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Sunshine was back on the agenda at the launch of the Conservative Party's general election manifesto yesterday. Talk of an "age of austerity" was banished and in its place, David Cameron projected a vision of a Britain in which power would be devolved, citizens would be empowered and public services would improve (despite the lack of cash coming from the centre).
It was certainly an optimistic message, but does it convince? Only up to a point. The Tory leader delivered a compelling critique of Labour's top-down and statist approach to the delivery of public services. The Conservatives' alternative is to allow willing parents to form new schools, to encourage co-operatives of public sector workers and to introduce elected police commissioners, which, together, would add up to a revolution in the delivery and consumption of public services.
The manifesto provides no detail on what safeguards will be put in place in the event that this bold experiment in devolving power goes awry. The Tories' reply is that because this represents an entirely new way of doing things it would be unrealistic to expect finalised plans at this stage. But do the Tories deserve the faith of the British public as they seek a mandate to embark on this grand experiment? The answer depends on the soundness of the Tories' view of the proper role of the state. Mr Cameron is right to argue that there is too much enterprise-crushing centralised prescription in the public services. But there are worrying signs that the Tories still have an ideological aversion to firm government action in those areas where it is plainly needed.
The Tories' response to the 2008 economic crisis was confused and flat-footed. State intervention in the financial sector prevented an economic disaster, but the Conservatives found it an ideological struggle to come to terms with this, opposing, among other things, the Government's nationalisation of Northern Rock.
The Tories' macro-economic arguments have been unimpressive in recent years, too. First, they called loudly for cuts in public spending, and raised the alarm about the size of the deficit. But late last month they appeared to change their priorities with their promise to reverse in part the Government's National Insurance rise. Now, like Labour, the Tories are unspecific on future spending cuts, which is even more inexcusable given their past hysteria over public borrowing.
There are other aspects to Mr Cameron's agenda that do not add up. The Tory leader claims his party is committed to reducing poverty. But the Conservatives' pledge to raise the inheritance tax threshold to £1m will help the already wealthy transfer their wealth down the generations, increasing inequality.
The Tory manifesto boasts that Britain has "a major role in the affairs of the EU". But by pulling his party out of the mainstream centre-right European Peoples' Party, Mr Cameron has put the Conservatives on a road towards marginalisation on the continent.
As for Tory policy on immigration, what could be more statist and top-down than an arbitrary cap on the numbers of migrants from outside the EU? Meanwhile, with their stubborn devotion to the discredited first-past-the-post system, the Conservatives have turned their face against serious reform of our political system.
Mr Cameron might have returned to a sunshine message, but it has yet to penetrate the clouds of doubt that still swirl around his party.
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''International Discoveries IV''
Work by more than a dozen photographers from Argentina, Denmark, Korea, France and Russia makes up ''International Discoveries IV,'' the latest exhibit at FotoFest. The group's curators travel the world in search of new and undiscovered talents, hand-picking several photographers to showcase during the ongoing ''Discoveries'' series. Among them is Belgian/French artist Patrick Gries; the exhibit includes his Milu KUJAGA, a straight-on portrait of a young albino boy from Gries's In/Visibility series. There's also Argentine photographer Fernando Di Sisto, who contributes Untitled, a geometric composition showing a close-up of a concrete and tile building, from his series Uno.
Via press materials, FotoFest Senior Curator Wendy Watriss says, ''The emergence, growth and interconnection of nonprofit photography festivals and commercial trade fairs across the world have made it possible for artists to move around and curators to find new work all over the world. This exhibit showcases…new work and new talent and connecting artists to opportunities across borders.''
There's a reception with the artists at 6 p.m. on March 21. Regular viewing hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays, noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Through May 4. FotoFest Headquarters at Vine Street Studios, 1113 Vine. For information, call 713-223-5522 or visit www.fotofest.org. Free.
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Publication Acceptance Date: 3/1/2004
Publication Date: 6/6/2004
Citation: Stephens, W.W., Moore, M.T., Farris, J.L., Bouldin, J.L., Cooper, C.M. 2004. Considerations for evaluating water body condition in agriculturally dominated drainage systems in the Mississippi and Arkansas Deltas [abstract]. North American Benthological Society Bulletin. p. 379. Interpretive Summary:
Technical Abstract: Historical land use changes have included the development of extensive drainage systems in the deltas of Arkansas and Mississippi. The watershed protection approach prompted by U. S. Environmental Protection Agency is currently used to assess regional stream conditions and focuses on least disturbed reference conditions. The effectiveness of this regional approach may be limited to a lack of specific references for drainage ditches in the delta. During the summer of 2001, Rapid Bioassessment Protocols (RBPs) were conducted to assess potential water resource impairments from 17 drainage ditch sites in Arkansas and Mississippi deltas with 19 fish and 105 macroinvertebrate taxa identified. Macroinvertebrate taxa richness was reduced in sites from southeast Arkansas compared to northeast Arkansas sites. While a metric for Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Tricoptera (EPT) taxa could be used to indicate relative conditions of these systems, macroinvertebrate assemblages were dominated by Coleopteran, Dipteran, and Hemipteran taxa at most drainage sites. The dominance of such mobile, early colonists limit applicability of some metrics for assessment of conditions that may at times be dominated more by ephemeral conditions (water quality) and habitat (maintenance of ditches) than by degraded integrity. This study of delta ditch conditions indicates a disparity in the usefulness of the current watershed approach in assessing the ecological integrity for this region.


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Just a note for anyone in the southwest corner of the US this weekend.
July 26-July 29th will be the 2007 edition of the San Diego Comic Con.
Looks like a good event again this year with some neat author appearances including the likes of Neil Gaiman, Ray Bradbury, Laurell K. Hamilton and George A. Romero.
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I am a senior researcher at Euclid Lab, an Associate Professor in the Mathematics Department at the University of Georgia, and the lead mentor for Camp Euclid. My main area of research is 4-dimensional geometry and topology. I obtained my Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley under the supervision of Robion Kirby and have worked as a research mathematician since 1999.
- Curriculum Vitae: This is a link to a pdf version of my CV.
- Research: I have been working since 1996 on problems related to constructions of smooth 4-manifolds with additional geometric structures related to symplectic and contact geometry. I am currently wrapped up in an active collaboration with Rob Kirby, thinking about using generic maps from 4-manifolds to the 2-sphere to get at a combinatorial/topological understanding of smooth 4-manifold invariants. Using these techniques we recently discovered the right way to generalize the notion of a Heegaard splitting in dimension 3 to the 4-dimensional setting; where 3-manifolds are split into two handlebodies, 4-manifolds are now trisected into 3 4-dimensional 1-handlebodies. Other recent, more-or-less ongoing and/or potential collaborators include Joan Licata, Margaret Symington, Andras Stipsicz, Aaron Abrams, Valerie Hower, Olguta Buse, Bruce Bartlett and Thomas Mark.
- UGA Topology: The University of Georgia has been a great place for topology since way back when, and the Georgia Topology Conference has been "serving topologists since 1961". Here's the web page for the UGA Topology Group.
- Students: I have two PhD students, Eric Burgess and Nick Castro.
- Blog: You can read my research blog here.
- Teaching: I have taught a wide range of university-level mathematics courses, ranging from graduate courses in knot theory and algebraic topology to college algebra courses and courses for future elementary and high school teachers. I am currently teaching a graduate topics course, "Knots, 3-manifolds and 4-manifolds".
- Outreach: I have given many mathematics enrichment talks at local high schools in communities as diverse as rural Quebec and the townships of Cape Town. I am currently helping the University of Georgia MathCounts Outreach program run an Athens Math Circle, although in truth all the work is done by UGA undergraduate and graduate students.
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I cut up some of Little Chick's painting that we have finished displaying and some plain paper. We seem to have rather a lot of art work and I'm always one for reusing and recycling! I found that the thicker paper and card worked the best for this activity, as it better coped with the large splodges of paint and subsequent spinning. The stars didn't really work as they were a bit small for the spinner.
We got out a book with some lovely pictures of the planets in the solar system and Little Chick got busy choosing some of the coloured paints she thought would match up with the pictures.
Shoeshine enjoyed playing with and dismantling the salad spinner whilst Little Chick and I got the paints ready.
Little Chick then got busy choosing the bits of paper and then various paint colours to make her planets. We used a blob of blue-tac to secure the paper to the bottom of the salad spinner. Although we were loosely basing our art around the planets Little Chick is still quite young to really comprehend much about the solar system so much of our making planets was about letting the creativity flow, seeing what colours look pretty together and what happens when different colours mix together.
Before spinning.
Let's get spinning! Little Chick loved this, each time I said "do you think this is done yet?" She'd reply "Not yet, it needs a bit more spinning."
Here it is after spinning (this was her interpretation of Mars!)
Once she'd got the hang of what to do, Little Chick was away and very shortly we had a production line of planets in process. Lots of looking at the pictures, choosing paper and selecting paint colours and plenty of chatter along the way. Top left is the moon, top right Neptune and bottom left Earth.
More were made...
...until finally we had quite a selection. I love the beautiful patterns that are created with the paint mixing and being spun (and the glitter paint too - I just love a bit of sparkle.)
Once they were dried I stuck a long loop of black cotton on the back of each one with sticky tape, ready for hanging up. In our hall we have a fishing line with pegs on one wall for displaying art, so all I did was peg up some sparkly fabric and then hung the 'planets' over the pegs, which we hung for a couple of days before Little Chick insisted the backdrop had to come down as it was hiding some of her other pictures!
We had lots of fun with this art and I think it would be great to do with mixed ages, as older children could be more accurate and hang them in the right order and identify facts about each planet, whilst for younger children it's lots of fun with paint and spinning! I'm also thinking these could look look very beautiful cut into bells or tree shapes and hung on our Christmas tree in a few weeks. What art have you done with salad spinners?


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Well this was really nice-- author Pete Early quoted our soon-to-be-released book on his blog in a post called
Chemical Imbalances: Real or Imagined?
Pete is the author of Crazy (and many other books), the story of his difficulties negotiating the mental health system. From his website:
Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness is a nonfiction book that tells two stories. The first is my son's. The second describes what I observed during a year-long investigation inside the Miami- Dade County jail, where I was given unrestricted access. I feel more passionately about this book than any I have every written. Our nation's jails and prisons have become our new mental asylums. I wrote this book as a wake-up call to expose how persons with mental illness are ending up behind bars when what they need is help, not punishment.
Looks like something Clink might like? Rumor has it she thought it it was wonderful.
Our thanks to Pete for the early shout-out on our book!


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Police arrested Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Jay Ratliff early Tuesday morning after he wrecked his 2011 Ford truck into an 18-wheel tractor trailer. He was charged with DWI and bonded out of a jail within a few hours after the arrest, according to Grapevine, Texas police.Police arrived at East State Highway 114 at approximately 12:36 a.m. to investigate a crash. Upon an investigation of the crash, officers arrested Ratliff on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.This marks the second DWI-related arrest by a Cowboys player in six weeks.On Dec. 8, Dallas defensive tackle Josh Brent was charged with involuntary manslaughter after the vehicle he was driving crashed and resulted in the death of teammate Jerry Brown.Brent could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of the crime. He is currently free after posting $100,000 bond.The Cowboys have yet to comment on the matter concerning Ratliff. Neither has Ratliff's agent.Ratliff played in only six games last season before succumbing to a sports hernia surgery in December.The 31-year old has spent his entire 8-year NFL career with Dallas.Via ESPN
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Cities Act To Protect LGBT Citizens When States Won't
The city council of Boise, Idaho voted this month to extend anti-discrimination protections for sexual orientation and gender identity in housing, employment and public accommodations to its residents, the second city to legislate anti-bias measures in the staunchly conservative state.
In the absence of state or federal protections, cities like Boise are filling in the blanks across the nation to stand up for the LGBT community.
The hole is obvious: Federal civil rights laws protect citizens against discrimination based on national origin, race, color, religion, disability, sex and familial status. Noticeably absent from the list is any mention of sexual orientation or gender identity. If an employer wants to fire a gay employee or a restaurant chooses not to serve a lesbian couple, that's A-OK in the eyes of Uncle Sam.
Where the federal government lies down on the job, some states have stepped up. Twenty-one states plus Washington, D.C. ban discrimination based on sexual orientation, with all but five of them also including protections for gender identity or expression.
That still leaves 29 states where gays and lesbians can be fired or evicted at will, but where the states and federal government fail to protect their citizens many localities are passing their own anti-discrimination laws.
Cities Step Up
Boise is only the latest of some 163-plus cities and counties around the nation that have anti-bias laws on the books for LGBT residents. Many are found in states traditionally considered conservative whose legislatures may be hostile to LGBT issues: Idaho, Georgia, Kansas and more. A number of towns in Kentucky are currently pushing anti-bias measures.
"There's a way to look at these states and say they're so conservative, how can they be working on LGBT equality?" points out Cathryn Oakley, legislative counsel for state and municipal advocacy for the Human Rights Campaign. "But that's where the most opportunity is."
"Having a municipal non-discrimination policy is incredibly powerful," Oakley says. "It's saying people can't be fired for being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender — something they will not have if they're in a state without protections."
The Human Rights Campaign maintains a municipal equality index ranking 137 cities on LGBT-friendly policies, including anti-discrimination laws. Oakley highlights Salt lake City, Utah; St. Louis, Mo.; Philadelphia, Penn. and Austin and Fort Worth in Texas as cities that stand out for their strong policies. "They're all in places where there aren't good state laws that provide non-discrimination protection so they've had to do the entire list on their own," she says.
Orientation, Expression, Identity
What goes into a good anti-discrimination bill? "The three most common [elements] are employment, housing and public accommodation," Oakley says. "Sometimes you also see it in credit." Essentially, the laws give LGBT citizens the same rights as everyone else to live, work and circulate in public without fear they could face adverse action based on who they are or who they love.
A strong law also covers gender identity and expression in addition to orientation to protect transgender people, as well as gays, lesbians and bisexuals. "Protecting people from being fired, from being denied housing and from being denied public accommodations is really important because those people really are experiencing tremendous discrimination," says Oakley.
On top of looking out for residents' basic civil rights, cities that grant equality to their LGBT populations may get a boost in retaining talented workers who might otherwise take off for more friendly confines, according to a growing body of research. If the states and federal government refuse to act, will more cities follow suit?


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Remember the Peanut Butter Brownie Buckeye Cupcakes I made awhile back? Well, I had some leftover frosting and ganache so a few days after I made the cupcakes I made these brownies for our Family Home Evening treat. The kids loved them.
She's just so excited to be eating the same treats as her brother and sister.
She really was enjoying the brownie, I promise....she was just annoyed that she had to stop eating to look at the camera! haha
The brownies themselves are so easy to make. Just mix together 1 box of chocolate fudge cake mix, 1/2 cup butter or margarine (melted), and 1 egg. Then press it into the pan and bake 10-12 minutes at 350F. Let it cool and spread the frosting on. Then top with the ganache. Originally I just frost the brownies and then melt chocolate chips to spread on top. Or make them in mini muffin pans like 2 bite brownies and leave them plain. Yum!


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Dawn Smith-Sherwood, Department of Foreign Languages (Spanish), formed part of the special session "Artistic Affinities and Feminist Thought in the Works of Clara Janés" at the 129th annual convention of the Modern Language Association, celebrated January 9–12, 2014, in Chicago.
The roundtable discussion, comprised of interventions by seven Janés scholars, commemorated the 50th anniversary of the publication of Janés first poetry collection, Las estrellas vencidas, in 1964. Janés most recent work, Orbes del sueño, was awarded best poetry collection of 2013 by the Spanish newspaper El Mundo.
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Hair: Can't live with it. Can't live without it.
I have a love/hate relationship with my mop. It's kinda thick, wavy and has some definite frizz going on. I dream of a sleek 'do and am very envious of my colleagues sporting perfect graduated bobs.
During my last visit to Antonio, my rock-star hairdresser, I decided to take a hair-risk and go for a structured style – yes, I went for the graduated bob. At the end of my salon appointment my hair was magnificent, absolute perfection. The following day, it was looking like a bit of a fluffy mess. Again.
The hair gods must have been watching over me (and probably chuckling) because an email from GLAM Media pinged into my email box asking if I'd like to try one of Pantene's new collections. Pantene Customized Solutions gives us gals the ability to choose products that fit both our hair type and our desired end-look. We now have options that allow us to still have fabulous volume at the end of the workday and smoothness that goes on and on.
Pantene Customized Solutions is organized into four categories: Fine, Medium-Thick, Curly, and Color-Treated hair. The new collections include:
• Pantene Pro-V Fine Hair Solutions in three versions: Flat to Volume, Dry to Moisturized, Fragile to Strong
• Pantene Pro-V Medium-Thick Hair Solutions in four versions: Frizzy to Smooth, Breakage to Strength, Dry to Moisturized
• Pantene Pro-V Curly Hair Series in two versions: Curls to Straight, Dry to Moisturized
• Pantene Pro-V Color Hair Solutions in six versions: Color Preserve Shine, Volume, Smooth, Blonde Expressions, Highlighting Expressions, Brunette Expressions
I tested (and am actually still using) Pantene Pro-V Medium-Thick Hair Solutions Frizzy to Smooth shampoo and conditioner, and Pantene Pro-V Medium-Thick Hair Solutions Straighten and Smooth styling crème. These three products are formulated to help lock out humidity, defending hair against frizz. The result is a smooth, sleek look that lasts all day. Yippee!
I found that after repeated use of my Pantene products and my amazing blow-dryer, I was receiving multiple compliments from friends on my sleek, graduated bob! And even when I decided not to blow-dry my locks, those waves were, and are, super-shiny and frizz-free!
Think you might be interested in trying a new hair regime? I recommend that you visit pantene.com/productfinder (pantene.ca/productfinder for all you Canucks!) and let the smart Pantene tool recommend the perfect products for creating your dream 'do.
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Global Forbes trumpets stance on press freedom
Executives with the forthcoming worldwide edition of Forbes have spoken of the new venture's commitment to press freedom.
Asia is one of the key target areas when the publication, an edition of the New York-based fortnightly business magazine, is launched next March.
Former United States secretary of defence Casper Weinberger, who is now chairman of Forbes, said: 'We would publish what we considered was the right thing to publish and, if it were to be censored, the world would know about it quite quickly. It would be counter- productive for anyone attempting censorship.
'We're starting the magazine because we think there is no way now that American businesses or any business can exist without expanding into overseas markets beyond its own borders.' Lawrence Minard, the global edition's editor, said the content would be similar to the US version of Forbes but with some articles reworked for maximum relevance to a global audience.
'We will still have the same philosophical beliefs that have made the product successful in the US but it will be edited specifically and actively for a global audience,' he said.
The magazine has a guaranteed circulation of 50,000 for its first edition. Europe and Asia will each receive about 40 per cent of the copies for distribution. The company has forecast it can increase circulation to 100,000 within three years.
'We will be contrarian and feisty and we will continue to think that more transparency is good and resource allocation by bureaucrats is certainly inferior to that of private individuals in competition with each other,' Mr Minard said.
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Oct 5, 2012 - By Bruce Tippets, Sports EditorDenver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning is in midseason form.
After his 338-yard performance against the Oakland Raiders last Sunday, it's safe to say Manning is still one of the elite quarterbacks in the National Football League.
Things haven't always clicked for Manning and his new wide receiving crew. Manning struggled early in a loss to the Houston Texans on Monday Night Football. He came back and had a strong second half to put the Broncos right back in the contest.
The Broncos are sporting a 2-2 record after the first four weeks of the season.
I do like the way Manning has a running game to balance his passing game. Veteran running back Willis McGahee ran for a 112 yards against the Raiders. Denver will need to make sure it has a balanced offense the rest of the season to keep the other teams off track.
Denver has one of the toughest schedules in the league this year. The journey will continue with a pair of difficult road games against New England on Sunday vs. Tom Brady and his teammates.
The Broncos then head to San Diego for a Monday, Oct. 15, game at Qualcomm Stadium.
It looks like the Chargers and Denver will be battling for the AFC West division and a trip to the playoffs.
After a bye week, the schedule gets a little easier with games against the New Orleans Saints (Sunday, Oct. 28),
Cincinnati Bengals (Nov. 4) and the Carolina Panthers (Sunday, Nov. 11).
The Saints have to be the most disappointing team with an 0-4 record. A lot of the experts thought New Orleans had the talent to make a run for a Super Bowl berth.
I'm still not counting the Saints out of the playoffs.
I just like the way quarterback Drew Brees plays and the way he handles himself in pressure-packed situations. He should be able to turn things around and get the Saints going.
I can see Manning putting up big numbers against those teams and the Broncos going 3-0 and staying in the race for the AFC crown.
Fast forward to week 15, and the Broncos have a showdown at the Baltimore Ravens (Sunday, Dec. 16).
I'm thinking the game could be a preview of an AFC playoff game. The Ravens have the talent on offense and defense to make another run for the Super Bowl.
The Ravens are my pick as the best team in the AFC.
Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco looks like he is ready to be one of the top players in the league.
Baltimore running back Ray Rice still has a lot of rushing yards left in his legs to get linebacker Ray Lewis to the Super Bowl.
At the start of the year, I liked Philadelphia as my Super Bowl pick, but I never said it in in print.
This is the week, I'm saying the Ravens should win the Super Bowl.
The top three teams in the AFC are the Ravens, Houston and the Broncos.
The Texans have the most productive offense in league, and that is going to take them a long ways.
In the NFC, I still like the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers.
The Eagles have won three close games to the start the year for a 3-1 record.
But I don't like the way Philadelphia has turned the ball over in the four games. Quarterback Michael Vick needs to fix that problem, or the Eagles won't even make the playoffs.
In the end, the Ravens are the most balanced team in the league, and that is going to take them to the NFL championship.
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2013 USC Women's Volleyball Season Outlook
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LOS ANGELES - You have to walk before you can run, but before you can walk, you need to have balance. The 2013 USC women's volleyball team is as well balanced as a squad comes and the Women of Troy have their sights set on the national championship once again.
The Trojans return one of the most prolific liberos in program history in two-time AVCA All-American Natalie Hagglund. The senior captain averaged 5.02 digs per set a year ago and was named the Pac-12 Libero of the Year for the second time in her career. USC's defensive anchor has already painted her name throughout the Trojan record books and is poised to complete her career with the most digs in school history.
On offense, USC wields one of the most devastating weapons in the conference as Pac-12 Freshman of the Year Samantha Bricio returns for her sophomore season. Bricio was also named AVCA Pacific Region Freshman of the Year and received Volleyball Magazine National Freshman of the Year honors. In her first season, Bricio earned 4.06 kills per set and attacked at a .241 clip.
It is the 10th-anniversary year of USC's 2003 NCAA crown and the opportunity for 13th-year head coach Mick Haley to bring the Trojans their seventh national title in women's volleyball. It would be Haley's fifth in NCAA Division I women's volleyball. He owns rings with each of USC's championships teams from 2002 and '03 as well as titles from 1988 and the AIAW championship in 1981 with Texas.
The Women of Troy have advanced as far as the NCAA regional championship match in four of the last six seasons. Three of those times, USC was a national semifinalist.
Just returning to that semifinal match won't be enough for the Trojans. Lofty goals exist for a squad that returns six starters including its libero. From top to bottom, USC has all of the pieces in place to make a run at the 2013 NCAA championship.
"Anytime you have three seniors that start, it's definitely a strength because you have leadership," said Haley. "Our seniors are people who are time tested, and that helps a great deal."
Not a senior, but a valuable cog to the Trojan machine is incumbent starting setter junior Hayley Crone. Crone was a steady producer from her position a year ago and led the team in assists (11.05 aps) and was chosen as one of two setters to go to China with the Pac-12 All-Star Team, this summer.
"Hayley's self-confidence has grown so much since last season," said Haley. "She made the China trip and she got to see some international competition. I see her just blossoming. She is a fantastic setter, but she has really grown as a person. She is really confident of her abilities now, and I think we'll see improvement at the setter position, this season."
In addition to Bricio, Crone has several options on the outside with senior outside hitter Sara Shaw and left-handed junior Emily Young poised to bring added firepower to the offense. Shaw was one of USC's most steady passers in 2012 and contributed 2.87 kills per set (.238). An understudy of since-departed All-American opposite hitter Katie Fuller, Young entered most matches as a blocking specialist last year and has plenty of experience.
"I'm really looking for improvement in not only our middle blockers, but our entire front row," said Haley. "We need to be much better at the net, this year. Defense starts in the front row. We're good at the serving and passing game, but we need to be able to defend at the net, and we need to be able to score better out of the middle."
At middle blocker, the Trojans will look to senior Alexis Olgard to set the tone. She was the team's leading blocker a year ago and ranked second in the Pac-12 in hitting percentage (.394). Olgard had a big junior season with a 2.06 kps average and took up back-row duties in the latter portion of 2012. Junior middle blocker Hannah Schraer played sparingly as a sophomore upon her return from illness, but was effective when she did play and looks to play a strong role on the front line this season. Sophomore Alicia Ogoms turned heads as a freshman (1.43 kps, .334) and former outside hitter Kiara Wright will be a formidable pair of blockers in USC's defensive efforts.
"I think the middles are a work in progress, right now," said Haley. "I expect Alexis Olgard will be far better by the time we get into conference matches. Alicia Ogoms had a great summer playing for the Canadian Provincial team, and her confidence is way up. Hannah Schraer had a great spring and we moved Kiara Wright over from the outside and she has shown much improvement, this fall."
Last season, the Trojans bid farewell to a senior class that made two final four appearances and will have to replace the production of Fuller. USC's incoming recruiting class is ranked No. 2 by PrepVolleyball.com and brings in a pair of outstanding outside hitters that each add power and athleticism to the lineup.
When 2013 opens, the Women of Troy will have the services of two of the nation's most sought-after hitters in Elise Ruddins and Ebony Nwanebu. Ruddins is the niece of former USC All-American and Olympic star Kim Ruddins (1981-85) and Nwanebu led her club Texas Advantage to the 2013 Junior National Championship. USC also welcomes a new setter to the fold in Italian import Alice Pizzasegola. With the impending departure of Hagglund, the Trojans' 2013 freshman class includes three liberos: Anne Marie Schmidt, a Volleyball Magazine High School All-American, Kelly Wimmer, and Taylor Whittingham.
"I think we have a great returning cast and if we have to, we can replace Fuller by committee," said Haley. "Emily Young was certainly an understudy in that right front position, and the two freshmen Nwanebu and Ruddins are cannons coming in. They may not be as sophisticated as Fuller was or as comfortable just yet, but certainly the three of them can, in some way, fill that role and maybe even produce additional points that we couldn't get a season ago."
The Trojans have plans to bring the freshmen into the fold and get production out of the class as soon as possible.
"I think at least half of our freshman group needs to make contributions for us to be as good as we want to be, this season," said Haley. "We can get point scoring from Nwanebu and Ruddins. They can contribute at the net right away. Certainly Pizzasegola is one that we would like to have contribute as a setter immediately."
USC will open the season on the road at the Mortar Board Premier hosted by Purdue on Aug. 30. The Trojans play nine matches on the road before their first home match on Sept. 18 against UC Irvine. The Women of Troy face a tough pre-conference schedule that requires them to travel to the Midwest on back-to-back weekends. Upon their return to California, the Trojans will head down the interstate to face WCC power San Diego in the season's third tournament.
ESPNU will broadcast live to a national audience when USC hosts the Anteaters for its home opener on Sept. 18. The Trojans will also face Cal State Fullerton in a non-conference match during the last weekend before league play begins.
Crosstown rival UCLA will visit Galen Center for another nationally televised match on Sept. 25 as the Trojans open Pac-12 play. USC will only face the Mountain schools once each, this year. The team will travel to Utah to play the Utes (Sept. 29) and play Colorado (Nov. 29) to close the regular season at home. USC opens October as host to defending Pac-12 Champion Stanford (Oct. 4) and then will host California on Oct. 6.
A four-match road trip through Oregon and Arizona dominates the belly of October before the Trojans return home for matches against Washington State and Washington. Before the month ends, USC heads up to the Bay Area for a second match-up against Stanford (Oct. 30) and Cal (Nov. 1) but will close the season with five home matches in the month of November not including one short trip to Westwood to face the Bruins on Nov. 27.
USC has hosted first- and second-round NCAA matches in each of the last 10 years. This season, the Galen Center may host first and second round matches, but will also play host to the NCAA's Los Angeles Regional Championship set for Friday and Saturday (Dec. 13-14). The University of Washington and the Seattle Sports Commission will host the 2013 NCAA Championships at Key Arena in Seattle (Dec. 19-21).
"It's not our desire to travel three weekends in a row to start the season, but we really felt like we needed to test our team in as many different situations as possible, early on," said Haley. "Once we get into Pac-12 play, it's such a dogfight. With both Purdue and Western Kentucky ranked in the top 25, it makes that tournament a real focus point for us to open the season. I think our pre-conference schedule gets us prepared. We have five excellent matches in the first three or four weeks of the season at home, and it should be great for spectators and for our players."
Around Troy, lofty expectations for the women's volleyball team are nothing new. This season, the Women of Troy return a strong group of veterans and welcome a highly-touted freshman class. Expectations will again be sky high, but USC's balance will be its strongest asset.
"I think with the seniors we have, and the fact that we've been to seven final fours in the last 12 years, but haven't won a title in 10, it says a lot that we won't be satisfied unless we go to Seattle and have a chance to win," said Haley. "Everything else before that is preparation. I think we have to walk before we run, to use an old cliché, and just touch all of our bases."
For more information on the USC women's volleyball team and a complete schedule, please visit www.USCTrojans.com.


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I was thinking the other day as I was perusing through my video clips about all the various versions of different "works" of music and which was my favorite. Of course, most people would say that Torville and Dean practically defined Bolero, however there have been lots of other "warhorses" that lots of people have used, well , er LOTS! :D
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My name is Brantlee Fulmer, and as you may know, I'm a Board Member at the Palmetto Family Council.
The Palmetto Family Council — working in association with Focus on the Family and the Family Research Council — is the leading organization in the Palmetto State standing up for the Sanctity of Life, Traditional Marriage, and our other shared family values.
But today, I'm writing you as a private citizen to tell you why I'm voting for Ron Paul in tomorrow's Republican Primary – and to ask you to join me.
Like most South Carolinians, the issue of abortion is something I care deeply about, and it is something I use as a litmus test for choosing a candidate to support.
As a strong Christian and an OB-GYN who has delivered over 4,000 babies, Ron Paul is and always has been 100% Pro-Life.
I'll explain more about that in a minute.
But first, I feel like I must expose the true records Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, and Rick Santorum all have on the abortion issue.
*** Calling those who wanted to drum pro-partial birth abortion Republicans out of our party "arrogant."
Honestly, I don't think candidates who support partial birth abortion have any business soiling the Republican Party's brand.
*** Even in Newt Gingrich's book, Winning the Future, he doesn't mention the Right to Life issue once!
His book even has a chapter on out-of-control judges, and there is ZERO mention of Roe v. Wade!
I don't know about you, but I think stopping the slaughter of the unborn should be a top priority for our federal government and cannot be ignored.
*** Rick Santorum voted for Title X funding, which gives hundreds of millions in taxpayer money to Planned Parenthood – the nation's largest abortion provider.
*** Rick Santorum endorsed pro-abortion liberals like Arlen Specter over pro-life conservatives multiple times.
*** Santorum's own PAC raised funds from grassroots pro-lifers all over the country and handed them to pro-abortion candidates.
Of course, Mitt Romney's flip-flops are well known.
*** When running for office previously, he answered Planned Parenthood's survey 100% pro-abortion.
*** Not only that, but his "RomneyCare" plan he still stands by included taxpayer-funded abortions.
The good news is, Ron Paul has been a leader for the pro-life cause in Congress.
And as President, he won't just talk a good game, he'll make ending abortion-on-demand a top priority.
Of course, often all pro-lifers like you and me can get from Republican candidates for President is a promise that they'll appoint pro-life judges.
That's good. But it's only a start.
Ron Paul goes a step further. Actually, many steps further.
First, he's pledged to veto ANY budget that includes a dime of funding for Planned Parenthood or any other abortion provider.
Ron Paul has also introduced – and will fight to pass as President – legislation to repeal Roe v. Wade, federally define that life begins at conception, and strip federal judges of any ability to impose pro-abortion views.
This would allow us here in South Carolina and elsewhere to ban abortion while pro-lifers like you and me fight to finally end abortion nationwide with a Constitutional Amendment.
Under a Ron Paul presidency, we'll start saving unborn lives NOW. Not later. Not sometime in the future.
For Life,
Brantlee Fulmer
P.S. Only one of our candidates for President can truly say he's 100% pro-life. That candidate is Ron Paul.
Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Mitt Romney have all betrayed you and me in the past.
If you care tremendously about the issue of life like I do, I hope you'll join me in voting for Dr. Paul tomorrow.


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Murray Polner: "Nagasaki" is an empathetic, meticulous and lucid account of the city and its victims, especially since the city has always lived in the shadow of Hiroshima. Nagasaki Victims
Can Photos From Gaza Help Blaze a Path to Peace?
Linda Milazzo: In Gaza, because of the hard work and valor of intrepid journalists, we have the horrific photos of dead children and their grieving families that Dershowitz and his cohorts vindictively besmirch.
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg's Son Robert
We don't often hear about the minor children of people who have been sentenced to die. The media typically covers the story up to and including the execution. Rarely are we given any insight into what happens in the lives of children in the aftermath of their parents execution.
Dorothy Day, Pacifism, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki
Walkter Moss: Dorothy Day's opposition to warring against Japan and Nazi Germany does not mean she was unsympathetic to those who suffered from their aggression.
The Okinawa Conundrum
Nick Capo: Estimates vary, but as much as a third of the population still on the island of Okinawa, somewhere around 142,000 people, including military conscripts, died during the fighting.
Why Kyoto Is So Beautiful
Steve Hochstadt: Kyoto is a Japanese treasure, and a monument to the development of human culture. In shrines and gardens hundreds of years old, an American tourist can experience the common human striving for understanding, for beauty, and for peace.
The West Has a Double Standard in Terrorism Cases
Ivan Eland: In the case of al-Qaeda, focusing on Islam is just a way of avoiding a much-needed introspective examination of U.S. foreign policy to see if unneeded, and often counterproductive, U.S. interventions in the Muslim world could be eliminated.
How Ike Can Help Obama's No Nukes Quest
Ike believed that nuclear weapons were the only thing that could destroy the United States. His open skies and test ban initiatives were to put brakes on the arms race and pave the way toward nuclear disarmament. President Obama is now the leader facing the nuclear menace. He can wisely build upon Ike's effforts in seeking to control the nuclear threat that looms over the world.
Bibi Goes to Washington: How About a Nuclear Free Middle East?
Israel's Likudnik Prime Minister, Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, was one of the driving forces behind the neo-conservative foreign policy doctrine of the Project for a New American Century (PNAC). PNAC called for a new "realm" in the Middle East forged through aggressive military action. Its successful prodding of the United States to invade and occupy Iraq […]
Al Gore: Energy Czar?
After being in denial for seven years, even George Bush now acknowledges the reality of anthropogenic climate change and the need to takes steps to reverse greenhouse gas emissions.


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Justin Bieber Does Christmas
Christmas music is catchy anyway, but prepare yourself for the Justin Bieber editions of your favorites. They might catch you a little off-guard, but I think you'll have them stuck in your head regardless.
Justin Bieber is known for having catchy songs that you just can't seem to get out of your head…and now he's put his own twist on Christmas favorites.
Check out a few of them here:
Santa Claus is Coming to Town
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The Christmas Song
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All I Want For Christmas Is You
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st: Question about Simulated MLE using d1 method
"Zhang, Sisi" <email@example.com>
st: Question about Simulated MLE using d1 method
Fri, 9 Jul 2010 13:47:56 -0400
Hi Statalisters,
I have a question about how to calculate gradience in Simulated MLE using
d1 method. Shall we calculate gradience in each simulation right after
calculating likelihood, then after all simulations, sum the gradiences up
and take the average? I couldn't figure out how to make it work, even for a
very simple model.
The following is an ml program for random effect probit model to estimate a
single parameter b. The model is standard: Y*=xb+mu(i)+v(it) with Y=1 if
Y*>0. In this program, when simulate more than once (e.g. $S=20) and
accumulate g1 from all simulations by "replace `g1'=`g1'+...." , the
program can't converge and stays in the same values in every iteration.
However, if simulate just once ($S=1), the program works fine and
converges quickly (in that case I generate `g1'=normalden(.)... rather than
accumulate `g1'=`g1'+normalden(.)... The program also works fine when
simulate 20 times but just using d0 method and ignore the gradiance part.
So I believe the problem is in the way accumulate `g1'.
program define relnf
args todo b lnf g
tempvar xb lj mu random_mu g1
mleval `xb'=`b'
local y $ML_y1
set seed 1234567
gen double `lj'=0
gen double `g1'=0
forv s=1/$S{
capture drop `random_mu' `mu'
qui: bysort pid: gen double `random_mu' =
qui: by pid: egen `mu'=mean(`random_mu')
qui replace `mu'=`mu'*sqrt($T-1)
/*The above three lines is to simulate a normal mu with
mean 2 and std dev 0.5, for each pid*/
replace `g1'=`g1'+normalden(`xb'+`mu')/`lj' if `y'==1
replace `g1'=`g1'-normalden(`xb'+`mu')/`lj' if `y'==0
mlsum `lnf'=ln(`lj'/${S})
if (`todo'==0| `lnf'>=.) exit
tempname d1
mlvecsum `lnf' `d1' =`g1'/$S
matrix `g'=(`d1')
If anyone has written codes of any kind of simulated MLE using d1 method
and doesn't mind to share with me, I would be greatly appreciated!
Please help, thanks,
Sisi Zhang
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Atlantic Ocean Temperatures Hit 150-Year Record High: NOAA
- Michael Briggs , Design & Trend Staff Writer
- Apr, 26, 2013, 12:54 PM
Sea surface temperatures hit their highest recorded temperature for the past 150 years in 2012, according to the NOAA's Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC).
The most recent Ecosystem Advisory (from the second-half of 2012) indicated a pattern of unusually high temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean during the spring and summer seasons. These conditions occured in no other ocean on Earth the past century. Sea temperatures recorded in the Northeast Shelf Ecosystem reached 14 degrees Celsius (57.2°F) in 2012.
The reading was the highest in the period of record-keeping, dating to 1854, according to the NOAA. The increase seen from 2011-2012 was also a record for the period and only the fifth time where temperature changed by more than 1 C (1.8 F).
Shelf numbers decreased in the fall, possibly due to Hurricane Sandy. NOAA said they have also documented changes in the areas where fish and shellfish populate.


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Prank call gone wrong, man faces felony for impersonating deputy
MISSOULA, Mont. - A Missoula man faces a felony charge for pretending to be a Missoula County Sheriff's Deputy.
Court documents say Kyle Earl Pritchard, 30, called two local residents around 2 a.m. in September, and told them he was a Missoula County Sheriff's Deputy investigating a hit-and-run accident. The residents reported the incident to Missoula Police earlier this moth, and Pritchard was cited with impersonation of a public servant.
The documents say Pritchard threatened to send deputies to the residents' home and cite them for failing to cooperate. He allegedly went on to tell them a friend of theirs had been involved in an accident before telling them his name and saying that he was 'kidding.'
The court document says that on October 20, Pritchard posted a copy of a citation written to him for Impersonating a Public Servant, on Facebook with a comment about how the felony charge was unfair.
Missoula County Justice Court Judge Karen Orzech set bail at $10,000 Monday afternoon.


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Ask yourself not, how much Pollywood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck Pollywood. Ask yourself, "why did I let my woodchuck near something as valuable as my Pollywood furniture in the first place?" Also, is "chuck" really a word that means eat wood?
Shipping Note: Too Late for Christmas
I've got several pieces of Polywood on my patio, currently buried under snow.
They really do hold up well (three years outdoors and still look like new), and several people have been fooled into thinking they are painted wood rather than synthetic. The material has just enough flex that the chairs are comfortable to sit on without a cushion.
The only real downside is these are heavy, even heavier than solid wood. That's why they're still out on the patio.
Woot - your photoshop skills suck. What's up with the stool that has stone on each side, but a stainless steel door behind the legs!?


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Wealth: $585 million
BRW Rich 200 ranking: 73
The lure of the resources sector is strong for many investors. While most people are forced to turn to the stockmarket to gain access to the mining boom, the rich are able to go one step better and develop mines themselves.
And it is not always the most obvious suspects who are acquiring tenements and investing in their development. Other wealthy investors, particularly in resource-rich states, are also seeking direct access to new mines.
Seymour is known to have traded mining-related stocks for some time, including Ausenco and Macarthur Coal. But in recent months he has gone one better and set up
Seymour is optimistic about his move into prospecting. He is focusing on coal and coal seam gas and is confident that one of his tenements, in particular, will provide access to large quantities of coal.
Mine development is an inordinately expensive activity these days. Few good tenements are still available and the costs involved in determining the feasibility of a mine prevent most investors from being able to do it.
Rich 200 members have access to large pools of capital and are among the few individuals who can start mines while retaining majority ownership in them.
For someone like Seymour, the creation of an energy division assists in the diversification of his wealth while providing huge opportunities for further wealth creation if the exploration uncovers large quantities of reserves.