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S&P Downgrades and Banks: Threats to Global Stability
Posted on Jan 19, 2012
By Nomi Prins
Standard & Poor's likes moving on Friday nights after the markets are closed. It was on a Friday night that it downgraded U.S. debt to AA+ from AAA. And on Friday night, Jan. 13, it downgraded France and Austria from AAA to AA+ and seven other European countries too—Cyprus, Italy, Portugal and Spain by two notches, Malta, Slovakia and Slovenia by one. Portugal, Cyprus, Ireland and Greece remain at junk status. Germany's AAA rating stayed the same.
The markets weren't shocked by last week's wave of pre-broadcast S&P sovereign debt downgrades. For months, the question wasn't "if" but "when." And true to form, just as with the U.S. downgrade, S&P's reasoning skated the surface of prevailing wisdom: Governments have too much debt and not enough income. That's only part of the story.
Nowadays, when any sovereign gets downgraded by a rating agency, it's not just because its debt repayment ability is questionable (the publicized logic of rating agencies), but because it incurred more expensive debt to float its banking system. These are institutional problems that in turn cause recurring national economic ones.
Nowhere in S&P's statement about "global economic and financial crisis" did it clarify that governments (including the U.S.) were hit due to having backed big national banks (and international, American ones) that engaged in half a decade of leveraged speculation.
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Square, Site wide
On Aug. 5, 2011, S&P downgraded U.S. government debt to AA+. This was four days after Congress voted to raise the national debt cap—to prevent a downgrade—preceded by political squabbling and the U.S. Treasury and Fed begging Congress to raise the debt cap. S&P, that beacon of accountability, claimed, "American policymaking and political institutions have weakened at a time of ongoing fiscal and economic challenges." In other words, too much debt, too little income.
According to the U.S. Treasury, the main reason for the debt increase was a stalling economy—lack of enough incoming tax receipts to pay expenses (which include interest payments on growing debt). That's not true. Tax receipts dropped $400 billion to $2.1 trillion in 2009 from a year earlier. Expenditures jumped to $3.5 trillion in 2009 from $3 trillion in 2008. Treasury debt ballooned by nearly $4 trillion from 2008 to 2009.
So where's the money? About $1.6 trillion lies on the Fed's books as excess reserves that banks—dealers for sovereign debt—put there. Nearly a trillion dollars went to backing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which enabled banks to artificially overvalue related securities, and to extra interest payments. There was $700 billion in the Troubled Asset Relief Program, which though mostly repaid, never manifested into debt reduction, and hundreds of billions of dollars of asset guarantees underlying big bank mergers. So, 75 percent of the extra debt went to saving banks. S&P didn't mention this. The policy repeated across the Atlantic.
The Irish government's pain started when it guaranteed the bonds of Anglo Irish Bank in September 2008. In May 2010, Ireland Central Bank head Patrick Honohan assured the world that he'd have "two big banks fixed by the end of the year." On that endorsement, the government backed bondholders on the banks' behalf. The economy deteriorated.
Six months later, nobody would lend to Irish banks. Irish austerity promises didn't change the fact that Irish banks weren't big enough to contain their waste. By November 2010, banks paid for 60 billion euros of maturing bonds with emergency European Central Bank (ECB) loans, part of a bigger bailout, and the ECB became the backbone for the Irish bank guarantee scheme, whose participants included Ireland's big financial firms: Irish Life & Permanent, Bank of Ireland, Allied Irish Bank, Anglo Irish Bank Corp. Ltd. and Irish Nationwide Building Society.
The ECB deemed the bailout a success. Yet by the summer of 2011, Ireland was downgraded to a notch above junk and households (and foreigners) accelerated their extraction of money from Irish banks, weakening the banks' funding base further. The Irish government now owes 110 billion euros to the banks, the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA, aka "bad bank"), the EU, ECB and IMF, with no way to repay it.
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By Wait A Minute, January 27, 2012 at 5:51 pm Link to this comment
So, it seems that the ratings agencies and the banks all win while the PEOPLE get
Are we, seriously, once again going to let just a few very nasty fat cats win everything, or
What are we, sheeple??
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Awards of "The Secret of Oz"
Beloit International Film Festival 2010 Best documentary
Those in "The Secret of Oz":
Peter Schiff, President of Euro-Pacific Capital, the leading "bear" on Wall Street, author.
By John a swimmer, January 20, 2012 at 2:20 am Link to this comment
More useless solutions for the financial crises or solutions from hundreds of years of history that worked and will work again.
"The Secret of Oz", a 110 minute video presents the pertinent history and story of money from the birth of mankind to the present day and how the corrupt control over money is one if not the main cause of the financial crises and most world crises, joblessness, poverty, homelessness, starvation, education, wars, ect.
"You can't borrow yourself out of debt. General Motors can't, you and I can't, the Federal Government can't, nobody can borrow themselves out of debt."
Quote by Byron Dale, author and monetary reform expert in the film "The Secret of Oz" produced by Bill Still.
For a quick synopsis, copy & paste the following link, then watch 0:02:50 to 0:08:16, 5 minutes.
After watching, you'll want to watch the full video.
The interest rates on home mortgages, other large private, government or business loans often result in several decades of payments. US Government billion or trillion dollar loans from the Federal Reserve, a private corporation, may never get paid off. Thus, the US Government's 15 trillion dollar debt.
Presented below are my "limited" non-professional understanding of the money system, the debt and the solutions to the many "crises" with some errors by me. Therefore, WATCH THE WHOLE VIDEO.
Control of money (bullion, printed, electronic, credit), interest rates, its flow, circulation and how it's added to the economy determines the wealth, prosperity and health of every individual and country in the world.
In America, the Federal Reserve, a private corporation unconstitutionally controls and directly influences the majority of all aspects of money. When the US Government doesn't have enough tax money to pay for its expenses, it borrows from the Federal Reserve and has to pay interest. It's the interest on the 15 trillion debt that is bankruptcy America.
Another major cause of the financial crises is that the mortgages that private banks issue are "considered assets" and the banks are allowed to loan out ten times the amount of each mortgage and only required to retain hard? assets equal to the original mortgage. If a customer buys a house and takes out a $300,000 mortgage, the bank can loan out $3 million and collect interest on it. The $3 million that is loaned out does not exist, it's make believe money. If there's a run on the bank, guess what, they fail or get bailed out.
Solutions to Money Crises
1. Nationalize the Federal Reserve getting rid of all the corrupt liars, especially executives.
2. Federal Government to control the flow and circulation of money, print the money, sets interest rates which in many cases will be zero for education loans, etc.
3. Federal Government adds new money(printed and electronic) through government projects including construction; state funding; education loans with no interests, etc.
4. Private banks to be replaced with state banks and/or by strictly regulated private banks.
North Dakota has the one and only state bank in America and it's solvent. North Dakota is the only state that has a budget surplus. Gosh, government operations can be efficient with proper management.
On a following post: Awards, list of experts in "The Secret of Oz" film and some references.
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Edda ML Laugarvatn
Laugarvatn, 840 Laugarvatn, Iceland
Edda ML Laugarvatn
Laugarvatn, 2.1 km from the city centre. Laugarvatn see on map
The rooms are small and functional, but very clean and comfortable. Both the bedrooms and bathrooms are in very good condition. The...
The rooms are small and functional, but very clean and comfortable. Both the bedrooms and bathrooms are in very good condition. The restaurant is modern and simple in style. This is a functional, modern building. The lobby is small and welcoming. This hotel is ideal, either as a stopover or as a base from which to explore this lovely region.
Accommodation facilities
- Meetings Room
- Children's Playground
- People with reduced mobility access
- Non-smoker Rooms
- Parking
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Leisure facilities
- Gym
This hotel is located in beautiful countryside in the west of Iceland. 147 kms to the nearest airport (keflavík international airport)from AED235
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Hotel Edda Iki Laugarvatn
840 Laugarvatn,, Laugarvatn, Iceland
Hotel Edda Iki Laugarvatn
Laugarvatn, 1.9 km from the city centre. 840 Laugarvatn, see on map
With a stay at Hotel Edda IKI Laugarvatn in Laugarvatn (Golden Circle), you'll be within the region of Skalholt Cathedral and Thingvellir...
With a stay at Hotel Edda IKI Laugarvatn in Laugarvatn (Golden Circle), you'll be within the region of Skalholt Cathedral and Thingvellir National Park. This hotel is within the region of Almannagja. Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access, a television in the lobby, and tour/ticket assistance. Featured amenities include multilingual staff and an elevator (lift). Free self parking is available onsite. Make yourself at home in one of the 28 guestrooms. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Accommodation facilities
- Lift
- Bar/Café
- Meetings Room
- Nursery
- Non-smoker Rooms
- Parking
- Restaurant
The preferred airport for Hotel Edda IKI Laugarvatn is Reykjavik (KEF-Keflavik Intl.) - 95.1 km / 59.1 mi. Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance. Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometre.from AED358
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Héraðskólinn Hostel
Laugarbraut 2, 840 Laugarvatn, Iceland
Héraðskólinn Hostel
Laugarvatn, 1.6 km from the city centre. Laugarbraut 2 see on mapfrom AED155
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Edda Husm
Husmaedraskolinn Laugarvatni, Laugarvatn, Iceland
Edda Husm
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Blog Action Day
This morning, August 15 2008, Blog Action Day has launched. In the next two months they hope to encourage thousands of bloggers, podcasters and videocasters to learn about poverty, and on October 15, take action. This might be through posting on the theme of poverty and educating your readers about the issues and actions they might take, it might be donating your day's earnings – there are many ways you can get involved.
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Definition of slog in English:
verb (slogs, slogging, slogged)
- The bosses and their staff who have slogged so hard to keep the company going in its more difficult moments will no doubt be cheered by this news.
- Clare did not 'start from nothing' but, after taking a degree in applied maths from Edinburgh, he learnt his trade the hard way, slogging around newsagents in Bradford trying to flog them Mars bars.
- 'Oh man, it's hard work slogging through all this data,' he said to Judy as she looked up at
- You could be sitting there in absolutely untenable conditions, in water that is filled with disease and germs for months to come, walking through it, slogging through it.
- You're slogging through the mud every step of the way.
- With difficulty, he slogged toward the door we entered from.
- Harbhajan looped in an off-break to Asim Kamal who went down on one knee to slog him over midwicket.
- After slogging Lee for six, he tries to repeat the trick, but mistimes it straight to Katich at deep midwicket.
- Pietersen slogged him a couple of times but could not get going, his nascent test average thus dropped from 96 to only 70.
- His company makes the rival whiskey which slogs it out for the hearts of the southern drinker.
- At least the diary section of the site is still a good laugh, where you can read about Lucy slogging it out in crap clubs in Stockport and Dundee in an effort to place her single this week.
- I'm sure they were slogging it out like we were at around the same time.
- 'It's hard, work, a hard slog and I wish you the best of luck,' said Mr Miller.
- I'm working with you everyday to get those chubby legs of yours to assume more responsibility, but this is a hard slog as your are so very stubborn.
- 'It is marvellous to see something like this coming together after so many years of a hard slog,' she said.
- Bichel went to tea on 45 not out with a series of arrow-straight slogs, and brought up his maiden Test fifty straight after tea with a driven single off Banks.
- I've got past my horrendous slog in the first innings, so we'll be trying hard.
- A couple of slogs by Sami then happened and he was caught plumb in front by Kumble.
- Example sentences
- They're the sprinters, he says, whereas malamutes are sloggers, which were used in days of yore for hauling heavy freight.
- Yet while Bronson was a slogger, he was also ambitious.
- Dyson piled up the points, criticising a culture that celebrates the effortlessly brilliant rather than the determined slogger.
Early 19th century: of unknown origin; compare with slug2.
slug from Late Middle English:
In medieval times a slug was a slow-moving lazy person, and over time the word came to describe any slow-moving animal or vehicle. For example, the big-game hunter William Baldwin, writing in 1863, described one of his horses as 'an incorrigible slug'. It has been the term for a slimy snail-like creature since the early 18th century. A slug of whisky, or of lead, is probably the same word, but to slug someone is not, and is related to slog (early 19th century), and we do not know the origin of either. Sluggard is based on the rare verb slug, 'to be lazy or slow', which may be Scandinavian in origin and which is probably also the source of sluggish, 'slow and lazy'.
Words that rhyme with slogagog, befog, blog, bog, clog, cog, dog, flog, fog, grog, hog, Hogg, hotdog, jog, log, nog, prog, smog, snog, sprog, tautog, tog, trog
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Microsoft is hard at work with their Windows 8 system at the moment, but that also includes Microsoft Office for all their devices. We've been hearing leaks and rumors regarding Microsoft's popular Office suite of apps also coming to Android for months now, but today their product manager confirmed we won't see it until early next year.
Original leaks and rumors were stating Microsoft Office for Android and iOS would arrive sometime in late November, a month after Windows 8 launches. Today that date has clearly changed and now we're hearing mid March of 2013 -- quite a big difference.
According to The Verge, Microsoft Product Manager Petr Bobek confirmed we'll be seeing a native Microsoft Office for Android in March of next year -- but that was about all the details he gave. It looks like the full desktop and Windows version of Office 2013 is expected in December, then a few months later for mobile devices.
"Office 365 services and other Office products for mobile (phones and tablets) will be released from March 2013."
The quote above was the specific comment that sources picked out, among others. Clearly that states phones and tablets will be seeing Office. Earlier comments mentioned Windows 8, iOS, Android, and a few others so everything is lining up quite nicely. So does Google Docs work for you? Or something for excel, spreadsheets, presentations and more like Office 2013 sound like a better option? Sound off in the comments.
Update: Microsoft's lead communication manager here in the US has tweeted that this was false. They'll share more details when they are ready.
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The class of 2014 medical students line up for a class photo during " Match Day " at UT Southwestern in Dallas Friday March 21, 2014. UT Southwestern medical students found out where their residencies will be during during the event that was held at 11 a.m. Match Day is timed with medical schools through out the country and student all find out where they are going at the same time.
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Oracle Exam Security Update
By Harold Green on Jan 19, 2010
Hi Everyone,
I've gotten a few questions related to exam security lately and wanted to discuss this briefly. The Oracle Certification Program is very concerned about cheaters, content theft, proxy testing and similar activities. These activities hurt the value of our credentials and hurt those who legitimately work to become certified. We are taking measures against such fraud and are implementing some new strategies this year which include several new back-end tools.
As you know, we recently switched to Pearson VUE for the delivery of our worldwide proctored exams, and one of the key components of that switch is Pearson's ability to help us detect cheaters and stop content theft. We are working closely with Pearson and will be taking advantage of some great new technology. I'll post additional information on the blog next week.
Some of our most recent security actions include:
- Just last week, we instated a three-year ban on a candidate in Korea who accessed written notes during a test. The results of two exams were canceled as well.
- We implemented a six-month ban on a candidate in the USA for attempting to access notes on his phone during the test.
- We issued a formal written warning to a candidate for having notes outside of his bag (and potentially accessible) during the exam. As you can imagine, this candidate's future exam activities will now be closely monitored.
Additionally, we are investigating a group of candidates in Nigeria that may have attempted to falsify their score reports. If this is validated, we will be banning them for (at least) three years from participating in the Oracle Certification Program.
Look for additional related to security and cheating next week here on the Oracle Certification Blog.
Paul Sorensen,
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4. Warfighting Experimentation
Warfighting experiments are the heart of the Army's warfighting requirements determination process. Progressive and iterative mixes of high fidelity constructive, virtual, and live simulations using real soldiers and units in relevant, tactically competitive scenarios provide Army leaders with future operational capability insights.
This aspect of the new requirements process is often overlooked or misrepresented. "War- fighting experiment" is not a new name for test and evaluation. While testing may occur in an experiment, we conduct experiments to gain understanding about some aspect of future war- fighting, not to just measure the performance of new doctrine, training, leader development, organization, or materiel. Capability insights are "way points" used to plot the Army's future course.
There are a wide variety of warfighting experiments. All begin with formal hypotheses derived from contemporary operational issues, warfighting concepts, or S&T research. The hypotheses may relate to any of the DTLOMS domains. New or changed doctrine, organizations, and materiel generate the majority of experiment hypotheses. However, training, leader development and soldier issues may also drive independent experiments. Regardless of what initiates an experiment, it becomes a training and leader development experience for the entire Army as we experience some aspect of future warfighting.
The principal role of the battle labs is to plan and conduct warfighting experiments. Working with the concept proponent and the TRADOC Analysis Center (TRAC), battle labs develop hypotheses and then prepare detailed experiment plans that describe objectives, measures of performance, measures of effectiveness, participants, milestones, data collection, and resources. This is a change from the last three years when battle labs were much more involved with other aspects of requirements determination.
TRAC, assisted by other organizations as needed, analyzes the results of every experiment. TRAC analyses, and recommendations from actual experiment participants, form the basis for the final experiment report. The experiment proponent can choose to discard the hypotheses in their current form, continue to experiment with the same or modified hypothesis, define DTLOMS requirements, or recommend rapid acquisition and fielding.
Depending on the nature of the experiment, the Army's Operational Test and Evaluation Command (OPTEC) may also be involved with the experiment design and execution. When possible, this facilitates concurrent statutory test and evaluation which potentially reduces fielding times.
There are two main categories of warfighting experiments -- concept experiments and advanced warfighting experiments (AWE). The overwhelming majority are concept experiments pertaining to individual operations or branches. They are the means to "model-experiment-model" possible requirements and are the building blocks in the "progressive and iterative mix" of simulations. Additionally, they are usually small enough to support the detailed planning and data collection required by the test and evaluation communities. A concept proponent conducts the experiment or requests a battle lab to sponsor it. They either resource it in-house or request resources from the TRADOC DCSCD Concept Experimentation Program (CEP).
Experiments that are focused on a major increase to warfighting capability across multiple branches are part of the AWE program. Any of the concept proponents recommends the experiment, the TRADOC Commander sponsors it, and the Chief of Staff, Army, approves and resources it. (See Figure II-5.)
|Figure II-5. Warfighting Experiments
Today, most warfighting experiments employ live simulations--soldiers and units in field environments. However, live simulations are very expensive, and if they involve new materiel may occur late in the materiel development cycle. Future warfighting experiments will use a comprehensive suite of reconfigurable simulators and simulations in addition to live simulations.
Distributed interactive simulations (DIS) connected by the Defense Simulations Inter- net (DSI) will create a synthetic theater of war (STOW) that enables Army leaders to quickly model, evaluate, and change different requirements from any of the DTLOMS domains. Thus, future warfighting experiments will leverage relatively low-cost models to explore requirements across the DTLOMS spectrum, reserving expensive field exercises for the final defining event in the requirements determination process.
Warfighting experiments provide the Army an unsurpassed means to understand future warfighting requirements. Planned and executed with the entire combined arms team and appropriate other service elements, warfighting experiments open "windows to the future." Understanding the costs and benefits of change across the force and in all domains allows us to "maintain the edge" and conserve resources at the same time.


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By Ms. Liz Adrian (AMC)September 5, 2013
ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. -- The Army contracting center here is getting a new leader.
Melanie A. Johnson will become executive director of the Army Contracting Command-Rock Island on Sept. 8. She will also be appointed to the Senior Executive Service. As a member of the SES, Johnson will serve in a key position that falls immediately below top presidential appointees, and in a role that corresponds with the general officer level.
Johnson, a Quad Cities native, said she is very humbled and honored to be selected to lead ACC-RI.
"I am very pleased that I have been provided the opportunity to continue to work with the great staff at ACC-RI," said Johnson. "Contracting touches every facet of the Army and I am grateful that I can continue to serve as a contracting professional and support the war fighter."
Johnson currently serves as the ACC-RI director for Field Support Contracting, in which she oversees approximately 200 people in the Sustainment, Reachback, and Logistics Civil Augmentation Program contracting divisions, and the Enhanced Army Global Logistics Enterprise Contracting Office.
Prior to her current position, Johnson served as the chief of the EAGLE Contracting Office. Previous assignments include chief of the ACC-RI Installation Contracting Division; Army Sustainment Command executive officer; and varying roles in the ammunition, foreign military sales and non-standard ammunition areas.
Johnson believes her well-rounded background will enable her to help shape the workforce as contracting evolves from supporting an Army at war to sustainment.
"Over the last several years ACC-RI has been fortunate to have the ability to hire contracting interns in order to 'build the bench,' and it is crucial that they are well trained to step into the shoes of our senior staff who will be retiring over the next several years," she said.
Johnson said she is looking forward to fostering the abilities of a flexible and inventive workforce.
"We are facing challenging times in the Army and within the Department of Defense and we need to continue to develop innovative contracting solutions to ensure the best deals are achieved for the taxpayer and war fighter," she said.
Johnson is an Army Acquisition Corps member, Level III certified in contracting and Level I certified in program management. She is a graduate of the Brookings Institute Leadership Training program and the first ASC Journey to Leadership Tier III program. Johnson is also the recipient of the Ordnance Order of Samuel Sharpe award, and the Commander's Award for Civilian Service as an ACC Small Business Champion under the EAGLE Program.


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Check out Creature Comforts on MPB Think Radio! Each week, Libby Hartfield, Retired Director of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, brings a specialist into the studio to answer your questions about various animals we see in Mississippi. And of course, Dr. Troy Majure, a veterinarian at the Animal Medical Center of Jackson answers your pet questions. Each week, you'll learn more about the animals that live in our homes and the animals who live in the world around us. You'll also find out more about family-friendly exhibits and events at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science in Jackson. Email your pet and animal questions to firstname.lastname@example.com and listen to Creature Comforts Thursday mornings at 9 on MPB Think Radio.
We're spreading our wings once again and talking about birds on today's show. What type of birds can we expect to see this time of year? How do you attract different birds to your yard? And what are the best places in the state for bird watching?Read More
We're having another pet show today. And we're talking about pet allergies and also picking the right veterinarian. What can you do if you or a family member becomes allergic to a pet? What questions should you ask the vet? What should the facility look like? What type of equipment should the vet have?Read More
It's time for another Pet Day on our show. We didn't get a chance to get into it last week, so we're talking about pet vaccines for National Immunization Awareness Month. What vaccines are required by law? How often should you get your pet revaccinated? And what places are high risk for your pets to get diseases?Read More
We have a multi-purpose show for you today. We're going to get you ready for the MS Wildlife Extravaganza. We'll shed some light on the world of bears, and also talk about pet vaccines for National Immunization Awareness Month.Read More
Today we'll put our focus on the two-headed snake at the Mississippi Science Museum in Jackson. How did the snake grow two heads? Is it male or female? How does it eat? Do you feed both heads or just one?Read More


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All the King's Men
by Robert Penn Warren
Character Role Analysis
Slavery, Racism, Shame, Secrets
Everybody in this novel does something they aren't proud of, but there are no clear villains in the traditional sense. Slavery, racism, shame, and secrets are products of the choices people make. Just as no one character in the novel is to blame, and no one person is completely innocent. Jack, Willie, and Cass are concerned with finding and exposing the shameful, buried truth of things. Often, this shameful buried truth is connected to slavery and racism. One of the main questions the novel poses is whether or not America can ever heal from the days of slavery.


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Texas Representative Eric Johnson samples the Deep Fried Texas Salsa.
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Effective beauty PR can be as simple as a single pretty face. But when you gather more than 400 faces, Good Morning America calls. On May 20, 2012, makeup artists sponsored by ULTA Beauty set a world record for the most makeovers in a single day.
Interactive global event is brilliant beauty PR
ULTA nailed its target market on the most popular morning show in the nation. Demand for its product skyrocketed. The only cost? Fewer than 100 makeup kits. Beauty PR companies across the nation took notice. Less than a year later, Mary Kay Cosmetics answered the bell in a big way. Mary Kay's PR agency announced that on March 13, 2013, their world record attempt would actually stretch across the world. At this moment:
- Mary Kay consultants in 20 countries are going for the record.
- Nearly 500 women in these markets are being introduced to Mary Kay cosmetics.
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As a Tenor. Eduardo M. Cedeño brings passionate musicaí expression and strength to leading roles in opera, operetta, and musical theatre Born in Venezuela, more than twenty years of professional musical expertise has taken him around the globe teaching, singing and conducting throughout Europe - Gerrnariy, Spain, Italy. Yugoslavia, France, Portugal and Austria, most of South America as weü as the United States of América.
As a singer, Eduardo has performed as a tenor soloist in orchestral works such as Beethoven's Symphony 9, Mozarfs Réquiem, and Handel's Messiah. He's also performed as a soloist in // Trovatore and tn operatic choruses of productions such as Otello, Rigoletto and Madame Butterfly.
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Eduardo has consistently served the Presbyterian Church as a tenor solotst and Section Leader. For several years, he served as Tenor Section Leader for the Second Presbyterian Church in Indianapolts, Indiana under the leadership of Mark Riddles, Director of Music and Fine Arts. Currently Eduardo is a Tenor Member and also performs as soloist for the Sanctuary Choir at the First Presbyterian Church, under the direction of Dr. Jeffery Price, Choir Master.
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Prior to his arrival in the United States, Eduardo was Director and Conductor of the Merida Youth Symphony Orchestra, in Merida, Venezuela. During the Tenth Pan American Games, Eduardo conducted Cari Orff s Carmina Burana, performed by the Merida Youth Symphony Orchestra and Merida Youth Choir in additíon to performances of the combination of the Merida Youth Choir, the Merida Youth Symphony and Butler University Symphony Orchestra.
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The Financial Accounting Standards Board took on the project last March to deal with perceived gray areas in repo accounting highlighted by the collapse of MF Global. The trading firm's use of "repo-to-maturity" agreements were cited for allowing the firm to understate its financial trading risks. The firm had pledged bonds to third parties in return for loans, and promised to buy the bonds back once the loans matured. The transactions had the effect of making it appear the company had reduced European exposure on its balance sheet.
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"We were happy there. We could be happy again."
That was the hopeful pitch beleaguered ad executive Don Draper made to his wife, Megan, during the Season 6 finale of "Mad Men" as he campaigned for a move from New York to Southern California.
Don (Jon Hamm) was pretty much residing at rock bottom by that point. His marriage had turned sour. He had been caught by his daughter in an affair. He was burning bridges at work and struggling mightily to give up booze.
A fresh start was in order, and Don wanted it to happen in the place where he and Megan (Jessica Paré) first ignited their romance.
But as "Mad Men" returns for its two-part final season with a marvelous opener titled "Time Zones," you have to wonder: Can Don Draper ever really be happy? Or is total reinvention and redemption, at this point, beyond his grasp?
Matthew Weiner, the show's notoriously tight-lipped creator, assures us that nothing will come easily.
"People's lives being good is never good drama," he teases during a conference call with reporters. "So we're always looking for more problems for these people."
He's speaking not just of Don but the whole intriguingly flawed gang -- Peggy (Elisabeth Moss), Roger (John Slattery), Pete (Vincent Kartheiser), Joan (Christina Hendricks) and the others. Weiner now has 14 episodes -- split between now and next year -- to wrap up their stories in a satisfying fashion. The climactic season, he says, will be devoted to exploring "the consequences in life" and the things you can and can't undo.
When we last saw Don, he had reneged on his cross-country plan, and Megan headed off to sunny Los Angeles on her own with the couple promising to try and make a bicoastal relationship work. As things resume, our leading man is racking up the frequent flier miles.
"Don is a different kind of person when he's in California," Weiner says. "It started off being the place where he could be himself, actually. So for me, that's always been a story of moving westward."
There figures to be a distinct Golden State vibe during the final flight of this moody masterpiece, which always has been New York-centric. Weiner says the shift gives him and his writers new tools to play with and allows them to tell the story of the country's fixation on the West during the late 1960s and early '70s.
"I wanted to show the rise of California in the cultural landscape of the United States," he says. "San Francisco, and then Los Angeles, become the predominant focus of commerce and culture, good or bad."
True to form, Weiner sent TV critics a letter pleading for discretion as we write about the one and only episode that AMC made available for review. In listing several plot points to avoid, including Don's employment status, he insisted that "secrecy is the currency of our drama."
OK, we get that and certainly don't want to spoil anyone's fun. What we can say about the opener is that it focuses largely on Don and Megan but finds time to hint at the possibility of tantalizing new directions for most of our key characters. In the process, the show reflects some power shifts in personal and professional relationships and finds fresh ways to subvert our expectations.
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At least one thing hasn't changed: "Mad Men" can still keep us spellbound.
LINCOLN'S ENDURING WORDS: Next week, Ken Burns delivers another American history lesson, but not in his traditional manner. "The Address" (9 p.m. Tuesday, PBS) is an inspiring new documentary that tells the story of a tiny school in Putney, Vt., where the students each year are encouraged to memorize, practice and recite the Gettysburg Address.
The kids at the Greenwood School -- boys ages 11-17 -- all are dealing with a range of learning disabilities that make the assignment a major challenge.
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Hmmm yeah im wondering if it were the second test if cm too.
Although can you get two surges? Two ovulations? Is that possible? Two releases?
Im feeling bit better but still cant hear right got tinitus n bad throat again - its lasting so long. Plus other half has it bad now n little girl has terrible cough too. Taking her docs 2m to check as chesty cough n had for over week n half now n u cant buy stuff for chesty coughs for 2 year olds
Im feeling quite pessamistic this month for me as we only bd once . Not started my diet etc. as soon as this colds gone im going to start a bootcamp near me i think
Hope ur all ok xx
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Were all wet quiet this month, how is everyone gettin on?
I feel nothin, no symptoms but I'm tryin not to spot and I know it doesn't sound it I'm tryin not to thibk of it this month,
What everyone's af and pg symptoms well for those who have been pregnant before, an when did you start them?
Sore boobs a week before
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Hey hun - im still feeling off
Monday will be cd 25 so last month it was day 25 so im hoping im
Moving foreward n dont get af before - as dont want to go back to 23-24 day cycles
We only bd once so v v v v unlikely
Im rubbish at spotting symptoms - i keep thinking i was for months then af arrived. I had tummy issues felt sick etc yhen af would arrive.
Since went back to just folic n no conception pregnacare the dickness has stopped
Although felt iffy last night.
I didnt have anything out of the blue before tested few days after af was due. I had implantation bleeding but thought period but as didnt amount to much then stopped i tested n got bfp. Only got major urine infection week 2, then sickness feeling week 6 for a bit but that was it!!!
So not looking for signs with me other than no af lol
Hope ur all ok xx
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Im so damn impatient, I tested today! Off course it was BFN! Thought I'd test the "can detect pregnancy 6 days before your period" claim. I told myself I wouldn't get upset. But I did.
Sammie, in answer to your question, I didn't really have a lot of symptoms before testing. I just knew I was pregnant when I missed my period by a day. Its funny coz I used all my preg testers before missing my period, the Last test was the one that gave me a really faint BFP. 3 and a half years later, here I am. This time though my cycles are still same, I get pms and even had a late period last month. So, im not banking on a easy ride this time.
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Thankyou, I thibk I'm 8dpo but to be honist the line is very strong so I'm guessing more,
We don't really celebrate till 12 weeks due to this being my 5th pregnancy now hopefully 2nd baby, iv started 75mg asprin today which I took with myson, and to b honist I'm havin loads of stretching pain, and on an off iffy feelin, which I didn't have with my son!!
Made up tho, baby just into me for Xmas!!
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Sammie, hope your keeping well. You say didn't experience those symptoms with your lil man.
Well, thats what im bursting to find out, whether my second pregnancy (if iam blessed with it) will differ greatly from my first. I mean off course the likelihood is it will, but I fear it will be complete opposite to what I experienced the first time. And that could have been the most perfect pregnancy ever, it was the most happiest time of my life. They say every baby is different as can be every pregnancy, so will be interesting for you to see that. Do you keep a diary? I did. And to this day I read back and relive it all. Anyway, you just make sure you take it easy and look after yourself. Please keep us posted.
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With my son we didn't really acknowledge I was pregnant as I had 3 really traumatic losses b4 him, but did g fell iffy till 10weeks with my son, an even then I let great!
So far I feel tierd. Carnt drink tea or coffee!! and I feel a bit swollen around the tummy,
Gunna phone my gp 2mora see if they will do me bloods I doubt they will but I don't want my anxiety to get out of hand!


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We slam like Adrian Adonis
Swarm on the warm blood like malicious pirahnas
Islamic Bombers, no contender is parallel
When I'm on paper, devestate 'em like 7L
So where I dwell, without question rattles the league
Left you in a vessel with severe battle fatigue
Before you leave I insist you listen to more raps
Before I saw cats, making weapons out of your thorax
[Jus Allah]
I inhale toxins
Drunk off blood from dead cops and
The watchman, that kill us in this maze we locked in
Side Cobra Clutch, only truth can sober us
Wild 'cause we know there's no Jehovah watching over us
Only 10 percent that's controlling us
Try to take our souls from us, while the state patrolling us
Caged in we break barriers, change to new areas
Dodgin' the pits and chariots out the barriers
Jus Allah don't make threats
Leave your fuckin' necks clipped
Had you speakin' the manual alphabet
Seein' me is def not repeated or done twice
I laugh as I cast the first stones at Christ
Joint in ace bands, you move to Graceland and Satan
Mics spray then, bury flesh in wasteland
Infect you
Inject you with the gunpowder pegs
Indent your forehead with hot lead
Whether in the abode of the dead
Or resting in the Zions
Allah stay chasin' dough like wild lions.
Unchained tearin' your flesh we unfed
Flyin' through, like birds we takin' your daily bread
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Hearts manager John McGlynn will speak to Jamie MacDonald to determine his readiness for the Europa League clash with Liverpool on Thursday after the goalkeeper became a father.
MacDonald's partner delivered a baby girl on Wednesday afternoon with the club reporting that both mother and the healthy baby were doing well.
The first-choice goalkeeper's place for the play-off first leg was earlier in doubt after his partner was admitted to hospital at 4am.
Peter Enckelman was put on standby for a dramatic debut but MacDonald could now retain his place.
McGlynn told Hearts News: "I'm delighted for Jamie and his partner and all of his family.
"I'll be speaking to Jamie later tonight on my way back from the Morton v Aberdeen game to see how he is."
Speaking in the morning, McGlynn had said: "We just need to play it by ear and see, when the baby does arrive, how Jamie is feeling, and then make a decision."
Enckelman, 35, who was released by St Johnstone at the end of last season, signed for Hearts on Friday after back-up Mark Ridgers was ruled out for three months with a knee injury.


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SOMERSWORTH — The Somersworth/Coe-Brown hockey team spent a day giving back to the community by recently cleaning up around the Somersworth American Legion. he players greatly appreciate all that the American Legion, the local businesses and community have done for them and continue to look for ways to do the same. A couple of upcoming events the team is supporting are the Cancer Benefit game vs Noble/Wells on Dec. 5 with the proceeds going to Amy's Treat, and a Toys for Tots drive at the game on Dec. 15.
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School is back but construction on some of Roanoke City's schools is still going on.
At Virginia Heights elementary they're still getting some rooms ready including this multi-purpose room.
Part of the renovations included adding new classrooms, and they're all ready to go.
Superintendent Rita Bishop says she's most excited about the kids not having to learn in trailers separate from the building.
"For me, the most significant is getting rid of those learning cottages, also known as modulars, Bishop said, "We have bright new classrooms we've gotten rid of that disaster."
The cost of the construction at Virginia Heights was $2.5 million.
Construction is also ongoing at Round Hill Elementary. The first phase of a three-phase construction project was completed in time for the school year, giving Round Hill it's first ever gymnasium.
Roanoke City Public Schools will welcome back more than 13,000 students Monday, August 19. Preliminary figures show our enrollment will be up by nearly 200 students district wide.
For students in two elementary schools, it will be like walking into a brand new school. Over the summer, a major renovation project took place at Virginia Heights Elementary. The modular unit is gone and the school now has 5 new classrooms, an art room, a library, and a multi-purpose room, which will be used as a gym. The multi-purpose room should be ready in another week or so. Otherwise, the school will be ready Monday.
At Garden City Elementary, 16 classrooms were renovated to include new paint, carpeting, electrical outlets, closet doors, cabinets, and white boards/smart boards. The school also has a brand new kitchen and the cafeteria was extensively renovated, along with the stage. The gym is getting a new floor. It should be ready in the first few weeks of school.
Here are some other tidbits about the upcoming school year:
All Roanoke city high school students will be able to take dual enrollment classes at Virginia Western Community College, free of charge.
RCPS has spent over a $1,000,000 buying new mathematics textbooks for grades K-12.
All of our elementary and middle schools have new globes and maps. They are age appropriate.
RCPS has joined forces with Big Brothers Big Sisters to start a mentoring program at the Oliver Hill House in Roanoke. Oliver Hill was a famous civil rights attorney who helped to end the doctrine "separate but equal." A pilot program over the summer was a huge success.
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North Toledo assault occurred at Northgate Apartments.
Flames, smoke could be seen by passing motorists.
FAYETTE, Ohio — A two-vehicle collision in Fulton County killed a Northwood woman Thursday, authorities said. About 9:15 a.m., two vehicles collided head-on on U.S. 20 about one mile west of State Rt. 108 in Chesterfield Township, according
Sweep targets what prosecutors call massive East Coast organized-crime syndicate.
A man reportedly used a fire extinguisher and caused some damage during a weekend high school reunion at the Toledo Club, police said. Officers responded about 10:45 p.m. Saturday to a report of criminal mischief at the club, 235 14th St. Graduates
FAYETTE, Ohio — A two-vehicle collision in Fulton County has led to at least one death today, authorities said. At about 9:13 a.m., two passenger vehicles collided head-on on U.S. 20/State Rt. 108 just west of County Road 16 in
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|Factors Relating to Women Attaining Principal Positions in Victoria's Government Secondary Colleges: a Case study
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|Regardless of the promotion structures employed within the different educational systems of this country, men dominate the position of Principal of secondary schools. Despite legislation seeking to provide equality of opportunity and the apparent breaking down of deeply entrenched societal attitudes of women being the servers or followers, there still exist factors that give rise to the under-representation of women in Principal positions of secondary schools. This thesis was designed to investigate issues associated with the apparent gender imbalance in Principal positions in Victoria's government secondary schools. It will attempt to identify elements that have militated against women gaining such positions. The research methodology employed to investigate the problem is a case study approach. The study centered on a girl's school, Gilmore College for Girls, which has had a succession of female Principals. The research involved inviting women who were Principals of Gilmore College for Girls to participate in an interview. Within that format structured interviews were used to seek the women Principals' perceptions as to factors leading to this under-representation of women as Principals. The findings from this study are then interpreted in the light of factors by which the literature explains the problem. Various reasons emerged to explain the lower number of women Principals. It seemed to stem from perceptions about their roles, which limited the level of their involvement in schools: for instance once women teachers were married with children they were less likely to advance in their careers and to apply for Principal positions. The workload of the Principal was also identified as one of the factors inhibiting women from applying for Principal positions. It was seen to make marriage and child rearing almost impossible. Therefore most women were content to be classroom teachers and only apply for positions that suited their interests and allowed them to meet family, home and social commitments. It is suggested that further related investigations be pursued of women in Principal positions of our secondary schools.
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Definition of livable in English:
(also liveable)
1Worth living; enjoyable: fatherhood makes life more livable
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- I spoke to a young man recently who had nothing but praise for the service and credited it with making his life liveable again.
- This could be a story about madness, or about the illusions we adopt to make life livable, or simply about the deliciousness of doughnuts (which of course have a void in the middle).
- When I lived in India, I was appalled at the lack of respect for a livable life we all displayed.
1.1(Of an environment or climate) fit to live in: one of the most livable cities in the world
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- With the kitchen looking somewhat homey and organized Mary Jane moved back into the living room and decided to make it more liveable, by unpacking more boxes, and moving some of them to where they would eventually be unpacked.
- The thatched cottages were usually intolerable slums when the poor inhabited them, and were only made liveable when the rich discovered the charm of a simple rustic habitation as an escape from the industrial urban environment.
- This might actually be the right strategy, as it is the urbanites that have been most psychologically affected and found it the most difficult by being out on the streets (even if their houses look liveable, for fear of another quake).
habitable, inhabitable, fit to live in, in good repair;
suitable, acceptable, passable;
comfortable, cozy
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- They were focused on a certain form of efficiency at the cost of liveability, heritage and sustainability.
- Port-of-Spain's security, safety, sanitation and environmental handicaps, then, are likely to make a bigger impact upon economic productivity than on city-dwelling liveability.
- These developments - the liveability of life under direct rule - may also explain the political intransigence that is apparent in the population and among politicians.
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More Charges Brought Against Lakeland Gymnastics Coach
Published: Friday, August 29, 2014 at 1:30 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, August 29, 2014 at 1:30 p.m.
BARTOW | A former Lakeland gymnastics coach was charged Thursday with sexual battery on a victim under 12 years old and lewd battery, Bartow police said Friday.
Justin Thomas Henry, 21, who lived in Brandon, has been in the Polk County Jail since July 10 on similar charges brought by the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
The sexual battery took place four years ago when Thomas was at the victim's home, police said.
Bartow police said the victim saw news reports on a recent arrest of Thomas, which led her to contact police.
Henry coached at Elite World Gymnastics in Lakeland.
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This is a discussion on [News] [SOT] All Your ISPs, Connections Are Belong [sic] to the RIAA? - Linux ; Jim Griffin says ISP music tax only one possibility ,----[ Quote ] | Pundits, music-industry insiders and members of the public are bashing Warner | Music Group exec Jim Griffin after he acknowledged in a interview that he is | ...
Jim Griffin says ISP music tax only one possibility
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| Pundits, music-industry insiders and members of the public are bashing Warner
| Music Group exec Jim Griffin after he acknowledged in a interview that he is
| working on a plan to collect music fees from consumers via their ISP bills.
RIAA boss: Move copyright filtering from ISPs to usersâ PCs
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| The issue of encryption "would have to be faced," Sherman admitted after
| talking about the wonders of filtering. "One could have a filter on the end
| user's computer that would actually eliminate any benefit from encryption
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Copyright Extensions and ISP Filtering: Breaking EU Culture, One Amendment at a
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| Cultural Industries has become the latest target of lobbying by the recording
| industry. First, they attempted to insert language that advocated that
| European ISPs filter and block their own users on the basis of suspected
| infringement. As we explained to European Members of Parliament, such
| policies would not only harm the privacy and security of Net users - they
| would not even work to combat infringement. Like DRM, everyone would lose,
| including the music industry and artists that IFPI seeks to protect.
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| For the past fifteen years, Internet service providers have acted - to use an
| old cliche - as wide-open information super-highways, letting data flow
| uninterrupted and unimpeded between users and the Internet.
| But ISPs may be about to embrace a new metaphor: traffic cop.
| At a small panel discussion about digital piracy here at NBCâs booth on the
| Consumer Electronics Show floor, representatives from NBC, Microsoft, several
| digital filtering companies and telecom giant AT&T said the time was right to
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Melvin the Magical Mixed-Media Machine
HEYHEYHEY, a Dutch design studio with "a special interest in whatever comes to our attention," recently introduced Melvin, the Magical Mixed-Media Machine.
The project seems to serve no purpose, except to display an extraordinary sequence of events, all triggered by the ringing of an alarm clock. Among many, many other things, Melvin makes use of parachutes, a bowling ball, umbrellas, and, most strikingly, some kind of flammable liquid. As for the multimedia bit: At one point he films the people who are filming him, and catchy slogans (in English) on small white placards punctuate the journey.
Melvin was first created in 2010, for Dutch Design Week, but was reassembled and improved a year later, according to Dezeen:
Melvin the Machine by HEYHEYHEY from Dezeen on Vimeo.
After posting that video, the reader response was such that Dezeen finished up the week with a Top Ten feature devoted to the most popular "machines" it's written about. These included "a set of motorized mirrors that turn to face visitors, wherever they happen to be standing in the room" and, most popular of all, "a 3D printer that uses sunlight and sand to make glass objects in the desert." Excellent machines, all of them.


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Divergent Chapter 16 Summary
How It All Goes Down
- Back in the dormitory, Tris and Al have a heart-to-heart.
- Among topics that Al covers: how his parents wanted him to join Dauntless; how he wants to protect people; and, oh yeah, how he has a crush on Tris. But Tris doesn't have a crush on him, so that's awkward.
- Later that night, Tris and friends are talking about the aptitude test. Tris has to lie about it, but all her Candor friends (Christina and Al) are pretty good at telling when someone is bluffing.
- Later later that night, Four reveals the rankings for the first round. And Tris is 6 out of 9, which isn't bad. Looks like she listened to mama.
- For reference, Peter is 2nd and Molly is 5th—and pissed about it. Molly even threatens Tris. But Peter is calm, which is scary considering how much of a whiner he is.
- Later that night, Edward (ranked #1) gets stabbed in the eye, which is going to ruin his ability to fight. And, surprise, surprise, Peter and Drew aren't around. It's all very suspicious. Shmoop smells sabotage.
- Tris and Will talk about how the leaders of Dauntless won't be interested in punishing Peter for stabbing someone in the eye.
- That's when Will remembers the Dauntless manifesto, which says that courage is about standing up for others. That certainly doesn't sound like the Dauntless we know.
- Tris think that maybe Dauntless can become good again, and she repeats that line to herself: "I believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another" (143).
- But that night, in the dormitory, Tris learns that Edward and his girlfriend Myra both dropped out. They're factionless now. And Peter is #1. Ugh.


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Rethink pink
"Wink of pink" is one of the trends that Kohl's highlights in its spring trends report. Peachy melons, sugary pales and bright salmons can all be mixed and matched.
The shades can be found on just about any garment and accessory you can think of: dresses, oxford shirts, crepe blouses, skinny jeans, ankle-cropped polished cotton pants, tees, brimmed hats and scarves.
Branching out
Award-winning author Amy Stewart, whose books include best-sellers "The Drunken Botanist," "Wicked Bugs," ''Wicked Plants" and "Flower Confidential," is now writing novels, the Associated Press reports.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt recently announced that Stewart will write a series of fiction books based on the real life of Constance Kopp, a female deputy sheriff in early 20th-century New Jersey. The first novel, "Girl Waits With a Gun," is scheduled for 2015.
The AP reports that Stewart learned of Kopp while researching "The Drunken Botanist," a history of the natural sources of alcoholic drinks published last March.
Stewart, who has visited Garden Walk Buffalo and given talks here, lives in California and is cofounder of the popular blog GardenRant.
Design tip
Trays and platters make great decorating tools. In her book "Nell Hill's Rooms We Love," (Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC, $29.99), author Mary Carol Garrity writes that she is obsessed with them.
Garrity suggests using trays for stacking books on a large ottoman; assembling cooking accessories near the range; showing off favorite photos on a dresser, or holding candles and scented soaps in a guest bath.
"Give me one beautiful tray and I will figure out how to use it," she writes.
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"My favorite piece of clothing is the white shirt. In general, fashion designers say, 'I wish I had invented jeans.' I would have loved to invent the white shirt."
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Does anyone get a migraine headache while listening to Beyonce songs?
Nothing against the singer, but everytime I happen to hear a Beyonce song, I end up with a really bad headache, I don't know but something about her voice just triggers a migraine, I was just wondering if this happens to anyone else?
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ATLANTA (AP) -- Sophomore Jessica Canady came off the bench to
score a career-high 21 points and lead 19th-ranked Old Dominion to
a 79-59 victory over Georgia State.
Yesterday's game was the Colonial Athletic Association opener for both teams, with ODU (10-3) lifting its record in CAA openers to 16-1. It was the fourth victory in a row for ODU and its seventh in the last eight games.
Junior Brittany Hollins led GSU (3-9) with a career-best 25 points.
ODU built a 35-24 halftime lead and broke the game open after Georgia State cut the deficit to 45-37 with 12:32 to play by going on a 12-2 run.
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