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Tracking Company Webcasts
by Cara Scatizzi
The Internet has given investors numerous resources for security research. More and more companies are offering webcastson-line broadcastsof shareholder meetings, quarterly and annual earnings releases, company announcements, press releases and much more. The advantage to investors is the added benefit of transparencyhaving access to upper level managements concerns, forecasts and opinions allows investors to get a clearer picture of where the company may be headed.
A handful of Web sites organize all of these conference calls, broadcasts and media resources in easy-to-navigate sites. Key features from sites of this kind include a calendar with upcoming, live and archived events; the ability to monitor specific companies; and E-mail alerts. Some sites have video capabilities, multiple media player choices and search engines to easily locate the event you are looking for. All but one site mentioned here offers the services for free.
BestCalls.com acts like a TV Guide for conference call webcasts. A list of upcoming calls on the homepage details the company name, ticker, date and time of the call, whether or not it is live or a replay, and the type of call. Also on the home page is a list of recent archived calls with any relevant data and a link to listen.
Only CallTracker subscribers have access to the calls. The calls are played via RealPlayer or Windows Media Player. You can also purchase transcripts of the calls for $49 each. Non-subscribers can search the site for calls via ticker symbol or company name. Archived and upcoming calls are organized with links to each call.
A subscription to CallTracker costs $49.95 per year.
Earnings.com is powered by Thomson StreetEvents, a division of Thomson Financial. The sites Events Calendar lists webcasts, earnings releases, conference calls, stock splits, IPOs, dividends and economic events. Each day, a short list of highlighted events is shown for each category.
You can search the site by date, then event type or by company name. Each list is in alphabetical order by company name with related data displayed. Webcast lists show the ticker symbol and company name, event title, the time of the release, a link to listen to the webcast and a link to download a PDF file that contains a transcript and a brief of the webcast. Each transcript or brief costs $49. To purchase both, you pay $79. Transcripts and briefs are not available for all webcasts.
All webcasts are provided for free and are played via a media player through the site. Clicking on the company name links you to a list of upcoming and archived events for that company. The site also offers a list of upcoming and archived earnings releases with estimates, actual earnings and comparison numbers. Stock splits and dividend payments are also tracked and archived on the site.
Investor Calendar
Investor Calendar is powered by Vcall, a webcaster of official investor relations events. The site offers free access to live and archived corporate communications including earnings conference calls, analyst conference calls, shareholder meetings, merger announcements, industry forums, IPO roadshows, press conferences and product announcements.
The sites homepage organizes webcasts by date, then time.
The Calendar section of the site lists upcoming calls for the day, week or month, based on your preference. Clicking on a company name will link to the call information. The date and time of the upcoming or archived call is listed and there is a link to listen via Windows Media Player or Real Audio. You can also read any press releases regarding the call, if available. In addition, a short company summary is provided along with a link to recent earnings data including estimates, actual earnings and comparison numbers.
Investor Calendar can alert you via E-mail about upcoming calls for specified companies. Select calls and webcasts are made available through podcasts and file downloads for on-demand playback. Once a podcast is downloaded you can listen to it via various media players, many of which are free, and you can add it to your portable media player.


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Hi all,
We are trying to install LabVIEW 8.6.1 on a Redhat Enterprise 6 64bit distrib (Linux header is 2.6.32).
After having installed 32bit libraries that may be needed by LabVIEW, we started LabVIEW installation (without VISA nor GPIB) - successfully...
But on LabVIEW startup, we got an error : "Abort (core dumped)" - without details. See core dump enclosed...
We tried several solutions seen in different forums, without success (tune2fs, libOSMesa, reinstalling labview, .... )
Now we are a bit stuck, since the error message is not very detailled... Someone encountered such difficulties on linux 64bit ?
Thank you for your support and advices !
I'm going to look into this. LabVIEW 2011 was the first release to officially support RHEL6. Is there a specific reason that you are using 8.6.1?
Randy Hoskin
Hello Randy,
Thank you for your answer, we were not aware that LV2011 was the first release to support RHEL6...
We have to use LV8.6.1 because it's one of our customer needs ...
I tried to reproduce your issue, but I was unsuccessful. It is possible that we have a difference in packages. I have attached the output of "rpm -qa" to this post. Do a dif against yours and see what I might have that you do not.
I tried to install or uninstall packages so that my config matches best yours. Now only a few minor package differ from the 2 configs (*-devel, emacs, alsa, gimp ...).
Then I reinstalled LabVIEW, but I still have the same error message...
Enclosed 3 files :
- the list of package I had at first
- the list of package I have now to match your config.
- the new core dump I have (looks like pretty the same as the previous one)
My next question is what kind of machine is this? How new is it, what processor does it have, and how much memory? It could be that we have an issue with CPU information and an old library.
We have a quite new machine, 12 CPU (Intel Xeon X5660 @ 2.8 Ghz), 11.6 Go RAM.
It is possible that it might be the machine, but we are not sure. Do you have a copy of LabVIEW 2011? If so, can you try and in stall it and launch (required a couple of extra packages to be installed for me) and see if it reports the same error? If it does, then it may be that the CPU Information DLL we have needs to be updated. If 2011 launches fine, then it is probably a different issue.
Hello Randy,
We tried to install LV2011 but had some problems :
1) during installation : a database error (see LV2011_install_error.txt)
2) while launching : another error and a core dump (see LV2011_launch_error.txt)
We only installed a new package (libXinerama.i686) for labview to run. Is there other packages to install (see rpm_list)?
thank you
I'm not sure on error 1. I was unable to reproduce that. In the end, it means that LabVIEW will just run really, really slow. Have you tried reinstalling to see if the error does not happen the second time? Since this is a fresh install of LabVIEW, you should be able to rename /usr/local/natinst/LabVIEW 2012VIObjCache/lv2011corecache.vidb to VIObjCache/objFileDB.vidb. This will in the end solve this issue.
For error 2, this sounds like a localization issue. What is you locale set as (run 'locale')? Mine is the following:
~]$ locale
ok, we tried to run the locale command as Randy advised us above, but there was an error running that command, that we couldn't solve...
So we decided to retry installing LV on a brand new installation of RHEL6.
We added packages from Randy's rpm_list file, and another one (zlib-1.2.3-25.el6.i686) that was missing to install LV.
Everything worked ok, and we launched LV with success. The list of needed package is enclosed (some of them may be unuseful, but in doubt...)
Thank you Randy for the support.
Was this a new machine or the same machine? I'm just currious. Thanks.
And you are very welcome for the support. I'm glad to know things are working for you. There is an issue with building executables and then running them with versions before LabVIEW 2011 because of SELinux issues. To resolve this issue, run as root:
execstack -s /usr/local/lv86/AppLibs/lvapp.lib
Glad I could be of service.
Randy Hoskin
That was the same machine, with RHEL6 reinstalled from scratch.
Maybe there was a bad install of something. I guess that happens from time to time. Glad everything is working and thanks for answering my questions as well.


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Of all the cliches in sports, the phrase, "this reminds us what is most important,'' can be either the most genuine or most hollow.
As often as not, it is an emotional makeup call, an apology for treating an 0-for-12 slump as a full-blown crisis and ignoring which family member could use our attention or help.
But as Ryan Westmoreland faces the greatest challenge of his life, it can at least be said that the team which owns his rights does not wait until moments like these to get human.
Westmoreland, 19, is one of Boston's brighest prospects. The outfielder will undergo brain surgery Tuesday, a development that stunned the Red Sox at spring training in Fort Myers.
This sobering event led Jon Lester to say that at least, the team that signed him has a track record of providing the best resources and the best emotional support possible under the circumstances.
That alone does not guarantee success and recovery for Westmoreland. So, as Red Sox fans did with Lester's return from cancer, they should offer any prayers then can.
Lester's first-hand comments, though, speak well of a baseball organization that is run like a business, but is run by human beings.
When Dustin Pedroia's wife was dealing with a stressful pregnancy, the club practically ordered its All-Star second baseman to go home for a couple of days.
When Jason Varitek's father was ailing, the catcher took a family leave from spring training.
Even manager Terry Francona has been allowed a break for what's important, a graduation for one of his kids.
Old-timers often mistake such an approach for coddling. In the old days, the ballclub and the job came first, no matter what was going on in the real world.
When people in the sport talk of the Red Sox as a "first-class organization,'' though, this is what they mean, as much or more than the money.
So, when a guy like Pedro Martinez says, "I want respect,'' what that essentially means is, "I want more money.''
Or, when a guy like Manny Ramirez takes advantage of his team's' efforts to do right by hm, we can see through his song and dance, eventually.
A couple of years ago, Dwight Evans spoke in Springfield about current Red Sox management, particularly the John Henry-lead ownership group.
"They get it. They know what the fans want. They know what the players want,'' said Evans, who went on to say he wished he could have played for such people.
Such an approach, when practiced with sincerity, is not wheeled out only in times of emergencies like the Westmoreland case.
Nor should it be taken for granted. Tom Yawkey could be extraordinarily generous, but he worked in a time when the owners controlled the purse strings.
There is a far greater temptation today for owners to look at monstrous costs and treat all its players, from the stars to the minors leaguers, as property that is (or might someday be) expensive.
The team was subsequently owned by the Jean R. Yawkey Trust and administered by John Harrington, a sometimes awkward operation that was perceived as nit-picky on issues that drove a wedge between the players and the top brass.
The absence of such an institutional rift today is directly related to Red Sox management's willingness to keep in mind that the athletes they employ are human beings wiith issues and problems, too.
The club's caring nature will not guarantee Westmoreland's health, though we can be sure he will be given access to the best possible medical support, and not just because he's an unusually gifted prospect.
This is the way Red Sox management has conducted its affairs - with stars, lesser lights, minor leaguers, staff members, the community and former players, some of which had been aliented by former operators they felt didn't care.
If Westmoreland's case reminds some people of what is really important, the Red Sox don't need reminding because even on an everyday basis, they don't forget.
That may be of small comfort now, but as we all hope for a young man's recovery, any form of comfort is welcome, nonetheless.


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Okay, I am starting training for the Thanksgiving Half Marathon this week. (Because I need a little more on my plate.) No, seriously, it is a great feeling to achieve something like this, and I want to do it again.
You should do it with me. You don't have to train with me. But you can do it. You start out small. You can walk parts of it. Hell, you can walk the whole thing!
You have zero excuses. I mean, you have til Thanksfreakingiving to get ready for it! Who's with me?


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Manifesting World Enlightenment: Part 2
brought to you by The World Mind Society, and Matthew Webb
Any or all of this material may be used by any interested person or organization, for the purpose of spiritual and/or intellectual enlightenment. We ask that you mention the source of this material in your publication(s), (the World Mind Society, and Matthew Webb) so as to promote the mission of this organization.
When thoughts are replaced by silence in the mind, perception
arises. It is a part of the modern condition wherein the mind of humanity is
constantly overwhelmed, by a million considerations and thoughts. In acquiring
silence, the mind is enabled to get out of the way of spiritual progress, and in
so doing observes the Universal Consciousness of which we are composed. Silent
self awareness returns us to our natural state of being, and the natural state
has little to do with modern chaos. By calming the inner world, the Mastery of
personal Energy, well focused Awareness, and natural Intent
is progressively gained. Meditation shows us that these Universal Three compose
every aspect of nature and humanity. By recognizing the truth of self as
consciousness, we also perceive others as kindred souls. In calm perception we
understand nature as a source for spiritual regeneration. Such realization
causes the seeker of spiritual revelation to exclaim, "I AM THAT", in a
direct perception of the unity of self with the cosmos. Through self discovery,
the seeker becomes a Knower of Truth. Through the daily application of
Truth, the Knower becomes a conscious Creator. As self-aware creators we radiate
uplifting effects, as a beacon of light in the darkness of world illusion. The
self realized are a source for spiritual regeneration set in motion, everywhere
upon the globe.
In self knowledge then, we learn that our true identity is
soul. Soul is consciousness itself. In meditation or prayer, it is
also learned that we are a part of that which is called "God". God is
also Consciousness Itself. Thus, "soul", "God", and "consciousness"
are fundamentally synonymous terms. They all are aspects of Truth, deriving
their existence from the same universal basis. To Realize ones' self, God and
Nature, AS CONSCIOUSNESS, (I AM THAT) is thus a significant spiritual
event. Equally significant is to realize the exact nature of the consciousness
within and without. Very simply, Consciousness is composed of Intent,
Awareness and Energy, and each of these may be readily identified in the
self. Each is a concrete and practical element of self and universe, at its most
fundamental level. The energy within is sensed as that level of vitality and
strength flowing through the body, (also known as "chi" or "ki"). Awareness is
noticed as that agency of "seeingness" or "the watcher" behind all thoughts,
emotions and daily circumstance. It is "that which looks" through all of the
senses and yet is more than any one of them. Intent is seen as that aspect of
self that changes our course of action. This happens at the very second any
decision is made. When we understand the presence of these three within, our
ability to CREATE is increased beyond measure, since this trinity of
consciousness is the source of all Creation. Through the realization of self as
consciousness, we can consciously direct energy, and focus awareness into any
pattern desired, (visualization/thoughtform creation). We may also direct Intent
in such a way as to build enlightenment itself, and any other
progressive quality in life that we wish. In this way our thoughts, inspiration
and willpower are turned from the mundane focus of material gain, to the high
responsibilities and privileges of Cosmic Citizenship, as conscious beings. With
the truthful view of self as consciousness, we may transform the world to any
level of bliss, peace and enlightenment.
The practitioner is compelled by the very forces of evolution,
to carry on the work of creating a more enlightened self. As consciousness
expands, so too does the perceived need to improve the world condition. The
essential fact of Unity becomes not only an intellectual truth, but a felt
reality which one is compelled to address. The desire to improve the
consciousness of the World Mind, or collective consciousness of humanity,
becomes indistinguishable from the desire to raise personal or group
consciousness. To raise ones' self to new levels of love, clarity, energy and
Divine connection, is to become inevitably involved with the raising of world
consciousness as well. Fortunately, with the expansion of personal
consciousness, comes the enhanced ability to expand the consciousness of the
The power of the individual mind to directly contribute to the
condition of the world, increases cumulatively over time and progressive Intent.
Of particular usefulness is our Intention to Perpetually Raise our
consciousness, in order to become what is known as a spiritual "Master".
Through the Intent of spiritual gain, the Master gradually arises from the ranks
of those who imagine material goals to be the purpose of life. In so doing they
shed the light of Truth, on a world which would otherwise be plagued by the
shadows of self-destructive acquisition.
The Master knows the power that their thoughts have on other
body/minds. They know that when personal Awareness focuses on any given thing or
person, immediate shifts of energy and pattern begin to arise therein. They
understand that Intent is the determiner and shaper of our collective destiny,
one that is not written in stone, but which changes according to the applied
wisdom of the people.
As the individual evolves, personal Intent proceeds from the
arbitrary smallness of ego, to a spiritual force of world changing potential.
The force of the human spirit is then wielded for the sake of Divine and
Evolutionary Will, in the benefit of all nations. Through self awareness as
souls, we manifest a greater world through the instrumentality of the body.
Similarly, the mind also becomes the vehicle for soulic expression, and
therefore spiritual ministry, (the conveyance of Truth to others). This is
especially true of the soul that has fully realized its own nature, as
consciousness, while still in a physical body.
The soulic, or consciousness-oriented view of worldly events,
imparts deep and factual lessons upon the spiritually-minded. The truth that is
directly perceived by the soul, is known by every earnest seeker, natural person
and small child. This is the perspective of clarity and intuitive genius. It is
the spontaneous and natural love of innocence and purity of Intention. The
uncomplicated view of self-as-spirit, offers clear insight into the social
challenges of our day. From this clarified view we can easily see the nature of
the problems which face humanity. In clarity we also see the fundamental source
of human suffering. It is not difficult to perceive that the foremost cause of
world problems today, is the wholesale disregard of natural and spiritual laws.
The lack of honesty about what is true and life-affirmative is the modern bane.
In an imbalanced, collective focus upon materialism, society has forgotten the
fact that life is about spiritual progression. We are an indivisible part of the
process of evolution! Evolution is a spiritual progression! What we find today
instead of an evolutionary focus however, is grossly exaggerated material
accumulation. The quest for money above all other things, is carried out purely
for the sake of egotism. Such Intentions run contrary to what has been called
the "conscience", or in other words, the voice and knowledge of the soul. Our
souls know that spirituality and human evolution must go hand in hand. We must
evolve to survive, and to evolve we must adopt spiritual priorities as our
primary collective focus. The unnecessary accumulation of material things can
never satisfy. This fact must be reflected as a matter of lifestyle, and not
just political speeches or convenient application.
The main avenue for spiritual growth and all evolution,
is the expansion of consciousness. Through an applied knowledge of
consciousness, we contribute to the collective evolution of humanity, and not
just the self. Through meditation and the wise employment of Intent, we greatly
accelerate true progress by fulfilling the goals of natural law.
Our species is at a critical decision point between materialism and
spiritual evolution. Making this decision cannot be delayed indefinitely. The
time of the Great Transformation is at hand. We will either destroy
ourselves through our own misguided works, or we will align our spirits in
spiritual progress, and manifest a world of beauty and inspiration in the
Natural Divine.
We may achieve true fulfillment not through worldly travel, nor
monetary gain. Humanity already posseses the material means to prosper. We will
evolve into beings of great ability and wisdom, only through the expansion of
consciousness, not the revision of devices or ideologies. There can be no
lasting political solutions, for the current problems of the world. It is
not a revolution in governmental policy which is now needed. Our greatest need
as a species is not new political parties, social orders or technological
applications. The foundations of these will still be built upon the same
consciousness of selfish concern, if the inner focus of the public is not first
shifted. We will only reach the "Promised Land" through a change of our own
inner condition, which is itself the very creator of the outer world and
all social forms. Only through the expansion of consciousness can we
realistically hope to employ the wisdom necessary for right living, rather than
wanton destruction. Every state of consciousness is sustained by an underlying
Intent. Thus, every act is based upon a given motivation, which is its cause. It
is motive and cause we must address, not form and symptom. Our very survival as
a species depends on whether or not we recognize this distinction of
cause as contrasted to effect, (karma). The ultimate motive and
cause of all things, including human society and individual achievement, is
based squarely upon the INTENT employed every moment. Intent is the determiner
of how consciousness functions, and consciousness is the basis of all
manifestation. The raising of our consciousness or Intent, is therefore of
supreme importance to the survival and further evolution of our species.
Through the expansion of personal consciousness, there arises
the greater willingness to join our forces of creation with others, in mutual
good will. The love that arises within desires to be shared. The seed of the
fruits of clarity, has a drive to be planted in other minds. It may be said
then, that spiritual ministry is in large part simply the spontaneous desire to
propagate Truth, and for its own sake.
There are many different though complimentary aspects to
consciousness expansion. All of these are the existing parameters of
evolutionary growth, already held by Natural Law long before the arrival of Homo
Sapiens. These aspects can be reduced to the basic six Intentions which are
described by the Perpetual Raising and GM series, (see the WMS
Library at size=2>http://www.eoni.com/~visionquest). The six are
greater vibration, more crystallized clarity, higher
levels of energy, increased right alignment with
God/Soul/Nature, the expansion of positive Intent, and increased
right intent/action in the cultivation of stronger spiritual will.
Higher personal vibration lends itself to a harmony of
positive feelings, and collective co-creation. It is the flowing of sweet love
throughout all living and evolving beings. Greater clarity gives us the
ability to See Truth for what it is, and cut through the falsehoods of media and
cultural conditioning. It allows us to know the real cause behind the sufferings
and motives of our fellow human beings. Clarity results in an enhanced vision
into the laws of nature, and the solutions to which society may apply itself, to
cure the collective cancers of fear and political division. Higher energy
levels are experienced as we focus our psychic power not upon competitiveness,
but upon mutual upliftment. As we learn to share our psychic energies with each
other, they are greatly magnified and mutually empowered. In right
alignment with the soul, and with God and Nature, we stay in tune with the
designs of Cosmic origin. Cosmic designs will always be superior to human-made
laws. By staying in right alignment, we insure that the steps of change taken
together, are those which are of the highest evolutionary benefit for all. In
right action/Intent, we create those spiritual conditions of mutual
living most conducive to the true progress of our kind. This may also be called
the maintaining of spiritual will, and the drive to align with each other in the
spirit of mutual growth. In expansion is found a means through which
love, clarity and other useful Intentions, may be spread throughout the world to
inoculate the body of humanity, against the dis-ease of fear. These six
highlighted focuses above are the very essence of paradise re-gained, whereby we
may expand our personal and collective consciousness. They may all be employed
on a personal, group and worldwide basis.
Through the wise use of these six elements does the light of
Truth grow bright, throwing back the clouds of despair, and bringing the warmth
of a new age of enlightenment for our kind. This enlightenment will be unlike
anything ever known in the past 45 centuries. One person with this knowledge can
do much to bring about change, especially at the local level of home and
neighborhood. "Doing" in this context primarily involves the projection and
holding of consciousness raising intentions for others. Ten
minds in spiritual unison, (meditation/group mind) may redirect the
consciousness of an entire city into more uplifting states. One hundred
meditators through the combined force of their Intent may uplift a whole region,
whereas a thousand or more motivated spiritual practitioners, may well raise
world consciousness, like a great wave of relief upon a parched land.
Well-directed group mind force, (which employs the six Intentions above) is a
major key in the creation of a more evolved era for this planet. We can use this
force of mutual consciousness today, to unlock our true potentials, as self
aware centers of consciousness.
The WMS article entitled; "The Perpetual Raising"
discusses the Intentional formation of group minds, for this purpose of self,
group and world enlightenment. It emphasizes the potentials and practices
involved with the mutual use of Intent. Through such universal knowledge, we may
raise the level of consciousness of all those gathered together in spiritual
focus. In group meditation/prayer, each practitioner learns for themselves the
experiential benefits of group mind action. They learn the potentials of what an
Intentionally formed group mind can do, to change the psychic conditions of fear
and pain in the surrounding fields of consciousness.
Through unified field principles, (such as the resonance of
feeling and thought, person to person) psychic connectedness is a familiar fact
of everyday existence. However, it is fact of life we are "normally" not
consciously aware of, because of the influences of the present materialistic
culture. When this experiential knowledge arises fully in the individual, the
inspiration to act for the well being of group and world gains momentum. This
happens when we realize the considerable impact our thoughts, feelings and
states of consciousness have on others. Such psychic effects occur, each and
every time we socially interact. Even the thought of someone who is clear across
the world, renders psychic effects upon them that should not be underestimated.
With each effect we create in the consciousness of those surrounding us, there
is an underlying intent involved. Through the right use of such Intent, we can
reconnect our lives with the aims of Nature, Soul and God, taking up the work of
the Masters of all ages willingly, and with relish. There is no greater purpose
in life than this, nor any source of greater satisfaction and fulfillment.
Groups of practitioners may therefore meet, with the
specific aim of raising world consciousness. This practice is similar to the
process of group consciousness expansion, as described in The Perpetual
Raising. The employment of group Intent for this purpose, is not unlike
the Intent employed by a Master, (such as a Christ, Buddha or Lao Tzu) in the
improvement of the human condition. Through the combination of individual
Intents, the group mind principle of nature comes into play. It
renders the geometrically greater psychic effects of many minds in spiritual
accord. Through such psychic and spiritual knowledge, group focus may be used to
co-create world-enlightening effects, just as the spiritual Masters of history
have been known to do. This is not the creation of "miracles" however, but
simply the practical and mutual engagement of natural laws. By employing the
four steps in the Manifestation of Intent on a joint basis, strong
psychic currents are generated, which impact the fields of consciousness at
large. Mutually focused Intent reinforces itself over and over again. The Intent
of mutual love for instance, can be rendered worldwide, just as it can be
manifest mutually. Mutually held feelings of love will automatically extend
themselves to some degree, to any area jointly or individually visualized. In
fact, any time we visualize anything, this mental picture starts to change
environmental energies according to the Intent behind it. This is the basic
essence of what a thoughtform is, and how it functions. When mutual love is held
and visualized, shifts of consciousness within all persons in that area, be it a
neighborhood or the entire planet, immediately begin to manifest, (to a
variable degree and depending on current psychic conditions).
Knowledge of intent also strengthens our psychic projections. A
review of the four steps for the manifestation of Intent,
is as follows;
Let us first review these steps on a personal basis;
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(for rendering personal change)
1) Be aware of your current state of body/mind,
(this is accomplished through meditation).
2) Gain familiarity with that which is to be
Intended, (such as a higher love and clarity) and the Intent to be acted
upon is crystallized.
3) The desired state is held steady in the mind,
(for at least 5 minutes). Visualize and feel this state as if it already exists,
until the body/mind shifts into it.
4) The desired state is "held in place"
throughout the body, (or a given chakra). This new state is maintained by
treating it as the new reality of the self on a permanent basis.
Subsequent applications of the above four-step process render
cumulative results, so please be persistent!
Through these four steps we can raise our degree of personal
love, clarity, energy, spiritual will, expansion, and right alignment to any
degree, thereby progressively becoming "Masters".
Now compare the above to the below four steps for, "Raising the
1) Be aware of the current state of World Mind,
(this is accomplished through meditation, and a body-wide sensitivity to the
feelings/Intent currently traveling around the globe. Just visualize the world
and FEEL.
2) Gain familiarity with that which is to be Intended
around the world, (such as a higher love and clarity) and the Intent
to be acted upon is crystallized.
3) The desired result and state is held steady in the
body/mind, as though it already exists. The meditator superimposes the
visualized result of higher world consciousness, upon the existing World Mind.
Our focused Awareness acts to Create external psychic changes, by
providing environmental energies with a pattern to crystallize around. [In this
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As Kevin Pritchard informed us last month in an interview on Sport Business Radio, Greg Oden spent a few weeks in June working out with Jerryd Bayless in Columbus and Phoenix.
More recently, as Kerry Eggers writes today, Oden is putting in more offseason work thanks to visits from former Blazer Brian Grant and assistant coach Bill Bayno, who gives Oden an A-plus.
Bayno says the workouts have been divided about equally between defense and offense.
"On defense, we've worked on lateral quickness, where he has to read and react and block shots," the Portland assistant says. "Greg has surprised me how quick he is laterally. This is the first time I've put him through a lot of this stuff.
"Offensively, we've worked on counter moves, (such as) his go-to jump hook over the left shoulder. We've tried to get him as many repetitions as we can, and we're adding counter moves, (such as) the spin back to the left hand. Also, an up-and-under move, where you're trying to get (a defender) to go for the shot fake, and then use a step-through move back to his left hand."
Blazers Strength & Conditioning Coach Bob Medina also flew out to Ohio, where Oden was taking summer classes last month, for some individual workouts.
Medina returned to Portland, where he worked with Oden last Saturday during a weekend visit. Bayno says he and Grant will continue working with Oden in preparation for the center's participation in a four-day Team USA mini-camp at Las Vegas in late July.
"We're working Monday through Thursday weekly, and Greg is also scrimmaging at night (at Ohio State)," Bayno says. "He also lifts weights. Bobby got with the Ohio State strength coach and gave him a program. Greg's weight looks good, and his body looks good. He is so respectful, such a good kid, does anything we ask - he has been a joy to work with."
As Eggers mentions, Oden will join Bayless, LaMarcus Aldridge and Brandon Roy in participating in the 2009 USA Men's National Team mini-camp July 22-25 in Las Vegas.
As many NBA folks will tell you, real steps in player development are made in the offseason. And this kind of effort from Oden is an encouraging sign of improvement.
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I hope she can recover well, it would be so weird to see her falling! she needs all of her abilities to stand on the podium in her difficult GPs, where she's going to face asada, ando, tuktamysheva, wagner, korobeneykova...
Alexei Mishin: pieces of cloth can form interesting, but they need to sew good
,her aim is to improve by Grand Prix...
Polina Korobyenikova SP did 3E-3T, 3R, 2A today
I dont like when multiple choreographers add pieces in a program, Miyamoto looked like having a complete vision of it..I still hope they just keep secrets and I ll see it at Euros..
Whats V/T Lp music?
M/R look very fresh and S/K adams family is the best sp from young pair.
Sotnikova looks brand new and a grown up lady!!!I like her Lp more than the Sp, I dont mind the vocals.
He will have a birthday show? Where, in Russia?
Alexey Mishin: Plushenko is stronger than in Turin!
First we with Kenji Miyamoto put the "Romeo and Juliet." But it did not break the aorta ... Although the program itself was good and clever choreography, it was not going to win. Zhenya somehow hooked "Rondo Capriccioso" by Saint-Saens.
Plush is more optimistic though today-
The Lp you have shown "Swan" by Saint-Saens, although summer told a different program. Felt that the program "Romeo and Juliet" has not approached you?
- No, it did. We just have in store some Lps (smiles). And also some short.
- Does this mean that the competition during the season, you can come out with different programs?
- Remember, I have this already. Do not rule out that there will be a few things.
- What are the options for the short program?
- (Smiles)
- This is the secret?
- Of course. See all competitions.
Volosozhar/Trankov's LP looks to be their best ever for sure. Kavaguti/Smirnov's LP looks lovely as well, although they are going to need to build up the speed some more and keep it going throughout the whole program.
Sorry, sorry, I guess now is no longer necessary sources because have some, but I read it in the FSO. Good rumours of witness of the interviews given by Plushenko in the test because some sport blog and newspapers said too.
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John Bedson
Affiliation: Keele University
Country: UK
Detail Information
- The effectiveness of national guidance in changing analgesic prescribing in primary care from 2002 to 2009: an observational database studyJ Bedson
Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
Eur J Pain 17:434-43. 2013..Their effectiveness is unclear. The objective of this study was to examine trends in general practitioners' prescribing behaviour in relation to national guidelines...
- Does comorbid disease influence consultation for knee problems in primary care?John Bedson
Arthritis Research Campaign National Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
Prim Health Care Res Dev 12:322-8. 2011..Little is known about why this appears to be happening. Our aim was to examine whether consultations for concurrent comorbid disease had any influence on an individual's likelihood of consulting for knee-related problems in primary care...
- Labelling chronic illness in primary care: a good or a bad thing?John Bedson
Primary Care Sciences Research Centre, Keele University, Keele, North Staffordshire
Br J Gen Pract 54:932-8. 2004....
- The prevalence and history of knee osteoarthritis in general practice: a case-control studyJohn Bedson
Primary Care Sciences Research Centre, Keele University, Keele, Staffs ST5 5BG, UK
Fam Pract 22:103-8. 2005..Further, little is known about the clinical history of patients who are subsequently diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis...
- Knee pain and osteoarthritis in the general population: what influences patients to consult?John Bedson
Primary Care Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Keele University, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, UK
Fam Pract 24:443-53. 2007..We examined the relationship between predisposing factors, enabling factors and need-related factors with consultation for knee pain in general practice...
- A cross sectional study of requests for knee radiographs from primary careJohn Bedson
Primary Care Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 8:77. 2007....
- The discordance between clinical and radiographic knee osteoarthritis: a systematic search and summary of the literatureJohn Bedson
Arthritis Research Campaign National Primary Care Centre, Keele University, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, United Kingdom
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 9:116. 2008....
- Pain medication management of musculoskeletal conditions at first presentation in primary care: analysis of routinely collected medical record dataMehluli Ndlovu
Research Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, UK
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 15:418. 2014..The objective was to describe pharmacological management of new musculoskeletal conditions and determine patient characteristics associated with type of medication prescribed...
- Public priorities for joint pain research: results from a general population surveyVicky Y Strauss
Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Keele University, Keele ST5 5BG, UK
Rheumatology (Oxford) 51:2075-82. 2012..We aimed to identify the priorities for joint pain research from a large general population survey and identify characteristics associated with these priorities...


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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Alaina Kenny, an eighth-grader at Onondaga Hill Middle School, started competing today in the 2014 Scripps National Spelling Bee by taking a computer-based spelling and vocabulary test as a preliminary round to oral competition that begins Wednesday.
Kenny won The Post-Standard/WCNY Spelling Bee in February, allowing her to represent the Syracuse area in the national competition this week at National Harbor in suburban Washington, D.C.
Kenny is among 281 winners of regional Spelling Bees who will be competing at the national event this year. The competitors are from all 50 U.S. states, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Overseas competitors
Kenny and the other winners began the preliminary round today with a 24-word spelling test, followed by 24 multiple-choice vocabulary questions. The results of that test will not be made public until after the oral round of competition on Wednesday.
Each contestant will be asked to spell two words on stage at the Gaylord National Resort during Wednesday's competition, which will be broadcast live starting at 8 a.m. on ESPN3. Points from the oral competition will be combined with scores from the spelling and vocabulary test to determine who advances to the semifinal round on Thursday.
Kenny won The Post-Standard/WCNY Spelling Bee in February in her fourth year of competition in the regional spelling bee. That bee took 12 rounds, about 2 hours and 15 minutes, before Kenny won by correctly spelling the word "scarab" in the 12th round.
After the computer-based test today, Kenny spent the afternoon sightseeing in Washington, D.C., with her parents Patrick and Maria, and younger brother Brian, 10.
Alaina Kenny will be attempting to do what only one Central New Yorker has accomplished -- winning the national spelling bee, which started in 1925. Tim Kneale, of Onondaga, won in 1976 after correctly spelling "narcolepsy" in the final round.
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(also the PREFECTURE APOSTOLIC OF GREAT NAMAQUALAND)
Located in South Africa. The vicariate was erected in 1897 after having been a prefecture Apostolic since July, 1885. It comprises the whole of Little Namaqualand (beginning on the northern line of Clan William County in Cape Colony, i.e. 30° 35' S. lat.); extends to the Atlantic Ocean on the west, and to the Orange River on the north. It further includes Bushmanland, the districts of Kenhardt, Van Rhyns, Dorp, and Frazerburg on the east, and beyond the Orange River, the district of Gordonia in Bechuanaland. The prefecture, detached from the vicariate in July, 1909, is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. It extends from the Orange River as far as Damaraland (23° 20' S. lat.), and comprises the city of Rehboth and its district. The eastern boundary line is 20° E. long.
For thirty or forty, or in certain districts even a hundred miles inland, this district is only a sandy desert, which extends on the eastern side to the great Kalahari desert. The central portion depends for its fertility almost exclusively on thunder-storms, without which it would be nearly destitute of water. The vicariate is but little better in this respect. When, however, a sufficiently long rain waters these forlorn regions, the richest pastures spring up in an incredibly short time. The very air then becomes saturated to such a degree with the odour of vegetation that many suffer from headache. Swarms of locusts devour the exuberant produce, unless some powerful east wind carries them into the sea. The "aristocracy" in Great Namaqualand consists of German immigrants, and, in the other parts of the mission, of English, Irish, and Boer settlers, while the Hottentots form the bulk of the scanty population in the two Namaqualands. They are not negroes. Their skin is like that of whites much browned by jaundice, and their build more like that of the Egyptians as seen on ancient monuments; or again, resembling that of the Chinese. Unselfish hospitality appears to be their only natural virtue. They love music. Their habit of imitating is such as to rouse either a smile or exasperation; a crowd of Hottentots at Holy Mass, when receiving the priest's blessing, all repeated the sign of the Cross over him! The late Max Müller, nevertheless, vouched for their ancestors having been a cultured race. Although they have in their language a word signifying Deity, it took a long time to make them understand spiritual doctrines other than that of the existence of the devil. They are extremely disinclined to any form of labour or exertion. To induce them for example, to navigate, the missionaries built a boat by which to cross the Orange River. For weeks, neither encouraging words nor exhibitions of safe sailing appeared to make any impression on them. One missionary relates that, among his hottentot catechumens, there was one who never could learn how to make the sign of the Cross , nor the answers of the catechism, nor any prayer except these words of the Pater Nester: "Our Father, give us this day our daily bread. "The missionaries have shown here what an uplifting influence the Catholic Church exercises over the most forlorn nations, since the younger generation, trained by the missionaries as far as circumstances allowed, are considerably more intelligent and susceptible of culture than their elders.
In this territory are found the Bushmen (or Bojesmen), a tribe kindred to the Hottentots ; They are short in stature, and generally malicious and intractable.
The Bechuanas belong to the Kafir race. Many of them show some skill in iron and copper working and in mining, also in tanning hides. Many of them present a pleasing appearance, and some are handsome.
When the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales arrived in Little Namaqualand, to which the mission was then confined, they found not one hundred Catholics. In 1903, without any change of population, they counted 2735. There were six stations with churches and resident priests, five other stations regularly attended, 125 conversions during the year, and 98 children were baptized ; 122 confirmations, 25 marriages; 3 hospitals and homes for the aged, 8 schools, 3 orphanages, 82 orphans, 8 missionary priests, 3 catechists; 15 missionary sisters aided the mission. Some fifty places are now visited by the priests to attend to the spiritual and temporal wants of the people. In several places, all Catholic adults receive Holy Communion on the first Friday of every month and the great feasts of the year. Sella is the residence of the vicar Apostolic, and Hierachalis that of the prefect Apostolic . These results are most encouraging, when the great difficulties confronting the missionaries are considered. In 1909 the approximate statistics for the two missions were: 1 bishop ; 14 priests ; 3 catechists; 22 missionary sisters; 480 children in Catholic schools ; 175 baptisms of children, 315 of adults. In Little Namaqualand the natives understand Dutch or English; but in Great Namaqualand, besides German, the extremely difficult language of the Hottentots has to be mastered.
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Voxeo Labs, the leader in real-time communications and telco APIs, today announced their strategic partnership with Deutsche Telekom AG in Europe. The new partnership introduces the Tropo API as a marquee addition to Deutsche Telekom's Developer Garden - http://www.DeveloperGarden.com
The Tropo API by Voxeo Labs enables developers to make and receive phone calls and text messages from any web or mobile application, using a simple web-based API and pay-as-you-go pricing. Tropo offers many advanced features including voice recognition, text-to-speech, conference calling and call recording – all using the web technologies and programming languages developers already know.
"We believe Deutsche Telekom's adoption of the Tropo API gives developers immediate access to new geographies in partnership with an industry giant," said Voxeo Labs President Jason Goecke. "We are grateful for the opportunity to partner with Deutsche Telekom and launch Tropo together in Europe."
Voxeo Labs is committed to putting the untapped potential of the carrier network into the hands of developers.
"This is just the beginning." says Voxeo Labs CTO Jose de Castro. "In the coming months, developers will have access to a new breed of carrier network capabilities, complete with rich media and deep device integration. The world is changing and Deutsche Telekom understands what it will take to push their industry forward."
Since the initial launch of Tropo.com in 2009, Voxeo Labs has held the view that carriers have a unique position in the market. The company continues to develop partnerships to deliver developers and customers with a simple, yet world-class API. This partnership combines Voxeo Labs' philosophy with the scale and world-class stability of one of the world's largest carriers.
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It seems that women get up on polls and do a sexy dance routine while blaring Christian music in the background. The organizers claim it's a way for women to stay physically fit while at the same time coming closer to God. I guess that's fair. Who says religious women can't be sexy too?
But according to the instructors it's not so much about sex, and rather about embracing God through sexual movement and taking care of your body. I don't see anything wrong with that, however throughout my 12 year catholic education I never saw any of the nuns pole dancing!
Because the classes are held on a Sunday (a holy day) they are free of charge. But still, many community members are against this new spiritual form of expression. Some are even calling it sacrilegious. I say if swirling around a stripper pole makes you feel closer to God, then hallelujah, put on some heels and keep spinning.


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Frank Luntz, that messy but cheery fellow often seen conducting makeshift focus groups on Fox News, has a problem. He no longer seems to enjoy his craft as a political wordsmith for the Republican Party.
He is, in a word, depressed.
From The Atlantic:
The crisis began, he says, after last year's presidential election, when Luntz became profoundly depressed. For more than a month, he tried to stay occupied, but nothing could keep his attention. Finally, six weeks after the election, during a meeting of his consulting company in Las Vegas, he fell apart. Leaving his employees behind, he flew back to his mansion in Los Angeles, where he stayed for three weeks, barely going outside or talking to anyone.
"I just gave up," Luntz says. …
It was what Luntz heard from the American people that scared him. They were contentious and argumentative. They didn't listen to each other as they once had. They weren't interested in hearing other points of view. They were divided one against the other, black vs. white, men vs. women, young vs. old, rich vs. poor. "They want to impose their opinions rather than express them," is the way he describes what he saw. "And they're picking up their leads from here in Washington." Haven't political disagreements always been contentious, I ask? "Not like this," he says. "Not like this."
"I'm not good enough," Luntz says. "And I hate that. I have come to the extent of my capabilities. And this is not false modesty. I think I'm pretty good. But not good enough." The old Frank Luntz was sure he could invent slogans to sell the righteous conservative path of personal responsibility and free markets to anyone. The new Frank Luntz fears that is no longer the case, and it's driving him crazy.
What's Luntz up to these days?
According to The Atlantic, he's trying to break into the Hollywood entertainment consulting business. So far, he's had no luck.


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Dancing in the Streets of Brooklyn
Dancing in the Streets of Brooklyn
by April Lurie
At first, even the attentions of Jacob Jacobsen don't make her feel any better. Judy likes Jacob; it's just that his dad's drinking binges hit too close to home. Ashamed, Judy doesn't want anyone to find out her secret. But as misfortune befalls Jacob, Judy's close friends, and her own family, Judy rallies to their side, and in the process recognizes that growing up encompasses forgiveness--of others and of herself.
From the Hardcover edition.
At first, even the attentions of Jacob Jacobsen don't make her feel any better. Judy likes Jacob; it's just that his dad's drinking binges hit too close to home. Ashamed, Judy doesn't want anyone to find out her secret. But as misfortune befalls Jacob, Judy's close friends, and her own family, Judy rallies to their side, and in the process recognizes that growing up encompasses forgiveness--of others and of herself.
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my blockMa says it's a good thing we can't see too far down the road, 'cause we'd never take the journey. I found this true--and my journey was filled to the brim with trouble. It all started the day Jacob walked headfirst into a lamppost on my block.
"Judy's doing a dance on second base!" Harold yelled from the pitcher's mound. Second base was an imaginary square next to Mr. Johnson's front tire, and the pitcher's mound was a sewer cap. I knew it was stupid to play stickball in bare feet. It was a blistering afternoon in July, and my toes felt like sausages on a hot griddle.
"Time-out," I called to my friends. "I need shoes." I ran inside, grabbed my Keds, and plopped down on the stoop to tie my laces. Harold's Doberman pinscher, Bruiser, had been watching our game, and during this time-out he lifted his leg and christened second base.
Harold looked at me and laughed; then he scratched Bruiser behind the ear and said, "Good boy."
Great, I thought. Now I'd have to breathe hot asphalt mixed with dog pee while we finished our game. I closed my eyes for a minute and thought about the Catskill Mountains. In just a few weeks I'd be running barefoot in the cool grass and breathing in wild honeysuckle.
"Come on, Judy. We ain't got all day," Harold said. His hands were on his hips, and his jaws chomped hard on a piece of gum.
"All right, all right." I think the only reason I put up with Harold was that he let us use his Spalding ball. It was 1944, and the war was still on. Rubber was scarce and Spaldings were hard to come by.
I hopped off the porch, and that's when I saw Jacob Jacobsen walking toward us, his face turned down and his hands in his pockets. I thought it was strange for him to be coming up our street. We all knew Jacob; he was Norwegian, like us, and we saw him at school and at church. But in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, your block was your territory--outsiders were not really welcome. If you hung out with other kids, it was on common ground like Eighth Avenue, the schoolyard, or Sunset Park.
He continued along, avoiding our stares. Annette got up to bat, and after she slammed a home run, Jacob bashed his head right into the lamppost.
We stopped our game and watched as he doubled over and let out a huge moan. I took a few steps in his direction while everyone else laughed. Jacob looked up and fixed his eyes on me. He opened his mouth to say something, but then he turned and bolted down the street.
I looked at my friends. "Gee, that's really nice," I said. "Jacob smashes his head, and you guys laugh."
"Come on, Judy, we couldn't help it," Olaf said.
Harold spit into the street. "What was he doing coming up here anyway?"
Olaf reenacted the scene. "Uh . . . which way did he go, George, which way did he go?" Then he boinked his head into an invisible pole.
"Maybe he was drunk like his old man," Harold said, pretending to put a liquor bottle to his lips.
My face burned and a lump swelled in my throat. "Shut up, Harold!" I said. "Annette, let's get out of here. I've got ten cents--I'll buy you an ice cream." I grabbed her arm and yanked her down the street. Two nickels clinked together in my pocket. I had retrieved them from the gutter that morning with a wad of old bubble gum pressed onto the end of my stickball bat. "I'm sick and tired of those boys," I said.
"Well, I don't see what the big deal was," Annette said. "It was kind of funny."
I looked at her and sighed. Annette and I had been best friends for most of our thirteen years, but there was something different about us--deep down where you couldn't see. Once, when I had spent an entire morning in Ma's little...
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This is April Lurie's debut novel.
October 21, 2002
Likable 13-year-old narrator Judy Strand describes life in a Norwegian community in 1944 Brooklyn in this disjointed first novel. In the first chapter, the strange behavior of Jacob Jacobsen, son of the neighborhood drunk, triggers Judy's thoughts about her own recently discovered secret: she is adopted, and she had a baby sister who died. In the process of uncovering the facts about her real father, who is also an alcoholic, and in sorting through her feelings, Judy withdraws from her mother and adoptive father and grows closer to Jacob. Unfortunately, many themes are introduced and then dropped: early on, Judy says of her best friend, Annette, for instance, "There was something different about us—deep down where you couldn't see," yet the narrative never plumbs these differences. Jacob joins Judy's family for a summer vacation during which they become romantically involved, yet, back in Brooklyn, a rift abruptly develops between them, and readers get only a glimpse of the cause. The author packs a lot into this ambitious novel, but the plot lines wind up competing with one another. The narrator's often detached voice distances readers from the events, too. At one point Judy mentions how much she likes her youth group leader, "but I never let on about what was really happening inside me." The audience may well feel the same way. Ages 8-12.
- School Library Journal "Lurie beautifully captures an adolescent's voice and concerns as well as a nostalgic Brooklyn childhood filled with stickball, candy stores, and trips to Coney Island."
- Booklist "First-time novelist Lurie does a great job of showing how Judy's hurt and anger make her act like a jerk. But at the same time, her first-person narrative reveals how bad she feels about the terrible things she says to hurt those she loves."
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Foley High School student Kristy Santa Cruz won first place in the 2012 Farm-City essay contest for Baldwin County. She received $300 in cash and $200 for her agriculture teacher, Brian Grantham's classroom. Baldwin County Farmer's Federation representative Hope Cassabaum, presented the award to Santa Cruz and Grantham. Pictured, from left, are Hope Cassabaum, Kristy Santa Cruz, and Brian Grantham. (Submitted by Sherry Lee)


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David Pioske, 68 of LeSueur, died Monday, Oct. 1, at St. Gertrude's Health and Rehabilitation Center in Shakopee.
Funeral Service will be Friday, Oct. 5 at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in rural Gaylord with burial in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 4, Egesdal Funeral Chapel, and continue one hour before the service Friday at the church.


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Braves continue their search for relievers
Like many clubs, the Braves are still hoping to strengthen their bullpen before next week's Trade Deadline. But while they are evaluating a number of relievers, it does not appear they currently have a specific target.
The Chicago Tribune's Phil Rogers seems to believe the Braves are the favorites to land Jesse Crain from the White Sox if the All-Star reliever comes off the disabled list within the next week and provides indication that his right shoulder is healthy. Rogers expressed this sentiment early Tuesday morning while on The Mully And Hanley Show on Chicago's 670 The Score.
If he is healthy, Crain would arguably be the best reliever available and there is no doubt the Braves have definite interest in the 32-year-old reliever, who is in the final year of a three-year contract. He has posted a 0.74 ERA and limited opponents to a .287 on-base percentage in 38 appearances. But there is certainly reason to be cautious with any pitcher dealing with a shoulder ailment.
The Braves are still hoping left-hander Alex Wood proves effective enough to remain in the starting rotation throughout the remainder of this season. Brandon Beachy is also expected to rejoin Atlanta's rotation next week. The expected additions of Wood and Beachy continue to fuel the belief that Kris Medlen could be moved to the bullpen within the next week.
With Medlen and Jordan Walden, the Braves would have two right-handed relievers who can neutralize left-handed hitters with their changeup. But there still seems to be a desire to add a left-handed reliever.
The Angels' Scott Downs, the Cubs' James Russell and the Brewers' Mike Gonzalez are among the left-handed relievers who have all drawn some form of interest from Atlanta's brass.
But it appears Downs, who is in the final year of his three-year contract, and Russell, who is in the midst of his first arbitration-eligible season, rank above Gonzalez on the Braves' wish list.
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Fredo and QTip are gonna screw with Meds again. He has the 3rd lowest ERA of all starters, and they want to move him to BP to justify the salaries of Huddy and Maholm. The difference between god and poor mgmt sometimes boils down to having to make the tough calls. instead they will piss off Meds so he leaves when he is no longer arb eligible. Morons.
Looks like this won't be a problem anymore… hope Huddy makes it back.
Bill, I think you need to step back for a second. Since June 1st, Medlen has the fourth best ERA of our starters, with Maholm being our worst in the rotation. I like Medlen. I really do, so I approve your rooting for him so strongly but, he has not been the Medlen of last year. In the beginning of the season, Medlen pitched as well as he did at the end of last year with little to no run support. However he has not looked comfortable on the mound to me during June and July. Quite a few games he has given up 3-5 runs (again with little to no run support). He just doesn't seem as sharp and getting the calls on the corners like he did last year. A trip to the bullpen could do him good. It was during and after that stint in the bullpen last year when he started pitching like an ace. Yes he was good before the bullpen stint but he was lights out after it. Did that prompt it? I already know you're about to say "Hell no". But at this point it almost wouldn't hurt to try. We do have a big lead in the division (again, I know, no lead is safe with our history). But this would be the best time with Hudson going down to maybe see if we have anybody on the farm we can showcase and see what they can do before we pull a trigger on a trade. We all know one is coming. Might as well see what some of our youngsters can do before September. However, now with Hudson's injury, I don't think you have much to worry or complain about. If Maholm can come back fairly quickly from his DL stint, I would much rather he get put in the bullpen and let Beachy, Wood, Teheran, Minor and Medlen be the starting rotation.
Pollshark, that could be a nice dream, but are you really sure you want to give a division rival prospects that could come back to bite you in the ass next or two years down the road? Not to mention, Papelbon has a damn big contract for a reliever. And his ego will demand he close. Wait a min, we already have a dynamite closer in Kimbrel. Nice dream but only will work in baseball video game land.
And I will say this, Eric Young has no ill will from this Braves fan. Very classy move after the accident. Hudson can take some of the blame since he left his foot on way too much of the bag. I really hate that Huddy's gone for the year especially since he was really in a groove of late right when we needed him to get it going. I have a pretty hard time trying to imagine a Phillies player reacting like Eric Young did after what happened to Huddy.


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As former Sheffield coach Bryan Gould's Sheffield story is ending, new Wolverines football coach Dave Fitch's is just beginning.
However, the two will have one last opportunity to team up when they coach the Pennsylvania squad in the Don Raabe Charities Classic Big 30 football game Saturday at Bradford's Parkway Field.
"Me and Gould have been talking," said Fitch. "We've decided that this is icing on the cake. It's given us the opportunity to stay together all summer. He's helped out with some of our 7-on-7 games and some stuff on the clerical end of the transition. It's been nice to have our staff together for one more ride and we are certainly taking advantage of it."
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New Sheffield football coach Dave Fitch, with clipboard, explains a play to members of the Pennsylvania team for the Don Raabe Charities Classic Big 30 football game scheduled for Saturday, August 4, at Bradford's Parkway Field. Fitch, the new head football coach at Sheffield, will coach the game alongside former Sheffield coach Bryan Gould. The event signals a type of ending of one era and the beginning of another in the history of Sheffield football.
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One more game
Former Sheffield coach Bryan Gould instructs players during a practice prior to the start of the 2011 season. Gould, who is returning home to Blairsville to teach and coach, will lead five members of his Class of 2012 seniors onto the field one more time at the Don Raabe Charities Classic Big 30 football game this Saturday at Bradford's Parkway Field.
Gould also sees the opportunity as one last hurrah, but for him, it's a story that has come full-circle.
"It's bittersweet. I'm going back to my hometown and alma mater and that's special. But a team like this year, we just turned the corner in Sheffield athletics and now I'm leaving," said Gould.
But the story isn't over until Saturday when Gould and Fitch lead the Keystone State against the New York rivals to the north.
"It's a great, great opportunity. When the Big 30 committee asked me to coach, I wasn't anticipating leaving Sheffield and as things go on and I found out I was leaving, it made it even more special to me.
"This senior class, I'm very close to," explained Gould. "They were my first team I coached at Sheffield. They were in eighth grade when I coached junior high."
Flash forward a few years and the senior class is sending five players - the most in Sheffield history - to the Big 30 game.
Nick Bonavita, George Fitch, Jeb Greto, Ike Nearing and Kalil Slaughter will be representing the Wolverines and Gould says they are the best kids for it.
"It's a great class," he said. "Even my first year in Sheffield I thought to myself, this is a special group of kids."
Fitch agrees that the opportunity and the timing couldn't be better.
"If you look at last year at Sheffield and what a magical year it was, from football and basketball making the playoffs to our state track run with Kalil and the 4x100 relay team, it's just been a great year. And then to add, 'you guys are going to coach one of your largest groups of seniors ever in their last game', the story just keeps on being written," said Fitch.
Although getting a new head coach is a big change for any football team, Sheffield will enjoy continuity during the transition.
"The kids will still have some remnants of the old regime," said Fitch.
And as far as doing things differently, well, on defense not much will change. Fitch was the team's defensive coordinator for the past three seasons.
"The defense will stay pretty much the same as last year with the terminology and everything. But offensively, we will change some things up based on what this group of kids can bring to the table. Other than that, it's going to be a smooth transition," said Fitch.
As far as coaching the Big 30 game, Fitch says the experience of coaching the kids you play against during the regular season is an interesting one, but one that has yielded positive results.
"My brother-in-law, Johnny Martin, coached this game and he said 'you spend a lot of time coaching against these kids, not hating them, but you're angry with them every week (of the regular season) and now they're on your team' and it's nice to see the kids you coached against as your players. It's been fun. The camaraderie is great and they've been bonding together just like they need to," said Fitch.
Gould elaborated on the mix match of schools that make up the team.
"You have two and a half weeks to get prepared for a game. Defensively, they catch on quicker, but on offense you take 15 different schools with 15 different terminologies and playbooks and try to get them all on the same page," he said.
That being said, with the amount of talent on the roster, the team should have no problem.
"We have a lot of weapons there and I look across the ball and it's like, geez, there's no way to go around them. This guy's tough, and this guy's tough - they're all tough" said Gould.
After last year's playoff run, Fitch is eager to coach Sheffield's seniors again.
"Last year's group of seniors were special. They were able to start a tradition and to be able to coach them one last time is a pleasure and we're going to have fun with it," he said.
Sheffield's Big 30 players will be joined by representatives from Warren (Bobby Atkins, Chris Danielson and Nathan Zigler), from Eisenhower (Clay Coffaro, Logan Head and Jordan Hefferman) and from Youngsville (Sawyer Dininny).
With just three full practices left before the Big 30 game on Saturday, Gould's time in Sheffield is running out.
The traditions of success that have been started in the last few years are just beginning and Fitch is eager to take the reigns and carry on that tradition.


text: Corporate Social Responsibility: Global Implications Corporate Social Responsibility: Global Implications Date: 10/06/2008Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm Location: The Puck Building, The Rudin Family Forum for Civic Dialogue, 2nd Fl. 295 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012-9604  map Cosponsored by: Wagner CSR Alliance and Bridge, the Wagner Social Entrepreneurship Group Ninety percent of global businesses believe that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a priority (The Economist. 2008.) This panel will explore the global implications of CSR from three views: global trends of business awareness of customer and employee involvement; the definitions, organizational models and metrics of CSR; and the blurred global boundaries between corporations, nonprofits and governments. With: • Mathew DeLuca, Manager EHS and Social Compliance, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters • Linda Recupero, EVP Public Affairs, HSBC • Derek Yach, VP Global Health, PepsiCo Moderated by Lucille Pilling, Adjunct Professor, NYU Wagner Add to Your Calendar Add to Calendar/Outlook Tweet Other Events Related To


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IL Gear Zone just checked out the DeBeer Lacrosse gear at the 2011 US Lacrosse Convention as they announced brand new customizable jerseys, new fierce head in ten different colors, the first look at DeBeer Cold Gear for Women available in the Summer of 2012 and so much more.
DeBeer is showing why they are a force to be reckoned with in the women's game. Also, Gait has announced that it will be releasing their 2012 Men's product at the 2011 NCAA tournament and promised IL a sneak peak before then. We'll make sure we have it to you as soon as we get it. More to come from Lax Con 2011, but for now enjoy the shots


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LANSING -- Are you sick and tired a lot of the time? Having a hard time getting things done during the day? The answer may be in your student loan statement.
A new study by the Gallup polling organization and Purdue University found that college graduates with more than $50,000 in loan debt were far less likely to be thriving physically than graduates with no debt.
Gallup cautioned that the results do not directly link high student loan debt to poor physical well-being, but suggested that the physical health issues commonly linked to debt can persist even after loans are paid off.
"Although the analysis clearly shows a link between student debt and well-being that continues later in life, the mechanisms driving that relationship are unclear and cannot be established by this study. Specifically, it is unclear if the debt itself and its effect on future life events drags down a person's well-being, of if the conditions that lead one to borrow for college, such as family income, are related to well-being and have effects that persist later in life," Gallup News said on the company's website.
The study tracked both recent graduates as well as student loan borrowers who finished college in the 1990s, and found that both groups had worse physical well-being among borrowers who took out large loans.
Borrowers with high loan debt were also less likely to feel they were thriving socially, financially or in their community, according to Gallup.
The study found that about 6 in 10 college graduates who earned their degree between 1990 and 2014 had taken out loans to fund their studies, with about 1 in 5 graduates borrowing between $25,000 and $50,000.
Brian Smith is the statewide education and courts reporter for MLive. Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him on Twitter or Facebook.


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The GLIAC weekly football release recaps each team's results and names the conference's Players of the Week. Click here for the entire release.
From the GLIAC release:
SVSU improved its 2011 record to 2-0 overall on the season and in the GLIAC with a 35-20 victory over the Lake Erie Storm. For the second time in the last four years, the Cardinals have started the season 2-0, the last time was in 2009 when SVSU advanced to the NCAA D-II Playoffs. The Cardinals would roll-up 513 yards of total offense against the Storm, 314 through the air and 199 on the ground, the most since Oct. 2010 against Michigan Tech. For the second game in a row, sophomore quarterback Jonathon Jennings threw for over 300 yards and three touchdown. He would finish the night 19-of-29 for 314 yards and three TDs. Jennings would connect with Jeff Janis on two of those touchdowns, the first from 76-yards out and the second a 34-yard strike to end a furious Lake Erie comeback attempt late in the fourth quarter, Janis would end the night with four catches for 144 yards and a pair of TDs.


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The World Gold Council says it's going to convene a forum to fix the 95-year-old London Gold Fix.
It has an unfortunate name, and, after nearly a century, it could use some overhaul. In May, the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority fined Barclay's $26 million for manipulating the fix, according to the Financial Times.
"The Fixing process was established almost a century ago, so it is not surprising that it needs to change to meet today's market expectations for enhanced regulation, transparency and technology," Natalie Dempster, Managing Director, Central Banks and Public Policy at the World Gold Council, said in a statement. "Modernisation is imperative in order to maintain trust across the industry. This could come in the form of reform to the Fix to bring it in line with the IOSCO principles or it could see an alternative price benchmark emerge."
How the fix works:
- There are two fixes, one at 10:30 in the morning, London time, and another at 3:30 in the afternoon, held by the London Bullion Market Association. Essentially, these are auction results.
- The price is set by five gold market makers: Bank of Nova Scotia–ScotiaMocatta, Barclays Bank Plc, Deutsche Bank AG, HSBC Bank USA NA and Société Générale.
- The chairman announces a proposed price of gold, typically close to its spot value. Market makers then check their order books and the price is adjusted until supply and demand are matched. The gold price is then declared "fixed."
One problem: Dealers on the fixing call can buy and sell gold futures and derivatives on the spot market during the fixing calls, giving them superior knowledge to those not listening in. Trading often spikes as the fixing process begins, which sometimes can take up to an hour.
The council's proposed starting point for fixes:
- It should be based on executed trades, rather than quote submissions.
- It should be a tradeable price, not simply a reference one.
- The input data should be highly transparent, published and subject to audit.
- It should be calculated from a deep and liquid market, through which a significant volume of gold flows are transacted.
- It should represent a physically-deliverable price, as many users want to take physical delivery of gold.


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We're all familiar with the story of Snow White. It's a classic fairy tale which has been retold in countless different ways and forms for many years. The most recent adaptation is Snow White and the Huntsman. Directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Charlize Theron, Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth, Snow White and the Huntsman was released in cinemas worldwide on the first of June 2012.
What's right with it?
One great aspect to this film is that Snow White is by no means portrayed as the damsel in distress. I love that she's well able and very willing to fight for herself. Kristen Stewart does a pretty good job as the aggrieved and feisty heroine. Chris Hemsworth is well cast as the conflicted huntsman who drinks to numb the pain of losing his wife. However, for me, Charlize Theron was the highlight of the film. She stole every scene she was in as the beautiful but imposing and intimidating queen. I also really liked how they told the story of how she rose to power. It gave the film a more mature feel to it, ensuring the audience that Snow White and the Huntsman is not just another fairy tale.
What's wrong with it?
Don't get me wrong – I love Kristen Stewart; I think she's gorgeous and she seems like a really cool person. She makes a great heroine but I'm not sure if she is striking enough to compete with Charlize and triumph as "the fairest of them all". We are told that Snow White's beauty is the ultimate threat to the queen but when you're watching the film; you can't help but be a bit sceptical about this. To be fair to K-Stew, Charlize is a former model and it would be pretty difficult for anyone to compete with her stunning looks. I actually think it would have been better if they had cast an unknown actress as Snow White. I feel that it would have given the character the enigmatic and slightly vulnerable quality that she needed. Also, at just over two hours long, the film could have done with a bit of editing. There are a few slightly bizarre drawn-out scenes in the middle where I found myself glancing at my watch. However the later scenes make up for this slump and, in the end, the film is redeemed.
Snow White and the Huntsman is a new twist on the classic but it still retains some of the elements of the original story – keep an eye out for the customary dwarves, the symbolic red apple and the magic mirror in an all new form. It's quite dark in places but still enjoyable with a great start and a good finish. It's a shame about the middle but overall, it is a very watchable and entertaining film.
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To the Readers' Forum:
Enough with all the studies on the lake. Money has been wasted o that for years and they conclude - there are weeds out there.
There are 14,000 square acres of lake. Out of that, there were approximately 350 acres sprayed. I know because I sprayed them - I had a New York State certified license.
The weeds themselves are full of nitrogen and phosphorus, which means the lake fertilizes itself. It is not all the blame of lawns, farmers and as someone said, ''dog poop.''
The state allows the spray, to go 200 feet from shore, with t he chemical ''Diquat or Aquathol K.'' It does not kill fish or any other aquatic critter.
The baby fries (fish) hang around in those close to shore weeds so when it's sprayed, the weeds drop slowly and the fries go out to the weeds that didn't get the spray, for their safety.
Where it hasn't been sprayed, the cutters pick up thousands of those fries and they carted off to a dump site.
When only the cutters are used, it's like trimming your bushes - the weeds get stronger and healthier.
Floating weeds are caused by boat props. Many people get upset because the cutters only cut about two feer down, maybe three feet. The reason is because there are so many obstacles under the water and when one of them gets hit, it is very costly and the machine gets tied up until repaired. They are not meant to eliminate the weeds but to let boats get through without getting weeded up.
Another annoying problem for me was that people took over almost all the right of ways. So when the cutters or transfer barges get loaded, they have to waste time and gas to go pretty far to be dumped.
People gripe about the CLA all the time and it really upsets me. They can only do what they are allowed to according to the state and your wonderful (?) EPA.
I had the most hard working crew between the years of 1970 to 1980. I don't know what the effort is now, but my kids were great.
Diane Francis