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Dr. David B. Hill of Hill Research Consultants said his company surveyed 500 people who identified themselves as Auburn fans and that the number one answer to the question of who they would like to see as the replacement for Gene Chizik was "unsure."
Of respondents who picked a coach, the leader was Gus Malzahn, the former Auburn offensive coordinator who is in his first season as head coach at Arkansas State University. Malzahn polled 25 percent.
Another former Auburn offensive coordinator, Bobby Petrino, finished second with 18 percent of the vote. Petrino is a former head coach at Louisville and Arkansas. He coached at Auburn during the 2002 season.
Jimbo Fisher, the head coach at Florida State, was next with 15 percent. Fisher served as a quarterback coach for Auburn from 1993-1998.
Kirby Smart, a former University of Georgia football player who is defensive coordinator at Alabama, was the other name poll respondents were given as a coaching choice. He received a 12 percent response.
Dr. Hill noted that two percent of the respondents gave other names as their favorite while one percent refused to state a preference.
The survey also asked respondents to pick their number two choice to be head coach. Adding the second choices to the mix the order of preference remains the same with Malzahn at 39 percent, Petrino at 33 percent, Fisher at 30 percent and Smart at 27 percent.
Bobby Petrino is seen in action while head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Dr. Hill said he has been involved in polling since 1980. His firm specializes in research on public affairs, public policy and corporate issues, but has also conducted studies for the past 25 years for professional sports teams including the Miami Heat, Tennessee Titans, Detroit Lions, Dallas Mavericks and Denver Broncos. Dr. Hill writes a weekly column on polling and politics for The Hill, a newspaper in Washington, D.C.
An Auburn University graduate, Dr. Hill said that he decided to do the poll because of his interest in his alma mater's football team and the intense passion of the fans. He noted the university had no involvement in the poll or his decision to conduct it.
Asked if anything surprised him about the results, he said, "I would have guessed there was more certainty about who people's preferences were or who they just absolutely didn't like."
Auburn fans were asked whether there is a candidate to be head coach they could not support. Petrino was the name most mentioned at 21 percent, Hill said. "No other coaching candidate garnered more than three to four percent opposition," he added
Jimbo Fisher is in his third full season as head coach of the FSU Seminoles.
Asked for his analysis on the results of the poll, he said, "If I were an adviser to the athletic department I would say all of these are manageable numbers whoever they select," Dr. Hill said.
He added, "A lot of people were happy to have a second choice. The only downside to this from an institutional standpoint is just the fact there is no coalescence around any one or even two people. If they have four people who they think are equally good from a football perspective it would be nice to say there is a clear fan favorite. In this case there is not."
Dr. Hill said the margin error with a sample of 500 fans is plus/minus 4.4 percent of Auburn fans in Lee County.
Gus Malzahn spent three seasons coaching at Auburn.
He noted the survey also showed that 47 percent of season ticket holders had Malzahn as a first or second choice with the number rising to 51 percent among Tigers Unlimited Foundation donors. Petrino was mentioned as a first or second choice of 35 percent of the season ticket holders and rose to 42 percent with fans who said in the survey they are Tigers Unlimited Foundation donors.


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Saturday, June 8, 2013, 6:02 PM
Duofest is back, and our fourth year promises to be the biggest yet. The best improv duos from around the country and the world will descend upon Philadelphia, PA from June 6th-9th, 2013. Over 4 days, we'll present 30+ groups that have just 2 members.
Michael Loves Greg is an improv comedy duo starring Michael McFarland (co-found of the Philadelphia Improv Festival, Duofest, and the New York City Improv Festival) and Greg Maughan (co-founder, Philly Improv Theater and Duofest). As longtime friends and performing partners Michael and Greg know exactly how to push each others buttons – creating a show that's a slow burn starting in real world and ending up anywhere you could imagine.
What feelings would be evoked if two children, separated by their parents divorce, were reunited years later on the shores of the Danube? Such is the mood elicited by the improv comedy sensation: Sad Kids. They give you deadpan takes on everything from eccentric millionaires to eccentric poor people and all the eccentricities in between. Starring: Julia Hynes and Beth Newell.


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The Top 5 Safeties In The NFL
As of 2011, this is how BOLTHYPE sees the top 5 safeties in the NFL:
1. Ed Reed
If football truly is intended to be for entertainment purposes then there is no doubt that Reed should rank at the top of this list. With instincts second to none and the ability to play either in the box against the run or over the top in coverage, Reed is always around the football and has a magnetic-like ability to attract the pigskin. Of all defensive stars across the NFL landscape, it's likely that Reed is the only one capable of scoring touchdowns almost as regularly as a skill position player on offense. Since his collegiate days in Miami, Reed has been a consistent threat to go the distance when he gets the ball in his grasp.
2. Troy Polamalu
To be fair, you can't go wrong with either one of the guys on the top of this list, but just in personal taste Polamalu is ranked slightly behind Reed. The former USC Trojan is perhaps more notorious for his hair in the mainstream media, but his on-field skills far surpass his follicle superiority. The trait that stands out most for Polamalu is the ability to read and diagnose plays in the heat of the battle and produce highlight worthy results nine times out of ten. He is often seen lurking around the line of scrimmage at the linebacker level with tremendous anticipation skills of the quarterback's snap count. He has been the main constant for the Pittsburgh Steelers' shutdown defenses over the last decade and is really the straw that stirs the drink for their starting eleven on that side of the ball.
3. Nick Collins
Collins' name might not be on the tip of everyone's tongue when asked about the next best safety in the league behind Reed and Polamalu, but his play does all of the talking that's necessary. He was a relative unknown as recently as three years ago, but three consecutive Pro Bowl appearances along with a Super Bowl ring this past year have vaulted him into the conversation as one of the league's elite at his position. Collins scored on an interception return for a touchdown in Super Bowl XLV to really get the momentum in favor of his Packers this past February. His production as a starter over the past three seasons ranks among the tops at his position and his ability to sway the tide of a game earns him a spot on this list.
4. Antrel Rolle
Once upon a time Rolle played corner in college and for a handful of seasons with the Arizona Cardinals, but now with the New York Giants he has translated those coverage skills into big dividends at the safety position. Rolle still has the ball skills and quickness of a corner capable of playing in coverage on the outside but instead he is now in the middle of the field as a ball hawking safety. That is a difficult adversary for opposing offenses to gameplan around as Rolle isn't the dynamic eye-popping player that some are at the safety spot, but he is rarely out of position and almost always in on any tackle in his vicinity.
5. Adrian Wilson
This guy is perhaps losing a step in the last year or so, but Wilson still has the playmaking abilities to change a game on any given snap. Where he really excels on defense is filling the hole against the run as he really is a linebacker/safety at times sliding down into the second level of defense. Even though run stopping is his forte, that doesn't mean Wilson isn't capable of dropping into coverage with top notch instincts and great closing speed to deliver solid blows that separate the ball from receivers. If it's big hits you are looking for from the safety position, Wilson could rank at the top as one of the league's best at laying the lumber.
The NFL is constantly evolving and the amount of emphasis placed on the safety position is a perfect illustration of just how much the game has changed in recent years. At one time, most safeties were given a specific role as primarily a run stopper or a guy that plays over the top in coverage. Today, if a player isn't capable of doing both jobs at least adequately, it might be time to look in a different direction.
Agree or disagree with the five safeties listed above? See any glaring omissions or guys ranked way too high? Use the comment section below and give us your top 5!
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Kapil Nirmal wants to be away from saas-bahu drama
Talking on his comeback role he says, "I had been offered a few roles. But I was not sure whether it will be a good one or just a side role. I also want to be away from saas bahu kind of roles. In saas bahu kind of shows, the importance is given to saas and bahu. And the male lead has to stand beside them without any dialogue and importance. The male lead is just there to bring a bahu (daughter-in-law) for the saas (Mother-in-law) in the family. But on other hand, these are the shows which last for long. So they have advantages as well as disadvantages".
"I want something adventurous so that working becomes easier. I would like to essay that role where equal importance is given to both the leads. I know that what we think, we do not get. But at least to some extent I can expect that kind of role. Hope I get it", adds Kapil.


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Now and Then
Volume 13, Number 3
Third Quarter 2011
Now and Then
Photos courtesy of Kia Motors (left) and the Library of Congress photographic archives (right).
Manufacturing in the Southeast remains a big employment sector, though modernization has transformed it. What was once state-of-the-art manufacturing technology in the spinning room at Magnolia Cotton Mills in Mississippi in 1911 (above right) is now symbolized by the production floor at Georgia's new Kia Motors plant.
Photos courtesy of Library of Congress photographic archives


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The Mountain View Whisman School District's new parcel tax won with a solid 79.8 percent of the vote Tuesday, surprising supporters who had worried it might not receive the two-thirds vote percent needed to pass.
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Can Invisalign correct slight overbite/crossbite and snaggletooth or would I need to get some kind of jaw surgery to correct it?
Can Invisalign Correct Snaggletooth?
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Yes, Invisalign can correct snaggletooth
If you have a slight crossbite or slight overbite, Invisalign can usually correct this. More complex cases may require traditional bracket and wire treatment. I'm not sure what you mean by a "snaggletooth" but I'm going to guess you mean a tooth that is tipped out of the arch. If there isn't an extensive loss of space then the tooth can usually be moved back into the arch with Invisalign.
Invisalign is easy, jaw surgery is NOT!
Try the Invisalign first and let the dentist move your teeth as far as possible to correct your crossbite. Most of the time, it will be a huge improvement and you won't need jaw surgery. After jaw surgery, your teeth are still crooked anyway and you will still need Invisalign for that. Why not start easy, and see how you like the results?
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A young man meets the love of his life that rejected him three years ago. Today, by chance, he has another chance to rekindle the love.
Long ago, a person once loved me
But unfortunately, the wind kept on blowing
Widening the gap so much farther
Finally I have another day to love you,
But it seems that, at the end of the tale
You still said,
Among a crowded train sat an extremely bored teenaged boy. He was about seventeen, a little short, looked like he was still in middle school but wasn't, and wore a patched-up hat atop his head. To a stranger's eye he seemed quite normal. He sat in the common rebellious-teen-slouched-position with his feet firmly planted on the floor in a wide base, his ear buds blasted music so loud nearby passengers could hear every thumping beat of the bass, he wore extremely baggy, ripped jeans that barely clung to his hips, a black messenger bag that advertised a stereotypical punk band was slung over his shoulder, and he wore dark sunglasses that shielded his cloudy, green pupils from the public. Normal right?
Yes, yes he was. Actually, he was so normal he was outcast for being too average.
The people next to him were huddled in that stereotypical gossip girl huddle; they snickered at him, held their perfectly manicured hands over their perfectly lip-glossed lips. What a pity. Beautiful lips wasted on ugly words. However, there was one. That one didn't add a comment or an insult. That one had light brown, shoulder length hair. That one looked like an angel.
Her brown eyes wandered around the passenger car, she checked her phone again for the time, then lazily stared at the station maps, brushed her hand through her hair, and did other time wasting things. Talking to her "friends" was not one of those things. In fact, it seemed like she was trying to drown out the sarcastic comments and harsh jokes. Her gaze eventually landed on the boy. Their eyes met, then almost immediately she broke the contact and returned her mind to the so called "friends". She felt some heat rise to her face, hoped a slight blush didn't show, and let a single tear drop from her golden-toffee colored eyes.
"Things are no different now," they both thought sadly.
They both reminisced separately about the old play structure that isn't there anymore, their childhood days by the pond, adventures on the hiking trail, hilarious school pranks, and the relationship that broke like that play structure.
They were fourteen when she moved. He was fourteen when his heart broke for the first time. She didn't want to make it harder for him. He thought she didn't think of him in the same way. And it was there that their paths diverged in the yellow woods. He stayed north while she moved south.
It was chance that brought them together on a train during summer break. It was chance that allowed him one more try for a broken dream. But it was fate that closed the door. She left for some foreign land while he was stuck once again with returning home broken hearted once again.


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BioMed Research International
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 408573, 10 pages
Age-Related Changes in Hepatic Activity and Expression of Detoxification Enzymes in Male Rats
Department of Biochemical Sciences, Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové, Heyrovského 1203, CZ-500 05 Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Received 4 April 2013; Accepted 2 July 2013
Academic Editor: Michael Kalafatis
Copyright © 2013 Erika Vyskočilová et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Process of aging is accompanied by changes in the biotransformation of xenobiotics and impairment of normal cellular functions by free radicals. Therefore, this study was designed to determine age-related differences in the activities and/or expressions of selected drug-metabolizing and antioxidant enzymes in young and old rats. Specific activities of 8 drug-metabolizing enzymes and 4 antioxidant enzymes were assessed in hepatic subcellular fractions of 6-week-old and 21-month-old male Wistar rats. Protein expressions of carbonyl reductase 1 (CBR1) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) were determined using immunoblotting. Remarkable age-related decrease in specific activities of CYP2B, CYP3A, and UDP-glucuronosyl transferase was observed, whereas no changes in activities of CYP1A2, flavine monooxygenase, aldo-keto reductase 1C, and antioxidant enzymes with advancing age were found. On the other hand, specific activity of CBR1 and GST was 2.4 folds and 5.6 folds higher in the senescent rats compared with the young ones, respectively. Interindividual variability in CBR1 activity increased significantly with rising age. We suppose that elevated activities of GST and CBR1 may protect senescent rats against xenobiotic as well as eobiotic electrophiles and reactive carbonyls, but they may alter metabolism of drugs, which are CBR1 and especially GSTs substrates.


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Bring your lunch and enjoy the music as the Lewis and Clark Community College Music Department presents the L&C Music Faculty at the Brown Bag Salon. This performance will be held at noon in the Ringhausen Music Building located on the Godfrey Campus of Lewis and Clark Community College, 5800 Godfrey Road, Godfrey, IL 62035.
There will be something for everyone as the L&C Music Faculty combine their talents for an after noon of musical delights.
For more information regarding this event, please contact the music department at 618-4684731 or long on to www.lc.edu/music.
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Artificial disc replacement is a relatively new surgical procedure used to replace a damaged spinal disc in your neck (cervical spine) or lower back (lumbar spine) with a manmade substitute. Doctors developed the procedure as an alternative to a type of surgery called spinal fusion. While artificial disc replacement comes with its own set of potential risks, it avoids many of the risks associated with spinal fusion.
Background Information
When one of the cushioning discs in your spinal columns gets damaged or deteriorates, it can trigger levels of pain and discomfort that range from minor to severe. While doctors use nonsurgical treatment options to ease relatively minor disc symptoms, people with severe symptoms sometimes need surgery to reduce their pain levels and improve their daily back function. In some cases, surgery involves the removal of one or more entire spinal discs, and the resulting gap in the spinal column can lead to dangerous degrees of back instability. Until recently, doctors had to rely on spinal fusion—a procedure that fills this gap by gradually encouraging the growth of new bone material—to address any instability.
Artificial Disc Replacement Basics
Conventional artificial spinal discs can be made from a variety of materials, including forms of metal called titanium alloy and cobalt chromium, and a form of plastic called polyethylene. Some discs contain only metal, while others have a plastic core sandwiched between metal end pieces. Whatever the materials used, each replacement disc is designed to promote normal spinal function by allowing the end pieces to move freely around the disc's core, absorbing shock like a natural disc and maintaining proper spacing in your spinal column.
Replacement takes place immediately after your surgeon removes a damaged spinal disc. During most procedures, the end pieces of the artificial disc are anchored to the bone above and below the surgical site. Over time, new bone growth will cover these portions of the disc, while the disc's core remains free to move as needed. In a more experimental form of disc replacement, the outer covering of the natural disc is left intact while the surgeon replaces the soft disc interior with artificial cushioning material.
Artificial Disc Replacement Benefits
When used in carefully selected patients, artificial disc replacement can lead to significant reductions in back or neck pain, as well as considerable improvements in quality of life. Most suitable candidates for the procedure have only a single damaged spinal disc, have not undergone a previous major back procedure, are not obese, don't have other nerve-related spine problems, and don't have scoliosis or any other type of major spinal deformity. Artificial disc replacement also sidesteps many of the complications associated with spinal fusion, including damaging stress on the spine above and below the surgical site, significantly reduced spinal flexibility and mobility, and altered body mechanics that can lead to future problems with normal movement.
Artificial Disc Replacement Risks
Although doctors and medical researchers have been investigating artificial disc replacement for more than 40 years, they have only developed reliable forms of the procedure in the last few years, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has only approved artificial discs relatively recently. For this reason, there is not much available information on the long-term results of the procedure. Apart from the risks associated with any form of major back surgery, specific risks associated with artificial disc replacement include failure or breakage of the materials used to build the disc, unwanted displacement of the disc in your spinal column, and failure to improve your back-related symptoms.


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Police are calling for witnesses after a pizza delivery man was beaten up and robbed of the pizzas he was carrying in one of three "serious" incidents in Tauranga overnight.
About 11pm last night, a pizza delivery worker arrived at Maungatapu Rd to deliver a large pizza order. He was assaulted by two men, described as Maori, who then stole the pizzas.
Police believe it's possible the men placed a false order with the intention of intercepting the delivery and want to speak to anyone with information about the movements of a white Nissan Maxima in the area between 10pm and midnight.
The man received minor injuries in the attack, but did not need medical attention.
Earlier in the evening, a man in his 40s was found unconscious next to State Highway 29 in the Kaimai Ranges by member of the public. His car was later found in a rural area of Matamata.
The man was treated in Tauranga Hospital and discharged but police have not been able to speak to him to establish what happened. They want to hear from anyone on SH29 between 8pm and 9pm who might have seen anything.
The third incident took place in the Kingsview car par in central Tauranga, when three men returned to their car about 3am and were approached by a man and a woman.
The pair allegedly assaulted the driver and stole the car.
The men alerted a nearby police patrol which then tried to stop the car.
They allegedly accelerated away from police, then crashed into a pole at the 14th avenue roundabout.
The duo, in their 30s, were taken to hospital and treated for injuries not thought to be life-threatening. The man will appear in court later today and both are expected to face a range of charges.
Detectives are calling for witnesses to the robbery, which happened between 3am and 3.20am, and any sightings of the 1990 Toyota Corolla being driven away from the scene.
"There appears to be no particular reason for this sudden spate of serious incidents but the nature and scale of them is concerning," said Inspector Clifford Paxton.
"It is disappointing that a small minority of people have no regard for others and are expressing extreme anti-social behaviour to victimise innocent people."
Anyone with information about any of the three incidents should contact Tauranga Police on (07) 577 4300 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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"I developed this subtle soup as a starter for a Southwest-style lunch. I serve it with cheese nachos and follow up with chicken or beef taco salad," says Jessie Gunn Stephens of Sherman, Texas.
Recommended: 51 Cozy Slow Cooker Soups
- 1/4 pound Jones Dairy Farm All Natural Pork Sausage Roll
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1/8 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 3/4 cup canned hominy, rinsed and drained
- 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped jalapeno pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
- Crumble sausage into a small skillet. Cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes or until no longer pink; drain. In a small saucepan, toast cumin seeds over medium heat for 2-3 minutes or until browned. Add coriander and cayenne; cook and stir for 30 seconds.
- Add the broth, hominy, jalapeno, pepper and sausage. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 12-15 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Stir in cilantro. Yield: 2 servings.
Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.
Originally published as Hominy Sausage Soup in Cooking for 2 Spring 2006, p37
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The Wire - Season 2
Season Two of the gritty HBO police drama takes on a new case set against the backdrop of the Baltimore waterfront, where the longshoremen's union struggles to survive in a changing economy.
"Ebb Tide"
McNulty makes sure to pay back Rawls for reassigning him to the marine unit by sticking City Homicide with the stone cold whodunit floater he fishes out of the harbor. It's the stevedores versus the police when Sobotka beats out Valchek for the honor of providing a donor-themed stained glass window for the local church. Bodie and Bell take separate business trips, whilst Ziggy makes a fool of himself as Nick negotiates a deal with the Greeks to steal a container from the docks. The Greeks renege on the deal, leaving Russell to discover that the abandoned and broken-sealed container contains the bodies of thirteen women.
"Collateral Damage"
After the case gets dumped back in Russell's lap, McNulty offers to help, ensuring that it boomerangs back to Rawls; after Sobotka chews the Greeks out about the bodies in the containers, the Greeks do a little investigating of their own and discover that McNulty's floater was killed by a ship's crewman in front of the other girls, who were then killed to ensure their silence; Brianna urges her brother to take care of business, especially D'Angelo; Valchek strikes a deal with Burrell in exchange for his help in waging war on Sobotka, and Sobotka strikes back by handing the BPD a major embarrassment; Daniels decides to put in his papers; Wee-Bey complains to Avon about his treatment at the hands of C.O. Tilghman; Bunk and Lester are ready to kill McNulty after Landsman puts the fourteen whodunits under their names on the Board.
"Hot Shots"
The non-English-speaking crew of the Atlantic Light proves no help in the investigation, but the first mate unwittingly provides a clue that gets the ball rolling; Nick wonders how he's going to provide for Aimee and their daughter when there's no work on the docks, but rejects Ziggy's idea to make a quick buck by dealing drugs; Omar signs up some new partners in crime; after Stringer discovers that Tilghman is buying from Butchie, Stringer convinces Butchie to give the C.O. a bad package the next time they do business; Sobotka lobbies a state senator whose hands are out; Stringer and Donette reach an understanding of sorts; after Prez spills the beans about the do-nothing task force, Valchek strong-arms Burrell into giving him a real task force headed by Daniels; Avon tries to get Dee's head right with a promise that he won't have to do the whole bit; Ziggy and Nick steal a container and fence the goods to the Greeks; Elena sends Jimmy separation papers.
"Hard Cases"
The medical examiner determines that the bad package which killed five inmates and hospitalized eight others was cut with strychnine, so the heat is on to close the case quickly; as the pressure mounts to deliver Omar's testimony in the Gant case, McNulty enlists Bubbles in the search, but an unhappy Omar finds Bubbles first; Dee confronts Avon about the bad package and washes his hands of the business; Daniels and Burrell strike a deal on the detail, but Rawls refuses to reassign McNulty while okaying Greggs, Hauk and Lester; Stringer continues to struggle with poor quality product from his suppliers; Avon brokers a deal to give up Tilghman for a reduction in his sentence; McNulty continues his efforts to identify his floater; pleased with the outcome of their prior deal, the Greeks come to Nick and Ziggy with a request for bulk chemicals; after Sobotka chews Nick out for stealing the container and tells him to keep a low profile, Nick passes the word to his cousin, which falls on deaf ears; Daniels and Greggs get the silent treatment in their respective homes after they break the news of the new detail to their wives; McNulty signs the separation papers as he asks Elena for another chance; Bunk, Lester and Russell terrify Sobotka when they drop by the bar for a little quality face time.
Ziggy's inability to move a package costs him the Camaro and nearly his life, until Nick intercedes for him; Daniels reaches an understanding with Carver before placing him on the detail; with the help of Bubbles, McNulty delivers Omar to Nathan, who's less than thrilled with her star witness; with Lester transferred to the detail, Daniels gets things moving by sending Herc, Carver, and Greggs out for some hand-to-hands; saddled with Cole, Bunk and Russell end up empty-handed after they haul Sobotka's crew before the grand jury; Russell reaches out to her checker ex-boyfriend and gets information that Sobotka manages to explain away; Nick's dream of home ownership is dashed when Elena, the listing agent for his aunt's house, makes it clear he's priced out of the market; Dee gets a visit from Terrell and Donette, warning her that it's just about business and not to be too impressed with the family love line she's being handed, news that doesn't sit well with Stringer; Bodie has personnel problems in the pit; Valchek lifts a print from the latest picture of the van, which has made its way to San Diego; Stringer gets some advice from his business professor on his supply problem which he passes along to the crew; after The Greek refuses to meet with Sobotka, he calls their deal off, but changes his mind when they triple his fee for each can; McNulty goes to the feds for information on the pross operation but comes away empty-handed when the women refuse to give up what they know without a deal on the table; Ziggy and Nick go surfing and discover that chemicals the Greeks have ordered are used to process coca leaves into cocaine; Daniels agrees to share information with Bunk and Russell, but won't take the bodies without a suspect.
"All Prologue"
The detail continues to look for the source of the union's money; Omar hands Levy his hat and Nathan a win when he gets on the stand; Nick seeks Vondas's juice in resolving Ziggy's problem with Cheese; abandoning the search for his floater's I.D., McNulty courts Elena, hoping for a reconciliation; Greggs gets a direction on the Russian pross ring from Shardene, and a jealous Cheryl accompanies her and Prez on a field trip to the clubs to follow up Shardene's lead; after spending hours poring over the port's database, Russell finds the pattern they're looking for, but Daniels is still reluctant to pick up those fourteen names in red; Nick gets Vondas his chemicals and agrees to accept half his payment in cash and half in heroin; Stringer's out-sourcing a highly clandestine solution to the problem of Dee's distancing himself from the family and its business has tragic consequences.
Russell goes back in the bag for a day to con Sobotka's crew into thinking that the heat is off; Nick and Frog work out a deal that hinges on an upfront and making good on the money Frog owes Ziggy; as Stringer makes the back end payment to his out-source, it appears that this arrangement may have been all on Stringer; Avon and Brianna are inconsolable, but Donette seems to be taking things in stride; the latest in surveillance technology is no match for the modern urban crime environment and the idiocy of Herc and Carver; Landsman and Rawls are unsuccessful in getting Daniels to take the murders, but Lester finally makes the persuasive argument; after getting a horrifying glimpse of the future during a presentation about robotically-run docks, Sobotka gives DiBiago grease to get some speed under the wheels of union-friendly legislation; depressed that Nick has taken away the package business and made it a success, Ziggy is further demoralized when he becomes the butt of Maui's practical joke; the cloned computer hands the detail the information they need to stake out and follow a stolen can, and thereby connect Sobotka's crew to Proposition Joe; Greggs and Prez continue to follow the pross connection; Daniels tries unsuccessfully to convince Marla that the detail is good for his career; Sobotka asks Nat for another year as union president, as Nat wonders about the source of the contributions Sobotka makes on behalf on the union; Herc and Carver get Nick on surveillance and discuss the merits of creating a phony C.I. to recoup their losses on the bug; taking a break from consoling the bereaved, Stringer discusses a business deal with Proposition Joe, but Avon turns the arrangement down flat; Elena continues to rebuff McNulty's charms.
"Duck and Cover"
Sobotka and Nick visit the diner to meet with The Greek. Vondas tries to persuade them to meet with him, but Sobotka is angry and adamant, and only when he begins to leave does The Greek appear. Sobotka explains the reasons for his paranoia and advises that The Greek shut down the warehouse. Instead, The Greek tells him to deliver more disappeared but clean containers there, "to show them there is nothing to hide." When Sobotka demands that he be paid the regular rate for disappearing the clean cans, The Greek is at first reluctant, but then agrees to pay after Nick is insistent.
"Stray Rounds"
On the new drug corner they commandeered from their rivals, Bodie and crew sell their repackaged dope, newly named WMD. In an apartment overlooking the scene, a young mother readies her children for school, but soon hits the floor when the rival gang shows up and shooting begins. Both gangs fire wildly, dispersing only when police sirens are heard. Upstairs, the mother discovers that one of her kids has been killed getting ready for school.
"Storm Warnings"
The detail uses satellite technology to its advantage. Bodie is unhappy that Proposition Joe's people are slinging on his turf, but business flows anyway. Valchek visits the FBI in an attempt on getting real results on the docks. Ziggy's deal goes bad with Double G in a big way, Greggs considers motherhood and Prez makes a major blunder.
"Bad Dreams"
FBI agent Fitzhugh's report detailing Sobotka's plan to flip the next morning in exchange for leniency for Ziggy and Nick reaches FBI agent Koutris, who again tips The Greek to the imminent danger. As Sobotka makes his way to the lonely spot under the Key Bridge for his meeting with Vondas, the FBI agent Koutris sends a message to The Greek and warns him of Sobotka's intention to tell the police what he knows. With Sobotka in sight, The Greek tells Vondas that the union leader must not leave their meeting alive.
"Port in a Storm"
Sobotka's woes are finally submerged; Fitzhugh realizes his messages weren't reaching their intended target; Nick trades information about The Greek for a soft place to fall with the Feds.


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Fire marshall urges families to practice safety on Thanksgiving
RALEIGH — Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Wayne Goodwin reminds families that safety in the kitchen is always important, but it is especially so on Thanksgiving Day when there is a lot of activity and people at the home.
According to the National Fire Protection Association, Thanksgiving is the leading day of the year for home fires involving cooking equipment.
"With so much going on, I want to make sure that families take precautions to make the holiday a happy one," said Goodwin. "One way to do that is to keep some safety tips in mind while preparing that big Thanksgiving meal."
Goodwin recommends taking the following safety measures:
Stay in the kitchen when you are cooking on the stovetop so you can keep an eye on the food.
Stay in the home when cooking your turkey and check on it frequently.
Keep children away from the stove. The stove will be hot and kids should stay three feet away.
Make sure kids stay away from hot food and liquids. The steam or splash from vegetables, gravy or coffee could cause serious burns.
Organize activities that keep kids out of the kitchen during this busy time.
Keep the floor clear so you don't trip over kids, toys, pocketbooks or bags.
Keep knives out of the reach of children.
Be sure electric cords from an electric knife, coffee maker, plate warmer or mixer are not dangling off the counter within easy reach of a child.
Keep matches and utility lighters out of the reach of children (up high in a locked cabinet).
Never leave children alone in room with a lit candle.
Make sure your smoke alarms are working. Test them by pushing the test button.
In addition, the North Carolina Office of State Fire Marshal strongly discourages the use of outdoor gas-fueled turkey fryers that immerse the turkey in hot oil. These turkey fryers use a substantial quantity of cooking oil at high temperatures, and units currently available for home use pose a significant danger that hot oil will be released at some point during the cooking process. The use of turkey fryers by consumers can lead to devastating burns, other injuries and the destruction of property.


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Just read somewhere on here that the badges are not glued on is this correct on the
e90's aswel.
Just read somewhere on here that the badges are not glued on is this correct on the
e90's aswel.
white with black rims black grille =
the badges are NOT glued on they wiil come exactly as the ones you took off with 2 little plugs on the back that stick in the 2 holes in the bonnet
6891_seb (09-12-2009)
Just ordered the carbon badges for the Boot/Bonnet and caps for the wheels for a starter.
I have got the wheels back from being repaired and they have done an excellent job of them
Some of us have glued the badges back on cause they can come off surprisingly easy however be aware that they won't come off again if you do.....And yes they are just held on by 2 tabs into rubber grommets.I used double sided tape on mine
Youve got to love en E90/91 in white..
Nice choice of car mate...
Also, i think you should go with the black kidney grills too...
But there again i am biased
ABYSS that does look nice, I think I may have to get my wallet out again.
6891 SEB I bought the badges of e-bay, there's loads on there, I'll get some pics up once they arrive and I fit them
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Amos Esty, David Schneider
ACID RAIN IN THE ADIRONDACKS: An Environmental History. Jerry Jenkins, Karen Roy, Charles Driscoll and Christopher Buerkett. Cornell University Press, $65 (cloth), $29.95 (paper).
The threat of climate change has in recent years overshadowed concerns about acid rain, but there are reasons not to forget about it entirely. For one thing, it's still a problem. The authors of Acid Rain in the Adirondacks explain the process by which the sulfur and nitrogen oxides spewing from power plants in the Midwest make their way into northeastern ecosystems. The book reviews hundreds of studies of what this phenomenon has wrought in the Adirondacks, pointing out, for example, that as the acidity of a lake increases, the number of species of fish decreases.
But another reason to pay attention is that there's good news: Emissions of sulfur peaked a few years after the passage of the Clean Air Act in 1970 and have since declined by about half. The authors worry that these positive trends may not continue—and, even if they do, it will be several decades before many affected ecosystems recover. Still, they say, the regulation of sulfur emissions has been "a major public achievement."
THE PHYSICS OF NASCAR: How to Make Steel + Gas + Rubber = Speed. Diandra Leslie-Pelecky. Dutton, $25.95.
Although fans of football, baseball, basketball or hockey may cringe at the thought, the top spectator sport in the United States is arguably the one overseen by NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing). So it's high time such titles as The Physics of Baseball and The Physics of Football got a little competition for the attention of technically minded sport enthusiasts. Diandra Leslie-Pelecky has taken on that challenge, producing The Physics of NASCAR. The book is appropriate for readers with only a high-school education—which should make it a good vehicle for getting car-crazy teenagers interested in science and technology.
As the title promises, the book covers the physics behind this highly technical sport. For example, it reports on the computational fluid dynamics used to understand and exploit the aerodynamics of driving at nearly 200 miles an hour. (At such speeds, close drafting, as shown in the bottom panel of the illustration at left, reduces drag on both cars so that they can go 3 to 5 miles per hour faster.) Another chapter discusses the metallurgy involved in casting the block for an 800-horsepower engine. Parts of the book touch on chemistry, too—for example, of the rubber in tires and of the polymers used in the fire-retardant suits drivers wear.
More surprisingly, Leslie-Pelecky also probes the personalities of the people who race for a living. Here she unabashedly jettisons any sense of journalistic detachment, embedding herself in a NASCAR team to give the reader an insider's take on its trials and tribulations. Although it's understandable that she wanted to report what she witnessed, her efforts here fail. Rather than giving a nuanced account of a very curious subculture, she merely provides cheerleading for the sport and its participants.—David Schneider
You can find this online at http://www.americanscientist.org/bookshelf/pub/short-takes-on-two-books
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Ending sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a shared responsibility. And you can help! Any successful effort will require doctors, people with epilepsy, nurses, researchers, coroners and those bereaved by the loss of someone to SUDEP to work together. It will require collaboration across many different organizations over many years. During this webinar we will begin with a look at what research is telling us about the possible causes as well as future prevention methods and cures for SUDEP.
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Distinguished writers read from their works, answer questions and sign books. All events are free and open to the public. For further information, call the Bryn Mawr College Office for the Arts at (610) 526-5210.
The 2012-2013 Creative Writing Program Reading Series Season has ended. We thank the writers, guests, and all who provided funding or volunteer support.
Anthony Doerr is the author of three books of fiction—The Shell Collector, About Grace, and Memory Wall—and the memoir Four Seasons in Rome. The winner of the prestigious Story Prize in 2010, his short stories have won the O. Henry Prize four times, and appeared in the Best American Short Stories. In The New York Times, Nancy Willard writes of Doerr: "His prose dazzles, his sinewy sentences blending the naturalist's unswerving gaze with the poet's gift for metaphor."
Poet Jean Valentine is the author of 11 books of poetry, including Door in the Mountain: New and Collected Poems, 1965-2003, which won the 2004 National Book Award. Of her work, the poet Adrienne Rich said, "This is a poetry of the highest order, because it lets us into spaces and meanings we couldn't approach in any other way." The recipient of the 2009 Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets, Valentine's most recent book is Break the Glass.
This reading has been made possible with the support of the Jane Flanders Fund and the Marianne Moore Fund for the Study of Poetry.
Novelist and short story writer Mary Gaitskill is the author of the novels Two Girls, Fat and Thin and Veronica—a finalist for the National Book Award—and three collections of short stories: Bad Behavior, Because They Wanted To, and Don't Cry. Her short story "Secretary" was made into a feature film starring James Spader and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Writing in The New York Times, Meghan O'Rourke says, "Gaitskill's palpable talent puts her among the most eloquent and perceptive contemporary fiction writers."
National Book Award-winning poet Terrance Hayes is the author of four books of poems: Muscular Music, Hip Logic, Wind in a Box, and Lighthead. He has been the winner of a Whiting Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and his poems have appeared regularly in the Best American Poetry series. Poet Cornelius Eady writes, "First you'll marvel at his skill, his near-perfect pitch, his disarming humor, his brilliant turns of phrase. Then you'll notice the grace, the tenderness, the unblinking truth-telling just beneath his lines, the open and generous way he takes in our world."
This reading has been made possible with the support of the Jane Flanders Fund and the Marianne Moore Fund for the Study of Poetry.
Fiction writer and essayist Robin Black's debut collection of short stories, If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This, was a finalist for the prestigious Frank O'Connor Award, and has been published in seven countries. In the Chicago Tribune, critic Alan Cheuse says, "Black delivers real emotion, the kind that gives you pause. I want to shout about how just when you thought no one could write a story with any tinge of freshness, let alone originality, about childhood, marriage, old age, Black has done it." She is Bryn Mawr's Visiting Distinguished Writer for the 2012-13 academic year.
The poet Bruce Smith's most recent book of poems, Devotions, was a finalist for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Writing in The New York Times Book Review, poet and critic Stephen Burt calls Smith's work "ample as well as ambitious, agile, and unpredictable as well as viscerally affecting." The author of six books of poetry, Smith is also a Pulitzer Prize finalist, the winner of a "Discover"/The Nation Award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He teaches at Syracuse University.
This reading has been made possible with the support of the Jane Flanders Fund and the Marianne Moore Fund for the Study of Poetry.
Salvador Plascencia is the author of the novel The People of Paper, published by McSweeney's Books and a Los Angeles Times bestseller. A recipient of the Soros Fellowship for New Americans, Plascencia was named one of Poets and Writers magazine's "Fifty Most Inspiring Living Authors." The novelist TC Boyle has compared him to "Calvino, Borges and García Márquez," and according to the writer George Saunders, Plascencia is "a once-in-a-generation talent."
Translator, short story writer, and novelist Lydia Davis is the author of nine books of fiction, most recently The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis. She has been a finalist for the National Book Award and the PEN/Hemingway Award, and she is the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation "genius" fellowship. Her translation of Marcel Proust's Swann's Way was published in 2003 to great acclaim. Writing in The New York Review of Books, the critic Dan Chiasson says of her collected stories, "Davis has made one of the great books in recent literature, equal parts horse sense and heartache."


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Annie Sokol
IT Specialist
Computer Security Division & Federal and Industrial Relations Office
Information Technology Laboratory, NIST
Co-chair, NIST, Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap Working Group
Ms. Annie Sokol is an IT Specialist in the Information Technology Laboratory's Computer Security Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). She is the Designated Federal Officer for the Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB). The ISPAB advises the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget on emerging information security and privacy issues pertaining to Federal Government information systems. Annie also serves as the Co-Convener of NIST Cloud Computing Standards Roadmap Working Group and also Co-Convener for ITU-T and ISO/IEC Collaborative Team for Cloud Computing Vocabulary and Overview. Previously, Annie served as the International Representative and Vice Chair of INCITS B10.12, Integrated Circuit Cards with Contacts.
Before joining NIST, Annie had a successful career in business administration in the private industries for over twenty years. While working at NIST, she received her Bachelor of Science in Business and Management and continued to finish with a Master of Science in Information and Telecommunication Systems (MS ITS) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Johns Hopkins University.
Speaking Schedule
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Nuclear split surprises
Physicists spot unexpected type of lopsided fission
By Alexandra Witze, 15:18 PM December 2, 2010
More than seven decades after German chemists discovered nuclear fission — the splitting of an atom that is harnessed by nuclear energy and nuclear weapons — scientists still can't describe the process in detail. A paper to appear in Physical Review Letters underscores that knowledge gap with the report of a totally unexpected type of fission in the element mercury. Instead of splitting into two equal-mass chunks as theory predicts, this bit of mercury split into uneven chunks, one lighter a...
Source URL: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/nuclear-split-surprises


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deals for a florida disney world trip?
any way to get deals for disney world trip this next spring, flying too, from michigan?
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We (a family of four - DH, DD age 18, DS age 16 and me) have been going every December 16-26 since 2001. We typically staying at a moderate level resort, with Park Hopper passes and spend roughly $3500 on our room/ticket/food package. Now, keep in mind the time of year we do our trip is the most expensive time. It is when Disney charges the most for rooms and the restaurants within the parks and on Disney property up their charges. You can look up and see which dates Disney considers "Peak", Holiday" "value", etc...as far as pricing on their rooms. One week will be a peak week and the next a value.
I always book straight through Disney, taking advantage of their Free Dining plans. This alone saves our family well over $1000.
I am no help on flights. We are only 500 miles from Disney so we just drive there. 7 hours, $200 in gas round trip and we are good to go.
Some people will say to stay off-site to save money. However, you have to keep in mind if you saty off-site you cannot get the free dining if it is offered, you have to pay to park ($15/day) and you cannot take advantage of Disney's Extra Magical Hours. My uncle is the GM of a major resort/convention center hotel in the center of Orlando. He will give us his two room Presidential suite the entire length of our stay for free and we still stay on Disney property. You lose a lot of the magic if you stay off-site.
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I live about an hour away from Disney and have not been in years. Hope you have a great trip and find some great deals like the OP have suggested.
My bil and sil just went about a month ago and got some kind of speed passes they sounded great. Don't know how much extra they cost but seemed like they would be worth it. Maybe someone here has experience with them and will chime in on if they really are worth it.
Again have fun planning your Disney trip.11-03-2011, 09:47 PM #5
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imho....dont stay on property...the food is just awful...dont care about the savings, cost...yucko......look for flights on tues or wed late evening...10 - 11pm...on kayak....we got flights out of yngstwn for 300 ea...awesome deal for thnksgvng wknd....direct also...
do your research on trip advisor and other sites...you can work it all out11-14-2011, 04:44 PM #7
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If you are military look at Shades of Green. It's a Disney resort and is right next to the Polynesian. I am staying there with my DH and DD the week after Thanksgiving. There are also park hopper tickets available for military for $138 for 4 days. It was a killer deal for us. Our entire vacation including airfare is only $1500.
I was thrilled to death!!11-14-2011, 05:15 PM #804-25-2012, 08:24 AM #9
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Thanks, nodmicks, they had exactly what I was looking for... a thread about what others would not miss when visiting and a thread about our off-site condo. We're heading there for a week starting Saturday!!! Can hardly wait, getting very excited for daily warm weather and fun!05-01-2012, 08:16 PM #10
Great advice here. If flying, Disney resort (no need for a car), and possibility of a dining deal. Driving - cheap hotels or, even better, timeshare rental (kitchen, more space, pool). I plan our Disney trips to a crazy level - and save a bunch of time and money! Disboard, mousesavers, disney sites. Also, and this seems counter-frugal - consider subscribing to Tourguidemike. We did this for a spring break trip. Didn't wait more than 10 minutes, ever! When everyone else is going to a certain park; "Mike" sends their people somewhere else. Our trips was a game for us. We were very frugal with our time. Fastpass rocks too!
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I know laser can be dangerous in the wrong hands. How do I find someone in my area (Liverpool). I have this nasty looking rash on the sides of my neck and jaw. It's on my face too but not as noticeable. I would to find a way of getting rid of it. This happened after a holliday a couple of years ago in a very hot country. Even tho I always use a high sun factor. I am blonde and fair skinned. Thanks
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Poikiloderma laser
It is always best to get a referral from another physician who is familiar with that person's work. You should always for before and after photos to confirm that the physician has performed this procedure successfully.
V-beam laser for poikiloderma of Civatte
I have had very good success treating this network of fine capillary blood vessels in sunexposed necks and chests with the 595nm. pulsed dye V-beam laser. Some patients have the redness and pigmentation also, and the brown color can be treated wtih the V-beam and glass tip, or Fraxel Dual, Alexandrite or Neodynium Yag lasers. Sometimes the pigment responds well to lightening creams such as Elure by Syneron. Sunscreen is important to protect the skin from ongoing sun exposure that would worsen the redness. V-beam treatments can be done once a month and may take a few to several treatments. 100% reduction is not a realistic expectation but significant improvement is often possibly removing the need of using makeup to hide the redness.
Web reference: http://www.thenyac.com/laser-skin-resurfacing/laser-skin-resurfacing-treatment-new-york.html
The best treatment for poikilodema is the Pulsed Dye Laser.
The laser clears the redness very fast. Pigmentation is improved dramatically, sometimes we can use bleaching topicals to enhance the results
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Poikiloderma treatment
Several of the newer IPL machines work well for treating this condition. It may require several treatments to correct and may require repeating again if it recurs.
Poikiloderma treatments
I have treated lots of Poikiloderma patients in my office with a combination of IPL/Laser Genesis and topicals, as well as some sclerotherapy to various small veins and capillaries. Like you said, any laser in the wrong hands can create a bad situation. So, do your homework: research offices and physicians online, call around and see how the office makes you feel and answers your questions, ask questions about Poikiloderma and that office's experience with treatments for it, find a place you are comfortable with and make a consultation appointment, and make sure that you go to a center that has a physician directly involved in all patient care.
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Date of Stay: July, 2012
I gave it a 5 only because it has possibilities. This could be the prettiest park ever. Sites are small; huge trees are close together. I was there 8 days for a livestock show; the first 4 nights I was the only RV. I didn't fill very safe with all the foot traffic. There is a hedge with many openings to the apartment complex to the west. There were probably 10 people a day walking dogs and NONE cleaning up after them. I would not recommend pitching your tent in the dark! Everyone in town uses the dump station so there can be a line. Don't be surprised if someone on their lunch hour sits at your picnic table. Condoms on the ground. The only restroom I've ever seen with a sharps container. A convenience for diabetics? I don't think so. I'm not going back.
Date of Stay: June, 2012
I stay here every time I'm in the area. Their long-time host can no longer work due to medical problems. They are going to a reservation only system; events, groups and regular guests. Call ahead. It is still very clean and trimmed. It is the best park in town (the State Fair and one other). Not sure if it is for sale but if I were younger, I would consider this as a possible business venture.
Date of Stay: November, 2010
I've stayed here several times. This park has friendly folks: very helpful. Also has good WiFi.
Date of Stay: November, 2010
Friendly folks in the office. Showed me to my site. I gave it a 6 because of the noise. It is next to the I-70 exit ramp; hear truck Jake brakes and downshifting all night. Also, there is a train somewhere. No other problems. WiFi is good.
Date of Stay: November, 2010
I've stayed here 8 or 10 times, mostly in November. Eight days this time which is reflected by the weekly rate. The weather was excellent this trip. They have given up on grass; completely graveled with new paved streets. Not a destination but a good place to stay. I won't call them permanent but there seems to be more long term "campers". WiFi is always good.
Date of Stay: July, 2010
I started to not rate this campground but there are travelers like me who might appreciate a heads-up. It is basically for permanent seasonal users. Decks, fences and vegetable gardens take them out of the camper category. They can mow the grass and clear the brush but this is still a river bottom with humidity and mosquitoes. There is no satellite (trees) and no phone signal. A boring stay indoors. I gave it a neutral rating because of the hosts' attitude. They think if you have a router signal, you are connected to the internet. The largest font size on their website is WiFi. No internet on Monday. Host said it would be up shortly. Not to be. Monday, a week later, still no internet. Call it free if you want but if it is included, I'm paying for it. That is like saying "sorry, we are out of water." Maybe this is a wilderness experience for some but I can think of a lot places that are not shared by 1000 others. Again, some may like it but I won't be back.
Date of Stay: June, 2010
Friendly hosts. Neat, clean park that has gravel roads and pads. Has picnic tables. There is a lot of highway noise but not enough to disturb my sleep. Every space was taken in my area. CAUTION: They have 85 psi of water pressure. Pressure regulator highly recommended unless you are just filling your tank.
Date of Stay: June, 2010
See my June 2009 and June 2008 reviews. Enough said. I'm back.
Date of Stay: June, 2010
This is a new park with riendly hosts. They just had torrential rains but the roads were in good shape.
Date of Stay: June, 2010
I stayed here 3 days. Park has very friendly hosts and it's clean.
Date of Stay: November, 2009
This is my 6th stay here. Look at my previous reports. Beautiful weather his time for a change. They have repaved all the streets. Park looks great. Price reflects weekly rate.
Date of Stay: July, 2009
What everyone else has said plus...Watch out for the bear! Don't leave anything out especially small dogs. Don't miss the Boardwalk Restaurant. White tablecloth first class dining. Great food. Closed Thursdays. One block west. I'll be back when I have more time.
Date of Stay: July, 2009
The rate is after the Value Kard discount. Hosts were very friendly. This IS the desert folks. I would cost a fortune to keep more than a little grass green. They were constantly watering while I was there. All though there were a lot of families, kid noise was confined to the pool area. Wifi worked great. Slot was as level as most. I didn't have to unhook. Coffee is on any time. Continental breakfast from 8 to 10 am. Store is small but has necessaties. I will return.
Date of Stay: July, 2009
This is a converted mobile home park; nicely done. There are still sidewalks and curbs visible. There are concrete tow vehicle parking pads. Check-in couldn't have been easier. The young girl previously mentioned, ran down and guided me in. She was very helpful when asked about local services. Pull-throughs are a misnomer. You can pull through if there is no one in the space behind you. I doubt the 100 spaces quoted. Very clean. The grass is mowed. Walking distance to historic Fort Bridger, a state park. Suggested if you are a history buff. The museum has a good selection of mountain man era books. Wifi worked great. If back this way, will definitely stop in again.
Date of Stay: June, 2009
Parts of it are a mess. They are rebuilding the streets. Major work, big equipment. Detours. There was a fellow in a truck with "www.KOA" in big letters on the side. He told me there was major renovation going on. I'm not sure, but I assume he was perhaps an inspector. The trailer park section is pretty seedy. A privacy fence to block the view would cure this complaint. I was near the office and Wi-Fi was good. Kind of a squirrelly way to connect though. As others have said, nothing to write home about but I will be back. It is the only game in town. It looks as though they are trying to improve things. New owners, perhaps.


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by Daniel Putnam | January 15, 2014 8:17 am
Stocks in emerging markets might look like a value opportunity at present — in fact, they're undeniably cheap.
But they're also cheap for a reason — meaning that investors are better off keeping their powder dry than jumping into an asset class where the risks outweigh the rewards.
As mentioned, valuations for emerging markets are certainly compelling. USAA's investment management wing, which has quietly amassed over $57 billion in assets under management, makes the valuation case for the emerging markets in its 2014 Investment Outlook[1]. The company notes:
"The price-earnings ratio for U.S. small-cap stocks … jumped 25% in 2013. In Europe, the P/E ratio rose 20%, and U.S. large caps increased nearly 18%. Emerging markets' P/E, on the other hand, slipped about 2%."
The result, according to USAA, is that emerging markets now feature valuations well below that of the emerging world: The MSCI Emerging Markets Index closed 2013 with a P/E of 10, versus 13.5 for the developed-market MSCI EAFE and 15 for the S&P 500.
These low valuations are reflected in ETF Database's list of the 100 ETFs[2] with the lowest P/E ratios. No fewer than 19 of the top 25 ETFs on the list are invested in emerging markets. The lowest in the category is the Market Vectors Russia Small-Cap ETF (RSXJ[3]), with a P/E of just 4.85.
These valuations obscure the fact that the emerging markets retain their growth advantage relative to the developed world. Although the rate of change in the developed markets is more favorable — heading up instead of down — the emerging world continues to a grow at an annual rate about 3 percentage points above the developed countries. And if growth in established economies indeed picks up, that should feed directly into the growth rate of emerging markets.
Faster growth, lower valuations: It seems like the ideal combination, especially with investment dollars continuing to slosh through the global financial system in search of opportunities. And in time, it will be — but not yet.
Emerging-market stocks are vulnerable to two sources of headline risk that could cause values to become even more attractive at some point later in the year.
Add it up, and the downside risks continue to outweigh the potential upside in emerging market stocks.
This is underscored by the chart of the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO[11]), which can't make sustained headway and is still dangerously close to its long-term support near $35. The ETF still was at $39.81 on Tuesday morning, meaning the VWO still has around 13% to fall before breaking down, but that cushion is less than the 17% drop the ETF suffered in its six-week downturn last spring.
Keep your powder dry, and be careful not to interpret short-term rallies as an "all-clear" signal. At some point in the next six months, emerging markets will provide an opportunity to take advantage of the valuation disparity versus their developed-market counterparts, but that time isn't here just yet.
Wait for the other shoe to drop before committing fresh capital to emerging markets.
As of this writing, Daniel Putnam did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.
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Young, injury-plagued Trojans finish with 6-18 record.
No. 7 UC Santa Barbara Men's Volleyball Defeats USC
Trojans conclude season on Friday at No. 3 UCLA.
USC Men's Volleyball Sweeps No. 10 Cal State Northridge
Trojans are sparked by play of graduating seniors Chris Trefzger and J.B. Green on Senior Night.
USC Men's Volleyball Hosts No. 2 Long Beach State, No. 10 Cal State Northridge
It's last home matches of 2013.
USC Men's Volleyball 2013 Outlook
Young Trojans look for repeat trip to NCAA Final Four, their home 3 of last 4 years.
2013: Green will compete to see time at libero as a junior in 2013 ...
2012: Green was a backup libero as a sophomore in 2012 ... Overall in 2012 while appearing in 7 matches (starting 4), he had 30 digs and had just 6 receptions errors on 104 attempts ... He started both NCAA Final Four matches for an injured Henry Cassiday and recorded 11 digs in the final against UC Irvine ...
2011: He did not see action as a redshirt freshman libero and defensive specialist in 2011...
2010: He did not play volleyball at USC in 2010, but was a walk-on wide receiver on the 2009 USC football team ...
HIGH SCHOOL: He played outside hitter at Newport Harbor High in Newport Beach (Calif.), winning All-Sunset League honors in 2008 and 2009 ... Newport Harbor was the 2008 CIF Division I runnerup his junior season ... He also played football at Newport Harbor, earning 2008 All-Sunset League notice as a senior ... In 2008, he caught 30 pases for 560 yards with 6 TDs as a wide receiver, had 33 tackles, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovery and 1 blocked field goal as a defensive back and returned 17 kickoffs for 390 yards and 7 punts for 99 yards ... As a 2007 junior, he caught 39 passes for 778 yards with 10 TDs and added 3 interceptions ...
PERSONAL: He was a libero on the Balboa Bay Club team that won a gold medal in the 16-and-Under Open division at the 2007 Junior Olympics (he made the All-Tournament team), a silver in the 17s in 2008 and a bronze in the 14s in 2005 ... His grandfather, Max Green, was a member of USC's 1939 national championship football team and was a 1940 letterman halfback ... His cousin, Kevin Welch, played football at Indiana (2005) and volleyball at UC Irvine (2010)...He is a business administration major at USC ... Birthdate is June 3, 1991.
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In a sustainability report yesterday, the bank said it had a policy of "avoiding involvement in transactions which support the establishment or long-term continuation of inefficient and high carbon-emitting assets into the future".
The statement backs the view expressed last week by NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal chairman Rod Sims, who said it would be difficult to build coal-fired power plants in future.
But the Westpac report, based on an energy policy that it finalised in September, is the first explicit statement from a major Australian bank that it will not finance such projects and follows Westpac's previous support for market-based approaches to emissions reduction.
In a sign of sensitivity over financing high-emissions projects, Western Australia's biggest coal-fired power producer, Verve Energy, revealed last week that it only secured funding for a $150 million project on the condition that it not name the bank, which was worried about its reputation.
Westpac's statement came as the government announced a Productivity Commission study of international action on carbon pricing and as a parliamentary library research paper charted growth in global carbon markets. "Emissions trading is not dead. Nor is it sleeping. That it has slipped from the Australian policy spotlight does not mean that the rest of the world takes the same attitude," says the report by the library's economics section.
It found that the volume and value of greenhouse gas permits traded globally had roughly doubled in each year since 2005, until growth in the value of the market slowed when permit prices dropped during the economic downturn in 2009.
The library report cited World Bank research showing that 8700 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents were traded in 2009, worth $US143 billion.
"Every policy to reduce carbon pollution puts an effective price on carbon, even if that price isn't immediately obvious," he said.
"Countries around the world are taking action to reduce carbon pollution and an open trading nation like Australia can't afford to be left behind Australia needs to get started on introducing a carbon price to our economy.''
Labor promised the PC study as part of its post-election agreement with independent MP
It will determine the effective carbon price on the electricity generation, manufacturing and transport sectors in the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, New Zealand, China, India, Japan and South Korea, reporting by the end of May.
A similar study by Vivid Economics, commissioned by the Climate Institute, reported last month that China had an effective carbon price eight times higher than Australia's, and the price in the US was three times higher than in Australia.
The PC study was welcomed by the Greens, but Coalition climate action spokesman
In April, the government shelved its emissions trading scheme, which had twice been rejected by the Senate. But since the election it has renewed its pledge to pursue a carbon price, and is working on options through a multi-party climate change committee, involving Labor, the Greens and independent MPs.
The director of Economics at the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Greg Evans, said the PC would provide much-needed rigour in the debate, but the terms of reference should not be just geared to building a case for quick action on carbon pricing.
"The relative impact on our economy of a carbon pricing is likely to be much greater than in any other advanced economy. This is because our economy is much more trade exposed and secondly our existing level of fossil fuel use in energy production is also comparatively high," he said.
The parliamentary library's report, Greenhouse Gas Emissions; still trading after all these years, says that, globally, there is a "bottom-up" approach to emissions trading, with countries developing their own schemes, rather than striking a global deal.
"It may be messy and inconsistent by these developments hold out the possibility that global emissions trading will occur by default, rather than by any grand international bargain," it says.
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