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Getting a Handle on the Bond Market
Step 1: Is the Bond Market Different Than the Stock Market?
While people speak of the bond market as if it were one market, in reality there is not one central place or exchange where bonds are bought and sold. Rather, the bond market is a gigantic over-the-counter market, consisting of networks of independent dealers, organized by type of security, with some overlaps. Whereas stocks sell ultimately in one of three independent exchanges, most bonds are sold dealer to dealer.
This market is so vast that its size is difficult to imagine. Overwhelmingly, this is an institutional market. It raises debt capital for the largest issuers of debt, such as the U.S government, state and local governments, and the largest corporations. The buyers of that debt are primarily large institutional investors such as pension funds, insurance companies, banks, corporations, and, increasingly, mutual funds. These buyers and sellers routinely trade sums that appear almost unreal to a non-finance professional. U.S. government bonds trade in blocks of $1 million, and $100 million trades are routine. The smallest blocks are traded in the municipal (muni) market, where a round lot is $100,000. Another way of characterizing this market is to call it a wholesale market.
Classroom Steps
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Is the Bond Market Different Than the Stock Market?
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Who Sets Bond Prices?
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How Do I Choose a Bond Broker?
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What Are the Commission Costs When Trading Bonds?
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Who Gets the Interest Payment When a Bond is Traded?
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Can My Bonds Be Called?
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How Are Bonds Issued?
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Will the Bond Market Become More Accessible to Individual Investors?
Enter the individual investor. In the bond markets, individual investors, even those with considerable wealth, are all little guys, who are trying to navigate a market dominated by far larger traders. Indeed, many of the new fixed-income securities created over the last 10 years were specifically tailored to the needs of pension funds or insurance companies and may not be appropriate for individual investors. In addition, many specific corporate and municipal bonds are illiquid, making pricing difficult.
The individual investor faces many disadvantages when compared to institutions. In order to protect your own interests, if you want to buy individual bonds, you need to become an informed investor, and you need to stick to bonds whose characteristics and risks you understand.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Pull-A-Long Friends Toucan™, Pull-A-Long Friends Alligator™, and Pull-A-Long Friends Sharky™
Units: About 2,400 in the United States and 400 in Canada
Manufacturer: Manhattan Group LLC, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Hazard: The toy has wooden components that can break or come loose, posing a choking/aspiration hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: This recall involves three types of pull-toys: Pull-A-Long Friends Toucan™ with lot code 210720GB, Pull-A-Long Friends Alligator™ with lot code 210750GB, and Pull-A-Long Friends Sharky™ with lot code 210530GB. The Toucan has a large yellow and black beak and blue striped wings. The alligator is green and has a red ridge on its back and red wheels with yellow polka dots. The shark has blue swirls painted on its wheels and an orange wooden fish on the pull string. The lot code is printed on the bottom of the toy.
Sold at: Gift and specialty stores nationwide, online and through catalogs from September 2009 through January 2010 for about $22.
Manufactured in: Thailand
Remedy: Consumers should take the toys away from young children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a refund or a replacement toy.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Manhattan Group at (800) 541-1345 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site at www.manhattantoy.com
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Pull-A-Long Friends Toucan™
Pull-A-Long Friends Alligator™
Pull-A-Long Friends Sharky™
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San Francisco IT Worker Arrested in Network HijackingA disgruntled city computer engineer has virtually commandeered San Francisco's new multimillion-dollar computer network, altering it to deny access to top administrators even as he sits in jail on $5 million bail, authorities said Monday.From San Francisco Chronicle, July 17, 2008
California Bill Expands Broadband ServicesGovernor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed Senate Bill 1191 authorizing community service districts to provide broadband services to their residents.From Government Technology, July 17, 2008
Hartford (CT) Gives Up on Citywide Wi-FiNearly three years after Mayor Eddie Perez promised with fanfare to provide free wireless Internet access citywide by 2009, city officials have quietly tabled the plan.From HartfordBusiness.com, July 17, 2008
Lompoc (CA) Network Undergoing Second LifeThe improved service is helping Lompoc accommodate an increasing demand for the citywide Wi-Fi network – called LompocNet -- which is available to residents as a lower cost alternative to other paid broadband access.From Aptilo Networks, July 15, 2008
Opinion: Vermont's E-State InitiativeBroadband enables individuals and small business to actively participate, lead and contribute to the future economic life of Vermont.From The Rutland Herald, July 11, 2008
Asia's Broadband Subscribers to Hit 170 MillionBy the end of 2008, the Asia-Pacific region will be home to 171 million broadband subscribers, an increase of 31.5 percent over last year's 129.7 million, according to a new report released Wednesday.From ZD Net Asia, July 11, 2008
Wireless Surveillance Helps Revitalize Ohio NeighborhoodsHigh-resolution, IP-based pan/tilt/zoom cameras are installed on six buildings between 17th Street and Wilson Avenue. Each can record video of activities hundreds of feet away, with enough detail to identify faces and automobile license plate numbers.From Firetide, July 11, 2008
Video Surveillance Firm Gets $10M in VC fundingBedford, Mass.-based VideoIQ was spun out of GE Security in 2007 and is headed by Scott Schnell, a former RSA executive.From CNET, July 10, 2008
Telecoms Sue US Communities Over High-Speed LinksTelecommunications companies are suing cities around the nation to stop the construction of publicly owned fiber optic systems to bring high-speed Internet, telephone and cable television to communities far from metropolitan centers.From National Law Journal, July 08, 2008
Kutztown (PA) Fiber May Hold Key to the FutureNot only does Kutztown's Hometown Utilicom FTTH system cost less than most cable providers — a customer pays $18 per month for basic cable and $35 per month for expanded cable — but it also has capabilities that can make it relevant decades into the future. From Carroll County Times, July 08, 2008


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At last! After several monthes of hard work, hours of pain, sweat and tears, the new FRENCHATTACK.COM has been launched with success. We put several new features on this new version, the best would be for you to travel through the pages to discover them, but heres the main highlights:
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- the NIGHTRIDERZ part contains a new MIX section: you can listen the Bobwall Belleville Mix as a very first introduction, the Fishermanprice one and some guest mixes will follow very soon, as other features too: DESIGN, FRIENDS (the link page), etc
- the FRENCHSTORIES part contains all the writings, with re-designed ITW and ARTICLE sections, and a brand new REVIEW section, in order to talk about new releases: new DJ mix on CD, reissues or any interesting things that just hit the record shops.
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June 30th, 2013 03:51 PM #1
Choose your favorite combo to help us narrow it down!...
I am not pregnant but we are TTC so I have the urge to create a list of names. After suggestions from the berries we have a lot of middle options and would like to get it narrowed down to one or two. Which one do you like best....
Emmanuelle Marie- Marie is my confirmation name.
Emmanuelle Rose- I know its the ultimate filler name.
Emmanuelle Ruby- the gem name given to me by my mother.
Emmanuelle Juliet- Juliet is my mothers grandmother.
Emmanuelle Isobel
Emmanuelle Violet
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Hoping to have a little Ragazzo or Ragazza soon.
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Marie/Rose- Filler names. Wouldn't use. Though, I love Rose as a first name.
Ruby- Never really liked the sound, but it is the most unique name featured.
Juliet- Overdone.
Isobel- My favorite. A lovely variation of Isabel. Though, there is a repeating "elle" sound in both names, which may or may not be a drawback for you. Personally, I think the repeating elles add flow.
Violet- As much as I adore this name, I feel it's a little choppy with Emmanuelle and doesn't quite match up stylistically. It's also becoming quite popular.
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Emmanuelle Rose! The Rose is a nice cleancut change after the long first name. I think Emmy Rose is also a very cute NN, as well.elijah - owen - cyrus - sutton - holden - ezra - james - sage - wyatt
isla - caroline - arden - eleanor - alba - camille - harper
eye catchers: wilder & gemma
*please vote on my names list!
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Emmanuelle Marie- okay
Emmanuelle Rose- My favorite! A long name like Emmanuelle sounds best with a nice short mn. Rose is beautiful and classic.
Emmanuelle Ruby- cute
Emmanuelle Juliet- too long. it's a mouthful!
Emmanuelle Isobel- too long/rhyme-y. it's a mouthful!
Emmanuelle Violet- too long. it's a mouthful!Favorites:
Audrey * Margot * Josephine * Elizabeth * Katherine * Madeleine * Natasha * Amy
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Uncensered: Death of the Dodging Attackman
by Joel Censer | Special to Lacrosse Magazine Online | Censer Archive
Former Virginia star John Christmas is among the last of a dying breed, writes LMO's Joel Censer.
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The way John Christmas tells it, when he was playing with the Boston Cannons, teammate Mikey Powell approached him a few times during pre-game warmups with a question.
"John, you feeling quick? You feeling fast?"
Powell had played against Christmas in college and knew all about the former Virginia attackman's exploits. How as a freshman and sophomore, the pride of Lower Merion, Pa., would explode past quality defenders like they weren't even there. How when Christmas dodged from "X," he wasn't thinking about prodding his way to any five-and-five; he was thinking about getting right in front of the cage.
Likewise, Christmas had seen Powell turn countless defenders into pretzels with a breathtaking array of stop and gos, finalizers, spins and swims. He watched the Cavalier defense, despite having Division I football-caliber athletes like Brett Hughes, Steve Holmes and Ned Bowen, resort to a whole host of gimmicks -- from shut-offs, to zone, to conceding top side and sliding adjacent -- because Syracuse's wunderkind from Carthage was a little faster, a little quicker and a little more creative than everyone else.
But Christmas and Powell were playing together now, far removed from their first encounter in Charlottesville, their hyper jets both a bit rusted. Christmas had never really regained the same burst after a nasty sports hernia his junior year. Powell after graduating had focused more on his guitar strings than his shooting strings.
Yet with a bit of a fraternal nod, Powell now wanted to know if Christmas still had the wheels for another dance. Because Powell knew that despite Christmas' injuries, they were among the select few remaining that knew what it was like to square up a defenseman from behind, blow past 72 inches of aluminum and have to fearlessly face the stark reality that even if he scored a goal he might get destroyed by some bulky defenseman co-opted to protect the back of the net.
"Yeah, I'm feeling quick," Christmas would say back to Powell. "Are you?"
Get Out of Dodge
In college lacrosse, teams today attack in settled six-on-six offense by having a player dodge with the hope that he will either score or be enough of a threat to draw a double-team. If the player does draw a slide, then the offense wants him to "bang," "skip," "push" or "slice" the ball to a teammate. The hope being that the rock will move fast and efficiently enough that the offense can identify and take advantage of the numbers. (If the dodger has drawn two men, there's going be someone open -- if only ephemerally.)
Take one glance around today's Division I men's lacrosse landscape, and whether it's a jitterbug on the invert or a thoroughbred shooting on the run, the players who generally initiate are midfielders. In contrast, attackmen's roles in settled offense now primarily consist of managing the team's offense, finding the open man, attacking when the defense is unsettled or finishing (on the inside or on the perimeter) what their teammates started on that initial dodge.
"Ryan Boyle's the quintessential modern attackman," University of Denver head coach Bill Tierney said about the Team USA and Boston Cannons quarterback he coached at Princeton from 2001 to 2004. "Today, it's more reactionary; it's more about reacting to that first slide."
It wasn't always that way.
"Attackmen are definitely dodging less," Tierney said. "In the old days, an attackman was often 'the guy'; he'd go hard to the goal and take on anyone."
The advent of quick-sliding defenses and more choreographed offenses have created the need for more reactionary attackmen -- smaller, more skilled QB types like former Princeton standout Ryan Boyle.
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This doesn't mean dodgers -- like Christmas or Powell -- have gone the way of the dinosaur. Or that some asteroid took out anyone who could ever inside roll. But it does mean that for every Billy Bitter, Curtis Dickson, Ned Crotty, Jack McBride or Garrett Thul, there are dozens of starting attackmen relegated almost entirely to finishing and distributive roles.
A position whose very name -- attack -- connotates aggression, is now manned mostly by cerebral opportunists looking to exploit various defensive lapses.
Certainly, it's not the first time a position has been transformed. In August, Sports Illustrated ran a cover story on the demise of the every-down back in the NFL -- how the Jim Browns, Walter Paytons and Emmitt Smiths have been replaced by two-man platoons and third-down specialists.
Understanding the reasons feature backs became an endangered species, how rule changes helped encourage pass-happy offenses and how defensive players became bigger and faster than ever (which means running backs have an even shorter shelf life) provides some clues as to what has happened to dodging attackmen in lacrosse.
Explosive dodgers -- like Christmas, Powell, UMass' Mark Millon, Notre Dame's Dave Ulrich and Hopkins' Kyle Barrie -- or power guys, like Carolina's Dennis Goldstein, Hopkins' Craig Bubier and Loyola's Tim Goettelmann, didn't just stop playing. But over time they have had to adapt (or at least move to midfield). Whether it's the result of rule changes, shifts in coaching philosophy or the impact of the sport's growth, it's clear outside forces have made the dodging attackman a rare entity. Just like the feature back now has to be comfortable pass-blocking and pass-catching in what's now a pass-first NFL, attackmen who initiate have to be adept in the world of draw-and-dump lacrosse.
Rules of the Road
Former Army coach Jack Emmer remembers 1980. Actor-turned-politician Ronald Reagan was elected president, the U.S. Olympic hockey team shocked the Russians at Lake Placid and George Lucas's "The Empire Strikes Back" was released. It was also the same year the NCAA disregarded the faceoff after a goal. So instead of pitting two pitbulls in a battle of crouch-and-clamp for the ball, possession was immediately awarded to the team that had been scored on. And while the rule change only lasted a year, its effects, according to Emmer, caused fundamental changes in the way the game was played.
"When the ball was given to the team that had been scored on, the opposing team would send long-stick midfielders onto the field," Emmer said. "Teams would have six long sticks on the field."
And even when the faceoff was brought back fulltime the next year, teams continued to take advantage of surplus poles. The trend certainly helped Emmer's own Army outfit, an intimidating, athletic and aggressive group that would ride as many as nine long sticks. But by 1986, the NCAA, wanting to open up the game, put a quick end to the long-pole lovefest, limiting the number allowed on the field to five. In 1989, the fifth pole was eliminated as well.
With only four long sticks on the field -- and three of those assigned to guard attackmen -- the midfielder was given further incentive as an initiator.
"When they changed the rule to four long poles, teams started to go to guys who had short-stick defenders," Emmer said. "Attackmen deferred to the midfield."
Because as Towson head coach Tony Seaman aptly pointed out, "You want your offensive guy going against the guy with 42 inches and not the guy with a 72-inch pole."
Limiting the number of long-stick midfielders wasn't the only rule change that made life more difficult for dodging attackmen. In 1999, the NCAA banned the "dive" shot, a move popularized in the mid-'90s by the Virginia attack tandem of Michael Watson and Doug Knight.
Before keeping "the dive" alive in the MLL, former Virginia attackman Michael Watson and teammate Doug Knight popularized it in the NCAA. The move was soon outlawed as unsafe, further hindering dodging attackmen.
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The term "dive" accurately describes the move. Players who had dodged and gotten a step on their defender would then propel themselves airborne like a torpedo as they approached the net. Their goal was simple: put the ball past the goalkeeper and the goal line before they landed inside the crease. The move was colorful, bold and exhibited a kind of fearlessness that would bring fans to their feet and, if the attacker was talented enough, maybe win him political office in some lacrosse hotbed -- a small town in Long Island or a suburban enclave outside Baltimore -- a dozen years down the road.
But the NCAA abolished the move, arguing that it was dangerous to goalies and attackers alike and that it was difficult for officials to discern whether the ball had broken the goal plane before the player hit the ground.
Generally speaking, attackmen work from behind the net or from the wing. The aim during most of these initiations is to get "topside" of the defender, meaning the attackman wants to continue moving in a circuitous path that will bring him closer to the center of the net, so he will have more angle to shoot. It isn't as easy as it sounds. Most defenders and defenses generally are trained to prevent an attacker from getting topside, meaning they work to turn the attackman back and force him underneath, to a place on the field best described as a sort of offensive purgatory. Purgatory, because in that space, unless the attacker veers off towards "X," he's forced to either shoot a low-angle shot or run directly through the crease.
In many ways though, the dive was an antidote for this type of defense, because attackers forced underneath could still take a well-angled, high-percentage shot if they sacrificed their body and dove through the crease and in front of the net. Once the move was outlawed, the attackman's options became more limited. While the talented ones can still leave the crowd "oohing" and "ahhing" when forced underneath (Mikey Powell proved that), the room for error -- so as to avoid stepping in the crease or getting crushed by an oncoming slide -- has become significantly smaller.
Virginia assistant coach and offensive whiz Marc Van Arsdale, who viewed firsthand Watson and Knight's diving prowess and has since coached modern-day attack dodgers like Christmas, Matt Ward, Ben Rubeor and Danny Glading, agreed, saying "there's risk going into the crease on an inside roll."
Getting Defensive
Besides the fact that there are fewer long poles prowling around midfield and tighter boundaries are enforced around the cage, the dearth of dodging attackmen today can also be attributed to real changes in coaching.
Talk with the collective brain trust that makes up college lacrosse -- from Van Arsdale to Seaman to UMBC head coach Don Zimmerman -- and there seems to be consensus that in the age of specialization and increased substitutions, coaches take a more hands-on approach to their squads.
Seaman skipped the pleasantries: "What happens is coaches take over the games."
And when coaches exert more control, teams generally become more conservative and deliberate. They take their time trying to generate high-percentage shots on offense.
To prove this point, Zimmerman recounted his recent visit to the 25-year anniversary celebration of Johns Hopkins's 1984 national championship team. An assistant coach for that team, Zimmerman was given a stat sheet of the NCAA title game (a 13-10 win over a Tim Nelson-led Syracuse squad), only to be reminded that the Blue Jays had scooped 74 ground balls that day, a number unheard of in the modern game. Zimmerman's 2010 Retrievers, for example, fetched an average of 31 ground balls a game.
Because ground balls often indicate a change of possession, the statistical implications are clear. The game is now less about running up and down the field and more about executing well-choreographed possessions. And in this kind of environment, dodging attackmen often take a back seat. Why would a coach want to initiate with guys who have long poles draped all over them when a midfielder can shake-and-bake some helpless short stick?
Former Princeton and current Denver coach Bill Tierney, whose schemes helped diminish the role of dodging attackmen, says they could be due for a comeback.
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Additionally, coaches have created, developed, implemented, tweaked and learned to counteract sophisticated defenses that try to take the ball out of the hands of dodgers.
Often overshadowed by memories of the Gaits battling Dave Pietramala and Brian Voelker at midfield was Blue Jay attackman Matt Panetta's five goals in Hopkins' 13-12 loss to the Orange in the 1989 final. Only a sophomore, the Elmont (N.Y.) native scored most of his goals the old-fashioned way: by putting his head and shoulders down and charging hard to the net.
Looking back, Zimmerman, who by 1989 was the head coach at Hopkins, isn't entirely sure that Panetta could replicate that performance. It's not meant as a knock; Panetta was a bull of a kid who could get it going on anyone -- including the Orange's talented backline of Mark Stopher and Panetta's high school teammate Pat McCabe.
But "in the '89 championship, there wasn't much sliding defense. Everyone was responsible for their own man. We'd clear out space and allow Panetta to go to the goal," Zimmerman said. "Now, as soon as the ball came into the stick, he'd see a double team."
The advent of this well-organized, quick-to-double defense can be attributed to Tierney. A Hopkins assistant from 1985 to 1987, Tierney learned from coaching legend Fred Smith, with whom he shared defensive coordinator responsibilities.
When he arrived on Princeton's campus in 1988, Tierney didn't find the same kind of stud athletes -- like Pietramala, John DeTomasso and Bill Dwan -- that he had at Homewood. But he adapted, taking Hopkins' sliding "seven" defense and adding one critical wrinkle. Instead of defenders only sliding to the ball carrier when he was a threat, Tierney was now instructing his guys to double as soon as an offensive player started moving towards the goal.
The synchronization didn't end there. The Tigers would support the "slide guy" by coordinating secondary slides to occupy the areas and attackers subsequently abandoned by that first double. In Tierney's new defense, a five-on-four still existed somewhere, but the idea was to slide quickly and efficiently enough that the offense didn't have time to recognize it.
The Tigers figured out the new schemes quickly. (It is Princeton, after all.) Players bought in, and Princeton went from a perennial doormat to winning six national championships from 1992 to 2001 behind a quick-sliding defense that became an institution.
Unsurprisingly, Tierney's success encouraged imitation. Over the next 10 years, nearly all the top-flight teams implemented their own sophisticated versions of the Princeton defense, defenses whose goal was to force initiators to move the ball and beat them after the initial dodge.
The spread of the quick-slide defense had serious implications for the dodging attackman. Of course, one obvious consequence was that an attackman who posted up or dodged hard was now quickly met by an orchestrated double team.
"Before, if an attackman beat his guy he might get slid to, but it was in slower motion," Tierney said. "There was less defensive choreography."
But just as important -- if not more subtle -- was that offenses began to understand that beating modern Princeton-style defenses meant moving the ball very quickly. And with midfielders doing most of the heavy lifting to draw the initial slide, attackmen needed to have nuanced enough sticks to move the ball effectively and be able to finish consistently in those unsettled five-on-four situations. So for a dodging attackman to have the athleticism to beat his man as well as the requisite skill set to fit into modern offenses became a combination that was, well, rare.
Growin' Pains
It's not only team defenses that have gotten better and forced offenses to adapt, often at the expense of the dodging attackman.
"The overall caliber of athlete with a long pole in their hands has improved," Seaman said.
Zimmerman agreed. "Defensemen are able to play guys one-on-one better than ever before," he said. "They're getting more and more athletic."
The growth of the game provides one explanation. According to a Wall Street Journal article last year, the number of high school boys' lacrosse participants has nearly doubled in the past decade. The 2009 US Lacrosse Participation Survey counted 136,710 players nationwide at that level. Top prep programs now exist as far west as Seattle, San Francisco and San Diego.
As a result, there's now an Olympic-sized pool from which to recruit top-notch athletes. But that pool doesn't necessarily include attackmen. Because as the position has become more focused on guys who are effective "reactionary" players, its most coveted prizes have become those who are not necessarily the best athletes, but the most skilled. And to be skilled at attack -- to handle the relentless defensive pressure, finish in tight, find open space and hit the open man -- often means being proficient in fine-motor skills that take years to develop and are often best incubated in places full of quality youth programs and competition. Places such as Upstate New York, Long Island, Baltimore, D.C., suburban Philadelphia, Ontario and British Columbia.
Spot-up shooters like Johns Hopkins' Kyle Wharton are more common on attack nowadays, thanks to improved stick technology.
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But defense is different. It's not easier than playing attack, but d-ing someone up, throwing a cross-field pass, picking up a ground ball or filling in on the backside doesn't take the same kind of sophisticated stick. Meaning Virginia coach Dom Starsia can go to a place like New Trier outside Chicago, which Sports Illustrated ranked as the high school with the 12th-best overall athletic program in the country, find the best athlete on the football team, slap a "V" on his helmet, hand him a long pole and say, "Go to work." In contrast, when Georgetown finally nabbed a Canadian attackman (Travis Comeau) last year, the kind of creative and crafty off-ball attack threat the Hoyas have recently lacked, he was 5'5" and 145 pounds.
It makes sense that defensemen are now going to be generally more athletic than attackmen. Whereas a college attacker might have been the best athlete in sixth grade at Boys' Latin (Md.), he now has to compete against defenders who were recruited specifically for their physical prowess -- freaks and machines who may have started the game late, but only because they were too busy doing up-downs to notice this exotic stick-and-ball sport they could dominate.
Improved stick technology has likely also had negative impact on dodging attackmen. In addition to defenders wielding lighter, more effective long poles, players are also able to shoot harder and more accurately now than 10 or 20 years ago. And the material design of synthetic polymer heads and lightweight shafts probably contributed to the rise of spot-up shooters who can't initiate very well but can find a spot and snipe away, like current Johns Hopkins star Kyle Wharton.
When you have an iffy stick, dodging is a worthwhile risk, because it gets you close to the net. When you have a more capable tool, you can play the modern chess game that involves more passing in a possession and shooting from afar. (Think about changes in combat as the rifle became a more effective weapon.)
As endangered a species as the dodging attackman has become, most coaches still haven't given up on him. And Tierney, whose defensive innovations helped facilitate the dodgers' demise, thinks they may be due for a comeback.
"It could be coming back en vogue because the evolution of the double-teaming defense has meant more fake slides, and not sliding so early," he said.
From my perspective of both a player and a fan, one can only hope. Watching an attackman who can effortlessly break down a defense -- be it with quick feet or broad shoulders -- is one of the more exciting aspects of the sport. It's also the reason Warrior put Casey and Ryan Powell on posters and younger brother Mikey's highlight reel has generated nearly 650,000 YouTube views.
As Neal Hicks, the lead attackman of last year's slow-down Notre Dame squad said, "Yeah, it's fun to dodge. When you have the ball in your stick, you can be creative."
Dodgers' Duel
May 25, 2002. The day of the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse semifinals at Rutgers University in Piscataway, N.J., was one of those hot and humid days. More than 20,000 fans had come to watch quality lacrosse and forget, if only for a few hours, that they were just a mile away from the Jersey Turnpike.
The second game of the doubleheader pitted Syracuse, a private school that feels very much like a public university, against Virginia, a public school that feels very much like a private university.
But when the two teams played lacrosse, their differences melted away -- each a blur of blue and orange, trying to one-up the other in the same game of free-wheeling, creative, athletic lacrosse.
The semifinal also marked the second time Powell and Christmas faced off, and the show stoppers didn't disappoint.
Early in the first quarter, legs pumping like overcharged pistons, Christmas bolted by star Syracuse defender Sol Bliss to score the Cavaliers' second goal. He ended up taking 18 shots that day and scoring three goals, all off the dodge.
Mikey Powell's legacy at Syracuse might also include being last, great dodging attackman in the history of college lacrosse.
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Two quarters later, Powell dazzled the crowd by sprinting by his guy at "X," swim-moving past an oncoming defender in a way that would've made a bullfighter blush and dumping to an open Mike Springer on the crease.
Cavalier attackmen Joe Yevoli and Conor Gill also scored on individual efforts, as the Virginia attack tallied seven of the team's 11 goals that day. For the Orange, Josh Coffman was the rugged post-'em-up ying to Powell's glitzy yang.
With the game tied in the second overtime, UVA went to Christmas at "X," who after cleanly beating his Syracuse defender underneath missed high and was called for stepping in the crease. (Replays showed it to be an incorrect call.)
When Syracuse gained possession, Powell couldn't even get the ball. He was stymied by the shut-off defense of Brett Hughes, a Columbus, Ohio, native who had received overtures from Ohio State's football team.
Eventually, Tom Hardy, an unheralded second-line midfielder, dodged a short-stick from behind, got a step and finished to send Syracuse to the national championship game.
As quick and fast and confident as Powell and Christmas may have felt that day, they weren't just dodging their defenders. They were dodging history.
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The Fram Museum is organizing the second annual Roald Amundsen Memorial Lecture on 14 December 2013, the 102nd anniversary of the attainment of the South Pole. The Memorial Lecture will be held at the Fram Museum every year on 14 December to commemorate the life and achievements of Roald Amundsen. The lecture will be followed by a formal dinner on the deck of the Fram.
17:00 The Roald Amundsen Memorial Lecture 2013:
Robert Marc Friedman
Harald Ulrik Sverdrup: Another Kind of Polar Hero
17:50 Break
18:00 Launch of the films from the Maud Expedition on DVD in cooperation with the National Library of Norway
Jan Anders Diesen introduces Roald Amundsen's expedition films and specifically the Maud films
18:25 Roald Amundsen's expedition towards the North Pole (1923)
The restored original film from the first part of the Maud Expedition. Stephen Horne provides live accompaniment for the screening.
19:30 Reception and tour of the Fram Museum
20:30 Dinner
To attend the Roald Amundsen Memorial Lecture 2013, please send your name and address to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Limited number of seats available.
The fee for the event is NOK 980,-. The fee includes the full programme, a four-course dinner with wines, coffee/tea and avec.
"Seier venter den, som har alt i orden - held kalder man det.
Nederlag er en absolutt følge for den, som har forsømt at ta de nødvendige forholdsregler i tide - uheld kaldes det"
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*I balance my sword by the tip, on my nose to relieve my boredom as I wait for my Sensei.*
*appears like a boss like always*
tell me what you think Kenjutsu is (generally and in narutoverse) (you can use narutowiki or normal wiki if you want to, but no copy/paste and tell me if you used any of those)
and tell me at least 3 Kenjutsu users from Naruto (just no 7 Swordmen)
*Takes sword off my nose*
Kenjusu in a pure definition of the term is the Sword Arts. Techniques that require the use of a blade. Though there are techniques within the Basic Five elements that user swords as mediums for techniques or in someway otherwise, I still consider them Kenjutsu techniques (like wind techniques creating gusts of wind or sliching winds through blades as the medium and surging lightning through the blades with Raiton chakra). In terms of Kenjutsu in Real life, the most modern arts are of Kendo and Iado. In the RP I believe, those with Samurai bios learn Iado as a seprate entity while ninja only learn this cirriculum of sword techniques that don't fall into the category of Iado.
Iado specifically, to the best of my knowledge, teaches the smooth and swift release of the blade from the sheath in conjunction with swift slash or offensive movement as well as the re-sheathing (don't care if it's not a word) of the blade. I don't know how it works with Samurai bios here on the base but that's my basic knowledge of that perciular art.
Omoi, Karui, and Killer Bee of Kumogakure are three swordsmen from the series.
good good, Y U NO MENTION SASUKE OR MIFUNE? nah, seriously, why didn't you mention Sasuke or Mifune?
so, eh, do you have any sword? CW sword would be awesome
Sasuke is poop
Mifune slipped my mind but Mifune=bawsness. Mifune stomps every other kenjutsu user we've seen except maybe the swordsmen since they have crazy ass ninjutsu with their shiz.
I don't have a CW, just a standard Katana. I'm thinking of upgrading to some Chinese ones though like the Dao or Jian
what IS with people not having awesome swords as CWs?
ok, so take your katana and perform 100 shoulder strikes with your dominant hand on this dummy and than another 100 shoulder strikes with your non-dominant hand on the other rock dummy
*creates 2 rock dummy guys looking like Kankuro*
*gets the feeling sensei doesn't like Kankuro*
Alrighty then...
*I unsheath my katana from my back as you make the earth dummies for me to practice on. I place my right hand at the top of the handle with my left under towards the bottom. I lift the blade over my head slowly, lining myself up with the desired target, which is the shoulder of the dummies. I swing down vertically in a swift motion an hit the first dummy on his shoulder. I bring up my arm again over my head this time picking up the pace and I repeat this proceedure, getting quicker and more fluent with my movements each time until I'm completely comfortable.
after my count reaches 100, I head over to the next dummy, switching the positioning of my hands so that my left is now the controling hand and the right is underneath. I repeat the process I did with my right hand, bringing the blade above my head and swinging it down to my target. With my left being my non-dominent hand, it takes me longer to harmonize my motions and swiftness of my strikes, however I eventually begin to pick up pace after a few dozen strokes and upon my 100th strike I have a strong comfortability with my strikes.*
How's that sensei?
i totally love Kankuro
*calms down*
ok, so now i want you to strike my Stone Golem when you have sword in your right hand, than put it into your left hand and strike him again, than into right hand again and strike, back to left hand and strike again, this is important for you as swordman to be able to use both your hands with at least almost same effectiveness (spelling); btw, total of 200 strikes, 100 with each hand
*creates stone golem in form of Karin*
insert Stone Golem technique here
Originally Posted by Migualon J.J.
i totally love Kankuro
*calms down*
ok, so now i want you to strike my Stone Golem when you have sword in your right hand, than put it into your left hand and strike him again, than into right hand again and strike, back to left hand and strike again, this is important for you as swordman to be able to use both your hands with at least almost same effectiveness (spelling); btw, total of 200 strikes, 100 with each hand
*creates stone golem in form of Karin*
insert Stone Golem technique here
no need to be mean about it.
*After giving your instruction, I raise my katana with my right hand and I strike down with a single handed swing onto Karin's shoulder. After, I immediately switch my blade to my other hand and strike down with on the golem's other shoulder with my left. I gradually increase the pace, going from right to left, striking faster and re-drawing from the golem even faster, moving the sword between my left and right hands. At around 120 strikes, my movements with this exercise become extremely fluent, my arms strengthening and becoming more attuned to the weight and balance of the katana, until I reach my last strike with my left hand.*
"Good good, let the Dark Side Kenjutsu Skill consume you :zonder:
ok, so now I want you to perform 100 sword thrusts with your right hand and than 100 sword thrusts with your left hand, it is pretty easy, you just build up pressure and than thrust your sword forward to impale my Golem"
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Home List of Titles Advertising, public relations and social marketing: shaping behaviour towards sustainable consumption
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- Advertising, public relations and social marketing: shaping behaviour towards sustainable consumption
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- As the world struggles to sustain mass consumption as a lifestyle of choice, the need for sustainable behaviour becomes increasingly evident. Even though there are already a number of technical and legislative solutions underway, we still need to work on changing our consumption habits. This calls for social marketing strategies that can lead to promotion and acceptance of sustainable behaviour on a global scale. The problem, however, is that social marketing for sustainability that dominates the media today is ineffective and even counterproductive. In this study, I will examine what drives consumerism, and argue that sustainable consumption could be promoted as an alternative lifestyle, based on the same strategies that have successfully established mass consumption as a way of life. Countering the claims made for traditional social marketing, I will suggest that appealing to people's innermost desires in the same way commercial marketing does, is in fact a more effective means of behaviour change than the negative information campaigns that are prevalent today. This calls for a different type of social marketing—one based on positive appeals related to subjective wellbeing and self-fulfilment, and not on scare tactics and dull educational campaigns.
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- In this article, the various elements controlling the geometry of alginate beads such as voltage, solution concentrations and extrusive rates were experimentally investigated. The findings indicated that the combination of higher voltages more concentrated CaCl2 solutions, shorter width of electrical field and slower extrusive rates can permit the alginate beads to become smaller. Also the effect of the electrical forces that acted on the liquid droplets was found to be stronger than that of the gravity forces did. The alginate solution concentration was found to influence the beads' shape significantly. Lower concentration of 0.5% resulted in tear-like beads arrangements and a higher concentration of 5 and 8% produced pear-like and sperm-like beads configurations. In addition to obtain special alginate beads, such as elliptical and bullet like beads, outside force could be applied. The above findings could open a broad gate for future control release system developments.
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There will be games, food and a silent auction. Proceeds go to the Goliad Elementary/Intermediate School PTO.
Kindergarten news
The school year is coming to an end and kindergarten students have certainly blossomed. The staff is working very hard to get all of the students ready for first grade.
The kindergarten class of Goliad Elementary took its field trip on Thursday, April 18 to the Victoria Educational Gardens and Victoria Regional Airport. Although the rain cut our trip short, the students had a great time.
In the classroom, students are concentrating on expository text and finding facts in language arts. In math, they have been introduced to nonstandard measurement. In science, the students are exploring plants and their parts. In social studies, they are focusing on procedures and decision making.
Fourth-grade news
Fourth-grade students will begin writing a persuasive paper in class. They will try to convince their teacher of an opinion they feel strongly about.
Students will also begin reading the novel "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing." They will have literary circles to discuss many concepts in the story.
In science, fourth-graders have just finished learning about inherited and learned traits. They are now looking at ecosystems and food chains and food webs. Students are seeing the flow of energy from the sun to everything they eat. They created their own food webs using pictures cut from magazines. After this unit, students will learn about animal adaptations and life cycles.
Fourth-grade students will be studying modern Texas from 1950 to present. They will learn about the advances in technology and how it has influenced the social, economic and political growth of Texas. They will also learn about the diverse cultural makeup of the states and the important celebrations and contributions of these groups. Students will also learn about our state government and democracy.


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Moyer Will Start; Kendrick to The Pen
It is official; Jamie Moyer will be the 5th starter in the Phillies pitching rotation and Kyle Kendrick will start in the pen. This is the move everyone expected, so it is not a big shock. And if Moyer gets roughed up, they can always switch roles.
A few other bullpen pitchers to watch as the season begins will be lefty Antonio Bastardo and righty Jose Contreras. These are the two guys who may make or break the pen in April. Bastardo is filling in for JC Romero who is still recovering from arm surgery, but he expects to be ready before the end of April. Bastardo's pitching has been up and down this spring and after today, he has an ERA of 6.23. He is young, so consistency will be an issue.
On the other hand, Contreras is a veteran who is nearing the golden years of his career. His pitching has been more down than up. Today against the Astros, he blew a Phillies lead in the 5th,, giving up 3 runs in 2/3 of an inning. The Phillies lost the game by a score of 2-5. His ERA stands at 9.00 for spring, which is pretty awful. Then again, it is spring and these games don't count. But how will he perform in April based on what we have seen so far? It is not a pleasant thought.
Brad Lidge is still recovering from surgery too so the Phillies need a closer. Ryan Madson has been officially given the job until Lidge returns. Madson did not adjust to the role very well last year, but knowing ahead of time that the job is his may help. I spoke to Ryan in January on the Phillies Cruise and he feels that with more time to adjust and with more practice in the role, he can be successful. He has the stuff to do the job and I think he will be just fine.
Another head-turner in camp today involved Jayson Werth and the Grizzly Adams / Caveman beard. Todd Zolecki of The Zo Zone reports that Werth shaved off the beard! Tiny, helpless screams from beard-loving fans were heard throughout the town but, in his usual nonchalance, Werth went on with his life and paid them no mind. He is such a rebel ;o)
Two more spring games to go before the Phillies head north on Friday morning! Still counting the days…
Werth photo by Jenn
*Read more about the Phillies at my other home page, Phightin' Phils Phorum in the My Team Rivals network*
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Kendrick taking some time and learning a bit from Halladay, and Moyer for that matter, would be ideal. Nice vetern options in the Phils staff this year!
I kinda like Jasyon Werth without the beard but Casey Blake, I wish he would grow his again. I can't call tell him "Stay Thristy my friends" from the Dos Equis commercial.
Maybe Mrs. Werth finally got tired of that overgrown jungle and put her foot down!😉
Speaking of Contreras, we must have managed to see his only scoreless appearance of ST – sounds like he was pretty sucky otherwise.
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Multiple reports say Brett Myers has left tonight's game against the Marlins with right hip inflammation. He had given up five earned runs in the 5.2-inning outing.
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If its serious do you think this will give more motivation for the phillies to acquire a #2 pitcher.
Uh, yeah!
Of course it will. If Myers goes on the shelf for a month or so, it leaves the Phils with an ace and 4 question marks in their rotation. Hamels, Blanton as #2, Moyer as #3, Happ at #4, and Park at #5. That's downright scary, not to mantion taking the longman out of the pen (unless Carpenter or Carrasco is promoted and Park stays put). If there is any validity to the Bedard rumours, it might become a reality sooner than later. I actually feel that this may become a reality regardless how long Myers is sidelined, if he's out any time at all. starting pitching is a glaring hole and needs to be remedied if the Phils want any chance at a repeat.
IMO Park stays put in the pen. I think you put Myers on DL for 15 days, and bring up on of the kids, I don't care if you bring carpenter back up, and let them spot start work the rotation and see if any of these kids can pitch now in the bigs. I did not see the game, in the outer banks no phillies on, but even if Brett pitched bad, he had two outings and one bad one, if the bats can save one out of six starts, we win when he is on the mound. So stop with all this he stinks, what were all you saying on friday night after his awesome outing cut him some slack
They need help badly, but they need a sure thing at this point, like a Oswalt, Peavy, or Bedard no could be's or never will be's
I want Halladay so bad on this team, I'd be so tempted to trade the farm for him………..seriously every prospect Carrasco, Drabek, Marson, Donald, Brown, Taylor, Knapp, Worley, Bastardo, Mayberry and if I missed someone…….. sure toss him in…… I'd be a terrible GM
I can't wait until we make the big trade, but that could be 2 months away . . .
they dont have two months…
that's true
I sware this whole thing was staged within the organization, and a shot towards Peavy saying "Look, we need ya here kid". You want to play in the National Leauge, and on a winning team? Well the train is coming to the station…Jump on that shit if you want to join the new Yankees of the National Leauge.
I have to admit in the begining I thought this Peavy talk wouldn't jump an inch, but with all these rumors, and Brett getting injured…I think we would be the front runners in the race for him if only Amaro would jump in line, and I think he's probably on the phone with his agent right now.
hopefully, I would be so excited if we got him.
hmm wow someone really hates Myers 😉
He doesn't beat her anymore, Mike. Geez.
If anything Myers goes on the DL kendrick comes up to hold the spot until the phillies can facilitate a trade i put my money on Bedard or Washburn, Peavy doesn't seem to wanna leave san diego unless its the Cubs and i don't think hes very fond of the Bank. Oswalt will be highly overprice because the owner likes him alot. Bedard and Washburn can probably be easier to get with how bad seattle is if anything i go for Bedard at least he has some stuff maybe with the veterans on this team he can mature a little bettter. As far as the farm goes i like to keep Drabek, Savery and Marson, the rest its open season on all of them.
Hmm, who would everyone trade to get Peavy? (saying that he would accept the trade)
if you go after peavy keeping happ off the table is #1 priority and i do not think we can get peavy without losing happ!! but if we can wow what a rotation that would be for the next three to four years hamels,peavy,happ at the top
Ruben needs to get on the stick and make something happen now. We needed a starter before. We are desperate now. I'm hoping that this injury doesn't jack the prices up, as in some GM out West saying, "So, Brett Myers got hurt, eh? Well, give us everything, and we'll give you our best pitcher. And I mean EVERYTHING from your farm …"
There is from what I have read no chance on Peavy, it look like its a cook, or marguis, . They also are in on penny, but I haven't seen what boston would take, and penny era is high. Charlie might be right the team is still living on last season, and maybe they think that if they want to turn it on they can at any time. I don't think they have as much motivation at this time, Some way charlie has to kick them in the butt to can them going.
Peavy hasn't been great this year and he's complaining about ankle inflammation… I'm sure that the Padres would want a skeet load for him and I'm not sure if he's worth it. Halladay ain't going nowhere… one of the most dominant pitchers of this generation; the closest thing to a sure thing in the big leagues today. Bedard? Possibly but I don't see how that would work. I don't want to trade our better prospects to get Bedard for half of a season (that is, if he keeps his head on straight)… any sign and trade seems unlikely. Cook? Maybe… not sure what his deal looks like but the guy is pretty consistent (something that we need drastically). He started kind of slow this year but has been good.
Seriously I'm tired of Myers. This is just an excuse for a bad outing. We didnt hear anything on Friday's outing against the Yankees. I always thought Myers was going to be the real deal I remembering watching his first outing against Prior in Wrigley n thought man we have our ace but ever since than he has been a disappointment. I think you let him walk after this season. If he needs to go on the DL than its time to call up Carlos i know the number arent there but maybe its time we've been waiting on him for 2 years now. If not then we make a deal for Bedard its not going to take much he is in his final year of his contract
I think there is this dude named Gidget or something that they are trying to trade along with Bedard … we'll see if they look to move him, and what other team's are interested
I don't want any part of Bedard, and I cannot imagine for a second that a Peavy would come here to such a hitter's park. Great if he would. Maybe we should let each of the kids have a start and see if any of them come up hot while we wait for a better trade to materialize? That would be easier to suggest if the Mets weren't pulling wins out of their a$$es, though.
With no Happ what would it take to get Peavy?
Carrasco, Donald and what else?
We don't need a Peavy… and Peavy would require too much. I much rather get Bedard, a very solid No.2… but that's if Myers is injured. We have to wait before we pull the trigger on anything.
Manny, in the real world no one is ready to "pull the trigger on anything". The Phillies are awaiting the results of Myers' MRI today before determining what route to go to. If Myers must miss a start or go on the 15 day DL, the organization is looking within at someone like Kyle Kendrick who pitched 6 innings allowed 3 runs against Buffalo on Wednesday to lower his ERA to 4.25. He would probably be the choice unless they go to Chan Ho Park out of the bullpen.
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Betsy J. Willmott
October 6, 2012
Betsy J. Willmott, 73, formerly of Scenic Drive, Hagaman, passed away Saturday morning at St. Mary's Hospital with her loving family at her bed side. She was a resident of the Edward L. Wilkinson R.H.C.F. since 2003.
Born November 12, 1938 in Hagaman, New York she was the daughter of the late Carl L. and Marie C. Yager Kruger. Betsy was a life long resident of the Amsterdam- Hagaman area and she graduated from the Wilbur H. Lynch high School.
Betsy was employed by the Feather Duster Company in Amsterdam for a number of years.
She was a past member of the Hagaman Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary and was a member of the Calvary Reformed Church in Hagaman. Over the years she enjoyed crocheting, cooking and especially baking. She loved sharing her baked goods with her friends and family.
On April 26, 1959 she married John D. Willmott who passed away May 10, 2012. She was also predeceased by a brother Carl Kruger.
Survivors include two sons, John W. (Jack) Willmott of Mayfield and Bryan Willmott (Theresa) of Amsterdam; a daughter, Marie Mazone (Chris) of Guilderland; a sister Joyce Wilder of Gloversville; three grandchildren, Michael Willmott, Courtney Willmott and Tyler Mazone; a great granddaughter Savanna Rose Fisher; several nieces, nephews and cousins.
A private memorial service will be held on at the at the Betz, Rossi & Bellinger Family Funeral Home, 171 Guy Park avenue, Amsterdam, NY with the Rev. Stanley Craig officiating. Burial of her cremated remains will take place in Hagaman Cemetery. Calling hours will be private. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Betsy's memory to the Hagaman Volunteer Fire Department, PO Box 328, Hagaman, NY 12086. Please sign the family guest book on line at www.brbsfuneral.com.


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During Tuesday's meeting, they agreed to post ads and start the search for a new information technology director to oversee the upgrades they hope to make to the county's technology infrastructure.
"We hired somebody that didn't work out," said Gary Gillett, a member of the county's IT committee. "The issue is we need somebody overseeing and directing these projects and that is their job and their specialty."
County Tax Assessor-Collector Linda Bridge said that the committee, of which she is a member, has developed a job description for the county and even offered a proposed salary.
According to the job posting, the position will pay a salary of $45,000 plus benefits, which for Bee County includes the person's birthday as a paid day off.
"This is not the highest salary for a nonelected official," he said.
The highest paid position for a nonelected official is that of the road and bridge administrator, which pays $46,000, Bridge said.
"For the knowledge, expertise, skills and certificates that are required for this job, this is really low. We can hope and pray that folks come up and apply for it."
When it comes to requirements, the county would prefer that the person have a CompTIA Network+ or Cisco Certified Network Associate certificate. Basically, this just certifies that the person is highly qualified in the field of computer networking.
The duties are everything from being the person who manages the county's website to keeping the computer infrastructure running smoothly.
In light of recent events, the person would also be responsible for keeping the soon-to-be-installed phone system working properly.
During the past weeks, a serious issue arose that highlighted the county's outdated hardware when it was discovered that crossed telephone lines were allowing third-parties to hear telephone conversations.
"It is outdated to say the least," Commissioner Dennis DeWitt told the court last Monday, Feb. 25.
Very little has been done to the system since it was installed, and age has taken its toll.
"If you can go back 10 years and think of the cell phone you were using then, that is where we are now," DeWitt said as a way to illustrate their situation.
DeWitt said that he was told by County Clerk Mirella Escamilla Davis that she once picked up her phone and realized she was listening to his private conversation.
During a court meeting on Feb. 25, DeWitt was authorized to start seeking bids for a solution.
However, they switched gears on Tuesday and decided to wait until a fiber optic line could be installed, or rerouted, to the Justice Building.
"That is the very first step," Bridge told the court. "Once those lines go in and are installed, the phone system won't cost as much."
Thing is, the court approved installing the line back in November, but the company hasn't done the work.
"The one day they picked to move the line, it rained. What are the chances of that?" Silva said. "Since then, it hasn't rained. So I don't know what the holdup is."
Part of the problem is coordination, and those who are trying to get this coordinated within the county are doing so along with their regular jobs.
Gillett said, "Y'all have your own jobs to do. We had hired somebody, but now we don't have anybody."
Commissioners agreed that the new director would also be able to help them keep up with the current technology.
Silva, glancing at the number of iPhones on the table, said, "Just look at your phones. That is just you here right now. You have to keep up with technology, especially in a business like this."
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The Karnes Countywide submitted an open records request to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) on July 22 in order to review and possibly report what was specifically said by then Chief Deputy Russell Swize at the scene of an accident on June 3 near Falls City.
DPS responded to the request stating that the video could not be publicly released any sooner than Aug. 19 as time is needed to redact any possible confidential information such as license plate numbers, etc. from the video recording and other records made at the scene of the accident.
An attorney filed a misconduct complaint against Swize on behalf of Premier Vacuum Service and Barbara Shaw in her "individual capacity" claiming that Swize was "caught on tape" attempting to lobby the state trooper to falsify his report to show that the Premier Vacuum Service driver was at fault in the crash. The police report from the accident did not find the Premier driver at fault. Shaw's family is part owner of Premier Vacuum Service.
State Trooper Steve Bailey was interviewed about the situation last week and was able to shed some light on the circumstances that led up to the complaint.
When asked whether he thought Swize was making a joke, or a real attempt to interfere in the investigation, Bailey said he really wasn't sure what to make of the remark.
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"To bother me, it would have to be somebody like my sergeant telling me something like that," Bailey said. "Then, I would have to go to my chain of command and say, 'Hey, I have to listen to him.' Anybody else – I don't have to listen to. And I am not going to listen to them. I am going to do my job, and that is it."
Bailey said during the interview last week that he was told by the county attorney that the matter had been turned over to the district attorney for possible criminal investigation.
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If you don't know the difference between biker clubs and motorcycle gangs, here's a good place to learn about the biker groups you don't want to mess with.
10. Vagos Motorcycle Club was started in San Bernadino, CA in 1965. The club's logo features Loki, the Norse god of mischief, riding a motorcycle.
In 2006, 25 members for the Vagos Motorcycle Club were the target of the largest investigation in Southern California's history.
9. Free Souls Motorcycle Club was started in Oregon, where an overwhelming majority of their chapters reside today.
Three of the club's members were charged with possession of drugs, weapons, and stolen motorcycles.
8. Bandidos gang was founded in San Antonio, Texas, in 1966. Their colors, red and gold, were adapted to honor their founder, who served as a marine in Vietnam. They have 90 chapters in the United States and several others in Germany, Australia, and Asia.
During the year of their 40th anniversary, one member was convicted of murdering a well- known flyweight boxer and a member of their rival gang, Hells Angles, was killed.
7. Highwaymen were founded in Detroit, MI in 1954. Their motto is "Highway Forever, Forever Highwaymen".
Due to their criminal past, they are not acknowledged by the Detroit Federation of Motorcycle clubs. But they do however, have clubs spanning all the way to Clemson, South Carolina.
6. Warlocks were formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1967. The gang, which consists only of white males, are predominately located in the northeast, but also have chapters in the southeast and Europe.
In 2008, a former chapter president from Pennsylvania was charged with possessing 10 lbs. of methamphetamine. Later that year, other members were charged with producing, transporting, and distributing of the same drug.
5. The Sons of Silence were founded in Niwot, Colorado, however, their chapters are mostly located in the eastern U.S. Their motto "Donec Mors Non Sepertat" means "Until death separates us" in Latin.
In 1999, they were the focus of Denver's largest federal undercover operation, leading to the arrest of 37 members for drug trafficking and possessing 35 illegal firearms, 4 hand grenades, and 2 silencers.
4. Outlaw Motorcycle Club has been in existence since 1935, making them one of the oldest motorcycle gangs. Their presence has been established in Europe, Asia, Australia, North and South America.
In 1999, World Leader and International President, Harry Joseph Bowman, was convicted of 3 murders. The prior year, he was listed on the F.B.I.'s 10 Most Wanted Fugitive List.
3. Pagans were founded in Maryland in 1959. Today, their chapters are primarily located along the eastern coast.
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2. Mongols were formed in Montebello, California, in 1969 by Hispanic bikers who were refused admittance into Hell's Angels because of their race. Their chapters are located in Canada, Mexico, Italy, and the western US.
In 2008, the ATF led an undercover investigation which resulted in the arrest of 38 members, including Mongol president, Ruben "Doc" Cavazos. Today members are prohibited from wearing their logo and insignia in any way.
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Ten to Zero…Looking For a Hero
8/3/10 Giants vs Rockies Game One
Giant Todd and I had been looking forward to this game for a long time. It's not often he and I get to attend a game together and we were ready to have a good time and enjoy some live baseball.
Jersey Geoff got back with me and sent those pictures of his autographed Ubaldo Jiminez All-Star Jersey. This jersey is beyond sweet.
Geoff uses washable marker on his jerseys so he can sport 'em at home games.
Batting practice for me was a bust but Todd managed to snag one. He gave it to a kid.
Robert and Queen Geri
Captain Earthman hitting warp speed.
Giant Todd enjoying watching the Giants own the Rockies at Coors Field.
I started to feel a little Coors Field magic when Big Todd came up to bat.
Bases loaded, this was Helton's chance for a huge comeback grand slam.Strike three. It seemed the whole game was full of blown opportunities and the Coors Field magic I was feeling turned out to be just gas.
I'm not sure what this lady was smiling about but I assure you I wasn't smiling as I exited Coors Field.
On a cool note Douglas D snagg'd a third out toss up from Carlos Gonzalez.
Around the 8th inning a lady named Kim(I think) from Canada walked by, tapped me on the shoulder and asked if she could take a picture of my jersey.
I believe her reason for wanting a picture of my jersey was something to do with a Rockpile group in Canada that she's a member of…If I'm wrong Kim leave me a comment.
I mentioned that I too grew up in Canada so Kim decided to join Giant Todd and I for a chat.
Very nice lady.
Towards the end I just wanted the Rockies to score one run to avoid the shutout. But they didn't.
Giant Todd and his boys owned Coors Field from start to finish.
Tomorrow's another day and Ubaldo's king here at Coors Field.
Rockies…Show me heros not zeros…."D"
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Yeah. This was the game that I couldn't believe we paid good parking money to attend. I just sat there shaking my head. No words.
ayaiyaiyai! 10 zip! That is painful😦
Though on the bright side that friend of yours is pretty lucky to have a signed jimenez all star jersey! Very jealous!
I called the grand slam when there was only one guy on base!!! Too bad we both felt it, and it didn't happen. I had no idea you were there, so sad to miss you at a game. Thanks as always for my Bradley pic! He's not doing so hot lately. My baseball friends want him sent down next. 😦 Thanks for all you do! -Geri
LUVMYROX-Lol…"we paid good parking money to attend"
It was quiet, uneventful and boring. What happened to Aaron Cook?…Damn I hate shutouts.
MIMI-Agreed, Jersey Geoff got it goin-on.
QUEEN Geri-Great minds think alike don't you agree?🙂 . Ouch, the Hawper in AAA, I like the opportunity for an autograph down in the Springs, but I believe he'll get it together before he drops a level. I hope….D
Heading down to Colorado Springs today for Goose Gossage day at Sky Sox Stadium…Gonna party like it's my B-Day…:)…D
Rockpile, sorry to hear about Tulsa Drillers catcher, Wilin Rosario injury. Not the way that he wanted to end the season. I got his autograph on his Texas League Top Prospect card along with getting his home run ball. Unfortunately I was unable to get him to autograph the ball since he left to play in the Futures Game.


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Friday, June 10, 2011
Posing for Photos
I've talked on and on about "positional warfare" but nothing induces it more than having my photo taken. I mean, do I smile? How much of a smile is too much? Posture? Arms? Hands? I think about every inch of my body and how I should be standing. As this goes on my entire body feels like it wants to jump in 1,000 different directions because I quite simply don't know how I should be in the space that I am. On top of all that I stated the smile issue and it becomes an issue because why should I smile if I am not happy?
I have never been good at faking a smile and if I am smiling it is because I truly am happy. I can't fake happy and I can't fake a smile. See my photo with the blue backdrop on the right hand column of my blog? That's the photo that is on the back of my book and the only reason I am smiling there is because my now deceased cat, Siam, jumped up on my dad's desk and knocked some stuff over.
What brought this topic about was the following photo:
This photo was taken after the races on Sunday in Hagerstown and is a group photo of most of the USAC staff there that day. They put me in front, I think, because of the amount of dirt I had on me. This photo though came up fast and was unexpected. One second I am sitting down gathering my strength back and next moment there's a camera. I stood up and let the others direct me because I was becoming stiff in the positional warfare and just before the picture was taken I put my arms behind my back.
It was a natural reflex. The point of the photo, I guess, was to illustrate just how dirty I was, but within the positional warfare I felt 100% uncomfortable with my arms out. Amid much protest I put my arms out and then processed why it was important and that smile? I was smiling because I realized that this would make a good blog post.
Being on the other side of the lens has never been my strong suit. I am a decent photographer, but this doesn't translate to having my picture taken. When I was in school having my photo taken for the yearbook was always a lengthy ordeal. "Aaron, say cheese!" the photographer would say and I would say, "Why?" When I would say it I said it blandly and without any emotion.
This issue also goes back to the, Are You Okay? blogpost. In that post I stated how many times I get asked, "Are you okay?" because of the typically blandness on my face. Again, I can't fake happy and I can't fake a smile. To simply smile for a photo is something that is difficult. Sometimes in presentations, and in conversations regarding my book, I will say that the hardest part of my book was taking the photo on the back.
Am I the only one with this? I'm sure people not on the spectrum have the same issue, but perhaps not as extreme as this. Some people love their photos taken, others not so much, so what are you?
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I absolutely hate having my picture taken. I never know if I look like a moron or if I look fine when I pose for a picture. Bleh.. better to surprise me so I'm not given a chance to think about it.ReplyDelete
I love taking pictures, but hate having my picture taken as well. Pics I use for my blog and elsewhere are all self-portraits that took about 100 shots to get one I could live with :). Love your blog background, makes me want to hit the open road.ReplyDelete
Stay inspired!
Same here, I really hate having my picture taken. This also clearly shows in almost all of my pictures, with the wonderful exception of school pictures which always looked quite ok.ReplyDelete
The worst kind of pictures are those for official stuff like passports and drivers licenses. You have to sit exactly right, open your mouth just far enough, make it look exactly like the example pictures. Urgh, it always takes about 30 minutes to get those pictures taken...
I don't mind having my picture taken, but I do share your smile issue. I'm never sure if my face is right. Are my eyes pointing the right direction, is my smile too big or not enough, etc.ReplyDelete
By the way, you are a lot taller than I imagined you to be!
I am 6"1 I believe. How tall did you think I was and what made you think I was shorter?ReplyDelete
I thought you'd be shorter for some reason!ReplyDelete
In general I have had the same problems as you did with pictures. Don't know how to stand and worst of all: The smile.ReplyDelete
But about 6 years ago my sister took an interest in photographing. By now she has become very good and even helps out in a studio on several anime/manga events and she gets asked to do photoshoots for cosplayers (people who dress up as an anime/manga/videogame character).
For some reason my sister has begun to see me as her personal assistant. (can't say I put up much of a fight about it though) One of the little tasks she has me do once in a while is having me pose as a phony model to try out the settings on her camera. Also, she likes to just randomly take pictures of me when (she thinks) I'm not looking.
Because I've had this for about 6 years I've become more relaxed about pictures. I've came to see that I look best on pictures when I'm not posing, but just being natural, so I try to be. Only thing still is that I naturally rarely smile when there's nothing to smile about, so that's still an issue. But I don't really watch my posture a lot anymore. I simply stand in a way that I feel is natural at the moment and try not to think about it too much.
I know that's easier said than done, but remember this also took me 6 years of having my sister around with her camera.
There's also another thing, but I feel that doesn't really apply here, since it's Kansas stuff and that feels like cheating. Namely, when I cosplay I LOVE getting my picture taken! It means they like the cosplay that I made, so it's a compliment! Also, I generally know how to stand, because I know how my character would probably stand. And about the smile? Like I said, Kansas. I cosplay at anime/manga conventions and anime/manga conventions are my Kansas, so I'll have something to smile about, making it come more naturally.
So when at conventions: LOVE IT
Daily life: Used to hate it, now just not big of a fan.


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