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May 3, 2013
May 3, 2013
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Headline: Hagel Confirms U.S. Is Considering Arming Syrian Rebels
To Read: Aaron David Miller examines the challenges facing Obama at home and abroad through the prism of one of his (Obama's) favorite philosophers, Reinold Niebuhr-
Quote: "We've lost track of lots of this stuff. We just don't know where a lot of it is", a US official, talking about the Syrian Chemical weapons situation.
Number: $400 million, the amount spent by the Defense Department on the development of bunker bombs which would enable the destruction of Iran's heavily fortified nuclear facilities.
Headline: PM says he'd want referendum on peace deal
To Read: Military correspondent Yaakov Katz was surprised and disappointed to hear Ehud Olmert and Alan Dershowitz booed at the recent Jerusalem Post annual conference-
Quote: "Our long experience with the Zionist enemy has taught us that the enemy searches for more concessions on our rights and national principles. The occupation does not want peace, but merely wishes to impose surrender on our people and nation. It attempts to buy time by speaking about the illusion of peace while imposing a policy of fait accompli", The Hamas website dismissing the recent news from the Arab league.
Number: 18.9 trillion, the revised estimated number of cubic feet of gas in Israel's Leviathan gas field.
The Middle East
Headline: Al-Assad uses chemical weapons, says Turkish PM Erdoğan
To Read: According to Thomas Carothers and Nathan J. Brown of the Carnegie Endowment for International peace, tough love and a firm stand for democracy are the best way for the US to show respect to Egypt and the Muslim world -
Quote: "President Obama says chemical weapons are a red line. Then he is in direct accordance with President Assad who also thinks that chemical weapons are a red line", Omran al Zoubi, Syria's information minister, explaining how Assad actually agrees with Obama.
Number: 700, the number of people who died in bombings in Iraq last month, the highest numbers in almost five years.
The Jewish World
Headline: Jewish leaders alarmed by far-right, anti-Semitism in Hungary
To Read: Alan Jotkovitz takes an interesting look at the changes in the attitudes of Orthodox Judaism to homosexuality-
Quote: "There aren't many Jewish organizations that have reached 100 years. You make it to 100 because you're able to adapt, and I think the ADL has adapted", Professor Jonathan Sarna about the ADL's 100th anniversary.
Number: 90, the percentage of parents of disabled kids at Jewish camps across the US who were satisfied with their children's experiences.
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The Simon Pearce glassware is lovely, but not exactly sexy. The handmade floral-print matelasse tablecloths are certainly feminine, but . . . they're tablecloths.
And yet this small-business venture - launched with unfortunate timing two years ago, when a good number of Americans seemed more focused on saving their homes than decorating them - is related to apparel of all types, insists Rhoads, a former Victoria's Secret sleepwear designer.

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CAMDEN — A city man was found guilt today of sexually assaulting two girls — a teenager and a preteen — over a roughly six-year-period.
A jury found that 63-year-old Francisco Soto assaulted one girl on a number of occasions between 2003 and 2009. The victim was under age 13 when the assaults began.
Soto was also convicted of assaulting a teenage girl once in 2009. The crimes occurred at homes in Camden and Woodlynne, authorities said.
According to a statement released by the Camden County Prosecutor's Office, the jury reached its verdict after deliberating for about an hour.
In all, Soto was convicted on 18 charges, which included sexual assault, attempted aggravated sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and multiple counts of criminal sexual contact.
Each of the two second-degree offenses — sexual assault and attempted aggravated sexual assault — could men a 10-year prison term for Soto.
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In 2010 when Marriott partnered with seven Kessler Collection properties to form The Autograph Collection, they began to craft hotels themed around local culture, arts and individuality. Today the collection includes 56 properties with 31 in the pipeline for worldwide cities. One of those upcoming hotels is the new Cotton House Hotel set to debut in March.
On Sunday evening, the scene inside the new AC Hotel New Orleans Bourbon was high-energy; an eclectic mix of guests filled the lobby and AC Lounge for complimentary cocktails and bites during the hotel's Grand Opening weekend reception. Looking around and viewing guests mingling bar-side, it was hard not to miss the significance of the moment for AC Hotels, as this new property marked their entry into the US market.
After 2.5 hour drive from San Diego to Lake Arrowhead Resort & Spa, my wife and I were ready to escape the intensity of the sun and find our way to our suite. Though we had looked up weather for Lake Arrowhead prior to our trip, the fact that the lake and resort are located at such a high altitude must have played a psychological trick on us considering, even after reading the forecasts, neither of us were prepared for the heat.
While Sin City might attract people of all ages from all over the world, the Las Vegas Marriott is zeroing in on one demographic in particular: Millenials. The all-suite property recently completed a $4.3 million makeover to its 278 rooms in order to appeal to this younger audience in the sea of flashy, sexy hotels along the Strip.
With over 50 luxurious resorts worldwide, owners with the Marriott Vacation Club (MVC) can walk the Great Wall of China, share the thrill of an African safari, cruise the azure waters of the Caribbean or savor refined wine tastings in Californias wine country.... Read More
JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts is rolling out its new JWM Wine Club for VIP guests. The gourmand-centric collaboration is a joint effort with Treasury Wine Estates. The purpose of the exclusive club is to add value to the experience for JW Marriott guests, complementing their passion for the grape with in-home tasting experiences. Many of the varietals come from several of California's most awarded luxury estates.... Read More
The luxurious Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa has four wins in the 5th Annual Best of Dana Point Peoples Choice Lantern Awards, published by the Dana Point Times. The prestigious resort is in its 26th year of service and has won the coveted categories of Best Lodging and Best Wedding Venue as well as awards for the spa services, including Best Spa for Massage and Facials and Best Manicure and Pedicure. Jim Samuels, general manager, and recipient of 2012 25 GMs to Watch list by Hotel Management states, It is rewarding for Laguna Cliffs Marriott to be recognized by our community. We are proud to offer a leading destination resort in Dana Point and strive to offer first-class quality services both to locals and nationwide tourists.... Read More
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JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts has opened the 118-room JW Marriott Panama Golf & Beach Resort, the brand's first hotel in the country. The luxury resort is in the Buenaventura beachfront community, near the town of Rio Hato, two hours from Panama City.... Read More
Global hotelier Marriott International, Inc., announced that it will double its portfolio in Europe, increasing it to 80,000 rooms from 40,000 by 2015. New development in Russia and the CIS countries is spurring this 100-percent initiative to grow.... Read More
The Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the elegant hotel's grand re-opening with a series of special events. The landmark hotel is actually 86 years old, but was reopened in 1992, heralding a revitalization of downtown St. Pete. The 20th century celebration includes the restoration of some of the restaurant's original murals, 1992 menu items, including cinnamon raisin French toast ($11), macadamia nut-crusted grouper with papaya salsa and candied ginger basmati rice ($25 lunch/$30 dinner) and white chocolate cheesecake with dark chocolate crust and raspberry sauce ($8) will presented on vintage-style china and Pompeii-inspired cocktails.... Read More
Marriott International, Inc., has added to its JW Marriott hotel brand with the opening of the JW Marriott Essex House New York. The 509-room establishment is the luxury hoteliers first in New York City. It is located on Central Park South in Manhattan. The hotel offers great proximity to Fifth Avenues shopping, dining and entertainment. Previously, the property was the Jumeirah Essex House until reopening as the JW Marriott Essex House New York. The hotel offers guestrooms and suites range from 300 to 2,500 of square feet. An executive Lounge will be built in early 2013. Travelers also enjoy experiences special perks from JW Marriott's brand partners, such as art exhibitions from Christ... Read More
The Big Apple now has everything, thanks to the announcement that Marriott International has opened the JW Marriott Essex House New York, the brand's first hotel in New York City.
Formerly the Jumeirah Essex House, the newly branded hotel sits amongst Fifth Avenue's swankiest and most popular stores and attractions.
The 509-room hotel is located on Central Park South in Manhattans renowned midtown neighborhood, boasting sky-high views of Central Park and situated just steps from famed Fifth Avenue shopping, dining and entertainment. The property was most recently the Jumeirah Essex House and reopened today as JW Marriott Essex House New York.... Read More
The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa is now a member of the Autograph Collection. The Denver-based landmark becomes the 35th property to join the exclusive ranks of the independently owned hotels that make up the Autograph Collection. The storied establishment is a Forbes Four Star and an AAA Four Diamond-rated hotel. It has been an eventful September for The Brown Palace, as the deluxe hotelier also is celebrating its 120th anniversary during the month. By partnering with the Autograph Collection, the hotel gains access to Marriott International's global sales and marketing channels, including the award-winning Marriott Rewards loyalty program. "We're thrilled to be a part of the distinguished Autograph Collection," said Marcel... Read More
The Marriott International, Inc., has opened the 221-room JW Marriott Mexico City Santa Fe in the upscale Santa Fe residential neighborhood. The luxury hotel is within walking distance to numerous entertainment and shopping venues as well as the business district. Guestrooms and suites include high-speed internet, a 42-inch plasma television, an alarm clock with iPod/iPad docking station, wireless telephone with voicemail, a Nespresso coffee machine and a set of aromatherapy bathroom amenities. "Mexico remains one of the most vibrant countries for new development in all of Latin America," said Rob Steigerwald, COO for the Southern Americas at Marriott International. "We are thrilled to partner with Grupo Diestra on this... Read More


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It is the aim of the organising committee that in order to best encourage intellectual rigour at this opening Conference project, numbers will be restricted to a maximum of 30 individuals presenting papers. As a consequence there will be no parallel sessions. Papers will be peer reviewed. All papers accepted for and presented at the conference will be published in an ISBN eBook. Selected papers will be developed and published in a themed hard copy book.
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Tender beef brisket is comfort food at its finest and yet elegant enough for entertaining. Here, we've rounded up some of our favorite recipes, from beer-braised and coffee-rubbed to barbecue brisket sandwiches.
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GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Trailing 3-1 in a series is nothing new for the New York Rangers.
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They rallied against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the conference semifinals in 2014. They did the same thing against Washington last season, becoming the first NHL team to overcome 3-1 deficits in consecutive seasons.
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High school: Altoona Area High School Class of 2007
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Florida-Based Sire Kantharos to Hill 'n' Dale
Stonestreet announced Sept. 8 that Florida sire Kantharos will move to Kentucky to stand at Hill 'n' Dale Farms near Lexington.
Stonestreet announced Sept. 8 that Florida sire Kantharos will move to Kentucky to stand at Hill 'n' Dale Farms near Lexington.
There were no surprises at the first open session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's August yearling sale, as the free-fall in prices and large percentage of buybacks seen the previous day during the select sale continued at the Aug. 24 session.
Shade Tree Thoroughbreds' Three Rules, an easy winner of his first two starts, figures to garner much of the attention in the $200,000 Florida Sire Dr. Fager Stakes for 2-year-olds Aug. 6 at Gulfstream Park.
Alpha Delta Stables' Ancient Secret took another step up in class and remained undefeated July 22 at Saratoga Race Course in the $200,000 Lake George Stakes (gr. IIT)
When compared with all the other stallions that retired in 2011, Kantharos came out on top on our weighted average projections.
The Ocala Breeders' Sales Company wrapped up three days of under tack workouts March 11 ahead of its March 15-16 sale of 2-year-olds in training.
X Y Jet has won his last four, including two stakes starts at Gulfstream Park, and figures to make it five in the Feb. 27 Gulfstream Park Sprint Stakes (gr. III) Feb. 27.
X Y Jet was untouchable on the lead again Jan. 16 in the $150,000 Sunshine Millions Sprint at Gulfstream Park.
X Y Jet continued his roll on Saturday, Dec. 19 as he easily secured the first stakes score of his career while nailing down his third straight win overall in the $100,000 Mr. Prospector Stakes (gr. III) at Gulfstream Park.
As anticipation builds for the running of Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in the Haskell Invitational (gr. I), the connections of Pegasus Stakes (gr. III) winner Mr. Jordan have declared their intent to face the champ.
On a bid of $190,000 from George Bolton and Peter Leidel, a yearling filly from the first crop of multiple grade I winner The Factor topped the consignor preferred session of the Ocala Breeders' Sales Co.'s winter mixed sale.
As 2014 enters the home stretch, the freshman sire title seems to have boiled down to a three-way race.
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Kantharos, an undefeated multiple graded stakes winner at 2, has been relocated to J. Michael O'Farrell Jr.'s Ocala Stud near Ocala, Fla.
The undefeated son of Lion Heart will stand at Vinery Florida for $5,000.
Two-time graded stakes winner and leading juvenile Kantharos suffered a career-ending leg fracture earlier this week while galloping out following a routine workout at Saratoga it was announced Aug. 31.
A long wait between races is in store for recent impressive 2-year-old winners.
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Page, wrappers, stacks and columns in Drupal Gardens themes
This post is the first in a series of deep technical dives into the Drupal Gardens themes. Check out this post if you're looking for a generalist discussion of DG themes. If you're the type of person who has Firebug open all the time "just because", do read on.
Drupal Gardens themes are normal Drupal themes. They are also optimized to work with our ThemeBuilder. We endeavor to make our default styles point-and-click simple to theme with the style editor while at the same time not limiting you when you add custom CSS. We refer to this goal as "taking the mittens off" the ThemeBuilder.
Drupal Gardens themes are designed to be beautiful and highly flexible. We have assembled our themes from a handful of basic layout constructs. Listed in order these are:
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The first and most basic is the page. The page contains all content regions. Regions refers to the containers in the rendered page that the theme designates for block placement.
Every element in the theme is a child of page. Page is used to center the theme content in the browser window.
Outside of the page we find containers for the Drupal admin toolbar and the Drupal Gardens ThemeBuilder. These cannot be edited with the ThemeBuilder.
Inside the page is the lining container. This container has a class page-width which designates the width of the page (960px by default).
The page can be set to any width, within reason. Adjusting the page width shrinks or expands the width of all its child elements in a fluid manner.
Inside the page are three wrappers. These are the #header, #content, and #footer. These are high-level structural containers.
Wrappers provide a means to scope the style elements. For instance one might want a border around all elements in the body, but not the header. Or one might want the font color of links in the header to be white, but those in the content wrapper to be black. The wrappers provide a means to scope styles in such a way.
Inside each wrapper is a series of stacks. The stacks are flexible, vertically-arranged (one on top of the other) structures. They also provide a rich set of hooks for styling with nested elements classed .inset. There is a lot to say about the potential of the stacks for advanced page styling.
Stacks can be used to implement window-edge to window-edge designs that also require content to center as well as horizontal banding designs. I'll definitely be explaining stacks in greater detail in future posts. These are my favorite structural additions to the themes.
The containers that produce the grid layout are called the columns (classed as .col in the structure). Columns arrange horizontally in a stack (by default). Each column wraps a theme region.
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A city councilman has announced a public memorial for the late Huell Howser for fans to honor the PBS host.
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Tom LaBonge told KCBS-TV Wednesday that the gathering will be held at the Griffith Observatory on Tuesday Jan. 15 at 3:30 p.m.
'California's Gold' host Huell Howser dies at 67
Howser hosted PBS's "California's Gold" for 19 years along with other shows before he died of natural causes at his Palm Springs home Sunday night.
LaBonge, who was sworn into office by longtime friend Howser, says it's appropriate to say goodbye to the beloved television personality at the Griffith Park landmark, since he had so much enthusiasm for California's historical places.
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Navy officials have relieved an executive officer of his duties after an investigation into the grounding of two vessels in the Charleston Harbor in April.
Officials cited a loss of confidence and substandard performance involving a significant event as the reasoning behind Capt. Adrian Garcia's dismissal, according to a news release. Coastal Riverine Group 2's Capt. James Hamblet relieved Garcia of his duties Tuesday.
Garcia's leadership came under question after two 34-foot Coastal Riverine Squadron 10 patrol boats that he commanded ran aground in April.
According to Post and Courier reports, on April 13 a patrol boat from CRS 10 was conducting a routine training mission when it ran aground at 9:41 p.m. in the Charleston Harbor.
Six people on board the vessel were injured. Three of those people were treated and released, Lt. Cmdr. Charity Hardison said. The others were taken to Medical University Hospital in stable condition, she said.
A Charleston fire boat also was damaged while trying to reach the distressed Navy vessel. The fire boat struck a buoy in the water, causing a gash to its side.
A second Navy patrol boat from CRS 10 ran aground the following day while watching over the first Navy patrol boat wreckage, Hardison said. That vessel received minor damage and no one was injured, she said.
The CRS 10 is a Navy Reserve unit based in Jacksonville, Fla.
According to the Navy news release, "As a result of the groundings, CRG 2 convened a command investigation which revealed Garcia, who was the acting commanding officer at the time of the incident, demonstrated unsound judgment and poor operational risk management decision-making, failing to take responsible steps to prevent the incident from happening."
Cmdr. Clay Wild will take over executive officer duties until Garcia's successor is chosen, the release said.
A report on the damage to the 36-foot Charleston fire boat, named the Louis Behrens, is expected by the end of the week, Charleston Fire Marshal Mike Julazadeh said. The city has been waiting for an estimate from the insurance company.


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How Do You Invest in Gold? It's Like Making Love to a Porcupine—Very Carefully
Is gold a wise investment?
Right now, with the price of gold so volatile, it should not be touched by the average investor with a 10-foot pole—not even a gold one. The current price of gold has no basis in economics; it doesn't belong above $300 an ounce. I think gold is wonderful for dental work. It looks terrific on beautiful women and is a nice way to keep your watch on your wrist.
How much can the price of gold rise?
It can go as high as hysteria will carry it. We may see this much-talked-about $1,000 an ounce within a matter of weeks. But remember, any commodity that goes up this rapidly can plummet as fast.
Could you give an example?
Look at gold between late 1974 and mid-1976, at which point the price was cut nearly in half. Anyone who thinks that can't happen again is not paying attention.
What is the psychology of the gold bug?
In investments the two conflicting emotions are usually fear and greed. In the case of gold both are working to push the price up. There is fear because of international anxiety, and greed because it looks like a good thing to get into. So with fear and greed operating on the same side, gold is certainly not the place for widows and orphans.
For those who want to invest in it despite your advice, how can it be done safely?
They should buy monetary coins, such as the South African krugerrand, because their exact worth is known. Each coin contains an ounce of gold. Thus you know from day to day what your coin is worth. I don't suggest going in any deeper than 15 percent of your portfolio.
Why not rare coins?
As with antiques, you need to have some expertise in this area; the value is not exclusively in metals.
Are there any advantages to owning gold bullion?
By the standard tests of investments, bullion is a very poor one. It pays no dividends or interest. It creates storage problems and involves an assay which on resale could mean additional costs. Also, you can't eat it. We are seeing the burgeoning of gold passbook accounts, gold certificates and other substitutes that eliminate the headaches of owning the bullion itself.
What are your thoughts on a gold futures contract?
For the average person tempted to engage in the commodities market there is a preferable alternative, which is to fly to the Paradise Island casino. That way the person will know exactly what he or she is doing and not have any illusions about being an investor. Virtually every year nine out of 10 people who enter the commodities market are losers. You would be better off walking a tightrope between the towers of the World Trade Center.
Are gold-mining stocks less risky?
Many of these stocks have attractive incomes and some may well score future gains. But I think unless you get very good advice and are willing to watch them carefully, this is an inherently dangerous area. Gold-mining stocks have tended not to go up as rapidly as the price of gold in the last five years. When you buy such a stock, particularly one from South Africa, you are making more than a financial investment. It may depend on military, political and international changes. Despite the excellent profits to be made, they are not a buy-and-put-them-away thing for the average investor.
Should people sell the family jewelry for the gold in it?
I have a little trouble advising people to sell Grandma's heirlooms. But if there is no sentimental value or you are planning to give them away or sell at some point, this may be a good time to start letting Grandma turn a profit for you.
Have you sold any personal treasures?
I was tempted the other day to sell my gold watch and band and with the enormous profit go and buy myself a better watch with a leather band. But since then the price of gold fell $200 so I would have to investigate whether it's still a good move.
Where should people buy and sell gold?
Go to a reputable source, whether it's a bank or a coin dealer who has been around awhile. Anyone who buys a cut-rate gold coin from a man in the street deserves the ill fate that will most certainly befall him.
Do you own gold?
The only gold I have as an investment is indirect, in the ownership of companies with natural resources including gold. I do not have kruggerands or bullion. I have no moral objections to owning gold. I just think there are better places to put my money.
Stocks will be the big buy of this decade. They are way underpriced. Also, well-selected real estate and the family home remain excellent investments.
What about silver?
It's called "the poor man's gold." Now that it has gone up even more rapidly than gold, people have started to buy copper and call it the "poor man's silver." The next step, presumably, is to find the poor man's copper.
How would you recommend getting into silver?
A good way is to buy a bag of old U.S. coins minted in the days when they still contained silver. Stay away from special commemorative plaques and medallions unless you admire them for their beauty instead of their metal properties. As for the silver futures market, advising anyone to participate is like encouraging an infant to light your cigarette.
If the world goes to pot, will those who have the gold be safe?
If and when the civilized world falls apart, with rioters in the street and marauders in the countryside, many gold investors believe they will take their coins out of the attic—where they presumably stored them because they didn't trust banks and safe-deposit boxes—and be able to purchase whatever they want. The mobs will part as the waters did for Moses and let them through with their gold and silver to take care of themselves and their families. If you believe that scenario, I have some real estate in Arizona I'd like to offer you.
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For all racial groups, a property offense was the most common charge involved in delinquency cases disposed in 1995 (table 40). Property offenses accounted for 54% of all cases involving white youth, 43% of those involving black youth, and 59% of cases involving youth of other races. In 28% of cases involving blacks, the youth was charged with a person offense (compared with 19% of cases involving white youth and 20% of cases involving youth of other races). Cases involving black or white youth included a slightly larger proportion of drug law violations (10% and 9%, respectively) than cases involving youth of other races (6%).
The number of cases involving white youth increased 34% between 1986 and 1995, while cases involving black youth increased 72%, and the number of cases involving youth of other races increased 105% (table 41). Trends differed somewhat across race groups. For all three race groups, property cases showed the lowest percentage increase. For black juveniles, drug cases showed the largest percent change -- an increase of 214%. For white youth and youth of other races, the greatest relative growth was among person cases.
Delinquency case rates differed substantially by race. The total case rate for black juveniles in 1995 (123.7 cases disposed for every 1,000 youth at risk) was more than twice the rate for white juveniles (50.0) or youth of other races (44.0). The person offense and drug law violation case rates among black youth were at least three times greater than the corresponding rates for white youth and youth of other races. In all offense categories, the case rate for juveniles of other races was lower than the corresponding rate for either black or white juveniles.
Overall, the delinquency case rates increased with age from ages 10 to 16, and then declined slightly at age 17. Among blacks, however, the rate for 17-year-olds was higher than the rate for 16-year-olds (figure 11). Age-related increases in delinquency case rates occurred within each of the four offense categories for each racial group, although there were variations across the 12 offense-race combinations (figure 12). For example, among white 13-year-olds the person offense case rate increased from 8.4 cases per 1,000 to 18.1 cases per 1,000 for whites age 16. For black juveniles, the person offense case rate grew from 31.8 at age 13 to 60.6 at age 16.
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Lost in all this Russell Westbrook noise was that the Thunder did just enough in the last four minutes against Memphis to hold on for a really nice win. Which if you recall, was something of a chore during the playoffs last season.
In both the Dallas and Memphis series, Oklahoma City's halfcourt sets basically devolved into Westbrook trying to force a pass to Kevin Durant while KD held off Shawn Marion for 18 seconds and then after that inevitably failed, Westbrook trying to create something on his own.
In the past, the Thunder have primarily run two sets: 1) Westbrook and Durant in a screen-and-roll/slip play on the wing and 2) KD isolating at the top of the key with Westbrook trying to feed the ball so KD can go one-on-one with his man.
In conclusion, didn't work so great. The has been a lot of pressure on Scott Brooks and his staff to get more creative with his two stars and figure out what to do in those later stages. You want KD with the ball and taking the shot, but it's complicated. There's a reason Westbrook was forced to go rogue so much. You don't think Brooks wanted KD taking those shots? Thing is, he's got to get it in an area he can score and he's got to get it somewhere we he doesn't have to dribble a lot to get his own shot.
So against the Grizzlies with the game getting tight, the Thunder broke out a new little set and ran it three straight times with pretty successful results.
The play starts simple enough. Westbrook drops it to Harden, which initializes the motion, with Durant hovering by Perk. By all appearances, the Thunder are going to run KD baseline off a double screen and have Harden feed him either in the post or off a curl.
Instead, OKC does something interesting. Russell Westbrook sets the screen for Durant. A twist. Harden, a great passer, is there to feed the ball to Durant, which is better than Westbrook doing it. And on top of it, with Harden on the wing, it sets up a possibility for a screen-and-roll with Harden, which is something OKC likes to do.
Now look where KD's got the ball. He could've taken a jumper right there (Westbrook's screens were really good, actually), but he's got the ball at the free throw line one-on-one with Rudy Gay. That's a spot where KD is lethal. The first time, Durant crossed him and scored on a runner. Next time, the defense collapsed to double and he kicked out to a wide open Serge Ibaka who missed a make-able jumper. Third time, Durant hit a ridiculous fadeaway over Gay.
What this set is contingent on is KD doing ridiculous things. Luckily, he's entirely capable of it. That's what you want in a go-to finisher. A guy that when he gets the ball in a spot, he can finish. I've often wondered why the Thunder didn't have something like the Celtics do when they get the ball to Paul Pierce isolated on the elbow. Well, here it is.
Defenses will adjust to this. They'll collapse, run defenders at KD or he'll just miss. But as you can see with the spacing, he's got options. He can kick to Ibaka. He can hit a cutting Westbrook. He can swing it back to Harden. The spacing is there and Durant's got the ball in a good working area. It's essentially the same idea as the top of the key iso, except instead of KD trying to hold off a defender pushing on him (which he doesn't do well, as he always gets moved out), Durant gets a catch with a little breathing room.
Kudos to Scott Brooks and his staff for this one. Simple, quality set that gets the ball to Kevin Durant, which is always a good play.


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Jon Scheyer is joining the Duke coaching staff as a special assistant, the Blue Devils announced Monday.
Scheyer, the 10th leading scorer in Duke's history, played for coach Mike Krzyzewski from 2006-2010, capping his career with a national title. He has played in the NBA D-league and abroad, most recently with Gran Canaria in Spain.
"Jon Scheyer is one of the amazing champions we've had in this program and he's certainly one of the greatest young men to ever wear the Duke uniform," Krzyzewski said in a statement. "He's universally loved by Duke fans. It is incredibly exciting to be part of his journey to become a coach. Jon will add all the things he brought to Duke as a player, this time as a member of our staff. We are so proud that Jon is joining us at Duke."
Duke tweeted out a picture of what Scheyer's view will be like from his office. No, it's not a broom closet.
After going undrafted in 2010, Scheyer had to fight his way back from a serious eye injury sustained in an NBA summer league game, when he was poked in the eye and ended up losing a great deal of sight in the eye because of it, Duke Health reported.
Scheyer takes the position formerly held by fellow former Duke player Nate James, who was elevated to assistant coach after Chris Collins left to take the head coaching job at Northwestern.
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A pseudospoonerism of fucktard, it means the same, but is generally used when saying the "fuck" part would be frowned upon.
"He fertilized his lawn with gasoline? What a tuckfard!"
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A f*in' retard so retarded that fucktard is too complicated for them, hence the spoonerism "tuckfard" which inverts the "t" and the "f" for maximum stupidity.
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A bizarre, hourglass-shaped Kuiper belt object, like an gigantic interstellar spaceship.(Object 2001QG298) spins round like a propeller as it orbits the Sun. They noticed that 2001QG298's apparent brightness periodically tripled every 7 hours or so. "The object is so distant that they cannot resolve its shape. "It was impossible to tell from the original observations if the rotation and the orbital plane of 2001QG298 were aligned or perpendicular i.e. whether the object spun round horizontally like the blades on a helicopter or rotated vertically like the propeller of an aeroplane. The changes to the lightcurve variation show that it must be approximately vertical. .. full article at europlanet-eu.org
This video shows an artistic rendering of the strange contact-binary Kuiper belt object 2001QG298 as seen from earth between 2003 and 2020. It shows how the observing angle and the lightcurve change as the object moves in its orbit along the sun.
The black line on the surface of 2001QG298 marks its equator. 2001QG298 is a contact binary which was first identified between 2003 and 2004 by Scott Sheppard and David Jewitt. Its extreme shape was inferred from the large brightness oscilations (larger than 1.1 magnitudes, equivalent to a brightness variation of 3 to 1) produced as the object spins.The lightcurve (brightness variation with rotation) observed in 2003/2004 is shown in red.
In 2010 the object was re-observed by Pedro Lacerda who found that the variation had decreased. The 2010 lightcurve is shown as white circles. The two sets of data imply that 2001QG298 is tilted by almost 90 degrees with respect to the plane of its orbit, as shown by the model on the left. The lightcurve produced by the model is shown as a yellow line overplotted on the red and white data points.
The model lightcurve varies with time as the object moves along its orbit around the sun. The black line on the surface of 2001QG298 marks the equator and the orbital plane is considered to be horizontal. More information on this object can be found here: habu.pst.qub.ac.uk
2001QG298: A gigantic interstellar spaceship?
Let's look at strange and unexplained similar events of recent years
The Martian Phobos
Mars has two Moons: Phobos and Deimos. Discovered in 1877 by U.S. astronomer Asaph Hall. Both moons are rather strange, especially Phobos.
Astrophysicist Dr. Iosif Samuilovich Shklovsky studied the tidal, gravitic and magnetic forces of the two moons. The orbital plane was wrong and too close to Mars and the origin and the small sizes of both moons raised questions.
Finally Shklovsky calculated the orbital motion of Martian satellite Phobos and came to the conclusion that the orbit was so peculiar that Phobos must be of artificial origin.
Russian 2011 mission to Phobos
"The unmanned Phobos-Grunt craft was successfully launched by a Zenit-2 booster rocket just after midnight Moscow time Wednesday, November 9 (2016 GMT Tuesday) from the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It separated from the booster about 11 minutes later and was to fire its engines twice to set out on its path to the Red Planet, but never did.
Russia's Federal Space Agency chief Vladimir Popovkin said neither of the two engine burns worked, probably due to the failure of the craft's orientation system. He said space engineers have three days to reset the spacecraft's computer program to make it work before its batteries die."
"If the controllers fail to bring the Phobos-Ground back to life, the tons of highly toxic fuel it carries would turn it into the most dangerous manmade object ever to fall from orbit, Oberg warned.
"About seven tons of nitrogen teroxide and hydrazine, which could freeze before ultimately entering, will make it the most toxic falling satellite ever," he said.
"Russian scientists are struggling to get the country's first interplanetary mission in 15 years back on track. Should they fail, the probe that was due to head to the Martian moon Phobos may well turn into the "most toxic falling satellite ever."
"If the13-ton spacecraft can't be revived, uncontrolled fall projected to occur in December." msnbc.msn
The spacecraft was manufactured by the Moscow-based NPO Lavochkin, which has specialized in interplanetary vehicles since the dawn of the space era.
The company also designed the two probes sent to Phobos in 1988 and both failed. The first probe was lost a few months after the launch due to an operator's mistake, and contact was lost with the second probe (Mars Phobos 2) when it was orbiting Mars.
Russian Mars Phobos 2 probe was downed by Aliens
In 1989 the Mars Phobos 2 probe was lost..the Russians eventually admitted it was lost due to alien hostility, backed-up by photographic evidence..there's something about Mars the aliens don't want us to know about.
One of the last images relayed to earth in detail by the Phobos II camera before data transmission was lost was an enormous elliptical shadow on the surface of Mars — cigar-shaped, and an estimated 25-27 kilometers (approximately 16 miles) in length. The size of this object ruled out the possibility that it was a reflection of the Phobos spacecraft itself. Because of its of its position, its symmetrical shape, its size and its movement, no features on the surface of Mars in the area in front of the probe, nor the satellite moons of Phobos and Deimos, nor the Phobos II spacecraft itself could account for this shadow pattern occurring in the very last frames of data successfully transmitted to earth.
Investigators who studied the details of this shadow that appeared just prior to Phobos II's disappearance that it was the shadow of a craft that was not on the surface of Mars but that was hovering or levitating above the planet.
Mars Phobos 2 probe was downed by Aliens – VIDEO
August of 1993 another event of major proportions took place that sent a tremendous rumble through the US space program.
The US Mars Observer probe, sent to map in detail the surface of the red planet, was lost just as it prepared to make its Mars orbital insertion. Signals were sent to pressurize the fuel tanks in the propulsion system, in preparation for rocket firings that would slow the spacecraft down and allow it to be captured by the planet's gravity field, but the Observer's antenna, which was to receive and acknowledge Jet Propulsion Laboratory's signal, never responded. Scientists concluded, a short time after the loss of the probe, that the spacecraft must have exploded when the fuel tanks were being pressurized. Is it possible that the American mission, losing communication with its Mars Observer, met with a fate similar to that of the Soviet Phobos II?..the vanishing Mars probes – ufodigest
Taking the termination of the Russian Phobos II probe, the lost/termination of the US. Mars Observer probe, and the lost/termination of the 2011 unmanned Phobos-Grunt craft into account, we might ask: Is it possible that there is a more powerful intelligence in space, (with a base on Mars, the two satellite moons Phobos and Deimos, all controlled by a mother ship Object 2001QG298, watching and observing our planetary endeavors) responsible for all these failures, in an attempt to protect and to keep the secret of their Mars base and satellite moons, just waiting for the human race's next events in accepting and understanding the operations of parallel evolution?
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In the rapidly evolving commercial real estate world, we're seeing more and more startup companies trying to streamline the industry. From making it easier for tenants to search and find available office spaces that match their specific needs - giving landlords and listing agents tools to help manage their client base and internal data more efficiently - to bringing the space tour online with 3D movable floor plans and interactive panoramic views of spaces. There are so many interesting ideas sprouting up all trying to bring the industry that hasn't changed in 30 years into the 21st century in different ways. A lot of them are popping up around coworking.
From the Rumor Mill - Top Golf Coming To Houston
Following up on our story about the possible future of the former site of Astroworld, we thought it was worth mentioning another tidbit of news we found exciting. This could be huge. Several commercial real estate insiders have told us that Top Golf, the awesome golf driving range concept with stateside locations in Dallas, Chicago, and Northern Virginia is on its way to the Greater Houston area in the near future. They also have several locations in the United Kingdom.
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Occupancy rates for U.S. office space continued to climb in Q1
Modest gains in hiring - led primarily by an increase in temporary jobs - influenced occupancy rates for office space around the country during the first quarter of 2012, according to a report.
Dallas begins rebuilding after devastating tornadoes
Tenants of Dallas office space received a scare earlier this week when a series of violent tornadoes swept through Northeast Texas, destroying homes, upsetting flight patterns out of Dallas/Fort Worth National Airport and sending tractor trailors into the air.
Foreign investors see opportunities in U.S. commercial real estate
The current commercial real estate market appeals to buyers in major cities such as New York City, Dallas, Houston and Austin. However, experts say businesses conducting an office space search may soon increasingly find themselves leasing properties owned by foreign investors, who consider the market's current position ideal for investment.
Real estate lagging near site of Formula One track outside Austin
This November, the 125-person town of Elroy, Texas - on the outskirts of Austin - will come alive as 24 Formula One drivers careen around 20 turns at speeds in excess of 200 mph during the first United States Grand Prix hosted by the facility.
Census: Nation's urban population growth increasing rapidly
The United States' population is increasingly becoming centralized in major urban areas, including the Los Angeles, New York City and Austin metropolitan regions, according to new federal data. Patterns of growth may affect the level of commercial real estate leasing activity in particular parts of the country.
Commercial real estate in Dallas may be affected by lease accounting changes
Changes in how leases are classified for accounting purposes may affect commercial real estate in Dallas and other major markets like Austin, New York, and Houston.
Bed bugs challenging commercial real estate leasers in Dallas
While they were traditionally a major concern for consumers and homeowners, bed bugs have become a persistent problem for businesses that own or lease commercial real estate in Dallas.
Getting Busy In The Woodlands
As if it needed any more validation after getting voted as the 2011 2nd best-selling mater planned community in the United States, The Woodlands keeps getting good news on the commercial side as well. Anadarko recently announced plans to add a second office tower next to its headquarters on Woodlands Parkway. The new tower will hold 550,000 square feet of class A office space and will rise 21 floors above the 10 story parking garage it will sit on. We can certainly assume that the new tower will be constructed using state-of-the-art energy efficiency practices LEED certified. Based on the rendering, it looks like it will be gorgeous.
Report: Office lease opportunities to tighten in second half
The latter six months of 2012 will provide greater opportunities for commercial real estate investors and property owners to profit from increasing demand and rising rents. However, for businesses seeking office space for rent in top metropolitan markets like New York and Dallas, it may be wise to begin considering options now, before vacancies become too tight.
Lending for commercial real estate increases in Q4 2011
For the first time since 2010, U.S. banks committed more in lending to commercial real estate projects than they did in the previous quarter, according to a national report. With improved access to financing, more businesses may have the financial backing needed to consider securing office space for rent in top metros such as Dallas, Houston or New York City.
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Noble Energy just signed a 497,000 square foot lease in the former Hewlett Packard building in northwest Houston. That is almost 11.5 acres and they will occupy all 10 floors with plans to expand in the future.
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After reading this article on leasing trends in commercial real estate, we began to think about what the metrics meant for tenants. Loopnet put together a very good info-graphic (below) on lease versus buy trends and I thought a few statistics were interesting from a prospective tenants viewpoint as they lease new or renew space for their business -
What Do Office Tenants In The Garden State Want Most? FOOD ON SITE.
It's always interesting to compare commercial real estate leasing trends from market to market. Different cities and regions produce unique leasing landscapes and a tenant leasing office space in Houston Texas may value certain amenities differently than a tenant leasing space somewhere on the East Coast. According to a recent article in Globe Street, CBRE sent an anonymous survey to decision makers of more than 100 large tenants across the state of New Jersey ranking the most important "must-have" amenities in an office building.
Startup Weekend Houston - TheSquareFoot's Intro Into The Entrepreneurial Community
It doesn't seem that long ago when I attended Startup Weekend Houston in February, and really caught a glimpse of what the startup scene was like here. TheSquareFoot was a brand new idea then, and I was excited to attend an event like this for the first time. I remember being nervous walking in because A) this would be the first event I attended of its kind, B) I didn't know ANYONE, C) I knew I would be pitching for the first time in front of a large audience, and D) I had no idea what kind of feedback I would get on our concept. Most people outside of the industry don't know much about commercial real estate leasing, and it's almost impossible to make it seem like a glamorous business.
How TrueCar Is Changing Car Buying And The Lessons Learned To Use In Searching For Commercial Leasing Online- Imitation Is The Sincerest Form of Flattery
Reading through Zag.com and TrueCar's models, it struck us that car buying and commercial leasing is not all that different. We've already been explaining to people how the search for a commercial lease was changing in the same fashion that the car buying experience did about five to eight years ago. Back then, the average automobile consumer would drive to multiple dealerships, talk to salesmen, talk to their friends, and maybe buy a Kelly Blue Book or Edmunds magazine.The consumer was trying to get educated prior to making a major purchase. Today, the same consumer gets online, learns the process, the sales tricks, the best time to buy, and scans the available options. They arrive at the dealership with a graduate-level education compared to the old way of buying a car. The similarities don't stop there. When you buy a car, the dealer has an end price in mind and tries to confuse the bottom line by lowering the sticker price, tweaking the down payment, adjusting the interest rate, or a multitude of other variables.
Manhattan Office Space for Startups and Why They Should Use a Broker
Last week I attended a networking event at NYU poly labs hosted by CBS alumni who office there. I had a chance to catch up with our buddy Ben Zhuk of BestVendor. Trying to fish for some business, I asked him what happens when people outgrow their space there. He said most try to take over a lease of a startup who is in a space that has grown too small for them as they themselves need to expand. I told him those are great if you can find them, but they aren't abundant in most markets.
Being and Making Green in Commercial Real Estate
Written by: Linda Day Harrison of theBrokerList.com, a way to unite commercial real estate organizations and affiliated members so brokers may message and find each other or groups of their colleagues for future reference.
Trader Joes Moves Into Historic Houston Landmark | TheSquareFoot Blog
There have been several reports recently that popular neighborhood grocery store Trader Joe's will be making its way to Houston soon, which made many locals who have visited a location in another market quite giddy. The outfit was started on the West Coast in the 1960's, and has built up a popular cult following ever since. Known for having "innovative" and hard to find foods that just so happen to also taste great, Trader Joe's was also known to be somewhat of a pioneer in its marketing efforts - putting out a newsletter in the 70's mainly about the wines and foods that were sold at the store, as well as having a line of private label products.
Infographic - Employee Engagement : Working Remotely Making a Bad Problem Worse?
Although Houston commercial real estate has softened in recent years due to cyclical reasons (see 2008 - 2011 economy!), many predict Houston office leasing has other new issues to confront, one of which is letting employees work remotely (some call it tele-working). However, in an age where employees feel less and less engaged to their employers (meaning loyalty), is the savings in cost of not having or reducing your office space in Houston worth the potential loss in talent? The below infographic seems to support the the idea that having office space for your employees to connect can provide exponential benefits, including engagement and productivity, which ultimately hit your bottom line.
Distressed Landlords: One More Concern for Tenants
One thing that many prospective tenants often don't think about when looking for space for rent in Houston is the financial situation of the landlord. Current tenants looking to renew overlook this as well. Over the last couple of years with the continuing problems in the economy, the landlord's financial health has become especially important. If your landlord is not doing well financially several bad things can happen to you as a tenant.
Interview With Misti Morales - Online Marketing Director of Dinerstein Management Companies
TheSquareFoot got a chance to chat with Misti Morales - Marketing Director at The Dinerstein Companies, a fully integrated real estate development company with a focus on apartment homes and student housing across the U.S. She shed some light on how social media is changing the commercial real estate world right before our eyes.
Texas Office Space to Benefit from Corporate Relocations - Top 10 in the US!
As Prime Property pointed out this past Friday (try saying that 5 times fast!), Texas was once again in the top 10 for corporate relocations. Texas has had a significant positive inflow of corporates for every year in the last decade. This is obviously great news for Texas real estate...and every type of it. For starters it's great for Texas office space landlords. These corporations move to Texas and need Texas office space of course, but then think about the next group of happy landlords. Corporations bring workers, these workers need places to live (you're welcome multi-family landlords) and these workers shop (you're welcome retail landlords).
From Books to Super Hero Briefs? H M Could Be Moving Into The Galleria Borders Location
We've now heard rumors from several sources saying that the Galleria Houston retail space for lease currently occupied by Borders, could be the new location of hot clothing retailer H & M. The news coming out last month that all Borders locations will close nationwide, left questions as to what kind of large big name retail tenant could fill the sizable void in the Galleria left by such a large brand. We may have an answer, although it seems a little early to be sure.
What do you get when you stack 3 Chase Towers?
The Answer: Kingdom Tower, a 3200+ foot skyscraper to be built in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. JPMorgan Chase Tower weighs in at just over 1000 feet.
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TheSquareFoot and Match.Com | Same Story Different Industry?
Mashable recently had an interesting post, The Love Equation: How Match.com Calculates Your Ideal Mate. Since one of TheSquareFoot's goals is help "match" you to the right resources to lease commercial property (whether it be the right tenant broker or empowering you with educational content and tools), I thought it would be interesting to look at the most interesting similarities between Match.com's equation and TheSquareFoot.


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Part of the accomplishment of Carlos is the sheer accumulation of detail the movie amasses, and the longer running time gives you a deeper sense of the terrorist lifestyle, and when and why Ilich gradually succumbed to ego and self-glorification without realizing it.
I haven't seen the shorter version, but I would hate to lose one moment of the gripping 66-minute sequence-really the heart of the movie-in which Carlos plots and executes his spectacular 1975 raid on the meeting of OPEC ministers in Vienna.
A preening terrorist for the Me generation, his primary drive was vanity and his main professional asset an absence of empathy.
Though it runs an epic five-and-a-half hours (it was made for French TV), Carlos books like no film since "Goodfellas." You will not be bored, ever.
One of the high points of last month's Telluride Film Festival was, as I wrote at the time, spending 5½ hours in a darkened theater-with one short break around the four-hour mark-to watch Olivier Assayas's shocking and edifying epic.
Carlos is nevertheless a movie that one can somehow remember vividly for months. Much of this power is due to the whiplash widescreen cinematography (oft-mistaken for DV), the hopped-up editing, and, not least, Ramirez's aptly arrogant, fully transfixing, Method-style turn.
Bravura narrative filmmaking on a hugely ambitious scale, Carlos is a spectacular achievement.
It's a tremendously absorbing blend of history, journalism and drama. As soon as it was over, I wanted to watch it again.
Carlos is mostly tense and thrilling, revealing the poisonous side of global citizenship.
Shot by shot, scene by scene, it's a fluid and enthralling piece of work. I wasn't bored for a millisecond.
It's a tricky feat, channeling the glamour of a famous international terrorist without glamorizing him. But damned if French filmmaker Olivier Assayas doesn't pull it off with Carlos.
Like the convictions of some born into religious families, his (Carlos) Marxism seems more a matter of habit than faith. What seems to turn him on is power, which, the movie suggests, he nurtured alongside his luxe tastes.
It is a tremendous achievement that shines a light on the way many countries use criminals to further their domestic and international goals. Politically informative, it also offers great drama with excitement and suspense, and no little tragedy.
Carlos moves like a greyhound out of the gate, fleet and assured and focused on the business at hand. It's a subtle, ultimately staggering portrayal of a bloody-minded ideologue who convinced only himself.
The movie crawls hypnotically into the skin of this global assassin and astonishes you with its brazenly violent and sexual audacity.
Ramirez's outstanding performance and Assayes' superb skill in storytelling make this a mini-series not to be missed.
Assayas - whose previous work, though noteworthy, never hinted at this kind of ambition - gives the film a journalistic quality, while admitting that only a recombination of facts and fiction could do the story justice. It certainly results in explosive viewing.
Carlos is exciting entertainment, even if its subject's two-decade reign of terror is reprehensible.
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Oct 18, 2010Carlos is as good as a movie gets. It is 5 1/2 hours of riveting pulse. Carlos sparks the internal fear of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Oct 23, 2010Okay, it had some good points: the scenery was pretty, the acting was competent, the photography was in focus.
But, so unoriginal! Couldn'tOkay, it had some good points: the scenery was pretty, the acting was competent, the photography was in focus.
But, so unoriginal! Couldn't they come up with something fresh and new, instead of this predictable rehash of The Assignment? They even stole the main character's name from The Day of the Jackal? Get real!… Full Review »
Jan 17, 2011Amazing miniseries! Personally I am venezuelan and the acting was outstanding. I am overwhelmed by the fact that it won a golden globe (beingAmazing miniseries! Personally I am venezuelan and the acting was outstanding. I am overwhelmed by the fact that it won a golden globe (being a french miniseries). 3 parts that are totally worth watching… Full Review »


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TV Ratings: Another Friday win for CBS, 'Fringe' rises
Fast National ratings for Friday, October 7, 2011.
CBS continues to dominate Fridays, with solid numbers for "A Gifted Man," "CSI: NY" and "Blue Bloods." It helped that NBC and ABC's slates were largely made up of repeats.
In the coveted 18-49 demo, CBS averaged a 1.6 rating, beating FOX's 1.4 rating. NBC logged a 1.2 rating, with ABC earning a 1.0 rating. The CW continues to struggle, with a .6 rating.
For the night, CBS averaged 9.4 million viewers, with a 6.0 rating/11 share for primetime. NBC came in a distant second with 3.4/6 and 4.9 million viewers. ABC's 2.2/4 and 3.16 million viewers was good for third place, while FOX earned 2.1/4 and 3.47 million viewers. The CW brought up the rear with a 1.1/2 and 1.62 million viewers.
8 p.m. - CBS' "A Gifted Man" was the overall winner in the the 8 p.m. slot, chalking up 7.0 million and coming in second in adults 18-49 with a 1.1 rating. FOX was next with 3.6 million viewers for "Kitchen Nightmares," which won the hour with a 1.5 rating in the key 18-49 demo. ABC's repeat of "Modern Family" averaged 3.4 million viewers, while another repeat, "Suburgatory," took in 2.9. That was enough to best the 2.1 million viewers for NBC's "Up All Night" and "Whitney" repeats. The CW's "Nikita" averaged 1.58 million viewers and a 0.5 rating in adults 18-49.
9 p.m. - "CSI: NY" was the 9 p.m. champ, averaging 9.54 million viewers and a 1.5 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic. NBC's "Dateline" was a distant second with 5.61 million viewers and a 1.2 key demo rating. ABC's "Revenge" repeat was third with 2.86 million viewers and .9 in 18-49. FOX finished fourth overall with the 3.23 million viewers for "Fringe," which was third in the key demo with a 1.3 rating. In fifth, the CW's "Supernatural" dipped slightly from last week, averaging 1.64 million viewers, while maintaining a 0.7 key demo rating.
10 p.m. - "Blue Bloods" was far and away Friday night's most-watched show both overall and in the key demo, averaging 11 million viewers and a 1.9 rating among adults 18-49. NBC's "Dateline" was second with 6.3 million viewers and 1.5 in the key demo. ABC's "20/20" declined significantly from last week, earning 3.4 million viewers.


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Last December I retired following seven years as the chief financial officer of St. John Fisher College after spending 13 years in a similar position at LeMoyne College, as well as professor of business and holding various teaching and administrative duties in schools from pre-kindergarten through college. During those years, I hope I learned a thing or two about budgeting and education in general. So I offer the following proposal to solve the current issues with the City of Syracuse Schools, budgets and test scores:
My suggestion is as follows: Dissolve the city school system. There are currently some 18,000 students in the city schools, and in a geographic area of roughly 10 miles there are 10 suburban schools. Simply send roughly 1,800 city students to each of the schools mentioned. The Syracuse City School budget could be used to bus students to the schools and hire any additional staff needed at each of the suburban schools. Spread over 13 years of schooling, from kindergarten to high school senior, each school would need to find approximate space for 139 children per grade.
Transfer the $300 million recently approved and designated by the state for renovations to city schools to the suburban schools in order to provide additional space as needed. After all, the costs to renovate the city schools will only grow worse and the suburban schools would see much-needed increases in classroom use and improve already first-class facilities. City students could still be picked up at the schools they would normally attend in the city and bused to designated suburban schools and returned to those schools in the city for home drop-offs, again using what is now the city's budget.
Once this is accomplished, no longer will we hear that city students are somehow disadvantaged, or not being taught by "excellent" teachers. According to the pundits, test scores will magically improve and all other perceived problems will evaporate. We could then eliminate all administrators within the city school system and competition for positions within the suburban schools would be intensified so only the best of the best will be hired.
Then if test scores improve, it really is the environment. If test scores decline, no longer can we blame teachers. Let's face it, under the current systems we have once again created and continue to support segregated schools much like the 1960's. Not much has changed since the white flight out of our cities.
Budgeting is really straightforward: Expenses cannot exceed income. That's something our city school system, our local city leaders, our state government and our federal government haven't learned.
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If you are still scratching your head about the thoroughly unimaginative headline, I can only assume that you have renounced the world and found solace under a giant rock in the middle of nowhere. Welcome back to civilization! In case you missed it, the collective eyeballs of the world are currently fixated on the FIFA World Cup. My involvement in the World Cup is a little more personal since my first project at CD-adapco involved the aerodynamics of soccer balls. The 2010 World Cup ball, the Adidas Jabulani, had its fair share of criticism due to its shallower seams and 8-panel design leading to erratic flight paths. The ball was difficult to control for the players and rumors have it that some goalkeepers still have recurring nightmares of the ball. In 2010, CD-adapco teamed up with Wilson Sporting Goods to study the aerodynamic behavior of soccer balls and the impact of the newer panel designs.
The ball for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazuca, has already provided maximum entertainment with 136 goals scored in just the first round, just one shy of the 137 goals scored in the entire 2010 World Cup. While it is highly certain that the high number of goals can be explained away by Lady Luck's propensity to smile on teams this year, it is equally possible that the Brazuca is just a better ball aerodynamically than the Jabulani. Before we delve into the why and how, here's a possible reason for the Jabulani's bizarre behavior: The Knuckling Effect.
In baseball, a knuckle ball is often used where the pitcher doesn't impart any spin on the ball and the Gods of Aerodynamics will take care of the rest. So what is knuckling exactly? When a soccer ball is kicked, the air flowing over the ball 'hugs' the ball tightly forming what is called a 'boundary layer' over the ball. The roughness of the ball and the depth of the seams will then affect this boundary layer which determines the motion of the ball. When a ball is kicked with little or no spin, the air flowing over the ball is 'tripped' by the seams and separates from the ball, forming a region of wake behind it. The unsteadiness of the wake behind the ball is what pushes it into an unsteady flight path. The ball may oscillate from left to right or up and down when kicked and the trajectory of such a kick is hard to predict for the kickers and goalkeepers alike. During knuckling, the unsteady wake behind the ball will oscillate in direction leading to lift and side forces on the ball moving from one direction to the other. Recently, researchers have shown that the Brazuca knuckles less at 50 mph, the average speed with which free kicks are taken and hence is better than the Jabulani.
Is this really true? Based on our earlier research on the Wilson and Adidas soccer balls, I used STAR-CCM+ to study the behavior of Brazuca at 50 mph. The model is courtesy of www.grabcad.com and is a representative model of the actual ball. I meshed the Brazuca in STAR-CCM+ using the Overset Mesh technology and ran a Detached Eddy Simulation (DES) of the flow over the stationary ball at 50mph. A DES simulation is necessary to accurately capture the turbulent eddies in the wake region. In the animation below, you can clearly see that while there is still some unsteadiness and asymmetry in the wake region behind the ball, the wake doesn't wildly fluctuate and oscillate from one side to the other. To confirm this, I looked at the behavior of the lift and side forces acting on the ball.
A free kick is usually taken from around 30m from the goal. Considering the 50mph speed of the ball, it will take approximately 1.3 seconds before it reaches the goal. The drag force in this simulation stabilized around 0.2 seconds after which time the knuckling effect will kick in. Looking at the behavior of the forces after 0.2 seconds, there is clear oscillation from one side to the other suggesting knuckling but the magnitude of the lift force is well under 1N and that of the side force is even smaller. This suggests that while there is still knuckling at 50 mph, the effects are not as pronounced as on the Jabulani. Of course, most often, the free kicks have a certain spin to them. Time permitting, I may also have a video showing the wake behavior on the Brazuca with spin.
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Sussex moved to the top of Clydesdale Bank 40 Group C despite suffering their fourth washout in a row against Kent at Arundel.
The umpires called the game off at 1:30pm after persistent rain during the morning had left the run-ups in an unsatisfactory condition.
The point means Sussex go ahead of Warwickshire on 10 points, although they have played a game more, while Kent are third on seven points.
It continues a frustrating run for Sussex, who won their opening three games in the competition but have since seen their matches against the Unicorns, Derbyshire, Warwickshire and now Kent abandoned.
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Michael Phelps continued his gold rush Wednesday, winning two more gold medals and smashing two world records.
The wins – his 10th and 11th career golds – make him with winningest Olympian in history. As the announcer at the National Aquatics Center declared, that makes him "arguably the greatest Olympian of all time." (The comment earned a smile from Phelps, who remained stoic for most of the day's competition.)
The day began less than auspiciously, when Phelps's goggles filled up with water during the 200-meter butterfly. The 23-year-old still won handily – in a world-record time of 1:52.03 – but he was visibly annoyed after he touched the wall.
"I couldn't see anything for the last 100 [meters]," Phelps said afterward. "It just kept getting worse and worse through the race."
Although he was disappointed in his time, Phelps begrudgingly admitted, "for the circumstances, I guess it's not too bad."
Actually, it got much better. Later in the day, Phelps led off the U.S. 800 freestyle relay. The team – which included Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens and Peter Vanderkaay – won gold in under 7 minutes, with a mark of 6:58.56. (That shattered the Americans' previous world record by 3.63 seconds.)
"It's everything I ever dreamed about," Phelps said of winning his second relay gold in Beijing. "On the podium, I kept tearing [up] at it. I'm almost at a loss for words .... It's the best thing having four American guys ... swim all well together."
The gold medals give Phelps his fourth and fifth wins in China – putting him more than halfway toward his historic quest of claiming eight victories in the Games. (American swimmer Mark Spitz holds the current record of seven gold medals in a single Summer Olympics.)
"From now on, it's just a downward slope," Phelps said. "The end is close. I love it! I've still got some left in the tank."
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In 2004, the swimmer talked about life after winning six Olympic gold medals.
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