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Gerber has issued a voluntary recall on it's Gerber® Good Start® Gentle powdered infant formula 23.2 ounce plastic package from batch GXP1684 expiration date of March 5, 2013.
The company states that the formula has no health or safety risk. However the formula smells off (what formula doesn't?).
Little information is given in regards to the why, other than the smell and that there are some cases of spit-up and other gastrointestinal complaints.
Maybe it's just me, but this seems odd. It would seem that formula companies would often get complaints to spit-up and gastrointestinal complaints as some babies just can't take any type of formula.
This is a voluntary recall.
Here is the press release:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 8, 2012 Gerber Products Company is proactively retrieving and offering a replacement to consumers who purchased Gerber® Good Start® Gentle powdered infant formula 23.2 ounce plastic package from batch GXP1684 expiration date of March 5, 2013.
The product poses no health or safety risk. However, this product might have an off-odor noticeable to some consumers. In some cases spit-up and other gastrointestinal complaints have been reported.
Consumers who have the product with the batch code and expiration date above should contact the Gerber Parents Resource Center at 1-800-487-7763 for replacement. Additionally, Gerber is working with retailers to retrieve any remaining product from this batch.
Please note, this is limited to only one Gerber® Good Start® Gentle powder manufacturing code, and no other Gerber® or Gerber® Good Start® products are affected or involved.
At Gerber, the safety and quality of our products is our top priority. If parents or caregivers have questions, Gerber is here for them. They can call the Parents Resource Center anytime, day or night, at 1-800-487-7763.
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I have biracial type hair, very thick and dry, so blowdrying has always been an issue.
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Feb 6, 2011
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I have fine but plentiful hair. I have tried Fekki glossing creme, loreal professional shine serum, living proof frizz creme. THIS IS THE BEST!!!! A dime sized amount goes a long way (I have just below the shoulder length hair.) It keeps your hair smooth without getting greasy. The second day it still looks good- more piecy but still not greasy. My only complaint is the smell- it's a little fruity- I prefer herbal scents, but I can deal with the scent because it IS SO AWESOME! Don't think about it- just get it. Trust me you will love it!
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Sep 8, 2009
The Best That I've Tried
I've used so many products to enhance shine and always try to use products that condition as well, not just make the hair look good temporarily. This makes my hair shiny, a little sparkly, it conditions it, keeps it from drying out, locks out humidity and it still feels light and not heavy or greasy. I used to use Ojon and Fekkai among other glossing creams and tIGI SFactor is the best.
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I am not big on putting product in my hair but this stuff is amazing. I have a lot of fine hair with a slight natural wave. When I put this on and blow dry, it gives my hair a softer, smoother, and shinier look which has frequently caused people to comment on how nice my hair is -- these comments ONLY occur when this product is in it. Worth the money!
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Although pricey, a little goes a long way. My hairdresserturned me onto this product... I have fine hair that is natural curly. I always had a difficult time finding a product that would provide moisturizing without being greasy.I use a conditioner but before drying my hair I put a littledab of this product into my hands and rub through my hair.It keeps it in wonderful condition, is non greasy, keepsit from being limp and fly away. I love this product!!!
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USED TO BE, cameras would come out at restaurants only for a family photo or special-occasion snap. These days, even the cheese is saying cheese.
In keeping with the food-porn frenzy that goes along with restaurant reality shows, celebrity chefs and a navel-gazing obsession with farm-to-table cuisine, taking pictures of dinner is de rigueur, whether it's a chili dog or a prime rib of beef stretched across the plate. Seems like everybody's a food paparazzo these days. It's enough to make a vodka sauce blush.
All you have to do is take a look at shutter-nut groups like I Ate This on Flickr, with more than 432,000 images logged by 24,000 members, and the popular Foodspotting, a share site with 16,000 Facebook likes and its own mobile app, to know that your Korean taco had better be ready for its close-up. Self-appointed reviewers are another group, eager to post their musings and macaroni mug shots on sites such as Yelp and TripAdvisor. Add in bloggers and foodie professionals, and a person could almost forget to eat.


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Dukes Win Exciting Contest at Temple, 84-83
Feb. 14, 2013
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PHILADELPHIA - Derrick Colter hit a pair of free throws with 2.9 seconds left as Duquesne snapped an 11-game losing streak with an 84-83 win over Temple at Liacouras Center.
The win was the Dukes' first over the Owls in Philadelphia since 1995.
Quevyn Winters led Duquesne with 22 points including five 3-pointers and Andre Marhold added 15 points and a career-high 15 rebounds.
Khalif Wyatt, who gave Temple an 83-82 lead with a three-point play with 7.9 seconds left, scored a game-high 35 for the Owls.
Duquesne, behind 16 points from Winters, led by as many as 11 in the first half which ended with the Dukes up 43-37. DU went 7-of-14 from the arc in the opening 20 minutes with four players hitting at least one 3-pointer. Winters, who did not miss a shot in the first half (6-of-6), led the way with four threes.
DU missed nine of its first 10 shots of the second half as the Owls, behind seven points from Wyatt and six from Scootie Randall took a 54-46 lead. Temple took its first lead since 2-0 on a pair of Wyatt free throws at the 17:06 mark.
Duquesne answered with a 9-0 run to take a 55-54 lead on Winters' fifth 3-pointer with 12:35 left.
There were two ties and two lead changes before Kadeem Pantophlet's 3-pointer gave DU a 60-57 lead with nine minutes left. Duquesne maintained the lead until Wyatt's layup and free throw.
Colter took the inbound pass and drove the length of the court before he was fouled by Dalton Pepper. The freshman point guard, who went 9-of-10 from the line, hit both free throws.
Pepper caught a long pass and got off a deep 3-pointer that glanced off the rim as time expired.
Duquesne continues a stretch of three games in six days at home against Rhode Island Saturday at 7:00 p.m., before heading to nationally-ranked Butler on Tuesday, Feb. 19. The Butler game will be televised locally by ROOT Sports Pittsburgh.
The win, Duquesne's second on the road this season, snapped an 11-game losing streak, a nine-game Atlantic 10 losing streak and a seven-game road losing streak.
The victory was Duquesne's first at Liacouras Center ... Temple had won nine in a row at home over DU, including eight at Liacouras Center ... DU's last win at Temple was on Jan. 30, 1995 at McMonigle Hall (62-55).
Duquesne started three freshmen (Derrick Colter, Jeremiah Jones and Quevyn Winters) for the second consecutive game ... this was the fourth different starting lineup in the past four games.
Freshman Quevyn Winters, who was making his second career start, scored a career-high 22 points ... the Milwaukee native went 8-of-9 from the field with a career-high five 3-pointers ... he was 6-of-6 with four 3's (16 points) in the first half ... Winters didn't miss until the 8:31 mark of the second half ... he made eight in a row - including five 3's - before the miss.
Andre Marhold posted his second career double-double with 15 points and a career-high 15 rebounds ... the 15 boards were the most by a Duke since Damian Saunders had 16 at George Washington on Feb. 6, 2010.
There were seven ties and seven lead changes ... Temple's largest lead was eight (54-46 with 14:18 left in the second half) ... Duquesne's largest lead was 11 (with 6:25 left in the first half).


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Bar Harbor's Second Annual Fashion Night Out promises to be even more exciting and fun than last year with double the merchants and restaurants participating. This fashion forward event started in New York City in 2009 and now happens in over 1600 cities worldwide, including the only town in Maine to host the event...Bar Harbor. It's listed by the Bangor Daily News among the Top 50 Things to Do in Maine this Summer! You will find the revelry in stores, galleries and restaurants all over town on Thursday, September 6, from 6 pm to 10 pm.
It's an evening full of fun, fashion, and festivities. Merchants and customers alike are encouraged to dress up in their favorite styles, and many venues will offer specials for festive attire.
I had a really nice time last night. I went to a party at McCabe, Duval + Associates — they're on the top floor of a building in the Old Port with amazing views of the waterfront. The theme was a summer picnic, French bistro style. I decided to dress in my version of casual French. I put on black capri pants and a long sleeved fitted dark purple t-shirt and slipped into a pair of black flats. My twenty something daughter is living with us for the time being and I've gotten into the habit of running outfits by her before leaving the house. Each time I realize that I am risking humiliation, but she has given me invaluable advice and claims to have saved me many times from public humiliation on a much grander scale.
Ad Club of Maine invites you to join us for our annual meeting and end of the Mad Men end of the year soiree.
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The Best of Maine at the 10th Annual Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show August 10-12, 2012
ROCKLAND, Maine—Passion of place is what the Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show is all about. The best of Maine from across the creative spectrum will be gathered together at the 10th annual show on the Rockland waterfront, August 10-12, 2012. Beautiful boats, unique handcrafted products, and an eclectic mix of high-quality goods for life on the water and the shore will again be on display at Maine's only in-the-water boat show and coastal lifestyle event.
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
America's Number One Fear: Public Speaking - that 1993 Bruskin-Goldring Survey
Three years ago I bought a copy of Lilyan Wilder's 1999 book, 7 Steps to Fearless Speaking. The Introduction on page 1 began by stating:
"Fear of public speaking consistently tops every list of human fears.
In an oft-cited 1993 study done by the polling firm Bruskin-Goldring, 45 percent of those surveyed said they feared public speaking. Thirty percent said they feared death."
I'd always been curious about the detailed results from that survey, titled "America's number one fear: Public speaking," since an earlier version of the Bruskin organization also had been responsible for the 1973 survey reported in the 1977 Book of Lists and then cited ad nauseum. The data from the 1993 survey were reported again last year by Sherwyn P. Morreale in Table 3.3 on page 53 of her book The Competent Public Speaker, and I found them over at Google Books. I've plotted then above in a bar chart, which you can click on to enlarge.
Table 3.3 also reported results for women (pink) and men (blue), which I've charted using a traditional sexist color scheme. Note that actually more men feared financial problems (38%) than public speaking (34%). There are large gender differences for many fears.
It's also interesting to compare the results from the 1993 survey with those from the 1973 survey. In 1993 the fears of financial problems, deep water, death, and sickness all were much larger than they were in 1973. The 2001 Gallup poll is more recent than the 1993 Bruskin survey, but it says Snakes Top List of Americans' Fears. Only the Bruskin surveys let us compare public speaking and death.
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Prestige Senior Living High Desert celebrates National Flag week with an opportunity for local residents to exchange worn-out U.S. flags for new flags, free of charge beginning Monday, June 9.
Prestige invites community members to stop by and receive a brand-new American Flag in exchange for their worn-out or used flags throughout Flag Week. The flag exchange is limited to the supply of flags at each location, and reservations are available.
To properly dispose of worn flags, Prestige has partnered with the American Legion for a ceremonial disposal of the retired flags at a later date.
The event will take place at 2660 NE Mary Rose Place, from Monday, June 9 through Friday, June 13 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. To reserve your flag in advance, please call Tiffani at 541-312-2003.
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These straightforward tips come courtesy of Charlie Nardozzi, senior horticulturist and spokesperson for the National Gardening Association. Follow them and you're sure to have great results this season.1. Find the Right Spot. Like real estate, a successful organic garden is all about the right location. Find a spot in your yard with full sun (at least 6 hours), well-drained soil, and one that's within easy reach of the house.2. Beef Up the Soil. Add organic matter such as grass clippings, leaves, compost, manure, hay and straw each fall. In spring, apply a 1/2- to 1-inch-thick layer of finished compost on beds before planting.3. Raise it Up. Create raised beds (8 to 10 inches high, 3 feet wide) by mounding the soil and flattening the top. Soil in raised beds warms up and dries out faster in spring and is easer to work. You can reform the beds each spring or make the beds permanent by framing them with rot-resistant wood, plastic or stone.4. Grow What You Like. Although it may seem obvious, grow crops you and your family love to eat. While bush beans, lettuces and tomatoes are some of the easiest vegetables to grow, if your family doesn't enjoy them, why grow them?5. Select the Right Varieties. Grow varieties of vegetables and fruits adapted to your area. Check with local garden centers and fellow gardeners to find the best varieties to grow.6. Start With Transplants. For the beginning gardener, purchase as many vegetables as possible as transplants from the garden center. Seeds are necessary for root crops, such as carrots and radishes, but transplants of most other vegetables are more likely to be a success.7. Design Properly. Design your garden with a mix of flowers, vegetables, fruits and herbs. A mixed planting is less likely to get completely destroyed by insect, animal or disease attacks.8. Plant Correctly. Follow package directions and plant at the proper spacing and depth. Thin seeded crops to the proper distance. Crowded plants become easily stressed and don't produce well.9. Mulch. Maintain constant soil moisture and keep weeds at bay by mulching. Mulch cool-season crops such as strawberries, broccoli and lettuce with a 2- to 3-inch-thick layer of hay, straw or grass clippings. Mulch warm-season crops such as tomatoes, melons and cucumbers with plastic mulch to heat the soil.10. Check for Insects. Inspect plants every few days for any insect activity. Handpick destructive insects and drop them in a can of soapy water.Text credit: The National Gardening Association Photo credit: Keeeps
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While working in engineering, Raghav Kohli began to see that technology's development and innovation was heavily influenced by the legal framework surrounding it. He saw law school as an opportunity to complement his engineering background by understanding how the rule of law influences innovation.
Kohli found BC unique in its aim to provide the opportunity to think creatively, encourage the development of leadership skills, and learn from those around him. Not only has it shaped his analytical approach and problem solving ability, but it has also altered the way he learns.
"By making students so integral in the functioning and success of the school, activities at Boston College equip students with strong communication and leadership skills as well as a team-oriented mentality," says Kohli. "BC's encouragement for diversity of thought allows students to learn and explore and is ultimately a benefit for the community as a whole."
Kohli served as president of the South Asian Law Student Association (SALSA). Working with SALSA, he was able to bring Navjeet Bal and Judge Sabita Signh, two of the highest ranking state officials of South Asian decent, to BC Law to speak about their roles in the legal community.
This past year, as vice president of the Business and Law Society, Kohli helped bring practitioners working on financial reform and regulation and activity to Boston College. He was also a staff writer and articles editor for the International and Comparative Law Review.
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If you think it's been an emotionally crazy few years for the members of One Direction, imagine how their mothers feel.
"My mum just cries the whole time. My mum literally has not stopped crying for the past two and a half years," Liam Payne said Thursday on ITV's Daybreak show in Britain.
The boys may be world famous, but they insist their families are still their biggest fans.
"It's really nice just to like look out [at a concert] and see your family, however embarrassing they're being," said Zayn Malik. "Even if they're on the chair dancing, like, it's just cool."
Just don't invite them on stage. "Our mums would absolutely poo themselves if we brought them on stage," Louis Tomlinson said. "My mum wouldn't know what to do."
One things the moms are a little less thrilled about? The tattoos their sons have been getting.
"My mum went crazy about the whole tattoo idea," Payne said. Malik added that their manager, Simon Cowell, hasn't said anything about the tattoos, "but our mums have been like, 'Maybe you're getting a bit too much.' "
The boys also denied rumors they were house hunting in Los Angeles. "No," said Tomlinson. "I think someone just sits down and says, 'What can I write about today?' "
In any case, they may have a grander destination in mind. Both Tomlinson and Harry Styles revealed in the interview that they'd love to go to space.
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Long-term upside is another way of talking about a prospect's ceiling.
A ceiling is the best possible player a prospect can become. But it usually takes a while to get there, which is why we call it long-term upside.
Though these players have the highest ceilings and upsides, it doesn't mean they are the six best prospects. Victor Oladipo is likely to get selected before Alex Len, though if they both reach their ceilings, Len will end up the better player.
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In January 1966 Chinua Achebe published his fourth novel, A Man of the People. This was a highly imaginative satire of the grave socio-economic crisis that plagued Nigeria's immediate post-conquest state and society, six years after the restoration of independence and following 60 years of the British occupation. A few days later the country's military overthrew the inept civilian government of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa that had been in power since 1960. This was followed by yet another military coup six months later and the premeditated campaign of a spate of horrendous massacres of Igbo people across most of Nigeria organised by influential northern Nigerian politicians and officers of the military. A total of 80,000-100,000 Igbo w…
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Katie Strang at ESPN.com was able to speak with Brad Richards and Ryan Callahan about Gary Bettman's ridiculous idea of a two-week moratorium on CBA talks…
"I don't know what good that's going to do, I don't know what the tactic is. We want to get to the table; we feel we're close. … We've indicated to them in the last meeting and … it seems like they don't want to listen to that. They want to create this other view that we're so far apart."
"I don't see the point behind that. I know we want to negotiate. It doesn't make sense to me."
Well, it looks like Richards and Callahan won't have to worry because both sides plan to get together tomorrow…
NHL and PA expect to meet Monday night. Smaller group, but players and owners likely included.
— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) November 17, 2012
…officially the fastest two weeks ever.
…and the rollercoaster ride that is the NHL lockout continues.
Speaking of moratoriums, Bill Simmons at Grantland hits the nail on the head (H/T to readers Chris B. & Graig G.)…
"If you want to talk about moratoriums, Gary, here's a better idea — step down and give us a lifetime moratorium. From you."
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68 million web sites and counting …
July 4, 2005 There was a time when a dozen radio stations and half a dozen television stations seemed too much choice but things are changing rapidly. The internet is in only its eleventh year of commercial activity, yet it has already had a boom, a crash and now a second coming. What is now very clear is that every business in the world will eventually find its way onto the internet and looking at the latest statistics, that might not take long to happen. Netcraft's monthly internet hostname survey for the month of June indicates 2.76 million domains were registered, bringing the number of active domains on the internet to 67,571,581 sites. The only larger gain was a 3.3 million hostname increase in March 2003, which ended months of stagnation and kicked off 30 consecutive months of positive growth for the Web. Interestingly, the number of people using the internet globally is still less than a billion.
NetCraft attributes the dramatic growth to a number of factors, the most obvious being the growth in the number of internet commercial presences as web sites and online storefronts become more affordable.
The explosive growth of weblogs is also seen as a major factor as well as a heating of the market for domain names as speculators again register domains in the hope of cashing in. there has been a significant rise in the resale prices of domain names and the ability to generate revenue via pay-per-click advertising on parked domains.
Strong sales of online advertising, especially keyword-based contextual ads that support business models for both domain parking and commercial weblogs.
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February 14, 2007 We all intuitively know that having a degree offers many advantages but just how much difference it makes has now been quantified in a new report from Universities UK, the vice-chancellors' umbrella body. The report highlights the economic benefits associated with higher education qualification attainment and shows that the gross additional lifetime earnings is now approximately UKP160,000 or between 20 and 25% more for individuals with a higher education qualification than for those with two or more A-levels (UK Secondary qualifications). The study showed the financial benefit of a degree is greatest for men from lower socio-economic groups or from families from lower levels of income, and the benefits associated with HE qualifications increase as graduates get older. The image shows the end of a graduation ceremony at the University of Hull
The report looks at a number of factors when assessing the benefits of a higher education qualification, including gender, socio-economic group and subject of qualification. The benefits are also discussed in the context of a wide number of non-financial benefits such as health, reduced crime rates and social cohesion.
Diana Warwick, Chief Executive, Universities UK: "We already know that graduates in the UK enjoy one of the highest financial returns of any OECD country. This report provides evidence that despite the expansion of higher education, the graduate premium has been maintained. Higher education is still clearly a worthwhile investment for the individual.
"While we know of course that the vast majority of graduates don't measure the value of their degrees in purely economic terms, the enhanced career opportunities and employability that a degree brings is nevertheless a key factor in deciding whether to go on to higher education."
Professor Drummond Bone, President, Universities UK, added: "This report also highlights the economic benefits of higher education for our wider society. As such, it adds to the evidence put forward in our submission to the Government's Spending Review 2007, supporting our call for continued public investment in higher education."


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Bank of England backs NEF on money creation
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March 14, 2014 // By: Josh Ryan-Collins
The Bank of England has just published probably the most accurate and clear accounts of how the modern monetary system works ever written by a major central bank. The two articles are published in the Bank's prestigious 54 year-old Quarterly Bulletin series – the main channel it uses to communicate its thinking to the public.
The good news is that the Bank agrees with the key aspects of NEF's book Where Does Money Come From? (first published 2011), which set out to dispel many of the myths surrounding the process of money creation. Most importantly, their first article, on the nature of modern money, states that:
"Most money in the modern economy is in the form of bank deposits, which are created by commercial banks themselves… When a bank makes a loan to one of its customers it simply credits the customer's account with a higher deposit balance. At that instant, new money is created…"
In the second article, on money creation and its limits, the Bank lays to rest two of the great 'money myths'. First, it dismisses the commonly held view that when a bank makes a loan it is simply recycling someone else's savings. In fact, it is the other way round: "rather than banks lending out deposits that are placed with them, the act of lending creates deposits — the reverse of the sequence typically described in textbooks."
The Bank also dismisses the 'money multiplier' theory, whereby the central bank determines the quantity of loans and deposits in the economy by controlling the quantity of central bank money:
"…the relationship between reserves and loans typically operates in the reverse way to that described in some economics textbooks. Banks first decide how much to lend depending on the profitable lending opportunities available to them…It is these lending decisions that determine how many bank deposits are created by the banking system. The amount of bank deposits in turn influences how much central bank money banks want to hold in reserve (to meet withdrawals by the public, make payments to other banks, or meet regulatory liquidity requirements), which is then, in normal times, supplied on demand by the Bank of England."
The first article explains that "commercial banks can create new money because bank deposits are just IOUs of the bank; banks' ability to create IOUs is no different to anyone else in the economy…" (page 8). But what makes bank IOUs different is that they are widely accepted as a medium of exchange. Why? Because the State guarantees every person holding a bank account the first £80,000 of these Bank IOUs. This "ensures that bank deposits are trusted to be easily convertible into currency and can act as a medium of exchange in its place."
The Bank does not explain why private bank IOUs get this special treatment, however. To understand this you'll need to delve in to the 19th Century and the Banking Act of 1844. At the time private banks were free to issue their own currency notes, a fact that was leading to repeated 'bank runs' and resulting instability. The Bank legislated to outlaw the issuance of private banknotes and took up its monopoly position as the only agent able to issue legal tender. It did not, however, prevent banks from creating deposits in checking accounts, as described above. Since then, such IOUs have outgrown currency issuance and currently account for 97% of the money in circulation.
Modern money creation can thus be seen as something of an accident of history. As we point out in Where Does Money Come From?, there are serious questions as to whether a relatively unregulated system dominated by private money creation in the form of interest bearing debt is best suited to the challenges facing modern humanity. In a speech in 2010, Mervyn King suggested that "Of all the many ways of organising banking, the worst is the one we have today."
Of course, money creation is not completely without constraints, as the Bank goes on to illustrate in the 2nd article. But the weakness of monetary policy focussed on short- or long-term interest rates has become clear in the last 5 years with lending to businesses remaining sluggish despite historically low interest rates and £375bn worth of QE. Perhaps it is time for a return to the quantitative controls on private money creation that were standard in the 1950s and 1960s; or perhaps it is time to consider whether the power to create money really should reside with private companies at all - the UK banks' record since 2008 begs the question.
Whatever the future though, the Bank of England should be congratulated for setting the record straight on how the modern monetary system works. These articles will stand the test of time as a reference for anyone interested in both understanding and reforming our financial system. They can be seen as a victory for those – like NEF, Positive Money, Michael Kumhof, Adair Turner, Richard Werner and many others – who have been working to educate policy makers and the general public about the realities of our monetary system. And let's hope they lead to a few textbooks being ripped up.
Bank of England backs NEF on money creation


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Exclusive: the LG G3 will feature a 5.5-inch Quad HD display and advanced personalization
88 Comments
1. Apple4Ever (banned) (Posts: 14; Member since: 14 Mar 2014)
look at that bezel
What bezel?
this looks good but what is going on in the back with those buttons?
4. maherk (Posts: 3805; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
you do know that it is photoshoped? And how on earth does this thing look good?
7. Apple4Ever (banned) (Posts: 14; Member since: 14 Mar 2014)
from the front besides what i think is the speaker grill it looks pretty dam good
19. akki20892 (Posts: 3901; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
What's wrong with that camera.
43. Saamic (Posts: 119; Member since: 20 Feb 2012)
I think 5.5 inches may be slightly too large to allow the phone to be suitably compact. I do not want this phone to be any larger than the G2.
69. Arte-8800 (banned) (Posts: 4562; Member since: 13 Mar 2014)
The rear looks ugly
Please I hope it's not Smapdragon 801, 805, but a much powerful Tegra5 or the Exynos A15,,,,?
Another plastic phone by LG, do they ever listen to what customers need and want? We are really fed up with plastic plastic ,,,, come on LG you know plastic is not quality and prestige
72. LGisgood (Posts: 833; Member since: 23 Jun 2012)
who told you as if that would be the Real design of G3?LOL
Plastic Phone? I
its more good for your Health!
it can protects you from SAR Electromagnetic Radiation and its does have BETTER Reception SIGNAL!
also LONG LIFE SPAN....
At least YOU LEARN from US.
we love it! and its more practical to use than one-sided button.
78. jcdz89 (Posts: 78; Member since: 01 Mar 2013)
U r a born LG fan.. its useless to argue with u.. anyway I disappointed with s5 so really hope go will come with a better look & build quality. .
79. thunder18 (Posts: 126; Member since: 06 Aug 2009)
LG did premium on the Optimus G last year. Did you buy one to support them and show them they were onto something? I did.
82. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
Quit complainin bout bezels
84. LocoCHON (Posts: 3; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
Is this website like Bezel Nazi or something? Is this what technology has made you all?!
87. somebody (Posts: 9; Member since: 27 Mar 2014)
I think it just a sample picture. Not the really phone will looks like, even not the leaks
2. Derekjeter (Posts: 915; Member since: 27 Oct 2011)
I just jizzed my pants. This will beat any other phone in 2014. Go LG!! I love my G2. After trying the disgrace of a phone NOKIA Icon I can say I will stay with LG for a long time. I can't wait.
6. Apple4Ever (banned) (Posts: 14; Member since: 14 Mar 2014)
lol dude i can tell u didnt use the icon
21. ihavenoname (Posts: 1693; Member since: 18 Aug 2013)
How can you tell that he didn't have one?
29. Derekjeter (Posts: 915; Member since: 27 Oct 2011)
Did you try it? Or are you one of those people that only read reviews. Go in to a store and hold it. The phone is heavy, edges are sharp, what was worst was the OS, i couldn't stand the lack of simple stuff. So like i said crappy phone.
31. akki20892 (Posts: 3901; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
Hahaha, you don't even know how was the icon.
I went in Verizon store in on nicholasville road in Lexington, ky. Icon was not heavy at all, and edges are not sharp it was comfortable. And that 3 column of tiles Looks fantastic. And I'm not lying.
34. maherk (Posts: 3805; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
I didn't find it THAT heavy, but it is heavier than it's competitors, and I also didn't like the sharp and thick edges that much. it all depends on how big the palms of our hands are.
36. akki20892 (Posts: 3901; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
Looks like you used to with your Samsung round edges.
61. mr.techdude (Posts: 570; Member since: 19 Nov 2012)
hey i would rather use rounded edges then being cut by sharp edges, IDIOT OR your some kind of emo.
62. akki20892 (Posts: 3901; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
Is that sharp knife around phone. Idiot use your brain.
You Girl use your cheap phone, we r boys who use gorgeous and tough phones.
65. mr.techdude (Posts: 570; Member since: 19 Nov 2012)
Lol, don't mistake me for using a Sammy I hate their cheap products, I use the HTC one and one x. Their much more gourgeous then nokia. Cant deny that
66. Jason2k13 (Posts: 1214; Member since: 28 Mar 2013)
I dont think you have said anything negative about any windows/nokia phones.
37. Apple4Ever (banned) (Posts: 14; Member since: 14 Mar 2014)
i own an icon, it was a gift and i can tell you thats its friggin awesome
45. darkkjedii (Posts: 21368; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
DJ, you can explain this to people till you're blue in the face dude, it's a waste of time. If thinking of u didn't like it, the fanboys are gonna say you didn't have one, keep it pushin yo. It's not worth the headache, for them not to believe you anyway, cuz there's no possible way you can dislike something they love.
48. Apple4Ever (banned) (Posts: 14; Member since: 14 Mar 2014)
dark, even from his other posts he makes it quite obvious he has it out for WP, and "disgrace of a phone the icon" really thats like saying the note 3 is garbage
51. darkkjedii (Posts: 21368; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
I just remember posting stuff from my note 2&3, while being told I didn't have them and that I was lying. It's gotten to the point of just posting, and leaving it at that. My post was generalizing though, not targeting.
52. darkkjedii (Posts: 21368; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Oops I meant "if you didn't like it" damn pre programmed shortcuts
81. pootyash (Posts: 5; Member since: 21 Mar 2014)
As much as I hate asking advice from Derek Jeter...
If you had to buy a new phone in the next MONTH - would you get the G2, New HTC One, or Galaxy S5?
PS - Go Orioles!
3. maherk (Posts: 3805; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
5.5"??!! That's absurd. This stupid trend should stop, 5" is the perfect size for a screen on a PHONE, other than that it's a phablet! Next year the S6 will feature a 6" screen, Sony 6.1" and G4 6.5".
10. engineer-1701d (unregistered)
i fully agree the screens are getting to big i find the 5 perfect for most things the g flex is stupidly big like the mega the htc one max and notes are still to big in my mind,becomes a problem when its hard to put in pocket with anything else or if you ride a bike its sometimes to big uncomfortable
12. maherk (Posts: 3805; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
I don't mind big screens, I have a note 3.The point is that the majority out there doesn't like big screens, so just like each of the major OEMs have 2 flagships, one is your everyday smartphone, and the other is a phablet, they should stick to that. Push the boundaries when it comes to screens in the phablet flagship, and and leave the S, Z, and G within the 5" range.
18. mickeygosselin (Posts: 43; Member since: 11 Dec 2013)
I have a note 2, and while it does have a much larger screen than most peoples phones I don't find it to be an inconvenience, for my next phone I'm looking at the z2, but in my opinion the screen size doesn't matter too much if they can fit it into a small body, the phones actual size is what to look for, I think 5" is just a little too small though I like the phones around 5.2"
59. KParks23 (Posts: 619; Member since: 13 Oct 2010)
The screen size is irrelevant my s3 with a 4.8 inch screen I think.. Is almost exactly the same size as the g2 with a 5.2 inch screen.. so how can people continue to bitch about screen size? If u wanna complain do it on the actual size of the device not the screen!!!
5. Nabil2511 (Posts: 152; Member since: 27 Jan 2014)
LG is just the best..
13. Martin_Cooper (Posts: 1432; Member since: 30 Jul 2013)
Tell that to my G2 which is still on 4.2 while all major flagships are on 4.4
15. Napalm_3nema (Posts: 2185; Member since: 14 Jun 2013)
What carrier? The international, AT&T, and T-Mobile G2 have been updated to 4.4.2.
17. DigitalJedi_X2 (banned) (Posts: 346; Member since: 30 Jan 2012)
Which carrier are you on? T-Mobile and At&t are either officially on or pushing out the 4.4.2 update as we speak. International carriers already have the update.
54. TMach (Posts: 457; Member since: 29 Dec 2011)
My G2 is Sim Free (uk based) and still stuck on 4.2.2! Probably my last LG phone! Lack of support is a deal breaker!
57. DigitalJedi_X2 (banned) (Posts: 346; Member since: 30 Jan 2012)
That's odd because the international versions of the G2 recieved the update before the US did.
80. Edward_bly (Posts: 278; Member since: 11 Dec 2013)
Root it
73. iTechies (Posts: 88; Member since: 28 Dec 2013)
"LGisGOOD" - when we talk about copying samsung :))
8. Neo_Huang (Posts: 1067; Member since: 06 Dec 2013)
Too much top bezel.
11. engineer-1701d (unregistered)
i dont think the bezel thing has been a problem for the last 2 years if its 2 thin you brake the screen easier and you sometimes to many times touch something with your pad when one hand operation and trying to hit something else.
49. vincelongman (Posts: 4445; Member since: 10 Feb 2013)
Yes, they should remove their logo and place another speaker there instead.
70. Arte-8800 (banned) (Posts: 4562; Member since: 13 Mar 2014)
True, just like SonyZ.
Get rid of those bezels LG
9. darkvadervip (Posts: 365; Member since: 08 Dec 2010)
Sounds like LG being innovative compare to samsung!
14. maherk (Posts: 3805; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
and your assumption is build on a rumor and a photoshoped picture?
35. Tizen007 (Posts: 575; Member since: 07 Jan 2014)
How do you just assume that his opinion is based solely on the concept image?
39. maherk (Posts: 3805; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
you did notice that there was a question mark at the end of my comment??????? I hope you were able to see them in here.
40. Tizen007 (Posts: 575; Member since: 07 Jan 2014)
You specifically mentioned "rumor and a photoshoped picture" which indicates that you were "assuming" that user 'darkvadervip' was keeping that as his basis when he wrote the comment 'maherk'.
64. Edward_bly (Posts: 278; Member since: 11 Dec 2013)
He did say sounds like.
46. Doakie (Posts: 2009; Member since: 06 May 2009)
Well this phone is gaining on the Note 3 in screen size and I would say the Note 3 is the best, most refined Phablet out there. It's the best of all world's IMO. I would have probably bought a G2 before my Note 3 if I was able to put a Multitasking button as one of the On Screen Buttons on the G2. Being able to customize those buttons and still not have the ability to make one a Multitasking button pissed me off. So now I have a Note 3 that I run Swipe Home Button on and I'm happy.
50. wargreymon (Posts: 712; Member since: 05 Nov 2013)
LG G Pro 2 has a multitasking button that you can add so Im gonna bet G3 will be getting this and maybe G2 too in future update.
16. Cha7520 (Posts: 221; Member since: 31 Oct 2010)
Whats up the the side ways buttons on the back??? REALLY??
20. DigitalJedi_X2 (banned) (Posts: 346; Member since: 30 Jan 2012)
I've never had a problem with bezels. Thats purely subjective. I don't mind them. They do not hinder my enjoyment of the device. And being that I have big hands, screen sizes that are 5 inches or better are perfect for me and much better for viewing media.
LG has really improved. They may actually be the *best* Android OEM this year. Top knotch hardware and software. Different/Innovative design or placements. They're even getting better with updates. Loving my G2. Best Android phone of 2013 and the G3 looks like its on track to be among the best, if not the best, Android phone of 2014.
22. StraightEdgeNexus (Posts: 3689; Member since: 14 Feb 2014)
Lol that concept looks
1. Horrible
2. Weird
3. Impractical
4. Asymmetrical
5. And what not
23. cai4651 (Posts: 26; Member since: 09 Mar 2014)
What part of "is just a Concept" you don't understand? . We can't talk about the design unless we see real pictures of it.
And yes, I think that this is going to be a phablet ... and i supose that we could see some waterproof in g3 to..so i don't think that this will have a bezel free design....
33. StraightEdgeNexus (Posts: 3689; Member since: 14 Feb 2014)
I know its a concept and i am bashing the concept itself fool. What an horrible work of rendering and photoshop.


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Pistorius fails to make Olympic team: After winning the right to compete against able-bodied runners, Pistorius failed to meet the qualifying time for the 400 meters in his final attempt, and two others were chosen as alternates.
posted by opel70 to other at 02:40 PM on July 18 - 20 comments
Wiimbledon crowns top 'tennis' champs: Women, free beer and video games, Participants play in the second annual Wii Tennis tournament at Barcade in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
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Photographer pierced by javelin: Ryan McGeeney served seven years in the Marines, including a six-month deployment in Afghanistan, but 10 minutes of photographing the state high school track championships proved to be more dangerous to him. "They don't have javelins in Afghanistan," McGeeney joked.
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This line is what got me:
Part of the problem is that the drug is believed to stay in athletes' system for an extended period of time " up to a few months " so it's possible the Russians on the under-18 team stopped taking meldonium before the ban was put in place.
So, it's possible that they stopped taking the drug when it became banned, but still got flagged for it in their system. Though I guess the coaches / trainers should have been taking that into account ahead of time as the ban date approached.
posted by opel70 at 04:31 PM on April 08
Somewhere along the way, to me, this scenario feels like dealing with stolen property. It is illegal to possess (sell, disseminate, have) stolen property, even if you are not the one who did the stealing. The criteria for that is just that you are in possession of the stolen material, and that you know it was stolen. And since the only way to get this medical information would be for some health care person to "steal" the information, Schefter had to know it was "stolen," and he was obviously in possession of it.
posted by opel70 at 04:04 PM on July 10
In prior years, were there any "fake" PAT attempts, turned into two-point conversions? Will that number drop moving the PAT back to the 15?
posted by opel70 at 08:56 AM on May 20
Same thing happens when people get a raise. It would make sense to take all of the money from that raise and put it in a retirement account, or college savings account, since it is money you've never seen before. However, most people just absorb that "new" money into their annual expenses. Not really seeing much difference in the long run.
posted by opel70 at 02:57 PM on March 20
In 2006, A&M and the Seahawks reached a settlement agreement giving Seattle the rights to use the phrase, but leaving the trademark with Texas A&M.
posted by opel70 at 09:08 AM on February 06
So to me, it seems plausible that the balls were given a cursory check pre-game, and "seemed" fine. Then, for some reason, given a more thorough check at half time and were found to be low. How low is anybody's guess at this point. Given how the NFL seems to work under Goodell, it doesn't seem out of the realm of possibility that the "normal" check game balls are given is just what the ball boy reports.
In that belief (cursory pre-game check), by hand is it really possible to tell the difference in a ball within specs and a ball below specs? Especially if you've got to check 24. In how many minutes? Even 2PSI, doesn't seem to be that much of a difference to be able to tell just by a quick feel.
They make a fairly precise rule, and then implement in a careless manner. Seems to me to be similar to bringing out the chains and being short by 1", after the haphazard ball placement during the prior 29' 11".
posted by opel70 at 01:07 PM on January 23
Wouldn't this give the Yankees grounds for cutting him? I know he got immunity from prosecution, but that doesn't mean he necessarily gets to keep his job.
posted by opel70 at 08:38 AM on November 06
The thing I found interesting was seeing the teams that don't show up at all on the main map: Mets, Blue Jays (though this is just a US map), A's. The White Sox name doesn't show up until you zoom in once, though they do have the small grey blob in Chicago.
posted by opel70 at 12:57 PM on April 24
If the Japan league is that much lower, why did his hits stat take that dramatic jump when he switched to the majors? Shouldn't there be a slight drop while he got accustomed to the better players?
posted by opel70 at 04:32 PM on August 23
I'm sure each state has addressed this differently, but in response to two scenarios brought up here, the article mentions this about the Virginia bill specifically:
"To discourage recruiting, the legislation would require that home-schooled athletes live in their public school districts, Mr. Bell said. They also must have been home-schooled for at least two years to gain eligibility."
True, this wouldn't stop a family from moving to get their child into the sports program of a better school. But nothing stops that from happening for families with children that are not home schooled.
As to the parochial school scenario, I went to a parochial grade school and was a member of the public school marching band. That is a part of the relationship parochial schools frequently have with their local districts. And now, working in the public school system, one of the things we do is work with the in-district parochial schools to determine joint needs. For special needs students this is a federally mandated directive. While not a directive for other services, the contacts are in place to make this an easy opportunity.
posted by opel70 at 03:29 PM on February 10
Don't know much about basketball, but wouldn't that be considered goaltending?
posted by opel70 at 09:43 AM on December 30
Tom Brady's agent has proposed essentially the same solution to the 18-game issue that Atheist proposed in the thread way back on Feb 3. Limit the number of games a player can suit up. Atheist, do you have some connections?
posted by opel70 at 09:08 AM on February 11
A lot different from the huge fallout last year when the Dallas Cowboys cheerleader dressed in blackface as Lil Kim.
posted by opel70 at 02:43 PM on November 03
And how much money did the Psychology department bring in to the schools? Or the English department? Is the only reason to have sports to bring in money, or could it be that these are just part of the college needs like any other department. Are they counting tuition brought in by the non-athletic major who decided to come because there was a badminton team?
posted by opel70 at 08:43 AM on August 25
Thanks all for the phonetics lessons. It sure helps to sound not so out of touch with the hoopla. Especially here in the Chicago area.
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Anderson Varejao, the last remaining player with ties to LeBron James, said Tuesday he disagreed with the way James left but believes he could return to play for this organization again.
?It could happen,? Varejao said. ?Bron is from Akron. Akron is not too far from here. Eventually in his career, he probably wants to play at home.?
And then unprovoked, the normally quiet Varejao said he didn?t like the way James left the Cavs via the one-hour television special.
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JENNINGS – A memorial service honoring the life of Cumale "Kim" Aucoin, 64, will be held at Matthews & Son Funeral Home in Jennings, La on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Ted Broussard officiating.
She was called to her Heavenly Father from her home in Evangeline early Tuesday morning. Visitation was held at the funeral home Wednesday morning from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. and will resume on Thursday from 8 a.m. until the time of her services. A rosary was recited on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. Cumale will be laid to rest in Greenwood Cemetery.
Cumale was born in Jennings, La to the late Robert Lovette & Rosa Belle Navarre on December 12, 1944. She was the service manager at Meaux Pontiac in Crowley for many years. She was a very loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and friend to many. Cumale was a giving and unselfish woman. She loved being around people and helped them in anyway she could. She enjoyed doing crossword puzzles and reading. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Leaving behind to cherish her memory are her beloved children, Jody Aucoin and his wife Karen of Lake Charles and Jozette Thibodeaux and her husband Terrel of Iota; one aunt, Mary Daisy Navarre Prosser of Riverside, CA; and her three beautiful grandchildren, Lacey Thibodeaux of Iota, Joshua & Seth Aucoin of Lake Charles.
Preceded in death by her parents, Robert Lovette & Rosa Belle Navarre; and her husband, William "Bill" Aucoin.
Words of comfort may be extended to the Aucoin family at www.matthewsandsonfuneralhome.net
Arrangements have been entrusted to Matthews & Son Funeral Home of Jennings.


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Dick Lang asked "where did those years go?" last week after receiving the first copies of his book "Behind the Badge: My Life as a Game Warden."
Lang's reference was both to his 34 years working as a Department of Environmental Conservation officer and the nine years that have passed since his retirement in 2003.
Lang, born and raised in Western New York, devoted his entire career as a conservation officer in the area, patrolling local waters, woods and fields.
When he was first appointed as an officer, new appointees simply drove to Albany to pick up their gear and reported to an assigned regional office for on-the-job training.
That training included area field officers such as Bob Kauffman from Alden, Harry Keppner from Lancaster, Bob Sterling from Lakeview, Kimpton Vosburg from Niagara County and others who had learned their game warden ropes first hand out in the field.
Lang's high regard for these officers began the first time he saw them presenting hunter safety classes at the Erie County Fairgrounds in Hamburg. His admiration for their professional appearance, their demeanor with young sportsmen and his love for the outdoors, begun on outings with his dad, led to a career of chasing the bad outdoors guys while exhibiting a good-guy image of conservation officers with young and newly-introduced outdoors enthusiasts.
His book reflects both his love and respect for the resource and for the good people he worked with and served, not to mention his extensive efforts to apprehend and bring to justice those bad guys who break fish and game laws and harm that resource.
Along the way, Lang's various cases resulted in encounters that have readers amused and amazed at the extent to which poachers and other violators behave in the wilds.
A major part of his duties included work at and from home. Long before cell phones and wildlife rehabilitators, a game warden's home became the reception/call center for complaints. Lang offers thanks to his wife Gretchen and all the wives of ECOs who, decades ago, served as receptionists and monitors of complaints.
Along with answering the phone, many wives of game wardens had to tend to wildlife such as infant raccoons, fawn deer, and other creatures that people would find in the wild and drop off at the house.
Duty tours took him everywhere. "By the time I was finished I could find a place to hide anywhere in those 'swamps'," Lang said of the state's 6,000 acres in the Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area.
Lang's beat included Tonawanda, Oak Orchard Wildlife Management Area and much of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie during his career.
"I knew every rock below Burt Dam," Lang said of the fishing access on Eighteen Mile Creek between Newfane and Olcott Harbor. That area was the scene of many encounters with violators, especially during and just after snagging was prohibited as a means of fish catching.
Lang's book has a special appeal for anyone who has spent any time fishing. hunting or trapping in the area. His chapters are designed to be brief highlights of key aspects in each encounter and observation along his patrol way. From references to "Buffalo hunters" to smelt dippers, trout snaggers and one highly addicted game violator with more than 50 offenses, each of Lang's narratives gives readers an accurate and first-hand view of what the outdoors was like during his years on duty.
Curiously, more than half of the activities Lang describes are pursuits that anglers, hunters, trappers and shooters find available today and, hopefully, others around our area will find in the future.
My only criticism offered to Lang after reading these chapters was that the stories ended too quickly. Somewhere near page 360 I realized that these interesting, too-familiar depictions of places and people were about to end.
This book will make a great holiday gift, or, better still, a personal present; area outdoors readers will be enthralled by its content.
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With apologies to Mike Vick, the NL Central was a REAL dog fight in 2010.
It was two dog teams fighting to top a very mediocre division. But Hookshot, just how mediocre was it? So mediocre that the Reds got no hit in Game 1 of the NLDS… and that was their BEST game of the series.
Seriously. The other two were such massive blowouts that at least game one could have been a respectable glance at a morning box score, you know, if it wasn't the second no no in post-season history.
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Kristi Yamaguchi may have won the Olympic gold last year, but bronze-medal winner Nancy Kerrigan got the gasps for her Grace Kelly gleam. Called by The Boston Globe "America's ice queen and poster girl" (just check out her six-figure endorsements), the 5'4" Kerrigan, 23, will acknowledge only one secret about her beauty: "Short skirts make you look taller." Pal Paul Wylie, though, an Olympic silver medalist, cuts right to her charm: "Nancy's the girl next door." But the Stoneham, Mass., welder's daughter, who is engaged to accountant Bill Chase, 25, isn't home much these days. Besides competing (she hopes to be at the Olympics next year in Norway), she's finishing a business degree at Boston's Emmanuel College. She knows the cutting edge can be slippery. At the recent world championships in Prague, Kerrigan, a favorite, finished a disappointing fifth. "I guess I felt more pressure than I admitted," she says. No matter. She's still a blade stunner.
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Three Arizona felons turned prison into a cottage industry for tax fraud, according to indictments filed in federal court last week.
A grand jury accused two ex-convicts and a current state-prison inmate of filing false tax returns in the names of 22 prisoners and collecting about $37,000 in refunds from 2009 to 2012.
Federal prosecutors say Michael Egger, Joseph Murray and Samuel Hamilton supplied names, Social Security numbers and birth dates of inmates to a Gilbert woman who filed nearly all of the false returns.
Kristi Marie Ramsey is charged with multiple counts of conspiracy and filing false returns. Prosecutors say she filed the tax returns electronically and directed refunds to be wired to pre-paid debit cards created in the names of inmates.
The indictments allege the tax returns were for relatively small amounts, most often claiming income of $7,000 from work as household help. Each of the returns requested earned-income tax credits under federal stimulus programs, authorities said.
The returns each claimed $400 under the Making Work Pay tax credit and $1,000 under the American Opportunity credit, according to the indictment. The biggest refund was for $1,857 and the smallest was for $1,350.
The returns did not include W2 forms or any federal withholding, authorities said.
The indictments are the latest accusations of tax fraud involving identity theft. Officials with the Internal Revenue Services say that identity theft involving tax returns is one of their top concerns.
More than 3,000 IRS employees are assigned to working on identity-theft cases, more than twice the number that worked such cases in 2012, the IRS says on its website.
"Nearly 500 people have been indicted across the country. From October 2012 through March 2013, there have been more than 670 criminal identity theft investigations opened," the IRS website states. "The criminals being sentenced are spending an average of four years in custody with sentences as long as 20 years."
It warns the public about potential indications of identity theft, including: multiple tax returns filed in the same name; a balance due, refund offset or collection actions taken in a year no tax return was filed; did not file a tax return; IRS records indicate more wages than actually earned; and reductions or cancellations in state or federal benefits.
"Stopping refund fraud is a top priority for the IRS. Our agency is more proactive with these cases and is benefiting from the cooperation provided by prison officials," said Brian Watson, spokesman for the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation division in Phoenix.
Taxpayer ID thefts typically involve refund requests using another person's Social Security number. Many times, the fraudster files taxes before the actual taxpayer and diverts refunds to his or her own address.
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It is unclear if the 22 prisoners involved in the cases against Ramsey and the other defendants participated or if they were victims themselves.
All four defendants have criminal histories. Hamilton is the only one currently incarcerated at the Arizona State Prison Complex in Florence, on drug and assault charges. He could be confined until 2018 on his current charges.
Arizona Department of Corrections records show Egger was sentenced on forgery and theft in 2006 and was released in 2011. Murray was sentenced on drug charges in 2010 and released in 2012.
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Nobody had really thought of Vietnam as a tourist destination, until the early 1990s when people have awoken up to discover what a hidden gem of an attraction it really is. Vietnam is truly blessed with soaring mountains, dramatic coastlines, bold landscapes, green rice fields, exotic temples and pagodas, sandy beaches and thatched bamboo huts. It also has a vibrant culture and tradition. In short, Vietnam has it all!
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Hoi An, Hanoi, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City are all interesting cities to visit.
Hue: Hue (pronounced 'hway') is the ancient capital of Vietnam and has many historical sites that are very much worth-visiting. If you are a history or culture buff, Hue is your place – you can rent a bike and ride all around inside the Citadel, the Imperial City.
Ho Chi Minh City: Saigon, as it is more commonly called locally, is the largest city in Vietnam and has many sites to see – the Ho Chi Minh City Museum, War Remnants Museum, Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Notre Dame Cathedral and Culture Park.
Hanoi: Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam is another very interesting city that provides rich traditional culture and charming landscapes – with many lakes and trees. Check out the Old Town (36 streets).
Hoi An: Da Nang, in Hoi An town has a nice, calm view. You can also sun bath at Cua Dai beach. There is an estimated 300 to 500 tailors working in this awesome city, making it a fashionista heaven.
For other specific attractions, lying west of Ho Chi Minh City is Mekon Delta – well-known for its rice fields, sleepy villages, orchards and canals. A cruise on Halong Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site will also surely amaze you with its thousands of islands and rocks of different shapes and sizes. For beach lovers, Phu Quoc Island has a natural white-sand beach with fresh seafood; and Nha Trang, located about 10 hour by train from Ho Chi Minh City is another beach city.
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A trip to Vietnam will definitely not cost you a bomb; things are pretty cheap here. In fact, it is considered one of, if not the best value destination by many tourists. You can pack light and buy hats, flip-flops and T-shirts in the city itself for next to nothing, which you can toss when you are finished with the trip.


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Drawn primarily from the collections of the Library of Virginia, "Union or Secession: Virginians Decide" presents approximately 225 private letters, newspaper extracts, public debates, and other records that allow Virginians from the Eastern Shore to the Ohio River who experienced the crisis to explain their thoughts, fears, and decisions in their own words. "Union or Secession" also contains the life stories of forty Virginians who experienced slavery, the sectional tensions of the 1850s, the secession crisis, and the split of their state into two. Follow the story through the narrative of Virginians Decide, or explore the people and documents in chronological sequence, by geographic region, or by topic to learn how the crisis affected free and enslaved residents of Virginia and how they made their decisions and sometimes changed their minds.
An additional feature is Callie's Mailbag, which includes a selection of about two dozen letters from the Library of Virginia's collection of Anthony Family Papers (1785-1952). We present these letters from the perspective of their recipient, a young woman of Campbell County who in 1860 had recently left school and who was in frequent correspondence with family and friends, some of them in northern Mississippi . We have imagined this well-informed young woman commenting on current events and sharing information through a social-networking site between December
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LAKEWOOD &mdash A 39-year-old woman from Forked River died early this morning after her car veered into the center median of the Garden State Parkway near Lakewood and struck several trees, according to state police.
Penelope Kreise was driving southbound on the Parkway before the crash. State troopers responded to the scene near mile marker 89.2 at 2:46 a.m., said spokesman Sgt. Julian Castellanos.
Kreise had no passengers in the vehicle and no other vehicles were involved in the incident.
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Lemon Tree Hotels' Audacious Plan
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atu Keswani likes to talk about Howard Hughes, the late American billionaire businessman, maverick moviemaker and aviator. Hughes was 18 when his father died and left him a fortune of about a million dollars. It took him over 10 years to double that. "But after that, he doubled his wealth almost every year. How did he do that? He built scale," says Keswani, the founder, and chairman and managing director of Lemon Tree Hotels.
Keswani adds, without blinking an eyelid, "I'm also going to do the same."
That might sound outlandish. But Keswani's Lemon Tree is already the fourth largest hospitality company in India in terms of owned rooms. The first three are marquee names of the industry—Taj Hotels, ITC and Oberoi Hotels. Lemon Tree has close to 2,000 rooms at its 18 hotels, built over the last 10 years. Now Keswani wants to add an equal number in the next two years. In a slightly longer timeline, he wants to have an inventory of 8,000 owned rooms by 2015. No one in the domestic industry has built hotels at such a scorching pace.
But being unconventional is the norm for someone who's been often called a rebel. After all, not everyone leaves a top corporate job with a crore-plus salary for the uncertain life of an entrepreneur. Keswani spent 15 years with Taj Hotels and did a stint at consultancy major AT Kearney before setting up Lemon Tree in 2002.
There is another reason behind Keswani's optimism. This May, one of the world's largest pension fund managers, the Netherlands-based APG with assets of nearly $400 billion, chose Lemon Tree for its first Indian investment. In a two-part investment, the fund took a 5.6 percent stake in Lemon Tree and set up a joint venture called Fleur Hotels that will own and manage hotels. The stake-buy values Lemon Tree at Rs 3,300 crore, making Keswani's firm the third most valuable hotel chain in India after Bikki Oberoi's EIH and Tata group's Indian Hotels under which Taj Hotels operate. The joint venture with APG, with a capital outlay of Rs 2,250 crore to set up 35 hotels, gives Keswani enough ammunition to pull off his ambitious plans. Lemon Tree will hold 53 percent stake in the venture.
Remarkably, the "fox", as Keswani is known since his Taj days, is not done yet. In May itself, Keswani managed to convince hotel industry veteran Rattan Keswani (not related) to leave the Oberoi group after a three-decade innings. The two formed a joint venture, headed by Rattan Keswani, to manage hotels. It is a bold move for Keswani who's Lemon Tree has only owned hotels. Lemon Tree will be the bigger shareholder in this venture too. The buzz inside Lemon Tree is about having nearly 2,000 "managed rooms" by 2015. This will take Keswani's overall room count close to 10,000, and within sniffing distance of Indian Hotels.
Many peers have praised the APG deal, but few are surprised. "Given the challenges in the sector, he has got a great valuation. Patu's first deal in 2006 with Warburg Pincus was also a great achievement, especially since Lemon Tree at the time had just taken off," says Sanjay Sethi, another former Taj employee who turned entrepreneur by setting up Keys Hotels. The Warburg investment valued Lemon Tree at Rs 800 crore when the company had fewer than 200 rooms. "The mid-market segment was underserviced. Patu was bringing in both execution capability and also focussed on running a hotel that was high on service," says Niten Malhan, managing director, Warburg Pincus. In two years, the company's value soared to Rs 2,200 crore when Shinsei Bank and Kotak Realty Funds invested. In fact, company insiders point out that if not for the current economic environment, Keswani wouldn't have agreed for anything less than a Rs 4,000-crore valuation from APG.
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Todd Lehmann, a men's assistant basketball coach for the last two seasons at Rowan University, was named the boys' basketball coach at Delran yesterday.
A 1986 graduate of Holy Cross, Lehmann was recently one of 20 players named to Drexel University's all-millennium team. Lehmann, who graduated in 1990 from Drexel, is sixth on the school's all-time scoring list with 1,546 points. As a senior in 1990, he averaged 38.2 minutes per game and led the nation with 260 assists. He has Drexel's second-best all-time free-throw shooting percentage (82.4) and is fourth in all-time three-point shooting (38.6).


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Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass and structural deterioration of bone tissue. If not prevented or if left untreated, osteoporosis can progress painlessly until a bone breaks. Osteoporosis and its associated fractures can rob you of your mobility and your independence.
Researchers estimate that about one out of five American women over the age of 50 have osteoporosis. About half of all women over the age of 50 will have a fracture of the hip, wrist, or vertebra (bones of the spine). Osteoporosis also affects more than two million men over the age of 50 and one out of four men over the age of 50 will have an osteoporotic fracture in their lifetime.
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Absence of menstrual periods or early menopause, drinking large amount of alcohol, eating disorders, family history of osteoporosis, low body weight, too little calcium in the diet, and use of certain medications, including steroids and anti-seizure drugs.
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You will be exposed to very little radiation — in fact, in most cases, less than a standard chest X-ray. Be sure to tell your physician and the technician if you are pregnant.
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Calcium is essential for building and maintaining healthy bone, and essential in preventing osteoporosis. Vitamin D is also needed because it helps your body absorb calcium. Following a healthy, well-balanced diet can help you get these and other important nutrients throughout life. Current recommendations are under the age of 50 1,000 mg of calcium and 400 to 800 IU of vitamin D daily, and over the age of 50 1,200 mg of calcium and 800 to 1,000 IU of vitamin D daily.
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