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Steve Phillips's Winter of Content
By Bruce Weber
Published: March 26, 2000
In the wee hours last Oct. 20, Kenny Rogers threw his last pitch for the New York Mets, ball four to Andruw Jones of the Atlanta Braves, walking in the winning run in the 11th inning. It was a moment of startling anticlimax, bringing to an abrupt, pallid end an otherwise nerve-jangler of a ballgame, the equally vivid National League Championship Series and, just short of a consummating subway World Series against the Yankees, the Mets' whole preposterously titillating and melodramatic season.
''I remember seeing it, and my first thought was, 'This just isn't right,''' says Steve Phillips, the Mets' general manager.
Phillips is speaking at a moment of relative calm, in his office at the Mets' spring training complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla., with players limbering up nearby for a morning workout. Renewal is in the warm, breezy air, as it always is in baseball at this time, but for Phillips, a rising executive in a transforming business, a climax is imminent. Now entering his third full season -- which begins this week with the Mets traveling to Tokyo for two games against the Chicago Cubs -- as the team's chief architect, Phillips has earned a reputation around baseball as something of a shopaholic, and a gifted one. Only eight of the major-league players he inherited when he assumed his post in July 1997 are still in the organization, and the core players of last year's team -- the catcher Mike Piazza, the third baseman Robin Ventura, the starting pitcher Al Leiter and the power relief pitcher Armando Benitez, who led the Mets into post-season play for the first time since 1988, are all Phillips acquisitions. Still, his contract expires at the end of the year, and before they renew it, the owners are waiting to see how the Mets, with Phillips's latest renovations, perform.
This winter, in a frenzy of trades and free-agent signings -- some completely unforeseen, like the trade with Houston that brought Mike Hampton to New York, a No. 1 starting pitcher (an ace, in age-old parlance) -- Phillips has redesigned last year's near-miss team. Seven players from last October, more than a quarter of the roster, are gone.
It has all been in the service of an iffy proposition that illustrates the increasingly pressurized dynamics of the general manager's job -- making sure that the Mets' fortunes this year will not hang on a single errant pitch. And it has all taken place amid a lingering buzz of organizational tension and in the shadow of the crosstown Yankees, whose three world championships in four years have made them the sporting kings of New York.
''As dramatic as everything was for us to get to that point, and for a bases-loaded walk to end the season, it wasn't right,'' Phillips says again, only to discard the past with his next breath. ''At that point it was, 'O.K., what's the plan, Steve?'''
In the 1960's and early 1970's, when artificial turf and domed stadiums began to appear, when the pitcher's mound was lowered and the umpires began their steady shrinkage of the strike zone and when the designated-hitter rule took effect in the American League, baseball's evolution, for good or ill, was on the field. Since the advent of player free agency and salary arbitration in the mid-1970's, however, the game has changed far more significantly in the front office.
The economic advantages enjoyed by large-market teams, provided mostly by local broadcast rights, has widened the divide between wealthy and penny-pinching franchises. At the same time, soaring payrolls have made each big-ticket player's signing more of a risk and made owners more attentive to the operations of their ball clubs. Five years ago, the Mets' player payroll was about $13 million; this year it is close to $90 million. That the business of baseball is a dicey one, dependent more than ever on winning, is evident in that although the Mets drew 2.8 million fans last year, the most in a decade, the club made a profit with only the revenues from its post-season games.
Now just 36, Steve Phillips is representative of a generation of executives who have emerged in response to these developments, refining the role of the general manager; it is their job, simply put, to allot the owners' resources wisely. It is a less powerful post than it was but more accountable, less wide-ranging but in the minutiae of wheeling and dealing with 29 other general managers and dozens of player agents more complex and indisputably under more scrutiny by fans and reporters, especially in New York.
In 1986, the year of the last Met championship, the general manager at the time, Frank Cashen, who oversaw not only the team's player personnel dealings but also the marketing of the club, the stadium operations and the legal affairs, said that with his generalized skills, he could run a dairy as well as a baseball team. No general manager in baseball could say the same today.
''I remember when I was an administrative assistant on the club and I'd be in the general manager's box during the game,'' Phillips says. ''And Frank and Al Harazin'' -- Cashen's former assistant, who was, briefly and disastrously, his successor -- would be reading books. And they'd be talking about them and about things going on in the world. The guys today, I don't think we could do that. We know about baseball. We talk about that. And about our families.''


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|Modeling of Bolted Connections for Collapse Analysis of Steel Structures
|September 19, 2011
|In structural collapse scenarios, beam to column connections can be subjected to large rotations as the structure deforms, in addition to large axial forces associated with the development of catenary action. The capability of the connections to sustain these large rotations and axial forces can be a critical factor in whether alternate load paths can be developed, bridging over failed members. Because of this, it is important in structural collapse analysis that the interaction of bending moment and axial force, and their combined effect on connection failure, be accurately represented in the modeling of connections. This paper considers the modeling of two different typed of steel bolted connections for collapse analysis. One connections is a single plate shear connection, and the other type of connection is a moment connection with welded flanges: a welded unreinforced flange, bolted web (WUF-B) connection. Detailed finite element models of the connections are developed, consisting of solid elements with sufficient refinement to represent shear failure of bolts and bearing failure of plates. Model predictions are compared with available experimental data, and good agreement is observed. Simplified models are also developed, consisting of beam and spring elements interconnected by rigid links. The simplified models are developed on the basis of the detailed models, but can be executed much more rapidly, facilitating analysis of complete structural systems. In both the detailed and simplified models, a range of connection properties are considered, including different types, sizes, and numbers of bolts. The influence of these factors, as well as the beam span length, on the behavior of the connections in collapse scenarios is also considered.
|14th International Symposium on Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures
|Seattle, WA
|September 19-23, 2011
|Buildings, Connections, Finite element method, Nonlinear analysis, Progressive collapse, Seismic design, Steel structures.
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Weekend Events
Dance show explores dreams
The dance show "A Mid-Somer Night's Dream," featuring dances and interludes exploring the fertile ground of dreams, is set for Saturday at 8 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m., at Dafmark Dance Theater, 1033 State St.
Cost: $15; $10 students and seniors; $5 children 10 and under
Info: Call 824-2176 or visit http://somardanceworks.com
Film explores hell, religion
The documentary "Hellbound?" will screen Saturday at 2 p.m., at the Taylor Little Theatre, Mercyhurst University. The documentary explores people's perceptions of God, justice, the Bible and hell, from across the theological spectrum.
Cost: Free
Info: Call 824-3000 or visit http://miac.mercyhurst.edu.
Dance set for Saturday
An Evening in the Orient, a dance sponsored by the Stardust Dance Club, will take place Saturday at ReaLife Assembly, 3902 W. 38th St. Lessons are at 7 p.m., and the dance runs from 8 to 11 p.m.
Cost: $12; $10 members
Info: Call 833-8286.
Earth Day film to screen Sunday
In celebration of Earth Day, the documentary "The Earth Wins" will screen Sunday, 2 p.m., at the Big Green Screen Theater at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center, 301 Peninsula Drive. A panel discussion will follow the film.
Cost: $5; $4 students
Info: Call 838-4123 or visit www.trecpi.org.
Meyer to perform flute concert
Flautist Anna Meyer will perform a concert of flute music titled "Accompanied by Silence" on Sunday, 4 p.m., at Luther Memorial Church, 225 W. 10th St.
Cost: Free will offering
Info: Visit www.lm-concerts.com
Worrell to play Riverside festival
Bernie Worrell and the Bernie Worrell Orchestra will perform today, 10 p.m., at the Riverside Inn Music Festival at River Side Inn, 1 Fountain Ave., Cambridge Springs. Music and workshops continue today, Saturday and Sunday. See the Riverside website for a complete schedule.
Cost: Free
Info: Visit www.theriversideinn.com.
Meyers to perform at Behrend today
"Saturday Night Live" cast member Seth Meyers will perform today, 7 p.m., at Penn State Behrend's Junker Center. Comedian Chris Hardwick, host of "Talking Dead," will open the show.
Cost: $25; $15 Penn State Behrend students
Info: Call 898-6171.
Soup cook-off to benefit church
A. Caplan Co. is hosting a soup cook-off Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Waterford. The public is invited to taste 10 soups cooked by local restaurants. Proceeds will go to help fund the restoration of the church.
Cost: $7
Info: Call 796-3629.
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Enjoy a Fall Escape with a 20% discount in select room types when on new reservations when booked by August 30th.
Package includes Breakfast for Two, a bottle of red wine and logoed wine glasses with a king bedded accommodation.
Enjoy breakfast in the Lifesaving Station each morning of your stay, including one entree, coffee and juice for two.
Anytime of year a Sanderling Gift Card for accommodations, dining or spa is the prefect gift.
The Beach House & South Inn guestrooms have been fully renovated. Based on feedback, carpeting is being added back to the North Inn guestrooms.
Sanderling is a fabulous resort! We had such an amazing vacation last year that we decided to come back this year. It did not disappoint! We will definitely be back.
Between the sound and the sea, this slice of the Outer Banks in upscale Duck is pure paradise. Had an absolutely incredible dining experience in Kimball's Kitchen - the seafood tower and aged prime beef made us swoon. My room was spacious and comfy, and the beach view divine. Sanderling is a place to recharge, regroup and revitalize.
We booked the Sanderling for the second time this year. Our week was spectacular. I travel for business on a frequent basis and the sincerity of the hotel staff is outstanding. They hire people who enjoy providing outstanding service!


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This module was full on from start to finish. The course material was interesting and engaging. It was also helped by having an amazing tutor who supported us all the way. The face-to-face tutorials, where ideas and issues were shared and discussed, were beneficial. I loved every minute but the workload was heavy at times. You really need to discipline yourself and balance work, study and family life. The only negative comment is that the course came to an end!!
Denise Marlow
Course starting: October 2010
Review posted: December 2011
E801 is a very innovative course as it takes an interdisciplinary view of literacy difficulties. As is appropriate for a Masters course, E801 includes challenging readings and course materials. While it is challenging, it is also very rewarding because it provides new insights into thinking about and engaging with literacy teaching and literacy difficulties. It also provides opportunities to consider how to utilise new understandings in educational settings and educational practice.
This course demands a lot from anyone undertaking it. It has a lot of reading and much of this is fairly complex reading. The course book recommended is very well written and was, for me, one of the more informative texts in the course. It is important to take part in the online forum; without this I would have been very dispirited at times. The group who contributed last year were very supportive ( and informative).
I did not find the feedback given on assignments to be particularly helpful so you really have to do this on your own. It is a good course, but a hard one, so be prepared for a lot of hard work. However, having just passed it, I am very glad to have done it, I learnt an awful lot from it and it has changed a lot about the way I view not only literacy teaching but education policies in general.
Course starting: October 2009
Review posted: December 2010
This is a Masters course and involves reading at a Masters level. In response to this comment the module team and tutorial team collectively reviewed practice in order to enhance student support to facilitate student achievement at this level.
I found this course very useful and informative. It gave me a lot of confidence and insight into how to assess and teach more effectively.
The reading materials were dry and I found myself nodding off on more than one occasion. However, this was possibly due to the heaviness of the subject matter.
Unfortunately I found the tutor very dry also and despite some pleading (perhaps too subtle on my part) for support in developing critical analysis to improve my grades, I was left feeling frustrated at her might I say 'half-hearted efforts' to do her job.
If you are considering this course, you need to be determined and resourceful. However, in terms of content it was very good and relevant.
Course starting: October 2008
Review posted: July 2010
I found this course very useful and the content interesting although the workload is particularly high. I did not pursue accreditation as topped with the reading, TMAs and ECM, the extra was too much. I chose this course as I felt that although I was teaching literacy, I had little understanding of the underlying problems some students experienced, and this has certainly expanded my knowledge. Overall an informative course, but you will need to keep on top of everything.
Course starting: October 2008
Review posted: January 2010
Since the dates of presentations referred to in the reviews and statistics provided, the course has been the subject of a mid-life review of students' views, the outcomes of which have informed a significant rewrite and updating of content in the new edition of the course for October 2009.
E801 Course Team
I am really glad I took this course but as my second postgrad course I did find it had a high workload - I found AMBDA certification almost impossible to obtain and it's important to mention that my tutor did not know about AMBDA registration and couldn't help with this at all.
Career wise I secured a promotion off the back of this course and I use the knowledge I gained in testing and assessment on a daily basis in my place of work. Be prepared to work VERY hard!
Course starting: October 2007
Review posted: November 2009
Since the dates of presentations referred to in the reviews and statistics provided, the course has been the subject of a mid-life review of students' views, the outcomes of which have informed a significant rewrite and updating of content in the new edition of the course for October 2009.
E801 Course Team
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It seems like every time Graham Elwood returns to the lake he has something new to promote.
Last time he was psyched about his CD "Graham Elwood's Palm Strike Dance Party." At his previous visit he pumped "The Comedian's Got A Boo Boo." So what does he have out this time? "The Comedy Film Nerds Guide to Movies," which is the co-creation of Graham and Chris Mancini, who also performs at the Improv this week.
ComedyFilmNerds.com" target="_blank">class="NormalParagraphStyle">ComedyFilmNerds.com (also created by Graham and Mancini) contains not just the items mentioned but other gear from comedians of all styles.
Graham is a personal favorite in part because he cracks me up and also because we went to Iraq and Kuwait along with Scott Kennedy doing shows for our troops. That's a real test on how solid a friendship is, when entertaining not just on stage but how you click offstage in an environment not normally associated with standup comedy.
Graham is also a regular part of the Thursday morning radio show "Howie's Morning Rush" on KRLT in a segment we call "Graham's Crackers." Graham is so easy to just bounce bits off of. He has criss-crossed the country performing in clubs, theaters, stadiums and done six tours overseas (three in Afghanistan, three in Iraq) entertaining our men and women in uniform.
It's hard to pinpoint just why his style is so universal. Maybe it's because Graham is like this sarcastic hipster of sorts utilizing his experience as a game show host and also because of his improvisational skills. There are more parts to the Elwood equation but I can't remember all of them right now.
Graham's been in several humorous documentaries including Doug Benson's "Super High Me" and his own projects, "Hello Junkie" which received very nice reviews when it screened at the Sundance Film Festival, and one chronicling his performing overseas in a war zone entitled, "Graham Elwood: Live from Afghanistan."
On television you've seen him on Comedy Central, USA Network's "Strip Poker," "The Test" (on the F/X Network and on "The Late Late Show" on CBS.
When not doing standup Graham will often volunteer for TSA pat-downs at airports across the country to gauge the thoroughness and rate them accordingly.
Because Chris Mancini is performing here this week with Graham, they'll be conducting one of their ComedyFilmNerd podcasts from Lake Tahoe.
Both comedians started the site as a way to eventually conduct their business from one location not having to go out on the road so much just to break even. More so for Chris who is married and the father of two.
Technically, I think of Mancini more as a filmmaker than a comedian because of his work on both the big and small screen. He's also an author who utilizes his experience when he became a new dad. That spawned the book "Pacify Me: A Handbook for the Freaked Out New Dad" from Simon and Schuster. It tells of the harrowing tale of a guy overcoming his fear of actually procreating and offers helpful advice for newly freaked out dads everywhere.
He's also the co-creative driving force behind "The Comedy Film Nerds Guide to Movies" with Graham featuring well-known comedians offering their expertise in the world of movies. Not just reviewing their favorites but we're talking expert critiques from comics who have a particular interest in a genre that is their favorite type of movie and comment on them giving unique insight as to why you should be checking these movies out.
Like his writings, Chris has this very dry wit with a buried sarcastic undertone. I mentioned his work as a filmmaker earlier and he's been fortunate to have his work displayed at movie festivals and also on a much larger scale on television reaching a much wider audience.
His short "Hitclown" is still a personal favorite. It was shot in beautiful black and white with a story that centers around a burnt out hitman and a burnt out circus clown. I don't know which occupation would be worst.
His television work includes being on The Sci Fi channel where he was awarded the "Future of Film"award which included a grant to make more films. The Sci-Fi channel also aired his award winning short film "SKINS," which The Museum of Television and Radio in New York archived as an "Important Short Film." Chris has screened and spoken at various festivals including Slamdance, HBO's US Comedy Arts Festival and most recently at Comic-Con in San Diego last month where both he and Graham had their own geek booth for which to this day I am still jealous.


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Oh, she's a sly one she is!
I've been on the road shooting and traveling so we get to VT pretty darn blurry eyed. It's then that Laurie makes this revelation
Well next, Laurie hands me her iPhone and asks me to take this photo. I begin to wonder what's up until I read Scott's blog, especially this part
Me thinks I was set up. What do you think?
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--it probably means you haven't heard that I've moved.
Over here is where it's at now.
Since you're here--Filed under: srs blog bsns | 0 comments
--it probably means you haven't heard that I've moved.
Monday, March 23, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Since you're here--Filed under: srs blog bsns | 0 comments
--it probably means you haven't heard that I've moved.
Over here is where it's at now.
at 9:40 PM
...and I'm checking it twice.Filed under: this and that | 1 comments
One of the best things that I like about my job(s) is that I can finally get my family nice presents for Christmas. It might not sound like a big deal, but it is something of a feat. That's because I have a BIG family. @_@ Big. Like, with nieces and nephews and siblings-in-law and such.
This year, though, because my mother was away until last week and didn't have time to go shopping, we all agreed to postpone our traditional gift-giving until the 31st. Fine by me, because it means I didn't have to deal with the Christmas shopping rush, plus I can go buy presents during the vacation days. As it is, I'm enjoying making my list, but here's the thing. I want my gift for my mother to be special, so I've been planning on getting her flowers (in... plant form, not bouquet O_O). She loves flowers and I'm sure she'd be happy to have more around the house (and really, so would I). I'm pretty sold on this idea of mine except it presents the following problems:
1. I don't know my way around a plant shop. Case in point: I don't think they're even called plant shops. <_<; style="font-weight: bold;">2. I don't know how to pick specific flower... varieties.
3. LOGISTICS. Let's say I buy half a dozen plants at least. There is the matter of carrying them and transporting them back home. O_O I would expect that to be quite a challenge.
4. STORAGE. I live in a cramped house where every square meter is occupied by clutter or human beings or dog. It will be difficult finding somewhere to HIDE those plants so she doesn't find out about it until the big reveal.
Anyway, any help or suggestions for those things would be greatly appreciated. ... What's that? You want to GO WITH ME when I go flower-shopping? xDDD Ok no seriously if anyone wants to go with me, let me know and IM me ASAP. I'll buy you dinner. Dinner and a cream puff. Seriously.
By the way--FAIL. It sort of slipped my mind that the presents for people outside of my family were not to be postponed until 31st. T__T I haven't shopped for those, either. So to my friends and MotherTongue capo xDDD -- I shall hand thee thy gifts in January.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at 11:28 PM
On gunning them down, more often than usual.Filed under: random and incoherent | 3 comments
So over the past few weeks (month?) I've sort of become a fixture at Time Crisis 3 in Timezone Trinoma. It's my new therapy game of preference, partly because the House of the Dead almost always has broken guns and I suck at that samurai sword game. (And I don't play Time Crisis 4 because I almost always die at the multi-screen... battle... whatdoyoucallit.) @_@ It's all fun except I might be developing an addiction, you know? Like there are those days... when I just HAVE to have a go at it. Like yesterday. And last Thursday. And... yeah. <_<;
Having said all this I have to admit that I still FAIL!!! T____T Can't even make it past Stage 2 (hey Stage 2, not Area 2).
So that, AND I've gotten hooked on Mafia Wars. Me and everyone else in the office. If you haven't heard about it, it's this strategy game on Facebook that's extremely easy to get hooked on. I guess it's kind of my replacement for Warbook xD except I was A LOT more hooked on Warbook back then.
The thing is, I'm sort of noticing a trend in my areas of interests.
...WHICH ISN'T TO SAY IT CONCERNS ME. X'D Ahahaha. I don't think I'll be switching to playing UFO Catcher anytime soon.
Pictures to follow. :D
Sunday, December 21, 2008 at 8:26 PM
Things to read, and stuff.Filed under: random and incoherent | 5 comments
Friday was awesome. The company let us take half the day off for [company sponsored!] book shopping. We were given an allowance of 1,500 Php per employee/month, on the condition that we choose books that will help us with our writing. Sweet deal.
I'm not even halfway through my allowance yet. I only got this:
Nyaarrr. xDDD It's a parody book of the everyday written crap that we read (ads, missives, etc). It's hilarious. But wish me luck explaining the title when the big boss sees it. But hey, it's valid, I think I can get a lot of ideas from the books. Besides: 'The most essential gift for a good writer is a built-in, shock-proof shit detector. " (Ernest Hemingway). Hah. xD
And on the subject of my writing, I wonder if I should be worried. My writing/creative process has been very... I don't know how to describe it, free-spirited(?) lately. xD It's a good thing company policy tolerates me going up to the office loft, and lying down to write. Sometimes even taking a nap. My concern is that I may be going a little too far with taking the path of least resistance? :P Ohoho.
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Meg just got a DSLR. And while just a month ago, I was all like, "Meh, I won't get one until I really know how to take pictures", now my SLR lust has come to the forefront. @___@ I hope I can stave it off until January. December is not a good month for taking a vow of poverty.
Besides, my need for a new computer is a lot more pressing. I figure the old clunker only has a few months of survival left in it. So... it's a matter of need vs. want. Let's see how well the (hard-earned! I worked hard~) resources flow in toward the end of the year. xD
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I didn't previously know there was an Advanced Photoshop magazine. I got one last Friday. It's pretty kickass, it even comes with a CD of brushes, shapes, and textures. And the tutorials are pretty wicked, I'll be glad to learn half of them.
Sunday, December 14, 2008 at 6:02 PM
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So now there's a study supporting something that I've believed in for a while: that unnecessarily using big words and complicated language just makes you sound dumb.
The researcher, Daniel Oppenheimer, gathered a selection of writing samples--some written in normal, simple language, and others modified to use overly complex language and bigger words. Then these were handed to students to a group of evaluators. Guess what: the more complex and flowery the language of the sample, the less intelligent the students perceived its author to be.
It's not really that surprising when you think about it. It's true, having a large vocabulary can indicate that a person is knowledgeable. But the unnecessary use of big words and difficult language--which, let's face it, a lot of people do for the sake of sounding important or intelligent--can sacrifice fluency and clarity. Basically, it doesn't matter how impressive you think your two-dollar words are--if you cram them in it to the point that the language becomes unnatural and unclear, then you're doing it wrong. ("The chief virtue that language can have is clarity." – Hippocrates)
There's a lot more to be said about being able to express complex ideas in simple language, not the other way around.
And personally, really, I think using big words to sound impressive is just lame. It always just sounds like you're really, really trying. xD
Here's a blog entry that briefly explains Oppenheimer's study (which is titled "Consequences of Erudite Vernacular Utilized Irrespective of Necessity: Problems with Using Long Words Needlessly". LOL.); and here's the actual study in PDF.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 2:01 PM
Question? - My WayFiled under: awesome, fandom, music | 0 comments
Remember when I didn't have a stable job yet and I felt like crap and didn't know what I was gonna do next then I discovered Question's song "Head Banging Boogie" and the lyrics were exactly what I needed that time?
Yeah well they did it again. :D This time Yone wrote the song. Excerpts:
You can get the lyrics (Kanji, Romaji, English trans) here. But here, the parts that I really love:
kono yo wa fuan darake no sekai de
wakaranai koto demo wakari takumonai yo
oikake takumonai monow o
oikake saserareru no mo tsurai desho?
This world is a world full of anxiety
and the things I don't understand,
I don't even want to understand them.
Isn't it also painful how they can make you chase
after something that you don't even want to chase?
and this
nandaka warawareteru ki ga shiteru no
honto chiisana kono machi de mieru daro ?
Somehow I feel like I'm being laughed at
In this really small town. Doesn't it seem like that?
and this, my absolute favorite part
itsu datte jibun rashiku, yaritakute
yarubeki koto wo yaru dake dakara
Because whenever I'm myself, the things I want to do,
the things I should do, I just do them.
And, give it a listen:
[flail] I've said it before and I'll say it again. QUESTION? QUESTION? QUESTION? QUESTION? QUESTION? QUESTION? QUESTION? QUESTION? QUESTION? QUESTION? QUESTION? QUESTION? QUESTION? QUESTION? QUESTION? QUESTION? I LOVE THIS BAND SO MUCH. x3 ♥ YONEMUU~!!! [/flail]
I know there are gonna be people out there who can't get past the Engrish, but... bah, your loss. xD Haha. Anyway... I'm probably reposting this everywhere. I have a loooong recap post to write about everything that happened in November (spoiler: NOVEMBER WAS BAD), but I'll save that for later.
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Legal grounds for detention
The relevant constitutional provision is provided in Article 11 of the Cypriot Constitution, which guarantees the right to liberty and security for all. Sub-article 2 states that no person shall be deprived of his liberty save where, inter alia, the arrest or detention is intended to prevent unauthorised entry into the Republic.
Asylum seekers: Article 7(4)(a) of the Refugee Law of 6(I)/2000 as amended prohibits the detention of an asylum seeker for the sole reason of being an asylum seeker. However under article 7(4)(a) detention is allowed by a Court Order either for establishing his/her identity or nationality in case the asylum seeker is not in possession of valid travel or identity documents; or for the examination of new elements which the applicant wishes to submit in order to prove his/her claim relating to his asylum application, in case his application has been rejected at first as well as at second instance and a deportation order has been issued against him/her. In practice, asylum seekers entering the country illegally are detained for the duration of their asylum procedure. Asylum seekers entering legally are usually not detained. However, there have been reports of several cases of asylum seekers unjustifiably detained and in some cases deported whilst their asylum application was still pending.
Irregular migrants: The Aliens and Immigration Law allows the detention of irregular immigrants, as they are considered to be "prohibited immigrants", who are subject to expulsion defined as 'deportation'. Deportation is dealt with by section 13(1) of the Aliens and Immigration Law which empowers the Chief Immigration Officer to deport all third country nationals who have violated the conditions of their permit or have committed an immigration-related offence. Section 13(2) allows the "detention in custody" or in "other confined places". In practice, the Chief Immigration Officer issues both detention orders as well as deportation orders without applying to the Courts to obtain any orders, a practice of questionable legality that has attracted criticism from both the Ombudsman and NGOs.
For the detention to be allowable, the person must be served with an order to leave the territory. In cases where a migrant commits an offence punishable with imprisonment, the police may arrest and detain such a person even in the absence of a notification to leave the territory.
The Refugee law prohibits the detention of minors. A "minor" is defined in the same law (article 2) as "a person who has not yet attained the age of eighteen". However, the detention of minors seems to be allowed (and is in fact practiced) in fields outside asylum. Article 6(a) of the Law that Provides for the Rights of Persons Arrested and are under Detention, N. 163(Ι)/2005, in the case of an arrest of a person under 18 years old, the parents or guardian have the right to be informed. Under article 20 it is the responsibility of the person in charge of the detention centre to ensure that detainees under eighteen reside separately from the rest of the detainees and in separate cells from the opposite sex.
According to the immigration police, no orders for detention of minors are issued except where the minor is involved in serious criminal offences. In all other cases, when the parents are detained, the child is placed under the care of the Welfare Services, which will in most circumstances place the child in a children's home.
Any immigration related offences that contravene the general rubric of immigration under the 'Aliens' and Migration Law, Cap. 105 provide the legal basis for a detention order. Unlawful entry or stay constitutes a criminal offence under the Cypriot immigration law. The most common immigration related offences are: overstay (i.e. having entered legally for a limited period, the third country migrant remains in the Republic after the expiry of the prescribed period); or having entered on a valid permit, the subsequent breach of a term or condition relating to the permit. Also, If it appears, at some later stage, that the migrant concealed information about a previous conviction and that s/he had obtained a certain status by concealing this conviction (i.e. by deception) or "gained leave to enter or to remain by deception", the immigration officer may also consider to be "conducive to the public good" to deport him/her. All the above are criminal offences and carry punishment of imprisonment up to one year or a fine or both.
There is no automatic judicial review; the detainee has to apply for it. Detainees have the right to appeal to the Minister of Interior seeking their release from custody. In addition, the Constitution provides for the right to apply to the Supreme Court for judicial review of any administrative decision, including the decision to detain, under article 146. If successful, the application under article 146 of the Constitution has the effect of cancelling the administrative decision complained of and the immediate release from custody. This procedure however is costly and is not covered by the legal aid law.
Article 11(2)(4) of the Constitution provides that all persons arrested must be informed at the time of their arrest in a language they understand of the reasons for their arrest and must be allowed access to a lawyer of their own choosing. The Refugee law, article 7(5) provides that detained asylum seekers must be informed in a language they understand, of the reasons of their detention as well as their legal rights, including the right to hire a lawyer. Also, the Law providing for the rights of persons arrested and in detention, N. 163(Ι)/2005 which applies to asylum seekers and irregular migrants alike, provides in article 3(3) for the right of arrested persons to be informed immediately after arrest in a language understood by them of their right to contact personally by telephone (a) a lawyer of their choice and (b) in the presence of a member of the police, a relative or any other person. The same provision states that persons arrested must be immediately informed in which police station or detention centre they will be detained.
Legal grounds for the duration of detention
The Refugee Law 6(I)/2000, article 7(6) provides that an applicant's detention may not exceed eight days. The detention may be extended for further eight-day terms upon Order of the Court, but the total detention period shall in no case exceed thirty-two days. On a more general level, the Prison Law Ν.62(Ι)/96 prohibits the detention of a person in detention centres for a period longer than fifteen days. Detention for the purpose of deportation is limited to eight days unless the court authorize for more. Considerations such as the deterioration of the human rights situation in their country of return are not taken into consideration for persons who have not been granted refugee status or other type of international protection, nor is it a factor justifying longer detention in law
The above ceilings are not always respected; irregular migrants have in many cases spent months and sometimes years in detention. A recent decision of the Ministry of the Interior provides that detainees held on immigration offences can be released after 6 months of detention provided they have not committed a serious penal offence and provided they apply to their embassies to obtain valid travel documents; in such a case they are granted leave to remain in Cyprus for 18 months, after which they must depart. As a result of this policy, there no longer many detainees held for long periods of time whilst in the past there had been cases where they had spent 2 or 3 years in detention.
Article 23(1) of the Law that Provides for the Rights of Persons Arrested and in Detention N. 163(Ι)/2005 states that every detainee has the right at any time to be given medical examination or/and treatment or/and medical attention from a doctor of his/her choice and to contact the doctor for this purpose personally by telephone the presence of a member of the police or the prison personnel, depending on the case. In case the detainee does not wish to exercise the right to appoint a doctor of his/her choice, s/he has the right to be given medical examination and/or treatment and/or medical attention from a governmental doctor who is arranged by the person in charge of the detention centre. The detainee pays the costs of the medical examination and/or treatment, and also the medical attention from a doctor of his/her choice above.
Under article 24(1) the detainee must be provided, immediately after he is remanded in custody, with a document that contains in a language of his/her understanding the rights that are contained in the above article.
The only provision in the law about the provision of social services to detainees is to be found in the Law that Provides for the Rights of Persons Arrested and in Detention N. 163(Ι)/2005 article 3(4) of which states that persons who appear unable to exercise their rights of contact with a lawyer or a relative/other person due to mental or physical disability shall be entitled to assistance from the state Welfare Services for the purpose of exercising these rights.
Legal grounds for contact with the outside world
Under article 3(1) of the Law that Provides for the Rights of Persons Arrested and in Detention N. 163(Ι)/2005 a person arrested by a police officer is entitled straight after his arrest to contact personally by telephone (a) with a lawyer of his choice and (b) in the presence of a member of the police, with a relative or any other person. Under article 5(1) detainees have the right to contact personally by telephone, in the presence of a member of the police, the Consulate or diplomatic mission of their country of nationality in Cyprus and in case their country of nationality does not have a Consulate or diplomatic mission in Cyprus, then either the Ombudsman or the National Organisation for the Protection of Human Rights 'ETHNOPAD' (an independent public body), so as to inform them of their arrest and detention. Under article 16(1) all detainees have the right to meet with a person of their choice every day for one hour in total in a special area of the detention centre. In the case of minors, the only person they are allowed to meet with is the parent or guardian. Under article 16(2) detainees are entitled to meet every day for one hour in total with a representative of the consulate or diplomatic mission of their country of nationality in Cyprus, or if there is no such consulate or diplomatic mission, with a representative of a human rights organisation. Under article 15(1) every detainee has the right to send and receive letters as follows:
To and from his/her lawyer without the letters being opened or read by anyone;
To and from the European Court of Human Rights, the Attorney General of the Republic, the Ombudsman and any international or national body with competence to investigate allegations of violations of human rights without the letters being opened or read;
To and from related, friendly or other persons with whom it is in his/her legitimate interest to retain or to come in contact with, subject to the condition that its content be checked by a member of the police or the prison personnel in the presence of the detainee, and may not be sent or delivered in case it is discover that it contains any illegal object or its content subjects the security of the detention centre or the detainees or other persons to risk or it is of criminal nature or may interfere with the investigation of offences.
The Law on Provision of Legal Aid N. 165(I)/2002 provides for legal aid only for criminal and civil law cases and excludes administrative proceedings. The exclusion from the scope of the law of applications to the Supreme Court to set aside administrative decisions is particularly detrimental for asylum seekers in detention, who have no other recourse against arbitrary or needlessly lengthy detention or arbitrary deportation. The law also extends legal aid to cases of human rights violations as these are defined inter alia in Part II of the Cypriot Constitution (which essentially adopts the European Convention on Human Rights) and a number of international conventions ratified by Cyprus. The scope of the law is restricted to cases where the offences involved are punishable with a term of imprisonment exceeding one year.
The legal aid law was amended in recent months by Law N.132(I)/2009 which purports to transpose articles 15(2), 15(6) and 38 of Council Directive 2005/85/EC of 1st December 2005 laying down minimum standards on procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status. The amendment extends legal aid to asylum seekers applying to the Supreme Court to set aside a negative decision either of the Asylum Service or of the Reviewing Authority concerning either the rejection of the applicant's asylum application or the cancellation of the applicant's refugee status. The amendment does not cover recourse against detention.
An ECtHR decision against Cyprus dated 04.12.2008 on the issue of availability of legal aid in administrative proceedings, stated that "a question arises as to the conformity of such legislation with the requirements of Article 6 of the Convention" and that "there is a priori no reason why it should not be made available in spheres other than criminal law."Marangos v. Cyprus, Application no. 12846/05.
The European Convention on Human Rights, the Convention for the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination, the International Covenants on Economic Social and Cultural Rights and on Civil and Political Rights, the European Convention on the Prevention of Torture and of Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the Convention against Torture and Hard or Humiliating Treatment of Punishment.
The Ministry of Justice has recently compiled a draft law to amend the Law on Legal Aid, currently under examination by the House of Representatives. The draft law aims at removing the restriction contained in article 4(1)(a) of the Legal Aid Law which restricts legal aid to offences punishable with imprisonment of over one year. The draft law follows a judgement of the Supreme Court in 2008 which found the said legal provision to be unconstitutional for unduly restricting access to legal aid; Andreas Constantinou v. The Police, Case No. 243/2006, 25.01.2008
Article 5(2) of the Law that provides for the rights of persons arrested and are under detention, N. 163(Ι)/2005 states that in case of mental insufficiency a foreign detainee who is apparently not capable of understanding or to be informed that he has the right to contact/correspond or to fully appreciate his right, a member of the police must contact counsel or diplomatic mission in the Republic, the Ombudsman's
Office or the National Organisation for the Protection of Human Rights, as the case may be. A provision in the Law on Psychiatric Treatment N. 77(I)1977 provides for the placement of offenders with mental disorders in suitable units in order to receive treatment and serve their sentence; however, no such units have been set up despite the debating of this issue amongst stakeholders for a number of years and as a result, patients with mental disorders are currently serving sentences in prison.
There are no alternatives to detention in the Cypriot legal or policy framework.
Where deportation orders cannot be executed, mostly due to lack of cooperation on behalf of the detainee for the issuance of travel documents, it is policy that the detention should in principle not exceed a period of six months, although there are still cases of detainees in detention for longer periods. If deportations cannot be executed within six months, migrants can sometimes be released under certain conditions and given a special residence and employment permit, provided they have not been found guilty in the past for criminal offences. The conditions of release, to be communicated in writing to the detainee, are:
A special residence/ employment permit is issued, for a period of 12 months from the date of release on the condition that the released person cooperates with the Embassy of his/her country for the issuing of a passport. In case that that the person is issued with a passport, a residence/employment permit is issued for a period of 24 months from the date of his/her release, with a possibility of renewal.
Prior to the issuance of the above residence/employment permit the migrant is obliged to sign a contract of employment with an employer who will be indicated and approved by the Department of Labour. Change of employer will be considered subject to approval by the Department of Labour
The migrant is obliged to report a residence address within 15 days from release.
The migrant is obliged to report to the nearest Police Station once a month and must report any change of residence address.
Source: Symfiliosi, national report written for Becoming Vulnerable in Detention (p.154)
Symfiliosiis a non-profit, non-governmental, non-partisan organisation based in Cyprus. Its mission is to actively engage Cypriot society in a dialogue on reconciliation between the two larger communities of Cyprus, Turkish-Cypriots and Greek-Cypriots, with the aim of promoting a culture of reconciliation, peace, democracy and cooperation. The organisation also has a keen interest in the integration of migrant communities.
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Having said getting a draw away is good and winning the home games. LOLBe interesting what Harry has to say after today's result. I'm afraid the team seem to have lost the will to play against so called lesser opposition. Can't understand what Harry's tactics are supposed to be sometimes.Roll on the England role and hope he gets it. Club before country for me I'm afraid. I thought at least we had a good chance, can't say I feel the same for the current England squad.
Oh I see, "We had a bad day today"
Doesn't exactly fill you up with hope does he?That's about a weeks worth of bad days now... looks like we're in for a fortnight of them.Seems his passion left as Capello ditched England.


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Robertson Bank names new city president for Tuscaloosa market
Published: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 5:00 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 5:47 p.m.
John Lollar has been named city president for the Tuscaloosa market for Robertson Bank.
He has worked in the banking business for almost 40 years and joined Robertson Banking Company in 2010 as vice president and business banker for the bank's Tuscaloosa market, focusing on commercial loans and deposits.
"We are fortunate to have John lead Robertson Banking Company in Tuscaloosa," said a statement from Gary Holeman, Robertson Banking's chief executive. "He and I have known each other for over 20 years and I consider him a good friend as well as an excellent banker. John always has the best interest of his customers in the forefront and will continue that focus in his new role."
Lollar earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Livingston University (now the University of West Alabama) and is a graduate of Alabama School of Banking at the University of South Alabama and the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University.
He is a past president of the Kiwanis Club of Tuscaloosa and has been active in the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama, American Heart Association, Focus on Senior Citizens, Easter Seals Society, and the Boys-Girls Club of Tuscaloosa.
Robertson Banking Company is based in Demopolis and is the oldest and largest bank in Marengo County.
It was founded in Demopolis in 1870 by Daniel F. Prout and John R. Robertson as a private bank, operating as Prout and Robertson, Bankers. The name was changed to Robertson Banking Company in 1903 after its founders' deaths.
The bank has two offices in Demopolis, two offices in Tuscaloosa and single offices in Thomaston and Linden.
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Location: Cereal Crops Research
2013 Annual Report
Net form net blotch (NFNB) of barley. A Pyrenophora teres f. teres population segregating for virulence was previously mapped with SSR and AFLP markers. A genotyping by sequencing approach has now been used to identify single nucleotide polymorphism markers to further saturate this map so that it is more useful in discovery of genomic regions harboring virulence genes.
Spot form net blotch (SFNB) of barley. Highly virulent isolates of the fungus P. teres f. maculata collected during the 2012 growing season were evaluated and crosses were made for the genetic characterization of virulence. Seven populations were developed and phenotyping of these populations will begin soon. A barley core collection of more than 2000 barley accessions was evaluated with a diverse set of P. teres f. maculata isolates in order to identify lines that are highly resistant to all isolates tested, as well as to identify lines that may be useful in the characterization of virulence. Barley lines identified to be resistant to all isolates tested were used to generate crosses with local varieties. These populations will be used to develop recombinant inbred lines and will be mapped to be used in characterizing the genetics of host resistance.
Stagonospora nodorum blotch (SNB) of wheat. The fungus Stagonospora nodorum, which causes SNB disease, produces several toxins known as necrotrophic effectors that are important pathogen virulence factors. In the past year, the mode of action of one of these effectors (SnTox1) continued to be characterized, and several regions within this protein were identified that need further evaluation for their importance in its function. One of these regions was shown to have homology to several chitin binding domains. In addition, we have shown that SnTox1 physically binds chitin as well as the plant cell wall components cellulose and xylan, indicating a potential secondary role for this protein.
Virus diseases. Oat blue dwarf virus (OBDV) is a phloem-limited virus known to infect plants such as barley, oats, and flax, and is being studied as part of continuing research toward improving our understanding of how viruses function and cause disease. The strategy employed by this virus for expressing its coat proteins was studied through mutational analysis of a cloned copy of the virus. Information gained may have a bearing on the mechanism by which this virus is transmitted by leafhoppers. A closely related virus known as maize rayado fino virus was cloned for the first time and the sequence of its entire genome was determined. The availability of this clone will facilitate further studies regarding host-virus interactions, phloem limitation of some viruses, and transmissibility of viruses by leafhoppers.
Review Publications
McDonald, M.C., Oliver, R.P., Friesen, T.L., Brunner, P.C., McDonald, B.A. 2013. Global diversity and distribution of three necrotrophic effectors in Phaeosphaeria nodorum and related species. New Phytologist. 199:241-251.
McDonald, M.C., Razavi, M., Friesen, T.L., Brunner, P.C., McDonald, B.A. 2012. Phylogenetic and population genetic analyses of Phaeosphaeria nodorum and its close relatives indicate cryptic species and an origin in the Fertile Crescent. Fungal Genetics and Biology. 49:882-895. Friesen, T.L., Chu, C., Xu, S.S., Faris, J.D. 2012. SnTox5-Snn5: A novel Stagonospora nodorum effector-wheat gene interaction and its relationship with the SnToxA-Tsn1 and SnTox3-Snn3-B1 interactions. Molecular Plant Pathology. 13(9):1101-1109.
Syme, R.A., Hane, J.K., Friesen, T.L., Oliver, R.P. 2013. Resequencing and comparative genomics of Stagonospora nodorum: Sectional gene absence and effector discovery. Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 3:959-969.


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Home on the Range
by Brewster Martin Higley VI and Daniel E. Kelley
Brewster Higley wrote the poem that would become "Home on the Range" in his Smith County, Kansas, sod house in 1872. He provided a couple geographical markers (Beaver Creek, the Solomon River), and he referenced the climate and wildlife of the region (zephyrs, curlews, deer and antelope/pronghorns). The song, therefore, has a very precise setting: Kansas, 1872.
The 20 years that preceded the writing of the song were tumultuous ones in Kansas. Initially, the territory had been set aside for Native Americans, but by the end of the 1840s, white settlers were pouring into the region, leading American policy makers to force the Indians further south and west.
Removing the Native Americans, however, did not bring peace to the region. The new white residents were quickly embroiled in a debate over the status of slavery in their territory. The federal government did little to resolve this debate. In fact, under the terms of the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act, they allowed these two territories to decide for themselves if they would be free or slave. It was a terrible decision. Previously, the federal government had drawn lines separating free from slave territory. But now they tossed the decision to the local residents, much like tossing two fighting dogs into the same room. The result was that the Civil War came early to Kansas. Battles between pro-and anti-slavery residents earned the territory the label "Bleeding Kansas."
The violence did not end until Kansas applied for admission to the Union as a state. This forced Congress to re-enter the picture and decide what sort of state constitution to approve. When Congress approved an anti-slavery constitution in 1859, most of the violence ceased. But not for long. The Civil War started two years later, and Kansas was hit by several Confederate raids. The most deadly of these was launched against Lawrence in 1863. By the time Brewster Higley moved to Kansas in 1871, the region was ready for some peace and quiet. It's no wonder that a little wind and a few screaming curlews did not bother him.


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From: David Miller
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:03:32 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Thomas Gleixner
> Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:01:02 +0200 (CEST)
> > Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner
> Acked-by: David S. Miller
Ironically, I just bisected sparc64 bootup failures to the following
changeset. It's very late here, and I haven't looked into the
details, but it seems to wedge in free_area_init_nodes() on a non-NUMA
system with CONFIG_NUMA disabled.
Isn't it funny that this optimization not only was useless, but also
broke things. :-/
64970b68d2b3ed32b964b0b30b1b98518fde388e is first bad commit
commit 64970b68d2b3ed32b964b0b30b1b98518fde388e
Author: Alexander van Heukelum
Date: Tue Mar 11 16:17:19 2008 +0100
x86, generic: optimize find_next_(zero_)bit for small constant-size bitmaps
This moves an optimization for searching constant-sized small
bitmaps form x86_64-specific to generic code.
On an i386 defconfig (the x86#testing one), the size of vmlinux hardly
changes with this applied. I have observed only four places where this
optimization avoids a call into find_next_bit:
In the functions return_unused_surplus_pages, alloc_fresh_huge_page,
and adjust_pool_surplus, this patch avoids a call for a 1-bit bitmap.
In __next_cpu a call is avoided for a 32-bit bitmap. That's it.
On x86_64, 52 locations are optimized with a minimal increase in
code size:
Current #testing defconfig:
146 x bsf, 27 x find_next_*bit
text data bss dec hex filename
5392637 846592 724424 6963653 6a41c5 vmlinux
After removing the x86_64 specific optimization for find_next_*bit:
94 x bsf, 79 x find_next_*bit
text data bss dec hex filename
5392358 846592 724424 6963374 6a40ae vmlinux
After this patch (making the optimization generic):
146 x bsf, 27 x find_next_*bit
text data bss dec hex filename
5392396 846592 724424 6963412 6a40d4 vmlinux
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Will She Forgive You?
This week's question comes from a confessional guy who cheated on his one and only.
reader's questionHey Doc,
I've been in a relationship with Jill for eight months now. In the fourth month of our relationship I cheated on her with my ex-girlfriend. I haven't talked to my ex-girlfriend since. I felt guilty about it the minute I did it and told Jill that I was unfaithful with a girl a week after we met when we weren't committed yet, which is obviously a lie.
This has caused a lot of problems in our relationship. I continued to feel guilty about what I did, and just a couple days ago I told Jill that I was actually unfaithful to her with my ex-girlfriend. She promptly asked me to get out and said she doesn't want to be with me anymore.
didn't keep the studies upI used to follow "The System" when I was in college and it was a great help with women, but I got overconfident and forgot the basics. When I opened your book yesterday, I realized how much I should have kept studying it. Doc, do you think that my relationship with this gem, Jill, is over because of my mistake? Do you think that even if it does work out that she'll probably want to get back at me to make sure things are "equal"? What about the chances that she'll cheat on me?
crashing interest levelI know that Jill's Interest Level was off the charts at the beginning. She begged me to move in with her and talked about having my kids and getting married. Could my blunder have driven Jill's Interest Level from 90% to 49%? Should I bother trying to make it work? If so, how can I do it?
I know I've hit you with a ton of questions, but I would greatly appreciate any responses that you can give me.
Josh - who messed up big time
doc love's answerHi Josh,
You cheated with your ex? What were you thinking? You've got a good, loving girl, and what do you go and do? You allow your ego to lead you into breaking your contract with this girl. And even worse, you did it with an ex! That's a double no-no.
Doc Love might be a ladies man, but he has principles…


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28-year-old Laderika Smith is facing second-degree murder charges after New Orleans police say she left her 5-year-old home alone with a firearm in the house.Video Transcript
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HERSELF IN THE HEAD. NOW HER MOTHER IS BEHIND BARS. 28-YEAR-OLD LADERIKA SMITH IS BOOKED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER. WDSU REPORTER CASEY FERRAND IS LIVE WITH MORE ON HOW THE CHILD GOT HER HANDS ON A GUN. THE MOTHER TOLD POLICE SHE'D LEFT THE HOME FOR A SHORT TIME AND RETURNED TO FIND HER CHILD HAD BEEN SHOT. NOW RELATIVES ARE EVEN QUESTIONING HOW THE YOUNG GIRL WAS ABLE TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE FIREARM. 07:19 you got to think first. if you got kids in the house anything could happen. Kids do climb and things happen. 07 THE UNIMAGINABLE HAPPENED SUNDAY. VERLINDA WILLIAMS WAS AT WORK WHEN SHE RECEIVED A CALL THAT HER COUSIN'S 5-YEAR- OLD DAUGHTER BRANDAJA SMITH HAD BEEN SHOT. 07:56 so when they told me that, i was like shot because i'm like how she get shot, where she was at? She's a young kid where she could be at to be shot. 09 WHAT SHE DIDN'T KNOW ... IS THE CHILD WAS HOME ALONE WHEN POLICE SAY SHE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A .38 REVOLVER AND ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HERSELF IN THE HEAD. 06:45 I'm very shocked and it's just devastating to know that something like that could happen in my family. 06 ACCORDING TO POLICE, THE CHILD'S MOTHER, 28-YEAR-OLD LADERIKA SMITH, SAID SHE LOCKED HER DAUGHTER INSIDE THE HOME WHILE SHE WENT TO THE STORE. WHEN SHE RETURNED A SHORT TIME LATER... SHE FOUND HER DAUGHTER LYING ON THE BEDROOM FLOOR WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE HEAD. 03:00 I feel and believe that every parent who have a gun they should keep them guns out kids reach and keep them on safety on a lock 06 LITTLE BRANDAJA DIED AT THE HOSPITAL SUNDAY EVENING...AFTER SHE WAS TAKEN OFF LIFE SUPPORT... TOO FRAGILE TO SURVIVE HER INJURIES. 04:46 everything shut down there was nothing more they were able to do. 04 NOW RELATIVES DEAL WITH THE GRIEF AND DEVASTATION OF A YOUNG CHILD'S LIFE CUT SHORT. 03:56 she was a sweet beautiful little girl. All kids are god's angel and they all are good no matter what but she didn't deserve this. 08 POLCE SAY SMITH ADMITTED HAVING A GUN INSIDE THE HOME... WHICH ORIGINALLY BOOKED WITH CRUELTY TO A JUVENILE, BUT THE CHARGES WERE UPGRADED TO SECOND DEGREE MURDER AFTER THE CHILD DIED. EARLIER THIS YEAR ... STATE LAWMAKERS MADE EFFORTS TO PUT FURTHER RESTRICTIONS ON FIREARMS IN THE HOME. REPRESENTATIVE BARBARA NORTON OF SHREVEPORT ... AUTHORED A BILL THAT WOULD MAKE IT A CRIME TO UNLAWFULLY STORE A FIREARM... WITHOUT A LOCKED CONTAINER OR A GUN LOCK. THAT BILL DIED ON THE COMMITTEE FLOOR.
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Brian Wilson is arguably the greatest American composer of popular music in the rock era. Born and raised in Hawthorne, California, he formed the Beach Boys in 1961 alongside his two younger brothers, cousin Mike Love, and school friend Alan Jardine. Serving as the group's primary songwriter, Wilson combined the rock urgency of Chuck Berry with the harmonies of the Four Freshmen before expanding his musical imagination during the late '60s, during which time he experimented with new songwriting structures and production techniques. Wilson retreated from his dominance of the Beach Boys after 1967, yielding most of the control to his younger brother Carl. He made sporadic contributions to their records, returning only briefly as a songwriter and producer in the mid-'70s.
Following a long period of drug addiction, mental illness, and general isolation, Wilson issued his first solo album in 1988. Despite the promising lead single "Love and Mercy," commercial success proved elusive; ironically, the Beach Boys had recorded their own comeback record around the same time and wound up topping the charts with "Kokomo." Wilson attempted to find his footing with a second solo album, Sweet Insanity, which was rejected outright by Sire and permanently shelved. In 1995, he reunited with his mid-'60s collaborator Van Dyke Parks for Orange Crate Art, a collaborative album that featured Parks' songwriting and Wilson's vocals. That same year, Wilson was the subject of a documentary feature, I Just Wasn't Made for These Times, for which he also recorded a full soundtrack. Following those releases was 1998's Imagination, which included several throwbacks to lush Beach Boys productions but failed to entice a wide commercial audience.
During his time with the Beach Boys, Wilson had often remained at home -- or in the studio -- while the rest of the group set out on tour. Things started to change in the early 2000s, when he began touring as a solo act (often accompanied by a large backing band) and released a pair of live titles: Live at the Roxy Theatre (2000) and Pet Sounds Live (2002). Unfortunately, the cobbled studio album that followed in 2004, Gettin' in Over My Head, exhibited the same foibles as Imagination. Also, it was overshadowed by Wilson's next project: preparing the legendary Beach Boys record SMiLE for its live debut, as well as making new studio recordings of its songs. He debuted the new SMiLE at the Royal Festival Hall in London on February 20, 2004, and recorded it in the studio that April. Both the live and studio versions earned rapturous reviews, prompting Wilson to launch a full world tour in support of the Grammy-winning album. The seasonal effort What I Really Want for Christmas followed in October 2005.
Wilson began preparing another thematic work after he was commissioned by London's Southbank Centre to help kick off the venue's 2007 season. The result was That Lucky Old Sun, a concept album based on the American vocal standard and including the participation of his SMiLE band, as well as Van Dyke Parks. That Lucky Old Sun premiered at the Royal Festival Hall in September 2007 and was released as a studio album later that year. Wilson returned to the studio two years later, this time to put his own stamp on a number of George Gershwin covers. At the behest of Gershwin's estate, he also completed two piano compositions that were unfinished by Gershwin at the time of his death. Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin was released in August 2010, marking Wilson's first album for the Disney-affiliated Pearl label. Wilson's second project for Pearl, In the Key of Disney, arrived the following year, and featured 11 classic Disney songs.


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This year, in honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, The Frisky staff is going to be sharing our lists of what we're thankful for. Amelia is up first… … More »
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An oldie, but goodie from Simcha. We thought we'd re-post as we continue to care about your sexual satisfaction this Turkey Day … especially if you're single and horny. — Editor
Surviving the holidays is always stressful. And if you're single, it's the perfect time to eff the pain away! Thanksgiving weekend provides… More »
Thanksgiving can really suck when you're single. I should know, I've flown solo to six consecutive turkey dinners. A few years ago, when I thought I was going to have my first coupled-up T-day in ages, I got dumped out-of-the-blue two days before. To add insult to injury, my parents, who had planned to spend… More »
I've often contemplated the best way of combining my love of turkey with my love of donuts. And finally! Some industrious genius has done just that — with the TurDunkin', a combo Thanksgiving turkey and sweet donut treat. The turkey is stuffed with bacon and Munchkins stuffing and then basted with donut glaze. It's then… More »
The only good thing about a Monday following a four-day weekend is when it coincides with mega online sales, but I'm still pretty bummed another holiday weekend is behind us and we have five work days ahead. So, let's try to take some of the edge off and reminisce about our Thanksgiving break, shall we? More »
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For the last couple of weeks, everyone I've engaged in simple, small talk with has asked me one question: "Are you looking forward to Thanksgiving Day?" I just give them a shrug and a tilt of the head, thinking, I'm looking forward to the days off, but I really couldn't give a crap about actual… More »
I spend most of Thanksgiving milling around an overheated room holding a glass of wine and making conversation with aunts, great aunts, second cousins, third cousins, fourth cousins twice removed and the great uncle of the neighbor down the street. At this year's turkey-chomping fiesta, only about one in 10 of the people in the… More »
"After getting out of the NFL, [Eric] went to this healer and is very healthy. For Thanksgiving we have to make a Tofurkey! It doesn't sound right! It's gonna be jiggly and weird."
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Ah, Thanksgiving. When you're a kid it's all about the mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie. When you're an adult, it's all about rude inquisitions from your nosy aunts and your dad getting horrifically, embarassingly wasted. I don't know anything about stuffing a bird or making a perfect cranberry sauce. But I do know a thing… More »
Good news as we're about to kick off this holiday weekend, ladies. New research has found pumpkin pie is the number one scent to enhance penile blood flow. Holiday holla! "Throw away the perfume and go get some pumpkin pie," said Dr. Alan Hirsch, Director of Chicago's Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Center. If… More »
Some prefer their turkey day drunkenness to transpire on the couch with a dozen relatives and a football game. Others prefer their alcohol shot directly in the bird. Georgi Vodka and several New York City restaurants have infused a turkey with five different types of vodka and prepared a 100-proof vodka gravy to serve on… More »
Few historians recall the contributions of the cat pilgrims, a small but powerful band of felines who made the perilous journey to the New World along with the regular people pilgrims. Nonetheless, when William S. Catford II and the rest of his merry band of pilgrim cats made their maiden voyage on the Mayflower, the… More »
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Thanksgiving is one of those great holidays that are less about commercialism and more about togetherness (and food, of course). Unfortunately, all that togetherness can be a little stressful for couples — especially if it includes a hectic travel schedule and/or time with one or both sets of families. So, after the jump, eight tips… More »
This woman is happy carving the Thanksgiving turkey … until she discovers what she thinks is a cooked fetus inside her bird. "You got a pregnant turkey!" a family member cries. Just kidding! Her husband just stuffed a Cornish game hen inside the turkey before putting it in the oven to cook. Thanksgiving pranks… More »
After two decades of service, the six-foot-high, 10-foot-wide mirror covering our living room wall started falling down on Thanksgiving Day. It came with the house, a colonial in Whitestone, Queens, which my parents bought when I was born. I was 23 and about to drive to LaGuardia Airport to pick up Tim, my soldier boyfriend… More »
Celebrities have been doing Christmas specials for eons—from Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra and Donnie and Marie, to Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey and Mariah Carey. But this year, stars are clamoring to do Thanksgiving specials. First, Paul McCartney got one. Then Beyoncé announced one—it's a 90-minute program full of footage from her latest tour, complete… More »
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I'm in the learning business, which makes my tendency to slip into "schoolyard folk wisdom, or empty theorizing" about learning less forgivable. Apparently, some of the things I thought I knew about how the brain learns are just wrong. Check out "Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits," by Benedict Carey for the NYTimes (9/6/10). 3 specifics that I've (falsely) incorporated into my mental map of brain learning include:
- The importance of learning styles.
- The importance of teaching styles.
- The importance of a dedicated learning space.
The article points to a recent review of the relevant learning research that found "found almost zero support" for the existence of distinct learning styles. I've been talking for years about visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners - turns out the research does not support anything I've been saying about the need to match teaching with learning styles.
Nor has research been able to identify a particular teaching style that can reliably create authentic learning, or conversely a teaching style that works against learning. When it comes to teaching, style seems to be less important than structure and organization. Many different teaching styles can result in good learning outcomes, as long as students have the opportunity to actively work with the materials and concepts.
The other point of the article that really sticks with me is the reporting on the research about a dedicated learning space. Turns out that studying in a different places may assist with long-term retention. As Carey puts it, "The brain makes subtle associations between what it is studying and the background sensations it has at the time……regardless of whether those perceptions are conscious…Forcing the brain to make multiple associations with the same material may, in effect, give that information more neural scaffolding. "
I'm not surprised that I'm often and deeply wrong about learning and the brain, as I've learned enough about learning and the brain to understand what a common condition being wrong is. It is very difficult to dislodge existing beliefs and prior knowledge - even when these beliefs and knowledge fail to match any subsequent evidence.
Part of my rationale for writing this blog is that I know that only through the act of writing what I've learned will I move this information into my long-term memory. Blogging is active learning.
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Investors' Appetite for African Bonds Appears to Diminish
African governments are on pace to issue a record amount of bonds in 2014 for a second consecutive year, jumping at the opportunity to borrow at low interest rates to fund infrastructure and other spending.
But global investors' appetite for African bonds may be testing its limit. Mutual funds and exchange-traded funds are net sellers of African bonds this month through August 13, on pace for the first monthly outflows since March, according to data provider EPFR Global. Bond prices in countries ranging from Gabon to Kenya to Ivory Coast have dipped after hitting near-record highs at the start of the month.
The pullback comes as money managers reassess their riskiest bets on the view that central-bank policy will draw cash back to the developed world. Stronger U.S. economic data this month reinforced expectations for an interest-rate increase from the Federal Reserve that could hit bond prices across the board next year. Similar fears sparked an exodus from U.S. corporate junk bonds and other risky holdings earlier in August.
Investors worry that a retreat from higher-yielding bond markets would hit African borrowers particularly hard. It would put pressure on countries struggling to plug budget and trade deficits, potentially slamming currencies and reducing economic growth. Small, illiquid debt markets also could seize up if investors try to cash out at once, essentially trapping money managers in losing trades. Analysts see a key test of investor comfort with African bonds coming up later this year in a planned sale by Ghana.
"If you look across some of these African countries, I don't see a lot of value out there anymore," said Jack Deino, head of emerging-markets debt with Invesco. "The problem is when things do get a little bit rocky. I don't think a lot of people who are [buying] these deals are doing their homework."
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Mr. Deino said the firm, which oversees $799 billion, had cut back on its holdings of some African sovereign bonds.
African governments are on pace to sell a record $12.2 billion in bonds to international investors this year, according to data provider Dealogic, topping last year's record of $10.9 billion. The countries, many with long wish lists of infrastructure projects to serve their growing economies, have been eager to join in the tide of cheap global borrowing as major central banks hold interest rates at near-record lows.
Last month Senegal sold $500 million worth of 10-year bonds to investors at a yield of 6.25%. The country's previous effort to tap international debt markets, in May 2011, came with a 9.125% yield. Yields fall when prices rise.
Senegal's experience was typical of African countries that tapped international markets this year. Most sold 10-year bonds, but there were exceptions such as Kenya's $2 billion split between five- and 10-year debt and Tunisia's seven-year bond backed by the U.S. Agency for International Development. The bonds sold by Kenya, Ivory Coast and Senegal in the past two months—valued at a combined $3.25 billion in face value—collectively attracted about $17 billion in bids, according to bankers who worked on the deals.
However, investors may be getting more selective about the bonds they will buy. Investors during the two weeks ended August 13 pulled $29 million from bond funds that buy African bonds, according to EPFR Global. During the previous four months, investors had poured $351 million into such funds. The data doesn't include South Africa, a longtime participant in global bond markets, since many investors view it as a different class of investment.
And in a move that gave investors pause, Ghana this month asked the International Monetary Fund for a bailout at the same time as it planned an international bond sale. Countries at the doorstep of the IMF, in Ghana's case because of a ballooning budget deficit and plunging currency, typically aren't able to tap international debt markets cheaply.
Kieran Curtis, a portfolio manager with Standard Life Investments, said his firm trimmed its holdings of Kenyan debt in recent weeks, fearing the selloff in U.S. junk bonds would spill over into other risky debt markets.
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Home sales fall again in May: 'Little inventory on the market'
For the fifth month running, the number of homes sold in the Chicago area fell in May from the year before, as the supply of homes for sale remained low, according to the Illinois Association of Realtors.
Chicago-area sales of existing homes totaled 9,806 last month, off 12.2 percent from a year before, according to the IAR. Year to date sales were down 9.3 percent.
As in prior months, the association said a low supply of homes on the market depressed sales, limiting options for buyers.
"Buyers in the spring market seek out their new home from the little inventory on the market," Matt Farrell, president of the Chicago Association of Realtors and managing partner of Urban Real Estate said in a statement.
In another sign of cooling in the market, May, typically a hot month for home sales, showed softer increases over April than last year. Chicago-area sales were up more than 15 percent from April, down from a 20 percent gain a year earlier.
In the city, sales fell to 2,390 in May, down 15.7 percent from a year earlier. Year to date, sales in Chicago were down 7.9 percent.
In the Chicago area, the median home price rose to $207,000, up 13.1 percent from May 2013. The figure is slightly below the recent peak, $214,000 in July 2009.
Statewide, 13,947 home sales closed in May, down 9.4 percent from May 2013, according to the IAR report. The median sale price statewide in May was $167,900 up 8.3 percent from year before.
The sales figures are based on closed transactions that went through the multiple-listing-service system, which could include some new homes. The Realtors' group's Chicago area consists of Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties.
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BLACK MOUNTAIN -- The next hike in the series of Guided Hikes and Walks sponsored by the Swannanoa Valley Museum will be held Saturday . Hikers will explore the headwaters of the Catawba River via what is believed to have been the first route into the valley, through Fortune Fields.
Hikers will meet at 10 a.m. in the parking lot of Black Mountain Savings Bank, 200 E. State St., Black Mountain. Participants should bring lunch and dress for the uncertainties of springtime weather. Some portions of this hike will be strenuous. Cost is $15.
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A third day of inclement weather on Saturday prompted four quarterfinal-round postponements in the Section 9 baseball tournament.
The Class AA tourney openers will be spread over three days. Sixth-seeded Warwick plays No. 2 Roosevelt in a 4 p.m. Sunday game at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill. No. 7 Minisink Valley travels to No. 2 Pine Bush at 1 p.m. on Monday. No. 5 Newburgh travels to No. 4 Valley Central at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
In Class A, No. 5 Wallkill plays at No. 4 Goshen at 1 p.m. Sunday. On the other side of the bracket there's the potential of three games in three days with the winner of Tuesday's Red Hook-Port Jervis game having to play at New Paltz on Wednesday and the finals on Thursday.
The Class B quarterfinal pitting No. 5 Marlboro and No. 4 Onteora has been moved to Saugerties' Cantine Field at 1 p.m. Monday.
In Class C, No. 5 S.S. Seward plays at No. 4 Tri-Valley at 2 p.m. Monday.