last minute, while others had to be cajoled into participating. A flawed team that was poorly suited for international rules lost more games in Athens (three) than in all the previous Olympics combined. What upset Colangelo, the longtime Phoenix Suns executive, most was that the players didn't seem to care.
"Things were at a low ebb,'' he said.
Building a better team
When he agreed to take over the program, Colangelo met with prospective team members one-on-one. He demanded three-year commitments and was not interested in begging anyone to play — which could explain why Kevin Garnett isn't in Beijing.
"The difference between then and now is players really want to be on this team,'' Colangelo said. "It hasn't been this way for a long, long time.''
The squad, which is coached by Duke's Mike Krzyzewski, has star power in Bryant, James and Dwyane Wade.
It's also built like a real team. That's why versatile defensive whiz Tayshaun Prince and shooting specialist Michael Redd are on the roster.
Still, there's no guarantee of success. The Americans finished just third at the 2006 world championships, losing to Greece in the semifinals.
But Wallechinsky reckons, "I don't think they're going to allow anyone else to win the gold medal this time.''
Dyreson, a Penn State professor, points out how Olympic success — such as the 1980 Miracle on Ice hockey team — can lift the nation's spirits. But that sort of sports elixir for the country might prove elusive this summer.
"It's questionable how we're going to do,'' Dyreson said. "The Chinese have put a great deal of time, money and no doubt performance-enhancing substances that they think they won't get caught with into this.''
But if the United States does well in the medal count and the hoops team brings home the gold?
"You're going to hear things about how we're not that bad off and the world really doesn't hate us and we're still a great nation.''
Also likely heard will be chants of "USA, USA!''
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While I was thinking about how our country is spiraling toward a deep and dark depression*, a profound thought came to me:
What's the deal with March Madness?
Now before I start with my criticism o the NCAA tournament, let me first say that I'm a Big Fan of the Big Dance. (Note the caps.)
It certainly beats the college football post-season format and its lame "championship game." (As if you can judge the
two best teams based on their 6-game seasons.)
But the thing that irks me about the b-ball tournament is those crappy, undeserving teams that make it to the tourney.
Now, granted, I'm sure it's a thrill for the 200 students at the University of Southeast Wisconsin-Racine** to see their 12-18 team get pounded by Duke. But it's just not fair to all the much more worthy teams that had to sit at home and watch.
In most cases, any NIT team can probably wallop the lowest seeded teams in the Dance. In fact, a good number of junior college teams – and possibly some real good (girls) high school squads – could also give them a run for their money.
Still, while a good team like San Diego State probably won't make the cut year, some lame Fairleigh Dickinson (Yes, that's actually a school that made the tournament) will be there to give the top seed an easy victory. Of course, that makes it much more likely that the top seeds will meet up, which I guess is the intent.
It's just that it seems to me that the tournament ought to feature the best and most deserving teams in college hoops. Not Coppin State because they got on a lucky roll in their crummy conference tournament.
* My employer just announced a third round of layoffs
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Cause Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is a fungus that overwinters as small black structures (sclerotia) attached to decomposing pods and stems in soil. Sclerotia may survive several years. After a moisture-conditioning period of at least 70 days, they produce a small, stalked, cup-shaped fruiting structure (apothecium), which releases spores into the air. Spores may infect senescent tissue such as blossoms and leaves or may germinate and colonize plant debris. After colonizing, the fungus can invade any part of the plant with which it comes in contact. Moist conditions within the plant canopy favor infection, as do rain, dew, and/or irrigation practices that keep foliage wet for long periods. On seed crops, stem attacks can cause severe losses.
Host plants include bean, pea, lettuce, carrots, potato, sunflower, flower seed crops, crucifers, and cucurbits. Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is a very susceptible weed host.
Symptoms The disease is mainly on aboveground parts, producing first a water-soaked appearance followed by a cottony-white mold, unless conditions turn hot and dry. In seed crops, the stem is more commonly affected and infected plants can be scattered through a field, including field edges. Diseased stem tissues eventually bleach white, giving the disease its name "white blight." Sclerotia that are black on the surface and white inside, associated with this bleached tissue, are diagnostic.
Cultural control
- Rotate using nonsusceptible crops such as grass or grains.
- Encourage maximum air movement between rows.
Chemical control On seed crops of broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, collard, kale, kohlrabi, mustard, rutabaga, and turnip, the most effective control is aerial fungicide sprays.
- Fontelis (Group 7) at 16 to 30 fl oz/A on 7- to 14-day intervals for leafy and root brassicas and can be used for those seed crops produced in Oregon. Do not make more than two (2) sequential applications before alternating to a labeled fungicide with a different mode of action (non-Group 7). Preharvest interval is 0 days. 12-hr reentry.
- OSO 5% SC (Group 19) at 3.75 to 13 fl oz/A on 7- to 14-day intervals for leafy brassicas and can be used for those seed crops produced in Oregon. Can be applied the day of harvest. 4-hr reentry.
- Priaxor Xemium Brand (Group 7 + 11) at 6 to 8.2 fl oz/A for leafy brassicas and can be used for those seed crops produced in Oregon. Do not make more than one (1) application of any Group 11 fungicide
- Rovral 4 Flowable (Group 2) at 2 to 4 pints/A in 20 to 100 gal water is labeled for Alternaria on crucifer seed crops and will also control Sclerotinia diseases. Apply once petals start to fall and monthly for two (2) more applications if needed. An appropriate spreader-sticker is recommended. For seed production only. Washington (SLN WA-960027) and Oregon (SLN OR-130001) only. Not labeled for use on canola/rapeseed. Do not feed treated crop to livestock or graze treated area. Check label for crop rotation restrictions. 24-hr reentry.
- Switch 62.5WG (Group 12 + 9) at 11 to 14 oz/A has a special label for Sclerotinia control in seed crops in WA only (SLN WA-020016). Begin at early bloom and repeat on 7- to 10-day intervals. Preharvest interval is 7 days. 12-hr reentry.


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I'm still trying to process what's happened in Fort Hood, TX.
I'll delve into the politics of this unutterable monster's malicious, despicable, demonic behavior later.
Right now, our thoughts, prayers, and tears are with those whose lives have been changed. Today, we weep with you.
Michelle's keeping a close eye. So's Allahpundit over at Hot Air. John Hawkins has a good collection on the latest.


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It's official, Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system gets the prize for being the most overhyped, underperforming information and communication technology (ICT) project. Windows Vista garnered 5,222 of 6,043 votes (86 percent) entered via the Web to snag top honors in the first-ever Fiasco Awards announced in Barcelona, Spain, today, beating out other contenders, including Google's Lively virtual world, the One Laptop per Child computer (developed by the Nicholas Negroponte-chaired One Laptop Per Child Association, Inc.) and Second Life. Second prize went to SAGA, the oft-malfunctioning administration and academic management system developed by Spain's Catalan Education Department for public school teachers in Catalonia.
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Catalysis of the transfer of a solute or solutes from one side of a membrane to the other according to the reaction: Na+(out) + H+(in) = Na+(in) + H+(out).
Long distance growth of a single axon process involved in cellular development.
The series of molecular signals generated as a consequence of a brain-derived neurotrophic factor receptor binding to one of its physiological ligands.
Long distance growth of a single dendrite involved in cellular development.
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the dendritic spine over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A dendritic spine is a protrusion from a dendrite and a specialized subcellular compartment involved in synaptic transmission.
The directed movement of hydrogen ion (proton) across a membrane.
The process in which the anatomical structures of a neuron projection are generated and organized. A neuron projection is any process extending from a neural cell, such as axons or dendrites.
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of the neurotrophin TRK receptor signaling pathway.
Any process involved in the maintenance of an internal equilibrium of hydrogen ions, thereby modulating the internal pH, within an organism or cell.
A process in which a sodium ion is transported from one side of a membrane to the other by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore.
A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of a synapse, the junction between a neuron and a target (neuron, muscle, or secretory cell).
The directed movement of substances (such as macromolecules, small molecules, ions) into, out of or within a cell, or between cells, or within a multicellular organism by means of some agent such as a transporter or pore.


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Ad Man Sees Young Cancer Patients as Consumer Bloc
In 1995, Matthew Zachary was a 21-year-old concert pianist. He began to lose the use of his left hand, was diagnosed with brain cancer and given six months to live.
As he went through treatment and beyond, he found that cancer support tended to focus on young children and older adults. There seemed to be a gap for young adults, who have particular concerns (such as infertility, a common side effect of cancer treatment) as well as a sensibility that's somewhere between the nursery and the retirement center.
"I felt very isolated," he told the Health Blog (click on video at left for more). "I wasn't really treated age appropriately."
Zachary survived his treatment, regained the use of his hand, and went to work in advertising and marketing. But as he tried to get on with his life, it bugged him that there didn't seem to be much in the way of resources for young adults who had survived cancer.
So a few years back, he launched I'm Too Young For This, an advocacy group for young adults affected by cancer.
The group is pretty media savvy — witness the YouTube video on the homepage, the social networking presence, etc. And Zachary's not afraid to bring marketing tools developed to sell consumer goods to bear on his work. Listen to the way he throws around the fancy terms in the video — affinity marketing, anyone?


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Sea Cucumber Irritation Glossary of Terms
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No student will deny that he or she lives in a consumer society. Many students, and adults as well, constantly worry about how others will judge their appearance and their personality. After all, as the advertisements tell us, "You never get a second chance to make a first impression." Most historians agree that personality gained societal importance over character in the 1920s, and they connect this transformation in values to the emergence of a consumer culture. This lesson plan offers suggestions about how you can use primary sources to illustrate the larger social and cultural changes of the era.
Part 1: Outie or Innie?
Part 2: Consume What?
Part 3: Advertising Stereotypes
To introduce students to the importance of consumerism in the 1920s, when there was a shift from "inner-directed" to "outer-directed" ways of self-improvement.
To have students recognize the connections between commodities and culture in the American past and present.
To improve students' abilities to analyze and interpret historical documents and images.
Part 1: Outie or Innie?
Warren Susman and Roland Marchand, among other historians, have argued that a significant shift in the methods of self-improvement occurred in the 1920s, and both historians use advertisements to illustrate this shift. The shift was from an inner-directed focus on character -- "I will improve my lot in life by working harder, being more disciplined, and always doing the right thing" -- to an outer-directed focus on personality -- "I will improve my lot in life by being funny, wearing the right clothes, and being able to talk about the right things." High school students will surely understand the later sentiment. This exercise should show how the shift occurred.
After showing an example of a typical advertisement of the early 1900s (for example, this 1914 Colgate's Shaving Stick ad, which still has much more pizzazz than many other early advertisements), you should have students analyze advertisements from the 1920s and the 1930s available at the Ad*Access site or in magazines. For a good contrast with the Colgate advertisement, see the sex appeal evident in the 1944 "Kiss me again with your Barbasol face" ad. Students should, as individuals or in small groups, write short papers explaining the differences in advertising approaches, comparing and contrasting the use of images, length of text, and the types of appeals (factual? emotional? sexual?). As a class, students can then discuss their discoveries. This type of exercise will almost invariably lead to a discussion of contemporary advertising strategies and the use of sexual appeal and the promise of popularity to sell things.
Colgate's Shaving Stick Ad
"Kiss Me Again with Your Barbasol Face" Ad
Part 2: Consume What?
One explanation for the triumph of the consumer culture is that manufacturers kept introducing more and more useful and enticing products, while at the same time, credit became more available to more Americans. You will certainly want to explain the importance of the car as a method of transportation and as a symbol of freedom and status. While Duke University's Ad*Access Project does not include car advertisements in its transportation category, it does offer access to hundreds of advertisements of the two other most significant consumer items of the 1920s-1950s, the radio and the television. Have your students examine the early ads for these items to see how they were sold, literally and figuratively, to the American public. Students should be able to explain whom the advertisements targeted as well as what attributes advertisers deemed most valuable: access to information, to entertainment, or to status?
Ad*Access Project
Another comparative exercise would require students to look at the same magazine during two different time periods, preferably at least 30 years apart -- for example, 1895 and 1925, or 1925 and 1955. In a 3-5 page paper, students should explain the differences in the magazines by comparing and contrasting the types and topics of stories, the goods advertised and the methods used to sell them, and the diversity of people represented in advertisements and in news stories. Students can use this exercise to prepare for the DBQ by using their knowledge of the surrounding historical contexts to explain the differences and similarities. Given the difficulty many students might have obtaining copies of two magazines from the earlier decades of the last century, you might want to get five issues from the local library and have students work in groups.
Part 3: Advertising Stereotypes
As part of a continuing discussion of stereotypes -- racial, gender, and other -- in American life, ask your students to prepare a short paper or report on the existence and persistence of these stereotypes in the advertisements presented in the Ad*Access Web site. Students can easily isolate a category by using the search features provided. The categories include sports, military personnel, African Americans, Asians, Middle-Easterners, children, and many more. Again, a comparison of the ads from the 1920s-1940s with more modern ads should interest and educate your students.
Ad*Access Search Feature
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Could it be? Do your senses deceive you? Surely this couldn't be a piece of good news from the Financial Services Authority?
Last week (7 June) the FSA published finalised guidance on what it takes to be labelled an independent or restricted adviser after the Retail Distribution Review requirements come into force.
Generally, the concensus seems to be the guidance is clear, reasonable and even encouraging.
Where commentators previously predicted a huge shift away from independent advice, this latest guidance seems to have mitigated that outlook and made clear that advisers, if they so wish, will very much be able to remain independent.
Ken Davy, chairman of adviser services supplier SimplyBiz, was among those pleased with the clarifications therein.
He said: "I think the confirmation that IFAs can remain independent and you don't have to consider Ucis if you don't believe they are suitable for the clients is a real breathrough and it is very good to have that confirmed.
"On all the information that is now formally available it is unlikely that anyone who is currently operating as an IFA will be forced to change their stance if they have the appropriate support."
He adds this news is "very positive for the IFA sector", and is actually much simpler than it could have been.
"We did fear the FSA was losing the plot when they talked about having to consider Ucis for clients. At one stage it was even rumoured that IFAs would need to have knowledge of products across the world.
"Anyone currently operating as an IFA has no need to feel forced to change their position. There is nothing in these rules that a half-decent IFA won't be able to comply with providing that they have some support to get the information they need."
In SimplyBiz's latest adviser survey, they found 93 per cent of respondents said they were determined to remain independent.
SimplyBiz serves more than 2,100 directly-regulated firms with a sum total exceeding 5,000 advisers.
Mr Davy said: "Now overwhelmingly we know that their preferenc is to remain independent. The additional research and support we will be providing we will not be ch
There is nothing in these rules that a half-decent IFA won't be able to comply with providing that they have some support to get the information they need.
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The publication had access to the official document from the public notary where the new Monaco striker was registered in the northern coast city of Santa Marta.
The document states that Radamel Falcao García Zárate (his complete name) was born on February 10 th , 1986 in Santa Marta, dismissing the earlier report that said he was born two years earlier according to a record found in a school in the city of Bucaramanga.
On Tuesday, Falcao quickly dismissed the rumors about his age calling them "ridiculous" on his Twitter account.
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The Boston Northeast Championship Finals take place next weekend and what a treat it promises to be. The senior football championship has been the nest in recent memory both in terms of competitiveness and the quality of the games, while senior hurling once again as been so close that all four teams were still in it after the full round of games were played. In fact, it took a second playoff game to separate Tipperary and Fr. Tom Burke's for the semi-final place. The addition of Connacht Ladies to the ladies senior football championship brought new life to ladies football in Boston, and once again the Ladies Football Final promises to be an exciting affair at 1:30 on Sunday.
Senior Football Final – Shannon Blues v Donegal
Donegal have been the talk of the town since early in the year and for good reason. The northerners have a team that is laden with talent and will be hard to beat. From Peter Boyle in goal to Derek Maguire at corner forward the side is well balanced. When you add in the intercounty credentials of former All-Star Kevin Cassidy in the half back line, the Louth trio of Brian Donnelly, Brian White, and Derek Maguire, and Westmeath star Dessie Dolan in the forward line, there is much to be confident about for Donegal supporters. Donegal are not invincible however, and were beaten by the Wolfe Tones in the O'Brien Cup Final earlier in the year. The Donegal men will face a stiff challenge from Aidan McAnespies/Shannon Blues and cannot let their guard down if they are to win their second senior football championship in three years.
Shannon Blues find themselves in a senior football final for the first time since the Irish Cultural Center opened in 1999. This years team have won each and every game and face their toughest test yet in the final. The Blues are a fit side and play a nice brand of passing football. The Blues full forward line of Kerry U-21, Kieran Hurley and Armagh county footballer, Caolan Rafferty will be a handful for any team. There will be plenty of quality supply coming from further outfield. David Dineen, Sean Moriarty and James Hynes use the ball well, while at the back Ross O'Callaghan and Brian Curran form part of a mobile, energetic back line. A championship for the Blues will be sweet, especially after the hard work put in over the last few years with little or no reward.
Senior Hurling Final – Galway v Tipperary or Wexford
Galway are in their second consecutive senior hurling final. After a decade on the wane Galway have come back and are just one step away from following up on last season's championship victory. The team is captained by John Moylan who has put in some determined display's this season. An impressive half back line is anchored by Stephen Nolan who has represented Wexford, and with Birr man, Brian Watkins on one side and Seamus Corry on the other, Galway have a solid anchor trio. The arrival of players with the credentials of Cian McBride and Liam Rushe from Dublin give Galway plenty of attacking punch. Eoin Guinan, another carry over from last year embodies the spirit of the Galway team. The Kilkenny man takes the free taking duties and is capable of putting some exquisite scores over the bar from play. Galway, it they hit form on Sunday, will be hard to beat and should they win will be hoping to go one better this yar and take the North American title in Philadelphia.
Tipperary also are enjoying the services of some top quality hurling from Ireland's capital. Kevin O'Loughlin and Bill O'Carroll of Kilmacud Crokes have been playing a starring role for Tipperary. O'Carroll in the back line and O'Loughlin at the other end. Club stalwarts, John Roche, Andy McRedmond, John Kindregan, and Cronin Dempsey have been the backbone of the team, and Aidan Callinan's arrival has added to that home-based depth.. Alan Hannigan mans the half back line and the UCC hurler has been solid all season. In addition, Middleton man Paul Haughey and John Wall are threats in the forward line, while Brian Hartnett, who has intercounty experience with Cork can come in off the bench and make a major impact. Tipp would love to win the title of old rivals, Galway, and will need to be firing on all cylinders to do so.
Wexford have a chance at a place in the final thanks to some gritty performances from the Brighton based team. The Slaneysiders have a solid keeper in Ed Spruhan. The former Carlow senior hurler has a cool head and does not lose it when all around him are losing theirs. The side is laced with talent from the southeast of Ireland, Kilkenny, Carlow, and of course, Wexfordmen included. Brian Dalton and Tom Maloney in the back line have played at minor and U-21 with Kilkenny, while up front Inishtoige native, Eoghan Kavanagh has won honors at Intermediate County level with The Cats. In the forward line Kevin Sheerin hails from the other end of the country and has hurled at county level with Antrim, while Carlow men Paudie Kehoe and Paul Coady also raise the danger level up front. Wexford feel that they have a lot to prove this year, and will be up for it.


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Since the Beatles, and probably before, teenagers and adults alike have been hysterical over their favorite band, Hollywood heartthrob or movie but "Twilight" fans are starting to get a little scary.
"The Twilight" obsessed fans, known as Twihards are, frankly, starting to get a little scary with massive "Twilight" tattoos, Robert Pattinson's autograph tattoos and full book covers tattooed on their bodies. Some fans have even gotten permanent vampire fang teeth proudly stating they did it because of the movie franchise. Put simply this kind of obsession in a movie and book franchise just can't be healthy. It's not like this is the first time this has happened, look at "Star Wars" for peats sake but the "Twihards" are merely the newest model of obsessive, and a little scary, fans.
Back in 2008 there were reports that children were trampled by fans as they raced into cinemas to get their hands on tickets for the vampire flicks and obsessive fans camped out for days to just get into the movie first. This is the kind of thing you would expect. In fact these kinds of situations were probably mirrored around the country during the launch of Apple's Ipad.
However recent events, as well as the crazy tattoos and cosmetic dentistry are starting to make people think that the "Twihards" are a little extreme. At the San Diego Comic-Con this year, it emerged that some of the fans have become so obsessed with the characters that it's bordering on sexual assault.
E! Online reported that during a panel, a questions and answer session, with the girls who run a fan fiction site honoring "Twilight" they were asked if it bothered them that some of the stories posted are violent or that border on sexual assault." The woman replied "If it's Rob, it's OK."
Even the cast of the movie is starting to feel threatened by the obsessed mobs that follow them around. Speaking to MusicRoom.net Kellan Lutz, who plays Emmett Cullen, admitted that he had to buy himself a dog as protection against his fans.
He said "I can run fast now! I also have a dog that doesn't like females. She's pretty protective!"
Lutz also had told MusicRoom.net about the fans plans to get closer to their idols. He said "Recently a fan brought handcuffs to a convention that I was at. I didn't really pay attention to what she said, but she actually said, 'Do you mind if I handcuff myself to you?' I was like, 'Yeah, do it!' Then I heard this clunk-click noise of metal - and she almost got to me. Luckily, security stepped in."
Robert Pattinson is also feeling the pressure of stardom and friends believe he's at breaking point. Lutz said that the amount of security that Pattinson and Stewart have to travel with is incredible.
He said "We've all stayed so down to earth, and it's just funny to see life change for the people around us, especially Rob. It's like, when a fan lunges at him and you only see one bodyguard around, and then 10 more jump out of the crowd, where they've been hiding."
"God, it's crazy to think about needing a bodyguard, but Rob can't take any chances."
These a fine line between being a big fan and a crazy obsessive fan. I'm starting to think that some Twihards are finding it hard to get to grips with that concept.


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A massive wildfire in Northern California has destroyed more than 80 homes and other buildings and is threatening 900 more.
The state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection on Thursday boosted the total number of structures ravaged by the Ponderosa Fire to 84 from 50.
Spokesman Daniel Berlant says the blaze has consumed 44 square miles of rugged, densely forested land about 30 miles east of Redding since it was sparked by lightning Saturday. The fire was 57 percent contained Thursday.
About 2,500 firefighters are battling the raging fire near small towns in Shasta and Tehama counties.
The blaze is one of several major fires burning across the western U.S.


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LAS VEGAS -- San Jose State's men's basketball team said goodbye to the Western Athletic Conference with a 67-49 loss to Texas-San Antonio in the first round of the league tournament Tuesday.
Will the Spartans also part ways with coach George Nessman?
Change certainly is in the wind for SJSU, which will join the Mountain West Conference next fall. The league is a step up for the Spartans, featuring a substantially higher level of competition and a more favorable travel picture.
Whether Nessman, 53, is part of the transition will be decided by first-year athletic director Gene Bleymaier, who declined an interview request by this newspaper last week.
"That's his decision, not mine," Nessman said. "I can't really address it."
The Spartans finished the season 9-20 with 14 consecutive defeats. It was their fourth 20-loss season under Nessman, whose career record is 86-161.
Of course, the Spartans' problems precede Nessman's tenure. SJSU has not had a coach leave with a winning record since Stu Inman, whose final season was 1965-66.
Just two years ago, Nessman guided the Spartans to their first winning season since 1993-94, then was rewarded with a contract extension that runs though next season.
But the Spartans lost traction a year ago, going 1-13 in WAC play. The Spartans were 9-6 this season before James Kinney -- the nation's ninth-leading scorer at the time -- was suspended for academic reasons, ending his season. The team did not win again.
"I can't pretend it didn't happen -- losing James was a huge blow to our team," Nessman said. "We never found a formula to make up for his offensive skill."
The Spartans beat UTSA 80-67 on the road on Dec. 31, but their scheduled rematch Thursday was canceled because of a roof leak at the Event Center.
The Roadrunners (9-21) easily got the best of things Tuesday in front of fewer than 400 fans at the Orleans Arena.
UTSA advances to Thursday's quarterfinal against top seed Louisiana Tech.
SJSU trailed 42-23 with 101/2 minutes left, then scored 26 points the rest of the way to put a better face on the final score.
The poorest-shooting and lowest-scoring team in the WAC, the Spartans went nearly eight minutes without a point midway through the first half.
SJSU shot 32.1 percent -- its 18th game this season under 40 percent -- and was 2 for 21 from the 3-point arc against a defense determined to clog the paint.
"Our struggles tonight are what they have been the last half of the year," Nessman said. "It's not a lack of effort or energy or commitment to playing hard. We can't generate enough offense to win a college basketball game."
Said senior LaVanne Pennington, who led the Spartans with 21 points, "It's very frustrating."


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Definition of Nat in English:
1A person who advocates political independence for a particular country: winning the seat in central Scotland would give the Nats a massive psychological boost
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- This might have had something to do with Spencer saying in 1998 that the Nats had a "whiff of victory in their ears".
- The Nats are also seeking to turn devolution on its head, suggesting that it has allowed Westminster to give Scotland a worse deal than England.
- "Many of the arguments made by the Nats in favour of independence would be completely satisfied by further devolution of financial and economic powers."
1.1A member or supporter of a political party called the National Party: the Nats had the most members, followed by Labor
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- Macdonald is the Nats' duty Senator with responsibility for three NSW electorates, including Windsor's Lower House seat of New England.
- Political lore used to say that the Nats had the most members, followed by Labor then the Libs.
- The Nats aren't likely to win many seats in those areas anyway.
1920s: abbreviation of nationalist or national.
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By Ashly McGlone
SAN RAMON -- Kaiser Permanente members in San Ramon will soon have a new spot closer to home for doctor appointments.
Kaiser will open the doors to a new three-story, 67,000-square-foot medical office building in the Bishop Ranch office park Nov. 14 in an effort to bridge the 17-mile divide between the organization's Walnut Creek and Pleasanton offices, officials said.
While no surgical services will be provided in San Ramon, a laboratory, pharmacy and X-ray services will be located on site. Some 42 medical providers in primary care, women's health, medical and cosmetic dermatology, sports medicine and physical therapy are expected to move in.
"Accessibility is essential is making sure you get the health care you want," said Dr. Kai Kai Lam, a Kaiser pediatrician who will be the physician site leader at San Ramon. "Having this presence in the middle of where you live and work will solidify what we want to provide for our members."
The facility will be at 2300 Camino Ramon. Hours there will be set so Bishop Ranch workers, including employees of Chevron, Ford, General Electric and JPMorgan Chase, can "pop in and get out," Lam said.
Family medicine, as well as the lab, radiology and pharmacy will be open 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., staying open through the lunch hour.
There has been discussion for some time of a new Kaiser facility to be built in Dublin on 58 acres, but Kaiser hasn't committed to a date or announced whether it may accommodate offices, an outpatient surgical center or full-fledged hospital.
The nearest Kaiser hospital is in Walnut Creek, but the organization plans to open three new hospitals in Oakland, San Leandro and Redwood City in 2014. Some 376,000 members live in Kaiser's Diablo Service Area, which spans from Antioch, Martinez and Walnut Creek to Pleasanton and Livermore.
Ashly McGlone covers San Leandro, San Lorenzo and the Washington Township Health Care District. Contact her at 510-293-2463. Follow her at Twitter.com/AshlyReports.


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WASHINGTON (October 22, 2013)--The 150-year-old, cast-iron dome of the U.S. Capitol will be sheathed in scaffolding, the first step in the first major restoration of the dome since 1960.
The architect of the Capitol, Stephen T. Ayers, announced the restoration work on Tuesday, saying it's needed to address more than 1,000 cracks and other problems in the structure.
The restoration is expected to cost about $59.5 million and will take about two years.
Ayers said the "critical work" must be done now to save the dome.
He said that even though the Capitol looks great from a distance, age and weather have taken a toll.
The repairs aren't expected to affect legislative business or tours.


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