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U.S. Stocks Fall as Budget Negotiations Overshadow Greece
U.S. stocks fell for a second day as concern about progress in Washington budget negotiations overshadowed a European agreement on Greece aid and a better- than-forecast report on durable goods.
Nine of 10 groups in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell. Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) lost 3 percent after Autonomy Corp.'s former chief executive officer challenged the computer maker's board to explain allegations that the software company falsified financial statements. Seagate Technology Plc (STX) slid 5.1 percent as CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets said the magnitude of the personal- computer slowdown in emerging markets was worse than thought.
The S&P 500 fell 0.5 percent to 1,398.94 in New York. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU) lost 89.24 points, or 0.7 percent, to 12,878.13. More than 5.9 billion shares traded hands on U.S. exchanges, or 2.6 percent below the three-month average at this time of day, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
"The market remains fixated on what's going on in Washington," Frederic Dickson, who helps oversee about $32 billion as chief market strategist at D.A. Davidson & Co. in Lake Oswego, Oregon, said in a telephone interview. "The lack of progress in resolving major fiscal cliff issues is topic A and trumping any kind of positive news whether it's coming out of Europe or positive economic reports."
U.S. equities extended declines after Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid said "little progress" has been made in talks to avert the so-called fiscal cliff. "We only have a couple weeks to get something done so we have to get away from the happy talk" and do "specific things," he told reporters.
Budget Showdown
The S&P 500 has slipped 2.1 percent since Nov. 6 as President Barack Obama's re-election set up a showdown with the Republican-controlled House of Representatives over the budget. Congress returned from the Thanksgiving recess this week, seeking a budget deal to avoid $607 billion of automatic tax increases and spending cuts from kicking in next year.
While Republicans favor raising federal tax revenue by limiting deductions, Democrats have pushed for higher rates on upper-income earners. The Congressional Budget Office has said a failure to avoid the fiscal cliff could lead to a recession and a jobless rate of about 9 percent, compared with the October rate of 7.9 percent.
"It had looked like Washington lawmakers had kissed and made up after the presidential election and while that might still be so, some are reading Mr. Reid's comments as more work needing to be done," Larry Peruzzi, senior equity trader at Cabrera Capital Markets LLC in Boston, wrote in an e-mail. "It's getting close to the witching hour now so not the best thing to hear."
Greece Plan
In Europe, finance ministers cut the rates on loans made under the first bailout of Greece in May 2010. They also suspended interest payments for a decade on lending agreed under the country's second bailout. The ministers outlined a plan for the Mediterranean nation to buy back its debt at distressed rates. They authorized Greece to receive a 34.4 billion-euro ($44.6 billion) loan installment in December.
"All initiatives decided upon today will bring Greece's public debt clearly back on a sustainable path," Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker told reporters in Brussels after chairing a 13-hour meeting that ended early today.
Durable Goods
Demand for U.S. goods such as machinery and electronics climbed in October by the most in five months. Bookings for non- defense capital goods excluding aircraft, a proxy for future business investment, rose 1.7 percent last month, the Commerce Department reported in Washington. Orders for all durable goods were little changed, beating the median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg that projected a 0.7 percent drop.
Another report showed consumer confidence rose in November to the highest level in more than four years. Home prices climbed in the year ended in September by the most since July 2010.
"With the fiscal cliff, there's going to be good news, bad news, good news, bad news before it's all settled," Bruce Bittles, chief investment strategist at Milwaukee-based RW Baird & Co., which oversees $85 billion, said in a telephone interview. "You had some favorable news on the European situation with Greece, durable goods orders were a little better-than-expected, and the market didn't respond to any of that."
'Intense' Investigation
Hewlett-Packard lost 3 percent, the most in the Dow, to $12.36. Mike Lynch, the former CEO of Autonomy, challenged Hewlett-Packard's board to explain allegations that Autonomy falsified financial statements, leading to an $8.8 billion writedown. Hewlett-Packard rejected the request, saying it has uncovered evidence of improper accounting at Autonomy as part of an "intense" internal investigation.
Seagate slumped 5.1 percent for the biggest decline in the S&P 500 to $25.95. A team led by CLSA's Nicolas Baratte wrote that the personal-computer market was facing a "perfect storm" of slow economic growth and developed market consumers deferring purchases for Windows 8 and switching to tablets.
Western Digital Corp., which makes disk drives and network products, also fell, losing 3.1 percent to $34.69.
Zions Bancorporation (ZION) slid 3.6 percent to $19.96 after the Treasury Department announced yesterday it intends to conduct auctions over the next several weeks to unload warrant positions in Salt Lake City-based Zions and M&T Bank Corp, two of the largest banks in which it still has equity. The assets were acquired in exchange for bailout funding under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP.
Davy Jones
McMoRan Exploration Co. (MMR) fell 15 percent to $8.18. The oil and gas explorer was cut to sector perform from outperform at the Royal Bank of Canada, meaning that investors should not add to their holdings of the company. McMoRan tumbled 22 percent yesterday after the New Orleans-based company said it hasn't completed a measurable flow test for its Davy Jones No. 1 well in the Gulf of Mexico, where results were expected this month.
Energy, financial and telephone companies posted the biggest losses out of 10 groups in the S&P 500, falling at least 0.7 percent each. Utility stocks were the only sector to gain, extending their two-day advance to 1.5 percent, the most in more than a month. Utility companies are the only group to have declined this year, losing 4.5 percent.
Gorilla Glass
Corning Inc. (GLW) jumped 6.9 percent, the most since April, to $12.13. The company, which makes the glass used in Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Samsung Electronics Co. devices, cited stronger TV sales in North America and higher demand from the Chinese market ahead of that nation's New Year holiday. Corning said it now expects its Gorilla Glass product line to generate about $1 billion this year.
Ralcorp Holdings Inc. (RAH) surged 26 percent to $88.80 after ConAgra Foods Inc. (CAG) agreed to acquire the company for about $5 billion, creating one of the largest packaged food businesses in North America and concluding a pursuit that began in March of last year. ConAgra jumped 4.7 percent to $29.63.
Monster Beverage Corp. (MNST) rallied 13 percent to $51.97. The largest U.S. energy drink maker by sales volume rose after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said a Food and Drug Administration response to questions over the safety of energy drinks was "encouraging." The FDA is employing the help of outside advisers to determine whether the beverages may cause harm when consumed in excess or by those with pre-existing cardiac conditions, it wrote in a letter released today.
Any regulatory outcome is likely to be "benign," Judy Hong, an analyst with Goldman Sachs, said in a note.
Special Dividend
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) added 5.3 percent to $46.36. The casino company led by billionaire Sheldon Adelson voted to pay a $2.75-a-share special dividend, its first such distribution, on Dec. 18 to investors of record on Dec. 10, according to a statement yesterday. This month, the company also increased its regular annual dividend by 40 percent to $1.40 a share.
S&P 500 futures pared earlier gains today after Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher said he advocates limits on quantitative easing. Fisher said in a speech today in Berlin that the U.S. central bank could "pursue a different course" and announce "a limit as to how much we are going to acquire of treasuries and mortgage-backed securities, say up to a limit of X, up to a point where our balance sheet reaches that."
He said that could be done "at this next meeting, which would be my preference." Officials meet Dec. 11-12 to assess whether record accommodation is fueling economic growth and reducing the rate of unemployment. Fisher, who doesn't vote on policy this year, has been among the most vocal Fed officials against more easing.
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Favorite Projects of 2012
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Kristin, you should not be surprised. You totally deserve all the good things coming your way on the your blog! You have impeccable taste, take beautiful photos, and always have great DIY's. It is very well deserved :) Merry Christmas & I am excited for you in 2013. xo KristinReplyDelete
you've done so much this year! great roundup, and congrats on being included in Kate's discussion! well deserved, you definitely have the eye for design, and people know it :) xoxo, bReplyDelete
well, you're really good, so you deserve to be there!ReplyDelete
I'm not at all surprised Kate asked you to chime in. You're such a rising star. You cerainly have a faithful reader in me! Can't wait to see what you come up with next. Merry Christmas!! xoxoReplyDelete
Oh my gosh!!!! I am visiting for the first time from CG and I just LOVE!!!!! every room (I did the tour). I cannot wait to read more of your blog. Excellent work and I feel like I can hear your humble voice through your words, so refreshing. :)ReplyDelete
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When most folks (Catholic and non-Catholic alike) hear "papal infallibility", they often think "Catholics have to believe everything the pope says. They have to believe he's never wrong." Except that sometimes he is wrong, and that idea is too. In light of all the commentary we are going to hear in the coming weeks as the Church prepares to elect a new pope, it's a good time to take a look at this particular Church teaching.
First, Catholics believe that Christ himself established the papacy by declaring Peter "rock" (Mt. 16:18) Thus, the "Chair of Peter" is the one the pope occupies as Bishop of Rome and Supreme Pontiff of the Church. All popes are heir to the legacy of Peter. As John Zmirak explains, "What the bishop is for his diocese, the pope is for the whole church." (more…)


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The past two weeks have fried my brain. I've been in dire need of zombie distraction. The Walking Dead is a no-go for me – I'm so over it it's not even a no-brainer. It's simply not entertaining anymore.
There I was, sitting on my bed in a daze, channel surfing, which is kind of a guy thing but that's how desperate I was, when I stumbled across Zombie Apocalypse, a 2011 made for TV movie. I was really surprised at the quality of the story telling. The movie got my attention and kept it throughout. Oh, some of the special effects were hokey, I mean… What zombie movie doesn't have a few hokey special effects? On the other hand, most of Zombie Apocalypse was darn good.
What did I like about the movie? First of all, the acting. Well cast. Bravo! C'mon, how can you go wrong with Ving Rhames? For another, the interesting ways disparate groups of people from all areas of the country managed to survive. It wasn't only the strong, the mean, the vicious, and the crazy sociopaths who survived. It was those who organized quickly and planned ahead– After an entire season of watching Rick avoid planning on The Walking Dead, I really got behind that. Organize. Come up with a plan. Beat the zombies at their own game. Check.
The realistic discussions about weapons made a whole lot of sense. Why waste bullets? As the characters themselves explain, bullets are scarce and firing a gun attracts more zombies. The largest group of survivors were all members of an archery team. Neat twist. Whoever came up with that little gem was a genius.
I got a kick out of the terminology used by various groups to describe zombies – "The Dead." "Zombies." "Zombs." "Shufflers." "Runners." It was actually pretty cool. "Zombs" is a cute nickname for the brainless, don't ya think?
Zombie Apocalypse contained one thing sorely lacking in The Walking Dead– Hope– even the slimmest thread of hope is better than none at all.
Besides, I didn't find a single character so vastly annoying I prayed the zombies would eat him/her. How weird is that?
Authors, take note – doesn't have to be perfect. Must be engaging and must have courageous characters. And hope. Never underestimate the power of hope.


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Spring never slowed down. At all. If anything, it ramped up and yelled in my face for weeks on end. Most of what I was doing was not, honestly, all that interesting. But there were a few exceptions. I like to think this little contribution to the fine food zine Put A Egg On It was one of them:
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Judge: No more excuses for would-be Jackson jurorsBy LINDA DEUTSCH , Associated Press
Apr. 16, 2013 8:19 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge says except for medical emergencies, she won't consider any more excuses from potential jurors in the lawsuit by Michael Jackson's mother against concert promoter AEG.
Superior Court Judge Yvette Palazuelos received a flurry of last-minute notes Tuesday from people asking to leave the case because of scheduling and financial hardships they had not claimed earlier. She excused 10 more panelists from a pool of 87 and ordered attorneys to begin individual questioning.
One man declared he disliked Jackson and his whole family and thought Katherine Jackson's lawsuit blaming AEG for the singer's death is frivolous. He was excused because his employer wouldn't pay for his jury service. Other prospects were less outspoken.
Jury selection in the case is scheduled to continue Wednesday.
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Browsing Garibaldi, Oregon Planning Documents by Author "Garibaldi (Or.)"
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Abstract: Development codes are ordinances implementing a local government's comprehensive plan. They include two components: a zoning ordinance and a subdivision ordinance, which may be adopted and published as separate documents under their own titles. In some cases the sections pertaining to subdivision of land may be included in the zoning ordinance. Description: 63 pp. Bookmarks supplied by UO. Referenced maps not included. Adopted 1982; last amended 2006. Captured November 2, 2006. URI: http://www.ci.garibaldi.or.us/docs/legislation/Ordinances/Ord290.pdf
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Abstract: The City of Garibaldi, in conjunction with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), initiated a study of the city's transportation system in 2002. The 2003 Garibaldi Transportation System Plan (TSP) addresses ways to improve the transportation system to serve existing needs and to support anticipated growth in population and traffic during the next 20 years. The TSP considers future traffic volumes and circulation patterns in a way that emphasizes the local street network and protects the function of U.S. 101, a statewide highway that also serves as Garibaldi's main street. [From the Plan] Description: 157 pp. Includes maps and figures. Published May 2003. Received from ODOT January 2, 2007. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1794/4220
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Abstract: The Garibaldi Urban Renewal Plan is the culmination of several recent study efforts; including a 2006 update of Garibaldiâ s Comprehensive Plan, recent updates of utility Master Plans, and the "Garibaldi Connections Project".... The Garibaldi Urban Renewal Plan consists of Part One â Text and Part Two â Exhibits. [From the Plan] Description: Item includes two files. 1) Urban Renewal Plan. 30 pp. Includes map; 2) Urban Renewal Plan Report. 21 pp. Bookmarks modified by UO. Published August 27, 2006. Captured December 5, 2007. URI: http://www.ci.garibaldi.or.us/docs/UR-Plan623.pdf
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Abstract: The extensive chapter on "Estuary & Shorelands Policies" is a separate section, as is the "Transportation System Plan" material added in October 2003.] Includes amendments in October 2003 that incorporated the new Transportation System Plan. Chapter 5 of the TSP was made a section of the Comp Plan, and the entire TSP became an Appendix to the Comp Plan. The TSP is a bulky document, is in a separate report, and serves as the City's Street and Transportation Master Plan. In June 2006, the Council adopted five new sections to the Comp Plan based upon work funded through a DLCD Technical Assistance grant. Updated chapters were "Housing," "Economy," "Parks and Recreation," and "Public Facilities." A "Waterfront Concept Plan" was added to the "Estuary and Shoreline Policies" chapter as well. These updated chapters are more extensive than the original chapters and include updated information that had previously been located in the Background Report. [From the Plan] Description: 98 pp. Bookmarks supplied by UO. Referenced maps not included. Adopted February 13, 1990; last amended June 19, 2006. Captured November 1, 2006. URI: http://www.ci.garibaldi.or.us/docs/legislation/Ordinances/Ord289.pdf
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The Creators Project: One of the reasons you moved from South Korea to New York was to attend an American university. Has your academic education influenced your work?
Nikki S. Lee: In my case I just felt really free. I'm sure some schools have a competitive and ambitious atmosphere, but fortunately NYU wasn't like that—it was easy going for me. That suited my style, but I'm sure everyone has their own style that suits them.
How much thought do you put into the production aspect of your work? It looks extremely thought-out and "professional," but you don't seem like the type of person to spend a lot of money on printing costs.
When I first started I had no money because I was a student, however, I also don't think that high-cost productions and expensive works are necessarily good. Of course, there is good work that cost a lot of money to produce but I don't think it at all matters how much was spent. The important thing is how conceptually good or bad the project is. I like efficient projects because I like seeing the greatest outcomes with minimal effects. Like I said, I was a student with no money so I thought a lot within that limited space. I also like projects that involve many layers; at first glance they might seem like very simple projects, but as you dig deeper you discover many stories and layers within.
What kinds of still cameras do you use?
Actually, I've only used old, manual snapshot cameras. I've used too many different versions to list, but they all only had a simple shutter to click on. Even now I don't use a digital camera, and I actually don't have a camera of my own—not even a little digital camera or iPods that people carry around. Sometimes I panic when I want to take a picture while I'm walking down the street or something, but I'm not an avid photographer on a normal basis. When I need to photograph something, I hire a photographer.
So you're more like an art director who conceptualizes the ideas?
In my opinion, most current artists are like that. The process of making the art doesn't matter as much as who conceptualizes it. I think the important thing is to discuss the story within the art.
Identity is a constant theme throughout your work. How does this influence who you select to appear in your images?
Well, all of my work so far has required the active participation of people. I think that's mostly because I like to work with the idea of identity and my views toward it. I think the other people were important for me to identify my own identity within the relationships with those people. In Buddhism there's a saying that goes something like "I can be someone else and that someone else can be me as well." Thoughts like this one—thoughts that cause you to view yourself in other people's shoes—were my main focus, so the people play a significant role.
Were the projects more about you or the people?
It's about me. The question is about me, but to show me with the other people in the project becomes every much significant. The identity question of myself requires me to look at the relationships with myself and other people.


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Five county players named to D10 All-Region squads
A trio of Warren County players were honored with First-Team All-Region selections and two more received Second-Team nods when the District 10 basketball all-stars were announced on Friday.
Warren's Collin Fantaskey and Eisenhower's Tre Frank represented their schools as First-Team picks for the boys, and Lady Dragons sophomore D.J. Hahn was the lone first-teamer on the girls side.
Paige Wilson of Warren and Kennedy Cratty of Youngsville were selected to the Second-Team in their respective regions.
Frank's Region 3 selection came after leading Eisenhower with 10.5 points per game during a season in which the Knights went 15-10 overall. Ike went on to finish third in District 10 Class A before falling to Ridgway in the first round of the PIAA State Tournament.
Fantaskey was a First-Team All-Star in Region 6 after helping the Dragons to an 11-11 record. One of only two seniors on this year's team, Fantaskey scored 17.2 points per game, including a handful of 30-plus efforts. His total of 378 points was more than double that of the next highest Warren player.
Injuries forced Hahn's role to switch from scorer to ballhandler midway through the Lady Dragons' season, though the sophomore still managed to finish the 2013-2014 campaign averaging 14.9 points per game. Fellow sophomore Paige Wilson followed Hahn with 11.5 points per game en route to a 13-9 overall record for Warren.
Cratty was Youngsville's only representative on the Region 3 list after pacing the Lady Eagles with 13.9 points per game. Despite finishing the season with an overall record of 7-16, Youngsville was included in the postseason for the first time since 2003. The Lady Eagles were defeated by Farrell in the first round of the District 10 Class A Tournament.
Cochranton swept Player of the Year honors in Region 3 with Garrett Adams winning the award for the boys and Madison Bernarding taking the title for the girls. Region 6 boys Player of the Year honors went to Strong Vincent's David Morris, and Harbor Creek's Theresa Fachetti was named girls Player of the Year.
West Middlesex junior Trey Staunch and Hickory senior Holly Grober were selected by the Erie Times News as District 10 Players of the Year.
Here is the complete list of Region 3 and Region 6 All-Stars as voted on by the region coaches:
Region 3 All-Stars
First team
Garrett Adams Cochranton 12
Nick Dickson Cochranton 12
Logan Herzberger Cochranton 12
Austin Porter Cambridge Springs 12
Tre Frank Eisenhower 12
Second team
Mitch Wood Saegertown 12
Henry Litwin Conneaut 10
Tyler Walters Saegertown 12
Steve Reisenauer Cambridge Springs 10
Josh Vanderhoof Cochranton 12
Region champion – Cochranton
Region player of the year – Garrett Adams, Cochranton
Region 6 All-Stars
First team
David Morris Strong Vincent 9
Joe Dunn Girard 12
Collin Fantaskey Warren 12
Isaac Mattson Harbor Creek 12
Kyree Kirkland East 12
Second team
Lukas Hallett General McLane 12
Tyquis Johnson East 12
Clay Smith General McLane 12
Kyle Pointer Strong Vincent 11
Jon Haenel Corry 11
Region champion – East
Region player of the year – David Morris, Strong Vincent
Region 3 All-Stars
First team
Kendell Dickson Cochranton 12
Madison Bernarding Cochranton 12
Kristen Baker Conneaut 12
Challen Litwiler Conneaut 12
Kim Litwin Conneaut 12
Second team
Paige Wolfrom Cambridge Springs 12
Kennedy Cratty Youngsville 11
Jess Tomiczek Saegertown 11
Morghan Egli Cochranton 11
Taylor Babb Cambridge Springs 10
Region champion – Cochranton
Region player of the year – Madison Bernarding, Cochranton
Region 6 All-Stars
First team
Theresa Fachetti Harbor Creek 11
Emily Stoicovy Mercyhurst Prep 11
Lindsey Mifsud Villa Maria 12
D.J. Hahn Warren 10
Amesha Harden-Pullium Villa Maria 12
Second team
Erika Woll Mercyhurst Prep 12
Paige Wilson Warren 10
Morgan Putnam Villa Maria 11
Maddie Carnell Harbor Creek 11
Emily Kinecki Mercyhurst Prep 11
Region champion – Villa Maria
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (230 votes).
In short: Are you up for a toughie!?In full: I loved this, and now ache! I do half marathons fairly regularly and this one was a real challenge. Lots of rain meant it was more like a mud runner challenge, but with or without the rain it is a tough race. Go for it!Date of review: November 27, 2012
In short: Almost made it to the coveted last placeIn full: It's all been already mentioned: frequent water stations, jaffa cakes and jelly babies, extremely friendly marshals and fellow runners, the goat, the jester and "the mud the likes of which you have never seen". Just get wet and muddy at once to save yourself the trouble of avoiding the puddles — you will get wet anyway! Date of review: November 27, 2012
In short: Super steep ascents, joint crunching descents, ankle breaking mud and flooded paths. What is there not to like. Fantastic fun atmosphere and I finished with a new personal worst but without cardiac arrest so success. Date of review: November 27, 2012
In short: Climbing up hills and sliding down 'streams' - tough but great!In full: This is a very special race with a great atmosphere throughout. Quite the contrary to 'commercial' mass events of some city road races. Highly recommended for its off-road trails and beautiful scenery. The hills are extremely tough, from that point of view it's not really 'beginner-friendly'. This year's flooding made the route particularly muddy, at some part almost boggy. Even harder than last year! Marshals very friendly and encouraging, and the jester on the hill-top is epic.Date of review: November 27, 2012
In short: the only "Bath Half" worth running!Date of review: November 27, 2012
In short: Hilliest, hardest, best half marathon I've run to date In full: Absolutely loved this, the route takes you through some fantastic countryside with stunning views, organisation was absolutely excellent, marshals, organisers, runnrs all really friendly and fun. The joker at the top of the hill was particularly outstanding as was one of the gradient of one of the hills. Hilliest, hardest, best half marathon i've run to date.... loved it.Date of review: November 27, 2012
In short: At first you think you can run around the puddlesIn full: This was my first ever cross country run and its been a couple of days and my legs still hurt.Great day well organised, friendly marshalls, steep hills and mudDate of review: November 27, 2012
In short: Well organised and great location with views over the flooded Avon Valley belowDate of review: November 27, 2012
In short: "The Grim" on steroids! But muddier, with lots of steep hills thrown into the mix! Good fun! In full: Even without all the mud and large puddles, this race would have been a serious challenge with the hills. I train on hills regularly but there were still several lung-bursting moments! The marshals were hugely supportive, as was the jester, and the goat was a great comedic touch, particularly when he was being dragged unwilling across the carpark prior to the start!I felt a little the same way myself having driven through so much water to get there, but I am so glad I toughed out the race. Well worth it!Date of review: November 27, 2012
In short: Hilly, pretty, hard, muddy and you get a beer at the end!In full: Absolutely loved the race, everyone was friendly (I've been getting bored of road races with the majority of people grunting at me when I speak to them) and it was well marshalled. The hills are ridiculous and the mud slippery. The only criticism I have is the silly jester at the top of the hill shouting "this isn't a hill it's a small mound" ;-)Date of review: November 27, 2012
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In honor of Black History Month, MCC's English Department, Library and the Library staff are hosting an African American Read-In on Feb. 27 from 12:15-1:00 in the Loman C. Trover Library. All are welcome to attend, and light refreshments will be served.
Participants can come and read a favorite passage from a book, a poem, a part of a speech, or anything written by an African American author or participants can just come listen to others read passages from favorite African American authors. This is part of a nation-wide event. All across the nation, people are hosting African-American Read-Ins to celebrate Black History Month and to encourage literacy. The Read-In has been endorsed by the International Reading Association. Over a million readers of all ethnic groups from the United States, the District of Columbia, the West Indies, African countries, and more have participated. The goal is to make the celebration of African American literacy a traditional part of Black History Month activities.


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Hank III's Four New Albums
Yesterday(September 6th, 2011) Hank III released four new albums on his own record label. These are the first albums released being tied up by Curb Records for the past 14 years. He released a double country album called Ghost to a Ghost/Guttertown, a doom metal album called Attention Deficit Domination and his own creation that mixes speed metal with cattle callin.
Ghost to a Ghost/Gutterrown
I usually fall in love with III's new country albums instantly, but this was a lot different than I expected it to be. It took me a few spins to really get into it. The opening track(Guttertown) for the album is pretty good, it's probably one of the better songs on the album, but it wasn't the best way for III to start the cd off. The following three tracks(Day by Day,Ride the Wave, Don't you Wanna) are mediocre. They are listenable to, its just there's nothing that stands out on them. Ray Lawrence Jr is featured on the track Raw Lawrence Jr. It's probably the best true country song on this album, but its a shame that III is the backing vocals for this while RLJ is the lead singer. The Devils Movin In is an acoustic song that shows III has his twang back, but it feels like too much of a remake of Angel of Sin. Time to Die is pretty terrible cause really slow songs that has too much of a goth taste to it. Those Poor Bastards is great at pulling that style off, but III kind of failed at it here. The next two songs (Troopers Holler and Outlaw Convention) are mediocre as well. Now at this point I was losing hope for the album, but the next song turned out to be one of my favorites. It is called Cunt of a Bitch and sounds like III was on crack when he wrote/recorded it. It's a fast ass bluegrass song that talks about some bitch who stole his cocaine and he's on the run to kill her. It's so damn catchy, I can never get enough of it. The final track on the album is called Ghost to a Ghost and is so epic! It has a completely different sound than I'm used to, but it works out perfectly.
Guttertown is the second disc to Ghost to a Ghost. I'm not sure how I feel about this cd yet. It sounds like a tracked out version of disc two off of Straight to Hell. For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, its basically a song, then a track of noise, then another song, followed by another noise track and it just repeats over and over. I heard live versions of a few of the songs off of this album two months ago and they sounded great, but III used too many effects when he went to the studio and kind of ruined them. For instance, I really enjoyed the song Gutterstomp before I heard it on the cd. It really sounds like he took a hit of helium right before he recorded the vocals for it. I know III wanted to go for the Cajun sound, but it didn't work out as well as he wanted for the cd. It's also really weird to hear him singing a few songs in French. I can't really listen to this album too much cause the effects are annoying. I'm looking forward to hearing the songs live in a few weeks because they will sound a lot better then. The songs are all great, just not the production.
Attention Deficit Domination
This is the new Doom project that I have been waiting for years to hear. III always talked about it, but could never do anything with it because of being stuck on Curb Records. He's put out a doom song before on the Eyehategod tribute album. Even though I enjoyed that song, I was worried he would go all out in the effects and ruin the vocals again. He did use a lot of vocal effects on this album, but it worked. He basically sounds like he's possessed. III really knows how to jam the fuck out to doom and shows it on this record. Every single song on this record kick ass, but the stand out tracks for me are I Feel Sacrificed, Living Beyond Doom, Demon's Mark and Goat's N Heathens.
[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TolQcURt98Q"]Goats N Heathens[/URL]
Oh for those of you who are just checking ADD out, III is touring for the record right now. After his country set, he is playing the entire album plus a Sleep cover and maybe a few other songs. Go here for tour dates:
[URL="http://www.hank3.com/tour.html"]Tour Dates[/URL]
3 Bar Ranch Cattle Callin
This is another new project that III is putting out. He is calling it Cattle Core, which basically mixes what he thinks is speed metal with cattle auctioneers. At first I was very skeptical about this. I heard a few songs he put online a month or so ago and hated the songs. I didn't want to give up hope because two out of 23 songs isn't bad. When I put the cd in my computer, I was surprised to find 75 minutes worth of music on there. I soon realized a lot of the songs are on there twice. I guess he put a version that was music with the auctioneer and another with him doing screams over the auctioneer. I really like the music on this album. I think he ruined a lot of songs by trying to make this idea work. I think everyone should give this album a shot to hear how insane it is. I hope I can hear a few songs live one day, but I won't mind if I don't.
Gonna review this crazy clusterfuck for the paper here this weekend. Wish me luck. ;)
[QUOTE=DethMaiden;393624]Gonna review this crazy clusterfuck for the paper here this weekend. Wish me luck. ;)[/QUOTE]
That's going to be intense. I actually got a leaked version of most of the country album a month ago, then made a bootleg of the ADD album from a live show, so I've been listening to most of the music for a while now. The only new music for me was the Cattle Callin. I just waited till I had all the albums before I reviewed them. I can't wait to see III in a few weeks :D
I've been listening to disc two of Ghost to a Ghost(Guttertown) and finally beginning to enjoy it. I think once you get past the effects, the songs are a lot better than the songs on disc one. The lyrics to all the songs are very simple. Half the lyrics are in french for the Cajun part of it, but I feel its just translated versions of the English parts. I really like Gutterstomp, I'll be Gone, Fadin Moon and I'll Save the Tears. I can't get over how amazing Fadin Moon and I'll Save the Tears are. I haven't given Musha's a chance yet because its all in French and its just weird to hear III sing in French. The only WTF song it With the Ship. It sounds like he's trying to write the fucking sound track to Pirates of the Caribbean!!! :lol:
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Novafora, the company primarily known for its acquisition of Transmeta, has ceased operations this month. As a result, the intellectual property of Transmeta is likely to be available for sale again and the buyer may rather easily design its own low-power microprocessor.
Novafora was formed in 2004 with the aim to develop video processing chips. However, in five years of its existence the company did not launch a single commercial product. Novafora acquired Transmeta for $255.6 million in cash in late 2008 and on the day the transaction was formally closed, Novafora sold part of Transmeta's patent portfolio to Intellectual Ventures, an intellectual property licensing firm, for an undisclosed sum. The portfolio contains 140 patents as well as and a substantial number of pending patent applications.
Last week Novafora ceased to exist itself, according to several reports on the Internet (1, 2). Earlier it was accused of buying Transmeta at too low price.
The reasons why Novafora, which was controlled by two venture capital firms, decided to take over Transmeta were not completely clear from the start. Novafora was founded in 2004 and none of its products have been released commercially, hence, the timeline to acquire another company might not be the best to say at least. Novafora claims that it wanted to acquire Transmeta in order to get power-saving technologies as well as employees, though, such reasons did not seem to be truly crucial: the company could license the technologies and hire employees without making such a huge investment.
According to media reports, investors decided not to continue funding Novafora. However, even this reason does not seem to be completely correct: Transmeta licensed its intellectual property to other chip designers and Novafora could do the same to make ends meet. However, since Novafora sold certain patents to Intellectual Ventures, its patent portfolio's value got much lower.
The portfolio Intellectual Ventures got contains relatively young patents; many were issued in the last few years. Transmeta licensed these patents to several of the largest microprocessor companies to generate revenue of approximately $300 million. The company was a pioneer in low-power microprocessor technology, "code morphing" techniques, and very long instruction word design architecture. With the acquisition of the IP, Intellectual Ventures got a patent portfolio to create a new central processing unit. Potentially, a company that will acquire Novafora may also obtain that valuable intellectual property.


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Apple's Downfall: Tech Weekly Recap
NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Apple (AAPL) was the talk of tech this week, reporting first-quarter results on Wednesday. It's been a string of bad news for the world's largest tech company, and it seems as if no end is in sight.
The Cupertino, Calif.-based firm generated revenue of $54.5 billion in its fiscal first quarter , up from $46.33 billion a year earlier, earning $13.81 a share. Wall Street analysts were looking for $54.73 billion in revenue and $13.47 per share in earnings.
Apple also changed the way it gives guidance , providing a range for its fiscal second quarter, instead of single line items. Apple forecast revenue between $41 billion and $43 billion, a gross margin between 37.5% and 38.5%, and operating expenses between $3.8 billion and $3.9 billion.
Following the revenue miss and guidance change, several analysts cut their price targets , with a few even removing Apple from buy lists.
Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty, one of the most respected Apple analysts on Wall Street, removed Apple from her company's Best Ideas list but noted that catalysts will start to appear in the summer of 2013. These include "a lower priced
Apple shares got crushed this week, falling 15% to close at $439.85. As a result, Apple lost the title of world's most valuable company, falling behind Exxon Mobil (XOM) .
Google (GOOG) reported fourth-quarter results that beat Wall Street estimates. A key metric of advertising, cost-per-click (CPC), also improved for Google, leading some to think mobile is now making money.
For the fourth quarter, Google earned $10.65 a share on $11.3 billion in revenue, excluding traffic acquisition costs (TAC). With TAC, Google generated $14.42 billion in sales, up 36% year on year, according to CEO Larry Page. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected Google to earn $10.49 a share on $12.3 billion in revenue.
Cost-per-click (CPC) fell 6% year over year but actually rose 2% sequentially, alleviating some of Wall Street's biggest concerns.
The fear about Google is that, going forward, it could struggle to monetize mobile, Deutsche Bank analyst Ross Sandler noted. The analyst, however, highlighted Google's accelerating U.K. mobile revenue as evidence this may not be the case.
Google shares soared this week, gaining 1.8% to close at $753.67.
Another tech titan, Microsoft (MSFT) , also reported quarterly results this week.
The Redmond, Wash.-based firm earned 76 cents a share on a GAAP basis during its fiscal second quarter , generating $21.46 billion in revenue. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters were expecting 75 cents a share on $21.5 billion in revenue.


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Realtors fear the wait for a special session will stall a struggling real estate market.
By TOM ZUCCO
Published May 4, 2007
Not just city and county governments are worried about what's going to happen next.
As the Florida Legislature spends the next month and a half grappling with the property tax crisis, the real estate industry fidgets on the sidelines, watching sales figures fall and growing more anxious by the minute. Their fear: Florida's already struggling housing market will sink further with would-be buyers waiting until legislators decide the future of property taxes.
"It's not a perfect storm. More like a perfect calm, " Jim Knetsch, owner of RE/MAX Realty Associates Inc. in Carrollwood, said of the legislative uncertainty.
The Legislature will tackle property taxes in a special session June 12-22, but it could be weeks or months before the full effect of the legislation is known.
The timing couldn't be worse as the real estate market begins its busiest time of the year. Over the past seven years, May and June have been the strongest months for home sales in the Tampa Bay area.
As of last month, a record 30, 000-plus single-family homes were listed for sale in the Tampa Bay area, and for the first time in three years, the median sale price in Pinellas County dipped below $200, 000.
Realtor Nancy Baird doesn't mince words when asked about having to hang on another six weeks or longer. "It's a huge problem because so many people are waiting to see what happens, " Baird, a sales agent for Baird Realty Group in St. Pete Beach, said Thursday. "They're scared they won't be able to take their Save Our Homes cap with them. I have a customer who's selling her condo and renting instead of buying because it's cheaper."
And if losing the cap doesn't stop buyers, Baird said, the sheer amount of the taxes will. Baird recently sold a home in St. Petersburg that had an assessed value of $230, 000. Because the home had been on the market 18 months, it sold for the discounted price of $180, 000.
But the property taxes are $5, 600 a year, and when insurance is added on, the two costs total more than the principal and interest on the loan.
"The buyers had no choice, " Baird explained, "because the house they were living in was sold. Why? Because the taxes and insurance were so high."
Sen. Daniel Webster, R-Winter Garden, said he's doubtful taxpayers would see changes this year.
"Within the tax structure there's not a whole lot of things you could do immediately because of the budget years and the tax rolls that get set, " he said.
Other lawmakers are hopeful taxpayers could get relief as early as this year through a rollback. But solutions, such as allowing homeowners to take their Save Our Homes cap with them when they buy a new house, or doubling the homestead exemption, require statewide approval. That would delay implementation.
Another problem, say those in the industry, is that property taxes aren't the only roadblock.
Nancy Riley, a St. Petersburg Realtor and president of the Florida Association of Realtors, met Thursday with House Speaker Marco Rubio and has been in close contact with Senate President Ken Pruitt and Gov. Charlie Crist. "There are three reasons the market has stopped, " Riley said. "Taxes, insurance and the press.
"The fact the Legislature moved the issue back six weeks probably makes sense so decisions are not made that would have severe ramifications."
Riley said that speculation by investors led to inflated home prices and that Florida's core market remains strong.
"If it were just one thing, it'd be easy, " said Knetsch of RE/MAX Realty Associates. "But people are waiting not only for more clarity with property taxes, they're also waiting for any impact from insurance law changes, they're looking at interest rates, the problems with sub-prime lenders, and at the national economy."
Knetsch said that if even one was resolved, it could ease much of the uncertainly. "We need something to stir things up in a positive direction."
Times staff writers Jim Thorner and Alex Leary contributed to this report. Tom Zucco can be reached at email@example.com or (727) 893-8247.
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In late 2010 and early 2011, Civilian Response Corps members from four U.S. agencies went to the Kyrgyz Republic to further efforts to reduce potential conflict and to support a democratic transition to a new government. After ethnic violence in June 2010 left hundreds dead and hundreds of thousands displaced, Corps members supported development of a six-month stabilization strategy, and established a temporary U.S. office in the South to assist in the coordination of humanitarian and disaster response and improve reporting from the region. Jon's primary function there was to give added reach to the political and economic sections of the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek by adding to their depth of understanding of what was going on in the South.
Describing his experience, Jon said, "...I am a Civilian Response Corps Standby member. I deployed to the Kyrgyz Republic this year, 2011, from late March until July first. I was there in the capacity of a reporting officer in the southern part of the country. My main function was to give added reach to the political and economic sections which are based up in Bishkek in the north. The southern part of the country is the area that suffered from four days of interethnic violence in June 2010. It's an area that needed and continues to need attention.
"I mostly worked with local officials and NGOs. I met with all of those people on a regular basis and added to the depth of the Embassy's understanding of what was going on in the South. I also helped coordinate some of the efforts that U.S. assistance was bringing to the South.
"One of my most interesting activities down there was being an election observer for the local elections. These were local elections taking place in about thirty places around Kyrgyzstan, and they were very important in the South. Because they were just local elections, they did not have a lot of international attention or international observers. With the Civilian Response Corps in the South, and a group of other observers, we were able to observe thirteen polling stations, developing important experience in the run-up to the presidential elections they are going to have in Kyrgyzstan [on October 30]."
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The OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe) has very successfully been conducting election observation in Kyrgyzstan for several years. I have been part of that and, in fact, observed elections in Osh in 2005. I was also going to observe elections in Kyrgyzstan in 2010, but the OSCE canceled it because it was too dangerous at that time. The OSCE will again be conducting election observation in Kyrgyzstan this October.
Ulukbek in Kyrgyzstan writes:
I'm not really sure about what Julie is talking about. Because I don't find the previous elections in Kyrgyzstan as fair at all, despite all the attempts of international organizations (OSCE, UN, NGOs etc.)to conduct transparent elections.
In fact, what was happening during the 2010 elections can only be described as a "juggling of elections"
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Nice bud, now a bit of bondo here, bit of FG there, you wont have to buy one
Antman has a tutorial somewhere on here. There is also a good step by step tutorial on instructibles. Helmet looks familiar BTW.
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Hey Oneone- Thanks man...ill check it out...these cheeks are a b**** LOL!
Heres some new pics guys...cut and put the cheekbones in. This were really tough getting the hard angles but did the best I could. I added some cork around the rim of the dome to bring it out a bit more. Some angles look better than others most likely a result of my bucket virginity LOL! We'll see how it turns out? The next few days I plan on tweaking angles here and there. Any suggestions are welcome as id love to hear your thoughts.
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Looks good for a start, keep us posted.
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I love soup and serve it often. My sister gave me this delicious recipe that's surprisingly low in fat. It cooks up in no time.
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- 5 cups water
- 1 package (6 ounces) long grain and wild rice mix
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) reduced-fat reduced-sodium condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
- 1-1/2 cups fat-free milk
- 1 package (8 ounces) fat-free cream cheese, cubed
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups frozen chopped broccoli
- 1 large carrot, shredded
- 1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted
- In a large saucepan, combine the water and rice mix with contents of seasoning packet; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add the soup, milk, cream cheese and salt; stir until cheese is melted. Add broccoli and carrot; cook over medium-low heat for 5-6 minutes or until vegetables and rice are tender. Sprinkle with almonds. Yield: 6 servings.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (451 votes).
In short: Well organinsed and thoroughly enjoyable run...didn't feel like 15 miles as so much to see on the way around.In full: A very organised and enjoyable run!!The marshalls were great and had lots of drink, jelly baby and sponge stops! No time to think how tired I was as always something around the corner to keep my spirits up!Would recommend this run to any one wanting a challenge and will definatley be back next year Date of review: July 2, 2012
In short: Fantastic scenery, whilst challengingIn full: This was my first trail run and having never run 15 miles before, I was apprehensive. I needn't have been. I didn't want to curl up and die until mile 10 (usually get that feeling at mile 7), because the scenery was so inspiring and changeable - one minute running around the lake, the next running through forest. At mile 10, the course took us onto quiet county roads for three miles - it felt uphill all the way, I wouldn't have described them as undulating; they were tough and challenging, which was awesome, sick I know! My legs hurt more running down the hills than up them - now that's something I'd never experienced before!Can't wait for the next one - I'll definitely be back!Date of review: July 2, 2012
In short: Brilliant and challenging as alwaysIn full: Great race, organisation and marshalls. Free cakes bananas drinks and band make this special. Only down side is toilet queues and 'dry' showers at HQ!Date of review: July 2, 2012
In short: An absolute must-run fixture for keen off-road runnersDate of review: July 2, 2012
In short: Absolutely excellent race.In full: The organisers and marshalls do a fantatstic job at this excellent race. Everything well organised. Very good location and scenery. The hospitality at the finish (brass band, cakes, tea, beer, and a good welcome for runners at the nearby Greyhound pub) really enhance this race for both participants and supporters.Date of review: July 2, 2012
In short: Definitely one of the best races, and I've run a fair few! In full: Totally agree with the rest of the comments made. It was an amazing race. I didn't know about the Hills until I reached them - probably shouldn't have bounded along so fast at the start to have had s bit more energy to tackle those hills. But I was running them with a smile on my face! Only small quibbles - no tea or beer left at the end ( I was position 501/617) and the strains of the brass band faded as I ran up the last hill which was a bit disappointing. They had gone by the time I finished. But small things compared to the overall great experience. I shall be back next year! Date of review: July 2, 2012
In short: Loved it, even more than last year despite the weather.In full: This is a great race for those looking for a challenge longer than half marathon distance, and for those who are bored of simple road running events. Course is a tough one, good mix of cross country and some road sections, i loved all the rain and mud, due to the weather, made it feel like a proper challenge! Being welcomed at the finish with an abundance of cakes, free tea and coffee and beer, what more could you ask for!Date of review: July 2, 2012
In short: Superb race In full: 15 miles, mud, hills, rain, free cake, free beer. What's not to like?Date of review: July 2, 2012
In short: Thank you Wadhurst another great race.In full: Conditions certainly made things challenging, sunny, raining, muddy it had it all. What it certainly had was brilliant pre-race information loved the males from the Race Director advising of the conditions very helpful. A huge thank you to all the marshalls on the course, so encouraging, always a smile and lots of water, sponges and always a bonus to have jelly babies these were well needed yesterday. A special thanks to the mile 12 orange station - neither realised a slice of orange could taste so good - thank you.Goodie bag lived up to hype, whoever made the chocolate brownies at the end - they were to die for. Date of review: July 2, 2012
In short: Very enjoyable run in the countrysideIn full: Excellent race, well organised and beautiful scenery. One down side (not organisers fault) was the lack of water in the showers, no water pressure at all which was disappointing after a muddy raceDate of review: July 2, 2012
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THis is unreal – come on
2 Responses to "THis is unreal – come on"
Dave in Tucson Says:
January 23, 2011 at 6:29 pm |
Yeah, I don't know how they're not stacking up at least 9 guys against the run.
Offense needs to put up 7 on this drive.
Trav Says:
January 23, 2011 at 6:30 pm |
I just threw up in my mouth


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The demand for college-educated workers has outpaced the supply, concludes The Undereducated American, a new study by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. The weak economy has hidden the problem, says Anthony P. Carnevale, co-author of the report. "In recession and recovery, we remain fixated on the high school jobs that are lost and not coming back. We are hurtling into a future dominated by college-level jobs unprepared."
The U.S. economy will need an additional 20 million postsecondary-educated workers by 2025, Georgetown predicts. This includes 15 million with bachelor's degrees, one million with associate degrees and four million with vocational certificates. Adding these new graduates will stop the rise of income inequality, according to the report, which predicts wages will rise 24 percent for high school graduates, 15 percent for those with an associate degree and 6 percent for bachelor's degree holders.
All this jibes with President Obama's push to make the U.S. first in the world in college graduates by 2020, points out Inside Higher Ed.
The shortage of college-educated workers has created a rising wage premium, write Carnevale and co-author Stephen Rose.
College graduates earn 74 percent more than do high school graduates today — a gap that is up from 40 percent in 1980.
. . . (Adding 20 million college-educated workers) would not only allow the wage premium to shrink to 46 percent, much closer to what it was in 1980, but increase the gross domestic product by about $500 billion over what it would be without those better-educated, higher-earning workers.
Increasing college-going and graduation rates requires spending more on higher education — unlikely, Carnevale concedes — or making higher ed more efficient.
Higher education has not historically been inclined to look for efficiency, but it is likely that "as money slims down, there will be kicking and screaming, and higher ed will move toward efficiencies," he said.
A bachelor's degree pays off even for secretaries, plumbers and cashiers, asserts New York Times columnist Dave Leonhardt, citing the Georgetown report. Blue-collar workers with a bachelor's degree earn more and they're healthier and happier than their high-school-educated colleagues.
"Sending more young Americans to college is not a panacea," says David Autor, an M.I.T. economist who studies the labor market. "Not sending them to college would be a disaster."
About 33 percent of young adults earn a bachelor's degree and another 10 percent receive a two-year degree, Leonhardt writes.
Financial aid cuts the cost: "Average net tuition and fees at public four-year colleges this past year were only about $2,000 (though Congress may soon cut federal financial aid)."
Meanwhile, the wage premium for college graduates has soared.
According to the Hamilton Project, "college tuition in recent decades has delivered an inflation-adjusted annual return of more than 15 percent. For stocks, the historical return is 7 percent. For real estate, it's less than 1 percent."
Perhaps "college filters out people with low cognitive ability, low conscientiousness, and other adverse traits," writes Arnold Kling.
My elitism comes from the few years I spent as an adjunct at George Mason. The typical undergrad in my course could not write a paper or solve an algebra problem. I doubt that adding more students at this margin is the way to raise people's incomes.
College attainment will boost economic growth only if it increases cognitive skills, responds Andrew Gillen of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, citing studies by Eric Hanushek and Ludger Woessmann. "Recent research (such as Academically Adrift) calls into question how much college boosts cognitive skills," wrote Gillen in an e-mail to Inside Higher Ed.
I don't see much point in sending more high school graduates to college to take eighth-grade reading, writing and math.


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Winter Carnival posters available
SARANAC LAKE – Posters designed by Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau for the 2014 Saranac Lake Winter Carnival are now available for sale.
As with Trudeau's button design for this year's "Celtic Carnival" theme, his illustration shows Doonesbury character Duke playing the bagpipes.
Mr. Trudeau signed 100 posters to be sold to raise money for Winter Carnival. Unsigned posters are also available. Trudeau, who was raised in Saranac Lake, has been creating the Winter Carnival button design since 1981 and offered his first poster design in 2012.
Signed posters cost $60, and unsigned posters cost $15, including tax. There is an additional cost for shipping if local pick-up is not possible. Most signed posters have already been claimed by advance order, so anyone interested in a signed poster should immediately call Jeff Dickson at 518-891-4344, as quantities are limited.
Unsigned posters will be sold during Winter Carnival on Jan. 31 to Feb. 9: at its headquarters at 141 River St., at Ampersound at 52 Main St., and at K&E Enterprises on Broadway.
A raffle will also be held for poster No. 1. Sales are limited to 100 raffle tickets at a cost of $5 each. Tickets are available from Dickson until the opening of Carnival on Jan. 31 and then will be available at headquarters until Feb. 9.
The Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Committee, formally known as the Society for Promotion of Winter Carnival, Saranac Lake, Inc., is a group of volunteers dedicated to organizing an annual mid-winter festival. This 10-day, community-wide event traces its roots to a one-day Winter Carnival held in 1897 by the Pontiac Club. The Carnival honors its heritage every year by building an Ice Palace from blocks of ice harvested from Lake Flower's Pontiac Bay, where Carnival events have been traditionally held for generations. For more information, visit www.saranaclakewintercarnival.com.


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From Wikiquote
Cattle (colloquially cows) are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius. Cattle are raised as livestock for meat (beef and veal), as dairy animals for milk and other dairy products, and as draft animals (pulling carts, plows and the like). Other products include leather and dung for manure or fuel. In some countries, such as India, cattle are sacred. It is estimated that there are 1.3 billion cattle in the world today.
- The cattle upon a thousand hills.
- Psalms, line 10, reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 30.
- The cattle are grazing,
Their heads never raising:
There are forty feeding like one!
- William Wordsworth, The Cock is Crowing, written in March while on the bridge, reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 30.
- God sends a curst cow short horns.
- William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing (c. 1598), Act 2, Scene 1
- Variant: A curst cow hath short horns.
- George Herbert, Jacula Prudentum (1651).
- Note: "Curst" here refers to being ill-tempered, and "short horns" to being ineffectual, as illustrated by this earliest known example:
- Often lacke of myght asswagyth cruelnes
To a wylde cowe god doth short hornys sende
Wrath is great foly, where myght may nat extende
- Alexander Barclay (1509), Ship of Fools, i, 182; adapted in English from Sebastian Brant's German book of the same title (1494).
- Often lacke of myght asswagyth cruelnes
- A cow is a very good animal in the field; but we turn her out of a garden.
- Samuel Johnson, reported in James Boswell, Life of Samuel Johnson (1772).
- The friendly cow all red and white,
I love with all my heart:
She gives me cream with all her might
To eat with apple-tart.
- Robert Louis Stevenson A Child's Garden of Verses (1885), The Cow.
- I warrant you lay abed till the cows came home.
- Jonathan Swift, Polite Conversations (c. 1738), Dialog. 2.
- All is not butter that comes from the cow.
- Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia. No. 527.
- To country people Cows are mild,
And flee from any stick they throw;
But I'm a timid town bred child,
And all the cattle seem to know.
- T. S. Eliot, The Country Walk.
- His knowledge of country lore was a little hazy, but he felt fairly sure that if the cows lay down, it meant rain. If they were standing it would probably be fine. These cows were taking it in turns to execute slow and solemn somersaults; and Tyler wondered what it presaged for the weather.
- Terry Pratchett, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations[edit]
- Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 145.
- I never saw a Purple Cow,
I never hope to see one;
But I can tell you, anyhow
I'd rather see than be one.
- Gelett Burgess, The Purple Cow.
- The Moo-cow-moo's got a tail like a rope
En it's ravelled down where it grows,
En it's just like feeling a piece of soap
All over the moo-cow's nose.
- Edmund Vance Cooke, The Moo-Cow-Moo.
- You may rezoloot till the cows come home.
- John Hay, Little Breeches, Banty Tim.
- Thank you, pretty cow, that made
Pleasant milk to soak my bread.
- Anne Taylor, The Cow.
- Bullfight critics row on row
Crowd the vast arena full
But only one man's there who knows
And he's the man who fights the bull.
- Quoted in a letter to the editor by Representative F. Edward Hébert, chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services, who said, "President Kennedy was fond of quoting some lines from the Spanish poet García Lorca". Reported in The Washington Post (April 11, 1971), p. C7. These lines are believed not to be García Lorca's.
- I'm as strong as a bull moose and you can use me to the limit.
- Theodore Roosevelt, Letter to Mark Hannah (27 June 1900).
- The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib.
- Isaiah, I, 3.
- Who drives fat oxen should himself be fat.
- Samuel Johnson, parody on "Who rules o'er freemen should himself be free," from Henry Brooke's Earl of Essex. In Boswell's Life of Johnson (1784).
- As an ox goeth to the slaughter.
- Proverbs, VII, 22. Jeremiah, XI, 19.
- And the plain ox,
That harmless, honest, guileless animal,
In what has he offended? he whose toil,
Patient and ever ready, clothes the land
With all the pomp of harvest.
- James Thomson, The Seasons (1726-1730).


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Question: When I buy a bunch of bananas, some always get too ripe before I'm ready to eat them. Is there a way I can prevent this from happening?
Answer: Yes — once the bananas have reached the ripeness you like, stash them in the fridge.
The cooler temperature of the refrigerator will slow down the spoilage process and keep the bananas tasty for about five more days.
Refrigeration may turn the banana skins dark, but as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention points out, that won't change the inside of the fruit itself.
Just be sure to wait until the bananas have reached your desired ripeness before placing them in the fridge. If you refrigerate under-ripe bananas, their flavor and texture won't develop properly.
See Also:
Guide to Storing Fruit: Where to Keep Fruit
7 Popular Fruits and Vegetables That Last a Long Time
Do You Have to Refrigerate Oranges?
Shelf Talk: Luscious Fruit


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A collection of stories from individuals with disabilities, families, friends, and disability service providers in Tennessee
Showing stories 1 - 5 of 5
Results related to: Cerebral Palsy / Student interview of parent / Education
"In the future, William aims to coach wheelchair basketball and to be a mentor for children going through situations similar to his.
"Lots of parents in the rural areas get lost and overwhelmed by the laws and what the rights are."
"If my son had been in a regular school system…he might be able to do some things he can't do now."
"I wish Kelly had been able to stay in school beyond the age of 22, because there was so little available for her once she got out.
"It's like the state just says, 'OK, you're 21, we forget about you.'"


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Black-Eyed Peas with Bacon and Pork
Recipe courtesy of Patrick and Gina Neely
- Down Home with the Neelys
- 1 pound dried black-eyed peas (fresh or canned black-eyed peas can be substituted)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 6 ounces pork shoulder, diced into 1/2-inch cubes
- 4 strips thick sliced bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 medium onion, small diced
- 4 garlic cloves, sliced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 2 cups water
- 3 bay leaves
- Hot-pepper vinegar, as desired
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe.
If using dried black-eyed peas, put them in a large pot and cover with about 4 inches of water. Soak the peas overnight, then drain the water and rinse. Alternatively, you can "quick-soak" the peas by bringing them and the water to a boil for 2 minutes. After this, remove them from the heat, cover the pot and soak the peas for 1 hour. Then, drain and rinse the peas.
Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. When the oil is shimmering, add the pork. Sear until the pork is browned on all sides, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the bacon, onion and garlic to the pot and cook, stirring, until the onion and garlic are lightly browned, about 6 to 8 minutes. Add the salt, black pepper, cayenne and garlic powder. Cook until the entire mixture is coated with the spices, about 2 minutes. Pour in the stock and water and drop in the bay leaves. Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for about 30 minutes.
When the pork begins to fall apart, add the prepared peas to the pot and simmer until the peas are very soft, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
(Cooks Note: Using the back of a spoon, smash some of the peas against the inside of the pot then stir them into the mixture. This will break up some of the peas and give them a creamier consistency. Alternatively, you can puree 1 cup of the peas and broth in a blender or a food processor, then return the puree to the pot.)
Taste for seasonings, and add some hot-pepper vinegar, if desired. Discard the bay leaves and transfer the black-eyed peas to a serving bowl.
Recipe courtesy of The Neelys
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Histoire de l'ACPLS
Recherche et projets antérieurs
Helen Coburn
Helen Coburn
Adopt a Family Project
Description of the project:
The proposal involves a Grade 11 Spanish class which adopts an immigrant/refugee family who are natives to the country of the language being studied (e.g., a Colombian family for a Spanish class). The theme vocabulary focuses on food, clothing, numbers, and colours. The grammar content focuses on adjectives, indirect object pronouns, and verbs in the present tense.
The students in the class are grouped. Each group is assigned a day of the week to plan a menu in the target language including breakfast, lunch and dinner following the guidelines of the food guide in the target language. Each group describes in writing in the target language a number of items of clothing (including the colours) that they will be donating to the family. Each group will write a letter of introduction in the target language welcoming the family and describing a few personal details about each member of the group.
The written portion of the project is handed in and evaluated according to a
marking rubric. Groups then present their project orally, one by one, until the last day, when the family is invited to the class to receive the bounty of the students' efforts. They can relay to the students why they are in Canada, some aspects of their home country and other pertinent cultural details.
Ms. Coburn writes, "Our school has participated in this project six times now, each time with tremendous public success and school-wide awareness. Our community initiative began with the Salvation Army and we now work extensively with the Calgary Immigrant Aid Society. It is so wonderful to see the looks on my students' faces when they are using their Spanish to help a needy family!"
Helen Coburn has taught both Junior High and Senior High for the last 20 years. She began her career as a French teacher and for the last 6 years has taught Spanish at Bowness High School in Calgary. She has helped write curriculum for the new Spanish bilingual school in Calgary.


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Topic: New Rails Install won't work
I was trying to upgrade my current install on a windows XP machine.
I blew away my ruby install to start fresh. Installed Ruby from the onestep installer (ruby186-25.exe) and then used gem to install rails. (gem install rails --include-dependencies)
Rails successfully installed but I now keep getting this error when I do anything with the rails command ("rails testapp", or even "rails --version")
/usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:301:in `report_activate_error': Could no
t find RubyGem rails (> 0) (Gem::LoadError)
from /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:238:in `activate'
from /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:76:in `active_gem_with_opti
from /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:50:in `gem'
from C:/ruby/bin/rails:15
this has me at a complete loss. I've checked that RUBYOPT is set to rubygems (it is) and I can't figure out anything else.
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Classy Fauxhawk
When it comes to classy hairdos for men who said you have to stick with a conventional hairstyle, why not try a cool fauxhawk and give it a nice comb as seen on this picture. A great look for 2013 the regular traditional fauxhawks are starting to get outdated but this small twist to it really goes a long way and looks fantastic! Sweep it to the side with a comb applying a little gel to give it that silky classy look and voila!


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Motor Bank
5001 Bosque Blvd.
Waco, Texas
Put your Texas First checking account right at your fingertips, wherever you are, 24 hours a day. In your dash-and-go life, dropping by the bank isn't always convenient. But your cell phone is handy and a computer with Internet access is nearby whether you're at home, the office, or halfway around the world, from which you can:
When you enroll in Texas First's Internet Banking program, you'll do so with confidence that your highest-security information is safe. When opening an account with Texas First at any of our five locations, request your account be set up for online banking. Then, access your account from any computer.
Create a hard-to-guess password by mixing upper case, lower case, numbers, and other characters, making the password at least seven characters long.
Never give personal or financial information by email. Texas First will never ask for such information by email. Even if the email appears to be directly from Texas First, even if it shows our logo, it is a fraudulent use of our name and logo and is NOT from Texas First. If there is any, doubt, call your local Texas First. DO NOT respond to the email.
Texas First's Internet Banking Solution brings together a combination of industry-approved security technologies to protect data for the bank and for you, our customer. It features password-controlled system entry, a VeriSign-issued Digital ID for the bank's server, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol for data encryption and a router loaded with a firewall to regulate the inflow and outflow of server traffic.
Our Internet Banking Solution provides a "three strikes and you're out" lock-out mechanism to deter repeated log-in attempts. The assumption is that YOU know your username and password and would not be mistakenly entering other guesses. After three unsuccessful log-in attempts, the system locks the user out, requiring a phone call to the bank.
For each successful log-in, the users identity is authenticated via PassMark and a secure session is then established.
No one will be able to eavesdrop on your Internet banking sessions! Once the server session is established, the user and the server are in a secured environment. Because the server has been certified as a 128-bit secure server by VeriSign, data traveling between the user and the server is encrypted with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. With SSL, data that travels between the bank and customer is encrypted and can only be decrypted with the public and private key pair. In short, the bank's server issues a public key to the end user's browser and creates a temporary private key. These two keys are the only combination possible for that session. When the session is complete, the keys expire and the whole process starts over when a new accountholder starts a server session.
Requests must filter through a router and firewall before they are permitted to reach the server. A router, a piece of hardware, works in conjunction with the firewall, a piece of software, to block and direct traffic coming to the server. The configuration begins by disallowing ALL traffic and then opens holes only when necessary to process acceptable data requests, such as retrieving web pages or sending customer requests to the bank.
Using the above technologies, Texas First assures you that your Internet banking transactions are secure.
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Activities and Games for Italian Learners
Stick Around
Theme: The classroom
Level: Grades 2 – 10
Objective: To learn/review classroom vocabulary
Material: Art paper (8 ½ " x 4" approx.), in two different colours
Felt marker, masking tape
Method: The teacher labels as much of the classroom as possible at the beginning of the year or semester. The teacher uses two different colours for the labels to distinguish the masculine « lo / el » and the feminine « la »; for example, all masculine words with the article « lo/ el » may be written on yellow labels. Feminine words with the article « la » may be written on green labels. The teacher then laminates all the labels and proceeds to "stick" the labels on the corresponding object.
The students are asked to look for a pattern. The students will soon discover the distinction between feminine and masculine words. After the labels have been in the room for awhile, the teacher removes them and as the students enter the class, they are to place the labels at the appropriate places.
These labels can provide the vocabulary for several activities, such as, concentration, tic/tac/toe, and 4 fingered loto to name a few.


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The Second City's 101st Mainstage Revue
Purchase Tickets
The Second City's 101st Mainstage Revue
Friday, March 08, 2013 11:00 PM
Second City Chicago MainStage, Chicago, IL
Celebrate the creation of our show together with us, and get an exclusive look at brand new material created for The Second City's 101st Revue! This show is sure to touch on some great topics. The Second City's 101st Revue is written and performed by Edgar Blackmon, Ross Bryant, Holly Laurent, Tawny Newsome (Jeff Award Winner – Best Revue), Katie Rich and Steve Waltien with Jeff Award-Winning Director, Matt Hovde (Studs Terkel's Not Working, Sky's the Limit (Weather Permitting). Julie B. Nichols is back at the keys as Music Director and Craig Taylor returns for his 33rd Revue as Stage Manager for The Second City Mainstage.
Tickets for The Second City's 101st revue are available by phone at 312-337-3992 or online at www.SecondCity.com. The show schedule and ticket prices are as follows:
Tuesday – 8pm - $23.00
Thursday – 8pm - $23.00
Friday and Saturday – 8pm & 11pm - $28.00
Sunday – 7pm - $23.00
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