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- Conventional plasma spraying was used to process atomized liquid droplets of precursor solutions to produce alumina, zirconia and yttria stabilized zirconia nanoparticles and deposits. An electrostatic precipitator collected the plasma synthesized ceramic particles at a rate of ~0.2 mg s-1, with ~5-20% collection efficiency. Spray processing produced 1-50 nm size ceramic particles. The size, shape and phase composition of the nanomaterials depend on the spray feedstock. Organo-metallic precursors gave rise to a narrow range of fine-grained material, while aqueous solutions produced wider distributions of larger size grains. Spray processing of liquid feedstock produced nanodeposits with a powdery morphology. Plasma spraying of liquid precursors is a viable technique to produce nanoparticles and deposits.
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Jonathan Morduch is Professor of Public Policy and Economics at the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, and Managing Director of the Financial Access Initiative (www.financialaccess.org), a consortium of researchers focused on financial inclusion. His research centers on microfinance, social investment, and the economics of poverty. He is currently developing a theoretical framework with Jonathan Conning for understanding how governments and philanthropists can use market forces to create social change.
Morduch is co-author of Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day (Princeton 2009) and The Economics of Microfinance (MIT Press 2005, 2nd edition 2010). He has taught on the Economics faculty at Harvard University, and has held visiting positions at Stanford, Princeton, and the University of Tokyo. Morduch has worked with the United Nations and World Bank, and advises global NGOs. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Economic Perspectives and on the board of the Journal of Globalization and Development.
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"Microfinance Games"() (with Xavier Gine, Pamela Jakiela, and Dean Karlan). October 2009. Forthcoming 2010, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.
"Access to Finance"() (with Dean Karlan). In Dani Rodrik and Mark Rosenzweig, eds., Handbook of Development Economics, Volume 5. Amsterdam: Elsevier. Pages 4704 - 4784. 2009.
"Microfinance Meets the Market"() (with Robert Cull and Asli Demirgüç-Kunt). February 2009. Journal of Economic Perspectives 23(1) ,Winter: 167-192.


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In his second tour of duty as Eastern New Mexico University's volleyball coach, Mike Maguire is finding the sledding a bit tough.
The Zias played well in stretches during Thursday's Lone Star Conference match against Texas Woman's at Greyhound Arena, but the Pioneers pulled out a 20-25, 25-19, 25-20, 16-25, 15-9 win, scoring the final eight points of the contest.
Playing without middle blocker Jessica King, who suffered an ankle injury in the Zias' loss at New Mexico Highlands last week, Maguire said he had to sort of stitch a rotation together.
"We made too many mental errors, but we threw that lineup together tonight," said Maguire, who is now 410-300 overall in 22 seasons at ENMU, dating to 1987. "For a lineup to get thrown together like that, they played real well; I give them credit that they fought.
"But you can't just fight hard. You've got to fight hard and eliminate errors."
Meantime, Texas Woman's (7-11, 5-4 LSC) is lodged among several teams trying to make the conference's six-team, postseason tournament, so it was a big — albeit challenging — win for the Pioneers.
TWU struggled out of the gates and the Zias (4-14, 1-9) controlled much of the first set. The Pioneers came back to win the next two sets, but simply got outplayed by ENMU in the fourth game to force the 15-point tiebreaker.
Coach Shelly Barberee said her team has been up-and-down all season, beating teams near the top of the LSC and losing to others near the bottom.
"Our conference is pretty even, depending on the night," she said. "Right now, we just want to get the Ws, whether it's five games with Eastern New Mexico or four with (third-place) Tarleton State."
Viktorija Jablonska, a 6-foot junior right side hitter from Latvia, was the Pioneers' go-to player. She finished with 19 kills and five blocks.
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The Zias got strong play from junior outside hitter Amber Durand, with 20 kills and 21 digs, and senior outside hitter Kristen Beck, with 12 kills. Freshman setter Kennedi Catano also had a double-double with 46 assists and 12 digs.
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Skip to comments.Strip the Citizenship from Everyone who Signed a Petition to Secede and Exile Them (barf)
Posted on 11/13/2012 11:07:21 AM PST by Free ThinkerNY
Mr. President, please sign an executive order such that each American citizen who signed a petition from any state to secede from the USA shall have their citizenship stripped and be peacefully deported.
(Excerpt) Read more at petitions.whitehouse.gov ...
People who attend "churches" where they throw wild parties to celebrate the vicious slaughter of 3,000 Americans should be similarly punished.
Deport them to TX, AR, TN, MS, AL, FL, LA, OK, should do for starters
Deported to where? If the location is nice, I might be interested...
There are currently 2,205 citizens of America advocating against hundreds of thousands of citizens of America.
That's 2,205 people advocating that Obama unilaterally retaliate against hundreds of thousands of citizens of America.
I won't sign on knowing that my name and address will be available to the Feds as a future "enemy combatant." The opposite is true of these 2,205 people.
The WH version of transparency.
If that were to happen, I bet they be rounded up and deported faster than any illegal would!
The President has no power to strip citizenship from any American citizen. The only cases I know of are those where citizenship was acquired thru fraud.
Which means there is no way at all to strip citizenship from a native-born citizen.
You can imprison him, or execute him, but he'll always be an American citizen until he voluntarily renounces his citizenship.
This is from the President? He believes that he has the power to strip citizenship from Americans? May I remind him Americans have the right to petition their government? ... and have the right to speak as they wish? Now where did I read that? Having this stupid thing on the White House site is infantile, but then his supporters like being treated like infants so infantile might be just the right level.
deported to where?
mexico? think they'll give us food stamps and resident tuition rates??
But first verify that they have a citizenship to strip by making them present the original long form of their birth certificate (no photo-shopped pdf versions permitted!)
Hah I was thinking the same thing.....and if my tax bill goes away with the deportation I might get super excited.
The really scary part is that whoever wrote that believes the President actually has the power to strip citizens of their citizenship and deport them — with nothing but an executive order ...
... just because they signed a petition.
Heil Obama?
He does not have the power to strip natural born citizenship.
Leftist always have to hire the government to do their dirty work..lazy or cowards?
These dolts have never read the Constitution..
No wonder they're obama sycophants.
Fraud Barry ...Yup.
These whiners seem to forget which demographic is prepared to take a stand.
Why doesn't miss whiney pants come to "peaceably deport me"?
Oh, boy! I like that. Truer words were never written.
OH NOES!!! Don't throw us into dat briar patch!!!
Okay - throw me out.
I'll come back across the open border and live off the system without having to pay taxes or obey any of your little liberal edicts. :)
Perfect. Then those folks can come back across the border as "immigrants" and lots of Free Stuff. Maybe even be able to afford to live in California.
Sounds like a parasite that's scared to death that they will lose their host.
he has whatever power congress lets him get away with. he burned the constitution long ago. as long as no one challenges him, he can do whatever he wants.
Clearly, this mucus-brain is the end product of an inferior diet, intoxicants, the public school system and liberalism. Tag him and send him down the chute.
Last time I checked, the 1st amendment said people had a right to "petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
You can imprison him, or execute him, but hell always be an American citizen until he voluntarily renounces his citizenship.
like Obama?
Perfect. Then those folks can come back across the border as "immigrants" and lots of Free Stuff. Maybe even be able to afford to live in California.
Funny...but this wasn't the position they and their ilk took in 2002—advocating secession when Bush won re-election.
Perfect. Then those folks can come back across the border as "immigrants" and get lots of Free Stuff. Maybe even be able to afford to live in California and vote multiple times.
Dear 0bama Brown Shirts, Please let us know when the "disobedience camps" are ready.
LOL! Wonderful!
"peacefully" deport us? sure. They won't admit it, nazis that they are, but they want us to get their hollow point bullets. These are pond scum bottom feeders.
speaking of bottom feeders, if we get deported, or shot, then who is going to pay for all these leeches?
I meant legally. As a dictator he can do anything he wants.
I am offering ideas about a new constitution for an independent Republic of Texas:
Freedom forever.
Since when does Obama care what the law says? He drops bombs on American citizens overseas with impunity. All he has to do is declare them to be enemies of the state.
Anyone thinking the left would allow us to peacefully escape their control freak fantasy utopia should have that delusion shattered by this response.
There's no way they'll let us get out from under their "thumb" without punishing or preferably killing us.
Because dissent is now unpatriotic again?
That way I can sneak back in as an illegal.. um undocumented.. and get mucho free stuff!!
damn.. didnt sign it.
What is wrong with these damn leftists? Do they think they control everything? On second thought, maybe they do.
They do. They are control freaks.
They get their sense of "good personhood" from controlling the lives of others.
"Mr. President, please sign an executive order such that each American citizen who signed a petition from any state to secede from the USA shall have their citizenship stripped and be peacefully deported."
Peacefully deported? These liberals think of people as animals, they think they must "rut" when "in heat" and that they can be "rounded up peacefully." All it takes is a next step of making them nothing more than a line item cost on a spreadsheet and a divided country, then pretty quickly you will be able to heard those animals onto boxcars and achieve a pretty good cost reduction!
Heck, looks like Obamacare is working as planned!
Something to keep in mind here, IF you are a naturalized citizen keep in mind that citizenship is a gift of the U.S. government and can be removed from you (usually only if you commit a felony, but who knows with this administration). Maybe its cowardly, but I would say don't sign anything of this type if you are a naturalized citizen.
legally doesn't matter. practically he has godlike powers and nobody can stop him.
The petition is designed to intimidate...
The socialists/statists know that they cannot allow the producers to leave. If the producers left, there would be less tax revenue and the welfare state would collapse.
(I don't want to hear any non-sense about States being net donors or takers of FedGov money. If Texas were to leave, many producers would immigrate to Texas.)
Ooooooh he's "Godlike" got it.
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Whats more is the dodgy way it orbits, only ever showing one side but the most alarming thing [excuse pu] is when NASA dropped part of its fuel system it landed onto the surface not with the expected thud oh no....it rang..the moon reverberated like a bell, and continued to do so for more than 3 hours...Which can mean only one thing ITS HOLLOW !!...So what is the meaning of this, is it some giant base, [i have had one dream many years ago, but it was so vivid i remember the whole thing like it was yesterday] in the dream i was standing next to a sort of clear seethrough tunnel which ajoined another building....is what i now imagine to be the far side...[darkside more ways then one], and having seen NASA images of astronuaghts getting excited because they can see them...the channel then switched to private..i think the moon is one giant base....not only that the general size of it the moon is too big for our planet...the difference in size is disproprtionate in relation to each other...and why hasnt any other planets in the inner sloar system got them ?......Any thoughts ?wavygravy7 posted:8/14/2011 6:52:00 PM Some might think that the moon being a base is crazy,but I have read a few things on that subject and you never know.If the moon is a base then we are being controlled more than we think.That's were most of the ufo's would be coming from.It could be artificial and put there for some unknown purpose.It is strange that we quit going to the moon.Anyway how the moon got there IS a theory anyway,we know very little about whats under the moons surface.Omen502 posted:8/14/2011 7:38:33 PM There is something creepy about the moon being that it always faces us with the same side. Pink Floyd might have been on to something. What I found to be interesting was when I started looking at other stalite images of moons (and forgive me for my loss of memory of the name and which one) but it resembled to a T the death star! Creepyspiritech0 posted:8/15/2011 12:04:06 AM http://forum.davidicke.com/showthread.php?t=107885gary107 posted:8/15/2011 2:10:03 PM there are some folks who believe that the earth is a penal colony for those with "bad" genes. We belong to someone or something else. That we are used for warfair purposes because we can kill others and the damage to a collective mind systems [society] would be so great that they could not consider doing such violence. They have six digit fingers while we have five digit fingers so that we can not operate their devices. They look after us from above, i.e., the moon. They are the farie folks of legend. They are our keepers.gary107 posted:8/16/2011 2:58:09 AM /warfareOmen502 posted:8/16/2011 5:29:34 AM http://www.syti.net/UFOSightings.html monica notice the neil armstrong and edwin aldrin transmissionmonica1968 posted:8/16/2011 11:44:44 AM Yes OMEN that was the transmission i was getting at......they spotted the UFO...the open channel went dead after they transferred it privately.......As with the Mars probes......one went down...not a trace...so they sent another.....well before this one too diappeared the onboard cameras took pictures of a vessel firing at it...before it too was lost......they dont want us up there....and will stop at nothing to keep us away.....why do you think NASA has stopped all space visits and funding...? openly of course...is not beyond wildest dreams to imagine we are still going up....just is not being televised....monica1968 posted:8/16/2011 11:46:22 AM GARY....yes THE KEEPERS......have you read Jim Sparks books titled as such.......i think you are onto sometihng here....is like the earth is in quarentine......one big giant quarentine...Omen502 posted:8/16/2011 11:05:39 PM ok first we must think about this. It doesnt have to be aliens or another civiliztion it could be the same dirty bastards that are controlling us and killing us right now. we must dig deeper. Where's the shovel? (puts on crap-walking boots) Let's do this!monica1968 posted:8/17/2011 11:47:18 AM MAYBE INVEST IN SOME GOOD WALKING BOOTS OMEN......YOU MAY BE NEEDING THEM FOR A WHILE......givemebutterflys posted:8/17/2011 12:32:06 PM your so far of i laughed. the answer to your question is in egypt. thousands of people walk past this as a tourist attractionmonica1968 posted:8/17/2011 2:08:31 PM which question is that the butterfly.......since l last looked the moon was still orbiting.......i think.......ummmmOmen502 posted:8/17/2011 9:34:39 PM I feel a need for more elaboration. Egypt holds a piece to the puzzle, but there is more to this. Ancient texts and Egyptian hyroglyphics, and even the bible fit into a puzzle. You cant see it all without them and then i feel we still are being withheld important information. But I feel that when there is an inquisition they are feeling threatened by something. I know that they are evil. I do not discount alien beings or civilization but the moon is very close. It would by a prime place for secrets. If there is an alien civilization on our moon atleast the elites and nasa have met them. Are possibly in accordance. We only know what we are taught. Our understanding of these things and the way that beings like this can manipulate the environment and manifest themselves, I think, are hidden puposely. Maybe if we find out what is truly out there it will lend truth to the very thing they are opposing. After all they are liars and they have lied to me and everyone else I can think of. These are very Evil, Deadly, and Greedy poeple! We need INPUTnini65 posted:8/19/2011 4:51:47 PM Hello All,Be gentle as this is my first post here. If you go to wemustknow.net and click on the story "The CHANI Project" and read what this "entity" tells this person who wrote the story it's pretty interesting what this "entitly" says about our moon. Hope you all have a great day. Peacespiritech0 posted:8/19/2011 9:35:53 PM Thank you. I love you. Peace.Omen502 posted:8/20/2011 1:50:43 AM I will look it up thank you nini you are welcome here!Omen502 posted:8/21/2011 1:54:00 AM ok, I have found some interesting things about the moon I think might be interesting to you. The planets neares the sun were the first to have thier revolutions slowed down by tidal friction. Such gravitational influences also contribute to the stabilization of planetary orbits while acting as a brake on the rate of planetary-axial revolution, causing a planet to revolve ever slower until axial revolution ceases, leaving one hemisphere of the planet always turned toward the sun or larer body as is illustrated by the planet mercury and by the moon, which always turns the same face towards Earth. When the tidal frictions of the moon and earth become equalized, the earth will always turn the same hemisphere toward the moon, and the day and month will be analogous - in length about forty-=seven days. When such stablility of orbits is attained, tidal frictions will go into reverse action, no longer driving the moon farther away from the earthbut gradually drawing the satalite toward the planet. And then, in that far distant futurewhen the moon approaches to within about eleven thousand miles of the earth, the gravity action of the latter will cause the moon to disruptand this tidal gravity explosion will shatter the moon into small particles, which may assemble about the world as rings of matter resembling those of saturn or may be gradually drawn to the earth as meteors. If space bodies are simular insize and density, collisions may occur. But if two space bodies of similar density are relatively unequal in size, then, if the smaller progressively approaches the larger, the disruption of the smaller body will occur when the radius of its orbit becomes less than 2.5 times the radius of the larger body. Collisions among the giants of space are rare indeed, but these gravity-tidal explosions of lesser bodies are quite common. Ok after thinking about this information I have found. It makes logical sense to me. I thought it was interesting and have more information I have found on life that could be living in places of this nature. As soon as I review I will post this. Hmmm?? Omen502 OUTmonica1968 posted:8/23/2011 12:17:13 PM well thankyou nini........for the link...i have read much of the stuff on the website....my very first "dream " that i think is wrapped up with with my experiences was at 13....the drem was so vivid i remember it to this day..i was told at the time of the dream that i would come back to the moon....i distinctly saw a transparent above ground tunnel which led to a further installations some of which went underground...interestingly now looking back....the place i was at had a reddish hue to it and i would say that if i wasnt told it was the moon i would have thought it was Mars...is also interesting that the moon affects our tides.....aswell as emotions...many people are affected by the full moon..it seems to exacerbates our moods...riots tend to happen on full moons too...is more than just a hunk of metal i am thinking much more to learn here thnks everyone for imput..nini65 posted:8/28/2011 11:24:37 AM Hi Monica,Omen and Spiritech, Thank you all for the warm welcome, I completely agree with you when you say that the moon affects our moods, I work in an emergency room and it always gets crazy around here when there is a full moon, so many more people check in for everything from depression to anything else you can think of, it's almost as if people want and or need extra attention around a full moon. I totally believe that there was/is life on Mars and the Moon, there is a movie coming out in Sept I believe, it's called Apollo 18, google it and the trailer will trip you out, supposedly a secret mission that Nasa never informed the public about, I am sure there is alot of info that Nasa keeps secret. Hope you all have a great day!! Nini65 Please log in or become a member to add a post.


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According to HawaiiNewsNow, Florida is now the only state without snow. The Big Island received a dusting of snow on Mauna Kea, a nearly 14,000 foot dormant volcano. If you measure from the mountain's oceanic base, it's taller than Everest. Makes sense it gets cold every now and then.
La Nina is in full swing for the Northern tier of the West early this season providing epic early snowfalls. A Monster Dump has blessed the southern and central Rockies and Sierra in a pre-Christmas miracle: over 150 inches in the past four days at some resorts.
Mountain Hardwear's new Dry.Q collection, which includes the Dry.Q Elite jacket, takes aim at what the company calls outmoded waterproof-breathable membranes that don't start breathing until you get hot—and maybe even clammy—leaving you susceptible to the uncomfortable sweat-chill cycle. The Dry.Q membrane, which boasts an impressive 40,000-mm waterproof rating and "always-on" breathability transports your body's heat before it becomes moisture vapor. That means you stay dry and comfy, whatever the weather.
Warren Miller Entertainment, Matchstick Productions, Poor Boyz are some of the biggest names in the ski film industry. This season, Dendrite Studios represents a new name in skiing cinematography. In their very first HD production, "Out of the Shadows," Dendrite brings some of the best under-the-radar skiers into the limelight.
The Salt Lake City-based equipment company has issued a voluntary recall of a limited portion of Avalung packs. According to a Black Diamond press relase, the intake tubing may crack under cold temperatures.
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Gun safety gets Select Board attention in Plainfield
PLAINFIELD A gun seller in town wants her neighbor to stop shooting his guns without something to stop the bullets.
Darlene Covey, along with her husband Thomas, owns and operates Black Ops Firearms in Plainfield. Covey attended the towns regular Select Board meeting this week to ask the board to do something about an issue she says she has been dealing with for three years.
Covey said her neighbor, John Pallas, and his family shoot their guns for hours on end without anything to stop the bullets travel if they miss their targets. She said the Pallas family lives on a small parcel of land on Fowler Road surrounded by other peoples property and homes, including a field owned by the Coveys. Because the parcel of land the Pallas family occupies is so small just over a quarter acre Covey said that without something to stop the bullets, theyre always traveling across someone elses property.
Covey said the Pallas household used to target shoot towards her field, where she would walk, work and where her woodpile is located, but she convinced them to stop shooting in that direction. Now, she says, they shoot toward trees in another direction where theres a house and where they come perilously close to shooting into Fowler Road.
If someone happens to be walking down, driving down in a car, its not a good situation, she said, calling it an accident waiting to happen.
Plainfield has an ordinance adopted in 2006 that bans people from shooting guns within the village, but the ordinance contains no language addressing how people can shoot their guns elsewhere in town.
Covey asked the board to amend its gun ordinance to add a provision saying if people want to shoot their guns, they must put up a berm, or mound of dirt, or some other obstacle to block the travel of the bullets and keep them from going into other peoples property. She also suggested having a minimum acreage requirement for people wanting to shoot firearms on their own property. She said a regular .22 caliber bullet can travel anywhere from half a mile to a mile.
Covey said shes tried talking to the Pallas family about her concerns, and has sent them letters about the issue, but nothing seems to be working. Sometimes when she hears the guns going off, Covey said she goes out and walks towards the Pallas property to talk to them about their shooting and when they see her they stop shooting and run into the house.
Pallas did not return a call for comment.
Covey said she sells guns and hunts with guns. She doesnt have a problem with firearms, But I do have a problem with people using them and not being safe about it. I dont care if they shoot whatever, as long as (the bullets) stop on their property.
After the meeting, Covey said she wants people to use guns, but to do so responsibly.
Select Board member Bram Towbin said the proposal seemed like common sense. Select Board chairwoman Alice Merrill said she would investigate the issue and see what the board can do.
The board planned to take up the matter at a later meeting.
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Mr. Luna was born Nov. 21, 1928, in Kenedy to Tomas and San Juanita (Perez) Luna. He served in the United States Army from Oct. 30, 1952, through Aug. 18, 1954, and was honorably discharged. He was retired from construction and pipeline work, and he was a Catholic.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Rafael Luna, Joaquin Luna and Tomas Luna; and sisters, Consuelo Gonzalez and Esperanza Rodriguez.
Survivors include his wife, Clara Rios Luna of Beeville; four sons, Valentin Luna of Seguin, Oscar Luna of Austin, Daniel (Cynthia) Luna of Houston and Hector (Kristy) Luna of San Antonio; three daughters, Norma Luna Alaniz of Beeville, Erma (Benancio) Puente of San Antonio and Diana (Miguel) Alvarado of Austin; one brother, Leopaldo Luna of Albuquerque, New Mexico; three sisters, Alifonsa Pena of Beeville, Delfina Rodriguez of Luling and Frances Tijerina of Bayside; 19 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.
A rosary was held Thursday, Aug. 7, at 7 p.m. at Treviño Funeral Home.
The funeral Mass was celebrated Friday, Aug. 8, at 10 a.m. at St. James Catholic Church with Father Balaswamy Pasala officiating. Interment followed at Loma Alta Cemetery in Kenedy with full military honors.
Pallbearers were Daniel, Hector and Valentin Luna III, Benancio Puente Jr., Lionel Alaniz Jr. and Oscar Lorenza Luna.
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Yesterday was Mohamed's first birthday! We had a little picnic with our close family and friends, and several out of towners were able to make it in, so it was a good time. There are some other infants in the family, so people are always comparing them, and I'm happy to say that, for once, I didn't take too much criticism about continuing BFing or cosleeping. I think I've just stuck up for myself so much in the past that now I just get the eye-roll or the "you'll regret it" line.
One thing that was bothering me, however, was that I just don't know how to approach my cousin. We had babies at the same time, and she is expecting her 3rd in August (so they will be about 14.5 months apart if she goes full term). With her two prvious children, she gave up breastfeeding before ever leaving the hospital, mostly because she is so uncomfortable asking questions or getting help. I want to encourage her this time because there would be so many benefits for her and this 3rd baby! Is it even worth my effort, or should I just let her decide on her own? As background, she always gets gestational diabetes and gains much extra weight, her children all suffer from sometimes severe allergies.
Thanks for the ideas!
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Investor demand elevates the product specialist
The financial crisis did not give birth to the product specialist at asset management firms, but the role has been elevated as institutional investors have become more demanding. Product specialists are not seen as a substitute for fund managers but a key liaison who works closely with the investment team to attract new clients and retain existing ones.
This is a far cry from 10 years ago when product specialists, who are also known as investment or client portfolio specialists, first came onto the scene. Then they were not regarded as particularly high-profile positions and, in many cases, were seen as the last stop before retirement for fund managers.
The job descriptions were not that clear, according to David Chellew, global head of client propositions, HSBC Global Asset Management. It used to be a hybrid between sales and investment but the responsibilities were not well defined. Chellew said: "Today, there is much more clarity and the role is seen as pivotal in terms of client impact. Organisations have learnt how to effectively plug them into the client process."
Institutions have also become more accommodating. Tim Noel, director of portfolio specialists at T Rowe Price, which has 19 product specialists, said at first there were significant hurdles to acceptance because clients wanted to talk to the person with the portfolio manager title. He said: "That is not the case today. The product specialist role has evolved and clients have accepted that the role allows portfolio managers to remain focused on the portfolio. They are not replacing portfolio managers but are complementary to them."
The job has become more important, mainly as a result of diversification and a move towards more complex strategies such as liability-driven investment. In addition, fund management groups have been forced to become much more transparent about their processes because of regulation and client requirements in the wake of the financial crisis.
Gavin Ralston, chairman of Europe, the Middle East and Africa and global head of product for Schroders, said there is also much more scrutiny in the decision-making process especially given current volatile markets. Clients have bigger expectations and want greater transparency, and this has created more work for the product specialist, according to Ralston. "For example, clients want to know what the impact is of any changes to style, how a particular market event could impact their portfolio, or what is their exposure to, say, Italian bonds. The product specialist can answer these questions."
-- Covering all bases
Product specialists also enable fund managers to concentrate on their day jobs. Andy Barber, head of research at investment consultant Mercer, said product specialists cover all variations of the product and provide information about the strategies as well as fund manager performance to clients. "They are there to free up a fund manager's time but the models vary by fund manager," he said.
The structure depends on a variety of factors, including size of firm, geographic reach, product breadth and targeted client types. At larger organisations, product specialists are a bridge, helping the sales force prepare for new pitches and representing the fund manager at client meetings. The common theme, according to Doug Shaw, chief operating officer of fundamental equity at BlackRock, which has 200 product specialists globally, is that they are not involved in portfolio construction, nor are they salespeople.
He said: "At BlackRock, they sit adjacent to the portfolio manager and live and breathe the design and construction of the product and have a career structure that spans graduate entry to managing director. We see them, in part, as ambassadors of the fund management teams in the marketplace."
BlackRock organises its salespeople by geography, client type – institutional, retail, high net worth or private banking – and asset class such as passive, active or macroeconomic. Specialists are organised by product. One-on-one time with fund managers depends on the client but the firms expect most investors will have a face-to-face meeting as part of their due-diligence process before investing any money.
According to Shaw, the sales teams typically spend the first 30% of the pitching process with the prospective clients while the product specialists cover the next stage. This allows the fund manager to focus on fund design and come in near the end to meet the prospective clients and help win the mandate.
Jon Bailie, global head of distribution at Axa Investment Managers, said there are situations where the portfolio manager will meet the client but "if you can reduce the time commitment then it is a smart thing to do. Portfolio managers are paid to generate alpha and it is better to have a product specialist. But they need to be able sit down in front of the client and answer all the questions".
However, external communications is only one component of the job. At HSBC, which has 25 product specialists globally, there are three grades – the senior product specialist who acts as a default portfolio manager; the associate who is more involved with the internal processes such as producing materials for the request for proposals as well as dealing with clients; and the junior who is involved in helping with client reporting and documentation.
-- Technology
Portfolio managers often attend large events and stay in contact with clients through video and webcasting. HSBC's Chellew said: "It's always a balance between looking after the assets and giving clients transparency. Technology has made that much easier, but the product specialist has become the point person."
As the role has grown in importance so too have the qualifications required. Paul Moody, client investment director at Aviva Investors, said: "The standards are definitely higher and it is not easy to recruit people because they need to be technical experts as well as have strong communication skills. We also typically look for people who have or are getting their CFA [chartered financial analyst] qualification."
Aviva Investors has nine what it calls client portfolio managers who deal directly with clients, as well as 16 product specialists who help prepare presentations, performance figures and client reporting.


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Yesterday was a wonderful day. My task was to go to the Convent Garden area and explore the streets of Seven Dials. The woman I am interning with Laura Dawson is looking for a retail space and wanted me to scope things out. So instead of heading to the studio yesterday morning I took the tube to that area of the city.
I arrive very early, much to early for the stores to be open and since my task was to locate retail space to let and get a feel for foot traffic and consumer profiles I needed to wait for a bit. I wasn't sure what I would do to kill time, I thought maybe have a coffee or just sit on a bench… but as I wondered down another side street I saw a sign that read in bold letters, "FREE MENS HAIR CUTS". Instantly they had my interest, as I have needed a haircut for some time.
I mulled it over in my head and thought to myself, I have needed to get my haircut since I left home…. But I didn't want to spend the money. So I went inside to ask about it. The woman at the desk informed me that it was a beauty school and salon and that the students do free male hair cuts for practice. So I agreed to have my hair done.
I had a wonderful little British girl, about 17 who wanted to be a barber and specialize in hair coloring. She was delightful, slightly rebellious and a very interested in conversation. We talked about how I wanted my hair cut initially, but soon our conversations went to the US and the UK and the similarities and difference and then to life goals. She was very sweet and I started to realize how timid she was with the scissors. You could tell she really wanted to do well but was still searching for her niche.
It was nice to actually have my hair cut and not worry about cost. And I think it was great experience for her because she got to do another cut and she seemed really eager to chat with someone from America. I really learned a lot from talking to her and I felt so much better having a new haircut… I'm very happy with her work.
I then wondered down more streets. Like an endless maze, I would wind down one street and magically get back to where I began without ever crossing the same path twice. London's like that though, an endless maze of nonsensical paths.
At one point I turned a corner and there in front of me was a store called Mysteries. Instantly intrigued by its withering, hippy-esque exterior and Zen like energy radiating from the front door… I decided I had to go in. The slightly off kilter, retro punk dressed boys sitting on the bench furthered my fascination with this little den of "Mystery". I just had to see what waited inside.
Once I stepped in I was greeted with warm smiles and a million new things to look at. Crystals, candles, cards, posters, jewelry, anything and everything you could think of! Literally there was rooms of new age, fluffy stuff … and the little sage burning, black hat wearing pre-teen "witch" in me wanted to touch everything! But I contained myself and reverently inspected each room.
There were two rooms that called to my spirit. First was the room that wasn't really a room, but more of a sanctuary. Off of the crystal room there was a small conservatory like space that had been made into somewhat of a shrine filled with a fountain, and tons of Buddhas and other spiritual statues, crystals, idols and spiritual paraphernalia. It exuded a high vibrating energy that resonated deep inside of me; a sort of deep rooted, tranquil, almost lulling quality.
Then I made my way to my Second favorite room and that was the area that was filled with hundreds of decks of tarot cards! So many decks to see, and touch and pick through and of course I wanted every one of them. It gave me the chance to see a lot of decks in person that I have pinned after for years!
The most exciting part of this little adventure to Mysteries was the "coincidence" of me finding it. A fellow blogger and talented writer Prince Le Normand, from http://princelenormand.blogspot.com/ referred me to the store and I had plans to visit later on during my trip, but as fate would have it… I found it before!
My adventure ended with lunch at, of all places, Pizza Hut. It was a very nice, peaceful and solitary lunch. I ate in alone because I felt it would be nice to just sit and relax and I had a wonderful salad and some pasta… not to mention a very attractive waiter. All the while I people watched out the large window that faced the street (a new hobby of mine since I ride the bus, etc… daily). Saw a beautiful vintage double decker bus too.
Afterwards I made my way back to work. I had a lot of cutting to do. But I felt amazing. Fresh hair, fresh perspective and I was ready to go. Sometimes you need a day out to clear your head. I was happy to see yet another part of the city. I will defiantly be going back to maybe do some shopping… who knows maybe I'll get another hair cut!
Oh and did I mention that I stopped into Dr. Martens to look at their boots… and now I cant stop thinking about their 1914 black leather boots that I want so bad. I tried them on so that I could imagine myself in them in the mirror and it felt so right. Someday🙂
Well I hope everyone is doing well… enjoy the photos… and enjoy life
Much Love,
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The Illinois State Board of Education today approved
appointments to fill five State Teacher Certification
Board positions that expire June 30. Ms. Marsha Allen,
Dr. Eugene Zalewski and Dr. Andrew Brulle were reappointed
to second terms.
Ms. Jane Morris and Ms. Linda Malone will fill positions
vacated by retiring members Ronald Babcock and Ms. Camille
Taylor. Mr. Babcock, a teacher at Dundee Crown High School
in Elgin, and Ms. Taylor, a teacher in Normal Unit District
5 in Normal have completed two terms. Members serve three-year
terms and may be appointed for a second term.
Ms. Allen, a teacher in the Chicago Public Schools,
was nominated by the Illinois Federation of Teachers.
She worked as a substitute teacher in Chicago for one
year before entering the Teachers for Chicago Program,
an alternative certification program. She has a bachelors
degree in criminal justice, a masters degree in
public administration, and a second masters degree
in special education (ED/BD and LD). Ms. Allen will be
serving her second term.
Dr. Zalewski, superintendent of Niles Elementary School
District 71 in Hawthorne Woods, was nominated by the Illinois
Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. He has
a masters degree in physics and masters and
doctoral degrees in educational administration. Dr. Zalewski
will be serving his second term.
Dr. Brulle, chair of the Education Department of Wheaton
College, was nominated by the Illinois Association of
School Administrators. He has 30 years of experience in
the field of special education, entering the field with
a B.S. Ed. in 1971 and spending 10 years in public schools
as a special education teacher before earning masters
and doctoral degrees and beginning his college teaching
career. Dr. Brulle will be serving his second term.
Ms. Morris, nominated by the Illinois Education Association,
has been a high school biology teacher since 1994. Previously,
she was a high school chemistry and French teacher. She
earned certification by the National Board of Professional
Teaching Standards in 2002 and holds an Illinois Secondary
Master Teaching Certificate and a masters degree
in curriculum and instruction. She has served since 2000
as the chair of the Local Professional Development Committee.
Ms. Morris will be serving her first term.
Ms. Malone, nominated by the Illinois Education Association,
has 30 years of teaching experience. For 21 of those years,
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in education. She has received numerous awards, including
the Those Who Excel Award. She was a member of the Edwardsville
School Districts Local Professional Development
Committee. Ms. Malone will be serving her first term.
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MIDDLETOWN, BEAR MOUNTAIN and KINGSTON, NY — In what could only be described as a Yellow Jackets' joy fest, Eldred celebrated a pair of priceless Section IX soccer championships and then had four runners qualify for states at the Section IX cross-country championships. The Eldred gym wall, already rife with banners from its storied history, will now have some welcome new additions.
It all began with the girls 3-2 Class D soccer final win over defending champion and arch rival Livingston Manor. Last year Manor beat Eldred 2-0 for the title. This season the two schools split their regular season encounters and shared the Division V crown. Trailing 2-1, Eldred got goals from Rebecca Morgan and Lynzee Kelty within a span of 1:23 in the final 10 minutes of the second half to author the 3-2 win. It was Kelty's second goal of the game. Manor's goal came from Farrah Mills and Ami Calo. Eldred keeper Jenna Burns had eight saves while Manor's Ashlynne Ratner recorded five. Manor ended its season at 9-9. It was Eldred's first girls sectional soccer title since 1986. The Lady Yellow Jackets improved to 10-7-1. Eldred will play the Section Two champion in a state quarterfinal on November 9 in Middletown.
"Good things come to those who wait," goes the adage. And for the Eldred boys soccer program that wait has been seemingly forever, as the school had never won a boys title since the program began in 1980. So you can imagine the jubilation when the Yellow Jackets broke a first half scoreless tie against Family School just 75 seconds into the second half as sophomore Francesco Merendino found the back of the net. Willis Mann and Dominic Roselli then contributed goals in the 3-0 win. Previously Eldred had only one other appearance in a title game, a 4-0 loss to S.S. Seward in 1988. Eldred improves to 9-6-2 and played Smithtown Christian in the Regional Round. At the Section IX Cross-Country Championships Eldred seniors Jake Willoughby (18:13.76) and Kevin Maas (18:49.06) took 10th and 12th respectively in the Class D race and qualified for states. Defending champion Mt. Academy garnered all of the top seven places and the team title. In the girls race, Eldred eighth grader Kayla Maas (20:39.06) was crowned Section IX champion and will return to states as her impressive running résumé lengthens. She will be joined by sophomore Sarah Malzahn (22:05.62), who qualified for states two years ago. The Tri-Valley girls won their third consecutive Section IX Class C title. It was their 21st in school history and the first in the post-Joe-and-Missy-Iatauro era. The iconic coaches retired in June. The Lady Bears' seven runners will be going to states. They are listed with their place of finish first: 8. Autumn Bender( 21:00.62); 9. Alex Brooks (21:06.75); 10. Brittany Pennell (21:13.17); 11. Sabrena Smith (21:17.71); 12. Brooke Gillette (21:20.43); 13. Danielle Graham (21:27.99) and 19. Ali Reynolds (T-V) 22:30.34). Sullivan West's Kelsey Dutton (20:13.68) finished third and will be returning to states for the second consecutive year. Teammate Courtney Meyerer missed a state invite by one place. She took sixth in 20:49.30. Other runners making the trip to Queensbury High School on November 9 to represent Section Nine include Tri-Valley junior Ian Kurzrock (17:05.68), who was sixth in the Class C race. Monticelllo senior Joseph Klein (16:28.53) was eighth in Class B. Monti sophomore Camryn Johnson (19:35.00) was seventh in Class B. Twin sister Sydney Johnson (19:56.02) took ninth and missed states by one place. In Class B boys soccer, number-five seeded Liberty followed up its 4-0 win over Highland by falling to top-seeded Spackenkill 3-0 in as semifinal fray. The Indians concluded their noble season at 10-6. Number six-seeded Fallsburg fell to number three-seeded Rhinebeck 5-0 in a Class C quarterfinal.
In football, Liberty lost a 24-19 Class C semifinal heartbreaker to John S. Burke. Senior Quinn Jackson had two rushing TDs for the 4-5 Indians. Jericho Male caught a pass for another. Liberty recovered a Burke fumble with just over two minutes to go trailing by five points, but a trio of incomplete passes gave the ball back to Burke, which ran out the clock. Burke will face two-time defending champion James I. O'Neill for the title. O'Neill downed Millbrook 22-16 in the other semifinal clash. For details of the Section IX cross-country championships and the Liberty football game, read stories on www.sportsinsightsny.com [1]. For albums of photos from these events and countless others from this fall and seasons prior, visit www.sportsinsights.smugmug.com [2].


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Sorry I know I keep complaining about this. We had the 9 month well baby check up today (he's still 8.5 months though). As I stated in the allergy thread he has got gained any weight or height since 6 months. His head circumference is ok at least though. He is 75% percentile for head cicumference and height and now 12th for weight (I was wrong in my calculations last time). Anyway this pedi has ordered a x-ray to determine if his internal anatomy is ok and the we will look into nutrition
The thing is this pedi is totally mainstream, I stopped going to her for a while with Max and drove 1 hour to go to a pedi I found via Dr. Sears, but now that Max is older and has no real issues...anyway her suggestions are BS...like feeding him 3 meals per day and using BM as more of a suppliment now that we are over 6 months old. I started fighting her but really whats the point. I'm going to do the xray next Friday and look for another doctor. I wish Dr. Gordon could get him in. . Any suggestions? I feed him on demand and he truly doesnt like solids...he is offered solids all the time and is not interested. I think adding coconut oil to cereal (which for some strange reason he does like) and what else?


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The sex scandals of Gen. David Petraeus and Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair have triggered public conversations about ethics, national security and leadership. These high-profile cases of infidelity have also prompted private conversations about the challenges of military marriage.


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This is a great place for me, as I'm such a Tony Stewart fan and I guess we all are or we would be some place else I can't wait to get started if anyone has any helpful hints in how to get involved please let me know. I love a good debate and have very strong feeling about what I think. Thanks I hope this will be fun.


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It's Déjà Vu All Over Again
How about a round of applause
A standing ovation
But you put on quite a show
Really had me going
Now it's time to go
Curtain's finally closing
That was quite a show
Very entertaining
But it's over now (but it's over now)
Go on and take a bow
The Padres started out the season wonderfully, almost unbelieveably. I enjoyed it while it was there, I thought, why not? We might not play like that in a long time. Well, turns out I was right. The Padres' amazing start was just temporary. Now, we can't hit, we can't pitch, and we can't win.
I don't know what's wrong with this team. The players have figured out that they haven't been able hit, pitch, or have solid defense all at the same time. But they haven't figured out how to fix that yet.
This weekend, we got swept in three to the Houston Astros. We could have, should have, won two of those games.
On Saturday night, we got three runs in the top of the eighth to take the lead. But Luke Gregerson got himself into some trouble in the bottom of the eighth. He was taken out in favor of Cla Meredith, who allowed two runs to score, taking away the Padres' short-lived lead.
We should have won that game. But the bullpen blew it. It seems whenever we are hitting, really hitting, the bullpen goes out there and matches the runs scored by our boys. It's terrible!
Yesterday, Josh Geer gave up seven runs in three innings, only five earned. Luis Perdomo gave up two runs. Edwin Moreno and Duaner Sanchez were (miraculously) scoreless, but Arturo Lopez gave up three runs in the bottom of the eighth.
But we hit three home runs. Chase Headley and Adrian Gonzalez each had a two-run shot, and Jody Gerut had a solo shot. We had nine hits, but only five runs. We should have had a lot more runs, but the Astros got some providential defense to keep the Padres from scoring. It was so sad!!
Scott Hairston threw out a runner at home, though. So the 12-5 thumping could have been worse.
After the game, Arturo Lopez was sent down to Triple-A. Yes!! The guy had a great Spring, but he just couldn't pitch here. Drew Macias came back up. I have a feeling that he'll be going back and forth a lot to Triple-A. Now we're a man short in the bullpen, so the guys who are still there need to step it up. So do the starters. Kevin Towers is going to start picking these guys off, one by one, if they keep pitching like they have been.
Here's the Union-Tribune's headline this morning: "Houston, they have a problem; make that several."
It's so true. We're pathetic right now. Today is an off-day, and it couldn't come at a better time. We need a break. The fans need a break. The players…they need to get together, relax, go bowling or play pool or something, and figure this thing out.
I'm prepared to listen to baseball as terrible as this for the rest of the season. I'm prepared to see a loss every single day. But I don't want to face that. I want this team to win. It's so hard to lose. I'm prepared to do it, but I really don't want to. I had to go through that last year. I know what it's like.
We've got all the pieces. Now it's just a matter of putting them all together. The fans are doing all they can. We're "keeping the faith," but that's not going to do much if the players aren't doing anything on the field.
The Padres better start doing something positive soon, or I'm going to have to take drastic measures…like go out to Petco Park and talk to them myself🙂 Speaking of which, I am getting so excited about the game! I really hope I can get a few autographs and balls. We'll have to see🙂
We're playing the Cubs for three games starting tomorrow before coming home to face the Reds, Giants, and Cubs. It will be good to be home for a while…I think. There had better be bigger crowds this homestand!!
What better way to start a new series than a perfect outing by Jake Peavy! But then again, we never score runs for him. Hopefully this will be one of those rare occasions, though. We need a huge outburst against the Cubbies this week!
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Sounds like the Padres are going through a bad patch. I know what a toll all that losing can take on the players and the fans. I bet they'll pull it together at home with Peavy getting things started. Having faith is all you can do!
Obviously, we are not doing well right now. Both pitching and offense are really struggling. I am still keeping the faith but sooner or later I am going to lose it if our boys continue to play games like these. Tomorrow we, or they rather, give all they fort against the Cubs. I hope Jake can get a win and Eck is alright. So as always, go Padres!
You go GIRL!!! You need to give them a stern talking to when you go to the game – WHICH they better win for you!
I feel you for you, but you're delusional if you think the Padres have all the right pieces, they just need to put it together. They're nothing more than a AAA team with Adrian Gonzalez, Jake Peavy and Chris Young. As a Padres faithful, you need to make it clear to the new management that this is NOT acceptable. If you keep going to the games and spending money, they'll think it's ok to keep throwing this nonsense out there.


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In Phillies Debut, Lee Pitches Complete Game
We can all get over the disappointment of no Roy Halladay. Cliff Lee has filled the rotation spot admirably. In his first start for the Phillies, Lee went the distance, allowing only 4 hits over 9 innings and claimed a 5-1 victory. Even more incredible, Lee went 2 for 4 at the plate with a single and a double. He is now batting .500 in the National League :O)
As for the offense, I am a true believer in Karma. I ran into Jayson Werth today in downtown San Francisco and said hello; he actually paused and said hello back. Then before the game, Werth spotted me in the crowd and waved hello. He then proceeded to hit a solo home run in the 2nd and also drove in two more runs in the 7th. So, because Werth was kind to little ole' me, he had a very nice game. That is what I think anyway… :O)
Oh, I also saw the newest Giant downtown today; Freddy Sanchez was acquired from the Pirates earlier in the week and today, he was wandering around checking out his new home town. I did not speak to him though and we all see how that worked out for his team :O)
One other Giants note for the day; Aaron Rowand, former Phillie who I am still pathetically very attached to, hit his 1,000 career hit in the game tonight off Lee. I believe that deserves a short photo montage:
So tomorrow Joe Blanton will face the Giants ace, Tim "I am so adorable you want to pinch my cheeks" Lincecum. And yes, I am told that is his official nickname ;O) Game time is 9:05pm. I will be there again, freezing my backside off in chilly San Francisco. Think warm thoughts for me :O)
Photos by Jenn
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I guess that is the best way to make a statement.
you go out there on your first start in a new league and kick some dust, some butt, and pitch until the last out.
Man, you guys just got the last piece to your puzzle, plus you got him next season too.
Just think of a Hamels/Lee/Moyer 1-2-3 pounding for a best of seven series.
I am already shuddering.
Rays Renegade
Hopefully in the in the playoffs its Hamels/Lee/Blanton Moyers been scaring me. That was great for Rowand I am happy for him. Have fun in chilly San Fran though while I have to listen to freakin' Tom McCarthey and Wheeler (I hate both of them). http://sportstarjn.mlblogs.com/
It was a great game and Lee did excellent, but maybe you like Rowand more than you think… it was his 1000 hit not home run….I'm sure he'd be happy with that many home runs in his career though….:-)
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Peter – Ha, ha! Thanks :O) I was VERY sleepy when I wrote this…going to need a vacation from the vacation when I get home. It's fixed :O)
Cliff Lee was a great addition at a much cheaper price then Halladay.
It's not fair that the reigning World Series champs make a move that pays those types of dividends. Not fair at all. Congrats on going after the right pitcher. You guys look unstoppable.


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Lewis has one year and $22 million remaining on the blockbuster contract he signed with the Orlando Magic in 2007. He turns 33 in August and has played 13 NBA seasons since entering the NBA as a high school player in 1998.
His contract includes a buyout of approximately $14 million.
Ariza, a small forward who played well in a supporting role with the Lakers and emerged in the 2009 playoffs, didn't become a star after signing as a free agent with the Rockets in July 2009. But he is just 26, has two years and just under $15 million remaining on his contract and fills a need for the Wizards.
Okafor, the former No. 1 overall pick, has two years and $28 million left on his current deal. He averaged 9.9 points and 7.9 rebounds last season with the Hornets but played in just 27 games.
However, both players can use their early termination option to become free agents after the 2012-13 season.


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Burks will be part of a package with Millsap or Jefferson at the deadline. Bank on it!
Originally Posted by negative reputation giveryoure inquires are tiresome
Not sure how legit this rumor is the Jazz never leak info. If true, would be a nail in the coffin for this organization as far as I'm concerned.
Hm, I was sure Eric was a FA. Hasn't everybody been talking about simply signing him? As far as the rest, I disagree. LAC absolutely have room to bring up a young player. Keep in mind this is a team who likes Crawford's game.Clippers are looking to win NOW. If they don't think they'll extend Bledsoe (and you DO realize he has another year on his rookie deal, right?), they'll either wait 'til next year to trade him or trade him this year for something that can actually help them THIS year. Burks is the LAST type of asset they'd trade Bledsoe for, assuming they'd even want to.
"I'm a moron for thinking the Browns could even sniff 10 wins in a division where the other three teams (two of whom almost always make the playoffs) made the post-season last year. Gyp Rosetti's thee God of football knowledge." - Brown Notes
expected some good conversation around this... should have known better. more jazzfanz MO: overestimate the value of our own young players while underestimating the value of everybody else in the NBA. people really think we're going to get bledsoe or rondo for burks??? burks has a PER of NEGATIVE 5.8 right now.
bottom line is, corbin told guys at the start of the year that their depth was going to mean guys would take their turns so they needed to "be ready" for when their number was called. burks wasn't ready. i was thinking about this the other day when carroll made it "we have plenty of guys who can score, so now we just need somebody to do the dirty work." what would have happened if burks had come in during any of those games and played half as hard as carroll? corbin would have had NO CHOICE but to play the kid. but he doesn't play that way because he thinks he should be guaranteed something.
and as far as the legitimacy of the rumor, consider this -- all the people saying KOC/lindsay didn't leak this are right; the jazz don't do that and it wouldn't help them get value back anyway. so who WOULD it benefit to leak this? if your answer is anything other than "alec burks' agent," try again. doesn't that turn anybody off? the guy is playing truly awful basketball right now and instead of focusing on playing better, they're starting a PR war to force a trade. ridick.
i like burks, and if he starts playing hard and playing the right way, i'll get right back on board. but i'm not going to give the benefit of the doubt to someone just because they were drafted 12th and lifted a lot of weights in the summer. play better.
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It has been a few years since I've been up to Liverpool to watch a game of football. When I was a student in the city I seem to remember going most weekends, but now, living in the south, there are fewer opportunities to go and it's even harder to get tickets.
This Christmas though, Tany managed to get her hands on a ticket for me so I spent Boxing Day morning driving north to watch a game of football.
Got to say, the game wasn't anything special. Liverpool should have won, but not because they were brilliant, more because Blackburn are really poor.
The real highlight though was meeting Alan Kennedy in the pub after the game. Not an official thing, he was just there and so were we. He scored the winning goal in the 1981 European Cup Final, and was kind enough to shake our hands and spend a couple of minutes talking about the game.
Of course a visit to Liverpool wouldn't be complete without a trip to the Tavern Co for breakfast. This used to happen quite regularly when we were at university, but back then it wasn't with the kids.


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Development and Alumni Relations supports Laurier students
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Dec 20/13
Aboriginal students in financial need and the Laurier Student Food Bank will receive a boost this holiday season from Lauriers Development and Alumni Relations Department (DAR).
DAR donated more than $2,000 to the Laurier Student Food Bank and the Aboriginal Student Emergency Fund. The funds came from staff who have been raising money all year through a variety of initiatives. Most recently, a silent auction raised $1,633.
The Aboriginal Student Emergency Fund helps Aboriginal students in unforeseen financial crises. This emergency bursary provides short-term assistance to students who experience unexpected and immediate financial pressures. Crises can include unanticipated living costs, daycare and babysitting expenses, unexpected delays with First Nation band funding or government loans and other situations.
The Laurier Student Food Bank, which opened in October 2006, helps students in need to meet their basic nutritional needs. The service, which is completely anonymous, is run by students and is part of the Food Bank of Waterloo Region network. Confidential food deliveries are provided on a 24/7 basis. All dietary restrictions can be accommodated, and food packages typically last up to a week or more.
The Food Bank has grown exponentially over the past few years. For example, in November of 2011 we had 31 deliveries, November of 2012 we had 45 deliveries, while in November of 2013 we had 76 deliveries. This not only illustrates the growth of the service, but also how important it is for Laurier, said Laura Curk, vice president: programming and service, Wilfrid Laurier University Students' Union.
Many do not realize that the majority of the food used to operate the food bank is donated. This means that if it was not for generous donations from groups like Development and Alumni Relations, the food bank could not exist. It also means that without such donations, more Laurier students would be spending more time figuring out where to get their next meal, instead of focusing on their academics."
DAR has been raising money to support various charities for the past four years. This year was the third silent auction and the most successful to date. Charities that have been supported in the past include Adopt A Family run by Family and Children's Services of Waterloo Region, Kitchener-Waterloo Out of the Cold and Stuffin' Stockings in addition to the Laurier Student Food Bank and Aboriginal Emergency Fund.
Staff and faculty who wish to join DAR in supporting Laurier students can make their gift online at https://web.wlu.ca/giving/.


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With a new introduction by David McCullough, 1776: The Illustrated Edition brings 140 powerful images and thirty-seven removable replicas of source documents to this remarkable drama.
In 1776, David McCullough's bestselling account of a pivotal year in our nation's struggle, readers learned of the greatest defeats, providential fortune, and courageous triumphs of George Washington and his bedraggled army. Now, in 1776: The Illustrated Edition, the efforts of the Continental Army are made even more personal, as an excerpted version of the original book is paired with letters, maps, and seminal artwork. More than three dozen source documents—including a personal letter George Washington penned to Martha about his commission, a note informing the mother of a Continental soldier that her son has been taken prisoner, and a petition signed by Loyalists pledging their allegiance to the King—are re-created in uniquely designed envelopes throughout the book and secured with the congressional seal.
Both a distinctive art book and a collectible archive, 1776: The Illustrated Edition combines a treasury of eighteenth-century paintings, sketches, documents, and maps with storytelling by our nation's preeminent historian to tell the story of 1776 as never before.
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Amazon Best of the Month, October 2007: With apologies to local museums, it's hard to imagine an interactive look at the birth of American independence that exceeds 1776: The Illustrated Edition. Packed with striking replicas of letters, maps, and portraits, this updated version of David McCullough's 2005 bestseller provides readers with unedited first-hand accounts of America's initial steps toward sovereignty. Its engaging narrative blends beautifully with personal notes from iconic leaders and reveals the determination, bravery, and good ol' blind luck that founded our country. --Dave CallananAbout the Author:
David McCullough has been widely acclaimed as a "master of the art of narrative history" and "a matchless writer." He is twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, twice winner of the National Book Award, and has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award.
Mr. McCullough's most recent book, The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris, the #1 New York Times bestseller, has been called "dazzling," "an epic of ideas…history to be savored." His previous work, 1776, has been acclaimed "a classic," while John Adams, published in 2001, remains one of the most praised and widely read American biographies of all time. More than three million copies are in print and it is presently in its eighty-second printing.
In the words of the citation accompanying his honorary degree from Yale, "As an historian, he paints with words, giving us pictures of the American people that live, breathe, and above all, confront the fundamental issues of courage, achievement, and moral character."
Mr. McCullough's other books include The Johnstown Flood, The Great Bridge, The Path between the Seas, Mornings on Horseback, Brave Companions, and Truman. His work has been published in ten languages and, in all, more than 9,500,000 copies are in print. As may be said of few writers, none of his books has ever been out of print.
Mr. McCullough is also twice winner of the prestigious Francis Parkman Prize, and for his work overall, he has been honored by the National Book Foundation Distinguished Contribution to American Letters Award and the National Humanities Medal. He has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as the American Academy of Arts and Letters and has received forty-seven honorary degrees.
In a crowded, productive career, he has been an editor, essayist, teacher, lecturer, and familiar presence on public television—as host of Smithsonian World, The American Experience, and narrator of numerous documentaries, including Ken Burns's The Civil War. His is also the narrator's voice in the movie Seabiscuit.
John Adams, the seven-part mini-series on HBO, produced by Tom Hanks and starring Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney, was one of the most acclaimed and talked about television events of recent years.
A gifted speaker, Mr. McCullough has lectured in all parts of the country and abroad, as well as at the White House. He is also one of the few private citizens to speak before a joint session of Congress.
Born in Pittsburgh in 1933, Mr. McCullough was educated there and at Yale, where he graduated with honors in English literature. He is an avid reader and traveler, and has enjoyed a lifelong interest in art and architecture. He is a devoted painter as well. Mr. McCullough and his wife, Rosalee Barnes McCullough, have five children and eighteen grandchildren.
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Book Description Simon & Schuster, 2007. Book Condition: New. Brand New, Unread Copy in Perfect Condition. A+ Customer Service! Summary: A New York Times Bestseller Written as a companion work to his celebrated biography of John Adams, David McCullough's 1776 is another landmark in the literature of American history. 1776 is the story of the Revolutionary War during the nation's tumultuous beginning, and those who, at great sacrifice, fought for what we assume to be our rightful heritage and precious ideals. This is narrative history at its best, bringing to life an extraordinary period and a vast array of extraordinary characters on both sides of the conflict. It is also powerful testimony to how much is owed to a rare few in that brave, founding era. David McCullough has become the historian that Americans turn to most to tell us our own story. Bookseller Inventory # ABE_book_new_1416542108
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For Immediate Release
March 17, 2014
School Environment Matters: State Board of Education administers second Illinois 5Essentials Survey to help improve student learning
Students, parents and teachers weigh in on school climate and learning conditions
SPRINGFIELD –Many sixth through 12th grade students and teachers across the state will once again have the opportunity to provide feedback on their schools' learning conditions and climate through a state survey that aims to help drive improvement planning and paint a fuller picture of the nearly 4,000 public schools in Illinois. Results from this year's survey will be posted on the State School Report Card which is released each fall.
The roughly 20-minute-long online survey, called the Illinois 5Essentials Survey, will be available in select schools as of today, March 17, for students and teachers. By law, each district is only required to administer the survey every other year. Race to the Top districts, which are those that are piloting innovative education initiatives, and districts that did not administer the survey last year, are required to offer it sixth through 12th grade students and teachers this year. Districts may also choose to administer an optional parent component of the survey.
"This survey generates data that districts can use to guide their on-going efforts to improve schools and offer students a world-class education," said State Superintendent of Education Christopher A. Koch. "Districts and the state share this data as another improvement tool and a means to inform parents and community members."
The Illinois 5Essentials Survey window will close April 25, and results will be shared publically, via the release of the State School Report Card, in late October. The State Board once again joins UChicago Impact at the University of Chicago Urban Education Institute in providing the online survey. The Illinois 5Essentials Survey (Organizing Schools for Improvement) asks about leadership, collaboration, family involvement, instruction and the school environment.
At least 50 percent of students and teachers at each school must fill out this survey in order for ISBE to have enough data to generate a school-level report. The survey provides a comprehensive assessment of school organizational culture with reports to help drive school improvement on the five indicators or "Essentials":
- Effective Leaders
- Collaborative Teachers
- Involved Families
- Supportive Environment
- Ambitious Instruction
5Essentials generates data that helps schools target resources and make decisions that help accelerate learning and test score gains. 5Essentials also demonstrates that teachers and students can play a crucial role in school reform: What they share about their schools reliably predicts whether those schools are likely to improve or stagnate.
Based on 20 years of research conducted by the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research in more than 400 schools, the 5Essentials has been shown to be strongly predictive of school improvement. Research has shown that schools strong in three to five of the Essentials were 10 times more likely to improve student learning than schools weak in three to five of the Essentials. Those differences remained true even after controlling for student and school characteristics, including poverty, race, gender and neighborhood characteristics. Strength on components within the Essentials also correlated with increased teacher retention, student attendance, college enrollment and high school graduation.
In addition to being used in CPS, a version of the 5Essentials survey has been administered in schools in Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York and Indiana.
"We cannot rely on test scores to provide an accurate representation of the caliber of teaching and learning that take place in individual school buildings," said Cinda Klickna, President of the Illinois Education Association. "The 5Essentials Survey collects the valuable insights of both teachers and students to give a more complete picture of the leadership, instruction, collaboration and community support that shape our schools and affect what happens in the classroom."
This is the second year of the school climate and learning conditions survey, required under Senate Bill 7, which was passed in 2011. Last year, during the first year of implementing the 5Essentials survey across the state of Illinois, 87 percent of all public schools in the state met the required 50 percent participation threshold to receive survey results. More than 70 percent of all teachers and eligible students across Illinois took part in the 2012-2013 survey.
"Our district operates on a continuous improvement cycle," said Indian Prairie CUSD 204 Superintendent Kathryn Birkett. "We welcome the feedback provided from students, staff and parents through 5Essentials so we can make improvements and adjustments as needed."
Like last year, districts have the option of asking parents to participate in the survey. While this survey may help inform state policy and improvement initiatives, it is primarily intended to help schools at the local level by identifying strengths and areas that need improvement and provide more comprehensive information about each school for parents and community members. Federal Race to the Top funds are covering the cost of the survey.
For more information visit: https://illinois.5-essentials.org and http://www.isbe.net/5essentials.
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