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Fashion Editor, Cosmo for Latinas
- Employer
- Hearst Magazines
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- New York
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- Jan 02, 2013
- Closes
- Feb 01, 2013
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- Freelance
We are currently seeking a hands-on, energetic fashion editor to produce the entire front of book fashion section (Stylista), style the feature-well fashion story, and develop fun new ideas and concepts. This position is freelance, approximately 10 weeks of work spread out over 4 months. Responsibilities * Pitch and develop unique, Latina-centric ideas for fashion* Stay abreast of Latino fashion trends, designers and bloggers* Manage key editorial relationships and contacts, including attending relevant events Qualifications* Track record of excellence and leadership in editorial* At least two years of experience at an established publication* Strong industry contacts in the luxury and contemporary markets* Experience managing editors/writers* Experience managing digital publishing* Knowledge of Latino designers, both established and emerging* A strong understanding of the Cosmo brand, voice and style, and the ability to spot, write and edit it* Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced work environment, including managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously* A sharp sense of humor* An obsession to find perfection* Persistence and curiosityAlong with your resume, please send us the following at email@example.com:* Clips of fashion stories that you've styled* A cover letter about why you are perfect for this job* A clever fashion story that you've seen recently that you wish you had produced, that is closest to your voice.* Provide answers to the following: 1. Which fashion topics/trends are missing from young women's magazines? How should they be addressed specifically for Latina readers?2. How would you break down the differences in voice and focus between Latina magazine, Cosmopolitan, and Cosmo for Latinas?3. What would you add or subtract from Cosmo for Latinas as it appears now?

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Goodwin's goodbye?
No one has put more foot impressions in the third-base coachs box at Buck Gehring Field then Elton Goodwin.
Goodwin made one last impression as his South Kitsap High School baseball team pounded out 16 hits in an 11-1 rout against Central Kitsap Wednesday afternoon.
However, Goodwin and the Wolves may be back home for one or two home games next week.
The Wolves wrapped up the regular season Friday at Shelton and dont play their crossover game until next Saturday.
Federal Way and Bethel, both of the South Puget Sound League, were scheduled to play at South Kitsap at the start of the season, but rain spoiled those games.
Schedule permitting, Goodwin said there is hope SK can have one or two tune-ups before its district seeding game against a Narrows League Bay Division team.
We dont play until (May 10) so I am going to try next week (to schedule a game), Goodwin said. The SPSL is so weird (with its schedule) but I want to get those games. Who knows, maybe Ill be back (home) for a couple more games.
On a sour note, Goodwin watched his team squander a chance of staying atop the Bridge Division standings after suffering a 6-4 defeat at Olympic Monday.
Although SK rebounded with 10-run wins against North Kitsap and CK, the loss at Olympic dropped SK (11-2 Bridge Division,14-3 overall) one game behind first-place Port Angeles, who may have won out if it defeated Gig Harbor yesterday.
While the loss was devastating to the teams hopes of winning a second straight league title, Goodwin said its how the team performs in the playoffs that counts the most.
At the same time, he argues his club has yet to be beaten even though the Wolves have three losses this season.
Weve lost three games by giving the ball game away, Goodwin said. We have not been beaten yet this year. Thats sickening to know that you could be undefeated.
Goodwin liked the way his club responded against North Kitsapwhich was fighting SK for second placeand CK.
The kids knew they blew it (against Olympic) but they knew they needed to beat North Kitsap, he said. The kids played well against (CK) and (Tuesday against NK) was unbelievable. We just hit ball hard.
While a shoddy defense has led to all three SK losses, Goodwin said he has been continually pleased with the strength of his pitching staff.
The schedule is set up so he can go with his ace, senior Brian Cox, for the crossover game against a Bay Division team and a district game.
With Cox taking the mound, seniors Evan Brumfield and Adam Siler will be ready to come in for relief.
Junior Josh Fullington will sit behind Cox as the No.2 starter.
Its having a strong bullpen that is key to the teams success in the post-season, Goodwin said.
Adam Siler has thrown so well for me all year long, and so has Evan Brumfield, Goodwin said. I dont think (Brumfield) is necessarily a starter but he can come in and gun you out. All I know is you gotta have a bullpen and you gotta have guys who throw strikes.
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Answer: First of all, congratulations on quitting. That's one of the best things you can do for your health.
This is how much your body loves what you did: Your lungs began to recover within a day of stubbing out your last cigarette. The first changes -- including more oxygen passing from your lungs into your bloodstream -- happened within eight hours after quitting. Three months later, most people's lung function improves by about 30 percent. At nine months, that shortness of breath you thought was normal? Gone.
Want more measurable evidence of how your lungs are doing?
Use this pass/fail test: Briskly run up two flights of stairs or walk six blocks. If you can do either without pausing to rest or spewing out more air than an industrial-size fan, you pass, meaning your lungs probably are in pretty good shape. If you have to stop or you become extremely short of breath, you fail, your lungs are suffering and you should see your doctor. Shortness of breath means all your organs are feeling deprived of oxygen, and some might not be getting all they need.
Everyone, including those who never smoked, should do this test every month as a way of periodically checking lung function. It can help you keep an eye on your fitness level as well.
Health Tip of the Week: Why second opinions are important
Do you go with the safer-but-less-successful treatment or the riskier-but-maybe-better one? The answer isn't always clear-cut.
Despite how it looks on "House" or "Grey's Anatomy," medicine is as much an art as a science. That's why you need more than one opinion when you're facing a big medical decision -- or even a small one that you need some additional reassurance or insight about. In fact, in about a third of cases, a second opinion changes the treatment substantially. Sometimes, a second opinion even can change the diagnosis. (Misdiagnoses aren't necessarily the mark of a shoddy health professional; hundreds of diseases have exactly the same symptoms.)
That makes it all the more amazing that so few people get second opinions when it comes to their health, but they will call 10 people to weigh in on whether they should go to Paris or Buenos Aires for vacation. What stops them?
Concern that they will alienate their current doc: Second opinions are as routine as hand-washing, and if your doc is not on board with you getting a second opinion you should be seeing someone else anyway.
Worry about cost: True, some insurance companies won't pay for second opinions (although most do), but getting another's view might save your life or make you feel far more comfortable about whatever lies ahead.
Your health is worth a second, or third, opinion.
Dr. Michael Roizen is chief wellness officer at the Cleveland Clinic and co-founder and chairman of the RealAge Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Mehmet Oz is a professor and vice chairman of surgery at Columbia University, as well as medical director of the Integrated Medicine Center and director of the Heart Institute at New York Presbyterian/Columbia Medical Center. To submit questions and find ways to grow younger and healthier, go to RealAge.com, The You Docs' online home.


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KOCHVILLE TOWNSHIP, MI — Investigators believe a 16-year-old driver crossed the center-line of Mackinaw in a two-vehicle crash that sent both drivers to a Saginaw hospital with serious injuries, the Saginaw County Sheriff's Department reports.
The crash happened at 7:22 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, on Mackinaw north of Kochville Road, Saginaw County Central Dispatch reported.
Firefighters responded and extricated a 35-year-old female from the Chevrolet Impala she was driving. Police initially said the woman was 36.
The 35-year-old was transported to a Saginaw hospital with life-threatening injuries, the sheriff's department reported.
The 16-year-old female driver was partially ejected from the Blazer that was on its roof when firefighters arrived, Kochville Township Fire Chief Alan Malesky said.
The teen suffered serious injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening, Saginaw County Sheriff's Department Lt. Randy Pfau said.
Both drivers are Saginaw County residents, Pfau said.
Investigators said the teen was northbound, and investigators believe the Blazer she was driving crossed the center-line of Mackinaw, crashing with the southbound Impala, Pfau said.
Deputies initially said they were looking into a medical condition as a possible factor. It was lightly raining and misting and about 40 degreesat the time of the crash, Malesky said.
He warns motorists to drive carefully with precipitation and colder weather expected.
"People need to drive with caution and just be aware," he said.
Mackinaw was closed between Kochville and Pierce for more than an hour while the Saginaw County crash investigation team worked at the location.


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Mary's view from the South
Found a goldmine of letters the girls wrote back and forth to their parents while Dave was helping start the production of fiberglass insulation in Fairburn. I was at home in New Jersey, readying the house for sale, while they spent the summer swimming or wishing they could. It's interesting to see their perception of their new home in Georgia.
Aug. 3, 1971, from Mary, 13, to me:
How's everything up north? Things are fine down here, though slightly boring. The house really looks great. Hope it gets finished on time.
Peachtree City is really nice. I just wish there were more people in it, and a bigger main street. Someday!
I'm sitting here in the Fairburne (sic) library now, as I have been since 12 o'clock. (it's past 4 now.) It's really nice. Alice is mad because they won't let her go into the adult section.
Everything's so new here! There's none of the old houses you see around H.H. (Haddon Heights, N.J.)
The motel we're staying in is really pretty crummy, but it's clean except for the possibility of roaches. Anyway, it has a TV and a bed.
The trip down here was good. Dad seemed to fall asleep all the time! We stopped at 3 rest stops on the way down so he could take short naps. I've never seen him act that way before. We didn't have any arguments, though. I really like the picnic area and the lake. I can't wait until I can take out [Dad's] canoe.
Tomorrow I hope we can go by the high school. Dad keeps telling me how rotten it looks, so I'm prepared for anything!
Tonight we're going to cook our first meal of canned spaghetti and meatballs down at the park. I hope I can think of more imaginative things for dinner.
I like the meals you get at Mama Cruze Inn. They're really good. Hope we can go there some more instead of cooking our own meals.
After we ate our first meal at the Inn, we went back and realized that there was a piece of tape over the keyhole on the door. The key wouldn't work in it. So Dad sent Alice for the old lady, and swore at the door (he was holding a bag of ice in his hand). We were both looking at the door, and finally we realized there was a key hole in the door knob in which our key fit perfectly. Luckily the old lady hadn't heard Alice, or wasn't there, and we called her back quickly. Stupid!
Grandma: Since I forgot to take the holly trees, could you water them and the other plants for me? Also, Dad wants us to start strawberries here, so could you take a nice plant when you move? Thanks. Hope my bed's comfortable. Love, Mary.
Don't throw out my cactuses!!
August 13 (1971) from Mary to Grandma, still in N.J.
I hope Jean was all right after swimming. She's lucky she could go. I wish I could swim somewhere. It's either very hot, like today, or else raining. I can't decide which is better.
The house is looking great – the roof was finished being shingled, and wallboard was put up so the house isn't just framework in the inside anymore. Dad took some pictures of the inside and outside.
I went to church on Sunday in Peachtree City. I liked the minister [Rev. Don Smith] a lot. The church is really modern, which is OK with me.
Thanks for looking after Hermie [hermit crab] for me. I hope his noises don't keep you awake. He loves to move around at night. (By the way, he ISN'T a monster!)
I saw my high school [Fayette County High School] on Sunday. It looks all right, but it had a lot of old desks and chairs in it, and it looks like it hasn't been cleaned up since June. The part I DO like though, is the hothouse which has plants in it even now. I hope I can take the course in horticulture in a couple of years, probably when I'm a junior.
Are you going to take a strawberry plant with you when you come down? Or do you want to buy some down here, or forget the whole thing?
We picnicked out last night in one of the Peachtree City parks. We had beef and gravy on bread, corn and prunes. Pretty good.
Love, Mary
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When I named Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN ) my pick as the best stock for 2009 -- a pick that's up more than 120% through yesterday's close -- I argued that investors buying at last December's prices were getting its cloud-computing business for next to nothing. The Kindle didn't much play into my valuation equation.
In hindsight, it should have. Platforms matter, and Amazon has created one of the best in the Kindle. Buy your books in either physical or digital form -- Amazon doesn't care. The Kindle ensures that the e-tailer will get a cut of the proceeds.
Or at least, that's how it has been. But poor stewardship may soon knock Amazon and the Kindle from its perch.
The ecosystem that isn't, but needs to be
Digital platforms are changing from vertically integrated value chains, where the systems are entirely controlled by one vendor -- think Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL ) and iTunes -- to a newer, more open ecosystem that can be shaped, changed, and extended by anyone with a creative idea. Twitter is the best example of this form of platform, attracting a billion-dollar valuation as a result.
Interestingly, Amazon's EC2 is a highly extensible cloud-computing platform. Amazon supplies the tools -- the storage, the processing power, etc. -- and users supply the creativity, like adding water to a plant. Contrast that with the Kindle, a closed, vertically integrated platform that shows no signs of opening up.
Can we ask why, Amazon? Please take a look at some of the more successful names in tech right now, and you'll find a common denominator: Outside developers are adding to their offerings. I'm talking about salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM ) , Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX ) , and Apple, of course, but also Palm (Nasdaq: PALM ) , whose webOS smartphone operating system has earned acclaim.
Too crowded to be closed
And let's not forget who Amazon is facing. Yesterday's news from Sydney, Australia reported that talks between Apple and Amazon apparently fell apart after the e-tailer apparently demanded 70% of the proceeds generated by a partnership between these two. No details are available, but could you imagine the App Store available on a next-generation Kindle?
I can. Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS ) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT ) have e-readers planned, and B&N's Nook already looks more interactive than the Kindle. Amazon needs an App Store of its own. Why? We like platforms. They're a virtue, offering us personal experiences, customization, and choice.
Think of Facebook. Though it's not a completely open system -- you can't read my feed unless you are my friend -- Facebook has tools for creating software for its increasingly vast ecosystem. Each one of those applications makes the whole network more valuable. Facebook is the iTunes of social media, but without the attendant costs.
How about a Kindle klatch?
Books are social tools, too. There are bookstores, book clubs, and readings at coffeehouses all around the world. Why isn't the Kindle a more social device? Why isn't a platform that extends beyond Amazon's Seattle headquarters to incorporate third-party software, as the other great digital ecosystems do?
I'm not the only one thinking this way. According to a recent New York Times story, Forrester Research has been surveying consumers to find out what other content besides books they'd like to see on e-readers.
"[Add applications and] all of a sudden you've gone from a device that is great for reading books and maybe newspapers and magazines to something that has a real utility for business people and also for consumers," Forrester analyst Sarah Rotman Epps told the Times in an interview.
Plus, the timing for opening up the Kindle couldn't be better. Amazon's revenue and profits soared in the third quarter, and cash is flowing -- more than $1.9 billion over the prior 12 months. Amazon has the resources to create and sustain a developer network.
The Kindle needs developers to keep it in the lead, Amazon. Go get them before it's too late.


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Schoola takes a page from the daily deal model, with deals offered to school communities nationwide. Schoola
So much for bake sales and high-school car washes: This week, a startup called Schoola is channeling the daily deal model and has asked retailers nationwide and locally to give families special offers, with part of the proceeds going back to schools.
The "Shop for America's Schools" program, which launched Monday and runs through Friday, with participating retailers including newer e-commerce players like the daily deals site for children Zulily, as well as more established names like Shutterfly (Nasdaq: SFLY) and Omaha Steaks. Discounts are set by retailers, with the retailers sending 20 percent to 50 percent of the retail price paid back to schools. Those who buy a $10 photo book from Shutterfly that is normally priced at $30, for example, will see 35 percent of the $10, or $3.50, go back toward educational needs.
Schoola was founded by Stacey Boyd, a serial entrepreneur who is also the founder and chief executive officer of the Savvy Source for parents, an online community. She points to statistics saying that since 2008, over 80 percent of states have cut per-student spending, with some doing so by as much as 21 percent. Through the Savvy Source community, as well as Facebook (Nasdaq:FB) and Twitter, Savvy Source has been spreading the word of the giant school fundraiser.
Based in San Francisco, Schoola has upwards of 5 percent of schools nationwide participating and has overseen the creation of more than 200,000 school fundraiser pages. Organizers hope the effort will raise $25 million in funding nationwide.
These days, even those in the daily deal business like Groupon (Nasdaq: GRPN)—which just bought the restaurant reservation and deal startup Savored—are distancing themselves from the prime model of just offering deals. But for a community site that is raising money and doesn't need to answer to shareholders, perhaps the model will work better. The cupcakes and cookies on tables will be missed though.
After getting an MA in journalism from Syracuse University, Teresa worked as a general assignment newspaper reporter—general on purpose because besides the usual city hall and police articles, there was the chance to fly an F-18 with the Blue Angels and tag along with bounty hunters on a stakeout—all good preparation for covering entrepreneurs.
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The ripple effect of Alabama's rise in the national football polls has made its way to Louisiana.
Destrehan blue-chip defensive tackle Darrington Sentimore, apparently weary of waiting for an offer from LSU, has verbally committed to No. 2 Alabama, which began the season ranked No. 24 by The Associated Press.
Sentimore, 6 feet 3, 265 pounds, informed Alabama assistant coach Burton Burns of his decision Sunday, Destrehan Coach Steve Robicheaux said. But Robicheaux said he will only consider the commitment official when Sentimore speaks to Alabama Coach Nick Saban. That had not happened as of Tuesday evening.
"Darrington no doubt talked to Alabama," Robicheaux said. "He (Burns) said he committed to Alabama. Darrington told me that as well. He texted me (Sunday) night to let me know. Burton told me that until Nick Saban gets it, nothing's official. .¤.¤. He thinks Nick is going to take it. It could happen (Tuesday) night."
Sentimore, a member of The Times-Picayune Preseason Top 25 Blue-Chip List and the nation's No. 23-ranked defensive tackle by Rivals.com, could not be reached for comment. He told the Rivals' Web site BamaOnLine.com, "I went ahead and committed to Alabama (Sunday). They have everything I need in a program. I got tired of waiting on LSU. If LSU did offer me later down the road, I wouldn't take it. This is a solid commitment to Alabama."
Sentimore also told the Web site that he had spoken to Saban. "Hell, yeah, he was happy," Sentimore said. "He couldn't believe it when I told it to him. I have never heard Coach Saban that happy before. I think I made his day."
"In the kid's mind, it's official," Robicheaux said. "I think that's where he wants to go."
Sentimore is Alabama's 16th commitment, fifth from a defensive linemen and third defensive tackle.
Sentimore has offers from Miami, Tennessee, Auburn, Ole Miss and Auburn, Robicheaux said.
Sentimore is not qualified academically, Robicheaux said. He still must take the ACT and successfully complete his final year of school to earn the necessary core requirements.
"LSU was waiting a little bit, but I think they were going to offer," Robicheaux said. "They were waiting to see what his grades were going to be. I know he liked LSU and everybody else. This commitment came out of the blue. It was news to us."
Sentimore had 47 tackles for losses last season, as Destrehan went 15-0 and won the Class 5A state title. Sentimore had 16 sacks among his 120 tackles. Destrehan is 4-0 and ranked No. 3 in the state this season.
"(He is) intense, motor always running, probably the most intense guy I've ever been around," Robicheaux said. "I put him right up there with (former Destrehan player and NFL All-Pro safety) Ed Reed. (Sentimore) runs to the ball well. He goes 110 miles per hour on every play. A strong kid, agile. He's a happy-go-lucky kid, but once he puts that helmet on he wants to hit somebody on every play."
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Take a bow, Paul Silzle, Robb Jones and Mike Metzger.
Exchange a high-five, Sarah Drake, Sandy Desmond and Kane Desmond.
Pat each other on the back, Jennifer May, Jennifer Abbott, Sherry McMeans and Coty Croker.
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Thirteen area residents participated in the Megatransect at Bald Eagle Mountain State Park in Lock Haven, Pa., last month. In the first row in photo above are, from the left, Frank Quagliana, Paul Silzle and Coty Croker. In the second row, from the left, are Rick Simon, Sarah Drake, Robb Jones, Mike Metzger, Sherry McMeans and Jennifer Abbott. In the photo below are Kane Desmond, Jennifer May and Sandy Desmond. Missing is Corbin Meleen.
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And Rick Simon, Frank Quagliana and Corbin Meleen? From the sounds of it, you guys were awesome, too.
Heck, anyone who was even able to attempt the Megatransect in Lock Haven, Pa., deserves some kind of special medal.
While the "ultra-hike" was held in Bald Eagle Mountain State Park last month, this was anything but a walk in the park. First of all, it was 26.2 miles. Secondly, the hike obstacles included boulder fields, cliffs, river beds and elevation gains numbering in the thousands of feet.
I hurt just typing those words.
Somehow, Jones, the Falconer resident and the group spokesman, was able to smile about the whole experience.
"We all kind of put our heads together and asked, 'What do you think?''' Jones said.
Inspired by Silzle, the lucky 13 unanimously decided to go for it. So beginning in the spring, they began training. Among the highlights were a 14-mile hike at Allegany State Park, a 16-mile jaunt on the Fred P. Cusimano Overland Trail and a more than 20-mile hike from Jamestown to Stedman.
"All those things were great,'' Jones said, "and we needed to do them, but nothing prepared you (for the Megatransect). It was even more extreme.
"This is much different than a stroll through Allegany. It is extreme hiking. It's not soft-path, multi-person trails. It's single-file and narrow with unrelenting elevations.''
So even though Jones, a product manager for Jamestown Advanced Products, had run in a marathon and half-marathon before, this was a completely different animal.
"It was at least twice as hard as a normal marathon and twice as demanding,'' Jones said.
Armed with a backpack of energy bars, water, changes of clothes and a good dose of courage, Jones and company started their hike at 7 a.m., Sept. 29. The area residents were part of a larger group of 147, most of whom were from General Electric in Erie. Of that number, Jones said, 121 finished.
"We had to be at mile 14 by 1:45 p.m.,'' Jones said. "It doesn't seem like a lot, but with the conditions you had to go through, that was part of the challenge. Your legs felt like jello at certain points, especially after the 20-mile mark.''
Fortunately, the weather was good - temperatures were in the low 60s with no rain - which Jones said was a blessing.
"We very much lucked out with the weather,'' he said. "I can't imagine that course in the pouring rain. As it was, you felt like you could have broken an ankle. You know you're going to fall and almost everybody does. You just have to bounce back, take inventory and keep on going.''
But even Jones, who completed the hike in 10 hours, couldn't have anticipated everything, including the one-foot wide paths cut out of the side of a cliff. A misstep could have resulted in a 20- or 30-foot fall.
"It was put-up or shut-up time,'' Jones said. "That was one of the harrier moments for me."
In the end, though, Jones and his crew were able to cross an item off their to-do list. Now they can say they faced their fear, including conquering the boulder fields, Rattlesnake Ridge, Gut Check, Outer Limits, The Giant Steps, the Lost Trail, Raw and Sidewinder.
When Jones finished the hike, he wolfed down some pizza and drank a beer to celebrate, but he has no plans to return to do the Megatransect again.
"I'm scratching it off my bucket list,'' he said. "I'll find something else to do."
Others in his group, though, are going to give it another go next year.
One can only imagine the stories they'll have to tell.


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A plan to remove the failed blowout preventer atop the Macondo oil well in the Gulf of Mexico and replace it with a new one has been delayed by weather, National Incident Commander Thad Allen said Monday.
The operation was put on hold because waves of 6 feet to 8 feet at the well site made it difficult to operate several vessels, Allen said.
The procedure will commence when the high seas diminish. That could mean a two- or three-day delay, Allen said.
"For now, we are in a holding pattern, pending calmer weather," Allen said.
The well's original blowout preventer is being replaced with one that will better withstand an increase in pressure when the well is pumped with mud and cement via a relief well next month. Last week, Allen said crews expected to intercept the damaged well with the relief well on Sept. 7 or 8. The weather delay will push back that planned interception date, Allen said.
Technicians had been expected to use the Discoverer Enterprise drill ship to remove a large piece of equipment called a capping stack from the site on Monday. The blowout preventer was to be removed today by a platform called the Q4000.
But Allen said the waves, which normally are not prohibitive, were lifting the vessels up and down making the equipment retrieval operation unsafe.
Even if the vessels had been able to remove the capping stack and blowout preventer, Allen said, bringing the latter to surface would have posed a problem in the current conditions because the waves may have made it act as a pendulum in the water.
The weather conditions were not the result of Hurricanes Danielle and Earl, Allen said.
When the operation does resume the plan will remain the same, Allen said. The capping stack will be placed on the sea floor nearby in the case that a "low-probability, high-impact outcome," such as the re-emergence of oil into the now plugged well, necessitates using it.The blowout preventer, which is the subject of a subpoena, will be brought to shore.
Engineers will try to remove the blowout preventer by giving it a "gentle tug" using 80,000 pounds of force. If that doesn't work, they will open the device's rams, seals that close onto drill pipe, and free it by sliding it off of the pipe. The latter method would take more time.
BP is replacing the original blowout preventer with one that is better able to protect the well from being damaged as pressure rises in the well during the so-called "bottom kill." The new blow out preventer is being taken from the back up relief well BP had been drilling in the gulf.
The bottom kill calls for pumping the damaged well with mud and cement, via a relief well, at 18,000 feet below the water's surface. Although oil has not flowed inside the well since it was stuffed from the top with mud and cement this month, the relief well is considered the final step in plugging the well.
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I know that BofA announced an $1.6 billion put-back settlement with a bond insurer(ers) and that FSA was mentioned.Has anyone actually confirmed the AGO/FSA received the full $1.6 billion settlement...or...is it possible that the $1.6 billion settlement amount included more than one bond insurer?If nothing else, I guess we'll know for sure on May 10 when AGO reports earnings.
I don't think the BOA Settlement will be included in the 1st Qtr Earnings Announcement, however, they will likely give it mention in the conference call. As I recall, the first installment of the settlement will occur at the end of May 2011.


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Located just 5 minutes drive to Nai Harn Beach in the south of the island, this 6 bedroom villa is tastefully furnished with a mixture of solid teak beds and rich wooden furniture, stylish poly rattan outdoor furniture and a huge leather sofa, complimented by Thai silks and artwork throughout.
The large main living room, with ample seating to relax and watch the 50″ flat screen television with DVD player (with selection of movies) and cable TV with over 30 channels, plus an iPod docking station. Alternatively you can relax and sit or dine outside on the under-cover balcony, taking in the valley views. The stunning dining table seats 12 guests and offers al fresco dining all year round.
The fully fitted luxury western style kitchen is fully equipped to meet all your needs, with its own comfortable Thai sitting area to relax in while meals are being prepared.
Outside there is a large sun terrace and landscaped gardens, complete with sun beds to soak up the sun, leading to a 11 x 6m infinity edged pool and integral Jacuzzi. Adjacent to the swimming pool is the sala, containing another dining table for 8, plus ample additional seating, gas BBQ and fridge. This makes an ideal outside setting for evening BBQs and entertaining.
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The year is nearing its end, and now's a good opportunity to look at what happened throughout 2012 to the stocks you follow. If you know the important things a company achieved, as well as any challenges it failed to overcome, then you can make a better decision about whether it really deserves a spot in your portfolio.
Today, I'll look at IBM (NYSE: IBM ) . As the most influential member of the Dow Jones Industrials (DJINDICES: ^DJI ) because of its high per-share stock price, the pioneering technology leader has had more than 100 years of bringing innovative new products to business users and consumers. Along the way, though, it has had to reinvent itself numerous times to keep up with changing trends. Will IBM continue to stay nimble? Read on for more on what moved shares of IBM in 2012.
Stats on IBM
Year-to-date stock return
Market cap
$217 billion
Total revenue, trailing 12 months
$104.7 billion
Net income, trailing 12 months
$16.3 billion
1-year revenue growth
1-year earnings growth
Dividend yield
CAPS rating (out of 5)
Why has IBM risen slightly this year?
Many longtime investors know IBM as a pioneer in creating hardware. From electric typewriters and mainframes to PCs, IBM has been at the forefront of innovation for decades.
Yet 2012 is a great example of how IBM never lingers long enough in one niche to become completely dependent on it. As we saw yesterday, headwinds in PC demand have wrought havoc on PC-microprocessor specialist Intel (NASDAQ: INTC ) , leaving the company scurrying to find ways to promote PC-offshoots like Ultrabooks as well as gaining entry into the mobile-device market.
Rather than getting stuck in PCs, though, IBM has pushed outward in multiple directions for years. Most recently, it has made a commitment to "big data," looking to press forward into innovative markets such as cloud-computing storage solutions and data processing. Although rival Oracle (NYSE: ORCL ) as well as fellow Dow stocks Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO ) and Microsoft have followed in IBM's footsteps, they're largely behind IBM in terms of level of advancement.
Still, one reason IBM's stock is lagging behind the Dow's superior return is that its revenue has started to decline recently. In the third quarter, sales fell 5%. Yet with IBM's competitors also having a lot of trouble, IBM is holding up reasonably well, all told.
In the long run, IBM appears to remain on track to meet its roadmap goals of $20 per share earnings by 2015. In fact, if big tech can catch an updraft, IBM could easily see its shares soar from current levels.
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Porsche's 'King Looks to Expand Empire
CEO Wiedeking hints that by Porsche controlling VW, it could position itself to compete globally with Toyota
Like a mysterious sphinx guarding a secret, Porsche Chief Executive Wendelin Wiedeking has said almost nothing about Porsche's strategic plans for Volkswagen since he started building a 27.4% controlling stake in Europe's largest automaker in September, 2005. The dramatic move—a small, highly profitable Porsche buying control of wobbly Goliath VW, with its high cost base and meager earnings—provoked a firestorm of criticism and speculation. Why would the world's most profitable automaker sink billions into mass-market VW with its debilitating cost structure, strong unions, and weak profits?
On Dec. 6, as he presented Porsche's financial results at the annual-results press conference, Wiedeking finally offered a few clues—comparing Porsche's investment in Volkswagen to a clever chess move that stuns opponents: "We opened the game. Other players are either striking out against us or joining us in our moves—and now everybody not acquainted with the tactics we had carefully considered in advance is feeling nervous."
Taking on Toyota
Wiedeking, who now sits on Volkswagen's board, insists the investment in VW is strategic and long-term, and refused to reveal his next move. But he dropped a big hint, indicating that Volkswagen will be groomed to challenge Toyota (TM) head-to-head in global markets. "VW, with all its brands, is the only one with the potential to stand up to Toyota," said the 54-year-old engineer. "It means hard work. But we believe the potential (to do that) is there."
Those are bold words, given the three-year restructuring underway at Volkswagen. While Toyota consistently scores among the top in quality, cost structure, and profitability among automakers, VW is still down at the opposite end of the scale in all three. And a management shakeup underway at Volkswagen that could prompt the departure of turnaround ace Wolfgang Bernhard could stall its resurrection. "The problem at Volkswagen is its high cost structure," says David Cole, chairman at the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Wiedeking has faced down skepticism about his ability and his strategy moves at Porsche ever since he took control of the near-bankrupt sportscar maker in 1993. It took the CEO only five years to transform struggling Porsche into the world's most profitable automaker, starting with only one model, the 911, and adding two more—the lower-priced Boxster and the high-performance Cayenne SUV.
The Wiedeking Touch
Many feared a Porsche SUV would dilute the brand and might even flop. But the three high-performance Cayenne variants, which started at 250 horsepower and ranged up to 450, were hugely successful, helping push total vehicle sales to 96,794 this year (see BusinessWeek.com, 12/06/06, "Porsche Unveils All New Cayenne"). Wiedeking has also shown skill in churning out a steady stream of new hit derivatives while timing new launches impeccably to take up the slack from aging models. That's helped Porsche earn steady profits and avoid the aging-model syndrome—despite its limited range of models.
For those expecting Wiedeking to stumble, it's been a long wait. Porsche has ranked as the global automotive profit kingpin for nine years running, and Wiedeking has steadily surpassed his own records each year. Pre-tax profit for the fiscal year ended July 31 of this year soared 70%, to $2.8 billion, as revenues rose 10.6%, to $9.7 billion. "Fourteen years ago, Porsche was not worth anything either. No one would have believed that Porsche's shares would go from 19 euros to 900," says Wiedeking, when asked to explain how a struggling VW can possibly challenge world-beating Toyota.
Natural Partners
If there's one ace that Wiedeking holds in speeding change at VW, it's his deep familiarity with Toyota's lean-production and continual improvement methods.
During the mid-1990s, Wiedeking turned to Toyota for help in retooling Porsche's inefficient manufacturing, sending planeloads of managers to its Japanese plants and hiring Toyota managers to train workers in Zuffenhausen, near Stuttgart.
The gambit helped Wiedeking reap huge improvements in productivity and quality at Porsche. In the 2006 initial quality ranking by J.D. Power, Porsche ranks No. 1—a feat German rivals BMW and Mercedes haven't yet achieved. (J.D. Power is owned by McGraw-Hill (MHP), which also owns BusinessWeek and BusinessWeek.com.) Porsche's 2006 profit was so strong the company distributed a $4,655 bonus to each of its 8,300 employees. And for the fiscal year ending 2007, Wiedeking is targeting ambitious productivity gains of 8% to 10%. "Even if we are in great shape today, we need to improve and pull all the levers. This means stress for us and our employees—but it's the only way to stay on top," says Wiedeking.
So far, shareholders can hardly complain about Porsche's investment in VW. Shares in Volkswagen—which are traded on Germany's Deutsche-Börse—have doubled in the year since Porsche started building its stake. The $5 billion-plus investment is worth $1.3 billion more today than a year ago.
While cynics surmise Porsche is mainly angling at VW's crown jewels—Audi and Bentley—Wiedeking insists it needs Volkswagen as a long-term industrial partner. Porsche co-developed the Cayenne with Volkswagen, sharing parts, production, and development costs. And the body for Porsche's forth model, the Panamera, a four-door coupe, will be assembled at Volkswagen's Hanover plant and finished at Porsche's Leipzig factory. The joint development and outsourced production helps fuel Porsche's profits by keeping its fixed costs and capital investments low.
Keeping Control
Porsche also took a controlling stake to ensure VW does not fall into the hands of financial investors or rivals when the German law limiting shareholders' voting rights to 20% is struck down by the European Court of Justice—a move expected in 2007. Wiedeking's boss and Porsche Chairman Ferdinand Piech, grandson of founder Ferdinand "Ferry" Porsche and chairman at Volkswagen, was also keen to stave off a hostile bid. "We have come out of our warm comfort zone and are now consciously playing by the rules of another league," says Wiedeking. "Without doubt, this involves risks. But it also opens up opportunities," he says.
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Ticket sales for the 2013 NIT Tournament have skyrocketed following today's announcement that the entire 32-team, two-week tournament will be contested inside a delicious Doritos taco.
"We are very pleased about the public's reception to the new NIT Doritos Locos Tournament Supreme," said C.M. Newton, chair of the NIT Selection Committee. "Tickets were sold out for every game within five minutes and fans are already lined up outside of the venues to get some Nacho Cheese and Cool Ranch basketball."
Newton says details are still being ironed out on exactly how the tournament will be wrapped in a Doritos taco, but said the primary goal of creating excitement about the tournament for the first time in decades has been achieved.
"Do we put a giant taco over each gym? Do we make the players wear Doritos taco uniforms? Is the ball coated with a taco shell?" said Newton. "Who knows. We have a few hours to decide."
Tournament organizers say it's most likely each player will be placed inside a six-foot Doritos taco and asked to not sweat during the game so as to not to make the taco wet and fall apart. Officials also announced the NIT Tournament championship trophy would be replaced. In its place, a Taco Bell Party Pack of 12 Doritos Locos Tacos will be awarded.
"This is a tough decision," said Tom Crean, head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers. "We have the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, but the NIT is giving out Doritos Locos Tacos to the champion. We may just decide to switch tournaments."


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The rumors are continuing: Radar Online now reports that Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds have been spending more time together besides partying on New Year's Eve. They've reportedly been making "top secret getaways" to Sandra's home in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
They've denied they're dating, but a source with knowledge of the situation tells us exclusively that the two "are very much dating, and trying to keep a low profile."
I'm not trying to suggest anything happened while they were filming 'The Proposal,' but they did seem to be genuine friends on the red carpet, didn't they?
Pop Eater reports that not only are Sandra and Ryan dating, but Ryan's ex, Scarlett Johansson, is none too happy about it.
"Scarlett is a deeply private person, who during her entire marriage was only ever seen and photographed with her husband a handful of times," a friend of the actress tells me. "Now, less than a month after they split that fool has gone and got himself photographed with [with Bullock] on New Year's Eve of all days. Of course she is devastated.
"Even if they are not a couple yet, this is very awkward for Scarlett. She too thinks of Sandy as a friend and hates the thought that Sandy is on team Ryan after the breakup, that is if she isn't already his girlfriend," an insider tells me.
I don't know if all this is true, but it's always tough to see an ex move on. And guys do seems to go for the whole "rebound relationship" thing more than women, don't you think?
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Modern City Apartment with Parking
숙박 가능인원4
침실 수2
면적82 m²
Floor No.9(with elevator)
- 가족 / 아이들과 친근함
- 인터넷
- 부엌
- 세탁기 / 건조기
- 주차
- 온수 욕조
- 엘레베이터
|Roger de flor, 7550201 Santiago, 칠레
Two bedrooms comfortably sleep 4 people. The first is a master bedroom with a double bed, flat-screen TV and en suite bathroom, while the 2nd bedroom has a double bed and a bedside table. A city view is available from each bedroom. A sofa bed sleeps and extra person in the living room.
The bright and area living room has a colourful decor and includes a dining table and access to the balcony. Home cooked meals can be prepared in the well-stocked kitchen. Laundry facilities, Wi-Fi, satellite TV and unlimited local calls are also provided.
Walk for one block to the El Golf Subway Station. Public buses and 24-hour taxi service also serve the area. The surrounding streets are also home to 3 large shopping centres, supermarkets, restaurants pharmacies and a park.
|Weekly rate for up to 4 guests
|842243 ₩
|Monthly rate for up to 4 guests
|3609612 ₩
|4 명 이상시 가격
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A very nice flat with lots of space, fully equipped and in an excellent location. Nearby you will find lots of restaurants, bars as well as money exchange locations and shopping opportunities. The kitchen is very well equipped and the terrace is enough to enjoy a hot summer evening!
I would recommend this apartment to everyone who will travel to Santiago. All the process went very smoothly without any kind of situations.
Thanks Andres!
Andres is a perfect host. He and his team are very friendly, always reachable, and give quick respose in case of any needs. The appartments are very clean, modern equiped, in good locations of Santiago, and have a breathtaking view. We will come again.
Thank you very much, Andreas
Wonderful appartement with a wonderful view to Santiago.Not far from the innercity.
Everything perfecly organized.
Andres' apartment was a great place for a couple to stay. Besides being conveniently located, it is very functional and has everything you want. So, we enjoyed it a lot and highly recommend it to other travelers. Not less important, Andres took excellent care of us, driving us from and to the airport directly to the apartment and offering expert advice on many touristic activities in the Santiago area and even Chile itself. Having met Andres and stayed in his apartment made our Santiago trip even more pleasant at an excellent cost-benefit ratio!
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Nettes, vollkommen hinreichendes Apartment in hervorragender zentraler Lage.
Apartamento aconchegante, igual as fotos, bem cuidado.
Recomendo a todos.
Hemos tenido algunos problemas porque el edifício era nuevo y algunas cosas no estaban arregladas, como internet, tv y telefono, y también el agua caliente. Sin embargo, el departamento era muy hermoso, limpio, excelente. Nos quedamos também sin la piscina, academia y lavandería. Lo que passa es que Andres por todo el momento estaba nos ayudando em todo lo que podia hacer hasta que se instaló la tv, la internet y el telefono. La academia y la piscina no se pudo resolver, porque no se entregaran em el nuevo edifício. Asi mismo, Andres depues nos movió para su otro departamento donde habia piscina e academia. Hoy, creo que el departamento ya estea todo funcional. Lo que importa aqui es que estubimos com uma persona correcta que intento ayudarnos para intentar hacer mejor nuestro hospedaje. E eso es el principal: uma persona de buenafe, honesta y siempre pronta para auydarnos! A veces eso se pasa en los viajes, y lo mejor lo encontramos: alguién que se puso a ayudar en todo!
Cuando volvemos a Chile, Santiago, sin dudas buscaremos el mismo departamento, ahora, lo creo, totalmente funcional.
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BOSTON – Two bombs exploded in the crowded streets near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday, killing three people and injuring more than 130 in a bloody scene of shattered glass and severed limbs that raised alarms that terrorists might have struck again in the U.S.
A White House official speaking on condition of anonymity because the investigation was still unfolding said the attack was being treated as an act of terrorism.
President Barack Obama vowed that those responsible will "feel the full weight of justice."
A senior U.S. intelligence official said two other bombs were found near the end of the 26.2-mile course in what appeared to be a well-coordinated attack.
The fiery twin blasts took place about 10 seconds and about 100 yards apart, knocking spectators and at least one runner off their feet, shattering windows and sending dense plumes of smoke rising over the street and through the fluttering national flags lining the course. Blood stained the pavement, and huge shards were missing from window panes as high as three stories.
"They just started bringing people in with no limbs," said runner Tim Davey of Richmond, Va. He said he and his wife, Lisa, tried to keep their children's eyes shielded from the gruesome scene inside a medical tent that had been set up to care for fatigued runners, but "they saw a lot."
"They just kept filling up with more and more casualties," Lisa Davey said. "Most everybody was conscious. They were very dazed."
Authorities shed no light on a motive or who may have carried out the bombings, and police said they had no suspects in custody. Authorities in Washington said there was no immediate claim of responsibility. The FBI took charge of the investigation.
Police said three people were killed. Hospitals reported at least 134 injured, at least 15 of them critically. The victims' injuries included broken bones, shrapnel wounds and ruptured eardrums.
At Massachusetts General Hospital, Alisdair Conn, chief of emergency services, said: "This is something I've never seen in my 25 years here … this amount of carnage in the civilian population. This is what we expect from war."
Some 23,000 runners took part in the race, one of the world's oldest and most prestigious marathons.
One of Boston's biggest annual events, the race winds up near Copley Square, not far from the landmark Prudential Center and the Boston Public Library. It is held on Patriots Day, which commemorates the first battles of the American Revolution, at Concord and Lexington in 1775.
Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis asked people to stay indoors or go back to their hotel rooms and avoid crowds as bomb squads methodically checked parcels and bags left along the race route. He said investigators didn't know whether the bombs were hidden in mailboxes or trash cans.
He said authorities had received "no specific intelligence that anything was going to happen" at the race.
The Federal Aviation Administration barred low-flying aircraft within 3.5 miles of the site.
"We still don't know who did this or why," Obama said at the White House, adding, "Make no mistake: We will get to the bottom of this."
With scant official information to guide them, members of Congress said there was little or no doubt it was an act of terrorism.
"We just don't know whether it's foreign or domestic," said Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security.
A few miles away from the finish line and around the same time, a fire broke out at the John F. Kennedy Library. The police commissioner said that it may have been caused by an incendiary device and that it was not clear whether it was related to the bombings.
The first explosion occurred on the north side of Boylston Street, just before the finish line.
When the second bomb went off, the spectators' cheers turned to screams. As sirens blared, emergency workers and National Guardsmen who had been assigned to the race for crowd control began climbing over and tearing down temporary fences to get to the blast site.
The bombings occurred about four hours into the race and two hours after the men's winner crossed the line. By that point, more than 17,000 of the runners had finished the race but thousands more were still running.
The attack may have been timed for maximum carnage: The four-hour mark is typically a crowded time near the finish line because of the slow-but-steady recreational runners completing the race and because of all the relatives and friends clustered around to cheer them on.
The senior U.S. intelligence official said the two other explosive devices found nearby were being dismantled.
Runners in the medical tent for treatment of dehydration or other race-related ills were pushed out to make room for victims of the bombing.
Roupen Bastajian, a state trooper from Smithfield, R.I., had just finished the race when he heard the blasts.
"I started running toward the blast. And there were people all over the floor," he said. "We started grabbing tourniquets and started tying legs. A lot of people amputated. … At least 25 to 30 people have at least one leg missing, or an ankle missing, or two legs missing."


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Author: Tank222287
Date: Sep 25, 06 at 4:54pm (PST)
Subject: Yu-Gi-Oh
hey guys
i need help on yu-gi-oh world championship tournament 2004.
is it possible to face Kaiba in this game if so please tell me how!!!
Author: Touzokuou
Date: Oct 11, 06 at 12:07pm (PST)
Subject: re: Yu-Gi-Oh
Yes, it is possible. You get to face Kaiba at the fifth level...Where are you at right now (which opponents)?
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Date: Jan 15, 11 at 4:52pm (PST)
Subject: re: Yu-Gi-Oh
Level 2 Minimum Requirement: Beat Tea Gardner, Tristan Taylor, Ryou Bakura, Trusdale, and Yugi Muto 3 times each and meet a requirement for each character.
Level 2 Duelists
o Rex Raptor: Collect X amount of Blue Eyes White Dragon set
o Espa Roba: Collect X amount of Red Eyes Black Dragon set
o Weevil Underwood: Collect X amount of Black Skull Dragon set
o Bonz -Bonz: Collect X amount of Barrel Dragon set
o Mako Tsunami: Mako - collect X amount of Black Luster Soldier set
* Level 3 Minimum Requirements: Beat Rex Raptor, Espa Roba, Weevil Underwood, Bonz, and Mako Tsunami 5 times each and meet a requirement for each character.
Lv 3 Duelists
o Mai Valentine: Have no Harpie Feather Dusters in your deck, AND have a harpie lady in your trunk.
o Bandit Keith: Have a Barrel Dragon in trunk
o Joey Wheeler: Have a Jinzo in trunk
o Maximillion Pegasus: have Toon world, Blue-Eyes Toon Dragon and Toon Summoned Skull in trunk
* Level 4 (Ghouls) Minimum Requirements: Beat Mai Valentine, Bandit Keith, Joey Wheeler, and Maximillion Pegasus 7 times each and meet a requirement for each character.
Level 4 (Ghouls)
Choosing This character will make you fight one of the ghouls at random, also, beat Marik Ishtar once and "ghouls" will disappear and be replaced by each Ghoul so you can now choose which to fight.
Level 4 (Ghouls) Duelists
o Arkana
o Rare Hunter
o Umbra & Lumis
o Strings
o Odion
* Level 5 (Marik Ishtar) requirement: Defeat Rare Hunter, Arkana, Odion, Strings, and Umbra/Lumis (from the "ghouls" character option) once each.
Author: Kent
Date: Jan 15, 11 at 8:18pm (PST)
Subject: re: Yu-Gi-Oh
Ohai 4 year old thread.
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Along with games from the collections, the Museum staff enlisted help from the Game Room Guys of Belmont, which provided vintage pinball games for viewing such as The Champ from 1940 and Power Play from 1978. The Game Room Guys also loaned the Museum arcade games so a mini-arcade could be set up in the Museum's Circle Theatre. Games such as Tron: Legacy, Ms. Pacman, Marvel vs. Capcom, Donkey Kong, the shooting game Point Blank, and more have been set to "free play" mode for everyone to enjoy.
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Over the past year, The University of Southern Mississippi has dedicated time and effort to further developing its online degree programs. These efforts have paid off with Affordable Colleges Online (ACO) recognizing Southern Miss as the best in the United States for its ability to bring academic excellence to online students with a more manageable price tag.
Online at Southern Miss offers academically rigorous, quality online degree programs that include support for students, even though they are not physically on campus.
John Cox has experienced nearly four decades' worth of University of Southern Mississippi homecomings, the majority of them in the radio broadcast booth as the "Voice of the Golden Eagles."
And before prepping to call the Oct. 29 USM-Marshall football game, Cox has another important duty to fulfill earlier in the day – serving as grand marshal for the school's annual homecoming parade, which begins at 11 a.m. at Midtown Market on Hardy Street and travels to the main entrance of the Hattiesburg campus.
The University of Southern Mississippi's Office of University Communications has earned the Southern Public Relations Federation's (SPRF) William A. Taylor Best of Show Award for its "My Southern Miss Story"" campaign as part of a strategy to recruit new students utilizing advertising.
Select faculty at The University of Southern Mississippi are currently participating in a national development initiative designed to dramatically expand the use of evidence-based teaching practices shown to promote college student completion and success.
The University of Southern Mississippi Department of History, through sponsorship from the Mississippi Humanities Council, is hosting an instructional workshop on National History Day in Mississippi on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 10-11:30 a.m. at the William Winter Building Orientation Room in downtown Jackson. This free workshop, financially assisted by the National Endowment for the Humanities through the Mississippi Humanities Council, is designed for high school and middle school teachers, students and parents, as well as homeschooling parents of middle and high school aged children.
The Department of Interdisciplinary Studies at The University of Southern Mississippi will host "How do bodies perform?", a performance and respondent event from the Fleshed Out: The Body Politic series, Thursday, Oct. 27 at the University's Gulf Park campus in Long Beach.
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Student Government Association President Caroline Bradley wants to leave behind a legacy of service at Southern Miss.
Read Hendon, associate director of the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, abandoned his career track in banking for a greater love -- marine science.
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KALAMAZOO -- Monday was a good night for frugality at the Kalamazoo Township Board of Trustees, which found two ways to save money by agreeing to contracts for services.
Signing contracts with AT&T for telephone service for fire department dispatch and with Best Way Disposal for trash pickup more than cut expenses in half from a year ago.
Township Board members learned the cost of fire dispatch analog phone service this past year was $790 per month, but the bill will be reduced significantly by signing a three-year contract with AT&T.
Fire Chief Dave Obreiter told board members that with the three-year pact, "We can get state pricing (advantages) down to $148 a month. The service is analog, but it still meets our needs."
The chief estimated annual savings will be $7,704.
It was noted later at the board meeting the township now pays $4,997.36 for trash hauling services for five township locations, using Republic Services for four sites and Best Way for one.
However, after taking bids from three services, Best Way's came in lowest at $2,661 for a year and $221.75 per month, with a promise that the price would not be increased by more than 3 percent the following year. The other two higher bids were from Republic and Waste Management. The latter service also mentioned the possibility of additional fuel and environmental fees.
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So Fox Sports hired a comedian to go to the USC campus and make fun of "All American" Asian students in a video welcoming Utah and Colorado to the Pac 12:
You're already thinking everything I could possibly say about this one, which makes it that much worse that it actually emerged from an editorial process at Fox Sports. Fox has now apologized and pulled the video from its website after The Daily Camera reported on it.
This is one of the most overtly racist things I've seen from the Murdoch media—and that's saying something.
Heads should roll.
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GSK Sacks Chinese R&D Chief Over 'Misrepresented' Data
GSK has fired its Chinese research chief over 'misrepresented data' in a 2010 Nature Medicine paper.
Asian Scientist Newsroom | June 18, 2013 | Academia
AsianScientist (Jun. 17, 2013) - GlaxoSmithKline has fired its Chinese research chief over a 2010 Nature Medicine paper from its Research and Development Center in Shanghai, China.
The paper, led by Jingwu Zhang at the Shanghai research center, described the role of the signalling molecule interleukin-7 (IL-7) on a subset of T cells, known as T helper 17 (TH17) cells, in helping cells from multiple sclerosis (MS) patients to multiply. The finding was supported by related studies suggesting that genetic differences in IL-7 receptors could place individuals at risk to developing MS.
Concerns regarding the data arose in early June, when the company began investigating the research behind the publication. GSK has since requested that Nature Medicine retract the 2010 paper, as the experiments conducted at Baylor College of Medicine in Texas were not conducted on blood cells donated by MS patients, but rather, using normal, healthy donor samples from its Shanghai center, or in some cases, undocumented sources.
In a statement from GSK regarding the study, the company said:
"The integrity of our research is critical to our work and when these allegations came to light we immediately contacted the journal to tell them that we were taking the charges seriously and would be investigating thoroughly. Regretfully, our investigation has established that certain data in the paper were indeed misrepresented. We've shared our conclusion that the paper should be retracted and are in the process of asking all of the authors to sign a statement to that effect, according to Nature Medicine's procedure."
Aside from the sacking of Jingwu Zhang, the second researcher who resigned was identified by a Nature blog, Spoonful of Medicine, as the paper's first author, Xuebin Liu.
"We have taken action in response to these findings, which we have shared with our employees. One individual has been dismissed from GSK; a second has submitted his resignation and three others have been placed on administrative leave, pending a final review," said the GSK statement.
According to the blog, Juan Carlos López, editor-in-chief of Nature Medicine, said that it is the journal's policy on retraction that all authors on a given paper provide signed consent.
"If some authors do not agree to retract, we can run a retraction signed by just a subset of co-authors," López said. "If the authors do not want to retract, but their home institution wants the study retracted, we would retract the study, stating the rationale behind the decision."
Spoonful of Medicine was able to contact Zhang, who denied any wrongdoing.
"I must say I'm very disappointed for several reasons. One is that I was never involved in any data fabrication," Zhang told the blog. "I'm not saying I'm free of any responsibility," Zhang added. "I'm a senior author. For that I should accept certain responsibility as the corresponding author, but not as currently accused."
First author Liu told the blog that a drafting error led the figure in question to be wrongly represented. Liu told the blog that "all the data is real, but the data comes from healthy individuals" and that he can repeat the data in question "in any lab, at any time".
"At that time we had a little bit of rush," said Liu. "I didn't realize we should switch the description back to the normal human subjects."
The article can be found at: Liu X et al. (2013) Crucial role of interleukin-7 in T helper type 17 survival and expansion in autoimmune disease.
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Vincent Smothers, the man accused of killing a Detroit police sergeant's wife and others for money, is being treated at a local hospital after he was found hanging in his Wayne County Jail cell on Saturday morning.
Smothers' condition is unknown, according to WWJ.
The 28-year-old man is facing 13 counts of first-degree murder, including the December 2007 shooting death of Rose Cobb, according to WWJ. Smothers told police that he was hired by Cobb's husband, David Cobb, to murder the woman.
Smothers allegedly told police in a 2008 confession that, "I don't have a profession. I kill people for money." He claims to have made $60,000 in two years as a hit man.
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A post on Defamer today echoes the old idea that no matter how your name gets news, it can also get you ratings on the TV or at the box office. Examples; "The Late Show" viewership is up 4% from last year, despite David Letterman's apparent transgressions. And "This Is It," the Michael Jackson 'concert film,' made $21 Million in the US and $101 Million world-wide over the weekend, setting it on the course to be the highest-grossing of its kind in history.
I've often wondered if celebrities--specifically musicians--have sometimes garnered record sales with scandal. Or perhaps more cynically, if said musicians' handlers, like publicists, record companies, or other entities that stand to gain from their continued presence in the public eye, create negative headlines to realize the dollar signs dancing in their heads.
The history of rock stars penchant for behaving badly is well-documented, in fact, it's arguably part of the definition of 'rock star.' And don't get me wrong--I'm not suggesting that Michael Jackson planned his own death to make Sony some money. Though I'm not above wondering--even if it's just for fun--about the timing of Letterman's scandal, what with Leno starting up his new show and Conan moving. This is not about Letterman and Jackson per se; they're an entry point to a discussion.
Is it possible we have we reached a new fever pitch of public relations, where up is actually down and down is actually up? Where money-wise, it doesn't matter if you're Bono handing out vaccinations to kids in Africa or Britney showing off her naughty bits? Lady GaGa might be mannish, Kanye was definitely drunk, and on and on. Balloon boy's very ill-advised parents struck me as an interesting example of people so desperate to make headlines they were willing to be incredibly irresponsible in the process. But considering the way celebrities often act for the cameras, I wonder if we're in a new era, where unless you're someone whose job ostensibly includes acting with integrity, you need to worry about being famous first and being respectfully famous somewhere far down the line. Am I stating the obvious, reaching for straws, or talking about a seismic shift in the nature of celebrity? As a spectator, do you even care?